"Get out of the way!" Seeing the figure suddenly appearing in front of him, Sinestro, who was furious because of the out-of-control Parallax Monster, punched Thanos who was close at hand. Energy wrapped around his fist, forming a smooth curve in the air, and the huge fist expanded to an unknown amount, and hit Thanos who seemed to have no time to dodge.
Um?
The extended energy was like another layer of skin for him, and Sinestro could clearly feel all the information fed back by the energy. His fist did hit the opponent, but it did not hit the opponent's body as he imagined.
Thanos opened one hand to block in front of him, and his huge fist was blocked by his palm wearing a gorgeous metal glove. No matter how hard Sinestro tried, he could not move forward at all.
Thanos' palm was slightly bent, as if he was holding an object in his palm. The shaped fist was like a fragile item, full of cracks under Thanos's action. As Thanos' palm closed completely, Sinestro's huge fist seemed to disintegrate, turning into star-like debris, and was absorbed by a glove worn on Thanos' hand like a baby swallow flying into his arms.
"You can actually absorb the power of fear?" Seeing this, Sinestro's face was filled with shock as he felt the energy drain from his body. The energy released by both the green and yellow rings was generally not completely consumed, but the mysterious figure across from him prioritized it and intercepted some of the energy from his yellow ring.
Sinestro had lived for so long and had never seen anything like this before. The prerequisite for the other party to be able to do this seemed to be the gorgeous glove he was wearing.
Sinestro was surprised, but also felt curious and eager about the gloves. It seemed that the gloves had some kind of magical property that aroused people's greed, making people unconsciously want to seize it.
But this feeling only lasted for a moment and was not difficult to control.
"…"
The Parallax Monster, used as a stepping stone by the two men, roared in dissatisfaction as it felt the two small insects on its body. A silent, yet direct, energy shockwave raged in all directions, blasting directly into the human consciousness. The power of fear spread wildly once again.
However, the two people on it didn't care about Parallax's temper, and the violent shockwaves didn't intimidate them at all. Instead, its behavior seemed to expose itself, attracting Thanos' attention.
"A powerful energy source. A similar substitute for mental energy." Thanos stretched out his hand, and the domineering Tyrant Blade as big as a door panel suddenly appeared in his hand. According to the setting of the task, he decided to adjust the priority of things first.
For example, how about capturing this huge source of fear below first?
The Tyrant Blade thrust down fiercely, the heavy blade sinking directly into the body of the Parallax Monster. His actions attracted the shock and anger of Sinestro, and the Parallax Monster launched a frantic counterattack.
It did hundreds of death rolls in mid-air, trying to expel the two little bugs from its body, but Thanos and Sinestro each used their own skills to firmly fix their bodies on it. It was as if its extremely dangerous body was a paradise that it could not leave.
When the first plan failed, Parallax immediately tried another method. Countless energy arms extended from its body surface, grabbing the soles of Thanos and Sinestro's feet. Then, like vines, countless arms climbed up along the soles of their feet to the whole bodies of the two men.
Sinestro hadn't expected to be caught in the crossfire of Parallax's indiscriminate attack. Perhaps it was Parallax's pitifully chaotic brain that hadn't considered him still on his back, or that he had considered him his master and considered his safety.
Thanos activated the Infinity Gauntlet on his hand, but the six Infinity Stones that were filled with energy dimmed, broke through the wall of the universe, and were accurately transmitted here, causing the Infinity Stones to almost consume all the energy that Luke had sealed in with technology, and this universe could not provide the corresponding energy for the Infinity Stones, which made them now just six strange gem-like objects that looked a bit historical.
Fortunately, Luke had already thought of this flaw and made targeted corrections.
The captain in the distance saw Thanos raise the familiar glove and snap his fingers lightly. The six gems inlaid on the glove instantly shattered into a smoke-like powder and dissipated.
