Superman from the comics: Starting with the Black Robe

Chapter 371 The Arrival of Ronan the Accuser

Chapter 371 The Arrival of Ronan the Accuser

While most of the regions and institutions under the Nova Empire are relatively law-abiding, Klin Prison is an exception.

This prison, built within an asteroid belt, houses some of the most ruthless and cunning criminals in the Nova Empire. Its primary purpose is to keep these dangerous criminals locked up together so that the rest of the Empire can live in peace.

For this reason, the prison guards on duty were different from their law-abiding colleagues in the Nova Corps. They were no pushovers either, and naturally had no humanistic care, humanitarianism, or personal rights. All they had were electric batons and plenty of bullets.

Star-Lord, for one, immediately experienced what was happening. He had just started yelling, protesting that the prison guards in the inventory room were suspected of embezzlement for taking the Walkman from his personal belongings, when he was immediately hit with a stun gun and kept yelling.

This is still due to a lack of experience. After all, Star-Lord was usually arrested for petty theft. This time, he was only able to be locked up here because of the other people in his group.

He was mistaken for an accomplice of that pair of plants and animals!

"What are you looking at? This isn't our problem!"

When the raccoon was going through the jail procedures, the strange creature called Rocket noticed Star-Lord's gaze and immediately retorted, saying that he and Groot were just an ordinary bounty hunter duo, so why were they treated like this by the Nova Empire?

"Groot and I combined aren't as influential as that green-skinned lady! We're being treated like she's accomplices!"

Gamora had remained silent since entering the prison, until she stepped into the common area and came into the sight of the other prisoners. The entire prison suddenly erupted into a commotion.

"Thanos's daughter! I'm going to kill you!"

"Bitch!"

"Ronan's lackey!"

"Butcher!"

Star-Lord then realized that Rocket's words were true.

Even the most heinous criminals here are still citizens of the Nova Empire. In this Nova-Kree Empire war that has lasted for three or four generations, countless families have been torn apart, and these people are no exception.

As Ronan the Accuser's accomplice, Gamora naturally contributed a lot, making her the target of everyone's anger.

Despite being in dire straits himself, Star-Lord suddenly became obsessed with Gamora's safety: "What should we do?"

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"Her personal safety is none of my business! My only responsibility is to get you safely to the bounty hunter so I can collect my 40,000 yuan!"

Rocket surveyed his surroundings and immediately knew how to regain his freedom: "Don't worry, the prison that can hold me hasn't been built yet!"

As Rocket Raccoon plotted his escape, Star-Lord suddenly had a brilliant idea: "How about you don't give up the 40,000 credits bounty and instead do a real, 20 million dollar deal?"

It's incredibly stupid to be handed over to Yondu by this raccoon for 40,000 credits only to be torn to pieces. If that's the case, why not use the value of the Cosmic Orb to bind them together and create a temporary community of shared interests?

"Twenty million?!"

Rocket's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets: "Then why didn't you say so sooner!"

Even Groot exclaimed in surprise, "I am Groot!"

"Twenty million?"

Gamora immediately lost her composure upon hearing the price: "Who's your middleman? This is outrageous!"

She originally planned to take the Orb and go solo, but unlike Star-Lord, as the daughter of the Mad Titan, she had better connections and went directly to the ultimate benefactor, the person willing to pay a high price for the Orb.

The price he offered was "four hundred million?! Quill, you've been ripped off by that middleman!"

Rocket had never seen so much money in his life. His genius brain couldn't even imagine how much cash those credits would be: "Then it's settled. I'll help us escape. After Gamora gets out, we'll contact the buyer, and we'll split the money four ways!"

"I am Groot!" Groot means that it is indeed so.

Do you know how much of my time you've wasted?

Just then, a voice that sounded somewhat familiar to Star-Lord rang out from behind the four: "For 400 million credits, you really made me go through all that trouble, Star-Lord."

