# Chapter 402: Became My Shape
After Abad landed, he put away his battle blade, roughly wiped the bloodstains from his face, walked up to Tang Song and the other two, and nodded at them, expressing his gratitude.
If it weren't for the three of them holding back those few monsters just now, this refugee team would have suffered heavy casualties. The others were insignificant, but Diego, the child he had watched grow up, might not have survived.
"You're welcome, we're just helping each other out while traveling," Tang Song smiled, then looked towards the distant desert: "But the road ahead won't be easy, you need to be extra careful!"
In the desert, the star, which was a full size larger than the sun, was disappearing below the horizon. The desert was bathed in a dim yellow light, even tinged with a strange red light. "I will!" Abad gave Tang Song a deep look, then turned and walked towards Diego, who was gathering the team. He joined him in calling out to the people in the team, preparing to deal with the dangers they might encounter on the road at any time.
The dangers encountered along the way also strengthened the determination of this refugee team to escape this planet. The deterrence brought by Abad's display of power with the sliding tackle that killed a monster just now also successfully established his prestige within this team.
He arranged the strong young men holding weapons at the front and back of the team. He even picked out a few nimble-footed ones and gave them the only two flying mobility devices the team had, letting them walk at the very front as sentinels. Soon, the team was back on the road. However, Diego, leading the team's only remaining pack beast, walked up to Tang Song: "Abad said there's still some distance to go. If you don't mind, ride it!"
After Diego handed the reins of the pack beast to Groot, he hurried back to the rear of the team to perform alert duty.
"I am Groot!?" Groot, holding the reins of the black-haired pack beast, stared at Tang Song with his dark, bright eyes.
"See? This is a smart person who understands social etiquette!" Tang Song unceremoniously flipped onto the pack beast. He shook his green skin gourd and said to Rocket Raccoon.
"Smart person?" Rocket Raccoon's eyes were full of disdain. Although that memory was painful, having undergone the gene enhancer's modification, he considered himself the smartest existence in the Universe.
"Your kind of smart is IQ, his is emotional intelligence!" Tang Song saw Rocket Raccoon's dissatisfaction and smiled.
Rocket Raccoon's eyes darted around. With a sudden leap, he stepped on Groot's arm and flipped onto the pack beast's saddle. Fortunately, this type of pack beast was much larger than Earth's camels, easily accommodating two or three people with room to spare.
However, the tall treant Groot could only walk in front, leading the pack beast!
"These mutated creatures are products of the High Evolutionary's laboratory?"
"Yes, he's been conducting various gene evolution experiments these past few years, creating many of what he calls defective products. These variants are highly aggressive because their genes have been accelerated and catalyzed," Rocket Raccoon looked up at the spaceship gradually merging with the night sky, his voice filled with indignation and helplessness: "In his laboratory, he has accumulated many such variants. Now that he has released all these variants, it's simply a calamity for this planet!"
"We need to stop him, Boss!" Rocket Raccoon looked back at Tang Song, his serious gaze even carrying a hint of pleading.
Tang Song reached out and stroked Rocket's head: "Of course I will stop him, that's also my purpose in coming to this planet. But before that, I cannot disturb a hunter's hunt! This is my respect for my subordinate as a Boss!"
Rocket Raccoon nodded, half-understanding. He didn't understand what a hunt was, but he heard Tang Song promise to help him stop the High Evolutionary! This made his spirit lift.
"Actually, I've researched Dr. Wyndham's so-called perfect being theory. His whole approach simply doesn't work..." Rocket Raccoon hesitated for a moment, then said to Tang Song.
"Oh? How so?" Tang Song's interest was piqued when he heard Rocket Raccoon's words.
Rocket Raccoon explained: "The perfect race Dr. Wyndham wants to create is a product of his fantasy, it cannot exist! There simply cannot be a flawless creature in the Universe. Even if there were such advanced beings, they would only be infinitely close to perfect."
"Even if I could edit and modify the data in the gene enhancer, I can only eliminate the genetic defects that induce the brutal personality of the mutated creatures. It's impossible to create a so-called perfect creature!"
"Another dreamer working for love!" Tang Song thought of a certain Thanos who was exiled from this Universe after hearing Rocket Raccoon's words. He wondered how that simp dreamer was doing in other Parallel Universes now!? The Universe is infinite, but in the eyes of true powerful ones, resources are limited.
The speed of the Universe's expansion, compared to the reproduction speed of universal beings, makes the Marvel Universe seem precarious.
When the Universe's resources are exhausted, where will the entire Universe go?
The Cosmic Overlord, the infamous Mad Titan Thanos, sat alone on his throne, contemplating this question.
This scene felt familiar, as if every Thanos in every Parallel Universe was a philosopher. He attacked every planet within his sight, using his own sense of fairness to eliminate half the life on a planet to relieve pressure on the Universe.
