harleyscars Chapters 197 and 197: Brothers in Misfortune
Chapters 197 and 197: Brothers in Misfortune
Chapters 197 and 197: Brothers in Misfortune
In the desolate universe, Thanos leaps and traverses between wormholes in his physical body, rapidly advancing towards Earth.
He knew the Earth's layout all too well; before he retained any memories of reincarnation, this was the place he visited most often.
It could even be said that when it comes to understanding the Avengers, Thanos is second to none; he has interacted with almost every member of the Avengers.
After he regained his memories, Thanos visited Earth many times, not as a destroyer, but as a peaceful and friendly alien messenger.
After further investigation, he discovered that humans are indeed unique; the noble are willing to die for strangers, while the despicable will use the worst means to exploit others.
This race has great potential, but it could also self-destruct if it is not careful.
Thanos once tried to secretly help humanity, but some clueless humans would always appear, just like a game refresh mechanism. There were no warning signs, but these kinds of people would just appear.
They are proud, arrogant, and self-centered, yet they wield power, causing civilization's progress to stagnate every time. Even if Thanos kills them, similar people will emerge again after a while.
After careful research, he realized that Earthlings were actually polluted, a pollution originating from a fundamental mechanism of the universe.
There are certain entities that do not want humanity to develop a more terrifying civilization, and they use this method to restrict the development of human civilization.
Thus, Thanos realized that Earth must be hiding incredible secrets, not just the center of the Nine Realms, nor simply the origin of the Old Gods, but he had no idea what those secrets were.
Soon, after traversing star systems and covering countless distances, Thanos finally arrived outside the Nine Realms.
The World Tree stands in the universe, its branches connecting nine vast dimensions. Every time Thanos sees the World Tree, he marvels at how it is a miracle of the universe, even though he is now powerful enough.
Instead of immediately entering the Nine Realms, he took out his giant sword, cut open the skin on his palm, and forced out the blood from his body. After the blood accumulated to the size of a fist, he moved his mind and the wound healed instantly.
He then reached out and grabbed a meteorite not far away, instantly extracting the metal contained within it.
Thanos mixed the blood and metal together, then closed his eyes and began chanting.
The mixture of metal and blood began to twist under a strange force, then quickly transformed into a humanoid object. Thanos casually sculpted facial features and took it in his hand.
Soon after, this rough-featured humanoid object began to show a hint of life, as if it had come to life.
Having reincarnated so many times, Thanos naturally did his utmost to learn everything in the universe: technology, combat, genetics, magic—
He learns everything he can, because knowledge is power.
The humanoid object in our hands is a creation of the magic side, made of blood and metal, a temporary clone. It is not powerful, but it is extremely stealthy and can share vision, making it ideal for detection.
Thanos threw his clone toward the dimension where Earth was located, closed his eyes, and began to observe through the clone.
Unbeknownst to him, a pair of eyes quietly opened at the top of the World Tree.
As his clone advanced rapidly, Thanos finally saw the Earth as it was now, and with just one glance, he was deeply shaken.
Simply because the changes on Earth were beyond his imagination; it was an unimaginable harmony and beauty.
"Did Ultraman do this? How did he evade the cosmic mechanisms of punishment?"
No one could give him an answer, and Thanos didn't have time to think about it; his gaze was completely drawn to the second sun in the sky.
In a vision that allows one to see through the rules of the universe, that sun seems to represent eternal hope and unparalleled greatness.
Thanos finally understood why the Cleaners had been sent from outside the universe, and even the Celestials themselves had come here. The essence of this power was truly infinite possibilities.
At this moment, he hesitated. Could he really obtain the Infinity Stones under the influence of such power?
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Thanos, from beyond the Nine Realms, suddenly opened his eyes and roared. He sensed a faint malice right in front of him.
The next moment, he saw the world turn upside down!
A giant serpent that had been encircling the entire World Tree raised its head, as if it could blow away a star with a single breath, and a terrifying pressure permeated the entire star field.
"What is this?!" Thanos stared in horror at the giant snake, his blood seemingly freezing, an invisible pressure trapping him, making it impossible for him to even think.
The next moment, the giant serpent opened its maw, large enough to devour the world, and swallowed the emperor who roamed the universe whole.
The giant serpent yawned, coiled itself around the World Tree once more, and merged into the universe.
"Where am I?"
Thanos felt as if every bone in his body had been ravaged, causing him excruciating pain. His head was spinning, his vision was filled with a white light, making it impossible to see clearly, and his ears were ringing, as if he had been slapped hard across the face.
After an unknown amount of time, thanks to his extraordinary physical condition, he finally recovered some of his strength and could hear some sounds again.
It was a dull thumping sound, like someone was hammering metal? And the hammering was getting faster and faster, accompanied by some unintelligible roars.
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Thanos became even more curious and frantically mobilized the power within his body to repair his eyes and ears. Having been captured so easily, he knew he couldn't resist. Even if he died, he wanted to die knowing why, at least to prepare for the next possible reincarnation.
As his vision gradually cleared and his hearing improved, he saw the scene before him, and his body trembled involuntarily, his eyes filled with disbelief.
"This—how is this possible?"
Not far from Thanos were two giants, one red and one silver-white.
He didn't know who the silver-white giant was, but he was very familiar with the red giant.
That was Aristhem, the judge among the gods, an existence capable of easily destroying the universe. At this moment, this arrogant god was like a weak little beast, being punched and kicked by the silver giant, without any ability to resist.
Wait!
Thanos looked at the silver giant and felt an increasing sense of familiarity. He had seen him in the Earth Plaza not long ago—it was Ultraman?
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Yes, that's right, the one beating up Arithm is none other than Ultraman Noah after Ji Yuan's transformation.
Before Thanos prepared to invade Earth, Arithm had already arrived in the Nine Realms and was subsequently swallowed by Swallow.
Now Thanos has arrived, so they can be considered brothers in misfortune.