Chapter 223: Tearful Moment! Spider-Man Dies in Iron Man's Arms

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A strange pattern suddenly appeared on T'Challa's right palm.

"It looks like you need to summon a dinosaur with your right hand?" Steve Rogers glanced at T'Challa's hand.

"That's correct." T'Challa bit his finger, smeared a bit of blood on the pattern, and then tapped the ground.

In an instant, a red light flashed, and a pattern identical to the one on his palm appeared on the ground, only much larger.

The next moment, a dinosaur with robust hind legs, but short forelimbs and sharp teeth, crawled out from the pattern on the ground, appearing before everyone.

This dinosaur was about twelve to thirteen meters long and three to four meters tall, a truly massive creature.

It glanced at the people in the question space, its eyes filled with hostility, as if it could pounce at any moment and devour them all.

"Behave! They're all allies!" T'Challa gave a low shout.

Instantly, the hostility in the dinosaur's eyes faded, but its large eyes still looked at everyone curiously.

"Is this... a Tyrannosaurus Rex?" Tony Stark asked.

"That's right, a Tyrannosaurus Rex, the most renowned carnivorous dinosaur," T'Challa replied.

"Can you summon a Tyrannosaurus Rex every time?" Steve Rogers inquired.

"Not necessarily, it's random," T'Challa explained, "Every time I use summoning magic, it randomly bestows upon me a dinosaur. Next time, it might be an herbivorous one."

"Wow, a living dinosaur!" Peter Quill was amazed, "Not from a biology textbook or a movie, I'm actually seeing a living dinosaur!"

"What, you want to dance?" Tony Stark looked at Peter Quill's excited expression and couldn't help but say.

"Why would I dance?" Peter Quill asked.

"To tame the dinosaur," Tony Stark replied, "You danced and saved the world, taming a dinosaur should be a piece of cake, right?"

"But doesn't the dinosaur obey T'Challa's commands? Why does it need to be tamed?" Peter Quill retorted, "Wait! Do dinosaurs even respond to dancing? Do they watch people dance?"

At this moment, a video started playing in the space.

Although T'Challa was the one who convinced Thanos, at the beginning of the video, it wasn't T'Challa who appeared, but Star-Lord wearing a helmet.

Star-Lord was seen approaching a metal sphere enclosed in a glowing field step by step. He reached out his hand, and a triangular piece of metal appeared in his hand. He pressed the metal against the metal sphere, as if a magnet attracted metal, forcibly pulling the metal sphere out.

"Drop it! Put it down immediately!" shouts were heard, and Ronan's henchmen with guns rushed over.

"Who are you? Identify yourself!" Korath asked as he approached.

"Me? I'm just a regular scavenger," Star-Lord raised his hands, "But you might have heard of my title."

Star-Lord tapped the back of his head, and his helmet disappeared, revealing a dark-skinned face.

"What? T'Challa became Star-Lord?" When this face was revealed, everyone in the question space was shocked.

"No wonder this time the prompt only mentioned the name, not the alias. That's because T'Challa's alias has changed, from Black Panther to Star-Lord," Steve Rogers explained.

"I never thought that 'I' would be so dark-skinned one day," Peter Quill looked at T'Challa's face in the video, feeling quite absurd.

"Star-Lord changed, but it seems the deeds haven't," Stephen Strange said, "This metal sphere, isn't it the same one with the Infinity Stones that was snatched by the Guardians of the Galaxy?"

"Here's another parallel world that hasn't appeared before, numbered 9," Tony Stark remarked.

"Oh my god! It's Star-Lord! I'm a big fan of yours!" In the video, Korath became extremely excited after seeing T'Challa's face. He asked, "Why are you here?"

"I didn't expect you to react like this," T'Challa said in surprise.

"Stop! Stay respectful!" Just as Korath was about to speak, two others holding guns approached. Korath immediately stopped them, saying, "This is Star-Lord, the legendary outlaw! Robbing from the rich to help the poor."

"We should bow, shouldn't we? It feels like we should bow," Korath said, immediately kneeling on one knee, "Unless we need to kneel?"

"No need for that," T'Challa replied.

"Come on, you're a lord," Korath insisted.

"That's not an officially recognized title," T'Challa explained, "And it makes me uncomfortable."

"Haha!" Korath stood up and chuckled, "Of course, you'd be modest, typical Star-Lord style. I really hope I don't have to snatch that thing from your hand."

