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[Battle Thanos (Part 1)]

But the battle was imminent, and Forseti had no time to think about it. Seeing that Nebula was still alive, he raised his hand and used Lay on Hands.

Although Nebula was seriously injured, she was a mortal similar to Earthlings, so treating her did not consume much of Forseti's mana, and she was healed in a blink of an eye.

"Sigurd, take her to our ship and keep an eye on her," Forseti turned and ordered.

Sigurd nodded and then rode the Holy Spirit horse, bringing the dazed and awakened Nebula back to Asgard's Thunder Ship.

Due to the coalition formation, in order to adapt to members from various races, the Thunder Ship had made many changes over the years. It was very different from the traditional styling, with a thick and strict metallic tone, sharp edges and corners, and looked quite technological.

In fact, it used a lot of technology, so that life outside the Aesir could survive and operate within it.

Asgard's battle with Thanos had begun, but Sigurd and Nebula, who he brought back to the Thunder Ship, were clearly out of it.

"Who are you?" Sigurd poured Nebula a glass of water, trying to make her relax.

However, Nebula did not respond and just stared at the ground in front of her, absent-mindedly.

Sigurd asked a few more questions, and seeing that she still did not respond, he said, "Well... I guess you should be an important person around Thanos, but you seem to have betrayed him, otherwise, you wouldn't have been thrown out of the temple ship."

Nebula finally reacted, and after a while, she said, "I betrayed myself."

"What?" Sigurd was puzzled.

Nebula obviously had no intention of explaining and fell silent again, with a change of expression in her eyes, as if recalling some complicated experience.

Sigurd had no choice but to nod: "Well, although you don't want to say anything, I still have to watch you here until the battle outside is over."

"It's not that easy to end," Nebula said. "My father is invincible, and there are many Frost Giants in the temple."

"Unless there are thousands of Frost Giants in Thanos' spaceship, otherwise—wait, you mean your father?" Sigurd shuddered, "Aren't you one of Thanos' two daughters?"

"Not one, but half."

Sigurd was stunned and immediately looked at Nebula carefully again.

He soon discovered that Nebula was a cyborg. Half of her body was replaced with a mechanical structure, including half of her head, and mechanical traces could be clearly seen near her left eye.

"Thanos is really a creative father," Sigurd couldn't help but shake his head.

The raiding Asgardian coalition tore through the defenses of the temple ship in one fell swoop and began a decisive battle with Thanos, the last and most core force.

But unexpectedly, there were quite a few Frost Giants in the temple spaceship, at least five hundred.

Previously, although the Frost Giants appeared on the battlefield from time to time, they were all stragglers. At most, dozens of people each time, Asgard could not judge the identities of these Frost Giants. After all, which country does not have some wild rogues?

Unexpectedly, there were at least 500 Frost Giants hidden in Thanos' temple spaceship this time. Obviously, so many people would not be rogues. It seems that Jotunheim is secretly helping Thanos.

The situation was much more severe than expected, but it was not bad, and the Asgardian coalition still had a clear advantage.

"Your doomsday is here, Thanos," Forseti looked at Thanos not far away with holy light in his eyes.

In the vision of the Eye of Reckoning, the blood-red figure of Thanos gathered eight layers of energy ripples, and his strength was comparable to the superstar in white next to him. Then there were Corvus Glaive and Ebony Maw, both of whom had a level seven strength.

Thanos was wearing dark golden heavy armor and holding a two-meter-long double blade with a gloomy expression: "The battle has just begun, Asgardians."

"It's over in my opinion!" Carol said, and then took the lead in launching an attack, turning into a bright light and rushing towards Thanos.

The supergiant shot along with it, and a circle of light blue halo immediately radiated from her body, forming an invisible wall in front of her to withstand Carol.

"You have to kill me first," the supergiant said coldly.

"As you wish!" Carol shot beams with both fists, blasting the supergiant out.

"Boom!" With the sound of the explosion, the battle between the two sides was about to break out, and Forseti also spread his wings of holy light on all sides and went straight to Thanos.

Ebony Maw and Corvus Glaive tried to stop him, but they soon had their own opponents. Ebony Maw's opponent was Hus, the one and only demonic paladin.

The opponent of Corvus Glaive was Ego, to be precise, a clone of Ego.

"Ego, you betrayed us!" Corvus Glaive clenched the peerless blade.

Ego's face was not very good-looking: "Don't say that, Corvus, you know I have to... In fact, you are the same to some extent, aren't you?"

"Humph!" Corvus Glaive snorted coldly, waving his peerless blade to meet Ego.

