The dense rain of light scraped away a thick layer of the earth's surface. The ground cracked and a mist of dust rose into the sky.
By the time the circular artillery batteries surrounding Stark cooled down and ceased firing, the surrounding terrain had been completely changed by the previous attack.
Is it solved?
Just as this thought flashed through everyone's mind, a tall figure rushed out from the dust. He looked a little embarrassed at the moment. Part of the exposed armor showed cracks, and the exposed skin had large scars like burns. The skin layer had disappeared, revealing the flesh and blood beneath the skin.
He punched Dr. Banner, who was standing in front of him, and made him stagger. Then he kicked Dr. Banner's chest, which was bent due to the blow, with his heavy foot.
Dr. Banner's body, wrapped in machinery, rolled backwards and flew out.
"Goodbye? Do you think this attack can kill me?" Thanos stood still, looking up at Stark, who was surrounded by numerous mechanical constructs in the distance. "If you can't see true despair, perhaps you will never hand over the original stone. Let's start the next battle."
Thick clouds quickly gathered in the sky, and the rumble of thunder echoed within the clouds, clearly heard by everyone. Snaking flashes of lightning, seemingly slow but actually swift, pierced through the clouds and reached the ground. A fierce wind blew, sending clouds of flying dust and a whirlwind resembling torn cloth forming from nothing.
The sky darkened, as if the day had switched to evening when the sun was setting.
The air began to grow humid, and the scattered raindrops suddenly thickened, becoming a torrential downpour. The entire city was shrouded in dark clouds and heavy rain. The rain was so thick, like mist, that ordinary people could not see pedestrians more than ten meters away.
A ball of lightning fell rapidly from under the clouds, and the mist rising from the rain covered it hazily.
Thor, his whole body covered in armor, brandished his armed Stormbreaker in both hands, descended from the sky and chopped at the arm armor raised by Thanos.
The armor on his body increased his powerful ability to control celestial phenomena, just like giving him multiple layers of BUFF. The divine power in his body circulated more actively, his attacks were more energy-saving, and the power of thunder was more intense, but in his hands it was extremely docile. This made his strength and the lethality of the Storm Axe leap forward significantly.
The brilliant electric light suddenly spread out in all directions like a lightning waterfall. Even Natasha and the others who had hidden far away were swept by the tail of the electric light, and flashes of electric light appeared on the surface of the machinery.
The force of the blow even forced Thanos to bend his knees, landing on one knee to support himself. Unfortunately, his arm armor, already cracked by Stark's attack, shattered completely under this blow. The axe blade even penetrated Thanos's flesh before hitting something hard and becoming lodged.
Thor felt as if his Stormbreaker had struck something incredibly hard. Every inch the axe advanced was met with exponentially greater sluggishness and difficulty. Even with his immense effort, he was unable to sever Thanos's arm.
The toughness of the opponent's body was beyond Thor's imagination. He even doubted whether he had really chopped off the head of a certain Thanos with the Stormbreaker in his hand.
That Thanos and the one in front of me don't even seem to be the same species!
Was it because the Thanos who was beheaded had been severely injured beforehand? Or was it that the Thanos of their universe was too far behind the Thanos of Luke's universe in terms of strength?
In Thor's opinion, the Thanos in front of him was even more powerful than his dead father Odin.
ah!
Thanos roared, and grabbed Thor with one hand, who was unable to escape for a while because his weapon was stuck. He stood up with the sole of his left foot as the center, and at the same time, he spun Thor in his hand. When he let go, Thor fell on Dr. Banner and others who were rushing towards him.
He looked at the deep wound on his hand that was visible to the bone. There were still tiny electric lights wrapped around his muscles. The nerves in his left arm became scorched and numb under the electric light, and he temporarily lost consciousness.
He glanced at the Stark group that surrounded him, and the Tyrant Blade that was inserted a hundred meters in front of him. He licked his lips with the fingers of his intact right hand and blew a whistle that was still clear and loud amid the rumbling thunder.
As the long whistle died down, everyone clearly felt the ground begin to tremble slightly.
"It's those soldiers!" The captain turned his head suddenly, and his body scanning radar suddenly scanned a large number of heat sources.
Thanos bowed slightly and charged in the direction of his weapon.
"Stop him!" Stark, who had been paying attention to Thanos's movements, noticed his unusual movements almost immediately, and after keenly realizing that he wanted to get his weapon, he immediately shouted to Dr. Banner and others in front of him on the communication channel.
"Leave it to me!"
Dr. Banner's metal fists collided, then he leaned forward and started running, charging at Thanos face to face.
"I'll go stop those soldiers and monsters." Hawkeye and others volunteered in the communication channel.
"No, you should go help Banner and Thor. I'll take care of the monsters." Stark sternly rejected Hawkeye's proposal. In his opinion, when it came to a numerical collision, no one on the field was more suitable than him.
The metal cloud above Stark's head began to drop mechanical bodies one by one downwards. Some were in the shape of humans, some were in the shape of insects, and some were in the shape of beasts. They were all strange and varied, and they fell to the ground like dumplings.
In just a moment, a large number of mechanical armies gathered nearby. They marched forward in a mighty manner, acting as a thick metal barrier to block the attack of the vanguards.
The mechanical and genetically modulated armies collided violently with each other, technological weapons and super genes, metal bodies and flesh and blood life launched a fierce collision within the urban cluster.
Metal parts and bloody flesh flew everywhere, and on the crowded battlefield, damage to machines and the loss of life were a constant threat. Thanos's vanguard army, with its various powerful and bizarre abilities, held the upper hand in strength, but Stark's metal army, with its sheer numbers, effectively eliminated this gap.
