Powerful people generally had powerful minds.
And what sort of person could make such powerhouses willingly submit?
Either someone with greater power than theirs, at least enough to crush any one of them, or perhaps even all five of them combined-and that was very likely.
Or someone extraordinary in some particular respect, be it personal charisma, intelligence and knowledge, or something else.
Looking at these people, Steve felt the former was more likely.
But all of this was speculation on his part, and that was precisely why he wanted them to surrender.
After all, the person behind them had already taken an interest in Earth...
"Heh, surrender?!"
The word seemed to enrage these aliens, because Steve could see the almost tangible fury on their faces.
"Earthlings, your arrogance is truly laughable! Though you are powerful, you have no idea what sort of being you face!" Ebony Maw said, his expression furious but his manner still elegant.
"Know this: we will stop at nothing to obtain the Tesseract. Even if we fail, the great Thanos will sweep aside everything. If you still refuse to hand over the Tesseract, destruction will surely await you!"
Proxima Midnight added that warning.
At her words, every Avenger's heart sank.
Even though these aliens were currently the defeated side, they made no attempt to conceal their lofty contempt.
Was the Thanos they spoke of the source of their confidence...?
They took this unknown being a little more seriously.
"Enough talk. If you won't surrender, we'll beat you into submission!"
Tony was adamant.
Of course, every Earthling present, along with Thor, felt the same way.
They had come to Earth out of nowhere and kept demanding that they hand over the Tesseract. This was going too far!
Did they really think Earth had no one who could