The dull clatter of fists and feet echoed through the Templar's training halls.

James's height of more than 1.9 meters is considered tall among humans on Earth, but he has only just reached the chest of the "Mad Titan".

Two warriors who seem to never get tired have been "fighting" each other for a long time, one is almost indestructible just for his skin, and can easily fight against all kinds of cold, heat, electricity, radiation, energy, and even toxins, aging, and diseases in the universe.

And the other body's body can heal and regenerate at high speed, and every move is aimed at taking the other party's life, and it turns into some kind of harmonious fight between the two.

"Whew...... It's a pity that your body is absorbing most of your life force from some unique high-level power, otherwise, you should be an opponent who can really let go of the battle."

The sleeveless light armor on Thanos's body had already been chopped to pieces by the claws, and he hung down his knee-length thick arms, and nodded contentedly with his dark purple chest like a rock.

The battle just now was a comfortable relaxation for Thanos in a boring career of conquest.

"Hey... If you don't get into some trouble, then you have to be careful if you will actually be killed by me."

"Hahahaha... Mr. Logan."

James's robe was also shattered into powder by Thanos's punches, and the thick body hair on his chest was as gray as hair. He looked at the "Mad Titan" and laughed heartily, and the mystery in his heart deepened for this overlord full of unique personality charm.

「.. There are few, very few powers or weapons that can hurt my body, and that mass of energy in your body is related to the Nine Realms Immortal Palace."

Not only is Thanos an unparalleled personal combat power, but he is also a polymath who understands the mysteries and technology of the universe, and although he does not have the vicious eyes of Gao Tianzun and collectors who can recognize the eternal fire at a glance, he can also faintly feel the characteristics of that power.

James habitually groped on his body, but the cigar in his arms had turned into crumbs with the crumbling shirt, and he nodded helplessly.

"It's Odin's collection, the Eternal Flame, because... He brought a mercenary assignment into Asgard and got into a fight."

James was a little vague and did not tell Thanos the truth, and his identity as a mysterious and powerful starhunter still needs to be maintained in the Dark Order.

Fortunately, Thanos's forces have just touched the galaxy, and they don't know much about the situation on Earth and the "Sirius Army".

Sanos sat slowly on the dark stone steps with his knees propped up, his huge fan-like hand caressing his chin in the ravine, and said in a low and dull voice:

"When your beard is white, and your life span of thousands of years is consumed and burned out, you will grow old and die like mortal life, and my temple will have the power to provide you with the energy to sustain your life, and this will be your reward."

「... Since the collector Tanya Tiwan is also looking for the Infinity Stones, I will eventually make a trip to his 'Land of Nothingness', and then I will be able to retrieve the Eternal Flame for you, but the lives that have been lost cannot be replaced."

James sat cross-legged across from Thanos, and reluctantly continued to ask, "Isn't there a way to control this power?"

"Hmm... With the exception of Surtr, the King of the Flame Giants, there is no other successful example in the history of the universe that I know of, "Eternal Fire... What is Eternity? Perhaps only 'eternity' itself can tell you. Mr. Logan, in Odin's treasure hall, have you ever seen the treasure of the 'Space Primordial', also known as the Cosmic Rubik's Cube."

Thanos's view of the eternal flame is the same as that of Tanya Tivan, and the philosophical question of finding the true meaning of "eternity" becomes the key.

Hearing Thanos ask about the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, James' heart rate and breathing were extremely stable and simply denied: "I haven't heard of it, maybe there is, but I haven't seen that thing before, it was blasted into the Asgard treasury in the chaos, and then fell into the eternal fire."

"Thanos..... Why do you want to collect the so-called 'Infinity Stones', and what is the use of collecting them?"

Jimmy

Si looked at the silent Thanos and asked casually in a relaxed manner, Ke one

The pair of black pupils stared at his rough cheeks for a moment, but saw that the eyes of this "mad titan" suddenly rose with inexplicable peace and calm.

is like an ignorant teenager who is full of expectations for his future life, and his eyes are full of fantasies about the "ideal country" in his heart.

