In an instant, Thanos felt a huge section of the Celestial's chest cave in.
Fighting with reckless disregard for his own life, he forced the Celestial to let go and retreat in pain.
"Damn it, this lunatic!"
The Celestial watched Thanos's body writhe and heal, unable to believe what he was seeing.
In his hundreds of millions of years of life, he had encountered countless people, enemies and allies alike.
Sorcerers, warriors, summoners, Wizards, Mystic Sorcerers, Sorcerers who fought up close, warriors who attacked from afar—he had faced more strange methods than he could count.
He had met every kind of person, including those willing to risk their lives. But never anyone this reckless.
The man was a rabid dog.
Thanos straightened his head. His eyeballs grew back, and the wound on his forehead rapidly healed.
After a moment's thought, the Celestial retreated beyond the range of Thanos's mental senses and waited for a chance to strike from hiding.
Thanos immediately went on full alert.
An unknown amount of time passed.
If not for the faint sense of danger that never went away, he might have thought the Celestial had left.
But if he kept waiting, he would eventually be worn down to death.
Every second cost him a year of his life.
The Celestial seemed to have realized that too, so he was in no hurry to attack.
No. I have to take the initiative!
After a moment's thought, Thanos followed the guidance of Divine Grace and flew toward his believers.
Before long, he felt himself reach the Cosmic Barrier and prepared to break through it.
Seeing this from the shadows, the Celestial launched a sneak attack from behind.
Thanos had been on guard, yet he let both hands pierce his body. Then he seized the arms protruding from