At this moment, the entire Asgardian battlefield was still frozen in time. A blond warrior's warhammer was poised to smash into the head of a Kree mech, its hammerhead suspended half an inch from the metal shell. Even the flying metal fragments hung in midair like a string of forgotten stars.
Below the city walls, the dark purple beam fired from a Kree soldier's energy rifle was frozen before the chest of a charging Asgardian. The particles drifting within the beam were clearly visible, while the soldier's terrified gaze had not yet shifted away from his opponent's bloodstained fangs.
A special spiked device was embedded in the space above Asgard, sending out faint ripples from time to time. It was the only thing that could move across the entire time-frozen battlefield.
At Doctor Strange's command, the device suddenly emitted a piercing screech like jammed gears, and the light upon it abruptly went out like a snuffed candle.
The frozen scene suddenly shuddered.
The warhammer smashed through the mech's head with the force of thunder. Metal shards shrieked as they scattered in every direction, one of them grazing the warrior's cheek and cutting a thin bloody line across his skin.
The dark purple beam instantly pierced through the charger's chest, bringing forth a scorching spray of blood. The Asgardian let out a muffled groan and fell to his knees, the dull crash of his knees against the stone slabs exploding together with the screams of the Kree soldiers.
Roars and wails from above and below the walls tore through the silence at the same time. The Asgardians' battle cries mingled with the crisp sounds of breaking bones, while the cannons of the Kree mechs continued spitting flames, burning the ancient murals into charred ashes.
The torrent of time surged across the