While Kraft and the others were still fooling around on Xandar, the black, spiral-shaped Dark Aster had already led the Necrocraft Fleet toward the Crossbone Vanguard's position.
Although Ronan the Accuser was an arrogant man, he still took the Death Vanguard seriously enough, given that they could hold their own against the Shi'ar Empire.
So, after receiving the intelligence Nebula had gathered, Ronan took his men to the location where the Crossbone Vanguard was docked. Nebula also brought her contingent of the Necrocraft Fleet to rendezvous with him.
"Enemy ship detected! Enemy ship detected!"
The Harrow in charge of reconnaissance promptly reported to Angela.
"Disengage optical camouflage. Let's give them a blast first!"
Already dressed as a pirate captain, Angela waved the iron hook on her left hand as she gave the order.
With its Invisibility Field switched off, the Crossbone Vanguard appeared out of empty space and unleashed a volley from its Mega Particle Cannons at the enormous Dark Aster in the distance.
Compared with the Dark Elves' T-shaped warships, the Dark Aster was bigger and sturdier, so the barrage did no damage to it. It did, however, enrage Ronan the Accuser inside.
"Deploy the Necrocraft Fleet! Destroy them!"
Ronan had originally intended to contact the Death Vanguard and simply demand their surrender, along with the Orb and Gamora. Now, he flew into a rage. No longer caring whether he might accidentally hurt Gamora-who was not actually aboard-he ordered his fleet to attack the Crossbone Vanguard.
A great number of Necrocraft flew out of the Dark Aster, swarming toward the Crossbone Vanguard like locusts.
"Heh heh heh! Did you think the Death Vanguard was still just a handful of stragglers?"
Faced with the oncoming swarm, Angela calmly flicked the brim of her hat.
During the renovations of Arale Star,