However, before Magneto could give the order to fire, an even larger and deeper shadow swept across the sky above Frost City.
It was a living cloud, Alioth, composed of endless spacetime dust and Oblivion energy.
Valeria stood in Emma Frost's office, her hands in the pockets of her white coat, the gleam of the control panel reflected in her glasses.
She simply raised her chin and muttered to herself in an almost bored tone.
"To be honest, I haven't fed Alioth in a long time. I didn't expect there would be a buffet for it now."
Before the words were even finished, the terrifying purplish-black cloud rushed straight towards the swarm of insects, which resembled a black ocean.
Wherever Alioth passed, tens of thousands of insects vanished silently, as if erased from a painting by an eraser.
They, along with the space and time they inhabited, were completely swallowed up.
This bizarre yet efficient Carnage became the true clarion call of the war.
"Fire."
Magneto Erik, coldly gave the order.
The next second, tens of thousands of energy cannons on the city wall simultaneously unleashed beams of destruction.
Thick pillars of energy wove into a web of death in the void, vaporizing large swarms of insects.
"Hooray! The movie's starting! The movie's starting!"
A group of madmen dressed in red and black uniforms leaped down from the city wall, which was dozens of meters high, emitting strange and incomprehensible cries, and brandishing various weapons as they charged at the scattered insects that had been scattered by artillery fire.
"The winner will receive Spider-Man Peter's virginity tonight!!"
"Damn Wade! I never agreed to anything like that with you!"
A Spider-Man uses his Silk to trap a swarm of insects, kicks them away, and then turns to vehemently oppose and condemn the Deadpool.
On the city wall, Rogue Anna, Storm Ororo, Iceman Bobby stood together.
Ororo spread her arms, her long, silvery-white hair moving without wind, and the energy of the entire Knowhere became violent under her control.
The extremely low temperature instantly condensed the particles in the air, and an unprecedented blizzard formed out of nowhere.
Immediately afterwards, Iceman Bobby pressed his hands onto the metal ground of the city wall, and the biting cold spread from his palms, amplifying the range and power of the blizzard dozens of times.
Countless sharp icicles formed during the snowstorm and were swept towards the insect swarm by the gale.
Rogue stood behind the two, using the Storm abilities he had just copied to join in. The entire sky instantly darkened, and a fierce storm raged with lightning and thunder.
Thor watched this scene from inside the palace and couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Goodness, these three are practically born for team battles, especially large-scale ones like this... Could this be considered a kind of Martial Soul Fusion Skill?
The battlefield has completely transformed into a giant meat grinder.
" Hulk... Smash!"
The Chibi Hulk wields a Vibranium hammer taller than himself, creating a vacuum zone with each strike within the swarm of insects.
Superman Wolverine Logan didn't make a sound. His claws extended, each swing leaving a trail of afterimages as he sliced the insects in front of him into countless fragments.
X-Men, variants of the Avengers, warriors from various universes... the residents of Frost City showed the Oblivion Wave what true "everyone is a soldier" really means.
Although the swarm of insects was seemingly endless, it presented a scene of overwhelming Carnage in the face of the "abnormal" residents of Frost City.
Thor tapped his fingertips lightly on the armrest; he had already sensed the power of Annihilation Insect Emperor Annihilus.
Mid Universe Level.
Not weak, but just so-so.
Thor had no intention of making a move. After all, these were his residents who usually fought to the death in the fighting arena. Now that they finally had a chance to vent their energy, it would be no fun if he killed the boss in one move.
Let them play for a while.
However, there are always one or two who like to steal the spotlight.
"Hey! You son of a bitch, look this way!"
Human Torch Johnny, engulfed in flames, ignored the minions and transformed into a fiery meteor, charging straight towards the command center of the Oblivion Wave — the Annihilation Insect Emperor Annihilus.
" Johnny! Come back!" Susan's cry came from not far away, but it was too late.
Annihilus simply raised his head indifferently, his fluorescent green vertical pupils devoid of any emotion.
Faced with Johnny rushing towards him, he didn't even move a step, but simply swung the silver-gray metal staff in his hand casually.
"Bang!"
A dull thud.
The flames on Johnny's body were instantly suppressed and extinguished by an invisible force. He was struck solidly by the control stick and sent flying backward even faster than he had come, crashing into the ground and creating a deep crater. His fate was unknown.
Annihilus didn't care whether Johnny lived or died; in his eyes, Johnny was nothing more than a slightly brighter ant.
He raised his control stick, ready to issue a new command to completely destroy the obstructive city before him.
Just then...
Annihilus froze.
The space beneath him suddenly became viscous, and then countless pitch-black tentacles covered with strange runes emerged from the void.
Instead of attacking him, the tentacles skillfully wrapped around his limbs, waist, abdomen, and neck.
The antimatter energy within Annihilus erupted as it attempted to break free.
But a deeper, more ancient dark power emanated from those tentacles, suppressing his energy within his body.
The next moment, the tentacles tightened suddenly, exerting force!
"Boom--!"
The once invincible Annihilus, along with his ferocious chitinous armor, was forcibly pulled down from mid-air and slammed heavily into the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.
The entire noisy battlefield fell into a brief silence because of this sudden scene.
Everyone stopped moving and looked at the cloud of smoke.
The smoke and dust slowly dissipated.
A figure dressed in a dark purple robe, with a strange green eyeball ornament hanging on its chest, hovered silently above the crater created by Annihilus.
From the shadow of his Cloak, countless black tentacles extended, and at the other end of those tentacles, the once majestic Annihilus was tightly bound.
The newcomer was none other than Dark Supreme Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange.
Thor looked at the newcomer, slightly surprised. He didn't remember calling this guy over.
What's going on?
But now that this guy is here, there's no need for me to make a move.
He's a monster capable of devouring enough energy to destroy a universe.
It seems this Annihilus is in for a rough time. Hopefully, he can struggle a bit longer.