But over time, he discovered that countless races in the Universe, unlike his Titan race, had astonishingly fast reproduction rates. Often, within a few cosmic months, a planet where he had eliminated half the population would be overcrowded again.
For this, he established vast forces, the Black Order, the Black Order Generals, and his large fleet.
But compared to the entire Universe, his efforts were like a giant stone hitting water, leaving nothing but a few ripples.
He turned his gaze towards the Infinity Stones, legendary wonders that existed since the Universe's creation, the cornerstones of the Universe. Gathering five Infinity Stones could fulfill any wish, and half the life in the Universe was merely a snap away.
"Rip..." This time, Thanos did not focus his gaze on the Universe. Below his throne, a completely mechanically modified being floated in mid-air.
That was Nebula, Thanos's adoptive daughter. A projection emanated from her mechanical eye. The projection showed cinematic pictures.
"J.A.R.V.I.S., record, the seventeenth Parallel Universe. It's barren here, the Solar System has entered the red giant phase. I want to record this spectacular scene! Nebula, make a backup too!"
A star turned entirely red. Thanos knew this star had reached its end. From Nebula's perspective, an Iron Man in gold and red armor floated in space, seemingly recording the star's final moments.
On the rooftop of a tall building, the sky was covered by dense dark clouds. A man holding a shield looked down at the tall buildings without even windows, saying in a heavy tone: "This is a world occupied by vampires. Nebula, save the data!"
"Understood, Captain, data recording complete!"
In a meeting room, several people sat on a sofa, drinking alcohol and coffee, seemingly chatting idly.
"We don't have much Pym Particles left, Tony, how's your research going?"
"It's showing initial results! Who wants to try?"
"Oh, I don't want to turn into a nursing child, Dr. Banner!?"
"The eleventh Parallel Universe, damn it, why is the oxygen content so high here? What's that, dinosaurs? I think we've arrived on Earth during the Jurassic Period!"
"This time, I'm coming for your head!"
Segments of video flashed by. The last scene was clearly Stormbreaker severing Thanos's head.
Below the throne, the Black Order Generals, leading dozens of Black Order bishops, knelt on the deck of the Dark Star spaceship, their foreheads pressed tightly against the deck, not daring to look up.
Not far from the Dark Star, illuminated by its thruster lights, a purple body in tattered armor could vaguely be seen floating in the dark space.
Just moments ago, another Mad Titan had come knocking. For a moment, the existence of two Thanos left the Black Order crowd dumbfounded. After a brief exchange of words, the two Thanos went to a desolate asteroid for a one-on-one fight.
The result of the fight was one Thanos being completely shattered along with the asteroid, his corpse drifting in the cold Outer Space.
But what terrified the Black Order crowd the most was that they couldn't tell if the one who survived was the Lord they served, as the two Thanos were identical.
"Depart for Earth! I want those Pym Particles and their developer! The Multiverse!" The Thanos sitting on the throne gripped the knife hilt. Killing the other Universe's self had nearly doubled his strength, giving him a feeling of disdain for the world.
Just wait, that damned bastard, he would go back. By then, he would wash away his shame with the life of the entire Universe.
With Thanos's order, hundreds of thousands of warships set off towards Earth in the cold, dark Universe—
"No! No! No! No no—"
"Nebula, wake up, Nebula!"
Nebula suddenly opened her eyes. Before her was the face of Captain America wearing the Ant-Man suit. Looking at this trustworthy man, Nebula grabbed his hand.
"Captain, where are we?" Nebula gasped for breath.
"According to data analysis, this Universe has over ninety-seven percent similarity to ours. I think we've found the Universe that's quantum entangled with ours. Now we just need to get the Infinity Stones and snap in our Universe!"
Black Widow Natasha, in a black spider armor, walked up to the two. She first looked at Nebula curiously, then tapped on the micro computer on her arm, her voice barely concealing her excitement as she told Captain America the good news.
"You go back first and tell Tony this good news. We need a perfect plan!"
Captain America pressed the wireless headset by his ear, about to speak, but Nebula grabbed him.
"Captain, he's coming, he's coming!" Nebula's tone was full of panic.
"Who's coming?" Captain America looked at Nebula's panicked expression and finally realized something was wrong.
"My adoptive father, Thanos! He's leading all his warships towards Earth. We don't have much time!"
Nebula gripped Captain America's arm tightly, speaking urgently.
"Thanos from this Universe? He shouldn't be on Earth at this time on this timeline. Did we find the wrong Parallel Universe again?" Black Widow checked the timeline on the computer, feeling strange. According to the collected data information, the two Universes should have been very similar.
"No, no, it's not the Thanos from this Universe, it's the Thanos from Another Universe. He killed the Thanos of this Universe."
In her panic, feeling she couldn't explain clearly, Nebula directly played a video. It was the scene that happened on the Dark Star spaceship on the other side of the Milky Way Galaxy.
