Everyone departed from the spaceship with determined resolve. Tony's Mark Destroyer II armor possessed advanced life support systems specifically designed for surviving in the vacuum of space. Although the environmental protection couldn't be maintained indefinitely, it provided sufficient operational time for their current mission parameters.
After acquiring the newly forged enchanted Mjolnir replica, Natasha also gained the extraordinary ability to survive in the space void. The mystical power of thunder contained within the enchanted hammer coursed through her being, making her feel stronger and more capable than she had ever experienced in her entire life as an agent and Avenger.
Captain Marvel and Thor, both possessing natural physiological adaptations that allowed them to thrive in the harsh environment of outer space, flew towards Ego's massive planetary body without the slightest hesitation or concern.
The magnificent Stormbreaker gripped firmly in Thor's hands began to emit brilliant rays of colorful divine light, its mystical energies building to a crescendo. Then, a concentrated beam of rainbow bridge energy shot forth from the enchanted axe and struck directly against the shimmering protective barrier surrounding Ego's atmosphere.
The swirling, multicolored energy of the Rainbow Bridge collided violently with Ego's defensive blue and white energy matrix, creating spectacular pyrotechnics that immediately caught the living planet's attention and alerted him to their coordinated assault.
A colossal tentacle, easily the width of a city block, swept horizontally through space toward Thor's position with devastating intent. Natasha silently raised her mystical Mjolnir replica high above her head, and a brilliant bolt of pure lightning materialized from the cosmic void and struck the hammer with thunderous impact.
Drawing upon reserves of courage she had cultivated through years of dangerous missions, she took the initiative and sprinted fearlessly toward the approaching tentacle. The enchanted hammer collided with the organic appendage, generating a catastrophically violent energy surge that spread outward in expanding concentric circles, distorting the very fabric of space around them.
Natasha's battle cry echoed silently through the vacuum: "HAAHHHH!!!"
The mystical Mjolnir erupted with an even more devastating surge of thunder force, completely annihilating the hundred-meter-wide tentacle in a spectacular display of divine power. The electrical energy continued to race along the destroyed appendage like a parasitic organism, extending its destructive reach deep into the planet's core systems.
Ego released an earth-shaking roar of pure fury that resonated across multiple dimensions, and an intensely bright white light immediately enveloped the damaged tentacle, working to counteract and neutralize the rampaging thunder force that threatened to spread throughout his planetary body.
Then, the tentacle underwent a dramatic transformation, suddenly expanding at an alarming rate. The appendage, which had originally measured a hundred meters in width, tripled in size and mass, rushing toward Natasha with overwhelming force like a cosmic tsunami of living matter.
Natasha displayed absolutely no fear in the face of this escalating threat. She swung her enchanted hammer with decisive determination and charged directly into combat once again, colliding head-on with the vastly more powerful tentacle.
This time, her assault failed to achieve victory. Instead, after her enhanced strength reached its limits and became exhausted, Ego's superior power began pushing her backward toward Thor's position, clearly intending to eliminate both threats simultaneously in one calculated strike.
Natasha gritted her teeth against the overwhelming pressure and swung her hammer with desperate vigor, attempting to fracture and destroy the massive tentacle. Each time her weapon struck the organic surface, numerous deep cracks would appear and spread across its exterior, but after each flash of brilliant white light, the damage would mysteriously heal and return to its original undamaged state.
It became obvious that Ego had recognized Natasha as an unprecedented threat, and had also identified Thor as the legendary God of Thunder who had appeared in the sky screen prophecies. The living planet dared not underestimate their combined potential and was now utilizing the full extent of his cosmic powers.
Captain Marvel, who had been engaged in combat with another tentacle on the opposite side of the battlefield, noticed the deteriorating tactical situation surrounding Natasha and immediately changed course to provide assistance, delegating responsibility for her current opponent to the other team members.
At this critical moment, Wanda was already maneuvering through the cold vacuum of outer space. Following the same technique she had employed when confronting the devastating storm in previous battles, she established an impenetrable protective barrier around herself, creating a life-sustaining environment that allowed her to survive temporarily in the harsh cosmic environment.
Mysterio relied heavily on his specialized fishbowl helmet and his own considerable superhuman abilities to withstand the crushing pressure and deadly radiation of the universe around them.
He summoned forth a writhing green energy construct shaped like a massive tentacle, which intertwined and grappled with one of Ego's organic appendages, successfully preventing it from interfering with Thor's crucial assault on the planetary defenses.
Wanda continued to concentrate and condense her chaotic scarlet magic into increasingly powerful attacks directed at the tentacle that was threatening Captain Marvel's position, while Tony maintained his position alongside her, continuously firing devastating repulsor beams at the same target.
Through their coordinated efforts and combined firepower, the enormous tentacle finally succumbed to their assault, shattering completely and transforming into countless fragments of debris that floated aimlessly through the cosmic void.
Simultaneously, Heimdall, stationed at his post far away in the golden realm of Asgard, sensed and detected the rainbow bridge energy being projected by Thor's mystical Stormbreaker across the vast distances of space.
He inserted his great sword into the central control mechanism with practiced precision, and the massive transmitter apparatus began to rotate slowly, gradually aligning itself with the Rainbow Bridge beacon summoned by Thor's weapon.
