The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 374 373. Balance exists between all things

At the same time, on the other side of the universe.

A burly, purple-skinned, bald man was standing on a ferocious-looking Chitauri warship.

Through the transparent glass device for external observation on the central bridge, his eyes were fixed on a figure that flashed across the surface of the nearest star tens of millions of kilometers away.

According to common sense, even with the most advanced detectors of the Chitauri civilization, it may not be able to accurately capture a mere human figure at a distance of tens of millions of kilometers.

But the truth is so horrifying, that figure is easily crossing the starry sky at an outrageous speed that exceeds the speed of light.

The extremely fast speed formed an "aftermath" millions of kilometers wide behind it.

That is the physical manifestation of dark matter, which accounts for a very large proportion of the mass in the universe, after being crushed and burned by high-speed matter.

It is no exaggeration to say that this figure is more exaggerated than all the celestial movements observed by human civilization on Earth for thousands of years.

The other party did not even use any auxiliary mechanical equipment, and was able to navigate in the dark and vast universe solely relying on its own strength.

The most outrageous thing was that, under the watchful eyes of the crowd, this figure suddenly rushed towards the nearest star.

The impact, which exceeded the speed of light, caused a "stellar light arc" as high as tens of millions of kilometers on the surface of the star.

If there were any astronomers on Earth here, they would probably be shocked to the point of cardiac arrest.

Because of such a terrifying movement, it means that this star has just erupted with an energy fluctuation of a nuclear explosion with the equivalent of thousands of tens of millions of tons of TNT explosion on Earth.

And this is just because a human figure was "jumping" on this star.

"running Man".

One of the Elders of the Universe.

He was one of the first races to appear after the Big Bang, and as a cosmic traveler, he had spent billions of years traversing the entire universe, absorbing immeasurable amounts of cosmic force (the residual energy left over from the Big Bang) in the process.

Its entire body is golden, and its body is hard enough to withstand the tearing of a black hole and the explosion of a star.

His immortal body and eternal lifespan mean that he does not need to breathe or absorb energy. He is not affected by viruses, diseases, cold, heat, light, or any other physical effects. He is also not disturbed by mental effects and will not be harmed by any imaginable attack. He is truly immortal.

Like other members of the Elders of the Universe, he has a hobby that keeps him alive through the long river of time: running.

He once competed with the explosion of a supernova in speed.

It has also wandered around a fully formed stellar-mass black hole.

But he spent most of his life trying to keep up with the expansion of the universe.

And this cosmic creature that has survived for billions of years is the current target of Thanos' forces.

The power source of the Chitauri battleship under Thanos has been optimized and can be called the "fastest" Chitauri battleship.

But compared to that figure, it was still moving as slowly as a crawling snail.

This is because the "Runner" kept stopping and starting, as if he had realized that he was being chased and was playing tricks on the Chitauri battleship.

Attention was withdrawn from the starry sky.

Thanos turned his head and looked at the two figures kneeling on the bridge of the starship.

Black Dwarf, General Corvus Glaive.

Two generals under his command who had made great military achievements for him.

The super high-end combat power of Thanos' forces.

"So, the operation to seize the Mind Stone and the Time Stone has failed?"

Thanos' voice has a "powerful magnetism" that is difficult to explain in words.

Even though his tone was calm, the subordinates on the bridge could still feel the oppressive force coming towards them.

Long before Thanos decided to launch the unprecedented "Cosmic Civilization Sustainable Development Plan".

He is a powerful man who makes countless advanced civilizations in the universe tremble in fear.

And after successively seizing the power and the space gem.

Thanos's reputation has spread throughout the spheres of influence of most civilizations in the universe.

“It’s the force known as the Coalition Government.

I had already succeeded, but was intercepted by their people halfway.

In order to avoid being captured by them, Dark Night Proxima chose to commit suicide..."

General Corvus Glaive was still explaining, and the next second, he was easily lifted up by Thanos.

He also came from a mysterious race of powerful cosmic warriors, and was completely powerless against Thanos who had the power stone.

