Wanda struggled in horror. She never expected her power of chaos to be stripped away from her. She seemed to have been spoiled by it. After a while, she lowered her arms feebly and allowed the Reality Stone to continuously extract the witch's strength.
Renzo finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw this. He didn't know why, but when he was still in the vibranium body, the Reality Stone had repeatedly resisted Renzo's attempts to use it, even refusing to obey his instructions at all. Even with the other three gems exerting pressure, it had resolutely rejected Renzo's requests.
Renzo couldn't figure out why this gem was so stubborn. He could only attribute it to the dark power within him, which perhaps reminded it of the time it had been controlled by the Dark Elves. Those losers really had no ability at all. Even with such a powerful weapon, they had ultimately fallen to the fate of annihilation.
In fact, that wasn't the case. The main reason was that the Black Death Emperor within the Black Lantern Ring was ready to make a move. The ability to alter reality could only be achieved through the Flash's Speed Force. However, he couldn't change reality at will; he could only restart what was happening now. The movie version of the Flash could only reverse time on Earth, but he was still far from restarting the universe.
Moreover, there were no BUG-level, reality-defying heroes in this movie universe. The Black Death Emperor had never expected such a sacred object to exist in this universe, and he immediately wanted to make it his own.
The ether particles also sensed that something was wrong with the ring, and the dark energy they despised was growing on a massive scale. At that moment, they wanted to emerge and show off, but unfortunately, that wasn't happening.
The ether particles counterattacked by sending all the energy they had just absorbed from Renzo back into Wanda. The chaos magic within the witch continued to resist. The two forces, both capable of altering reality, collided with each other. For a time, Renzo couldn't truly stop Miss Witch, but he could still suppress her.
Wanda struggled to resist, and the Phoenix Power drawn from Hope poured out in large quantities. Black flames wrapped around the man's arms. Renzo felt a pungent burning sensation in his hands, and the smell of scorched flesh soon filled the air.
Just because the chaos magic was suppressed didn't mean the same was true for the Phoenix Power.
Wanda had absorbed nearly two-thirds of Hope's power. The little girl was now lying in Pietro's arms like an ordinary human, breathing weakly.
"Ah!" The witch let out a harsh roar that was deafening.
"How did I not know you could scream that loudly?!" Renzo's expression twisted. His eardrums had been ruptured by the sudden shout, and a strange clarity suddenly filled his ears. He swore the surroundings had never been so quiet before. His head was filled with heat, as though the wind entered through his left ear and blew straight out the right.
The witch took this opportunity to escape, but Renzo refused to let go. The Mind Stone temporarily blocked his senses, yet he could clearly perceive everything happening outside. The scene within a hundred-meter radius appeared in the man's mind like a three-dimensional image.
I should get a bigger bed when I go back.
The two fell into each other's arms and crashed heavily into the sinkhole.
"Get your hands off me!"
"Then you might as well give Wade plastic surgery."
The two separated, and each recovered as reality was altered around them. Renzo's burns and ruptured eardrum also healed, but now he wanted to poke his own eyes out.
"Thank you very much! Did you eat Dark Strange?"
Wanda had completely changed her appearance. Her whole person... oh no! Her current appearance had nothing to do with a human being.
Pale bone wings suddenly stretched from her back, tearing through flesh and scattering blood and bone fragments. Dark Phoenix Power condensed into black feathers that settled over the bone wings. Two slender steel claws sprang from the backs of both arms, exactly like Luo's, while her black nails lengthened into sharp points that looked capable of cutting through steel with ease.
Six long, thick, sticky octopus-like tentacles extended from beneath the black bone wings. Her feet transformed into birdlike talons, while her eyes became intensely sharp and scarlet.
A terrifying aura pressed down on the man like a mountain, making it difficult to breathe.
"It's best not to look in a mirror in the future. You'd better look like a Digimon instead of a Pokémon. If you stay like this for the rest of your life, Tom and Billy will be scared to tears."
As soon as she heard her son's name, her sharp pupils regained a trace of clarity, but it was only fleeting. The next second, Wanda swung her sharp claws at Renzo.
Her speed was extremely fast, almost reaching Mach 5. This exceeded the speed of sound, putting her speed even above Pietro's.
