How could this be?

  Erasing half of the life in the universe and rewriting the future outcome of being beheaded were supposed to be two good things he could achieve at once…


  But in the end, it ended in a disastrous defeat.

  Thanos was depressed.

  He lifted up his head and looked at the tall figure standing high in the sky.

  It was like a celestial body.

  The terrifying atmosphere rose, seemingly endless.

  A feeling of despair grew in Thanos's heart.

  The indestructible body of Superman was like a majestic mountain that crushed him down.

  It was hard for him to breathe, and he couldn't even catch his breath.

  "Cough cough…"

  Thanos vomited a mouthful of blood and lost his vitality.

  The six stones on the Infinity Gauntlet on his left hand dimmed.

  "What irony."

  Thanos thought of the supreme power, the ultimate artifact he had been pursuing half his life, and couldn't even fight back against Superman.

  The cruel reality had broken the tough and stubborn steel will.

  Was he weak, or was Superman too strong?

  "Could I only reach this far?"

  Thanos's pride was strongly unyielding, and his purple face turned ferocious.

  Every short breath was accompanied by bitter pain.

  On the collapsed chest, the golden armor cracked.

  Then it disintegrated and crumbled into dust.

  Even if he didn't want to admit it, he was desperate, and his life was on the line.

  "Thanos, you wanted to hold fate by the throat, but it seems that you were lacking."

  Luke's flat tone came down from high above.

  Crack! Crack!

  Superman landed slowly. The moment he stepped on the ground, the hard rock formation couldn't bear it, and it collapsed into dust.

  The flowing magma dried up and evaporated, giving rise to large swathes of smoke.

  Thanos propped up his seriously injured body with both hands and stared at the fuzzy figure in the hot mist.

  His mind turned extremely fast, exhausted all the combat experience that could be referred to, but he couldn't find a way to defeat the opponent.

  When the strength gap between the enemy and ourselves is too large, no matter how excellent the strategy or how outstanding the wisdom, it is difficult to survive against such adversity and turn the tide in a desperate situation.

  "Can't you just accept your failures calmly?"

  Luke asked softly as if he had guessed Thanos's thoughts.

  This universe had a low ceiling for combat power, and Thanos, who held six Infinity Stones, unfortunately failed to show their true power.

  "I am … inevitable."

  Thanos's eyes were filled with intense resentment. His hands were pressed against the charred ground, trying hard to get up.

  He seemed to be preparing to gather the last bit of power in his body and challenge Superman again.

  The sturdy body swayed. No matter what, it was always difficult to get up.

  Flesh and blood, as dense as iron, suddenly ripped open, causing a vicious wound.

  A large gush of blood poured out, and then it evaporated.

  "As a Titan, you may not know that there's an oriental martial art on the earth, called Cun Jin."

  Luke's mouth smiled as he threw a punch that was as fierce and powerful as a blade.

  If it was someone weaker, such as Thor, he might just explode into a puddle of mush.

  This was Thanos; with the tough body of an Eternal, he was able to survive.

  Luke had learned various martial arts by using the [Deathstroke] skill card.

  He thought that he might just become the veritable [One Punch 'Super' Man] in the future.

  If the card was upgraded in the future, facing the Living Tribunal or Darkseid from the studio next door, he could try to punch them right in the center.

  "Why are you doing this?"

  Thanos clutched his chest and asked in a deep voice.

  "What would stopping me bring you? Isn't a peaceful world without killing and disputes better than the original world?"

  Luke stopped, shook his head, and said, "I have already explained it, Thanos. Mass extermination can't stop the spread of chaos and disorder."

  "Any living race has a desire for land expansion and resource plundering in its bones … This is their nature, they are born with it, and it can't be erased."

  "And that's exactly how a civilization would take shape."

  "For beasts, meekness and kindness can't be exchanged for food. They have to earn a place for themselves."

  "Constant hunting, predation, and migration is the best way to continue a race."

  "You only see the destruction of Titan, but you ignore the fact that when the planet's resources are depleted, civilization would expand, not stop and wait for the destruction."

