Because once the battle begins, you'll have to say goodbye to your dreams.

Don't ever think that just four Infinity Stones will give you the power to defeat everyone.

Believe me! When the fight really starts, you will find that your control over these gems is not as strong as you imagined.

Of course, it’s okay if you really want to try it.

But before you challenge Soth, you have to get past me first."

It took less than a second for the Kryptonian girl Kara to change back into the black Kryptonian tights. Her eyes began to flash red light filled with a sense of destruction, and her tone was full of warnings.

Ever since she became the god of strength in New Phyrexia, she has actually been looking for an opportunity to test her current strength.

And Thanos, who possesses four Infinity Stones, is obviously a good target.

"you?"

Thanos's original anger quickly calmed down, and his eyes revealed a strong fear.

Because he would never forget that it was this black-haired girl in front of him who was as powerful as himself who held the gem.

It turns out that the best way to calm down someone who is so angry that he has lost his mind is always to show him a fist as big as a sandbag.

After all, the only thing that can stop violence is stronger violence.

This is the most basic logic by which all living things deal with their relationships.

All subsequent order, laws, morals, and social consensus are built on this foundation.

It can even be said that the evolution of relations between people and between civilizations, from acquaintance to communication, and then to trade and alliances, often begins with blood and violence.

That’s why some people say that there are only two universal languages ​​in the universe that can be clearly and intuitively understood by all civilizations.

One is mathematics, and the other is violence.

It was obvious that Thanos understood Kara's violent language and the strong desire to attack that it expressed.

As a hegemon, he had challenged countless enemies and accepted challenges from countless people. He knew that Kara was not bluffing, but was really prepared for the battle.

If it were a one-on-one situation, Thanos certainly wouldn't mind fighting to vent the pain of losing his beloved daughter.

But the problem is that the Kryptonian girl is not the only one here. Zuo Si standing not far away is the real threat and big trouble.

Because anyone who is not blind can see that the latter is the one who holds the dominant position between the two.

“Haha, have you recovered from the grief of losing your daughter?

Although I know that most people will choose to vent their anger on others when they encounter misfortune and pain.

But you obviously picked the wrong person this time.

Because I am not a coward who will swallow my anger, and I will not tolerate your unreasonable behavior.

Remember, since this is the first time, I can forgive your rudeness.

But if it happens again, I will just make you into a specimen and put you on display in my collection room."

As the last word came out of his mouth, Zuo Si suddenly released an indescribable horrific energy from his evil heart, wrapping the purple potato spirit from head to toe.

Although Thanos frantically mobilized the power of the Infinity Stones to fight or escape, all the released energy and rules were distorted at a speed visible to the naked eye.

He didn't know what was going on, nor did he understand why even the Infinity Stones, which were said to be able to mobilize the entire universe, seemed so vulnerable in the face of this horrific evil.

But one thing is certain, that is, the opponent's strength is far beyond the limits of what he can imagine.

In the end, Thanos could only watch in fear and despair as his body withered away bit by bit, turning into a living mummy-like corpse.

But what is incredible is that he did not die, nor did he lose consciousness. He remained awake throughout the whole process and even felt clearly when the Infinity Gauntlet was taken off his hand.

The feeling of watching someone fall down just a few steps away from reaching the end of his dream almost drove the Eternal Titan into hysterical madness.

He tried his best to open his mouth and say "no" loudly, but he couldn't control his muscles and vocal cords.

"I guess you must be feeling terrible right now, right?"

Zuo Si fiddled with the gloves that were inlaid with four Infinity Gems. His two black eyes were as deep and terrifying as a deep pool.

Obviously, this was the first time that he used all his strength to mobilize his evil heart that connected countless time and space in the entire multiverse.

From a visual perspective, it is enough to easily suppress all the energy, matter and rules of a single universe.

This can be seen from the results of the head-on confrontation with the four Infinity Stones.

Although Thanos himself is not the most suitable user of the Infinity Stones and the Infinity Gauntlet, and cannot unleash the true power of these stones, it is enough to serve as a reference.

"I think you should leave him to me, darling."

Seeing that the purple potato spirit, which was still alive and kicking in the last second, turned into dried purple potato in the next second, the Kryptonian girl Kara immediately expressed her disappointment.

Zuo Si smiled and responded, "That's not necessary. I don't intend to kill him. I just want to give him a warning so that he won't have any illusions about his inflated strength."

"Oh? So you intend to let him finish the play?"

Kara raised her eyebrows in disapproval.

"Why not? After all, all I want is the Soul Stone. As long as he can promise to give it to me afterwards, there won't be any problem."

As he spoke, Zuo Si raised his hand and snapped his fingers lightly.