Asgard warriors such as the Warriors Three looked at the Frost Giants: "Let's kill them all, these damn Frost Giants!"

"Yes, these damn Frost Giants!" Loki also responded.

"Your Highness Loki, although Thor is not here, there is no need for you to steal his lines," Fandral said, and charged forward with his sword.

"..." Loki was silent for half a second, then turned over to take out two daggers and joined the battle.

Sulfuron's warhammer turned into flames and merged into his arm, and Forseti's burning Sulfuron hand clenched the Demon Slayer Sword and slashed towards Thanos.

Thanos roared and waved his sword to attack.

"Boom!" The Demon Slayer Sword collided violently with the fan's broadsword, causing an astonishing loud noise and shock wave.

The ability of Thanos was obviously similar to the power of flesh and blood, with powerful physical strength. But despite this, he was unable to resist the terrifying power of Sulfuron's hand, and was suddenly shaken back by the giant force.

But Forseti suffered a loss on the weapon. Thanos' fan blade didn't know what material it was made of, and even the Demon Slayer Sword couldn't bear it. The blade broke an obvious gap in the impact.

This was not unexpected by Forseti. After all, in the original book, Steve's shield was also smashed by Thanos' sword, and the Demon Slayer Sword was made of Vibranium. It is reasonable to lose to the sword.

He didn't care about the damage to the Demon Slayer Sword, and once again launched a violent attack on Thanos, and dozens of swords poured out with the might of Sulfuron's hand.

Not to be outdone, Thanos waved the sword in his hand like the wind, while retreating, he fully parried the attack of Sulfuron's hand.

"Boom boom boom!" The sound of the impact of the weapon was like dense thunder.

Finally, after the high-intensity slashing, the material of Vibranium reached its limit, and the small half-cut Demon Slayer Sword was broken off and shot out.

The broken blade flashing with holy light instantly penetrated the wall of the temple, flew into the vast universe, and disappeared without a trace.

"Your weapon doesn't seem to be of very good quality," Thanos said sarcastically, looking at the broken Demon Slayer Sword, even though he was panting and his arms were shaking.

Forseti didn't respond. Flames surged in his hands as he released the Sulfuron flames, reintroducing the form of a war hammer, exuding a fiery glow. He swung the Sulfuron Hammer and charged at Thanos again.

Thanos roared angrily, clenched his sword with both hands, and attacked with force. The two sides continued to fight fiercely.

Compared to them, Carol's fight with the supergiant was more entertaining. Though Forseti was a paladin, Thanos didn't shine, whereas both Carol and the supergiant could release beams and energy, one as bright as stars and the other a dreamlike blue.

"Boom!" Carol fired a photon cannon again, and the bright beam blasted towards the supergiant.

The supergiant was ready. Circles of blue light appeared around her, like ripples in space. The photon cannon rushed into these ripples and disappeared as if it had fallen into a black hole.

Carol was stunned when she saw this. Then the fiery photon cannon emerged from the space behind her, arriving instantly.

"Boom!" Carol, caught off guard, was sent flying by her own photon cannon.

The corner of the supergiant's mouth twitched. Then her eyes turned, and she waved her hand gently. A light blue light instantly disappeared into the body of a nearby Asgardian warrior.

This Asgardian warrior had just defeated his opponent and was about to turn to the next one. But after being hit by the blue light, his movements stopped abruptly, and his eyes showed confusion.

"Obey me," said the supergiant.

The confusion in the Asgardian warrior's eyes turned into frenzy: "Fight for you, my lady!"

As he spoke, he waved his battle axe and rushed towards Carol, who had just recovered.

Carol didn't expect the supergiant to have the ability to control minds. She dodged two axes first and then kicked the controlled Asgardian warrior.

After the warrior flew out, a nearby frost giant took advantage of his unpreparedness and pierced his chest with a sword.

The supergiant frowned slightly. Just as she was about to control another person, Carol attacked again, landing a dazzling punch.

The blue halo surrounding the supergiant acted like an invisible armor. Any attack met with huge resistance. After Carol's fist passed through this force field, the power diminished significantly. But the supergiant wasn't as tough as Thanos. Carol's punch to her abdomen, even weakened, made her scream.

Blue ripples swayed around the supergiant again. She flashed and appeared a few meters away, dodging Carol's next punch. To others, it might have seemed like a quick move, but Carol, with her super-light speed ability, knew the supergiant had just teleported, just like her photon cannon had been transferred.

What a tough opponent, Carol thought, considering the supergiant's various abilities.

After avoiding the attack, the supergiant once again targeted the nearby Asgardian warriors. This time she chose Volstagg from the Warriors Three.

