Ch: 261-270
Chapter 261 Wolverine Wants Redemption
"Mr. Stark," B15, who had been silent all this time, called out to Mr. Lyon.
The TVA female executive walked up to Mr. Lyon.
"Thank you for dealing with Cassandra, that Omega-level Mutant."
"Because of her immense power, we previously had no choice but to compromise with her, agreeing not to interfere with each other."
"But her building up power in the Void Land and interfering with Elios's actions has always been a hidden danger, which might affect the operation of the Multiverse one day in the future."
"Thanks to you, she is finally dead, and the Void Land can return to normal operation."
Mr. Lyon waved his hand: "She just happened to run into my gun, that's all. Also, just call me Mr. Lyon, after all, there are two Starks here."
"Alright, Mr. Lyon," B15 said with a smile.
"I don't know how to thank you. How about this: after we go back, we arrange a celebration banquet for you?"
"A celebration banquet? You're trying to seize the opportunity to get me to join your Anchor People team again, aren't you?"
Mr. Lyon spread his hands, "Don't even think about it, I already said I wouldn't join."
"If you want to thank me, why don't you give me a few of those Infinity Stones from your bureau?"
"I don't need too many, a hundred or eighty should be enough."
"A hundred or eighty?" B15 was stunned, then surprisingly agreed directly, "Of course, no problem!"
She showed a puzzled expression: "But... what use do you have for those Waste Stone (worthless stones)? To be honest, they're not even good as paperweights."
"They're useless in the TVA, but what if I take them back to my Universe?" Mr. Lyon said.
B15 suddenly understood.
She shook her head and said: "Mr. Lyon, you might not understand."
"The Infinity Stones in the TVA are basically all from various timelines that were pruned in the past."
"These Stones were forged from the essence of six singularities containing infinite energy during the Big Bang."
"But what contained infinite energy were those singularities, the Universe after the singularities exploded."
"And not the Stones forged from the essence of the singularities."
"Although the Stones also contain immense power."
"But they mostly serve as a fulcrum to leverage the infinite energy in the Universe."
"When the Universe itself has already perished, these Stones formed from the essence of singularities naturally no longer possess the same magic as before."
"If you take them back, they might still be usable, but they will definitely be much weaker than your Universe's own Infinity Stones."
"If you intend to use them to become stronger or to study the rules of the Universe, the effect will be minimal."
"Is that so..." Mr. Lyon had speculated about this before, and now he had his answer.
"It doesn't matter if they're not very useful. Perhaps when we return to the TVA, you can take me to see them and let me pick two to take away?"
"Of course, no problem. Then let's return now..." B15 took out her time tablet again.
"Ow!" At this moment, Deadpool suddenly shrieked.
Everyone looked over.
Wolverine was on top of Deadpool, stabbing him with his claws again and again.
As he stabbed, he cursed: "Are you happy now, huh? Are you happy being a failure? Are you happy that all your companions are going to die? I'll make you happy, you bastard!"
Wolverine's every stab landed on an artery.
Deadpool's massive blood loss made the scene somewhat gory for a moment.
"Hiss... It looks painful. Why are they fighting so fiercely? Is it because Deadpool brought Wolverinehere?" Gwen wondered.
"I'm afraid it's more than that," B15 explained to everyone, "This Wolverine is the most tragic one in the Multiverse."
"At first, the X-Men invited him to join, but he couldn't bring himself to accept at the time and refused."
"Later one day, he returned to the Xavier School where the X-Men were located, drunk, and found that everyone, Professor X, Jean, Storm... were all dead."
"He went crazy, seeking revenge on the enemies."
"As a result, not only villains, but also many Superheroes and ordinary people were killed by him."
"He has become a notorious villain in his own World."
"Now, by hurting and cursing Deadpool, he is actually venting and questioning himself."
B15 briefly summarized Wolverine's life story.
"So detailed!" Gwen exclaimed, "Do all your TVA employees understand people from various Worlds so well?"
B15 smiled: "It's not 'you,' it's 'us.' Now you and the other Peters are also TVA personnel, and from now on, you can all learn about the stories happening in the Multiverse."
"That sounds really cool! I'll definitely report for duty at the TVA every day from now on!" Gwen was already looking forward to it.
"No, that's not cool at all," Deadpool grumbled from the other side.
B15's voice wasn't loud, but Wolverine and Deadpool both heard her.
Having his wounds exposed in front of others, Wolverine's sweeping movements had stopped.
His two claws were stuck in Deadpool's chest, and he fell silent, his eyes so suppressed they seemed to hide a desolate World.
"Oh my God, you never told me about your past, otherwise I wouldn't have been angry, after all, you're so much more miserable than me," Deadpool continued to be a smart aleck.
He successfully made Wolverine's face contort again, and with a twist of his claws, Deadpoolimmediately shrieked.
"Shut up! Idiot!"
"Ow, ow! Stop! Wait! I mean, I mean..." Deadpool quickly tried to salvage the situation.
He saw B15 and had a flash of inspiration: "Look, the TVA can travel through time, and there's a TVA employee here right now. Why don't you apply to her to change the past?"
"Change the past..." Wolverine froze, then looked hesitantly at B15.
"I'm afraid not," B15 shook her head, "Changing the past will only create a new timeline. Your Worldwill not change at all, Logan."
"Another timeline, is it another timeline where no one died?" Logan pulled out his claws and stood up.
"That's right, but there's also a you on that timeline, Logan."
"That's enough!" Logan strode over to B15, "Please let me make up for everything... I'm willing to do anything!"
"This... this probably doesn't follow the rules," B15 wanted to refuse.
"No, no, no! Madam, haven't you noticed that Logan is a good employee? You help him make up for his regrets, and he'll work tirelessly at the TVA, how good is that!"
Deadpool suddenly appeared, pointing at Mr. Lyon, "Besides, this also shows that the TVA values its employees, and only then can you recruit the people you truly want—"
"Marvel Superman!!" Deadpool flashed, ran to Mr. Lyon's side, and tried to pick him up.
Then Deadpool's head was flattened again by Mr. Lyon's punch.
But his words were still heard by B15.
B15 hesitated, looking at Mr. Lyon and Logan, and finally sighed: "Let's talk about it when we get back to the TVA."
Although she didn't agree, her attitude had softened.
Logan smiled.
Deadpool, bleeding from his head, raised his hand on the ground and gave a thumbs up.
Mr. Lyon stood to the side, looking into the distance.
In the distance, a small dog wearing Deadpool's clothes, with its tongue hanging out, sparse fur, and a distinctively ugly appearance, was running towards them.
Further behind it, was a cloud of dust.
Kicking up this dust was a motorcycle gang made up of Deadpool variants!
Chapter 262 They are here again!
The motorcycle group rapidly approached.
The roar of engines rumbled.
The ground vibrated, growing closer.
It was like a herd of mammoths rushing to meet their blind dates, and every single one was ravenously hungry.
The Spider-Senses of the three Peters simultaneously went wild.
It was as if someone had suddenly shoved an alarm clock into their heads.
"They're here again! They're here again!" Holland-Spider was like a startled cat.
"Who's here again?" Tony was momentarily stunned.
"Deadpools, I smell other Deadpools again, many Deadpools!" Wolverine looked towards the dusty distance.
Deadpool's eyes widened: "When did you go from a Wolverine to a Deadpool Dog? Come on, what do Deadpools smell like?"
"Guys, you've got it all wrong. I'm absolutely as fresh as a freshly bathed avocado, not a single strange smell!"
He drew his swords and walked in front of everyone: "This time, let me block all the perverts for you and prove to you that Deadpool is absolutely the best person! From body to soul!"
"Those Deadpools are perverts, aren't you a Deadpool too?" Garfield Spider found it unreliable.
Deadpool twirled his sword: "Then I'll tell them that Peter belongs only to me!"
He faced the rolling dust ahead, waving and shaking his swords, his figure as upright as a hero ready to face death.
The Peters were all stunned, their hearts suddenly wavering.
Until a bald dog with its tongue hanging out ran ahead of the main Deadpool force.
All the Little Spiders present were extremely familiar with that dog.
"Huh, why does that dog look a bit like Deadpool when he turned into a dog before?" Garfield Spidervoiced the Little Spiders' thoughts.
At the same time, he also voiced Deadpool's thoughts.
Only a clang was heard.
The alloy katana in Deadpool's hand suddenly fell to the ground.
