They never expected Thanos to find them so quickly.
"Is that Thanos?" Tony's expression was grave as he stared at Thanos in the distance. His helmet instantly covered his face, and he stared intently.
If even Ebony Maw was so powerful, then the person he served would surely be even stronger. Besides, the moment he appeared, Tony could already feel his terrifying power.
"That thing looks like a giant purple potato," Gwen whispered to herself, looking Thanos up and down. His skin color looked so strange, and with his huge body, she couldn't help but be reminded of a boiled purple potato.
While they were murmuring, Nebula walked forward.
"I knew you would come here eventually." There was no surprise on Nebula's face that Thanos was here. It was just as Thanos had said before.
"Titan was also once my home. I always thought I would come back to see it again." Thanos quietly looked at the desolate world, a nostalgic look in his eyes.
"Home?" Nebula looked at Thanos in the distance, her heart full of mixed feelings, and she sighed softly.
"This planet was once so charming. Our people, the Eternals, lived here for tens of thousands of years, and now it has become this." Thanos casually stuck his double-bladed sword into the ground and sat on a rock. His voice became a little melancholic. He extended his left hand, and the stone on his gauntlet glowed with a golden light.
With the light's embrace, the lifeless, apocalyptic planet changed. In just an instant, the planet became a beautiful place with plants and grass everywhere. The broken buildings were also restored to their former glory. Birds of various shapes circled and flew in the sky, making melodious sounds. The Titans ran freely on the grass, and everyone had a smile on their faces.
This was clearly how Titan used to look.
"This used to be my favorite sight." Thanos looked at everything around him, and the gentle look in his eyes gradually became solemn. "But just like other planets, after the population exploded, there were few resources left."
No matter what planet it was, as the population increased, resources would eventually be depleted. Although there were other energy sources to replace them, things like steel couldn't be mined forever. And when the population increased, the resources also needed to increase drastically.
With the destruction of the environment and the depletion of resources, he watched as Titan went from a prosperous world to its current state. Even they could only give up their home and go to other planets. Only then could they barely survive.
Now, seeing this, Thanos couldn't help but sigh.
"That's why I chose to do what I did," Thanos said with a solemn expression, looking at the people not far away.
"Hah!" Star-Lord sneered, a look of disdain on his face. "So what? You're just going to snap your fingers and turn half of all living things to dust?"
In his opinion, Thanos's actions went against all humanity! To avoid such a fate, one should find a different solution to improve things. Not to resort to such an extreme method.
"Yes. This is the best way. It's the solution I came up with, and it's the best and final solution." Thanos's expression became resolute. When he made this decision, he had considered a lot, but for him, this was the best way.
If there weren't enough resources, then reduce the population. As long as the population was reduced, everyone could continue to live in peace!
"What you're doing is not considering anyone else's feelings!" Star-Lord gritted his teeth, his expression becoming menacing. "And what about when the population grows again? What are you going to do then? Just kill again?!"
It was terrifying! He had never considered the lives of the other half. One could even say that he hadn't thought of a fundamental solution to the problem.
"Yes. If it happens again, I'll kill again." Thanos's expression became cold, and his voice became low. He looked like a king making a decision, his eyes filled with determination.
"I can't believe you want the Infinity Stones so you can do something so crazy!" Hearing this from Thanos, Tony's expression became particularly grim. He had thought that Thanos wanted the Infinity Stones to rule the universe, but this decision was even crazier than that.
He had never imagined that someone would decide to kill half of all life in the universe for this reason. And he could tell that what Thanos was saying was his truest thought.
"Kid. Compared to extinction, this is the best way to ensure survival."
"You are just an idealist. The decision I made was not out of any personal feelings. It is absolutely fair and just."
"It treats the rich and the poor equally. It's just that they were too foolish and called me a madman."
"In the end, it was exactly as I had imagined. With the depletion of energy, Titan eventually fell into ruin."
"It was exactly what I had predicted. This planet is now extinct!" When Thanos brought this up, his voice trembled with anger! They could have saved their home, but those foolish and stubborn people had rejected his idea. He had seen this coming, but they still rushed toward their doom!
Of course he was angry. So now, his only goal was to make this world follow his ideas.
After saying this, Thanos waved his right hand, and the beautiful, lush scene around him instantly vanished, leaving behind the apocalyptic landscape. The beautiful, lush world disappeared, revealing a dilapidated world.
"Madman." Nebula looked at Thanos from a distance, the word coming out of her mouth in a cold voice.
This guy had done such a foolish thing for his own ideas. And he even thought he was being selfless while doing it. In her eyes, it was all for his own selfish desires.
"No, I'm doing this for everyone. I am not a bloodthirsty person." Thanos sighed and slowly stood up. His large body now exuded a terrifying sense of oppression.
He knew that many people were against him, but in his opinion, they just didn't understand anything. If they knew they were going to die, why would they continue to go toward it without any hesitation?!
They only needed to sacrifice half of the population to solve this problem!
This was the best solution he could think of, so he would continue to work toward it!
"Have you ever thought that many people don't want this?!" Gwen couldn't help but shout. "Some people would even rather face the end of the world with their loved ones!"
She had just imagined such a scene in her mind. No matter what, she didn't want to lose Cassius and her family. If she lost them, what good would a perfect world be?! So this method was completely inhumane!
"Simply put, you are completely insane! Beyond all hope!" Nebula took a deep breath, her eyes fixed on Thanos. She didn't understand why her father would come up with such a ridiculous idea. He would make such a decision just for resources?!
"You are still young. You will understand my good intentions one day." Thanos heard his daughter's words and didn't get angry. Instead, he turned his gaze to Stephen. "Stephen, hand over the stone. I don't want to have to do any more pointless killing."
