Chapter 71: Power of a Million Suns sentry template100%!
Sebastian Shaw.
A Level 3 Mutant, the mastermind behind the Hellfire Club.
As a senior figure among Mutants, his past can be traced back to World War II.
At that time, he was locked in a Nazi concentration camp, where a mad scientist became interested in his genes and conducted a series of inhumane experiments.
It was those experiments that activated the X-gene within him, granting him the ability to absorb all energy and convert it into his own strength.
Ever since then, Sebastian Shaw became a monster.
He escaped the concentration camp, killed the scientist, and then began wandering around the world.
He used his ability to absorb energy, continuously growing stronger while also accumulating a massive amount of wealth and connections.
By the time World War II ended, he had already become a hidden tycoon, controlling the underground forces of Europe and the U.S..
Later, he created the Hellfire Club.
On the surface, it was a social circle of high society, but in reality, it was a tool for him to manipulate global politics and economics.
As a high-end organization of high society, the Hellfire Club absorbed the world's top billionaires, politicians, and Mutants.
During this process, Sebastian met a young man.
A young man who had also been tortured in a concentration camp.
That young man was named Erik Lensherr, later known as Magneto.
Shaw took a fancy to Erik's ability and tried to recruit him as a subordinate.
But Erik refused; he had his own hatred.
Both his wife and daughter were killed by humans, which made Erik no longer trust those humans.
Thus, a fierce conflict broke out between the two, and in the end, Erik killed Shaw—at least, that is what everyone thought.
But Shaw did not die.
The real Sebastian Shaw retreated behind the scenes from that time on.
He pushed Emma Frost to the forefront, making her the White Queen to manage the club's daily affairs for him.
As for himself, he hid in the shadows, continuing to manipulate everything and waiting for the right opportunity.
All this information was learned by Arthur from Charles.
Of course, in his past life, he had also understood this character through comics and movies.
Sebastian Shaw, the possessor of energy absorption ability.
All forms of energy attacks were ineffective against him; instead, they would become his supplies.
Kinetic energy, thermal energy, electrical energy, radiant energy, and even magic energy, he could absorb and convert them into his own strength.
In the comics, he was a classic villain of the X-Men, sharing a complex grievance with Magneto.
In the movies, he was killed by Magneto's own hands, with a coin embedded in his brain.
This Universe was clearly not the movie Universe; Shaw was still alive, and even more calculating than in the movies.
But so what?
How could a mere Level 3 Mutant contend with him?
Arthur looked at the man in front of him, feeling the Power of a Million Suns of his Body of Superman, as well as the power of the virgo gold cloth.
With such a powerful and terrifying strength, what could Sebastian Shaw in front of him possibly use to deal with him?
Shaw stood there, gripping Jean's arm with a hint of vigilance and scrutiny on his face.
He could feel the aura emanating from Arthur; that sense of oppression made every cell in his body sound the alarm.
Shaw had seen countless strong individuals, but his intuition told him that the young man in front of him was more terrifying than anyone he had ever encountered.
"You are their helper?" Shaw slowly spoke, trying to keep his voice calm.
"I saw the footage of you at the Great Lakes base; you are indeed very strong, but what you rely on are merely some energy attacks. To me, they are nothing to be feared."
Arthur's gaze was not fixed on Shaw, but instead looked at Jean.
The red-haired girl's face was pale, her eyes tightly closed, and her consciousness was being suppressed.
To prevent Shaw from controlling Jean later and launching an attack on him.
Arthur chose to attack Jean first.
Crackling!!
Silver-white electric arcs condensed on his right hand. Seeing this scene, Shaw held his breath, thinking Arthurwas going to make a move against him, and his whole body began to tense up.
However.
Arthur's lightning did not attack Shaw, but instead shot toward Jean's direction.
Crackling!!
"Oh ho ho ho..."
Jean's whole body trembled, current surged, her nervous system was stimulated by the lightning once again, and her entire person fell into a brief state of shock.
The flames of the Phoenix Force erupted from within her body, forming a scorching Shockwave, forcing Shaw back two steps.
Jean lost consciousness and collapsed softly to the ground.
Shaw froze for a moment, looked down at Jean lying on the ground, and then looked back up at Arthur, a hint of anger appearing on his face.
"What on earth are you doing?!"
Jean was his weapon to rule the world; if she was killed by this fellow in front of him, what would he use to rule the world?
A hook?
"Electrocuted her unconscious." Arthur withdrew his right hand with a bland expression, "Can't you even see such a simple thing?"
"You think this can stop me?" Shaw sneered, the energy stored within his body circulating around him.
"I have absorbed countless energies and lived for nearly a century. Even without the Phoenix Force, I, the Black Emperor, am invincible in the world!"
"Is that so?" Arthur nodded slightly, his eyes gradually flashing with red light.
Swoosh!!
A crimson light instantly burst forth, fiercely tearing through the airflow and shooting toward Sebastian's direction.
Seeing this, Shaw sneered, then directly turned his energy absorption to the maximum.
He puffed out his chest and took the attack head-on.
Energy surged into his body; the thermal energy was absorbed, converted, and stored by his cells.
He could feel that thermal energy was indeed powerful, fiercer than any Heat Vision he had ever seen, but he could absorb it.
"Just this?" Shaw grinned, "I said, your energy attacks are completely useless against me!"
But Arthur did not answer his words, only having his eyes continuously flash with red light, shooting toward Sebastian.
Time passed minute by minute.
The crimson light continuously bombarded Shaw's chest, the temperature getting higher and higher, the energy getting stronger and stronger.
Gradually, Shaw, who was still grinning just now, stopped grinning at this moment.
He could clearly feel that the energy he was absorbing at this moment was approaching its limit.
His body began to heat up, and an abnormal red color appeared on the surface of his skin.
Shaw's expression changed instantly.
Not good, how could he keep shooting continuously?!
"Stop, stop quickly!!" Shaw said in a panic.
"Why should I stop? Weren't you absorbing it quite happily?" Arthur grinned, increasing his output once again.
The temperature of the Heat Vision suddenly rose to another level, turning from crimson to incandescent, the light so dazzling that it was impossible to look directly at it.
Shaw's expression turned even paler.
His energy absorption ability was indeed very strong, but he had an upper limit.
Just like a person could use a bucket to catch water, but if faced with an entire ocean pouring down, the bucket would only burst from being overloaded.
At that moment, he felt like he was facing an ocean.
"Impossible... This is impossible!"
Shaw desperately absorbed and converted, but Arthur's energy seemed endless.
The Power of a Million Suns supported every output of Arthur from behind; the energy of the Heat Vision was inexhaustible and limitless.
"Your ability is very strong." Arthur looked at the anxious Shaw, his tone calm.
"Able to absorb all energy and convert it into one's own strength.
If someone else had to deal with this ability, it would indeed be very tricky."
"But unfortunately, the one you encountered is me."
In an instant, Shaw's body began to crack.
Starting from his chest, cracks spread across his skin, resembling pottery cracked by fire.
White light seeped from within his body, which was the excess energy he could not absorb or convert.
"No..."
Shaw opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but it was already too late.
The incandescent Heat Vision swallowed his body, completely burning him through from the inside out.
The Black Emperor's body disintegrated in the light, turning into countless tiny ashes, drifting in the air of the medical room.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the "Destroy the Hellfire Club" mission]
[Reward obtained: million-sun sentry template progress + 3%, ability replication (can replicate others' superpowers for personal use)]
[Power of a Million Suns sentry template progress: 100%]
Chapter 72 Magneto: Magnetic Field Rotation One Million Horses!
