American TV series: Start with the little Sheldon's wool

Chapter 721 Rescue
Titan is a planet where the strong prey on the weak, and every Titan inhabitant there is a born predator.

Thanos, the latest cosmic overlord, grew up in that harsh environment.

His childhood nightmares taught him a lesson: the universe's resources are finite, and the more people want to share them, the more likely wars will break out.

As for how to resolve this conflict, the solution Thanos could think of was to reduce the number of people sharing resources.

Ideally, half of them should be eliminated.

With a smaller population and "abundant" resources, there is naturally no more conflict.

Therefore, after gaining sufficient power, Thanos began to implement his "population reduction" plan.

To accomplish this grand plan, he once annihilated Titan, the planet with "original sin," and all his people.

However, although Thanos's power reached the multiverse level, there are countless powerful beings in the vast universe.

Thanos's power is clearly insufficient to extend his plans throughout the entire universe.

Then he thought of seeking help from external forces.

The Infinity Stones, with their immense power, became his prime target.

The ancient planet Midgard contains the Space Stone (Cosmic Cube), the Time Stone (Eye of Agamotto), and the Mind Stone, among others.

They were inevitably targeted by Thanos.

The last time Thanos's army invaded New York, it was Thanos testing the waters with Midgard.

Yes, while Thanos was eyeing the Infinity Stones on Earth, he also learned that there were two "Order Keepers" there whose strength was no less than his own.

They are Odin, the king of the gods, and the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme.

Unsure of defeating the two, Thanos had no choice but to act in secret.

Then, he witnessed the rise of "Guardian" Mike behind the scenes of the Battle of New York.

Another unfathomable multiverse-level powerhouse.

The fact that Earth, a tiny planet, had three powerful beings with strength comparable to his own made Thanos, after the Battle of New York, temporarily abandon his plans to return to Earth.

However, things are unpredictable.
Who could have imagined that powerful beings like Odin and the Ancient One, who are considered multiverse-level beings, would die one after the other in such a short period of time?

This news greatly encouraged Thanos, who believed that his chance had come again.

For the sake of his grand plan, he decided to take a risk.

This time, the difficulty of plundering the Infinity Stones is undoubtedly much lower; all that's needed is to avoid "Guardian" Mike.

So while Hela and the others were on their way, Thanos led his army to the outskirts of Asgard.

The targets are the Reality Stone (Aether) stored in Odin's Vault, and the Space Stone, which may also exist in the Vault.

Meanwhile, Thor, upon hearing Heimdall's report that Thanos's army was cruelly enslaving the people of Asgard on the borders of Asgard, immediately became restless.

"Damn Thanos, how dare he treat the Asgardians like this..." Thor's single eye flashed with a fierce light.

As the rulers of the Nine Realms, the Asgardians have never suffered such humiliation.

However, with the death of Odin, the powerful god-king, it was already destined that Asgard's status would decline.

Realizing this, Thor, though unwilling, felt powerless and could only suppress his anger, saying, "Our people are waiting to be saved. Heimdall, lead the way!"

Regardless of Thanos's schemes, saving one's own people is never a bad thing.

"Please follow me~" Heimdall didn't hesitate and dragged his limping leg to lead the way.

Seeing this, Mike shook his head slightly, then condensed a ball of holy light and threw it at Heimdall, healing his injuries.

As Heimdall prepared to express his gratitude, Mike once again used his divine power to lift everyone into the sky.

“Time waits for no one. Heimdall, you are the one to point the way,” Mike said, indicating his intention.

It was clearly a plan to take people by plane to travel.

“Okay~” After understanding Mike’s intention, Heimdall immediately cheered up and began to act as the navigator.

So the group, enveloped by Mike's divine power, flew rapidly toward the border of Asgard.

Accompanying them were Thor, Heimdall, Scarlet Witch, and a conflicted Loki.

If circumstances allow, Loki, who suffered a great loss at Thanos's hands during the Battle of New York, would very much like to face him again.