The guy knelt on the ground with a blank stare, reaching out to the Deadpool Dog running from a distance: "Oh my god! Look at this... beautiful little guy! It's practically another me!"
At this moment, Deadpool no longer had his previous heroic demeanor; he had already lost before the fight!
The hero who was ready to face death collapsed in front of the enemy's 'cute dog' ploy!
The Peters simultaneously slapped themselves on the head: "I knew this guy was unreliable!"
"Don't you think this little guy is adorable?" Deadpool waved to the Deadpool Dog, "Come here, little guy, come here!"
Three meters away from Deadpool.
The Deadpool Dog leaped high.
Deadpool went to meet it, opening his arms to it.
The two were like a mutual rush.
At this moment, a song like "Only You" should have played.
However... the Deadpool Dog jumped into Garfield Spider's arms.
Its tongue, which had been hanging out of its mouth, began to move, flexibly licking Garfield Spider's face.
"No, what's wrong with it, its tongue, hey! Stop it!" Garfield Spider was licked all over upon first contact.
"Its drool smells just like Deadpool!"
He disdainfully picked up the Deadpool Dog, threw it to Holland-Spider, and then Holland-Spider was also licked all over.
"No no no!"
Holland-Spider then threw it to Toby Spider, who was the third to suffer.
"Don't! Mary Jane will kill me tonight!"
Toby Spider threw the dog to Deadpool.
Deadpool embraced the Deadpool Dog as if it were a precious treasure.
"Look at this little guy, its hobbies are exactly the same as mine! We're practically a perfect match!"
Deadpool held the Deadpool Dog on his shoulder, and the Deadpool Dog's tongue moved across his cheek.
This damn guy pointed at the Deadpool Dog: "Shit! Its tongue still has Peter's scent on it! Excellent! Does everyone feel like we're face to face?"
As he spoke, the Deadpool Dog continued to lick his lips.
So, as he spoke, he also pulled off his mask, stuck out his tongue, and vigorously licked the Deadpool Dog back.
He continued to mumble: "God, this little guy is so energetic!"
Everyone present gasped.
They all gained a new understanding of Deadpool's outrageousness.
The Peters continuously retreated, frantically wiping their faces.
"I @#$%!"
The calm Toby Spider, the handsome Garfield Spider, and the pure Holland-Spider all broke down.
If given the chance, they would definitely kill their past selves who agreed to accompany Deadpool to find Wolverine!
Gwen also patted her chest with lingering fear, sighing that she was fortunate not to be a Peter.
"Deadpool... are all things called Deadpool like this?" Tony was pulled back by Holland-Spider, his expression dumbfounded.
"Mr. Stark, if a minute ago, I would have said they were all the same, but now I think they'll only get worse and worse!" Holland-Spider gritted his teeth.
"Alright, now I know why that werewolf said the Avengers didn't want Deadpool."
"My Avengers wouldn't want this kind of guy either."
Tony patted Holland-Spider's back speechlessly and took out several suits of armor, suspending them in the air.
"Don't worry, kid, no matter how many Deadpools come, I'll keep them out!"
The motorcycle group driven by the Deadpool Corps was already a few hundred meters away.
As they got closer, their noisy voices even drowned out the sound of the motorcycle engines.
"Peter!"
"My Peter, I'm here!"
"Peter-san!"
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"
A group of lunatics arrived, singing and dancing.
Their head-shaking, wildly flailing limbs, excited and without rhythm, were like a group of Cthulhu cultists chasing Loki.
"Shit! Jarvis!" Tony yelled, "Stop them! They all have healing abilities, don't hold back!"
"Yes, sir."
Several Mark 12 units lined up in the air.
The armor raised its hands, aiming at the Deadpool Corps, and the palm repulsors glowed brightly.
Jarvis's voice came through the armor's loudspeakers.
"Greetings, Deadpools, please pursue your Peter rationally. Please stop now. You may only line up to hug Mr. Parker after obtaining his consent."
"No! I don't want a hug! Mr. Jarvis, just drive them all away!" Holland-Spider refused, clutching his head.
Jarvis controlled the armor to nod: "Apologies, Mr. Deadpools, Mr. Parker refuses to hug you. Please leave here."
"F*ck! It's that man's armor, and his artificial intelligence!" a Deadpool exclaimed.
"Impossible! Peter can't refuse us!"
"Peter! You're being controlled, aren't you? Is Iron Man making you say this? That damned middle-aged man is too controlling!"
"Rescue Peter! Capture Iron Man alive!"
"Rescue Peter!"
The Deadpools floored their accelerators, their tires screeching as they sped up, raising a cloud of dust, and charged straight at the defense line formed by the Iron Man armor.
"Warning, continued proximity will result in unlimited counterattack!" Jarvis announced.
"Warning! Three, two, one... Apologies, Mr. Deadpools."
The palm repulsors of several armor suits fired simultaneously.
Energy beams crisscrossed, and the motorcycles driven by the Deadpools exploded one after another.
Deadpool limbs flew everywhere in the explosions.
After several rounds of sweeping fire, the Mark 12 units stopped, waiting for the aftermath of the explosions to dissipate.
Chapter 263 Spider-Man
At the same time, Jarvis issued another warning.
"Deadpool sirs and madams, please cease your improper behavior, or the attacks will not stop."
"Exactly! Exactly! Next time it won't stop!" Garfield Spider was excited. "Well done, Mr. AI!"
"Mr. Parker, I am not an AI, but an intelligent life form," Jarvis corrected, turning the armor's head. "You can call me Jarvis."
Then he raised his hand again, aiming in the direction of the Deadpool Corps.
In the slowly dissipating smoke and dust, blurry figures stood up again.
Those figures either had broken legs or broken arms, but they were still hopping towards everyone.
"Please stop, everyone, or I will attack again!" Jarvis emphasized.
But his warning had no effect.
More and more hazy figures stood up from the dust.
They gathered together, walking unevenly out of the flying dust.
"These guys are actually so persistent? They don't die, do they not feel pain either?" Tony was a bit shocked.
Deadpool, who was next to him comparing tongue endurance with Deadpool Dog, chimed in: "In fact, as a Deadpool, I am afraid of pain, but for Peter, I can be fearless."
"God, just stop talking, tongue-kissing man, the moment you open your mouth, I feel like throwing up a week's worth of dinners." Tony's mouth twitched.
"Oh my god, how can you say that! You are that man! The one with the most say in the Avengers, speaking of which, six years ago I even went to your…" Deadpool mumbled incessantly.
Tony didn't want to hear it at all.
He decisively turned his head to look at the armor in the air: "Jarvis, directly incapacitate those Deadpools, don't wait."
"Yes, sir," Jarvis responded.
The palm cannons of several armors began to charge.
And just one second before the energy lasers fired.
The Deadpool Corps also emerged one by one from the dust-shrouded area.
Their figures gradually became clear.
Almost no one was intact.
Even the female Deadpool, who was the least injured, had her right hand charred black from the explosion.
If Jarvis continued to attack.
They would only become more miserable, or even turn into a pile of Deadpool puzzles.
But after all the Deadpool Corps members became clear again.
The palm cannons of several Iron Man armors gradually extinguished.
Because at the very front of these Deadpools.
Was a Baby Deadpool.
And a Deadpool wearing a Deadpool suit, but without a mask.
This Deadpool looked very handsome and sunny, with long hair.
One of his legs was charred black from the previous explosion, but showed no sign of healing.
These two Deadpools were held up by other Deadpools, blocking the front, like two sturdy shields.
"Hi!" The long-haired Deadpool, even with a charred leg, greeted Jarvis with a bright smile.
"I'm Deadpool, but everyone calls me Good Guy Deadpool, I'm also here to find Peter, and by the way, I need to find my puppy, have you seen her?"
Another Baby Deadpool raised his hand and gave a middle finger: "Giggle, guh!"
The Kid Deadpool holding him translated: "Don't tell me you're going to beat up a baby, Iron Man!"
Upon hearing this, Jarvis looked back at Tony.
Tony opened his mouth, unable to speak.
After a long while, he said speechlessly: "Is this Deadpool? They have no morals, and they even use morals to attack others?"
"Sir, I suggest it's best not to lay hands on a baby, even if he can self-heal," Jarvis suggested.
"Additionally, the 'Deadpool' hostage next to Baby Deadpool, after analysis, does not possess self-healing abilities, so it is also not recommended to lay hands on him."
