Wanda's face turned pale as she watched!
So the reason there were only memories of ordinary people before, and not a single superhuman memory, was because they were waiting for her here!
All the superhuman memories of those killed by Ryan had gathered at the exit of hope, waiting for her!
Wanda looked behind her, then at the massive number of superhuman memories in front of her. Ultimately, she lacked the courage to go back and challenge the big boss, Ryan, one-on-one. Instead, red light flared in her hands as she charged forward once more!
Although these memories looked formidable—some even making her feel a flicker of danger—she felt she should still be able to handle them!
Going back, however, would truly be a near-certain death sentence!
And indeed, that was the case...
Though these superhuman memories were far beyond the ordinary ones Wanda had faced before, they quickly crumbled into ash under her powerful Chaos Magic, as she was now almost a complete Scarlet Witch!
Only those of noble godhood like Laufey and Ares could last a bit longer against Wanda.
Other superhuman memories, including Abomination, whose strength was on par with a normal Hulk, were nothing more than targets for Wanda to kite and eliminate!
After all, a mage is a hard counter to pure physical tanks like Abomination.
As long as the mage keeps their distance, they can slowly grind you to death!
"Is it... finally over?"
After fighting for an unknown amount of time, Wanda scanned her surroundings. Confirming that all the superhuman memories had been reduced to ash by her Chaos Magic, she couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief.
Her tense nerves finally relaxed once more...
But who ever said the nightmare levels only had two stages?
Before Wanda could celebrate for even two seconds, the superhuman memories she had just turned to ash actually began to coalesce again, eventually manifesting as several solid forms!
In terms of numbers, there were far fewer than before—only a mere five.
Yet the despair they instilled in Wanda was deeper than that of the hundreds of millions of ordinary memories and the swarm of superhumans combined!
For as the light faded from those memories, the first sight to meet her eyes was two Captain Marvels standing side by side!
One was a normal Captain Marvel, and the other was a Zombie Captain Marvel!
The third figure was the strongest Eternal, the Marvel Superman Ikaris, who had previously fought the Zombie Captain Marvel to a standstill!
The fourth was Thanos, holding his double-edged blade, who had once single-handedly suppressed the Avengers' Big Three!
The fifth was the patriarch of the Inheritor Family and the one known as the strongest Inheritor, Solus!
Looking at these five figures, whose very presence screamed 'invincible,' Wanda's heart sank directly to the bottom!
She recognized the first four; on Earth, or even in the entire Universe, they were all top-tier bosses!
On Earth, before that terrifying bully appeared, these people were only a notch below her!
In a 1v1 against any of them, Wanda was confident she could win, but...
In a 1v5, she had no confidence at all, even though her mastery of Chaos Magic was now more profound than it had been before the zombie virus infection!
Wanda's expression was grim, and she almost felt the urge to turn back and risk it all against Ryan!
At least facing one god-tier opponent was better than facing five top-tier ones!
But as soon as Wanda turned around, she saw Infinite Hulk, who had at some point quietly stood at the end of the memory path!
This caused Wanda's expression to change wildly.
How could she have forgotten? Infinite Hulk had also died at that guy's hands, so a memory of him existed too!
And her 1v1 against Infinite Hulk?
Don't be ridiculous. If she really had that kind of power, she would have taken down Infinite Hulk herself long ago!
Why would she have bothered collaborating with Kamala and this newly appeared bully?
So, choose the front or the back?
Wanda was momentarily caught in a state of extreme indecision...
Wanda clearly overlooked the fact that this wasn't her home turf. If she failed to make a choice for too long, the 'system' would make it for her!
This was a game customized by Ryan, so the 'system's' automatic choice would naturally align with Ryan's usual way of making decisions.
And that was... he wants it all!
Thus, while Wanda was still hesitating between the front and the back, the five figures ahead and Infinite Hulk behind moved simultaneously!
Against either side alone, Wanda's chances of winning were less than 50%. Now, facing a pincer attack from top-tier powerhouses on both sides, her chances plummeted to 1%!
And that 1% was only if she could miraculously erupt with the true power of Chaos Magic, one of the three great forces of Marvel!
But clearly, the Chaos Magic, which distributed its power across countless Universes in the Multiverse, wouldn't inexplicably grant all its power to a single host.
Consequently, without any surprise, Wanda was defeated!
The Phase Three enemies were on a completely different level than those of Phase Two. Caught in the siege, Wanda was almost unable to fight back, forced to use her Chaos Magic solely for defense as she took a passive beating.
And as for taking a beating—which of the six present didn't have the power to level a city?
Under such high-intensity attacks, who could tank more than a few hits besides your Uncle Bully?
So, under the 'righteous gang-beating' from the Infinite Hulks, Wanda was not only defeated but suffered a miserable loss!
The protective Chaos Magic was completely exhausted and shattered!
Wanda's limbs were all broken by these individuals, each stronger than the last, and her consciousness was beaten into a blur!
Finally, Wanda was dragged like a dead dog by her hair by the Zombie Captain Marvel, flying toward the 'Hope' passage she had previously yearned for...
But as Zombie Captain Marvel carried her through that so-called 'Hope' passage, she realized that side wasn't hope at all, but... Phase Four!
Because the passage carrying Ryan's beautiful memories was far from as harmless as she had imagined!
In fact, it was even more dangerous than the nightmare passage!
For on that side was the vast Asgardian army led by Odin, the Frost Giant army led by the Frost Queen Sylvie, the Kamar-Taj mages led by the Ancient One, and the Superheroes gathered from two Universes!
And at the absolute center of the armies and Superheroes, atop a towering golden throne, sat a figure she thought was still in the deepest part of the memory.
It was... Spider Monarch, Ryan Parker!
Ryan sat upon the golden throne, his right hand—wearing the Ten Rings—propping up his cheek. He tilted his head, looking at the wretched Wanda brought before him by Captain Marvel, and smiled faintly.
"I originally thought you could make it to the fourth stage; this is somewhat disappointing, little Witch~"
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