"This… what kind of power is this?!" Tony looked up, his eyes wide as he stared at the celestial body rapidly hurtling toward the ground. He had thought his opponent's power might be terrifying, but he never imagined that someone in this world could directly pull a celestial body down. Even a god might not have this kind of power!
"He can actually pull down a celestial body?!" Gwen looked up at the terrifying power, her breathing becoming rapid.
This was not something they could fight against!
Now she finally understood just how powerful Thanos, the one Ebony Maw served, was!
As the celestial body fell, the surrounding gases flowed with it. A visible gaseous stream even formed around it. As it was being pulled, countless fragments broke off and fell. As the speed increased, the celestial body fragments ignited with terrifying flames due to the friction.
Fragments rained down, and in that instant, a massive fire engulfed the entire land.
"Crap! Everyone, scatter!"
Everyone below widened their eyes as the celestial body began to break apart. In just an instant, everyone was engulfed by the terrifying fragments. As the ground shattered, Star-Lord and the others were sent flying by the huge impact. Although the different gravity lessened the effect, it was still not a force that they could resist.
"Ghost-Spider! Save them!" Tony roared. The missiles on his back continuously bombarded the largest of the meteors. He also flew into the air, trying to save the others while dodging the meteors.
Gwen leaped into the air, quickly jumping back and forth on the slowing fragments. Webs shot out from her wrists, sticking to the people around her and pulling them toward her.
"You guys really need to lose some weight!" Gwen said, holding the webs tightly, pulling the people around her toward her. It was safe to say that everyone at this moment was only concerned with themselves.
Thanos stood on a floating meteor, casually pushing an oncoming meteor to the side. He watched everything happening with a cold expression. It was at this moment that his peripheral vision caught a glimpse of a red figure. He slowly turned around and saw a man wearing a red cloak slowly flying toward him.
WHOOSH!
Without any warning, Stephen quickly made a gesture with his hands, and a crimson light condensed in them. It was clearly the Bolts of Balthakk. The red lightning bolts jumped across the ground and rushed toward Thanos at an extremely fast speed.
"Are you still not giving up, even in this situation?!" Thanos scoffed, a hint of anger in his eyes. It would have been enough for them to just cooperate with his plan. But these people were still trying to stop him!
Faced with the red lightning, Thanos leaped into the air, a purple light flickering in his hand as he leaped toward Stephen. A terrifying aura quickly condensed in his left hand, and in the next second, he threw a punch. A purple orb shattered a dozen meteors and flew directly toward Stephen.
"I won't let you succeed!" Stephen faced the oncoming purple orb and thrust his hands together. An orange light quickly appeared in front of him, forming a huge golden barrier.
As the purple orb hit the Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth, a golden light instantly erupted everywhere. Countless greenish butterflies scattered in all directions, looking like the last fairy tale in an apocalypse.
"I can't believe you, a Sorcerer, know so many things." Thanos couldn't help but reach out, wanting to catch those butterflies, and turned to look at Stephen. He had to admit that this scene reminded him of his time on Titan.
"I have even more that you don't know about!" Stephen didn't let this opportunity pass. As he rubbed his hands together, the Winds of Watoomb quickly condensed in his hands.
An orange-yellow hurricane burst from his hands, like a sky-wide sandstorm. It swept up the surrounding meteors and rolled toward Thanos. Because the meteors were mixed in, the terrifying meteors and the hurricane surrounded Thanos. These huge rocks continuously smashed into Thanos.
"Foolish Sorcerer!" Thanos stood in the hurricane without moving, casually smashing all the incoming meteors. His eyes were fixed on Stephen in the distance.
This sight made Stephen feel a chill. He hadn't expected the Winds of Watoomb, even with the meteors, to be completely useless against Thanos. One could even say that Thanos didn't even bother with the smaller meteors. He let the rocks hit him as he looked at Stephen.
"Sorcerer, don't bother yourself. Just hand over the Time Stone obediently." Thanos finished speaking, and a purple light spread through his right hand. With a mighty wave, he used his pure power to blow away the swirling Winds of Watoomb.