Tony rolled his eyes speechlessly: "Damn it, it's the first time I've seen a bastard use his own people as hostages."
After struggling for a few seconds, Tony changed his strategy.
"Don't use energy weapons, Jarvis!"
"Charge in with the armors and beat those Deadpools hard!"
As Tony spoke, he took out dozens more armors, and at the same time re-equipped himself, soaring into the sky.
Jarvis controlled the armor legion, and together with Tony, collided with the howling Deadpool Corpsthat rushed towards them.
The scene was instantly tragic.
Blades flashed, fists met flesh, and battle cries shook the heavens.
The Little Spiders clapped and cheered from the side.
Leon, opening his Bio-field, quietly flew into the sky and began recording.
B15 secretly rejoiced that she hadn't let Deadpool join the TVA yet, but it seemed Sylvie and the others were very optimistic about the main Deadpool, which was a headache.
The continuous Iron Man legion and the endlessly regenerating Deadpool Corps fought extremely fiercely.
But the goal of both sides was ultimately not to eliminate the other.
All the Deadpools ever wanted to do was to hug Peter.
They never forgot their original intention.
So the Deadpool Corps became fewer and fewer as they fought.
When Tony, who was above, realized something was wrong.
He turned his head and found that the three Peters who had just been cheering him on were already surrounded by Deadpools.
Those Deadpools screamed, cheered, and shouted, constantly repeating Peter's name.
The Peters' faces were constantly being ravaged back and forth by various Deadpools.
There was even a more perverted Deadpool attempting to stick his finger into Holland-Spider's mouth.
Wanda and Gwen stood stunned in the distance, forgetting to step forward and stop it. Their brains were probably already crashed, after all, they had never seen such a perverted and stimulating scene in their lives.
As for the main Deadpool who had previously said he would stop other Deadpools.
That scoundrel, seeing the unfavorable situation, decisively defected and had already joined the Deadpool Corps, cheering around the Peters with them.
"Help, help, Mr. Stark, help…" Poor Holland-Spider kept twisting his neck, trying to avoid the female Deadpool's finger reaching for his mouth.
"Peter kid!" Tony didn't know what happened, but he suddenly had a sense of déjà vu that his own daughter was being defiled.
He controlled his armor to take off, wanting to rush over and save Holland-Spider.
But several Deadpools around him pounced on him, pulling him, preventing him from taking off.
Tony simply used his strength, throwing them away one by one.
Just as he was about to rescue the misguided youth Peter, another Deadpool blocked his way.
This was Ronin Deadpool.
He held Baby Deadpool in his left hand, and his right hand held a sword against Baby Deadpool's neck.
"Sorry, Stark-san, please don't go any further, or this child will be beheaded."
Tony's eyes almost popped out: "F*ck! Are you serious?"
He struggled for a while, ultimately losing to his damn sense of morality.
Just as he was fuming.
Suddenly, Tony noticed Leon watching the show from the sky out of the corner of his eye.
His face darkened, and he shouted: "Leon, stop watching the show, come down and help!"
In the sky, Leon, who had already filmed many exciting scenes, put away his equipment with satisfaction.
"What do you mean watching the show? This is clearly an opportunity to show off your skills."
"Turns out I gave you an opportunity, and you didn't seize it."
Leon's figure flashed, appearing beside Tony.
He casually opened a portal dozens of kilometers away.
Before Ronin Deadpool could react, he threw Ronin Deadpool and Baby Deadpool into it together.
Chapter 264 Two Dogs Walking Side by Side
Then, Leon looked at the other Deadpools, and his speed instantly soared.
The World in his eyes slowed down.
The fine dust in the air was clearly visible, and every Deadpool's depraved expression was deeply etched even through their masks.
Leon strolled over to the Deadpools.
He successively tossed the perverts, who seemed as if frozen, into the portal.
The female Deadpool's fingers had already pried open Holland-Spider's mouth.
Holland-Spider's expression of utter despair was so profound, as if he were acting in Anna Karenina; anyone could see his hopelessness.
Leon couldn't help but laugh out loud, and while laughing, he also threw the female Deadpool into the portal.
Each of these Deadpools had their own unique way of taking advantage.
Their actions and postures were bizarre and varied; not a single one of them was mentally normal.
When they piled up like a mountain of garbage on the other side of the portal, there was a strange sense of harmony.
It was as if Deadpools should be stacked up like garbage and burned clean.
Finally, Leon casually closed the portal, ending these hundreds of bad karmic relationships for the Peters.
When he returned to normal speed, the three Peters, no longer surrounded by Deadpools, were still desperately screaming for help.
They struggled erratically in the air like drowning people.
Until they landed with a thud, and rolled around on the ground, hugging themselves and shouting.
Only then did the Peters gradually realize that they seemed to have escaped their suffering.
They cautiously and confusedly opened their eyes, looked around, and then weakly asked where the Deadpools had gone.
Upon hearing Leon say that he had sent the Deadpool Corps away, the three finally relaxed, collapsing onto the ground in a large 'spread-eagle' shape, staring blankly at the sky, still traumatized.
They felt they could never go back to how they were before; in just a few minutes, the damage was so immense.
"How can the Multiverse be so terrifying?" Holland-Spider said.
"I never want to leave my own Universe again," Garfield Spider agreed.
"But we've already joined the Time Variance Authority," Toby Spider reminded.
So the three fell into silence together.
A few seconds later, they looked up at B15.
Before they could speak, B15 shook his head and said, "Gentlemen, once you've joined, you can't quit. I promise what just happened was an accident; there aren't that many Deadpools in the Multiverse."
The three Peters immediately wailed and collapsed onto the ground again.
At this moment, two other voices arguing arose.
"Such a cute little fellow should have the right to choose; I think it should choose its new Master itself," Deadpool said, uncharacteristically, discussing with someone.
"But this little darling is mine, I'm really sorry, please return her to me. Also, she's a girl, please don't use 'it'," Good Person Dog smiled very brightly.
Just now, when the Deadpool Corps was cheering around the Peters, the original Deadpool, who was fishing in troubled waters, was stopped by Good Person Dog, who wanted to reclaim Deadpool Dog.
So Leon thoughtfully didn't throw Good Person Dog into the portal either.
These two had been discussing the ownership of Deadpool Dog for several minutes.
The conversation was still stuck at Deadpool saying he wanted to keep Deadpool Dog, and then Good Person Dog smiling and saying no.
Although Good Person Dog was very kind, his sense of boundaries was incredibly strong, and his determination to reclaim Deadpool Dog was firm.
And Deadpool was unwilling to return the dog.
In the past, he would have given up if he had been rejected like this.
But this time was different; the appearance of this Deadpool Dog was exactly the same as when he turned into a dog!
This was simply Heaven saying they were a match made in Heaven.
What kind of monster was this Good Person Dog, daring to refute him?
"Please, look at it, oh no, her appearance. She's so close to me. How about letting her choose her own Master?"
Deadpool held up Deadpool Dog, who was still licking his cheek.
Good Person Dog still smiled and shook his head, "Sorry, but she's my dog."
"F*ck!" Deadpool cursed exasperatedly, "I hate these damned Deadpools! Especially this one without a mask!"
He looked around angrily, pondering whether to find a way to kill Good Person Dog.
When he saw Leon, his eyes suddenly lit up.
"Wait one second, my lovely Mary Poppins," Deadpool held up the hideously ugly Deadpool Dog.
He whispered to her, "I'm going to deal with this fake-smiling waiter next to me right now."
He put Deadpool Dog on the ground, then trotted over to Leon's side.
"Leon, Leon!" Deadpool uncharacteristically called Leon by name, "Quick, quick, give me that move from your Hogwarts!"
"What move?"
"The one that turned me into a dog, Vera Verto! Like Moody turning Malfoy into a ferret!"
"Are you sure?"
"Come on, this is absolutely the most important request of my life so far, Leon!"
"All right, Vera Verto!"
Deadpool was hit by the magic, rapidly shrinking and transforming into a dog, an ugly dog almost carved from the same mold as Deadpool Dog.
Perhaps he could be called Dog Deadpool.
Dog Deadpool was overjoyed after turning into a dog.
He wagged his tail quickly and ran back to Deadpool Dog's side.
Deadpool Dog licked him in surprise.
