Any thoughts about going to the Cygnus Imperial Capital would have to wait, as only minutes after the invaders were repelled in the strongest of systems, the portals opened again, and a pair of Greater Energy Beings, accompanied by a horde of Lesser Energy Beings flooded through into reality.
There was an energy signature following them, protecting them from the damaged laws and empty alternate layers of this region, Max noticed. That could only mean that the Gods had made their move, and that this was the full offensive, everything that the enemy could possibly send.
Both Nico and Max flew out of the hangar bays of Absolution, moving to intercept before the enemy could pose a threat to the lives aboard their flagship, while the defensive armies prepared to disperse this second wave with a massive Disintegrator wave.