This might have worked on the old him, but to him now, it couldn't even hurt him in the slightest. With just one palm, he could make this terrifying hurricane disappear.
Stephen looked at Thanos, his face turning a little pale. He had never thought that even this would not cause any harm to Thanos.
"Is this the power of the Infinity Stones?" Stephen took a deep breath, his eyes fixed on Thanos.
Thanos saw that Stephen was still unwilling to give up, and a look of impatience appeared in his eyes. He leaped into the air, quickly jumping between the meteors, getting closer to Stephen. Although countless meteor fragments were still falling from the sky, they couldn't hurt him in the slightest.
BZZT
Seeing Thanos rapidly approaching, Stephen quickly drew a circle with his right hand. At the same time, the three huge meteors in the sky were brought into an Inter-Dimensional Portal by Stephen. The moment the meteors were brought into the portal, another portal suddenly opened above Thanos. The huge impact caused a slight change in Thanos's expression.
"Stubborn! You're still resisting at a time like this!" He raised his hands and held up the falling meteors. At the same time, a purple light flickered in his hands, and he threw the meteor toward Stephen.
When Stephen saw this, his pupils trembled violently. He never imagined that Thanos could just throw a meteor at him. The meteor sliced through the air, and when it hit other meteors, it even knocked them away. At the same time, it brought a lot of fragments with it, all heading toward Stephen.
Stephen's eyes narrowed. He extended his right hand and pushed forward. The air instantly shattered, like breaking glass, and spread rapidly in front of him. When the meteor hit, it was blocked by the Mirror Dimension.
At the same time, Stephen didn't stop. The moment the meteor blocked his view, he opened a portal. This one was clearly leading to behind Thanos!
He made a fist with his right hand, and the Swords of Vishanti instantly appeared behind him. Without hesitation, he raised the sword and slashed at Thanos. The dazzling golden light sliced through the howling wind, and a look of ferocity appeared on Stephen's face.
Thanos felt the killing intent behind him and quickly turned around, looking at the oncoming energy blade. He quickly raised his arm to block.
BOOM!
The moment they collided, a terrifying energy rippled outward like waves on water. Even the meteors floating under their feet were shattered by the huge energy. In an instant, dust filled the air, and a flying rock hit Stephen's eye. Crimson blood flowed from his eye, but he didn't stop. Instead, he increased the energy output of the sword in his hand.
"Die!" Stephen roared, gritting his teeth, a vein bulging from his neck. The whites of his eyes were filled with red blood vessels. He could feel that he had hit something. As the meteor shattered, he rushed out of the dust with a great force.
Stephen's pupils rapidly shrank. After his all-out attack, Thanos was completely unharmed, and he even had a look of disdain on his face. He looked down and saw that although the Swords of Vishanti had cut through the armor on Thanos's forearm, the sharp blade couldn't even cut into Thanos's skin.
"Is this your source of confidence?" Thanos quickly flipped his hand, grabbing the blade, and pulled back. At the same time, he quickly lifted his right leg and kicked Stephen.
Although it was just one kick, Stephen clearly felt the threat of death. Goosebumps instantly covered his entire body.
"If I get hit, I'll die!" The only thing Stephen could do at this moment was to let go and subconsciously cast the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak. But the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak only held for a moment before they were shattered.
"How is that possible?!" Stephen didn't have time to think. With a loud sound, he was sent flying backward. Even if he couldn't block it, it shouldn't have broken so easily!
The next thing he felt was an intense pain in his abdomen. His chest felt tight, and a mouthful of blood sprayed out. He landed heavily on a floating meteor.
"Cough, cough…" Stephen held his abdomen, a look of pain on his face as he looked at Thanos. At this moment, he clearly felt the gap between himself and Thanos. Thanos's power was far beyond what he had expected.
"This is not good. The Sorcerer can't hold on." Tony used his repulsor blasts to destroy the meteors in his path, and a jet of fire from his boots sent him flying to help.
"You're in the way! Get lost!" Thanos looked at the rushing Tony, raised his right hand, and punched him. It was like a battering ram, and it hit Tony's chest. The nanotech armor actually showed signs of shattering. Then, he was sent flying backward.