Then the two little dogs, heads together, shoulders side by side, ran a lap together.
After they switched positions a few times, it was impossible to distinguish who was Dog Deadpool and who was Deadpool Dog.
Leon gradually realized what Deadpool wanted to do: "Could this be 'When two dogs walk side by side, how can one tell which is Deadpool'?"
After running a few laps, the little dogs stopped.
One of the dogs walked up to Good Person Dog, gave him a look, then barked a few times, and turned to wiggle its butt at him.
As if to say—
Can you still tell if I'm Deadpool or your dog? If you can't, then you're not Deadpool Dog's Master, and she's mine.
Although the dog's cheap expression was undoubtedly the original Deadpool, Good Person Dog was stunned.
He was somewhat questioning life.
The smile on his face froze.
A few seconds later, he walked blankly up to Leon, hesitated, then made up his mind, and said with an unnatural smile, "Can you turn me into a puppy too?"
Very good, he planned to defeat the opponent in Deadpool's own territory!
Leon also began to anticipate, extending his hand and using magic again: "Vera Verto!"
Good Person Dog immediately spun around and also turned into a puppy.
However, he was a little different from the other two.
He was fluffy all over, every strand of fur golden and shiny, clean and beautiful, with big, dark, intelligent eyes, and a faint smile on his lips.
In the dog World, this was definitely a Ryan Reynolds among dogs, incredibly handsome.
As soon as Good Person Dog turned into a dog, he eagerly ran towards the other two puppies, wanting to prove to them that he was just like them.
However, after they all turned into dogs, the contrast in their beauty and ugliness became even more apparent.
When they were together, they didn't look like dogs from the same World at all.
Good Person Dog wanted to chase Deadpool Dog, but Deadpool Dog immediately dodged, even hiding behind the original Deadpool.
Chapter 265 The story ends temporarily
Good Person Dog chased a few times before tilting his head and stopping, clearly puzzled.
At this moment, Leon thoughtfully conjured a mirror with magic in front of him.
Good Person Dog saw the beautiful puppy in the mirror.
Then he turned his head to look at the two other ugly dogs.
He was stunned; it turned out Deadpool Dog really was a better match for the other Deadpool.
Everyone present seemed to hear something shatter.
One could see the smile on Good Person Dog's face truly becoming a strained, fake smile.
"Woof, woof!" Good Person Dog took a few steps towards Deadpool Dog, wanting to win back this "little beauty" one last time.
But Deadpool Dog turned his head away and continued to lick the main Deadpool.
"Woof!" The main Deadpool waved his front paw at Good Person Dog, as if saying, "We're not in the same circle, don't force it."
Finally, Good Person Dog, with his fake smile, dejectedly left the group.
His silhouette gradually faded into the wilderness.
Meanwhile, the heartless Deadpool continued to lick back and forth with the other Deadpool Dog.
"He... looks like a dog," Leon murmured.
"What nonsense are you talking about? He is a dog now, and you're the one who turned him into one," Tony walked over to Leon's side at some point.
He was still supporting Holland-Spider with one hand.
Holland-Spider gave Leon a thumbs-up: "Thanks, Leon. If you hadn't sent the Deadpool Corps away, I think today would have been the end of Spider-Man."
Garfield Spider also walked over: "Well done. It would have been even better if you had turned those Deadpools into dogs earlier, too."
"If they turned into dogs, wouldn't they all come to lick you guys?" Leon said.
Garfield Spider immediately shivered: "Then, then forget it. Being licked by so many Deadpools, I'd rather kill myself."
B15 walked over and glanced at the two gleefully bald dogs nearby: "Gentlemen, perhaps we should return to the Time Variance Authority."
She manipulated the Time Pad and opened the temporal gate.
The two little Deadpool Dogs were the first to hop and skip inside.
Toby Spider's fingers trembled a little uncontrollably: "I, I want to ask, ma'am, when the Deadpool Corps came earlier, couldn't you have just taken us away like this?"
B15 walked into the temporal gate and said, "Those are lunatics. If we don't indulge them a little, who knows what trouble they'll cause. Sorry, we could only let you suffer for a while."
Toby Spider instantly petrified, as if his entire being was cracking from the inside out.
B15 turned back and said, "This time, everyone's injuries are work-related, and the Time Variance Authority will compensate you for all your emotional damages."
The poor Peter Parker recovered: "Compensation?"
"What compensation?"
B15 thought for a moment, based on her understanding of Peter Parker, and said, "How about some after-tax funds that can be used in your respective Worlds, at three times your annual income?"
"Oh my god... are you serious?" Toby Spider asked.
"Of course, Mr. Parker."
"Madam, I think the Time Variance Authority is the best agency I've ever encountered!"
Everyone finally returned to the Time Variance Authority.
This time, B15 gave everyone a good tour.
Along the way, Tony marveled, his sense of justice stirring again.
Unfortunately, B15 had no intention of inviting him to join the Time Variance Authority.
Finally, everyone said their goodbyes.
Thanks to Leon's previous modifications to the Time Pad,
The Time Variance Authority successfully locked onto some individual Worlds within the Spider-Verse.
The Little Spiders who had already joined received one Time Pad each.
From then on, they could freely travel to and from various parallel Worlds.
However, after this, they would still need to undergo a period of training at the Time Variance Authority.
After bidding farewell,
Everyone opened their respective World's temporal gates and left with various thoughts.
Holland-Spider returned to his single apartment.
Recalling his encounter with the other Tony,
He leaned against the wall alone, looking at the ceiling, and finally smiled.
Garfield Spider returned to his workshop, recalling his experiences on this trip, especially thinking of the Deadpool Corps, and felt that he would have many Nightmares tonight.
Toby Spider returned home, was first asked by Mary Jane why he smelled strange, then took out the three years of income given by the Time Variance Authority, and the two happily hugged each other.
Gwen also returned to her home.
In this World, she had no friends, and no one who could understand her.
She sat on the edge of the bed, kicked her drum kit, and was already starting to miss everyone who had separated.
Penny Parker, Spider-Ham, the Peters, Wanda... well, probably also that Superman mage named Leon.
"Wanda invited me to her place. When should I go..." Gwen looked at the Time Pad in her hand.
Wanda and Gwen were initially a bit reluctant to communicate.
But after the Deadpool Corps arrived,
The two girls witnessed all sorts of stimulating scenes together, cursing them as perverted and disgusting, and instead formed a friendship of mutual appreciation.
On the other side,
Leon and his two companions also returned to the 199999-S Universe.
In the apartment, Little Peter and his Aunt Mei had already returned home.
Presumably, the thrilling experience of almost losing Little Peter today would make Aunt Mei recover for a whole year.
However, Little Peter was very excited.
Having met so many Spider-Man Peter Parkers,
He was already looking forward to when he would be bitten by a spider.
Later, Leon heard that
To make this day come sooner,
Little Peter even started actively feeding spider pets.
Natasha and Shirley, on the other hand, had been waiting in the living room.
After Leon told them about his experiences in this parallel Universe,
The three girls exclaimed in wonder.
However, Tony was very dissatisfied: "What does that 'Time Destruction Bureau' mean?"
"They'd rather keep those two bald dogs and Werewolf Lupin than invite me to join them!"
"Are they planning to do something bad and afraid of me finding out, which is why they don't dare to let Iron Man stay?"
Leon spread his hands helplessly: "Come on, B15 only showed us two floors, and when we turned around, the employees had already found over seventy listening devices."
"Anyone who didn't know would think you went there to sell listening devices, and couldn't sell them, so you started clearing them out on the spot."
Tony's cheek twitched: "I was worried that spies had infiltrated them, just like S.H.I.E.L.D., so I was enthusiastically helping them investigate."
"I remember you told them you were just curious at the time," Leon took the coffee Natasha handed him.
"You're messing around in their territory; it's good enough that you weren't kicked out."
"Besides, they still left a Jarvis sub-unit in the end to assist with some supervision work; at least I'm at ease."
Jarvis also said, "Yes, sir, the Time Variance Authority will add my sub-unit to their supervision system. After that, we just need to build a cross-temporal communication device, and I will be able to receive their information in real-time."
"...That sounds pretty good, doesn't it?" Tony said, "So when are we building the cross-temporal communication device?"
"The Time Pad that the Time Variance Authority gave to Young Master Leon can do that," Jarvis said.
Tony looked at Leon.