The Power of a Million Suns finally reached 100%!
Arthur stood in the infirmary, feeling the fully unlocked power within his body, his heart filled with excitement.
Stars capable of illuminating a galaxy were all compressed inside his body at this moment.
Golden light overflowed from his body surface, resembling golden fire, burning the surrounding air into slight distortion.
He clenched his fists; this sense of power was unprecedented.
Previously at 97%, he felt he could destroy the entire Milky Way Galaxy.
And now...
"Even if Frieza from Dragon Ball comes over, I can defeat him now, right?" Arthur muttered to himself.
Meanwhile, beside him, Charles suddenly stiffened.
At the very instant Arthur's power was completely unlocked, Charles's mental power felt like it slammed into a golden wall.
That wall was boundless, towering into the clouds, condensed from a million stars.
Charles's expression changed abruptly, and he suddenly looked at Arthur.
That young man stood there, doing nothing at all.
But his very existence was like a burning supernova, emitting energy fluctuations that made the entire Universetremble.
But never has anyone been able to give him this kind of sense of oppression.
This young man... what on Earth is going on?
The Sentry with the Power of a Million Exploding Sunstemplate was already at 100%, and the Silver Supermantemplate fragments had also reached 33.
Looking at his panel, Arthur recalled the abilities related to Silver Superman that he had seen in his past life.
That version of Superman could be called one of the most terrifying entities in comic history.
Casually pushing planets, blowing out stars as if blowing out a candle, and fighting head-on with terrifying multiversal-level entities without falling behind.
His power had no upper limit, his speed exceeded the speed of light, his heat vision could melt all known matter, and his freezing breath could even freeze time itself.
And now, the Silver Superman template fragments had reached 33.
He would soon possess such terrifying strength as well!
Arthur took a deep breath, his heart filled with anticipation.
"Mr. Arthur..." Charles's voice was somewhat dry, "With your current state, I can't even approach you with my mental power."
Arthur came back to his senses, looked at Charles, and smiled:
"Sorry, Professor X, my power just broke through, and I might not have controlled it well."
He tried to restrain his aura, but that Power of a Million Suns was like boiling magma.
Even if it calmed down slightly, it still emitted residual heat that made the entire Milky Way Galaxy tremble.
"I'm going outside to test it."
Arthur walked out of the infirmary and came to the spacious playground of Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters.
The night was thick, and the stars were dotted.
He looked up at the starry sky, and a surge of pride suddenly welled up in his heart.
The battle achievements of Silver Superman he had seen in his past life—fighting the Anti-Monitor, knocking Warworld out of orbit, blowing out the sun in one breath...
Those scenes that once made his blood boil now seemed within reach.
"The current me should have already touched the threshold of the Five Major Gods, right?" Arthur muttered.
Eternity, Infinity, death, Oblivion, Galactus.
These five cosmic-level abstract entities represented different aspects of the Universe.
If it were his current self, perhaps he truly had the qualification to lock horns with them.
He closed his eyes, feeling the torrent of information brought by Super Hearing.
The sounds of the entire Earth were in his ears, every corner, every life.
He could even hear the operation of satellites in space and the subtle sound of dust settling on the Moon.
And right at this moment...
"Magnetic Field Rotation One Million Horses Power!!!"
A furious shout came from extremely far away like a sudden thunderclap, directly pouring into Arthur's ears.
Arthur opened his eyes abruptly, his expression peculiar.
Magnetic Field Rotation?
Magnetic Field Rotation, isn't this the power system from the Sea Tiger series?
How could someone in the Marvel Universe still use Magnetic Field Rotation?
And one million horses power...
Wouldn't this directly destroy the entire Earth?
Arthur's heart was filled with doubts, but thinking of the scene Jean saw earlier of Galactus destroying Earth, perhaps this Magnetic Field Rotation came from another Universe?
Without the slightest hesitation, Arthur turned his head to look in the direction the sound came from, his Super Visiongazing far into the distance.
His gaze pierced through hundreds of kilometers of distance, through clouds and mountains, and finally landed on a wilderness.
That was a dried-up riverbed with steep canyons on both banks.
In the night sky, two figures were violently colliding.
One seemed to be Magneto, whom he had previously discovered with Super Vision.
Silver-white hair, a black cloak, hands controlling all magnetic fields within a radius of several kilometers.
Cars, steel bars, railway tracks, and even underground ores were all pulled out by his magnetism, rotating around him like an apocalyptic metal storm.
Not only that, the biological magnetic field around his body also seemed to begin rotating.
As for the other, it was a silver humanoid creature emitting a silver luster, looking like a body condensed from liquid metal.
Not only that, Arthur also noticed that he was stepping on a silver surfboard.
Facing Magneto who punched out with Magnetic Field Rotation, he continuously released cosmic energy with both hands to counter.
But Magneto's strength was simply too strong.
Every second, tens of tons of metal were compressed, accelerated, and projected out, resembling a never-ending meteor shower.
Although Silver Surfer was powerful, under this density of attacks, he also appeared somewhat disheveled.
"Is this the legendary Silver Surfer?" Arthur narrowed his eyes.
Information about Silver Surfer rapidly flashed back in his mind.
Silver Surfer, real name Norrin Radd, was originally a resident of planet Zenn-La.
To save his home planet from being devoured by Galactus, he voluntarily became the herald of Galactus, trading his soul for the safety of his home planet.
Afterward, he was endowed with cosmic energy, becoming the emissary of Galactus, shuttling through the Universe to find planets for Galactus to devour.
As the emissary of Galactus, Silver Surfer could manipulate energy, alter matter, fly at faster-than-light speeds, and even survive in a vacuum.
But most importantly...
The appearance of Silver Surfer meant that Galactus was nearby.
In other words...
Galactus was about to arrive!
Looking at the battle in the distance, Arthur understood most of it in his heart.
For some unknown reason, Magneto of this Universepossessed the power of Magnetic Field Rotation.
And Silver Surfer might have been surveying Earth for Galactus, only to be intercepted by Magneto.
Since that was the case, should he use his newly acquired power-copying ability to copy Magneto's magnetic field ability?
And by the way, elbow strike the upcoming Galactus?
Chapter 73: Multi-Shadow Clone · Power of a Million Suns· Kamehameha?
The battle between Silver Surfer and Magneto had been going on for nearly ten minutes.
That dried-up riverbed was already completely unrecognizable.
Magneto manipulated all the metal within a radius of several kilometers, compressing, accelerating, and projecting them to form a ceaseless metal storm.
Every second, dozens of tons of steel, ore, and car wreckage were twisted by his magnetic field into sharp projectiles, pouring down towards Silver Surfer like a rainstorm.
Meanwhile, Silver Surfer wove through the metal storm.
His surfboard traced silver arcs across the night sky, and cosmic energy surged from his palms, shattering the approaching metal projectiles one by one.
But Magneto's attacks were too dense and too frantic.
Occasionally, a projectile broke through his defense, leaving deep scratches on his silver body.
Silver Surfer had been trying to communicate.
"Stop!" Silver Surfer's voice rang out amidst the roaring magnetic field, "I am not your enemy, I come from the depths of the Universe, and I am here to warn you..."
"Warning?" Magneto hovered mid-air, his eyes flashing with a nearly manic light.
"Lie down for me first before talking about warnings!"
He suddenly clenched his fist, and Magnetic Field Rotationerupted once more.
"Magnetic Field Rotation... Ninety-Nine Hundred Thousand Horsepower!"
Boom!!!
