Monsters: Evolving from Titans to Ancient Gods

Chapter 241 Infinity Stones

The war came to a standstill at this moment, as both the alien warships that came from outer space and the bald man who fell from the shattered space rift puzzled them.

Hela looked at the bald man who was barely alive not far away, frowned slightly, and searched her mind for any similar memories, but ultimately found nothing.

But Doctor Strange, who stood in the distance, maintaining a vigilant posture and wielding the power of the Time Stone, was only puzzled for a moment when he saw the bald man. Then, as if realizing something, his expression suddenly changed.

As the successor to Kamar-Taj, he had seen some seemingly plausible information in the notes left behind by the previous Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One.

During the confrontation with the lords of various dimensions, phantoms could occasionally be seen. One bald man seemed to be outside the universe, looking down on everything in the multiverse with a superior and condescending gaze.

At this moment, the bald man in front of them, who seemed to be only one step away from death, was quite similar to the phantom described by the Ancient One.

This caused Doctor Strange to instinctively look up and gaze at the broken crack in the sky, the surrounding area jagged like shattered glass.

Cracks spread in all directions, and from the deep darkness came faint sounds, as if some special being was about to descend.

Inside the warship high in the sky, the frenzied Titan Thanos donned his signature dark gold armor and slowly fastened his helmet to his head.

He stared at the deep red barrier displayed inside the monitor, a meaningful look in his eyes. "The power of the Reality Stone?"

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His whispers reached the ears of the Obsidian Generals behind him clearly, but they seemed oblivious, remaining standing in their respective poses.

As the Mad Titan known as Thanos turned around, Corvus Glaive respectfully stepped forward and presented his master's weapon.

Thanos took the weapon, and Ebony Maw, though ugly in appearance, possessed an exceptionally elegant demeanor. He lowered his hands slightly, expressing respect for his master, and asked, "Great master, should we bombard this city to break down the barriers surrounding it before sending our troops down?"

"Artillery fire?"

Thanos glanced briefly at his trusted subordinate and casually dismissed the idea: "That's the energy of the Infinity Stones. Ordinary bombardment is useless. Only the Infinity Stones can deal with the Infinity Stones."

As he spoke, Thanos, having tidied everything up, slowly walked to the very center of his treasure vault. The mysterious containment device in the center released a special field, protecting the Infinity Stones he had obtained.

He reached into the azure pillar of light and retrieved the Infinity Stones floating in the field: the Mind Stone, the Soul Stone, and the Power Stone.

As his own light fell upon the Soul Gem in his palm, his gaze lingered for a moment before he placed the Power Gem into the armor created by his scientists after years of research.

Although his scientists were unable to create weapons that could utilize the power of all the Infinity Stones like the dwarves, years of research still enabled them to successfully create weapons that could utilize the power of three stones.

But this was originally just an alternative. Since he didn't go to the dwarf world first, this became his temporary weapon.

However, he believed that even with just three Infinity Stones, he could win the battle, acquire all the Infinity Stones, and complete his plan.

Thanos felt the energy and laws of the Power Stone flowing through his body. He closed his eyes slightly, then raised his hand to pick up a weapon and simultaneously opened the bottom deck of the spaceship, letting the howling winds from the high altitude rush into the ship.

On the ground, the Avengers members, who were being guarded by Asgardian soldiers, were already keeping a close eye on the spaceship's movements and quickly noticed the change.

But before they could even issue a warning, a purple streak of light fell from the spaceship, crashing into the deep red barrier like a meteorite and causing a violent explosion.

The barrier constructed from the power of the Reality Gem instantly developed cracks, then shattered abruptly, dissipating into a crimson stream of light over New York.

The sudden change alarmed everyone. Under their watchful eyes, one after another, huge airdrop pods streaked across the air like meteors, crashing into the land of New York, causing violent tremors, and towering buildings collapsed like building blocks, with smoke and dust billowing everywhere.

Under the watchful eyes of countless people, amidst the sky-covering dust and smoke, chilling roars echoed as monsters and soldiers, like a tidal wave, launched a mighty charge onto the battlefield.

