The Coming War

"Marvel's Magnetic Field Rotation"

Throughout history, those who achieve great things have all possessed their own unique personal charisma, Thanos is no exception.

Each of the Black Order was a powerful figure capable of suppressing an entire star system. They gathered around Thanos because of their thirst for killing and their desire to use Thanos's power to realize their own ambitions. However, after learning about Thanos's concerns about the universe and his remedial measures, they all became convinced of his power and became his most loyal and unparalleled generals, some even calling themselves Thanos's sons.

Thanos's profound understanding of the universe and his grand ideals seemed to have given them a second life.

After learning from the Ebony Maw that Thanos intended to attack Earth, the four generals who had been fighting on all sides stopped their wars and led their armies to the star system Sanctuary II was located, to request permission to fight Thanos.

Loki, dressed in a green robe, looked at the Black Order were eagerly volunteering for battle, a sly smile on his face, as if mocking their ignorance of Earth, or perhaps gloating over the success of yet another lie.

After a moment's thought, Thanos said, "Ebony Maw, you and Loki will be the vanguard to infiltrate that planet and use the Tesseract to open a spatial portal. I will send the Chitauri to meet you."

Chitauri?

Although the Chitauri leader had long since sided with Thanos, their race was not skilled in combat. Their army consisted of bio-mechanical robots remotely controlled by a mothership, and disrupting or interfering with the mothership could cripple their entire army, making them arguably the most incompetent race in the entire universe.

However, no one questions Thanos's decisions because their wisdom and vision are far inferior to Thanos. All his decisions are correct, and if they feel there are flaws, it must be because they haven't considered everything comprehensively.

"Loki, how long will it be before Odin enters his next slumber?" Thanos asked Loki.

"Your Excellency Thanos, Odin can hold out for another half-cosmic year."

In Loki's account of his ordeal, he dared to plot to seize the position of Asgard's heir because he had calculated the duration of Odin's Sleep. His failure in Thor's power struggle stemmed from Odin's sudden awakening and forced intervention. Abruptly ending Odin 'Odin's Sleep had a significant impact on him; he could not continue to hold power for long before being forced to fall back into slumber. Without a strong and wise leader, Asgard would be unable to effectively resist Thanos's army.

But in reality, even after Odin leaped off the Bifrost, there was no sign of him waking up. In a sense, he remained the acting God King of Asgard —and Odin, who could have truly stripped him of this authority and taken it back, did not make the decision to hand over the position of acting God King to Thor.

So Loki didn't lose; he was just blinded by anger because his plan failed.

This six-month period is precisely the time it takes for Odin to emerge from his slumber. By then, having consolidated his power, Odin will be even stronger, and the Asgard army under his command will be able to easily defeat Thanos's army.

"Alright, Ebony Maw, get ready. We'll attack Planet C-53 in six months... During this time, Loki, you'll need to learn magic and about the Tesseract."

After the Ebony Maw took Loki away, Thanos began making strategic arrangements. "Corvus Glaive and Proxima Midnight, you are responsible for opening up new territories; Ebony Maw, you will lead Cull Obsidian to suppress the rebellions in the star systems under our rule."

Thanos then looked at his other two daughters, Gamora and Nebula, whose body had been Mechanical Modification: "You two go and supervise Ronan. Make him search for the remaining two Infinity Stones for me—he needs to prove his worth before he can use our power."

Four of the Black Order looked at their two nominal sisters with considerable envy, because Thanos had shown them too much favoritism, keeping them away from the war—of course, this favoritism was only shown to Gamora, with Nebula merely playing a supporting role.

Thanos dislikes the weak. The two sisters have been rivals since childhood. Gamora won Thanos's favor through her consistent victories, while Nebula, being the weaker one, underwent Mechanical Modification with each defeat, resulting in her current appearance.

On Earth, the real Nick Fury stares silently at an auction invitation.

He is now the Deathstroke of Conglomerate B, an executive of an evil organization, and this invitation is from the underworld to the recently rising Conglomerate B.

With a series of biochemical products, and Nick Fury's own network of connections and enemies accumulated over many years in both the underworld and legitimate society, Conglomerate B quickly made a name for itself.

Of course, the most crucial thing is not these. They made a lot of money in the cosmetics industry by selling hair growth tonics and scar removal creams, squeezing out their competitors' businesses. Don't underestimate the profits; only weapons, flour, and certain pharmaceuticals could rival them.

Those giants certainly wouldn't let Conglomerate B, which was encroaching on their territory, get away with it, and they spent a lot of money hiring people to physically attack Conglomerate B.

However, Conglomerate B wasn't going to be a pushover either. Nick Fury had carefully selected his recruits, and a significant number of them were on S.H.I.E.L.D..'s wanted list. The fact that they had managed to survive until now without being taken down by S.H.I.E.L.D.. meant they all had their own unique skills, so those people were in for a rough time.

This battle established Conglomerate B's formidable reputation, allowing Nick Fury to access information he previously couldn't obtain, such as this invitation.

Of course, none of us are exactly saints, and we certainly wouldn't risk attending any auction, so it's being held online. This invitation is actually a string of code that leads to the real auction.

What left Nick Fury speechless for a long time was that the invitation was sent by another emerging evil organization—or rather, an organization that had only recently come to the forefront.

SHOCKER!

The aftershocks of the battle between Hulk and Abomination have not yet subsided. Although the general public, except for those who experienced it firsthand, have largely forgotten the memory of that night due to news censorship, underground organizations are still pursuing powerful Mutant and Super Soldier to enhance their own strength— Iron Man suit are too advanced, and without a complete industrial system as a backing, they cannot afford to play with them.

SHOCKER has advertised that it can provide them with powerful super soldiers, and this auction is for that very spot.

But why would they do this? Is it because SHOCKER internal funding chain has broken down and they're trying to find a way to increase revenue?

Wei Xiuming is conducting research on the Tesseract. S.H.I.E.L.D. using. The place is shielded from most signals by a thick layer of soil, and the only way to contact the outside world is through a landline phone and a constantly monitored internet connection. Even if Nick Fury wanted to consult him, he would have to wait until Sunday.