Chapter 721 Rescue

Titan is a planet where the strong prey on the weak; every Titanian living there is a born predator.

The latest cosmic overlord, Thanos, grew up in that harsh environment.

The nightmares of his youth taught him a truth: resources in the universe are finite, and the more people who want to share those resources, the more wars will break out.

As for how to resolve this conflict, the solution Thanos came up with was to reduce the number of people sharing resources.

Preferably, eliminate half of them.

With a reduced population and ‘sufficient’ resources, there would naturally be no more conflict.

Therefore, after gaining enough power, Thanos began his ‘population reduction’ plan.

To achieve this grand plan, he once eliminated Titan, a planet with ‘original sin,’ and all of his people.

However, although Thanos’s power reached Multiversal-level, there are countless strong individuals in the vast universe.

Thanos’s strength was clearly not enough to implement his plan throughout the entire universe.

He then thought of using external forces.

The Infinity Stones, possessing immense power, became his best target.

On the ancient planet Midgard, the Space Stone (Tesseract), Time Stone (Eye of Agamotto), and Mind Stone all existed simultaneously.

It was inevitable that Thanos would set his sights on it.

Thanos’s army’s previous invasion of New York was a test of Midgard by Thanos.

Yes, while Thanos coveted the Infinity Stones on Earth, he also learned that there were two ‘orderly ones’ there whose strength was no less than his.

They were the All-Father Odin and Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme.

Unconfident in defeating both of them, Thanos could only act covertly.

Then, behind the scenes of the Battle of New York, he witnessed the ‘rise’ of Guardian Mike.

Another unfathomable Multiversal-level powerhouse.

The small Earth simultaneously having three powerhouses no weaker than himself made Thanos, after the Battle of New York, temporarily abandon his plan to return to Earth.

However, things are unpredictable—

Who could have imagined that Multiversal-level powerhouses like All-Father Odin and Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One would die one after another in a short period?

This news greatly invigorated Thanos, making him believe his opportunity had come again.

For his great plan, he decided to take a risk.

The difficulty of plundering the Infinity Stones this time was undoubtedly much lower; he only needed to avoid Guardian Mike.

So, while Hela and others were acting, Thanos also led his army to the outskirts of Asgard.

His targets were the Reality Stone (Aether) stored in Odin’s vault, and the Space Stone that might also be in the vault.

Meanwhile, Thor, upon hearing Heimdall’s report that Thanos’s army was brutally enslaving Asgardian citizens at the border of the Divine Realm, immediately couldn’t sit still.

“Damn Thanos, how dare he treat Asgardians like this…” A fierce light gleamed in Thor’s single eye.

As the Lord of the Nine Realms, when had Asgardians ever suffered such humiliation?

However, with the death of the mighty All-Father Odin, Asgard’s status was destined to decline.

Realizing this, Thor, though unwilling, felt a bit powerless, and could only suppress his anger, saying, “Our people are waiting to be saved. Heimdall, lead the way!”

No matter what Thanos’s conspiracy was, saving his people first was never wrong.

“Please follow me!” Heimdall didn’t waste time either, and was about to lead the way, dragging his limping leg.

Mike shook his head slightly at the sight, then condensed a ball of holy light and threw it onto Heimdall, healing his injuries.

As Heimdall prepared to thank him, Mike again used his divine power to lift everyone into the sky.

“Time waits for no one, Heimdall, you lead the way.” Mike said, indicating his intention.

He was clearly preparing to fly to their destination.

“Alright,” Understanding Mike’s intention, Heimdall quickly cheered up and began to navigate.

So, the group, enveloped by Mike’s divine power, quickly flew towards the Asgardian border.

Accompanying them, besides Thor, Heimdall, and Scarlet Witch, was a conflicted Loki.

If circumstances allowed, Loki, who had suffered greatly at Thanos’s hands during the Battle of New York, really didn’t want to face him again.

He would rather be a coward, like the remaining Asgardian warriors, and hide in Norway.

