〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-????〜
"Parasites… all of them are garbage who only care about immediate, petty gains!"
Looking at the golden light shining on the screen, Thanos felt no blood-pumping excitement at all. There was only fury and deep incomprehension!
They… call themselves superheroes?
They only care about short-term, immediate interests. Even if you break down and grind up all the stakes and consequences for them, they will only shout slogans about how they must defeat you.
This is what heroes are…?
It was absolutely ridiculous!
Everything in the universe has a point of balance. Once that balance is broken, it will cause irreversible damage to the entire universe. For this, he was willing to spend his entire life to achieve cosmic balance.
But now… Thanos understood. His purplish fist clenched, and a fire seemed to burn in his eyes, but it soon returned to calmness.
Actually… after observing countless worlds, he had realized that his philosophy contained contradictions, but he lacked a clear policy to change his plan.
Now he had one. It was not to completely destroy this world and recreate a new one.
Because even if he created a new world, would he have to step up and snap his fingers again after thousands, tens of thousands, or millions of years?
No, what he wanted was not temporary peace. What he wanted was an eternal universe!
He should… break the law of causality!
Create a world where all contradictions can exist simultaneously. Everyone's wishes can be fulfilled. Just as humans want to eat livestock, but livestock do not want to be eaten.
In the new causal world, both can be satisfied at the same time!
This was the world he truly should create!
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〜A Certain Magical Index World〜
Academy City—
Watching the shocking scene on the screen, the Railgun quartet couldn't help but feel a bit of excitement, but at the same time, they couldn't help but complain.
Such a shocking scene was actually caused by Thanos wiping out half of the universe's life just for cosmic balance?
…As long as Thanos had studied a bit of biology, he would know that the biological growth rate(Logistic Growth Model) is highest when the population is at half capacity, right?
Exponential growth gets faster and faster. It wouldn't take more than a few years for the population to double again.
Unless the universe's life is constantly maintained at half through continuous snaps, everything Thanos did was useless.
So… did nobody in Thanos's entire army ever go to school? A bunch of illiterates? Did they even finish middle school or elementary school?
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〜Gabriel DropOut World〜
"Go, go, go!"
Satanichia and Vignette clenched their fists, so tense they even held their breath!
Go, superheroes—
"Go! Big brother with the purple sweet potato head!"
A discordant voice rang out. Satanichia and Vignette's faces instantly froze.
Uh… did Raphael support the wrong person?
"Um…"
Satanichia actually leaned towards supporting Thanos, but killing half of all people was too terrifying!
Even she, a great archdemon of Hell, couldn't accept that, so she could only support the superheroes. But Raphael was an angel, why…
"Hmm? What's wrong? Isn't it right to support Thanos? A painless death—getting chosen when Thanos snaps his fingers and instantly turning to dust. Isn't that wonderful? Probably half of the people in this world would support Thanos, right? After all, the survivors will live in an extremely prosperous golden age. At least… it won't be as crowded as it is now."
Raphael looked out the window at the hurried, exhausted, and numb people, smiling as she asked,
"What do you think, Gab?"
"What do I think?"
Gabriel scratched her messy hair and said coldly,
"Why randomly wipe out half of the people?"
Satanichia's eyes lit up, her canine teeth showing. Just as she was about to put her hands on her hips, she heard:
"Wouldn't it be better to just wipe out half of each person?"
The light in Satanichia's eyes died. She couldn't help but shudder.
Wiping out half of each person? What kind of way to live is that!
…THIS ANGEL IS THE REAL SUPER ARCHDEMON OF HELL, RIGHT?!!!
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『 The portal of light opened wide. Within the brilliant, sparking gateways, countless figures walked out.
Countless familiar faces came into view.
After five years, all the superheroes who had been wiped out by Thanos back then were now assembled!
"AVENGERS!!… Assemble." With Steve Rogers' roar, countless superheroes charged forward!
Thanos showed no fear or panic in his eyes either. He raised the long blade in his hand and gave the order. Countless alien armies surged like a tide toward Earth's heroes!
On the battlefield, the sounds of slaughter were deafening. Severed limbs, broken bodies, and seas of blood formed in mere moments!
Each side held a firm conviction. Until one side was defeated, they would absolutely never stop! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Seeing this scene, everyone couldn't help but sigh.
After learning about Thanos's philosophy, although they didn't really want to agree with this lunatic, there was no doubt that Thanos also considered himself a force of justice.
Even from the perspective of the entire universe, it was no longer a matter of who was right or wrong, or who was evil.
Now, it just depended on whose will was firmer and whose strength was mightier.
