Wakanda, the main battlefield.
Banner slammed his fist into Cull Obsidian's breastplate, the immense force sending the tanned giant staggering back three steps, leaving two deep furrows beneath his feet.
Cull Obsidian shook his head, seemingly unharmed, and swung his giant axe back at him.
Banner dodged to the side, his right hand smoothly landing on the axe handle. Using the momentum, he pulled and pushed Cull Obsidian forward with his contortionist technique, followed by a knee strike to the abdomen.
A muffled thud.
Cull Obsidian bent over slightly, but didn't fall.
This guy's physical attributes were already close to the Hulk's. After being enhanced, his skin and flesh became ridiculously thick. Banner's massive force would only hurt him for a while at most.
It can't even break through their defenses.
But Banner didn't expect to solve the problem with one blow.
He retracted his right hand, and immediately swung out his left fist, delivering a combination of elbow and knee strikes from Muay Thai, followed by an uppercut and then a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu-style sweeping kick.
The three consecutive attacks landed on the same spot on Cull Obsidian – his right rib.
The first time, the ribs made a faint creaking sound.
The second time, the creaking sound turned into a cracking sound.
With a third roar, Cull Obsidian swung his giant axe wildly. Banner retreated two steps to avoid it, but without stopping, he circled around to the side and closed in again.
The Hulk's power, combined with the essence of various martial arts from around the world, results in every punch being worthwhile and every kick landing precisely on vital points.
The Cull Obsidian was being chased and attacked, but he couldn't die, resulting in a stalemate.
The situation on the other side is not so optimistic.
Corvus Glaive's long blade flashed, each strike swift, precise, and ruthless. Captain America's Vibranium Shield clashed with his seven or eight times, leaving his entire arm numb.
Proxima Midnight's trident pierced from the other side, and Black Panther T'Challa dodged to the side, sparks flying from the surface of his Vibranium Suit.
Sylvie attempted to control Corvus Glaive with possession magic, but her mental energy was repelled by the dark energy shield on his body the moment she lunged at him.
Three against two, they were being completely overwhelmed.
Corvus Glaive's combat experience is too rich; he always fights Captain America and Black Panther separately, and his long blade can easily disrupt their teamwork with a flick and a deflection.
Proxima Midnight was tasked with containing Sylvie, and the Trident's attacks were delivered from tricky angles, forcing Sylvie to retreat continuously.
"Captain, to the left--"
Before T'Challa could finish speaking, Corvus Glaive had already slipped through the gap in Captain America's shield.
A long blade thrusts straight in.
The target wasn't Captain America, but Sylvie, who had retreated to the rear.
By the time Sylvie caught a glimpse of that cold light out of the corner of her eye, it was too late to dodge; the tip of the long blade was less than twenty centimeters from her chest.
She could only raise two daggers and hold them across her chest, attempting to block the fatal blow.
The next instant, a gust of wind swept by.
A silvery-white blur swept past from the side, Sylvie felt something grip her waist, pulling her three meters to the side.
At the same time, the silver-white afterimage's right foot slammed into Corvus Glaive's chest.
Bang!
Corvus Glaive sent flying backward, tumbling twice before regaining his balance. His silvery-white afterimage landed, he turned around, and delivered a follow-up kick to Proxima Midnight, sending the Trident Woman, who was about to provide support, staggering as well.
Pietro stood between Sylvie Captain America, his hair a mess from the wind, a "I'm the most handsome" smile on his face.
"Captain." He gestured with his chin towards Steve, then looked at Sylvie, his smile widening. "You're welcome, beautiful lady."
Sylvie steadied herself, brushed off non-existent dust from her waist, and remained expressionless.
You can come five seconds earlier.
"Then there's no 'hero saves the damsel in distress' effect."
Pietro finished speaking with a grin, then vanished in a flash. His silvery-white afterimage trailed a long tail as he swept across the battlefield, breaking the legs of Chitauri Beast, twisting the heads of Outrider, and causing hordes of minions to fall.
But he didn't keep clearing out the miscellaneous soldiers.
A silvery-white afterimage drew an arc across the battlefield, and as it passed the corpse of a Wakanda soldier, it casually picked up a vibrating spear.
Pietro's gaze locked onto Thanos's back.
