"Why would a powerful spellcaster like you choose to be a celebrity idol? Is it fun to deal with those idiots?"
Stephen Strange put down the book in his hand, rubbed his sore eyes and couldn't help asking.
If the last time I met her I just felt that she was very powerful but didn't know how powerful she was, now that I have become the Supreme Sorcerer I can clearly feel the bottomless magic power in the Witch Queen's body, as well as the invisible sense of oppression that is as terrifying as a dimensional demon.
If he judged only from magic power and aura, he would definitely think that Igwilfu was more powerful than Ancient One.
Especially the endless different-dimensional space below the building, where thousands of demons are hiding under the control of the other party like slaves and servants, which makes people feel their scalp tingling just by looking at it.
If Doctor Strange had not already known the true identity of the Witch Queen, he would definitely have regarded her as a huge threat and security risk.
After all, this lady doesn't look like a good person, either in terms of temperament or behavior.
If she is put together with Mordo, Stephen Strange would rather believe that the former is the big villain.
"Haha, these people may indeed be fools, but seeing how hard they try to please me, I have to try my best to meet their needs, right? After all, even when gods ask mortals to believe in them, they essentially have to give something in exchange."
Igvirf picked up the teacup gracefully, took a sip with a beautiful movement, and his eyes were shining with a light that made people dare not look directly at him.
"So... these ordinary people have what you need?"
Doctor Strange frowned subconsciously, obviously thinking about the other party's motives behind this.
He was not naive enough to think that Igwilfu had any quirks or special hobbies.
Because a powerful spellcaster who is comparable to the Ancient One would never persist in doing such boring things for no reason.
I must have gained something unknown and important in the process of being a star and idol.
It's just that he can't figure it out now.
Igvirf smiled and asked, "You still have the energy to think about these things now? If I were you, after seeing the vision of the future through the Time Stone in the Eye of Agamotto, I would probably not even be able to sleep.
After all, you have just become the Supreme Sorcerer, and you are about to face a group of enemies that you cannot defeat at all.
What’s even more terrifying is that they have formed an alliance.
You know, even if Ancient One was still alive, he probably wouldn't have any good solution in such a situation."
"Why should I worry? Those hell lords are not coming for the earth, they are coming for your master. All I have to do is deal with Thanos who has the Infinity Gauntlet."
Stephen Strange has apparently used the Time Stone to peek into the infinite possibilities of the future.
After all, how could a novice like him who had just obtained the Time Stone resist not wanting to know what would happen in the future after getting the Eye of Agamotto?
But he obviously didn't know that this was actually a very dangerous move.
Once someone starts trying to peek into the future, they will become addicted to it like taking drugs, driven by curiosity, and will keep wanting to know more about the distant future.
In the end, after trying to see all the possibilities about the future, one will inevitably fall into an incomparable huge emptiness.
Because people's perception of time comes from the intake of external information.
This is why people always feel that time passes very slowly when they are young, but feel that time passes very quickly when they are old.
The secret lies in the fact that young people have been in this world for a shorter time. For them, everything around them is new and waiting to be explored and understood, so they naturally feel that time passes slowly.
But for the elderly, most of the things around them are already familiar. As long as they see or hear them, their memory will naturally produce feedback. There is no need to explore, learn or understand them, so they will feel that time passes very quickly.
If one knows the entire future, then everything in the rest of life will be familiar to that person, just like a person with a photographic memory playing a game for the second time. There will no longer be any sense of novelty, or even worse than that.
The second round of the game will at least have a certain amount of random uncertainty. For example, the order in which monsters or bosses attack will be disrupted due to various factors, which will bring some different experiences.
Being able to use the Time Gem means that you can predict exactly who will appear in the next second, what they will say, and the time, minute and second at which they will die.
This means that the Time Stone will destroy all life experiences for the rest of your life, turning it into a dull, tedious, numb, and rigid script without any sense of experience or participation.
Maybe it's because Ancient One overused the Time Stone when he was young that he was so eager to die quickly to get relief.
This is also why Thanos rarely uses the Time Stone even though he has it.
Therefore, if one really wants to unleash the full power of the Time Stone, it is not something that ordinary people can do.
Only a dimensional demon like Dormammu, who has long since completely abandoned his mortal nature and transcended time, can do this.
