The beam caught Stardust at just the right angle to avoid harming Gohan. She screeched a horrible, enraged screech as it tore her apart.

Afterward, a cloud of glowing energy hung there in the air. All they needed now was to activate two of their devices and she'd be safely trapped and unable to coalesce.

They'd done it. Now Galactus only had the Surfer as his herald and there was a chance to convince him to lead Galactus safely away from Braal, into the Legion's trap, without Stardust interfering.