From a capabilities standpoint, Violet is exceptionally skilled at one-versus-many combat on the battlefield.
If this were an ancient war, she'd be on the level of Zhao Zilong, able to take down enemy generals amidst a sea of soldiers.
And in the face of the star-class mecha combat before her, her personal abilities could truly shine.
Her powerful weapon control and near-instinctual battlefield combat instincts allowed her to dominate the battlefield. Just watching her artfully precise maneuvers was a visual treat in itself.
However, Violet likely doesn't enjoy fighting that much.
In the past, she saw herself as a weapon and considered combat the only thing she could do for Shen He. But now, as her mind matures, she should be changing.
Even as these thoughts swirled in his mind, Violet had already arrived at Shen He's side.
The gravity-defying golden hair trailed behind her due to inertia, and Shen He realized Violet's hair had grown quite long.
"Master..."
Violet called out, and although the weapons on her IS Armor never stopped, her gaze was fixed on Shen He.
"Yeah."
After Shen He responded, he pulled his thoughts back to the battlefield.
The situation here was similar.
The encirclement was forming, and the Chitauri troops within the encirclement, probably abandoned, were being steadily reduced under the attacks of Thor and Saiki.
"This kind of encirclement is meaningless." Shen He's gaze swept towards the distant Mothership.
The opposing commander was surely observing them as well.
But as Shen He said, under Saiki Kusuo's teleportation ability, the so-called containment field was just a meaningless obstacle.
The device that had already been destroyed proved this point.
Moreover, Violet's strength also exceeded his expectations. On this kind of battlefield, she could even nimbly maneuver through gaps and blind spots in attacks; the number of enemies was simply insufficient to stop her.
In that case... perhaps they didn't need a vehicle at all.
Shen He retracted his gaze.
"Saiki, you take Thor and destroy the device over here." He reached out and grabbed a turret on the IS Armor. "Violet and I will try to get close to the enemy's Mothership."
"Isn't that too risky?" Saiki Kusuo hesitated.
"It's okay, I'm just going to take a look. If anything happens, I'll summon you guys over." Shen He suddenly sighed. "They're weaker than I thought. Frankly speaking, continuing to feign being at a disadvantage is likely to expose our deception."
This battle in outer space had already revealed a lot. Saiki Kusuo's teleportation ability, Violet's agility... outer space combat was completely different from combat within the atmosphere.
Since it was a complete stomp, it was better to just act like it.
Saiki heard Shen He's thoughts.
Finishing it quickly was also his wish, he just never said it out loud.
So, after feeling that Shen He would be in no danger, he nodded decisively.
He instantly appeared outside the encirclement with everyone here, then separated Thor and Shen He, flying towards a device not far away.
The serious Saiki could actually destroy all the devices by himself.
"Violet, let's go."
Shen He's hand slightly tightened around the cannon.
Violet hesitated, then the armor on her right side suddenly transformed and detached. The armored hand reached out towards Shen He.
Without a word, her azure eyes conveyed her intention.
Shen He was taken aback. After all, all he needed was something to hold onto. But he quickly recovered and reached out to grasp Violet's hand. The expression beneath his mask was tinged with nostalgia.
In the beginning, he'd always held Violet's hand, no matter where they went, because the little girl couldn't be without him back then.
The IS Armor's drive system activated at full power.
The red figure accelerated abruptly, moving through the warship with incredible agility.
In terms of speed alone, the IS Armor didn't surpass these space warships, but in terms of positioning and awareness, Violet far exceeded those Chitauri.
This is the gap between amateur players and professional players.
Shen He really had the feeling of moving freely through an army of thousands. In the process of purely dodging, the Chitauri Mothership, which was still under construction, was gradually enlarging.
When he was watching from afar, he didn't have a direct impression, but now that he had gotten closer, he could directly feel its huge size.
Preliminary estimates suggested it was at least as big as New York.
It was truly incredible to think that such a cosmic Mothership would be destroyed by a single nuclear bomb.
How exactly did that nuclear bomb get through the dense army and then hit the undefended Mothership itself?
A nuclear bomb couldn't move around like Violet.
About ten minutes later, Shen He arrived at the exterior of the Mothership. Countless Chitauri had gathered around on small flying devices, but no one dared to attack first.
They managed to charge here, which was enough to prove that numbers meant nothing to such a powerhouse.
"I want to see your Commander," Shen He said calmly.
He believed that the Chitauri Commander observing him could certainly understand Earth's language.
Although he'd rushed over, relying on his personal strength in a moment of impulse, a plan had already formed in his mind by the time he arrived.
The Chitauri army in front of him gradually made way.
Shen He led Violet, and the two of them flew along the path the enemy had cleared for them. The Mothership's doors were already open.
It was his first time on such a large space Mothership, and Shen He couldn't help but be curious, giving it a good look.
The result was disappointing.
Whether it was the external structure or the internal one, it could only be described as crude. He even saw many large chains and gears inside, with a large number of giant dragons without external armor writhing and howling on either side of the chains.
It was more like a backward cave than a spaceship.
"The strong humans, your strength has won the respect of the Chitauri."
A hoarse voice echoed amidst the howling of the giant dragons. A Chitauri Commander, whose entire body was encased in dark armor and holding a scepter, stood on a stone throne, his features unclear.
"You have some nerve standing before us," Shen He was slightly surprised.
At this distance, Violet could easily take out the opponent with a single energy attack.
"We have already lost."
The Chitauri Commander's tone revealed obvious fear and unwillingness.
