Thanos stared coldly at Nick, arms folded across his chest.
"Why should I step in?"
Nick had seemed to have a thousand things to say, but at those words, he suddenly found himself speechless.
It was true. Thanos wasn't his subordinate, and Nick had no authority to order him around.
Besides, Thanos had come to save their universe, not to be their babysitter.
Even so, Nick couldn't accept it.
Why was Thanos so cold? Couldn't he help just this once?
Then Thanos continued, "She insulted a Dimension Lord. She brought this on herself. No one can save her."
Everyone nearby took the lesson to heart: watch what you say.
How could a mere mortal trample on a Dimension Lord's dignity?
There was a price to pay for that.
Just then, Hulk, who had still been in the midst of merging, completed his awakening as Cosmic Captain Hulk and leaped over.
"Hulk! Angry!"
With that, Cosmic Captain Hulk pounded the ground again and again.
Boom! Boom!
It seemed Banner and Black Widow of this universe had also shared a forbidden romance.
How they had dealt with the difference in their sizes was anyone's guess.
Now Hulk hammered at the ground as though he could dig Black Widow out.
But Thanos knew Eye-Monger's minions had already taken Black Widow to the Elder Dimension. Even if Hulk smashed straight through Blue Star, he would never find her.
Before long, Cosmic Captain Hulk had beaten a pit more than ten meters deep into the ground.
Still unable to find Black Widow, he began to surge with energy.
Seeing that Hulk seemed ready to use Cosmic Energy, Thanos stepped forward and seized his hand.
"That's enough. Keep pounding, and you'll punch right through this planet."
Cosmic Captain Hulk looked at Thanos, who stood nearly as