Another Fifty-Fifty Battle

"My master!"

Ebony Maw stood bowing beside the floating throne, while Thanos ignored him, his eyes sweeping past Natasha before settling on Russell.

"BOSS..."

Natasha's body tensed. Thanos's brief gaze made her feel uneasy; he seemed dangerous, powerful, and invincible.

Facing Thanos's cold, purple face, Russell frowned deeply. From the first time he saw Thanos, he felt a deep-seated dislike and repulsion, not because of Thanos's arrogant demeanor, but rather...

Russell discovered that Thanos was taller even when he was sitting than when he was standing!

After a long silence, Thanos slowly spoke, "You killed Corvus Glaive. I'll give you two choices: hand over the Power Stone and take Corvus Glaive's place, or be killed by me!"

Corvus Glaive is the leader of the Black Order and holds a prominent position within the Black Order, second only to Thanos. However, no matter how high his position, he is ultimately just an employee.

Russell, used to being a boss, would never work for someone else. Moreover, his imagination is extraordinary. Upon hearing the word "replace," his first reaction was to glance at Ebony Maw... Thanos's words contained a lot of information!

"Serve me, or be killed by me, which would you choose?"

"That sounds good, but it's your choice, not mine," Russell retorted firmly.

With Thanos's Character Card and the Infinity Gauntlet's Item Card, you can at least go toe-to-toe with the enemy. There's no need to show weakness to the enemy, because if you play dumb for too long, you really will become a pig.

The olive branch he extended was ignored. Thanos remained calm, as if he had seen through Russell's true intentions. "Your power is not as great as I imagined, but... you are right, the choice is mine, not yours."

"So how do you want to choose?" Russell squinted, ready to use the other party's Character Card at any time.

Dark, swirling clouds filled the sky, and deafening bolts of lightning struck, instantly creating an incredibly oppressive atmosphere.

"You will replace Corvus Glaive and serve me!"

"Are you done talking?"

Russell chuckled lightly. "Now that you've finished speaking, let's start fighting. If he even flinchs, he'll never be a man again..."

The next second, Russell frowned. In his line of sight, Thanos raised the Infinity Gauntlet and clenched his fist tightly, with a golden gem embedded in the back of his hand.

Infinity Stones!

Russell's expression changed drastically. Based on the location of the gem, Thanos should be holding the Mind Stone.

"Serve me..." Thanos coldly commanded.

Russell's vision blurred as he was blinded by the golden light, an invisible force invading his mental world and instantly occupying half of it. The devastating speed of the invasion was utterly hopeless; Russell was powerless to fight back, unable even to resist.

"System, use 'Skill Card: AT AT Field'!" In an instant, Russell didn't have time to think too much and used the safest card.

[Skill Card: AT AT Field (If you're not familiar with me, please don't come near me)]

A golden light curtain opened, visually presenting an absolute defense in the shape of overlapping golden polygons. The power of the Mind Stone was expelled from the mental world, and Russell breathed a sigh of relief.

However, the next second, his face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, because Natasha's contract had been severed.

Thanos was not disappointed that he failed to Enslavement Russell. He looked at the golden light screen in front of him with great interest, clapped his hands, and the floating throne fired several Cosmic Energy rays, causing the light screen to ripple continuously.

After the attack ended, the AT Field remained unmoved, which made Thanos think more highly of it. He smiled and said to Russell, "Your contract is interesting, but it has too many loopholes and the method is very crude. It cannot Enslavement powerful souls."

Just as it opened, the Mind Stone not only affected Russell, but also dragged Natasha into it.

Because of Mjolnir's hammer, the Mind Stone was unable to invade Natasha's mental world, but Thanos, aware of the Enslavement Contract between the two, severed it out of a wicked sense of humor.

Russell's face stiffened. He steadied himself and looked at Natasha. The methods he used to Enslavement her back then weren't exactly honorable. What if Natasha was petty...?

No, no, no, there's no such thing as a "what if." Women are all petty.

As the contract disappeared, Natasha chuckled inwardly. Meeting Russell's stiff expression, she feigned innocence and said, "Boss, I didn't want this either. But rest assured, even without the contract, I will not betray you."

"I know, I believe you!" Russell nodded. "Well, let's renegotiate the contract another day, so that others won't feel resentful."

Natasha: "..."

They must be blind to choose such a person as the boss!

Russell looked away, turned on the communicator, and entered the command to make the spaceship take off rapidly. Thanos had the ability to sever the contract, and the people on the spaceship had to leave as soon as possible.

Natasha's willingness to be a lackey can be explained by the words of a certain female writer, but Bucky and others wouldn't do the same. Especially Bucky, who could join Captain Marvel and become Kree citizen the moment his contract was broken.

As for Jason, Russell retrieved his soul immediately to prevent him from attacking Thanos on his own. As for the Elder White Ape's body, it's gone, it's gone; the White Ape is no match for Jason.

The spaceship slowly ascended into the air, and Thanos did not stop it. He had come for Russell, and no one else was worthy of his attention.

The AT Field flickered, and as the skill was about to be activated, Russell took a deep breath. "System, use the Character Card..."

Rumble!!

Suddenly, a terrifying energy surge erupted from afar. Thanos's expression changed slightly. He raised his hand and slapped the floating throne, then lightly leaped to the ground.

A cluster of sonic boom clouds exploded in the sky, Captain Marvel, Stegers, suddenly appeared, her phantom images forming a line. She swung her fist angrily, using the acceleration to blast towards Thanos.

Thanos raised his right hand, spread his five fingers and released Cosmic Energy. A shockwave erupted and struck Stegers.

Undeterred, Stegers charged head-on, his Photon Energy slicing through the terrifying Cosmic Rays like a hot knife through butter, reaching Thanos at incredible speed.

The pressure of the fist shattered the air around Thanos, creating a vacuum. Thanos snorted coldly, clenched his Infinity Gauntlet in his left hand, and collided with Stegers's fist.

Boom----

Two powerful forces collided head-on, paused briefly, and then exploded with a deafening roar. The frenzied energy crushed and repelled each other, raging outwards in all directions.

The earth's surface was torn apart by turbulent energy flows, as if being sliced back and forth by sharp blades, and disintegrated in an instant.

Transparent lightning flashed at the tip of their fists, and the space itself was compressed by gravity, unleashing an even more terrifying force. Rocks flew everywhere, radiating outwards from the two of them in all directions.

The last bit of defense of the AT Field was shattered. Russell moved to the side behind Natasha, but unexpectedly, the ground was swept up by the shockwave, and the two of them were thrown out together.

Like Loki, Russell became a human cushion, smashing through seven or eight stone pillars along the way and crashing into the ruins.

"Boss, are you alright?"

Natasha swung her hammer to sweep away the falling rocks, looking at Russell had crashed into the crater, wanting to laugh but not daring to.

Russell glared at her angrily, then focused his gaze on the center of the battlefield while channeling his Magic Power to repair his damaged body. Captain Marvel and Thanos, judging from their current state of battle, seemed to be locked in a stalemate.

"This is an opportunity not to be missed," Russell thought to himself. He decided to team up with Stegers to kill Thanos. He looked at Thanos's Character Card on the screen, hesitated for a moment, and then chose another one.

[Character Card: Kanon (The Sea Dragon General Guarding the Atlantic Ocean)]

"System, use 'Character Card: Kanon'!"

[Host equipped with 'Character Card: Kanon', countdown 370 seconds, start time]

"System, use 'Item Card: Infinity Gauntlet'!"