To Loki's surprise, after Ebony Maw finished explaining his theory of cosmic balance, he did not immediately start slaughtering everyone. Instead, he began asking about the whereabouts of the "Space Stone."
Only then did Loki understand why the Black Order had appeared here. It was all his fault! He should never have greedily taken the Space Stone and caused it to disappear along with Asgard. Perhaps none of this would have happened otherwise.
At this critical moment, even Loki, the God of Mischief, had no solution. He was even weaker than Thor. His gaze fell on Banner among the crowd, and Loki seemed to make some sort of decision.
He raised both hands high above the crowd and shouted, "The Space Stone is with me! If you want it, you have to agree to one condition!"
Loki stared directly at Thanos. This time, he showed no intention of backing down.
"Oh? You want to negotiate with me? But I'm afraid you don't have the right to negotiate with me now." Thanos seemed amused. Seated on his throne, his deep-blue eyes remained calm and emotionless as he looked at the solemn Loki.
"I do!" Loki held out his palm, and a dazzling blue cube appeared in his hand. Its slightly blinding blue radiance flashed, drawing everyone's attention.
"This is the Space Stone! It's yours!" A blue trail carved a graceful arc through the air as Loki threw the Space Stone toward Thanos.
Just as Thanos instinctively reached out to catch the Space Stone, an angry roar came from deep within the crowd.
"Hulk!" The tremendous roar left everyone's heads ringing. A green figure smashed through every obstacle in its path and charged straight toward Thanos.
In the blink of an eye, the purple and green figures became locked in combat. After