The Vanguard's former strengths of cannon fodder and numbers were now being exploited by Stark, who retaliated. Their home fleet had been completely controlled by Stark, dismantled and shattered, then cobbled together with minerals from around the world to create a boundless metal army.
Even if they cleared a batch of machines, the next batch would leap over the shattered remains and surge forward to collide with the Vanguards. The discarded machines would then, under Stark's command, be lifted back into the air for processing before being transformed into new machines and brought back to the ground. So even though the Vanguards inflicted heavy casualties on the metal army, gaining a significant advantage in strength, they were unable to respond to their master's call and advance even a single step toward the battlefield where their master was. Even under the onslaught of the boundless metal army, they were forced to retreat.
Seeing that the Vanguard's advance had been curbed, Stark breathed a sigh of relief and turned his attention back to the extremely important battlefield around him.
The Avengers are fighting hard against Thanos.
Thor and Dr. Banner, as the main force, and half of the main force, were responsible for using the reinforced shields to bear some necessary damage, as well as observing the fighter planes. Chulengzi and Hawkeye, the captains who restricted Thanos's advance when the main force was powerless, fought Thanos in full swing.
In order to gain the power to suppress Thanos, Dr. Banner, after being armed, increased his extraction of a certain energy from the void. This filled him with enormous power, but also put considerable pressure on his body.
The two monsters clashed head-on, punching and kicking each other. Thor, with Dr. Banner blocking the way, could also gather his strength to unleash his killing power. Thanos, with only one arm intact, was entangled by their efforts for a while.
Compared with the previous bad situation where no one except Thor could withstand Thanos's attack and could not even participate in the battle, the current situation is so tense that the two sides are evenly matched, and they even have a slight advantage. This undoubtedly gives Dr. Banner and his team great confidence.
However, this seemingly gradual turnaround in the situation did not make Stark feel much more at ease. He clearly realized that all of this was based on Luke's knowledge and technical system. The most urgent thing before him was that he needed to constantly pay attention to how long his high-dimensional energy could last.
The power he possessed now, like that of a mechanical deity, was entirely based on that strange high-dimensional energy. Once it was completely consumed, he would quickly be degraded and reduced to his original form.
He must be prepared for the worst at this time, and at the same time make the best preparations he can.
Thanos's condition seemed dire, but Stark's scans revealed that his vital signs were still strong. His seemingly battered body was still as powerful as a monster compared to them! The strong and powerful vital signs meant that they wanted to completely eliminate him, and it was impossible to achieve it in a short time without a miracle.
Once the battle is delayed, it will be difficult for Stark to guarantee whether they can end the battle before their peak or whether Thanos will outlast them until their combat power is at its lowest point.
Stark now needs to play a multifaceted role. He has to be one of the brains of the team, responsible for the manufacture of firepower and mechanical army, and then he has to act as a repairman, responsible for quickly replacing and maintaining the damaged parts of the captain's body when fighting Thanos.
Even though Stark has used the best alloy metal he can currently produce as material, Thanos can always cause harm and destruction to these powerful and seemingly indestructible machines.
There is no doubt that once Stark loses this god-like mechanical apostle form, the damage to the broken armor on Captain America, the continuous increase in the mechanical army, the disappearance of virtual invasions, and the sharing of Thanos' action model that is powered by computing power will all disappear completely.
By then, all the advantages we have now will no longer exist.
It was clear that the previous series of high-energy, high-energy maneuvers were rapidly shortening his time as a Mechanical Apostle. He now had to carefully calculate his remaining energy consumption. Another concentrated attack of high-dimensional energy was possible, but if he couldn't establish an absolute advantage, he would need to consider it carefully.
Stark once again felt the disadvantages and helplessness of lacking energy. And this time, it was not something he could solve in a short time.
Thanos came too fast, so fast that they didn't have any time to prepare. This not only broke his original plan, but also made the situation a mess.
The battle raged on for over ten hours, the sky turning from dawn to dusk. Dark clouds completely obscured the starlight, and the once brightly lit city, the epicenter of the fierce battlefield, was reduced to utter ruins.
It was pitch dark, and the torrential rain continued to pour down from the sky, washing over the ruined city. The ground cracked, leaving a gruesome scar on the ruins. Only the occasional flash of lightning, accompanied by thunder, beneath the clouds, allowed a glimpse of the surroundings.
After more than ten hours of intense combat, even with Stark's armaments, Hawkeye and the others couldn't help but feel a bit tired. Even Dr. Banner, who possessed the strongest stamina, felt his muscles aching from absorbing too much energy from the void. Thor's lightning still contained explosive power, but it gave the impression of being weak inside.
They did not hold back at all during these ten hours, and tried their best, inflicting wounds on Thanos' body one after another, but they were never able to bring him down completely.
The opponent's life and strength were so tenacious that he looked like an incredible monster.
"What's wrong? Are you unable to continue fighting?" Thanos looked incredibly miserable. His body was covered in wounds of all sizes, his flesh tumbling and charred. One wound had nearly left him with one eye. Yet, at this moment, he keenly sensed the unconcealed weakness and dullness in Stark and the others.
"Yes, we've reached our limit." Stark flipped open his metal visor. His energy index was constantly dropping. Thanos relied on his powerful body and strength to hold on to the end. The opponent even continued to advance the distance.
Stark had no doubt that if it were the dead Thanos, he would definitely not be able to survive in such a lineup.
"Then will you accept defeat?" Thanos looked at Stark from afar. During the more than ten hours of battle, he had come to realize the role and threat Stark posed.
"Just like you said, the end of this battle means the beginning of the next battle." Stark showed a forced smile on his tired face. At the end when his high-dimensional energy was exhausted, he finally caught up.
[Connect data dimension and send coordinates! ]
Stark used the last bit of his remaining energy to activate the instrument he had secretly built over more than ten hours.