Possession

"We asked experts why this was happening. They said it was an extremely contagious virus."

The news reporter continued, "To be honest, all I want to do with that explanation is flip them the bird. What kind of virus can make people instantly learn to sing Chinese songs?"

At that, the reporter suddenly paused. Then she clasped her hands in salute toward the screen and sang loudly, "I Congratulate You on Getting Rich, I congratulate you on prosperity…"

Hearing the song coming from the television, Starfox was speechless. He said, "That reporter really is a woman of temperament. If I get the chance, I’ll treat her to a meal."

Just then, the manager from outside walked in and said anxiously to Starfox, "Sir, because of the food situation, morale is wavering. Quite a few people are unwilling to keep working."

"Then raise their pay."

Starfox said lazily, "Double their wages and guarantee sufficient food. If they still refuse to work, tell them to get the hell out."

The manager hesitated and said, "Sir, we’ve almost run out of funds."

"We’ve almost run out already?"

Starfox was somewhat annoyed. He took out his phone and notebook and began making calls. "Darling, have you missed me? I’ve been thinking about you the whole time… Dinner with you? I can’t, I still have work to finish here. When will it be done? I don’t know. My cash flow has run into a little trouble… Give me money? How could I possibly take your money? Call it an investment. Transfer it to my account."

After hanging up, Starfox called another person. The same lines, the same transfers. After several rounds, tens of billions of dollars soon appeared in his account.

The manager looked at Starfox with a face full of worship. There were plenty of men who lived off women, but a gigolo who could get tens of billions of dollars with a few phone calls was unheard of. He was practically the ruler of gigolos, the Super Gigolo King.

The manager secretly thought, If I had his skills, why would I ever work for someone else?

Starfox put down his phone and said gloomily, "Fine, the money’s here. Hurry up and keep digging."

The manager hesitated before asking, "No problem, but sir, what exactly are we digging for? And I’ve never seen those instruments of yours before. They’re especially impressive."

"Why are you asking so many questions? Get back to work."

Starfox said impatiently. Those instruments were alien technology. How could the manager possibly have seen them before?

What Starfox wanted to do was simple: dig deep into the Earth’s core and awaken the juvenile Celestial Group member, Tiamut. To avoid being discovered, he had been using his mental power to influence the workers, making them believe they had only dug a few hundred meters.

Blood God had set up a warning Magic Array in the Earth’s core. Only such primitive methods could evade his detection.

"Yes, I’ll go supervise them right away."

The manager did not dare ask any more questions. He nodded repeatedly and hurried out. Thinking of the calls he had made earlier, tears could not help but fall from the corners of Starfox’s eyes. The rich women who could casually hand over hundreds of millions of dollars were basically all old women.

He, Starfox, had traveled the universe and hooked up with nothing but breathtaking top-tier beauties. Yet after coming to Earth, he had no choice but to curry favor with old women. It was practically the stain of a lifetime.

That was also why Starfox had not gone to meet them in person and had only called them. He simply could not handle it.

"Thanos, once I save that guy, I’ll never let you off."

Starfox gritted his teeth. At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out in his mind. "With your strength, you can’t even deal with one of Thanos’s fingers. If you want revenge, wait until your next life."

Starfox froze and hurriedly asked, "Who is that?"

His vision blurred, and he suddenly appeared on a small boat bobbing with the waves. He was stunned at first, then lowered his head to look at the sea, only to discover that every drop of seawater had a human face. The sight was especially bizarre.

Starfox was shocked. "This is the Mind Sea?"

The boatman smiled and said, "That’s right, the Mind Sea. Starfox, Thanos’s younger brother, nice to meet you. I’m Blood God Bert Wang."

"You’re the Blood God?"

Starfox was greatly startled. "How did you find me? I deliberately concealed myself when I came here. My mental fluctuations are no different from those of Earthlings."

"Originally, I wouldn’t have been able to find you. But now, I’ve fused with the Mind Sea."

Bert Wang said, "More importantly, I knew you had come to Earth. Finding the seawater that belongs to you among several billion drops isn’t difficult."

"Not difficult, my ass."

Starfox complained. Thinking of something, he asked nervously, "Blood God, the strongest Eternals tampered with my soul. Will they discover you because of your appearance?"

"Don’t worry. That crude trick can’t hide from me. I blocked it long ago."