"Such a powerful object is better off staying in my hands," T'Challa said.

"But my boss Ronan is super nervous..." Korath's tone shifted, "But I can be persuaded to change jobs."

"Thank you for your interest," T'Challa declined without hesitation, "But our team is complete."

"Understood, completely understood." Despite being rejected face to face, Korath was not annoyed. In fact, he seemed even more excited, "At least now I have the chance to spar with you."

"If you really want to, then come." T'Challa agreed.

"This is an honor for me," Korath and T'Challa engaged in combat. T'Challa's skills were still excellent in this world; he kept his hands behind his back, making it impossible for Korath to land a hit. In fact, one of Korath's punches hit the energy barrier that had previously contained the metal sphere, and he was immediately shocked.

"Compared to the people I've hired before, he's not bad," T'Challa commented, even though he had refused Korath, he still helped him up.

After successfully stealing the Infinity Stones, T'Challa and a group of friendly scavengers, including Yondu Udonta, celebrated with drinks.

"To the scavengers!" Everyone raised their glasses.

Korath stood up with his glass and asked, "Star-Lord, if you had to choose a favorite..."

"I really can't choose," T'Challa replied.

"I know, after all those robberies and saving planets," Korath was still enthusiastic, "You must have a favorite, right?"

"How can I pick just one?" Another scavenger, who looked like he had been in a car accident, spoke up.

"What about the heist at the Tarnavas IV Central Bank?" Korath continued.

"Skruul deserved it, right?" Yondu Udonta added.

Everyone burst into laughter.

"And that time with the armed Ankara resistance organization?" Korath asked.

"Oh god, I almost didn't make it out alive that time," a frail-looking scavenger said.

"How did you manage to stop the mad Titan Thanos?" Korath asked again, "Preventing him from erasing half the universe on a whim..."

Before he could finish his sentence, a large purple hand landed on Korath's shoulder, startling him.

Undoubtedly, that purple hand belonged to Thanos.

"I'm man enough to admit when I'm wrong," Thanos stood there and said, "T'Challa made me understand that there's more than one way to redistribute universal resources."

"You sometimes find that your most powerful weapon is a strong argument," T'Challa said.

"You're right, Commander," Thanos raised his glass, "Although I still believe my plan had some merit."

Boos erupted immediately.

"I'm pretty sure it was genocide, big guy," one of the scavengers said.

"I'm also quite sure it would have been very efficient," Thanos responded.

More laughter followed.

The space dimmed, and the video ended here.

However, the impact of the scene still lingered with everyone.

"I just saw T'Challa and Thanos sitting together like friends, drinking?" Tony Stark could hardly believe his eyes, "Did anyone else see the same scene as me? Please, someone tell me I'm not seeing things!"

"In the video, those people dared to boo Thanos, indicating that they really did become friends with him," Steve Rogers also found the scene absurd, "Sitting together and toasting with Thanos, honestly, I never even considered such a possibility."

"Who did? I doubt anyone did. After all, that's Thanos, the cosmic executioner!" Bruce Banner couldn't help but say, "This video is so annoying; they only showed the result of convincing Thanos. Why not show the process of how they persuaded him? Then we'd know how they managed to convince Thanos."

"Yeah, we beg the question space on our knees with a blood oath to show us the process of how T'Challa persuaded Thanos to save the universe!" Scott Lang chimed in.

"We beg the question space on our knees with a blood oath to show us how T'Challa persuaded Thanos to save the universe!" Sam Wilson joined in.

"We beg the question space on our knees with a blood oath to show us how T'Challa persuaded Thanos to save the universe!" James Rhodes repeated.

"We beg the question space on our knees with a blood oath to show us how T'Challa persuaded Thanos to save the universe!" Pietro Maximoff repeated +1.

"We beg the question space on our knees with a blood oath to show us how T'Challa persuaded Thanos to save the universe!" Peter Parker repeated +2.

"Begging with a blood oath from ten thousand people in the question space, please show how T'Challa convinced Thanos to save the universe!" Clint Barton repeated +3.

"I think you shouldn't need a blood oath for the question space. Just ask T'Challa," Stephen Strange suggested, "If he convinced Thanos in another universe, then he should be able to do it in this one too."

"No, I can't," T'Challa shook his head vigorously, "I don't know what that parallel world is like, but I know for sure that I won't be able to convince Thanos."

"How do you know if you don't try?" Stephen Strange said, "What if you can? It could save half the universe."