A visible Shockwave blasted from his hands, carrying a terrifying force capable of distorting space, striking straight toward Silver Surfer.
Silver Surfer raised his arms, and cosmic energy condensed into a silver shield in front of him.
The Shockwave crashed into the shield, and the moment the two forces collided, the ground across the entire wasteland was overturned.
Dirt and rocks shattered, smoke and dust soared into the sky, and everything within a radius of hundreds of kilometers was razed to the ground.
Silver Surfer's body was sent flying backward.
He tumbled a few times in the air, steadied his figure, and a wisp of silver blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
He looked down at his chest, where the silver skin had split open, revealing the flowing cosmic energy underneath.
Magneto was not having an easy time either.
His left shoulder was pierced by Silver Surfer's energy, his black cloak was torn, and fresh blood seeped from the wound.
Yet his expression showed no trace of pain; instead, it carried a nearly manic fighting spirit.
"Is that all the skill you have?" Magneto grinned, "And you dare to provoke my Mutant Brotherhood?"
"I do not wish to fight you," Silver Surfer's voice was calm, "I am here to find the power that can oppose Galactus."
"If you are the strongest existence on this planet..."
"I am the strongest existence on this planet," Magnetointerrupted him, "but I will not help you."
Silver Surfer fell silent for a moment.
"Why?"
"I do not trust you," Magneto sneered, "I am a Mutant, and you..."
At this moment, both men seemed to sense a feeling of being watched, and simultaneously turned their heads to look in the same direction.
Inside the X-Mansion, a figure stood there.
Looking plain and ordinary, yet standing there, he felt like a supernova about to be ignited.
Magneto could sense that the oppressive feeling emanating from that person was even stronger than the Silver Surfer before him.
It was as if an entire galaxy was slowly pressing down on him, silent and soundless, making it difficult to breathe.
Silver Surfer's reaction was even more intense.
His surfboard lurched violently, and he almost fell off it.
As a wielder of cosmic energy, his perception of energy levels was sharper than anyone else's.
At this moment, the power he felt could only be described as boundless.
In his long life, he had seen countless powerhouses, but never had anyone given him this feeling.
It was a kind of... instinctual fear.
Just like an ant looking up at a burning star.
"Who is he?" Silver Surfer asked in a low voice.
Magneto did not know the answer, but he knew one thing.
This person was very strong.
Strong enough to make people despair, and the two exchanged a glance.
Without any verbal communication, they reached a tacit understanding at this moment.
Solve the threat before them first.
Magneto turned around abruptly, the magnetic field erupting around his body and propelling him toward the X-Mansion.
Silver Surfer rushed out at almost the exact same moment, his surfboard drawing a silver stream of light across the night sky.
The two of them charged toward Arthur simultaneously from left and right.
Arthur did not care about their movements, instead looking at the panel before him.
[Ding! Current task has been refreshed: Prevent the invasion of Galactus]
[Task Description: Galactus is about to descend upon the Earth of this Universe, please host prevent him from devouring Earth.]
[If Earth is devoured, this Universe will be completely destroyed.]
[Task Reward: Senzu Bean × 10, Chakra power system (including Chakra refining method, basic Three-Technique Jutsu, basic Taijutsu)]
Arthur looked at the text on the panel and raised his eyebrows slightly.
Senzu Beans.
This was indeed a good thing.
This thing could recover any injury within seconds, whether it was severe injuries or near death, it was a solid lifesaver.
He had used a few pieces on Black Cat and others last time, and his pockets were already empty.
But what truly moved Arthur was the reward behind it.
Chakra, the power system of Naruto.
This was a power generated by fusing physical energy and spiritual energy.
Having mastered Chakra, one could use Ninjutsu, Genjutsu, and Taijutsu.
One could even refine Chakra of various attributes to release Fire Release, Water Release, Lightning Release, Wind Release, and Earth Release.
Although these things might no longer count as high-end combat power to Arthur now.
But there was one thing in the Chakra system that Arthurhad always been very interested in.
Shadow Clone Technique.
This technique could create physical clones, with each clone capable of acting independently and transmitting experience back to the main body upon dispersal.
If Arthur mastered this technique, combined with his current power...
Multi-Shadow Clone · Power of a Million Suns · Kamehameha?
Multi-Shadow Clone · Cosmo Explosion?
Besides that, the Chakra system could also resonate with his existing Rumble-Rumble Fruit.
Lightning Release combined with the Rumble-Rumble Fruit might just develop an even more powerful lightning attack.
And Chakra's medical ninjutsu, paired with Senzu Beans, could even achieve the ability to recover rapidly without needing Senzu Beans.
"Good stuff."
Arthur withdrew his gaze and looked at the two figures that had rushed up to him.
Magneto threw a punch, carrying one million horsepower of force and wrapping around magnetism sufficient to shatter mountain ranges.
"Magnetic Field Rotation... One Million Horsepower!"
The fist tore through the air, distorted the magnetic field, and even the light was deflected under the force of this punch.
Arthur raised his right hand, extended a finger, and flicked gently.
Boom!!
Magneto was hit head-on as if by a small asteroid, sent flying backward at a speed even faster than when he came.
His entire body was embedded into the cliff wall, his eyes rolled back, unconscious.
Silver Surfer's surfboard screeched to a halt less than ten meters away from Arthur.
He froze mid-air, a clear shock surfacing on his silver face.
That guy just now was flicked away by a single finger?
He looked down at his surfboard, then looked back at Arthur.
Can... can I win?
"You..." Silver Surfer began, his voice somewhat hoarse, "Just what kind of person are you?"
Arthur looked at him and asked in return:
"How much longer until Galactus arrives?"
Silver Surfer's eyes suddenly constricted.
"You know Galactus?"
"I know more things than you can imagine," Arthur withdrew his finger and tilted his head, "You are his Herald, right? Searching the Universe for planets that he can devour."
Silver Surfer fell silent for a few seconds and finally nodded.
"My name is Norrin Radd," he said, "I serve Galactus, but not of my own free will."
"I know," Arthur nodded, "You traded your own soul for the peace of your home planet."
Silver Surfer was stunned for a moment, as if he hadn't expected the other party to know even this.
"I am here because Galactus has locked onto this planet," Silver Surfer's voice grew solemn, "Earth, it is on Galactus's menu, and before long, Galactus will descend in person."
"How long?"
"At most three days."
Three days.
Arthur narrowed his eyes.
Three days time was neither long nor short.
For an existence of Galactus's caliber, three days was nothing more than the blink of an eye.
But for Arthur, three days was enough to make a lot of preparations.
Besides, he now had 100% of the Power of a Million Suns, plus the ability to copy powers—that was more than enough!
Chapter 74: Galactus's Arrival, the Masterpiece of the God of Stories
Three days later.
Above the Pacific Ocean, a massive shadow slowly pressed down from above the clouds.
That was an entity beyond description.
His body was larger than Manhattan, New York. He wore blue-purple armor, and two huge eyes on his helmet glowed with dim blue light.
Just appearing there caused the magnetic field of the entire Earth to begin to become chaotic.
The images captured by meteorological satellites in space were transmitted back to the ground, and everyone saw the huge shadow covering half of the Pacific Ocean.
Galactus has arrived.
"All units pay attention, the target has entered the atmosphere, repeat, the target has entered the atmosphere!"
In the underground command room of the X-Mansion, Scott roared into the communicator, his eyes behind the red goggles bloodshot.
For the past three days, he had hardly closed his eyes, formulating countless plans with Charles, but not a single one was reassuring.
Jean stood behind him, her red hair tied into a ponytail, and the flames of the Phoenix Force slowly burned around her.
