As the title appeared, the livestream chat group immediately erupted.
[Peter Parker: Doctor Strange? Iron Man? Spider-Man? Who are these people? How could they possibly fight Thanos?]
[Tony Stark: Who knows? I've never even heard of them.]
[Mordo: Four Stones! This is terrifying—this madman has collected four Infinity Stones! Once he has four, how powerful will he become?]
[Thor: No matter how strong Thanos gets, I will definitely kill him!]
While everyone's thoughts were racing, the screen in front of them began showing new footage.
[Thanos stepped out of a spatial portal and arrived in a desolate wasteland.]
[Soon, a man's voice rang out nearby.]
["Oh yeah, You're much more of a Thanos."]
[Looking at Doctor Strange seated nearby, Thanos said calmly and expressionless, "I take it that May is dead."]
["Still he accomplished his mission."]
[Doctor Strange said coldly, "You may regret that. He brought you face to face with the Master of the Mystique Arts."]
"What?"
Looking at himself on the screen—worn, composed, radiating the aura of a great sorcerer—Stephen Strange's eyes widened, his mind spinning.
He was going to become a Master of Magic in the future?
This was insane!
But in Kamar-Taj and Asgard, the screen's footage caused an even stronger shock.
"That is… the Eye of Agamotto!"
Wong stared blankly at Doctor Strange on the screen, his face frozen in disbelief, even numb.
A strangely-shaped, eye-like magical artifact hung at Doctor Strange's chest—identical to the one Master Ancient One wears.
Beside him, Mordo also gaped in shock, frozen in place, unable to speak.
The "Eye of Agamotto" was the artifact of the first Sorcerer Supreme on Earth.
Since the founding of Kamar-Taj, only the Sorcerer Supreme of each generation had the right to carry this artifact.
And Stephen Strange was still just a novice apprentice!
He couldn't even perform basic portal magic yet.
How could someone like him possibly become the Sorcerer Supreme?
And… where was the Ancient One?
"I see."
The Ancient One exhaled lightly, a trace of relief in her eyes.
It seemed that in the future… she could finally lay down the burdens on her shoulders.
Meanwhile, in Asgard, Odin's single eye constricted sharply, his face turning extremely grave.
"This is the Reality Stone!"
Odin could see very clearly: Thanos's left-hand Infinity Gauntlet already held four stones.
And that crimson gem—there was no doubt—it was the Aether… the Reality Stone!
Thousands of years ago, Odin had fought the Dark Elves, who wielded the Aether.
So he understood this stone extremely well.
This was a terrifying power capable of altering reality itself!
[Thanos: Where do you think he brought you?]
[Doctor Strange, expressionless: "Let me guess… your home?"]
[Thanos, smiling: "It once was."]
Then he raised his left hand, and the Reality Stone on the Gauntlet glowed a deep crimson.
Under the red light, the environment around Thanos instantly transformed.
The dusty sky turned into a clear blue, and the ruined ground became a lush, green garden.
[Thanos: "Titan was once a beautiful place," he said in a deep voice.]
["But like many other worlds, the population exploded while resources remained scarce."]
["Later, when everyone was at their wits' end, I proposed a solution."]
[Doctor Strange, coldly: "The Final Solution."]
Thanos did not deny it:
["It's random, impartial, and completely fair—no regard for rank or wealth."]
["They call me a madman, but everything turned out exactly as I predicted."]
[Doctor Strange: "Congratulations! You're a prophet."]
Thanos remained expressionless:
["I'm a survivor."]
[Doctor Strange corrected: "Who wants to murder trillions."]
Thanos said coldly:
["With all six Infinity Stones, I only need a snap of my fingers. They will vanish without even sensing it. I call this mercy."]
At this, all the viewers in front of the screens were shocked.
[Tony Stark: Wait… this purple guy means… he can snap his fingers and wipe out half the universe?]
[Tony Stark: That's… totally unscientific!]
[Mordo: If Thanos really collects all six Infinity Stones, he might actually be able to do it!]
"Thanos!"
In Asgard, Odin's heart jolted violently.
Even when he had just heard the news of Asgard's impending destruction, he had not felt such horror.
Thanos's goal in collecting the Infinity Stones was… to personally erase half of all life in the universe!
This was madness taken to the extreme!
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