Beckett’s Flawed Evolution?

According to Woz’s data, the energy increase pattern of Beckett’s latest transformation into Super Saiyan Three with the aid of the Mind Stone did not match the pattern from his previous transition from Super One to Super Two at all.

"After comparing the data, Woz conducted 1,024 model simulations and reached the following conclusion: if your Super One state on U40 Planet is taken as the starting point, then this Super Three transformation perfectly conforms to your own energy progression pattern."

In other words, the Super Three Beckett had transformed into earlier should have had the word "pseudo" added before its name.

"Unbelievable!"

"Even an incomplete Super Saiyan Three is enough to leave the Kree Empire gasping for breath. Even the legendary Kree god of artificial intelligence was no match for you!"

"How terrifying would it be in its perfect state?!"

Having finally caught his breath after removing the fruit from his mouth, The Other held the bewildered orange cat and marveled. His ramrod-straight posture stood in stark contrast to his fawning tone.

Woz, the robot cat on the screen, could not help rolling his eyes and facepalming.

All you do every day is kiss up. Never seen you do anything useful.

"Meow~"

The orange cat in The Other’s arms copied him, covering its round little face with a soft pink paw as it blinked its big eyes and secretly watched Beckett’s expression.

"Actually, His Highness Beckett, Woz does not recommend that you pursue the Super Saiyan Three path." After thoroughly despising the useless The Other in his mind, the self-aware Woz twisted his plump body, and a new panel appeared before everyone.

"Super Saiyan Three’s power is indeed terrifying, but this form has a fatal flaw."

"A flaw even more fatal than Super Saiyan One and Super Saiyan Two."

At some point, Woz had produced a pointer and changed into teaching attire. He sprang out from the central control console and tapped the light screen behind him, his round body exuding an air of solemnity.

"This form’s energy consumption is an incredibly terrifying figure."

"According to Woz’s calculations, without the Mind Stone providing a constant supply of energy, His Highness Beckett, you can theoretically maintain the Super Three Form for only three minutes."

"After three minutes, you will regress to your normal black-haired state due to complete physical and energy exhaustion."

"And you will be extremely weak."

With a serious expression, Woz poked Beckett with his pointer. Beckett, whose reactions had slowed due to his weakened body, made no defensive move whatsoever.

"Just like this."

Having finished his demonstration, Woz looked at Beckett collapsed in Hela’s arms and nodded in satisfaction.

"???" Hela, who had merely been listening to the lecture out of boredom, stared at Beckett falling into her arms in utter confusion.

"You said theoretically?"

The Other charged forward in a single stride, only for Hela to send him flying with a slap!

"Please be quiet, Lady Hela."

Eight Mechanical Arms extending from behind Woz immediately restrained her.

"Beckett!" Hela snarled through gritted teeth. Looking down at her chest, she saw Beckett’s five-fingered handprint glaringly imprinted there.

"Shut up."

Beckett’s command, combined with the sedative injected into Hela’s body by the Mechanical Arms, instantly silenced the spaceship.

"Yes, His Highness Beckett. These are Woz’s detailed data simulations and analysis charts." After using a small trick to naturally provoke Hela in front of His Highness Beckett and inject her with a sedative, Woz finally displayed the core data he had analyzed before Beckett.

An outsider was still an outsider.

In Woz’s eyes, Hela was not qualified to know the specific weaknesses of His Highness Beckett’s Super Three Form. She only needed to know that Super Three was invincible.

The confidential core data unfolded before Beckett one piece at a time alongside Woz’s explanation, and a "terrifying" conclusion flowed from Woz’s mouth:

"…As you can see, if you were a dead soul that could not feel physical or energy depletion, then Super Three would be the perfect combat form. But unfortunately, you are not."

"So, in conclusion, His Highness Beckett, Woz believes that Super Saiyan Three, this form with extremely severe energy consumption, is a state the Mind Stone deliberately led you into in order to make you dependent on it. It should be a flawed evolutionary path."

"According to Woz’s deductions, your true path of evolution should begin with Super Saiyan Two, gradually increasing your energy intensity before using the Cosmic Switch left behind by Lady Vanessa to break free from the constraints of universal rules and transform into a Super Saiyan God."

Woz believed that Super Saiyan Three was actually the Mind Stone’s conspiracy.

Otherwise, there was no way to explain why Super Three consumed energy so severely.

In Woz’s view, this was the Mind Stone’s sinister ambition. It wanted His Highness Beckett to completely lose his drive to advance and become a warrior who could only maintain stable output by relying on the Stone’s power.

"But why would it do that?" The Other, whom Woz had classified as one of his own, raised the scepter embedded with the Mind Stone and asked in confusion.

"There is an 80% chance that the Mind Stone realized His Highness Beckett would break the existing rules of this universe if he continued growing. To preserve those existing rules, the Mind Stone guided you into the realm of Super Saiyan Three and set you upon the wrong evolutionary path."

"That way, His Highness Beckett, once you rely on the Stone’s power to maintain stable output, you will never be able to break the rules again."

The Mind Stone was, after all, a native product of this universe. Would it really so kindly watch an outsider charge through everything and break all existing rules?

Woz did not believe it.

Even a robot cat like him understood xenophobia. He had known to find a way to knock Hela unconscious without leaving a trace before saying any of this, let alone the Infinity Stones that had existed since the birth of the universe.

"Super Saiyan Three…"

Beckett held extraordinary trust in Woz, who had grown up alongside him since childhood.

It could even be said that, aside from his adoptive father Thanos, Woz was the one Beckett trusted most.

And Woz’s words could not help making Beckett frown.

The Mind Stone at the tip of The Other’s scepter was still shining, and that glow unconsciously brought Beckett back to the overwhelming power he had possessed on Planet Hala.

"Could it really be… flawed evolution…?"

Jotunheim, royal court.

Seated upon his throne, Laufey, king of the Frost Giants, listened as his subordinate reported news that left him astonished.

"What did you say?"

"Asgard has sealed off its borders entirely?"

Jäger really is great…

Guangzhou truly deserves to be a first-tier city…

This world of decadence and excess… I really cannot afford to enjoy it… I might as well stay home and play a couple of games…