Bang

From above AC City, it appears as a massive floating island.

The environment is beautiful, with all sorts of incredible landscapes.

This place was once the most desirable vacation destination for people all over the world.

Now, if you place a drone on it to take pictures, you'll find out.

The entire floating island was now completely surrounded by rows of purple bald heads.

It looks just like the ball pit in a children's playground.

Except this ocean is purple.

Besides the purple ocean, there are two reefs on the island.

One of them was a spatial barrier that Tony released, which fiercely resisted Thanos's army.

Another one is the River of Destiny.

After Tony and Xia Yu received their Gift of Destiny, the enormous protective shield disappeared.

However, the area within a few meters of the River of Destiny remains a forbidden zone.

Even individual Thanos couldn't get close to him despite using various methods.

Even if the aftershocks of battle occasionally approach this area.

It would also be directly neutralized by the golden energy that appeared out of nowhere, which transformed into ripples.

Several hours had passed since Kang the Conqueror left the battlefield.

Thanos's numbers show no signs of decreasing.

Every few hours, after a bloodbath, Xia Yu would enter the spatial barrier for a short rest.

Tony, on the other hand, has been staring at the spatial barrier all this time without showing any signs of physical discomfort.

Although everyone was safe and sound, there wasn't much joy on anyone's face.

Victory seemed a long way off, the River of Destiny had already been fully absorbed, and Tony had inadvertently repaired it.

However, the number of enemies ahead is still increasing. Although Tony is now single-handedly maintaining a safe haven on the battlefield, Xia Yu goes out every now and then to wreak havoc.

Victory seemed inevitable, but the number of enemies showed no signs of decreasing, and new ones were being added every moment; there was no end in sight to this path.

We can't keep fighting like this forever.

"The River of Destiny is definitely fine, it's even exceeded expectations, but why? The attacks are still continuing. Logically, we should be returning to a stable path, or the universe should directly cut off Thanos's source."

While resting inside, Xia Yu asked Tony a question, but his gaze remained fixed on the Thanos of Thanos outside.

"I've been thinking about this problem. Logically, we've already modified the program, so no new enemies should join. But given the current situation, there are only two possibilities..."

Tony organized the words in his mind and continued.

"The first possibility is that the Black-Clad Man had previously gathered countless Thanos's troops somewhere and then deployed them towards us wave after wave."

Vision: "Mr. Stark, if that's the case, wouldn't it have been better for him to throw everyone here all at once? Why release them in batches?"

"To crush our morale, he was absolutely certain he could defeat us, like a cat playing with a mouse, playing to his heart's content first, and then devouring us in one gulp."

The Captain answered Vision's question.

"What about the second possibility?"

"Hawkeye asked."

"The second possibility is that there's another central controller. Based on Tony's theory of the universe using servers, we should have modified our server to create some kind of defense mechanism that would automatically block Thanos's intrusion."

"But there's a central control unit above. If there's a rebellion here, it can completely destroy this program—that shiny golden thing—and then rebuild it from scratch."

"Didn't Xia say that the one she brought back before was a projection? That means this problem has occurred before. Destroy the subroutine and make a new one."

Banner pointed to the faint golden light shining in the distance and said.

Tony's arrival made things much easier for everyone.

However, the feeling of being endlessly attacked while hiding inside the barrier, and watching Xia Yu fight alone outside, was extremely unpleasant.

Everyone was discussing these issues privately just now.

"If it's the first possibility, the battle will just take longer. We can basically guarantee that I won't suffer any casualties, so that doesn't matter. But what if it's the second possibility?"

Xia Yu asked Banner.

"If it's the second one, then this River of Destiny will 'bang!'"

"Bang!!"

Before Tony could finish speaking, a loud explosion rang out in the distance.

The entire AC City began to tremble violently.

A golden light swept across the entire area, creating ripples in Tony's spatial barrier.

Then, huge waves of earth rose from the spot where the explosion had occurred.

Wave after wave crashed directly towards this side.

"As usual, everyone set up the spatial barriers on the ground."

The Captain shouted, and the group immediately set up a spatial barrier around the ground according to their previous positions.

It isolated the impact of the explosion.

They were fine, but there was still a Legion army of Thanos above them, most of whom didn't have time to activate the Space Stone.

It was completely obliterated by the aftershocks of the explosion.

After a violent earthquake, the aftershocks of the explosion subsided.

Xia Yu had just regained his footing, spoke to Tony, who was still maintaining the barrier.

"Are you a jinx? If you say 'bang,' it really will explode."

