Fierce Battle

"Is that all?"

Although he had taken a heavy blow, Thanos was not seriously hurt; only his hands were bleeding. He roared, stomped hard enough to shatter the ground, and shot into the sky like a cannonball.

Immediately after, Thanos descended from the sky, his greatsword slashing at Hulk with violent spatial cracks in its wake. Before the blade even arrived, the overwhelming killing intent made Hulk’s skin crawl.

Hulk was about to dodge when a dazzling energy beam blasted Thanos squarely in the chest from nearby. Thanos flew away like a shooting star, struck by Captain Marvel.

Captain Marvel shot Hulk a disdainful glance, then chased after Thanos in a blaze of brilliant light.

"Bugs. A bunch of filthy bugs."

Thanos was truly enraged. Why were there so many bugs? He took off his golden helmet, used it as a weapon, and hurled it at Captain Marvel with a piercing sonic boom. Captain Marvel failed to dodge in time and was struck head-on, crashing to the ground and rolling repeatedly.

Before Captain Marvel could get back up, Thanos charged over and slashed his blade through the void. A spatial rift rapidly swept toward Captain Marvel.

Captain Marvel rolled clumsily aside to evade the spatial rift. Just as she was about to fly up, Thanos stomped the ground hard, making the earth tremble and throwing her off balance.

Seizing the chance, Thanos rushed before Captain Marvel. An endless barrage of blade light engulfed her, and she did not dare take it head-on, dodging desperately as she nearly got cut several times.

Thanos’s blade was fast and fierce, leaving Captain Marvel less and less room to evade. Then, amid sonic booms, bone spears rained down one after another, shooting wildly at Thanos.

Thanos did not dare lower his guard. He swung his greatsword, chopping each bone spear into powder. Captain Marvel took the opportunity to retreat and joined the two Hulks who had come to support her.

"Square-faced Woman, this guy’s stronger than us. We can’t fight alone—we have to team up."

Hulk shouted at Captain Marvel. His strength exceeded Thanos’s, but Thanos’s defense and swordsmanship were simply too astonishing. He was not confident he could win—unless he abandoned his reason and entered the World Breaker State Wang Bert had mentioned.

Hulk in that state was indeed incredibly powerful, but he could not distinguish friend from foe. By the time the battle ended, Earth might be gone too.

Future Hulk roared, "Kill Thanos!"

"Fine, we’ll team up. But after this is over, I’ll beat you to death—the especially brutal kind."

Captain Marvel glared at Hulk and said. Hulk laughed. "You can’t do it. Maybe the you from another world could. That version of you took Blood God as her master and is incredibly powerful. Once she uses Binary Form, even I have to run."

"Binary Form?"

Captain Marvel was somewhat startled, but she did not ask further. The reason was simple: Thanos was charging at them with his greatsword.

"Kill these three bastards, then go over there and seize the Infinity Gauntlet. No matter how strong Blood God is, he can’t possibly be a match for the goddess. He’s dead for sure."

Thanos’s eyes were filled with killing intent. His charge alone shook the void, as if a demon god had descended.

The three Hulks took a deep breath and charged forward fearlessly. A moment later, their fists collided heavily with Thanos’s greatsword.

Boom! The ground caved in wildly, and shockwaves swept through the surroundings like a typhoon, uprooting and pulverizing every flower, plant, and tree as though the apocalypse had arrived.

Then the four of them exchanged blows and fought fiercely across the battlefield. Neither Super Heroes nor Outriders dared approach this area, because they could not even withstand the aftershocks.

Thanos was powerful, but the three Hulks were no weaker. It was a clash of equals, and as they fought, the battle grew ever fiercer and more frenzied.

While the two Thanoses battled the Super Heroes, the other Super Heroes were doing their utmost to wipe out the Outriders and Chitauri.

"These monsters sure are numerous. Dad, want to see who kills more?"

Mindy, in her adult form, covered in green flames and riding a motorcycle, called out to Ghost Rider Damon.

Over the past year or so, Mindy’s adult form had made quite a name for itself and was known as the Green Fire Knight.

"Looks like we’ll have plenty to kill today."

Damon grinned and transformed from a human into a skeleton burning with blue flames. Next, Vengeance Fire spread onto his motorcycle, which rapidly transformed into something incomparably imposing and domineering.

"Let’s begin."

Damon and Mindy started their motorcycles at the same time and roared forward covered in flames. Everywhere they passed, whether Outriders or Chitauri, all turned into blazing torches, while a dazzling trail of fire was left across the ground.

In a short time, hundreds of monsters died at the hands of the father and daughter, as if grim reapers had descended.

"That’s so cool it hurts."

