Medusa walked out of the portal and looked at the numerous Inhumans gathered around her in confusion and distress. She immediately exerted her authority as a queen and began to organize and calm the frightened Inhumans present.
"Everyone, please calm down and listen to me. Once we defeat the Kree invaders and the traitors who betrayed us, we can return to Attilan and go back to our home!"
Medusa had just finished speaking these reassuring words when she heard an elderly man who looked like one of the community elders step forward and say to her with a heavy heart, "Lady Medusa, I am afraid that is impossible now. Our home, our beloved Attilan, has been completely destroyed by the Kree warships. After forcibly taking everyone aboard their vessels, they utterly destroyed Attilan without mercy. There is no possibility of rebuilding what has been lost. We can only live on Earth from now on as refugees in a foreign land!"
Hearing this devastating news, Medusa felt as though she had been struck physically and suddenly raised her head to look at Black Bolt fighting in the sky above. She did not know if her husband already knew about this terrible destruction. If he truly knew about it, what would he choose to do in response?
At this time, Black Bolt was positioned in the sky alongside Carol and Sebastian.
Sebastian looked at the utterly exhausted Carol who was breathing heavily, then at Black Bolt, who aside from a hint of fatigue on his face remained largely unchanged in his composure, and said with concern, "Carol, you look quite worn out from the battle."
Carol curled her lips helplessly in a tired grimace, saying with exasperation, "My fighting style differs significantly from Black Bolt's approach, so it is only natural that I am more exhausted than he is. Planet-class warships are no easy task to contain, and their advanced weapons are extremely difficult for me to counter and intercept effectively."
"Alright, now that all the innocent captives have been safely brought out, there is no need to hold back anymore. Just go ahead and finish them off with everything you have!"
As Sebastian finished speaking his command, massive hatches suddenly opened on both sides of the enormous warship, and countless fighter jets swarmed out like angry hornets, descending in an overwhelming wave that threatened to engulf Sebastian and the others completely.
"I will be going first, you all follow behind!"
Carol's body began to shine brilliantly with intense orange-blue light once again, and the protective visor of her suit closed automatically over her face, transforming her once again into her devastating binary star form. She charged head-on directly at the approaching fighter jets without any hesitation.
In her relentless charge forward, the fighter jets were absolutely no match for Carol's overwhelming power, exploding one after another in spectacular fireballs as she tore through their formations.
At this moment, Black Bolt was not far behind her in the assault, harnessing the electron energy within his body to propel himself upward through the air. With a low roar that built up in his throat, a devastating diffuse sonic wave erupted from his mouth, instantly sweeping across a vast expanse of the sky in a cone of destruction. All the fighter jets caught within the affected area exploded simultaneously and vanished in clouds of fire and debris.
Seeing Black Bolt and Carol's aggressive movements, Sebastian did not hesitate to join the attack, waving his wand with a unique flowing rhythm that resembled a conductor's baton directing an orchestra. With each deliberate wave of his wand, the gravity in the surrounding air shifted dramatically, causing fighter jets to collide violently with each other and explode in chain reactions. Some of the fighters were forcibly redirected and flew backwards uncontrollably, slamming directly into the massive warships hovering above them, unleashing fierce explosions on impact. The warship's protective energy shields, already weakened by the constant bombardment and now shaken by these direct impacts and explosions, became increasingly unstable and struggled to maintain their integrity.
Glancing casually at the two fighter planes that had managed to bypass his main attack range and were now charging at him rapidly from behind, Sebastian flicked his left hand slightly in their direction, and a dense cloud of scorching fireballs erupted from thin air, shooting towards the two approaching fighter planes in rapid succession, causing them to explode spectacularly in mid-air and transform into two huge balls of fire that rapidly dissipated into smoke.
Buzz...
Whoosh!
Bang, bang, bang...
Concentrated bolts of energy light and armor-piercing bullets shot upward from the ground below, striking and shooting down a large number of fighter planes that had descended too low in their attack runs.
Turning his head to look down, Sebastian immediately saw Tony, Rhodes, and Vision charging upward towards him through the aerial battlefield.
Vision approached Sebastian directly and asked with genuine concern, "Sebastian, are you alright? Do you need assistance?"
Sebastian knew that Vision was ultimately influenced by the sophisticated program that mimicked his personality and thinking patterns, making the android feel naturally closer to him and Alisha than to others.
