With OAA's arrival, time, which had been frozen for Thanos, miraculously began to flow again.
A moment later, he looked at the Heart of the Universe (Fragment) above his head and the newly arrived OAA. He immediately understood what had happened.
"System, that Heart of the Universe you advanced me wasn't meant for me, was it?"
The system had forcibly exchanged for the Heart of the Universe.
And Thanos knew exactly what it meant to OAA.
According to the Marvel Universe's lore, OAA was incomplete.
After the battle with the First Firmament, the Heart of the Universe had shattered into countless pieces scattered throughout the Marvel Universe.
Only with the Heart of the Universe could OAA become truly supreme.
The system did not answer Thanos. As always, it remained silent.
For the first time, Thanos considered leaving the system behind.
At his level, he had more or less figured out what the system was.
Like a parasite, it stole a world's Origin Power, then fed a portion of it back to its Host.
His system had certainly helped him a great deal early on, but it had only done so to make him throw the Marvel Universe into chaos and harvest Origin Power from it.
And its repeated refusal to show itself now was downright irresponsible.
Before, it could claim it was hiding to avoid detection. But now that it had been found, what was the point of hiding?
As if it knew what he was thinking, the system suddenly chimed.
Ding! The Taotie Law is too powerful. The system must devote all its strength to suppressing it. Ding! Escape mission updated: survive. Only those who survive can have the last laugh. Do your best, Host.
Thanos frowned at the system's shamelessly cautious mission.
He had nothing against