Mars.
At this moment, Lucas and Thanos's battle intensified. More precisely, Lucas was beating Thanos, and he was getting more and more into it.
In space, due to the zero-gravity environment and no place to dissipate force, Thanos would be sent flying with just a slight collision due to action and reaction forces.
Back on Earth, Lucas had to hold back and was constrained because he needed to control the battle's scope.
A light streaked across, and Thor and the others emerged.
Before Thor and the others was a massive crater, tens of kilometers in diameter. Violent tremors continuously emanated from the bottom of the crater. The crater's diameter and depth were constantly increasing.
Looking towards the center of the crater, they saw that Lucas was astride Thanos, repeatedly punching him in the face.
Thanos, meanwhile, protected his head with both hands, blocking Lucas's attacks.
The scene looked quite comical, like two thugs fighting on the street. Yet, the commotion was terrifying.
The force of each of Lucas's blows was channeled through Thanos's body into the ground.
The earth's crust and magma layers were shaken.
Rumble!
Suddenly, an underground magma erupted from the center of the crater, engulfing Thanos and Lucas.
The magma gushing from underground carried terrifying impact and high temperatures.
Lucas and Thanos were completely unaffected. Their physical bodies were virtually indestructible, possessing extremely high resistance to various attacks.
But Lucas was still very unhappy. Another one of his outfits was ruined.
"Does Lucas really need our support?" Thor asked Tony.
He felt that if they had arrived any slower, Thanos would have been beaten to death by Lucas.
Tony spread his hands. "I also don't know why they were evenly matched in New York, but it turned out like this on Mars."
Nebula said in a deep voice, "Thanos has never been Lucas's match. From Sanctuary I to outer space, and then here, their battle has been going on for several days."
"In these past few days, Thanos hasn't even injured Lucas once."
Tony looked at Nebula in confusion. "Then why on earth..."
Suddenly, a nearby volcano erupted, interrupting Tony.
Tony used the Mirror Dimension spell, signaling for them to enter and take cover.
After a brief thought, Tony reacted.
Although the brief skirmish on Earth had almost destroyed all of New York, this was already the result of Lucas holding back.
No longer concerned with Lucas and Thanos's battle, Tony inquired about the course of events, "How did you end up on the other side of the portal?"
Nebula shook her head. "Unclear. After we led Lucas to find Thanos, the two of them started fighting."
"Soon, Sanctuary I was damaged by their battle's aftermath, and they moved the battlefield into the Universe. They continued fighting in space. During this process, Lucas also destroyed all of Thanos's warships."
"Much later, a portal suddenly opened. Thanos fled into the portal, and Lucas followed. You know what happened next."
Gamora added, "Earlier, on our way to find Thanos, he said he had something to attend to, which might be related to this."
Tony frowned, secretly feeling fortunate.
It seemed the timing was truly coincidental. If Lucas hadn't destroyed Thanos's fleet, Earth would now be facing an alien warship invasion.
Just then, a figure walked out from the Lucas in the center of the battlefield.
Images of Ikonn!
Taking out a set of clothes and putting them on, Lucas's clone slowly flew towards the others.
"Tony, I wanted to ask you. Why did a portal suddenly appear, almost allowing Thanos to escape?"
"Is S.H.I.E.L.D. researching the Tesseract, which attracted Thanos's subordinates, Ebony Maw and Cull Obsidian?"
Tony nodded. "Lucas, how did you know?"
"A guess. Seeing Ebony Maw, Cull Obsidian, and the Tesseract, it's not hard to deduce what happened." Lucas was speechless.
Firstly, unlike the original plot where Loki fell off the Bifrost Bridge and met Thanos, this version of Loki was perfectly fine, continuing as Asgard's second prince, having never met Thanos.
Secondly, the timing didn't match. It wasn't even 2012 yet, the time for the Chitauri invasion of New York.
Thor's gaze went back and forth between Lucas's clone and his main body for a few glances, then he teased, "Lucas, nice physique. I always thought you were similar to Loki when you wore your robes. Now it seems you're much stronger than Loki."
Lucas glanced at himself fighting Thanos, then silently averted his gaze.
An eyesore!
However, this situation couldn't be awkward.
Lucas raised an eyebrow and patted Thor's arm. "Thor, you're not bad either."
Tony joined the conversation, teasing the two, "How about you two form a group and debut? I'll invest in you."
Thor laughed heartily. "That's not impossible, but Tony, do you want to join us?
"Oh, and Steve's physique looks great too."
Lucas, Thor, and Tony chatted on the spot, as if this wasn't the edge of an intense battlefield but a casual gathering.
The other three, meanwhile, were intently watching the battlefield.
Thanos firmly held Gamora and Nebula's attention. Although they had seen similar scenes many times in the past few days, the sight of Thanos getting beaten still seemed novel to them.
As for Wanda...
"Wanda, what are you looking at? Do you want to eat something first? It's probably going to take a few more days of fighting." Lucas's voice roused Wanda.
Inside the Mirror Dimension, tables and chairs were already set up, and food was prepared.
Nebula and Gamora ate while watching Lucas unilaterally beat Thanos.
Lucas, Thor, and Tony were enthusiastically discussing their group debut plans.
Outside the Mirror Dimension, Lucas's main body was relentlessly striking Thanos, slowly and steadily accumulating damage.
As Lucas's punches landed, the ground shook, volcanoes erupted, and tectonic plates cracked. The entire Mars was a scene of apocalypse.
If not for the Mind Stone's buff, strengthening his will and elevating his spirit, Thanos would have long been unconscious under Lucas's continuous heavy blows.
But even so, he had lost the ability to resist, only able to passively block.
When he was on Earth earlier, he was already half-dead. Seizing the Tesseract was his final counterattack.
In a flash, several days passed.
Thanos's life force continuously dwindled, like a flickering candle in the wind.
These past few days, he had repeatedly sought opportunities to break through, but Lucas had always stopped him.
Bang!
Once again, Thanos was knocked to the ground by Lucas.
This time, even with the Mind Stone's power continuously surging and his mental will constantly rising, Thanos couldn't stand up.
Lucas also stopped, standing quietly not far away.
In a trance, Thanos understood that his life had reached its end.