Leon thought for a moment and shook his head: "I'm not very comfortable letting you have a Time Pad. I always feel like you'll cause trouble. Jarvis can also connect to the Time Variance Authority's network through me."
"No way, Leon, you don't trust a reliable brother like me?"
"Ask Wanda, Wanda, do you think Tony is reliable?"
Wanda shook her head.
"See, no need to say more. Come on, Wanda, I'll take you home."
As night deepened, the story of the Multiverse temporarily came to an end.
Chapter 266 One Month Later
Unlike the journey where he went crazy after encountering Deadpool in a parallel Universe, Li Ang's life returned to its peaceful routine after returning to Earth.
Every day, his Superman body would bask in the Sun on the balcony.
The Blood Sea Clone, meanwhile, studied the Universe's rules within his inner World.
As for the Black Light Clone, after absorbing the Mutant blood collected by Wanda, he returned to the Void Land.
Even if the clones were not in the same Universe, Li Ang's consciousness remained unified, with real-time intercommunication of perceptions from all three perspectives.
In the Void Land, Blacklight Lyon once again took on the appearance of a Hasiki, accompanying Eliosevery day, waiting for a lucky World to fall into the Void.
There are countless parallel Worlds in the Multiverse.
Almost every day, Worlds experience an apocalypse and are then destroyed.
More than a month passed, and the Earth where Li Ang's main body resided entered mid-December.
New York became covered in silver after several consecutive snowy days.
And the Black Light Clone, along with Elios, devoured more than fifty Worlds.
Some of these Worlds were destroyed by the Death of their anchor people.
Some were destroyed by energy depletion.
And some were destroyed by Thanos...
When there are many Worlds, there are always some that take an unusual path, with their own unique ways of destruction.
Each time the remnants of these Worlds fell into the Void, Elios would run up with his mouth wide open, gobbling them down.
Li Ang, however, would snatch all the biological genes preserved in the remnants before him.
Unfortunately, there wasn't much well-preserved biological tissue in the World remnants.
Of the more than fifty Worlds, most of what fell into the Void after destruction were fragments of Planets.
Occasionally, there would be one or two survivors on the fragments.
Once, Li Ang even found a surviving Adam Warlock.
This Adam was the type from the movie Universe who had intellectual deficiencies but possessed the perfect genes of the Marvel Universe.
He initially warned Elios that his power was strong.
But he was quickly chased, crying for his mother, and then swallowed in one swift gulp.
After the Black Light Clone absorbed his blood, his gene level reached 35 times.
However, the only surprise was Adam Warlock; the strongest of the other survivors was only at Quicksilver's level, large in quantity but average in quality.
In addition to waiting for new Worlds to fall with Elios, Blacklight Lyon also wandered around the Void.
Although Elios ate quickly, he clearly couldn't manage to never let any creature escape.
So, scattered throughout the Void Land, many survivors continued to hide.
Some time ago, Li Ang encountered a group of Lokis.
At that time, they were fighting over the corpse of Thunder God Thor.
So Li Ang robbed them all.
When those Lokis were hammered into the ground by Li Ang, they repeatedly introduced themselves, saying they were the God of Mischief of Asgard.
However, after Li Ang's declaration that Asgard had long been destroyed, they all fell silent.
Later, when Blacklight Lyon was bored, he liked to find fun with the Lokis.
More than a month passed, and the Black Light Clone, through continuous scavenging, had advanced to an 80-fold genetic level.
Li Ang's understanding of the fundamental nature of life genes also deepened.
However, he was clearly still far from being able to modify and strengthen his main body's genes.
Fortunately, he only needed to wait until the Black Light Clone was a bit stronger.
Then he could try to devour the main body's blood.
Once he analyzed the main body's genes and studied the corresponding modification and strengthening directions, it would naturally be much simpler.
Li Ang had planned everything, but he still needed a little more time to develop.
Speaking of development, a few days ago, Old Wang sent a message saying that the new magicacademy had been completed and asked him to inspect it today.
"Li Ang? Why are you still basking in the Sun?" A clear, lively female voice appeared behind Li Ang.
Li Ang turned around; Gwen, dressed in casual clothes, was walking out of a time portal, waving at him.
"Didn't Wanda say you had something to do today and couldn't go shopping with us?" Gwen asked curiously.
"I'm leaving now; I really don't have time to go shopping with you," Li Ang's forehead creased with a black line.
"Also, if you want to find Wanda, can't you go directly to her? Why do you always come to my apartment first? This isn't a transfer station."
After a week apart in the TVA, the Little Spiders began their TVA training.
The training content mainly focused on making them memorize various taboos when traveling through timelines and performing missions.
After the training, Holland-Spider started coming to Tony from time to time.
He heard that the TVA had begun assigning them to capture villains.
Their first mission was to help Wolverine change the past.
Speaking of which, Deadpool also participated in that mission, in the form of a small dog.
When they were blocking the enemy with Wolverine, Deadpool barked encouragement from the side.
After difficultly repelling the enemy, Deadpool wiggled his dog butt in front of them.
Fortunately, the mission was ultimately successful.
The X-Men survived, and Wolverine rectified his past tragedy.
Although only a parallel World was changed, Wolverine was already satisfied and had no regrets; he said that even if he were to die on the spot, he would die with a smile.
When talking about Wolverine's situation, Holland-Spider was deeply empathetic, and his eyes reddened as he spoke.
Then Tony stepped forward and patted his shoulder, offering encouragement.
Holland-Spider was probably very lonely in his own World.
So, whenever he experienced something interesting, he wanted to come and share it with Tony.
Tony was also happy to oblige.
However, later, when Gwen saw Holland-Spider frequently coming over, she also started coming along.
Her reason was that she wanted to see her best friend, Wanda.
It's just that every time, her time pad would "malfunction," causing the time portal to always open in Li Ang's apartment.
The first time was an accident.
The subsequent times, she was already familiar with the routine.
And Wanda's residence happened to be not far from the apartment.
So, the two girls' gathering place became the downstairs of the apartment building.
Sometimes, when they went shopping, they would also drag Li Ang and the Natasha sisters along.
If Li Ang didn't agree, he would be met with their coquettish techniques, which they had learned from who knows where.
Those awkward techniques, which were unbearable to watch, always made Li Ang feel that even his steel body was sometimes powerless.
"Next time, remember not to open the time portal here again!" Li Ang said to Gwen, who was bouncing out the door.
"I can't help it, my time pad is just a bit strange and uncontrollable," Gwen's skirt swayed.
She turned back at the door and said, "Oh, by the way, Li Ang, latest news, Logan went with Deadpoolto Deadpool's Universe 10005 to try and save the World."
"B15 said they did something big two days ago, and then Deadpool's Universe stopped collapsing because Deadpool became the anchor person!"
"Deadpool? He became an anchor person?" Li Ang raised an eyebrow.
"Are you sure? How does that sound more like his Universe is about to end?"
Gwen winked her left eye: "That's why it's big news! I'm going to tell Wanda now!"
Chapter 267 Changes in the Small World
After Gwen left, Venerable Liang stood up, a bit puzzled.
"I can't connect the name 'Deadpool' with the Anchor Person, no matter how I think about it."
"What incredible things must he and Wolverine have done... Could they have had a wolf baby together?"
Even the most outrageous things seem to make sense when it comes to Deadpool.
"I'll find a chance to ask B15 for details later."
Venerable Liang glanced at the sky: "It's about time, I should go to Kamar-Taj."
He casually opened a portal.
Venerable Liang appeared deep inside the Kamar-Taj library.
It was unchanged from before, still a wooden house in the center, containing a Small World.
However, around the wooden house, in addition to the fixed portals leading to the three Sanctums, there was a new one.
Venerable Liang pushed the door open, and sunlight mixed with the smell of damp Earth immediately greeted him.
A long breeze stirred waves across the green grass before him.
Venerable Liang closed the door behind him after entering the Small World.
The Small World was now connected to the Earth dimension.
The sunlight here was the same as the sunlight in Kamar-Taj at that moment.
In a few hours, moonlight would also blanket the land here.
Venerable Liang slowly ascended, and from a bird's-eye view, the entire Small World was laid bare.
Whether it was the glacial plains to the north, the lava wasteland to the south, the plateau mountains to the west, or the basin forests to the east, various magical creatures could be seen.
Bowtruckles hunting insects in the forest.
