The Nova Empire's leader was also beheaded by Thanos with a single strike, simply because that fellow pointed at his nose and called him a butcher.
And the other stone was the Reality Stone, which he had just acquired.
The red Reality Stone was still emitting a brilliant light, and that light reflected in Thanos's eyes, making him appear even more evil.
With the stone in hand, Thanos's objective for this trip was achieved.
But he still had one more thing to do!
Thanos turned to look at Collector, who stood before him with a humble expression, then grabbed his head with one hand, lifting him up.
"Thanos! You said you'd spare my life if I handed over the stone!"
Collector panicked and shouted loudly.
Thanos was a madman.
If this guy really intended to kill him, it wouldn't matter how much background or connections he had.
You couldn't expect a madman to give you face, could you?
So,
At this moment, Collector was truly desperate!
"I said, if you honestly hand over the stone, I will give you a chance to live."
Thanos held Collector, pulling him closer to face him, and said.
"But you're too dishonest, Collector."
Damn it!
It's over!
Collector's heart sank.
The next second—
Thanos's hand, wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, clenched suddenly.
Boom!
Collector, whom he held, was instantly covered in a purple energy.
The next second, countless cracks appeared all over his body, and then he exploded directly!
Not even bones remained!
Having done all this, Thanos instructed the The Black Order under him, "Kill everyone in this place. As punishment for Collector's dishonest cooperation, they are not worthy to continue living!"
"Yes, Lord Thanos!"
The The Black Order looked at Thanos, their eyes filled with fanatical worship.
Thanos was their faith, their only God in their hearts!
Therefore,
They would unconditionally obey any command from Thanos.
Even if it meant death!
They would not hesitate.
Subsequently,
The The Black Order led Thanos's Vanguard Legion directly to various parts of the Knowhere.
Collector's subordinates, and the unlucky people who happened to be staying in the Knowhere at this moment, were like lambs to the slaughter when facing Thanos's minions.
They were constantly being massacred!
Meanwhile, Thanos came out to the outdoor terrace, gazing at the distant cosmic starry sky, seemingly contemplating his next target.
"Gamora, my daughter, it's time for you to return!"
Thanos muttered to himself.
Thanos knew the locations of five of the six Infinity Stones in the universe.
But only the Soul Stone, Thanos still didn't know where it was.
And only one person knew this secret!
That was his daughter, Gamora.
But Gamora had betrayed him, and her whereabouts were currently unknown.
Fortunately, Thanos had already sent his other daughter, Nebula, to find her. Given the "affection" between the two sisters, she must be close to finding her by now.
And once Nebula found Gamora, it would mean Thanos had found Gamora.
At that time,
He would naturally learn the whereabouts of the Soul Stone!
Once he obtained this Soul Stone,
Then the remaining three stones would all be on the Blue Planet in the Solar System.
"Avengers? Humph!"
Thanos sneered, showing extreme disdain for the Avengers.
...
On the Blue Planet.
In America, the sun had just risen not long ago.
Rhodey woke from his deep sleep, opening his eyes to look at the ceiling above.
Suddenly,
Rhodey seemed to sense something and looked out the window.
"This feeling..."
Rhodey got up and patted Gwen next to him.
After waking her up, he got out of bed and walked out of the bedroom into the living room.
"Rhodey, do you want a sandwich?"
Wanda, who had just come out of the kitchen, saw Rhodey awake, smiled, and waved the freshly made sandwich in her hand, asking if he wanted some.
"Sure."
Rhodey reached out, took half, took a bite, then walked outside to the sun, looking up at the sky.
At this moment,
The sky was clear blue, without a single cloud.
It was a good day.
"What's wrong?"
Wanda walked to Rhodey's side, confused, and asked.
"Nothing, I just feel a bit uneasy. I always feel like something is about to happen."
Rhodey said.
He didn't know why he felt this way, as if something terrible was happening.
"Do you need me to ask Stark?"
Wanda inquired.
She thought Rhodey was referring to something happening in a certain part of the Blue Planet.
If it was on the Blue Planet, with Stark's ability, he could indeed detect any corner now.
But Rhodey shook his head.
"No need, it's probably just an illusion."
Rhodey said.
But in his heart, he couldn't help but think of the Great Destruction that The Ancient One had mentioned to him before.
Could it be a premonition of the Great Destruction?
But wasn't that still more than ten years away?
Rhodey couldn't help but worry.
After all, this concerned the entire universe, and even he could not remain unaffected.
At the same time,
On the other side of the universe, at Collector's residence in the Knowhere.
Thanos, sitting on the terrace, suddenly stood up and abruptly looked up at the sky.
"This feeling..."
The two Infinity Stones in his hand also emitted dazzling light at this moment, but that light gave one a feeling as if the Infinity Stones were afraid of something.
Just then—
Rumble...
In the cosmic starry sky, a terrifying unknown force swept across;
In an instant, it radiated across the entire universe!
Thanos stared intently at that part of the starfield.
A grotesque spatial rift stretched across the void!
It was tens of millions of kilometers long, and inside was a Strange scene of shifting colors.
Even Thanos couldn't help but feel a tremor in his heart at the sight of this.