  "The laws of nature are cruel, and so are the ones in the stars."

  Thanos's purple head drooped slightly as if thinking about something.

  Of course, a determined cosmic overlord like him couldn't change his mind and let the other party's words move his heart.

  "The era of interstellar colonization is full of killings and disputes. The war between the Kree Empire and Skrulls lasted for thousands of years, during which many civilizations were affected."

  Thanos raised his head, and his cold eyes flashed with enthusiasm.

  "The brutal killings consume the population too slowly. That's why I wanted to play the role of a cleanser. What's wrong with that?"

  Luke showed some helplessness and shrugged his shoulders, "I know that every extremist would seek a cover for himself when they commit some criminal act that violates the moral bottom line and public perception."

  "They sometimes say that this was to create a better world or to welcome a new future."

  "I have seen all kinds of bastards, villains, and aspirants, Thanos."

  "Someone will kill millions of people without hesitation to prevent a world war."

  "Someone will create chaos and cause disaster, just to watch the world burn, and then stand on the ruins and laugh."

  "Some people will turn into dictators and make the whole world tremble under their feet …"

  "They all have grandiose excuses, and they are all as confident and firm as you are."

  "At the same time, they have one very similar thing in common."

  Luke paused, looked up slowly, facing Thanos.

  He smiled and said gently, "That is, they regard themselves as the God of the new world."

  "But if you want to become a new god, you need to be strong enough."

  "Do you think you deserve it?"

  Thanos was silent for a moment, without the slightest intention of retreating.

  "I'll prove it to you, Superman!"

  He said so.

  "Then I will wait and see."

  Luke stepped out. The ground trembled and crumbled.

  He did not want to convince Thanos of moral righteousness; a strong fist was better than pale words.

  "Come on!"

  Thanos raised his left hand and aimed it at Superman.

  Light erupted from all six stones, converging into a majestic pillar of light.

  The corners of Luke's mouth curled slightly as he determined where he was standing.

  'Hmm, it's on the right.'

  The stellar energy in his body surged out, and two high-temperature rays smashed straight through.

  Boom!

  A series of bright lights flashed, turning into dazzling white.

  The violent explosion shook the atmosphere like a tornado.

  The superheroes who had hidden far enough silently continued to retreat, preparing to board the Quinjet and leave the planet's atmosphere.

  If they stayed any longer, it felt like the planet was going to be completely blown up by these two people and turned into dust.

  "Thor, you said Luke is an earthling?"

  Captain America couldn't believe that the guy who rubbed Thanos on the ground belonged to the same species as himself.

  "I hate to admit that he's a Midgardian, but it's true."

  Thor nodded helplessly.

  "It seems that the gap between humans and other humans may be greater than that between humans and any other species!"

  Iron Man said sullenly.

  He once believed in the power of science.

  Even the Hulk or Thor.

  As long as he had enough time, he could create armor to deal with them.

  But——

  An Anti-Superman armor?

  Forget it.

  Unless he could set the six Infinity Stones on an armor.

  It was only a way for him not to get killed by a punch.

  'I can't hold out much longer!'

  Thanos's eyes were clear. He knew that this was only a stopgap measure, which couldn't help him defeat Superman.

  The muscles in his left hand swelled up as he tried his best to prevent failure.

  The crack on the Infinity Gauntlet, which happened before, gradually expanded and was about to collapse completely.

  "That's the only way!"

  Thanos made a decision and clenched his left hand.

  The dazzling brilliance of the six stones spurted out, striving to confront the Heat Vision.

  He saw that Superman hadn't retreated, as if standing on hard rock, letting the raging tide wash over.

  On the contrary, it was himself. His body trembled like a small boat in a storm.

  Rumble!

  The ground collapsed where both sides were standing.

  The whole planet seemed to split in the middle, sending out a huge explosion.

  "This is my last snap!"

  Thanos raised his left hand. The cosmic energy bursting from the Infinity Gauntlet suddenly disappeared, and the two Heat Vision rays pierced through his chest without any obstruction.

  Immediately afterward!

  Snap!

  A snap of a finger!

  …