Herds of Erumptent drinking by the river in the wasteland.
Water Horses swimming freely beneath the lake's surface.
And Phoenixes soaring over the plateau...
The Small World had truly formed a vibrant and complete ecosystem.
Here, Venerable Liang could see almost all magical creatures.
And the number of each creature was quite large.
Even Phoenixes and Qilins appeared in groups.
Although the Phoenixes and Qilins in the Harry Potter World's worldview were not considered beautiful...
"Mordo and their group did a great job," Venerable Liang flew towards the floating island in the center of the World.
Along the way, many sorcerers riding magic brooms greeted him.
This made Venerable Liang sigh, feeling that Kamar-Taj was becoming more and more like Hogwarts.
As he approached the floating island, the academy buildings supervised by Master Wong became clearer.
When he was at the edge of the World earlier, Venerable Liang had intentionally overlooked this area, wanting to get closer and observe it up close.
The floating island had undergone a massive transformation.
It was no longer the bare, inverted mountain peak he had left a month ago.
The sorcerers had completely revolutionized it from top to bottom.
They used magic to create a river that flowed through the island on the floating island.
The river was five hundred meters wide.
One end cascaded like a waterfall into the lake below the island, resembling an inverted Milky Way.
The other end flowed in reverse from the lake below into the island, serving as the river's source.
Between the inflow and outflow, a perfect Water cycle was established between the floating island and the lake.
From a distance, it looked like two flowing Water columns supporting the huge inverted mountain.
And on the floating island, the river divided the ground into two.
The academy's buildings were constructed along the river.
To the left of the river were Oriental-style temples and palace buildings.
To the right were various Western-style palaces and auditoriums in Gothic, Baroque, and Rococo styles.
Buildings with high walls and thick tiles, carved beams and painted rafters, complemented those with glazed jade and magnificent gold.
In the center of the two sets of buildings, above the river, stood a massive tower-shaped structure.
It was a thousand meters high, like a giant bridge.
The wide river flowed beneath it.
In the ground floor hall of the high tower, a fixed portal could be seen through the floor-to-ceiling windows.
It was clear that the new portal in the library was connected here.
And in front of the high tower, there was a huge circular marble platform.
This platform floated above the river, with a diameter of a thousand meters, its surface made of square stone tiles.
Venerable Liang looked around and found no path leading to this platform.
To enter the platform, one either had to take a Nightmares carriage or rely on their own abilities.
At this time, many sorcerers were walking back and forth on the platform.
Tony, Wong, and Banner were also among the crowd.
"Master Wong's task was also completed very well; these buildings really look impressive," Venerable Liang muttered.
He slowly descended onto the marble platform.
All the sorcerers who saw him gathered to perform a sorcerer's salute.
"Venerable Liang, you're finally here! How is it? Isn't the new academy built by our Civil Engineering team great?" Wong proudly sought credit.
Mordo stood with him: "And our Animal team! The magical creature breeding program has also been very successful!"
"I saw it all; you guys did great, much better than I expected!" Venerable Liang praised.
He pointed to the building complex.
"If I'm not mistaken, the academy buildings are planned this way to teach Kamar-Taj magic in the Oriental-style buildings and Hogwarts magic in the Western-style buildings, right?"
"Exactly," Wong nodded, "We thought it would be more suitable to establish two separate houses; it's convenient for teaching and also allows apprentices to compete with each other!"
"You're thinking quite far ahead, Wong, that's great; go ahead and do it!"
Venerable Liang then looked at Mordo, "But what's the deal with the magical creatures?"
"I understand you can successfully release those animals, but why did their numbers suddenly increase so much?"
"Even Phoenixes and Qilins are appearing in groups; how did you manage that?"
Mordo stood straight: "Actually, it was Sorcerer Tony who utilized..."
"It was me! I used cloning technology to reverse-clone the original bodies from the magical creature materials brought back from Hogwarts," Tony interrupted.
"Before, I saw Banner and them looking worried, and I thought it was a big problem, but isn't this simple?"
He sought credit from Venerable Liang: "How is it? Have you realized again that you're not as smart as your big brother?"
Venerable Liang was a bit suspicious: "Cloning? Did you use the technology brought back from the Biochemical world?"
"That technology isn't stable yet; are you sure the cloned magical creatures won't experience genetic collapse?"
"I've already improved the technology; I guarantee there are no problems."
Tony looked at Mordo, "If you don't believe me, ask Mordo. With the materials provided by a large number of cloned magical creatures, we've even improved the magic potion now."
Mordo nodded: "That's right, Venerable Liang, with materials from a large number of rare animals like Phoenixes and Fire Dragons, Sorcerer Tony has improved the magic potion."
"Now, the side effects of the magic potion are almost non-existent."
"Last week, we started popularizing the new type of magic potion among the sorcerers in the holy land."
"Even sorcerers who used the old version of the potion and experienced physical mutations can now return to their original state."
"However..." Mordo said, a difficult expression on his face, "However, some sorcerers want to keep the characteristics of their physical mutations and are unwilling to take the new potion."
Chapter 268 Preliminary Round
There truly are all sorts of people among the mages of Kamar-Taj, and this has never disappointed Lyon.
"Then let them be. In this day and age, who would dare call themselves a Mage without some unique characteristic?"
Lyon didn't mind this. "When the Mage Academy recruits students in the future, we can even bring them out to promote the academy's diversity."
Speaking of the academy, Wang suddenly perked up.
"Recruitment? When do we start recruiting?" Wang's anticipation was practically spilling from his eyes.
"Recruitment isn't urgent… Wang, have you lost weight?" Lyon scrutinized Wang for a few moments before realizing the plump Mage had indeed slimmed down quite a bit.
He was probably too exhausted, to the point of losing weight.
Lyon knew that ever since Wang returned from Hogwarts, he had been single-mindedly focused on establishing Kamar-Taj's own academy.
And he had heard from others that for the past two months, Wang had led the Mages who previously worked in civil engineering.
They worked from day to night, and from night to day, just to finish building the academy quickly, get his approval, and start operations as soon as possible.
Even the name was confirmed with him from the start—it would be called the Supreme Mage Academy.
On the main buildings of both branch campuses, there were plaques and stone carvings bearing the academy's name.
The gilded lettering constantly shifted shapes between various languages, giving it a fantastical Mage-like feel.
In response to Lyon's question, Wang rolled up his sleeves to reveal his noticeably more muscular arms.
"I'm not thinner, I'm stronger!" Wang put down his sleeves and hastily asked, "Why isn't recruitment urgent? If we don't recruit, who will the academy teach?"
"Wang, think about it. Before recruiting, we first need to determine the recruitment methods, academy system, teachers, courses, and student graduation destinations, right?"
Lyon assigned Wang a second-stage task: "So you need to write a proposal for these things first, then we can proceed to the next step."
"And don't forget, before we open the academy, we have one more big event: the challenge against Asgard!"
Lyon looked around the circular platform: "Wang, this preliminary competition arena you made is pretty good."
"But you've been doing civil engineering work every day; don't tell me you won't even be able to participate in our final match against Asgard."
The so-called preliminary competition was a trial held within the sanctuary to select the participants for the "Kamar-Taj vs. Asgard Challenge."
It was already mid-December, with only nine days left until Christmas, the date of the agreed-upon challenge.
Lyon felt that this trip was essentially just to bully Thor and Loki, so he didn't take it too seriously.
However, Mordo, Hamir, and other Archmages had been seriously preparing for several months.
They had been constantly asking Lyon since October which Mages would be on the final roster, subtly trying to ascertain if they were on the list.
Other Mages also came to inquire from time to time.
So Lyon simply decided to hold this preliminary competition.
Registration for the competition began a week ago.
Jarvis performed big data grouping based on the personal skill levels of the registered Mages.
All Mages were divided into five groups.
The format was a two-round knockout tournament.
The first round was a free-for-all, with the five Mages from each group who defeated the most opponents within a limited time advancing.
The second round was one-on-one combat.
The twenty-five strong contenders who advanced from the first round would randomly draw opponents.
Ultimately, five combatants and two reserve players would be selected.
As for the competition venue, it was, of course, the circular platform where everyone was currently gathered.
Moreover, this platform was proposed by Wang himself and hastily constructed.
That's why Lyon felt that Wang had spent all his time on construction, and it would be good if his strength didn't regress.