With just a slight force on his wrist, the "first general under Thanos" who had slaughtered countless cosmic civilizations would probably die on the spot.

The next moment, Thanos let go and threw General Corvus Glaive towards Black Dwarf as if he was throwing away garbage.

Two terrifying killing gods who were capable of "stopping children from crying at night" among countless races of cosmic civilizations were treated like trash by Thanos in such a shabby way.

No wonder Thanos is so angry.

The loss of the Chitauri army and warships is secondary.

Most importantly, he could not allow his men to fail twice at the same enemy.

Following his own orders, Black Dwarf led the Chitauri army, using the power of the Space Stone to travel through many dimensions to carry out conquests and killings.

While plundering the original power of the plane for himself, there is also an extremely important task.

That is to collect "collections" from other dimensions.

The definition of this "collection" may be a powerful super-powered captive in a certain dimension.

It could be an amazing technological achievement.

It may be a planet of a certain civilization that has been frozen by powerful magic items.

And all of this is for a transaction with another universe elder: The Collector.

Like other elders of the universe, the Collector also possesses immortal life and powerful individual strength.

The other party even possesses a domain space that is independent of the plane rules: the domain of knowledge and nothingness.

In addition, there are all kinds of collections with magical effects that collectors have collected in the universe over billions of years.

As long as he wants, no one in this universe can find him.

For Thanos, the Collector is a key figure that he cannot avoid in the process of achieving his ultimate goal.

Because real gems are also the other party's collection.

Even if Thanos possesses the power and the Space Stone, if the other party is unwilling to show up, he will never be able to collect all six Infinity Stones.

Provide a sufficiently attractive collectible to be exchanged for real gems in the hands of collectors.

This is the most ideal and perfect choice.

It is Black Dwarf who is placed with such high hopes by Thanos that he leads the Chitauri army to carry out bloody conquests in many dimensions.

Until they encountered the Black Robe Plane ruled by the United Government.

Hundreds of Chitauri starships, including the most advanced "Beehive" mothership, were easily wiped out by the United Government.

If the black dwarf hadn't run fast enough, it would probably have died there.

Thanos remembered the "United Government", an alien civilization force.

It is not in Thanos' character to not seek revenge.

But right now he has more important Infinity Stones to collect.

Hopes of trading high-value items from other planes for reality gems with collectors are dashed.

Thanos can only activate the backup plan and capture another member of the universe elders and use him to exchange with the Collector.

The runners who had a grudge with the collector became the best "collection". Every member of the universe elders is an extremely powerful ancient warrior.

Thanos must do it himself to have a chance of success.

Therefore, the plunder of the other two Infinity Stones on Earth: the Mind Stone and the Time Stone, was handed over to General Corvus Glaive, the leader of the "Obsidian Five" under his command, and Proxima Midnight, who cooperated seamlessly with General Corvus Glaive.

He originally thought that the actions of his two generals would be more than enough to deal with the human civilization forces on Earth.

But they did not expect to encounter the "United Government" forces again.

Thanos is still not sure how the other party tracked down this plane.

Perhaps the black dwarf exposed the plane coordinates when it escaped.

Perhaps there is a powerful person in the United Government who also masters the power of the origin of the plane and can trace the coordinates of the dimensional space.

But none of this matters anymore.

Having successively sabotaged two key operations of his subordinates, the United Government has been put on the "clearance list" of Thanos' forces.

After ordering his troops to assemble as quickly as possible and be ready to launch a full-scale war at any time.

Thanos turned his attention back to the "Runner" that was wandering around in a nearby star system.

It is nothing but a pipe dream to rely on the warships of the Chitauri civilization and the power of technology to catch up with the "Runner".

For billions of years, countless civilizations with technological levels far superior to that of the Chitauri have stood behind the "Runner" and sighed in despair.

Thanos certainly doesn't expect to catch up with the Runner with the battleship under him.

In fact, he spent a lot of time and effort following the traces of the "Runner".

