Ebony Maw had been nervous at first, but when he saw Thanos's miserable state, trembling even as he walked, he was no longer afraid.
Did he really need to fear a severely wounded Thanos? Ebony Maw was quite powerful, ranking among the foremost cosmic warriors. He was slightly weaker than Gladiator but stronger than the Nova Corps' centurions. He certainly could not defeat Thanos in a one-on-one fight, but with three thousand men ganging up on a heavily injured Thanos, he felt confident.
"My general, why have you betrayed me?" Thanos seemed completely unaware of the enemies around him. He merely closed his eyes, turned toward Ebony Maw, and asked.
"You shouldn't have returned, Thanos. Wouldn't it have been better to retire on some peaceful planet? Things here are no longer as they were." Ebony Maw's voice was shrill, like a knife scraping glass. He waved his bladed spear around, making it clear that he had overwhelming numbers, while Thanos had only himself and a follower who looked like some kind of robot.
"Kneel, and I can let you die with some dignity." Thanos did not care about his threat in the slightest.
His indifferent tone made Ebony Maw burst into laughter, and the battle erupted immediately.
Thanos had already endured countless hardships in Superfluid Space, then been captured and tortured by the One-Eyed Alien, and finally taken part in a battle among three cosmic deities. Calling him an arrow at the end of its flight would not have been an exaggeration. Yet he felt no fear at all. Ignoring the attacks around him, he charged straight at Ebony Maw.
Countless laser weapons struck Thanos. Vibranium was not the only rare metal in the universe; the technological creations of many races, combined with certain precious metals, could produce unexpectedly sharp