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To counter the power stone in Thanos's hand, the Guardians of the Galaxy informed the Nova Corps about the power stone as soon as they returned to Xandar.
The Nova Corps then immediately began manufacturing containers to store the power stone.
Fortunately, the Nova Corps' technology was not weak; based on the cosmic orb model they provided, they rapidly mass-produced special spheres capable of containing the power stone.
Originally, the plan was to get close to Thanos, snatch the power stone from his hand, and put it in the container.
But in the end, let alone getting close to Thanos, they couldn't even get close to his battleship.
They were beaten so badly that they could only activate the planetary shield, and even then, the planetary shield couldn't withstand a single blow from Thanos.
If Kevin hadn't appeared out of nowhere like a divine soldier, they would probably be a pile of corpses by now.
Star-Lord originally thought that the container hadn't been used, and probably wouldn't be used in the future either.
But now, seeing Kevin's bravery, Star-Lord felt that he and the others still had a chance.
"Hey, Star-Lord, we'll cover you! Leave Thanos's remaining battleships to us; you just go support him!"
When a certain captain of the Nova Corps realized Star-Lord's intention, he said to Star-Lord.
"It's Star-Lord! Not Star-Lord! But... thanks!"
Star-Lord thanked that captain.
Many of Thanos's and Ronan's fleets were swallowed whole by Kevin's giant whale, but many still remained outside the planet.
These fleets, led by the Black Order, continued to attack Xandar.
Even if Ronan was dead, Thanos was still willing to fulfill his agreement with Ronan.
Star-Lord and his group needed to pass through these fleets to reach Kevin.
They absolutely couldn't do it alone.
But the Nova Corps and the Ravagers could.
At the moment of life and death, no one chose to retreat, especially after seeing Kevin appear like a divine soldier, bringing hope to everyone; no one was willing to retreat even more.
As long as Kevin didn't die and could stop or even defeat Thanos, Xandar was willing to fight with him until the last moment!
The previously demoralized people on Xandar regrouped, and the Guardians of the Galaxy quickly boarded Star-Lord's Milan, driving its engines straight towards the cosmic space outside the planet.
Kevin had no intention of interfering with the commotion below.
He currently seemed to be having a lively exchange of blows with Thanos, but in reality, he knew he was at his limit.
The power of the Infinity Stones was not that easy to control, and the Uru metal ring on Kevin's hand, which could envelop the Reality Stone, was not crafted by the Dwarves; it was merely the Collector's private creation.
Its craftsmanship was far less refined than Thanos's gauntlet.
Now, being able to become this massive was already the pinnacle of what Kevin could achieve, and even after becoming so large, he couldn't use the Reality Stone to do other things.
On the other hand, Thanos still seemed to be at ease.
"What's wrong, child? Aren't you going to defeat me?"
Thanos's voice echoed in his ear.
This wasn't transmitted by sound vibrations; there were no sound vibrations in the vacuum of space.
Thanos used the power of the power stone to constrain his words into energy that could be emitted and transmitted to Kevin's ear.
Kevin and Thanos communicated in the same way.
"I haven't even tried yet! Old man!"
Thanos called Kevin a child, and Kevin, not to be outdone, called him an old man.
He looked at the power stone in Thanos's hand, and an idea flickered in his eyes.
Kevin no longer engaged in a brute force contest with Thanos; he couldn't win against him.
Kevin quickly canceled his gigantification, shrinking his body to normal size, and instantly landed on Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet, running rapidly across it.
As he approached the power stone, Kevin attempted to completely remove the power stone from it, and the powers of the Reality Stone and the power stone collided.
The powers between the stones canceled each other out, and the power originating from the stones temporarily lost its effect, Thanos's body gradually returned to normal size, but Kevin still didn't let go of Thanos's gauntlet.
The two wrestled in mid-air, then were drawn in by Xandar's gravity, falling towards the ocean on Xandar.
During the fall, Thanos and Kevin were still competing in brute strength.
But his strength was clearly inferior to Thanos's.
He grabbed Kevin's left hand with his right hand, while his gauntlet-wearing left hand squeezed tightly, prying open Kevin's right hand which was preventing him from clenching his fist.
"Your combat experience is too weak."
Thanos said in a chiding tone, and then his purple head slammed down hard towards Kevin!
Dong!!
The two heads collided, forehead to forehead, and Kevin only felt a sharp pain in his head, followed by stars in his eyes.
Thanos's physical strength was indeed much higher than Kevin's; with just that one blow, Kevin felt a splitting headache as if his head was about to explode.
There was even some blood on his forehead.
If Kevin's body didn't have good regenerative abilities, he would probably have temporarily lost consciousness by now.
He hadn't felt such pain in a long time.
Because of the pain in his forehead, Kevin's hand subconsciously relaxed its grip.
Thanos took this opportunity to grab Kevin's ring, attempting to remove the Reality Stone from it.
Kevin, by approaching Thanos, had a chance to obtain the power stone, and Thanos also had a chance to obtain the Reality Stone.
It would depend on whose strength was greater.
"Don't even think about it!"
His right hand forcefully pulled free from Thanos's grip, moving away from the power stone, which would affect the Reality Stone's power.
Kevin immediately began to use the Reality Stone to create liquid metal, wrapping Thanos's body in it.
