Gods and mortals were races that could never truly coexist as equals.
At least, that was how the Olympian gods viewed reality.
Imagine two workers entering the same factory. One possessed overwhelming strength while the other was weak and ordinary.
The stronger worker could complete the labor of two people within a single day.
The weaker one might struggle to finish even half that amount.
According to the ideals of social equality, both individuals invested the same amount of time and effort into their work. Therefore, they should receive equal pay.
But according to the logic of labor value, the stronger worker produced far greater results and should naturally earn far more, while the weaker worker deserved less.
So where did equality truly exist?
Thanos addressed this contradiction by separating races planet by planet, ensuring each civilization developed among its own kind under relatively equal conditions.
But the Olympian gods had never cared about such concepts.
They didn't arrive to create fairness.
They arrived to rule.
In their eyes, ordinary beings were little more than disposable tools. Whether millions lived or died made absolutely no difference to them.
That was precisely why the Olympian gods remained completely indifferent while Thanos slaughtered fleets across the Twin Suns System.
Some of them even treated the battlefield like entertainment.
Drinking.
Celebrating.
Seeking pleasure.
As far as they were concerned, all they needed to do was wait.
Eventually, Thanos would exhaust his energy.
Once that happened, they would kill him.
And afterward, the entire galaxy would belong to Olympus.
Compared to that reward, what did the loss of a few fleets matter?
…
Meanwhile, on the battlefield itself—
Thanos already knew exactly where the Olympian gods were hiding.
But instead of launching a direct assassination strike against their command ship, he patiently continued executing his own plan.
The Void Sentinel had not yet arrived.
So there was no reason to rush.
After destroying another enemy warship, Thanos suddenly stopped moving.
A powerful spatial fluctuation had appeared roughly one hundred kilometers away from him.
At the same time, an unnatural buzzing sound echoed through space itself.
That immediately caught his attention.
Because ordinary portals could not produce sounds in a vacuum.
Only gateways connected to the multiverse generated that kind of dimensional resonance.
Thanos slowly sheathed the Tyrant Blade and stared toward the distortion coldly.
Several seconds later, the portal expanded fully.
Then a dark-red figure stepped out.
The Void Sentinel had arrived.
The creature floated silently in space for a moment while glancing around blankly, seemingly confused about why it had suddenly appeared here.
But that confusion only lasted briefly.
Soon, a twisted grin spread across its face.
Dark-red energy erupted violently from its body and surged toward the nearest warship.
Boom!
The enemy vessel exploded instantly.
Then another.
And another.
Within seconds, flames began spreading throughout the surrounding region of space.
The Void Sentinel attacked with full force from the very beginning, as if its energy reserves were completely limitless.
Which, in truth, they practically were.
Under the influence of the Void personality, its body constantly absorbed energy from another universe without restraint.
As long as the connection remained active, its power was effectively endless.
Wherever it passed, destruction followed.
Warships exploded.
Planets burned.
Entire fleets vanished beneath crimson energy waves.
Watching the scene unfold, Thanos nodded in satisfaction.
Perfect.
Then the Space Stone activated.
A second later, he disappeared from the battlefield entirely.
Let the Alliance of Gods wear down that madman first.
After all, Death never gave him a deadline.
…
The next instant, Thanos returned to Temple Number Two near Earth.
Inside the throne room, he calmly sat back down and looked toward Deep Blue.
"Monitor the Twin Suns System," he ordered. "Inform me once the Alliance of Gods begins retreating."
"Yes, Master."
Thanos nodded slightly before summoning Agatha again.
After resting for four days, the witch's condition had recovered significantly. At the very least, she no longer looked like a corpse floating on the verge of collapse.
Seeing that, Thanos raised another dim Infinity Stone into the air.
This time—
The Space Stone.
…
One day later.
Back inside the Twin Suns System, the atmosphere among the Olympian gods had changed completely.
The celebrations were over.
No more music.
