Let me show you a new way Chapter 156

Ebony Maw was fleeing.

He suspected he was caught in a terrible nightmare, encountering countless extremely powerful lifeforms on a planet with low technological capabilities.

And he was using his full potential, draining his spirit, his lifespan, everything, to escape pursuit.

As long as he got a certain distance away from that terrifying unknown lifeform, as long as the Mother Box cooled down, he could activate it again, obscure his tracks, or even instantly teleport out of Earth, fleeing far away from here.

Just a little further…

Just a little faster…

Ebony Maw could feel that the enemy tracking him had stopped. He seemed to have gone to rescue the two people who had lost consciousness from the impact of the Mind Stone. Ebony Maw felt a surge of genuine joy, so happy he almost cried out.

That person was delayed.

That person was getting further and further away from him.

That terrifying creature couldn’t catch him now.

Just one more meter, the last meter, and he would escape from here, escape this terrifying planet, escape that terrifying creature, escape this nightmare realm.

A hideous smile appeared on Ebony Maw’s face. His mind was still in that joy, as if reborn.

And then he just stopped.

Ebony Maw floated stiffly in the air like an insect encased in resin. Powerful telekinesis slightly warped the air around him. His elaborate alien robes were tattered, and the Mind Stone on his chest emitted a warm yellow glow.

His thoughts completely froze at this moment, the instant of joy endlessly stretched. That finish line, representing rebirth, was clearly within reach, but for him, it was light-years away.

Everything around him had stopped: the birds startled away by Ebony Maw in the wilderness, the rising dust on the ground. All objects and creatures were paused in this instant, this second infinitely extended by some wondrous power. Nothing could move. No sound was heard. It was a world of absolute stillness.

No…

There was one!

“Thump, thump, thump!”

Clear footsteps echoed in this stopped world. A figure with a golden lightning bolt symbol on his chest slowly walked through this static space.

With every movement, strong lightning followed him. With every step, golden sparks flew.

Finally, he stood before Ebony Maw.

Lin Dong, enveloped in golden Speed Force lightning, slowly extended his left hand in this Speed Force effect where one second was extended to near infinity.

Then he lightly threw a punch.

Golden Speed Force lightning wrapped around his fist. The punch was very light, seemingly not using much force, calmly striking Ebony Maw’s ugly face. The fist collided with Ebony Maw’s pale face, splattering tiny golden sparks.

His body, floating in the air, instantly became distorted. His skin developed disgusting wrinkles, and his internal bones began to slowly twist and compress, eventually shattering. In this static world, he became the second thing that could move slowly.

The next moment…

“Boom——”

A terrifying sonic boom cloud instantly appeared in front of Lin Dong. A white airflow shockwave spread out hundreds of meters in an instant, piling up in layers, like waves being pushed aside.

Ebony Maw, in an instant, turned into a white arrow, easily cutting through the air and disappearing at a speed imperceptible to the human eye. Along his path of disappearance, a terrifying brief vacuum was created, followed by air flowing back in, compressed by the powerful pressure, forming white mist.

Meanwhile, the S.H.I.E.L.D. satellite in Earth’s orbit witnessed an incredible sight: a shadow flying at supersonic speed suddenly vanished in 0.001 seconds, and a white airflow stretching tens of thousands of meters appeared in the satellite’s camera.

It was only at this moment that sound began to propagate.

Terrifying sound waves immediately spread, engulfing the entire wilderness in a dreadful roar. The ground vibrated, and the clouds high above were instantly dispersed by this incredible force.

This was the power of a speedster. This was the power of the Speed Force, which could warp physical laws.

Lin Dong touched the ring on his right hand. All the previous sound waves and airflows had been blocked by the automatic defensive magic on his body.

When all the dust settled, Lin Dong extended his ring and sharply slashed through the air!

A golden spatial rift was pulled open by Lin Dong like a zipper. Lin Dong stepped inside and, on the other side, saw Ebony Maw sprawled on the ground.

The most incredible thing was that he was still alive.

“Hmm, although it’s hard to cast magic in Speed Force mode, the protective magic I put on you still had some effect,” Lin Dong observed Ebony Maw, who was sprawled on the ground like a puddle of mud, with curious eyes.

This wasn’t just a metaphor; Ebony Maw was literally a puddle of mud. His internal bones were completely shattered, and his body’s flexibility was not much different from that of an octopus.

But he was still alive, having been hit by Lin Dong’s punch at 0.1% the speed of light while in Speed Force mode, yet he still lived.

On one hand, it was because the Mind Stone in Ebony Maw’s hand, stimulated by Ebony Maw, activated its ability, allowing him to subconsciously protect himself. On the other hand, Lin Dong had cast a protective spell on him while in Speed Force mode, which allowed him to survive such an incredible attack.

Lin Dong stood beside Ebony Maw, bending slightly. His hand, protected by a strange energy, slowly gripped the Mind Stone hanging on Ebony Maw’s chest.

The next moment, Ebony Maw’s body trembled slightly.

The Mind Stone suddenly burst forth with dazzling yellow light. A powerful psychic force instantly invaded Lin Dong’s mind. Countless terrifying illusions flooded in. Lin Dong frowned, staggering backward, seemingly tormented by the headache caused by this psychic impact.

“How insidious!” Lin Dong rubbed his forehead. In his last moments, Ebony Maw had gathered his remaining telekinetic power, activated the Mind Stone, and ambushed Lin Dong when he tried to take it!

“But… a psychic attack?” Lin Dong scoffed, extending a finger and slowly tapping Ebony Maw’s barely intact head.

“I’m the expert!”

The next moment, terrifying illusions flooded Ebony Maw’s mind.

He felt a powerful suction pulling him into space. He seemed to float silently in the vacuum of space without any protection.

The illusion was so real. He could feel the saliva on his tongue boiling, feel his body rapidly cooling, feel himself slowly being dragged into darkness, unable to escape no matter how much he struggled.

Finally, his body became stiff and frozen, like a statue, stopping all thought in the endless darkness.