After Quill, Rocket, and the others climbed back up, they were still grieving Groot's death.
But then they vaguely heard,
"You might die."
They immediately snapped awake and understood their situation.
When they had fallen earlier, Groot had completely wrapped them inside his body. They had paid no attention to the outside world and hadn't even noticed that the Dark Aster had taken to the sky.
But they definitely recognized Ronan, who stood not far away.
With a single strike, he had destroyed the Nova Corps' defensive barrier. No one was a match for him!
How were they supposed to deal with such a powerful enemy?
However, they soon noticed the Asgardian warrior standing nearby with his hands in his pockets.
He seemed to be planning to try and stop Ronan.
Although Star-Lord and the others were moved by his courage, they knew that at most, he could only buy them some time.
Ronan had already landed. If he wanted to destroy Chitauri Prime, all he needed to do was bring down his hammer!
In the original plot, if Star-Lord hadn't mysteriously started dancing to his own BGM and launched a mental attack on Ronan, Chitauri Prime would have been completely finished...
"Are you talking to me? Talking to me, Ronan?"
Ronan had also recovered by now. He could hardly believe his ears. After obtaining the Power Stone and wielding such immense power, someone still dared to insult him like this!
"You know nothing about power!"
Gripping his treasured warhammer, Ronan unleashed a terrifying purple radiance from the Power Stone embedded in its head, blasting it toward Xu Yue.
An unstoppable, irresistible sensation surged forth, as if any force standing in its path were nothing but clouds, destined to be crushed beneath absolute might!
It was not that this power