"You did not spread the news about the Infinity Stones," Thanos replied calmly.
"Are you sure?" Lin Feng frowned, clearly not satisfied with the answer.
"Yes, I have no reason to lie."
Facing Lin Feng's doubt, Thanos did not get angry, he simply stated the fact plainly.
Nebula walked forward.
"You are questioning the great Cosmic Overlord, Earthling!"
"My father never lies!"
At this, even Thanos couldn't help but glance at his daughter, whom he had never valued.
Nebula caught her father's "loving" gaze and gave herself a mental pat on the back.
This performance, she was quite pleased with!
Poor Nebula, even though she was torn apart and rebuilt by Thanos, she would still try to please him at all costs.
Not getting the answer he wanted, Lin Feng fell into thought.
This was not what he had imagined.
Before the news of the Infinity Stones in Lin Feng's possession had spread.
Thanos was the only one in the entire universe who wanted to obtain the Infinity Stones.
As for whether others had the same idea, Marvel hadn't mentioned it.
And Lin Feng was 80% sure that Thanos had spread the news.
But now, Thanos vehemently denied it.
Thinking about it carefully, Thanos in the movies was decisive, brutal, and unscrupulously achieved his goals, but he indeed never lied.
"So, someone else spread the news about the Infinity Stones?"
Lin Feng rephrased his question, this time using the Mind Stone.
If Thanos lied, the Mind Stone would react.
"I believe so. I wouldn't create unnecessary trouble!" Thanos said slowly.
He didn't know who exactly had spread the news about the Stones.
But if it were him, he certainly wouldn't reveal it on his own.
Because the spread of the news would attract more powerful individuals to target the Infinity Stones.
This would not only be disadvantageous to Lin Feng, but also to Thanos, who wanted to collect the Stones.
He would have many powerful competitors.
They might not be as strong as him individually, but their numbers would create a qualitative change.
"Hiss..." Lin Feng inhaled sharply.
Thanos truly wasn't lying.
Just as Nebula had said at the beginning of Avengers 4, Thanos might do anything, but he never lied.
Lin Feng's mood instantly soured.
The lead was gone...
A myriad of questions flooded his mind.
Which scoundrel had spread my glorious deeds across the universe?!
"Your questions are finished, and I have a question too," Thanos said, looking at Lin Feng's constantly shifting expression.
Without waiting for Lin Feng's agreement, Thanos directly asked his question.
"Have you collected all the Infinity Stones?"
"Oh?" Lin Feng's eyes flickered upon hearing this.
"Why do you ask?"
Thanos replied, "If I were you, I would also obtain the last Stone before those who covet the Infinity Stones come knocking."
After speaking, Thanos retorted, "Wouldn't you?"
"...Clever."
Lin Feng nodded.
Thanos was indeed smart. Don't be fooled by his large physique and abnormal physical strength; his mind was equally sharp.
With no intention of hiding anything, Lin Feng waved his hand, deactivating the invisibility of the Superman Gauntlet.
Several gems of different colors appeared, lying quietly on the Superman Gauntlet, shining brilliantly, a beautiful sight.
Among them, six were precisely the Infinity Stones!
Thanos's eyes flickered; his guess was correct.
Lin Feng had already gathered the Infinity Stones for him...
For some reason, the scene fell silent again.
Thanos took two steps forward.
He scanned his surroundings, a desolate landscape.
"Do you know what this place is?" Thanos began, starting a new topic out of the blue.
Lin Feng followed Thanos's gaze.
Dust swirled and kicked up, a silent planet, Thanos's homeworld, Titan.
Lin Feng just didn't know why Thanos was suddenly asking this.
"Isn't this Titan, your old home?"
Thanos nodded.
"Indeed it is."
"It used to be beautiful here."
"Titan was like most life-bearing planets."
"Prosperous, peaceful."
"Full of life!"
Thanos looked at the lifeless land beneath his feet and began to walk.
He sighed slightly, then changed the subject.
"However, the people on this planet were too many."
"Resources were scarce, and they couldn't sustain them."
"When we were on the verge of starvation, I thought of a solution."
"Kill half the population?" Lin Feng interjected.
He vaguely felt that this scene was somewhat familiar, like Thanos's conversation with Strange...
"Exactly..."
"Random slaughter, completely fair."
"No distinction of age, gender, rich or poor, noble or humble."
Thanos's voice was calm, yet it recounted a terrifying past.
"They all called me mad."
"But the world, it came back to life!"
"However, I didn't do enough..."
Thanos's thick fingers pointed to Lin Feng's left wrist.
"Six Infinity Stones."
"With just a snap of a finger, half the universe's population would instantly vanish."
"Without any consciousness, without feeling any pain."
"Don't you think that's merciful?" Thanos snapped his fingers.
"It's just a snap of the fingers."
"Then we'll see the sun rise, illuminating a brand new world full of life!"
"So, what you're saying is?" Lin Feng asked.
What Thanos was saying made Lin Feng vaguely have some guesses.
This old man, he wasn't going to ask Lin Feng to give him the Infinity Stones, was he?
"So, you should give me the Infinity Stones."
"Let me snap my fingers and restore vitality to the universe!"
Thanos looked directly into Lin Feng's eyes and said this.
Lin Feng could see the determination in Thanos's eyes.
He hadn't guessed wrong after all.
"You know this is impossible, right?" Lin Feng's expression was strange.
Thanos's eyes remained steadfast: "The hardest choices require the strongest wills!"
"For the sake of this universe, even if I have to use force..."
"You can't beat me," Lin Feng interrupted without hesitation.
"Even with all your monster armies, you're still no match for me!"
"..."
Thanos fell silent.
Lin Feng was telling the truth; he couldn't defeat Lin Feng.
He knew the power of the Infinity Stones better than anyone.
As long as Lin Feng snapped his fingers, he and all his subordinates could disappear!
However, Thanos had already prepared a countermeasure for this.
"How about we make a deal?"
"Oh?" Lin Feng raised an eyebrow, surprised by Thanos's proposal.
"Tell me about it!"
Thanos had no chance of winning against Lin Feng, so he was curious to see what deal Thanos wanted to make.
"Let's have a fight. A fight without using the power of the Infinity Stones!"
"After the fight, win or lose, I will help you find the person who spread the news about the Infinity Stones."
"How about it?!"
Thanos laid out his terms.
However, his assessment of Lin Feng's strength was clearly still stuck at the level of the Chitauri invasion.
The poor purple alien had no idea what kind of existence he was challenging!