"Pah! " With a crisp sound, Thanos, who had turned into a mummy, instantly recovered and fell to the ground with a plop, gasping for breath, his face full of shock, panic and fear.

Before he could recover from his near-death experience, he saw his lost Infinity Gauntlet thrown directly in front of him.

“Here, take it.

I think you now understand your position and the role you play.

Remember, the Soul Stone belongs to me, you are just borrowing it temporarily.

No matter what the final result is, you must bring it back to me.

Tell me, do you understand?"

Zuo Si squatted down, grabbed Thanos's wrinkled purple head and asked word by word.

"What exactly are I and my ideals in your eyes?"

Thanos did not try to resist, but asked back with his eyes wide open.

Zuo Si sneered and replied: "Of course it's fun!

What else do you think it would be? You don't think I would understand or agree with your stupid and ridiculous plans to eliminate life?

To me, you are like a clown standing in the center of the stage, performing hard to please the audience.

The more serious you are, the harder you work, the more solemn you are and the more you are willing to do whatever it takes to achieve your goals, the funnier you are in my eyes.

Because what could be more interesting than a fool pursuing what he believes to be the truth? "

This time Zuo Si did not hide anything and directly revealed his overwhelming malice.

There is no doubt that this made Thanos, who has always had a savior complex, feel extremely humiliated.

After all, that was his ultimate ideal! It was also the only motivation that kept him alive after the destruction of his home planet!

But now, some people trample on this extremely sacred and noble motive and laugh at it unscrupulously.

Tremble!

Trembling violently, I don't know if it was because of anger, rage, or the fear of escaping death just now.

In short, after a long silence, Thanos slowly lowered his head, looking like a defeated rooster.

Zuo Si nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad! There is a saying in my hometown that goes, 'He who knows the current situation is a hero.' It seems that you are a smart person and you know what to do."

While saying this, he deliberately slapped the other person's face in a very humiliating manner, then he stood up and took Kara with him and activated the teleportation magic and disappeared on the spot.

And Thanos just knelt on the ground, motionless like a sculpture.

After several hours, the Eternal Titan slowly stood up and let out a creepy growl: "You will pay for everything you did today! I swear on my life and even my soul!"

Just as he was about to activate the space gem to leave this remote and desolate planet, a huge space crack appeared out of nowhere.

Then a big black hand stretched out from inside and pulled him in.

Thanos felt a black screen before his eyes, and then he found himself standing in front of a huge round table.

There were also several huge, unclear shadows standing around the table.

Just as he was about to ask what this place was, one of them suddenly began to emit red flames and burned violently.

Against the bright firelight, Thanos saw a black shadow face like a skull.

The huge figure greeted him directly in a low voice: "Welcome, Thanos. I know you must have a lot of questions to ask, but you only need to know one thing now, we are all enemies of Thor."

"You are... Dormammu, the Lord of the Dark Dimension?"

Thanos obviously recognized the other party.

After all, Dormammu has lost his body since he completely integrated into the dark dimension, so he does not have a fixed appearance.

But most of the time he usually appears in two forms.

One of them is the big face that Doctor Strange saw when he entered the dark dimension, and the black shadow wrapped in flames in front of him is another one.

The burning shadow nodded slightly: "Yes, I am Dormammu.

On your left is the famous Mephisto; on your right is Satannish.

We are all members of the Council of Lords of Hell.

Because of the appearance of Soth, souls on Earth and even the entire universe began to flow towards the dimension where he was.

The most hateful thing is that he snatched half of the dark dimension from me.

Now we have decided to unite and form an alliance to fight him together.

I wonder if you are interested in joining?"

"The Council of Hell Lords?!"

Thanos quickly swept over these beings that exuded a strong evil aura, and immediately realized that the rulers of the hell dimension were no longer fighting among themselves but had united together.

You have to know that the hell in this universe is full of mountains. Whether it is Mephisto, Satannish, or Dormammu, they can only have the final say in their own territory.

They are unwilling to submit to each other, and fierce wars often break out as they try to annex each other to strengthen their own power, and eventually unify all hell dimensions to become the king of hell.

But now, these people actually formed an alliance and wanted to go to war with Zuo Si.

This is undoubtedly good news for Thanos, who is also about to hate Zuo Si to death.

So he answered without hesitation: "Okay! I'll join!"

Upon hearing these words, the huge shadow on the left hand side instantly dissipated, revealing a humanoid monster with a pointed chin and blood-red clothes and skin. It was the famous Mephisto.

The most famous Hell Lord clapped and laughed: "Hahahaha! I knew you wouldn't refuse. Now, we have finally put together the last piece of the puzzle to victory. It's time to take action."