How many people's abilities has Wanda absorbed? Renzo wondered to himself, his expression solemn. Copy? Or absorption? Whether he could figure it out or not was no longer up to him.
Renzo dodged the attack of the crimson magic circle, and the chaos magic transformed into balls of light that struck the man's body. They were all teleported away by the Space Stone. As for where they were sent, Renzo didn't know.
When Wanda saw that her attacks couldn't hurt the man, she became both ashamed and furious, letting out another sharp roar that pierced his eardrums.
Her strength and magical energy were constantly declining. Each attack was weaker than the last, and even her momentum was slowly fading. Renzo's eyes lit up. He had found a good way to deal with Wanda.
He had been going down the wrong path all along, thinking about it from the wrong angle.
He had originally thought that the Wanda of Earth-838 was the same as the Wanda of Earth-199999. Although they were both Scarlet Witches, they had obtained their power in different ways.
The Wanda of Earth-199999 had learned the secrets of Chaos Magic by reading the Darkhold. She had achieved the title of Scarlet Witch herself. Her Chaos Magic continued to evolve through her growing knowledge, broadening her horizons and elevating her level of existence.
Her Chaos Magic was generated by herself and continuously produced within her body. She was like a generator.
But the Wanda in front of him, the Wanda of Earth-838, had been given her power. Chthon had targeted her and forcibly poured his chaotic dark magic into the woman, causing her to lose control and descend into madness. She had become a crazed woman, but Chthon had underestimated Wanda's ruthlessness and methods. She had actually risked losing her soul to completely sever their connection and had even turned around and devoured the power of the Scarlet Dimension.
In other words, this Wanda's power was more like a power bank. She possessed a certain reserve of Chaos Magic, but most of the time she relied on an external power source. Chthon and his world were that power source. Once the power bank ran out, she was no different from a brick.
"I should be glad that I unplugged your generator." Renzo tilted his head slightly and avoided a beam of light.
The witch couldn't understand anything at all. She looked like the twin of Doctor Dark Strange, and she also possessed the power to destroy the world, but the difference was that her power was extremely unstable and constantly weakening.
Renzo felt a little like he had when facing Venom's Eddie Brock two years ago. He had been suppressed and beaten at first, then the fight had become evenly matched, and finally it had been time for him to show off his abilities.
The golden beam of light struck the bone wings head-on, passing over the black feathers and leaving a charred mark.
A fist filled with purple energy slammed into the woman's abdomen, and a mouthful of gastric juice mixed with blood sprayed out. Wanda's eyes widened, and she nearly collapsed.
The power behind this punch was immense. Renzo had mobilized almost every muscle in his body and carefully adjusted the condition of each one, even his blood flow and posture, all so he could deliver the punch with his full strength.
Wanda crashed to the ground like a butterfly with broken wings.
The punch had shattered all the organs in her abdomen, leaving a large hole through which even her intestines spilled out.
"Cough! Cough! Cough!"
"I'm sorry. I didn't want to do this to you..." The witch covered her abdomen in pain, and the red mist overflowing from her palms repaired the wound. Although the bleeding stopped, her breath had weakened to an unprecedented degree. She was like an old cat curled up in a cold corner, licking its wounds alone.
Renzo snapped his fingers, and the power of the four Infinity Stones exploded simultaneously, intertwining into a flawless picture.
Bustling and brilliant, rainbow-colored light enveloped the two of them, drawing them into this scroll.
Renzo opened his eyes and saw another world—a completely empty world with no concept of time.
Wanda lay on the ground, miserable and weak.
Renzo held the woman in his arms and lowered his head. There seemed to be a trace of regret, determination, and fascination in his eyes. He hugged the woman tightly and waited until her breathing gradually stabilized, until her wounds slowly healed, and until she lay peacefully in the man's arms, motionless.
He didn't know how long it had been. One hour? One day? One year? Renzo couldn't tell either. This space had been created without the concept of time because he didn't have the Time Stone. Mordo didn't know where he had gone. After all, knowing the portal meant he could come and go freely. He could go wherever he wanted.
Wanda lay obediently in the man's arms. Over a long period of time, the Chaos Magic gradually disappeared, until the last trace of scarlet vanished.
