Chapter 201 / Chapter 202

A few simple steps seemed to have exhausted all his energy, and he generally didn't move at all after that.

And all the Outriders Legion members around him, without exception, began to crumble bit by bit before Thanos's eyes.

Whether large or small, whether living beings or spaceships, they all turned to ashes and dissipated into the air.

Thanos, on the other hand, appeared to have aged considerably.

Wrinkles gradually appeared all over Thanos's body, and with a barely audible sigh, Thanos's body, like his soldiers, began to dissipate little by little.

From that point on, there was no longer any trace of Thanos left in this universe...

Apart from Su Chen, no one else will remember Thanos.

Chapter 201

Ultimately, the only person in this universe who knew Thanos and could remember Thanos turned out to be his greatest enemy.

This is the greatest irony.

Apart from Su Chen, no one else remembers Thanos.

Of course, why should they remember Thanos?

All they need now is a huge party!

Thanos's defeat has many different meanings for the entire Earth.

First, the first enemy who coveted the Infinity Stones, and currently the only known enemy, has disappeared.

Secondly, in this war with Thanos, apart from having top-tier combat capabilities, Earth did not show any disadvantage.

Thanos possessed the seemingly invincible Outriders Legion, but Earth finally had an Utopia organization that could hold its own.

The overwhelming number of New Humans, the newly formed Sentinels, and the interstellar ships that integrate various technologies will form three solid lines of defense.

In terms of technology and combat power, they do not belong to any large organization in the universe, and are even beginning Infinity approach the Nova Corps.

Although Captain Marvel didn't say it explicitly, fearing they would become too arrogant, she had already accepted it in her heart.

When this battle ends, everyone except the vanished enemies will be overjoyed.

However, what people with clear evidence don't know is that there's another entity also setting its sights on Earth.

"The plan went perfectly."

Ego stood inside his palace and nodded in satisfaction.

With his sister-in-law contributing her power, he succeeded in transforming hundreds of planets in this universe into his own clones.

But this was just the beginning. After conquering hundreds of planets, he did not stop there.

On the contrary, these planets, which had become his alter egos, began to extend their tentacles to other planets around them.

There are often more planets next to an intelligent planet, and now those planets are also beginning to be covered with assimilated matter.

Although it's a bit slower than transforming intelligent planets, these planets, which previously had no life, are gradually being transformed into part of Ego.

The path of assimilation and expansion began to slowly spread.

In the beginning, there were only planets.

However, as more and more fairy tale locations appeared, gradually, within the Earth-616, small regions and ever-expanding fan-shaped areas began to fall, becoming part of Ego.

Like a virus, Ego slowly infected a universe, eventually leaving only his absolute will within that universe.

With each planet assimilated, Ego's power will increase accordingly.

Feeling his own power changing and growing every day, Ego was naturally overjoyed.

Recently, he has set his sights on a planet that he had previously failed to conquer.

"Perhaps I should reconsider things regarding Earth."

Ego stroked his chin, then spoke thoughtfully.

Earth will forever remain a source of deep regret for Ego!

One reason is that during the initial assimilation process, Earth, a small and primitive planet, actually resisted his assimilation, a fact that has always remained vivid in his memory.

Besides Earth, a few other planets escaped Ego's assimilation.

However, the civilizations on other planets are not on the same level as Earth at all.

At least in Ego's view, they weren't on the same level...

This piqued Ego's interest, but he didn't pay much attention to it. What truly interested him were some interesting pieces of information Ego gleaned from Star-Lord's mind.

Finding a son with whom one can fully carry out one's plans is naturally a cause for celebration.

But when Ego could see this information in Star-Lord's mind, he realized that he had an unexpected surprise.

"Thanos captured them ultimately with the intention of invading Earth. How could the Infinity Stones exist on Earth?"

When Ego learned of this news, he narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he was pondering something.

"Perhaps I should go to Earth and see what really happened before..."

Such a thought began to sprout in Ego's mind.

"And if possible, gems are also a pretty good means of conquest."

Thinking of this, a hint of calm appeared on Ego's face.

No one can resist the allure of jewels.

Even Ego, who considered himself nearly invincible in the universe, was no exception.

Ego never considered Thanos a worthy opponent, even though Thanos was indeed very powerful in this universe.

He had never cared about this day before, and if it weren't for this reason, he wouldn't have dared to bring Star-Lord back right under Thanos's nose.

