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Chapter 562 Thanos
The ingredients used to make a spaceship, even if you thought about it with your butt, you'd know they couldn't be ordinary goods, especially since this is Thanos's main ship.
But in front of the Peerless Blade, it was nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a car, just like digging tofu with a spoon, passing through the transparent viewport without encountering any resistance.
Due to well-known reasons, the viewport, which had only revealed a narrow crack, instantly developed cracks across its surface due to outer space, and then scattered like ice crystals.
Believing that it wouldn't be long before Ebony Maw would be killed by outer space, he felt he might not even last that long, as the sharp Peerless Blade would pierce right through him.
Just as he was about to lose his life on the spot, a huge hand wearing a bronze-colored gauntlet grasped the incoming Peerless Blade, the sharp blade tip stopping right in front of Ebony Maw's right eyes.
Looking at the coldly gleaming blade tip in front of him, Ebony Maw, who was almost developing a fear of sharp objects, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, his dispirited appearance taking a long time to recover.
"Da."
A huge palm rested on Ebony Maw's shoulder, as thin as a dry branch, the warm body temperature and solid touch pulling him back from losing his consciousness.
After seeing Thanos's figure in his peripheral vision, Ebony Maw finally completely regained his senses, and the feeling of near-death from just now finally dissipated now that he saw his pillar of support.
"Your Majesty, the spaceship was…" Ebony Maw was about to speak, but Thanos stopped him with his free hand.
"Shhh." Thanos repeatedly looked at the War Blade in his hand, as if he hadn't noticed the imminent danger at all.
Ebony Maw still wanted to speak, but suddenly noticed the Infinity Gauntlet on Thanos's hand. The blue gem and red gem embedded in the Infinity Gauntlet on his left hand lit up together, and the space around them rippled like a peaceful lake surface into which a pebble had been thrown.
By the time Ebony Maw regained his consciousness again, everything around him had returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
"Hold your breath and concentrate, Ebony Maw." Thanos didn't even lift his head, just said calmly. "I can hear your heartbeat from here."
"To let Your Majesty see my undignified appearance, your subject is deeply ashamed." Ebony Maw took a few deep breaths, and then opened his mouth to say, "Your Majesty, Corvus Glaive is already dead."
"I can see that, Ebony Maw." Thanos twirled the War Blade, then casually tossed it aside. Surprisingly, the War Blade did not stick into the ground due to the effect of gravity, but instead floated in the air.
"Give our first fierce general some time, let's go chat about other business first."
Hearing a hint of mockery in his sound, Ebony Maw thought Thanos was still dwelling on the matter of failure, or perhaps blaming them for their inefficient business, having spent so much time and still failing to obtain the Time Stone.
Not understanding Thanos's idea, Ebony Maw could only temporarily put away his proud tongue, obediently following behind Thanos like a mute, all the way back to the Command Center.
Thanos sat on his throne, and instructed Ebony Maw below, "Summon the other generals back as well."
"As you command, Your Majesty." Ebony Maw bowed and saluted, turned around and flew away behind him, leaving only Thanos sitting on the throne, looking at the two empty sockets on the Gauntlet with a complex expression, not knowing what he was thinking.
…
When Corvus Glaive regained his vision again, and saw the familiar environment again, he knew he had returned to his own main ship.
After taking in the environment of the Command Center, the first thing he saw was Thanos sitting on the throne. That tall and sturdy figure was the master he followed, and also the object of his fear.
"Your Majesty." Corvus Glaive quickly knelt down, his sound was trembling. Even death had not made him feel fear, but Thanos in his presence made him tremble uncontrollably.
"Tell me." Thanos sat on the throne with an imposing gesture. "Exactly who did you lose to?"
"He claimed to be a Martian, Your Majesty." Corvus Glaive said with a tremor, causing Proxima Midnight beside him to show a look of intolerance.
"Martian?" Thanos's expression changed for the first time. He showed an expression of doubt.
"Your Majesty." Ebony Maw floated out at the opportune time. He just slightly raised his hand, and the Peerless Blade turned its head and aimed at his master Corvus Glaive.
"Corvus Glaive is lying, we all know there is no life on Mars."
Thanos narrowed his eyes. In his long years, he had indeed never heard of life surviving on Mars in the Solar System, but as an enlightened leader, he decided to first listen to Corvus Glaive's explanation.