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〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-????〜
Countless powerful entities felt nothing about who would win or lose.
Because in their universe—in this infinite multiverse—countless super wars that destroyed universes were played out every single moment.
Just like the current battle between the Avengers and Thanos. Ultimately, the Avengers might win here, but in another timeline, perhaps Thanos was a cut above and achieved victory.
Without stepping into the multiversal level, they were ultimately just a bunch of cannon fodder.
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『 At this moment, Hawkeye was running wildly while clutching the Infinity Gauntlet. The urgent priority now was to send all the stones back!
After all, Thanos's main goal was the Infinity Gauntlet!
But the previous time machine had already been destroyed by Thanos. The only thing left was Ant-Man's battered van, and starting it would take at least ten minutes.
And they had to hold out for those ten minutes!
Thanos wanted to give chase, but a scarlet figure blocked his path!
Scarlet Witch's eyes glowed with crimson. She gritted her teeth and stared at Thanos. "You took everything from me!"
Thanos frowned. He stated outright that he didn't even know who she was. But he knew this woman was terrifying!
The Chaos Magic on her body shone as hot and bright as a miniature sun!
"You will," Scarlet Witch growled. Then she raised her hands, and hundreds of tons of giant rocks smashed toward Thanos!
In the end, she pinned Thanos firmly in place, her Chaos Magic tearing wildly at his flesh!
"RAIN FIRE!!! Fire on my position!" Seeing that he was about to be ripped apart, Thanos roared frantically!
He was literally about to break!
Hearing Thanos's roar, his subordinates didn't care about their own troops and immediately opened fire, indiscriminately blasting the battlefield! 』
『 .....』
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Medea Lily (Type-Moon): "Waaah, someone, anyone! Go hug Thanos! The big purple guy is really about to break! Mr. Thanos, your life is just too hard!" ]
[ Gintoki Sakata (Gintama): "Haha! What a dark joke, kid, this is too funny!" ]
[ Quicksilver (Earth-10005): "Wait… Sis? When did you get this strong? If Thanos hadn't called for help, you could have soloed him?" ]
[ Elaina (Wandering Witch): "Isn't this witch a bit terrifyingly strong?" ]
[ The Beyonder (Earth-616): "What do you expect? Do you think the major forces of Marvel are a joke? But this power, is it that Chthon guy's? No, it doesn't look like it. If this power evolves to its final form, it could even clash with the Phoenix Force, right?" ]
[ Dormammu (Earth-???): "Chaos Magic, as ancient as the beginning of time. The oldest form of magic, the first magic." ]
[ Loki Odinson (Earth-616): "Everything originates from chaos. Entire galaxies, single molecules evolving into intelligent life—unpredictable, random, new, unknowable. Everything comes from chaos. As expected, you were the one who opened the gates of the multiverse back then." ]
[ Touko Aozaki (Type-Moon): "Must be nice. Your world only has magic, while we spend our entire lives and might not even touch True Magic." ]
[ .....]
『 Countless beams of light fell like a rainstorm. Facing this terrifying firepower, Scarlet Witch had to divert her hands to defend.
Not just her, but every entity on the entire battlefield was desperately defending against the rain of light.
Whether it was the Avengers or Thanos's side, everyone was sent running for cover by this terrifying firepower!
Spider-Man, who was holding the Infinity Gauntlet, was blown back dozens of meters by the shockwave, and the gauntlet fell to the side.
But at this moment, the storm-like attacks gradually subsided, though the roaring sound didn't stop for a second. Everyone looked up in confusion, only to see that the warship had actually pointed its cannons toward the clouds!
"What are they shooting at?" countless superheroes asked in confusion.
The next moment, something like a meteor plunged from the clouds straight to the ground, smashing directly into Thanos's warship and piercing right through it!
Captain Marvel looked calm, her eyes cold as she watched the falling warship.
She took the Infinity Gauntlet from Spider-Man's hand and flew toward the time machine, but Thanos had already seen through their plan!
He threw his long blade. The blade sliced through space with a sonic boom, and the time machine was instantly destroyed!
The Infinity Gauntlet fell to the ground once again. No matter how the superheroes tried to stop him, Thanos held on with his last breath and beat everyone down!
In the end, he put on the Infinity Gauntlet once more!
Instantly, terrifying energy surged through his body!
"AAAAAAAAAH!!!" This time, Thanos did not want to destroy half of the universe's life.
WHAT HE WANTED TO DO WAS DESTROY EVERYTHING IN THE UNIVERSE!!!
He wanted to ensure this universe would never repeat this cycle of hatred!
Just as Thanos exerted all his strength to snap his fingers, Captain Marvel appeared again. She actually overpowered Thanos in terms of raw strength!
