PFC Chapter 4073 MU Superbody Major Event (153)
Chapter 4073 MU Superbody Major Event (153)
Chapter 4073 MU: The Superbody Incident (153)
"You hacked the space station?" Schiller asked.
Superbody nodded. Schiller then asked, "Jarvis didn't notice you?"
“He can’t detect me.” The superbody shook its head again. “This doesn’t even qualify as an intrusion. I don’t need to go through layers of firewalls; I can make direct modifications.”
"Is this the power of magic?"
“This is the power of life.” The superbody picked up its coffee cup, took a sip, and continued, “Any primordial power of the universe can directly modify programs with lower permissions than itself.”
"But there is no life on the space station."
"That's why I can give it life."
Schiller narrowed his eyes. He realized that Ultron's mysterious lover had changed. Create intelligent life? Did she truly possess such power?
"What was the person Batman had us take from the space station for?"
"His presence here is unimportant, but his absence there is significant."
That was a bit of a convoluted question, but Schiller understood immediately. He said, "Batman sent people to infiltrate Earth? How did he do that? Wouldn't the magical defense network stop him?"
Schiller was well aware that Earth's magical defense network in the central universe was extremely strong, capable of monitoring any life form that passed through it, no matter how it disguised itself. This was also why they had never considered attacking Earth. Otherwise, he would have definitely found himself another job at S.H.I.E.L.D.
As far as he knew, no one in DC could infiltrate, not even Clayface, known for his shapeshifting abilities; they would be immediately identified. And once they realized their intentions, the mages would tighten their grip on the magical defense network, leaving no chance for further infiltration. Therefore, if they were to act, they had to succeed.
In other words, Batman must have been absolutely certain of success to send someone to hack into the magical defense network. But where did he get that certainty?
“There are very few completely inanimate objects in the universe.” Superbody’s voice was still ethereal, but it was not as cold as before. Instead, it was melodious and clear like a stream. “Especially magical creations. Magical defense networks that mix countless magical attributes also harbor unimaginable vitality.”
Schiller paused, looked at the Superbody, and asked, "Can you modify the magic defense network?"
“That wasn’t a modification,” the superhuman said, shaking its head slightly. “Those life forces were already there; I just awakened them.”
Schiller had always struggled to understand such mystical things, but he could roughly tell that Superman had used some means to interfere with the magic defense network's judgment, thus giving Batman an opportunity to take advantage.
If Batman really did send someone to infiltrate Earth, and most likely the Sanctuary, what exactly is he planning to do?
The Sanctum Sanctum is very useful, mainly in terms of intelligence gathering, far superior to Batman's ability to operate on foreign soil. Disrupting the Sanctum Sanctum, preventing them from focusing on intelligence gathering, might be a good idea. However, although many of those working there are ordinary people, there are certainly sorcerers among them, and the one or two who manage to infiltrate would likely be unlikely to cause any significant damage.
Furthermore, Batman is not the type to massacre ordinary people. Many of the Sanctum Sanctorum's employees did not participate in the war and therefore have no chance of resurrection; Batman would not choose to go on a killing spree.
But if Batman can't disrupt the Sanctuary's work through violence, then all this trouble he's gone through would be pointless, wouldn't it?
However, Schiller immediately realized that besides physically eliminating the intelligence organization, there was another way: to make the enemy's intelligence unreliable.
Earth's major intelligence organizations frequently employ this tactic. They fabricate false information and deliberately leak it to their adversaries. After causing losses, the opposing side finds it difficult to trust the informants on that line of intelligence. If Batman were using this method, he would probably have already prepared a trap.
In the constellation Cygnus, not far from the collector's museum, a cosmic space is filled with abnormal turbulence, with spatial fragments almost everywhere and continuous antimatter energy impacts, making it resemble a large minefield.
"What's going on here?" The Scarlet Witch of the main universe frowned. She surveyed the scene and said, "This doesn't look like a dimensional rift; it looks like it was blasted open by someone. Are you sure this is the place?"
Without her saying a word, Magneto had already connected the communication. He said to the other end, "We've arrived at the target location you mentioned, but the situation here is very strange. Are you sure the target is safe?"
After receiving Magneto's communication, the command center also felt something was amiss. After all, Magneto was extremely familiar with all kinds of magnetic fields in the universe, and if he could sense something strange, then it must be extremely strange.
So they contacted the Sanctum Sanctorum again. The operator there said, "We did find Batman's equipment there and detected the Infinity Stones' signal. If the situation there weren't so bizarre, Batman probably wouldn't have waited until now to take action."
The command center thought about it and realized it made sense. If Batman had found this place first and had the ability to explore it, would the Infinity Stones still be theirs? The bizarre nature of it all is to be expected. It's precisely because it's so bizarre that Batman couldn't get in, giving them the opportunity to steal it.
