Ch. 253 The Stolen Mind Stone Scepter

Although the heat beams emitted from Russell's eyes were not particularly thick, their temperature was extremely astonishing.

The colossal landing ship couldn't withstand the cutting power of the heat beams, and the areas touched by the beams rapidly melted and disintegrated.

Just by slightly tilting his neck, Russell sliced the over a hundred-meter-tall landing ship into dozens of pieces.

Boom!

Explosions echoed continuously.

The wreckage of the landing ship rained down like a meteor shower, shrouded in black smoke and red flames, heading towards the ground.

Apart from the wreckage of the landing ship, there were also soldiers falling to the ground, some injured and some dead.

Even though this landing ship had been dealt with, Russell didn't leave immediately.

After destroying several larger pieces of wreckage with his heat beams, he flew towards the second landing ship.

While Russell was using his heat beams to deal with the landing ships, Diana had a more straightforward method to take care of her target.

She flew towards the landing ship like a human missile.

Then, she brandished the Sword of Athena in her hand, swiftly cutting through the enormous landing ship as if it were slicing through vegetables.

Although the Sword of Athena was not particularly large in size, it was a standard one-handed sword. However, even such an ordinary-looking one-handed sword demonstrated extraordinary power that put intercontinental missiles to shame.

The landing ship, made of steel, was as fragile as a cake when faced with the Sword of Athena.

With a gentle swipe, the Sword of Athena easily sliced through the hard steel hull of the landing ship.

What was even more astonishing was Diana's speed in wielding the sword at this moment.

Her sword strikes had already far surpassed the limit of what the human eye could perceive, although she wasn't employing any particularly flashy sword techniques. There weren't many who could follow the trajectory of her sword.

Compared to Diana, Russell's method of destroying the landing ships seemed crude and brutal.

Although he used his heat beams to cut through the landing ship's impressive hull, the wreckage he created was of varying sizes and lacked any aesthetic appeal, only displaying simplicity, brutality, and destruction.

In contrast, Diana's wreckage was nearly uniform in size and had an unconventional sense of neatness.

After witnessing Diana's destruction, Russell couldn't help but imagine her displaying top-notch knife skills in the kitchen.

Although the landing ships were entirely different from carrots and cucumbers, both shared a similar fate.

If there were any differences, it would be the cutting tools used.

One was a stainless steel kitchen knife crafted using modern techniques.

The other was a sword with subatomic-level slicing capabilities forged by Hephaestus, the Olympian god of fire and craftsmanship.

Due to time constraints, Russell didn't choose to attack the landing ship with his heat beams this time; instead, he opted for a more straightforward approach.

He darted towards the landing ship like a missile with lightning speed, forcibly breaking through the ship's armor to enter its interior.

His choice of location wasn't coincidental; he had used his X-ray vision to assess the interior of the landing ship before breaching its armor.

Once inside the landing ship, he immediately spotted the ship's propulsion engine.

His presence here was not a coincidence. Before breaching the landing ship's armor, he had used his X-ray vision to assess the interior, which led him to choose this location.

Staring at the enormous propulsion engine, Russell didn't hesitate at all. He clenched his right fist and struck.

Boom!

The moment his right fist struck the propulsion engine, a tremendous explosion erupted.

Ignoring the oncoming shockwaves and flames, Russell began to rampage inside the landing ship's interior.

Boom! Boom! Boom!!!

Explosions resounded within the landing ship's interior.

In the end, just before the landing ship reached the ground, a tremendous explosion erupted from inside, tearing the colossal landing ship apart from the inside out. Large and small fragments rained down on the streets and nearby buildings.

Although this still caused significant damage and resulted in innocent civilians getting hurt, at this moment, there was no room for such concerns.

They were in the middle of a war, and no one had the luxury to worry about collateral damage.

In favorable circumstances, Russell would have tried to minimize collateral damage as much as possible. However, it was clear that the current situation didn't permit that.

If he didn't destroy the landing ship as quickly as possible, allowing it to land would lead to much worse consequences than some collateral damage.

Amid the raining wreckage of landing ships, Russell lifted two soldiers and flew away.

Floating in the air, he glanced at the chaotic streets and buildings damaged by the wreckage, then decisively crushed the struggling soldiers in his hands.

Next, he turned his gaze towards Diana's direction.

Four landing ships had been dealt with by him and Diana working together.

Although there was still some damage to New York, and not all the soldiers inside the landing ships had been eliminated, given the circumstances, it was a significant accomplishment.

After confirming Diana's situation, Russell gave orders to the White Zetsu and Grendel, who were rushing towards the city center, to attack the soldiers and Chitauri warriors.

Then, he once again flew towards Liberty Island, where the Statue of Liberty stood tall.

He wasn't interested in dealing with these small fry.

If they didn't close the portal opened by the Cosmic Cube, more Chitauri soldiers and soldiers would continue pouring in. In that case, the entire New York would become a battlefield.

Before long, he arrived over Liberty Island.

Diana accompanied him.

Although they didn't communicate verbally, Diana understood Russell's intentions very well.

After exchanging a glance, they both flew towards the three generals, the Black Order, together.

In the blink of an eye, Russell arrived in front of the Proxima Midnight, the right-hand of Thanos, just as she raised her hand to strike at him.

Proxima Midnight's hand held a peculiar weapon, a long spear with three points.

Although Proxima Midnight's performance in the movies was not particularly outstanding, in this moment, she displayed strength far beyond what was seen on screen.

She was not instantly killed by Diana.

Among the Black Order, Proxima Midnight was the most ruthless in character and the most loyal to Thanos, even after her lover, Corvus Glaive, betrayed Thanos. She chose to remain loyal to Thanos rather than join Corvus Glaive in his betrayal.

The long spear in her hand was personally forged by Thanos and bestowed upon her.

In the comics, her long spear had a unique ability.

Once the long spear was thrown, it split into three black rays that automatically tracked their target. When hit by these black rays, the target would die instantly.

Although Proxima Midnight was currently struggling to resist Diana's attacks, just looking at the current situation couldn't confirm whether her long spear possessed the unique ability from the comics.

After watching Diana and Proxima Midnight battle for a few seconds, Russell's attention returned to the injured Corvus Glaive, lying on the ground after being struck by him.

As for Black Dwarf, who had a body as robust as the Hulk's, Russell temporarily ignored him.

With the protection of Black Dwarf, Corvus Glaive crawled out of the impact crater he had created when Russell hit him and spat out purple blood.

Russell's punch just now wasn't full strength.

Without understanding the whereabouts of the Mind Stone Scepter, he wouldn't easily kill Corvus Glaive.

Under the watchful eyes of Black Dwarf and Corvus Glaive, Russell landed on the square and addressed the injured Corvus Glaive, "Where is the scepter?"

Although Corvus Glaive could understand Russell's words, it was clear he had no intention of answering Russell's question at the moment. He stared at Russell with a serious expression, pondering his next move.

Just then, a scream suddenly echoed from the direction where Diana was battling Proxima Midnight.

Although Proxima Midnight demonstrated greater strength than in the movies, she was still a relatively weak opponent when facing Diana.

Proxima Midnight's long spear was easily cut by the Sword of Athena, leaving a massive wound across her chest.

Had Diana not seen Russell inquiring about Corvus Glaive's intentions earlier, she might have chosen to decapitate Proxima Midnight instead of injuring her body.

Witnessing Proxima Midnight lying in agony with a severe chest wound as Diana held a sword to her throat, Corvus Glaive finally decided to speak.

"The scepter was taken by Ebony Maw!"