He preferred to be a coward and, like the remaining Asgardian warriors, seek refuge in Norway.

It's just a pity that no one cares about his little schemes now.

Mike might be able to, but it wouldn't be a big deal. After all, the two weren't that close.

"Asgard, Hela, and Surtur, I swear in the name of Odin's son, one day I will return and take back everything that is rightfully mine..." High in the sky, Thor realized that he would have to wait a long time to return after this departure.

Looking back at the burning continent of Asgard and Hela and the Firelord in the midst of the great battle, he silently made a vow.

Meanwhile, at the border of Asgard, Thanos, who was preparing to capture Asgardian civilians as hostages in exchange for the Infinity Stones, did not expect that there would be powerful individuals among the impoverished people after the war.

Jane, who had just mastered the power of thunder, took advantage of Thanos's carelessness and used the burst of power from Thor's hammer to steal a small spaceship from Thanos's army.

Then, leading most of the population, they fled towards Earth.

"waste!!!"

Thanos, who was a step too slow to react as the small spaceship disappeared, cursed at the Black Order.

"Father, should I lead men to chase after them?" Nebula asked cautiously after Thanos had vented his anger.

"You?" Thanos glanced at Nebula, his eyes flashing, and said, "No need, we have enough prisoners below."

"Your next task is to tie up the remaining Asgardians."

Thanos's oppressive policies had already caused his two goddaughters to harbor rebellious intentions.

Therefore, Gamora, who found an opportunity to escape during the recent Legion operation, has already escaped Thanos's control.

Thanos was furious about this.

Naturally, he would not give his second daughter, Xingyun, any chance to escape.

“Understood, Father. I will go and tie up the Asgardians right away,” Nebula replied respectfully.

A hint of resentment lingered on his lowered face.

Whether she resented Gamora for running away without her or hated the domineering Thanos, she probably didn't even know herself.

Of course, it's also possible that it's both.

"Thanos, release my people. Otherwise, I'll make you pay for your actions!"

Just as the remaining Asgardian civilians were being controlled by Nebula, Mike, guided by Heimdall, finally arrived with his group.

High in the sky, Thor was filled with rage when he saw his people being treated this way.

“Guardian Mike, this is a matter between me and Asgard. You have no right to interfere.” Thanos, sitting on the second Sanctuary, spotted Mike at a glance.

Strength determines the right to speak.

As for Thor, who was not yet fully grown and mature, he completely ignored him.

"What if I say no?" Mike replied calmly, his face revealing little emotion.

At the same time, Scarlet Witch, standing beside him, had red eyes and stared at Thanos from afar.

Thanos frowned slightly.

With its formidable chaotic power and strength approaching the multiverse level, it has already earned the right to "converse" with Thanos.

“Two against five, plus my legion, you might not be able to beat me…” Thanos said this with a hint of malice, then looked away. He then stared at Thor and said, “It’s simple if you want me to release your people: give me the Infinity Stones in exchange.”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about. There are no more Infinity Stones in the Asgardian vaults,” Thor said firmly. “Now, release my people.”

The Space Stone is indeed in Asgard; Loki smuggled it back from the S.H.I.E.L.D. lab, a fact kept extremely secret, and Thor had no idea about it.

The remaining Reality Gems had already been used to treat Jane's cancer.

Even if Thor wanted to exchange it, he couldn't afford it.

Therefore, they could only feign toughness.

"It seems that your people aren't that important to you." Thanos chuckled, waving his hand to signal Nebula to kill a few prisoners to bring Thor to his senses.

"How dare you~"

Enraged by this, Thor gathered lightning in his fists and lunged at the nebula below.

Behind them, Heimdall also raised the Rainbow Key sword and followed.

"Troublesome~"

With the situation having reached this point, Mike could no longer stand idly by. After making a comment, he also charged towards Thanos in Sanctuary II.

(End of this chapter)