And then there was Surtur, the Fire Giant from Universe 199999.
This guy had also left a very deep impression on the Playboy. After all, he truly was a major god.
And a very exaggerated one at that.
The Notebook had explicitly mentioned that this man had blown the entire Asgard to smithereens.
He was undoubtedly a planet-busting level character.
Looking at the entire Avengers, there was simply no one who could be his match.
Even someone as powerful as Vision, Tony doubted whether he could deal with Surtur.
As for Scarlet Witch and the others, if they weren't in their corrupted states after studying the *Darkhold*, they wouldn't have the slightest hope.
Tony never expected that even Surtur would be captured by corrupted Strange.
However, if it was the corrupted Strange who could destroy the entire universe, then Surtur really wouldn't be able to cause much of a stir.
The two were indeed not on the same level.
But what about Captain Carter?
Why did she want to sabotage corrupted Strange's attempt to create a universe?
Creating a universe... wasn't that a good thing?
But this question only flashed through his mind for a moment before Tony quickly reacted.
Captain Carter must have gone to rescue the people captured by corrupted Strange, right?
*So, my earlier guess was correct after all.*
The Cosmic Forge probably requires the lives of others to be melted down and refined. That fits the concept of a forge perfectly.
If corrupted Strange was using this method to recreate the universe, Tony knew he couldn't just stand by and watch. Neither could the rest of the Avengers. If they found out, they would definitely try to stop him.
Tony understood Captain Carter's actions, though he still found them a bit strange and unexpected. The Notebook had mentioned her—a female version of Captain America. In terms of raw power, Captain Carter was no match for corrupted Strange.
*So how did she manage to disrupt his plan?*
The Notebook even implied she succeeded. Otherwise, how did corrupted Strange die?
Tony was genuinely curious now.
However, the Notebook also stated that corrupted Strange had succeeded. He had actually used the Cosmic Forge to create a universe.
So, Captain Carter didn't rescue all the people corrupted Strange had taken?
Tony couldn't piece together the exact details without more information.
But regardless, the fact that corrupted Strange had actually recreated the universe Tony had destroyed was a good thing!
"Smashed his head?"
*What the hell!*
When his attention returned to The Notebook, Tony was utterly shocked by the latest spoiler.
Was the Doctor Strange of the neighboring universe really that miserable?
He actually got his head smashed by Dormammu!
In Tony's own universe, Doctor Strange had used the Time Stone to completely outmaneuver Dormammu.
He had sacrificed his own life countless times, eventually wearing Dormammu down through sheer persistence to secure victory.
It was a classic battle.
Yet, in the Ultimate Universe, this was the outcome?
Of course, in his own universe, Doctor Strange was no match for Dormammu in a direct fight and had been killed countless times.
But he won in the end, didn't he?
But from what The Notebook implied, the Doctor Strange of the Ultimate Universe had just... died?
???
What kind of nonsense was this?
Did the Doctor Strange of the neighboring universe not have the Time Stone?
"Fire Giant!"
Ultimate Tony's brow furrowed.
Surtur, the Fire Giant, was a heavyweight figure in Norse mythology, the very catalyst of Ragnarok. In the myths, he was the one who destroyed Asgard.
In the past, Ultimate Tony would have scoffed at such legends.
But now? Things were completely different.
Thor and Loki were real.
That meant Surtur had to be real too.
And The Notebook had already confirmed it: in Universe 199999, Surtur had destroyed Asgard, just as the legends foretold.
So what about his own universe?
It was highly likely.
*Should I find a chance to warn Thor?*
Ultimate Tony sank into deep thought.
Though he was just as arrogant and aloof as his counterpart from the other universe—with Rhodey being his only real friend—he and Thor had hit it off instantly.
In the entire Ultimate Team, Ultimate Tony and Thor shared the closest bond. This was especially true after the team had tried to capture Thor; while everyone else turned against him, Ultimate Tony had remained his steadfast ally, trusting him as always.
