Ambush Battle on Titan!

The ruins of Titan were deathly still.

Doctor Strange sat alone atop a massive gear wreckage, the Eye of Agamotto on his chest activated, its green light flickering faintly.

He's waiting.

"Buzz--"

Space did not tear violently as it would have on Earth, but rather rippled like the surface of calm water.

Thanos stepped out of the blue portal.

He looked terrible. Despite his powerful regenerative abilities, the injuries inflicted by the "Stormbreaker + Feedback" mixed doubles attack in Wakanda were still shocking. His golden breastplate was shattered, his left arm was charred, and he even walked with a limp.

But the light in his eyes was more resolute than ever before.

"You are that magician."

Thanos glanced at Doctor Strange, then looked around at the desolate homeworld. "It seems Ebony Maw has failed."

"He's dead," Doctor Strange said calmly. "A gruesome death."

"Today is a day of loss," Thanos muttered to himself, "But it's all for the final moment."

He raised the Infinity Gauntlet, and the light of the four gems shone brightly in the setting sun.

"Give me the gem, mage. Don't force me to turn your last refuge to ashes as well."

"Then come and get it."

Doctor Strange hand seals.

The battle erupted instantly.

"Do it!!"

This was accompanied by a low shout from Jiang Li over the communication channel.

Tony Stark, who had been lying in wait, launched the first attack.

"Take this Titan Specialty!"

Tony pushed a massive piece of spaceship wreckage weighing hundreds of tons down from the sky and slammed Thanos into the ground like a fly swatter.

But this is just the beginning.

"Boom!"

A burst of purple light erupted Thanos shattered the debris with the Power Stone.

Before he could even stand up straight, a high-strength alloy spider web was stuck to his eyes.

"Hey! Big guy! Look this way!" Spider-Man Peter Parker used his agility to swing around him, occasionally kicking him. "This kick is for the New York donuts!"

"Get out of my way!" Thanos shouted angrily, trying to grab someone.

"Your opponent is me!"

Drax roared as he charged forward, his twin blades aimed at Thanos's knees.

Doctor Strange's magical red whip tightly bound Thanos's right hand.

Jiang Li, the main attacker, was currently hovering above Thanos's head.

"Omnitrix, switch forms— Gravattack!"

Jiang Li transformed into a red, rocky asteroid with its core gravitational field fully activated.

"Gravity Suppression - 100 times!!"

Boom!

Thanos, who had been trying to struggle, suddenly felt his body sink as if a mountain was pressing down on his back, and his knees slammed heavily to the ground.

"Now! Make him sleep!"

Jiang Li roared.

The portal opened, Mantis descended from the sky, landing precisely on Thanos's neck, her hands pressing against his Thanos.

"Sleep... sleep..."

The Mantis's antennae glowed, unleashing a full-scale mental hypnosis.

Thanos, who had been berserk, began to lose focus, his struggles weakened, and finally he let out a muffled growl before falling into a semi-conscious state.

"It's under control!!"

Spider-Man shouted excitedly and rushed forward to grab the Infinity Gauntlet, trying to pull it off. Tony flew over to help.

"Quick! This glove is like it was born on his hand!" Tony gritted his teeth and pushed the thrusters to full throttle.

Just then, Star-Lord Peter Quill, who hadn't made a move yet, walked over. He was holding a detector and his face was extremely grim.

"He's in pain... he's mourning..." Mantis sensed Thanos's emotions.

"What is he mourning?" Star-Lord's voice trembled. "Where is Gamora?"

In his semi-conscious state, Thanos muttered to himself, "I... had no choice..."

"What do you mean?" Star-Lord pressed closer to Thanos's face. "What did you do to her?!"

"Gamora..." Thanos's voice was filled with sorrow, "She traded... her Soul Stone."

Star-Lord was stunned.

Immediately, boundless rage overwhelmed his reason.

"You killed her? You killed her!!!"

Star-Lord raised his Element Gun, ready to smash it down on Thanos's face!

"I'm going to kill you, you bastard!!!"

If this punch lands, Thanos will inevitably awaken from the pain, and all his efforts will be in vain. This is the original timeline.

Tony screamed in terror, "Quill! Stop! Don't..."

Smack!

A crisp, clear slap echoed throughout the ruins of Titan.

Star-Lord spun around in the air three times like a top before crashing heavily to the ground. Half of his face swelled up like a bun, and he immediately passed out.

Everyone was stunned.

Jiang Li (Gravattack) withdrew his giant rock hand and looked at Star-Lord on the ground with a look of disgust.

Jiang Li said coldly, "If this purple sweet potato spirit wakes up because of your punch, I'll throw you into the Null Void to play chess with Vilgax."

"Well done!" Tony couldn't help but give Jiang Li a thumbs up. "I've wanted to do this for a long time!"

"Stop talking nonsense! Pull it out!!"

Jiang Li increased the output of gravity, suppressing Thanos's body with all his might.

Without Star-Lord's interference, and with Thanos himself severely injured and weakened, the Infinity Gauntlet finally began to loosen.

One inch.

Two inches.

finally--

"Pop."

The golden gauntlet, which contained all four Infinity Stones, was forcibly removed from Thanos's left hand by Spider-Man and Tony Stark working together!

"Got it!!!"

Peter Parker, clutching a glove bigger than himself, screamed with excitement.

However.

The instant the glove came off.

Thanos, now free from the suppression of the Infinity Stones, suddenly opened his eyes.

The previous confusion was gone from those purple eyes; only extreme rage from being stripped of power, and a trace of... madness from the depths of the Soul Stone remained.

"Roar----!!!!"

Thanos let out a roar powerful enough to shatter eardrums.

Even without gloves, he's still the Titan who can tear the Hulk apart with his bare hands!

Get out of my way!

Thanos suddenly tossed his head, sending Mantis flying. Then he kicked out, sending Tony, armor and all, flying hundreds of meters away.

"Give me back my gloves!!"

Thanos ignored the pressure from the Gravattack (by sheer physical strength) and charged at Spider-Man, who was holding the gauntlet, like a mad bull.

"Mr. Jiang Li! Help!" The Spider-Man cried out in terror, clutching its gloves and crawling around frantically.

"I wanted to save you too, but this big guy's gone mad!"

Jiang Li looked at Thanos, who was now in a berserk state, and knew that if he didn't completely defeat him, he wouldn't be able to leave today.

"Now that the gloves are off, things are much easier."

Jiang Li deactivated the Gravattack transformation, and the Omnitrix began to spin again.

"Without the gems, you're just a slightly stronger purple-skinned alien."

"Come on, let me show you what true— Ultimate —is!"

"Omnitrix, switch forms— Ultimate Swampfire!"

Blue flames shot into the sky from the ruins of Titan!