American comics start with asking Iron Man a question.

This is not just a defeat, it's outright ravaging and crushing.

Even a powerful being like the Hulk is like a weak little lamb in front of the Ancient One.

Vulnerable!

No one could have imagined that the Hulk, with his immense power, would one day be so weak in front of others.

Everyone was deeply shocked by the Ancient One's immense power.

"Now, can we start over?"

on the screen.

The Ancient One, who had blasted Hulk's soul out of his body, glanced casually at Dr. Banner, who was now in a spirit state, as if she had done something insignificant.

Dr. Banner was stunned for a long, long time before he finally came to his senses and explained the actual problem he was facing to the Ancient One.

"I'm sorry, I can't help you, Bruce!"

But contrary to everyone's expectations, the Ancient One refused.

Even though she already knew the whole story, she still refused decisively without any hesitation.

It was so decisive.

“If I hand over the Time Stone and help your reality, I will destroy my reality.” The Ancient One also had her own valid reasons.

This is something that no one had considered before.

"Excuse my bluntness, but science does not support your claim," Dr. Banner relentlessly urged the Ancient One.

The Ancient One glanced at Dr. Banner, then suddenly reached out and made a sweeping motion, and a beam of golden light appeared in front of the two of them.

At one point on that beam of light, six Infinity Stones were also orbiting it.

No one knew what the Ancient One was planning, so they all stared at the big screen with curiosity, waiting for the Ancient One's answer.

“The Infinity Stones created the flow of time as you perceive it.” The Ancient One began to demonstrate and explain to Dr. Banner, using the beam of light as an example. “If you take one away, it creates a tributary.”

At this point, the Ancient One gently flicked away the Time Stones that were surrounding it.

In that spot, the original beam of light immediately branched out.

"This might be good for your reality, but it might not be for our timeline."

The Ancient One continued speaking to Dr. Banner, “In this new tributary reality, without our main weapon against the Dark Dimension, our world will be turned upside down, and millions will suffer disaster.”

"Tell me, Doctor, can your science stop all of this?"

It must be said that what the Ancient One said made a lot of sense, and for a moment, no one could find any reason to refute it.

We can't let Earth be invaded by the Dark Dimension just to fight Thanos, can we?

The terrifying face of Dormammu involuntarily flashed into everyone's minds, and they couldn't help but shudder.

Compared to this thing, everyone would much rather face Thanos!

“No.” Dr. Banner didn’t deny that, but he also had his own theory: “But we can erase it!”

"After we finish using the gems, we can put each gem back to its original point in time."

"So, from a temporal perspective, in that reality, it was never taken away at all."

As Dr. Banner finished speaking, he reached out and took back the Time Stone that the Ancient One had deflected, putting it back in its original place.

The beam of light that had formed after the Time Stone was taken away simply disappeared.

It must be said that Dr. Banner's theory makes a lot of sense.

"But you missed the most important part."

The Ancient One astutely pointed out the most crucial issue: "To return the gems, you must first survive."

"We will, I will, I promise!" Dr. Banner solemnly assured the Ancient One.

“I can’t risk our reality just because of a promise.” The Ancient One remained unmoved. “The Sorcerer Supreme has a responsibility to protect the Time Stone.”

"Then why did Strange hand it over?" Dr. Banner asked matter-of-factly.

"What did you say?" The Ancient One was caught off guard by Dr. Banner's words.

The same applies to everyone watching on screen.

Judging from what Dr. Banner said, Doctor Strange actually handed the Infinity Stones to Thanos willingly?

"Dr. Strange, he gave the Infinity Stones to Thanos!" Dr. Banner repeated.

"Voluntary?"

"Yes!"

"Why?" Ancient One asked, looking completely bewildered and puzzled.

Her question resonated with everyone present.

Doctor Strange couldn't possibly be unaware of Thanos's purpose in collecting the Infinity Stones, yet he still handed the Time Stone to Thanos under these circumstances.

This is a bit odd, isn't it?

“How should I know?” Dr. Banner’s voice rang out, he was also confused. “Maybe he’s mistaken.”

"Or perhaps I'm mistaken," the Ancient One said after a moment of contemplation.

