Having been betrayed by his own men, but gaining back a son, Qin Xiao felt that Yondu had come out on top, since those men were never very reliable to begin with.
After Star-Lord explained everything to Yondu, Yondu immediately decided to disband the crew and go with them to the Celestial Skull.
"They've all been with me for a long time. Those who want to come with me, I'll give them a home over there. Those who don't, that ship is theirs. Whether they become great Ravagers or space junk is up to them."
Yondu sighed deeply. After all, he had spent his entire life on spaceships, and a sudden farewell was indeed somewhat sad.
After grieving for a while, Yondu finally turned on the communicator and began contacting the people on the ship. Although his men had abandoned him, those he left on the mothership were all loyal to him.
He wanted to give everyone an explanation.
The communicator was connected, and a kind-looking man with a thick beard appeared on the screen. This was one of Yondu's most loyal subordinates.
" Dave, all of you come down here for a moment. What happened earlier was a misunderstanding. I have something I'd like to discuss with you."
Seeing that it was one of his own people who made the contact, Yondu felt even more confident; those people who went back earlier hadn't managed to take control of the spaceship.
"Um... Yondu, it might not be convenient for us to come find you right now."
The man named Dave looked somewhat embarrassed as he spoke.
"Not very convenient? What do you mean? Those bastards went back and took control of the ship? I left enough men behind. What happened, Dave?"
The unexpected turn of events Yondu somewhat embarrassed. He glanced at Qin Xiao, who was standing next to him with a Eight Trigrams expression, and his face darkened even further.
"We should be a galaxy away from you now. We're leaving, boss. We know what happened next. You abandoned us all for Quill. We know what happened."
"Fart!"
Yondu's face turned even bluer, and he opened his mouth to shout a curse.
"If any one of you falls into the wrong hands, I would do the same. Even if you've betrayed us, you're still part of my team, and only I can deal with you. Am I wrong? Or do you have doubts about me?"
"Alright, boss, I've been with you for many years, and I know your feelings for Quill. I don't think there's anything wrong with it. It's just that it involved our entire team at the time. You can't abandon everyone for him alone. We will elect a new leader to lead us. I'm sorry, boss, it might be a good thing for you. You don't need us anymore, right?"
Dave said, somewhat dejected.
Then, as if remembering something, he continued.
"We saw a warship heading in your direction when we left. It should be Ronan the Accuser. Quill has gotten himself into a huge mess. As a friend, I have a suggestion for you: ignore him and get going. Ronan is no ordinary character."
Dave bearded man, said a few words and then quickly hung up the phone.
Damn it!
Yondu crushed his communicator in one swift motion.
"Looks like they don't need your explanation; they've already taken your spaceship!"
Qin Xiao, always eager for excitement and not afraid of things getting out of hand, fanned the flames from the sidelines.
"Shut up! You should think about how to deal with Ronan. What he wants is in your hands, it has nothing to do with Peter or us."
As Yondu spoke, he pulled Star-Lord back a step, pretending it was none of his business.
"Um, Yondu, I actually forgot to tell you earlier, the main reason we're here is to wait for Ronan. We had Qin hiding to the side mainly because we were afraid Ronan would see him and run away."
Star-Lord- Lord rattled off the story of how Qin Xiao had single-handedly driven off Ronan's entire fleet in a small spaceship.
This led Yondu to suspect that Qin Xiao was from some superpower in the universe, possessing such strength and the ability to build a spaceship capable of defeating an entire fleet single-handedly.
Yondu, standing beside Star-Lord, whispered about Qin Xiao's background. Outside the atmosphere, Ronan's spaceship was already faintly visible.
This time is different from the last. This time it's not a fleet, but a huge spaceship with two enormous wings, the wings covered with slowly rotating metal strips.
This is the spaceship Guardians of the Galaxy Ronan landed on Xandar. It should be the most powerful space force Ronan possesses.
" Ronan is here. According to the original plan, shouldn't you hide first? After all, you said you met once in communications last time."
As the spaceship loomed overhead, Star-Lord walked over and said...
"There's no need for that!"
Qin Xiao waved his hand.
Last time it was a spaceship, this time it's people. And before, they were afraid of hurting Star-Lord, but now they have the powerful Yondu, so the three of them can easily land and fight.
He reached out and opened a wormhole outside the spaceship, then melted a huge hole with flames.
Afterwards, he took Star-Lord and Yondu and opened another wormhole above the hole, directly entering Ronan's spaceship.
Along the way, Qin Xiao led the way with flames, Yondu cleared the rear with his Yaka Arrow, and Star-Lord finished them off with his dual pistols between them.
The three swaggered straight toward the bridge, and along the way Kree troops swarmed out of the ship, but they couldn't even slightly hinder their progress.
On the bridge, Ronan stared at the screens in front of him, seeing his men being instantly killed upon first sight. A hint of fear flashed in his eyes, but more than that, there was a desperate, hysterical desperation.
"What exactly is that planet C-53? Our data says it's a backward and barren planet. Damn it, is this kind of monster its specialty?"