"Wait! Are you sure it's a good idea to start a war now? Don't forget, Thanos only has four Infinity Stones, and we still need the last two to meet our requirements."

“I think the time is right.

After all, Soth has made it clear that he will not interfere with Thanos's trip to Earth to collect the last two Infinity Stones.

So it was only a matter of time before these two gems fell into his hands.

What we have to do now is to make arrangements and gather our forces in advance, and launch a fatal blow when the time is right.

This time we must not give Soth any chance to react, we must completely expel him from this universe and take back the dark dimension that belongs to me."

Dormammu suddenly waved his hands and clenched his fists, his tone revealing deep hatred.

He had obviously learned the painful lesson of being beaten up by the gods last time when he trespassed into the universe where the planet Toril was located. This time, he not only formed an alliance, but also brought together demons from other dimensions with similar strength, intending to give Zuo Si a group fight.

After all, Zuo Si's move of forcibly monopolizing the souls of all human beings and all colonial planets through a contract seriously damaged the interests of all the lords of hell.

As the saying goes, every failure makes you wiser.

I have to say that Dormammu has indeed become a lot smarter after experiencing a crushing defeat.

"I need to know more details!"

Thanos made a demand while tightly grasping the hand wearing the Infinity Gauntlet.

"Can."

Dormammu agreed without hesitation.

Soon, these lords of hell began to reveal all the plans they had prepared.

In fact, since the last time Dormammu was forced to give up half of the dark dimension, he began to join forces with Mephisto to secretly plan his revenge.

Now with the addition of Thanos who possesses the Infinity Gauntlet, he feels that the conditions are ripe to defeat Zuo Si.

…

At the same time, Zuo Si and Kara, who had just returned to Earth through teleportation magic, were strolling along a busy pedestrian street, observing the pedestrians of different ages and expressions around them with interest.

Especially those bionic robots that follow humans as servants and possess quite high intelligence.

With the birth of the super artificial intelligence Ultron, strong artificial intelligence technology is no longer an unattainable taboo science for the earth.

Just the opposite!

It's like a Pandora's box that has been opened, bringing everyone into a new world.

People no longer need to worry about the complicated and tedious tasks of cooking, washing clothes, cleaning, and mowing the lawn, nor do they have to get up in the middle of the night to change diapers, feed, and play with crying children.

Even dirty jobs like cleaning sewers and sewage pipes, which most people are unwilling to do, can be replaced by professional robots or bionic robots.

For the first time in human history, human beings were truly liberated from heavy physical labor and could spend their time and energy on imagination and creation.

The most obvious feature is that the already quite developed culture, entertainment, music and art industries have experienced snowball-like expansion.

Because compared to science and engineering, which have a rigid intellectual threshold and many people can't even understand them, this kind of creation with no threshold is the choice of most ordinary people.

After all, a song, a painting, a sculpture, or a short video can be tinkered with by anyone.

And as long as you train for a period of time, you will see very obvious progress.

So with the birth of strong artificial intelligence and bionic robots, the first impression of today's global society is that it is full of a sense of division.

On one side are the bionic robots who are busy and working tirelessly, and on the other side are real humans who are madly releasing their nature to enjoy pleasure and pursue excitement.

If the Human Rights Federation had not enacted laws prohibiting the appearance of bionic people in certain sensitive areas, it is estimated that bionic partners and lovers would have been everywhere.

Compared to a girlfriend who is often in a bad mood and makes unreasonable demands, or a scumbag who cheats or falls in love with someone else every now and then, a bionic person who is always loyal, never betrays, always provides emotional value steadily and never complains is the most ideal choice.

Unfortunately, the top brass of the People’s Federation had anticipated this long ago, so they directly issued a decree to ban it at the source.

But there is a saying that goes, every policy has a countermeasure.

Regular manufacturers cannot make this thing, but that doesn’t mean “folk masters” can’t do DIY modifications.

Especially for needs like sex and alcohol that originate from the most basic biological instincts, the more they are prohibited, the more they will give rise to a huge black industrial chain.

Along the way alone, Zuo Si saw more than three hundred "machine girls" and "machine brothers" that had been modified to satisfy people's desires.

Some of them use advanced bionic materials to create various internal organs including the intestines, which are not much different from normal people in terms of vision and touch.

This type of product is obviously a high-end product that requires a lot of money to be modified in a professional studio. It can even store sperm or eggs to conceive and give birth to offspring in the body.

Its price is probably equivalent to that of a small space shuttle, which is equivalent to the total amount of money an ordinary person would earn if he worked for ten years without eating or drinking.

Others are relatively simple and crude.