Bert Wang smiled. "You’re free here. Say whatever you want. You won’t suffer any punishment."

Starfox was overjoyed and hurriedly shouted, "That’s great, Blood God! That bastard Thanos forced me to do everything. He even captured my hired hand—cough, cough, my partner."

"You mean hired hand, right?"

Bert Wang mocked him, then asked, "What is Thanos’s plan?"

"It’s simple. Awaken the juvenile Celestial Group member, then attack from both inside and outside to conquer Earth together."

Starfox briefly explained Thanos’s plan, then said, "Your magic methods can’t stop our physical methods. Also, the Celestial Group gave Thanos a way to awaken Tiamut."

"The Celestial Group really doesn’t know what’s good for them. Someday, I’ll settle this debt with them properly."

Bert Wang snorted and asked again, "Starfox, do you want to team up with me to destroy Thanos?"

"I very much want to destroy Thanos, but I need to know whether you’re confident you can win."

Starfox said, "I’m not doing this for myself. I’m doing it for my partner. He saved my life. I can’t let him die for nothing."

After saying that, Starfox even wiped the corner of his eye, looking like a loyal and righteous man.

Bert Wang was speechless. He mocked, "You remind me of Loki. You’re both good at acting, the especially exaggerated kind."

"I’m not that bastard Loki. I’m much more handsome than him."

Starfox first looked disdainful, then asked curiously, "I heard Loki turned into a woman. Is that true?"

Bert Wang asked sideways, "Are you interested?"

"Just curious."

Starfox chuckled. More than interested—he was extremely interested.

Bert Wang rolled his eyes. He could basically confirm that this guy was a bastard just like Loki. He said, "Let me put it this way. As long as Thanos enters Earth, I’ll chop off his head and use it as a candlestick. When that happens, I’ll invite Death to admire it with me."

Starfox’s eyes lit up. Looking like he had found a kindred spirit, he said, "Wow, brother, you play pretty wild."

"I’m fulfilling Thanos’s wish."

Bert Wang said, "The problem now is how to make Thanos enter Earth. To accomplish that, I need you to lend me your body."

Starfox was stunned. "Lend you my body? What do you mean?"

Bert Wang said, "Exactly what it sounds like. I’ll use Mind Power to possess you, then lead Iron Man and the other Super Heroes into the New Sanctuary, defeat Thanos and the strongest Eternals."

Starfox asked, "With your current strength, can you defeat Thanos? Also, why defeat him instead of killing him directly?"

"Thanos is seriously injured right now. If Iron Man and I join forces, we can definitely defeat him. Even if I’m only a strand of Mind Power, it will be enough. After all, I’m an avatar of the Creator God."

Bert Wang smiled. "But defeating him is easy; killing him is difficult. With Thanos’s strength, unless he’s on Earth, we can’t stop him if he wants to leave."

"If you can’t kill Thanos, what’s the point of attacking the Sanctuary?"

Starfox said, "Wouldn’t it be better to stay on Earth and wait for him to come to us?"

Bert Wang shook his head. "The purpose of attacking the New Sanctuary is to make Thanos enter Earth. If we do nothing, Thanos won’t come to Earth. He’ll only send the strongest Eternals to act."

"Huh?" Starfox looked baffled. "Isn’t that backward?"

"I understand Thanos fairly well."

Bert Wang smiled and said, "He’s an old dog, an extremely cautious old dog. He obtained the Mind Stone long ago, but he didn’t personally come to Earth. Instead, he sent Loki to invade Earth.

"The reason was simple. Ancient One and Odin were both alive then, so he didn’t dare risk entering. Later, the Avengers disbanded, but he still did not enter Earth because Odin was not dead.

"Only after no one on Earth could threaten him did he begin making his move, using a blitzkrieg to fulfill destiny.

"After I defeated him, he became even more cautious than before. To make him step onto Earth again, he must see my counterattack."

Starfox was still confused. "Your counterattack?"

"Who am I? Blood God Bert Wang. Even if I was plotted against, how could I possibly lack even a little ability to fight back?"

Bert Wang said proudly, "Thanos wants to see my trump cards, so I’ll show them to him. Only then will he dare step onto Earth."

Starfox understood a little. "So, you have to beat him up before he can truly relax?"

"That’s about right. He’s pretty damn cheap."

Bert Wang smiled. "The first step of this plan is for you to lend me your body. Don’t worry, I’ll give it back."

