Chapter 530
It was clear—
Someone was watching him.
Syd frowned.
He hated being observed like this.
If the Watcher could see everything, Syd might have already torn through space to confront him.
But fortunately, Watchers weren't omniscient—
Otherwise, Syd wouldn't have hesitated to hunt him down immediately.
While the Watcher was a cosmic-level being, he was not multiversal.
Not yet powerful enough for Syd to consider him a real threat.
A voice filled with shock and curiosity echoed through space.
"You can see me?"
"You… know who I am?"
Syd's cold voice resonated back.
"Stop watching me."
The moment he finished speaking—
A surge of crimson Chaos Magic erupted.
From the Watcher's perspective, the 616 Universe suddenly became blurred and distorted, as if covered in a misty veil—
Like looking through a fogged-up mirror.
Or worse—
Like it had been completely censored.
The Watcher let out a bitter chuckle.
"So cautious…"
His power could break through the barrier, but doing so would instantly alert the White-Clad Hero.
And that was not something he wanted.
Even now, the Watcher was still in shock.
"Incomprehensible…"
He had never seen anything like this in Universe-616.
An independent cosmic entity had emerged—
One who had no counterpart in any other reality.
The Watcher remained deep in thought.
...
The next step—
Was getting the Time Stone from the Ancient One.
From a distance, Red Skull hesitated before speaking.
"White-Clad Hero… who were you talking to just now?"
"Is there someone above us?"
"Now that you have the Soul Stone, what are you going to do next?"
Even in the vacuum of space, Red Skull's mental waves carried his thoughts directly to Syd.
Syd, of course, understood immediately.
"Someone you wouldn't understand."
"A being that enjoys watching universes unfold…"
After that, he ignored Red Skull completely.
As for the Ravagers watching from afar?
Syd was well aware of them—
But he chose to ignore them.
A moment later, the Space Stone glowed blue—
And Syd vanished.
Reappearing in a quiet alleyway on Earth.
Seeing Syd disappear, Red Skull opened his mouth but found himself at a loss for words.
He looked around at the desolate ruins of Vormir and felt a crushing sense of suffocation.
"…That bastard could have at least taken me with him!"
...
Back on the Ravager Ship…
The moment the White-Clad Hero vanished, the Ravagers felt an overwhelming sense of loss.
"Damn it! He's gone!"
But soon—
They remembered one thing that could ease their disappointment.
Money.
One of them immediately grabbed the comms—
"Hey! Sir, are you interested in information about the Infinity Stones?"
"I've got intel on five of them—do you want it?"
"If needed, I can even provide details on their current owner!"
Stanley and the Ravagers went into full business mode.
They happily shared details of the Infinity Stones, along with recorded footage of the White-Clad Hero in action.
And of course—
Each time someone asked for exclusivity, the Ravagers gladly accepted extra fees—
Before selling the same info to someone else anyway.
"We are Ravagers! Who in their right mind trusts us?!"
The business boomed, and their wallets overflowed.
Across the cosmic underworld, the news spread rapidly.
"Holy hell… is this real footage?"
In the recorded video, they saw a planet exploding—
All because of one man.
A man in white, wreathed in crimson energy, casually wiping a planet off the map.
"Check if this video is real!"
A voice shouted in panic within one of the galactic syndicates.
A technician replied, "Sir… there's no evidence of forgery. This footage is 100% real."
The room fell silent.
If this was real…
Then this White-Clad Hero… was a force beyond comprehension.
A being who could:
Destroy a planet at will. Forge an Infinity Stone. Possibly wield all six Infinity Stones.
It was unfathomable.
Meanwhile, on the Sanctuary…
"Lord Thanos, this is the latest information on the White-Clad Hero."
Ebony Maw—cloaked in an aura of cold elegance, his gray skin reflecting the dim light—projected the footage before Thanos.
Thanos watched.
Saw the White-Clad Hero, wrapped in red chaos energy, obliterate a planet with a mere gesture.
Saw him manifest a Soul Stone.
Saw him forge a Time Stone.
Saw him wield five true Infinity Stones.
Thanos' face twisted in shock.
No matter how he looked at it—
He could not defeat the White-Clad Hero.
With power like that, he could never gather the Infinity Stones himself.
"How can such a monster exist in the universe?"
For the first time, fear and despair filled his heart.
"Not for much longer…"
He had already found the Temple of Eternity.
And he had prepared his replacement for Stormbreaker.
Soon—
He would commune with the cosmic entity Eternity and make his wish.
At that point—
Not even the White-Clad Hero could stop him.
A slow, sinister smile spread across Thanos' face.
...
Back on Earth
In a secluded alley, Syd stood—
His gaze fixed on the Infinity Gauntlet.
The fake Time Stone embedded within it.
After a moment of thought, he poured more power into it.
A massive surge of Chaos Magic flooded the replica, stabilizing it further.
He was preparing—
For the moment he would confront the Ancient One.
Just in case she tried anything tricky with the real Time Stone.
After channeling twice his normal energy reserves into the fake, Syd finally stopped.
"Good enough."
Now—
The fake Time Stone was infused with enough power to function properly.
Even if it wasn't perfect, it could still interact with the real Time Stone.
With everything set—
Syd let his energy recover.
Then, activating the Space Stone—
He vanished.
Reappearing above Kamar-Taj.
(End of Chapter)
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