In the floating virtual interfaces surrounding the stone throne, it was clear to see that their devices for solidifying impulses were exploding one by one.
"You can stop us once, and you can stop us twice, three times. Perhaps we can cross the vast interstellar distances and reach Earth, but in the face of our master, this is failure. Humans, you are stronger than we imagined, and you indeed have the qualifications to participate in interstellar war."
The Chitauri were originally a race that preyed on the weak.
They would mercilessly tear at every civilization weaker than them, and they would also kneel shamelessly at the feet of those more powerful.
"So, you're getting ready to scram?" Shen He frowned under his mask.
If the Chitauri just slunk away like this, chaos would easily erupt on Earth.
After all, internal stability often requires external pressure.
Of course, Shen He wasn't very worried either; it was just a bit troublesome.
"Leave? No." The Chitauri Commander's voice suddenly turned cold. "The Tesseract is what the master needs. He is the true overlord of the universe, a being beyond human comprehension. We may have failed, but you can only wait for death."
"...You think we don't know?" Shen He calmly uttered a name, "It's just Thanos."
"——!"
Even without seeing an expression, Shen He could clearly see the Chitauri Commander shudder violently.
"What, you think I don't know this name?" Shen He's tone was clearly mocking. "He needs the power of the Infinity Stones, which means his own power can't achieve what he wants. I do hope he appears on Earth in person right now, but obviously, he doesn't dare. He can only send you weak lackeys to try and exhaust the power of Earth."
Thanos's purpose in sending the Chitauri to Earth was clearly not to conquer it, but to use Loki and the war to exhaust Odin's power.
Obviously, he succeeded.
To send Thor to Earth, Odin, disregarding his aging body, mobilized a vast amount of dark energy.
The King of Gods began his decline from this very moment, and the subsequent Dark Elf incident further accelerated his demise.
He was still quietly waiting for the Ancient One's death.
"No! You're lying!"
The Chitauri Commander, obviously, couldn't accept what Shen He had said.
Because this meant that Thanos wouldn't personally attack Earth, and they, having failed, would have no chance to redeem themselves.
The Chitauri would lose their value in Thanos's eyes.
They would be abandoned.
"Do you think I came here for what?"
Shen He walked forward step by step, his body encased in white IS Armor, exerting immense pressure on the Chitauri Commander.
"Aren't you here to declare victory, to advise us to retreat?"
The Chitauri Commander subconsciously retreated, suddenly sensing a dangerous aura.
"No, I'm here to end this war." Shen He accelerated sharply, the spear instantly pressed against the Chitauri's neck, "Now, you are my prisoner."
"..."
The spear tip on his neck had already pierced through the armor's outer shell, and the cold breath of death permeated his entire body.
The surrounding Chitauri immediately erupted in an uproar, while their leader was consumed by terror.
"You, you can't do this." The Chitauri Commander had not anticipated such an outcome, and his voice trembled. "If I die, the war will not end; you will be subjected to endless attacks, and your weak comrades will suffer tremendous sacrifices in the flames of war—this is not the outcome you desire."
"You seem to know quite a bit, huh?" Shen He raised an eyebrow. "Saiki."
The instant the words left his mouth, Saiki Kusuo appeared in front of him. The next moment, both of them, along with the Chitauri Commander, vanished from the spot.
The remaining Chitauri couldn't react at all.
Their commander had simply disappeared.
Uproar, commotion, bewilderment. Then, the commander's adjutant stepped forward and quickly took command of the army.
This was a characteristic of the Chitauri; killing their commander wouldn't throw them into chaos, but instead, would make them even more frenzied.
That's why the Chitauri Commander thought he was safe.
Or perhaps his thinking had fallen into a misconception. Who could have imagined that the other party would come to their base alone, openly request a meeting, and their actual objective would be to capture their commander?
"Taking me won't do you any good." The Chitauri Commander realized he'd been captured and tried to struggle. "My second-in-command will take over my army. The only way for him to become Commander is to gain the Master's approval, or to avenge the previous Commander. The war will continue! No matter the cost, we Chitauri will launch war, no matter what!"
Shen He didn't say a word.
He simply wasn't interested in dealing with a captive like this anymore.
Honestly, the process had been easier than he'd expected. Originally, he thought he'd have to fight a major battle before capturing someone of importance.
Who knew he'd be so surprised and delighted when this Chitauri Commander, who appeared in the movies, showed up right in front of him?
"Let's go, let's head back to Earth quickly." Shen He was feeling quite proud.
He'd gone into the aliens' base on his own, and then taken their leader. How bold and powerful was that?
He could already imagine the reputation boost this move would bring when they returned to Earth.
Moreover, they could gain more from this captive.
For instance, they could announce Thanos's threat to the whole world, and to all the forces in the vast universe. He needed the entire world to more intuitively feel the crisis Earth would face, and to more intuitively understand the power and indispensable status of Chaldea.
When Shen He's coordinates reappeared outside the wormhole, Tony and the others, as well as the military, breathed a sigh of relief.
"He, why did you take such a dangerous action?" Tony's first words after restoring communication were a complaint.
God knows how nervous they were when they saw Shen He charging towards the enemy Mothership. That place was filled with countless enemy troops, a place where they had to wait for a sufficiently sturdy vehicle to be built before attempting a counterattack.
"He, why did you take such a dangerous action?" Tony's first words after restoring communication were a complaint.
God knows how nervous they were when they saw Shen He charging towards the enemy Mothership. That place was filled with countless enemy troops, a place where they had to wait for a sufficiently sturdy vehicle to be built before attempting a counterattack.
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