Thanos’s Dance, Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss

The Void was already in complete disarray.

Everyone knew Thanos’s way of doing things. Killing half the people upon meeting was the most basic standard procedure, and this time was no exception.

In Thanos’s dictionary, there was no such principle as "bad people don’t attack bad people."

After Sanctum Sanctorum II blocked the only exit, Thanos personally led the charge, with Cull Obsidian, Proxima Midnight, and Hyperion following behind him as his three fiercest warriors.

Under such a luxurious lineup, the Dark Cult only had to deploy a small elite force to complete this massacre with ease.

For a moment, The Void ran red with blood!

As the main targets of their operation, two of the three women from the new acquisition station had already been captured. They had been bound tightly and tossed aside, where Proxima Midnight personally guarded them. Meanwhile, Cull Obsidian and Hyperion surrounded the intangible Ava and relentlessly attacked her with their fists and feet, giving her not the slightest chance to catch her breath.

"Little girl, your ability is indeed very suitable for self-preservation." Sitting atop the ruins, Thanos plunged the enormous propeller-like blade in his hand into the concrete beside him, then hung his cumbersome helmet on the blade. He spoke to Ava, who was suffering the frenzied attacks of his two great warriors, as casually as if he were making small talk. "However, the more powerful an ability is, the stricter its limitations tend to be. That is the balance of the universe."

"Balance exists in all things."

Seeing Ava’s expression turn ugly, Thanos spoke again. "So, little girl, I wonder how long your superpower can last under this continuous, uninterrupted assault?"

Ava said nothing in response. She merely kept shifting positions, trying to find a gap in the attacks of the two experts before her, so she could restore her physical condition for a moment and ensure the balance between her molecules would not be completely disrupted. However, her combat experience was lacking, and accomplishing that under the combined assault of Cull Obsidian and Hyperion was no easy matter.

Faintly, Ava could already feel that long-lost, agonizing pain erupting from every cell in her body and spreading throughout her entire being!

Damn it!

Was she about to reach her limit?

As intense agony overwhelmed her, Ava’s consciousness gradually began to blur. She knew that if she could not escape the unceasing attacks of these two powerful enemies, the invincible state she took pride in might collapse at any moment.

Without the advantage of her superpower, she was far weaker than even Sif and Nebula. Against such terrifying enemies, she could only become meat on their chopping board.

What should I do?

Clark, where are you?

As if sensing Ava’s crisis, a gigantic Any Door three meters in diameter suddenly appeared in midair not far from where the three of them were.

At the same time, an extremely disdainful voice came through the Any Door. "You brought a whole group of vicious subordinates to bully a girl. Is this how you, the Mad Titan, do things? How embarrassing!"

"Or perhaps ’embarrassing’ isn’t enough to describe your despicable conduct. To put it more accurately… you’re shameless!"

Following a standard curse, two shockwaves shot out from the Any Door. One struck Hyperion, and the other also struck Hyperion.

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Gurgle!…"

Hyperion was hit by the two shockwaves in succession. His huge, heavy body was blasted away and slammed directly into Cull Obsidian, who was not far away. The two Obsidian warriors immediately tumbled across the ground, rolling and bouncing with their eyes shut and arms wrapped around each other until they were sent ten zhang away.

With the two powerful enemies blasted away, Ava finally breathed a sigh of relief. She hurriedly restored her molecular structure. Seeing Li Congxin stride out of the Any Door with imposing grandeur, she immediately rushed over and hid behind him. Then she pointed toward the purple bald man sitting on the ground and said, "That guy who looks like a candied purple sweet potato is Thanos. Sif and Nebula have both been captured by them. They’re over there."

After sweeping his gaze across Thanos and the others, Li Congxin casually opened an Any Door leading to Xandar. "Go to Xandar and rest first. Wait for me to rescue Sif and Nebula, then seek protection from Nova Prime. I’ll go find you afterward."

Ava knew that if she stayed, she would only cause trouble and would be of no help to Li Congxin. Thus, she sensibly nodded and stepped into the Any Door.

From the moment Li Congxin appeared and rescued Ava from Cull Obsidian and Hyperion’s subordinates to the moment Ava left through the Any Door, Thanos had not tried to stop him at all.

Only after watching the Any Door close did he slowly rise from the ground, a domineering smile curling at the corner of his mouth. "My attack on them earlier was only to force you to show yourself. Now that you’ve appeared, there’s naturally no need for me to keep attacking her. But as for the other two, let’s make an equal exchange. How about one Infinity Stone for each person?"

Thanos was a man who accomplished great things and would never let personal feelings interfere with public matters. Judging others by himself, he naturally would not expect Li Congxin to obediently hand over the Infinity Stones just because he held two hostages.