More than ten colossal biological warships emerged from the mothership, hovering in the air and emitting muffled roars. The Chitauri soldiers atop them raised their weapons and launched attacks on every living thing on the battlefield.

Faced with this sudden change, Hela's expression remained unchanged. She had already sensed that Thanos was carrying three Infinity Stones, so it was only natural that he could break through the shield.

As someone who had followed the great God-King in conquering the universe many years ago, she naturally didn't take this kind of offensive seriously, even though they were led by the infamous Mad Titan.

Amidst the shattered battlefield, Hela calmly raised Gungnir, pointing it at the distant waves, and issued the command: "Crush them."

As soon as she gave the order, the Asgardian soldiers, who had been preparing for a long time, quickly put away their defensive formations and charged back towards the oncoming wave.

In an instant, the warriors of Asgard clashed head-on with Thanos's army. The army, far smaller than the tide, unleashed an astonishing suppressive force, pushing the overwhelming army back in its wake, leaving only corpses in its wake.

Even small, low-flying aircraft and biological warships were successively killed by Asgardian airships and Valkyries riding pegasus.

In just a few moments, Thanos's massive army was slaughtered. Even so, Hela, who had experienced many wars, did not stand idly by. She looked at the two in the distance and ordered, "Loki, Thor, you go too."

Although her two younger brothers were far inferior to her and had never experienced war, they were still top-tier combatants who could prevent her army from being counterattacked by Thanos's elite troops.

As for herself, although she only had two Infinity Stones, she felt that she was more than capable of facing Thanos and the new Sorcerer Supreme alone.

"Okay, be careful."

Upon hearing Hela's words, Loki nodded without hesitation and pulled his simple-minded brother away into the distance. In his view, no one could rival Hela's power except for his father, even after leaving Asgard.

As they passed the group of imprisoned humans, the soldier guarding the prisoners asked the two brothers, "Sir, what should we do with them? Should we execute them on the spot?"

In the eyes of these veterans, under such circumstances, these frail prisoners were nothing but a burden, only slowing down their own war effort.

Therefore, they had already conceived the idea of ​​executing the prisoners, and upon seeing the royal family arrive, they immediately raised the question.

Loki didn't react much, but Thor's expression changed. "NO!!"

"Release them and let them leave!"

Now that the barrier has shattered, it's best to let these friends and other humans leave this place.

A beam of azure light fell straight down on the battlefield, leaving a deep energy erosion mark opposite Hela and Doctor Strange. The fully armed Titan Thanos then stepped out, standing in a triangular opposition to the two.

His gaze fell on the two facing off, and he saw the Infinity Stones on their bodies. An undisguised smile appeared on his purple face.

"Everything I've been searching for is right here."

He calmly raised his hand, addressed the two men, and attempted to convey his ideas to them.

"The Infinity Stones, when gathered together, possess power comparable to the entire universe. If used properly, they could wipe out half of all life in the universe, thus solving the problem of resource scarcity."

"Come, give them to me, and let them benefit the entire universe." Thanos stretched out his arms, displaying a compassionate posture like a saint who was awake alone in a turbid world.

"Randomly eliminating half of the creatures to solve the resource shortage problem?" Hela raised an eyebrow, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes. "What kind of method is that?"

Even Hela, who was known for her bloodthirstiness, had to admit that Thanos was far-fetched after hearing his insane ideas; she found them absurd.

Thanos shook his head. "More resources will only lead to greater waste, fostering a culture of extravagance and waste in the universe, which will eventually cause more serious scarcity problems."

Doctor Strange fell silent, looking utterly bewildered. "So, you came up with a way to destroy half of all life? What do their lives matter?"

"That was a necessary sacrifice."

Thanos maintained his compassionate demeanor, as if the adjectives "brutal" and "mad" were merely misunderstandings about him by many civilizations in the universe.

Upon hearing this answer, Doctor Strange still had no intention of listening any further. He gently raised his hand and cast a spell, concealing the Time Stone in this moment of fighting two opponents.

