The Strange Boy's outstretched claws crackled with boundless lightning as he slammed them into Ego's head. The slap smashed his newly "regrown" head apart like a watermelon.
The overwhelming force sent the rest of Ego's body flying sideways.
Bang!!
The headless Ego crashed into the wall with a violent tremor, scattering bricks and dust everywhere.
"Nice one!"
Star-Lord couldn't help clapping and cheering at the sight.
"Quill!"
Hearing the shout, Star-Lord saw Gamora running toward him, her face full of worry. Before he could answer, a full-on hug left him rooted to the spot in a daze.
"You little punk. You're all right."
Yondu came running over and shoved Gamora aside, throwing himself into Star-Lord's open arms instead.
"Yondu?"
Star-Lord had wanted to give Gamora a passionate embrace, only for his adoptive father to beat her to it.
Yondu squeezed him so tightly he could barely breathe. Only after he let go did Star-Lord have the strength to ask, "How did you find me? And who are they?"
"I can do anything, you little bastard. Wherever you run, I can find you."
Yondu patted Star-Lord's shoulder and said rather smugly, "If it weren't for me, you'd have been in serious trouble back there."
"Huh? Did you actually do anything? All you did was sprint a hundred meters from the door to here. You weren't the one who clawed Ego, were you?"
Drax exposed him without the slightest mercy.
"Hey! If I hadn't stopped you in time, you'd have started fighting at the entrance! I deserve some credit!"
That required going back two minutes.
"This is it."
Lin Ze led the group outside the Palace. They were just about to head inside when Wanderer suddenly sprang into action beside them, forming Wind Blades and attacking the far end of one of