The four people besieging Thanos are being repelled one by one by the tyrant— Mighty Thor Jane of Thor's hammer is deflected by the Power Stone, a slash from the side by the Female Thor is blocked by the Butcher's Blade, the Chibi Hulk jumps up with a roar while holding the Vibranium hammer and slams it down, only to be kicked away by Thanos, and Logan, the Superman Wolverine Logan, pounces on him, scratching and clawing, only to be elbowed in the face and embedded in the ground.
Thanos's true nature has been fully exposed.
Without hesitation, Pietro pushed his speed to the limit, his silver-white afterimage almost becoming a straight line. The vibrating spear, amplified by the extreme speed, pierced the air with a sharp whooshing sound, aiming at the gap in Thanos's lower back where his armor was not covering him, and thrust the spear in.
The ear-piercing sound of metal clashing.
The spear tip did indeed pierce through, but a layer of dark golden energy film appeared on Thanos's skin, and the tip of the vibrating spear got stuck between the inner lining of the armor and the energy shield, failing to penetrate.
Thanos paused for a moment.
Incredibly, insects were able to touch his back.
The butcher's knife slashed horizontally in a backhand motion.
The purple Power Stone shimmered on the blade, unleashing a massive force that distorted space as it cleaved through the air.
Pietro's speed saved him at that moment; he was thrown backward, the blade whistling past his nose, so close he could smell the metallic tang.
That was close, but it was only for a moment.
Pietro steadied himself and braced his legs for another burst of speed when his entire body suddenly froze.
A surge of dark green magical energy spread from the soles of his feet, climbing up his legs to his waist, chest, and neck, locking him in place.
Thanos slightly raised his left hand, dark magical ripples remaining at his fingertips.
Black magic.
Pietro's body was completely frozen, his muscles struggling desperately but remaining motionless, while dark green magical vines tightened around him, beginning to penetrate his mental realm.
Thanos didn't even turn around to look at him.
"Interesting speed, but a pity--"
A golden beam of light struck Pietro's magical chains precisely.
Vision hovered in mid-air, the Mind Stone on his forehead emitting intense golden light, the power of the Law of Mind clashing head-on with Thanos's dark magic.
The dark green magic vines began to crack and peel off under the golden light.
Within two seconds, the restraints on Pietro's body were completely shattered.
The gem on Vision's forehead dimmed slightly; even a minor skill used to counter Thanos's dark magic was quite taxing.
" Pietro, this is not your battlefield."
Vision's words were brief and direct.
Go help them.
Pietro stretched his neck, which was almost locked in a lock, and bared his teeth.
Thanos's dark magic came without warning; if Vision had been a second later, his mind would have been corrupted.
This purple sweet potato is not something he can touch right now.
"Receive."
The silvery-white afterimage shot out again, but this time it wasn't Thanos, but at Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight.
Pietro returned to the battlefield, plotting to repeat the same sneak attack tactic.
But things weren't as easy as he thought.
In the first rapid sprint, Proxima Midnight's trident turned ahead of time, blocking the attack route before he arrived.
Pietro abruptly changed direction, circling around to the other side to kick Corvus Glaive, Corvus Glaive long blade was already blocking his path.
The enhancement not only increased their strength and defense, but also raised their perception abilities to a whole new level.
Pietro was indeed faster than them, but not to the point of being completely beyond their perception range.
The opponent can't catch him, but can vaguely pinpoint his location; that's enough. The premise of a sneak attack is that the opponent doesn't know where you are.
The reason he was able to kick Corvus Glaive was purely due to the suddenness of the attack.
Now that the opponent is on guard, every time he accelerates forward, he is met with a weapon that has already been swung out.
Damn it.
Pietro gritted his teeth as he moved at high speed. Thanos was able to launch a successful sneak attack because Thanos was distracted and tied down by others.
These three weren't completely tied down; all their attention was focused on defending against him, so he couldn't find an opening at all.
On the other side of the battlefield, Iceman Bobby and Storm Ororo cleared out the last wave of mobs.
With a swift push of his hands, Ororo unleashed a whirlwind that swept across the battlefield, engulfing the last few Outrider into the heart of the storm.
Bobby struck out with his palm, and the extreme frost instantly froze all the creatures in the storm.
Broken ice covered the ground.
Ororo surveyed the battlefield, and without hesitation, flew straight towards Thanos.
Bobby, come with me.
An ice bridge formed beneath the Iceman's feet, following closely behind.