The glove reassembled in molecular form, and in the blink of an eye, a new glove appeared on Thanos' hand. This also completely consumed the remaining energy stored in the six gems.
Sinestro, who was struggling to break free from his arm and flying into the sky, suddenly seemed to feel something and looked at the glove in Thanos' hand which had changed its shape. He actually felt a huge fear from the glove!
The thought of someone who controlled the power of fear actually being afraid of a glove struck Sinestro as absurd, and he considered escaping. Because only those who had mastered fear were more sensitive to it. His sense of danger told him that if he didn't flee while the other party's attention was off, his fate would be extremely tragic.
But do you really want to escape?
Sinestro remained hesitant. It was clear that the enemy's attention was now focused on the Yellow Lantern's Parallax. While Parallax was powerful, Sinestro instinctively felt that the enemy could harm it. Without Parallax, his long-planned Yellow Lantern Corps would be undone. And he would have no chance of retaliating against the Guardians.
This is even more painful and unacceptable than letting Sinestro die directly.
The Parallax Monster's current size has expanded to a very terrifying extent because it has absorbed a huge amount of fear. The larger its size, the stronger its power is at the moment. It is like a giant insect lying above a city, treating the city as its nest. Any slight movement can bring huge disaster and casualties to the city below.
But the arrogant Parallax Monster was also in a strange state at this time. It seemed a little anxious and uneasy. On the one hand, it had a feeling that it had not experienced for a long time, but it remembered it deeply and became its representative, making it uneasy. On the other hand, the energy around it seemed that there was an extra competitor competing with it, which made it even more angry.
The next moment, a situation that deepened the Parallax Monster's fear suddenly struck. A massive suction force emerged from the monster, which was covered by countless energy arms and threatened to be drowned by endless fear. Any fear energy that came into contact with the other party would be brutally and unreasonably absorbed into a glove.
Feeling the energy draining rapidly from its body, the Parallax Monster flew into a rage. It struggled and fought back frantically, and its violent struggles and counterattacks were a disaster for the city of Gotham below. In the distance, Bruce, eyes burning with fire, tried to step forward, but Rogers and Hal grabbed his arms.
Rogers motioned for Bruce to look carefully.
Despite the Parallax Monster's devastating struggles, its size continued to shrink uncontrollably due to the loss of energy. Strictly speaking, the Light Beasts didn't care about size, or rather, didn't have a concept of size. It was just that the Parallax Monster, realizing that being huge could inspire even more fear, deliberately expanded.
However, the other party's absorption is more like a conceptual absorption.
A long-lost fear of death emerged from the depths of his memory into the Parallax Monster's mind. The Parallax Monster, who was the first to experience the fear of death since the beginning of the universe and represented this emotion, suddenly became inexplicably clear in his chaotic mind.
It could sense that the monster that had devoured its power was too powerful. Not only was its glove, but its body was even more powerful than that of the Kryptonian. Unable to see the other's fear, it couldn't maximize its own power of fear. Furthermore, the glove was its nemesis. Looking around, Parallax wanted to get closer to Sinestro for help, but Sinestro was too far away and not strong enough. So, the next moment, Parallax threw all its might towards the area where Bruce and the others were.
Any of them over there had strong minds and possessed certain unique and precious qualities. Once combined with its power, it would surely elevate its power to an even greater level. Then, perhaps it would be able to escape this terrifying freak, or even eliminate him.
The first person it chose was Superman, who had extremely strong physical fitness and surging energy in his body. It also ran towards Superman, but was blocked by someone it didn't expect halfway.
Hal Jordan.
This Green Lantern, who performed well on the battlefield, showed his courage. After sensitively discovering the actions of the Parallax Monster, he was unable to warn them in time and used himself as a shield to block Superman and the others.
However, the Parallax Monster did not launch an attack at all. Instead, it climbed onto Hal's body and forcefully stuffed its body into his shell.