An extraordinarily thick beam of brilliant, multicolored divine light erupted from the Asgardian transmitter and plunged directly into the depths of the cosmic void, traveling at faster-than-light speeds toward the battlefield.
Taking advantage of the mystical interconnected nature that existed between all Rainbow Bridge manifestations, Heimdall successfully established a connection between the two separate Rainbow Bridge projections.
Unlike Stormbreaker's Rainbow Bridge capability, which could only be utilized for transportation and teleportation purposes, Asgard's primary Rainbow Bridge represented a genuine weapon of mass destruction capable of obliterating entire worlds.
The colorful divine light beam, which had previously been unable to penetrate Ego's defensive barriers, suddenly became exponentially more radiant and powerful after receiving reinforcement from Asgard's primary system. Its diameter expanded dramatically, and it successfully breached Ego's protective shield, reaching the planet's surface with devastating impact.
With a thunderous "BOOM" that could be felt across dimensional boundaries, a massive crater began to form on the ground as the Rainbow Bridge continued its relentless bombardment, steadily drilling deeper into the planet's crust. Everyone's faces displayed expressions of pure joy and relief when they witnessed this breakthrough.
Ego's enormous face materialized across the planet's surface, clearly displaying recognizably human expressions of profound astonishment and burning rage.
He had never anticipated that the Rainbow Bridge would possess such overwhelming destructive power, capable of effortlessly penetrating his supposedly impenetrable protective barriers.
Although this success was not entirely unrelated to the fact that he had been deceived and confused by the initial rainbow bridge projection launched by Thor's Stormbreaker.
Ego had witnessed the sky screen prophecies and possessed full knowledge that the Rainbow Bridge contained sufficient power to completely destroy entire planets.
However, after analyzing and measuring the energy levels of the Rainbow Bridge initially launched by Stormbreaker, he had become overconfident and dismissive, concluding that the Rainbow Bridge's reputation was greatly exaggerated.
After all, based on the energy readings he had detected, even if Thor maintained his attack for a full hour, it would be extremely difficult to penetrate his multilayered energy barriers.
Therefore, when Asgard's primary Rainbow Bridge established its connection with Stormbreaker's projection, the combined power was able to penetrate his energy barrier with surprising ease.
Feeling the Rainbow Bridge's continuous bombardment of his surface and recognizing its steady approach toward his core consciousness area, Ego experienced waves of shock and fury unlike anything in his eons of existence.
He desperately attempted to strengthen and reinforce his protective shields, hoping to block the Rainbow Bridge's assault and force it back into outer space, but the opportunity had already passed. Repairing and reinforcing barrier systems after they had been breached proved exponentially more difficult than maintaining them intact.
The situation became even more problematic because the temperature generated when the Rainbow Bridge operated at full power reached levels so extreme that all surrounding soil and rock became instantly crystallized, making it impossible for him to deploy his tentacles to physically block the energy beam.
Any tentacle that entered the Rainbow Bridge's path would immediately encounter the devastating energy contained within the colorful divine light, resulting in violent energy cancellation that would reduce the organic appendage to a pile of worthless rubble.
"Carol!!! Go!!!" Thor's voice, amplified and enhanced by divine power, echoed across the vacuum of space, allowing Captain Marvel to clearly hear his urgent command despite the impossible conditions.
Captain Marvel coordinated perfectly with Natasha to completely destroy the tentacle that had been threatening them, reducing it to scattered fragments, and immediately began flying at maximum velocity toward the breach created by the Rainbow Bridge's assault.
The morale of the Nova Corps pilots received a tremendous boost upon witnessing this breakthrough, and they intensified their attacks against Ego's defensive tentacles with renewed vigor and determination, making it impossible for the living planet to effectively defend all positions simultaneously.
At this critical juncture, virtually any location across the entire planetary surface could potentially come under attack at any moment, which explained Ego's strategy of using tentacles for aggressive offensive action rather than purely defensive measures.
If he had chosen to maintain only passive defensive positions, his barriers would inevitably be broken through by concentrated enemy fire, so he had opted for proactive offensive tactics. This aggressive approach had indeed resulted in the destruction of numerous Nova Corps fighters before the Avengers had arrived to join the battle.
Star-Lord expertly piloted the Milano through the chaotic battlefield, dodging and weaving among the forest of massive tentacles while steadily approaching Ego's atmospheric boundary. While this was undeniably Ego's home territory and provided him with significant advantages, it was also Star-Lord's ancestral domain.
If he could successfully access and control the celestial light energy within the planet's core as demonstrated in the sky screen prophecies, he would gain the ability to significantly hinder and disrupt Ego's defensive and offensive capabilities.
With this goal driving him forward, he decisively maneuvered the Milano toward the breach created by the Rainbow Bridge, pushing his ship's engines to their maximum operational capacity.
Ego was struggling desperately to resist and counteract the overwhelming energy of the Rainbow Bridge assault, but his attention was soon drawn to the approaching Milano spacecraft cutting through the battlefield.
His cosmic consciousness immediately identified Star-Lord within the cockpit and couldn't help but formulate a bold and desperate plan that might turn the tide of this devastating battle.