Thanos' name, when transliterated, is "Sanosi," so if there's a female version of Thanos, should she be called "Sanosi"?
Close enough.
With a wave of Sanosi's hand, the scene before them changed instantly, shifting from the interior of a spaceship to an endless starry sky.
Sanosi took Su Ye away from Earth's surface and into an illusory starry sky that she had created using the Infinity Gauntlet.
As for the invasion war happening on Earth, that was launched by Thanos and had nothing to do with her, Sanosi.
On the other hand, Su Ye wasn't particularly concerned about the war on Earth. No matter which side won, it didn't matter much to him—it was all just a game.
However, since Sanosi had just proposed the idea of a "Valley War," Su Ye couldn't let the war continue as it was.
Valley War—those who know, know.
It's a battle involving two bases, three lanes, and requires five heroes from each side to compete.
As the ones making the bet, Su Ye and Sanosi wouldn't be participating themselves, so they could only let their heroes take action.
Under Sanosi's control, the starry sky quickly transformed into a massive valley map, complete with bases, defense towers, and three lanes of minion waves—just like the valley maps in Su Ye's memory.
At the same time, a massive hero pool appeared on Sanosi's side, containing all sorts of heroes.
The Black Order's five generals were a given—Ebony Maw, Black Dwarf, and the rest were definitely making an appearance, as they were part of Sanosi's core lineup.
But unlike Thanos' Black Order, which had three men and two women, Sanosi's five subordinates were all female, just like her!
Not only that, but Sanosi's hero pool also included a female Thor, female Captain America, female Iron Man, female Loki, female Hulk, and more.
Almost every Marvel hero Su Ye had seen or heard of was present in Sanosi's hero pool, and all of them were female versions.
Su Ye was completely dumbfounded. He couldn't figure out whether, in Sanosi's world, all these heroes were naturally female or if they had become female because of her.
The former would be fate, the latter would be transformation.
But looking at Sanosi, with her two "gender-defining" big bad traits and her Infinity Gauntlet, seemingly ready to throw punches at any moment, Su Ye felt that none of this really mattered anymore.
If he didn't want to get punched, he should just accept it obediently.
"How are we picking? Draft or random?"
Su Ye raised an eyebrow—this was the voice of an expert. It looked like he had to take this seriously.
Thinking of this, Su Ye simply waved his hand. Instantly, a massive room appeared behind him, filled with various drinks and fruit platters, as if ready for a banquet.
And this was his hero pool—his C-rank subordinates, all of his superheroes, were summoned here.
"Where is this?"
"What's going on? Weren't we in a war? Thanos invaded, aliens were fighting fiercely—how did we suddenly end up here?"
"Could it be that we were hypnotized, or did the aliens use some high-tech trick to capture us here and try to defeat Earth this way?"
"That's very possible! As long as we were there, the aliens were stuck in a stalemate with us. But now that we're gone, they can freely attack the cities and distract our special forces!"
"No, we can't let this happen! If we're all trapped here, Earth is in danger—humanity is in danger! We must return!"
"Where's Uncle Su? Quick, contact Uncle Su and ask him to save us and bring us back!"
As everyone was talking all at once, a giant face suddenly appeared in the sky above the room, looking down on them like the Buddha staring at Sun Wukong.
"Uncle Su? What's going on?"
"Where is this? Could it be the Quantum Realm?"
"Did we fall into an alien trap? Hurry and get us out—we can still fight!"
"Uncle Su!"
Hearing everyone's shouting, Su Ye waved his hand, signaling them to calm down.
"The situation is like this..."
Su Ye explained everything—how Thanos was taken down, how Sanosi appeared, and how she pulled him into this duel. Then, he added:
"As for Earth, you don't need to worry. Our Red Shield agents are no pushovers. Even if they can't protect the entire city, they can at least keep themselves safe. So, relax."
"That's a relief!"
After hearing Su Ye's words, everyone relaxed.
Of course, the cities themselves weren't that important. As long as the specially trained agents and battle squads survived, they wouldn't lose.
Even if they lost a few cities, they could just fight back and reclaim them later.
This thought sounded a bit reckless, but no one seemed to mind.
After following Su Ye for so long, everyone had learned an important principle: "It's best not to overthink things."
And to be honest, once they applied this mindset, everything suddenly became clearer, less complicated, and much more relaxed.
"Oh, in that case, let's take a break!"
"Yeah, we've been fighting for so long—we might as well have a drink and relax!"
"Make me a cocktail, thanks!"
"I'll have a Bloody Mary!"
"I want a Dry Martini!"
"Damn! There's none—make it yourself, I'm tired too, okay?"
"..."
Once they relaxed, everyone started goofing around. Naturally, people who loved to mess around wouldn't just sit still.
But above them, Su Ye looked utterly helpless.
"Ahem! Did I not make myself clear? I called you here to fight, not to party! Fight, people!"
"Yeah, yeah, we're listening!"
"Got it, war, war! Hey, pass me that beer, thanks!"
"So, it's five people at a time, right? No idea how long it'll take to cycle through everyone. My Erguotou, cheers!"
"Exactly! As long as Uncle Su is here, we're always on the winning side. We can just chill and let him carry. Who wants watermelon?"
"I'll take a slice!"
"I want a whole one!"
"..."
Su Ye was speechless. Had he spoiled them too much? He called them to fight, yet they were still so carefree. At this rate, they were going to get too soft!
Looking at his comrades, lovers, battle companions, and subordinates—people he had grown and fought alongside for so long—Su Ye suddenly felt that maybe this wasn't so bad.
After all this effort, wasn't his ultimate goal to let the people around him live an easy life?
"Alright, fine. You guys just stay here and have fun."
After saying that, Su Ye turned around and looked at Sanosi, who was already getting impatient.
"Have you made up your mind yet? Draft pick or random? If you don't want to bother, just go with random—whoever gets picked, that's it. Let luck decide. One match, winner takes all. The loser accepts it without complaining!"
Su Ye shook his head.
"In a game like this, I've never heard of a one-match winner-takes-all rule. And I won't even mention the boring best-of-three or best-of-five formats."
Adjusting his posture, a playful smile suddenly appeared on Su Ye's face.
"Let's start with a full season! The Cosmic Starry Valley Championship, Season 1—how about it?"