As he gradually applied more force, more and more cracks spread across the entire stone.
Then, with a crisp crack, before the inexplicably shocked eyes of Nick Fury and the others, Thanos's despairing gaze, and Su Yu's indifferent eyes, the Space Stone shattered.
The instant it shattered, an unimaginably terrifying pulse of energy rapidly expanded outward, threatening to destroy everything around it.
But it only managed to spread a meter before an inexplicable force blocked and restrained it, ultimately annihilating it without a trace.
That was the Space Stone's final echo in the world.
Thanos stared blankly at that empty space, fell silent for a few seconds, then suddenly erupted:
"Do you have any idea what you've done? You've sent the entire universe hurtling toward destruction!"
The despair in Thanos's heart at that moment was truly indescribable.
The Space Stone was actually gone.
His ultimate goal required him to gather all the Infinity Stones, and now there was no longer any possibility of ever achieving it.
It had ended before it even began. How could Thanos bear that?
"Enough. Stop barking like a beaten dog. Do you think I don't know your ultimate goal?" Su Yu said coolly.
Thanos said, "If you knew, why did you do this?! The universe's resources are finite and scarce! They simply can't sustain such a vast population! I was collecting the Infinity Stones to improve that situation, but you've destroyed every last hope! You've plunged the universe into an abyss of destruction!"
Hearing this, the Avengers nearby could not help falling into thought.
Was that what this was about? Fighting for the entire universe? If that really was the case, didn't that mean this alien was a good guy?
And was Su Yu now playing the role of the villain preventing the hero from