Chapter 117: The Unreal Race
<strong>Chapter 117: The Unreal Race</strong>
<span style="font-weight:400">At the same time as the signal fired, the Grandmaster waved his whip that glowed red at the tip towards Superman’s back.
<span style="font-weight:400">“!!!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Superman grimaced under the pain but held it in and began to fly forward as he pulled the chariot along.
<span style="font-weight:400">He couldn’t think about the bomb again as he simply focused on the race.
<span style="font-weight:400">Anyway, it should be just his imagination…
<span style="font-weight:400">At the stands, Carol and the rest saw the race had begun and the scene of Superman pulling the Grandmaster’s chariot.
<span style="font-weight:400">Carol clicked her tongue.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Tsk, how cruel.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Is that even allowed?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Nightcrawler asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Daredevil sighed and shrugged.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I don’t know about alienws but, considering this is the Grandmaster’s, his word is thew.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Don’t worry. That guy has a strong body. His muscles are simply perfect. Better than Quill.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Drax added.
<span style="font-weight:400">Starlord’s face twitched.
<span style="font-weight:400">Why do these guys keep making fun of me!? And my muscles aren’t that bad!
<span style="font-weight:400">“Anyway, what’s up with Ben and Thor?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Iron Fist asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Come to think of it, where are they?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Carol frowned as he looked at the participants racing neck and neck.
<span style="font-weight:400">There’s the Grandmaster ahead of the group, Voyager behind him, Valkyrie and Korg almost catching up, and several other participants following behind.
<span style="font-weight:400">As for Benjamin and Thor…
<span style="font-weight:400">Carol and the group traced the track backward some more and found them…right at the starting line!
<span style="font-weight:400">Moreover, they could clearly see Benjamin and Thor’s heads bobbing up and down.
<span style="font-weight:400">…They seem to be listening to some music…?
<span style="font-weight:400">Inside the Infinity Car, Benjamin and Thor were indeed listening to some songs.
<span style="font-weight:400">Right now, they’re listening to Led Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh I like this music! I can somehow feel very connected to it!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Thorughed while still bobbing his head to the tone.
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin chuckled and thought to himself.
<span style="font-weight:400">Of course, you feel connected to it. It was yed in the movie Thor Ragnarok!
<span style="font-weight:400">While they listened to some background music, they also watched the race whileughing.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Ooh look! Valkyrie’s catching up to Voyager!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“She overtook her!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Oh no! Voyager’s firing some st thingies at Valkyrie!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“And Valkyrie fires back!”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hsss! So close! See, she should’ve aimed for the head. ssic rookie mistake.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin looked at Thor at a loss.
<span style="font-weight:400">This guy seemed to be addicted tomentating. He won’t shut up…
<span style="font-weight:400">Benjamin sighed and simply turned up the music.
<span style="font-weight:400">Forget it. Just treat him as background noise and enjoy the show.
<span style="font-weight:400">Meanwhile, back to Carol and the others.
<span style="font-weight:400">While the group was still confused as to why Benjamin and Thor hadn’t made a move, Carol simply looked around once and sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Alright, let’s just enjoy the show. If I guessed right, Ben has already used the Reality Stone and is already at the finish line.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Hearing her, everyone was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">No…is that even allowed!? Isn’t that too much of a cheat!?
<span style="font-weight:400">Everyone turned to look at Daredevil.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...There’s no rules that said he can’t use an Infinity Stone.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“But still…ah whatever. In any case, it’s already our win.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Starlord sighed and shook his head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Rocket Racoon frowned as he rubbed his chin.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Say, would he agree if I asked to borrow an Infinity Stone? I won’t be greedy. Just one would do.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Starlord was speechless.
<span style="font-weight:400">Can you even hear yourself!? Just one would do!? You think an Infinity Stone is a marble or something!?
<span style="font-weight:400">“I am Groot.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Exactly!
<span style="font-weight:400">Starlord agreed with Groot.
<span style="font-weight:400">Rocket rolled his eyes.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Fine. I’m not going to ‘borrow’ it then.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...If you’re thinking of stealing it, I’m letting you know now that we’re strangers who don’t know each other. In fact, I don’t even know you right now. Who let this racoon out?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Starlord knew Rocket well enough to think what he meant by not ‘borrowing’.
