Just as Star-Lord was about to let his beastly urges take over, Chen Mo's voice doused him like a bucket of cold water.
"Are you planning to go high-altitude surfing again, or are you waiting for those guys to catch up?"
Star-Lord instantly snapped awake. He hurried to his feet, ran to the pilot's seat, and steered the ship toward outer space.
Bereet finally noticed Chen Mo as well. Seeing the tall figure behind them, completely covered in heavy black armor, curiosity flickered in her eyes.
She had been sleeping in the lower cabin and had no idea what had happened earlier. She simply assumed Chen Mo was Star-Lord's friend. When she saw him, she even raised an arm and waved in greeting.
"Hi!"
Looking at the red-skinned alien woman, Chen Mo felt that Star-Lord's tastes were rather unusual. But when he thought of Star-Lord's father, Ego, who had indiscriminately spread his seed across the universe, Chen Mo found it easier to accept.
After all, Star-Lord was not purely human. It was only normal for his interests to be a little broader. Besides, compared to Ego, Star-Lord's taste was practically ordinary. At least apart from her red skin, Bereet was not much different from a beautiful Earth woman.
Chen Mo nodded at Bereet, then turned to look ahead of the ship. Star-Lord had already piloted it through the clouds and away from Morag. In the sky before them hung two enormous planets, one near and one far, as though they were within reach.
Even the farther planet looked far larger than the moon, while only a small portion of the huge red planet nearby could be seen. It appeared to be even larger than Morag itself.
But as the ship continued accelerating, they soon broke free of Morag, leaving all