He has no chance of winning no matter what; all he can do now is ensure that none of them will obtain the Time Stone.

As long as they don't have the Time Stone, their terrible ideas will never come to fruition, and there will be hope for Earth and even the universe.

Hela and Thanos witnessed Doctor Strange's actions but did not react much.

His actions undoubtedly destroyed the last chance for resistance and extinguished the last hope.

Once you have all five gems, no spell can stop their power, making obtaining the Time Stone a breeze.

Therefore, neither Hela nor Thanos regarded Doctor Strange as an opponent anymore, but rather as a gift box that only the victor could open.

Doctor Strange ignored their expressions, as if he had given up resisting, and simply turned his gaze to the bald man lying motionless on the ground, lost in thought.

The two faced off, calmly observing each other, without launching an immediate attack.

Thanos stepped forward and spoke in a casual tone, "I know you, Asgard's goddess of death, one of Odin's children. You have almost perfectly inherited his power."

"Your brutality is legendary throughout the universe, but that's not enough. With the three Infinity Stones, I have an absolute advantage in power."

Hela didn't take Thanos's words too seriously, and simply corrected one of Thanos's mistakes in a calm tone.

"No, I am his eldest daughter."

"?" Upon hearing this, Thanos was silent for a moment, somewhat confused about what Hela meant.

Without much thought, he directly mobilized the power of the Power Gem, attaching it to the double-edged sword in his hand, raised it, and slashed at Hela.

Hela neither dodged nor evaded, but instead faced Thanos's blade head-on, wielding Gungnir.

The two weapons tore through the sky, rapidly closing the distance between them, and were about to collide head-on.

But at that moment, a deafening roar came from the deep void in the sky, and a huge figure flew out from the crack and appeared in this world.

An invisible force spread, causing the Infinity Stones on Hela and Thanos to resonate, halting their attacks and causing them to instinctively turn to look into the distance.

Looking up, a tall figure fell from the sky, its metal body engraved with six gems radiating extreme power.

His body, forged from steel, was now covered in wounds, his spear was broken in the middle, his other hand was missing, his helmet was cracked, and his red face showed a gritted-teeth expression.

"Infinity Stones?"

Thanos's eyes subtly changed, and Hela glanced at the Space Stone and Reality Stone on her body in disbelief.

At this moment, both of them felt bewildered.

If the Infinity Stones are on me, why is there another person in the sky carrying the Infinity Stones?

Moreover, as holders of the Infinity Stones, they could sense the terrifying power emanating from that figure, whose laws were perfectly intact.

In other words, he doesn't just possess one or two Infinity Stones, but has collected all of them, gaining power comparable to the universe.

This answer made the two of them extremely wary, and a completely new question arose spontaneously.

"So who possesses such power to beat someone who has collected all six Infinity Stones into this state?"

Almost immediately, they got the answer they wanted.

A series of long, mournful cries, seemingly emanating from hell, rang out as a white, eight-legged behemoth emerged from the deep void, its wings outstretched. The scale of time and space seemed to recede rapidly beneath its iron hooves.

As it arrived, waves of energy familiar to the Asgardian warriors appeared, and the warriors instinctively turned to look at the sky, taking in the faint figure behind the eight-legged winged horse.

Beneath its winding horns, its eyes shone like stars; its golden armor reflected the sunlight; and the spear in its hand gleamed with sharpness.

Hela gazed up at the figure leaping across the sun, feeling the Grenier in her hand tremble slightly, and instinctively whispered, "Father?"

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Longbo rode his eight-legged celestial horse slowly down to the surface of the earth. His gaze swept around and finally landed on the observer, taking in the devastation he had caused.

Instead of looking into the distance to wary of the infinite Ultron repairing itself, He calmly came to the Observer's side and pierced it with the spear in His hand.

As the spear, wreathed in destructive laws, awakened the observer, Longbo raised the spear, impaling it on the blade, and spoke through a cry of pain: "Tell me."

"Who attacked me years ago? As an observer, you should know the answer—"