Hearing Lucas's words, Ronan could no longer hold back. He raised his hammer, embedded with the Power Stone, and smashed it towards Lucas.
Having just acquired the Power Stone, he wasn't even afraid of Thanos, much less this stranger in front of him.
But this stranger's method of breaking through a warship with his body was very similar to Captain Marvel.
Bang!
In the shocked gazes of Ronan, Nebula, and Ronan's many subordinates inside the Dark Aster, Lucas, with a single hand, held up the hammer embedded with the Power Stone.
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
Ronan roared, fully activating the energy of the Power Stone.
Purple energy extended from the Power Stone. This was an energy that seemed capable of destroying all organic matter. But that purple energy, which seemed capable of destroying everything, scattered and avoided Lucas as it approached him.
At this moment, Lucas's conjecture was confirmed. The power of the Infinity Stones had no effect on him. In fact, the power of the Infinity Stones seemed to fear him.
Meeting Ronan's shocked gaze, Lucas's lips curled into a smile. Then, he squeezed his fingers with force, giving a fierce pinch.
Crack...
As Lucas exerted force, cracks spread across Ronan's hammer, until they covered the entire hammerhead.
Snap!
As Lucas's palms clapped together, the hammer shattered in response.
Ronan's ambition and confidence, inflated by obtaining the Power Stone, also shattered in response.
With a casual grab, Lucas held the Power Stone in his hand. At this moment, the Power Stone's energy no longer evaded him.
Purple energy climbed up Lucas's arm. Then, it spread throughout his body and it tried to tear apart the muscles all over his body.
Is this a test from the Power Stone?
It doesn't feel bad at all, like a massage.
Lucas pondered in his mind.
This was his first time coming into contact with a true Infinity Stone, and he had no experience. However, this first time left a very good impression on him.
He hoped the other five Infinity Stones would be as sensible as the Power Stone.
After a few seconds, the purple energy receded and returned to the Power Stone.
"Will you kill Thanos? I can take you to him."
While Ronan was still in shock, unable to recover for a long time, Nebula was the first to react.
Lucas said, "Can I trust you? If I'm not mistaken, you are Thanos's adopted daughter."
Nebula spread her hands and said self-deprecatingly, "Do I look like his daughter? He only has one daughter, and that's Gamora, who never fails."
Lucas glanced at her and fell silent.
Nearly half of Nebula's body had been transformed into machinery. He was a good man and couldn't bear to see human suffering.
"I will kill Thanos."
After a moment of silence, Lucas added, "And I will kill you too."
Nebula was startled, then smiled indifferently. "As long as you can help me kill Thanos, what does it matter if you take my life?"
Lucas sighed inwardly, 'What a pitiful person.'
With a wave of his hand, a portal appeared, then quickly moved, teleporting Nebula away.
"You stay here for a while, I'll come see you later."
After teleporting Nebula away, Lucas looked at Ronan. He found that Ronan still hadn't recovered from the blow of having his hammer crushed and the Power Stone stolen.
"It's been so long, and you still haven't reacted. Don't blame me for ambushing you, okay?"
As Lucas reminded him, Ronan finally reacted, and his gaze refocused. What met his eyes was a glowing white fist, gradually enlarging.
The next instant.
Bang!
Like a watermelon exploding, Ronan's head was blown apart by Lucas's punch. But his body remained standing in place, without even a tremor, as if it hadn't experienced any force transmission.
Lucas slowly descended from about half a meter off the ground.
Just now, to land a punch squarely on Ronan's head, he had to fly up. After all, Ronan was almost forty centimeters taller than him.
Scanning the surrounding Kree soldiers who had encircled him but dared not advance, Lucas offered two choices.
"Ronan is dead. You have two choices."
"First, land and surrender to the Nova Empire, or turn your ships around and leave now."
"Second, insist on continuing the attack on Xandar, and I will blow up your warships."
The surrounding Kree soldiers were silent. Their authority was insufficient, they did not have the right to make a decision.
"Remaining silent and waiting to be captured is also a way. At least you'll live." Lucas shrugged.
He understood the intentions of these Kree soldiers and had no intention of making things difficult for them. They were just minor characters, mere cannon fodder.
How to deal with them was a matter for the Kree Empire and the Nova Empire. He did not want to participate.
Sparks flashed, and Lucas opened a portal directly to the Nova Empire command center.
As he stepped into the portal, Lucas's voice sounded. "As long as you don't attack first, I will persuade the people of the Nova Empire not to attack you either."
Stepping out of the portal, Lucas brought Ronan's corpse to the Nova Empire command center and smiled shyly. "Everyone, you wouldn't embarrass me, would you?"
Nova Prime was the first to state, "Of course not. We haven't even thanked you for helping us deal with the great threat of Ronan the Accuser."
Such a top-tier powerhouse, who commanded teleportation magic that the Nova Empire could not stop, who came and went without a trace, and could easily kill Ronan the Accuser...
Nova Prime would certainly not offend him over some prisoner issues.
"That's good."
Lucas nodded, then looked at Loki.
"Let's go, Loki. We'll leave things here to the Nova Prime, we still need to find Thanos."
"Mr. Lucas, Mr. Loki, please stay a moment."
Seeing Lucas and Loki about to leave, Nova Prime quickly called out to them.
Turning his head, Nova Prime instructed her subordinate, "Go quickly and retrieve our Nova Empire's national gifts, to present to Mr. Lucas and Mr. Loki."
National gifts?
Seemingly noticing the confusion on Lucas's and Loki's faces, Nova Prime explained, "National gifts symbolize our Nova Empire's highest respect for our friends."
"As long as the Nova Empire does not perish, and the Xandarians are not extinct, holding a national gift, whatever the request, as long as it is reasonable, the Nova Empire will do its best to fulfill it."
The word 'reasonable' is very subtle.
And the Nova Prime also had her own little plan.
Is the friendship of such top-tier powerhouses important to the Nova Empire?
Important.
But even more important is not to offend them. If they were intent on destruction, even with the Nova Empire's vast resources, it couldn't withstand them.
And now, with two national gifts, this problem could be effectively avoided.
"Alright, then thank you, Nova Prime."
Lucas and Loki readily agreed.
They didn't lack this bit of time and were also curious about what the Nova Empire's national gifts were.
A moment later, an attendant brought up two gift boxes. From the packaging, simplicity was intertwined with luxury. It seemed to embody the Xandarians' cultural spirit of loving peace.