*Clap clap clap! *
On the screen,
the entire screen filled with Doctor Strange characters. After surrounding Thanos, they all did one thing in unison:
they unleashed a series of magical threads at Thanos.
Countless magical threads shot towards Thanos from all directions, wrapping him up like a tightly bound rice dumpling.
It was a spectacular sight.
The synchronized movements and dazzling colors were visually striking.
Doctor Strange was truly remarkable; his incredible methods were eye-opening.
But Thanos was no pushover either.
Despite Doctor Strange's powerful attacks, he couldn't withstand Thanos's Infinity Stones.
Thanos suddenly raised the Infinity Gauntlet and swung it, causing the Power Stone to emit a purple light.
Under the purple light, all the Doctor Strange characters vanished instantly, like neon lights suddenly de-energized.
Only Doctor Strange himself remained.
Thanos reached out and pulled Doctor Strange with a seemingly effortless motion, instantly applying immense force to the boy.
Doctor Strange was pulled uncontrollably towards Thanos.
"You're quite the magician, wizard,"
Thanos said, grabbing Doctor Strange's neck as easily as squeezing a weakling.
Doctor Strange was thus "imprisoned" by Thanos's single hand, struggling desperately but unable to break free.
"But you haven't used your most powerful weapon!"
Thanos said, snatching the Eye of Agamotto from Doctor Strange's neck.
With a forceful squeeze ,
*crack! *
The Eye of Agamotto instantly crumbled into dust.
It turned out the Eye of Agamotto was fake.
"Fake!"
Thanos roared, throwing Doctor Strange away.
Doctor Strange crashed heavily to the ground, immediately losing consciousness.
Thanos, step by step, continued his domineering advance towards Doctor Strange, gripping the Infinity Gauntlet, intending to use the power of the Infinity Stones to fight him.
Clang!
But then, a metal device struck Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet,
instantly breaking it open and preventing him from clenching his fist.
Simultaneously, a metal lump descended from the sky, slamming into Thanos's face—it was Iron Man.
"If you hit me with another satellite, I'm going to lose control!" Iron Man roared at Thanos with overwhelming power.
Undoubtedly, what followed was an incredibly fierce and spectacular battle, no less exciting than Doctor Strange's previous duel with Thanos.
Although Iron Man was only human, he used his knowledge and technology to fight against a cosmic overlord. He
even managed to draw blood from the cosmic overlord's face!
This was something even Doctor Strange had never accomplished.
"This guy, is he really that good?"
Star-Lord clicked his tongue in amazement, glancing at Tony Stark beside him and muttering to himself.
Star-Lord had always disliked Tony Stark. All this guy did was rely on his metal frame; what was so great about that?
Besides, in Star-Lord's eyes, that metal frame was nothing special—besides flying, it wasn't anything special.
Yet, he acted all high and mighty, like he was the best in the universe. Star-Lord genuinely found it annoying.
But now, Star-Lord realized he had completely underestimated this arrogant jerk.
"So, the 'tiny' wound Stark left on Thanos's face was
just that," Thor couldn't help but laugh. "Stark, you call that a wound? It's just a scrape, isn't it? Is that something you brag about all the time?"
"Why not?" Tony Stark replied matter-of-factly. "Even if it's just a scrape, it seems like only I could do that, right?"
"I did something none of you could do, isn't that something to brag about?" *
Swoosh!*
On the screen,
the sound of a blade piercing flesh interrupted the discussion. Thanos had stabbed Tony Stark through the abdomen.
The video ended there during the first round of the quiz, with no follow-up.
Now, the quiz system was about to show the remaining content, and Tony Stark focused his attention, staring intently at the large screen.
"I respect you, Stark!"
Thanos pinned the heavily wounded Tony Stark to the ground, looking down at him and saying, "After I'm done, half of humanity will survive. I hope they'll remember you."
This statement clearly revealed Thanos's purpose: to use the Infinity Stones to slaughter half of all life.
However, this crucial information was already known to everyone.
After saying that, Thanos raised his hand, clenched his fist, and aimed it at Tony Stark.
The four Infinity Stones on his hand flashed brightly.
Clearly, Thanos intended to use the power of the Infinity Stones to kill Tony Stark.
"Stop!"
