Dormammu, the Demon God, had been driven back in fright.
For a moment, Su Ming could not figure out why the Demon God, who had made such an imposing entrance, had suddenly retreated.
But he could infer a few things from the words Dormammu had left behind.
"Starcore Fragments... are these things really so popular among beings at the Demon God level?
I really underestimated them..."
A welcoming smile immediately appeared on his battle-hungry face, brimming with boldness.
"The difficulty's gone up? Perfect, I was starting to get bored...
Come at me—!"
After waking Yondu, Su Ming had been curious how this guy could understand Groot without Rocket translating for him.
Could brushing against death have brought him some unexpected gain?
Su Ming had a good impression of Yondu.
He had no objections to Groot taking it upon himself to invite him to join.
When he heard that Yondu had actually made a condition, his interest was immediately piqued.
He looked intently at the still-weak Yondu.
Everyone else looked at him as well, their expressions varied.
*My god! Yondu!
With a monster like the captain guarding the Guardian Corps, they're destined to be invincible.
Won't they be able to swagger sideways across the entire universe from now on?
And at a time like this, you're still talking about conditions?
You've taken too many jobs—you've made haggling a habit...
Just say yes already!!!
Damn it!
You idiot, moron, blue potato...*
Seeing Yondu still daring to make demands with that smug grin on his face, Quill's inner voice leaped up and cursed furiously.
He wished he could nod in Yondu's place and seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
But Yondu merely kept looking at Su Ming with a wicked grin.
He seemed to be waiting for Su Ming's answer.
"Oh? Let's hear it..."
Su