Malekith refused to accept this reality.
However, even if the power were derived solely from the Aether, given the current display, they might still not be able to handle it.
His chest heaved with unease.
A being from Asgard was using their own Dark Elf power against them! He wondered what this person would use to fight them if the Aether were removed. He even imagined the scenarios where they might torture and kill him without it.
Malekith's thoughts were filled with frustration.
At that moment, the sunlight in the sky twisted and became unusually distorted.
What?
Despite being absorbed in his thoughts and frustration, Malekith noticed the anomaly due to its vast extent.
As he and Tony Stark watched in shock, the sunlight in their view twisted and darkened.
The sky suddenly turned dark and ominous!
Endless sunlight converged into a single beam!
Boom!
The moment the light converged, the ground was vaporized and vanished under the beam's impact…
Tony Stark murmured, "That sunlight beam must be over three thousand degrees…"
"Three thousand degrees?"
Captain America and the others were stunned.
Previously, they might not have fully grasped the significance of such a temperature, but now…
Watching the soil vaporize, they were horrified. If that beam had hit a person, it would cause catastrophic damage.
They might even save on cremation costs…
The cause of this scene…
Everyone's gaze shifted to Syd, the source.
He had been standing still but was now floating with a red light glowing in his hands.
He raised his hand slightly, causing the distant beam to freeze and then disperse.
Under the astonished gaze of Tony Stark, Malekith, and others, the dispersed light converged into lines and quickly gathered in Syd's hand.
The sky was cloaked in darkness, with only the light in his hand glowing.
Endless light and heat were concentrated in this sphere, almost completely contained with extreme density.
Syd floated in the air, holding what looked like a sun.
The sun blazed with blinding light, and he appeared as if he were a god of the sun.
"This guy…"
Malekith couldn't believe it.
The sun in Syd's hand was suffocating just by its presence.
Not just him, but the other Dark Elves shared similar feelings.
Even from afar, Hawkeye and the others felt their hearts racing.
Sensing the growing tension, Thor attempted to lighten the mood with an awkward laugh, "Haha, didn't I tell you? My brother is the God of Light… or something like that…"
As he spoke, he faltered, unable to continue.
As gods themselves, his brother seemed almost too exaggerated.
Exaggerated to the point where Thor questioned life itself.
Listening to Thor's explanation, the surrounding tension didn't ease but intensified.
Thor's description of a "God of Light" was baffling.
What kind of absurd "God of Light" was this?
They could barely imagine what it would be like if that sun were directed at them…
As these thoughts crossed their minds, some began to flee desperately, running away from the scene.
As they fled, Syd remained floating in the air, his cloak billowing in the breeze.
At this moment, he resembled a true deity, holding the sun, contemplating whether to annihilate all life.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the sky, unaffected aircraft launched attacks.
Countless energy blasts, laser beams, and even black hole bombs were fired at him.
Yet, regardless of the type of attack, they all turned into bubbles the moment they approached.
Sensing the diminishing light energy in his body due to the Reality Stone's alterations and the approaching control limit of the sun in his hand, Syd glanced at Malekith and the others.
Considering the possibility that they might not be completely annihilated, he infused a substantial amount of light energy—or divine light power—into the sun.
The next moment, he made a slight motion with his right hand.
In the widened eyes of Malekith and the fleeing Tony Stark, a blinding light erupted, engulfing the fleeing Dark Elves.
In silent serenity, the sunlight covered everything…
"No!"
As Malekith watched the encroaching light, he felt a dire sense of danger.
But no matter how he resisted, it was futile; the sunlight exceeded his capacity to endure.
It was like being on the sun's surface, with the terrifying high temperature scorching the Dark Elves, aircraft, and even him.
The Dark Elves, enveloped in light, were filled with regret and fear, their thoughts in turmoil, their screams unceasing.
"Midgard, to have such a powerful being?"
"Wasn't it said there were no powerful beings here? If we had known, we wouldn't have come. This guy is a monster…"
They had initially thought they would crush these Midgardians, seeing them shocked, terrified, and screaming.
Instead…
They did indeed crush these Earthlings, but…
They encountered an even more terrifying being…
Shocked, terrified, and screaming, they were the ones crushed!
Even, they had planned to teach the Earthlings a lesson, to frighten them into handing over the Aether. Instead…
They were the ones who went mad, the ones being taught a lesson and terrified. The Earthlings' claims were true…
One person could indeed oppose their entire army, and they truly couldn't take what they sought…
At this moment, they regretted not heeding the Earthlings' warnings and staying far away from this monster.
In the end, it was they who were the fools…
In their unwillingness, the Dark Elves' bodies carbonized and charred, with Malekith being the first to turn into vapor.
In his final moments, Malekith was bewildered.
Even without the Aether, this person could easily kill him and annihilate his army?
The ones being tormented were them?
The ones crying out in agony were them?
Hearing the screams of his Dark Elf kin, Malekith was filled with unwillingness and disbelief.
"When did the Asgardians become so powerful?"
"The God of Light?"
"This guy is the God of Light?"
"How could he be so powerful?!"
With disbelief, regret, and resentment towards the so-called God of Light, the Asgardians, and Odin, he completely dissipated into vapor.
When the sunlight faded, all that remained was a scorched earth, with blackened corpses and even semi-melted aircraft.
From afar, the remnants of the aircraft glowed faintly with molten iron.
It was evident how terrifyingly high the temperature had been for the Dark Elves in just a short span.
Looking at this scene, Syd shook his head.
After gathering sunlight for so long, the power was still limited…
Though Malekith was vaporized, it was mainly because he had been specially targeted. Most of the power had been concentrated on him.
The massive explosion from the sun had caused a significant reduction in power, and the bodies of the Dark Elves that weren't specially targeted remained.
However, it wasn't entirely accurate to say the other Dark Elves weren't targeted. When the sun exploded, Syd did slightly control the direction of the light's splatter, causing those Dark Elves to also bear a significant portion of the sunlight.
Otherwise, some Dark Elves might still be alive.
It could only be said that sunlight was better suited for concentrated attacks; the dispersed power was indeed minimal.
Casting his gaze further, Syd controlled the sunlight once more.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Beams of light reappeared, piercing through the fleeing aircraft.
In a brief moment, the sky was cleared.
From a distance, Tony Stark and the others watched in shock.
This guy had not only that terrifying Omega ability but also such power…
A God of Light?
Is this real?!
End of Chapter