At this critical moment, Doctor Strange's voice suddenly rang out. He struggled to sit up and said to Thanos,
"Spare his life, and I'll give you the stones!"
Doctor Strange made this surprising decision.
"Don't try anything funny!"
Thanos warned Doctor Strange, then pointed the Infinity Gauntlet at him.
"No!" The severely wounded Tony Stark cried out to Doctor Strange, dragging his mangled body.
But Doctor Strange had already made his decision. He ignored Tony Stark's pleas, reached out, took out the Time Stone, and handed it to Thanos.
Thanos took the gem, his face beaming with excitement, and eagerly attached it to the Infinity Gauntlet.
All five Infinity Stones were now complete.
Only one more Infinity Stone remained before Thanos wiped out half of all life in the universe.
And that final Infinity Stone was the Mind Stone on Vision's forehead.
*Whoosh whoosh whoosh!
* At that moment, a figure roared and charged out, gripping dual pistols and repeatedly pulling the triggers, unleashing a barrage of energy attacks on Thanos.
It was Star-Lord,
frantically lunging at Thanos.
But Thanos completely ignored him, like an elephant unfazed by the attacks of an ant. He
simply clenched his fist and raised it, activating the power of the Space Stone, enveloping Thanos in a ball of blue energy.
Then, Thanos vanished.
Star-Lord missed his target, crashing heavily to the ground. He searched carefully and, finding no trace of Thanos, realized what had happened.
Thanos had obtained the stone and made his escape.
"Did we just...lose?" Star-Lord asked, unable to accept it.
The scene froze on Star-Lord's face, filled with utter resentment.
"It's obvious. After Thanos left Titan, he immediately went to Wakanda to steal Vision's Mind Stone,"
Captain America said first.
This was a natural and logical progression, so there was nothing more to say.
"So now, we have a general idea of Thanos's route to steal the Infinity Stones," Thor summarized, telling everyone.
"Thanos first went to Xandar or the Raiders, stealing the Power Stone, then destroyed the Asgardian ships and stole the Space Stone."
"Next were the Soul Stone and the Reality Stone. Thanos went to that mountain and sacrificed Gamora to obtain the Soul Stone. We don't have a clue about the Reality Stone yet." "After obtaining the Soul Stone and the Reality Stone, Thanos acquired the Time Stone on Titan. Finally, he went to Wakanda and obtained the last stone, the Mind Stone."
The process of Thanos seizing the six Infinity Stones had been roughly outlined.
Thanos's future trajectory was also roughly clear to everyone.
This information was still very important to them.
"We all know how to obtain the Soul Stone, and we know where it is, but we don't know which planet it's on!" "
And the Reality Stone, we know nothing about that."
"Thor,"
Captain America said, turning his gaze to Thor again, "The whereabouts of these two stones are in your hands."
Given Earth's current strength, when it comes to interstellar matters, they can only rely on Asgard.
"I will,"
Thor nodded immediately, agreeing without hesitation. "I will send people to investigate these two Infinity Stones."
"Oh, and Gamora,"
Tony Stark added, remembering something, "She's also from interstellar space. We can talk to Gamora after we answer the questions; maybe she knows something." He paused
, then added, "And Nebula. Although she's become much more volatile and not so easy to communicate with, I think it's necessary."
Everyone naturally had no objections to Tony Stark's suggestions.
In fact, even if Tony Stark hadn't said it, they were all planning to do so anyway.
[Question: Red Skull used the Tesseract to release monsters from other dimensions, attempting to control this power and rule the world. Who ultimately pushed the monsters back into their own world?] [
A. Hydra Trample Steve Rogers]
[B. Captain Carter Peggy Carter]
[C. Howard Stark]
[D. Bucky Barnes]
[Friendly Reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive a Stand Awakening Card;
those who answer incorrectly will have one attribute randomly deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc.]
After a short discussion, a new question appeared.
However, this question left everyone completely bewildered.
"Red Skull used the Tesseract to release monsters from other dimensions?"
Captain America couldn't help but frown, exclaiming in surprise, "Wasn't Red Skull acting as a guide for the Soul Stone on that mysterious mountain?"
Could it be that Red Skull went to Asgard one day and stole the Tesseract?
Does Red Skull have that kind of power?
