"Collector, where do you want to go?"
Thanos looked at Collector, who had packed his luggage and looked ready to escape, and said with a playful glint in his eyes.
"Uh, I heard that Lord Thanos had arrived, so I was planning to go out and greet him."
"Yes!"
"That's exactly right!"
No wonder Collector could make money.
His ability to lie through his teeth was unmatched.
Thanos merely looked at him indifferently, while the The Black Order, who followed behind Thanos, showed expressions of disdain.
The famous Collector in the universe.
He turned out to be just a coward!
The The Black Order felt immense contempt in their hearts.
However, Thanos was in no mood to joke with Collector at the moment.
Nor did he want to argue with someone he didn't care about at all!
He said coldly, "Hand over the Infinity Stone, and I can give you a chance to live!"
Gulp~!
Collector swallowed hard.
Infinity Stone?
Infinity Stones!
At this moment, Collector suddenly regretted agreeing to Asgard's request to take custody of the Reality Stone.
Now, look what happened.
Thanos had come knocking!
This mad Titan wouldn't reason with him.
And certainly wouldn't pay!
"Infinity Stone? What Infinity Stone? Thanos, are you talking about those shiny gems?"
Collector truly lived up to his greedy nature; even at this point, he still tried to play dumb with Thanos, attempting to muddle through?
He wondered what he was thinking?
Did he really believe he could get away with it like this?
Indeed!
Hearing Collector dishonestly claim he didn't know what an Infinity Stone was, Thanos's expression immediately turned cold.
"Are you sure you don't know?"
He stared coldly at Collector before him.
The latter, being looked at by Thanos with such an gaze, felt the courage he had painstakingly mustered instantly drain away completely.
"Wait! Don't kill me!"
Collector quickly raised his hands and shouted, "I know! I know where the Infinity Stone is, I'll get it for you right now!"
He finally became honest.
He had probably been blinded by greed just now.
At this moment, his intelligence finally returned!
So he immediately changed his tune and said he knew where the Infinity Stone was.
"Bring it out."
Thanos said coldly.
Collector dared not act up anymore; he obediently took out the device containing the Reality Stone from a strangely shaped vessel.
Inside the transparent device, the Reality Stone still appeared as an Aether, looking nothing like a gem.
But Thanos knew;
This thing was the Reality Stone!
It was what he wanted.
"Give it to me."
Thanos extended his hand.
Collector reluctantly handed the device to Thanos, feeling a pang of pain.
For him, who loved collecting all sorts of treasures, handing the Reality Stone to Thanos was like cutting flesh from his own body, making his heart ache immensely!
But even if it hurt, he still had to give it.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be a matter of whether his heart ached or not, but whether his heart would still be beating!
For the sake of his own life, Collector obediently handed over the device containing the Reality Stone.
And Thanos, upon receiving the device, immediately opened it on the spot.
As the device opened, the red Aether inside excitedly tried to rush out and find a new host.
But just then!
A large, purple-skinned hand grabbed it.
The Aether struggled hard, but no matter how much it tried, it couldn't break free, and could only be held by Thanos with one hand, then violently crushed into dust!
The shattered Aether scattered like starlight.
What was revealed was the Reality Stone hidden within!
Thanos held the Infinity Stone in his hand, a faintly excited expression on his face.
At this moment,
He had waited far too long!
For many years, he had been dedicated to maintaining the balance of the universe, wanting to delay the arrival of the Great Destruction.
But Thanos found that despite his long efforts, his achievements seemed minimal!
It wasn't that it was completely useless.
But the effect was limited!
Thus,
Thanos thought of the six Infinity Stones said to have formed at the beginning of the universe.
As long as he obtained these six Infinity Stones, with their power, he could simply snap his fingers and wipe out half of all life in the universe.
This way, he wouldn't need to go from planet to planet anymore.
In comparison,
The efficiency was countless times higher!
But for so many years, Thanos had only remained at the planning stage and had not truly implemented it.
Before this, the only Infinity Stone he had ever obtained was the Mind Stone.
And then that idiot Loki lost it.
Fortunately!
Heaven helps those who help themselves.
A few days ago, he received news that Asgard had been destroyed!
Thanos had always heard about the Ragnarök of Asgard.
He had also been waiting.
After all, the Space Stone was within the Nine Realms ruled by Asgard.
If Odin didn't die, Thanos wouldn't dare to cause trouble!
Even if he sent his subordinates to invade, he would have to do so through Loki, Asgard's third prince, so Odin would have no reason to bother Thanos.
After all, the one leading was your son, so is it reasonable for you to come and bother me?
However, now, Thanos no longer had to worry about Odin's existence.
Asgard is destroyed!
Odin is dead!
Who else could stop Thanos from collecting the Infinity Stones now?
The Avengers?
What a joke!
They were just a bunch of bugs.
Thanos could crush them with one hand!
If he hadn't been wary of Odin and Ancient One before, Thanos would have personally led an invasion of the Blue Planet long ago.
Why would he wait until now?
...
Buzz!
The Reality Stone was successfully embedded into the Infinity Gauntlet by Thanos.
He had personally led his men to Nidavellir to find the dwarves and forge this gauntlet after hearing of Odin's death.
To prevent the remaining Asgardians from going to Nidavellir and having the dwarves create another Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos personally annihilated all the dwarves of Nidavellir, except for the dwarf tribe's chief!
But Thanos also cut off his hands, ensuring he could never forge divine artifacts again.
This could be considered Thanos's mercy!
After all, the other party had forged the Infinity Gauntlet for him, and Thanos showed mercy by sparing his life.
At this moment,
Two stones were already embedded in Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet.
One was the purple Power Stone.
He had seized it from Xandar.
For this,
The entire Planet Xandar was almost destroyed!
The Nova Corps was completely annihilated.