No more dancing.
Every god aboard the command vessel stared at the Void Sentinel rampaging across the battlefield with increasingly ugly expressions.
Hercules frowned deeply while gripping his wine glass.
"Where did that monster come from?" he asked irritably. "Does it have endless energy? Why hasn't it shown any signs of weakening yet?"
The surrounding gods all shook their heads.
"Your Majesty, we have no information."
"I've never seen this creature before."
"It must be one of Thanos's hidden allies. Didn't you notice? Thanos disappeared the moment this thing arrived."
"Yes. Whatever that monster is, it's already destroyed several planets."
The Void Sentinel didn't care about strategy.
Or territory.
Or allies.
It was a complete lunatic that annihilated everything it encountered.
Even within its own universe, it had once destroyed multiple galaxies.
That was exactly why the entity behind it had abandoned it in the first place, forcing Death herself to attempt suppressing it afterward.
At that moment, one goddess hesitantly suggested, "Should we temporarily retreat and gather more information first?"
Hercules immediately rejected the idea.
"No."
His eyes narrowed coldly.
"We've already spent an entire day wearing down its energy reserves. It might collapse in the next second."
He then slammed his wine glass onto the table.
"And if we retreat now, wouldn't the sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of warships become meaningless?"
The surrounding gods slowly nodded in agreement.
Without understanding the enemy, attrition remained their safest option.
Besides, the Olympian Alliance possessed the logistical support of several entire star systems.
They weren't afraid of losses.
Even if they sacrificed dozens of fleets, they could still recover.
…
A week passed quickly.
And still—
The Olympian gods refused to retreat from the Twin Suns System.
Even Thanos couldn't help admiring their persistence slightly.
Of course, that persistence also gave him enough time to remain peacefully inside Temple Number Two while continuously refining Infinity Stones.
At that moment, Agatha stood in front of him trembling violently.
Her Chaos Magic surged around the latest stone while sweat poured endlessly down her body.
She had clearly reached her limit again.
Finally, Thanos spoke.
"That's enough."
The moment she heard those words, Agatha immediately cut off the Chaos Magic.
"Haah… haah…"
Panting heavily, she collapsed directly onto the floor while struggling to catch her breath. Her entire body twitched uncontrollably from exhaustion.
She even instinctively rubbed her chest repeatedly as her breathing caused it to rise and fall violently.
At this point, Agatha swore that staying beside Thanos was the single most exhausting experience of her entire life.
Every day, she was forced to fully unleash Chaos Magic nonstop while refining Infinity Stones.
There was barely any time to recover.
Barely any time to sleep.
If not for the recovery chambers and magical treatments, she probably would have collapsed permanently already.
Thanos ignored her exhausted appearance completely.
Instead, he reached forward and picked up the special Mind Stone containing the primal essence of the universe.
Then he raised it before his eyes carefully.
Unfortunately…
Nothing had changed.
The stone remained perfectly stable, completely unaffected by the Chaos Magic refinement.
Thanos narrowed his eyes slightly.
There were only two possibilities.
Either Agatha's Chaos Magic simply wasn't strong enough—
Or the primal Mind Stone itself could not be melted at all.
Personally, he preferred the first explanation.
After all, Chaos Magic clearly restrained ordinary Infinity Stones already. There was no logical reason the primal variant would be entirely immune.
If Chthon himself were here, he could probably melt it successfully.
Unfortunately, manipulating an ancient elder god like Chthon wasn't exactly realistic.
So for now, the idea remained impossible.
At present, only five Infinity Stones still required refinement.
The primal Mind Stone.
Two Time Stones.
And two Reality Stones.
He just didn't know when the event Death mentioned would finally begin.
Especially the Reality Stone…
He genuinely couldn't wait to obtain it.
Just as Thanos fell deeper into thought, Deep Blue's voice suddenly echoed throughout the throne room.
"Master, the Olympian gods within the Twin Suns System have begun retreating."
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