The Comprehensive Evolution of American Comics.

Chapter 552 Thanos's conspiracy

"S.H.I.E.L.D., the Avengers, Wakanda, and Asgard, four forces were attacked almost simultaneously and with devastating consequences."

Clint, who had just woken up, couldn't help but shudder, as if he recalled something bad.

"The alliance we had previously formed is practically meaningless. No faction can spare the energy to support the others. We have been dispersed."

Yang Le's eyes flickered. In the comic universe, Thanos was an extremely powerful military strategist and strategist. Compared to his unrivaled combat power brought by his Eternal origin, Thanos in the comics preferred to use his brain more.

Almost all of Thanos' actions are carried out after careful consideration. Except for some mental retardation when facing the goddess of death earlier, this emperor of the universe has almost no weaknesses.

Almost every time he appears, Thanos uses his all-encompassing brain to think of brilliant strategies to make superheroes, other super villains, or even gods and Buddhas in the sky run around in circles.

But in the movie, to be honest, although Thanos always acts like he has everything under control, Yang Le still feels that the movie only shows Thanos's powerful combat ability, and basically does not show his military and strategic capabilities. This is a small regret.

But now it seems that Thanos in the movie universe is not weak in this regard. After learning that his opponent was well prepared, he did not attack rashly. Instead, he began to gradually understand the various hostile forces on the earth.

The most powerful move was to contact Hydra. Hydra, which had infiltrated S.H.I.E.L.D. like a sieve, knew all the information Thanos wanted to know. It can be said that as long as Hydra was obtained, everything would be easy.

Hydra's frequent appearances may be related to Thanos. Although it is not known how he did it, it is estimated that Hydra was already under Thanos' command at that time.

The Earth has almost no privacy in front of Thanos. Thanos shows full respect to this planet that once contained four gems. He makes plans step by step and finally wins the victory with thunderous force.

"Asgard was the first to collapse. Under the combined forces of Surtur and Hela, God King Odin and Queen Frigga were killed. Thor was severely injured and fled with the remaining Asgardians. Thanos withdrew with the Reality Stone."

Natasha leaned back in her chair in a daze.

"Then came S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers. During the Avengers' civil war, Hydra suddenly emerged, catching us all off guard. Thanos sent two of his best men into the fray, killing Vision and taking the Mind Stone. That's when my eyes were damaged."

Clint rubbed his eye sockets and gave a wry smile.

"The last to collapse was Wakanda," Steve said, arms folded, expression serious. "T'Challa had just fallen into grief over the loss of his father, and his cousin Eric took advantage of that moment to ambush him and defeat T'Challa in the battle for the throne, resulting in the captivity of T'Challa's entire family. During this time, Eric offered the Space Stone to him."

Yang Le couldn't help but be amazed. Just by listening to the brief description, he could tell how brutal the battle was. He estimated that the number of heroes who died in the past few years must be more than the few they mentioned, otherwise they would not have brought the blind man Hawkeye out.

"It sounds like Earth is in dire straits," Yang Le sighed. "How many manpower do you have left? These aren't the only ones we have right now, are they?"

"We may be dwindling in numbers, but we're still only strong enough for a game of beach volleyball." Steve smiled wryly and continued, "I won't introduce Natasha and Clinton. The guy who came with us is called Sam, codenamed Falcon. Before the 'Great Collapse', he was just an ordinary soldier. I discovered and trained him, and now he's a capable warrior."

"Excuse me for interrupting." Yang Le extended his hand, interrupting Steve. "What do you mean by 'the big collapse'?"

"That's when the Earth collapsed completely," Clint continued. "Even though we sounded concise, we still held on for a long time before losing. And our defeat doesn't mean the Earth's defeat."

"Thanos knew that the Time Stone still existed on Earth. We discussed this during our meeting with the Ice Ghost. I think it was the Hydra gang that told him."

Clint slammed the table beside him before continuing, "After obtaining three gems, he naturally set his sights on the fourth. Fortunately, no one knows where the Time Stone is."

"After that, Thanos launched a full-scale invasion of Earth in pursuit of the Time Stone. Earth's technology was barely a match for Thanos's army. Nations began to fall, and human society began to collapse. This was the 'Great Collapse.'"

Yang Le nodded to show that he understood, then raised his hand to signal Steve that he could continue.

"Besides the four of us, there was also Wakanda's Princess Shuri. Her brother, the United Guardians, rescued her. Unfortunately, T'Challa and the others died in the breakout."

Steve sighed deeply, and after a few seconds of silence as if mourning for the dead, he continued.

"Rhodes, also known as War Machine, died on the front lines fighting between the United States and Thanos' army. The Maximoff siblings are still alive, but not in good condition, especially Wanda, who is now terrified of fighting."

"Dr. Banner is still here, but Thanos broke his legs. Hulk doesn't dare to come out now. Tony is still alive, but it's a pity that Pepper died, which made him a little neurotic."

"Thor's injury seems to have not healed yet. Logically, he should have recovered long ago. Dr. Banner said it might be due to psychological reasons, just like himself."

"Right." Steve seemed to have suddenly thought of something. "We have a lot of new members, including two magicians. One is called Wang, who seems to be of Chinese descent, and the other is called Stephen Strange, who seems to have been a surgeon."

"The others are just ordinary people. We've all been living in the shelter, hiding from Thanos's pursuit. We came here today because the resources in the base have been exhausted, and secondly, Tony and Shuri teamed up to find your location, so we came here to try our luck."

"It seems we have come to the right place." Steve rarely smiled. What he said was not absolute. After all, the earth is in this state now. Forcing others to help is just dragging unimportant people into the fire pit.

Although Steve desperately needed the other party's help, he felt there was little hope.

(End of this chapter)