The liquid metal solidified instantly upon contact with Thanos's body, not only fixing his body but also fixing his left-hand gauntlet and the stones.
Kevin seized the opportunity to conjure an enormous hammer, and also created a telescopic device behind it, aiming the hammerhead at Thanos, striking Thanos's head fiercely at a rate of five punches per second:
"You want to headbutt me, huh? Let me give you a taste of my 'headbutt'! Sleep! Sleep!!"
In just two or three seconds, Thanos's big purple head was bleeding from Kevin's large hammer!
He was injured.
It seemed that even if he wasn't concussed by Kevin, he would at least be dizzy for a while.
"Enough!!!"
Kevin's continuous hammering of his head like a game of whack-a-mole was becoming unbearable for Thanos.
His expression finally changed, anger appearing on his face as he roared at Kevin.
Despite his body being bound by solidified metal, he was able to clench his fist again, and Thanos's power stone-infused fist squeezed tightly, the stone's power used again, and purple light shattered his restraints.
Then Thanos used his purple energy-infused fist to accurately strike Kevin's face.
Bang!!
Kevin was sent flying by Thanos, his body tumbling and falling through the air.
But during the tumble, Kevin created endless water in the air, and the water in the sky condensed into a long dragon, opening its mouth to try and engulf Thanos.
However, facing this incoming water dragon, Thanos merely threw a punch, and the water that formed the water dragon, including the infinite water source behind it, vanished into thin air under that single punch!
"The power stone, it really is troublesome..."
After such a long stalemate with Thanos without any result, Kevin couldn't help but complain.
However, in this regard, Thanos probably felt the same as Kevin.
Kevin's strength was not great, and his combat experience was weak, or rather, he didn't have much experience fighting people at all; before this, his fights were all about brute force.
As for technique, he had none.
But precisely such a person, after obtaining the Reality Stone, could become an opponent that even Thanos found difficult to deal with.
The Infinity Stones, indeed, lived up to their reputation as the most powerful treasures in the Marvel Universe.
Both of them had this realization simultaneously in their hearts, and at the same moment, they had the same thought.
That was, they must take the other's stone, for only when one side lost the stone could the outcome of the battle be determined.
Words no longer held meaning; at this point, both knew they were mortal enemies.
Kevin flew in the air, relying on the power of the Reality Stone, his right fist clenched again, the stone shining brightly, red power spreading across the sky, creating a sea of sky directly opposite Xandar.
Under the enhancement of the stone's power, Kevin's abilities were also maximized.
Now, the range of water flow Kevin could control was more than a hundred meters; if Kevin wished, he could even turn Xandar into a planet made of water and control it!
Conventional methods couldn't deal with Thanos, so Kevin could only use his familiar methods to deal with him: create water, control water, drown Thanos with water, and inject it into his body to cause internal damage.
This might be able to defeat Thanos, who possessed the power stone.
But Thanos was, after all, one of the overlords of the universe; the sky-covering water curtain Kevin created seemed terrifying, but to Thanos, it was like fragile paper, easily torn with a gentle rip.
He clenched his left fist, and purple energy was about to shoot out again, shattering the water curtain in the sky.
But at the critical moment, an energy beam from afar struck Thanos directly, stopping his movement.
Kevin looked ahead, it was Star-Lord's Milan!
"Kevin!! We're not too late, are we?!"
Star-Lord asked Kevin through the communicator.
For some reason, seeing Star-Lord and his group at this moment, Kevin felt a slight touch of emotion:
"You crazy bastards, you dare to get involved in my fight with Thanos?"
"Come on, man, saving the world is too cool to let you hog all the glory!"
Star-Lord joked with Kevin in the communication channel, his tone playful.
But soon, the topic in the channel became serious, and Gamora directly said:
"Kevin, do you have a way to deal with Thanos?"
"Of course!" Kevin replied without hesitation: "Take away the power stone, and Thanos won't be a problem."
"Then do you have a way to take the power stone?"
Gamora asked again.
...I'm trying to find a way.
Kevin was silent for a moment, then replied.
Actually, Kevin's original idea was good: first, engage in close-quarters combat with Thanos, and at the critical moment, use the characteristic that the stones' energies would conflict with each other, preventing Thanos from using the power stone.
Finally, forcibly take the power stone from Thanos's hand, thereby defeating Thanos.
But Kevin overlooked the most crucial point.
In a direct fight, he was no match for Thanos at all.
Just as Thanos said, he was too green, just a child in front of Thanos.
...Kevin hated that saying.
Although Ronan was also a child in front of Thanos...
Kevin stated that he didn't have many ideas, and Rocket immediately jumped up and asked:
"So you came here without any good ideas at all?! Great, another idiot added to the team."
"Hey! I'm not completely without ideas... Wait, I've got an idea!"
Provoked by Rocket, Kevin retorted, quite unconvinced.
But halfway through his sentence, Kevin looked at the water he had created in the sky and suddenly had some different ideas.
He stared intently at Thanos, his left hand stroking the Reality Stone on his ring, and said meaningfully to the Guardians of the Galaxy:
"I need you all to play a part with me."
"Playing a part? At this time?!"
"Yes, don't worry, this play doesn't require your acting skills; you just need to watch."
After Kevin finished speaking, he raised his right hand high.
A moment later, the red light of the Reality Stone enveloped the entire sky.
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