On Sanctuary II, Alex sat on Thanos's throne and looked around.
At this moment, the entire hall was filled with people kneeling.
At his feet, Proxima Midnight, Cull Obsidian, and Corvus Glaive knelt on one knee.
Behind the three of them were the commanders of Thanos's various armies.
The hall was packed.
"I'm leaving for a while."
Alex looked at everyone below as he spoke, "While I'm gone, you're free to act as you wish. You can continue carrying out the existing plans and attack other planets."
"But there's one thing you need to remember."
"Earth, you are absolutely forbidden from laying a finger on it."
"If I'm not there, and the superheroes on Earth join forces, you won't be able to stand against them."
"Besides, Earth doesn't have any particularly valuable resources. There's no need to target it."
"And even when attacking other planets..."
"I want you to remember this."
"What I want isn't destruction or slaughter."
"Destruction and slaughter are methods, not the goal."
"What I want is profit."
"Wealth."
"And an army."
Alex paused, giving everyone time to digest his words before continuing.
"So, you should probably make some adjustments to your original plans."
"I'm not the same as Thanos."
"I don't have such a 'noble' goal. I couldn't care less whether the universe is overpopulated."
"I only care about one thing."
"The next time I return, I want to see an even stronger force."
Proxima Midnight and the others exchanged glances before answering loudly, "We shall obey your will, great Lord Conqueror!"
Alex nodded in satisfaction, "One more thing."
"Wakanda on Earth."
"And the Dark Elves somewhere in the universe."
"They are all my followers."
"If you encounter them, explain the situation. Don't start unnecessary conflicts."
"That's all."
Alex stood up without the slightest hesitation and activated the Traveler's Ring, bringing his journey through the Marvel Universe to an end.
A mass of black-and-blue flames immediately enveloped him, and his figure disappeared within them.
Only then did Proxima Midnight and the others stand.
The three looked at each other.
After a while, Corvus Glaive finally spoke.
"Ebony Maw is dead."
"Lord Thanos is dead as well."
"Now we serve a new master."
"He's stronger."
"And more rational."
"That's a good thing."
"I always believed that the universe being overpopulated had nothing to do with us."
"Just as Lord Conqueror said, profit, wealth, and armies are what drive us to wage war."
Proxima Midnight nodded, turned around, and her eyes glowed with a chilling red light.
"You all heard him clearly."
"From now on, we're changing the purpose and direction of our wars."
"Before Lord Conqueror descends again, we'll present him with an even more powerful force."
A roar immediately echoed throughout Sanctuary II.
———
[Earth]
[Wakanda]
A dazzling rainbow-colored light descended as Thor charged out of the Bifrost. Lightning flashed in the God of Thunder's eyes, and Stormbreaker crackled with thunder.
"Conqueror!"
"Come out and fight me head-on!"
Thor's voice echoed across the vast battlefield.
Suddenly... Thor looked toward the sky.
A point of light appeared in the distance.
His eyes narrowed slightly as he realized someone was descending from the atmosphere.
He tightened his grip on Stormbreaker and muttered, "Is he here?"
"Come on."
"Conqueror!"
"This time, I'm taking the Infinity Gauntlet."
Boom!
A streak of light fell from the sky and landed on the ground.
The light quickly flowed back into a human body. Carol straightened up, looked around, and finally fixed her gaze on Thor.
"Why are you the only one here?"
"Where is everyone else?"
"Where's the Conqueror?"
At that moment, a hovering aircraft arrived overhead.
The hatch opened, and Black Panther jumped down.
After landing, T'Challa opened his helmet and spread his hands.
"Lord Conqueror has already left."
"And I'd also like to ask both of you to leave."
"You've officially become Wakanda's second and third most unwelcome people."
Thor pointed Stormbreaker at T'Challa, "Humans really are this foolish."
Carol tilted her head, "I don't like hearing that."
Thor shrugged.
"I wasn't talking about you, girl."
"You were. I'm human too, okay?"
Thor froze, "Humans actually have someone as powerful as you?"
"Forget it."
He looked at T'Challa, "In any case, you shouldn't follow the Conqueror. He'll only bring destruction and ruin."