"Actually, I was just about to say that it might also disappear without a trace."

Tony said helplessly.

Then everyone fell into a deep silence.

While the explosion helped them eliminate most of the enemies who landed, the second possibility is the one no one wants to see.

Even the River of Destiny cannot help them break free. Although the number of enemies has decreased, as long as they haven't escaped their destiny, they will face endless troubles now or in the future.

Xia Yu stepped directly out of the barrier and flew into the sky.

The enemies on the ground had been mostly wiped out by the explosion, but some golden energy still lingered in the air and on the ground.

A huge crater has appeared on the ground where the River of Destiny lies.

The explosion was so powerful that it blasted through the ground of AC City, and you could see Earth just by looking down.

Meanwhile, in the distance, the spaceships high in the sky, unaffected by the explosion, continued to send large purple heads down to the ground.

"Damn it! This is never going to end."

Xia Yu cursed under his breath and flew back towards the barrier.

"As expected, River of Destiny; your jinx was right. What do we do now?"

Everyone fell into an unusual silence, even the Captain, who was usually the most confident and believed that everyone could overcome anything by uniting.

Tony thought for a long time before finally speaking, "Find the master controller and destroy it, but I don't know what the consequences would be?"

"The destruction of the universe, or something else... there's too little information. I'm not sure, Xia. I don't know."

Tony suddenly became agitated.

Actually, everyone was hiding behind the barrier, harboring a burning desire, but because of the River of Destiny, they all had their trump cards.

We know where the hope of victory lies, and we have a reason to persevere, but now...

The River of Destiny has exploded, and endless Thanos are landing in the sky.

Everyone was itching to go out and have a fierce battle.

Those with more volatile tempers, like Captain Marvel, couldn't help but head outside.

The Captain pulled him down.

Hulk had reached the edge of the barrier and was preparing to leap directly into the enemy ranks.

Xia Yu teleported over and punched Hulk in the pressure point, knocking him unconscious.

The others also gripped their weapons tightly, eager to try.

"Calm down, all of you!!"

He was the oldest Hero present.

At this moment, the Ancient One stepped forward and shouted loudly to everyone.

"You are all Avengers, all warriors. You've faced countless battles and moments that seemed impossible to win, and you've persevered. Don't be impulsive. We still have a way, don't we? Stark just mentioned one."

"We have so many mages, warriors, and brilliant scientists; surely we'll find a way."

"If we just hold on a little longer, until everyone on Earth is evacuated, we can break into the Quantum Realm, find that Black-Clad Man, find the headquarters of the Time Variance Authority, and there will always be a way, as long as we stay united! Isn't that right?"

Ancient One glanced at Captain America was gripping the hammer tightly.

The Captain slowly relaxed his hand and began to assign tasks to everyone one by one.

"Xia, take advantage of the few enemies outside and go out to kill a few more. Tony, you rest for a bit, we'll take over for you. Go and check where the Destiny Energy of everyone on Earth has been transferred to."

"If no new River of Destiny appears on Earth now, then we can be certain that the subroutine has been deleted and destiny has been replicated again."

"Danvers, there are still many ships landing on the enemy in the sky. Eliminate them, protect yourselves, any questions?"

Captain Marvel was clearly uncomfortable with being given orders.

He paused for a moment, then smiled and said.

"I've been wanting to go out and take them down for a while now, no problem."

"The others will take turns activating the spatial barrier. Hang in there, everyone! Victory will surely be ours."

The Captain issued the mission, which boosted morale.

Everyone went about their own business.

The underground Earth’s Core of AC City is the heart of AC City, formerly the location of Ego's original body.

Later, Ego failed to possess Xia Yu, and instead, Xia Yu absorbed his Source and took control of the place, taking control of Ego's Planet.

That's how AC City came to be on Earth.

After Xia Yu took control of this place, Ego's original brain shrank by more than a hundred times and became practically useless.

Xia Yu only controls this place when he needs to change the terrain of AC City or construct some buildings.

This place is located at the deepest point beneath the AC City, but the River of Destiny just exploded.

The explosion pierced through the entire underground, and a wisp of golden energy dissipated to the Earth’s Core, entering the heart of AC City through some tiny passages.

The brain, shrunk a hundred times, suddenly twitched.

A face appeared above; if Xia Yu were here, he would recognize it.

This was unmistakably the face of High Priestess Ayesha.

It had a nose, eyes, and a mouth, and it spat out a name through gritted teeth.

"Xia Yu!!"

Happy Lantern Festival everyone! Remember to eat tangyuan (sweet rice balls)!!