"Really? That's a shame. I originally wanted to get the last two gems in a peaceful way. But you left me no choice."

Looking at these earthlings who were on high alert, Thanos slowly raised the Infinity Gauntlet and made a fist.

The next second...

The power of the Reality Stone was instantly activated, transforming the originally empty desert into a lush and complex tropical rainforest.

Be it the superheroes or the positions built by the Astartes warriors, they were all completely cut off by the changes in this instant.

Some were sent to the top of the mountain, while others fell into a depression full of rivers and swamps.

All the previous careful arrangements were as ridiculous as child's play in the face of the power of the Infinity Gems.

"Damn it! Natasha! What are you waiting for?"

Tony Stark immediately flew into the air with his armor and shouted to Black Widow into the communicator.

"Don't worry! I've already sent the signal."

The Black Widow, wearing a specially made power armor, jumped down from a mountain with an altitude of more than one thousand meters, and threw the positioning device in her hand to the enemies who were coming like a tide.

When this flying disc-like thing drew a parabola and hit the head of a biological weapon, it immediately tore through space and released a huge portal.

Before the command system of Thanos' army could react to what was happening, hundreds of fully armed mercenaries from the ninth level of Baator Hell rushed out.

Leading the group was a tall and thin Utros demon holding a huge scimitar.

This is a high-level Yugroth, and it looks like a humanoid creature wearing a robe. Only its elongated head and two eyes that glow yellow make it look a little creepy.

Any enemy that approaches within a ten-meter range will instantly fall to the ground and fall into a deep coma.

This is the unique ability of the Utros Demon - hypnotic gaze.

Especially for those creatures with extremely low charm attributes, they are like natural enemies.

Others were controlled by group suggestion spells, turning around and biting their own kind frantically. The scene looked extremely bloody and horrifying.

Not only that!

The Utros also unleashed his most powerful spell-like ability - the wall of fire, and single-handedly slowed down the offensive of the enemy army.

The Yugoloth mercenaries under his command also took the opportunity to rush forward and began to harvest those hypnotized and defenseless biological weapons at lightning speed.

Obviously, these Yug'groths are the most elite mercenaries hired by Black Widow at a high price from the ninth level of Baator.

You must know that as the eternal war between good and evil has completely begun, most of the Yugoloths have joined the evil side under the employment and lobbying of Asmodeus, and are making a fortune from the war in the Seventh Heaven Mountain, looting many formerly prosperous cities and towns.

At this time, if you want to hire a Yogroth to work for you, the price will be at least ten times higher than before.

Moreover, Yug'groths usually only accept souls as currency, rather than gold, which is a symbol of wealth in the eyes of mortals.

From this point alone, it is not difficult to see how many alien lives the Earth Human Alliance has slaughtered and harvested since the beginning of the interstellar colonization era.

Of course, from the perspective of the Human Alliance, simply hiring some Yug'groths obviously cannot satisfy their appetite.

Following closely behind rushing out of the portal were devils, demons, half-blood tieflings, ogre mages, dragons, liches, djinns, construct lifeforms, and a large number of fully armed mortals with very high professional levels.

After all, soul currency is the absolute hard currency in the lower planes, and is more valuable than gold, gems, and magic items.

If you just pay gold, you can usually only hire a mediocre team.

But if the soul prism can be paid, even beings like the Hell Fiends and the Balrogs who are at the top of their respective races’ food chains will gladly accept it.

Because more souls mean more powerful forces and endless soldiers.

"Fire! Hit me hard!"

A mercenary captain with a professional level of LV24 warrior gave his team members an attack order with a grin, and at the same time activated the automatic weapon system on the power mecha.

In the blink of an eye, dense high-energy rays began to sweep wildly, directly blocking the endless enemies more than a hundred meters away.

Upon seeing this, Proxima Midnight, one of Thanos's five black generals, immediately rushed over waving his spear, wanting to get rid of these powerful mercenaries.

But she obviously didn't know that the biggest difference between these mercenaries from the huge cyberpunk city on the ninth level of Baator and the interstellar mercenaries in this universe is that they have no weaknesses.

Seeing a powerful woman coming towards him, the mercenary captain drew out a double-edged battle axe without even a second's hesitation and rushed forward.

Boom!!! As the two weapons collided, the red-glowing axe instantly produced a dazzling fire and a violent explosion.

Dark Midnight Proxima was obviously not prepared for this at all. He was immediately blown away and rolled on the ground for more than ten meters before he could barely keep his body steady.

