Moreover, judging from what they learned from Firewing about the strength of the civilization behind that angel, they should have no interest in Earth's civilization.
The best thing to do was not to disturb them of their own accord.
"The strongest civilization in the known universe of another world… it's hard to imagine to what level their technological prowess has developed."
The elder in a Zhongshan suit sighed with feeling.
If humanity possessed such technological capability, even more mutant lifeforms would not be worth worrying about.
Ordinary Group Owner: "It's a bit strange. There are clearly more members in the chat group than before, so why does it feel less active than it used to be?"
When there were fewer members, everyone often spoke in the chat. Now that there were more people, there were fewer talking.
Richest Man: "Probably because they never imagined their own worlds were this terrifying."
Richest Man: "They always assumed, in their understanding, that their world was just an ordinary technological world. Only after watching the memory playback did they learn their world had not only technology, but also magic, gods, and a purple potato Titan—who even wanted to destroy the universe."
Boil Dagu into Soup: "No, he only wanted to wipe out half the life in the universe. He didn't intend to destroy the universe itself."
Boil Dagu into Soup: "And speaking of fairness, everyone really did have a fifty-percent chance to survive."
Boil Dagu into Soup: "His goal was even to let the universe keep developing for longer."
Richest Man: "There is no such thing as a so-called fifty-percent chance. When this happens to an innocent person, for him it's one hundred percent misfortune."
Richest Man: "Using the power of the Infinity Stones to control population, making half of the life in the universe disappear to reduce resource consumption."
Richest Man: "Did he think of himself as some kind of great savior?"
Richest Man: "It would be bad enough to impose his will on others; the key point is that he wanted to balance the universe by annihilating life."
Richest Man: "Even if half of life is gone, how long would that last? Won't it end up the same later on?"
Richest Man: "Wouldn't increasing the quantity of resources work?"
After all, the Infinity Stones never stipulated that you could only double things. Erasing half of all life was simply what Thanos wanted to do, not the only thing he could do. He could just as well have erased even more life—just as he could have increased far more resources.
Uchiha Dance King: "What you're saying is meaningless. Do you think he'll reason with you?"
Uchiha Dance King: "He won't."
Uchiha Dance King: "If your strength surpasses his, do his ideas matter?"
The Oldest Godslayer: "When Odin and the Ancient One were alive, we didn't see Thanos invade Earth."
The Oldest Godslayer: "Compared to that, I'm more curious—without the augmentation of the Infinity Stones, how strong is he really?"
Ordinary Group Owner: "Thanos without the Infinity Stones should be able to destroy stars, right… Actually, maybe not."
Ordinary Group Owner: "In the comics it seems he can; since the films don't show that, I don't know."
Ordinary Group Owner: "Anyway, once he's empowered by the Infinity Stones, it's absolutely terrifying."
Nature's Child: "In the Avengers' world, the extent of what those six Infinity Stones can do doesn't depend on them, but on one's imagination."
Nature's Child: "In Avengers: Endgame, the Thanos who came from the past once said he would destroy this universe and then create an entirely new one."
Nature's Child: "That wasn't empty boasting, because Thanos has one distinct trait: he doesn't lie."
At the beginning of Avengers: Endgame, the Avengers didn't believe Thanos had destroyed the Infinity Stones, but Nebula stepped forward to say her father never lies.
As early as on Titan, Thanos had told Doctor Strange the reason he was collecting the Infinity Stones:
To maintain the balance of the universe.
As for whether the Infinity Stones could achieve this, Thanos undoubtedly understood their power better than anyone else.
In the established setting, Thanos's intellect was no weaker than Tony Stark's—perhaps even a grade above; he even told Tony that Tony was not the only one "cursed with knowledge."
For Thanos, a powerful physique and great strength were merely aids to realizing his ideal. From beginning to end, he was a scholar—a sage.
Since he knew the ability of each Infinity Stone, how could he not know what kind of power all six together could unleash?
Ordinary Group Owner: "Right? That's how terrifying the Infinity Stones are."
Ordinary Group Owner: "But the prerequisite is withstanding the surge from all six. Otherwise you end up like Tony—dead."
Richest Man: "…"
Richest Man: "If I hadn't seen it, I'd never have imagined I was that great."
Tony gave a self-deprecating smile.
If you let him now cross into the future Tony's body, he really wouldn't want to take part.
It wasn't just that he hadn't yet formed feelings for the other Avengers, nor that his feelings for the little Spider weren't so intense. Most of all, he had his wife and daughter; his life could have been extremely happy.
After all, Thanos was already dead; perhaps there wouldn't be any crisis afterward.
Ordinary Group Owner: "That's hard to say—you're Tony Stark, after all."
Ordinary Group Owner: "For the sake of the public's safety, you're always the one who dares to sacrifice."
Back in Avengers, when Tony carried the nuke into the wormhole, he truly went in accepting he might die.
In fact, every one of their battles carried the risk of death. Especially in the fight against Thanos—who could guarantee they would survive?
Umaru the Homebody: "When I saw Tony lift his arm with the six Infinity Stones gleaming and shout, 'I'm Iron Man,' it was so cool!"
Umaru the Homebody: "No wonder the Group Owner and Brandon rate Tony as a mortal who rivals the gods."
Umaru the Homebody: "Too bad he died."
Umaru the Homebody: "Is there any later plot where Tony comes back to life?"
Ordinary Group Owner: "No. I heard the lead actor didn't want to keep playing, so after the Stones were returned, the story moved into a new arc."
Ordinary Group Owner: "After Tony died, I stopped watching."
Golden Flash: "Mm… wait."
Golden Flash: "Something feels off."
Minato Namikaze looked at the Group Owner's words and frowned; there seemed to be something wrong.
Boil Dagu into Soup: "Returning the Infinity Stones to their places, right—that's correct. But after Tony snapped, weren't those Stones still there?"
Boil Dagu into Soup: "Why not have the Hulk snap again and resurrect Tony?"
Umaru the Homebody: "Hiss~~~"
Ordinary Group Owner: "Young man, you've found the blind spot."
(End of this chapter)