Feeling the approaching threat of death...
Thanos immediately reacted.
He wanted to escape.
But before he could even take a step back...
He stopped.
He would not retreat.
No matter what weapon Nolan Lock was about to use...
He would never turn away at this moment.
Because retreating now would mean that he would permanently lose his final chance to obtain the Infinity Stones.
Nolan Lock's growth was simply too fast.
This would definitely be his last opportunity to enter Earth.
Originally, Thanos was not completely certain about this.
But after feeling the terrifying sense of death that Nolan brought him...
He was now completely convinced.
Therefore...
He had no other choice.
Since there was no path of retreat...
Then he would use everything he had to fight Nolan Lock.
Whether he died by Nolan's hand...
Or killed Nolan and obtained the three Infinity Stones...
Either result was acceptable to him.
Nolan Lock looked at Thanos' decision.
He did not hesitate.
Right now...
He had only one goal.
Kill Thanos.
Since that was the case...
Then...
The two-dimensional foil flew toward Thanos.
Thanos activated all the energy contained within the Infinity Stones on his Infinity Gauntlet.
He did not know how terrifying the attack coming toward him would be.
But he had no other choice.
He could only gamble everything.
Although this would place an enormous burden on his body...
As long as he could defeat Nolan Lock...
Everything would be worth it.
Even if after defeating Nolan he needed to leave Earth and recover for a long time...
There would still be another opportunity for him to return.
But if Nolan Lock survived...
Then everything would lose its meaning.
Nolan's expression remained calm.
He already knew Thanos' ending was decided.
Perhaps Thanos believed he could withstand this attack...
Then kill Nolan afterward.
But no one understood the power of the two-dimensional foil better than Nolan.
Other attacks...
Thanos might be able to resist.
But this attack...
He absolutely could not.
Even if he somehow managed to endure it...
He would definitely suffer severe injuries.
At that point...
Thanos would become an opponent who could be easily defeated.
Nolan looked at Thanos.
There was respect in his eyes.
And there was also a trace of regret.
Such a powerful individual...
How did his mind become so distorted?
If Thanos had not gone down this path...
If he could maintain his desire to improve the universe without sacrificing countless lives...
Then he truly could have become an extraordinary ruler of the cosmos.
But unfortunately...
There were no "ifs" in reality.
The past could never be changed.
The others watched Nolan's attack in silence.
What was that thing?
Tony Stark had a strange expression.
Bruce Banner was the same.
Even Carol Danvers, Captain Marvel, looked confused.
That object...
It did not look threatening at all.
Nolan Lock had taken out such a thing...
And thrown it toward Thanos.
What meaning did it have?
However...
They also noticed Thanos' expression.
The fear and seriousness on his face proved one thing.
That object was definitely not ordinary.
It was something terrifying.
Almost at the same moment...
Thanos raised the Tyrant's Blade.
The endless energy from his Infinity Gauntlet poured into the weapon.
The terrifying power combined together.
Then...
He swung downward toward the approaching object.
Boom!
A devastating explosion erupted.
The small object was instantly destroyed.
Seeing this scene...
A trace of confusion appeared on Thanos' face.
Had he been wrong?
Was this not actually some terrifying weapon?
But before he could react...
His pupils suddenly contracted.
Because the object that had already been destroyed...
Changed.
It became a singularity.
As if it had collapsed inward.
Then...
The next moment...
It began spreading.
The speed was terrifying.
Even Thanos felt that avoiding it was impossible.
Nolan's expression became extremely serious.
This was the two-dimensional foil.
Once it started expanding without control...
The entire Earth would eventually be destroyed.
If there was any other choice...
He would never use such a dangerous weapon.
But now...
He had no alternative.
Because if he did not use this weapon...
There was a possibility that Thanos would take him down instead.
The reason was simple.
A desperate Thanos was incredibly dangerous.
As one of the strongest cosmic rulers in the universe...
With his own power combined with three Infinity Stones...
A Thanos fighting with his life on the line was someone nobody could casually stop.
Now...
Nolan could only hope that Thanos would die quickly.
Then he could immediately recover the two-dimensional foil.
Space itself began changing.
Three dimensions...
Became two.
Everything touched by the expanding force was swallowed.
Tony Stark and Bruce Banner's expressions became extremely serious.
They had never imagined such a weapon existed.
No...
This was not even a weapon.
To them...
This was a miracle of science.
How could three-dimensional space become two-dimensional?
Although both of them possessed incredible technological knowledge...
Although they had studied countless fields and earned numerous achievements...
They still could not understand how such a thing was possible.
Tony's expression became especially complicated.
Originally...
He believed that although the gap between him and Nolan Lock was enormous...
There was still a possibility that he could catch up in the future.
At least...
He would not be completely left behind.
But after seeing this terrifying technology...
That hope completely disappeared.
A weapon that could directly transform three-dimensional existence into two-dimensional existence...
Was there really anyone who could resist it?
Everyone looked toward Thanos.
They wanted to know his final fate.
Thanos naturally saw everything caused by the singularity.
Without hesitation...
He turned around and ran.
He did not know how powerful this weapon truly was.
But the instinctive feeling of approaching death forced his body to move.
The soldiers he passed...
Whether they were members of Thanos' army...
Or even some human soldiers caught within the attack...
All of them were instantly transformed from three-dimensional beings into two-dimensional forms.
Thanos' speed was extremely fast.
But no matter how fast he was...
He could not outrun the expansion of the two-dimensional foil.
Everyone began retreating.
Even Nolan was no exception.
At the same time...
His eyes remained locked on Thanos.
He needed to confirm Thanos' condition after being hit.
Only then could he immediately seal the two-dimensional foil.
Because if he failed...
The consequences would be unimaginable.
For Earth...
He did not mind some losses.
But if Earth itself was destroyed...
Then everything he had fought for would become meaningless.
Finally...
Thanos could not escape.
The force that transformed three dimensions into two dimensions reached him.
This was the power of a fundamental rule.
Even Thanos...
Could not resist it.
The three Infinity Stones gave him unimaginable power.
But when facing this change in dimensional rules...
A trace of confusion appeared in his eyes.
Impossible to resist.
The overwhelming sense of death left him no chance to react.
Almost instantly...
One of his hands transformed from three-dimensional existence into a two-dimensional state.
At the same time...
The energy of the three Infinity Stones finally collided with the power of the two-dimensional state.
Nolan stared at the scene.
He wanted to know...
Between the power of the Infinity Stones...
And the power of dimensional collapse...
Which one was stronger?
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