Chapter 1189 The Odin Family Gathers, Thanos' Strong Premonition
"Thank me, I saved your life." Rocket patted his chest, still shaken. "But that's for a different price, don't try to renege on your debt."
"These stones can't hurt me at all," Thor said, somewhat speechless. He, the God of Thunder, wasn't so easily earned the favor of saving his life.
"Does it matter? I've saved you a lot of valuable time."
Thor was speechless and led them on a frantic run out of the dungeon.
The falling rubble, the collapsed walls, and the occasional flames shooting out from the cracks made this not-too-long road full of excitement.
"Speaking of which, don't you think you've been having some bad luck lately?" Rocket asked as he ran. "Once is an accident, twice is a coincidence, but two in a row in a short period of time is quite intriguing."
“How would I know? Maybe…” Thor clicked his tongue as if thinking of something, “maybe it’s because I recently upset a wizard.”
"Huh?" Rocket was stunned for a moment, then laughed and scolded, "Serves you right for being unlucky."
Inside the Monster spaceship, Banner and Wanda looked at Aaron simultaneously, their eyes filled with undisguised curiosity and suspicion.
“Ha!” Aaron shrugged, looking slightly embarrassed. “Slander, blatant slander.”
People can find excuses for their misfortunes, but they can't pin the blame on others. That's shameless; it's a sign of incompetence and cowardice.
"It's really not you?"
"Nonsense, he's just unlucky."
Even if I dislike him, I wouldn't curse him at this sensitive time.
Wanda and Banner exchanged a glance and reluctantly agreed with this statement.
boom!
Before the dungeon completely collapsed, Thor, Rocket, and Groot finally broke out.
"Hangarion? Where's the hangar?" Rocket asked, panting. "We don't have much time left."
“Go across this street, turn left, and keep going straight and you will see my grandfather’s statue.”
To the right of the statue is a triangular pyramid-shaped building, inside which most of Asgard's spaceships are housed.
"Is it there?" Rocket pointed to an iconic golden spire.
"Uh...it seems so."
"Then why did you talk so much nonsense?" Rocket cursed speechlessly. "Let's go, Groot."
"Wait a minute," Thor hurriedly stopped them. "If you get the spaceship, you can try to find me and my mother."
The implication is: Remember to help us out.
Rocket raised an eyebrow and immediately understood what Thor meant.
"Understood, we will find you before Asgard is destroyed."
"Thanks, Rabbit."
Rocket and Groot rushed towards the hangar, while Thor closed his eyes and took a deep breath. "Heimdall, I know you're watching me."
I need your help to see the location of the Queen of Gods.
A moment later, his pupils turned gold, and his consciousness projected onto the planet Bohart, standing opposite Heimdall.
They were in a grove of trees, where sunlight filtered through the leaves, casting dappled patterns on the ground, and the flowers, grasses, and trees released a rich fragrance.
"Heimdall, I'm sorry I don't have time to catch up with you."
Tell me where Frigga is? I need to go save her.
“I can see Frigga, but I don’t recommend you go to her,” Heimdall said hesitantly. “She’s with Hela, and Hela will protect her.”
How to protect it?
Hela's opponent this time is Surtur, and Ragnarok will make him stronger than ever before.
“Your divine power is sealed; going there will only be a burden,” Heimdall earnestly advised. “Listen to me, find a spaceship. Once you fly out of the atmosphere, you will see Gaius’s spaceship; it’s safer there.”
“Then I must take my mother with me,” Thor said firmly. “Heimdall, you know me, I can’t abandon her.”
“I understand,” Heimdall sighed softly. “You made the same choice as Loki. Perhaps you are right, because outside the atmosphere... it is only relatively safer.”
"What's going on outside?"
"It doesn't matter, good luck to you."
As soon as he finished speaking, Heimdall disappeared from sight.
Thor also saw his mother's image in his pupils; she and Hela were riding a giant wolf toward the Rainbow Bridge.
Behind them, the golden palace seemed to be engulfed in flames, its splendor rapidly melting away and turning to ashes.
"Rainbow Bridge".
Thor's vision returned to normal, and he immediately ran towards the Rainbow Bridge.
"Aside from being simple-minded and physically strong, Thor does have some sense of responsibility in crucial moments," Aaron said thoughtfully.
