As Homelander In Multiverse

At the bottom of the sinkhole.

Looking at the clone that remained in a spiritual state, Martin had already cast 'Scout' on him more than once.

But he got nothing.

"The third penalty mechanism is really excessive, not allowing me to obtain detailed information about my opponent."

"If I could get his information earlier, maybe I would wait until the second penalty item disappears before taking action against him."

"How many universes has this guy been to, and what has he gained?"

"He's actually so terrifying."

"If it weren't for the 'Darkhold', I would have really played myself to death."

Martin narrowed his eyes, then laughed heartily: "You don't think that just because you're in a non-physical state, I can't do anything to you, do you?"

"On the contrary, dealing with non-physical entities is what I'm best at."

As he spoke, a large amount of black aura emanated from Martin's body.

The black aura spread like thick fog, and in the blink of an eye, it had spread to the entire bottom of the sinkhole.

At this point, even without radiation interference, military satellites would probably see nothing.

Amidst the black aura, Azu immediately sensed something; he could see nothing through his clone.

Even when he scanned the underground from high altitude, he couldn't see the scene inside the black fog.

It was as if the black aura had turned the internal space into an independent field.

Moreover, this field also had the ability to deprive one of vision.

At this moment, through the clone, Azu heard that 'peer' say.

"Tsk, only took away vision?"

"That's really letting you off easy."

"This 'Dark Kingdom' should originally isolate inside and outside, and deprive all five senses."

"It seems your 'Magic Resistance', plus the existence of penalty items."

"Has greatly reduced its effectiveness."

"But never mind, this magic is just a setup and precursor."

"Whether it can deprive you of your five senses doesn't matter much."

Azu curled his lips, then through the clone, used 'Mental Invasion' on Martin.

He wanted to control that 'Homelander' and make him return to a physical state.

But at this moment.

Martin laughed: "You really do have abilities in the mental domain."

"Save it."

"Right now, my spirit is protected by magical power."

"You can't control me."

In the darkness, Martin raised his hands, and gusts of wind began to stir at the bottom of the sinkhole.

The wind stirred the black fog, not dispersing it, but instead making the space even more turbid.

At the same time, the wind carried a scent of death and decay.

They drove the black fog, swirling with ashes, closing in on Azu's clone.

Originally, Azu had his clone in a spiritual state to be immune to physical attacks.

But now, this state could not immune the clone from the decay-scented wind.

Even though the spiritual state also had a layer of bio-field protection, now, blown by that wind.

The clone's bio-field actually showed signs of being corroded and weakened.

Of course, this was not enough to pose a threat to Azu.

His 'Rapid Regeneration' could completely regenerate the invaded part before the 'bio-field' was fully compromised.

"I admit, you're quite troublesome."

"Honestly, I didn't expect you to be this strong."

"But invading other 'peers'' universes is like this, full of uncertainties."

"But that's what makes it exciting, isn't it?"

Martin floated into the air, the 'Dark Kingdom' posing no trouble to him.

As the 'King' of the kingdom, he could clearly grasp Azu's position and state.

The 'Dark Kingdom' was not as simple as he had said; besides the functions Martin mentioned earlier.

It also had the effect of enhancing 'dark' magic.

Martin deployed this 'kingdom' to compensate for the weakening brought by the penalty items!

Thus.

Following the previous 'Decaying Wind', Martin used another dark magic.

Filth Invasion!

This was also a dark magic, primarily manifested as a dirty, poisonous mist.

This filthy poisonous mist silently enveloped Azu's clone, and it was amplified within the 'Dark Kingdom'.

Vaguely forming the shadow of a multi-eyed giant rat.

It enveloped the clone, using the filthy poisonous mist to gradually erode the 'bio-field'.

Its effect, combined with the 'Decaying Wind', made the clone's 'bio-field' erode much faster than before!

Martin laughed heartily, feeling great, as if everything was under his control.

His mind continuously flooded with various knowledge about magic, allowing him to skillfully use various spells.

And knowing how to combine them for the best effect.

This was the knowledge imparted by the 'Ancient Shadow', enabling Martin to rationally use various magics to overcome enemies.

But after this magic ended, the knowledge in Martin's mind would mysteriously disappear.

So only when the 'Ancient Shadow' was attached to him could Martin transform into a Dark Archmage!

Now, Martin used another dark magic.

Weakening Spell!

Its name was unpretentious.

But its effect was significant.

Its effect was exactly as its name suggested, rapidly weakening the target.

Besides weakening the target's various defensive abilities, it also affected the target's spirit.

Making the target mentally fatigued, feeling nauseous and headache.

And when used within the 'Dark Kingdom', it would also make the target feel difficulty in breathing and physical pain.

As if needles were stuck in the joints, causing intense pain with the slightest movement.

This magic, like a sickly green lightning, streaked across the darkness and struck Azu's clone.

The clone, suffering from three magics, showed light threads in its bio-field, indicating significant weakening.

At this point, 'Rapid Regeneration' kicked in, quickly regenerating the lost light threads, layer by layer filling the gaps.

Thus continuing to protect the clone.

But as soon as the 'bio-field' regenerated, it would be weakened again, repeating the cycle.

This scene made Martin slightly frown; he hadn't expected Azu's 'bio-field' to be so tenacious.

Using three weakening magics in a row within the 'Dark Kingdom' only balanced out the regeneration speed of the 'bio-field'.

Martin's nostrils flared, and he snorted.

The endless magical knowledge in his mind prompted him to use a fourth dark magic.

'Maddening Utterance'!

Instantly, through the connection with the clone, Azu, who was tens of thousands of meters high in the sky.

