#561 - A brief encounter

“I have a proposal.”

Tony, the idea man, raised his hand, attracting everyone's attention.

“Why don't we destroy this sword and then use it to reforge a weapon? You know, this big oaf beside me hasn't had a decent weapon for a long time.”

Regardless of what others thought, Thor was moved. He even ignored Tony's nickname for him and said with a hint of excitement.

“Stark is right. Because I've been using those pieces of junk, I can't beat those weirdos. If only my hammer was still here.”

“Your hammer?” Pooba just realized that Thor was no longer carrying that hammer. He hadn't noticed it all this time.

“My sister destroyed it.” Thor showed a hint of embarrassment, but Tony on the side spoke bluntly.

“Hela crushed his hammer with her hand.”

Ignoring Thor's dissatisfied gaze, Tony continued, “So this God of Thunder has lost half of his power, and his injuries haven't healed. Now his strength is probably only a third of what it used to be.”

Thor didn't speak. Just like Tony said, he was now only a little stronger than ordinary Asgardians. That's why he felt that even if he was gone, the sanctuary wouldn't suffer any losses.

He was no longer the invincible Thor, the God of Thunder. Now he couldn't even handle two or three Asgardians. The expectant gazes from his remaining companions made him feel even more unbearable.

The Asgardians were still expecting his rise, but Thor knew he was almost in the dirt. But now it was different, he had another chance to rise again.

“I'm afraid not.” Martian Manhunter shook his head.

“Why?!” Thor was anxious. Having just gained hope, he seemed a little impatient. “If you think I stole your trophy, I can pay a price to exchange it.”

“It's not for such mercenary reasons.” Martian Manhunter denied Thor's guess. “This war blade, you can't destroy it.”

He had tested it when he first killed Corvus Glaive. The sharpness of the peerless blade was beyond imagination. This was predictable, after all, it could cut through vibranium bodies, even if it was sharp enough, its own strength wouldn't be enough.

“The immediate interests have clouded your minds. This peerless blade can even cut through vibranium, and you can't destroy it with your current strength.”

“What about you? Can't you do it either?” Steve asked.

“I can, but it's not worth the cost.” Martian Manhunter examined the sword in his hand. “Because even if I destroy it, I can't reforge it. Do you remember the forging conditions of vibranium?”

Tony couldn't help but click his tongue. It wasn't that he didn't know what Martian Manhunter was talking about, but the huge benefits plus the long-term high-pressure environment made him a little anxious.

“Then what are you going to do with it?”

“Send it back.” After saying this, Martian Manhunter walked out of the base with the war blade.

“What?” Tony's expression changed. The others also suspected that they had misheard. Even if they wanted to do something that would benefit the enemy, they shouldn't say it in front of everyone.

Martian Manhunter's speed was very fast. In the blink of an eye, he came to the outside, but the Avengers were not ordinary people. Although Thor was a step slower, he still caught up with Martian Manhunter who had just walked outside.

“Wait a minute, buddy.” Thor grabbed Martian Manhunter's arm. “You're kidding, right?”

Martian Manhunter didn't answer Thor's words, but turned to look at the latter. Those fiery red eyes seemed to be able to see through the soul. Thor felt as if he was naked in front of the other party, without any secrets.

“Your injury seems to have recovered.”

This irrelevant answer made Thor himself and the remaining Avengers who were a little slower to catch up stiffen.

“My injury…” Thor let go of Martian Manhunter's arm, looked down at those rough hands, and couldn't speak for a long time.

Just like Martian Manhunter said, if it was an ordinary Asgardian, it would be impossible to catch up with his speed just now. Logically speaking, Thor, who is now only a little stronger than a normal Asgardian, is absolutely unable to do it.

“Your injury is inextricably linked to the shadows in your heart.” Martian Manhunter said slowly. “The things you fear have become shackles, locking you up. If it's you now, you definitely can't lift that hammer.”

After speaking, ignoring the impotent Thor, Martian Manhunter turned around and prepared to continue his plan, but this time he knew he had to explain it first.

“Don't worry, allies.” Martian Manhunter weighed the war blade in his hand. “This is to test an important matter. This matter can allow me to estimate the specific strength of Thanos's army.”

Hearing Martian Manhunter say this, Steve hesitated for a few seconds, then stood up. He said firmly to Martian Manhunter, “Then do it, we believe in your judgment.”

Hearing the director of the sanctuary say this, the others didn't say anything else. After all, Martian Manhunter saved them first. If the other party really wanted to harm them, he wouldn't need to go through so many twists and turns with his strength.

“Thank you.” After Martian Manhunter finished speaking, he flew away with the war blade and disappeared from everyone's sight.

After flying into the air, Martian Manhunter entered a state of invisibility. After a brief accumulation of power, he flew up at nearly the speed of sound.

After flying for about ten minutes, Yang Le found a deserted place. After observing with his X-ray vision, he repeatedly confirmed that there were indeed no creatures here.

Nodding, Yang Le was very satisfied with this place. After canceling his invisibility, he landed slowly, and then looked at the sky. Through layers of clouds, relying on the Martian's powerful physiological abilities, Yang Le easily saw Thanos's fleet floating in outer space.

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Stepping out with his left foot, moving his right foot back, assisting his eyes with his left hand to aim, and stretching his right hand holding the peerless blade back as much as possible, that's right, Yang Le was preparing to throw the peerless blade into Thanos's fleet like throwing a javelin.

After a brief aiming, Yang Le confirmed the target. The originally slender body suddenly bulged, looking like Hulk from a distance.

Shoulder drives elbow, elbow drives hand, waist and horse unite, all the cells in the body exert force together!

“Boom!”

The sound like a large-yield explosive explosion sounded a step later. In an instant, the peerless blade disappeared. Martian Manhunter's body became slender again. If one ignored the collapsed earth under his feet, everything would be as if nothing had happened.

…

Ebony Maw stood on the bridge of the main ship with a normal expression, observing the Earth not far away. Corvus Glaive had been gone for a long time, and there was still no reply. In his opinion, the other party was likely dead.

But the other party's death was valuable. It would be better to say that he sent Corvus Glaive to explore the way. This was also why he wanted to send Proxima Midnight away, after all, the former's name was worthless, but the latter's was not.

While thinking, Ebony Maw suddenly noticed something. He raised his head and found a meteor flying from the direction of the Earth, the target was the bridge of his main ship, or rather, it was him.

That thing was too fast, there was no time to mobilize the fleet's weapons. Ebony Maw could only think of a way himself. He immediately mobilized his ability and wanted to use telekinesis to stop the attack flying towards him.

As soon as he used telekinesis to make contact with the other party, Ebony Maw felt as if he had crashed into a Star Destroyer. He seemed like a mantis trying to stop a chariot and could only slightly reduce the other party's speed, but he couldn't change the result.

Helpless, Ebony Maw could only try his best, pulling back and pushing the other party at the same time, but even so, he couldn't stop it. The other party seemed unstoppable.

Bean-sized beads of sweat slid from his forehead. Ebony Maw didn't even have the strength to move his feet, and could only watch the other party fly over. He estimated that in a while, he would be buried with the main ship.

As expected, the unstoppable meteor destroyed the main ship's viewport, and the huge damage even blasted a big hole in the bridge. Seeing that thing getting closer and closer to him, Ebony Maw's heart had fallen to the bottom.

“Pa!”

A hand with a bronze-colored glove emerged from the corner of Ebony Maw's eye and grabbed the incoming meteor. Ebony Maw, whose heart was about to jump out, subconsciously turned his head and saw the face engraved in his heart.

That was his master, Thanos.