But Wang was very confident: "I also trained my magic while building the academy! My Control Curse is now perfected, and my Petrification Curse and Deformation Curse have also greatly improved!"
"Are you planning to make Hogwarts magic your primary offensive method?" Lyon raised an eyebrow.
"That is indeed feasible. When dealing with people, those magic spells are surprisingly effective."
"Speaking of which, where's Banner? Why isn't he here? Is he not planning to participate in the preliminary competition?"
Tomorrow is the day of the preliminary competition.
Currently, on the circular platform, there are over two hundred participating Mages either practicing magic or undergoing combat training.
When Lyon first arrived, even Tony was sparring with Mordo using a wand.
In the eyes of the Mages, Tony and Banner were essentially "foreign aid" invited by Lyon.
But Tony didn't see it that way.
To prove that he was not just foreign aid, but also a Mage of Kamar-Taj, he planned to use only magic in the first round of tomorrow's competition.
Banner essentially had the same idea.
Both of them were very confident in themselves.
However, they were still new to magic.
Adding in their time at Hogwarts, they had only studied magic for less than a year.
So even Tony, with his arrogant nature, felt a little nervous and came for some last-minute practice.
And there was even less to say for the gentle and honest Banner; he should have been living here and practicing continuously.
But Lyon did not see Banner.
Instead, he saw Betty Ross, who was practicing the Expelliarmus spell among the crowd.
He was about to use his super vision to look for Banner when Mordo explained, "Master Banner went to reinforce his suitcase."
"Because he's appearing as a Beast Master, he needs to carry his fantastic beasts with him."
"However, his suitcase… you know, the Expansion Charm showed signs of fading recently, so he had to urgently reinforce it."
Lyon rubbed his chin: "So he really plans to fight as a Beast Master? He's already practiced soul magicso well, but he's not going to use it?"
Banner had been in Kamar-Taj for almost four months and could already skillfully use the Star Projection magic.
Although he still couldn't make the Hulk part of his soul leave his body, he could already influence the Hulk, making him quickly awaken or slowly fall asleep.
This meant that Banner had already mastered the on/off switch for transforming into the Hulk.
However, Lyon heard—he heard, mind you—that Banner still couldn't do certain happy things with his girlfriend.
Because that kind of thing was still too stimulating for Banner and the Hulk inside him.
In situations where various hormones rapidly surged within his body, even if Banner used soul magic, he still couldn't calm the Hulk.
That feeling, so close yet untouchable, with Betty, made Banner frantically study soul magic during this time, wishing he could just slap the Hulk's soul out the next day.
Mordo smiled knowingly upon hearing this: "Perhaps Master Banner's soul magic is destined to only be used at the most critical moment."
"Then want to make a bet on when Banner will be able to control the Hulk at that critical moment?" Tony suddenly leaned over.
This guy was sometimes as gossipy as an old lady next door.
"Who knows? Anyway, Betty will always wait for him. Why are you so anxious for him?"
Lyon glanced at Tony: "Instead, you, you should go home more often first. Pepper has already complained to me, saying you always hide from her and don't come home, especially at night."
Tony's face immediately became awkward: "I'm preparing for the challenge! This is inter-Planetdiplomacy! It's normal not to go home for a few nights occasionally. I'm building armor in the lab!"
"Is that so? Pepper also asked me to ask you if you're, well, not capable anymore."
"Who's not capable!?" Tony's mood shattered. "You tell her I'm just busy with work, not physically incapable!"
"You tell her yourself. Also, the preliminary competition starts at 9 AM tomorrow in Kathmandu. Remember to be back."
Lyon conjured a portal, directly sending Tony to Pepper's office.
Then he walked towards the other Mages, occasionally pointing out deficiencies in their spellcasting and helping them improve before the competition.
Chapter 269: Magic Collision
The next morning.
It was exactly nine o'clock, Kathmandu time.
All the sorcerers who had signed up for the competition had already gathered on the floating circular platform.
Banner stood with his briefcase and his girlfriend Betty.
Tony, looking pale, stood beside them, staring at Leon in the air with a "fierce" gaze.
And Wanda, Pietro.
They all stood among the sorcerers, facing Leon.
"I won't say much. The purpose of this preliminary round is to select the sorcerers who will participate in the challenge. Now, let's begin the match grouping and venue allocation!"
Leon threw a spherical projection device into the center of the platform.
Five illusory light walls immediately shot out from the five slits of the device, dividing the platform into five equal parts.
Then, huge projections simultaneously appeared above the five areas.
Each projection contained a list of participants, with over a hundred names.
After each name were the number of defeats, the number of times defeated, and the number of assisted defeats.
Over eight hundred people had signed up for this preliminary round.
For each person, Leon gave them three lives—
Severe injury, being knocked unconscious, or going out of bounds counted as losing one life.
Defeated sorcerers could be healed by Leon and then re-enter the field.
They had a total of three chances.
"Now, all sorcerers, according to the groupings on the five lists, find your combat area."
Leon said, "The final selection for each group will be determined by your performance in the free-for-all."
"You still have ten minutes to prepare. The first round of combat is limited to one hour. You can start preparing now!"
As soon as he finished speaking.
The five giant projection screens in the air simultaneously displayed a ten-minute countdown.
Sorcerers quickly found their names on the large screens and then entered their respective battlefields.
"Banner, look! I'm in the same area as you, we can team up!" Wang pointed excitedly at the projection screen numbered 2.
Banner scratched his head: "Isn't teaming up not very good? It seems a bit unfair."
"You're right, it's not very fair, but everyone else is teaming up too." Wang gestured around.
Some familiar sorcerers who were assigned to the same area had already gathered together.
Their gathering was certainly not for the convenience of backstabbing each other, but only to team up against their opponents.
Although Jarvis had already separated the most likely team-ups through data analysis when dividing the groups.
Kamar-Taj is only so big, and everyone always has a dozen or so familiar sorcerers.
For this reason, Jarvis had even suggested other competition modes to Leon.
However, Leon already knew who would be the final combatants.
This preliminary round was just an opportunity for Tony and the others to demonstrate their strength to the other sorcerers.
So, the format of the first round of screening wasn't really important.
"Alright then, let's team up." Banner and Wang walked into Combat Zone 2 together.
Besides the two of them, Wanda, Pietro, Tony, and Mordo were all assigned to separate combat zones.
The ten minutes quickly elapsed.
All the sorcerers were ready in their respective combat zones, with their 0/0/0 combat records projected above their heads.
After the countdowns on all five projection screens switched to a red "GO!"
They simultaneously began to act.
It must be said, sometimes battles between sorcerers are very simple.
As soon as the match began.
Nearly half of the sorcerers simultaneously used Hogwarts magic.
Stupefy, Petrificus Totalus, Levicorpus, Lumos...
Beams of colorful light flew everywhere on the field, like a group of Jedi Knights wildly throwing lightsabers.
And hit… the other half of the sorcerers.
Most of these sorcerers had not yet mastered the spell magic of Hogwarts.
When the match started.
Some had their hands together, ready to conjure a crimson mystic band.
Some were forming hand seals, still stuck in the pre-casting phase of summoning Vishantis Holy Sword.
Others were soaring into the sky on their magic artifact shoes.
However, they all became living targets.
As soon as the match began, the magic beams directly overwhelmed them, instantly "killing" them once!
Only a few more cautious sorcerers, who immediately conjured the Rings of Raggadorr, or even the Seraphim Shield, managed to block the first wave of attacks.
After being "resurrected" by Leon, the defeated sorcerers had their combat records changed to 0/1/0 above their heads.
This time they were cautious, one hand conjuring the Rings of Raggadorr.
While using the defensive rings to block the magic beams, their other hand also cast energy whips or energy swords.
Only then did both sides truly engage in a back-and-forth battle.
Huh, why both sides?
Because the sorcerers using Hogwarts magic were all, by unspoken agreement, prioritizing the elimination of those "Muggles" who couldn't use spell magic!
Among them, Tony was the most outrageous.
Dressed in a long sorcerer's robe, his small mouth was like an accelerator, unleashing the full speed of his usual rapid-fire chatter.
He first cast a "Protego" on himself in 0.4 seconds.
Then he started his output.
Stupefy! Immobilize! Impedimenta! Colloportus! Confringo! Sectumsempra! Levicorpus! Incendio! Hair-Growing Charm! Antler Charm!
Tony used whatever came to mind, hitting whoever he saw.
