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Chapter 293 Rune VS Guardians of the Galaxy

Chapter 293 Rune VS Guardians of the Galaxy (Part 2)

At this moment, Rune closed his eyes due to the damage to his retina caused by the magical impact, quietly waiting for his retina to regenerate on its own. Meanwhile, the Mantis took the opportunity to approach Rune from behind. Her antennae began to glow due to the use of her abilities, but as soon as she reached out, Rune turned around and grabbed her.

Indeed, the magical shock from Rune did damage his retina, causing him to temporarily lose his sight. The Mantis's actions weren't malicious; Mantis simply wanted to soothe Rune and put him to sleep, so Rune's beastly senses wouldn't detect it. However, Rune has more than just eyes as a sensory organ; the dark magic surrounding him, permeating his entire body due to the spell, further enhanced his senses.

It can also serve as a sensory organ for runes.

"Don't even think about touching my mind, Mantis," Rune said coldly, then grabbed her hand and threw her away. The space dog used its telekinesis to catch the flying Mantis and put her down.

In that very short time, Rune's eyes had regenerated. He opened his eyes, looked at the rocket raccoon that was constantly shooting at him, and then snapped his fingers.

"Damn! This guy not only has super strength, but also seems to have beast-sense abilities, and now it looks like he has super regeneration. Plus, he can shoot lasers from his eyes. I heard from Dog that he also has decent telepathic abilities. Star-Lord, is he really a sorcerer?"

This cute but sarcastic little animal was still complaining that Rune was too powerful for a traditional mage when it was startled by the transformation of its own weapon—it saw its huge "cute little thing" visibly turning into a pit bull taller than itself and extremely ferocious.

Rocket Raccoon was momentarily at a loss for how to react; the overwhelming pressure from his bloodline made him feel an urgent need to urinate. It wasn't until the pit bull pinned him down and greedily opened its mouth that Rocket Raccoon finally let out a scream.

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The one who saved the day was Star-Lord. He'd watched the spectacle for several seconds, his mouth agape beneath his mask, a smirk playing on his lips: "Wow, I really should have recorded that. Your scream just now sounded like a girl's!"

In fact, Star-Lord did record it. He carries a radio with him all the time, just to listen to Earth's rock music. This good habit gave him leverage over Rocket Raccoon, but the current situation wasn't the right time to say it.

But Star-Lord's last words angered the other women. Angela, Gamora, and Mantis, who had just been frightened by Rune, all glared at Star-Lord.

"Now, can you come back with me?" Rune looked at Thor calmly, hoping that he would come back to Asgard with him, so that he would not have to fight Thor again.

Unfortunately, Thor inherited Odin's personality; he was as stubborn as an ox. Once he set his sights on a goal, he would charge straight at it, never giving up even if he hit a brick wall. Thor had plenty of strength and means to dismantle anything that stood in his way—that was generally the case.

But Rune is an exception.

Thor finally made his move. He was unwilling to attack the hero who had once saved the earth, but if he blocked his path, Thor would not hesitate to charge even if it was Odin.

He swung Mjolnir, Thor's hammer, and the spinning Mjolnir produced a chilling ringing sound and the crackling of lightning.

Thor's powerful divine energy overflowed from his eyes, and his entire body was enveloped in blue light.

Seeing Thor's actions, Rune sighed as well; in the end, they still had to fight.

Thor charged toward Rune with all his might. His arms were bulging with muscles and veins, and the Mjolnir he held drew a streak of blazing white light through the air. Before the hammer even struck Rune, the raging lightning around the hammer was like a giant blue dragon that made direct contact with Rune first.

This blue dragon was not a creation of nature, but an embodiment of Thor's will. Even Thanos would not dare to underestimate this furious attack.

However, Rune was not without a countermeasure. He crossed his hands, circulated his magic, and a huge black and red magic circle instantly unfolded. Intricate runes were nested layer upon layer, forming a hemispherical energy barrier.

This is the improved version of the Seraph's Shield by Rune. The improved magic does not require the magic power of other gods, but instead uses Rune's own magic power to supply this powerful protective magic. Compared to the Ironclad Charm, this magical defense has an astonishingly high efficiency in the use of magic power.

It is also the strongest defensive magic that Rune has mastered so far.

Of course, the authentic Seraphim Shield used by Doctor Strange is gold and red.

Thor's enraged attack was directly blocked by the rune, and the Shield of Seraphim only swayed slightly after taking the hit; it seemed...

Thor's attack didn't seem to do much damage, but the Guardians of the Galaxy members who faced the shockwave directly could clearly feel the power of the two men.

Gamora, who was unable to move due to being entangled in the crimson ribbon given to her by Cytorak, was blown away by the shockwave. Star-Lord even tried to catch Gamora and save her as a hero, but when the shockwave reached Star-Lord, his expression changed drastically and he was also blown away.

"Groot!"

Roots sprouted from Groot's feet, gripping every crevice between his veins and muscles, while vines grew from his body, binding Gamora, Star-Lord, and Rocket Raccoon, who had been blown into the sky.

Watching "Big Baby," transformed into a pit bull, being blown away and turning into cosmic dust, Rocket Raccoon cried out in anguish, "No!!! This is something I painstakingly crafted using rare parts I collected over a long period of time!"

Meanwhile, Nova grabbed Mantis and Cosmo the Space Dog, while Angela and Drax managed to barely stand up in the shockwave.

"You are indeed strong," Rune commented on the attack, "but it's not enough!"

Thor staggered back a few steps, his hands covered in blood, and his chest heaving from the blow. Star-Lord, seeing Thor's condition and then at Rune's calm, seemingly unhurried expression, immediately understood the gravity of the situation. He shouted, "Hey, friend, we don't really need to defeat you, even if we don't know who you are!"

Rune's attention was drawn to Star-Lord's words, and then Star-Lord shouted at Rocket Raccoon, "Little Panda, activate Plan B!"

Just as Rocket Raccoon was about to ask where their Plan B came from, he saw Star-Lord mouth something to him. So the little raccoon squinted and carefully read Star-Lord's lips. Because he was so focused, he couldn't help but whisper it out loud.

"Use, your, big, bomb, bomb—use your big bomb?" Rocket Raccoon's eyes widened. "Damn it, you want me to use my own big bomb?"