He stretched out his left hand, spread his fingers, and aimed them at Tony.
The Power Stone glowed purple, and an invisible force seized Tony's armor.
It dragged him down from the sky and slammed him hard into the ground. Tony struggled to get back up.
But that force pressed down on him like a mountain.
Steve charged in from the side, his shield smashing toward Thanos's head.
Thanos casually caught the shield with his left hand—the one wearing the Infinity Gauntlet.
The Vibranium Shield collided with his gauntlet, producing a deafening metallic clang.
Thanos curled his fingers around the edge of the shield and yanked hard, flinging Steve away from it.
Steve flew more than ten meters, crashed into the wall of a building, and slid down with blood spilling from the corner of his mouth.
Drax lunged at him from behind, wrapping both arms around Thanos's waist and using all his strength to try to throw him down.
Thanos lowered his head and looked at Drax, his amber eyes utterly emotionless.
He reached out with his right hand, grabbed Drax by the back of the neck, and tore him off his body as if ripping away an insect.
Drax was lifted into the air, then hurled away. He crashed into a group of Outriders and rolled several times through flesh and dirt.
"You ants are no match for me. Stop making such meaningless struggles," Thanos said coldly.
It was not mockery, nor was it contempt. It was simply a statement of fact.
Carol charged again, her fist wrapped in golden energy as it smashed into Thanos's face.
Thanos's head snapped slightly to the side. A cut split the corner of his mouth, and green blood seeped out.
He turned to look at Carol. For the first time, something