Chapter 731: The Avenger of His Father

In the Interstellar Era, many intelligent galaxies in the Universe generally form their own “Ravagers” teams to ensure sufficient resources for development.

Of course, “Ravagers” here isn’t necessarily a derogatory term; it falls into two categories: one is the dark Ravagers like Ronan, who rely on force to seize resources from other intelligent planets.

The other is the neutral faction of “Ravagers.” Although they are called Ravagers, they are more like “adventurers” whose primary activities involve traveling through the vast Universe to find and mine ownerless resources.

In terms of scale and structure, Ravagers can actually be divided into two main categories: one is Ravagers supported by planetary forces, which count as regular armies.

The other category is Ravagers teams spontaneously formed by wanderers without a home planet; they usually call themselves “Space Pirates.”

“Pirates,” as the name implies, have behavioral patterns that lean more towards the chaotic faction.

Yet, among these notorious “Space Pirates,” there is one very law-abiding “adventurer” team.

That is the free “Ravagers” led by Stakar; they do not belong to any planet, nor do they engage in dirty deeds like plundering.

They rely entirely on their own development for resources.

When necessary, they also provide assistance to cubs and women wandering in the Universe.

This actually coincides with the style of righteous planets like Xandar.

Preserving the “spark” for the Universe.

“Yaka Arrow” Yondu was a member of this free “adventurer” group a long time ago and was even a Captain directly under Stakar.

However, a mission to Earth to help someone “retrieve” their son led Stakar to misunderstand that Yondu was in the business of child trafficking.

Consequently, as expected, Yondu was kicked out of the team by Stakar at that time.

As for Yondu, he was truly innocent.

He was clearly on a mission to help the Celestial Ego find his lost Celestial offspring, which was considered a “righteous” act.

However, while he was painstakingly finding young Peter on Earth and taking the little guy to find his father, he unexpectedly received news that Stakar had unilaterally expelled him from the team.

Under such circumstances, what could Yondu do? He could only think of completing the task at hand first and then going back to explain to leader Stakar.

However, when Yondu arrived at the living planet Ego with young Peter, he soon discovered that the Celestial Ego was actually a “pervert.”

Because of his “seeding plan,” the other party had many children in outer galaxies, but they were all killed by him one by one after being brought back.

The bones of those children were piled up in a thick layer on Ego.

To prevent young Peter from meeting a tragic end, Yondu immediately chose to take him and escape.

And because he feared the power of the Celestials, Yondu dared not return to Stakar.

After all, the target was too obvious, and Ego could easily track them down.

Having lost his organization and with a child in tow, Yondu had to begin a wandering life, struggling to make a living while playing both father and mother.

After more than a decade of twists and turns, young Peter finally grew up under his care, and Yondu finally, through his own efforts, possessed his own “Ravagers” team.

Just as everything was getting better and Yondu prepared to join forces with his adopted son to grow and strengthen the team, Peter hit his “rebellious phase.”

He actually ran off with the team’s “trophy,” the Orb.

For this, Yondu scolded Peter countless times, calling him an “ungrateful brat.”

Although Peter went to the nameless planet to retrieve the Orb, the series of preparations, such as collecting information and locating the Orb, were actually completed by the entire team together.

Therefore, strictly speaking, the Orb did not belong to either Peter or Yondu alone.

Now Peter had run off with the team’s “trophy.”

This naturally made the other members of the team extremely angry, and they even had some complaints about his adoptive father.

The team became increasingly difficult to lead because of this.

However, just as Yondu was suppressing his nameless anger to clean up the mess for Peter, he unexpectedly received an emergency distress signal from his adopted son.

“Damn brat…”

Yondu cursed while hurriedly ordering the team to go for a “rescue.”

What else could he do? He raised him, after all.

It must be said that ships with space jump technology are indeed very fast. Just as Peter was still in his beat-up ship admiring the bickering between the sisters Gamora and Nebula, a giant “Mohawk ship” appeared from the wormhole, sucking Peter and his beat-up ship into the giant ship’s recovery bay.

Also sucked in were the remains of Peter’s previous ship and Rocket Raccoon inside.

“Hello, Dad and everyone, have you eaten?” Peter, emerging from the small ship, was immediately surrounded by a vast number of Ravagers.

Each one looked at him with ill intent.

This was the reason Peter didn’t want to ask Yondu for help.

“What on Earth did you do to them? Why does everyone look like they want to eat you?” Rocket Raccoon, also surrounded by Ravagers, whispered to Peter.