Looking at the rapidly spreading flames ahead, Pietro, who had joined the Avengers this year and wore a gorgeous fringed battle suit, could not help sighing.

"Fortunately, I’m not bad myself."

Pietro then put on windproof sunglasses and shot forward like lightning. Because he was moving so fast, the fringes on his suit flew outward and became blade-like, slicing apart all the monsters on either side.

When Pietro stopped over a thousand meters away, all the monsters behind him had been cut in two and died on the spot.

"Awesome. Taking that brother-in-law was worth it."

Pietro laughed loudly and began running again. With this battle suit, as long as he ran, he could kill enemies.

This was the Lightning Armor that S.W.O.R.D. had developed specifically for Pietro. The fringes were made from nano-Vibranium particles. They looked ordinary, but once he started running, they became terrifying blades.

"The newcomers these days are getting more and more impressive. Looks like I need to work harder, or I’ll be eliminated by the rookies sooner or later."

The veteran Super Hero Human Torch turned into a man of fire and charged into a group of Outriders. Then he shouted, and the blazing flames on his body spread wildly, engulfing all the Outriders around him.

"You’ll definitely be eliminated. Tell me, how much trouble have you caused this month? And by the way, it’s only the fifth today."

Thing swung a Gravity Rod freely, sending the surrounding monsters flying back one after another with screams.

Not only was Thing there, but Invisible Woman and Mister Fantastic, Dr. Richards, were there as well. How could they miss something as fun as an expedition to the future? Besides the Fantastic Four, S.W.O.R.D. had also sent Hawkeye Barton, Black Widow Natasha, Iron Fist Danny Rand, Daredevil, and some Inhumans. Though their numbers were small, they did not fall behind the Outriders in the slightest.

The Avengers were performing well, and Watchmen Company was equally eye-catching—Electro’s Spider Electromagnetic Railgun swept through the area, clearing out everything in a straight line ahead with every shot.

Such a flashy appearance naturally attracted the attention of a general. Cull Obsidian from who knew which side came looking for him, swinging an axe down at Electro with all his strength as he cursed, "Die, weak human!"

Cull Obsidian was a huge, towering monster. Among the Black Order, his defense was the strongest.

Electro transformed into a bolt of lightning to evade Cull Obsidian’s axe. Then the lightning around him swelled wildly, transforming into a mighty Thunder Giant filled with an aura of destruction.

Doctor Doom had taught Electro this move. To master it, Electro had spent an entire year soaking in a lightning planet, finally turning himself from a battery into a generator.

Even Doctor Doom had praised Electro highly. If Electro took one more step forward, he would advance to the God-Devil Level.

"Weak? What right do you have to say that to me?"

The Thunder Giant sneered and stomped down hard at Cull Obsidian. Cull Obsidian hurriedly raised his axe to block.

The next moment, the current from the Thunder Giant’s foot spread through the axe and across Cull Obsidian’s entire body, electrocuting him so badly that even his bones were visible.

"Nothing special."

The Thunder Giant snorted coldly, condensed a spear from lightning, and hurled it down. Cull Obsidian was instantly pierced through by the lightning spear.

However, Cull Obsidian’s vitality was tenacious, and he did not die. He did not even pull out the lightning spear, instead turning and fleeing. The Thunder Giant pursued him relentlessly.

"All you monsters deserve to die."

Colleen Wing, who had debuted only two years ago, rapidly swung the Vibranium longsword in her hand. Sword energy shot in every direction, and wherever it passed, monsters died in droves.

When Proxima Midnight of the Black Order saw this, she immediately attacked Colleen Wing with her spear. Colleen Wing gave her a cold glance, then suddenly sheathed her sword.

Immediately after, Colleen Wing’s longsword suddenly left its sheath. Black Light formed from Space Power swept over Proxima Midnight’s body. When Colleen Wing sheathed her sword again, Proxima Midnight’s weapon and body had both been split in two.

What Colleen Wing possessed was the Space Dragon. Used for offense, it was invincible and could cut through anything.

"Hey, buddy, what exactly is wrong with you? How could you betray S.W.O.R.D.?"

Ant-Man flapped his wings as he chased Future Ant-Man, who was riding Anton Ant. He had never imagined that he would betray Earth and bring Thanos into Future Time-Space.

Ant-Man could not accept it. Though he liked taking petty advantages, lacked civic virtue, stole things, deceived the police… he was absolutely not a traitor to Earth.

"You’re a S.W.O.R.D. agent, but I’m not, Scott. Humanity is doomed. If you want to protect your Little Pumpkin, you’d better cooperate with me."

Future Ant-Man shouted as he fled. At the same time, Supergiant quietly used her power to infiltrate Ant-Man’s mind, preparing to control him as well.

