[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes":3,"chapter-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-99":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Marvel: God-Tier Talent—Infinite Critical Strikes!",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1724179,2202,"Chapter 99: Deceiving the Reality Stone?","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-99",99,"\u003Cp>On the battlefield, Thanos only grew more confident as the fight went on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his judgment, Karl might be able to pressure him, but he could not completely overwhelm him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he used the power of the Reality Stone, he might even be able to kill him in a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A strange light flickered in Thanos's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, Karl, who stood opposite him, felt better and better the longer they fought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The power inside his body was becoming smoother and smoother.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And his grasp of the Law of Space seemed to flash with sudden moments of insight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanos felt like he had already died once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That razor-sharp aura, that terrifying fluctuation—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>it gave him the feeling that death had come close enough to touch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If that colorless longsword had truly pierced into his head, he would definitely have died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But in the end, the powerful physique of an Eternal still kept him from failing to react.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He staggered slightly and lunged forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flash of purple light burst out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the narrowest margin, he avoided Karl's deadly strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not only that—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>purple light flashed around his fist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At a speed completely at odds with his massive build, he threw a punch backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl was faster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having grasped the Law of Space, his movements had become almost like teleportation itself, ghostly and unpredictable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He dodged the attack directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanos pressed the advantage without mercy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A powerful purple glow gathered in his fist, and a beam of purple energy shot straight at Karl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl did not hesitate at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pointed the Rift-Cleaving Blade forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A burst of golden sparks appeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A golden portal opened within a few milliseconds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That purple beam emerged directly behind Thanos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The powerful purple beam slammed into Thanos's back, making him stumble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl flashed forward, pressing in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Taking advantage of that stagger, he thrust the transparent blade in his hand forward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Thanos failed to steady himself, that terrifying transparent blade would pierce directly into his body—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and split open his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Thanos bent backward in a posture that utterly defied physics, retreating half a step and dropping his weight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That saved him from being run through by Karl's sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A gleam flashed through Karl's eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had no intention of stopping. The Rift-Cleaving Blade in his hand continued driving toward Thanos's chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanos sucked in a sharp breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His body arched backward in a thoroughly unnatural motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the double-bladed sword in his hand stabbed toward Karl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Karl insisted on taking his life, then that double-bladed sword, wrapped in the energy of the Power Stone, would also pose a threat to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl instantly halted his movement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Rift-Cleaving Blade swept sideways again, colliding with the double-bladed sword and producing a string of metallic clanging sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it had been Thanos's previous weapon, Karl would probably have cut it in half already.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Thanos was smart enough to wrap a layer of the Power Stone's energy around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the only reason it could withstand Karl's Rift-Cleaving Blade.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two of them exchanged blow after blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a time, they were evenly matched. In just a few dozen seconds, they had already traded more than a hundred moves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sight left the Sorcerers and the members of the Avengers dumbstruck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It looks like Sorcerer Karl doesn't have the upper hand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thanos is far too powerful. If Sorcerer Karl loses, we'll be in serious trouble.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain America could not help saying it aloud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanos's strength was so monstrous that even the Hulk might not be able to defeat him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the short time they had been fighting, they had already torn apart two whole blocks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet something was strange.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was not a single civilian anywhere in those streets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was extremely odd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Captain America was wondering about it, a Sorcerer beside him spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You've got a good eye. Karl is still holding back.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"He still hasn't truly brought out his real methods.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So far, he's only used two or three spells. He hasn't used any of his other means at all.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain America turned at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The one speaking was Baron Mordo.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean, Sorcerer?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you saying Sorcerer Karl hasn't gone all out yet?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain America sounded deeply shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Of course.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Karl knows far too many spells.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If you don't believe me, just keep watching. Once he gets fully accustomed to his power, things will naturally change.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mordo spoke with a smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone hurriedly looked back toward the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike before, Karl's teleportation now felt as natural as breathing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only way to describe it was elusive and impossible to pin down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several afterimages of Karl had actually appeared across the battlefield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene of their battle had become dazzling to the extreme.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Clang!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two weapons collided once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The force of the impact caused the surrounding ground to sink by half a meter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the two of them separated again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Pah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanos spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva and wiped at his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl was absolutely the strongest enemy he had ever faced in his life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even when he had once fought his own kind, he had never been reduced to such a miserable state.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His powerful body had actually been injured by this young man.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>There was even a mark left on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was an extremely rare thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How old was this kid?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet he already possessed such terrifying strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Thanos could not help being astonished by talent like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No wonder Dormammu was so anxious to kill him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Give him a few more years to develop—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and the situation would no longer look anything like this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanos twisted his mouth, and a flash of light passed over the Infinity Gauntlet on his right hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he charged forward again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl slashed at the Thanos in front of him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this Thanos made no move to defend himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, as though he intended to perish together with him, he let the blade sink into his chest, then grabbed Karl in a crushing hold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The Reality Stone?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl instantly understood what Thanos was trying to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had used the power of the Reality Stone to create a duplicate to trap Karl while his real body moved in for the kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl tried to break free.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he discovered that the Thanos in front of him, this duplicate, felt no fear of death at all and absolutely refused to let him escape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, he was completely pinned down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a pity. If not for this battle, we might have become good friends.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanos's figure emerged behind Karl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The double-bladed sword in his hand glowed with purple light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What a shame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You stood in my way.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You chose to become an accomplice to these people.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So I can only kill you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"My apologies.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With that, Thanos swung the double-bladed sword in his hand down toward Karl without the slightest hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Slash!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood sprayed across the scene.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Karl's head was cut clean off by Thanos.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And yet—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>there was not the slightest joy on Thanos's face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only growing gravity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Something was wrong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spun around violently—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>only to find Karl standing behind him, smiling at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thanos's pupils contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This bastard—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he had actually deceived the Reality Stone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kind of ability was simply horrifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[100 Power Stones = 1 Extra Chapter]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Check out my Patreon to read 20+ chapters ahead]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[[email protected]\u002FZukooo]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Thanks for your support!]\u003C\u002Fp>",1262,"2026-06-06T15:40:41.842Z",1,"novelbin.me","f36a5dc34a187881829200399b80ba3909217e47dfd9204c3c158b90aed570f7","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-100","marvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-chapter-98",168,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmarvel-god-tier-talent-infinite-critical-strikes-cover.jpg"]