Nova Corps Routed, Galactic Plumbers Arrive

The war on Xandar has begun.

Faced with the offensive of Thanos and Ronan, Queen Adora ordered the activation of the Planetary Shield.

Countless unmanned combat aircraft, resembling twinkling starlight, soared into the sky, circling outside the atmosphere and unleashing a golden protective shield with their immense energy.

At the same time, the Nova Corps also launched an attack, carrying out a counterattack against the Sanctuary and the Dark Aster.

The Nova Corps has only a little over five hundred members, but each Nova Corps warrior possesses immense strength.

The Nova Force granted to them by the Worldmind enhanced all the warriors' abilities. In addition, their helmets, like those of Eunice and Jarvis, could provide them with a variety of combat plans.

The most powerful centurions are capable of flying through space on their own, making them essentially smaller versions of Captain Marvel.

Moreover, there isn't just one centurion, but several, like Security Officer, representing the elite members of the Nova Corps.

With them present, the Chitauri army and the Black Order did not gain much of an advantage even without Thanos personally intervening.

However, the battle was still incredibly fierce.

Not all Nova Soldiers can move freely in space. Lower-ranking members are only a quarter of the strength of a centurion and cannot fly, so they can only fight in small aircraft.

These people make up a large portion of the legion.

Meanwhile, Thanos, seeing that he couldn't break through the Planetary Shield after a long and arduous attack, gradually lost patience.

The Sanctuary and the Dark Aster immediately concentrated their firepower, bombarding the massive protective shield. The Chitauri even replicated their performance in Avengers: Infinity War in breaking through Wakanda's protective shield, carving out a bloody path through!

Soon, Xandar's Planetary Shield was breached. Large numbers of Chitauri warriors, unafraid of sacrifice, immediately attacked the small spacecraft maintaining the shield's operation after successfully infiltrating.

Immediately afterwards, a large number of Chitauri Beast broke through the atmosphere and swooped down toward Xandar.

The Chitauri warriors, riding on their flying vehicles and wielding energy weapons, launched a brutal Carnage on Xandar.

This forced the Nova Corps, which was originally defending against the Black Order in space, to withdraw, but it also caused the Black Order and the Accusers, who had been tied down by them, to flood into Xandar.

In an instant, the entire Xandar was plunged into chaos.

Thanos didn't personally take action, but Ronan couldn't control himself.

The Dark Aster relentlessly launched counterattacks against Xandar, while he himself wielded Omni-Weapon and joined the war with his own flesh and blood.

As someone capable of directly touching gems, Ronan's strength is by no means weak.

He gripped the massive, silver-black hammer in his hand and charged into the Nova Corps ' encirclement like a war god.

His enemy was a centurion.

Besides him, there was no one else qualified to be his opponent.

In the sky, two centurions were fighting Ronan, one of whom was the centurion leader, the Centurion Director.

"Ronan the Accuser!"

Irani Rael slammed into Ronan, like a glowing train hurling Ronan from the sky to the ground, instantly creating a huge crater.

After slamming Ronan into the ground, she stood atop the raised mound and shouted:

"Evacuate Xandar immediately!"

"Have you forgotten the alliance between Xandar and the Kree Empire?"

Ronan rose from the mud, seemingly unharmed despite the fierce attack. He simply raised his hammer high and spoke in his strange accent:

"I will not fight for the Kree Empire!"

"I fight for hatred!"

The next moment, a purple beam of light shot out from his weapon, instantly blasting Irani Rael away.

Immediately afterward, Ronan, without turning his head, swung the Omni-Weapon backward, smashing it into the chest of another centurion who was about to attack him.

Clang!

The golden energy surging from the centurion's arms resembled flames or the wings of Phoenix, and it actually withstood Ronan's attack.

However, he did not retaliate, but instead offered advice:

"Ronan!"

"The pain inflicted on both the Xandar and the Kree by the war is mutual. Many Kree at our hands, but conversely, many Xandarian also sacrificed their warriors. We should not perpetuate this hatred!"

Objectively speaking, the centurion was right, but it had no effect on Ronan was blinded by hatred.

The Accusers simply clenched his fists, and the energy of his warhammer surged rapidly.

You're wrong, hatred won't last!

Ronan said, "Because I will exterminate all the Xandar, leaving not a single one alive!"

Boom!!!

Before he finished speaking, a massive amount of energy was released from the hammer. The purple energy field instantly blew the centurion away and turned everything within a radius of hundreds of meters into dust!

Ronan has always been reluctant to talk to the Xandar.

He then threw himself back into the battle.

Meanwhile, Steve and his crew, who were originally stationed on Xandar, also joined the battle.

Although Queen Adora and Irani Rael, leader of the Nova Corps, had previously explicitly rejected the Galactic Plumbers ' help, Steve simply couldn't bear to watch innocent Xandar being brutally murdered.

