"Thanos is dead?"
Although they had almost witnessed Lucas kill Thanos, Nebula and Gamora still found it somewhat unbelievable.
"I'm sorry, my daughters. I was too harsh on you before."
The Mind Stone glowed yellow on Thanos's body.
At this moment, Thanos's mental will once again transcended his physical body. But his purpose was not to fight, but to deliver his last words.
"I heard you've made some friends recently. Start a new life with them, Gamora."
As Thanos finished his last words, the Mind Stone's light gradually faded.
Gently prying open Thanos's tightly clenched right hand, Lucas retrieved the Mind Stone from it.
Unlike the Power Stone, which tests the user's physical strength upon first contact, the Mind Stone showed no reaction upon first contact. Or rather, the Mind Stone's test of its user is subtle and gradual.
Lucas could sense a mysterious power constantly trying to erode and influence his mind from the shadows. The source of this power was precisely the Mind Stone.
However, every time this power was about to enter his spiritual world, it quickly retreated, as if encountering a terrifying beast.
Confirming that the Mind Stone's power could not enter his spiritual world, Lucas ignored it, flipped his hand, and put away the Mind Stone.
Then, he stepped aside and stopped the other three who wanted to come forward, leaving the space near Thanos's body to Gamora and Nebula.
Although Gamora and Nebula had repeatedly vowed to kill Thanos, when Thanos truly lay dead before them, they showed no joy.
Gamora slowly knelt beside Thanos, lowering her head to hide the tears in her eyes from everyone.
Nebula stood there, wanting to go forward but not moving.
"What's wrong with them?" Tony asked in a low voice.
After learning about Thanos and his Dark Order's actions in the Universe, he had assumed that the Guardians of the Galaxy were all Avengers whose loved ones had been killed by Thanos. Now that their great revenge was achieved, even if they cried tears of joy, they shouldn't have such expressions.
"Have you forgotten what Thanos said before he died?" Lucas reminded him in a low voice.
Tony fell silent.
However, with Thanos's actions, it wasn't surprising that he was abandoned by all.
"What about Nebula?"
"Nebula too."
"Mr. Lucas, since you have killed Thanos, I will surrender myself to you. Do with me as you please, kill or flay."
Nebula recovered from her emotions about Thanos's death and looked at Lucas, saying.
"No!"
Gamora exclaimed, quickly standing up and blocking Nebula.
Thor, Tony, and Wanda's gazes flickered between Lucas, Gamora, and Nebula.
Could there be some hidden secret among these three?
Thanks to Nebula's final addition of 'kill or flay, do with me as you please,' Thor and the others didn't misunderstand.
This time, it was Lucas's turn to be silent. He had been undecided about whether to kill Nebula.
"Let's talk about it later, we'll go back first."
Lucas opened a portal, signaling for everyone to follow.
He hadn't forgotten that in New York, there was still a Space Stone waiting for him to pick up.
New York, Stark Tower.
At this time, Stark Tower and its surrounding area had been cordoned off.
Experts and scholars from various fields were gathered around the Space Stone device, studying it.
The outer perimeter was guarded by the U.S. military.
As for S.H.I.E.L.D., at this moment, they were probably still being held accountable.
"Stop!"
As the portal opened and Lucas and the others emerged, nearby soldiers raised their guns and aimed.
"Put them down, move aside." Lucas's voice was calm, but it contained an undeniable power.
Due to the huge difference in life levels, the soldiers were completely unable to resist Lucas's psychic abilities. They all followed his instructions, put down their guns, and stepped aside.
The leading military officer noticed the commotion here and quickly looked over. When he clearly saw Lucas and Thor, his expression changed drastically.
He had heard of their names and deeds, but due to his duty, he had to brace himself and step forward.
"You're asleep."
Before he could speak, Lucas said again.
As his voice fell, the soldiers and scholars in the field all found a place and fell asleep.
Tony and the others looked at Lucas in surprise, this was the first time they knew he had such an ability.
Tony looked at Lucas's direction and suddenly understood. "Lucas, are you going to take S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Tesseract?"
Lucas shook his head. "No. This isn't S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Tesseract, it's my Tesseract, my spoils of war taken from the Dark Order."
"As for S.H.I.E.L.D.'s Tesseract, let them find the Dark Order themselves."
Thor nodded in agreement. "That's right. If we're being precise, the Tesseract belongs to Asgard. My father, Odin, left it in Norway a thousand years ago."
As he spoke, Lucas had already arrived at the Space Stone device.
Divine power flowed, cracking the device that Thor and the U.S. military were helpless against, and he retrieved the Tesseract from it.
At the same time, his mental power probed through the portal in the sky.
Lucas was surprised to find that the U.S. Military not only wanted to seize his spoils of war, the Space Stone, but also salvaged the wreckage of the Dark Order's battleship that he had destroyed, without his permission.
How rude!
Divine power surged, and the scientific expedition team on the other side of the Universe, along with the wreckage of the Dark Order's battleship, all fell through the portal.
The scientific expedition team landed to one side.
The wreckage of the Dark Order's battleship continuously fell from the portal, piling up outside New York.
Pointing at the wreckage that was quickly forming a city-like pile, Lucas casually said to Tony, "Tony, those are my spoils of war too. Help me handle them, don't let me suffer a loss."
"It would be best to set up a company or something, under the name of Kamar-Taj. In the future, the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj must also keep up with the times."
These things were useless to Lucas but others couldn't just appropriate them without his permission.
Respect is mutual.
Lucas didn't believe that with so many cameras in New York, not a single one captured him and Thanos emerging from the portal.
Tony remained silent.
Lucas spoke easily, but he wasn't the one doing the work.
How could he not know that dealing with the government was always a troublesome affair?
Tony tapped his earpiece. "Jarvis."
"Yes, sir."
"Tell Agent Coulson that the alien battleship wreckage outside New York is Lucas's spoils of war. Have S.H.I.E.L.D. personnel watch over it."
"If anyone moves those things without Lucas's permission, he will be very angry."
"Okay, sir. An email has been sent to Agent Coulson."
In a flash, Tony had dumped this troublesome matter onto S.H.I.E.L.D.
Lucas asked curiously, "Oh, is Agent Coulson in charge of S.H.I.E.L.D. now? Where is Fury?"
Tony's tone was a bit somber, after all, they had known each other. "He died in the battle when Ebony Maw invaded the S.H.I.E.L.D. secret base."
"No wonder those people have become so rude." Lucas mumbled, pondering whether to do another big deed to establish his authority.