Hal Jordan felt his mind was deeply tainted. Evil thoughts that had previously eluded him now surged incessantly. He wasn't just thinking about them; he felt a strong urge to act them out. His remaining consciousness allowed him to maintain some of his original thoughts. His expression shifted unpredictably, like a facial expression, constantly changing with the light that shone from his body.
"Go!"
Feeling he was about to lose control, Hal turned stiffly and spoke with difficulty to Superman and the others behind him. Then, enveloped in energy, he soared into the sky.
But before he had gotten far, a war blade, hurled like a javelin, struck him in the waist. Though Hal's body had been fused with the Parallax Monster and shielded by its powerful energy, the blow didn't kill him. However, the blade's power and strange energy sent Hal flying, causing him considerable damage.
"Hal!" Rogers hurriedly flew in Hal's direction. Although they had already detected that something was wrong with Hal, it was impossible for Rogers to give up on him. Bruce's eyes flickered, and after scanning the battlefield with pupils that seemed to be burning with fire, he also followed the captain in the direction of Hal.
"Wait a minute, Hal isn't a bad guy." Superman stood in front of Thanos, trying to stop him from going to Hal. But in return, Thanos delivered a vicious blow. His fist smashed into Superman's face, causing even his steely frame to feel unprecedented pain.
Superman stopped his flying body in mid-air, turned in mid-air, stretched out one arm forward, and rushed towards Thanos like a javelin, and they fought with each other.
Superman's fist landed on Thanos's armor with a dull thud, but Thanos was like a reef, his body didn't even shake. When Superman's punch came again, Thanos seemed to be annoyed, and his big palm directly wrapped Superman's fist. The huge force attached to the fist was easily eliminated by Thanos, and then he raised one leg and kicked Superman in the chest. Superman felt that this kick was going to kick out his internal organs. The strength was surprisingly strong, and the whole person turned into a stream of light and flew backwards without any resistance.
The Kryptonians, who are known for their strong physical fitness, probably didn't expect that one day they would encounter the Titans from another universe who are equally strong.
"Can we talk? Why did Luke ask you to come here?" Seeing Thanos chasing after him with murderous intent, Captain America stepped forward to block Bruce and Hal Jordan, whose consciousness was still fighting against the Parallax Monster.
Thanos, who had been silent all this time, flashed his eyes and pointed the Tyrant Blade at the captain: "Collect energy, build a beacon, and take you home."
"Does it have to go this far?" The captain felt that something was wrong with Thanos' condition. He was obviously different from the Thanos in his memory, but the current environment did not allow him to think too much.
"Energy collection takes priority over other tasks." Thanos exerted a little force with his limbs and leaped high. Captain America tried to stop him, but Thanos suddenly appeared in his hand and threw out a lightning-fast hammer, hitting him.
The hammer pressed the captain down directly to the ground. The captain wanted to get up, but he felt that no matter what he did, he could not move the equally familiar hammer pressing on him at all.
"Damn it, why is Thor's hammer here too!" The captain's veins were throbbing from the force he exerted.
"Don't be afraid, kid. You will be free in a very short moment." Thanos kicked Bruce away along with his battle suit, came to the trembling Hal, gently stroked his head with his gloved hand, and said comfortingly.
Hal roared in pain, but Thanos remained unmoved. He used his psychic gauntlet to forcibly pull Parallax from Hal's body, destroying the fusion between the two. Because their spirits were combined, Thanos's brutal and harsh methods were like severing Hal's spiritual consciousness. The indescribable pain made him wish he were dead.
A moment later, Hal, unconscious from the pain and on the verge of collapse, collapsed to the ground. The Parallax Monster had transformed into a golden, transparent amber with a pattern of yellow lights inside, appearing where the Infinity Gauntlet once stood.
[Successfully captured the parallax monster expressing fear]
A violent energy surge flashed within the gauntlet, then fell silent. Thanos surveyed the devastated battlefield, examining the memories extracted from Parallax's mushy brain.
[Six more!]