Jason caught Mantis as she was sent flying backward.
"What happened?"
"Ego's mind has awakened. I couldn't resist that power at all."
Mantis spoke with a pained expression. Clearly, Ego's assault had hit her hard. At the very least, blood was still trickling from the corner of her mouth.
In the air, Leo finally descended slowly, the light around him drawing back into his body. He reined in his Source Body.
Otherwise, the strange pressure would have been unbearable for the others nearby, making them feel an overwhelming urge to flee.
Of course, apart from the urge caused by the power surrounding Leo, everyone also felt the urge to run when faced with the enormous Star Core before them.
"Did you sense Quill? Inside Ego's mind?"
Leo landed and looked at Mantis as he asked.
"No. There was only Ego's Mental Power. He has completely fused with the planet. He is the entire planet now, and his Mental Power has become astronomical."
Mantis spoke in obvious agony. At the same time, there was a hint of anxiety in her eyes. "We have to leave. Otherwise, Ego will kill us all."
Mantis's words caused the expressions of everyone nearby to change.
But Gamora suddenly stepped forward. "No, Quill definitely won't lose. It's only been a minute!!"
Jason helped Mantis to her feet. "That's right. I believe in Quill. His Mental Power was enhanced by the boss. How could Ego defeat him so easily?"
Leo said no more. He simply stood calmly where he was, watching the violently trembling Star Core before him.
The thing that clearly resembled a brain began to change. From its impossibly thick physical walls, streaks of Light of Life suddenly began extending outward wildly.
The Defense Shell, which looked as though it possessed an incredibly high density,