Her complexion was still somewhat pale, but her gaze was firmer than ever.
"Professor," she turned her head to look at Charles, "we are ready."
Charles sat in his wheelchair with his eyes closed, his mental power already covering the entire Earth.
He could feel that massive entity slowly descending, like an elephant stepping on an ant.
"Jean," he opened his eyes, "remember, do not fight head-on; your task is only to buy time."
"Buy time until when?"
"Until Arthur arrives."
Jean nodded and turned to walk outside.
Storm, Hank, Colossus, Quicksilver, and all able-bodied X-Men members had already gathered outside.
Their expressions were grave, but no one flinched.
"Let's go," Jean took a deep breath, "let that big guy from the Universe see that Earth is not something he can just casually bite into."
...
Above the Pacific Ocean, Galactus had entered the atmosphere.
His size shrank slightly after entering the atmosphere, but he was still several thousand meters tall.
Stepping on the surface of the Pacific Ocean with both feet, the seawater receded in all directions under his weight, forming huge ring-shaped waves that surged towards the coastlines of Asia and the U.S. simultaneously.
"This planet..."
Galactus spoke, his voice forming substantial sound waves in the air, shattering the clouds within a radius of hundreds of kilometers.
"Is delicious."
He raised his right hand, palm facing down, and an invisible force was released from his hand.
This was cosmic energy, countless times more powerful than that used by Silver Surfer.
The energy turned into a huge net, covering the surface of the Pacific Ocean, and began to seep downwards.
Earth was trembling.
At that moment.
Boom!!
A streak of Phoenix fire shot from afar, carrying a high temperature enough to melt steel, directly slamming into Galactus's face.
Galactus tilted his head slightly, the flames crashing against his helmet, bursting into a huge spark before dissipating.
"Phoenix Force," Galactus's gaze fell upon the red-haired girl in the distance, "a host not yet fully awakened, what a pity."
Jean ignored his evaluation, the Phoenix Force erupting at full power, transforming her entire being into a massive fiery Phoenix as she charged towards Galactus.
At the same time, Storm summoned an unprecedented thunderstorm on the flank.
Lightning poured down from the clouds like a waterfall, slamming against Galactus's armor.
Hank and Colossus launched a charge from the ground, while Scott's laser beams continuously bombarded from afar.
Even Magneto, leading the members of the MutantBrotherhood, launched an attack on Galactus.
"Magnetic Field Rotation... One Million Horsepower!!"
Galactus stood in place, letting those attacks land on his body, yet he did not suffer even a single scratch.
"Too weak." Galactus raised his left hand.
The movement was very slow, but this slow sweep generated an Shockwave spanning several thousand meters.
Jean was hit by Shockwave, Storm was shaken down from the air, and Colossus was also knocked over to the ground by Shockwave.
Magneto was even sent flying backward in an instant.
"Is that it?" Galactus tilted his head, "The strongest living beings on this planet, is that it?"
He was about to move forward when he suddenly stopped.
A golden light was rapidly approaching from the distance.
The last second it was thousands of kilometers away, and the next second it had appeared right before him.
Arthur hovered in mid-air, level with Galactus's massive head.
His body surface glowed with golden light, and the Power of a Million Suns burned simultaneously within his body, forming substantial golden light flames.
"Enough."
Galactus looked at him, a glint of interest appearing in his huge blue eyes for the first time.
"You..."
Arthur nodded, looking at Galactus before him. Over these past few days, relying on his ability replication, he had already replicated Magneto's ability.
And there was also his own Power of a Million Suns as well as his Body of Superman...
He wondered if he could defeat the Galactus before him.
"Are you Galactus? You don't look like much."
Galactus grinned widely, his laughter like thunder, shattering the sea surface into countless cracks.
"Interesting." Galactus raised his right hand, cosmic energy gathering in his palm, "It's been a long time since anyone dared to speak to me like that."
He suddenly clenched his fist and struck towards Arthur.
A single punch carried the mass of a planet, wrapped in energy sufficient to crush stars, directly bombarding Arthur.
Arthur also raised his right fist.
The Power of a Million Suns condensed on his fist, the golden light glowing to the absolute extreme.
Boom!!!
In an instant, the Pacific Ocean was split open.
Centered on the point of their collision, all the seawater within a radius of hundreds of kilometers was pushed away by Shockwave, exposing the rocks at the bottom of the sea.
Japan, the Philippines, Hawaii, the entire Pacific Rim region felt this collision, and seismographs worldwide sounded alarms simultaneously.
Galactus's body took a step back, and a clear crack appeared on the armor of his right hand.
"You..." He raised his head to look at Arthur, a look of solemnity emerging in his eyes for the first time, "What kind of thing are you?"
"Me?" Arthur loosened his wrists, "A plain and unpretentious Superman, perhaps you could call me God Among Men?"
Just as Galactus was about to say something, he immediately found that his body was undergoing changes.
"Wait, God of Stories, you cannot..."
The cracks on the armor began to heal, but the way they healed was very strange.
Those cracks did not recover to their original blue color, but instead turned deep black, like darkness itself spreading across the armor.
His stature began to distort, and the blue-purple armor was gradually covered by dark metal.
The two eyes on the helmet changed from dim blue to blood red, and the originally solemn face became ferocious and distorted.
The energy emitted from within his body was originally cosmic energy, but now it had transformed into a darker, more primitive, and more tyrannical power.
At the same time, the system panel in front of Arthurflashed violently.
[Warning! Abnormal energy intervention detected!]
[Galactus is being eroded by external forces... Erosion complete!]
[Target information has been updated.]
Arthur lowered his head to look at the panel.
In the mission description, the words "Galactus" were twisting and deforming, ultimately turning into another name.
[Target: Darkseid Galactus (Fused Form)]
[Description: Because of the God of Stories, Galactus has been eroded by the power of Apokolips's monarch Darkseid, and the two are fusing.
After the fusion is complete, the target will possess Galactus's cosmic energy and Darkseid's Anti-Life Equation, power level — Multiverse level.]
Looking at the text on the panel, Arthur's pupils shrank slightly.
Darkseid.
The monarch of Apokolips in the DC Universe, a major villain of the Multiverse level.
His Anti-Life Equation could strip away all free will, turning the life of the entire Universe into his slaves.
Now, this guy had actually fused with Galactus?
"What the hell..."
Chapter 75: Ultraman Battles Darkseid Galactus!
Darkseid Galactus.
The body after the fusion completion was even more massive than before, and the dark black armor flowed with the patterns of the Anti-Life Equation, like countless writhing poisonous snakes.
Wherever the crimson eyes swept, the air itself was decaying.
He looked down at the Pacific Ocean beneath his feet, like looking at a dish about to be enjoyed by him.
"I will take this planet first."
He raised his left hand.
A visible black ripple spread out from his palm; this was the manifestation of the Anti-Life Equation in reality.
Wherever the ripple passed, all things were losing their color, and even the light of the sun itself was completely absorbed.
Magneto had just crawled out of the cliff wall and had not yet had time to re-condense his magnetic field when he was swept by that black ripple.
His eyes instantly became hollow, his silver-white hair lost its luster within a few seconds, and his entire person knelt down in the ruins, motionless.
"Magneto!" Scott shouted.
There was no response.
Immediately afterward, the black ripple swept across the position of the X-Men.
Storm had just climbed up from the sea surface and had not yet stood firm when the ripple had already passed through her body.
Her eyes instantly lost focus, and she collapsed limply to the ground.
Hank, Colossus, and Quicksilver fell one after another.
