"Lucas, where is Loki? Didn't he come back with you?"
Seeing Lucas and Thanos wary of each other, in a stalemate, and temporarily unable to fight, Thor asked about his brother.
He remembered that the two of them had gone together to find the Dark Order.
Now, Lucas had returned through the Tesseract's portal, but Loki had not appeared, which made Thor worried.
Hearing the concern in Thor's tone, Lucas explained, "Loki is enjoying himself on Xandar, no need to worry about him."
Thor's words reminded Lucas that there was another group of people he had forgotten on the other side of the Universe.
Lucas's divine power stirred, and a radiant white energy shot up into the sky, rushing into the portal.
Before long, people started falling from the portal, it was Star-Lord and the others.
After the battle began, Lucas had forgotten them in the Mirror Dimension.
Speaking of the Mirror Dimension, he remembered a certain master.
As soon as his mental power spread out, Lucas discovered the Ancient One on the rooftop of the New York Sanctum Sanctorum.
Private call, connected.
"Master, do you have a way to trap Thanos in the Mirror Dimension?"
The Ancient One said, "A single-layer Mirror Dimension is too fragile. It will take time to set up multiple layers."
"Okay, then I'll trouble you, Master. I will find a way to stall for time."
Just as Lucas was thinking about how to buy time for the Ancient One, Thanos suddenly made his move, heading straight for the Tesseract in the ruins of Stark Tower.
He had found an escape route. As long as he obtained the Tesseract, he could use the power of the Space Stone within it to teleport and escape.
Just as Thanos was about to succeed, Lucas arrived first, blocking him.
Bang!
The two collided, and an invisible wave of air swept out.
Clint, Natasha, Steve, and Blade were all sent flying by the shockwave.
Although Thanos was intercepted by Lucas, he did not stop.
After four major rounds of combat, he had realized he was no match for Lucas. Now, seizing the Space Stone was his only chance to survive.
Thanos erupted with full power, throwing hundreds of punches in the blink of an eye. Moreover, his punching speed, strength, and the energy he was using were constantly increasing.
Lucas, helpless, despite wanting to control the intensity of the battle, could only keep up with Thanos, continuously increasing his energy output.
Hundreds of collisions, each like a clap of thunder from a clear sky, exploding with deafening roars.
Although Lucas used his talent [Energy Absorption] to suppress the battle's aftermath as much as possible, the scattered impact still continuously ravaged the nearby buildings.
The earth, bearing the brunt of Thanos's force, constantly groaned. The entire New York seemed to have experienced an earthquake.
"We can't let them keep fighting like this, or the entire New York will be destroyed! We have to find a way to stop them!"
Steve used his shield to withstand the impact, approached the battlefield, and shouted loudly, hoping everyone could think of a solution.
Tony said nothing.
A portal with golden sparks appeared in front of him, then he pushed with both hands, and the portal quickly moved towards Thanos.
Tony's plan was to teleport Thanos to an uninhabited area.
Seeing this, Ebony Maw's telekinesis swept up rubble and rebar, attacking Tony, intending to interrupt his spellcasting.
Thor quickly stood in front of Tony, his hammer swinging, electricity flashing, pulverizing and sending all the rubble and rebar flying.
At this moment, facing Tony's portal, Thanos had no choice but to spare a punch.
Energy surged with the force of the punch. In an instant, the space to Thanos's side shattered, and the portal, with its flickering sparks, slowly dissipated.
But Thanos would also pay the price for this punch. Lucas seized the opportunity, grabbed Thanos's single hand with both hands, and pulled hard.
At the same time, a portal appeared behind him, rapidly rushing towards the two of them.
At a crucial moment, Cull, who was wrestling with Hulk, broke free, rushed out from the side, and collided with Lucas, trying to send Lucas flying.
However, nothing happened.
Cull's kinetic energy was instantly absorbed by Lucas.
The next moment, the portal swept through. Lucas and Thanos disappeared from their original spot, while Cull was cut in half, split into two.
On the New York battlefield, Lucas and Thanos suddenly vanished.
Ebony Maw was left alone, facing the encirclement, and was quickly overwhelmed.
Left with no choice, he used his telekinesis to control the stones beneath his feet, wanting to fly into the air to reduce the simultaneous attacks he was receiving.
Just then, a crimson energy came from behind, aiming for Ebony Maw's back. Ebony Maw waved his hand, and telekinesis surged, dispersing the crimson energy.
The next second, a web-line wrapped around his feet, slamming him to the ground.
Before Ebony Maw could get up, a sharp blade was held to his throat.
Wanda, Gwen, and Pietro arrived at the battlefield.
Thor also arrived in time, placing his mjolnir on Ebony Maw's chest, pinning him firmly to the ground, crushing any thought of resistance.
A certain bald sorcerer on a certain rooftop silently stopped casting.
She had just been playing a minor role.
"What happened here? First, a portal appeared in the sky, and then it seemed like a major battle took place."
"Even the entire New York was affected, like it experienced a major earthquake."
Gwen looked at the group of people and the surrounding ruins.
She, Wanda, and Pietro had just been helping other classmates on campus, which was why they were a bit late.
As is well known, campuses are densely populated areas and are severely affected in disasters.
Tony took over emergency command, "We'll explain all this later. Hulk, calm down first."
"Now, Captain, Barton, Natasha, Blade, you contact S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel to come and take charge of rescue operations."
"Gwen, Pietro, please cooperate and help out."
"Thor, Wanda, you and I will go support Lucas."
The Guardians of the Galaxy, who were also playing minor roles, walked over, with Star-Lord initiating the conversation.
"Hey, guys. We can also help with the rescue efforts."
"But can you give us some water and food first? We haven't eaten in days."
Tony looked at them and nodded.
The six had various appearances and five of them clearly didn't look like Earthlings. But Tony remembered that Lucas had brought them, so they weren't enemies.
At this point, Thor asked about Ebony Maw, "What about him? You can't control his abilities, only I can."
Tony's lips curled into a smile. "That's not necessarily true."
Crack...
Space twisted, and a shattered mirror appeared in front of them.
Thor understood, grabbed Ebony Maw, and flung him, trapping him in the Mirror Dimension.
Having done all this, Thor roared to the sky, "Heimdall, do you know where Lucas is?"
Before long, Heimdall's voice came down from the sky.
"Solar System, Mars."
Thor pulled Tony and Wanda over and said, "Use the Bifrost Bridge to send us there."
"Me too."
Nebula and Gamora spoke in unison and moved closer to Thor.
The next moment, a rainbow light pierced through the void, enveloping them.
(End of Chapter)
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