"Beep!"
"Beep!"
"Beep!"
In the bridge room of the Enterprise, glaring red lights flickered, and the 'Enterprise' voice, soft yet slightly androgynous, alerted them.
"Alarm, alarm."
"Detected multiple spacecraft signals."
"Detected multiple spacecraft signals."
Gwen, who was observing the Quantum Planet Belt, snapped back to reality, glanced at the flashing red warning light, and quickly looked to Hawk beside her.
"Hawk."
"It's alright."
Hawk didn't even frown: "Has the data collection been completed?"
When Gwen heard there was a Quantum Planet Belt here, she thought to observe it for a while, record some data, and then bring it back to Earth.
After all, the quantum state here is the observable type in the universe.
The data is extremely precious.
Gwen glanced at the data collection progress on her new computer.
"Still forty-five minutes."
"Alright."
Hawk responded, having already seen in the distance a rapidly approaching spacecraft, and close behind it, small golden combat drones: "Don't worry, they won't disturb us."
With that said,
he took a step forward and when he appeared again, he was fifty kilometers ahead of the Enterprise.
"Holy shit!"
"Jesus God!"
"What is that?"
Driving the spacecraft while dodging the Sovellin Cosmic Fighter's attacks, Star-Lord Peter Quill and Rocket Raccoon were startled by the silhouette that suddenly appeared ahead, quietly floating in the cosmos.
In the rear, Drax the Destroyer and Gamora also looked forward at Star-Lord and Rocket's exclamations.
The next second.
They saw golden dazzling light emanating from Hawk's body, and then, a figure bathed in brilliant golden light seemed to walk out of Hawk's body.
Golden Holy Armor—
Aries!
The Aries Golden Holy Armor shimmered like golden honey under the starlight, its spiral horns on the forehead gathering the Power of the Stars, and the pauldrons flowing with inextinguishable Fixed Star Flame.
Then!
The moment Hawk raised his right hand, the Aries Golden Holy Armor, projected and materialized, also raised its right hand.
His voice was deep, and even in the vacuum of space, the sound reverberated throughout the universe.
"Crystal Wall!"
"Crack—"
Billions of diamond dust exploded from his fingertips, with multicolored ripples unfurling between the stars.
The ultimate skill from the Zodiac Aries Palace!
"Holy shit!"
"Quick, Quill, stop quickly."
"Don't stop, there's no time, blast through, blast through!"
"Boom!"
As Star-Lord and the others watched the Crystal Wall begin to coalesce ahead, the entire cabin erupted into chaos. Star-Lord and Rocket reacted first, boosting power, passing through the Crystal Wall almost at the same time it formed vast areas.
But their spacecraft's tailfin was swept by the converged Crystal Wall, and as dazzling flames blossomed, Star-Lord and others' spacecraft immediately lost power.
But they were considered lucky.
Because the Sovellin's golden unmanned long-range fighters weren't so fortunate. As one after another, the Sovellin fighters crashed into the Crystal Wall, for a moment, the Crystal Wall seemed to explode like countless dazzling suns.
The incessant sound of explosions echoed.
Of course.
If the sound of explosions could spread in the vacuum of space.
But unfortunately, it couldn't.
When the last Sovellin fighter also slammed into the Crystal Wall, unable to avoid it, dazzling explosive light erupted. Hawk retracted his right hand.
The projection of the Aries Holy Armor vanished along with it.
The Crystal Wall disappeared, leaving only a vast area of wreckage formed by Sovellin fighter remains.
The next second.
Hawk's gaze fell on the powerless spacecraft, floating in the cosmos.
His Seventh Sense had already enveloped this spacecraft.
Then...
He saw Star-Lord Peter Quill, whose appearance was indistinguishable from humans, the complete opposite of the 'human body approaching the Divine Spirit' Captain America, as 'demigod body comparable to humans'.
Along with Gamora, with her green skin, tall and slim, with a sharp look and black short hair, the last of the Zehouberi Race.
Drax the Destroyer, extremely tall and robust, with red skin all over, covered in intricate black embossed tattoos, wearing only a simple vest and pants.
Of course.
Also Rocket, resembling a raccoon, and Tree-man Groot.
The last one, whose body had mostly been replaced with cold blue mechanical parts, with only a few skin parts remaining, seemingly restrained Nebula.
Is this the renowned Guardians of the Galaxy?
Wow.
Met them here?
When Hawk came to Sandaar Star, he wondered if there was a chance of encountering the Guardians of the Galaxy.
But...
He didn't meet them on Sandaar Star, but when he and Gwen were returning to Earth, they unexpectedly ran into them here.
Interesting.