Needless to say, the double-edged axe in the mercenary captain's hand is an authentic magical weapon.

Due to the uniqueness of Baator, the fire element in this plane is much higher than other elements. Therefore, the cost of enchanting weapons and armor with fire is much lower than other types of enchants.

This is why demons are basically immune to fire damage.

Therefore, most of the magic weapons produced in Baator will have fire or explosion effects.

Coupled with the legendary warrior's strong physical fitness, martial arts and combat experience, it would be a miracle if Dark Midnight Proxima could get any advantage.

"Hahahaha! Brothers! We are going to get rich! Look, a target on the bounty list."

The mercenary captain obviously recognized the blue-skinned woman in front of him, and his face was full of ecstasy.

"Boss! Her name is Proxima Midnight, and her bounty is worth five million souls!"

"How much? Five million!"

"Oh my god! Are we blessed by the goddess of luck?"

"Go ahead and kill her! Don't let this bitch get away!"

Along with extremely excited roars, all the surrounding Hell mercenaries revealed terrifying eyes like hungry wolves.

It was as if it was not a powerful enemy, but a moving vault.

You know, five million souls is still a number that is enough to make the big devils and level lords excited, even in the current Baator Hell where "inflation" has begun to appear.

For ordinary people, it is an astronomical figure that is unimaginable.

This amount of money is enough for all members of a mercenary group to disband directly on the spot and enjoy an extremely luxurious life for one or two hundred years.

As for the danger...

Sorry, who would really care about the danger when they are all out to be mercenaries? The only thing they care about is how to make as much money as possible in each mission.

And five million souls are enough for all mercenaries to gamble their lives.

“You guys!”

Dark Midnight Proxima was undoubtedly frightened by the mercenaries' almost fanatical eyes.

As an elite under Thanos, she has invaded countless planets and experienced thousands of battles, but no one is as scary as this group of hell mercenaries.

Because there is not the slightest fear of death in their eyes, only endless greed and desire.

This is one of the most typical irreversible impacts that the huge cyberpunk city on the ninth level of Baator has on mortals.

The decisive mercenary captain didn't hesitate for even a second before swinging his axe and rushing towards Dark Night Proxima.

The latter had no choice but to fight back.

But this time she knew that a collision of weapons would cause an explosion, so she chose to use the front end of the spear instead of the long pole.

In this way, the explosion range can be made a little further away from himself, and then he can turn the spear into the opposite side with his backhand, use the shock wave generated by the explosion to make a 90-degree turn on the spot, and stab the opponent's armpit with a swift posture.

Just when Proxima Midnight thought he could deal with this troublesome opponent, the mercenary captain raised his left hand to reveal a red gem on his palm.

Before the former could react, a flash of silver lightning shot out from inside.

“Ah ...

Along with a heart-wrenching scream, the general under Thanos immediately began to tremble violently and uncontrollably, with even his hair standing up.

"The five million bounty is mine!"

The mercenary captain took the opportunity to leap high into the air, raising the sharp axe above his head, apparently intending to chop off the target's head.

But at this critical moment, General Corvus rushed over, blocked the fatal blow and saved his companion.

There is no doubt that with the crazy spending of the Human Alliance, they successfully recruited the top mercenaries in the entire ninth level of Baator Hell.

And each of the strong ones among these mercenaries can fight on equal terms with the Five Obsidian Generals, and can even suppress them.

"This... these are the mercenaries recruited by the Human Alliance? Aren't they too strong?"

Ant-Man stared at the scene in front of him in amazement, standing there at a loss as to what to do.

Because he originally planned to rush forward to fight.

But before they could take any actual action, they discovered that the mercenaries rushing out of the portal had actually blocked the enemies that were pouring in like a tide.

"Don't be surprised! After all, they all come from the kingdom of the devil, and many of them are immortal."

As Tony Stark explained, he began to observe and analyze the situation on the battlefield, and at the same time asked Ultron to redeploy the Astartes whose positions had been disrupted.

After all, the purpose of recruiting these mercenaries is to serve as cannon fodder to delay time, and at the same time give them the last hope of finding the enemy's weaknesses and collecting combat information.

"What about us? Shouldn't we go and support them?"

Peter Parker came up and asked curiously.

Iron Man answered without hesitation: "Don't be impatient, kid. Don't you realize that Thanos hasn't made a move yet? We must first figure out the extent of his control over the Infinity Stones before we can formulate an effective battle plan."

