Hiss, hiss, hiss—
On a barren planet in the Local Universe.
A Spatial Portal radiating azure energy suddenly appeared above the rippling ocean.
The next second, a towering figure whose heavy Vibranium Power Armor was covered in terrifying cracks between every inch of its plating plunged headfirst into the salty seawater in a wretched state.
Shortly afterward, Wolf Rorschach, blood continuously spilling from his nose and mouth, thrust his head above the surface and began gasping violently.
Only after his breathing and heartbeat had gradually steadied.
Did a massive hand wearing a damaged Infinity Gauntlet clench into a fist amid the seawater.
Buzz, buzz, buzz!
In an instant, vast amounts of red Reality Stone energy flashed across the surging sea.
Looking around, a polar island spanning several kilometers materialized beneath Wolf Rorschach's towering body.
It completely separated the utterly exhausted man from the countless waves of salty seawater.
Not long afterward, after Wolf Rorschach kept his eyes closed and regained much of his vitality through the panacea he carried and the Belisarius Forge within his Firstborn Astartes body.
He slowly propped himself up and sat upright in his battered Vibranium Power Armor.
His cold eyes, seemingly devoid of any emotion, stared gloomily at the boundless ocean surrounding the polar island.
In truth, Wolf Rorschach was currently being forced to flee for his life.
Not long ago, when Wolf Rorschach and the Guardians of the Galaxy, with whom he had grown increasingly close, arrived on Vormir.
He had thought it was merely a simple operation to obtain the Soul Stone.
Especially after Wolf Rorschach had once successfully destroyed the Kree Empire's homeworld with a Power Stone.
He had believed that even if Thanos appeared, he would have nothing to fear with five Infinity Stones under his control.
However, the Soul Stone's