"Divine Spear?"
Luma froze.
The next moment, she saw the long spear erupt with light like the sun.
Swoosh!!!
"For the grand ambition of the great Thanos—"
"Die!"
Proxima Midnight hurled the spear with all her might!
Amid the blizzard, three terrifying rays shot forth from her golden spear.
Like the light of dawn piercing the darkness, the divine spear surged toward Luma with boundless power.
Luma swung her giant hammer, charging straight at the incoming divine spear.
The red figure was like a wild beast sprinting across the wilderness, carrying a terrifying, thunderous force—
BOOM!!!
Luma's war hammer smashed into the three rays shot from the divine spear. In an instant, a massive impact erupted!
The collision of such immense energies immediately formed a fearsome force field.
Golden air currents, as if tinged with a white whirlwind, spread outward in all directions.
Luma felt like she had slammed her hammer into an immovable object. The three divine beams that shot over were as heavy as the earth itself.
Swoosh—
In that instant, the three beams from the divine spear were deflected by Luma, scattering like sparks flying from a fire.
Both Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive were utterly astonished.
"I've never met anyone who could catch the divine spear," Corvus Glaive said.
But Proxima Midnight merely sneered coldly.
"That still won't let you escape the fate of death!"
She raised her arm, and the divine light that had been knocked away like a meteor swirled once in the gale, then came attacking again!
Luma repeatedly swung her giant hammer to smash them away.
But tirelessly, after being deflected, they would attack again from all sorts of tricky angles.
"Annoying flies!"
Luma was incredibly irritated by their attacks.
"It's useless. The radiance of the divine spear will not stop until it has taken your life," Proxima Midnight said with a smug smile.
This weapon was an artifact forged specifically for her by Thanos.
Unlike the spear in the movies that even Captain America could catch, this weapon was like a spear of fate—once thrown, it would inevitably claim the enemy's life.
If it failed, it would keep pursuing relentlessly.
Proxima Midnight did not believe that a mere Luma could withstand the might of the divine spear.
"Clang!!!"
A loud clang rang out within the storm.
Luma swung her giant hammer again. This time, she smashed the divine spear's three beams of light straight into the ground.
BOOM!!!
In an instant, the land beneath her feet was torn apart by the force!
The divine spear's light pierced through the thick ice like an icebreaker, then transformed into flying fish, shooting into the sky.
High in the air, the radiance of the divine spear gathered together.
They intertwined and spiraled, transforming into the Damocles' sword of divine punishment, descending once more with otherworldly power!
In this moment, Luma raised her head and looked at the sky, at the brilliance larger than her own body. The tiny red figure seemed about to be swallowed.
"Pitiful life, death is your fate, and also the mercy of Lord Thanos."
Proxima Midnight stood on a distant hill, murmuring.
The violent fluctuations were such that even Proxima Midnight, who had thrown the spear, could not approach the epicenter.
"It seems there was no need for both of us to act at the same time," Corvus Glaive said cruelly.
"Lord Thanos was a bit too trusting of that good-for-nothing Loki. Ah, I just thought of something. In that case, why not sacrifice the other giants on this planet as well?"
Clearly, neither Corvus Glaive nor Proxima Midnight believed anyone could block such an attack.
But Luma did it!
"You think you can kill me with just this?!"
Luma roared!
Inside the storm's core, Luma gripped the heavy hammer with all four hands. Then, all the power in her body erupted, and the hammer colliding with the beams was swung with everything she had!
BOOM!!!
"Ahh—!"
Luma let out a great shout, and crimson lightning burst forth from her body again.
In an instant, the lightning and golden light clashed fiercely. The lightning shot out as if wrapped in Conqueror's Haki!
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
BOOM!!
In that moment, it was as if two asteroids collided.
The terrifying shockwave spread dozens of kilometers in an instant!
The shattered ice was like the collapse of the entire world. The Frost Giants gathered around immediately suffered.
The rampaging ancient power abruptly spread outward, instantly reducing everything to dust!
"This is impossible!"
This sight directly shocked Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight.
You have to understand, they had poured all their power into the divine spear simultaneously. This strike was powerful enough to injure Thanos, the Son of Titan.
But reality was right before their eyes, leaving them no choice but to believe.
Even more, the massive crimson thunder released by Luma was already surging toward them!
