Su Ming's barrage of smooth talk had clearly worked quite well.
Earth's Will was half-convinced, half-skeptical:
"Really? You're not lying to me?"
"Of course! I swear on the title I'm most proud of—'Earth Guardian'!"
Su Ming patted his chest.
"The urgent matter is clearing out the trash at our doorstep first.
Don't worry, the brothers I brought along have already started work in Wakanda.
As for that big guy... there's no need to deal with him for now.
I scared him off. He won't dare come back anytime soon."
The girl seemed to have calmed down somewhat.
But she still pouted.
"Hmph! It'd better be!
There hasn't been an invasion on this scale in thousands of years.
If my skin gets hurt...
I... I'll take back the authority I gave you!
I'll turn you into an ordinary mortal!
Hmph ╭(╯^╰)╮"
"Okay, okay, okay! I'll go clean up right now. I guarantee I'll wipe your 'pretty face' spotless!"
Su Ming hurriedly promised, inwardly wiping away a cold sweat.
Appeasing Mother Earth was more exhausting than fighting Thanos!
Elsewhere.
Thanos stood upon a desolate cliff on Vormir.
He was clad in heavy armor from head to toe.
Why had he not kept his earlier, relatively casual attire?
Because he had to guard against an irresistible, life-threatening slap suddenly coming straight at his face.
"Hmm... it seems those flashy helmets worn by warriors from other planets aren't entirely useless...
Perhaps... I should get one too?"
His scarlet cape fluttered in the eternal twilight breeze.
He stroked the four brilliant gems on the Infinity Gauntlet—
Purple Power, blue Space, red Reality, green Time, orange Soul...
Only the last one remained—yellow Mind!
Gamora had been taken away.
Nebula... that creation made of machinery and hatred...
Could not stir even the slightest emotional ripple in his