"It's worth a try, but it shouldn't be me. It should be Star-Lord," T'Challa pointed to Peter Quill, "Where is Star-Lord?"

"No, no, it should be you. T'Challa convinced Thanos," Clint Barton insisted.

"No, no, it should be you. Star-Lord convinced Thanos," the argument continued between T'Challa and Peter Quill.

"Even though our future is a battle against Thanos, is it really impossible to talk him down?" Nick Fury pondered, "When we were preparing to defeat Thanos with force, shouldn't we also consider trying to talk him down?"

"Fury, if you're interested, you can pick some smooth talkers to try," Tony Stark suggested, "But it's just an attempt. Someone like Thanos still needs to be eliminated."

"Does this video also reveal the whereabouts of the Infinity Stone?" T'Challa asked, "Although in this parallel world, I became Star-Lord, that sphere is still in Quill's hands. The previous video didn't show where Quill's sphere came from. Could it be the same source as before?"

"That's very likely," Steve Rogers said, "In the previous video, it seemed like the sphere was stolen from Ronan. Perhaps, the Infinity Stone is now in Ronan's possession?"

"Maybe it was in Ronan's possession in the past," Thor suggested, "But I'll look into it."

[The second question begins, please prepare.]

[Among the following characters, who called a girl before turning into ashes?]

[A Iron Man Tony Stark]

[B Motherfreaker Nick Fury]

[C Doctor Strange Stephen Strange]

[D Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes]

[Answer correctly to receive the 'Tongue of the Star Eater.' There is a certain probability of killing the living, resurrecting the dead, dropping the sun, or exploding a nuclear bomb with your words. Answer incorrectly, and you'll lose one year of your lifespan.]

"Motherfreaker!" Nick Fury transformed instantly upon seeing the question, "What the heck is 'Motherfreaker'? When did I become this 'Motherfreaker'?!"

"Sir, you just transformed into 'Motherfreaker.' Didn't you realize?" Phil Coulson reminded him.

"Motherfreaker!" Nick Fury thought for a moment and realized he did say it.

But why did he blurt it out without even realizing it? Could it be that 'Motherfreaker' has become deeply ingrained in his bones, becoming his instinct?

"Fury, who is this 'Tongue of the Star Eater'?" Tony Stark asked, "This person is so amazing, can you introduce us? Such an incredible ability, isn't he practically a god?"

"I have no idea who this is," Nick Fury said, "I've never even heard of them!"

"Look at this reward, 'Tongue of the Star Eater,' it can kill the living, resurrect the dead, drop the sun, and explode a nuclear bomb with a certain probability!" Tony Stark admired this person endlessly, "Even his tongue alone can achieve all these things. This person must be a divine being!"

"I've encountered many talented individuals in my time," Stephen Strange commented, "But I have to admit, this 'Tongue of the Star Eater' is the most incredible. To achieve such a level of verbal attack, it's simply inhumanly insane."

"The sun, high above and beyond reach, and yet he managed to bring it down with his words. It's truly terrifying," Bruce Banner was equally impressed, "Even Thanos and the Ancient One probably couldn't achieve something like this, right?"

"No one could," Thor confirmed.

"If you were to obtain this ability, wouldn't you be invincible?" Loki chimed in, "To be able to bring down the sun with your words, it means this 'verbal attack' practically transcends space. He could curse you from miles away, and you wouldn't even know before dropping dead."

"It surely can't be that exaggerated, otherwise this ability would be invincible," Steve Rogers said, "And, the reward is quite clear, it only has a certain probability of achieving that effect. If I'm not mistaken, this probability must be very low."

"Being low is only natural, otherwise it wouldn't make sense," Thor added.

"I feel like this question was tailor-made for Fury," Tony Stark joked, "Not only did they officially nickname him 'Motherfreaker,' they even gave him a superpower that's out of this world."

"Definitely tailor-made for Fury," Stephen Strange agreed, "Besides Fury, no one else deserves to answer this question."

"How is this tailor-made for me?" Nick Fury was indignant, "Why can't it be tailor-made for Tony? Among us here, whose mouth is more venomous than Tony's?"

"They're different," Bruce Banner pinpointed the difference, "Tony's mouth is venomous, but he never curses with foul language. But you, you can bring down the heavens with a single 'Motherfreaker.'"

"Fine, fine, it's tailor-made for me, alright?" Nick Fury gave up struggling, "Can we focus on the question itself now?"