Igwilv obviously knew the danger of the Time Stone, and looked at the Eye of Agamotto on Doctor Strange, which represented the Sorcerer Supreme, with interest. After a long while, he smiled and said jokingly, "I really want to know, what made you feel that Thanos is easy to deal with?"
"No, I didn't say Thanos is easy to deal with, but compared to those united lords of Hell, this little trouble is nothing. After all, even if we can't stop him, your master will show up to clean up the mess, right?"
Stephen Strange shrugged nonchalantly.
It is not difficult to tell from his tone and expression that his mentality changed greatly after he learned that there was an unimaginable behemoth standing behind the Earth Human Alliance.
After all, no matter who it is, when they find out that there is someone to back them up if they fail, they won’t be too nervous.
What's more, when Doctor Strange was a neurosurgeon, he was a typical American sophisticated egoist who only cared about his own reputation, status and wealth, and he didn't even bother to look at his poor patients.
In the original timeline, the reason why he had a sense of responsibility was because if he failed, the entire earth and mankind would be doomed.
But now, this guy has no such awareness at all, and his mind is full of thoughts about how to protect himself when encountering dangerous situations.
“I advise you to take it seriously.
Because the master promised that he would only take action when humanity was facing a catastrophe.
If Thanos had simply wiped out half of the population, he might not have cared at all.
Also, I suggest you not to put too much faith in the future glimpsed through the Time Stone.
Because he is above time, neither his thoughts nor his decisions can be understood by a mere mortal like you."
Igwilfu issued a meaningful warning.
"What?!"
Stephen Strange's expression changed slightly.
There is no doubt that this is completely different from what he imagined.
The witch queen sneered and said sarcastically, "What do you think the master is? Your nanny?
No! He is the master of this planet and of you humans.
You must never get the relationship wrong.
If you don't work hard to save yourselves, he will be very happy to watch humanity go to extinction little by little."
These words were undoubtedly like a heavy hammer hitting Doctor Strange's heart.
The latter no longer dared to act indifferent as before, but gently stroked the book in his hand that contained evil forbidden knowledge, and asked tentatively in an uncertain tone: "Is this why you taught me to learn dark magic?"
"That's right! Because you are too weak.
He is neither worthy of the title of Supreme Sorcerer nor able to fulfill his due responsibilities and obligations.
So I have to take responsibility to make you stronger as soon as possible.
Otherwise, many of my fans would have died in this catastrophe."
At this point, Igwirf suddenly changed his usual mysterious look and blinked playfully like a young girl.
moment!
Stephen Strange shivered violently and uncontrollably, feeling goose bumps all over his body.
He is not one of those ignorant and stupid star-chasers out there. He knows very well that the young woman in front of him, who looks like she is in her twenties, is most likely an old monster who has lived for who knows how many years, just like Ancient One.
Whenever he thinks of the pure and lovely, or charming and attractive characters played by the other person on the screen, and how countless people will become aroused and crazy about these characters, he will feel strong physical discomfort.
Fortunately, Doctor Strange had a good mental state and recovered in just a few seconds. He continued to ask, "But why is it dark magic?
Can't you teach me some normal magic? Don't ever tell me you can't.
I have seen your bookshelf, and there is a lot of orthodox arcane theory knowledge on it."
“Because only dark magic can make you stronger in a short period of time by paying a price.
A normal magic system often requires several years, more than ten years, or even decades of accumulation.
Don't you think you have plenty of time?
Look, Thanos and his fleet have arrived."
As he spoke, Igvir looked up at the sky.
The next second...
A terrifying purple light flashed in an instant, and then the huge fleets parked in the Earth-Moon orbit and outer space exploded one after another like fireworks in the summer sky, forming spectacular fireballs.
Just a moment!
A huge gap appeared in the so-called "indestructible space fortress".
More than one million alien civilization fleets were completely destroyed by this attack.
shock!
fear!
incredible!
Not only were the ordinary people on the ground stunned, but even the top leaders of the Human Alliance and representatives of alien civilizations that joined the alliance were also dumbfounded.
Although they had learned that the power of the Infinity Stones was extremely strong, they had not imagined it would be so terrifying.
You should know that many of these warships are main battleships of advanced civilizations, and often one of them can destroy a planet.