Yes, they were collateral damage. Rocket Raccoon, Gamora, Wanda, and the others who were brought along were all surrounded by the Ravagers.

The heavy atmosphere at this moment left the sisters, Gamora and Nebula, with no interest in bickering.

Gamora went to Peter’s side, effectively “backing” him.

Nebula went behind Wanda.

“Remember the Orb? They have a share in that thing too…” Peter whispered an explanation.

“The Orb? No wonder. If it were me, I’d want to kill you too.” Rocket Raccoon shook his head and took two steps back, distancing himself from Peter.

It seemed he was distancing himself.

That was a Orb worth four billion interstellar credits; even if divided among a large group, it would be impossible to spend it all.

Cutting off someone’s wealth is like killing their parents.

Peter was in big trouble this time.

“Where is the Orb?” Yondu, with his Mohawk hairstyle, pushed through the crowd to his adopted son.

His expression was serious, his eyes filled with disappointment.

The reality was that even if Yondu wanted to let Peter go, the other Ravagers certainly wouldn’t agree.

Therefore, whether for Peter’s sake or to continue leading the team, Yondu needed to take a “correct” stance.

“It was taken by Ronan. It should be on its way to Xandar now.” Peter answered with a guilty conscience.

“What? You actually lost our collective trophy…”

“Ronan the Accuser is not easy to deal with…”

“Debts must be repaid. Peter lost the item, so he should be responsible for it…”

“Kill him…”

Hearing that the priceless trophy had been lost, the Ravagers cursed one after another, and some even suggested killing Peter.

At the same time, Gamora, Wanda, and the others who had arrived together were also among those being condemned.

Among the group, perhaps only Wanda had the ability to launch a counterattack against the Ravagers holding various weapons before them.

However, considering this was her and Mike’s first interstellar trip, to avoid causing trouble for him, Wanda chose to wait and see.

“Quiet, everyone!” Seeing the Ravagers getting rowdier, Yondu shouted to silence the crowd, then stared at Peter and asked: “The Orb belongs to our collective property; how do you plan to make up for it?”

This was his way of giving his adopted son a way out.

“Perhaps I can help you steal the Orb back from Ronan.” Peter thought for a moment and replied.

Having lived in the Universe for over a decade and grown into an adult, Peter was naturally not stupid.

However, with Peter’s ability, trying to steal something from Ronan the Accuser sounded like a joke.

Regardless of whether Peter believed what he said himself, the Ravagers, who knew him very well, certainly didn’t.

Some crossed their arms and scanned back and forth between Peter and Yondu, seemingly waiting to see the joke between the adoptive father and son.

Others had their mouths wide open in surprise because the “joke” Peter told was too bizarre.

For a moment, the atmosphere became very strange.

Without the noise, the ship’s hold became even quieter than before.

Yondu hadn’t expected his adopted son to give such an answer; he frowned in surprise and then suddenly burst into laughter.

The Ravagers nearby, with their different thoughts, didn’t understand what their leader was laughing at, but following along was never wrong.

Thus, the ship’s hold was instantly filled with various strange laughter again.

Even Peter followed along with a dry laugh.

“Not bad, worthy of being my son, you’ve got spirit. I believe you can help us get the Orb back.” After laughing, Yondu stepped forward and patted Peter’s shoulder hard.

Internally, he was planning to give his adopted son a ship so he could leave.

As for whether he would go steal the Orb back or just run away, that was entirely up to Peter’s own will.

It can be said that in order to prevent his adopted son from being executed immediately, Yondu had gone to great lengths as an adoptive father.

“Don’t worry, as long as I have a ship, my companions and I will definitely be able to steal the Orb back.” Peter was also quick on the uptake and gave his promise at the right time.

At the same time, he didn’t forget to give a playful wink to Gamora beside him.

Just as the atmosphere became harmonious, a Raider suddenly shouted: “Peter’s character is no longer worthy of our trust. Letting him go is fine, but his ‘accomplices’ must stay as hostages. If you want everyone to leave, bring the Orb to trade for them.”

“That’s right, he has a criminal record, we must keep hostages…”

“I agree…”

Many Ravagers could see that Yondu intended to shield his adopted son.

However, these Ravagers were confident that with them following, they could definitely make Peter go see Ronan the Accuser.

Whether they stole the Orb back or went to their deaths, these people wouldn’t lose out.

But before that, they could collect some “interest” first.