"Steve Rogers, the Hydra Trample?" Dr. Banner's surprised voice rang out from the side. "Rogers, you have such a nickname?"
"Howard Stark?" Tony Stark's brows furrowed instantly.
How could his father be among the options?
His father has been dead for who knows how many years!
Could it be…
that this question is about the past, when his father was still alive?
"This question should be about the Captain's era."
After some thought, Tony Stark made his judgment. "Red Skull, Captain America, Peggy Carter, and my father—their active era can only be the Captain's era. That's the only explanation."
"That should be it."
Captain America nodded in agreement after a moment's thought. "In that era, the Tesseract was indeed in Red Skull's hands, and they did conduct extensive research on it."
After everyone's discussion, the era involved in this question was basically determined, without any doubt.
After all, Peggy Carter was old and nearing the end of her life, Howard Stark had been dead for many years, and Red Skull had gone to work as a tour guide on another planet.
The specific era was obvious.
This surprised everyone, because the information revealed by the quiz system was almost entirely about the future!
But now, it was showing them the past?
This didn't fit the quiz system's usual style.
"We've gone through so many quizzes, and the information revealed by the quiz system has all been about the future, with only one exception,"
Tony Stark said solemnly. "And that exception, the quiz system showed us things from another parallel universe." Tony
Stark paused, a sudden realization flashing through his mind.
Not only him, but everyone else was also struck by Tony Stark's seemingly casual remark.
"This question should also be showing a different parallel world!" Dr. Banner emphasized.
"What do you mean?"
Star-Lord was completely bewildered, feeling dizzy from the explanation. "Didn't Stark say that the quiz system only shows things from parallel worlds? I already know that."
"No, Star-Lord, I mean, this question is from another parallel world, different from that one."
Dr. Banner explained carefully to Star-Lord.
Star-Lord, being slow-witted, finally grasped the point.
"Banner, calm down. We'll make a decision after we confirm."
Tony Stark said to Dr. Banner, then turned to Captain America. "So, Rogers, do you have the title 'Hydra Trampler'?"
"And Peggy Carter, does she have the title 'Captain Carter'?"
"No, Stark!"
Captain America shook his head, stating with absolute certainty, "Neither Peggy nor I have that title." It
was confirmed.
There were no more questions.
It seemed that this question from the quiz system was indeed about another parallel world.
"Not only that, according to our intelligence at the time, Red Skull was only using the Tesseract to research some weapons, but he never tried to release any monsters from other dimensions."
Captain America then spoke to everyone again, "Not to mention, Red Skull actually succeeded."
Captain America's Howling Commandos were long-time adversaries of Hydra, dedicating their lives to fighting them.
Ultimately, Captain America himself sacrificed his life in this fight.
Regarding Hydra during World War II, Captain America has absolute authority and high credibility to speak on the matter.
This further supports the common belief that this question indeed originates from another parallel universe.
"Let me sort this out."
Strange, who had been processing this information, spoke with a hint of doubt. "All along, the future the quiz system has shown us has come from a parallel world, that's fine."
"The real problem is, I only just realized that these parallel worlds aren't actually the same world?"
"But when answering the questions, the system never indicated which world it was revealing, right?"
"If that's the case, how can the quiz proceed?"
"After all, the quiz system could reveal any parallel world! Like what I saw in this question, these parallel worlds could be completely different!"
"Strange hit the nail on the head!" Star-Lord slapped his thigh in agreement. "That's exactly what I was thinking. If we don't understand this, we can't answer the questions."
It has to be said that the question Strange raised was indeed a very important one.
"Well, that's a very sharp question."
Tony Stark shrugged, but immediately replied, "However, based on the actual situation, the system basically reveals a parallel world that highly matches the development of our timeline."
"To differentiate, I'll name this parallel world 'Main Universe,' since our answers are primarily based on this world."
"The other parallel worlds will be named according to their distinct characteristics. For example, the universe where the Avengers were slaughtered by Ant-Man will be called the Avengers Annihilation Universe."
"The parallel world that has appeared now will be called the Captain Carter Universe."
Naming things is a minor issue; everyone naturally agrees on this, especially since Tony Stark's naming method is frankly quite good—
vivid, descriptive, and clear .
What everyone is really concerned about is what Tony Stark will say next:
how to distinguish which world the system reveals.
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