"I've already made a private deal with a third-party buyer. I won't let Ronan get the Orb!"
Gamora did not notice that when she mentioned Ronan and the Orb, the prison guard walking at the very front had a sudden flicker in his eyes. His expression remained unchanged, but he secretly memorized every word Gamora had said.
Star-Lord, walking behind them, had his eyes light up the instant he heard Gamora's words.
Gamora's words revealed a great deal of information. First, she was Ronan's subordinate, and she had betrayed him.
Second, she likely knew about the deal between Ronan and Thanos and was trying to stop Ronan from obtaining the Orb.
Third, she had found another buyer. Star-Lord could not help wondering whether the buyer Gamora had found was richer than The Collector!
Star-Lord did not think Gamora was lying, because back on Xandar, she had shown him mercy time and again.
Otherwise, with the overwhelming strength she had displayed, she could easily have killed him, taken the Orb, and brought it back to Ronan.
That also proved that she was not as cold-blooded and cruel as Ronan and Thanos. It was only natural that she would betray them.
And if that was truly the case, didn't it mean they were actually on the same side? Their goal was to stop Ronan from getting the Orb and destroying Xandar!
At that thought, Star-Lord's gaze at Gamora softened considerably—and grew even more heated.
If Gamora really had been Ronan's lackey, then although she was exactly his type, he would not have gone easy on her because they stood on opposing sides.
But now that concern was gone. The thoughts he had had when he first saw Gamora could continue after all!
As comrades fighting on the same front, the two of