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Chapter 226 The Prelude to the Destruction of the Universe

Chapter 226 The Prelude to the Destruction of the Universe

When Raven came out of the dressing room, Hecate was sulking on the other sofa, while Rune sat expressionlessly on the sofa opposite Hecate, looking as if they had just had a fight. However, Rune's expressionless look did not last long—because Raven's style of dress was rather bold.

At this moment, Raven was wearing very low-rise jeans and a cropped T-shirt, and you could even see the corners of her underwear, but fortunately she was also wearing a plaid shirt on the outside.

"Am I pretty?" Raven asked, trying to strike a seductive pose. This deliberately mature style of dressing could indeed attract some people with fetishes, but Rune was definitely not one of them.

"I'm curious, after I killed your former master, why do you still dare to be so arrogant in front of me?" Rune glared angrily at the clothes that Raven was wearing, which were actually made from the levitation cloak. The levitation cloak immediately understood and changed the low-rise jeans into regular jeans, while also correcting the style of the T-shirt, returning to a conservative outfit.

It seemed that Raven was quite unhappy with this change. Rune, meanwhile, glared at Hecate. Before this woman arrived, Raven had never tried such a daring style of dress. The DC Universe was currently in the early 2000s, and popular clothing at that time did include crop tops, but Raven had always been a conservative.

Hecate was still unhappy about giving in, and when she saw Rune glare at her, she disregarded her identity as the embodiment of magic and started making faces at Rune.

Raven pursed her lips, looking at Rune with a mix of anxiety and anticipation: "Doesn't it look good? I've seen everyone dressed like this on TV, I thought you would like it."

"You know I rarely watch TV." Rune sighed and rubbed Raven's little head. In the millennium, there weren't many forms of entertainment besides console games, TV programs, and movies. At least for Rune, studying magic was much more fun than playing games.

Raven was clearly still a little unhappy, but he obediently followed Rune through the portal to Scarlet Witch's house. Rune took the opportunity to tell Scarlet Witch about Vishanti and Cyttorak coming to this universe.

"That's a good thing." The Scarlet Witch nodded. She respected the power of the Vishanti and their belief in maintaining dimensional stability, but she felt nothing for Cytorak.

"There is one more crucial thing," Rune said softly, watching the raven playing with the infant Scarlet Witch's son. "You must bring back your other son, Witchcraft."

Why?

"Something terrible is happening in another multiverse." Rune looked at the puzzled Scarlet Witch: "They are being manipulated to destroy each other, and this process is almost unstoppable."

He had Scarlet Witch bring the children back to prevent Wanda from going insane—the children were her Achilles' heel. After losing her twins last time, she erased most of the mutants' superpowers. If she were to lose her son again, Rune couldn't even imagine what she would do.

Scarlet Witch didn't question Rune's words, because even when she was an Avenger, she always had to face some truly terrifying beings—sometimes a purple-skinned Titan, sometimes an alien empire ruler whose power was based on overconfidence. Since even a terrifying spellcaster like Rune admitted he couldn't stop it…

"Okay." The Scarlet Witch nodded, and they agreed on a time to return. In this universe, her spellcasting abilities were suppressed.

Therefore, it is not possible to open the portal back to the original world at will.

Next, Rune gave Scarlet Witch a detailed explanation of the things she needed to be careful about during this return. First, she should try not to cast spells. It was only a matter of time before Sithon noticed the DC Universe, but if possible, Rune hoped that he could come a little later.

Secondly, pay attention to the sky.

In the Secret War, the destruction between the two universes is very direct—a simple collision. As the center of the multiverse, Earth is the location of the first wave of collisions. Therefore, Earthlings will see a spectacular scene before they die—the moment when the two Earths collide.

The collision of Earth was not the end; what followed was a series of collisions and destructions that would last for months throughout the entire universe, until the arrival of a new era.

Even the well-informed Scarlet Witch was so shocked upon hearing this that she was almost speechless. After recovering, she quickly asked her question: "Will our universe experience something like this?"

"No," Rune said calmly. "If that were to happen, I'd already be busy."

Rune's promise put her at ease, allowing her to focus on teaching Raven Dark Magic. However, she knew all too well that it was only a matter of time before her selling dimensional tickets was exposed, and this incident could very well trigger a civil war among the heroes who were already trembling with fear after the Second Hero Registration Act was promulgated.

Death, what a cruel word; countless fears, anger, and sorrows have been born from it.

On an unknown planet deep in the universe

Kroll Danvers, already declared missing, landed smoothly on the cracked surface of this strange planet in a classic superhero style. She stood up, and what greeted her eyes were horrific battle scars—the land crystallized by intense heat, unidentified liquid radiating eerie energy, and in the distance—the Celestial's massive, mountain-like body collapsed on the planet's surface, his body still clad in armor that had once shone with cosmic energy, the wound on his chest gruesome. Around him lay the skeletons of countless unknown creatures.

The Celestials—creators of the Eternals and Deviants—are terrifying beings capable of deciding the fate of civilizations and carrying out extinction missions single-handedly. Captain Marvel finds it hard to imagine who could possibly kill this theoretically invincible cosmic deity.

Captain Marvel looked around nervously, and only after confirming that there were no other living beings around did she dare to get closer to observe the body of this top-level creature in the universe.

"Oh my god—," she murmured to herself, "Doctor Doom is telling the truth—Doctor Doom is telling the truth!"

That day, Doctor Doom's whispered words echoed in Captain Marvel's mind once again: Destruction is inevitable, everything will turn to ashes, the death of the gods is just the beginning, and the planetary collision will bring about the end.

"I must notify the Illuminati." As Captain Marvel said this, she realized that her voice was frighteningly calm, and the change in the material beneath her feet made her flinch.

Carol looked down and saw the soil turning into cosmic dust. She quickly rose up, surveying the pitiful planet—it was slowly disintegrating into its most basic particles. Perhaps her universe was also crumbling like this planet.

It's just that she can't see it from a macro perspective.