The Collector watched as his fortress finally broke free from the spatial loop Kytheron had created, and Kytheron seemed to be temporarily held back by the two collectibles he had thrown out, a hint of joy appearing in his heart.
However, suddenly, the fortress abruptly stopped, which made The Collector furious!
"What are you doing?"
The Collector angrily questioned his subordinate who was piloting the fortress.
"My Lord Tivan, it's not that we wanted to stop, but the spaceship seems to be trapped by something!"
That subordinate was also extremely wronged; he had already set the spaceship's power to maximum, but it couldn't move an inch.
"Useless! Move aside, I'll do it myself!"
With that, The Collector kicked the man aside, preparing to personally pilot the fortress.
But, just as he sat down, he heard a chilling voice from behind him:
"Taneleer Tivan, where do you think you're going?"
The next second, Kytheron appeared inside The Collector's spaceship, carrying the unconscious Thor.
Seeing Kytheron appear, The Collector was startled, and after hastily getting up, he unconsciously retreated several steps, his face showing an expression of extreme terror.
Throughout countless years, this was the first time he had experienced such an emotion.
Perhaps in the past, he thought eternal life was a curse to him, but the longer he lived, the more he gradually developed a fear of Death.
Now he didn't want to die, and he was afraid of Death.
"You... you..."
The Collector leaned against the wall behind him, pointing at Kytheron, unable to utter a complete sentence!
"Don't worry, you won't die just yet."
"First, open this Cosmic Orb for me. Remember, do not damage it in the slightest, otherwise, a part of your body will also disappear."
Saying that, Kytheron casually tossed the Cosmic Orb containing the Power Stone to The Collector.
Seeing Kytheron so casually throw this Cosmic treasure to him, The Collector hastily reached out with both hands to catch it, fearing the slightest damage.
At this moment, his fear made him forget that the Cosmic Orb was a container used to seal the Power Stone, the most destructive Power Stone; let alone a bump, even if it were bombarded with an interstellar cannon, it might not be able to break it open.
However, after receiving the Cosmic Orb and examining it carefully for a few seconds, the look of terror on The Collector's face slowly faded, replaced by an expression of fervent excitement.
For this guy in the late stages of his collecting addiction, nothing was more attractive than a unique collectible in the Universe!
"It's truly beautiful!"
The Collector gazed at the Cosmic Orb in fascination, holding it in his hands as if in worship.
Then The Collector placed the Cosmic Orb on a specially designed instrument, and instantly, the instrument began to operate frantically.
The entire Cosmic Orb rotated continuously under the action of the instrument, slowly opening, and a brilliant purple light emanated from within.
As it was completely opened, a purple gem radiating a chilling power quietly floated in the air.
"Is this the power stone that can bestow supreme power upon its wielder!"
The Collector's eyes glowed as he gazed at the Power Stone, murmuring obsessively.
Kytheron gently reached out, and the Power Stone automatically flew towards Kytheron.
"Don't touch the gem directly with your body!"
Seeing this, he, who knew the terror of the Power Stone, hurriedly spoke, wanting to stop Kytheron from directly holding the Power Stone.
The Power Stone is different from the other gems; this gem has the highest requirements for its wielder, and casual contact will result in a violent backlash from the gem.
The next second, the gem fell into Kytheron's hand, and Kytheron could feel a continuous surge of powerful energy, like a raging river, violently pouring into his body.
A dazzling purple light was about to burst forth, and The Collector was so frightened that he closed his eyes.
However, The Collector, who had closed his eyes and was waiting for the gem's power to go berserk, cautiously opened his eyes and found that the scene he had imagined did not appear.
At this moment, Kytheron was seen holding the gem with two fingers, playing with it, showing no signs of the gem trying to devour its master.
"What did you just say?"
Kytheron, holding the gem, asked The Collector.
The Collector stammered, unable to speak.
Seeing that he didn't speak, Kytheron ignored him and placed the gem on the Infinity Gauntlet.
Immediately, an inlay slot on the Infinity Gauntlet released a suction force, instantly attracting the Power Stone.
Instantly, the gem returned to its place, and the Power Stone established a connection with the other two gems.
In the unseen, Kytheron immediately sensed the locations of the remaining gems.
"Is this the connection that exists between the Infinity Stones?"
Kytheron cast his gaze towards the distant Universe, through the deep and boundless vast starry sky, Kytheron saw that in a strange space, a dark red fluid was under a unique Asgardian seal; this was the Aether Particle, also the Reality Stone.
And in another place, where countless Chitauri gathered, a guy who appeared to be a leader held a scepter in his hand, and at its core, a gem radiated a strange light; this was the Mind Stone.
The last gem, the Soul Stone, although Kytheron already knew its location, he couldn't directly see its appearance at this moment, as if a chaotic mist tightly enveloped it.
"Now it's time to settle our accounts!"
At this, Kytheron retracted his gaze and playfully looked at The Collector, who was gazing at his Infinity Gauntlet with eyes full of obsession.
Upon hearing this, The Collector suddenly shivered violently.
At this moment, he finally recovered from the fatal attraction of the Cosmic treasure and couldn't help but secretly curse himself for still thinking about things other than his life in such a situation.
"Tell me! How do you think I should deal with you!"
Kytheron now gave The Collector the power to decide his own fate.
"As long as you spare me, I am willing to give you everything I have collected over millions of years. I don't even want the Land of Nihility; I'll give it all to you!"
The Collector endured the pain in his heart, preparing to painfully part with all his collectibles in exchange for his chance to survive.
"You don't seem to understand the situation yet!"
"If I kill you, then everything you own will still be mine, wouldn't you agree?"
Upon hearing Kytheron's words, The Collector's heart went cold, and his originally pained expression immediately froze!
"I need a carrier that can hold a special kind of energy. You will find the most suitable one for me, right!"
The Collector's expression froze, and then a surge of hope instantly welled up within him.
"Hundreds of thousands of years ago, I collected a vibrant stellar core. I will find it immediately."
After speaking, The Collector hastily went to search for that stellar core among his vast collection!
Now, in his eyes, that was not a stellar core, but his life.
At this moment, Jean had also finished dealing with the enemies and came to meet Kytheron, and Kytheron directly handed the Cosmic Orb, now without its gem, to Jean.
"Teacher, this..."
Jean asked, somewhat confused.
"Didn't you think this thing was pretty? I've already taken out the Power Stone from it. This thing isn't very useful, so take it and play with it!"
Kytheron said indifferently.
A small gesture, yet it almost brought tears to Jean's eyes!
However, before she could speak, the impatient Collector had already brought the massive stellar core and was begging Kytheron for his life!
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