Simultaneous traversal: All Abyss difficulty.

Chapter 727 Thanos's Attack! Despair upon despair!
In the distant Asgardian palace, the magnificent golden halls were suddenly shrouded in a somber shadow.

Thanos's fearsome Black Order descended like five meteors tearing through the sky, carrying an aura of destruction!

Their target was crystal clear—the spaceship ahead, its engines spewing out a pathetic plume of exhaust as it fled in panic.

The spaceship hatch suddenly swung open!

Several figures leaped out in a single file with an extremely unrestrained, Guardians of the Galaxy-like demeanor.

Leading the group was none other than Star-Lord Peter Quill, his signature dual pistols in hand, headphones on, completely absorbed in a rock beat, and seemingly about to strike a pose.

But the next second—

"Snapped!"

A crisp, loud slap suddenly rang out!

Rocket Raccoon, carrying a giant Gatling gun, jumped up in a fit of rage and slapped Star-Lord hard across the face with his furry paw, abruptly interrupting his show-off routine.

"Idiot! What time is it and you're still listening to your crappy songs?! The enemy is right in front of us!" The roar of the rocket almost drowned out the buzzing of the gun.

Star-Lord was slapped so hard he staggered, his headphones tilted, and his face burned.

He steadied himself awkwardly, angrily ripped off his headphones, and glared at the Black Order, including Ebony Maw, who were closing in with sinister expressions.

"Still chasing?!" Star-Lord forced a show of force, pointing towards the depths of Asgard behind him, where a faint, iridescent light shimmered, and raised his voice, "Do you know what's hidden behind me?!"

Hovering in mid-air, Ebony Maw curled a mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, shaking his head slowly and elegantly, his voice carrying a chillingly sticky quality: "I don't know, dear Peter Quill. Why don't you introduce us 'country bumpkins' to him?" His tone clearly indicated that he was toying with his prey.

Star-Lord was about to retort angrily when this contempt suddenly changed!
"Boom—!!! Buzz—!!!"

The sky seemed to be torn apart by countless behemoths! The Leviathan behemoth warships, blotting out the sky, were like a torrent of steel, tearing through the pure sky of Asgard with destructive force!
Almost simultaneously, piercing alarms and violent explosions rang out from all over the Asgard Palace!
Asgard's proud Rainbow Bridge defense system instantly lit up with a blinding red light, and the energy shield trembled violently under the dense, rain-like bombardment, emitting a mournful cry of being overwhelmed!
The entire divine realm was plunged into the flames of war!

At the very center of this vortex of chaos and destruction, a dazzling golden beam of light, like a spear of judgment, struck the ground in front of Ebony Maw with perfect precision!

As the light faded, Heimdall's towering figure stood tall and imposing!
Clad in Asgardian armor, he gripped the greatsword Bultsteel tightly in both hands, his eyes gleaming with a golden light that seemed to see through the nine realms, yet now burning with a raging fury!

He immediately identified the source of the disaster—the Guardians of the Galaxy.

The guardian god of Asgard roared like thunder, his voice almost drowning out the clamor of the battlefield: "It is you! You foolish cosmic scum! Do you know the calamity you have brought upon yourselves?!"

Faced with the overwhelming wrath of the Guardian God and the menacing gaze of the Black Order behind him, Star-Lord knew that any explanation would be futile at this moment.

He suddenly reached into his robes and pulled out a sphere radiating destructive light!

That deep, violent, and seemingly star-crushing purple light instantly drew the attention of everyone present!

That is the Power Gem sealed within the "glass"!
"Shut up and listen to me!" Star-Lord's voice was hoarse with excitement and fear, but he stared intently at Heimdall, raising the Infinity Stones high. "This is what Thanos slaughtered half the population of Xandar to steal!"

"If he gets it!" Star-Lord's voice pierced with despair, "he can destroy the entire universe like crushing a grape! Do you understand?! This isn't just trouble we brought; this is the end of the universe! I am the hero!"

A strange light flashed in Heimdall's golden pupils! He sensed the boundless power contained within the gem, a power that would make even the gods tremble.

The duty to protect the Nine Realms clashed violently with the truth of the impending catastrophe! A complex array of emotions flashed across his resolute face—anger, shock, and finally, a resolute coldness!

Time is of the essence!