"Do you regret it? Many people died because of this. Have you gotten used to the smell of blood?"
The woman's voice was sad. "I don't regret it. The world is so crazy. Without me, someone else would have done this."
"What about those who died because of the war? And those children who survived and became orphans? Politicians enjoy the taxes paid by ordinary people and live lives most could never imagine. I've never thought about those displaced children."
While the rich feast on wine and meat, the road is lined with frozen bones.
Renzo remained silent. Corruption was a fact. Indifference was a fact. Looking the other way was a fact. Giving up was also a fact. Wanda's childhood memories occupied a large part of her current thoughts.
"I want to see my child," the woman said.
"No." Renzo decisively rejected her. "You're too dangerous, and it's too dangerous outside. SHIELD's guns were already aimed at you while we were fighting, and Nick Fury is probably searching for the bodies now."
"Once your traces are discovered, what will greet you won't be the remaining old, weak, sick, and wounded, but live ammunition."
Wanda fell silent. Without the power of chaos, she was no better than an ordinary person. A bullet could easily kill her.
But she just wanted to see her child. Was it wrong for a mother to even see her own child?
...
"Hiccup~~~~~~~~"
"Quiet!" Pietro roared angrily. He lowered his head in annoyance. Why did he have to carry this talkative man back? He should have left him there. He deserved to be buried!
"Uh-huh! Shawpi, don't be mean to me... I'll feed you some!" Wade said in a slurred voice.
Had Reed's rubber arms not wrapped around Pietro's legs in time, Wade would have had two of his front teeth knocked out.
"Hey! I am a great hero, and there's a baby in my belly." Wade lovingly touched his stomach, showing a trace of motherly affection.
"Kill him! Or kill me! Now!" Reed ignored the silver-haired boy's breakdown and frowned. Mark immediately opened Wade's stomach, causing him to scream in pain.
"No! Not there! I can't bear to have it taken out!"
Mark's face immediately became covered in black lines as he stirred violently through Wade's internal organs, and a blue gem appeared in his palm.
"I made a huge sacrifice! Swallowing a gem feels so awful. It's so bloated. Now I know how Vanessa feels." Wade held his face with one hand and opened his pants with the other, shouting excitedly, "It turns out I'm this powerful!"
"..."
Hum~~~
A portal opened, and Renzo stepped through.
Reed laughed in surprise, but the next second, when he saw the woman in Renzo's arms, his expression suddenly turned horrified.
"Don't worry. She's dying."
Renzo's words did nothing to lower the few men's guard.
"She killed 100 million people."
"I have a way to save her."
...
"If something happens to the Eye of Agamotto, I'll put your head in Kamar-Taj's library, seal your soul with a chain forged from hellrock, and make you immortal forever!" Mordo's voice rang out.
Renzo ignored him. This person's perspective was too narrow to be worth arguing with.
His body was inlaid with seven Infinity Stones. Seven!
In addition to the three from this universe—the Mind, Space, and Reality Stones—the Time Stone of this universe was also imprinted on the man's chest. Although the Soul Stone was missing, restarting the universe... seemed not to require it.
Renzo had once restarted the universe—no, it should have been a planet. After facing Infinite Ultron, he had self-destructed, killing all the Avengers except Renzo, including himself. At that time, Renzo had used four Infinity Stones to restart the planet and bring back the dead.
Now that he had seven gems on his body, restarting Earth would not be difficult.
"Wait for me. See you in five minutes." Renzo smiled as five colors of light spread around his body.
...
"Ha ha!"
Peter suddenly woke from his dream. He had a strange dream. He had dreamed that he was killed by a red figure. Besides him, the other Avengers had also been killed. Blood had flowed like a river, corpses had been scattered everywhere, and there had seemed to be a zombie crisis.
Right! Aunt May... Aunt May!
Peter hurried downstairs, nearly skipping down the stairs.
"Hi! Peter, today's Saturday, right?" Aunt May looked at Peter in confusion and hugged the sweaty boy with concern. "You must have had a nightmare, Peter."
"Ah... no... the night-light just broke..."
"Well, wash your hands and have breakfast."
"Okay~~~"
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