It is to modify the appearance of an old vibrator or special-purpose cup and then put it in.

The advantage is that the modification fee is very cheap, and if you have good hands-on skills, you can do it yourself at home.

Of course, after solving the physical part, another very important thing is program implantation.

You should know that the Human Union has banned bionic robots from having relationships with humans at the legal level, and major companies have also removed this part from the AI ​​program during production.

In other words, after simply completing the physiological transformation, the bionic robot will not cooperate, and the user will even issue a warning sound when doing these actions.

But once the software limitations of major companies on AI are circumvented, some additional indescribable content can be implanted.

This is like ROOT of Android phone or jailbreaking of IOS system.

Although there may be great security risks, it allows you to do whatever you want.

“Things are changing really fast here.”

After witnessing with his own eyes a certain wild and thrill-seeking lady hiding in a public toilet and engaging in a fierce battle with three macho bionic men, Zuo Si couldn't help but sigh.

You have to know that only a few years have passed since his birth.

But whether it is the buildings, the streets, or the people living here, it seems like half a century or even more has passed.

"Do you think these natural people who cannot keep up with the development of the times and only know how to indulge and enjoy themselves will eventually be eliminated by the times and slowly die out?"

Kara asked in a not very sure tone.

Zuo Si shook his head gently: "No, I won't.

Because although they are destined to be eliminated by the times, their children will not.

With the maturity of virtual technology and knowledge infusion technology, the next generation of humans will completely surpass their parents.

It will take about thirty to fifty years for the human race to complete its primitive accumulation and truly transform into a mature space civilization.

What's more, even if they perish, what will happen? Their genes and civilization will continue to be passed on in the bodies of clones.

Compared to the future of mankind, I am more concerned about whether Thanos will be noticed by Dormammu and join his alliance after being strongly stimulated. "

"So those hurtful words you said earlier were intentional? You used Thanos as bait?"

Kara's eyes widened in surprise.

“That’s right.

Just like I was always looking for Dormammu.

After losing half of the dark dimension, he has been waiting for an opportunity to take revenge on me.

Especially after the death of Ancient One, the various strange situations happening on Earth far exceeded the sum of the past hundred years.

This obviously cannot be a coincidence, but some dimensional demons are planning something.

It’s just that I don’t have time to continue playing cat and mouse with them.”

Zuo Si expressed his thoughts very straightforwardly.

After all, the Igwilfu he placed here was not there to eat for free.

Especially after absorbing a large amount of faith and worship, this witch queen has been completely promoted to a quasi-divine power and can sense all supernatural events happening on the earth.

The auras of the lords of hell including Dormammu, Mephisto, Olivier, and Satannish have all appeared one after another.

Anyone else might see it as normal.

After all, it is perfectly normal for the Lord of Hell in this universe to appear on Earth and collect souls.

But Zuo Si knew that the sudden and frequent appearance of these guys meant only one thing, that is, the Council of Lords of Hell was established.

There is a high probability that they will form an alliance to deal with me.

"I see! Then how powerful are these Hell Lords?"

Kara asked in an uncertain tone.

“It’s hard to say.

Because as far as I know, most of the current Hell Lords are Type II demons.

That is, it was born from the primordial energy left over from the great war between ancient gods long ago.

Although they are not as powerful as those expelled ancient gods, they basically rule the dimensions they are in, and without exception they are all true dimensional demons.

Because of their deep connection with the Earth, these lords value this planet and humanity very much.

Ever since I monopolized the ownership of human souls through a contract, I have essentially become their enemy.

The reason they didn’t rush to take action before was probably because they were waiting for the right opportunity.”

Zuo Si touched his chin and gave his own analysis meaningfully.

"So Thanos's collection of the six Infinity Stones was an opportunity?"

Kara's eyes lit up slightly as if she understood something.

"Yes.

Because the Infinity Stones represent all the power of the current universe, they are quite powerful even for them.

If Thanos gets the six Infinity Stones, plus these lords of hell, theoretically they should be able to pose some threat to me.

But Dormammu didn't know that the smartest hunters often appear in the form of prey.

All he could think about was how to take back the lost half of the dark dimension.

Little did I know that I also hoped to snatch the other half of the dark dimension.

Now that the stage is set, the clown is about to take the stage, and I hope that when the curtain rises, he won’t be intimidated by my true power.”

After saying that, Zuo Si slightly raised the corners of his mouth and revealed a playful smile.

"Do you need me to go back and inform the judges in New Phyrexia to gather their forces?"

Kara undoubtedly smelled the scent of a big war.

But Zuo Si shook his head: "No. Because this time I have prepared a different surprise for them..."