The purpose is to attract the other person's attention and arouse their curiosity.

The "Runner" was seen circling around the nearby star system and did not leave as it had done before.

Thanos knew that he was halfway to success.

He was alone in a battleship and came to a primitive planet that had not yet been "civilized" and where the racial civilization was still in the slavery period.

This is the last recorded stop of the "Runner".

According to historical records in the universe, "runners" often choose planets where the embryonic form of civilization has just been born as a temporary stopover in their long running career.

Thanos appeared alone on a large grassland on the surface of the planet.

Not far from the place where he landed, a humanoid creature with a golden body was receiving kneeling worship from hundreds of primitive humans.

Apparently, these ape-like creatures, which had just evolved the rudiments of civilization, regarded the "Runner" as a god.

The runners enjoyed the feeling of being worshipped and even taught these ape-like creatures to use animal pigments to paint their own "portraits" on stone slabs.

The Runner wasn't surprised at all by Thanos' appearance.

"In my long life, you are one of the few mortals who can briefly follow in my footsteps.

Tell me, what do you want?

If it's interesting enough, perhaps I'll grant you your wish."

The golden silhouette of the runner looked like a god under the starlight.

In fact, "showing off one's prowess in front of others" is also an important way for him to maintain his immortality and feel the meaning of life.

“When I was young, my home planet fell into destruction due to resource depletion.

Since then, I have wondered if there is a way to keep the universe in a more perfect state of 'balance'..."

Thanos slowly spoke of the ideals he was fighting for.

The "runner" on the opposite side was also listening intently.

“I thought you would be like everyone else, praying to me for eternal life or power beyond the rules.

Make it your goal to achieve 'balance' in the universe.

You succeeded in arousing my interest.

But this is not something a mortal like you can get involved in.

Tell me a specific request before I am still interested in you."

Thanos, who possesses some of the blood power of the gods, can be considered a strong man among the many civilized races in the universe.

But this does not include the Elders of the Universe.

In front of these "original lives" that were born in the early days of the Big Bang and continue to survive to this day, all other lives are insignificant "mortals."

The runner's tone was full of pity from the higher up for the lower down.

Thanos didn't care.

"By the way, there is one thing you can do for me."

"what?"

"Your life!"

As soon as Thanos finished speaking, the space gem on his body shone brightly.

The runner on the other side became furious upon hearing this.

He never thought that a purple-skinned, bald mortal would dare to threaten to take his life.

Feeling offended, his body immediately turned into an afterimage that was difficult to distinguish with the naked eye, and rushed towards Thanos.

He was determined to let the mortals before him know the true difference between "God and man".

But in front of his terrifying physical body that was indestructible and could even destroy the core of a planet head-on.

The ordinary purple-skinned bald guy opposite him actually stopped him with just one hand.

The dazzling light emitted by the power gem made the runner's pupils shrink.

The members of the universe elders can almost be said to be at the top of the food chain under the current universe plane rule system.

However, the existence of the Infinity Stones is, in a sense, a partial projection of the cosmic rules of this plane.

Feeling the source of power surging from Thanos that frightened him.

The runner instantly lost his desire for revenge.

Run! Get out of here!

Just when he wanted to use his best running ability to leave the person opposite him who possessed terrifying power far behind.

He started from a standing position, but kept hitting the "air wall".

Thanos stroked the Space Stone in his hand.

He spent so much time "opening his heart" to the runner, telling him about his miserable childhood and expressing his great beliefs.

Of course it’s not because he is kind.

It was to manipulate the Space Gem and set a space trap for the Runner, a powerful elder of the universe.

"Your existence is the greatest destruction of the balance of the universe."

Birth, aging, sickness and death are the most important cycles of all living things in the universe.

The elders of the universe who possess eternal life are the biggest "rotten apples" in the heart of Thanos, who adheres to the simple "concept of sustainable development of the universe".

In order to achieve his goals, he is even willing to sacrifice his own life.

Of course, it is impossible to let go of these "destroyers of the balance of the universe" in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)