Stephen saw this, endured the pain, and seized the opportunity. He quickly made a gesture with his hands, and a crimson magic chain shot out from the magic circle. It quickly wrapped around Thanos's gauntlet, preventing him from clenching his fist.
Thanos tilted his head and looked at the Crimson Bands of Cyttorak, and he was stunned.
However, in the next second, an unknown rage filled Thanos's chest. "Since you all insist on stopping me, don't blame me for killing you all!"
He had originally planned to just take the stone and let them go. But these people just didn't understand him. In that case, he didn't need to hold back.
He quickly grabbed the back of his gauntlet and took a stone off. The moment the stone was taken off, a destructive aura burst from it. A wave-like light bloomed in the air. He held it in his bare hand, suppressing the destructive aura.
Then, a terrifying power burst from his palm. Thanos's face was contorted. Enduring the burning pain, he swung his right fist. In the next second, a brilliant ray shot out from his right fist.
Seeing this, Doctor Strange had no time to react. He just watched the light come at him.
BOOM!
The brilliant light submerged Doctor Strange, and the ground instantly shattered!
"Stephen!" Tony looked at the dust cloud, his face changing.
As the dust slowly settled, a charred crater appeared on the ground where Stephen had been standing. Stephen stood on the edge, his heart pounding. If he had been a second late, he would have been gone. He looked at Thanos, his pupils trembling violently.
Thanos was calmly putting the Infinity Stone back into his gauntlet.
With his bare hands! Using his body as a vessel for the Infinity Gauntlet! Was he even a carbon-based life form anymore?! The power of a single stone was enough to destroy a star. However, Thanos could withstand it.
"Sorcerer, you know nothing about power," Thanos said calmly, looking at Stephen. In the face of true power, magic was just a joke. Although he didn't have all the stones, with his current power, he could easily defeat Odin. And this was just a small Sorcerer from Earth.
Besides, the Book of the Vishanti was mostly about defense. Even if it had some offensive spells, they wouldn't do much to him. So in his eyes, these people were just fish struggling on a cutting board, trying to hurt him with their back fins!
CRACK!
Stephen let out a low growl with his hands, and with a mighty push, a dazzling bolt of lightning burst from his palms, like a giant silver dragon soaring through the air!
RUMBLE!
Thanos leaped, and the lightning struck the ground. He bounced up and charged toward Thanos. In an instant, the surrounding ground all shattered. Looking at the lightning bolt coming toward him, Thanos frowned, and he pushed his fist forward.
RUMBLE!
A similar lightning bolt burst forth, but this one was purple!
CRACK!
Stephen's face changed in an instant. He could clearly feel that this was the power of a stone. With the appearance of this terrifying destructive power, he could only grit his teeth and quickly make gestures with his hands.
BUZZZ!
Golden lines quickly spread in front of him. In a flash, a huge defensive shield was built in front of him. When the purple light hit the Shield of the Seraphim, all the light around it seemed to be swallowed.
BOOM!
The Shield of the Seraphim was instantly dissolved by the terrifying purple light.
"Mirror Dimension!" In this critical moment, Stephen instantly used the Mirror Dimension. At the same time, he pushed the Mirror Dimension forward. The remaining purple light had lost its power after breaking through the Shield of the Seraphim. It was then swallowed by the Mirror Dimension.
"Hmm?" Thanos felt the spatial fluctuations coming from the prism-like surface. He was stunned for a moment and then realized that the prism was a portal. This foolish sorcerer was trying to pull him into the Mirror Dimension.
"Do you plan to trap me this way?" Thanos immediately recognized it as the Mirror Dimension and shattered it with a single punch. The broken prism turned into fragments. The Space Stone shined, tearing open a small black hole.
WHOOSH!
The terrifying wind formed a huge suction force, absorbing the fragments, and everything around it was affected as well. The ground collapsed and was sucked into the black hole.
Thanos pushed with his gravity, and the black hole hit Doctor Strange. It carried a destructive aura, and everything in its path was almost all torn and absorbed! It formed a trench on the surface of the planet.
"My God! How is this even possible?!" Tony and the others' eyes widened in shock. Was this the kind of power that a normal person could possess?!
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