Hawk's Seventh Sense scanned the people inside the spacecraft, his thoughts calm, and his gaze unwavering as he looked at the stranded spacecraft ahead.
At this moment, the Guardians of the Galaxy inside the spacecraft were also looking through the spacecraft's window at Hawk, who was floating in the cosmos outside.
The few people all widened their eyes.
Peter was incredulous.
"He doesn't have any protective gear on him."
"He doesn't need it."
Drax the Destroyer stared intently at Hawk: "Peter, this is a demigod."
Gamora spoke up: "The demigod you mentioned just wiped out an entire unmanned army of the Sovellin with a mere gesture. Rocket, can our ship be repaired?"
Rocket quickly performed a self-check on the ship.
"Power loss."
"Look quickly, the demigod has moved."
Everyone hurriedly looked over.
The sight was amazing.
At this moment, Hawk also withdrew his gaze from the Guardians of the Galaxy's spaceship, turning and instantly returning to the Enterprise.
The fifty kilometers distance, on Earth, is quite a long distance.
But viewed on the scale of the cosmos, fifty kilometers is very short, almost within reach.
Thus, Gwen saw everything that just happened.
Moreover, with the assistance of the 'Enterprise,' Gwen could also see the ship that had lost its power and was floating in space.
Gwen looked at the returning Hawk.
"That ship seems unable to fly anymore."
"Hmm."
Hawk, returned to Gwen's side, turned his head to look at the enlarged projection of the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship on the Enterprise: "Its power chamber was clipped off; unless something unexpected happens, it won't fly."
Gwen, hearing this, blinked.
"Shouldn't we go and rescue them?"
"Rescue?"
Hawk raised an eyebrow and looked at Gwen: "You want to rescue them?"
Gwen nodded: "Of course, during cosmic travel, encountering a distressed spaceship means you must lend a hand; it's the protocol."
Hawk froze.
"Is there such a protocol?"
"Of course, it's in this booklet."
Gwen said as she took out a cosmic handbook given for free by an inspector from the Nova Corps when the Enterprise left port.
The handbook includes simple introductions to the planets located in the star system where the Sandaar Star is, along with the ideals of the Nova Corps.
Briefly, if one out of every hundred ships traveling to Sandaar Star agrees with their philosophy, then this is the best reward.
Clearly.
Gwen agrees very much with the orderly and just philosophy of the Nova Corps.
Hawk looked at the booklet Gwen took out, chuckled, and then glanced at the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship, which couldn't call for help due to the empty area it was in: "Alright, the Captain has spoken, then let's rescue them."
Having said that.
He summoned the 'Enterprise,' and swiftly, the Enterprise flew to the location above the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship, then the lower deck of the Enterprise opened, releasing a tractor beam, slowly dragging the ship below into the Enterprise.
With a hiss, the spaceship door of the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship opened, and the Guardians of the Galaxy came out cautiously, armed, surveying the smooth walls and the silver-white space around them.
Just then.
A projection from top down landed in front of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
It's the Enterprise!
The projection of the Enterprise portrayed a businesswoman wearing a suit and a ponytail.
"In the adjacent repair room, you will find the equipment you need to repair your ship."
"You can repair your ship here."
"Mr. Rocket, Mr. Groot, the captain would very much like to meet you both, if you'd be agreeable."
"Wait a minute..."
Upon hearing this, Star-Lord immediately spoke, frowning at the projected Enterprise: "Why do you want to see Rocket and Groot?"
The Enterprise spoke calmly: "Because the captain wants to."
Primarily, Gwen was curious because she had never seen a talking raccoon and a small tree person before.
As for the other three, and one semi-mechanical man bound by restraints?
Gwen wasn't particularly interested.
Rocket, armed, spoke to the Enterprise: "If your captain wants to see me, then have him come over to us, or we all go over together."
In the bridge room, Hawk glanced at the raccoon on the screen, gave a light laugh, and looked at Gwen: "See, you rescued them, but they don't seem very grateful."
Gwen rolled her eyes at Hawk: "Anyone seeing your previous attack would be terrified."
Hawk chuckled.
"So, what now?"
"Let them all come over then; I'm quite curious about that green-skinned, pointy-eared person."
"Alright!"
Hawk nodded, then his thoughts moved.
In the next moment.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
In the lower deck, all the weapons on the Guardians of the Galaxy were suddenly detached, including a blade Gamora had hidden in her tall boots.
Given that Gwen is under special protection, Hawk didn't want any accidents.
The Guardians of the Galaxy were instantly flustered upon seeing their weapons being deactivated in the blink of an eye.
But just then.
The Enterprise spoke.
"The captain is in the bridge; please follow me, and do not touch anything."
"This way!"
"..."