What terrified Thanos even more was that this human could even absorb the energy from the Infinity Stones!
But at the critical moment, Thanos had a sudden spark of inspiration. He popped out the Power Stone and punched Captain Marvel away! 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
What a clever guy. Countless viewers' mouths twitched wildly.
Thanos, does your mom know you're this clever?
Also, as long as these Infinity Stones are mounted on the Infinity Gauntlet, can they only be used to snap fingers and make wishes?
None of the other power can be used? What kind of absurdly dumb setting is this?
Everyone was completely speechless. And they also realized one thing: Thanos didn't seem to be some ultimate villain.
Because the facts were right here. If not for the Infinity Gauntlet, wouldn't almost anyone be able to solo Thanos?
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『 The gauntlet fell again. Iron Man wanted to grab it but was directly punched away by Thanos. He struggled to climb up and looked at Doctor Strange in the distance.
WHAT ON EARTH WAS HE SUPPOSED TO DO!!!
He pinned his hopes on Doctor Strange, the keeper of the Time Stone. He… must have seen the single hope among those infinite possibilities!
Doctor Strange said nothing. He only raised his hand and pointed his index finger to the sky! 』
『 .....』
〜Myriad Worlds livestream Chat〜
[ Aqua (KonoSuba): "? What does this mean? Why didn't he just speak?" ]
[ Cao Man (Shaolin): "Does Doctor Strange want to order a bowl of beef noodles?" ]
[ Kazuma Satou (KonoSuba): "Can't he order a kid's meal?" ]
[ Deadpool (Earth-10005): "He probably wants a Time Stone. Doctor Strange wants to show off to Thanos!" ]
[ Morty Smith (Rick And Morty): "Wait, doesn't Hulk still have one hand?" ]
[ Bruce Banner (Earth-616): "Are you guys just going to keep exploiting me?" ]
[ Carol Danvers (Earth-616): "Fly up. Thanos can't fly." ]
[ .....]
〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-????〜
"So… what did I actually mean?"
Looking at his own gesture on the screen, Doctor Strange fell into deep thought.
At that time, what did his gesture mean? Could it be that he saw Tony looking over, so he just randomly pointed?
No, impossible. He must have seen the only hope among the infinite possibilities!
And that hope might lie with Tony!
He saw the only hope, so he was reminding Tony because he feared Tony would hesitate between his family and the world.
Then how did Tony interpret it?
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『 Iron Man took a deep look at Doctor Strange. Then, as if he understood something, he charged at Thanos once more!
He fought desperately to pull the Infinity Gauntlet off Thanos's hand, but he was backhanded and sent flying by Thanos!
At this point, there was finally no one left on the battlefield to stop Thanos!
"I am… inevitable!" Thanos sneered, then snapped his fingers without hesitation. But… nothing happened.
No power…?
Great fear and unease rose in Thanos's heart. He hurriedly looked at the gauntlet, only to see that while the gauntlet remained, the Infinity Stones had completely vanished!
Where were they?! Thanos instinctively looked toward Iron Man!
When he saw Iron Man kneeling on the ground, his right hand gathering all six Infinity Stones, Thanos froze.
Iron Man was enveloped by the terrifying energy. He let out a tragic smile. "And I… am… Iron Man."
Snap—!
The crisp sound echoed throughout the entire universe. The next moment, Thanos's army dissolved into dust.
Won… lost.
Thanos looked around, his eyes filled with sorrow and pain!
The sun was setting, and the sky was as red as blood. He sat on the ground, letting out a long sigh. In the end, he had lost…
And because of this snap, there was absolutely no way Iron Man could survive. 』
『 .....』
『 Viewers of Myriad Worlds 』
Seeing this scene, countless viewers felt a profound sense of sorrow and desolation.
Iron Man, with a mortal body, stood equal to the gods, turning everything around at the very end to save the world.
Thanos, a hero misunderstood by others, a failure.
Everyone shook their heads and thought no more of it. After all, history is written by the victors. Thanos lost, and that was that.
Iron Man's final moment was enough to elevate him to godhood!
The screen lit up again, but the information on it made everyone freeze.
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[ MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSE EASTER EGG—! ]
[ ULTIMATE THANOS! THE ONE ABOVE ALL OF ALL THINGS, ULTIMATE THANOS! SLAYS OAA!! ]
〜Marvel Cinematic Universe, Earth-????〜
Everyone was dumbfounded.
No… who killed whom?
Thanos… slays OAA!?
The ultimate, sole, supreme god of their universe?!
HOW IS THIS POSSIBLE?!!!
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