Chapter 34: Gamora's Assault · The Dance of Death
The Black Panther's instantaneous defeat was like a final, icy tide, extinguishing the last flickering ember of hope in the heroes' hearts. Individual power, no matter how augmented by technology or refined by tactics, seemed pathetically laughable before this being. The last trace of hesitation in Steve Rogers' eyes vanished, replaced by absolute resolve. He slammed his shield onto the ground with a sharp crack and roared, "Avengers... ASSEMBLE!"The true, all-out, and perhaps final alliance assault had finally begun!Iron Man and War Machine's entire arsenal overloaded and fired simultaneously!Thor summoned a sky-splitting barrage of lightning strikes!The Hulk roared to the heavens and charged with berserk fury!Hawkeye's specially crafted arrows and Black Widow's electrified bullets rained down, targeting the eyes and joints—potential weak points!Storm, Ororo Munroe, pushed her remaining strength to the limit, conjuring a super-storm and lightning chains that blanketed the entire battlefield in an indiscriminate onslaught!Energy beams, thunderous tempests, metallic torrents, savage impacts... countless attacks converged into a single,毁灭性的洪流 (huǐmièxìng de hóngliú -毁灭性的洪流) aimed at Sun Wukong! This was the most powerful display of conventional force Earth's civilization could muster!Yet, facing this恐怖火力 (kǒngbù huǒlì -恐怖火力) capable of annihilating a starfleet, Sun Wukong merely furrowed his brow in annoyance.He didn't even use his golden-hooped staff. He simply opened his mouth and blew!A Samadhi True Wind far more狂暴 (kuángbào -狂暴) and凝练 (níngliàn -凝练) than anything Storm could summon howled forth! The oncoming energy torrent, metal storm, and lightning strikes crashed against this breath of immortal energy as if hitting an invisible, infinitely thick barrier! They were吹得倒卷而回 (chuī dé dàojuǎn ér huí -吹得倒卷而回),七零八落 (qīlíngbāluò - scattered in all directions)! The Hulk's charging momentum was brutally halted,甚至被吹得踉跄后退 (shènzhì bèi chuī dé liàngqiàng hòutuì -甚至被吹得踉跄后退)!The alliance's first combined assault was dispersed by a single breath!In the chaotic instant of energy collision, blinding light, and obscured vision—A figure of幽绿 (yōu lǜ -幽绿) shot through the混乱的能量乱流 (hǔnluàn de néngliàng luànliú -混乱的能量乱流) like a phantom, moving at speeds beyond the naked eye's ability to track,切入战场核心 (qiērù zhànchǎng héxīn -切入战场核心)!It was Gamora! The adopted daughter of Thanos, one of the most dangerous assassins in the cosmos!She had not participated in the heroes' frontal assembly. She had been waiting, biding her time for an opportunity—a fleeting moment when everyone's attention was fixed on the frontal assault!Her movements were devoid of任何多余 (rènhé duōyú -任何多余) action. Every muscle twitch was precise to the millimeter, every breath perfectly synchronized with her motion. The peerless blade in her hand, bestowed upon her by Thanos himself, capable of cutting through most matter in the universe, emitted no energy波动 (bōdòng -波动), only the purest, most极致锋利 (jízhì fēnglì -极致锋利) and死寂 (sǐjì -死寂)!Her target was not Sun Wukong's torso or head, but the wrist he had used to flick away the Black Panther moments before—seemingly随意摆动 (suíyì bǎidòng -随意摆动) and unguarded. An assassin's intuition, honed through countless life-or-death battles, told her that no creature's joints could possess the same absolute defense!Fast! Accurate! Ruthless! Her突袭 (tūxí -突袭) was the epitome of刺客艺术 (cìkè yìshù -刺客艺术)!The blade,凝聚 (níngjù -凝聚) all her strength, speed, and skill, carrying a faint shriek as it撕裂空间 (sīliè kōngjiān -撕裂空间),精准无比地斩向 (jīngzhǔn wúbǐ de zhǎn xiàng -精准无比地斩向) Sun Wukong's wrist!At the亿万分之一刹那 (yìwàn fēn zhī yī chànà -亿万分之一刹那) before the blade edge could touch the skin—Sun Wukong's wrist turned,随意地 (suíyì de -随意地),微妙至极地 (wēimiào zhìjí de -微妙至极地).A soft sound, barely audible.Gamora's sure-kill strike felt as if it had hit the hardest, most indestructible substance in the universe! It wasn't deflected; it was稳稳地捏住 (wěn wěn de niē zhù -稳稳地捏住) between two fingers!The peerless blade capable of severing stars was held motionless by two fingers! A massive反震力 (fǎnzhènlì -反震力) shot up the blade. Gamora's虎口 (hǔkǒu -虎口) instantly split, blood streaming down, her entire arm麻木 (mámù -麻木) from the shock!Her瞳孔骤缩 (tóngkǒng zhòusuō -瞳孔骤缩), eyes filled with难以置信的惊骇 (nán yǐ zhìxìn de jīnghài -难以置信的惊骇)!Sun Wukong slowly turned his head, looking at Gamora who was now inches away. A flicker of surprise and... amusement crossed his eyes."Oh? Another little insect? Not bad blade work. Silent, has a bit of the flavor of when this old Sun used to潜行 (qiánxíng -潜行) stealing peaches in the蟠桃园 (Pántáo Yuán -蟠桃园). Pity, your skill is still far from成熟 (chéngshú -成熟)."His fingers exerted a slight pressure.The tip of the peerless blade was snapped off by two fingers!He弹开 (tán kāi -弹开) the broken tip like垃圾 (lājī -垃圾). Then, with a backhand flick of his finger—A柔韧却无法抗拒 (róurèn què wúfǎ kàngjù -柔韧却无法抗拒) force struck Gamora squarely in the chest!Gamora spat a mouthful of blood, feeling as if she had been hit by a starship's main cannon. Her internal organs seemed displaced. She flew backward like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily into a pile of twisted metal debris in the distance, instantly losing consciousness.From突袭 to败北 (bàiběi -败北), it was over in the blink of an eye.The life-or-death strike of a top-tier cosmic assassin had not even made him move a step, had not left the slightest mark on his skin. It only earned a slightly "appreciative" comment and a casual flick.Sun Wukong shook his wrist as if swatting away a fly. His gaze returned to the英雄联盟 (yīngxióng liánméng -英雄联盟) in the distance, once again frozen in shock and僵硬 (jiāngyìng -僵硬) by Gamora's instantaneous defeat. He hooked his finger impatiently."Any new tricks left? All you have are these tickling games. This old Sun is almost falling asleep!"The combined assault of the alliance and the致命突袭 (zhìmìng tūxí -致命突袭) of a顶尖刺客 (dǐngjiān cìkè -顶尖刺客) were both treated as child's play.Despair, like the deepest night,彻底笼罩 (chèdǐ lǒngzhào -彻底笼罩) every heart and mind.