In an instant, both Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive were caught in the violent impact, swept into this apocalyptic crimson storm!
"——"
A long time later.
Everything finally settled into complete calm.
After the storm subsided, the ground was reduced to utter ruin.
Within a radius of several kilometers,
the frozen earth, the mountains... all of it no longer existed.
Beneath their feet was no longer solid ice, but ice granules as fine as powder. This frozen plain had now become a white desert, swallowing the corpses of the dead Frost Giants.
The lonely wind howled.
Only Luma remained standing between heaven and earth.
Her black-gold armor was shattered, and the heavy hammer in her hand had long since been reduced to dust by the immense energy, leaving only a broken handle.
"Huff—"
She panted, feeling her consciousness growing blurry.
If she had been at full strength, she wouldn't have feared Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight at all.
But these despicable bastards had appeared right after she'd exhausted a huge amount of stamina fighting the Frost Giants.
"Although I still don't know who they really are..."
"But at least... Ah!"
"Swoosh!"
Before Luma could even catch her breath,
three golden beams suddenly shot out from the shattered sea of sand, piercing through three of her arms like nails.
In an instant, blood sprayed forth!
Beneath the sand, Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive revealed themselves like lurking scorpions.
At this moment, Proxima Midnight looked extremely disheveled as well, and Corvus Glaive's body was somewhat broken and battered from Luma's previous ancient power attack.
But none of that mattered.
Because now, they were the victors!
On the shattered frost, the divine spear split into three, piercing Luma's arms and pinning her deep within the sand pit. She looked like an imprisoned red deity, or perhaps a devil.
She could no longer move.
"Cough, cough..."
Proxima Midnight looked cruelly at Luma, a flash of satisfaction in her eyes.
She immediately turned her gaze to her husband and, as if giving an order, said, "Kill her!"
Even without her saying it, Corvus Glaive had already walked up to Luma with his blade in hand.
"You... what is your purpose..."
Luma felt her vision starting to blur.
At this point, Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive seemed to show some mercy, speaking:
"The existence of your Celestial Guild has hindered the great Thanos in accomplishing his grand work."
"Not just you—that person named Bant Parker must die too!"
Hearing this, Luma's eyes sharply constricted.
"Your target is little Ban?!"
Her groggy consciousness cleared a bit, the flames of rage burning in her mind.
But Luma no longer had the strength to do anything.
Proxima Midnight glanced at her and said arrogantly, "Our target is the universe."
"We will eliminate half of all life in this universe!"
"For balance, and for death!"
As she spoke those words, she seemed to truly feel the calling of her mission.
But Luma didn't care how many people in the universe died.
She only cared about Bant!
Gritting her teeth tightly, she snarled word by word: "You will not harm—
"My! Little! Ban!"
"Such a touching sentiment," Corvus Glaive laughed hoarsely. Then he mocked, "I just wonder, between the destruction of his planet and your death, which would he choose?"
From the very beginning, the husband-and-wife duo had come here to make trouble for Luma precisely to lure Bant out from Earth.
Whether Luma lived or died wasn't important.
But now, their battle had ended, and that Earthling still hadn't shown up.
This made Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive can't help but feel that the plan had failed.
"That being the case, we'd better kill Luma quickly and then go reinforce the battlefield on Earth."
"Is that your purpose?"
Luma let out a cold laugh. She had absolute confidence in Bant.
"Then you're just waiting to die!"
"Although it's a bit embarrassing to need my fiancé to come save me, my little Ban is super strong!"
"He'll definitely rip off your heads and that guy called Thanos's head, string them together, and give them to me as decorations!"
"Shut up!"
The hot-tempered Proxima Midnight instantly flew into a rage. She roared angrily:
"How dare you insult Lord Thanos!"
Immediately, Proxima Midnight raised her arm and swung it at Luma's face.
Slap!
A crisp sound!
Proxima Midnight felt as if she'd been struck heavily, instantly sent flying backward, crashing headfirst into the wasteland.
"How dare you lay a hand on my Crimson Wind Queen?"
A rough voice echoed across the planet.
At the same time, Corvus Glaive, who had been standing next to Proxima Midnight, instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
A tall dark shadow loomed over him from behind, and he was completely unaware.
Only Luma raised her four eyes filled with love, looking at that tall figure.
"Dear little Ban, I knew you would come!"
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