"We have new guests coming," Ye Li said calmly.
No sooner had he spoken.
Whoosh~——!
Whoosh~——!.
Two oval, egg-shaped small ships pierced the clouds and rapidly landed not far away.
…..
Ye Li turned his head and glanced at Star-Lord, who was still unconscious:
Just knocking someone out and leaving him here doesn't seem very nice…
…..
"Let's go first."
Ye Li placed his palm lightly on Alita's shoulder.
As light and shadow flickered———
Before Ronan's men stepped out of their ships.
The two of them vanished without a trace.
…..
"The thing's in his arms!!"
"Who are you?!"
When Peter Quill (Star-Lord) slowly woke up, he saw a group of armed thugs charging at him menacingly….
He didn't have time to think about how he had passed out, he grabbed the Orb and bolted toward the spaceship he had come in.
"Catch him!! Surround his ship!" Several Kree soldiers moved quickly, blocking Peter Quill's path.
"Kree language, damn it!"
The head Star-Lord had just been whacked on was much clearer now.
Moving nimbly.
These soldiers couldn't stop him at all; they could only watch as he boarded the ship———
"Bastard! Shoot him down immediately!!"
Amid impotent, furious shouts and the roar of cannon fire.
Peter Quill's ship streaked across the sky….
…..
Aboard the ship.
"Heh heh~"
Star-Lord stroked the Orb with delight. "Got it. Time to head to Xandar AN turn in the job."
…..
A few days later.
Xandar.
"Xandarians are all a bunch of losers.
Every single one of them is either busy doing something boring or doing something pointless, it's honestly pathetic.
Look at this guy—calling us criminals. Using that haircut to scare people is what should be a crime."
Rocket scanned the crowd with a device for wanted criminals, all the while snarking nonstop.
When he saw a little brat with flowing blond hair being led along by a parent, he kept roasting: "What is that supposed to be? Thinks it's so cool, having someone lead it around—what's cool about that! Walk on your own if you've got any guts, you little monster!"
"...Look at Mr. Smile over there~ oh, where's your wife, old man… hey! What's this?"
Rocket was muttering away with great interest when a lively face appeared in the scanner's lens.
On the girl's face were a pair of big eyes, blinking curiously as she said, "What's it chattering about?"
Rocket, by force of habit, added, "A cyborg? Oh… look at that shiny silver shell—pretty nice taste. Maybe I can strip it off to add to my collection."
"This seems to be…" The silver-bodied girl bent at the waist in front of Rocket to examine him.
After a few glances.
She suddenly pointed at Rocket in realization, turned her head, and said to the person behind her, "Dad, look! There are raccoons on alien planets that walk on two legs!"
"What's the big deal."
Ye Li jerked his chin to the side to indicate, "Look, there's even a moving tree."
By the fountain.
A tall tree-being was opening his mouth to let water flow into his belly, and happily called out, "I am Groot."
…..
"What did you say?!"
Rocket, whose implanted translator contained Earth languages, bristled the instant he heard Alita's words———
Kakaka!
A gun a bit mismatched to his body size came off his back; he aimed it at Alita. "I'll show you how dangerous I am!"
…..
Only.
In the instant Rocket raised his gun.
Alita also drew the vibranium blade from her back and, with extreme speed, slashed down in a single stroke!
Huen~!
The green flame on the blade flashed past in front of Rocket———
Clang~!
Half of the gun fell cleanly to the ground with a crisp ring.
The remaining half, of course, was in Rocket's paws, the cut neat, glowing yellow and steaming hot….
"No!! Heaven—do you know how much that gun cost me?" Rocket bared his teeth in pain as he looked at the half a big gun in his hands.
"It can talk too?"
Alita twirled the blade, flicked off the green flame, and said, "Little raccoon, you pointed a gun at me. Be glad I didn't chop your head off—otherwise I could try raccoon meat today to see what it tastes like."
"You dare say that again!!"
Rocket Raccoon, so angry he was about to hemorrhage, immediately shouted to the tree by the fountain.
"Groot! Still drinking water there? Your boss is about to get carved up here!"