Now that Thanos is searching for the Infinity Stones, perhaps he can also obtain something interesting from them...

With that thought, Ego gently closed his eyes, his consciousness rapidly circulating among all his clones.

"It seems like I'm closest to Earth here."

A planet enveloped in blue-gray matter suddenly began to flicker at an increased frequency, and then Ego's consciousness emerged from within it.

Using his previous location of Earth, Ego quickly found the closest assimilated planet to Earth.

Let's see what's really happening on Earth!

With the emergence of this consciousness, the planet immediately broke away from its previous trajectory and began to hurtle wildly through the universe.

Sometimes, if you encounter one or two asteroids or meteorites, you will be directly destroyed by that planet.

It seemed that nothing could stop the spread of Thanos's will.

Whether it's the Earth they're about to reach, everything that happens on Earth, or the Infinity Stones that might exist on Earth, it all seems to be already within Ego's grasp.

"After obtaining the Infinity Stones, we'll assimilate Earth as well, which will give us control over the star system where Earth is located."

Ego had already planned this all along, easily deciding the fate of Earth.

Or rather, they believe they have already decided the fate of Earth...

After all, he's invincible...

He's the king of this universe...

Chapter 202

However, as Ego, he ultimately did not allow this clone of himself to directly descend to Earth.

"There's no fun in scaring these poor wretches."

Ego spoke to himself, and at the same time, a deep blue vortex suddenly appeared on this split planet.

Within this deep blue vortex, bones and muscles are slowly forming.

A humanoid structure reappears.

"Hmm, your body is much more agile now."

Using the newly created body, Ego nodded in satisfaction.

Immediately afterwards, this body transformed into a streak of light and continued flying towards Earth.

During this long flight, Ego seemed to suddenly sense something and became thoughtful.

"The villain's aura has vanished..."

Ego's direction of progress was guided by Earth's information as a coordinate, and near this coordinate, Ego could clearly sense the existence of the villain's system.

With these two pieces of information as guidance, Ego had no worries about not being able to find his way to Earth.

But in that very instant, one of the two pieces of information that Ego sensed changed.

The presence of Earth remained, but the villain's presence suddenly began to disappear rapidly, vanishing without a trace almost in the blink of an eye.

"Could it be that this guy slipped up in a ditch and ended up on such a low-level planet?"

A disdainful smile suddenly appeared on Ego's face.

"This is for the best. We've gotten rid of one of those annoying characters, and we've gathered even more Infinity Stones on Earth..."

After a moment's hesitation, Ego continued to dash forward in a streak of light.

Aside from expressing some sadness at the passing of this guy who had roamed the universe for so many years, Ego didn't show much emotional reaction.

This is beneficial and harmless to Ego.

By the time Ego reached the edge of Earth, it was three days after the villains were defeated.

"They absorb technology pretty quickly..."

Looking at the various interstellar spaceships slowly orbiting outside Earth, Ego chuckled softly.

They treated this technology as spoils of war after defeating the villains.

Although Ego is now Man-Thing, he makes no attempt to conceal his energy.

Moreover, he didn't see any need to hide anything.

Even such a small body can contain a considerable amount of energy, and this considerable energy naturally attracted the attention of protective devices outside the Earth's atmosphere!

"An unusual energy accumulation has been detected!"

"No record, no filing, the other party refuses to receive signals!"

The sight of this strange, human-like being floating in outer space quickly caught the attention of the S.W.O.R.D..

The S.W.O.R.D., already adept at dealing with intruders, reacted swiftly.

The S.W.O.R.D., equipped with various weapons and New Humans, has finally become a bit more assertive.

Unknown target spotted.

There was no record of it, and it did not respond to any warning signals.

Just fight!

Just do it no matter what!

The starships located in the first defensive perimeter immediately changed course and aimed their weapons at Ego!

A flash of crimson light passed by, but Ego was unharmed.

"As expected, these are the weapons used to capture villains. Do they think they can act with impunity just because they took a little of someone else's stuff?"

Sensing the intensity of the attack, Ego chuckled softly.

This energy attack, which seemed more like that of an advanced civilization, further convinced Ego that these ships were captured rather than belonging to them.

After all, Ego had only arrived on Earth a few decades ago.

Upon seeing that the attack was nullified, the second defensive perimeter outside the atmosphere immediately activated!

This time it wasn't a spaceship, but a satellite floating outside Earth, slowly opening its weapon bays.