American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 298 What?! The enemy is in the 616 main universe?!

Chapter 298 What?! The enemy is in the 616 main universe?!

The day of the collision between the two universes arrived quickly. Only a few dozen heroes remained in the temporary kingdom established by Tony and his companions, and Rune also came to join the fun. But as soon as he arrived, he discovered someone who should never have been there—a man as tall as a mountain, wearing armor woven with gold and dark blue, his muscles bulging, but what he was most known for was his deep purple skin.

Thanos is standing with the other heroes, a very incongruous scene. The other heroes react in different ways; some are wary of him, while others ignore the Death Titan.

"Hello." Rune greeted Thanos, and Thanos nodded to Rune, expressing his most basic courtesy to the sorcerer.

Although he knew somewhat about why Thanos stayed, Rune still asked, "Why did you choose to stay?"

But Thanos's answer somewhat exceeded Rune's expectations. He revealed a sinister smile and said happily, "Destruction is the inevitable fate of the universe, and I will never defy this destiny. The multiverse has issued me its ultimate test, and my goal is to face it and pass it!"

Four of the Black Order stood behind him, but Ebony Maw had disappeared.

Rune nodded. As expected of someone comparable to Darkseid, Thanos's convictions, despite being a villain, are perhaps on par with Steve's.

Rune then walked to the other side, where there were some familiar faces among the heroes, such as Steve. Steve naturally walked over to Rune and greeted him.

"Hello Rune, thank you again for everything you've done for us." Although Steve knew that with his own personality, he might not even be able to harm humans from another universe, he couldn't abandon the others in his own universe.

Rune nodded, standing next to Steve, looking at Earth in another universe, an Earth with a significantly higher level of technology.

His purpose in coming here was actually to find out which universe would collide with this one.

"It's spectacular, isn't it?"

Steve nodded, and unusually lit a cigarette for himself, but immediately choked. In his youth, his frail body didn't allow him to smoke. After receiving the super serum, he underwent a long period of training, during which time cigarettes were an extremely precious strategic resource. As for later becoming Captain America, he had to give up smoking to set an example for children.

Of course, it couldn't be that Disney didn't allow smoking scenes in the movies. Therefore, Steve couldn't get used to smoking for a while, and he helplessly threw the cigarette on the ground: "I'm not smoking anymore."

The former Captain America glanced at Rune's side and asked, "Where's Clark?"

"He'll be here soon," Rune said. He wasn't worried that Clark would stay here with Steve. If Clark really did something stupid, Rune would personally smash Superman's head and take him back.

After greeting the heroes, Rune went back and brought Clark back. He briefly explained the current situation to Clark, whose face darkened—Steve had never said he was going to stay here. Therefore, Superman flew towards Steve as soon as he landed: "Why, teacher?"

"Hello, Clark," Steve smiled at Clark, pointed to the other heroes, and said, "There are too many reasons to stay here. You can ask them and see what they have to say."

Before Clark could speak, Black Panther, already donning his armor, declared, "My people are still here. I cannot abandon them, no matter what."

"I'd rather be the one who sacrifices myself," Daredevil said with a smile. He gave his spot to an ordinary mother who was already pregnant, even though Erica had asked him many times. Matt still refused his girlfriend.

"My mission is to protect this Earth, and perhaps also protect this universe?" Doctor Strange shrugged. "Otherwise, my teacher would probably spank me."

"Only by surviving can we continue fighting. If even you choose to stay and wait to die, what about those who still need you?" Clark asked. "Bucky, Sam, Spider-Man—they all need you—"

"Clark!" Steve interrupted Clark. "Listen to me, a true hero doesn't choose the safest path, but stands with the people until the very end. Hope isn't achieved by one person surviving; it needs someone to prove it, to prove that certain principles are worth defending with everything." Steve placed his hands on Clark's shoulders. "That includes life, of course, do you understand?"

After a long silence, Clark finally nodded.

So Steve nodded: "I'll go back with Rune in a bit—"

"No way!" Superman shook his head. "I want to stay with you and protect the others—"

"This isn't your universe, Clark," Steve said, shaking his head. "You don't need to, and you can't, die with us. Son, you have your mission; you have to protect your universe!"

Clark was about to say something when Rune teleported him back.

"Perhaps he will become another version of me in your universe." Steve smiled as he watched the portal disappear, then changed his mind, "No, he is stronger than me. He will definitely become the hope of another universe, instead of being like me. He will definitely be stronger than me."

Rune nodded, then felt an extremely intense stinging sensation on his skin, so he looked up at the sky:

They've arrived.

There were a total of 7 people present, and three of them were also present as counterparts from another world.

boom

One of them landed first. The fall from the sky seemed to have no effect on him at all. Soon, he stood up, looked around, and started laughing loudly after seeing another version of himself.

"The thought of being able to kill another version of yourself is incredibly pleasurable!"

On the other side, a tall man wielding a giant axe, his body exuding the texture of stone, walked over. His eyes also gleamed with excitement, and the impending killing thrilled him.

"Stop laughing, Thanos," said a man in black armor, holding a trident and staring intently at Black Panther. "But I can probably understand how you feel; killing a mortal enemy from another universe is always a pleasant experience."

Upon seeing these newcomers, Rune sighed immediately. This universe's destruction was no accident, for it faced one of the most powerful universes in the entire Marvel multiverse, a dimension attracting the attention of many higher-dimensional beings—the main universe of the comics, 616.