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"Kill!"
Seeing Black Dwarf suppressed and the capable Ebony Maw instantly ambushed and killed, Thanos knew there was nothing left to discuss. With a furious roar, he lifted his double-edged tyrant blade and led the charge.
Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive followed closely behind, and the surviving Outrider legions and Titan great apes, upon hearing Thanos's roar, also rushed forward.
Thunderstorm was a wide-area ancient magic spell. While its range was vast, its single-target power was mediocre. It was effective against the Sakaaran soldiers, but it couldn't harm the Outriders or the Titan apes.
As a result, a large number of Outriders and Titan apes were still alive on the battlefield.
"Let the archmage teach you how it's done!"
With a flap of his wings, George soared into the sky, leaving Thanos and the others momentarily stunned.
With Ebony Maw gone and their ship destroyed, none of them could fly.
Were they supposed to pick up the Sakaaran soldiers' laser rifles and start shooting?
The problem was that, given the intellect of the Outriders and Titan apes, they wouldn't be able to handle advanced laser weaponry. They only knew how to engage in close combat.
To be fair, this wasn't entirely Thanos's fault for poor planning.
Originally, Thanos's army had the most powerful interstellar fleet for aerial combat, countless warships, Leviathan beasts for large-scale assault, and ground forces like the Outriders, Titan apes, and waves of Sakaarans and Chitauri foot soldiers.
It was an incredibly well-rounded force.
However, George had already eliminated all of their aerial units. So now, facing a flying George, they were completely helpless.
Even if each of them had impressive jumping ability, there was no way they could reach a target that could fly.
"A bunch of thick-skinned, muscle-bound live targets—perfect material for testing new spells!"
George smiled faintly, extended his finger downward, and began testing a recently developed, enhanced spell.
"Avada Lightning Chain!"
A flash of green light instantly struck Black Dwarf, who had been pinned to the ground with George's psychic power. No matter how much he struggled, he couldn't get up.
The green light didn't vanish upon impact. Instead, it used Black Dwarf as a conduit, chaining to one target after another around him.
In the blink of an eye, dozens of Outriders and Titan apes collapsed just like Black Dwarf.
Black Dwarf, due to his unique physique and strong soul, didn't die immediately, but he was clearly more dead than alive.
As for the biologically enhanced Outriders and Titan apes—though physically strong, their souls were even weaker than those of average humans—they were all completely silent, half of their bodies corroded and dissolved.
The Killing Curse, known in the Harry Potter world as one of the three Unforgivable Curses, wasn't particularly destructive in the traditional sense. It could be blocked by something as mundane as a statue and was relatively easy to dodge. Moreover, it only targeted one enemy at a time.
However, it had extremely lethal effects on the soul.
That's why George had never given up on this spell. Instead, he continuously integrated magical theories from various worlds, aiming to further develop and enhance its power.
The Lightning Chain version of the Killing Curse was an upgraded variant that George had developed. It evolved from a single-target spell into a group-targeting one capable of striking multiple enemies simultaneously.
In addition to soul damage, he also enhanced its energy-based impact.
In fact, the regular Killing Curse also had some energy-based effects.
For example, if an adult wizard cast the curse, even though a statue could block it, the statue itself would be blown apart.
This showed that the Killing Curse not only damaged souls but could also affect the physical body, albeit with limited effect.
Now, with the upgraded version, a successful hit would not only cause massive soul destruction but also corrode the physical form.
Earlier, that electro-faced Ravager was struck by a single Killing Curse from George—his soul and body were simultaneously annihilated, leaving not even a speck behind.
These Outriders and Titan apes had much tougher bodies, so only half of their physical forms were corroded.
In addition to the Lightning Chain version of the Killing Curse, George was also researching a tracking variant. Once completed, it would allow him to mark a target first, then have the curse relentlessly pursue it, greatly improving its hit rate—a known weakness of the original.
"Not bad at dodging, are they?"
After casting more than a dozen Lightning Chain Killing Curses, George managed to wipe out several hundred Outriders and Titan apes. However, he still hadn't managed to hit Thanos, Proxima Midnight, or Corvus Glaive.
The three were simply too fast and experienced. Once they witnessed the spell's power, they made no attempt to take it head-on, instead relying on their superior tactics and evasive maneuvers.
"Then let's try this one next."
Now that he had seen the effects of the Lightning Chain Curse firsthand, George stopped casting it and began testing another magic spell.
He retracted his wings and landed on the ground. Pressing both hands to the earth, a massive magic circle instantly formed beneath him.
"Terrain Effect: Swamp Mire!"
The once-solid ground softened under the spell's effect, transforming into a vast swampy quagmire.
The remaining Outriders and Titan apes immediately sank into the mud, and Thanos and his companions found their movement severely hindered.
This was a terrain-type spell he had learned from scavenging the magic knowledge of the Hungry Wolf Knights' mage, Yu Zhu. It allowed the caster to reshape the surrounding environment at will.
"Botany: Bind!"
A second magic circle appeared, and from within the swamp, countless vine-like tendrils as thick as arms burst forth. Like the tentacles of some monstrous creature, they snatched up the Outriders and Titan apes, dragging them deeper into the mire.
This large-scale binding spell was created by fusing the botanical magic of Cosmos from the Hungry Wolf Knights with elven magic from Middle-earth. It was specifically designed to work in tandem with terrain-altering spells.
"Die!"
As George flawlessly executed the two new spells to eliminate all remaining Outriders and Titan apes in one go, Thanos and his two lieutenants had already circled behind him, seizing the moment while he was grounded.
If George had remained airborne, they truly would've had no way to reach him—but now that he had landed, things were different.
Thanos's tyrant blades could shatter even Captain America's shield, and the weapons wielded by Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive were far from ordinary.
The magically enhanced vines could restrain Outriders and Titan apes, but were useless against these three—they slashed through them with ease.
However, George had anticipated this outcome.
"These new spells work pretty well. Alright, time to get serious."
Faced with three deadly weapons mere steps away, George merely willed it—and the trio were suddenly yanked backward by a powerful force, each of them hurled in a different direction.
Black Dwarf had worn a metal battle suit—and so had Thanos, Proxima Midnight, and Corvus Glaive. Anyone wearing metal armor remained susceptible to George's psychic abilities.
Unless they stripped off their armor entirely, there was no escaping his influence.
The only reason the three had managed to dodge his spells earlier wasn't just their strength—it was because George had been focused on testing his new magic.
Otherwise, he could've taught them all a lesson in no time.
(End of Chapter)