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In the dark world, Depp couldn't help but internally complain after hearing Thanos's words.

A grand vision?

I wish to fulfill your great-aunt's wish!

Depp thought to himself, "I really don't know when this coconut purple sweet potato guy lost his mind?"

What kind of madness would drive someone to have such a brainless and immature idea!

In order to prevent people from persecuting each other and fighting for limited resources, half the population was killed.

I thought you wouldn't actually be this brain-dead, but wow, you really do have the same ideas as those brain-dead screenwriters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe!

Thanos, I'm very disappointed in you!

After thinking for a moment, Depp said, "Your Excellency Thanos, if I may be so bold as to ask, is there any necessary connection between your long-cherished wish and killing half the population of the universe?"

Thanos clearly didn't expect Depp, who had already guessed his purpose and goal, to ask such a question.

Thanos countered, "If we don't choose to kill half the population, how can we stop the wars and distribute more resources per capita?"

“Um…” Depp said, “Couldn’t we try increasing resource production?”

Thanos chuckled upon hearing this and said, "Do you think I haven't tried? But the amount of matter in the universe is conserved. Your so-called increase in production is merely increasing the speed of matter transfer and change. How can you talk about increasing the amount of resources?"

"So, after all those failed attempts, you finally realized that only by killing half of all intelligent life could you change all this?" Depp asked.

“That’s right.” Thanos looked up at the sky, seemingly recalling his past. “I once tried to lead an army to attack all intelligent races in the universe. Each time, I would only kill half of those races’ populations, with the aim of making the rest live better.”

Depp recalled those plot points, saying, "Ultimately, you realize that this is too slow, and then you discover the Infinity Stones, which allow you to achieve your goal of destroying half of all intelligent life in an instant."

Thanos nodded and said, "Yes, although I don't know how you know all this, I have to say that your guess is correct. This is my thought. But unfortunately, those races that I conquered only remember hatred. No one has ever truly understood what I did."

At this point, Thanos lowered his head, and tears welled up in his eyes.

For him, each massacre was something he had to do, and his original intention was to hope that all living beings in the universe could live better lives.

This caused him to lock himself away and weep after each campaign.

But Depp had no sympathy for this guy. He said bluntly, "When you killed so many people, didn't you ever think that your thoughts and actions wouldn't make them happy or joyful, but rather cause them pain?"

"But the pain is only temporary. After a short period of suffering, they will eventually smile happily as they gain more resources in the future."

Thanos explained that he didn't know why he was explaining to the kid in front of him, but the kid seemed to have a kind of magic that could make people communicate with him in a calm and peaceful way.

At this moment, Depp's mind was no longer focused on buying himself time to escape.

Hearing Thanos's explanation, Depp sneered: "Heh, the future? For you, whose life has almost no end, the future will always come. But for most races in the universe, their lifespan is only a few decades or a few hundred years. By the time the future you speak of arrives, they will have long since vanished into dust."

Upon hearing Depp's words, Thanos's expression changed several times before he finally sighed and said, "But I can't care about that anymore. Even if they don't understand, their offspring will definitely understand the benefits of doing this."

"Perhaps this is just wishful thinking on your part, and in the end it will only lead to the tragedy of countless families being torn apart!"

Upon hearing this, Thanos walked over to Depp, squatted down, and examined him closely before asking, "Since we have different opinions, we don't need to discuss these things anymore. Compared to those, what I'm more curious about now is... who exactly are you? Where do you come from?"

Depp looked into Thanos's eyes and said, "I come from a place you don't know. As for who I am... I think you'll find out in the future, because we will meet again."

Depp is right. If Thanos attacks Earth in the future to seize the Infinity Stones, then he cannot stand idly by.

When that time comes, Depp will definitely come back to Marvel and fight alongside Tony and others to protect Earth.

Of course, Depp hoped that Thanos would change his mind and give up his brainless wish before that happened.

However, it seems that this is quite difficult, as Thanos is much more stubborn than we imagined.

Upon hearing this, Thanos shook his head and said, "Perhaps we can chat for a while every day from now on."

Depp frowned upon hearing this and looked at Thanos, asking, "You mean, you want to capture me and lock me up?"

"Lock him up? Perhaps that's not entirely wrong." Thanos beckoned to the Black Order behind him to arrest Depp. "But I prefer to call it an invitation. I want you to become a new member of the Black Order."

"I'm sorry, I have no interest in being your lackey."

After saying that, Depp immediately grabbed Soul Blade and prepared to make a quick getaway.

But after running only two steps, he realized something was wrong.

How did Thanos end up right in front of me?!