This only brought the two of them closer.
Under these circumstances, Ultimate Tony naturally couldn't just stand by and do nothing.
*But then again,* he thought, *Thor is the God of Thunder from Asgard. He might know more about this than I do!*
*Either way, I'll just have a chat with him about it some other time.*
Ultimate Tony silently made this decision, then returned his gaze to the notebook.
"Captain Carter?"
Ultimate Tony didn't recognize the name at all.
Even though he recalled that Captain America's old flame back in the day was named "Peggy Carter," he couldn't connect the two.
*Still, if this person could thwart corrupted Strange's attempt to create a universe, she's clearly no ordinary figure.*
And then there was Doctor Strange.
*So, there's a Doctor Strange in my universe too?*
Ultimate Tony's excitement grew, mingled with a deep curiosity.
*I wonder what kind of power my universe's Doctor Strange possesses.*
*The corrupted Strange from the other universe could destroy and create universes. Even if my universe's Doctor Strange is weaker, he can't be that much worse, can he?*
*Could it be that he also corrupted, just like the one from the other universe?*
Ultimate Tony remained completely in the dark about all of this.
The fact that Doctor Strange from his own universe had actually been crushed to death by Dormammu caught him even more off guard.
*Dead?*
*Our universe's Doctor Strange was killed?*
*Or rather, will be killed in the future?*
*Dormammu?*
*Who is that?*
A flurry of questions raced through Ultimate Tony's mind.
The name Dormammu, in particular, demanded his full attention.
Whether or not his own universe's Doctor Strange had gone dark, this Dormammu possessed the power to kill him. He was undoubtedly a terrifyingly formidable being!
However, the Notebook hadn't mentioned a single word about this individual, so Ultimate Tony naturally knew nothing about him.
After a moment's thought, he came to a decision.
*No matter. I'll just ask my other self from Universe 199999 later.*
*It's not a big deal.*
[So, Magneto really is a menace.]
[It's not just that he flipped the magnetic poles—how many people died in the resulting global natural disasters?]
[You could say Doctor Strange was practically killed by Magneto!]
[If it weren't for him, would Dormammu's seal have loosened? Would Dormammu have been able to escape?]
[Even the Ultimate Team suffered heavy losses!]
[Captain America and Valkyrie drowned in the flood, Wasp was eaten by the Blob, and Ant-Man was blown to smithereens!]
[Not to mention the X-Men, and of course, the Brotherhood of Mutants.]
[When Magneto goes ruthless, he doesn't even spare his own kind.]
*Magneto flipped the magnetic poles?*
Ultimate Tony immediately recalled. Wasn't this the aftermath of the bloody incident caused by Wanda's taunting of Ultron, as mentioned in the Notebook?
Although Ultimate Tony wasn't entirely clear on the specific details, Wanda and Quicksilver were Magneto's children.
If Wanda had truly died, it was entirely possible for Magneto to do something extreme in his rage.
As a top-tier scientist, Ultimate Tony understood the dangers of a magnetic pole reversal better than anyone else.
If Earth's magnetic poles truly flipped, just as The Notebook had mentioned, it would trigger global natural disasters.
And these would be natural disasters of the most extreme and terrifying kind.
In fact, they would be utterly absurd.
After all, with the magnetic poles reversed, natural disasters that should never have occurred would suddenly manifest.
*Wait a minute.*
The thought struck Ultimate Tony, and he suddenly recalled something.
The Notebook had mentioned that when Red Skull stole the Cosmic Cube, New York City was engulfed by a massive flood.
At the time, Ultimate Tony had found it completely unbelievable. How could New York City possibly be flooded? It defied all common sense.
But now it seemed clear—that great flood in New York must have been caused by Magneto reversing the magnetic poles!
Soon, Ultimate Tony found confirmation in The Notebook.
The Notebook mentioned that Captain America and Valkyrie had both drowned in that flood!