Yondu’s team, apart from the squad that had followed him from the beginning, was a mixed bag of members who had joined later.

There was no helping it; for a small team to develop quickly, such hidden dangers are hard to avoid.

And these later members were of various races, so their tastes were naturally very diverse.

Wanda, Gamora, and even Nebula, with her mechanical prosthesis, were within their scope of prying eyes.

Taking advantage of the numbers, some Ravagers were already preparing to step forward and grab them.

Although Yondu was the leader, it was difficult for him to restrain everyone in this situation.

Seeing this, Gamora’s expression changed, and she immediately drew her personal dagger, ready to launch a counterattack at any moment.

As for Wanda, she first shielded Nebula behind her, then a red glow flickered in her eyes, looking very much like she would fight at the slightest disagreement.

It was at this moment that a pure White Spatial Gate appeared in the cabin, and Mike walked out with Destroyer and the treeman.

Subsequently, Mike, noticing the atmosphere was wrong, unleashed [Mind Reading] on the Ravagers.

Not long after, having understood the ins and outs of the matter, a cold smile curled on his lips.

Immediately after, dozens of magic whips shot out from his hands.

Amidst the chaotic screams, a dozen Ravagers who had pushed to the front with malicious intent were shredded into minced meat by the whips, their blood splattered all over the floor.

“Are you okay?” After finishing all this, Mike slowly walked to Wanda.

His attitude was gentle, as if nothing had just happened.

While everything that just happened took a long time to recount, it actually occurred within just a few seconds.

Many people probably hadn’t even reacted.

Those who reacted faster were probably wondering if they were in a dream.

“I’m fine.” The red glow in Wanda’s eyes faded, and she smiled as she stepped forward to hug Mike’s arm.

She looked like a sweet, dependent little woman.

“In the future, when I’m not around, if you need to fight, then fight; don’t wrong yourself. Even if you can’t win, you can retreat first, and I will help you get back at them.” Mike, having read some of the girl’s thoughts, thoughtfully gave her a few pointers.

What is strength for?

Although Mike did not advocate for actively provoking trouble, he was definitely not afraid of it.

Being protective, he hated seeing his own people being wronged most of all.

“Got it.” Feeling the man’s concern, Wanda’s smile became even sweeter.

“Who on Earth are you? Why did you kill my men for no reason?” Yondu, over there, finally regained his composure. Holding his weapon, the “Yaka Arrow,” in a defensive stance, he stared intently at the handsome young man before him with a solemn expression.

If possible, he really didn’t want to go up against a “brutal” guy like Mike.

But as a Ravagers leader who still had to lead the team, he had to ask for an explanation for the dead members.

Even if it was just for show, this process was necessary.

“Dad, don’t be excited. Mike saved me; he’s one of us.” Peter, also shocked by Mike’s decisive and ruthless actions, saw his adoptive father jump out at this moment and quickly spoke up to act as a peacemaker.

Given the strength Mike had displayed, Peter was truly afraid that his adoptive father might accidentally provoke the other party and be killed by him effortlessly.

“This…” Yondu maintained a serious face while secretly giving his adopted son a thumbs-up in his mind, then said: “Thank you for saving my son, but you attacked without cause; you must give us a reason.”

“Heh, you can’t manage your team, and you let them offend my people. If they died, they died. Is there a problem?” Mike scanned the circle; all the Ravagers who made eye contact with him quickly looked away.

Others who felt guilty lowered their heads to their chests, looking as if they wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl into.

Yondu certainly knew the situation in his team; he should actually be thanking Mike for helping him deal with those pests.

It was just that his status required him to put on a tough front.

Of course, this “toughness” was selective, so he didn’t speak, trying his best to avoid the possibility of angering Mike again.

“It seems the problem has been solved. Now I am preparing to take my people and leave. Does anyone have any objections?” Mike asked calmly.

“No, no, it was indeed Cruz and the others who had loose mouths earlier…”

“Yes, those black sheep deserved to die…”

This time, the Ravagers were much more “docile.”

Some even took the initiative to find excuses for him in order to quickly send away this plague Celestial, Mike.

Over there, Yondu quietly breathed a sigh of relief while also taking the opportunity to step aside.

As expected, a guy who could cultivate a talent like Peter must also be a wily old fox who is very good at assessing the situation.

However, Mike didn’t need anyone to make way for him to leave. With one arm around Wanda, he stretched out his other hand and drew casually, and a pure White Spatial Gate appeared in front of him again.

Leading directly to his new ship parked nearby.