A blue light struck, and Volstagg was immediately controlled, turning to attack Carol.

"What are you doing, Volstagg?" Hogan and Fandral were shocked and hurried forward to stop him.

"Go away!" Volstagg attacked his companions without hesitation.

Fortunately, Loki arrived just in time. With Hogan and Fandral's help, he placed his palm on Volstagg's forehead.

Volstagg was suddenly in a trance, struggling.

Hogan and Fandral tugged at him. "Sober up! Think about what you're doing!"

Carol was entangled with the supergiant again. Volstagg took this opportunity to break free from the control, shaking his head as he came back to his senses. "Odin's beard, what just happened?"

"Supergiant has the ability to control minds. We have to be careful," Loki said slowly, eyeing the supergiant fighting with Carol.

"Go to hell, Asgardians!" Some frost giants rushed over from not far away.

The Warriors Three and Loki quickly engaged the enemy. As the old enemies of Asgard, the Frost Giants recognized Loki, son of Odin, at a glance. Many of them attacked Loki, trying to capture or kill the prince.

Although Asgard had the overall advantage, Loki was under a lot of pressure, showing some disadvantages.

"It would be great if Thor were here," Volstagg complained during the battle. "Where did that guy go?"

Loki replied, "If Thor were here, he might lead us straight to Thanos, letting Forseti save us."

At that moment, a tall, thin frost giant with a bald head appeared nearby. His hands released a long cold current, covering the surrounding area with frost.

With the sudden cold snap, the nearby Asgardians froze, and the frost giants counterattacked, forming a suppression.

The bald frost giant went straight for Loki, quickly subduing him and grabbing his throat. "His Royal Highness Loki, it's a pleasure to meet you," he sneered.

The bald frost giant's grip was strong, and Loki immediately felt suffocated. It wasn't clear if the giant wanted to capture him alive or strangle him...

But soon, the frost giant's expression changed as if he had discovered something. He looked at Loki up and down, his grip loosening slightly.

"You..." He seemed incredulous.

Frost giants have extremely low body temperatures. Most life would freeze to death on contact, and even Asgardians would feel discomfort. As a powerful frost giant, he wielded extraordinary ice powers. Yet, Loki showed no reaction to his icy grip, not even freezing.

"You shouldn't have..." The frost giant's face sank. "Odin, that bastard!"

He looked at Loki. "Come with me to Jotunheim. The truth might be beyond your expectations."

"What?" Loki was puzzled.

The frost giant was about to speak again when a burst of heat roared from behind. He turned to deal with it, an ice shield forming instantly.

Hammer of Justice!

"Boom!" With a loud bang, Forseti's Sulfuron Warhammer shattered the ice shield.

The frost giant screamed and stepped back.

Loki hesitated but then swung his dagger, piercing the giant's chest.

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The bald-headed frost giant fell down, unable to rest his eyes.

"Are you alright, Loki?" Forseti asked. He saw that Loki was about to be strangled, and he hurriedly came to rescue him.

Loki panted and shook his head, his eyes fixed on the corpse of the frost giant, his eyes dazed. What did he mean by what he just said? Should I be what it was back then? Loki thought in confusion.

Forseti added the king's blessing to Loki and the warriors three, and then turned back and left, preparing to continue the fight against Thanos.

It took him a moment to save Loki, and Carol had to face the supergiant and Thanos alone, and instantly fell into a disadvantage.

The supergiant moved with both hands, and chains composed of blue rays of light blasted out, wrapping around Carol's hands and feet.

Although these chains were not strong enough to hold her permanently, they still affected her movements, revealing flaws that Thanos seized upon.

Thanos immediately approached, clenched the sword in both hands, and slashed at her repeatedly. Carol dodged several times before being slashed in the stomach. The double-edged sword, sharper than Vibranium, cut through her skin with ease, and blood splashed, making her groan involuntarily.

Fortunately, at this moment, an extremely fast-rotating golden prism shot up, and it exploded without waiting for everyone to react, turning into a thousand holy lights that shot in all directions.

Holy Prism!

"Boom!"

Thousands of holy lights were released from the sacred prism, so densely packed that neither Thanos, the supergiant, nor Carol could dodge. They were hit hundreds of times. The effects of these holy lights on them were completely different. After Carol was hit, the wound on her abdomen quickly healed, but Thanos and the supergiant were injured.

Thanos was okay; his top physical defense left him with some flesh wounds, but nothing serious except looking a little embarrassed. In contrast, the supergiant was much more miserable, with blood dripping from her body.