<span style="font-weight:400">He was prepared to cut ties with him to save himself!
<span style="font-weight:400">“Tsk.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Rocket clicked his tongue but no longer said anything.
<span style="font-weight:400">He only said it for the sake of saying it. It’s not like he doesn’t value his life!
<span style="font-weight:400">Only an idiot would think of stealing an Infinity Stone under the hands of that monster!
<span style="font-weight:400">“I am Groot.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Okay! Fine! I won’t do it!”
<span style="font-weight:400">…Alright, it seems he still had nned to do it before Groot spoke.
<span style="font-weight:400">Drax added at the side.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well if you’re not going to ask him, I will.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Who’re you? Why am I even talking to you? I don’t know you.”
<span style="font-weight:400">Starlord immediately cut ties with Drax as well.
<span style="font-weight:400">Gamora nced at the Guardians and sighed.
<span style="font-weight:400">“I am surrounded by idiots…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Carol smiled wryly and patted her on the shoulder.
<span style="font-weight:400">“You had it tough.”
<span style="font-weight:400">“...”
<span style="font-weight:400">Daredevil also looked at the group speechlessly.
<span style="font-weight:400">“...Those guys don’t seem to be lying. Should we be worried?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“It should be fine…right?”
<span style="font-weight:400">Iron Fist asked.
<span style="font-weight:400">Nightcrawler also didn’t know what to say.
<span style="font-weight:400">In the end, the three of them decided to take a step back and distance themselves from these people.
<span style="font-weight:400">Well, knowing Benjamin, those guys would probably not seed in stealing or borrowing an Infinity Stone from Benjamin so it should be fine.
<span style="font-weight:400">While their group was fooling around, on the race track, the Grandmaster and the other racers had finally noticed Benjamin and Thor’s absence in the race.
<span style="font-weight:400">The Grandmaster saw that they haven’t moved and couldn’t help but sneer.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Hah! They saw that Superman was carrying my chariot and directly gave up! What cowards! Still, Imend them for being smart enough to know they’re bound to lose.”
<span style="font-weight:400">On the other hand, Superman and Voyager were dubious.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Why did they not start? Are they overly confident and want to give us a headstart? Did they really give up?”
<span style="font-weight:400">“Did I think wrongly of that man? I thought he would be better than this…”
<span style="font-weight:400">Valkyrie also frowned.
<span style="font-weight:400">She couldn’t understand what Thor was thinking.
<span style="font-weight:400">He looked so confident when making the bet before!
<span style="font-weight:400">It can’t be that he was just going to give up in the end, right?
<span style="font-weight:400">Valkyrie sighed and shook her head.
<span style="font-weight:400">Whatever. What she needed to do was still unchanged.
<span style="font-weight:400">She needed to win!
<span style="font-weight:400">It wasn’t just because of the bet with Thor. She also needed to win to pay back her debt to the Grandmaster.
<span style="font-weight:400">After H decimated the Valkyries, she managed to escape somehow andnded here in Sakaar.
<span style="font-weight:400">It was the Grandmaster who found her and pulled her from the brink of death.
<span style="font-weight:400">Of course, in exchange, she now has to fight for him.
<span style="font-weight:400">Back then, they agreed that she simply needs to win a hundred games in the arena.
<span style="font-weight:400">She had long won 99 games. However, ever since the Grandmaster got a hold of that Superman, she has failed to win even a single game.
<span style="font-weight:400">Valkyrie knew that the Grandmaster was targeting her.
<span style="font-weight:400">After all, she has already be quite famous in the arena. It would be a loss to lose her.
<span style="font-weight:400">“No matter what, I will win!”
<span style="font-weight:400">Valkyrie gritted her teeth and continued to race while Korg continued shooting at their opponents.
<span style="font-weight:400">It didn’t take long for the group to start nearing the finish line.
<span style="font-weight:400">Seeing as the race was about to end, Benjamin stretched.
<span style="font-weight:400">“Well, it''s finally to end this farce and go home.”