It was just a pity that no one could indulge his little thoughts now.

Mike perhaps could, but he didn’t meddle.

After all, their relationship wasn’t that close.

“Asgard, Hela, and Surtur, I swear in the name of Odin’s son, one day I will return and reclaim everything that belongs to me with my own hands…” In the high sky, Thor, realizing that his departure this time meant a long wait before he could return.

He looked back at the burning continent of Asgard, and Hela and the Fire Lord in battle, silently vowing in his heart.

On the other side, at the border of Asgard’s Divine Realm, Thanos, who was preparing to capture Asgardian civilians as hostages to exchange for the Infinity Stones, didn’t expect there to be a strong individual among the poor after the war.

Jane, who had just mastered the power of thunder, relying on Thanos’s carelessness and the explosive power of Mjolnir in her hand, snatched a small spaceship from Thanos’s army.

Then, she took most of the civilians and fled towards Earth.

“Useless!!!”

Watching the small spaceship disappear, Thanos, who was a step too slow to react, cursed at the Black Order.

“Father, do you need me to lead people to chase them?” After Thanos vented his anger, Nebula carefully asked.

“You?” Thanos looked at Nebula, his eyes flickering as he said, “No need, the captives below are already enough.”

“Your next task is to tie up all the remaining Asgardians.”

Thanos’s oppressive policies had long caused his two adopted daughters to harbor rebellious thoughts.

Therefore, during a recent army operation, Gamora, who found an opportunity to escape, had already broken free from Thanos’s control.

For this, Thanos was furious.

Naturally, he would not give his second daughter, Nebula, any chance to escape again.

“Understood, Father. I will go and tie up the Asgardians now.” Nebula respectfully reported.

A hint of resentment was on her downcast face.

As for whether she hated Gamora for escaping without her, or hated the tyrannical Thanos, perhaps even she hadn’t figured it out.

Of course, it’s possible it was both.

“Thanos, release my people. Otherwise, I will make you pay for your actions!”

Just as the remaining Asgardian civilians were being controlled by Nebula, Mike, guided by Heimdall, finally arrived with the group.

In the high sky, Thor, seeing his people being treated this way below, instantly filled with rage.

“Guardian Mike, this is a matter between me and Asgard, you have no reason to interfere?” Thanos, seated on Sanctuary II, immediately spotted the arriving Mike.

Strength determines the right to speak.

As for Thor, who hadn’t fully grown and matured yet, he was completely ignored.

“What if I say no?” Mike replied calmly, his face showing little emotion.

At the same time, Scarlet Witch, standing beside him, had red light emanating from her eyes, staring at Thanos from afar.

This made Thanos frown slightly.

The formidable Chaos Power, and her strength nearing Multiversal-level, already gave her the right to ‘converse’ with Thanos.

“Two against five, plus my army, you may not win against me…” Thanos, feigning toughness, uttered a ‘harsh’ remark, then shifted his gaze. He then looked at Thor and said, “It’s simple to make me release your people; exchange them for the Infinity Stones.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about, there are no Infinity Stones left in the Asgardian vault.” Thor said firmly, “Now, release my people.”

The Space Stone was indeed in Asgard; Loki had taken it from the S.H.I.E.L.D. laboratory, and this was so covert that Thor didn’t know about it at all.

The remaining Reality Stone had already been used to cure Jane’s cancer.

Even if Thor wanted to exchange them, he couldn’t produce them.

Therefore, he could only feign toughness.

“It seems your people are not that important to you.” Thanos sneered, waving his hand to signal Nebula to kill a few captives to make Thor ‘wake up’.

“You dare!?”

Thor was enraged at the sight, his fists condensing lightning as he lunged towards Nebula below.

Behind him, Heimdall also raised his Hofund sword and followed.

“Troublesome!”

With the situation reaching this point, Mike naturally couldn’t stand by and watch. After a complaint, he also charged towards Thanos in Sanctuary II.