It was a coincidence, really. Nebula was a complete body modified human, and even her brain was modified into a structure similar to a hard drive. So, in a sense, she and the Nebula of this Parallel Universe were on the same frequency.
Both could access and receive each other's memories. That's why Thanos learned about Pym Particles and the Quantum Tunnel from this Universe's Nebula.
And Nebula naturally learned the information that Thanos was about to descend upon Earth.
Two Thanos! Captain America and Black Widow stared dumbfounded at the scene Nebula showed, especially when they saw the endless spaceships behind the Dark Star—
Even though Steve Rogers was well-informed, he felt his scalp tingling. "We need help!"
Captain America took a deep breath and exchanged gazes with Black Widow Natasha.
Tang Song naturally didn't know what was happening in another Parallel Universe. He was currently commanding Rocket Raccoon to practice aiming! "Forty degrees to the left, that undulating sand dune, take a shot!"
Upon hearing Tang Song's words, Rocket Raccoon didn't hesitate to raise his gun and fire at the position Tang Song indicated.
The blue misty energy transformed into a high-energy particle beam, hitting the undulating sand dune and instantly blasting out a pit over ten meters deep.
"Hiss hiss hiss—"
Amidst painful hissing sounds, a giant centipede as thick as a train and nearly a hundred meters long burrowed out of the sand dune. A hole the size of a face was blasted open on its back, constantly oozing bloodstains.
Hundreds of hook-like feet, resembling scythes, moved rapidly across the sand. The giant centipede quickly slithered towards Rocket Raccoon, wanting revenge for the shot.
"Puff puff puff"
"Clap clap clap—"
"Bang!."
The moment Tang Song told Rocket Raccoon to aim, Abad had already ordered the people in the team with weapons to be on alert. As the giant centipede appeared from the sand dune, he immediately took the lead in shooting.
The giant centipede was instantly hit by focus fire from various firearms, causing it to writhe and hiss in place. Abad's thruster emitted blue flames slightly under his feet. Just as he was about to rush forward to deal with this multi-legged monster like he had done several times before, a voice suddenly called out to him.
"Wait, don't go yet, this centipede is highly poisonous!"
Abad subconsciously glanced at Tang Song. He was very receptive to advice and landed again. He raised his arm, and a silver-gray gun port opened in his modified palm. Aiming at the giant centipede's joints, he fired an energy cannon, instantly blasting the giant centipede in half. As the giant centipede writhed in pain, it sprayed out a stream of thick green venom, which landed on a heavily weathered giant stone. That red mountain rock was instantly corroded by more than half.
"Gulp!"
Seeing this scene, Abad's throat bobbed up and down. He swallowed deeply. Although his body had been modified, his head was original and couldn't withstand such highly corrosive potent poison.
He wiped the sweatdrop from his forehead, looking gratefully at Tang Song.
Since encountering those few monsters with wings, they had encountered many monsters along the way: giant scorpions hiding in the sand, and swarms of poisonous insects the size of fists. If it weren't for this man discovering them beforehand and warning them repeatedly, their refugee team would have been killed off by those monsters long ago!
Tang Song looked at the giant centipede that was gradually losing its voice, his expression a little strange. He beckoned to Groot and whispered something into his ear.
Groot strode forward, walked up to the half-corpse of the giant centipede, extended a vine from his arm, tied it around its head, and dragged the corpse to Tang Song's side.
Then, under Tang Song's command, Groot directly pried open the giant centipede's seventh segment of shell with his bare hands and extracted a transparent orb the size of a fist from within.
The orb was entirely jade green, and even faintly emitted a fragrant scent, covering up the fishy smell of the giant centipede's corpse.
"Yo?" Rocket Raccoon exclaimed in surprise: "How did this kind of orb grow on this centipede's corpse?"
"Reptiles like snakes and insects, and aquatic species like fish and clams, can all form pearls within their bodies. While it's rare for a centipede to form a pearl, it's not unheard of. A centipede this big, the pearl it forms is quite a good thing!"
Tang Song took the jade green centipede orb from Groot's hand and casually tossed it back to him: "Wearing this on your body can repel most biological toxins!"
Groot opened his palm, looked at the entirely jade green orb in his hand, and directly extended his hand, offering the orb to Rocket Raccoon, signaling him to take it.
"This is from Boss Tang for you!"
Rocket Raccoon looked at the orb the size of a fist and shook his head.
"I am Groot!" Groot extended his hand towards Rocket Raccoon again.
Seeing Groot and Rocket Raccoon's humility, Tang Song's mouth curved into a smile. This Universe had finally transformed into his shape. A normal centipede, no matter how large its body or how potent its toxicity, was just a normal poisonous insect. It naturally wouldn't condense this kind of 'Poison Repelling Bead' containing a trace of spiritual energy.
The appearance of this "Poison Repelling Bead" precisely showed that this Universe was changing because of his Great Luo Heaven. The origin of this Universe was adapting to him.
(End of chapter)