Captain America was a given, but as for Valkyrie—The Notebook had also mentioned that she would join the Ultimate Team in the future, becoming one of their members. Even if she didn't join, Ultimate Tony had already looked into her specifically because of The Notebook. Valkyrie, like everyone else on the Ultimate Team, operated in New York.
What did this mean?
The flood caused by Magneto, which drowned Captain America and Valkyrie, was very likely the same flood in New York.
So, the matter was pretty much settled.
If super-powered heroes like Captain America and Valkyrie had died in the flood, then the ordinary civilians were even worse off—the casualties must have been countless!
Even Doctor Strange's death was caused by the natural disasters Magneto had unleashed, which weakened Dormammu's seal.
As for Wasp being eaten by Blob, Ant-Man being blown up...
The Notebook didn't go into detail, but it was clear that the events were linked to the super-chaos Magneto had caused.
*No wonder.*
*No wonder the Notebook had said Magneto almost destroyed the entire world. That wasn't an exaggeration at all.*
"I have to stop this from happening!"
"I have to stop Wanda from being killed!"
Ultimate Tony secretly made this vow.
Wanda, Wasp Janet, Captain America—they were all comrades Ultimate Tony had fought alongside. Even if his bonds with them weren't the deepest, he couldn't stand by and do nothing knowing they would be killed in the future. After all, this was different from Hulk's situation.
"Dormammu... actually got sealed away?"
Tony from Universe 199999 found this revelation utterly shocking.
Who was Dormammu? A Dimensional Demon God! A super-boss capable of devouring entire planets. Even Doctor Strange, wielding the Time Stone, had been no match for him, only managing to outsmart him by dying countless times.
Yet, in the other universe, he had actually been sealed away?
Was the Dormammu from the other universe too weak, or was the other Doctor Strange just too strong?
This was beyond Tony's ability to analyze.
Still, it was a real shame that the other Doctor Strange had been tricked and killed by Magneto in one fell swoop.
Of course, the bigger shame was Captain America.
That was Rogers, after all!
Though his abilities weren't particularly strong, his immense personal charisma had always made him one of the core figures of the Avengers, the absolute soul of the team.
In their original future, even after Tony had died, Captain America had lived a full life to the very end.
He had even gone back to the past to reunite with Carter.
Yet, in the other universe, he had met an untimely end?
And not even on the battlefield, but drowned!
One had to admit, dying like that was just too pathetic, utterly devoid of any dignity.
[Fortunately, Thor was loyal enough to venture to Hela's realm to save Valkyrie, and he happened to find Captain America trapped there with her.]
[Thor then struck a deal with Hela, offering to stay behind in exchange for her sending Valkyrie and Captain America's souls back, which allowed the two of them to be resurrected.]
[Otherwise, Captain America would have truly been dead!]
[No, to be more precise, Captain America had already died early.]
[The Captain America of the Ultimate Universe was different from the one in Universe 199999. In this universe, Captain America had died a heroic death during the battle against Galactus.]
"So that's what happened!"
"Is that how Thor ended up in Valhalla?"
Ultimate Tony of Universe 1610 finally understood.
For him, this news could be considered good.
The Notebook had previously spoiled that Hela was a key player in Loki's second attack. At the time, Ultimate Tony had been guessing that Hela and Loki were working together.
But now, it seemed that might not be the case.
The reason Thor was trapped in Valhalla by Hela wasn't because of Loki at all, but because Thor had gone there voluntarily. He had made a deal with Hela to save Captain America and Valkyrie.
This allowed Ultimate Tony to breathe a slight sigh of relief.
After all, a figure of Hela's caliber would bring immense pressure to everyone.
*But in the end, Captain America still died?*
*And it was during the battle against Galactus!*
Ultimate Tony's expression grew grave.
He had to remember that right now, Vision—who had come to warn Earth—was lying on the plane.
Galactus was coming!
And the Notebook had explicitly mentioned that Galactus had "visited" his universe more than once.
So, which visit would lead to Captain America's sacrifice?
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