Their consciousnesses were eroded by the Anti-Life Equation, just like a formatted hard drive.
At the very last moment when the black ripple approached, Jean released the Phoenix Force, and the flames formed a layer of barrier around her body.
But Darkseid Galactus merely tilted his head slightly, and an even stronger mental power directly pierced through the barrier of the Phoenix Force, surging into Jean's consciousness.
"Host of the Phoenix Force." His voice carried a dual echo, "Your power is not bad; it belongs to me now."
Jean's body suddenly stiffened, a trace of struggle flashed in her eyes, but quickly became hollow.
The flames of the Phoenix Force surged out from within her body, but were no longer controlled by her; instead, they were guided by the mental power of Darkseid Galactus, like a snake being pinched at its vital spot.
"Jean!" Scott rushed over, only to be blasted flying by the aftermath of the Phoenix Force.
Charles sat in the wheelchair, fully deploying his mental power, attempting to resist the erosion of the Anti-Life Equation.
"Galactus..." He gritted his teeth, veins bulging on his forehead, "I will not let you..."
"Charles Xavier." Darkseid Galactus lowered his head to look at him, "The most powerful telepath on Earth, but unfortunately, your mental power is not worth mentioning in front of my equation."
His mental power concentrated and crushed over.
Charles's mental barrier shattered like glass, and the Anti-Life Equation drove straight in, invading the core of his consciousness.
The old man's body shook violently, the light in his eyes rapidly dimming, and finally extinguishing completely.
"Professor!"
Jean's cry came from the depths of her consciousness; she struggled desperately, attempting to regain control of the Phoenix Force.
But the mental power of Darkseid Galactus was like iron pliers, firmly locking down her consciousness.
"Quiet." He tilted his head slightly, "You will soon get used to the taste of being controlled."
Jean's struggle grew weaker and weaker, and the flames of the Phoenix Force gradually turned into a grayish color.
Darkseid Galactus raised his head and looked around.
Magneto knelt in the ruins, having completely lost his consciousness.
Charles sat in the wheelchair with hollow eyes.
Storm, Hank, Colossus, and Quicksilver all fell to the ground, like shells drained of their souls.
All the X-Men were controlled by him.
"The methods of the God of Stories are quite strong, but is this the strongest power on this planet?" The voice of Darkseid Galactus carried disappointment.
"Too weak. The God of Stories even said there was an opponent worth fighting here, but it looks like nothing more than..."
"That opponent worth fighting is right here."
Golden light approached at high speed from the distance, even faster and more blazing than last time.
Arthur appeared in mid-air, level with the huge head of Darkseid Galactus.
His body surface rippled with golden light, and one million suns burned simultaneously within his body, forming a substantive golden light flame.
But his expression did not look very good.
Because at that exact moment just now, he was too late to stop the spread of the Anti-Life Equation. Magneto, Charles, and Jean were all controlled.
"Darkseid Galactus?" Arthur tilted his head, his voice a few degrees colder than usual, "You chose the wrong opponent."
"Oh?" Darkseid Galactus looked at the man before him, a hint of interest flashing in his crimson eyes.
"You are that fellow whom even the God of Stories fears?
Your power is not bad, but in front of my Anti-Life Equation..."
"Too much nonsense."
Arthur clenched his right hand into a fist, and the Power of a Million Suns condensed on the surface of his fist.
He punched out.
The golden pillar of light, carrying energy sufficient to crush stars, blasted straight toward the chest of Darkseid Galactus.
Darkseid Galactus raised his hand to block, and the black ripples of the Anti-Life Equation condensed into a shield in his palm.
Boom!!!
The golden pillar of light collided with the black shield. The moment the two forces collided, the entire Pacific Oceanwas churned up.
Seawater was evaporated into white mist, and the rocks at the seabed cracked and disintegrated under the energy Shockwave.
The volcanic belt of the Japanese archipelago was detonated simultaneously, thick smoke and magma gushed out, and the island nation was annihilated.
The body of Darkseid Galactus stepped backward.
Cracks appeared on his black shield, but they were quickly repaired by the Anti-Life Equation.
"Not bad." He grinned, "Much stronger than those trash before."
Saying this, he abruptly clenched his fist, dark black energy condensing on the surface of his fist, and punched toward Arthur.
That punch carried the energies that had devoured Magneto, Charles, and Jean, laden with force sufficient to crush a planet.
Arthur also raised his left fist, and the Power of a Million Suns along with the power of Magnetic Field Rotationerupted simultaneously within his body.
Magnetic Field Rotation at one million horsepower, plus the Power of a Million Suns; these two forces fused on his left fist.
The dual fists collided.
Boom!!!
The collision of this punch completely evaporated half of the seawater in the Pacific Ocean.
The volcanoes around the Pacific Rim erupted simultaneously, and the seismic waves spread to every corner of the Earth.
The nearest Hawaiian Islands were directly leveled to the ground by the Shockwave.
Darkseid Galactus retreated a dozen or so steps backward, every step stomping out a huge meteor crater on the seabed.
The armor on his right fist completely shattered, and dark black energy gushed out from the wound.
Arthur also retreated two steps, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth.
This was the first time he had been injured since time-traveling.
But this injury could heal instantly, amounting to nothing at all.
Darkseid Galactus lowered his head to glance at his shattered right fist, a complex expression appearing on his face.
Anger, shock, and a trace of thinly veiled excitement.
"Not bad." He raised his head, a crazy light flickering in his blood-red eyes, "No one has made me bleed for a long time."
He raised both hands, and the Anti-Life Equation rotated wildly around his body.
"But do you think this is all of my strength?"
The demon god's figure expanded once more, and countless complex runes emerged on the dark black armor.
His aura climbed step by step, and the surrounding air was decaying and withering.
"Darkseid Galactus, Ultimate Form."
He opened his mouth, and a dark black energy wave spewed out from his mouth, directly blasting toward Arthur.
That energy wave carried the full corrosive power of the Anti-Life Equation, enough to drain the vitality of a suncompletely dry.
Arthur's pupils constricted, raising his hand to condense a golden shield, defending with all the Power of a Million Suns.
The dark energy wave collided with the golden shield, and the two forces fell into a stalemate.
But Arthur could feel that the Anti-Life Equation was eroding his shield, attempting to invade his consciousness along the energy connection.
"Cannot be controlled by him." Arthur gritted his teeth.
He needed stronger power, a power that could decide the victory in a single strike.
Arthur took a deep breath, and his right hand retrieved a silver-gray short rod from the system space.
spark lens.
He gripped the spark lens tightly and pressed the crystal in the middle with his thumb.
"Tiga!"
Silver-white light burst forth from the spark lens, like a supernova explosion, instantly engulfing the entire sky above the Pacific Ocean.
Darkseid Galactus narrowed his eyes, a trace of vigilance flashing in his blood-red pupils.
Within the light, Arthur's body began to change.
His body expanded at a speed visible to the naked eye; the Giant of Light stood up from the light, his thousand-meter-tall body supporting the heavens and Earth, piercing even the clouds of the stratosphere with his head.
Ultraman Tiga.
But it did not stop there.
On Arthur's body, a golden sacred garment began to emerge.
virgo gold cloth.
Every scale of armor was like being forged from fragments of the sun, and the surface flowed with indescribable cosmic mysteries.
The armor scales spread from the chest to the shoulders, from the shoulders to the limbs, and finally covered the entire body of the Giant of Light.
Golden Tiga.
The moment the golden sacred garment completely fused with the body of the Giant of Light, the sky of the entire Earth turned golden.