"One day, he'll lead your country to its downfall."
Carol spread her hands, "You're not seriously taking his word for it, are you?"
"Maybe the Conqueror is hiding somewhere around here."
"I'll go take a look."
"No need."
Thor shook his head, "He's my enemy, but there's one thing I know for sure."
"The Conqueror would never hide."
"When he attacked Asgard, he marched straight in without the slightest attempt to conceal himself."
"He has no interest in hiding."
"If he were still here, he would've shown himself already."
Thor looked at T'Challa again.
"Where did the Conqueror go?"
T'Challa pointed at the sky.
Carol narrowed her eyes.
"You mean he already left Earth?"
T'Challa replied calmly, "What I mean is... only heaven knows."
Thor snorted before muttering, "I wonder where Loki disappeared to."
"But with his abilities, he should be fine."
"Forget it. I'd better go back and find Jane."
He raised Stormbreaker.
The Bifrost descended, and Thor instantly vanished within its light.
"Asgardians really do have it easy."
Carol looked at T'Challa.
"I hope you won't regret the decision you've made, Your Majesty."
Then she shot into the sky. After pausing briefly in midair, she flew toward New York.
After watching the two leave, T'Challa returned to the hovering aircraft, which headed back toward the capital.
Just then, he received a message.
His sister Shuri asked him to come to the laboratory.
When T'Challa arrived, he found only Shuri inside.
"What is it this time?"
Shuri took out a syringe.
"We just finished your surgery, but just in case, I think you should still get an injection."
T'Challa frowned, "Is that really necessary?"
"Very necessary, brother."
Shuri pressed him onto the bed and rolled up his sleeve.
After disinfecting the area, she inserted the needle.
T'Challa asked casually, "When are you planning to start working on what Lord Conqueror asked you to do?"
Shuri finished the injection, pulled out the needle, and answered casually,
"Soon, soon."
"I'll get started as quickly as possible."
T'Challa froze for a moment before narrowing his eyes.
"Research what?"
"The task Lord Conqueror assigned me, of course."
T'Challa stood up, "What task did Lord Conqueror assign you?"
Shuri's movements suddenly stiffened.
T'Challa took two steps back.
"You're not Shuri."
"You're Loki?"
"Thor's brother!"
"He was looking for you just now, which means you didn't leave with him."
"Am I right?"
A layer of green light immediately spread over Shuri's body.
Sure enough, she transformed into the long-haired, sinister-looking Loki.
"As expected of Your Majesty."
"You're incredibly observant."
"I didn't expect you to see through me so quickly."
"But..."
"It's already too late."
"You should be feeling sleepy by now, shouldn't you?"
T'Challa's body swayed, and he sat back down on the examination bed.
"What did you inject me with?"
"Nothing much."
"I just want you to get a good night's sleep."
Loki's voice seemed to come from far away.
T'Challa's eyelids grew heavier and heavier.
He tried to put on his suit, but his body refused to obey.
He watched as Loki picked him up and hid him inside a cabinet.
A moment later, he heard his sister Shuri's voice.
"Brother, why are you here?"
T'Challa opened his mouth, wanting to speak.
Then he heard his own voice answering outside.
"I came to have dinner with my lovely little sister, and while I was here, I wanted to see when she planned to carry out Lord Conqueror's instructions."
'No! No!'
A voice screamed inside T'Challa's heart.
'Shuri, that's not me. That's Loki.'
But exhaustion washed over him.
In the end, his consciousness sank into darkness.
———
Meanwhile...
Nick Fury was buying himself a cup of coffee at a cafe on a street corner in New York.
After returning to his apartment, he had barely stepped inside when a voice sounded from the shadows.
"Only one cup?"
The eyepatch-wearing Nick smiled and shrugged.
"Maybe because I didn't know you'd be back already."
"So?"
"Did you solve it?"
Carol stepped out of the shadows and shook her head.
"Not exactly."
"But there's nothing left for me to do there for now."
"The Conqueror has already left."
"No one knows where he went."
"Since you're still standing here and haven't disappeared, I guess he didn't obtain the Infinity Gauntlet to wipe out half the universe."
