A New Path of Evolution

Dark Order, Main Hall of the Base.

Thanos sat on his throne with his fingers interlaced, his deep, tranquil pupils reflecting the video recordings transmitted by the Artificial Intelligence Woz.

Super Saiyan Beckett, Hela.

Two arrogant young people who should have been taught a lesson instead acted arrogantly and domineeringly in the video, completely subverting Thanos's understanding of the world.

On the vast Kree Empire's home planet, not a single person was capable of standing up to resist...

Even if the Kree's AI God personally intervened, it still seemed as if he was powerless.

The Kree Empire, which had dominated the universe for thousands of years, was now like a weak and powerless child, allowing Beckett and Hela to lash it with their whips at will.

Ebony Maw was dumbfounded.

"Unbelievable, Beckett... his strength has increased to this level?"

A look of horror flashed in Proxima Midnight as she stood beside Corvus Glaive.

The Kree Empire —this is a behemoth that even Thanos wouldn't want to provoke.

Beckett, however, regarded it entirely as a plaything...

"Beckett's potential... is truly terrifying..."

His wife gasped. As the target of Proxima Midnight's advances, Corvus Glaive's performance was clearly not as calm as his expression suggested.

The tattered cloak fluttered even without wind, and his right hand gripped the weapon that gleamed with a sharp, cold light.

Strong, very strong, extremely strong.

Although it's hard to admit, Beckett's Thanos Black Order, already possesses strength and potential that surpasses their combined strength...

I will become the Strongest Warrior in the Universe, and in the future, you won't even be able to catch a single finger of mine!

The vow of hatred from when Beckett was a young boy, nearly killed by the Corvus Glaive, kept echoing in his mind...

"Hey, you big oaf, what do you think?"

Knowing Corvus Glaive's personality, Noctis didn't provoke him. Instead, he nudged the big, dark Cull Obsidian on the other side with his elbow.

The latter replied expressionlessly, "I feel the same way you do."

"Lord Thanos, if I remember correctly, Beckett wasn't this strong back in Midgard."

Ebony Maw remembered clearly that when Thanos and Odin joined forces with the Sorcerer Supreme Agamotto to defeat Dormammu, the Lord of the Dark Order, Beckett was still a pitiful child whose soul was about to be shattered.

In the blink of an eye, they've become capable of directly confronting the Kree Empire?

This is something even Thanos couldn't do now.

Ebony Maw, who has always believed that "Thanos is heaven, Thanos is earth, Thanos is the only myth," is finding it hard to accept.

"That's right." Thanos nodded.

The king of the Centaurus Galaxy, whose face had remained cold ever since learning that Beckett had attacked Planet Hala, finally thawed, revealing a hint of pride in his eyes and a smile on his lips.

"But that's Beckett."

"My Inheritors."

The saying "push yourself to the brink of death and you will survive" has been a guiding principle throughout Beckett's training career from childhood.

Midgard's journey of soul mending is similar.

More importantly, Beckett's repaired soul was now strong enough to withstand even more intense gem power.

"A new path of evolution?" Thanos asked with a hint of emotion, gazing at Beckett's domineering figure on Planet Hala in the video, and then at Hela, whose Thanos speed was no less than Beckett's. He nodded, his eyes full of certainty.

He affirmed Hela's abilities as his daughter-in-law.

He is capable of fighting and killing, possesses formidable strength, and can even have the power of Death Divinity activated by the Infinity Stones.

Such a woman is certainly qualified to be Beckett's wife.

"Thanos".

Just then, a communication message from Asgard arrived in the Dark Order.

Thanos waved his hand, and the illusory image of Queen Frigga, with her graceful and noble bearing, appeared before him.

"Beckett is being ridiculous!"

"Hela's body is simply not strong enough to withstand the power of the Mind Stone!"

Frigga's tone sounded somewhat impatient.

Hela's own strength was insufficient to support her Carnage on the Kree Empire's home planet. The reason she was able to do all this was only because of the Mind Stone Beckett "forced" into her hands.

However, as one of the universe's most precious treasures, the Mind Stone possesses an energy so terrifying that Hela alone could not perfectly absorb or withstand it.

God knows how long Asgardian's physical body could sustain the Hela.

"This is not what we agreed upon beforehand, Thanos!"

In Frigga's original plan, Hela and Beckett were supposed to return home after resolving their issues on Xandar.

But what about now?

Not only did they not return, but they even advanced directly into the heart of the Kree Empire?

"Calm down, Frigga."

"Your daughter will not die; on the contrary, she will be able to benefit greatly from it."

The mother-in-law's impatience contrasted sharply with Thanos's unhurried pace.

"Don't forget, Beckett also shares the power of the Mind Stone."

According to the video footage provided by Woz, when Hela's power was about to go berserk under the influence of the gems, Beckett reached out and introduced excessive amounts of energy that Hela could not possibly withstand.

"Beckett, Hela, and the Mind Stone."

"A delicate energy balance has now been established among the three of them."

"So what they're doing on Hala now isn't just venting, it's more like an evolution."

"Using the excess energy in the body, we can complete further evolution."

Do you understand?

Thanos, who stood up from his throne with his hands behind his back, pondered.

Every word was explained with exceptional clarity.

"Lord Thanos, the survivors of the Cosmic Gang have arrived."

Frigga, who was about to say something, was cut off from the conversation by Thanos's wave. Ebony Maw, the Secretary General of the Dark Order, respectfully approached his boss and whispered a report.

"Jack Jones?"

"Yes, I estimate that he is planning to use your power to revive the Cosmic Gang."

"Just a Ronin still living in a decadent era." Dark Night, who had also heard of the reputation of the Cosmic Gang, looked at Noctis with disdain.

An organization that claims to be the Universal First Crime Syndicate has a rule that prohibits child trafficking. Noctis can't understand why.

Does one have to pretend to be virtuous while being a prostitute?

"Corvus Glaive is yours."

Thanos, who didn't care about this pawn, handed the matter over to Thanos Corvus Glaive.

Money if you need money, manpower if you need manpower.

Thanos has always been an honest and trustworthy partner.

He also needed to clarify what Beckett's next evolutionary direction should be, and didn't have time to argue with this gang remnant.

In the video, the Carnage on Planet Hala has only just begun.

For the first time in nearly 10,000 years, the Hala, the first empire in the universe, has been invaded by an external enemy!

Snap!

Beckett grabbed Hela, who was falling from beside him, after she had just been blasted down by a plasma cannon.

"You still have a long way to go."

The seemingly random yet strangely familiar sentence made Hela purse her lips in dissatisfaction, and she subconsciously retorted, "It was just an accident, it's none of your business."

Regardless of whether it's right or wrong, it's always a good idea to argue with Beckett a couple of times.

[Um?]

[Wrong.]

Hela glanced at Beckett and instantly realized something was amiss.

Is it just an illusion?

Why does it seem like Beckett's hair isn't standing up as much anymore?

It seems to have become softer and more curved, and it even looks a bit longer?