But now, they were all crushed like eggs by the Infinity Stones in an instant.
"No!!!! This is impossible! I don't believe it!"
Because this attack directly led to the destruction of one-sixth of the empire's fleet.
According to the clear standards given by the Supreme Wisdom, this was almost enough to sentence ten of the highest-ranking fleet commanders to death.
Of course, apart from the Cree, the reactions of representatives of other civilizations were not much better.
Several representatives of alien civilizations who were wiped out collapsed to the ground, feeling as if the sky had fallen.
Even the famous Nova Corps could not escape the disaster.
As the saying goes, all beings are equal under the Infinity Stones.
There is no essential difference between warships regardless of their technological content.
As for the other warships that had not been attacked, they no longer dared to maintain their original formation and began to flee in all directions. Some even opened wormholes and left the solar system directly.
What a joke! They may not be afraid of a fierce battle with a powerful enemy, and they will not retreat even if they die in battle.
But it would never happen like this, where you would be crushed to death like a worthless bug without even seeing where the enemy is.
Unfortunately, it's too late.
No one knew whether Thanos came here to establish his authority or to vent his anger. In any case, he had no intention of letting go of these civilizations that had united against him.
There was a flash of blue light, and all the warships that had opened the wormhole to escape flew back to their original positions.
You don't need to ask to know that the power of the space gem was used this time.
Soon after, the rest of the fleet also followed in the footsteps of the previous warships under the pressure of the Power Gem.
After all the warships and the soldiers on them were destroyed, Thanos' own fleet was instantly teleported into the Earth's orbit and launched a massive bombardment on the lunar base.
Even though the deflection field and energy shield had already been activated, they were all destroyed and paralyzed in less than a second under the impact of the power gem.
Almost ten minutes later, the fortifications that the Human Alliance had spent a lot of effort to build completely disappeared.
Unrivaled!
Unstoppable!
Thanos proved with practical actions that with the power of the Infinity Stones, he is one of the most powerful beings in the universe.
The Kree Empire and the Shi'ar Empire must all stand aside.
"Get ready for the fight. Remember to perform well and don't embarrass me."
Having witnessed the demise of the combined fleets of almost all the advanced civilizations in the universe, Igvirf stood up from his chair while the attention of those outside was diverted, walked straight to Doctor Strange and patted the latter on the shoulder to show encouragement.
The corners of Stephen Strange's mouth twitched slightly uncontrollably: "Damn! Is Thanos too strong? I remember that in most of the possibilities about the future, he is far from being so violent and cruel."
"I said before, you basically have no way of knowing anything about the Master. Because he is above time, every new decision he makes will have a huge impact on the future."
After saying this, Igwilfu no longer paid attention to the other party, but went straight through the false wall and entered the other-dimensional space he created.
Doctor Strange took a deep breath, opened a portal, put the book back to the Witch Queen's private library, and then opened another portal to prepare to meet up with the assembled Avengers.
Obviously, Thanos' mere appearance gave a little shock to the entire Earth and even all the advanced civilizations in the universe.
It also made those who still had unrealistic fantasies about their own strength realize that in the face of the power of Infinity Gems, piling up numbers is completely meaningless.
At the same time, far away in the endless desert of Australia, superheroes including Ultron, Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver, Iron Man, Thor, Hulk and others have gathered here.
In addition, there were a full five thousand of the most elite Astartes warriors ready to fight and await the arrival of the enemy.
This is the battlefield where the Human Alliance has planned to hold the final battle.
The reason for choosing this isolated continent is very simple. It is far enough away from the most densely populated cities and important industrial areas, and the area is large enough, so there is no need to feel bad even if it is completely destroyed.
The strong opposition from local Australian residents was completely ignored.
After all, these guys are just descendants of criminals who were exiled back then.
Even their sovereign country, Britain, has now become a second-rate region and has completely lost its voice in the People's League.
However, considering the influence of political factors, the People's Federation still carried out an emergency evacuation of residents.
"Captain, I never thought you would come back to respond to the call."
Tony Stark glanced at Captain America, who was holding a sword emitting golden light but had no shield, and sighed.
You know, the last time they separated, he thought he would never see each other again in this life.
