mtl008 Chapter 468 Destroying the Director = A Hot-Headed Fool
Chapter 468 Destroying the Director = A Hot-Headed Fool
The Avengers were all starving, while poor Chief Mie was still being brutally ravaged by Li Muyang. Watching the battle between Li Muyang and Chief Mie terrified the Avengers, because it was a fight on a completely different level.
It can only be said that Director Mie was too merciful; he didn't really fight the Avengers at all earlier.
If things get serious, Director Mie is at least on par with Superman from next door, possessing overwhelming combat power capable of changing the course of a battle.
But now they were being beaten down by Li Muyang... which made the contrast even more stark for the heroes.
During the beating, Director Mie did consider fighting back, but every time he tried to retaliate, he was forcefully suppressed. He would try to fight back again, only to be suppressed once more... In the end, Director Mie could only lie down and accept the beating. He couldn't watch the fight, so he could only enjoy it.
Director Mie probably figured it out too; dealing with a lunatic like Li Muyang, getting beaten up is better than being instantly killed.
In some parallel universes, Thanos died in truly aggrieved or inexplicable ways.
Now, Director Mie has stopped resisting and is instead trying to use this opportunity to train himself, such as his fighting skills, energy utilization, and compatibility with the laws.
As for Li Muyang, he finally stopped when the Avengers heroes were getting impatient.
Well, actually, he had regained consciousness some time ago, but just to adapt to his new body, and since it was rare to see such a tough punching bag, Li Muyang punched him for a while longer.
If Director Mie heard this, he'd probably cry! This is outrageous!
Realizing that Li Muyang was holding back, Director Mie didn't want to waste a second and collapsed to the ground in exhaustion.
Even if you have three Infinity Stones, you can't withstand this kind of beating!
The Infinity Stones are merely tools created by Fuxi according to Marvel's established rules. Perhaps to them, they are more like toys, convenient props, rather than treasures with the highest interpretive authority in a single Marvel universe.
Moreover, in the original storyline, the Infinity Stones could only bully those weaker than themselves; they were ineffective against those of equal strength.
Clearly, for Director Mie, Li Muyang, who controls the body of the Witch Clan's laws, is not just a peer, but even slightly stronger in some aspects.
Li Muyang, who had stopped, looked at the panting purple sweet potato spirit in front of him and felt a little embarrassed. What a good person Director Mie was! He just wanted to eliminate half of the life in the universe to prevent the entropy of the entire universe from becoming too high. What did he do wrong?
Hey!
"...If you try to distract me with the Mind Stone again, I'll chop you to pieces with this axe!" Li Muyang said with a dark face, pulling out the Pangu Axe and gesturing at Director Mie. "Or are you still not done fighting Thanos? Want to continue?"
Sensing the cold glint on the Pangu Axe, Director Mie remained expressionless but obediently put away the Mind Stone. In fact, when he realized that Li Muyang was not in a clear mind, he tried to use the Mind Stone and the Soul Stone to interfere with Li Muyang's mind.
But the result was obvious: it was useless.
"Your Eastern pantheon is truly all-encompassing," Director Mie sighed leisurely. "Completely without any weaknesses."
Li Muyang snorted: "Hmph! You're not bad either. The Eternal Clan has high defense and high health. If it were any other opponent, I would probably have already smashed them to pieces. However, since I started cultivating, this is indeed the most enjoyable fight I've ever had."
Judging from his performance, it seems that Director Mie's defense is not as good as Superman's next door. After all, Iron Man and Captain America can break through his defense. But after actually fighting him, Li Muyang judged that Director Mie's defense should be on par with Superman's, only his speed might be a little worse.
Note that this is just one point!
It just goes to show how unevenly balanced the world is. A 40/60 split in attributes is ridiculous. Logically speaking, an opponent of Thanos's caliber should be able to easily defeat most of the current Avengers heroes. But the result is that, I don't know if he was holding back or what, he always has to go through a few moves with everyone he faces.
Perhaps the Chief of Extermination really didn't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately? So he assessed the enemy's strength and selectively spared his attacks to defeat them.
Secondly, since Director Mie doesn't have Superman's amazing biological force, he might actually kill someone with a single punch.
Otherwise, based on the intensity of the fight with Li Muyang just now, let alone Captain America or Iron Man, even Captain Marvel would be instantly killed.
Once the fight was over, Di Jun and his group surrounded them. At this moment, Thanos finally saw Di Jun's figure and said with a wry smile, "So it was you. So you don't agree with my actions either?"
Fate made no judgment on Director Mie's family planning plan, but simply said: "Do I need to agree with it? Whether anyone else agreed or not, you still did it, didn't you? Just because I'm here, you deny everything you've done in the past?"
Director Mie was stunned, and so were the rest of the Avengers! Do you agree or disagree? It sounds like you actually approve of his actions! And you're even encouraging him to keep going!
Li Muyang glared at him and said, "Stop messing around! You think wiping out half of all life won't affect you? Do you dare to actually set it to be random half? I'm asking you, do you dare?"