The local specialty is a monster, and the worst part is that he keeps running into it.
" My Accuser, you should retreat. This man is too powerful; our army is no match for him."
One of Ronan's men tried to dissuade him.
"Retreat? We have nowhere left to retreat to!"
A flicker of despair crossed Ronan's eyes. The Kree Empire had severed ties with him. In order to destroy Xandar, he had sworn a solemn oath before the Mad Titan. If he couldn't obtain the Power Stone this time, he would have no way out.
Thanos's massive body loomed over Ronan like a giant shadow; failing the mission meant certain death anyway.
"Pass on my orders: have them all abandon the attack. This kind of death is meaningless. Go back to Hala. They hate me, and the Supreme Intelligence will surely accept you."
Ronan looked at the soldiers dying on the screen and said with some heartache.
Ronan is the purest Kree, a militarist who is determined to destroy the major empires in the universe. His followers are also hardline hawks who, for the glory of the Kree, not only disregard the lives of other races but also those of their own.
This was the first time Ronan's subordinate, who had followed Ronan for over a hundred years, had ever seen such despair and weakness in Ronan's eyes.
" Your Accuser, we are warriors, warriors of the Kree."
Hearing his subordinate's words, Ronan slowly turned around and looked at him with admiration.
"I know you are the finest warriors of the Kree, but you must take your men back."
At this point, Ronan's voice suddenly rose, and his entire demeanor instantly became incredibly sharp.
"Those fools who now control the Kree Empire are greedy for comfort and peace, and have forgotten the glory of the Kree. I can die here, but you must go back. You are the spark. If you don't want to see the Kree forever stagnant, you'd better go back, integrate with them, improve your status in the Empire, and preserve our spark."
"Someday..."
Ronan looked out the window, his voice softening again, almost as if he were muttering to himself.
"One day, the glory of the Kree will shine throughout the entire universe!"
"This is an order. Execute it immediately!"
Ronan stood ramrod straight, raised his hammer, and gave a Kree salute.
"Yes, Accuser!"
Ronan's men left, taking with them Ronan's will, his armor, and his hammer.
The Kree troops on the spaceship escaped the mothership in small landing pods.
Whether this so-called spark could ignite militarism within the Kree Empire in the future, Qin Xiao had no idea. All he knew was that Ronan had no chance at all.
When Qin Xiao blasted open the metal door of the bridge with a fireball, he saw Ronan shirtless, holding what appeared to be a star-destroying energy cannon salvaged from the spaceship, its dark muzzle pointed directly at Qin Xiao and the others outside the door.
Of course, the so-called "planet-destroying level" does not mean that a single shot can destroy a planet, but rather that a weapon is capable of causing substantial damage to a planet.
However, for an individual, this is tantamount to a nuclear bomb on Earth.
"Bang!"
Without any preamble, Ronan fired a shot immediately.
The intense, sun-like gathering of energy caused the three, including Qin Xiao, to Yondu cover their eyes.
Although his eyes were blinded, Qin Xiao did not remain completely still. A pale blue light appeared, transforming into a defensive shield several meters in diameter, firmly protecting the three people inside.
The energy shield was almost immediately met with Qin Xiao's energy shield as soon as it was formed.
"BOOM!!!"
The protective shield formed by the Space Stone's energy was not something that could be broken by ordinary forces. After the collision, the shield remained unmoved, but the energy cannon exploded.
Even with the strength of the South Africa, the Star Destroyer Cannon was barely manageable. After firing the shot, he was violently slammed into the control panel in front of the bridge by the recoil.
Ronan fired that shot with the certainty of certain death.
Unfortunately, in the instant of the explosion, Ronan still caught a glimpse of that pale blue light, and the faint smiles on the faces of the humans on planet C-53 behind it.
The energy explosion tore the entire spaceship to shreds, and the remaining shockwaves carried the wreckage in all directions, blasting the sky into a truly cloudless expanse.
As the light faded, a pale blue oval-shaped beam of light flashed across the sky.
Qin Xiao retracted the energy shield, grabbed Yondu and Star-Lord in each hand, and slowly landed on the ground.
"They're always trying to kill each other. Looks like I should put up a protective shield before fighting in the future!"
Qin Xiao smiled helplessly. Who knew that Ronan could actually unleash such a powerful energy cannon inside the spaceship? If Qin Xiao hadn't used his energy shield, he probably would have been blasted far away on the spot by that burst of energy.
He'll suffer a serious injury, and as for Yondu and Star-Lord, they'll definitely meet again in eighteen years.
Yondu also looked wistful. As a Ravagers leader with considerable renown in the universe, he naturally knew what the name Ronan the Accuser represented.
This powerful and ruthless figure, who had dominated the universe for many years, ultimately used his own life to launch an attack on someone else, only to leave the other unharmed while he himself died without even a corpse.
"Get him a grave, bury him anywhere. He was a brave warrior; he deserves a name on his tombstone after death."
"Mmm!"
Qin Xiao shoved Star-Lord Yondu, who was still rambling on about how it was a waste to blow up such a big spaceship, and nodded to Yondu.