"Turning into ashes? This question reveals some remarkable information," Phil Coulson said, "Previously, Tony snapped his fingers, and Thanos and his army turned into ashes. It's quite clear that turning into ashes is the result of snapping fingers. The superheroes turning into ashes only has one possibility: Thanos snapped his fingers."

"Thanos succeeded after all, collecting all the stones and snapping his fingers," Tony Stark concluded.

"Both Thanos and Tony snapped their fingers once," Clint Barton shrugged, "It's only fair."

"So, I still haven't figured it out yet," Scott Lang said, "Look, Thanos succeeded, snapped his fingers, and wiped out half of all life in the universe. Then Tony snapped his fingers again and turned Thanos into dust. And in between, Thor chopped off Thanos' head with an axe! Can someone help me make sense of all this?"

"You haven't figured it out yet?" Steve Rogers replied, "After Thanos snapped his fingers, Thor went and chopped off Thanos' head. Then Tony and the others went back in time, encountered Thanos again, and snapped their fingers to turn him to dust."

"The question is, why go back in time?" Scott Lang asked, "Since going back in time can't change what's already happened."

"It might be about collecting the Infinity Stones," Bruce Banner suggested, "Going back in time to collect the stones."

"Speaking of which, do you all remember when Thor and I went to chop off Thanos' head? The moment I met him, I asked him where the stones were," Steve Rogers recounted, "That time, we were going to kill Thanos, but we were also looking for the stones."

"But Thanos destroyed the stones. There are no stones left in the world. To find the stones again, we had to go back in time," Tony Stark explained, "It makes sense."

"Why do we need the stones?" Sam Wilson asked.

"To save people," Bruce Banner replied, "To bring back those who turned to dust because of Thanos' snap. I remember when I went with the raccoon to find the big-bellied Thor, I said we had to bring everyone back."

"I remember that too. At that time, I thought it was about everyone being captured by Thanos. It turns out they weren't captured, but turned to dust," Stephen Strange added.

"How do we save them?" Sam Wilson asked, "They've turned to dust, how can we save them?"

"We'd probably have to snap our fingers again," Thor spoke in a deep voice, "If one snap can turn people to dust, then another snap should be able to reverse the process."

"So, is this the only future that Stephen saw as a victory?" Steve Rogers couldn't help but ask, "Hand the stones to Thanos first, let him wipe out half the universe, then we find the stones and bring back the other half of life, and then kill Thanos?"

"Stephen, you really played a big game here!" Tony Stark exclaimed, "Using half of the universe's lives as pawns, that's quite audacious of you!"

"Wizard, your strategies are truly unparalleled," even someone like Loki, who never gave credit easily, couldn't help but admire Stephen Strange at this moment.

Using half of the universe's lives as pawns, manipulating time to reverse the past, what an astonishing scheme!

He was known as the God of Mischief, but compared to Stephen, what kind of tricks and schemes had he used? None could even hold a candle to Stephen's extraordinary tactics.

"Although we eventually won, I have to say, this was quite a risky move," Bruce Banner remarked, "If anything had gone wrong, half of the universe's lives would have been truly lost."

"Out of 14 million possibilities, this was the only one where we won, yet it still carried such a great risk. Is Thanos really that hard to beat?" Scott Lang mused, "If we could handle Thanos with words like in Parallel Universe No. 9, that would be even better."

"T'Challa, aren't you reconsidering trying to convince Thanos?" Clint Barton asked.

"This glorious yet arduous task should be left to Fury," T'Challa replied, "Let him try to curse Thanos to death once he gets the reward."

"If he can make the sun explode, I think cursing Thanos to death should be a piece of cake," Tony Stark quipped, "So, hurry up and answer the question, let Fury become the true Motherfreaker."

"Calling a girl before dying?" Natasha Romanoff chimed in, "Sounds like Tony's playboy style, doesn't it?"

"Natasha, saying that really hurts me," Tony Stark responded, "First of all, I haven't been a playboy for a long time. Besides, when Thanos snapped his fingers, I wasn't even on Earth, right?"

"At the time Thanos snapped his fingers, I should've been nearly cleaving his head off with my axe," Thor chimed in, "Thanos definitely snapped his fingers right after he got all six stones. There's no reason for him to delay for a few days before snapping. Although I nearly split his head open with an axe as soon as he got the stones, he didn't drop dead on the spot, so he must have snapped his fingers right after surviving that blow."

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