Therefore, while saying this, he had already cast a glance at Cull Obsidian and Hyperion, who had just climbed back to their feet, signaling them to keep a close watch on Nebula and Sif. He himself took the golden helmet hanging from the blade’s hilt and put it on, clearly preparing for battle.

To Thanos, the two captives served only to ensure that Li Congxin would not flee easily. As long as Li Congxin wanted to rescue the two women from him, Thanos would have a chance to snatch the Infinity Stones from him.

It was that simple.

Glancing at Thanos, who was fully armed, Li Congxin merely gave a derisive laugh. He did not even pull Miraculous Hands, Spring Returns from his back, as if the fully equipped Thanos posed no threat to him whatsoever.

"Thanos, have you ever heard a saying?" Li Congxin spoke again to draw Thanos’s attention, then continued, "A true simp must be arranged neatly together with his Goddess."

After saying that, he casually snapped his fingers without caring whether Thanos understood him.

"Snap!"

Snapping his fingers at Thanos, Li Congxin felt that he had truly outdone himself.

With that snap of his fingers, the positions of Thanos, Cull Obsidian, Proxima Midnight, and all the Dark Cult elite squads instantly changed. Thanos stood at the very front, with Cull Obsidian and Proxima Midnight behind him as a couple.

Hyperion stood behind them, followed by a perfectly ordered formation of a Dark Cult squad. It looked as though he were the leader of these underlings.

As soon as they took their positions, they all struck a strange pose in perfect unison.

Thanos stood in the center, his body turned sideways toward Li Congxin, his hands clasped one over the other. Proxima Midnight and Cull Obsidian knelt on either side of him, one high and one low, their hands forming poses similar to Thanos’s.

Hyperion, along with the large group of ordinary underlings behind him, struck a completely uniform pose, imitating Thanos as well.

As the music began, Thanos, the three Obsidian warriors, and the cult elites all started drawing a semicircle above their heads with their right hands, posing like scattering flowers from heaven.

Then, after everyone switched through several especially effeminate poses, the music began to speed up…

Butterfly step, go!

Received Impression Points from Thanos +99999!

Received Impression Points from Cull Obsidian...

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The scene was painfully embarrassing, so embarrassing that even Li Congxin, the very person who had started it all, could not bear to watch.

There was nothing more to say. While the enemies were all busy dancing awkwardly, taking care of business was the sensible choice. Li Congxin decisively rescued the bewildered Sif and Nebula at once, then opened an Any Door and tossed them to Xandar to reunite with Ava.

"Oh! Mr. Clark, this is spectacular, absolutely spectacular!" Just as Li Congxin had rescued both women and was considering how to deal with Thanos, The Collector emerged from some unknown corner and said excitedly, "But since you can control them like this, why not just kill these despicable bandits?"

Li Congxin’s lips curled slightly at his words. "You want them dead that badly?"

"Of course!" The Collector said indignantly. "Their attack earlier destroyed who knows how many of my precious collectibles! If Mr. Clark can help me kill them, I’m willing to pay a price that will definitely satisfy you."

Li Congxin asked, "What price?"

Seeing that he was interested, The Collector immediately made his offer. "One hundred tons of rare material unique to The Void, plus ten billion Credits."

Li Congxin gently shook his head. "In my current condition, completing this task won’t be easy. Add one Star Core. Also, I can’t guarantee that I’ll kill all of them. At most, I can ensure that they suffer heavy losses."

"This…"

Hearing that Li Congxin could not eliminate the threat permanently, The Collector began to hesitate.

Seeing this, Li Congxin shrugged indifferently, then added, "I can only control them for a limited time. You have about ten seconds to think it over. No deal after that."

"Also, Thanos and the others heard everything we said earlier."

The Collector frowned slightly.

His hobby was collecting, and he did not particularly care about this money. Even a Star Core was among the less valued items in his collection. Though precious, it was not unique.

As for practical applications and the like, those were not within his considerations.

What truly frustrated The Collector was that Li Congxin could not completely eliminate all the enemies. He could not help regretting his impulsive actions earlier.

But at this point, he could only nod forcefully. "Deal."

Even if Thanos might come after him later because of the conditions he had proposed, that was a problem for later. Having Li Congxin severely wound the Dark Cult now would at least solve the immediate crisis.

If all else failed, he could just move!

The Collector had absolute confidence in that. As long as he kept a slightly lower profile in the days ahead, he could definitely lie low until Thanos died of old age, then come out and dance on his grave.

"Excellent!"

He had not expected that dealing with the Dark Cult, which he was going to do anyway, could also earn him a hefty sum on the side. The result was simply perfect!

After replying, Li Congxin immediately accelerated to full speed. In less than a second, he had already charged into Sanctum Sanctorum II, which was blocking the entrance to The Void.