War Begins

An hour seemed to pass incredibly slowly.

After a long wait, the Space Rift finally opened.

The Space Fleet led by Odin vanished into space in an instant.

During the spatial jump, however, quite a few ships struck spatial bombs and were torn to pieces.

Still, spatial bombs had limited power. They could only damage small warships. Medium and large warships would merely lose some armor unless they were hit by several spatial bombs.

More than ten minutes later,

Odin's fleet finally arrived at its destination.

"Rumble..."

Many warships, unable to activate their shields due to a lack of energy, collided with space mines and were instantly blown to pieces.

Of course, there was no sound in the Vacuum of space. Yet as they watched those warships turn into blazing fireballs, everyone heard the explosions in their minds.

It was simply too spectacular.

Several hundred Spaceships became dazzling fireworks at once, their light even eclipsing the distant Fixed Stars.

Although Odin stood expressionless aboard the flagship, his heart was bleeding.

Every small warship carried at least a hundred people.

Before he could say anything, even more lights flared in the distance.

Thanos's cosmic assault ships had opened fire.

The next moment,

Even more warships turned into fireballs.

Quite a few medium warships exploded as well.

"Attack! Attack!"

Odin could no longer endure it. He roared furiously and gave the order to attack.

"Haha... I can finally have a proper fight!"

Thor had been waiting for those words. Laughing loudly, he swung Mjolnir and flew out of the Spaceship, charging toward the enemy.

The Warriors Three exchanged glances and immediately followed after him.

One trait of the Asgardian Gods was that, once their strength reached a certain level, they could even fight in space for a short time.

The exact duration depended on their strength.

Given the Warriors Three's strength, they had to return after fighting in space for an hour.

Seeing Thor charge ahead so recklessly, Sif could only shake her head helplessly before following him.

As for the ordinary Asgardian warriors, they put on space combat suits, piloted single-seat fighters, and flew out of the Spaceship.

Asgard's fighters had a very retro design, resembling carriages.

Only, there were no horses pulling them. In place of wheels, they had Engines shaped like a pair of wings.

At this point, Odin's Space Fleet still had over twenty-four thousand warships.

These Spaceships had no classifications such as assault ships, Escort Ships, or support ships. They all shared the same design, differing only in size.

There were one hundred and fifty large Spaceships, three thousand medium Spaceships, and the remaining twenty-one thousand or so were all small Pocket Universe Spaceships.

However, the small Pocket Universe Spaceships had forced their way through a spatial jump and no longer had the energy to activate shields or launch attacks. They could only be destroyed like targets.

Yet following Odin's order, nearly all the Asgardian warriors aboard those small Pocket Universe Spaceships flew out in single-seat fighters.

Among the Asgardian Gods, there were only warriors who died in battle, never cowards who knelt.

The reason nearly all of them, rather than all of them, went into battle in single-seat fighters was that there were limited fighters. Some could only remain helplessly aboard the warships.

The medium and large Spaceships used their remaining energy to activate their shields.

As for returning fire, only the large warships still had enough energy to do so.

Inside Sanctuary II,

Thanos watched the enemies pour out like a disturbed beehive, an endless stream of them emerging, and gave a cold smile.

"These people really aren't afraid of death."

With that, he stood up, picked up Tyrant's Blade beside him, and shouted, "Black Order Warriors, all units, attack!"

The next second,

More than seven hundred motherships opened their hatches, and countless Black Order warriors flew out, baring their fangs and claws.

There were six hundred small motherships, each with three deployment bays and over three thousand Black Order warriors.

One hundred and fifty medium motherships each had ten deployment bays and over ten thousand Black Order warriors.

Fifty large motherships each had thirty deployment bays and over thirty thousand Black Order warriors.

The Black Order had originally been engineered as bio-soldiers for space warfare. Fighting on a Planet was simply a waste of their potential.

In the Vacuum of space, they did not even need additional equipment to fly and charge through the cosmos.

Immediately afterward, Thanos continued issuing orders, telling Deep Blue to lift the spatial blockade and summon the Black Order back for support.

After giving his orders, he flew out of Sanctuary II and coldly watched the Asgardian Gods charging in from afar.

The ten thousand Interstellar Behemoths at the front lines were the first to engage the enemy.

First came crisscrossing laser fire, followed by close combat.

Yes, close combat.

Using the most advanced weapons to fight the most primitive kind of war perfectly described the current situation.

This had happened because kinetic weapons were difficult to use in space, while laser weapons consumed too much energy and had to wait for their energy to recover after only a few shots.

Thus, cosmic warfare generally began with exchanged laser fire before turning into close combat.

The bone spurs on either side of the Interstellar Behemoths were like blades, slicing through enemy fighters and turning them into clusters of fire.

After firing their lasers for a while, the enemies would pilot their fighters straight into the fray.

Their sharp noses were like cavalry lances, stabbing fiercely into the Interstellar Behemoths' bodies and inflicting heavy damage.

Although the spears in their hands could not pierce the Interstellar Behemoths' shells, the lasers they fired could still cause some damage.

Among the Asgardian warriors, one of them was especially valiant.

The war hammer in his hand unleashed nearly endless Lightning, electrocuting one Interstellar Behemoth after another.

When the slaughter excited him, he even charged directly before an Interstellar Behemoth and smashed down with his hammer.

The other four did not have as many kills as he did, but they were no weaker. Each could kill an Interstellar Behemoth alone.

Seeing this, Thanos immediately understood that the five were Thor, the Warriors Three, and Sif.

However, he had no intention of acting yet, because he needed to conserve his energy until Odin made his move.

A few minutes later, the more than ten thousand Interstellar Behemoths had suffered grievous casualties, with only a little over six thousand remaining.

At that moment, the Black Order's reinforcements arrived and charged at the enemy.

Although the Black Order had been born for space warfare, they were still far weaker than Asgardian warriors.

Basically, every Asgardian warrior could take down seventeen or eighteen Black Order Warriors.

From this alone, it was clear why the Asgardian Gods had been able to rule the Milky Way.

However, the cosmic assault ships in the rear had never stopped attacking.

With virtually every barrage, they destroyed quite a few enemy warships, along with enemies caught in the middle.

A few minutes later, Space Rifts appeared around the battlefield and rapidly expanded.

The Black Order's reinforcements were about to arrive.