Chapter 771

I really didn't want to use this key.

With a long sigh, Loki grew serious.

He inserted the key into the Cosmic Cube; light interwove, and the key fused with the Cosmic Cube.

Then, Loki turned slightly.

Instantly, the Cosmic Cube emitted a brilliant glow.

Radiant light shot straight into the heavens.

An energy storm erupted, and the Cosmic Cube slowly floated into midair.

A portal of space and time, emerging from nothing, slowly took shape.

"... So you used the Key of Space-Time after all."

A sigh came from the other side of the portal, and then a three-meter-tall purple-skinned man stepped out from behind the Space-Time Gate.

"Mr. Lei Jiesi!"

Loki placed his left hand over his chest and bowed slightly to Lei Jiesi.

Whether it was Lei Jiesi's own status as one of the supreme-tier powers in the universe, or his position as the foremost under the Cosmic Overlord Thanos, Loki dared not underestimate him for a moment.

Lei Jiesi reached out and seized the floating Cosmic Cube, drawing it into his hand.

Lei Jiesi sighed deeply, showing no concealment of his displeasure.

"Loki... frankly, I'm disappointed! Do you have any idea how precious the Key of Space-Time is? You dawdled and dithered, and in the end, you still had to resort to the backup I gave you."

Loki's face flushed crimson, and he instinctively retorted, "Mainly because New York City is now under surveillance by all kinds of electronic devices! And there are special instruments here that detect magical energy—I couldn't possibly use magic to sneak into those... specific locations and activate the Cosmic Cube."

Lei Jiesi froze, a look of surprise crossing his face.

Lei Jiesi wasn't surprised that New York now had countless electronic surveillance devices.

But the fact that Loki claimed the streets of New York were filled with devices capable of detecting magic left him deeply startled.

"... Could it be Master Wong?"

Lei Jiesi's eyes flickered, but the next moment, he pushed the question from his mind.

He turned around, knelt on one knee, raised the Cosmic Cube high above his head with both hands, and spoke with reverence.

"My lord Thanos, please claim the power of the Space Stone."

"After clearing New York, go to Kamar-Taj and demand the Time Stone from Master Wong."

After a brief pause, Lei Jiesi's voice trembled slightly, "It's not far now... My lord Thanos, we are not far from achieving our true goal."

Thanos stepped out, expressionless.

He walked to Lei Jiesi's side, took the Cosmic Cube, and without hesitation, crushed it to extract the Infinity Stone.

Clang—the Space Stone settled into his magical gauntlet.

Thanos stared at his Infinity Gauntlet; after a long silence, he suddenly laughed, flexed his wrist, and clenched his fist abruptly.

"Indeed! We are not far from our goal."

Thanos activated the power of the Space Stone.

The once modest Space-Time Gate behind him instantly expanded.

"It is time to begin the war,"

Thanos narrowed his eyes, his voice low, "For the continuation of the universe!"

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