Steve Rogers smiled and replied: "I came back not for those dirty and shameless politicians, nor for that country that was full of sin from the beginning, but to practice my ideals and to protect those innocent and kind civilians."
"I know. But anyway, I'm glad to fight alongside you."
It was rare that Iron Man did not take the initiative to cause trouble for the other party, but instead nodded politely.
From this point it is not difficult to see that he has obviously become much more mature and is no longer as willful and childish as he was a few years ago.
"Me too!"
A golden light flashed in Captain America's eyes, and his whole body radiated a holy light, which made everyone around him feel unparalleled courage.
This is undoubtedly one of his powers as the Chosen One of Torm, the god of loyalty and courage, the Aura of Courage.
Under the influence of this halo, all friendly forces around him will have infinitely high morale. No matter what kind of enemy they face or how severe the casualties are, they will never collapse, but will persist until the last person falls.
"Wow! What kind of power is this? I feel like I'm not nervous anymore!"
The young Spider-Man, who was participating in this kind of activity for the first time, couldn't help but exclaim.
"It is the power bestowed upon me by the great Torm! He is the god of loyalty and courage from another universe. Although I cannot maintain a connection with him now, his spirit is with me."
As he spoke, a pair of dazzling wings of light suddenly opened from Steve Rogers' back, and he looked like an angel descending.
"You actually gave up God and turned to other gods?"
Tony Stark raised his eyebrows in surprise.
He would not forget that the other party had been a devout Christian for a long time and often carried a Bible in his pocket.
"Yes. Because I found that compared to those pure true gods, the religions in our world are too primitive, ignorant, backward, and stupid..."
Before Captain America could finish his words, Thanos and his men directly entered the battlefield using the power of the Space Stone.
Along with him fell the densely packed army like a tide.
Infinity War is finally about to begin.
"Kid, pay attention to your position and don't rush too far forward."
Iron Man instantly activated the weapon system of the magic armor, while also reminding the little Spider behind him.
From a personal perspective, he did not want this underage child to join this destined to be tragic war.
But the Human Alliance obviously would not let go of such a fighting force, so they sent an invitation to them.
Peter Parker, who has always been very responsible, obviously would not refuse this call, and even looked forward to becoming a superhero and a member of the Avengers.
"Understood, Mr. Stark."
Spider-Man nodded vigorously.
"What about me? What should I do?"
Ant-Man asked, pointing to his nose.
"You? Remember not to grow larger at will. Otherwise, once Thanos focuses his attention on you and uses the power of the Infinity Stones, you will most likely be the first to die."
Tony Stark gave this silly guy with a bit of a mental problem a displeased look.
You have to know that since Scott Lang joined the team, he has been in a state of panic all day long and has made several jokes.
He didn't want the other side to fail at a critical moment on the battlefield, and he didn't want this guy who already had a daughter to die.
"OK! I understand."
Ant-Man quickly put on his helmet and took a deep breath.
Because at this moment, Thanos' army has formed a huge encirclement around them and is constantly approaching.
Although the attack has not yet begun, the feeling of oppression has already made many people with poor psychological quality start to get nervous and sweat.
After all, although these superheroes have quite good individual combat capabilities, few of them have fought in large-scale wars.
"Ultron, can you try to hack into the other party's system?"
Iron Man sent questions to the super artificial intelligence he created himself through a private channel.
"Sorry, no. Those things that look like mechanical creatures are actually a product of genetic engineering. In other words, they are not robots, but living beings."
Ultron gave a straightforward negative answer.
Not only those troops that served as cannon fodder, but even Thanos's fleet was able to shield the electronic warfare he launched in some way.
While the two were talking, Thanos had already stepped to the front of the battle. He glanced at the superheroes and the Astartes Legion who were ready to fight, and asked with contempt: "Are you really not going to surrender? I believe you have seen the scene just now. Even if all the civilizations in the universe unite, it will be useless in front of me."
"We will fight to the death! We will never surrender!"
Steve Rogers was worthy of being the one chosen by Thom, and was not affected at all by the destruction of the huge joint fleet just now.
"The captain is right! We would rather die in battle than leave our fate to a madman and psychopath like you."
Tony Stark activated all the magical powers in the armor, and colorful arcane magic halos instantly flashed from head to toe.