novelhk Chapter 436 Major Event: Pseudo-Multiverse Invasion
Chapter 436 Major Event: Pseudo-Multiverse Invasion
Chapter 436 Major Event: Pseudo-Multiverse Invasion (Part 8)
"That's a really good question. You're just like another version of me." Shuai Kang laughed.
Initially, before Rune learned magic from schools like Kamar-Taj, he was unable to teleport at a distance of light-years. At that time, his magical outbursts did require superheroes to handle in order to prevent them from affecting Earth.
However, Rune didn't actually need anyone else to deal with the disaster afterward. He could have solved it simply by teleporting into the depths of space, anywhere would have sufficed.
Even if his magical outburst could affect an entire galaxy, it wouldn't affect Earth if the distance was far enough.
As for the disturbance to the concept of magic itself—that's a problem that would give beings of Shazam, Doctor Fate, and Zeus a headache. Even if ordinary superheroes try to restrain it, the effect is only slightly better than nothing.
But why does Rune still have to summon all the heroes to deal with his magical outburst?
"Of course it's because there are other forces in the universe. You don't actually think that humans are the only intelligent race in this world, do you?" Shuai Kang smiled.
Leaving aside Green Lantern, the cosmic forces of Brainiac, Darkseid, and the Dominators are also quite powerful, and Rune is not willing to engage in direct combat with them for the time being.
Some of these beings are simply no match for Rune, such as the Dominators. However, the Dominators are cannon fodder in the fight against the Forsaken—oops, I mean, they are beings that can be united with. Rune is not one to kill them outright.
Zha Kang narrowed his eyes.
Although he was quite shocked to learn of the existence of aliens, he was more concerned about the expression on his other self's face—an expression he knew all too well.
"You're still hiding something, aren't I right?"
Shuai Kang shook his head. "You just want to get to the bottom of things, right?"
This is a classic trick of Constantine's type; they always present part of the truth while concealing or deliberately highlighting certain important information.
This is similar to what online editors do. In order to attract traffic, they often give their articles titles by deliberately exaggerating the content, or by using gender, occupation, etc. to provoke conflict, or by deliberately using ambiguous language to create a sensational title.
For example, the headline "Shocking! He didn't come out all night and almost caused a death!" immediately attracted readers who clicked on the link, only to find that someone had caused a fire by leaving the charger plugged in after charging their phone, and had to pay 7 yuan in compensation to their neighbor.
However, the Constantines were more skilled at this.
This trick might fool others, but how could it possibly fool Constantine himself? Moreover, Constantine knew very well that what he was hiding was the most important reason.
This time, Chad Kang has made the gesture; he's going to go all out, even if it means using magic, to get the answer.
Constantine's spells come at a price far too high; his magic originates from Heaven and the devil, and neither God nor Satan happens to be a generous deity.
Even during his duel with Chris Connor, Connor didn't use magic because he didn't want to bear the consequences. Connor preferred to rely on friends and words to solve everything.
"Tell me, what exactly does Rune want to do?" Zha Kang's hands were already glowing with a blackish-red light, and Shuai Kang's expression became serious.
At this moment, the light in Zha Kang's hand was just an illusion created by a flash of magic, but Shuai Kang had no doubt about the other party's determination.
"What a stubborn mule," he said with a wry smile, like Keanu Reeves, before his gaze hardened. "Then let's go!"
It's strange to describe Constantine as having a determined gaze, isn't it?
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"F**k!" Stark cursed, his hand embedded in the ground after being struck by Thanos's backhand. "How can someone who's just a rune's puppet be so troublesome?"
He had upgraded his armor multiple times, and even if he encountered the real Thanos from his own universe, he wouldn't be without a fighting chance. The Thanos in front of him should only be a clone, but his difficulty in dealing with him exceeded his expectations.
So, just how strong is his creator, that otherworldly mage Rune?
The question involuntarily flashed through Stark's mind.
"I am indeed just a puppet of Rune." Thanos's eyes were calm, unusually calm.
But this is quite novel for other heroes. In the comics, Thanos is a mad Titan who wants to kill half of all life in the universe in order to please death. He could never be this calm!
Before anyone else could speak, Thanos continued, "But I know far more than you do. In my eyes, you are nothing but ignorant ants who have survived only because you are protected by the strong. It's hard to say who is more pathetic between us."
"What do you mean?" Tony demanded.
"Wasn't my meaning obvious?" Thanos retorted. "You think that dimensional collision was the end of the world, but some disasters are far more terrible than that."
Just as the other heroes were about to ask more questions, Hulk charged forward again, his massive hands slamming down on Thanos.
"Playing the lute to a cow!"
Thanos snorted coldly, then blocked the attack with his backhand and kicked Hulk away. Hulk's strength was indeed increasing, but wasn't Thanos's strength increasing as well?
The power from Rune was constantly flowing into his body, and that dark, tranquil power was making him stronger. But something contained within it made Thanos think about something while he was fighting.
On the other side of the battlefield.
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A crimson beam easily pierced through the Invisible Woman's defensive field, striking Wonder Woman's shield and sending her flying. Clark caught her in time and used his X-ray vision to examine Wonder Woman's internal body.
"Well, no broken bones, that's good," Clark asked, just to be on the safe side. "Are you alright?"
Just because the bone isn't broken doesn't mean there aren't any internal injuries.
Wonder Woman nodded to Superman. "I'm fine."
As she spoke, she stood up, baring her teeth. Zeus's bloodline made her body extremely strong, and the Amazon's brutal training gave her a wide range of martial arts skills, but this guy who appeared out of nowhere was ridiculously strong.
Despite being surrounded by the others, the tall man with rock-like skin didn't even move. His expression was indifferent, as if he were looking at himself and the others as if they were ants.
Wonder Woman is unaware that this man named Darkseid once launched a massive invasion of Earth in ancient times. He was finally repelled by the combined resistance of all the gods, and the leader of the resistance was none other than Wonder Woman's father—Zeus.
The stone man tried to attack, but was struck by another crimson beam of light and was sent flying with a bang. Huge cracks appeared on his rocky skin, and many pieces of rock flew out.
Just as Darkseid was about to unleash another beam of light, Clark stepped forward and punched him in the eye, stopping Darkseid's movement.
This red ray is not a true Omega ray; it is essentially a rune's magical shock. However, under the influence of the magical burst, the magical shock finally managed to change direction, and its destructive power remained enormous.
Then Clark was punched away by Darkseid, and Superman's body was covered with various wounds. Even with his body of steel, it was difficult to defend against Darkseid's attack.
"It seems you're nothing special after all." Darkseid shook his head in disappointment, and finally moved his body.
This time, he will crush everything that stands in his way.
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