The reason he was here was for the Infinity Stones. Since no one understood him, he would just do it. When everyone realized what he had done, they would surely thank him for his selfless actions. Because then everyone's planets would be able to continue to survive.
"All you'll get is a universe with a mountain of blood debts." Tony looked at Thanos coldly. In his eyes, what Thanos was saying sounded righteous. But it was just his arrogant idea.
Yes, it could delay the end of the world, but it wasn't a permanent solution. Destroy half the population of the universe? That couldn't hold forever! Because as long as there were living creatures, they would use energy.
He also knew that the future might turn out exactly as Thanos said. But before that happened, he would definitely be able to invent something that would satisfy everyone!
"A universe with a mountain of blood debts?" Thanos scoffed, a look of contempt in his eyes. "You are just a foolish person. A new world must be built upon blood!"
"In that case, we have nothing to talk about!" Tony said, raising his hands without hesitation, and his armor's back plates unfolded. Four back plates floated behind him, and with a sizzling sound, the floating plates began to charge up. Blue electricity gathered in front of Tony. With a roar, the blue beams of light shot toward Thanos.
Whoom!
A beam of light, bright enough to pierce through the dark clouds, appeared on the dark Titan!
"You're forcing me to do this!" Faced with the oncoming attack, Thanos didn't hesitate to raise his hand to block the beams, and a wave of heat rolled out. He gritted his teeth and clenched his left hand, which was wearing the Infinity Gauntlet. The moment he clenched his fist, the red Reality Stone glowed. The beams of light swirled like a vortex, absorbing the lasers in an instant.
"Wh-What the hell?!" Tony instinctively yelled, his eyes wide. This was a laser cannon that had gathered a lot of energy, but it hadn't done any damage to Thanos. And even more terrifying, his energy had been absorbed by Thanos!
In the next second, "Since you insist on being stubborn, I'll just leave you all here!" Thanos clenched his fist, his eyes filled with anger. He took a half-step back with his right leg, and a red light appeared in his hand.
BAM!
He swung his fist, and a vortex appeared. The previous beams shot out again, but this time, they were mixed with a red glow, surging out with even more terrifying force.
CRACK!
"Watch out!" Tony's face changed when he saw this. He never expected that Thanos, after absorbing his energy, would be able to use it to counterattack!
To make matters worse, he knew how powerful his laser cannon was. Even if he used his shield, there was no way he could block such a powerful attack.
Without a second thought, everyone scattered. As the red light swept past, a terrifying sight happened right before their eyes. A several-meter-deep trench was left on the uneven ground. The trench went on forever. The ground was destroyed by the beam, and the dirt turned into rubble and collapsed.
"How did he do that?!" Tony's head buzzed. He mechanically looked back at the terrifying scene. His eyes were about to pop out of his head. He knew this ground was very hard, but even so, Thanos had created a trench in it!
Before Tony and the others could catch their breath, the broken pieces of dirt exploded like bombs. Fire shot into the sky, and a wave of heat rolled out. Tony noticed this and reacted instantly. He appeared in front of everyone and quickly put up an energy shield.
When the terrifying heat wave rolled in, the nanotech shield Tony used blocked most of the impact, but the residual heat was incredibly intense. Luckily, Stephen raised his hand, and a gust of wind blew the heat wave away. The ground was instantly filled with flying sand and rocks.
This was clearly the Winds of Watoomb.
With the appearance of the Winds of Watoomb, the dirt and dust, along with the terrifying heat, flew toward the sky. After he finished, Stephen didn't stop. Instead, he controlled the Winds of Watoomb to attack Thanos.
"Let's go, together!" Star-Lord roared. He was the first to charge, his thrusters firing rapidly. He rushed at Thanos, pulling out the guns from his waist. The moment he pulled them out, he quickly pulled the trigger, and countless bullets rained down. In a flash, the terrifying rain of bullets was in front of Thanos.
"If this is all you have, then just give up!" Thanos looked at Star-Lord with a look of contempt. He waved his hand, and the rocks on the ground flew up. The dense rain of bullets hit the rocks blocking his way.
As Thanos threw the large rock with his right hand, it hit Star-Lord, sending him flying. The powerful blow almost made Star-Lord vomit blood!
Gwen was right behind him. She saw the flying Star-Lord and quickly shot a web, sticking him to a wall of webs so he wouldn't fly any further.
"Hey, Big Purple Potato, guess what I'm going to do!" Gwen ran around Thanos. She kept shooting webs from her wrists, sticking them to Thanos's feet, trying to wrap him up as she ran.
"Weakling!" Thanos looked at the Ghost-Spider, who was completely wrapped up in webs. A look of disdain flashed in his eyes. He used a little force, and the webs instantly broke. At the same time, he grabbed the other end of Gwen's web and swung her around like a windmill, sending her flying!
Seeing this, Stephen created an Inter-Dimensional Portal and safely teleported Gwen back to the ground.
CRACK!
Tony, of course, wouldn't miss this golden opportunity. A dense barrage of repulsor blasts shot out from his hands!
Thanos frowned and raised his right hand to block.
BZZT!
An Inter-Dimensional Portal appeared behind him, and Drax charged out, wrapping his arms tightly around Thanos's neck. Star-Lord and Nebula took this opportunity to punch him repeatedly.
"You've succeeded in making me angry!" Thanos gritted his teeth, his muscles bulging. In an instant, the Infinity Stones released endless power, sending everyone flying. He then made a fist with his gauntlet and reached out toward the sky!
RUMBLE!
A deafening roar filled the air.
"What the heck is that?!" Tony looked up in shock, his pupils shaking. He had never seen such a terrifying sight in his life.
A giant celestial body was wrapped in a purple light above his head. This celestial body was flying toward the ground!
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