He and the Winter Soldier joined the rescue and resistance efforts.

Caiera wasn't idle either.

She was once known as the Supreme Warrior, possessing the strength to arm wrestle with the Hulk, and was the most powerful warrior on Sakaar besides Ben and Looma.

Caiera immediately joined the battle, blue Flash around her body, making the enormous Chitauri Beast seem utterly vulnerable before her.

Not only did the Chitauri take notice of this group, but Queen Adora also noticed her.

Because she was too conspicuous.

Amidst the golden radiance of the Nova Force, the blue Flash resembled Azure Dragon.

She recognized Caiera at a glance as the messenger from the Sakaar Galactic Plumbers not long ago. Now it seemed that the other party was indeed very strong, and was not inferior to the centurion at all.

If I had accepted the alliance request from the Galactic Plumbers's Guild back then, perhaps things would be different now...

The thought flashed through Adora's mind, but she quickly dismissed it.

Instead of dwelling on these things, we should think about how to resolve the immediate crisis, especially since Xandar is not yet in a hopeless situation.

The Nova Corps warriors gathered together, the sky filled with golden drones and wandering Chitauri Beast.

Bombing, death, fear, destruction...

A terrible disaster struck in an instant.

The Nova Corps, with its five hundred men, now appeared to be a lone tree struggling to hold on, surrounded by thousands of enemies.

Ronan single-handedly took on a number of centurions, and the rest of the soldiers gradually fell into a stalemate under the onslaught of sheer numbers.

The Chitauri are producing units at an incredibly fast pace.

This is why Ben sent Peter and his group to destroy the Chitauri Mothership ahead of time.

If the Chitauri Mothership is not dealt with at its root, then eliminating more Chitauri Soldier will be of no use.

Even War Lord, within the Chitauri race, is merely a powerful super soldier; given time, the Chitauri Queen can cultivate new ones.

Within the Sanctuary, watching this war that was almost certainly a foregone conclusion, Thanos Ba remained calm and composed.

Vilgax, on the other hand, was getting restless.

"Didn't you want to demonstrate the power of the Power Stone to me? Why not use Xandar as the test subject?"

Vilgax now eager to verify whether Ben Parker truly possesses Onmitirx; he doesn't take the small Xandar seriously.

He just wanted to put an end to this pathetic planet as soon as possible, and then head to Sakaar to verify his conjecture.

If all of that is true, then he can continue his original plan: to build an alien army through the Omnitirx and then rule the entire universe.

Imagine how terrifying it would be if there were an army that knew nothing of pain and could transform into all sorts of incredibly powerful alien creatures!

When thousands upon thousands of Way Big capable of destroying planets gather together, all those who do not submit to Vilgax will meet the same end—destruction!

Why be in such a hurry?

Thanos glanced at Vilgax briefly.

He knew his new partner had ulterior motives, but he didn't care; whatever Vilgax was after, there was no conflict between them.

Of course, if Vilgax wanted the Infinity Stones, then Thanos could only apologize.

In his view, the existence of the gem was to allow him to fulfill his destiny—to destroy half of all life in the universe.

Once this destiny is fulfilled, the gemstone loses its meaning.

He will then use the power of the gem to completely destroy it.

"It won't be long before Ronan brings me victory."

Upon hearing this, Vilgax said nothing more.

Then let's wait.

Thanos's composure was not an act.

In reality, the battlefield was indeed one-sided, and the addition of Caiera, Steve, and the other two was merely a drop in the ocean.

Before long, most of the Nova Corps members had fallen.

Even though Thanos suffered more casualties, who would care about the lives of the Chitauri?

Those are nothing more than pathetic locusts in the universe.

At this moment, Ronan, armed with his Omni-Weapon, stormed into Adora's palace.

When Caiera and Steve arrived at the palace, they saw Ronan holding Irani Rael by the throat with one hand, lifting her high in the air. The once noble queen was now kneeling before Ronan in a pathetic state, like a stray dog.

"It's time to pay the price, Adora."

Ronan said coldly.

At this moment, Queen Adora, lying on the ground, felt only regret, deep regret.

This feeling reached its peak, especially when he saw Caiera standing not far away, but not daring to get any closer.

If time could be reversed, and she could go back to a few days ago when Caiera persuaded her to ally with Sakaar, she certainly wouldn't have let that opportunity slip by.

If only there were a way to undo regrets.

Adora would pay any price to save Xandar.

Just as she was thinking this...

The sky suddenly darkened.

"Thanos, Ronan the Accuser, this is the Galactic Plumbers! Withdraw your troops from Xandar immediately!"

A voice suddenly rang out, echoing across the sky above Xandar. Queen Adora was startled and abruptly raised her head.

A Giant Battleship was seen crashing down from the top of the palace that Ronan had blasted into ruins!

"It's you guys again, Galactic Plumbers!"