"Fine."

Starfox agreed readily. "As long as Thanos can be dealt with, what’s the big deal about lending you my body? I’d even lend you my girlfriend."

Bert Wang stated solemnly, "I’m not that kind of person. Besides, my taste is different from yours."

"I have girlfriends throughout the Entire Universe. There’s definitely one who suits you. Don’t stand on ceremony with me. Anyway, once I pull up my pants, I don’t recognize anyone."

"You really are a scumbag, even worse than me."

Bert Wang was speechless and could not be bothered to say more. "By the way, there’s one more thing. I’m only a strand of Mind Power, so your main consciousness must fall asleep. Otherwise, I can’t fully control your body."

"My main consciousness has to sleep?"

Starfox hesitated. If his main consciousness slept, it meant he would become fish on the chopping block, completely at Bert Wang’s mercy.

Bert Wang kindly reminded him, "Even if you don’t fall asleep, you’re still fish on the chopping block to me."

"You really are direct."

Starfox complained. After thinking for a moment, he nodded. "Fine, I’ll sleep. But I hope you can guarantee my partner’s safety. Without him, I could easily get beaten to death by women’s husbands when picking up girls in the future—cough, cough, that’s not it. Without him, I’ll be very lonely."

Bert Wang looked at Starfox and felt an urge to erase his consciousness completely. Compared to this guy, he was a perfect gentleman.

"I promise you."

Bert Wang could not be bothered with more nonsense. He stood and walked into Starfox’s body. Starfox did not resist, and Bert Wang easily became the new master of the body.

"One strand of Mind Power is enough to deal with Thanos."

Bert Wang smiled and said to the Mind Sea, "Main body, work harder. Don’t let Thanos arrive before you’re ready."

A figure emerged beneath the Mind Sea, a figure holding the Mind Stone. Immediately afterward, all the faces within the surrounding drops of seawater became Bert Wang’s face.

What was Bert Wang doing? He was turning the Mind Sea into his own shape.

Seeing this, Bert Wang’s avatar smiled in satisfaction and returned to the body.

"This body looks a little kidney-deficient. I’ll go get some Goji Berry from Old Tony later and brew some tea. That guy drinks it every day."

After adapting to Starfox’s body, Bert Wang strode out of the tent and said to the manager, "Keep digging downward. I’m heading back to the city."

"Yes, sir."

The manager hurriedly arranged a vehicle for Bert Wang. Bert Wang drove back toward the nearby city—well, all of that was an illusion, a scene seen by S Druig’s consciousness within Starfox’s body.

The real situation was that Bert Wang opened a portal and headed to the Wakanda conference room.

At that moment, the Wakanda conference room was in an uproar. Falcon roared at Old Tony, "Did you do something? Why did Captain and Strange disappear?"

"What are your ears for? I already told you why they disappeared."

Old Tony said irritably, "According to Nova Prime, Steve and Strange were taken away by the strongest Eternals. Obviously, the Celestial Group was involved in this."

Falcon shouted, "I don’t believe you. I want evidence. Don’t tell me Xandar doesn’t even have cameras?"

"I want footage of their battle too. The problem is that the battle between Steve and the strongest Eternals was too intense. Everything around them was destroyed."

Old Tony knocked on the table in dissatisfaction and shouted, "I came here to discuss how to resolve this, not to waste time. Can we stop wasting time? Our time is precious. People are starving to death every minute, every second."

Falcon still wanted to say something, but Black Panther said, "Falcon, enough. Old Tony is right. The most important thing now is resolving this matter. Also, I believe he wouldn’t lie about something like this."

Quite a few Super Heroes nodded. Falcon glared hatefully at Old Tony and said, "If I find out you were behind this, I won’t let you off."

"You’ve said that many times already."

Old Tony snorted. Falcon nearly exploded. At that moment, Tony stood and said, "Let me explain my analysis first. I asked the Eternals. They don’t know about the strongest Eternals, but it’s definitely connected to the Celestial Group…"

"Thanos ordered the strongest Eternals to do this. The strongest Eternals are support sent to Thanos by the Celestial Group. As for the reason, it’s unknown for now."

At that moment, a voice suddenly rang out. Everyone turned and saw a stranger standing in the corner. They were immediately shocked. When had he entered?

Old Tony stood and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?"

Bert Wang answered, "I’m Thanos’s younger brother, Starfox, an Eternal."