Nick had already started climbing the stairs, but he stopped.
"Wait, the Conqueror?"
"Wasn't it Thanos?"
Carol followed behind him, "I heard Thanos was killed by him."
"So the Infinity Gauntlet ended up in his hands."
Nick's expression turned grave, "That's really bad news."
"As far as I know, the Conqueror isn't exactly a good person either."
"Six years ago, he tore one of my Helicarriers apart and got a lot of people killed."
Carol sighed, "Then all you can do is pray he doesn't do anything to harm Earth."
"To be honest, now that he possesses all six Infinity Stones..."
"I don't have the confidence to defeat him."
"In fact..."
"I already lost once."
"He teleported me to Titan and exiled my soul."
"By the time I got back into my body and flew back to Earth, he'd already left."
Nick stopped, turned around, and looked at Carol in disbelief, "Has he really become that powerful?"
"You're the strongest person I know."
"If even you can't defeat him..."
"Then who can?"
Carol scratched her hair, "I wish I knew."
The two fell into silence on the staircase.
———
[The Boys Universe]
A mass of black-and-blue flames appeared inside a room in Seven Tower.
Alex stepped out of the flames.
He checked the time.
Since leaving for the Marvel Universe, only the second hand had ticked forward once.
Alex looked at the Infinity Gauntlet.
The Infinity Stones embedded in it had become ordinary crystals, devoid of any special power.
Just like the Tesseract before them.
He whistled, took off the Infinity Gauntlet, and casually placed it on the table as a decoration.
At that moment, lines of information appeared on his retina.
[Multiverse Event: "Avengers 3: Infinity War" has ended!]
[Evaluating and calculating event rewards.]
[Evaluation complete. Details are as follows.]
[1. You changed Loki's fate and obtained: Magic Book - Transformation.]
[2. You changed Iron Man Stark's fate and obtained: Mark 50 Armor ×1, Proficiency Essence ×100.]
[3. You killed Thanos and obtained: Titan Gene Capsule ×1, Proficiency Essence ×200.]
[4. You changed the course of events in the Marvel Universe and obtained: Awakening Stone ×5, Talent Crystal ×1.]
[5. Obtained Multiverse Crystal ×20.]
[Event rewards settled!]
[New items have been added to your shop.]
"Not bad."
"Especially the Awakening Stones."
"Now I can finally break through with my Heat Vision."
"But what's this Talent Crystal?"
Alex opened his inventory and examined his newly acquired items.
First was Magic Book: Transformation.
After learning it, Alex could transform into anyone, transform other people, or even change the shape of objects.
Clearly, this was Loki's signature magic.
He used it all the time to prank others.
It had no offensive power whatsoever, but used properly, it could sometimes produce unexpected results.
Alex immediately used the magic book and mastered Transformation.
Standing before the floor-to-ceiling window, he cast the spell.
A faint glow immediately flowed over his body.
When the light faded, he had become Wonder Woman, Diana.
Everything that was supposed to be big... was big.
"Damn!"
"Not a single flaw."
Alex spoke and discovered that even his voice had changed.
He canceled the spell and returned to normal.
Then he pointed at the Infinity Gauntlet.
The divine artifact from the Marvel Universe immediately transformed into a cobra flicking its tongue.
"Not bad."
Next, Alex looked at the Talent Crystal.
[Talent Crystal: After use, it unconditionally increases a talent by one level, but cannot break through a talent's level cap.]
"Good stuff."
Alex nodded.
For talents like Absolute Domain, which had already broken through using Awakening Stones, every additional level required an enormous amount of Proficiency Essence.
With a Talent Crystal, one level could be gained instantly without any conditions.
It was easy to imagine that awakened talents would require more and more resources the higher they went.
When that time came, the value of Talent Crystals would truly become apparent.
Closing the inventory, Alex was generally satisfied with the rewards from this trip.
Besides Transformation, the Awakening Stones, and the Talent Crystal... he had also obtained the Mark 50 armor, the Titan Gene Capsule, and 300 Proficiency Essence.
But the thing that pleased him the most was meeting the Administrator in person.
He just didn't know when that so-called Ultimate Mission would finally be released.
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