"From the dawn of the universe, all intelligent races and civilizations have not escaped war, killing, and self-destruction. In essence, it is all the desire for life that is at work, and the reality is that the limited resources and materials of the environment cannot satisfy the infinite reproduction of the population."

Sanos looked at the lines in his palms, and his big indigo hands seemed to hold up the entire universe, and each light line was a vast galaxy.

「.. My hometown, the Titans, is a planet that has been developed to the extreme by advanced civilizations, and the eternal Titans have the same long life span as the Aesir Protoss, but the speed of reproduction is not much slower than that of mortals, and after tens of thousands of years, the home planet has gradually exhausted all available resources..."

"In order to survive, the Titans continue to explore and plunder and conquer the planets in the universe that can survive life, but the endless wars of aggression and attacks have accelerated the demise of the race, and we are on the verge of extinction under internal and external enemies. At that time, when I was still very young, I came up with a solution."

James suppressed his breathing, preoccupied and waiting for what Thanos was about to say. 「... Regardless of rank, old and young, rich or poor, there is no bias to randomly eliminate half of the population, so that the civilization of the Eternal Titan can continue, and there will be no more killing and suffering... But they said I was crazy."

Sanos's eyes suddenly turned to look at James, and he said without any emotional ups and downs:

"The Infinity Stones were formed at the beginning of the universe by condensing the six essential energies that make up the world, and when they come together, it may only take a snap of the fingers... My ideals can be easily fulfilled and liberated from endless lives."

As Thanos's words fell, there was a silent silence in the hall for a long time.

James took a deep breath, and the doubts that had been lingering in his mind for a long time about Thanos' collection of Infinity Stones and forging Infinity Gauntlets reached their peak.

"You... Are you sure? Is this the ultimate solution to the problem? Thanos, your wisdom should not be blind to the great hole."

"The power of the Infinity Primordial can fulfill your wish at once, easily achieving the goal of randomly wiping out half of the life in the universe, but the originally large number of races will quickly multiply and return to the pre-elimination population after a few decades, and the already scarce or endangered creatures will directly fall into an irretrievable extinction situation!"

「... Even the life that survives and reproduces again will gradually become extinct due to the complete imbalance and destruction of the planet's biosphere. In the end, if you want no more wars and no more tragedy, the world will only become a living environment that is completely chaotic, and the universe will fall into endless silence after the death of the remaining life... What you do, you will only usher in..."

Suddenly, a sign of death that had never been seen before stirred up every inch of skin and all the spirit of James's body.

Whether facing the "Phoenix", or the god king Odin or Thanos, the crazy stimulation of the "beast sense" that can almost be aware of his own fate and the danger of life and death after several evolutions warns James.

It's like an ordinary person slamming into a frozen glacier, and even his heart is suffocated by the sudden cold and stops beating a few beats.

James Howlett met Thanos' momentary bewildered gaze, clenched his fists with his hair open, gritted his teeth and forcibly suppressed the fear that arose from nowhere in his heart, and finished the last word word word by word:

"--Die, die."

"It's... Such... Is it?"

Strangely silent for a long time, Thanos's deep eyes looked at the void in front of him in confusion as he often lost his mind, as if he had just woken up from an unsatisfied sleep, and his lips moved silently.

James suddenly felt a tingling in his scalp and spine, and he finally had an extremely ridiculous guess in his heart.

—"Heavenly Father" in his prime

Great God" Odin Poulson, like the invincible overlord "Mad Titan" Sanos in the vast universe, is likely.... Bewitched. "Ha ....."

With a long sigh, Thanos's long-lost look returned to a calm firmness.

James sat silently on the sidelines, not even knowing what he was waiting for or expecting, only listening to Thanos waking up from a dream and saying quietly as usual:

"I've seen and learned far more than you realize, 'Lone Wolf' like an interstellar hunter, there are still too many powers in this world that you can't understand, and the Infinity Stones will be the salvation of all... It's mine, Destiny."

