Admiring Batman

A tractor beam descended, and the Guardians of the Galaxy's small ship slowly drifted backward and upward. Gamora felt that something was off. Yondu kept insisting they were reinforcements, but once they entered the other side's territory, they would no longer be in control. By the time they wanted to leave, it would be too late.

Three seconds later, the small ship changed direction. Gamora gave up resisting, because whether they lived or died was no longer up to her.

In the depths of space, ten massive warships were arranged in an arrow formation. Their pitch-black, menacing armor resembled black holes, trapping every ray of passing light.

The colossal war machines were like space fortresses looming before them, making it hard to breathe.

"Wait, that emblem is... Hydra!?"

At the front of the warships was Hydra's dark-red flashing emblem, a skull with tentacles, impossible to miss.

"What is Hydra?" Drax asked curiously.

"A very famous interstellar mercenary group. They operate on the battlefields of advanced civilizations. They're well-equipped and extremely powerful. I thought you'd know that."

Rocket glanced at Drax and explained, "They have a great reputation. We've had several jobs canceled because the clients chose them instead."

"They're competitors?"

"You could say that."

Drax looked worried. "When we board their ship later, will they wipe us all out because of business conflicts?"

"I am Groot!"

"Probably not. The reason we're still alive and haven't starved to death is because we picked up the jobs Hydra didn't want."

"Huh? Haven't we survived by cheating, scamming, and stealing?"

"..."

Listening to Rocket and Drax's Silly Bird conversation, Gamora's face darkened. A moment later, the small ship was drawn into the belly of a large warship by the tractor beam. A row of heavily armed soldiers waited on the landing platform.

**"Hail