Ren swept his gaze over them. "Kill the men. Smash the spear to pieces. As for the woman, just cut her down."
"I'll leave the mess to you. Until we meet again."
With that, Ren traced a casual line through the air with both hands, stepped into the Mirror Dimension, and vanished without a trace.
A deathly silence fell over the scene.
After a long moment, Tony Stark let out a sigh, his expression complicated. "What integrity. Now that's a true master beyond worldly concerns."
"Who would've thought someone this powerful could genuinely care so little for fame and glory?" He shook his head with a self-mocking smile.
The other Avengers couldn't agree more. Just look at Ren! He had done them an enormous favor, yet handed over the honor of slaying their enemies and the glory of protecting Earth, asking for no credit at all.
"We can't let his efforts go to waste." Tony's face quickly hardened. "Finish off these alien scum, then set up our defenses at once."
"Thanos's fleet is the real disaster. The real war has only just begun!"
With heavy hearts and grim resolve, the superheroes turned toward their desperate prey.
After dealing with the alien lackeys, Ren returned straight to Kamar-Taj.
But he couldn't help feeling a little puzzled.
Why had Thanos sent only the Black Order to their deaths? Did he really think those few subordinates could stand against Ren?
Thanos couldn't possibly be that foolish. The Black Order was his strongest fighting force. No matter how cold-blooded the old bastard was, he would never casually throw away valuable lieutenants.
He's definitely plotting something. Ren considered it. Thanos never made a losing bargain. He had to have a bigger scheme in mind.
"Hm?" Ren raised an eyebrow. "So that's it. He was trying