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Chapter 223: This Time I Am Aiming at the Head

Thanos turned slowly, gazing at the king of Asgard who had so deeply impressed him.

With his battle-axe in one hand, Thor held a flaming crown in the other and let it drop to the ground.

*Clang...*

The crown shattered into pieces.

"This time, don't even think about coming back."

The sky suddenly darkened, and the Avengers looked up to see a large number of spaceships descending from various directions, reinforcements arriving from everywhere.

In the sky, a figure in a devilish two-horned helmet appeared and shouted passionately to the ground, "Your savior is here!"

Loki declared, "I am a showman, born for both grand and small scenes!"

Thanos ignored Loki's grandstanding. He took a deep breath and spoke in a deep voice to Ebony Maw, "Dormammu, Surtur, are they all dead?"

"What do you think?"

Thor sneered, "I underestimated you, the mighty World Destroyer, who has played so many tricks and set so many traps."

Thanos displayed an inscrutable smile, "Likewise. Unfortunately, I also underestimated you—or rather, underestimated your role in this world. My plan was to treat you as I did Odin..."

"Then what else do you have to say?"

Thanos shook his head, "I might not lose. If you want my head, it will depend on how many lives you are willing to exchange for it!"

With a grim expression, he waved his hand and commanded, "Deploy the entire army and inflict the maximum damage at all costs!"

"Kill..."

In an instant, the Dark Legion charged at all visible enemies with frenzied desperation.

Facing such relentless fighting, without a super-powered leader, the Avengers suffered severe losses in mere moments...

Clearly, seeing the situation slipping away, Thanos was making a last-ditch effort, determined not to let his opponents gain any satisfaction.

However, Thor intervened.

"You have no chance!" Thor shouted. The combined power of Odin and the Phoenix Force swept across the battlefield, filling the sky with flames and thunder.

"Boom... Boom..."

Violent explosions echoed through the sky, affecting the Chitauri soldiers. Regardless of whether they were vanguards or guards, they were like firecrackers igniting—flying into the air with a bang and bursting into blood mist moments later.

The sky was filled with thunder, and the Chitauri Air Force and Leviathans were engulfed in lightning storms, turning to ash before they could even scream.

The explosive onslaught lasted less than half a minute, and the entire battlefield seemed perpetually engulfed in chaos. Within sight, no trace of the dark army remained.

Only the Black Order remained, stunned around Thanos—so many had vanished, just like that?

Thanos hadn't yet made a move, nor did he have the opportunity to.

Thor had not even shifted his stance while destroying the armies; he simply released the energy within him.

"Now it's your turn!"

The Phoenix Force gathered on Thor's battle-axe, which he swung through the air. A beam of axe edge, hundreds of meters wide, streaked across the sky, its sound reaching instantly.

"Not good!" Thanos's heart raced as he tried to dodge.

Cold sweat poured down his forehead as he realized that no matter how he moved, the beam would strike him accurately at the waist, cleaving him in two!

*Click...*

At the crucial moment, the Black Order stood in front of him, with Ebony Maw even dragging the Black Dwarf forward.

"Ugh..."

With a single move, the endless dark army was obliterated!

With another, the formidable Black Order was destroyed!

Everyone stared in awe. As a mortal, it was hard to comprehend this level of divine power. Now Thor had surpassed Odin and was truly the strongest in the universe.

Thanos's face stiffened. Thor had appeared for less than a minute and had completely reversed the battle's momentum, making Thanos's dominance seem illusory...

In this world, there were too many unforeseen events.

The Hulk had transformed a second time, Iron Man was equipped with Celestial Armor, the mysterious figure who had eliminated Dormammu, the solo killer Nightmare, the witch who altered the Infinity Gauntlet's snap, and Thor—following an entirely different path!

All these variables were surrounding him!

Thanos sighed, acknowledging that he was no match and had no chance of turning the tide. Yet, he wouldn't surrender without a fight.

Because he was Thanos! The Thanos who had destroyed the entire universe!

"If you want to kill me, then come on, hahahahaha…"

Thanos laughed wildly and charged forward, raising his iron fists high and preparing to strike Thor fiercely.

Thor lifted his battle-axe, and as their weapons crossed, his voice suddenly rang out, "The reason I lost in another world must be because I didn't behead you?"

Thanos froze, feeling a sharp pain in his neck before he could react.

In his fading consciousness, he heard a final voice...

"This time, I'm aiming for the head."

*Boom...*

The headless corpse of Thanos fell to the ground.