Battle Against Ronan / Ronan Retreats in Defeat

Therefore, he was temporarily unable to respond effectively and could only let the Guardians of the Galaxy and Ronan wreak havoc on his territory.

Dane instructed his men, "Go eliminate the garrison here and take over the defenses."

"If you encounter Ronan, you may retreat for now."

As a warrior, Ronan was quite formidable with his Universal Hammer. Atlas alone probably would not be able to do much against him.

After Atlas left to carry out his orders, Dane headed alone to Knowhere. He was going to The Collector's lair.

He did not know The Collector's exact location, but nearly everyone living in Knowhere knew...

Dane casually asked someone and got the information he wanted.

His eight-foot height and heavy armor were an enormous deterrent to everyone. They did not dare lie to him.

As he approached The Collector's lair, Dane ran into an interesting fellow.

It was a white-feathered duck wearing a burgundy suit.

"Holy shit!" The duck actually spoke when he saw Dane. "You're really tall!"

Howard the Duck was an intelligent life-form that had gotten lost from a world of ducks and ended up in this universe. Other than looking like a duck, he was more like a human in every other way.

For some unknown reason, he had been captured by The Collector and turned into one of his collectibles.

"Tell me, where are The Collector's treasures?"

Howard the Duck's expression turned strange. "You want to steal his collection?"

Why hadn't I thought of that? After getting out of the cage, his first thought had been to leave that damned place. He had actually forgotten to steal the treasures there.

That was a fortune!

"My name's Howard, buddy. How about we split it?"

"Dane. I pick first."

"Deal!"

Howard waddled ahead on his short legs, leading