"No, there is no need for that. I can tell you clearly that Thanos' current power is far beyond the imagination of all of us."

Doctor Strange, who had already peeked into the future through the Time Stone, interjected.

"What's the meaning?"

Tony Stark raised his head and asked in an uncertain tone.

Stephen Strange smiled bitterly: "What I mean is that no matter what we do, we can't win this war.

Because I just saw all the possibilities for the future.

It turns out that out of 14,060,505 possible futures, our chances of winning are zero.

That is, no matter what we do, the end result will not change.”

Ultron descended from the sky, his voice revealing a strong hostility.

Because in his view, surrender is equivalent to handing over the Mind Stone, and handing over the Mind Stone means that his life may end.

Doctor Strange shook his head slightly: "No! We still have to resist! And we have to persist until the last person falls."

"Oh? Why? Since you said that the possibility of our winning is zero, why bother doing this useless work?"

Ultron was stunned.

As a super artificial intelligence, he undoubtedly felt the logical contradiction between these two things.

"Because we need to prove our worth as human beings, and prove that we are worthy of being saved."

As he said this, Stephen Strange looked up at the sky, as if he was looking at something.

"Prove the value of humanity? Prove that you are worthy of being saved? Prove it to whom?"

Spider-Man asked in confusion.

After all, he is just a minor and doesn't know as many inside stories as others.

"Prove it to the Lord of the Ninth Layer of Baator Hell, the great Demon Lord Soth. Because the survival and destruction of mankind was decided by his mind a long time ago."

After a long silence, Iron Man finally spoke and gave an answer.

Likewise, he was one of the few who truly understood the implication of Doctor Strange's words just now.

That is, the Avengers and the Human League can lose this war, but they must show enough courage and resistance.

Otherwise, Zuo Si would most likely abandon the Earth and human civilization and leave them to fend for themselves.

"Damn it! What are we waiting for? Let's hurry up..."

Before Ant-Man could finish his words, Thanos, who had never taken action himself before, saw that his useless subordinates were so useless that they could not even defeat a group of mercenaries from the ninth level of Baator Hell. He immediately raised the Infinity Gauntlet and activated the Power Stone.

In a flash, a huge purple fist fell from the sky.

boom!!!!!!!!

Along with the earth-shaking and violent impact, the mercenaries who were fighting fiercely just now disappeared out of thin air, leaving only a bloody Shura field.

Because most of them were turned into meat paste by this blow.

Only a very small number of high-level devils, demons, and yugoloths with high perception attributes sensed the danger in advance and managed to escape by casting instant teleportation magic.

"Fuck! What the hell was that just now?"

Ant-Man suddenly felt the urge to urinate and shivered uncontrollably, almost suffering from incontinence.

He now finally understood why Iron Man reminded him not to grow bigger easily.

If he gets hit by this guy, he will definitely die with his small body.

"That's the Power Stone among the Infinity Stones.

From what we understand, it can mobilize unlimited energy, allowing the holder to always have the upper hand in a head-on confrontation.

Okay, enough small talk, it's our turn.

Remember, even if you have to die, you must die with dignity and never bring shame to us Earthlings."

As the last word came out of his mouth, Tony Stark rushed towards Thanos first, raised his hands and instantly released two force field slaps, and directly clasped his hands together at the opponent.

Boom! After a deafening roar, everyone saw Thanos was wrapped in a ball of purple energy, and he was completely unharmed.

But this was obviously expected by Iron Man.

What's more, he did not stop. Instead, he opened the armory after approaching and fired a bunch of small missiles directly from the magazine.

At the beginning, Thanos didn't take these little gadgets seriously.

But when the first one exploded, small artificial black holes were formed instantly.

Although it lasted for less than a second, the terrifying aura still made the Eternal Titan feel threatened. He immediately activated the Reality Gem to twist all the remaining missiles into harmless fireworks.

It goes without saying that these miniature artificial black hole missiles are actually dangerous gadgets created by Tony Stark by cracking the technology of the dark elves of this universe.

If it were Thanos in his normal state, he would have been torn to pieces by the black hole missile by now.

After all, falling into a black hole might still give you a chance of survival, but if your entire body is torn apart by two black holes, you will definitely die.

This is also why this black hole missile is made so small.

The purpose is to control the size of the black holes so that a person's body will be torn apart by at least two black holes at the same time.

It has to be said that after giving up those insistence and moral bottom line, Tony Stark is definitely the most dangerous weapons manufacturing expert on the planet.