Heimdall slammed his greatsword into the ground, and the blade burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling golden light!
He turned his head and roared at the still-shocked Guardians of the Galaxy members behind him, his voice resolute:
"Let's go! Let's go!"

He extended his greatsword and pointed it in a certain direction deep within the celestial palace. Instantly, a miniature rainbow bridge passage formed in front of the tip of his sword, emitting a buzzing spatial fluctuation.

"Go find Thor! Tell him everything that happened here! Tell him about the gem! Quickly!"

Before he finished speaking, Heimdall's gaze, as cold as the hardest iron, had already locked onto the Black Order before him, especially Ebony Maw, their leader. The majesty of a guardian god merged with his unwavering resolve to die, and the golden divine light emanating from his body burned like a raging inferno!

"As for you," Heimdall gripped the hilt of his sword tightly, his muscles bulging, assuming the oldest Asgardian charging stance, a deep, powerful growl rumbling from his throat, like a lion about to pounce on its prey, "The wrath of Asgard, I, Heimdall, will be the first to offer it!"

The next second, the guardian god transformed into a golden lightning bolt that tore through the void, and alone, he launched the most tragic charge against the arrogant Black Obsidian Five Generals!
Asgard, the golden palace that once shone brightly across the nine realms, is now a burning graveyard.

The once magnificent palace is now cracked, fragments of the Rainbow Bridge lie scattered on the scorched earth, and the air is thick with the stench of blood, ozone, and smoke from the burning buildings.

The corpses of the golden-armored guards piled up among the ruins, and Thanos's army, like a grazing plague, trampled over the glory of Asgard.

On the shattered plaza in front of Asgard's main palace, the Guardians of the Galaxy have been annihilated, witnessing one of the most tragic scenes on earth.

Rocket Raccoon's beloved giant Gatling gun was twisted into scrap metal and thrown aside. At this moment, his battered, blood-stained furry body was being mercilessly trampled by a huge boot covered in dark gold armor.

Thanos's foot fell casually, as if crushing a real insect.
"Purple Potato." Rocket let out a final, broken sob, his crimson eyes fixed on Groot's direction. Then, with a sickening cracking sound, his small body deflated completely under Thanos's feet, and he fell silent.

Star-Lord witnessed Rocket's horrific death, his eyes wide with rage, and let out a heart-wrenching, inhuman scream: "Aaaaaah!"

However, his lament lasted for less than half a second.

Ebony Maw, hovering beside him, elegantly and casually raised its withered fingers.

An invisible, viscous force instantly enveloped Star-Lord's mouth, forcibly sealing his lips together like stitching leather, leaving only a desperate, choked "woof" sound in his throat.

He could only writhe wildly, tears mingling with blood streaming down his face, watching helplessly as the next brother met his doom.

"I'm Groot!" The treant's massive body was suppressed by Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive together.

Corvus Glaive's peerless blade gleamed with an ominous light, like the most precise scalpel, frantically slashing and cutting through Groot's wooden body.

The sturdy branches crumbled like rotten wood under the sharp blades of the divine weapon, and large chunks of wood chips mixed with green sap scattered everywhere.

Groot attempts to regenerate, but the speed of regeneration is far slower than the blade of destruction.

It roared in pain as its body was "disintegrated" at a visible speed amidst the sharp flashes of the blade. The giant tree-man rapidly withered and shattered, eventually leaving only a few broken, lifeless roots and a mess of wood chips scattered on the ground.

"Thanos—!!" Drax the Destroyer let out his final battle cry, lunging with all his might at the purple giant, attempting to avenge his comrades.

However, his pride and joy were child's play in the face of Thanos.

Thanos didn't even turn around; he simply raised his giant hand and, with precision, as if grabbing a disobedient toy, easily pinched Drax's enormous head.

puff!

A muffled thud, like a ripe fruit being crushed.

Drax's hard head instantly deformed and shattered between Thanos's fingers, spraying out a mixture of red and white matter and fragments.

The headless, strong body twitched once before collapsing to the ground with a thud.
Then, the same sound came from Star-Lord's side.
Good news.

Bad news.

Which one should we listen to first?

Bad news: The Guardians of the Galaxy have been wiped out.

That's good.
Star-Lord can no longer cause trouble in Avengers: Infinity War.

(End of this chapter)