Second Round

Stop!

Chen Mu had intended for Star-Lord to awaken his own power. What were all of them rolling up their sleeves for?

What kind of behavior was ganging up on Ronan and bullying him?

He had told Star-Lord and Ronan to fight one-on-one, yet their entire team had rushed in. Wasn't that just bullying?

So Chen Mu called a halt without hesitation.

"I say, isn't it a little wrong for you to gang up on someone like this?"

Ronan had been beaten until his face was swollen and bruised. Well, his skin was blue to begin with, so the bruising wasn't all that visible, but the swelling around his eyes and mouth was perfectly clear.

With Ronan's own formidable strength, he truly could have defeated the Guardians of the Galaxy, but they had plot armor!

Though they were all a bunch of idiots, they worked together seamlessly. Even if none of them was particularly impressive alone, the power they unleashed as a team was enough to make one's eyes light up.

The powerful Ronan had been beaten so badly that he had no chance to fight back.

If this continued, Ronan would surely be killed before long, which ran completely counter to Chen Mu's plans.

"Peter Quill, your power is actually incredibly strong. As long as you can awaken it, defeating Ronan will be easy. Yet all you think about is relying on your teammates. You simply don't deserve that power. No wonder it has never awakened. Maybe it just despises you."

"..."

Star-Lord remained silent. In truth, he could not even complain, because he was currently frozen in place. Only his eyes were still darting around. In his heart, he had probably cursed Chen Mu's entire family already.

*You make it sound so easy. Who knows whether this black-hearted