“You’re great!”

Thanos glanced at the armor on his body that was torn by the black hole and lost a piece, and exclaimed in admiration.

"Of course I'm good! Because I'm Tony Stark!"

Iron Man raised his chin slightly and proudly stated his name.

"Ah, I know you, a man cursed by knowledge."

Thanos swung his fist and knocked the Hulk, who was charging at him, to the ground with a bang, and then punched him continuously at an extremely fast speed, knocking the violent green fat man unconscious.

Just when he was about to have some fun with this tough guy, Thor and his new hammer flew straight over.

Almost at the same time, Captain America, with a divine light shining all over his body, also waved his sword and launched an attack from the right.

Scarlet Witch Wanda even used confusion magic to directly distort reality, and cooperated with Doctor Strange to try to restrain Thanos and make him unable to move.

Quicksilver used his super speed that was invisible to the naked eye to use an enchanted dagger to cut a very deep bloody mark on Thanos' face.

If he hadn't reacted and dodged in time, one of his eyes would have been blind by now.

Ultron, Ant-Man, and Spider-Man even rushed forward to try to seize the glove inlaid with four infinity gems.

There is no doubt that this group of superheroes clearly intend to join forces to take down the final BOSS.

"Hahahahaha! Good! Very good! This is what I expected!"

Thanos was clearly enraged, laughing wildly and clenching his fists.

moment!

The purple power gem was lit up first, and then all the restraints on him collapsed.

Immediately afterwards, the blue space gem lit up, and then several superheroes who were moving found that their positions suddenly changed. They were originally attacking the enemy, but now they were attacking their teammates.

The third stone to be lit up was the Reality Stone, which instantly made Quicksilver, who possessed super speed, have his legs and arms become limp and unable to move.

It took Thanos less than a second to completely neutralize the joint attack launched by these superheroes.

Not only that!

Thor's hammer was still hitting the Hulk, and Captain America's sword almost pierced Spider-Man and Ant-Man through. Iron Man collided with Ultron, who didn't have time to dematerialize, and both fell to the ground.

But Thanos still stood there without moving.

"Ah-well, I shouldn't have expected anything from them."

Kara, the Kryptonian girl who was hiding in the dark and originally planning to watch the show, couldn't help but complain.

In her opinion, with so many people gathered together, even if they can't win, they should at least show some performance.

But the actual situation is far from what we imagined.

"It seems that the lords of hell have told Thanos how to maximize the power of the Infinity Stones. This game is getting more and more interesting."

Zuo Si touched his chin with a playful expression.

There is no doubt that the Thanos before us is much stronger than the one in the original timeline.

The latter was a complete weakling and nearly had his Infinity Gauntlet stolen from him several times.

But for the guy in front of him, not to mention snatching the Infinity Gauntlet, even getting close to him has become an impossible thing.

The only three people present who could pose a threat to him were Scarlet Witch Wanda, who was too young and immature to unleash the true power of chaos magic, and Doctor Strange.

Ultron, the only one who wanted to take action, was knocked away by Iron Man.

"Do you need me to help them?"

Kara asked eagerly, obviously feeling a little itchy.

But Zuo Si shook his head gently: "No, it's not necessary.

Let's leave this stage to those humans who are eager to prove their worth.

After all, the hymn of humanity is the hymn of courage.

Whatever the outcome, they at least fought for the survival of their race and civilization."

At this point, Zuo Si suddenly paused, turned around and asked with a smile to the golden figure that appeared out of thin air beside him: "Do you think what I said is right?"

"Of course! If a race or civilization does not have the courage to fight to the death with its enemies, then it does not deserve to be saved.

Remember the famous quote from Empire? No sacrifice is too great to bear, and no betrayal is too small to ignore.

I believe that the human beings of this universe must possess the same spirit as my people.”

The Lord of Mankind from the Warhammer universe made his point bluntly.

Needless to say, the reason why he appeared here at this time was to observe how humans would react when faced with an invincible powerful enemy.

Should he fight to the end in the darkness and despair, or just lie down and wait for Zuo Si to perform a miracle?

If it is the latter, it means that the humans on Earth in this universe are not worthy of him.

But if it is the former, then the Lord of Mankind will consider agreeing to Zuo Si's reincarnation plan after completely solving the Chaos Evil God of the Subspace, and lead these brave people to start a great expedition to sweep across the entire galaxy and even dominate the entire universe.