Mind Energy invasion detected.

A notification came from Ant-Man’s intelligent system, and he suddenly understood. Future Ant-Man had been controlled.

Wang Bert possessed Mind Energy. He had worked with a loser who was often controlled by enemies to develop a system for resisting Mind Energy for S.W.O.R.D. Ant-Man’s equipment had it installed, which was why he detected it in advance.

This system isn’t perfect. I only have one chance. No matter what, I have to save Future Ant-Man. Little Pumpkin can’t be without a father.

Ant-Man thought to himself and decided to play along, giving Supergiant a vicious surprise.

Thinking of something, Ant-Man secretly sighed. Following a big shot is the only way to have a future. Future Ant-Man is in such a miserable state mainly because his equipment is too lousy.

At the same time, Hellcat Trish, Power Man, Wind Demon, Earth Demon, and the other Super Heroes were also fighting with all their strength. Together with Jarvis and a large number of Drone Armors, their side was not at a disadvantage.

"The forces below can hold out. Our mission is to destroy the two Sanctuaries."

Doom spoke coldly. A group of Black Widows answered in unison, "No problem. We will definitely destroy the Sanctuaries and prove our worth."

At that moment, the two Sanctuaries simultaneously dispatched large numbers of Chitauri fighters to attack the Celestial Head. Doom sneered and ordered, "Deploy the drone fighters and Clone Corps."

"Should we deploy the Black Widow Fighter Legion?"

The Black Widow adjutant asked. The Black Widow Fighter Legion was a super fighter legion built around Black Widows. Most of the money Wang Bert had earned over the past year had been poured into them.

"Not yet. We’ll use them during the final assault. It’s not time to deploy our trump card."

Doom said. Just how powerful was the Black Widow Corps? In a training match some time ago, they had defeated Xandar’s proud Nova Corps five against one. Even the centurions had taken notice and reassessed Earth’s combat strength.

"Understood."

The Black Widow adjutant said no more. At the same time, large numbers of drone fighters and the Clone Corps flew out from beneath the Celestial Head.

After Shuri’s repeated improvements, the drone fighters had reached their fifth generation. Whether in flight capability, agility, or firepower, they were far stronger than before, and vast numbers of Chitauri fighters were blown apart by them.

Compared with the drone fighters, the Clone Corps was even more conspicuous. Lizard Doctor had fused all kinds of bloodlines into their bodies, creating entire cannon fodder legions with organized specialties—the Teleportation Legion, the Ice Legion, the Lightning Legion, and so on.

One clone was nothing special, but when a group of clones fired lightning at the same time, its power was terrifying. The moment they met, the Clone Corps cleared out a vast swath of Chitauri fighters.

"How can these damned cannon fodder be so strong?"

Ebony Maw shouted in disbelief. He could tell that the enemy was using Chitauri technology as well, but their technology had clearly surpassed his own.

What the hell was this? How could the knockoff be stronger than the original? "How boring. After all these years, their technology hasn’t advanced at all."

Seeing the Sanctuaries’ performance, Doom looked disdainful. Whether it was him, S.W.O.R.D., Stark Industries, or Osborn Corporation, all of them had constantly updated their technology. That was why they had something new in every battle.

In contrast, Chitauri technology had made no progress whatsoever. They had been living off their old advantages the entire time.

"The Chitauri are different from us. We fight for freedom and for Earth, while the Chitauri are merely Thanos’s servants."

The Black Widow adjutant said, "They lack initiative."

"That’s true."

Doom shook his head and ordered, "The Sanctuary on the right does not have a quantum interference device installed. Black Widow Special Forces Team, prepare yourselves. In a moment, we’ll teleport you inside to deal with the enemy from within."

"Looks like they haven’t suffered from Quantum Teleportation before."

The Black Widow adjutant smiled. "Black Widow Special Operations Brigade, prepare yourselves. This is your first official operation. Do not disappoint Lord Blood God."

"We won’t."

An Avenging Angel led one hundred Black Widows in shouting together. Shortly afterward, they were teleported into the Sanctuary. The Sanctuary immediately fell into chaos, forcing Ebony Maw to lead his elite troops against the Black Widow brigade.

When the Avenging Angel saw this, she immediately went to meet Ebony Maw and fought him fiercely, while the other Black Widows swiftly eliminated those so-called elite troops.

These Black Widows had not only been injected with Human Enhancement Potion, but also possessed spider abilities. Combined with top-tier equipment, Ebony Maw’s subordinates were utterly outclassed.

How can these women be so strong?

Ebony Maw groaned inwardly. This time, things were likely dangerous—Ebony Maw from this parallel world did not worship the Crimson God.