The two joined the attack on Thanos. Storm summoned lightning from the air, while Iceman laid ice traps on the ground. Together with Mighty Thor Jane, Female Thor, Chibi Hulk), and Superman Wolverine Logan, the six of them surrounded Thanos.
Thanos swung his Tyrant's Blade at a noticeably faster pace.
But he still didn't back down.
Just when the battle was once again locked in a stalemate.
Suddenly, a crystalline light appeared out of nowhere in front of Sylvie.
Countless tiny diamond particles surged from the void, swirling, converging, and recombining in the air, until a slender female figure emerged from them.
Long platinum blonde hair, a white cloak, and an overall aura of cold luster.
Emma Frost Frost.
Behind her, a wisp of pale blue spatial smoke flashed, and Betsy's figure appeared out of thin air, her entire body covered in purple psionic armor, and a psionic light blade already formed in her hand.
The third person was suspended in mid-air— Madelyne.
Her dark red hair fluttered in the psychic aura, and her bikini suit stood out on the battlefield, but no one dared to comment, because the intensity of the psychic energy surging around her was enough to crush an aircraft carrier into scrap metal.
Emma Frost scanned the battlefield and completed her situation assessment within two seconds.
" Betsy, over there." She gestured with her chin towards Captain America and T'Challa. " Madelyne, go with her."
Betsy didn't reply. A flash of light appeared on the surface of her psionic armor, and a pale blue spatial mist engulfed her figure. The next second, she appeared five meters behind Corvus Glaive.
The psionic blade, trailing the eerie light of the Law of Oblivion, slashed straight at the back of Corvus Glaive's neck.
Corvus Glaive dodged to the side, his longsword spun to parry—with a piercing metallic clang, a psionic burn mark appeared on his blade.
Enchanted by the Law of Oblivion, once struck by this thing, even the strongest self-healing cannot repair the damage.
Captain America seized the opportunity to rush forward, slamming his Vibranium Shield head-on into Corvus Glaive.
The Black Panther slashed in from the side, its Vibranium claws aimed at Proxima Midnight's trident.
In an instant, the three-on-two situation became five-on-two. Betsy's teleportation combined with Pietro's extreme speed completely disrupted the rhythm.
Madelyne hovered above, and with a push of her hands, Omega-level psychic power pressed down relentlessly.
The trident of Proxima Midnight was grabbed by telekinesis, its attack direction abruptly changed.
The ground beneath Corvus Glaive's feet cracked open, and he was propelled seven or eight meters by telekinesis.
Emma Frost turned around, and in an instant, her diamond form covered her entire body, transforming her into a crystal-clear diamond sculpture as she walked towards the direction Banner was fighting.
Cull Obsidian was fighting Banner when he caught a glimpse of something glittering approaching him out of the corner of his eye. Instinctively, he swung his giant axe and chopped at it.
The axe blade struck Emma Frost's diamond body.
boom-!
Such terrifying force struck Emma Frost, yet her body didn't even flinch.
Star Diamond Body.
All the attack energy was instantly transferred to subspace, where it was decomposed and absorbed, and the power on the axe blade vanished completely.
Cull Obsidian paused for a moment, and in that instant, Banner's fist slammed into the back of his head.
boom!
Cull Obsidian fell face down into the mud.
Emma Frost looked down at the large, yellowish-brown figure on the ground. Without making a single unnecessary movement, she raised her diamond-shaped hand, and a solid diamond blade extended from her palm, gesturing towards the Cull Obsidian's neck.
" Banner," she began, still in that commanding tone, "Don't let him get up."
Banner wiped his mouth, ignoring her tone, and slammed his fists down again.
Aside from Thanos's side, the situation on the entire battlefield is visibly reversing.
Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight were ganged up on by five people. Betsy's teleportation caught them off guard, and Madelyne's telekinetic suppression made it difficult for them to even stand. Cull Obsidian was pinned to the ground and hammered by Banner and Emma Frost.
But on Thanos's side—
Even surrounded by six people, he remained completely at ease.
Storm's lightning was instantly dispelled by the Power Stone, Iceman's ice trap was shattered by Butcher's Blade, and Mighty Thor Jane was once again deflected.
Thanos slowly raised his left hand.
On the back of his hand, the purple light from the Power Stone began to become dazzling, no longer the intermittent pulse bursts of before, but a continuous full-power output.
Purple energy ripples spread outwards from his body in all directions.
Boom boom boom!