"Hela, Thor, Loki, this must be the first time these three siblings have fought side by side!" Wanda said with interest. "It's quite inspiring, maybe they can win!"
“I have a different opinion,” Banner said sullenly. “Thor and Loki are too weak; they are not qualified to fight alongside Hela.”
"Does this have to be such a killjoy?"
“This isn’t a spoilsport, it’s the truth,” Aaron said. “What we’re watching isn’t a movie, it’s the real apocalypse.”
The kind of happy ending that exists to please the audience may not happen, otherwise we wouldn't be here.
Whether they will fight side by side is one thing; whether they will win if they do fight side by side is another matter entirely.
"And what about you?" Wanda looked at Aaron. "What do you plan to do?"
"Let's just play it by ear!" Aaron looked at the two screens with a hint of helplessness. "The situation in Asgard is more complicated than I thought. Odin's entire family is involved."
Besides Ragnarok, Thanos was also there...
"Wait, Thanos." Aaron suddenly remembered something and patted his forehead in worry. "There's still one more uncertainty!"
"Hopefully that guy will know when to leave once he gets the Tesseract, otherwise it won't be so easy for him to adapt to changing circumstances."
Upon hearing this, Wanda and Banner's expressions changed.
Thanos has already obtained the Power Stone, Reality Stone, and Soul Stone, plus the Space Stone, leaving only the Mind Stone and the Time Stone for Earth.
“Earth is bound to be Thanos’s next target.” Banner frowned. “Hopefully Steve and the others are prepared.”
......
temple.
Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight brought the Tesseract back and handed it over to Thanos.
"Master, I have not failed you."
Furthermore, I have initiated Ragnarok, and the Goddess of Death and the God of Thunder will perish along with Asgard.
"Well done." Thanos crushed the Tesseract in one swift motion, and the white crystal shards slipped from his palm like grains of sand, leaving only a single crystal radiating a blue light.
Thanos raised his left hand and embedded the Infinity Stone, which could manipulate space, into the middle finger of the Infinity Gauntlet.
hum!
The blue energy wave spread out from Thanos, causing Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight to take a step back.
"There are still two on Earth." Thanos admired the four Infinity Stones on the Infinity Gauntlet as if describing a trivial matter.
He then clenched his left fist, and the space stone on his middle finger became even brighter and more dazzling, and a blue space wormhole appeared in front of them.
“Go and tell Black Tongue’s strategist that we can start the war.”
"Yes." Corruption bowed his head and said respectfully, "Master, aren't you going?"
"I need to deal with a minor problem first." Thanos's lips curled into a slight smile. "This is the perfect opportunity."
"A minor problem?" Proxima Midnight asked tentatively. "Is it Bohart?"
"No, it's that spaceship on the other side."
"I have a premonition, a very strong premonition, that the owner of that spaceship will be the biggest obstacle to my plans," Thanos said in a deep voice. "We must eliminate him now."
"Before I arrive on Earth, Obsidian IV will try to obtain the Mind Stone and the Time Stone as much as possible."
Even if that's impossible, we must do our best to eliminate Earth's defenses.
"As ordered."
"Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight said in unison, then exchanged a glance and walked toward the blue wormhole."
After the two left, Thanos turned to look at the monster ship on the screen. "The Goddess of Death is in dire straits herself now, so I don't need to worry about anything anymore."
"A barrage of artillery fire."
"Yes, Master."
The messenger said this, and then gave the order to attack.
Click!Click!Click!
One cannon barrel after another extended from the surface, adjusting its direction to find the target while separating vertically. The blue energy bar quickly filled up, and countless energy bullets shot out like meteors.
In the blink of an eye, the blue barrage of cannon fire approached the Monster.
If this salvo hits, the Monster will suffer at least 30% damage.
clang!
An ellipsoidal, pale yellow energy shield suddenly appeared. The shells that hit it created ripples, but failed to cause any damage to the monster.
"What's going on?" Banner asked, puzzled. "Why would Thanos attack us? There's no reason for it!"
"What reason do you need?" Aaron felt offended. "For a great villain, eliminating an eyesore of ants doesn't need a reason."
"Destroying you is none of your business"—this perfectly encapsulates our current situation.
