"Retreat! Retreat!" Star-Lord gave the order to withdraw.
Drax kicked Cull Obsidian away and turned to run.
Groot swept aside the pursuers with his roots and followed close behind.
Thor also grabbed the listless Loki from the ground and retreated toward the spaceship with the others.
Seeing this, Proxima Midnight spun her spear and charged straight at Thor.
She would never allow the Tesseract's trail to escape.
"Don't forget our target!" Rocket shouted as he ran.
Star-Lord understood immediately.
He suddenly stopped in midair, swung his guns around, and unleashed a barrage at Proxima Midnight, who was about to give chase.
He even taunted her, "Hey! You... midnight pole dancer! Look over here!"
"Uh... I just wanted to ask, does that long tube in your hand come with a heating function?"
Proxima Midnight flew into a rage, abandoning Thor and turning her attention to Star-Lord.
She rapidly spun her spear, precisely knocking down the energy blasts Star-Lord fired at her.
Just as she prepared to throw her spear and strike back.
The low-profile Mantis found the perfect opportunity.
She sprang up and climbed onto Proxima Midnight's neck like a cat.
Then she quickly pressed a hand against the top of her head.
"Sleep!" Her forehead antennae glimmered faintly.
Proxima Midnight froze, her eyelids drooping uncontrollably.
The fierce warrior woman from a moment ago had her legs give out the next, collapsing limply onto the ground.
She fell into a deep sleep.
"Nicely done, Mantis!"
Rocket praised her loudly, then roared at Thor as he came running over, "Take that woman too, Thor. She's our trophy!"
Hearing the shout, Thor did not hesitate.
He rushed straight to Proxima Midnight's side and grabbed the collar of her armor.
Then, with Loki in one hand and Proxima Midnight in the other, he launched