The command center relayed this view to Magneto. Magneto couldn't quite put his finger on it. If it weren't such a tough nut to crack, there would be no need for a mutant. The tougher the nut, the more impressive the mutant's abilities would be. The decision had already been made; they had no choice but to go.
Having made up his mind, Magneto's voice echoed through the space as he said, "Spread out in pairs to explore, first determine the extent of this area, and then invade the center..."
Magneto made some arrangements, which were basically to use their energy to spread towards the center to detect whether there was a spatial rift in the middle, and whether these strange spatial fragments and turbulence were spewed out by the rift, and then use this information to report back.
That's right. Because Magneto had a very bad feeling about this place, he immediately abandoned his original plan to explore the rift. A thousand mistakes, but caution was never wrong. Seek not merit, but avoid fault.
Magneto was extremely cautious when he conducted his own investigations. He did not enter the turbulent areas, nor did he even approach those areas to sense the magnetic field. Instead, he proceeded along the calmer areas, exploring one step at a time before moving on to the next, never venturing too far.
The others didn't rush in either, but instead squeezed in little by little along the edge. This process was tedious, boring, and long; two hours passed, and they had only explored about one circumference of the edge. But even so, they patiently moved forward.
For mutants, this is meticulous work. Anyone who dares to rush will be berated by Magneto. Experience truly matters; despite the time-consuming process, it will only take a dozen hours to pinpoint the center.
Since they're all here surrounding us, even if Batman's men came, they wouldn't be able to defeat them, so let's just explore slowly.
Unfortunately, the devil is always one step ahead. No amount of caution can overcome a calculated attack from the unsuspecting. As the saying goes—never challenge Batman to a fight.
Just as the probe was halfway through, the Scarlet Witch in the main universe suddenly sensed something was wrong. It wasn't so much a sense of feeling as a feeling of crisis gradually approaching her heart.
She withdrew her energy as quickly as possible, but it was too late.
The Scarlet Witch of the main universe let out a scream, clutching her head with both hands, screaming in agony as blood streamed from her eyes. Her crimson power instantly went out of control, sending a nearby illusionist flying.
Magneto, sensing something amiss, instinctively controlled his magnetic field, attempting to suppress Scarlet Witch. However, the instant his perception of the magnetic field drew near, countless frenzied pieces of knowledge flooded his mind. He coughed up blood, his entire body transforming into the magnetic field, yet he still couldn't escape the insane contamination.
Magneto's instinctive act of self-preservation before losing consciousness in the main universe turned into a disaster for everyone.
The magnetic field he transformed into a storm of radio waves filled with insane knowledge, rapidly invading everyone's brainwaves, stuffing their minds with countless forbidden facts, and driving them to madness.
The Illusion Master was the first to succumb; his head exploded from the inside out, turning into a beam of white light and returning to the Battle Realm. Sebastian had never witnessed such a scene before. He assumed an invisible person was attacking them and simply went all out, absorbing the energy. But this only led to his demise. The next second, forbidden electromagnetic waves completely corrupted his soul. Tentacles surged from his eye sockets, and he collapsed to his knees in agony, slowly transforming into an unidentified creature before also turning into a beam of white light.
The remaining Scarlet Witches were terrified by the scene and hurriedly ran back. However, the maddening electromagnetic waves spread too quickly, and screams rang out one after another.
The Scarlet Witch's means of survival is to transform into the Scarlet Power, something she instinctively does when her life is threatened. However, this also brings a deeper catastrophe. The Scarlet Power goes completely out of control, shattering everything around it, even space and time cease to exist.
Magneto and Scarlet Witch didn't die; they were merely overwhelmed by the madness and lost consciousness. But because they weren't dead, their power didn't disappear; instead, it lingered there, turning the area into a deathly wasteland ravaged by violent energy. This, in turn, killed others. Master Illusionist, Sebastian, and Cyclops were no match for the raging Scarlet Power and soon vanished into thin air, turning into white light.
Command center was stunned upon receiving the news of the deaths. They all wondered if they were seeing things. You mean, someone could take down four Scarlet Witches and three Magnetos simultaneously in an instant? It's happening, isn't it?!
When this news reached the mutant base, the mutants were utterly stunned. They had a much deeper understanding of the Scarlet Witch and Magneto's strength. It was indeed possible they couldn't defeat them, given the known presence of a very powerful being on the opposing side. But the fact that none of them had even shown up seemed illogical!
The Scarlet Power originates from the most primordial chaotic power of the universe, and when necessary, the Scarlet Witch can completely merge into the world's origin. Unless a being of abstract cosmic form, and specifically its physical form, arrives, it's impossible to instantly kill it. Otherwise, who could achieve such a result?!
What they didn't know was that the entity that created all this disaster, now swept away into nothingness by the raging forces at the center of the universe, wasn't a person, but a book. The pages slowly turned, revealing the gold-embossed text on the cover—"The Crouching Chaos—John Constantine."