As divine power swept through, the entire Sanctuary I seemed to suddenly be put on pause. All combatants and non-combatants were frozen for a moment. Then, they all fell down.
Even though they were not the primary targets, Star-Lord and the others reacted as if triggered by an instinctive response. Their bodies involuntarily recoiled slightly, moving away from Lucas's direction.
In that instant, they felt an aura different from Thanos's.
Wild and uninhibited, reckless and unrestrained.
At least it didn't feel as dangerous as Thanos.
Thinking this, Star-Lord and the others relaxed slightly and recovered. Only then did they notice that the soldiers who had originally poured out from various passages and rushed towards them had all fallen.
And Thanos, too, sensed Lucas's aura and his inner self.
"I originally thought you were an Avenger. But through our conversation, I found that you are not. There is no hatred in your tone."
"In our conversation, you acted like a moral guardian. But when your aura erupted just now, I found that you are not that either."
Thanos said while walking towards his throne, seemingly to retrieve something.
"Your aura tells me that you and I are the same kind of person."
Having said that, Thanos had just reached the floating throne and took out his double-edged sword from it. He turned around, the blade pointing at Lucas.
"That is, I alone am supreme."
Boom!
The next second, Thanos's figure moved, accelerating towards Lucas.
He didn't care that his subordinates had been wiped out. On the contrary, he wanted to use Lucas's energy consumption and the empty period after clearing out the cannon fodder to defeat him.
Facing Thanos charging with his double-edged sword, Lucas showed no fear and also accelerated towards Thanos.
The moment the two were about to get close, Thanos, relying on his height, long reach, and weapon advantage, slashed diagonally downwards.
Lucas clenched his fist, divine power condensed, and he met Thanos's blade with a punch.
Fist met blade, and the armor gauntlet, an energy manifestation on Lucas's body, was the first to be torn apart.
But the fist inside firmly caught the descending double-edged sword.
Clang!
Like metal striking metal, a crisp sound rang out.
The next moment, two powerful forces collided head-on, erupting with a roar.
Frenzied energy crushed and repelled each other, forming waves that swept all around. The air was instantly torn apart, and a vacuum zone formed with Lucas and Thanos at its center.
As the two unyielding individuals continued to grapple, the deck of Sanctuary I was the first to give way.
Cracks continuously spread out.
"Let's move further away."
Rocket was the first to regain his senses, reminding the others to stay away from the center of the battlefield.
Gamora and Nebula watched the two grappling while slowly retreating. They didn't blink, not wanting to miss any moment of Thanos's defeat.
"Be careful!"
Suddenly, Gamora and Nebula cried out in alarm.
A figure, instead of retreating, advanced towards the center of the battlefield.
It was Corvus Glaive.
Earlier, Proxima Midnight, who was casually killed by Lucas with a single shot, was his wife. At this moment, he wanted to take advantage of Lucas and Thanos's struggle to avenge her.
Lucas, from the corner of his eye, noticed Corvus Glaive rapidly approaching, felt a little strange, and then realized.
The comic book version of Corvus Glaive had his soul residing in his war blade. As long as the blade was intact, he could constantly resurrect. The movie version did not have this ability.
This Corvus Glaive in front of him was clearly the comic book version. Therefore, he wasn't instantly killed just now.
But he wouldn't think he could be the last straw to break the camel's back, would he?
Before Lucas could think further, Corvus Glaive had charged from the side. He slashed down on Lucas's head with a blade.
Another slash.
Another slash.
Finally, he split open the head armor of Lucas's energy-manifested armor.
Corvus Glaive's lips curled into a smile, revealing his inner joy.
In his opinion, Lucas was currently grappling with Thanos and had no time to spare, leaving him free to attack.
Corvus Glaive put all his strength into a slash, striking Lucas's undefended head.
Clang!
A tiny crack appeared on the blade but Lucas was unharmed, even his hair was perfectly fine.
A mischievous smile appeared on Lucas's lips. He enjoyed watching his opponent give their all, only to finally realize that it was useless.
Before Corvus Glaive could recover and deliver a second strike, an energy projectile sent him flying.
It was the Guardians of the Galaxy!
They vigilantly stood in front of Corvus Glaive, preventing him from further interfering with Lucas and Thanos's battle.
Just then, the struggle between Lucas and Thanos came to a conclusion.
As Lucas continuously injected divine power, Thanos's double-edged sword was forced back step by step, pushed towards himself. Finally, Thanos voluntarily released his power and flew backward into the distance.
And the energy compressed at the center by the two completely erupted.
Lucas did not retreat to avoid the impact like Thanos. Instead, he quickly moved behind the Guardians of the Galaxy, helping them block the scattered energy coming from behind.
Crack...
The Mirror Dimension spread, enveloping the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Rumble!
The next second, the energy wave swept through.
The entire Sanctuary I shook and trembled under the energy impact.
This deck also violently tore apart.
Corvus Glaive was also blasted away by the energy. Along the way, he continuously crashed into various parts of the spaceship. His body was severely damaged once again.
But it didn't matter, he no longer needed to expend energy to repair himself.
Lucas kicked Corvus Glaive away and picked up his blade. Although he didn't need a weapon, that didn't mean he couldn't use one.
Just as Lucas was momentarily stunned, Thanos, in the distance, aimed at him, raised his left hand, and spread his five fingers. Cosmic energy erupted with a roar, rapidly approaching.
Lucas regained his senses, his hand moving the blade, tearing apart the terrifying cosmic ray.
Then, with extreme speed, he rushed in front of Thanos. The blade in his hand continuously slashed at Thanos from various angles.
Thanos, wielding his double-edged sword, parried each strike.
In the previous static struggle, Thanos knew he was slightly inferior. But he was confident he could regain the upper hand in dynamic combat.
Not only did he have confidence in his combat skills, he could tell that Lucas was just wildly hacking, without any discernible pattern.
Well, without any discernible pattern to him.
Under Thanos's intentional control and Lucas's cooperation, the double-edged sword in Thanos's hand always managed to block the same position on Lucas's blade with different parts of its own.
In the intense and thrilling close-quarters combat, after countless collisions, the notch on Lucas's blade grew larger and larger until, in one heavy blow, it snapped with a crash.
Inside the blade, Corvus Glaive's soul let out a wail, following his beloved, Proxima Midnight.
Thanos, however, was indifferent to this.
His love was only for Gamora. All other subordinates, including his adopted daughter Nebula, were merely tools.
Thanos swung his double-edged sword, attacking again.
"I've found a way to defeat you!"