Tony wasn't interested in Gamora.
Although he used to be a playboy, the prodigal son had turned his life around and was now back on the path of righteousness.
Not long ago, when he learned that Thanos was about to invade Earth and humanity was facing an unprecedented challenge, Tony took on a leadership role at the lunar base from Anton. His wanted status was also revoked, and everything seemed to reset.
At that moment, Tony's emotions shifted.
He went to the office of the chairman at Stark Industries and proposed to Pepper.
She cried and agreed.
Only he and Pepper were present, and no one else knew about the proposal except for the parties involved.
It didn't matter.
When Tony first learned that the Thanos Army had invaded Earth, his greatest fear wasn't the destruction of the planet or the annihilation of humanity.
What he feared most was that at the moment of humanity's destruction, he still hadn't found his purpose.
At the critical moment, Tony finally understood his heart.
After glancing at Gamora for a moment, his curiosity satisfied, Tony smiled and said, "Welcome to the moon base."
"This is a good place," Carol nodded, visibly excited. "With this base, our chances of winning are much greater."
"However, we still cannot underestimate Thanos."
After a pause, she added, "The soldiers under Thanos' command have fought in hundreds of battles. Over the years, they've invaded countless worlds and wiped out half of them..."
"Soldiers?" Tony looked at Carol with a bemused expression, then turned to Coulson. "Didn't you tell her that our strongest advantage, aside from the moon base, is our soldiers?"
"..."
Coulson chuckled awkwardly, "I just got here. I haven't even had the chance to give a proper tour of the base yet."
"Well, let's go meet our soldiers now." Tony smiled.
After a while, Carol and the others were shown the soldiers who had been injected with the enhanced Extremis Virus. These individuals' bodies had been transformed to the limits of human capacity, reaching an extraordinary level. The shock on their faces was indescribable.
While the level of these individuals wasn't particularly high compared to other superhumans, and was even quite average, according to Tony, the number was close to 100,000.
These 100,000 soldiers were spread out among the nations of the World Security Council. The Wuchang and several other large countries accounted for 95% of the soldiers, with the rest coming from other countries.
You could think of them as a weakened version of Captain America—100,000 Captain Americas.
Even if they were a weaker version, they were still an incredible force.
A team like this...
They were no longer inferior to Thanos' army.
Carol and Gamora exchanged a look, as did Nick Fury, who had been following them. At that moment, all three of them were questioning life itself.
Is this really Earth?
How long has it been since I was last here?
Both Carol and Nick Fury were starting to doubt reality.
Especially Nick Fury.
With all his planning and calculations, it had been less than two years since he left Earth and returned, yet so much had changed in such a short time.
Earth.
Anton walked out of the New York Temple in Manhattan and headed home.
At that moment, the old man and John Jameson were still working overtime at Wayne Enterprises, strictly overseeing production.
Today, Wayne Enterprises' output was 80% focused on manufacturing weapons, with the remaining 20% being dedicated to collaborating with Stark Industries and Osborne Corporation to advance the development of the Extremis Virus—aiming to create even more powerful soldiers in preparation for Thanos' impending arrival.
When global forces were facing immense pressure, they twisted themselves into a cohesive unit.
Although everyone knew this was only a temporary cooperation, the power and unity that exploded from Earth in these circumstances still shocked every insider.
Anton remained calm.
The Thanos Legion would reach the Milky Way in no more than 20 days—an incredibly fast journey. Once they reached the Milky Way, the trip to Earth would be even faster. For the Thanos Legion, it was astonishingly swift.
However, Anton had already set everything up, only waiting for Thanos to arrive.
"A rare super big scene..."
Anton was about to rest, lying on the bed and looking at the ceiling. He was startled.
In just a few years since he crossed over, the Marvel Universe had undergone earth-shaking changes.
The Thanos Army, which had once brought unprecedented pressure to the original Avengers, now seemed to Anton to be no more than that.
"After Thanos, Earth will usher in a new chapter. The same is true for Marvel..."
Anton fell into deep thought.
After dealing with Thanos, the future of this world would be completely unknown.
In the world after the original "Endgame," after the death of Iron Man, Spiderman became the protagonist of the fourth phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
But now, Little Spider had changed his trajectory of destiny since meeting Anton.
In other words, the final battle was the final battle of the original storyline.
After this war, Anton's prophetic foresight about the future would almost become a thing of the past.
Like today's ancient one.
After the timeline became chaotic, ancient one couldn't accurately predict the future using the Time Gem, and had fallen into an ambivalent state.
Anton, however, was not conflicted. He was already prepared.
The prophet, the pioneer, and those who knew the original plot had made him aware that he would meet this day sooner or later.
No one would always possess foresight.
The so-called omniscient and omnipotent figures in the Marvel world had yet to appear.
Moreover, even if those big figures did show up, Anton didn't think they could truly predict the future.
The future is always unknowable.
The so-called predicted and interfered future was nothing more than a reasonable trend of the timeline.
"Ragnarok... Kang the Conqueror..."
Anton thought of the culprit who caused the chaos in the timeline, faintly looking forward to it.
A few days later.
In a galaxy far away from the Milky Way, An interstellar fleet was making a jump to Earth's coordinates at a speed exceeding light speed.
Thanos sat in the command room, closing his eyes and resting.
Around him, Ebony Maw stood like a rooted tree, silent, staring into the starry sky with a trace of indescribable complexity hidden beneath his calm expression.
Superman...
In the first battle on Sarkar, Superman had given Thanos an unprecedented sense of oppression.
This feeling was very similar to the one Thanos now felt.
No.
It was even stronger than the feeling he had when facing Thanos.
"How long until we arrive?"
Thanos suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Ebony Maw indifferently.
"Soon!"
Ebony Maw respectfully replied. "With the current progress, you'll be able to reach the Milky Way after the next interstellar transition..."
"How are the soldiers preparing?"
Thanos asked again.
"They're in good condition," Ebony Maw said. "Please don't worry, Master. Although Earth has a character like Superman, as long as the Master leads the charge, no one will be a match for the Thanos Legion."
At this time,
Earth.
Anton met with everyone from S.H.I.E.L.D., and as per his position, he had a first encounter with Carol.
"Thanksgiving is coming soon."
Without greetings, after seeing Anton, Carol spoke in a heavy tone and asked bluntly:
"Leader of the Justice League, where is Batman? Why hasn't Superman shown up yet?"
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