The Soul Stone Was Taken

Star-Lord glanced at Rocket and the others ahead. "I promise you, I'll go with you to a planet where no one can find us. I don't know what they'll choose, but no matter what, I'll go with you."

Gamora looked at Star-Lord with deep affection. She knew Star-Lord personality very well; he loved to roam the universe, loved adventure, and disliked constraints and a stable life. For him to agree to live in seclusion with her was a great sacrifice.

Gamora opened her mouth, wanting to say something to Star-Lord that rarely expressed her feelings.

His mouth opened wide, but before he could utter a sound, it turned into surprise.

"What's the matter?"

Star-Lord stared at Gamora, who suddenly opened her mouth wide in surprise. After asking a question in astonishment, he instantly realized what was happening, drew the two pistols from his thighs, and turned to aim.

Sure enough, Thanos had arrived, appearing silently behind Star-Lord, wielding his weapon, the Heavenly Blade of the Dead. He clearly had ill intentions.

"Oh, damn it! How did you get here? I mean, get off my ship. This is my territory, and you're not welcome here."

Star-Lord sat on the spaceship floor, taking several steps backward to shield Gamora tightly behind him.

Thanos completely ignored Star-Lord's words and looked at Gamora with a complicated expression.

"Daughter, is this the look you get when you see your father? Is this your boyfriend? He doesn't look friendly at all."

"You want to trade me for the Soul Stone, don't you, my father?"

Gamora stared intently at Thanos and asked, then gave a self-deprecating laugh.

"I never dared to believe you loved me, but I never expected the way you proved it would be so unique."

Gamora's gaze made Thanos hesitant to look at her, so he turned to Star-Lord and spoke.

"Speaking of which, I should thank you. The time she spent with you was probably the happiest period of her life."

"You're wrong about that. She'll be just as happy for the rest of her life because I'll always be by her side. Do it!"

Without hesitation, Star-Lord pulled the trigger on Thanos, aiming both pistols directly at Thanos's head.

Thanos reacted incredibly quickly; the moment he pulled the trigger, the Heavenly Blade of the Dead was already positioned in front of him, blocking half of his body.

Star-Lord fired four or five shots in quick succession, hitting the Heavenly Blade of the Dead and sending sparks flying.

At the same time, Groot's arms transformed into long tree branches, wrapping around Thanos's ankles.

Rocket and Drax the Destroyer are ready to pounce, waiting for Star-Lord to draw Thanos's attention so that Groot can trip Thanos up, and then they can swarm him.

Just as Groot's branch wrapped around Thanos's ankle, an immense force surged forth, and before he could even exert any force, Thanos kicked him forward.

The branch on his other foot snapped off.

Star-Lord continued firing at Thanos, but every shot was blocked by the Dead Heavenly Blade of the Dead. The impact of the pistol was so weak that it couldn't even make Thanos's right hand, which was holding the Heavenly Blade of the Dead, tremble, let alone Thanos him.

Seeing Groot being flung towards Star-Lord and Gamora, Drax, with the most fiery temper, roared first and lunged at Thanos with two daggers in hand.

Star-Lord stopped shooting, and he and Gamora were knocked to the ground by Groot.

Thanos seemed to have eyes in the back of his head; he suddenly turned around, his strong arm reaching out to precisely grab Drax's neck.

The Heavenly Blade of the Dead swept across, directly across Drax's neck.

"Now I think we can talk calmly."

Thanos turned to the side and spoke to the people on either side of him.

To his right, only Nebula and Mantis were not prepared to attack him.

"Nebula, my daughter, I'm so glad you didn't lay a hand on me. You two sisters have made up, that's good."

Thanos saw Nebula and opened his mouth to speak.

"I just feel there's no point in taking action, Father."

Nebula spoke frankly, her fear of Thanos was deep-seated, and she felt that even if the few goofballs on the spaceship ambushed her, she had no chance of winning.

The Guardians of the Galaxy's sneak attack failed, and Thanos captured one of them in no time.

Everyone fell silent, except for Nebula who was talking to Thanos.

Taking advantage of this moment, Gamora pulled out a dagger and held it to her own neck.

What are you doing?

Star-Lord noticed Gamora's unusual behavior immediately and tried to stop her, but Gamora stopped him right away.

"Don't move, or I'll die right here in front of you."

Thanos looked into Gamora's resolute eyes, the image of the first time he met Gamora flashed through his mind.

He said with a complicated expression.

"You already know why I'm here, daughter. You're going to die, and your friends, including your boyfriend and sister, will all be buried with you."

"Of course I know, my father. To you, Carnage is a form of mercy. Spare them, and I'll go with you. Otherwise, if I die, you'll get nothing."

Gamora's eyes were red-rimmed, but her hand holding the dagger remained unusually steady.

Thanos recognized the dagger in Gamora's hand; it was a gift he gave her when they first met, when she was just a little girl who knew nothing.

"I promise you, come here, come to my side!"

Xia Yu overlooked one thing: he knew Thanos had a kind of elusive ability similar to the Space Stone, but he didn't know that Thanos was with the Time Variance Authority, and that they were in the Quantum Realm.

They know everything about the past and the future; they can go wherever anyone wants to go, and they also know where anyone is.

Everyone on Earth, especially those around Xia Yu, has been imprinted with a mental mark. Even Ancient One, who is alone outside, can be brought to Xia Yu's aid immediately should they be in any danger.

However, Xia Yu overlooked the Guardians of the Galaxy, who spent their days drifting in the vast universe.

Because of his improved strength, Xia Yu can now appear in almost any corner of the universe. In his view, he can get there in time for Thanos to appear, no matter what the situation.

He never imagined that Thanos could possess power similar to the Space Stone, appearing anywhere and leaving the Guardians of the Galaxy no time to send out a rescue.

Several hours later, Xia Yu tried to contact Star-Lord again, only to find that the Guardians of the Galaxy had lost contact.

They've completely lost contact.

Xia Yu sensed something was wrong and tore open a portal to Vormir.

When he reached the mountaintop, Thanos was not there, nor was the Soul Stone.

Only Star-Lord and the others, missing Gamora, looked grief-stricken.