Ebony Maw also knew this, but as a court jester, he was used to reading faces and observing expressions, and was best at judging his master's idea. At this time, coming out to show majesty and play the black face for Thanos was one of his duty.
Although court jesters' endings are not good after the master they serve dies, Ebony Maw didn't think Thanos would die young. No human in this universe could do such a thing.
Proxima Midnight gripped the spear in her hand tightly, making a creaking sound, but in the end, she didn't dare to go any further.
"It's true, Your Majesty!" Corvus Glaive didn't dare to resist, only dared to lower his head and explain. "He said he came from another universe, every word I say is true, you can use the Mind Stone to check my brain."
In order to survive, Corvus Glaive could be said to have used every trick in the book. In fact, even if he hadn't said it, Thanos himself had this idea.
Thanos waved his hand casually, and Corvus Glaive, who was originally kneeling on the ground, floated up from the ground, lifted by an invisible power and brought to Thanos's presence.
Thanos, who was already in preparation, opportunely extended his left hand wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, and just covered Corvus Glaive's head as he flew over. As the yellow gem on the Gauntlet lit up with light, all of Corvus Glaive's ideas and memories were displayed in Thanos's presence.
When Corvus Glaive regained his consciousness again, he had already returned to below the throne. Thanos was still sitting on the throne, only his gesture had changed, but Corvus Glaive could know just from these things.
He survived.
"Corvus Glaive did not lie." Thanos said, using his hand wearing the Gauntlet to tap his own head. A yellow light flashed by, and a yellow thread was pulled out by his left hand.
Thanos flicked his hand casually, and the thread turned into three streams of light and flew towards the remaining generals. Before the three could react, the streams of light crashed into their brains.
Ebony Maw covered his head. Memories he had never seen before suddenly appeared in his brain, it was memories about a stranger he had never seen before.
Green skin, crimson eyes, a symbol he had never seen before, and also the strength that crushed Corvus Glaive and made people shrink back in awe. It seemed this was the "Martian" that Corvus Glaive had spoken of.
Ebony Maw, who had regained his consciousness, looked at the other two. It seemed they should be the same as him, having been implanted with Corvus Glaive's memory by Thanos.
(End of Chapter)
The ingredients used to make a spaceship, even if you thought about it with your butt, you'd know they couldn't be ordinary goods, especially since this is Thanos's main ship.
But in front of the Peerless Blade, it was nothing more than a mantis trying to stop a car, just like digging tofu with a spoon, passing through the transparent viewport without encountering any resistance.
Due to well-known reasons, the viewport, which had only revealed a narrow crack, instantly developed cracks across its surface due to outer space, and then scattered like ice crystals.
Believing that it wouldn't be long before Ebony Maw would be killed by outer space, he felt he might not even last that long, as the sharp Peerless Blade would pierce right through him.
Just as he was about to lose his life on the spot, a huge hand wearing a bronze-colored gauntlet grasped the incoming Peerless Blade, the sharp blade tip stopping right in front of Ebony Maw's right eyes.
Looking at the coldly gleaming blade tip in front of him, Ebony Maw, who was almost developing a fear of sharp objects, subconsciously swallowed his saliva, his dispirited appearance taking a long time to recover.
"Da."
A huge palm rested on Ebony Maw's shoulder, as thin as a dry branch, the warm body temperature and solid touch pulling him back from losing his consciousness.
After seeing Thanos's figure in his peripheral vision, Ebony Maw finally completely regained his senses, and the feeling of near-death from just now finally dissipated now that he saw his pillar of support.
"Your Majesty, the spaceship was…" Ebony Maw was about to speak, but Thanos stopped him with his free hand.
"Shhh." Thanos repeatedly looked at the War Blade in his hand, as if he hadn't noticed the imminent danger at all.
Ebony Maw still wanted to speak, but suddenly noticed the Infinity Gauntlet on Thanos's hand. The blue gem and red gem embedded in the Infinity Gauntlet on his left hand lit up together, and the space around them rippled like a peaceful lake surface into which a pebble had been thrown.
By the time Ebony Maw regained his consciousness again, everything around him had returned to normal, as if nothing had happened.
"Hold your breath and concentrate, Ebony Maw." Thanos didn't even lift his head, just said calmly. "I can hear your heartbeat from here."
"To let Your Majesty see my undignified appearance, your subject is deeply ashamed." Ebony Maw took a few deep breaths, and then opened his mouth to say, "Your Majesty, Corvus Glaive is already dead."