James' gaze drooped in disappointment, and Thanos had no intention of continuing to talk to him.

The Titans got up to block out the light from the dome of the Great Hall, cast a large shadow on James, and slowly walked out.

"Mr. Logan, the Zetarians' war of conquest is coming to an end, and the Dark Order will continue to pursue the whereabouts of the Legendary Speaker, and if your claws are willing to wield for me, the 'Black Shine General' will have a place for you."

The figure of Thanos faded into the quiet corridors of the temple with his last words.

With his right palm on his chest, his fingertips clenching his skin little by little, James felt the clear sound of two layers of heartbeat in his heart, and seemed to be stunned when he sat alone in the hall. 「.. Unknown existence, aren't you going to talk to me?"

He suddenly called out inexplicably to the void, and waited for a long, long... Nothing happened.

Ebony Throat carried his hands as graceful and indifferent as ever, and his boots floated more than ten centimeters on the ground, quickly floating towards the central throne of the Temple.

But his eyes, which were almost filled with miserable whiteness, glanced around in a little panic, not as confident as he appeared.

"Master, the legion of the Zetarians has blocked all the routes and orbits of Morta Star 100,000 light-years in advance, and the wire report has also confirmed the information that the 'Legend Speaker' is still on the planet, and we will definitely be able to get the original stone for you this time!"

The Blacktongue Strategist crouched down beside Thanos' throne armrest, and spoke earnestly. The boulder throne floating in the air spewed dark blue flames, and Sanos, who was dressed in armor, looked indifferently at the ebony throat, and the frightened other party hung his head deeply.

"It's been too long... The army has been dragged on for too long by this pretending to be a ghost, Ebony Throat, let the Storyteller escape this time, and you will go to my hometown and guard the wasteland..."

Thanos's mind moved slightly, and the throne flew up, leaving Ebony Throat, Deathblade General and others with solemn faces.

A man with a beard like hoarfrost stood opposite the Black Glory Four, flanked by Thanos' adopted daughters, Gamora and Nebula.

His skin clearly bears the traces of age, and although he is not old, he looks like a middle-aged human.

It's been three years.

James counted the time on Earth, and it had been about three years since he was taken into Asgard by the Rainbow Bridge to the Dark Order of Saka and Thanos.

With long white hair and beard that stood like pins and needles, and a dark gold Dark Order armor, this conspicuous appearance alone made Thanos' army known.

"Teach Logan, are you interested in going to Morta to hunt down the gem bearer?"

Camorra's words were even a little respectful in front of Thanos, and the training with James in the past three years made her experience the state of emotional communication with "normal people" for the first time in her life.

And the younger sister Nebula next to her, in addition to being still used to maintaining an indifferent appearance, is actually more dependent on James than her.

"Your awareness and sense of smell will surely catch the Storyteller faster than Deathblade and Proxima Centauri."

Xingyun said coldly, but his eyes were not as paranoid as they used to be.

Thanos hasn't modified Nebula's flesh since James became their combat instructor, and although she still has more defeats than victories, she has proven that she is not a waste through the fact that she has defeated Gamora several times.

A ring-shaped ship flanking the Templar

One by one, they spread out and headed towards the planet Moulton in the brown earth.

James walked in the direction of the ship's cabin and said to Gamora and Nebula, "The Dark Order searches the universe for the Infinity Stones, and if you can come across one, of course you should check it out. Hehe... He'd better be a real gem holder, otherwise after spending so much effort to find it for a long time, it's just a false rumor, and Ebony Throat may not have the luck to be exiled to Titan."

The Templar had just landed into the planet's atmosphere, and at the drop pod, James was projected to earth with Gamora and Nebula with the traction beam.

The Rainbow Bridge in Asgard seems to be the ultimate version of this technology, capable of teleporting to most corners of the universe in an instant.

The moment his feet stepped on a strange planet, the extra "heartbeat" in James's chest suddenly beat faster and faster.