Proxima Midnight struck first, opening with overwhelming firepower.
She raised the Triple-Bladed Spear in both hands, energy surging at its tip.
A dense barrage of blue energy bolts poured out like a storm.
Steve kept his composure and swiftly raised the Vibranium Round Shield before his chest.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The bolts slammed into the shield one after another, their blazing trails ending in bursts of brilliant sparks.
Steve's feet seemed rooted to the rock. He did not budge.
Seeing this, Proxima Midnight poured on more power.
The relentless barrage strained the floating island beneath Steve's feet.
Cracks spread across the rock, and it began to crumble.
Steve leaped toward another floating island off to the side.
Proxima Midnight snorted. Her spear kept firing, sending bolts sweeping after him.
Steve moved among the crumbling islands, running, leaping, and rolling in one fluid motion.
But the gravity field around each island kept shifting.
At times he had to hang upside down beneath a rock; at others, he had to sprint along its side under the pull of gravity.
Proxima Midnight clearly meant to wear him down with her overwhelming barrage.
But Captain America had received the Super-Soldier Serum and undergone another round of enhancement at Vought. His physical abilities were far beyond what they had once been.
Even after dodging without pause at such intensity, he showed no sign of fatigue. His breathing remained steady.
He even used islands between the incoming bolts as cover while looking for a chance to strike back.
"Is that all you've got?" Between leaps, Steve spotted a tiny opening in Proxima Midnight's barrage.
Without hesitation, he twisted and hurled the Vibranium Round Shield.
The shield whistled through the air. Instead of flying straight at her, it struck a narrow floating island and ricocheted at a