"Insects? Asgard has gods, not insects."
Thor's words came from the ruins nearby, but even faster than the sound came the Asgard artifact, Mjolnir.
Lightning crackled around the hammer as it flew toward Thanos. Thanos picked up the Heavenly Blade of the Dead and tapped it lightly, sending Mjolnir flying.
Following closely behind was Thor's fist. Thanos stood still, chest puffed out, and took the Thor head-on. With a swift grab of his left hand, he directly gripped Thor's neck.
"Gods? Your father does seem somewhat like a god, but you're far from it."
"Clang!"
As he spoke, Thanos suddenly turned around and slashed out with his sword.
It turned out that Thor was being choked, but his hand was still summoning his hammer. He was thinking of hitting Thanos from behind, but before he could even reach him, Thanos turned around and cleaved him in two again.
Ah~~!
Thor used almost all his strength, his muscles bulging and veins standing out. He roared with the last breath in his chest, straining with both hands, but he couldn't even budge Thanos's fingers an inch.
The difference is just too great.
Just as Thor was in trouble, Rocket, Little Groot, and Tony's attacks arrived almost simultaneously.
Big Groot spread his body exaggeratedly, and a vine as thick as an adult male's thigh snaked out and wrapped around Thanos, while the little guy still had two vines that spread towards Thanos's feet.
Of course, besides the two of them, there were also the energy bullets constantly being spewed out by the Rocket launcher, plus Tony's all-out laser cannon shot from the chest.
With several people attacking at the same time, Thanos could only throw Thor far away with one hand, while holding the blades in both hands, the two Blade almost spinning like propellers, circling around his huge body.
Not only did it block all the attacks, but the sharp Blade also tore apart the three vines that came at almost the same time from above and below.
With a single strike, he neutralized all of their attacks, and he himself remained unharmed, walking towards Gamora and Natasha with his blade in one hand.
Gamora's physique is much stronger than that of an ordinary person, and Thanos showed her mercy. Even so, she is now experiencing a rush of blood to her body, and her hands and feet are somewhat numb.
Natasha was in even more pain, clutching her chest with one hand, while Gamora supported her from the side; she was clearly seriously injured.
The two stood there, supporting each other, while Thanos leaped high into the air and brought his sword down on them.
Sometimes, you'll never know how terrifying your opponent is until you face them head-on. Thanos's attack felt to the two of them like a mountain crashing down on them.
Even if they were completely unharmed, let alone injured, two people wouldn't be able to withstand them.
This strike carried unparalleled power; before the blade even reached them, the surrounding air was already cleaved back, creating an almost vacuum-like space between the two and Thanos.
The Blade was aimed straight at Natasha's head. If this strike landed, Natasha would definitely be dead. Even Gamora, who was standing next to her, would probably only be seriously injured by the powerful aftershocks of the attack.
Meanwhile, in the distance, the two Groot had just retracted the remaining vines from their bodies when Thor was once again flung into a metal building, smashing it to pieces. It was unclear whether he was conscious or unconscious at this point.
The only one present was Tony, who activated his armor and flew rapidly towards them, but it looked like he was definitely too late.
At the critical moment, Natasha's desperate eyes suddenly lit up.
Because a dark blue dot of light appeared out of nowhere, Natasha was all too familiar with this color of energy; it was the same energy that Qin Xiao used to activate the Space Stone.
The bluish-black energy slowly expanded, turning into a wormhole more than two meters high. Before anyone could emerge from inside, a small, narrow Tang sword reached out from within.
The Tang sword wasn't large; compared to Thanos's weapon, it was like the difference between a large truck and a small motorcycle. But this seemingly fragile weapon emerged from the wormhole and forcefully blocked Thanos's powerful and heavy strike.
"Clang!!"
The two weapons clashed with a crisp sound, and two enormous forces collided. From the midst of their battle, a violent shockwave arose out of nowhere and swept out in all directions.
They smashed the metal buildings on both sides to pieces.
Even Tony, who was flying towards them, was slammed into the buildings on either side by the impact in mid-air.
Besides the two combatants, Gamora and Natasha, whose shockwaves were blocked by the wormhole, were also present; everyone else collapsed to the ground.
An arm that emerged from the wormhole abruptly retracted after the two weapons clashed, seemingly outmatched by Thanos.
In reality, Qin Xiao discovered the problem upon returning and hastily opened the portal to attack, facing off against both opponents with only one hand. Although he managed to block the attack, he was still cleaved dozens of meters away by the blade.
The portal closed, then reopened, and Qin Xiao stepped out of the wormhole, knife in hand.
When Qin Xiao appeared, Thanos showed an unusual look of caution.
As the two combatants, he knew very well how much of that attack was overkill. He had fallen from a great height with a heavy weapon, while Qin Xiao on the other side of the portal was holding up a small weapon with one hand. His only advantage might have been that his legs were on the ground, giving him an extra point of support, but he certainly hadn't exerted much of his strength.
As soon as Qin Xiao came out, he didn't rush to attack Thanos. Instead, he walked up to Natasha, saw that she was obviously injured, and said with a pained expression.
"Sit down quietly to the side, and I'll avenge you!"
"Watch out!"
Natasha said with concern.
Gamora glanced at Thanos with a complicated expression, then at Qin Xiao, before finally giving Qin Xiao a cautious look and silently helping Natasha to the side.
" The Avengers are more interesting than I expected. You certainly deserve to be one of my..."
Thanos stood there, watching Qin Xiao and Natasha finish their conversation. Only after Qin Xiao Qin Xiao around did he speak to him. But before he could finish his sentence, Qin Xiao looked up and a fierce flame swept towards him without saying a word.
Thanos's next words were abruptly interrupted by flames. The power, derived from the Asgard god of fire, was at its core the Eternal Flame, a divine object. The intense heat of tens of thousands of degrees caused Thanos's expression to change drastically.
The Heavenly Blade of the Dead spun once more, forcefully dispersing the flame.
But what followed was Qin Xiao's furious attack.
Holding the knife in both hands, Qin Xiao leaped high into the air and slashed down diagonally from top to bottom at Thanos's shoulder.