Star-Lord remembered the voice. He turned his head and saw that it was indeed him, Clark Kent, the ordinary-looking black-haired boy with black-rimmed glasses.

He was also the only one who remembered Star-Lord's name, and Star-Lord had a deep impression of him.

But the problem is—

"And how did you get in? It couldn't be because you supported me, could it?"

Now, those who support Star-Lord, those who oppose Star-Lord, and Star-Lord himself are all in this prison.

"You're really narcissistic to an extreme."

Seeing that Star-Lord was still clueless, Joey, who had sneaked in through a blind spot in the prison's sensors, was speechless: "You don't really think an ordinary person like me on the street could recognize a nobody like you at a glance, do you?"

"Oh, I see! You recognize me because—"

Star-Lord, deep in thought, suddenly slapped his forehead as all the clues in his mind connected: "You're a bounty hunter just like Rocket and the others, deliberately breaking the law to arrest me, right?! Don't worry, you can have a share of my money!"

Since we're already here, adding one more person to the jailbreak team isn't a big deal.

"I'm truly impressed by you!"

Joey, unable to contain herself any longer, reached up and took off her black-rimmed glasses, revealing her true face: "Does this help you remember anything?"

"I'm Superman!"

As soon as Joey took off his glasses, Star-Lord was terrified. His backside, which had just settled down, bounced up as if it were stuck to a red-hot iron plate, and he turned and ran.

He still remembered how he used Superman to block bullets, and how he took advantage of the other party's lowered guard because they were also Earthlings, to steal the cosmic orb and escape.

Now that Superman has come knocking, isn't it just to settle the score?

"Don't run away, I'm not here to settle scores!"

As soon as Joey finished speaking, Groot responded, "I am Groot!"

For some reason, Groot, being a plant, felt that the black-haired boy in front of him was as approachable as sunlight, so he helped Joey, which was rare for him, even without Rocket's orders.

Its branches suddenly grew longer, grabbing Star-Lord who was trying to escape and pinning him back down intact. It even thoughtfully covered Star-Lord's mouth.

Perhaps because it contained the Power Stone, Joey had difficulty locating the Orb directly using his superhuman vision, so he could only ask Star-Lord where his personal belongings were stored: "Where is that Orb?"

"Waaaaah!"

Don't waste your time!

"Waaaaahh ...

Rockets were the first to speak up: "Why don't you try having Groot untie Quill's mouth first?"

Meanwhile, Rocket was still thinking about that huge sum of money: "But let me make this clear first, everyone who sees it gets a share. Of the four hundred million dollars that cosmic orb sells, not a single penny less will be ours!"

It's fine if this so-called Superman takes away Quill's 100 million or Gamora's 100 million, but if he dares to touch the 200 million that belongs to Rocket and Groot, Rocket will definitely fight him to the death!

"Don't be silly, Rocket. You've never heard of Superman, and you have no idea what's going on here!"

Gamora, however, with her extensive experience, realized the seriousness of the situation. If Peter Quill was telling the truth and the black-haired boy in front of her was indeed Superman, she didn't believe that Superman was here for a few hundred million!

"What's so special about that ball? What's inside it?"

Just how important is this planet that collectors are willing to pay exorbitant prices to buy it, and Thanos even used the lives of an entire planet as leverage to order Ronan to seize it by any means necessary?

Gamora's question went unanswered by Joey, who twitched his ears slightly and then gestured for everyone to hold their breath: "Get ready."

"What to prepare—"

Before Rocket could even ask the question, who was still confused, a deafening roar was heard, and a massive burst of flames engulfed the upper levels of the prison.

Rocket took a closer look and discovered that the two outer walls of the space station prison had been pierced by large-caliber weapons. Due to the vacuum in the outer layer, the air inside the prison began to be rapidly sucked out, and in no time, everyone would suffocate.

"It's him!"

Gamora's eyes narrowed; she recognized the fire marks immediately—the marks left by Ronan the Accuser's flagship cannons.

Ronan the Accuser also followed the trail of the cosmic orb.

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