He had also spotted Vision secretly following Alisha and protecting her from the shadows on many occasions when she left the mansion.
Vision and Ultron were like two sides of the same coin representing artificial intelligence: Ultron was more extreme and nihilistic in his views, while Vision was more measured and indifferent but possessed a moral compass.
Therefore, Sebastian had developed a genuinely good impression of Vision over time.
"Vision, I am perfectly fine here. Go and help Tony and the others who need support more than I do."
"Understood!"
As soon as the words left Sebastian's mouth, Vision rushed forward into the thick of battle. His body was constructed entirely of vibranium, and its inherent extraordinary strength and durability were not easily matched by conventional weapons. So Vision had absolutely no intention of dodging incoming fire and rushed straight towards the battleship, leaving behind a devastating trail of explosions and twisted wreckage in his wake.
"Sebastian, how about we have a friendly competition to see who can destroy more fighter planes before this is over?"
Hearing Tony's challenging voice crackling in his ear through the communication system, Sebastian shook his head and laughed with amusement, "Tony, you have already lost to me in dealing with the Inhumans from the Afterlife settlement!"
"That does not count at all because I could not give it my full effort back then. Last time should not be counted in the records!"
"Well then, I will make sure to convince you thoroughly this time!"
As soon as Sebastian finished speaking his acceptance, Rhodes' eager voice rang out over the communication channel.
"Add me into this competition as well. The loser has to treat everyone to dinner at the most expensive restaurant in the city!"
Tony immediately responded enthusiastically, "Of course I am fine with those stakes! How about you, Sebastian?"
"I accept as well!"
Without any further hesitation, Sebastian's human body suddenly began to spin rapidly, transforming smoothly into his Death Raven form. Simultaneously, his body continued to expand dramatically, transforming into a far larger and more imposing Raven thorugh his one of four forms that dominated the sky.
With a thunderous roar that echoed across the battlefield, Sebastian lashed out powerfully with his massive wings. Empowered by his mastery of Space stone, he unleashed a raging gravitational storm that rippled through the air, instantly destroying nearly thirty percent of the remaining fighter planes in a single devastating attack.
Then, Sebastian's massive wings vibrated violently with tremendous force, sweeping up tremendous clouds of displaced air and propelling him higher into the sky. He landed heavily above the main warship, his razor-sharp talons enhanced with magic tearing effortlessly through its external defenses, ripping a massive gaping hole in the vessel's armored hull!
With another deafening roar that shook the air, Sebastian opened his rigid beak wide and unleashed a concentrated stream of blazing hellfire directly into the torn opening, instantly triggering a catastrophic series of chain explosions deep within the warship's interior, immediately destroying its outer protective energy shield in a spectacular light show.
Bang, bang, bang...
The external defensive weapons mounted on the battleship kept firing desperately at Sebastian's massive form.
Sebastian flapped his enormous wings defensively, creating powerful gusts that deflected and warded off the incoming barrage of fire. He quickly detached himself from the battleship's surface, transforming fluidly back into his humanoid form and appearing beside the other heroes.
Seeing the main energy shield finally dissipate completely, everyone coordinated their attacks simultaneously for maximum effect.
"Photon blasts!"
"Repulsor beams!"
"Cluster cannons!"
"Ex-wife missiles!" // War Machine
"Mind Stone beams!"
"Plasma bolts!"
All three of them attacked in perfect synchronization, instantly bombarding the now-vulnerable battleship from multiple angles, causing it to explode violently in several critical locations.
Massive pieces of debris flew outward in all directions in a shower of flames and twisted metal. The devastating blast disrupted the ship's main power systems completely, causing the massive vessel to begin plummeting downwards toward the Earth below.
"Tony, based on its current trajectory and speed, will it impact and affect the populated city below?"
After hearing Sebastian's urgent question, Tony's advanced suit systems quickly calculated the falling ship's trajectory and finally came to a conclusion.
"Do not worry, we are fine on that front. But there is a major highway directly below its path, so I think we should be extremely careful to prevent any harm to innocent civilians traveling on it. We also need to be wary of these Kree suddenly changing the ship's direction at the last moment. If they succeed in redirecting it toward the city, it will be truly catastrophic for everyone!"