Marvel: Restart! Spiderman!

Charlie scratched his head, confused. "Uh... what just happened?"

Tuxedo Loki shook his head, "I didn't expect his magical power to be stronger than mine, so I couldn't tell that the Tesseract was fake."

"We were transported to the Chitauri base," he explained.

Charlie glanced at the Chitauri soldiers closing in around them and rubbed his forehead in frustration.

"Alright, I guess this game is over again."

"But if we could get the real Tesseract, maybe there's still a chance..."

Before he could think further, a huge figure stepped out from the Chitauri ranks.

Draped in thick armor and wielding a massive axe, Black Dwarf shouted, "Loki, what are you doing back here? Hurry back to Earth and carry out Lord Thanos's orders."

Seeing Black Dwarf appear, Horned Loki's face turned dark.

But he needed to use him now, so he couldn't afford to turn hostile.

"My friend, I was being chased by Earth's superheroes. They are also annoying obstacles to Lord Thanos's plans," he said with a forced smile.

Black Dwarf looked at Horned Loki with disdain. "What a troublesome guy. We've already helped you deal with your brother. Isn't that enough?"

"This is the last time, I promise," Horned Loki assured.

"Hmph, it better be."

Black Dwarf turned his gaze to the two, focusing on Tuxedo Loki.

"You weren't lying. You aren't the real one. This guy must be your twin brother—or maybe your younger brother."

Horned Loki: "..."

Listening to their conversation, Tuxedo Loki frowned deeply.

"So Thor was indeed transported here. He plans to use the same method on us."

Charlie eyed Black Dwarf, whose size rivaled that of the Hulk. "If it's just this guy, it's not like we can't fight..."

Before he could finish, the Chitauri forces parted, revealing the Black Order led by Ebony Maw, who walked into Charlie's sight.

Charlie: "..."

This game is totally over.

But in the next moment, the situation took a surprising turn.

"Black Dwarf, Lord Thanos has ordered that Spider-Man must not be treated roughly."

Ebony Maw spoke elegantly, waving his hand as the Chitauri soldiers around them retreated like a tide.

Upon hearing this, both Lokis and Black Dwarf were stunned.

"Wait, Spider-Man? Are you talking about that guy?" Horned Loki looked at Charlie with confusion.

Ebony Maw glanced at Horned Loki with indifference. "Of course. If you can also get yourself a set of spider pajamas, I might consider you Spider-Man too."

"Really?"

Horned Loki blinked, and with a flash of green light, he was suddenly dressed in an identical Spider-Man suit.

Ebony Maw: "..."

"You think that's funny?"

He narrowed his eyes, and the surrounding stones started floating ominously, a chilling aura spreading that made Horned Loki shiver.

"I admit it wasn't very funny," Horned Loki quickly dispelled the magic.

Tuxedo Loki leaned in close to Charlie, whispering, "So you're called Spider-Man?"

"Didn't I introduce myself?" Charlie asked in confusion.

"Of course not. You only said your name was Charlie."

Meanwhile, Black Dwarf was scratching his chin, studying the two of them, puzzled.

"Which one of these guys is the spider?" He clearly had no idea about Earth's creatures.

"Idiot."

Seeing this, Ebony Maw cursed quietly before approaching Charlie.

"Honored Mr. Spider-Man, you won't resist, will you?" he said with a polite smile and a bow, though his tone was filled with veiled threat.

Charlie nodded, raising his hands slowly. "Of course, I surrender."

If they fought, they'd definitely lose.

But surrender only loses half.

So, it's not really surrender.

Tuxedo Loki also raised his hands. "I surrender too. Could you lock me up with Thor?"

"Of course."

Ebony Maw gestured, and Tuxedo Loki was escorted away by soldiers. Charlie, on the other hand, followed Ebony Maw and the others onto a spacecraft.

On the other side of the barren planet, a massive starship slowly docked between the mountains.

The hatch opened, and Ebony Maw led Charlie through the interior of the ship.

Soon, in the starship's command room, Charlie saw a familiar purple figure.

Sitting on a floating golden throne, Thanos rested his chin on his hand.

When he saw Charlie, a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Spider-Man, it has been many years. How have you been?" Thanos got up to greet Charlie.

"Thanos?"

Looking at the middle-aged Thanos in front of him, Charlie thought, as expected.

No other Thanos would care about a bug like him except the one he knew.

"I just got here. How did you know I arrived?"

Charlie spoke as he curiously jumped onto Thanos's golden throne.

"Must be an expensive chair, huh?" He stroked the throne, made of an unknown metal, with an envious expression.

"Spider-Man, you are overstepping."

Ebony Maw suddenly scolded, but Thanos raised his hand, stopping him.

"Let him be."

"What?"

Seeing the great Lord Thanos act so tolerant, everyone present widened their eyes in disbelief.

Then, something even more shocking happened.

Thanos looked at Charlie. "If you like it, you can have it."

"What?!"

Ebony Maw and the others were completely stunned.

What did they just hear?

The great Thanos was planning to retire?

"Great Lord Thanos, we need you to lead us to conquer the universe."

"Yes, you can't give up your throne to a bug."

"We refuse to accept this!"

"Yeah, I challenge this guy to a duel!"

The crowd erupted in protest, and even Thanos was baffled by their reaction.

"It's just a chair. I never planned on retiring," he said.

Everyone: "..."

Alright, maybe they overreacted.

Charlie watched the scene quietly. "Can we talk business now?"

"Sure."

Thanos took out a sacred artifact of the Titan race from his coat. "When you reappeared, it reacted. It was your divine power that helped me open the Exile Realm back then. It remembers you."

Charlie sat cross-legged on the throne, staring at the scar on Thanos's face.

"Seems like it has been many years."

"Yes, I've lost track of how many years," Thanos sighed deeply, his face full of the wear and tear of time.

He turned, sitting on the steps next to the throne. "The way you strange people left back then was unique. I had a rough guess of where you came from."

He turned to Charlie again. "Seeing you again confirmed it—you haven't changed at all. Still so young."

"Enough reminiscing. What are you planning next?" Charlie asked, knowing full well.

Thanos smiled. "You should understand well my goal in collecting the Infinity Stones."

He tapped the air lightly, and a virtual image appeared in front of them.

The Earth in the image rotated slowly, and in the next moment, it was destroyed by an enormous figure.

"Not long from now, a terrifying entity within the Earth will hatch. Its emergence will completely destroy this planet. What I'm doing is helping the Earthlings."

"Maybe there's another way."

Charlie said, "With all six Infinity Stones, any wish can be realized."

"But the Infinity Stones cannot kill a Celestial."