Darkseid Galactus looked up at the giant before him, and the expression on his face finally changed.
"You..."
Golden Tiga slowly raised his right hand, pointing his fist at Darkseid Galactus.
That was a fist even larger than mountain ranges, condensing within it energy sufficient to shatter the Milky Way Galaxy.
"Darkseid."
Arthur's voice came from within the body of the Giant of Light, carrying a sacred echo.
"Didn't you say you were waiting for an opponent worth fighting?"
Golden Tiga stepped forward, the seawater of the Pacific Ocean receding beneath his feet, revealing the rocks of the seabed.
"Now, I have arrived!"
Chapter 76: Universal Zeperion Ray!
Darkseid Galactus looked at the heaven-supporting golden giant before him, a trace of surprise flashing through his crimson pupils.
He hadn't expected that the guy who possessed Kryptonian power just moments ago could actually transform into the appearance of this giant of light at this moment.
This actually surprised Darkseid Galactus a bit.
Even so, he still felt that his opponent was no match for him.
After all, at this very moment, the one dominating this body was the ruler of Apokolips, the supreme King of New Gods, Darkseid.
Not only that.
Darkseid also recalled things that had happened a long time ago.
At that time, he had already seized the Anti-Life Equationfrom Earth, and Apokolips had also ruled almost the entire Universe.
The Green Lantern Corps and the Little Blue Men of Oa were about to be conquered by him.
Yet right at that moment, a man wearing green robes suddenly appeared before him, a disturbing smile on his face.
"Darkseid." The man's voice was elegant, "I am the God of Stories, and I'd like to make a deal with you."
"A deal?"
At that time, Darkseid raised his hand, the Omega Effect surging around his body, and the Anti-Life Equation was about to rule the entire Universe.
"Who are you? What qualifications do you have to make a deal with me?"
"Qualifications?" The God of Stories smiled, "I can give you a chance to go to a Universe you've never been to.
There are Infinity Stones there, cosmic energy, and beings far more powerful than you.
You can find new challenges there, and you can also find new power there."
At the time, Darkseid recognized at a glance that the other party belonged to the deities on the other side of the Wall.
That is to say... the existence on the other side of the Origin Wall of the DC Universe.
This made him extremely curious.
After all, even his father, Yuga Khan, was full of curiosity about the Origin Wall.
And now, the existence on the other side of the Origin Wall had actually approached him directly.
"What do you want?"
"I don't want anything," said the God of Stories, "I am merely a bystander.
I like watching stories, watching the strong grow even stronger, or being crushed by someone even stronger.
Both endings are very interesting."
"Are you toying with me?"
"No, I am inviting you," the God of Stories extended a hand, "Join my story.
Become a chess piece under my pen.
You might win, or you might lose.
But no matter what, you will become a part of this story."
Darkseid looked at that hand and finally shook it.
Ever since then, he had become a chess piece of the God of Stories.
He shuttled through the Universe, devoured planets, destroyed civilizations, and grew stronger and stronger.
Until he met Galactus, and the two universal-level entities collided in the void.
The God of Stories intervened at that moment.
"Fuse," the voice of the God of Stories sounded in his ear, "Let Galactus's cosmic energy combine with your Omega Effect and the Anti-Life Equation, and you will become even more powerful."
Darkseid did as he was told.
He devoured Galactus and became Darkseid Galactus.
If speaking in terms of human games, he had undoubtedly cheated.
However, what left Darkseid somewhat dumbfounded was... how come Arthur before him was also cheating?!
Without the slightest hesitation, Darkseid Galactusabruptly leaped up, his massive body crashing toward Golden Tiga.
The Anti-Life Equation condensed on his fist, turning into a black vortex capable of devouring all light.
Golden Tiga raised his left hand, his five fingers spread open.
The power of the virgo gold cloth converged in his palm, every scale lighting up with a golden glow.
The light was pure and sacred, forming a sharp contrast with the darkness of the Anti-Life Equation.
Boom!!
The two hands violently collided together.
The black vortex crashed into the golden light, just like darkness colliding with dawn.
The Anti-Life Equation attempted to erode Golden Tiga's body, but the light of the virgo gold cloth firmly blocked that dark power outside.
"What?" Darkseid Galactus's brow furrowed.
His Anti-Life Equation had failed for the first time.
"Your Anti-Life Equation is indeed very strong," Arthur's voice was calm, "It can erode all life and strip away all will, but...
I am pure light!"
Golden Tiga slowly raised his right hand and clenched it into a fist.
A single punch carried the Power of a Million Suns, the Cosmo of the virgo gold cloth, and the cosmic energy of the giant of light!
The three forces fused perfectly in that punch, forming a golden torrent.
Darkseid Galactus didn't have time to dodge and was struck squarely in the chest by this punch.
Boom!!!
His body flew backward, passing through the debris of the Pacific Ocean, shattering the remaining mountain ranges of Japan, and ultimately crashing deep into the interior of the Asian continent.
The giant Shockwave leveled everything within a radius of thousands of kilometers, and the seismic waves spread throughout the entire Earth.
But Arthur didn't give him a chance to catch his breath.
Golden Tiga put his hands together, and blue-white light condensed on his arms.
Universal Zeperion Ray.
Ultraman Tiga's strongest ray skill was maximized at this moment by the Power of a Million Suns and the power of the virgo gold cloth.
The light converged on Golden Tiga's arms, growing brighter and more blazing, until...
His arms crossed!
"It's time to end this!"
Swoosh!!
Darkseid Galactus crawled out from the ruins, his armor more than half shattered.
Dark energy continuously leaked from his wounds.
He raised his head and saw the blazing ray suddenly tear through the airflow, shooting fiercely toward him.
"A ray capable of destroying the Universe? This is impossible..."
He wanted to dodge, but the speed of the ray was simply too fast; before he even had time to react, it struck Darkseid Galactus's chest.
The golden light swallowed Darkseid Galactus's body, and he could feel his body disintegrating inch by inch.
"Your name is Arthur Stark, right... I remember you."
After giving Arthur a deep look, Darkseid's soul instantly detached from this Universe.
As for Galactus, he returned to his original appearance, his body turning into countless tiny specks of light that drifted across the sky.
Those specks of light flickered under the sunlight for a few seconds and then completely dissipated.
Golden Tiga slowly lowered his hands, and the golden light gradually receded.
He looked down at Earth beneath his feet; the Pacific Ocean was unrecognizable, most of Japan had sunk, and the West Coast of the U.S. had been battered and riddled with holes by the Shockwave.
But he had won.
[Ding! Congratulations to the host for completing the mission "Prevent Galactus's Invasion"]
[Rewards obtained: Senzu Bean × 10, Chakra power system (including Chakra refining method, basic Three-Body Techniques, basic Taijutsu)]
[Senzu Beans have been stored in the system space]
[Chakra power system has been loaded]
[Tip: The host can extract the Chakra power system for cultivation whenever needed]
Chapter 77: Zombie Universe?
On the third day after the battle, Earth began to slowly repair itself.
The seawater of the Pacific Ocean converged once more, submerging half of the ruins of the Japan archipelago.
Volcanic ash blotted out the sun, causing the global temperature to plummet by more than a dozen degrees.
Governments worldwide were completely at a loss, and the United Nations held an emergency meeting, but no one could come up with an effective response plan.
They did not even know the truth of the disaster three days ago, knowing only that huge energy fluctuations appeared above the Pacific Ocean, and then everything changed.
The X-Mansion actually recovered faster than most places.
