Under the three-way melee, the already unstable space rippled once more, and black fog and lightning almost turned the entirety of Greenwich upside down.
However, those historical buildings remained sturdy; only the ground became a bit messy.
Boom! Boom—!
Violent explosions continuously echoed across the battlefield. Although Thor still didn't know who Xia Yu was, even with his muscle-brain, he could tell that the other party's target was the same as his: the Dark Elf Malekith.
Therefore, having a common enemy, the two sides cooperated in battle. Even Malekith, who possessed the aether, was forced to retreat steadily under the combined lightning assault.
Boom!!!
With another clap of thunder out of nowhere, Malekith, who was already at a disadvantage, was directly blasted into the ground by two intersecting bolts of lightning this time.
"Well done!"
Thor raised his hammer and cheered, then looked at the comrade who had fought alongside him.
"This person... uh..."
Looking at Xia Yu, Thor opened his mouth, momentarily unsure how to address him, as the other party hadn't revealed his name yet.
He couldn't really call him Thor, could he? That would be too strange.
Xia Yu ignored the comedic relief member of the Avengers, focusing instead on Malekith, who had been smashed into the ground. He sensed a powerful energy brewing within him.
The next moment, an unexpected change occurred.
A scarlet spiral storm appeared from underground. Malekith, floating up from the crater, was completely shrouded in aether energy, looking like a Demon King intent on destroying the world.
Looking at Thor and Xia Yu on the ground, Malekith's eyes glowed scarlet. With a wave of his hand, the aether energy, in the form of boundless red mist, obscured the entire sky.
"Die!!"
With a loud shout, Malekith seemed to grab the entire sky and smash it down. Seeing this, Xia Yu inwardly exclaimed, "Holy crap!" This display of power was hundreds of times stronger than in the movie.
Judging by this display, the power was definitely immense. At the very least, under this single strike, Greenwich had no chance of survival, and the impact might even spread farther afield.
"You won't succeed, Malekith!"
Thor swung Mjolnir, forcefully launching himself into the sky and smashing toward the overwhelming red mist, but the next moment, space flickered, and Thor instantly vanished from the spot—he was pulled away by the fractured space!
"..."
Looking at the vanished Thor, Xia Yu felt exhausted. In the end, he was the one who had to bear everything alone.
Casually stuffing the Lightning War Hammer back into the Red Envelope, Xia Yu drew the chaos demon sword. The chaos fire spread across it in the blink of an eye. Then, Xia Yu leaped up, carrying a sky full of fire rain as he charged toward the red mist that covered the sky and obscured the sun.
Two massive energies exploded in the sky. Even the Nine Realms space rift that had appeared was affected, seemingly on the verge of shattering.
Boom—!
The figure holding the demon sword fell from the sky, violently slamming into the ground and creating a deep crater.
Xia Yu climbed up from the ground, looking somewhat disheveled. He scowled at the towering Malekith. If he hadn't been afraid of someone shouting at him, "What exactly did you protect?!", he would have already unleashed his full power.
On the other side, Malekith, suspended in the sky, immediately noticed Xia Yu holding back during their recent exchange.
He then remembered that the opponent was a Midgardian, and a cruel smile appeared on his face. Since the opponent had slaughtered all his people, he would make the opponent taste the feeling of loss as well.
Without verbal provocation, Malekith raised both hands. In an instant, the ground, from which an aether tornado rose, began to crack inch by inch.
Centered on Greenwich, the collapse swept out in all directions. Seeing this, Xia Yu quickly slammed his hands onto the ground, using his own magic power to prevent the surface from crumbling. If he didn't stop it, all the surrounding survivors would surely die.
Although he wasn't the type of good person who would risk his life to save everything, he wouldn't stand idly by when he had the ability to save people.
Seeing this, a savage grin appeared on Malekith's ugly face; he had guessed correctly.
Seizing the opportunity, Malekith once again swept forward with the sky-covering red mist. He was forcing a choice: either the opponent abandoned his defense and fled, or the opponent would have to withstand this attack head-on.
Watching Malekith charge toward him, Xia Yu also guessed his opponent's intention. If it were in the past, he would have already called a group chat for a gang fight.
But now, hmph! Even if he needed to stop the ground from collapsing and couldn't free his hands, Xia Yu was still invincible in the world!
Xia Yu's eyes narrowed. He took a deep breath and shouted loudly!
"Gamora, save me!"
In an instant, Gamora, dressed in a purple battle suit, descended from the sky. The four purple mechanical wings on her back suddenly opened, condensing a purple laser that sliced through the incoming red mist as if cutting through air.
The red mist offered almost no resistance as it was eroded by the energy laser. Malekith, about to be hit, hastily mobilized all the power within his body, barely managing to dodge the laser sweep.
But his left arm was not spared, instantly vaporized into nothingness by the laser.
Looking at Gamora, who seemed like a goddess descending to the mortal world, Malekith's heart burned with hatred. Why did someone always have to interrupt him just when he was about to succeed?!
He just wanted the universe to fall into ultimate darkness. Was he wrong for pursuing his dream?!
The last Convergence of the Nine Realms was stopped by the Asgardians, and this time he was stopped by an unknown Midgardian. Why were the Svartalfheim people so miserable!
Recalling the hardships of his journey, Malekith's eyes turned ruthless. He activated the aether regardless of the cost to his life. Even if the Dark Universe plan failed, he would take down the person stopping him!
He was going to use the aether to detonate everything!
On the other side, Xia Yu, who had stabilized the ground vibrations, sensed the sudden surge of energy within Malekith and immediately realized his intention.
"Gamora, he wants to self-destruct! We can't let him detonate here!"
Hearing Xia Yu's shout, Gamora looked at Malekith, who was radiating red light. After nodding, she immediately beckoned with both hands, and a large amount of purple cosmic energy instantly surged out from all directions, surrounding Malekith.
Looking at the surrounding cosmic energy, Malekith sneered. To think such a small amount of energy could stop the aether—how naive.
Let's die together!!!
A red light overflowing with destructive aura suddenly erupted from Malekith's body, spreading outward with the momentum to annihilate everything.
But under Gamora's purple energy, not a single trace of the red light leaked out.
As Gamora's hands slowly closed, the erupting red light and black fog were gradually compressed. Then, Malekith's explosion, which was meant to annihilate everything, was forced back into the flowing aether.
But Gamora did not stop; the flowing aether continued to be compressed.
As Gamora's hands gradually came together, the aether particle became smaller and smaller, until she completely enclosed it within her grasp.
The next second, Gamora opened her hands. Suspended in her snow-white palm was a scarlet, irregularly shaped gem.
Xia Yu walked over and looked at the reality stone in Gamora's hand, feeling speechless. Was this the power of a Cosmic God? Compressing the reality stone barehanded—love it, love it.