Control spells, combat magic, even prank spells and Deformation Curses.
He threw them at others regardless.
Because with his mouth speed of three spells per second, others simply couldn't keep up with his rhythm.
He walked slowly forward like a gentleman strolling in the rain.
The sorcerers along the way all fell under his spell bombardment.
Aside from his small mouth moving so fast it blurred, and his wand nearly smoking from spitting out beams of light.
He was simply impossibly elegant.
In just a few minutes.
Tony's combat record above his head became 21/0/3.
On the other side.
Banner and Wang's teamwork also went smoothly.
Wang immediately cast a huge Seraphim Shield in front of them at the start of the match.
Banner, behind the energy shield, quickly opened his briefcase and summoned his companions.
Erumptent, Thunderbird, Graphorn, Zouwu, Hippogriff…
More than a dozen large magical creatures were released by Banner all at once.
They roared forth, quickly charging at the unprepared sorcerers.
Thunderbirds soared through the sky, summoning lightning to strike down directly.
Erumptents used their poisonous horns to toss sorcerers into the air.
Graphorns could make one's head buzz with a single roar.
Banner and Wang followed behind the magical creatures, and whenever a sorcerer seemed to be in trouble, they would step forward and add a spell.
Their battlefield could be said to be even more relaxed than Tony's for the time being.
As long as they didn't give other sorcerers a chance to counterattack, such as letting them use magiclike the Mirror Dimension.
Banner and Wang could basically win the entire match lying down.
Besides them.
The combat zones where Wanda and Pietro were located were also one-sided.
Chapter 270 The first round ends
Wanda floated in the air, using Chaos Magic to cast Kamar-Taj's magical chains.
Over a hundred scarlet chains occupied the sky, swiftly coiling around the mages below like a swarm of snakes.
The competition had just begun, and all the mages in Wanda's section were firmly bound by her, turning hundreds of people into mummies.
Two minutes later, the mages who couldn't break free from the chains were declared "Death" by Jarvis.
The battle record above Wanda's head changed to 173 / 0 / 0.
This record was already enough for her to advance to the next round; no matter how excellent other mages were, they couldn't surpass her.
So Wanda canceled her spell, landed on the ground, and moved to a corner, giving the stage back to the other mages.
Behind her, the sky-full of chains slowly disappeared.
The mages who had inexplicably "died" once looked at Wanda's back as if they were seeing another Leon, unable to muster any fighting spirit.
In Section 3, Pietro also ended his battle within a minute.
He held the magical dagger that Old Wang had given him a few months ago.
As soon as the battle began, he charged out, his figure weaving back and forth among the mages.
Before the mages could react to what had happened, Jarvis had already issued their Death judgment.
Pietro returned to his original position, whistling, with the dagger flipping between his fingers, and the battle record above his head changed to 169 / 0 / 0.
"Done," he said, coolly curving his lips.
Among the few, only Mordo's situation was the most disheveled.
He was assigned to Section 5.
As one of Kamar-Taj's powerful archmages, Mordo naturally did not lack mages who wanted to team up with him.
But Mordo's character was as stubborn as ever.
He mercilessly rejected all invitations and harshly criticized the mages who wanted to team up with him—
The competition was to select excellent mages with the strength to participate in the challenge.
What was the use of winning by teaming up? Were they going to embarrass themselves in Asgard?
The mages were ashamed by Mordo's words.
They secretly repented, then decided to unite and eliminate their biggest enemy, Archmage Mordo, first!
So, even before the competition began, Mordo was already surrounded by a circle of mages.
Even with Mordo's composure, cold sweat couldn't help but bead on his forehead, and he somewhat regretted his overly aggressive words earlier.
Fortunately, his strength was solid, and his maneuvers were flashy enough.
As soon as the countdown for the rest period ended, Mordo raised his staff high and used a super-enhanced version of "Lumos Maxima."
Section 5 seemed to have a high-brightness searchlight that covered all angles.
The clear, dazzling glare even affected the adjacent Sections 1 and 4.
Many mages who were rushing to cast spells, blinded by the strong light, closed their eyes, and with a crooked staff, hit their allies with spells.
The affected allies had no time to even make a sound and simply fell to the ground, incapacitated.
And the dozens of mages who were staring at Mordo were instantly blinded, covering their eyes and frantically attacking continuously around them, trying to block any potential danger.
Various chaotic magical beams flew haphazardly, like dozens of fireworks suddenly falling to the ground while being lit, with gunpowder exploding everywhere on the ground, colorful and vibrant.
Before Mordo was even harmed, the mages' alliance had already suffered heavy casualties.
Mordo then inserted his staff into his belt.
He continuously formed hand seals, slapped a palm on the ground, and cast the Mirror Dimension.
He managed to snatch precious assists just before a dozen mages "died."
Then he controlled the spatial shift, intending to strike down the other dozens of mages who were ganging up on him once.
However, mages confident enough to sign up for the competition all had some tricks up their sleeves.
Although temporarily blinded, their familiarity with the Mirror Dimension was not low.
Upon sensing the spatial change, they immediately began to try and snatch control from Mordo.
In the end, Mordo only managed to "kill" over twenty mages who reacted too slowly.
This record could be said to be a perfect start.
But what he had to face next was the siege of the mage alliance.
The siege process could only be described as extremely exciting.
It was definitely the section among the five that most comprehensively demonstrated the mages' martial combat, magical combat, and intellectual combat.
Just from Mordo's record of 31 / 3 / 56 on his head after the melee countdown ended, one could see how intense the battle was.
It's worth noting that just by talking his way through, dismantling the mage alliance from within, and making them fight among themselves, Mordo lost quite a few brain cells.
The one-hour limited melee quickly ended.
This amount of time, in normal battles with dimensional creatures, is barely worth mentioning.
But at this point, most of the participating mages had already "died" at least once.
Jarvis directly controlled the projection equipment, transmitting the end-of-competition prompt sound to every corner of the platform.
Then the projection walls collapsed.
The five projection screens in the air merged.
Over eight hundred mage entries quickly disappeared.
Finally, only twenty-five names remained.
At the same time, the battle records above the heads of the twenty-five advancing mages lit up.
The golden records magnified to human size.
The twenty-five people looked as if they each had a giant light bulb on their heads.
Now, the records of all advancing mages were clear.
Among them, the most outstanding were, of course, Wanda and Pietro.
The siblings' records perfectly corresponded to the number of mages in their respective sections.
They only participated in one round but eliminated every mage in their section, a complete and overwhelming victory.
Next was Hulk's 236 / 0 / 61.
That's right, it was Hulk, not Banner.
Banner and Wang were initially happy and relaxed picking up scraps behind the magical creatures.
But when the mages began their second life and had already reacted, the magical creatures were no longer enough.
So Banner began to direct the animals to retreat, preparing for defense.
But unfortunately, for some unknown reason, a mage used the Vishanti's Sacred Sword to wound a Graphorn's front leg.
The Graphorn was Hulk's favorite friend (mount).
The sight of its front leg bleeding profusely directly enraged the Hulk within Banner.
Banner, while running, realized something was wrong with his body; he felt his blood boiling, his heart racing, and his body temperature rising.
He quickly shouted, warning the surrounding mages to stop immediately.
But it was too late.
The green giant had already torn open his shirt and burst out.
Hulk pounded his chest and roared to the sky, not forgetting to first lift the Graphorn to a corner, then turning back with a sinister grin and charging into the crowd.
The rest of the story was simple.
Even Old Wang was "killed" three times.
Now that the competition was over, Banner, shirtless, hunched his shoulders and hugged his chest, silently lowering his head in the face of the horrified gazes around him.
He didn't want to either; he could only become a soul body, watching Hulk rampage, and no amount of persuasion worked, which was also quite cruel, wasn't it?
Although he knew that this time, with Leon providing healing nearby, Hulk wouldn't listen to reason.
But Banner was still a bit depressed.
"That's great, Banner!" Tony, with a record of 89 / 1 / 32, walked over.
He poked Banner's waist with his finger: "Where's the big guy? Aren't you going to let him out to receive the cheers? He's really amazing; you'll definitely win this match in the challenge!"
"Ow!" Banner jumped when poked.
He chuckled awkwardly: "If possible, I'd actually still prefer to win with the magical creatures."
"Why does it have to be magical creatures? Isn't Hulk also your strength?" Tony spread his hands.