This result was not only because her physical defense was weak but also because of sin. Forseti was very surprised. In his subconscious, Thanos' sins should be heavier than the supergiant's, who didn't show up very much, but the fact was just the opposite.

The sin of the supergiant was far heavier than that of Thanos. Although Thanos' reckoning color was also red, it was not deep, seriously incompatible with his actions of slaughtering hundreds of millions of living beings.

Among the people Forseti had met, Thanos did not even rank in the top ten for his crimes. The Holy Light is much more merciful than the law. Its judgment of a person's sin is more a reflection of the heart, not just an objective action.

Forseti really wanted to know what kind of mentality Thanos had in the process of killing to reduce his own sins to this level. Of course, he never thought that Thanos was a good person, and it was true. Even if Thanos' reckoning color was much lighter than he expected, it was still blood red, and he was an unquestionable sinner.

Maybe it's because you often walk by the river without wet shoes. Even if Thanos has a firm heart and a detached concept, it is impossible to perfectly comply with hundreds of millions of killings.

Sinners in the sight of the Holy Light, even with the most merciful laws, can be sentenced to life in prison. Even if justice aside, Forseti must kill Thanos in order to protect himself and his loved ones.

The intensive attacks of hundreds of holy lights not only seriously injured the supergiant, but also severely damaged her clothes, revealing a lot of skin, including some parts that were not suitable for exposure. For her, this might be worse than the injury.

But at the moment of life and death, she couldn't allow herself to think too much. Naturally, she could only forcefully ignore her naked body and focus on fighting.

The blue light on her body was shining, and these mysterious and peculiar energies seemed to be infinitely useful. At this time, they exerted a healing effect, allowing her injuries to recover quickly and also playing a role in concealing her body.

"You deal with her," Carol said to Forseti, then turned and rushed towards Thanos, and the two exchanged opponents.

Forseti faced the supergiant, and soon realized that her abilities were rich and tricky, especially her ability to transfer attacks and teleport, which were very difficult to handle. But he also had a way to deal with it - the Holy Prism.

The Holy Prism had a fast attack speed and a large coverage area. Short-range teleportation could not avoid it at all, and it was useless to kill the enemy, heal the friendly army, and transfer attacks.

After a few shots of the Holy Prism, the supergiant couldn't stand it, and she could only control the coalition side to keep harassing Forseti and barely cope.

On the other side.

"Go to hell!" Ebony Maw waved his hands, and hundreds of nearby ice thorns, metal fragments, and weapons shot out and densely aimed at Hus.

Hus' body was hit by these fragments, his eyes were shot, and his plump body fell to the ground immediately.

Ebony Maw breathed a sigh of relief and walked to the vicinity of Hus, who was lying on the ground. Looking at the fat flowing on the ground, a trace of disdain and disgust flashed in his eyes.

However, at this moment, Hus, who had already been beaten into a sieve, suddenly stretched out his hand and grabbed his ankle.

"What!" Ebony Maw paled in shock.

"I am immortal, haha!" Hus laughed loudly, and slammed Ebony Maw against the wall beside him.

"Boom! Boom boom!" The wall was smashed through immediately, but he didn't stop there, but continued to smash Ebony Maw for a while, smashing through several walls.

How could the small body of Ebony Maw withstand such a heavy blow, and he immediately lost the strength to fight back, and then was smashed all the way to the edge of the temple spaceship, smashed through the last wall, and flew out with a roar, falling into space.

Hus didn't go after him. Ebony Maw didn't have the body of the Aesir. He was seriously injured and could not survive in space.

The huge temple spaceship was like a city, but the battle had severely damaged it and riddled it with holes, and the situation had gradually become clear.

Despite the help of the Frost Giants, the Thanos Legion was unable to defeat the Asgardian coalition and began to rout.

Corvus Glaive, who was fighting Ego, saw that the defeat was imminent, and quickly said, "Ego, don't you really want to be loyal to Asgard?"

Ego: "What do you want to say?"

Corvus Glaive breathed slightly: "If we are eliminated, Asgard will have one less enemy. I think you should not want to see such a scene."

"Odin won't allow me to do this," Ego said lightly.

Corvus Glaive held his weapon and was silent for a while.

But at this time, Ego suddenly jumped, turned around to deal with the Frost Giants, and fought back and forth with a group of Frost Giants.

Corvus Glaive was stunned for a moment, then reacted immediately, turned around, and fled quickly. He got on the escape boat in a short time and ran away alone.

On the way, he also encountered Ebony Maw floating in space. The latter did not seem to be dead, but he did not lend a helping hand and continued to drive the spacecraft, disappearing into deep space.

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