As she spoke, she stretched out her hand and gestured vaguely towards the distance, and Hulk's body flew over in a flash.

It trapped Dr. Banner's spirit within it.

Dr. Banner then transformed into the Hulk once again.

After doing all this, the Ancient One stretched out her arms and cast a spell, causing the Eye of Agamotto hanging on her chest to automatically open.

The Ancient One then took out the Time Stone and handed it to the Hulk.

“Strange will become the best among us,” the Ancient One said to Hulk.

“So he must have had a reason for doing that,” Hulk said, picking up where the Ancient One left off.

“I’m afraid you’re right!” The Ancient One placed the gem in Hulk’s hand, then looked up at him with a solemn expression and said, “Bruce, we’re counting on you, and we are!”

The image freezes here.

This footage truly stunned everyone, mainly because the Ancient One was just too incredible.

In fact, his strength has completely shattered everyone's perception and redefined the word "powerful".

"This footage has clearly shown us that our previous guesses were correct."

Captain America spoke first, without any preamble, and went straight to the conclusion: "After Thanos destroyed the Infinity Stones, everyone did travel through time to find the other six stones."

This was originally just speculation, but the conversation between Dr. Banner and the Ancient One in this video completely proves it.

The “we” in “we will” clearly refers to the other people searching for the Infinity Stones.

This is still very important information for everyone.

"The Ancient One could indeed foresee the future."

Tony Stark spoke up again, "She even knows what will happen five years from now, and she knows that Strange is the best among them, which further confirms my previous guess."

"Doctor Strange gave me that one finger because he knew the time!"

This is a point that most people generally agree on, and there are no doubts about it.

"That must be it. The reason I willingly handed the Time Stone to Thanos in the future is probably because I saw the future!"

Strange added, "Otherwise, there's no way to explain why I did it."

Handing the Time Stone to Thanos would be tantamount to helping him snap his fingers and slaughter half of all life in the universe!

Aside from knowing the future and that handing over the Infinity Stones was the only way to defeat Thanos, no one could think of any other reason why Doctor Strange did this.

"So, the way to defeat Thanos is to first get him to collect all the Infinity Stones?" Captain America summarized the conclusions drawn from various clues, his voice slightly grave.

Frankly, Captain America could not accept this.

The risks involved are far too great; it's like gambling with the very survival of the universe, which is completely out of character for Captain America.

"So, is traveling through time to collect the Infinity Stones another way to defeat Thanos in the future that Doctor Strange saw?"

Dr. Banner offered this obvious opinion from the side.

That does seem to be a possibility.

As the quiz continues, the puzzle for the final battle is becoming increasingly complete.

"Wait a moment!"

Star-Lord couldn't help but voice his doubts, "Since you can travel through time in the future, why don't you just travel back to when Thanos was a child and kill him outright?"

"Wouldn't that solve everything? Nothing would happen!"

"Why go through all that trouble to travel back in time to find the gem? That's just too stupid!"

“He makes a good point!” Thor was the first to agree, glancing at everyone as he said, “That’s exactly the question I wanted to ask.”

Not only Star-Lord and Thor, but everyone else besides Tony Stark and Dr. Banner thought so too.

"Changing the past changes the future? Folks, you've been watching too many movies, haven't you?" Tony Stark immediately shook his head. "Have you ever heard of the grandmother theory?"

"Grandmother's theory? What kind of theory is that? Why not the aunt's theory?" Star-Lord's ignorance was perfectly understandable.

"This is a paradox. If someone travels back in time and kills their grandmother, then a contradiction will arise."

"If he killed his maternal grandmother, his mother would not have been born, and therefore he would not exist. So how did he kill his maternal grandmother?"

Dr. Banner had naturally heard of this theory, and he gave it a brief explanation, leaving those who hadn't heard of it completely bewildered and confused.

Judging from the fact that she "killed her grandmother," it was an easy thing to do.

All it takes is a knife or a bullet.

But what happens when that bullet is fired at the grandmother?

If the grandmother were dead, the person who fired the shot would not exist, and therefore the bullet would not exist either.

But if a person is shot in a vital spot, it is impossible for them not to die!

So, did my maternal grandmother die or not?