"I can see that, Ebony Maw." Thanos twirled the War Blade, then casually tossed it aside. Surprisingly, the War Blade did not stick into the ground due to the effect of gravity, but instead floated in the air.
"Give our first fierce general some time, let's go chat about other business first."
Hearing a hint of mockery in his sound, Ebony Maw thought Thanos was still dwelling on the matter of failure, or perhaps blaming them for their inefficient business, having spent so much time and still failing to obtain the Time Stone.
Not understanding Thanos's idea, Ebony Maw could only temporarily put away his proud tongue, obediently following behind Thanos like a mute, all the way back to the Command Center.
Thanos sat on his throne, and instructed Ebony Maw below, "Summon the other generals back as well."
"As you command, Your Majesty." Ebony Maw bowed and saluted, turned around and flew away behind him, leaving only Thanos sitting on the throne, looking at the two empty sockets on the Gauntlet with a complex expression, not knowing what he was thinking.
…
When Corvus Glaive regained his vision again, and saw the familiar environment again, he knew he had returned to his own main ship.
After taking in the environment of the Command Center, the first thing he saw was Thanos sitting on the throne. That tall and sturdy figure was the master he followed, and also the object of his fear.
"Your Majesty." Corvus Glaive quickly knelt down, his sound was trembling. Even death had not made him feel fear, but Thanos in his presence made him tremble uncontrollably.
"Tell me." Thanos sat on the throne with an imposing gesture. "Exactly who did you lose to?"
"He claimed to be a Martian, Your Majesty." Corvus Glaive said with a tremor, causing Proxima Midnight beside him to show a look of intolerance.
"Martian?" Thanos's expression changed for the first time. He showed an expression of doubt.
"Your Majesty." Ebony Maw floated out at the opportune time. He just slightly raised his hand, and the Peerless Blade turned its head and aimed at his master Corvus Glaive.
"Corvus Glaive is lying, we all know there is no life on Mars."
Thanos narrowed his eyes. In his long years, he had indeed never heard of life surviving on Mars in the Solar System, but as an enlightened leader, he decided to first listen to Corvus Glaive's explanation.
Ebony Maw also knew this, but as a court jester, he was used to reading faces and observing expressions, and was best at judging his master's idea. At this time, coming out to show majesty and play the black face for Thanos was one of his duty.
Although court jesters' endings are not good after the master they serve dies, Ebony Maw didn't think Thanos would die young. No human in this universe could do such a thing.
Proxima Midnight gripped the spear in her hand tightly, making a creaking sound, but in the end, she didn't dare to go any further.
"It's true, Your Majesty!" Corvus Glaive didn't dare to resist, only dared to lower his head and explain. "He said he came from another universe, every word I say is true, you can use the Mind Stone to check my brain."
In order to survive, Corvus Glaive could be said to have used every trick in the book. In fact, even if he hadn't said it, Thanos himself had this idea.
Thanos waved his hand casually, and Corvus Glaive, who was originally kneeling on the ground, floated up from the ground, lifted by an invisible power and brought to Thanos's presence.
Thanos, who was already in preparation, opportunely extended his left hand wearing the Infinity Gauntlet, and just covered Corvus Glaive's head as he flew over. As the yellow gem on the Gauntlet lit up with light, all of Corvus Glaive's ideas and memories were displayed in Thanos's presence.
When Corvus Glaive regained his consciousness again, he had already returned to below the throne. Thanos was still sitting on the throne, only his gesture had changed, but Corvus Glaive could know just from these things.
He survived.
"Corvus Glaive did not lie." Thanos said, using his hand wearing the Gauntlet to tap his own head. A yellow light flashed by, and a yellow thread was pulled out by his left hand.
Thanos flicked his hand casually, and the thread turned into three streams of light and flew towards the remaining generals. Before the three could react, the streams of light crashed into their brains.
Ebony Maw covered his head. Memories he had never seen before suddenly appeared in his brain, it was memories about a stranger he had never seen before.
Green skin, crimson eyes, a symbol he had never seen before, and also the strength that crushed Corvus Glaive and made people shrink back in awe. It seemed this was the "Martian" that Corvus Glaive had spoken of.
Ebony Maw, who had regained his consciousness, looked at the other two. It seemed they should be the same as him, having been implanted with Corvus Glaive's memory by Thanos.
(End of Chapter)
