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Chapter 357 Taming the Phoenix, Searching for Kara
Chapter 357 Taming the Phoenix, Searching for Kara
On Earth-3, after much hesitation, "Lord Superman" Clark chose to seek help from Connors, who was separated from him by countless cosmic dimensions.
Lord Batman, fully armed beside him, urged:
"Clark, hurry up."
Lord Warrior, Lord Hawkgirl, and others also gathered around Lord Superman, waiting.
They recently learned of a mysterious ritual that could resurrect the dead, and they are preparing to go to Atlantis on Earth-3 to perform this ritual in order to resurrect "Lord Aquaman".
But just before their departure, a message came from an instrument created by Lord Batman and Earth Zero's Batman to monitor anomalies in space:
Somewhere in the universe, there may be remnants of Kryptonians.
Lord Superman couldn't sit still any longer. While Earth's "Superman" had a "Wonder Woman" as a fellow Kryptonian, Lord Superman was always alone.
So much so that he still thinks about the "cousin" Connors mentioned to him.
But at this time, Lord Superman had to carry out the mission of resurrecting "Lord Aquaman", and he stubbornly refused to ask the superheroes of Earth Zero for help, so he had no choice but to ask Connors, who was in another universe, for help.
"A universe where Earth is zero? Could it be traces of Kryptonian activity?"
With the help of Iron Man and Ant-Man, Connors confirmed that he had pushed the moon into the correct position, and then, somewhat puzzled, asked again:
Are you sure the instrument isn't malfunctioning?
So much time has passed since Earth Zero, and those who were supposed to become superheroes have already become superheroes. However, "Supergirl" Kara from the comics has never appeared, and Connors even thought that there was no such person in the Earth Zero universe.
"I don't know, but I don't want to miss this only chance to find my fellow Kryptonians—"
The voice of "Lord Superman" was pleading.
"I didn't say I wouldn't help you, don't worry, leave it to me," Connors said. "But you need to be mentally prepared; the other side could be a fellow Kryptonian, but it could also be General Zod's group."
"So I'd like to ask you to come over; only you can do it," Lord Superman said. "This will require you to spend some time assessing the Kryptonian's moral character to ensure he's not a bad person."
You've considered all of that? You're not like that naive newbie you were when you first started out. Connors smiled and nodded.
"No problem, do as you say."
"Lord Superman" then put "Kusama Man" back into his pocket. Connors also snapped out of his thoughts and turned his gaze to the unconscious Hope and Wanda, who was standing beside him, her heart having suffered one blow after another and in dire need of comfort.
He decided to start with Hope.
Half an hour later, in a room specially prepared for Connors in Avengers Tower, Connors placed Hope Ann on the hospital bed, while the White Queen, Magik, and other mutants stood by the window.
Although they disagreed with Cyclops Scott's ruthless methods to revive Jean Grey, and also disapproved of Magneto Erik's absurd idea of overthrowing and rebuilding the entire world, the Phoenix Force was of paramount importance, and no one wanted to miss out.
Even many of the Avengers were gathered inside. Luckily, the room was big enough; otherwise, only Spider-Man could climb the walls.
Other superheroes would have to stack themselves on top of each other.
"Before you help her fully integrate the Phoenix Force, I think you should eat a hamburger first."
Tony Stark, aka "Iron Man," is seen happily eating two stacked hamburgers while offering his other hand to Connors.
"I don't like this stuff. If you're bored, fly to China and get me a couple of roujiamo (Chinese hamburgers)." Connors pushed away the hamburger "Iron Man" offered him.
Seeing that the Avengers and mutants were determined to watch him control the "Phoenix Force" today, Connors didn't hesitate and started immediately.
His black cloak billowed up with a whoosh, startling Spider-Man, who was clinging to the ceiling, so he jumped aside.
Amidst the swirling black smoke, a gaping maw appeared to be about to devour everyone present.
Amidst the commotion among these superheroes, the black smoke cape became increasingly solid, and the healing teeth and saliva in their mouths seemed to materialize.
If the Avengers hadn't already learned about Connors's actions from Captain America and Iron Man, confirming that he wasn't a supervillain, some people would probably be on high alert by now.
As Connors used "Flame Lord," fiery feathers floated out of the giant black smoke maw and landed in his hand.
In a short while, more and more phoenix fire feathers appeared, and these flames burned fiercely in Connors' hands, but he felt no pain at all.
There are quite a few superheroes who play with fire, so no one was surprised by Connors's skill in manipulating flames.
But as the flames gradually subsided and transformed into an orange-red phoenix, Connors suddenly pressed it onto Hope's forehead, causing some people in the crowd to gasp in surprise.
Those fire-wielding superheroes admit they can't control flames so skillfully, able to infuse fire into a person's body without causing any harm.
That wasn't all. While using the "Fire Lord" ability to control the phoenix, Connors also communicated with it directly using "telepathy":
"I'll give you two choices: either perfectly integrate into this girl's body and become a power she can control at will, or be annihilated on the spot."
"You've spent quite a bit of time in my black smoke, so you should know I have the power to make 'Phoenix' disappear from the world forever, right?"
As the power that existed at the beginning of this universe, the "Phoenix Force" does not act blindly according to instinct; rather, it has its own thoughts and thinking abilities.
Connors was quite decisive. Since the other party could communicate, and he had just tasted the sweetness of threatening the "Celestials," it was naturally most appropriate to directly threaten the "Phoenix" now.
"—As you wish."
The Phoenix Force was also pragmatic; it was controlled by Connors from the moment it arrived on the moon, preventing it from landing for an extended period.
It dragged on until "Iron Man" arrived at the scene in his anti-Phoenix armor.
Afterwards, he was manipulated at will by Connors' "Flame Lord" and had no power to fight back.
Knowing it was powerless to resist Connors, it simply agreed to cooperate and readily transformed into a power that Hope could perfectly control.
Even with Phoenix's cooperation, Connors still felt somewhat uneasy. He stood still, his consciousness already entering Hope's memories through the ability of "Dream Relics".
What he did was very simple: he wrote down Hope's memory of his submission to him. This way, even if the "phoenix" possessing her rebelled in the future, it would not be able to affect her because of the submission in Hope's memory.
There was a side effect to this: the concept of "surrendering to oneself" would also influence Hope from then on.
Connors wasn't worried about this, as he had already made it clear when he told Hope he could help her fully control the Phoenix Force upon arriving on the moon.