Hank led the students to build a temporary shelter, and Storm and Scott patrolled in turns to prevent the MutantBrotherhood from taking advantage of the chaos.
Magneto remained silent for a long time after the Anti-Life Equation was lifted, and then left the academy without a word.
Charles did not stop him, simply having Jean pass an old letter to him.
Jean hardly rested during these three days.
She took care of the wounded in the medical room, searched for survivors in the ruins, and used the Phoenix Force along with Hank's medicine to ease the pain of the wounded.
She was extremely busy with no time to think about other things.
But by the third night, after everything had settled down a bit, she still came to Arthur's room door.
That was a guest room at the end of the second-floor corridor of the academy, the door half-open, and warm yellow light spilling from inside.
Jean stood at the doorway, hesitating for a few seconds.
She did not know what she wanted to say, nor did she know how to say it.
She only knew that if she did not come tonight, there might never be another chance.
Thinking of this, Jean pushed open the door.
Arthur was standing in front of the window, looking at the night view outside.
He had changed into a clean white shirt and black trousers, looking no different from when he first arrived in this world.
It was just that his temperament had changed subtly; the power belonging to a million stars had been completely internalized, hidden beneath his skin and bones, like a sleeping Universe.
"You have come." Arthur turned his head, seemingly knowing long ago that she would come.
Jean walked into the room and closed the door.
"Are you leaving tomorrow?"
"Mhm." Arthur nodded, "My Earth is still waiting for me."
Jean was silent for a moment, walked up to Arthur, and raised her head to look at him.
Her red hair shimmered with a soft luster under the light, and the lingering charm of the Phoenix Force slowly flowed deep within her pupils.
"When I first saw you, I thought you were a lunatic." Jean began, her voice very soft, "A person facing the Lord of Hell alone, and still saying you wanted to settle me down."
"And then?"
"Then I found out that you really are a lunatic." The corners of Jean's mouth ticked up slightly, "A very strong, very responsible lunatic."
She took a step forward, shortening the distance between the two to less than the width of a fist.
Jean could smell the scent on his body, clean and warm, carrying an aura that did not belong to this Universe.
"Jean." Arthur looked at her.
"Do not speak." Jean reached out, pressing it against his chest, "Listen to me."
She took a deep breath: "I have seen many people; some are very strong, some are very brave, and some are willing to sacrifice themselves for others. But never has there been a person who made me feel..."
She paused.
"Makes me feel that even if the sky falls, there is no need to be afraid."
Arthur looked at her without interrupting.
"I know you have your own world, your own life. And I know I should not have these thoughts." Jean raised her head, meeting his gaze, "But if I do not tell you, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
She stood on tiptoe and kissed him.
At that instant, the flame of the Phoenix Force suddenly leaped inside her body, and then slowly calmed down.
Arthur paused for a second, then immediately reached out to wrap his arms around her waist.
A night of intimacy is priceless.
Early the next morning, sunlight squeezed through the gaps of the curtains, drawing a slender golden thread on the floor.
Jean lay in bed, her red hair scattered across the white pillow, her breathing steady and long.
The flame of the Phoenix Force flickered faintly on the surface of her body, like a thin layer of warm light, reflecting a faint blush on her cheeks.
Arthur lay on his side looking at her for a while, then leaned down and gently kissed her forehead.
"Goodbye."
He spoke softly, taking out the Tesseract from the system space.
The blue light danced in his palm, and the spatial energy began to rotate.
Arthur took one last look at Jean, took one last look at this room that had experienced countless catastrophes, and tightened his grip on the Tesseract.
The blue light suddenly erupted, engulfing his entire person.
After the light disappeared, the room quieted down.
Jean moved slightly in her sleep, turned over, buried her face into the pillow, trembling slightly.
"There is still his scent on the pillow."
The voice came from the young girl's mouth, not knowing whether it was sleep talk, or...
Unknown Universe.
The blue light exploded in the middle of an empty street, and Arthur walked out from it, frowning before his footsteps could steady.
The air was not right.
The air here was turbid and heavy, carrying an indescribable smell.
It seemed as if something had rotted for a long time, or it was like the residue after the leakage of certain chemicals.
And...
The sky was lead-gray, the clouds pressing down low, neither the sun nor stars could be seen.
The streets on both sides were very wide, flanked by towering residential buildings.
But most of the windows of the buildings were broken, and some entire walls had collapsed, revealing pitch-black rooms inside.
A few abandoned cars were parked on the road, doors wide open, tires deflated, covered in dust.
Deathly silence.
Arthur looked around, deploying his Super Hearing to capture every sound in this city.
He heard the dripping of water in the distance, the creaking of metal swaying in the wind, and some extremely faint sound like a beast's breathing.
But there was no human sound.
"What kind of ghost place is this?" Arthur muttered.
He originally wanted to return directly to his Universe, but the Space Stone's positioning seemed to have deviated again.
It was the same when shuttling through the multiverse before; the coordinates were always off by just a little bit.
"I need to recalibrate."
He raised his hand, and the Tesseract lit up with blue light once more.
But right at this moment, his Super Hearing captured an unusual sound.
Footsteps.
Fast, messy, carrying an uncoordinated rhythm.
It was like someone running, but the pace was completely unlike a normal person, and it was getting closer and closer.
Arthur turned his head, looking toward the end of the street.
A figure rushed out from the corner.
That was a human, his skin as gray-white as paper, eye sockets deeply sunken, viscous black liquid hanging from the corners of his mouth.
The clothes on his body were tattered, revealing the ulcerated muscles underneath.
The movements were stiff and hurried, hands stretched forward as if trying to grab something.
Zombie.
That zombie saw Arthur, let out a low roar, and then accelerated towards him.
Arthur looked at that zombie, and then glanced at the empty street.
"Could it be... that he ran to the wrong place again?"
Chapter 78: Choose Aunt Mei or Choose Gwen?
"Is this some kind of zombie Universe?"
Heat Vision burst from his eyes, tearing apart the rushing zombies.
Arthur surveyed the surrounding high-rises, the shattered streets, and the rotting corpses.
"Marvel or DC?"
He felt somewhat puzzled inside; he just wanted to go back, so how did he end up in the wrong place again?
"Forget it, I should leave this place quickly."
Just as Arthur was about to leave, he heard a deafening roar.
"Roar!!"
The sound came from the end of the street, resembling hundreds of tons of steel crushing against each other, or perhaps some corrupted giant beast roaring.
The abandoned vehicles on the entire street trembled in the roar, and shattered glass tumbled clatteringly down from the windows of the high-rises on both sides.
Arthur turned his head and saw a huge figure rushing out from the corner.
Hulk?
No, it is Zombie Hulk!
His skin was a rotting grayish-green, muscle tissue was exposed over a large area, and bones pierced through his skin.
His left arm was almost left with just a skeleton, while his right arm was thicker than before, with deformed muscles bulging and covered in black blood vessel patterns.
But even transformed into this appearance, his size remained terrifyingly huge.
The body, over three meters tall, rampaged wildly on the street, kicking away an abandoned bus that crashed into a neighboring building with a loud bang.
"Zombie Hulk." Arthur narrowed his eyes.
In the comics he read in his past life, the Hulk of the zombie Universe was one of the most tricky zombies.
He retained Hulk's power and rage, but lost reason and restraint.
He would never tire, never fear, never hesitate, and only destroy everything.
Zombie Hulk saw Arthur, let out a hoarse roar, and then suddenly leaped up.
His huge body traced an arc in the air, his fist held high, slamming down with enough force to shatter a building.
However.
