"Save me?"
Star-Lord looked at his detached handcuffs, then at Adam, confirming he had never seen the man before.
Adam chuckled, "Remember that bounty? I put it out. I just didn't find you in that room, so I had to come here to find you."
"It was you!"
Star-Lord was startled and swiftly grabbed his two elemental guns, which had been confiscated on the table, aiming them at Adam's head.
"Why did you put a bounty on me? I don't remember ever offending you."
A bounty of ten million to capture him, even if it meant breaking into a prison to get him—what kind of deep-seated hatred was this?
Could it be another one of his romantic debts, with family members coming to collect?
But ever since Yondu took him from Earth when he was nine, he had never returned to Earth. How could he have accumulated a romantic debt there?
"These weapons are useless against me."
Adam glanced at the two elemental guns in Star-Lord's hands, and they immediately transformed into large Orleans chicken drumsticks.
Star-Lord stared at the large chicken drumsticks in his hands, an expression of disbelief on his face.
"Oh, sh*t!"
Realizing what happened, he threw away the chicken drumsticks and immediately picked up the stun baton the prison guard had just used on him.
However, the next second, the stun baton turned into an oversized hot dog.
"This is insane."
Sensing Adam's strange abilities, he threw away the hot dog, grabbed his Walkman, and turned to flee.
If he couldn't win, he'd run. There was nothing shameful about it.
"Groot!"
At this moment, Rocket Raccoon shouted at Treant Groot, and Groot immediately swung his arm, knocking Star-Lord down.
"Hey, buddy, I've got him for you now! The ten million bounty is mine!"
Rocket Raccoon jumped onto Star-Lord's back, triumphantly addressing Adam.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Star-Lord kicked him off his back with a backward kick.
"Too many people have wanted to kill me over the years. A mere tree and a talking Raccoon think they can catch me?"
"Alright, stop messing around. I mean no harm."
Seeing this, Adam raised a hand, and Groot, Rocket, and Star-Lord were all frozen in place, unable to move.
"Star-Lord, I need you to do something for me. I'm not trying to kill you.
And I'll pay you. How about a hundred million?"
"A hundred million?"
Star-Lord and Rocket, unable to move, immediately exclaimed.
"That's right, a hundred million. You two can also join; I'll give each of you a hundred million."
Adam nodded, then smiled at Rocket and Groot.
"No problem at all."
"I'm in!"
"I am Groot!"
One man, one tree, and one Raccoon gave their answers without even asking what the mission was.
A hundred million—they wouldn't have to do anything in the future and could live a life of luxury.
"Very good."
Adam snapped his fingers, and the restraints on the three were immediately released. The handcuffs on Adam and Groot also fell off automatically, just like Star-Lord's.
"Beep! Beep! Beep!"
At this moment, an urgent alarm suddenly blared throughout the prison.
Clearly, what had happened here had been discovered by other prison guards through surveillance.
"Buddy, I think we should get out of here. I have 20 prison break experiences. Follow me, I'll lead you out."
Rocket Raccoon grabbed the energy gun hanging on the wall and climbed onto Groot's shoulder, using both hands and feet.
Star-Lord also quickly put on his equipment from the table and picked up his elemental guns, which had returned to their original form.
"My milano is parked nearby. Find it, and we can escape directly from here."
However, Adam waved his hand.
"No rush, I still need to find one more person."
With that, he left the room and continued deeper into the prison.
He knew that Drax the Destroyer had been sent here a year ago, having just passed by the prison guards.
Bringing Rocket Raccoon and Treant Groot was an afterthought, but bringing Drax was because Drax could encourage Mantis, forcing Ego into sleep mode.
Of course, he didn't deny that he found these people quite interesting together.
"For a hundred million, let's blow them up!"
Rocket Raccoon and Star-Lord exchanged glances. There was no argument; instead, they, for once, shared the same thought.
The prison guards were indeed tough to deal with, but who cared when the employer in front of them was worth a hundred million? At worst, if they couldn't win, they could always run away later.
Moreover, this employer himself had some special abilities.
So, they picked up their weapons and resolutely followed him.
They even worried about their employer getting hurt, which would mean losing out on the hundred million, so they specifically ran ahead to shield Adam behind them.
However, they soon realized something was wrong.
Because all the gates blocking the passages on the way into the prison were open, and all the fully armed prison guards were lying on the ground, sound asleep.
Thus, they made their way unhindered to the deep part of the prison where the prisoners were held.
"Mr. Adam, besides us, did you hire anyone else?"
Star-Lord looked at the prisoners and prison guards scattered across the common activity area and couldn't help but ask Adam.
In this situation, he could only think of one thing.
That was, Adam had other subordinates who had used hypnotic gas in advance to knock out everyone in the prison.
"No, currently it's just you all."
Adam stepped forward, picked up Drax, who had also been hit by a Stupefy, and said, "Alright, we can leave now."
"Whatever, as long as you promise to pay when the time comes."
Rocket Raccoon put away his energy gun, looking completely unconcerned.
Whether Adam had hired anyone else wasn't important, as long as Adam was willing to pay.
Seeing this, Adam didn't explain. Instead, he enveloped the three with his mind, directly activating Apparition and vanishing from the spot.
He no longer needed to touch his targets to activate Apparition; he could do so with just a mental lock. The same applied to Flying Thunder God.
It was like his ability to store people in Primordial Space—it worked within the range of his mental coverage.
When they reappeared, they were already at the prison's spaceship docking area.
"Boss, you can also teleport! This ability is amazing!"
Seeing himself instantly transported from the prisoner common activity area to the spaceship docking hall, Star-Lord was first startled, then immediately gave a thumbs-up with an envious look.
Rocket Raccoon beside him also nodded in agreement.
There were races in the Universe that could use special abilities, but this kind of teleportation ability was very rare.
And as Raiders and bounty hunters, they needed this ability the most.
If they had the ability to teleport, they would never have been caught by the Nova Empire and sent to prison. Even if they were caught, they could escape at any time.
"That's your milano, right? I'll hold onto it for you and return it after the mission is complete."
Adam scanned the hall and quickly found the distinctive Raiders spaceship among a row of Nova Empire ships.
Then, his Nine Tomoe Rinne Sharingan slightly opened, and he directly absorbed it into Primordial Space.
This scene immediately stunned Star-Lord and the other two.
"Boss, you are definitely not an Earthling!"