Beckett Runs Amok

"Son of Titan?"

"Lord of Chitauri Prime?"

"King of Sakaar’s Gladiator Arena?"

What kind of ridiculous titles were those?

Couldn’t he just say his name was Beckett? Why play around with all that flashy nonsense? It wasn’t as though Roman Day had never heard that name before.

Beckett, overlord of the Centaurus Galaxy, son of Thanos, the last Eternal Titan in the universe, a cold-blooded being who had single-handedly wiped out the Kree Empire’s three Accuser fleets.

That name had long since spread through this small circle along with the three Kree Accusers who had died in the cosmos.

He was a terrifying existence who treated planets as toys and disregarded all life on them.

The lives on N52 Planet still could not rest in peace.

Although Roman Day believed those people had indeed deserved to die, that was not a reason for him to accept Beckett’s actions.

"You’re looking for Nova Prime?"

"Sorry, she isn’t here right now."

"You came to the wrong place."

Wiping the smoke and dust from his shoulder, Roman Day slowly rose to his feet. His slightly rounded body stood straight before Beckett first, and behind him, the members of the Nova Corps seemed to have received tremendous encouragement. Supporting one another, they staggered to their feet and held their heads high.

They were the final line of defense at Nova Manor. Even if they had to fill the gap with their lives, they had to buy the next Nova Prime enough room to escape.

Yes, once The Other had spoken Beckett’s name, they had already prepared themselves to die.

Beckett was no longer someone who needed the title Son of Thanos for people in their circle to recognize him.

His act of using the entire N52 Planet as a weapon to crush the Kree Empire fleet in one stroke had made this man’s cold-blooded brutality famous throughout the relevant circles.

Before Beckett, no one had ever dared provoke the Kree Empire so blatantly.

The key was that the Kree Empire had no choice but to swallow that humiliation.

"Oh?"

Beckett raised an eyebrow and slowly lifted his right hand. In the blink of an eye, densely packed energy bolts appeared at his fingertips and shot forth in an instant!

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The shockwaves unleashed by the earth-shaking explosions struck Roman Day’s body like a heavy blow!!!

"Stop!"

With an angry shout, the torrent of silver-white energy bolts instantly froze.

A young woman with short, ear-length golden hair walked out of the Nova Manor that had already become ruins, filthy and disheveled. Her blue uniform had been shredded by the energy storm.

"I’m Nova Prime. Stop."

There was not the slightest hint of fear in her eyes, only anger intertwined with calm.

"No, Prime, you shouldn’t have come out…"

The battered Roman Day struggled to stop her, only for The Other, who had openly crept over, to strike him on the forehead with his scepter, knocking him completely unconscious.

His legs kicked out, his eyes shut, and he fell unconscious.

"Beckett, Son of Thanos. I’ve heard of you."

"Though I don’t know why you’re looking for me, I’m here now. Let them go."

Nova Prime, who had witnessed The Other’s actions, did her best to keep her tone calm.

"His Highness Beckett, based on trait analysis and data comparison, she is indeed Nova Prime, Xandar’s next leader."

Woz’s panel promptly displayed information on the blonde woman before them.

"Much more straightforward than I expected."

Beckett lowered his raised arm and strolled over to Nova Prime. His right hand pinched her chin, and his condescending gaze made Xandar’s future leader deeply uncomfortable.

"What do you want with me?"

Nova Prime frowned in pain, glaring furiously.

"I want two things, items kept at your Nova Corps headquarters. Woz." Beckett sneered and released her. At his command, Woz projected an azure light screen before Nova Prime.

A metal pedestal carved with strange patterns, and a small sphere emitting a purple glow.

The things Jack Jones wanted made Nova Prime’s expression change drastically. "The Cosmic Gang’s things? You’re with those remnants?!"

"No, I have no interest in them." Beckett exited his Super Saiyan state. These people were simply too weak—so weak that he could not summon any interest in fighting.

"Beckett, if this thing falls into—"

Whoosh!

Nova Prime’s pupils suddenly contracted. An energy beam shot from Beckett’s fingertips, skimmed past her hair, and pierced straight through the chest of a Nova Corps soldier behind her!

"What does what you said have to do with me?" Beckett lowered his hand. The mocking curve at the corner of his lips was exceptionally harsh in Nova Prime’s eyes.

Jack Jones wanted these two things, and Beckett needed the information on the Soul Stone that Jack Jones possessed. It was a simple transaction.

As for what would happen after he returned the two items to Jack Jones, did that have anything to do with him?

"Beckett!"

With an angry shout, Hela descended from the sky, her hair still slightly damp. She landed with pinpoint accuracy beside Beckett, her expression extremely ugly.

After landing, all she saw were broken bricks and shattered tiles.

They had agreed to discuss a foolproof plan, so what was this nonsense about him charging in and causing such a huge commotion?

Had he never tasted the Nova Corps’ planet-destroying energy weapons and wanted to give them a try?

"His Highness Beckett, a large number of Nova Corps soldiers are gathering."

The moment Hela landed, Woz’s warning sounded, and her expression darkened even further.

"Take this woman and prepare to leave."

"No."

"What?" Hela stopped, turning to stare at Beckett behind her.

"Do you know the fastest way to make the people of Xandar hand over those two things?"

The unrestrained curve of Beckett’s lips made Hela feel a trace of unease.

"Hey, Beckett, don’t do anything reckless!"

"Reckless? Of course not."

Beckett crossed his arms over his chest. The tail wrapped around his waist directly bound the bewildered Nova Prime and slowly lifted into the air. No matter how she struggled, it was useless.

"Projection time!"

Woz, catching on immediately, imitated The Other’s tone.

When Beckett, dressed in a loose black Battle Suit, rose to the highest point, a massive light screen suddenly projected behind him—so enormous that everyone in Xandar’s capital could see it clearly!

Beckett, his arms crossed over his chest, appeared clearly before everyone’s eyes!

"This guy… is he really this high-profile?"

The bored Jack Jones naturally saw the giant screen spanning heaven and earth. Not only that, he also saw the woman bound by Beckett’s tail with exceptional clarity.

The next Nova Prime.

He was dumbfounded.

Jack Jones could not help swallowing. He could already imagine the Nova Corps going insane.

One man against an army?

"Is he crazy?"

Xandar was not the Kree Empire, nor was there another N52 Planet here for him to use as a punching bag.

"People of Xandar, within ten minutes, bring these two things and exchange them for your future leader."

The huge screen split in two, and the items Jack Jones wanted were likewise projected clearly by Woz for everyone to see!

High in the sky, Beckett’s lips curled upward. The breeze swept across his face, and his smile grew even more unrestrained.

His arms crossed over his chest, his lofty posture looking down from above, set the emergency-assembled Nova Corps ablaze with rage.

"Otherwise, she dies."

An energy bolt fired from Beckett’s fingertips instantly pierced Nova Prime’s shoulder, crimson blood blossoming in midair!

Thanks to Fei Ci and Little Deer from Zou-chan’s Family for the tips~

Only one chapter today~

Tonight is the internal completion banquet, and they’ll be showing the promotional video for the first time. I’m about to be publicly executed in front of everyone. Just thinking about it makes me feel so embarrassed…

Even though it got cut down to just a few shots and a few simp lines, I think if I really let loose and acted, I could probably be a Best Actor. Serious face.

Being handsome just makes you this popular. Can’t be helped, sigh~