Fate shrugged nonchalantly: "I dare not."
"Look!" Li Muyang pointed at the guy, then turned to Director Mie and said, "Not only do I not dare, but he doesn't dare either!"
"Thanos, I'll ask you one question: do you want to maintain the balance of the universe simply for the sake of maintaining the balance of the universe, or do you want all living beings in the universe to continue to develop in harmony and stability?"
Director Mie was still in a daze, but he still answered Li Muyang's question, or rather, asked in return, "What... is the difference?"
Yes, according to the movie's setting, the reason why Thanos in this world embarked on the grand plan of "family planning" and equally eliminating half of all life in the universe was because Titan, where he lived, was overpopulated and lacked food supply, leading to its destruction. This gave him the idea of helping the universe to "balance".
"Then let me ask you, your Titan planet has an overpopulation and a food shortage, and you, such a talented person, aren't you going to try to solve the food problem? Are you going to kill people? Is increasing food production that difficult for you?" Li Muyang retorted with a dark face, "Or is it that in your eyes, food is more important than people?"
Director Mie solemnly argued, "This only treats the symptoms, not the root cause!"
Li Muyang's face darkened further, though his current appearance made it impossible to see any change in his expression. However, the helplessness and dissatisfaction in his tone were very obvious: "Are you... never mind, I can't swear... then let me ask you, would wiping out half of all life in the universe solve the problem at its root?"
"What's the difference between this and solving the problem by eliminating the people causing it? Fine! Let's put that aside for now. I'll just ask you, when you say you'll wipe out half of all life, do you mean half animals and half plants, or half of everything combined? Are you adjusting the probability based on individual age differences?"
Director Mie looked confused, and the others looked even more clueless.
"If not, your random elimination of half could lead to even more deaths! For example, some fetuses still in their mothers' wombs, or the captain of an airplane. If you eliminate them directly, the disappearance of one person will lead to the death of many other creatures. Is that really fair? So when you eliminate them, do you consider these deviation values?"
"There's also the issue of gender imbalance, or the possibility that some underdeveloped civilizations might, because of your own selfish desires, eliminate a talent who would play a crucial role in the development of social civilization. Have you considered these issues carefully? Or are you just acting on impulse?"
Li Muyang's barrage of words left Director Mie looking rather dazed, clearly indicating that he probably hadn't considered all of this.
"I'm starting to suspect you've been bewitched by 'death,' aren't you?" Li Muyang couldn't help but blurt out, but immediately covered his mouth after saying it. He then cautiously glanced at Di Jun, who hadn't spoken until now, his lips twitching, and asked in a low voice, "It should... be alright, right?"
He was so engrossed in cursing Director Mie that he lost his temper and blurted out whatever came to mind.
Di Jun rolled his eyes: "Who is the Empress? Don't you know? She just moved the basic settings! Do you think all those top authors are like those who only consider the settings and don't like to delve into the root of the problem? They're just amateurs giving orders!"
(Besides, in this world, the Infinity Gauntlet at most utilizes the laws, but it can't affect anything beyond the laws themselves. It can't even erase you; it's just that your friends from this world are in some danger.) Di Jun transmitted his voice playfully.
Their words left the heroes, including Director Mie, completely bewildered. They didn't understand a word they were saying. What was the setting? What was the root of the problem? What was the connection?
But they understood what Di Jun said next.
"Besides, what good would killing half of all living beings do for the Empress, other than increasing her workload? Don't be ridiculous! You know how busy the Underworld is right now! They're searching everywhere for talent to do the work. Do you think the death of half of all living beings would increase the number of talent or the workload?"
Di Jun, with a cool and aloof expression, crossed his arms and complained, knowing that even he had been captured and sent to work as a clone.
Houtu Niangniang and Chiyou in the sub-space also had expressions of being both amused and exasperated. The underworld was indeed quite busy, but it wasn't as exaggerated as Dijun described.
The reason for this is that the gods of the underworld, after working diligently for so many years, all wanted to rest, so they delegated authority to their subordinates, which led to a shortage of manpower and a scramble to recruit talent.
Have faith in the power of the divine!
"I suggest you go and study what sociology and natural science are! I used to think you were a high-IQ genius, at most someone whose thinking was off track, but now it seems you're just a clever fool who's outsmarted himself!" After confirming that Director Mie wasn't being misled, Li Muyang launched into another round of吐槽 (tu cao, a form of online criticism).
“Indeed, your idea is pure wishful thinking.” Di Jun gave a positive assessment: “It’s a standard self-destructive and misanthropic mentality, wanting to drag the whole world down with you. I recommend you study ‘Horse’ and ‘Mao’ carefully.”
Li Muyang cooperated by materializing several books; the Reality Stone was still in his possession, so he tossed it to Thanos.
Director Mie was completely lost in thought. He took the book and remained blankly focused, mechanically opening the book and starting to read it on the spot.