Depp then remembered that although this guy's huge body made him look like a pure power-type athlete.

But in reality, this guy is an absolute all-rounder!

Whether it's strength, speed, endurance, defense, or even energy attacks, Thanos possesses a level of power far exceeding that of the Avengers.

In other words, this guy is much faster than Depp.

No matter how Depp changed direction, he couldn't shake off Thanos, who was faster than him.

Seeing this, Depp stopped running away and instead used his heat beam to shoot Thanos.

Facing the heat rays emitted by Depp, Thanos neither dodged nor avoided them, but instead emitted energy rays from his eyes to clash with Depp.

His goal was simple: to make Depp submit to him, he had to crush Depp in every way.

This prevented Depp from having any thoughts of rebelling against him.

The moment the thermal rays collided with the energy rays, a massive explosion occurred.

After the dust settled, Depp knelt on the ground, clutching his chest, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, clearly indicating a serious injury.

Next, Black Dwarf captured Depp, and Supergiant and Ebony Maw bound him.

But Depp showed no signs of being caught, with an indifferent expression on his face.

His original goal was only one thing: to stall.

Drag it out until you can leave.

Now that Thanos has taken a liking to him, it's unlikely he'll kill him anytime soon.

Black Dwarf hoisted Depp onto his shoulder, and Thanos followed him step by step onto the warship.

Thanos walked at the front, and just as he was about to enter the warship, he looked back into the distance, and then a smile appeared on his lips.

The warship's hatches closed, and the interstellar warp function was immediately activated.

As the space ahead distorted, the warship immediately performed several spatial warps, leaving the dark world behind.

In the distance, Loki's dark elf warship arrived late.

Odin stepped out of the hatch, looked in the direction Thanos's warship had left, and remained silent for a long time.

Thor, Loki, and the others standing nearby also looked worried.

However, he soon received a message from Depp.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. I'll be home after spending two days with Thanos."

Upon receiving Depp's message, Thor immediately smiled.

"This guy always manages to create miracles!"

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Depp looked out the window of the warship, where rows of enormous warships stood.

Depp roughly estimated that there were at least several thousand giant warships here.

"This must be Thanos's headquarters."

Two days have passed since Thanos arrived here, and during these two days he has been trying to persuade Depp to join his army.

Whether it's the Butcher Squadron, the Black Order, or even the Black Order, Thanos lets Depp choose.

Aside from discussing other ways to save the universe with Thanos, Depp consistently refused to join his team.

All of this made Ebony Maw feel incredibly distressed.

This guy who once defeated him and almost killed him was treated so kindly by Thanos.

This drove Ebony Maw to the brink of madness with jealousy.

He had tried to assassinate Depp several times, but each time he gave up at the last minute.

Because he was afraid, afraid that Depp would kill him.

After all, Depp almost killed him once.

Furthermore, this guy had previously killed Proxima Midnight and Corvus Glaive in a two-on-one situation.

Ebony Maw was well aware of Corvus Glaive's strength; he was the strongest of the Black Order and the closest to Thanos.

Even he was killed by Depp, so how could I risk taking action?

Depp gave Ebony Maw, who was passing by him for the sixth time today, a disdainful look and said, "Ebony Maw, come here, I have something good to show you."

Ok?

Ebony Maw turned his head and looked at Depp with a puzzled expression.

Then, with some skepticism, he walked over, ready to see what Depp was really up to.

Ebony Maw wasn't too worried about Depp doing anything irrational, since Depp was right under Thanos's nose, unless the guy went crazy or didn't want to live anymore.

Of course, even so, Ebony Maw was prepared to use teleportation magic to escape at any time.

He approached Depp and asked, "What are you going to show me?"

Depp said mysteriously, "I'll show you pictures of Proxima Midnight and Superstar in bikinis."

Ebony Throat: "Huh???"

"Are you kidding me?"

Ebony Maw trembled as he interlaced his fingers, raised an eyebrow, and said seriously, "Um, that photo of yours wasn't AI-generated, was it?"

"Damn, you really want to see that?!" Depp immediately shouted, "Superstar, Ebony Maw says he wants to see pictures of you in a bikini!"

Upon hearing this, Ebony Maw immediately strode away from the cell where Depp was being held, muttering to himself as he walked:

"You bastard, how dare you slander someone's innocence out of thin air."

That night, Thanos came to the confinement room again to have a heart-to-heart talk with Depp.

Over the past two days, Thanos has tried countless methods, even attempting to use mind control on Superstar, but to no avail in making Depp submit.

This left Thanos somewhat helpless, but he still enjoyed chatting with Depp.