Arthur merely raised his hand gently, and Zombie Hulk's fist was effortlessly blocked by him.
Boom!!
A huge Shockwave spread in all directions, blowing away all abandoned vehicles within a radius of hundreds of meters, and the glass of the buildings on both sides shattered simultaneously.
But Arthur didn't budge an inch.
His palm steadily supported Zombie Hulk's fist.
"Although I don't know what happened here, right now..." Arthur looked at Zombie Hulk before him, "I'll send you on your way."
He reversed his grip, grasped Zombie Hulk's fist, and then yanked fiercely.
Zombie Hulk was directly swung up, spun a circle in the air, and smashed heavily onto the street.
The asphalt road was smashed into a huge crater, and gravel splashed everywhere.
The zombie struggled to get up, but Arthur didn't give him another chance.
Hiss!!
Two crimson beams shot out from his pupils, instantly piercing Zombie Hulk's skull.
The ultra-high temperature directly evaporated his brain tissue, the skull melted in the Heat Vision, and the entire head exploded from the inside.
Zombie Hulk's body twitched a few times, and then collapsed heavily to the ground.
Arthur retracted his Heat Vision, looking expressionlessly at the headless corpse.
"Roar!!"
Two figures suddenly rushed out from the other end of the street.
One of them was wearing a red and gold armor all over, the armor was mostly damaged, exposing the rotting skin underneath.
The Ark Reactor was still glowing faintly on his chest, but the light flickered, as if it would go out at any moment.
His mask was gone, revealing a grayish-white face.
Beside him, another figure rushed over holding a round shield.
The red, white, and blue uniform was tattered, and the Stars and Stripes emblem on the chest was torn in half.
Golden hair clung messily to his forehead, and his face was mostly rotted by now, revealing the bones underneath.
"Tony." Arthur frowned, looking at the two zombies in front of him, "And Captain America."
Zombie Iron Man raised his right arm, his palm cannon lit up, and a pale light shot toward Arthur.
But that light was pitifully weak, incomparable even to an ordinary tank shell.
Arthur tilted his head slightly, the palm cannon's energy beam brushing past his ear, hitting the building behind him and blowing out a small hole.
"Even the Ark Reactor is about to go out."
Zombie Iron Man seemed to realize that the palm cannon's power was insufficient.
He changed his strategy, and the light from the reactor on his chest flared brightly.
The whole person rushed toward Arthur like a cannonball, punching over with the remaining energy.
Arthur sidestepped to avoid that punch, and struck back with a palm hit on Zombie Iron Man's chest.
The Power of a Million Suns poured into his armor, shattering the Ark Reactor, circuit boards, and hydraulic systems completely.
Zombie Iron Man instantly froze, his armor emitting a harsh screeching sound, and then completely shut down.
Zombie Captain America followed closely behind.
He rushed in front of Arthur, swinging his round shield with superhuman strength and years of combat instinct.
Even transformed into a zombie, his fighting skills remained sharp.
The shield traced an arc, cutting precisely toward Arthur's neck.
Arthur raised his hand to catch the shield and crushed it directly.
With his current strength, the Vibranium shield couldn't stop him at all.
Zombie Captain America let out a low hiss, throwing a punch with his other hand.
Arthur grabbed his fist with his other hand, and then brought his hands together.
Zombie Captain America's two arms were locked simultaneously.
"Tch... Turning into a zombie is a bit stronger than my brother, but Tony already has a Green Lantern Ring and Qi arts protecting him, so he wouldn't be this weak."
Heat Vision shot from Arthur's eyes, piercing Zombie Captain America's skull.
Zombie Captain America's body suddenly stiffened, and then slowly collapsed to the ground.
[Ding! Current task has refreshed: Purge the zombie Universe]
[Task description: This Universe has been completely eroded by the zombie virus.
The vast majority of superheroes and villains such as the Avengers, X-Men, and Fantastic Four have been infected.
Please purge all zombies, find survivors, and pass down the spark of hope.]
[Task reward: Silver Superman Template Fragment * 5, Zombie Virus Antibody (can be used in any Universe)]
Arthur looked at the text on the panel and raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Purge all zombies?"
He raised his head, his Super Vision penetrating the lead-gray clouds, scanning every corner of the entire city.
On the streets, in buildings, and in underground passageways, countless zombies were wandering.
Some of them used to be ordinary people, some used to be superheroes, and some used to be villains.
Now they had all turned into the same thing.
Walking corpses.
"And survivors." Arthur's Super Hearing captured some faint sounds.
In a certain corner of the city, there were human heartbeats, suppressed breathing, and whispered conversations.
"Then let's begin."
Arthur formed hand seals with both hands.
This was a ninjutsu recorded in the Chakra power system, requiring the energy within the body to circulate in a specific way.
He tried to mobilize the Chakra within his body, fusing spiritual energy and physical energy, and then releasing it under the guidance of the hand seals.
Shadow Clone Technique.
Poof! Poof! Poof!
Puffs of white smoke exploded around Arthur.
After the smoke dissipated, dozens of Arthurs appeared on the street.
Every single one was a physical entity, possessing the ability to act independently.
But this was not enough.
Arthur continued to form seals and release them.
More shadow clones appeared on the surrounding streets, rooftops, and in the sky.
They were like an army, covering the sky and earth.
"Go." Arthur spoke, "Purge this city."
Dozens of shadow clones moved simultaneously.
They turned into golden lightning, rushing in all directions.
Heat Vision swept across the zombie hordes on the street, fists shattered the infected in the underground passageways, and Ki blasts cleansed the buildings of the entire district.
In the face of absolute power, the zombies couldn't even manage a scream before being eliminated one by one.
Meanwhile, Arthur's main body leaped forward, flying high into the sky.
He hovered above the city, his Super Vision scanning the entire city and locking onto the location of every survivor.
At the same time, his Super Hearing captured the surrounding movements, ensuring no zombies could approach those survivors.
A few minutes later, Arthur turned his head to look at the Empire State Building.
The iconic building still stood in the center of Manhattan, although its outer walls were mostly damaged and the spire at the top was slightly crooked, its overall structure was still relatively intact.
And on the rooftop of the Empire State Building, there were several figures.
One of them was wearing a red and blue bodysuit, wearing a mask with a web pattern.
Spider-Man crouched on the edge of the rooftop, holding his head in both hands, his shoulders trembling slightly.
Standing before him were two people; one was a young red-haired girl wearing a white shirt, looking pale but relatively calm.
The other was an elderly woman with graying hair, wearing a simple dress, also looking pale and leaning against the red-haired girl.
There was a deep bite mark on Gwen's left arm, and blood had soaked through the sleeve of her shirt.
There was also a wound on Aunt Mei's right leg; although it was simply bandaged with a cloth strip, blood was still slowly seeping out.
Spider-Man raised his head, his eyes beneath the mask bloodshot.
His voice was trembling, carrying a despair close to collapse.
"I can't choose." He said, shaking his head, "There is only one dose of the antidote, but to make me make this kind of choice, I..."
Gwen looked at him, her gaze gentle and firm: "Choose Aunt Mei."
"Gwen..." Spider-Man felt a heartache.
"She is your only family left." Gwen's voice was very soft, but every word seemed as though she had used all her strength.
"I can still hold on for a while, maybe... maybe there's another way."
"There is no other way." Aunt Mei spoke, her voice weak and gentle.
"Child, listen to me, I have lived for the better part of my life, Gwen is still young, you save her."
"No!"
Spider-Man suddenly stood up, his fists clenched tightly.
"I won't let either of them die, I'll find a way, there must be a way..."