Something's Off, Isn't It?

Star-Lord froze for a moment, then roared the next second, "I said rescue them, not kill them! What are you doing?!"

Aka merely shrugged at that and looked into space. "Don't worry. Thanos's flagship won't be destroyed that easily."

And indeed, that was the case.

The Sanctuary burst into raging flames amid the explosion. Its wreckage, stripped of engine power, was swiftly caught by the planet's gravity and fell toward the desert world like a rain of fiery meteors.

But after falling for a while, the largest chunk suddenly slowed dramatically. Its burning outer shell was flung away by inertia, as though shedding its shell and being reborn. A dark ship two-thirds smaller than the Sanctuary emerged in the sky, blue flames blasting from its rear as it regained its balance.

The Sanctuary, which had not even been completely destroyed in its last battle against Carl, was far tougher than it looked. Moreover, Leviathan was hardly skilled at controlling energy output. That blast had only burned through the Sanctuary's outer sections, where soldiers and weapons were stationed. The inner sections remained completely intact.

However, Thanos was not happy about that.

That was all money...

That was my flagship!

It might be tough, but it had only been a few months since it was last wrecked, hadn't it?

And now this again?!

Could you at least show it some respect?

Though he desperately wanted to say that, Thanos remained calm and indifferent upon his throne. Looking at the immense Abomination Warship in space, he took a deep breath.

"First meeting... or should I say, I've finally met you, Black Count."

"You should know who I am. But I think I need an explanation for this."

His voice spread in every direction through the communicator's frequency. Every channel could receive it, not