"Feels sweet, the taste is great~!"
Artoria's 'taste' exceeded Galacta's imagination. This sweet, slightly sour flavor made her very obsessed, and she couldn't help but take a few more sucks. She was comfortable, but Artoria felt like she was about to be hollowed out. The dragon blood in her body began to burn crazily to produce magic, fearing that Artoria would die from having her magic drained, but clearly, the production speed was far behind the speed at which the other party was eating.
"Despicable Planet Devourer, what are you doing?"
At this moment, Artoria's savior, Gaea, finally woke up. Seeing this scene before her, an unnamed fire rose in Gaea. She pushed Galacta away with a slap and stepped forward to hug the nearly drained Artoria tightly, looking angrily at the climbing Galacta. Sure enough, Planet Devourer are all bastards. Not only do they eat Planets, but they also hurt her favorite child. Unforgivable, truly unforgivable. If it weren't for the fact that her body hadn't recovered yet, Gaea would definitely have fought Galacta again.
"Feels like I've been hollowed out."
Artoria, held in Gaea's arms, felt the emptiness of her magic and looked with some helplessness at Galacta, who stood up looking embarrassed. This thing almost cost her her life, but Artoria didn't hate her; she was just helpless. This child actually set her sights on her. She had thought Earth was being targeted by her, but she felt inexplicably relieved. The Galacta in front of her wasn't a corrupted version, which meant there was no need to be enemies with such an adorable eater.
"Looks like I need to eat something to recover."
Although her dragon blood was rapidly creating magic, this didn't make Artoria, whose body felt empty, feel comfortable. After thinking for a moment, Artoria decided to eat to help her magic recover faster. Artoria didn't know what was wrong with her body. Even though she had dragon blood to produce magic, logically speaking, mages with powerful magic existed in this Marvel world, so why was she always short on mana? She felt like her mana bar had never been full. Artoria could only attribute her situation to two points: first, her magic storage limit was changing little by little, becoming higher; second, a large part of her magic was used to maintain the normal operation of her cells after evolution. Since the dragon blood hadn't completely transformed Artoria's body, Artoria was in a state of an unfilled mana bar every day. It was truly difficult for her to go out and fight in this state.
"You two stop fighting for a moment. It seems you didn't come to eat Earth, Planet Devourer."
Supporting her empty body, Artoria took a large piece of high-calorie chocolate from the refrigerator nearby. While eating it, she threw a box to Galacta, which counted as extending her goodwill. Gaea basically didn't eat food, so Artoria didn't get her any. While savoring the wonderful taste of the chocolate, Artoria spoke to Galacta. Although she knew Galacta and everything about her background, it was, after all, their first meeting. Artoria very cautiously addressed the other party by her title and did not call her by her name. Calling someone by their name upon first meeting was obviously the behavior of a big fool, as it would cause unnecessary vigilance.
"Hmph~!"
Hearing Artoria's words, Gaea glared fiercely at Galacta. By this time, Gaea also understood that the target of this Planet Devourer that she disliked was not herself. But her target made Gaea even angrier. Since Artoria didn't mind, Gaea could only suppress her anger, snorted coldly at Galacta, and sat on the sofa without saying a word.
"Sorry, I really couldn't refuse this taste."
Regarding Gaea's glare, Galacta could only lower her head and helplessly admit her mistake. This child spoke in a dorky way, making Artoria feel like she was a cake. Such 'praise' made Artoria feel more like it was an evaluation after tasting. So, should she ask for a five-star review? And add a 'dear' in front of it; how perfect that would be.
"I wasn't asking about the taste, but asking about your attitude, Planet Devourer."
There were countless retorts she wanted to make, but to maintain her image, Artoria had to suppress the urge to complain and asked Galacta seriously. This could be considered changing the subject. Sitting face-to-face like this now, both Artoria and Gaea could clearly feel that this Little guy in front of them had no malice at all. On the contrary, she was like a child who hadn't been out long and didn't know the rules, which made Gaea and Artoria feel much more at ease.
"Galactus, Galan, what relation is he to you?"
Before Galacta could answer, Gaea suddenly raised her own question. Since the person in front of them had the same aura as the Planet Devourer, they were either of the same race or relatives. Gaea really wanted to know this. If the person in front of them was family of that big bastard, what was that big bastard doing now? Would he suddenly come here? These were all unknowns. She was just their experimental field; if it was gone, they could change to another place. If this Galan didn't follow the rules they had set, then Earth's situation was very dangerous.
"He is my Father. Do you know him?"
Galacta didn't expect this very hot-tempered young lady in front of her to actually know her Father, which made Galacta very curious. In her impression, that Father of hers, who suffered from severe'seclusion,' basically didn't speak to her except for some basic knowledge. Some knowledge she learned through high-tech computers. Now someone actually said they knew her Father, which surprised Galacta very much. Did that Father who didn't talk on weekdays have friends?
"Sure enough, I didn't guess wrong."
After hearing Galacta's words, Gaea's expression changed. She didn't expect this guy to have such a close relationship with that big glutton. Alright! This was even better now. That meant if she could knock some information out of this little one's mouth, then it was very likely to be absolutely true, without a single error.
"Did your Father come out with you?"
Gaea's question made Artoria immediately understand how to ask this little girl next. Artoria curiously probed Galacta. After all, if Galactus came over, looking at the current combat power on Earth, it was still a bit lacking. Apart from the Ancient One, there was only Gaea beside her, plus her Infinity Stones, to have a chance of winning. On Earth now, most superheroes combined couldn't resist Galactus's attack. Only specific artifacts could make Galactus know the difficulty and retreat.
"He didn't. He seems to still be in seclusion, I guess!"
Regarding Artoria's inquiry, Galacta very innocently stated their current status. Her old man was still in seclusion; she just came here on an adventure by herself, but she discovered a peerless 'delicacy.' Thinking of this, Galacta smacked her little lips. The 'delicious taste' from just now seemed to still be lingering on her tongue, making her unable to help but look at Artoria again. Realizing this, Galacta stuffed the chocolate in her hand into her mouth, without even opening the packaging, but she didn't chew, appearing to swallow it directly, which made Artoria's action of eating chocolate freeze.
"This way of eating, worthy of being Galactus's daughter."
Seeing this, Artoria couldn't help but sigh, and then she felt relieved. Since Galactus hadn't come over, she could relax a little. At least it was best not to fight so early. If they really had to fight, she could only say sorry to Galacta. Sorry, Earth is my home; I cannot watch it be destroyed, especially since Gaea and I have a very good relationship, and I cannot sit idly by. If it were before, Artoria would have taken her family and moved away from Earth long ago, but not now, because of Gaea's existence.
"If that guy Galan isn't here, should I kill this girl? Once this little girl attracts Galan over, that would be troublesome."
Unlike Artoria, who breathed a sigh of relief, Gaea wanted to silence her right now. However, looking at Galacta's silly, gluttonous appearance, Gaea was a bit hesitant. After all, she didn't like killing, and besides, this girl's strength seemed to be quite formidable.
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