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With Corvus Glaive dead, all of Thanos's strongest subordinates—the Black Order—had been wiped out.
Whether Corvus Glaive's death had been worthwhile...
Perhaps only he himself knew.
Judging by the satisfied expression on his face before he died, he had at least felt that he had died for a worthy cause.
If Thanos had been there, he probably would not have stopped him either.
Compared to a useful subordinate, Thanos appreciated a death in pursuit of glory even more.
In a sense, Hayato had already obtained the Infinity Stones. His goal had been achieved.
He could leave.
At that moment, his heart swelled with confidence, but that confidence was founded on strength.
If he wished, he could break through the barriers of Marvel's multiverse at any time, pat his ass, and leave.
Leaving behind a complete mess.
Clearly, Hayato was not that kind of person.
Holding the Infinity Saber,
Hayato used the laws of time to create a time capsule.
Events inside the time capsule were frozen, while the capsule itself "flowed" along with the current time.
This had a relatively minor effect on the timeline.
At any rate, it was less impactful than stopping the entire timeline.
As a result, those outside felt that only a single day had passed.
Yet Hayato had experienced an unknown number of years.
Perhaps a very long time.
Perhaps a very short one.
Hayato had set it so that he could comprehend the laws contained within the Infinity Stones.
The others only saw Hayato standing quietly for an entire day, utterly motionless. They could not even sense his breathing or heartbeat.
Only the Collector, who had likewise comprehended the laws of time, knew what Hayato was