#565 - On the verge of breaking out

Under Star-Lord's grand pronouncements, the Benatar once again carried the entire Guardians of the Galaxy on a journey.

To celebrate persuading Gamora to return, Star-Lord even played a song from the mix tape his mother had specially selected for him.

《Hooked on a Feeling》, he felt this song best captured his current mood.

A high-tech spaceship freely roaming the cosmos, now playing a song from decades ago inside—this wonderful contrast is something most people can't experience.

Star-Lord, driven by the music, swayed in his chair, humming his treasure with his eyes closed. At this moment, he lived under his mother's gaze, radiating his vitality like a child. He felt he must be the coolest kid in the universe.

But to the other members of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord looked like a fat grub trying to break out of its eggshell.

"Recording a new ailment, Groot," Rocket whispered to the little tree man. "Excessive sandwich ingestion syndrome. The patient becomes obese from eating too many sandwiches and then imagines himself as a superstar."

"I am Groot."

The beautiful melody drowned out Rocket and Groot's muttering. Feeling good, Star-Lord began to radiate his charm, just in time to see the whispering father and son.

Facing the electric eyes Star-Lord cast over, Rocket and Groot waved back with a smile, then whispered, "I'm going to be sick. I never want to eat a sandwich again in my life."

"I am Groot."

Gamora was speechless at Star-Lord's antics, but she had to admit that the latter's actions did distract her from the tension. Perhaps she should take advantage of this moment to relax and forget about Thanos for now.

The influence of the Awesome Mix was very powerful. Besides Star-Lord, everyone was more or less affected. First Mantis and Drax—one was simple-minded, the other a bit dull, both following their hearts. Hearing a good song, they started to sway.

Then there were Rocket and Groot. Although Rocket often bickered with Star-Lord, he wouldn't question Star-Lord's mom's taste. He liked these songs very much, and Groot felt much the same way.

With his companions all getting hyped up, Gamora, who had been preoccupied, was also infected by the melody and the surrounding companions. She sat in her seat tapping along to the rhythm, and the movements grew larger and larger, until finally she even closed her eyes and hummed like Star-Lord.

The inside of the ship was harmonious for a time, until…

"Bang!"

"What the…!" Star-Lord was almost thrown out. He opened his eyes and was about to curse Rocket's driving skills when he was immediately stunned by the scene before him.

Not just him, but the other Guardians of the Galaxy as well. The scene before them was truly terrifying.

Outside the Benatar's viewport, three people were standing before them. Gamora was extremely familiar with these three. The one in the lead was her father, Thanos.

"Father…" A flicker of fear flashed in Gamora's eyes. Star-Lord glanced at the once again self-enclosed Gamora, then looked at Thanos with a displeased expression.

Drax was filled with anger, looking like he couldn't wait to pull out his weapons and rush into outer space to fight Thanos. Rocket and Groot showed expressions of vigilance and curiosity, respectively. Mantis was a little at a loss, not knowing what kind of expression she should make.

Thanos looked at his daughter, who was only a pane of glass away, and a trace of tenderness that no one could detect flashed in his eyes. Then he raised his left hand, which was wearing the Infinity Gauntlet.

Brilliant blue light bloomed, and the next second, Thanos and Corvus Glaive behind him disappeared from the Star-Lord's sight.

"Where did he go?" A moment of panic appeared on Star-Lord's face. "And that thing is the Power Stone? Isn't that thing on Xandar?"

"Obviously, my father used some means to get it," Gamora said with a complicated expression. Suddenly, her body trembled because a hand was placed on her shoulder.

If it were an ordinary person making such a sudden attack, Gamora would have dislocated the hand on her shoulder in the next second, but the owner of this hand made her unable to resist.

"My dear daughter, I am very pleased that you can understand me so well." Thanos gently stroked Gamora's shoulder, looking like a father encouraging his daughter.

The sudden strange voice startled everyone present. Star-Lord pulled out his dual pistols, Drax drew his pair of daggers, Rocket had already placed his hand on the trigger, Groot's arms also turned into hammers, and Mantis also raised her hands, using her companions' imposing manner to embolden herself.

"Get your hand off her, you sun-baked beach!" Star-Lord stared at Thanos seriously, his tone without a hint of joking. It was rare to see him so serious.

Corvus Glaive behind Thanos knew that Star-Lord must have said something bad when he heard Star-Lord's tone. He raised his war blade to teach him a lesson, but Thanos stopped him with a wave of his hand.

"You have a good group of companions, daughter." Thanos was still as kind as an old father. If you ignored Gamora's expression, this would definitely be a heart-warming scene.

"Let them go," Gamora pleaded in a low voice. This tone made Star-Lord, who was already concerned, even more annoyed. When had he ever seen Gamora like this?

"I said, let, her, go!" Star-Lord said through gritted teeth, but Thanos completely ignored him and disregarded Star-Lord once again.

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"You know, I didn't want to interfere in your little games." Thanos stroked Gamora's head. "But I have important things to accomplish, and I need your help with that."

Gamora knew he was talking about the Infinity Stones, and she also knew that Thanos must not get that thing, so she gritted her teeth and gave her first answer.

"I don't know."

Thanos's hand paused, and he showed a helpless expression and said, "Then it seems I have to use some special methods."

"I told you to let go, Purple Yam!"

Thanos's monologue had long angered Star-Lord. The reason he hadn't taken action was that he was afraid of accidentally hurting Gamora, but when he heard that Thanos was going to use special methods, he couldn't care less about anything else and immediately pulled the trigger because he cared about Gamora.

Brilliant elemental energy spewed out from the muzzle, turning into bullets and flying towards Thanos's head. As a top marksman in the universe, Star-Lord would never miss at this distance. From the moment he fired, he knew he would definitely hit the target.

But that was for other people, not for Thanos.

Thanos just raised his left hand. The gauntlet made by the Dwarf King, even without storing the Infinity Stones, was an unparalleled divine weapon, easily crushing the incoming elemental bullets. However, this was just the beginning.

The bullets left the chamber, and the battle broke out.