Quill's ingratitude left Ego furious and humiliated.
Su Ming's behind-the-scenes poaching drove Ego completely mad.
Just as Ego went berserk and prepared to kill everyone, Wanda struggled to hold on while Quicksilver hurried to save people.
Rocket's roar snapped Quill out of his daze.
Quill's body jerked as he recalled the planetary power Ego had guided him to awaken not long ago.
Shaking out the arm that Quicksilver had dragged numb, he took two steps forward.
He secretly gathered energy, his gaze resolute.
He intended to hit the old bastard with something vicious.
But his mouth was faster than his brain, and he mocked first:
"Hey, you old fossil! Let go of my friends! If you've got the guts, come at me!"
Hearing Quill's provocation, Ego's eyes shifted as he looked over.
Light flickered.
His rage gradually faded, and arrogance crept back onto his face.
Without a word, he naturally had no intention of sparing this rebellious wretch.
He reached out and grabbed:
"Buzz—"
An energy tentacle suddenly shot up from the ground behind Quill.
Thick and blazing.
Quill instinctively turned his head, his dumbfounded expression illuminated by the light.
Distracted, he failed to summon the energy he had been gathering.
"Pfft—"
Just as Quill wondered what the thing was about to do to him.
The tentacle pierced through his back and emerged from his chest.
Star-Lord was hoisted into the air just like that, unable to move another inch.
Like a duck on a roasting rack.
"Quill!!"
Quicksilver had just moved Mantis to safety when he turned around.
His eyes nearly split with rage.
"We could have joined forces, but I think it would be best if, for the next thousand years...
You served as a battery, supplying my divine power!"
With hatred and absolute arrogance in his voice,