"Then what do we do?" Wanda asked eagerly. "Should we fight back?"
“No.” Aaron shook his head slightly, his gaze fixed on Hela and Thor’s movements. “I need to concentrate now. I can’t be distracted, and I can’t act rashly.”
“Then we…” Wanda stopped herself abruptly before she could say anything, gritted her teeth, glanced at Hela on the screen, and forced herself to say, “Dr. Banner, come and fight back.”
"Is that okay?" Banner asked.
Aaron was silent for a moment. "Prophet, how long can the shield last?"
"The spaceship has less than 60% of its energy remaining, which is enough to withstand this level of fire for about 30 minutes."
As soon as he finished speaking, a red 30-minute countdown appeared on the main screen.
"What?" Banner was somewhat incredulous, because in a sense, this spaceship was his personal vehicle. "How come there's only so little energy left?"
"Dear Captain, the Monster ship has made several long-distance trips between Asgard and Bohart during this period, transporting millions of Asgardians in batches, which has consumed a huge amount of energy."
More importantly, from the moment the Monster set sail, it never replenished its energy reserves by even a single ounce.
Banner: ......
Well, you really can't blame it.
"Are you still going to fight back?" Aaron teased.
“Hmm…” Banner hesitated for a moment, then nodded seriously. “It’s really frustrating to be passively attacked. I will pay attention to energy consumption.”
"Friendly reminder: you need to deactivate the defense before you can activate the attack system, otherwise the shells will not be able to be fired."
If you insist on going toe-to-toe with Thanos, be prepared for your spaceship to be severely damaged.
"Also, I have to remind you."
The Monster is a decent spaceship, but in terms of size, it's no match for the Temple.
"Roughly estimated, the monster ship can only last for thirty seconds at most in a battle with the temple, but it can only cause less than twenty percent of the damage to the temple." The prophet silently added, pouring cold water on Banner's wavering heart.
"So, that means we can't win?"
"We are completely outmatched. Captain, please face reality."
Furthermore, this conclusion was drawn only from calculations of the performance of two spaceships and did not take into account the four Infinity Stones possessed by Thanos.
"Once Thanos uses the energy of the Infinity Stones, the Monster will definitely not be able to withstand it unless the great creator intervenes."
"Shit!" Banner couldn't help but swear, almost forgetting that Thanos had four Infinity Stones, putting them in an absolutely passive position from the very beginning.
"It seems we can only maintain our defenses for now. Let's hold out for the next half hour."
Thanos also noticed the sturdiness of the Monster's shield and frowned.
Instead of retreating, they chose to hold on.
Asgard is about to be destroyed, what is your purpose?
"Continue the attack, power up to maximum."
With the order issued again, the attack frequency of the energy cannons increased several times over.
Previously, it could be described as a rain of cannons, but now it's almost a continuous barrage of laser beams.
boom! boom! boom!
The protective shield rippled even more, like boiling water.
"Alarm! Alarm!"
The temple launched a full-power attack, putting excessive pressure on the protective shield.
"How long can it last?" Banner asked hastily.
The half-hour countdown has changed; there were originally twenty-nine minutes left, but now only nine minutes remain.
"Hiss!" Banner gasped. "Master, this..."
"Damn it!" Aaron clenched his fists. "This is too much! Thanos is determined to wipe us out! What did I ever do to him?"
He didn't initially intend to cause trouble for Thanos. What did it have to do with Thanos collecting the Infinity Stones and wiping out half of all life to reduce the burden on the universe?
But now it seems that even if he doesn't go looking for trouble, trouble will come looking for him!
Kindness is often taken advantage of, so we can't be too tolerant. How could the mighty God of Magic be bullied to this extent by a mere sub-father?
"What do we do? There are only nine minutes left," Wanda asked anxiously.
“The main problem is that Thanos might not even give us those nine minutes,” Banner said worriedly. “Master, I think you should start preparing now.”
call!
Aaron took a few deep breaths, suppressing his anger.
"If he doesn't increase the intensity of his attack, and Ragnarok happens to end within nine minutes, then Thanos will be lucky."
But if he doesn't know what's good for him, or if it exceeds nine minutes, then I'll have no choice but to let him experience the power of magic.
Although I'm not as good as the Ancient One, I'm not someone to be trifled with.