Suddenly heard a cacophony of chattering sounds, as if a large group of rats were squeaking in his ears.

And these seemingly simple sounds, each syllable was filled with a vast amount of dark, maddening information.

Upon hearing it, Azu immediately felt quite uncomfortable.

Fortunately, he had the ability of 'Mental Resistance', and soon this uncomfortable feeling was suppressed by him.

At the same time, through the 'Mental Domain' locking onto Martin's position, Azu had his clone shoot a dark, deep, and eerie ray towards the target.

'Fear Ray'!

Martin hadn't expected his 'peer' to accurately locate his position while under the influence of 'Maddening Utterance'.

He was immediately hit by the 'Fear Ray'.

Although he now existed in a wraith state, the 'Fear Ray' still had an effect on him.

Martin's vision blurred.

Then he saw on the horizon, a gigantic shadow, as large as a planet, appear.

This shadow, layered and overlapping, seemed to be composed of countless figures.

It was the Ancient Shadow he had summoned.

Under the blurred face of this shadow, a dazzling light suddenly shot out.

Instantly, Martin was engulfed by the light, causing him to scream.

Within the 'Dark Kingdom', Martin's figure was immediately covered in black.

Just as he was about to turn into a black man.

The blackness stopped, then continuously receded, finally turning into wisps of black aura, detaching from Martin's body.

The 'Fear Ray' had taken effect, but was stopped by some force.

Having narrowly escaped death, Martin's face turned even paler; he knew it was the 'Ancient Shadow' that had protected him.

Otherwise.

He might have had to die again.

Martin looked at the clone again, saying gravely: "How many more cards do you have up your sleeve?"

As the biggest card, that is, Azu himself.

High up in the sky, Azu curled his lips.

Then through the clone, Azu said: "Maybe just one, maybe many."

"Feel free to guess."

"As for you, how long can you maintain this state?"

"That thing you summoned is no ordinary item."

"Being attached by it, I don't think you're paying no price."

"For example, the attachment has a time limit."

Martin's face slightly changed, but the clone couldn't see it, so Azu couldn't see it either.

But from the atmosphere, Azu could sense something.

He could feel that Martin's mood had become much heavier.

Then.

In the dark world, Azu felt an extremely deep, extremely oppressive aura appear.

Then he heard Martin say.

"You guessed right."

"I do have to pay a certain price."

"This magic also has a time limit."

"But as long as I kill you before that, it's fine!"

Azu immediately knew that Martin was about to use some kind of killing move.

He was about to brace himself to respond.

Suddenly, his ears caught an abnormal whistling sound.

He looked towards the source of the sound and saw a flicker of firelight in the distant dark night sky.

Azu looked and found that it was actually a missile.

No, possibly a nuclear bomb!

The human military had launched another attack, and this time, they intended to eliminate all objects fighting on this battlefield!

On the ground.

Watching the two Doomsdays clash from afar, Norman Osborn's visor suddenly displayed a line of information.

Gwen immediately heard old Osborn exclaim above her.

"Nuclear bomb!"

"Damn it! I just received news that the military has dropped a nuclear bomb on this area!"

"They're crazy, they want to kill us all!"

The girl under the hood turned pale.

After all, Gwen had just been a high school student not long ago.

Although a bit special, overall, she was just an ordinary girl.

Originally, her life trajectory should have been to fall in love, watch movies, and listen to music with her beloved boy.

But now.

Not only had she become a superhuman, but she was also on the scene watching two monsters fight, and now she was even within the strike range of a nuclear bomb.

The experiences of this day.

Were far richer than her 17 years of life.

At this moment.

Both she and Norman Osborn heard Azu's voice in their minds.

"Don't worry."

A simple sentence.

But it greatly shocked the two.

Don't worry?

That's a nuclear bomb!

Not an egg, not a cannonball, not a missile.

But a nuclear bomb!

Mr. John actually said don't worry?

Could he even handle a nuclear bomb?

Gwen couldn't help but think again: Is there anything Mr. John can't do?

At the military base command center.

"General, the nuclear bomb we launched will hit the target in 49 seconds."

Hearing this news, the general felt slightly relieved.

"No matter how powerful the monster is, it can't survive a nuclear bomb, right?"

The general looked at the big screen.

The screen showed the trajectory of the nuclear bomb.

When the flashing dotted line was less than 100 kilometers from the attack site.

Suddenly, the icon of the nuclear bomb stopped.

It seemed to have malfunctioned and was no longer moving.

"What's going on?" The general had a bad premonition, stood up, and shouted nervously.

"The nuclear bomb."

"The nuclear bomb has stopped."

Hearing this news, the general's mind went blank.

Then he roared: "Is it a technical malfunction? Fix it immediately."

But at this moment.

Another shocking piece of information appeared.

"The nuclear bomb, the nuclear bomb is gaining altitude."

"Now 3,000 meters above the ground, 3,500 meters, 3,800 meters, 4,000 meters..."

The general was dumbfounded.

"Why is the nuclear bomb gaining altitude?"

"Our target is on the ground!"

"Immediately send nearby drones to see what's happening!"

Under the general's command, a drone near the combat area flew to the location where the nuclear bomb had stopped.

Only to see the nuclear bomb rapidly ascending towards the atmosphere.

And beside the nuclear bomb, there seemed to be a human figure.

"Am I seeing things? Is that a person?" The general shouted, "Zoom in on the image immediately!"

Soon, the big screen showed an enlarged image.

Indeed.

Although blurry, it was recognizable.

Beside the nuclear bomb was a man, wearing a black combat suit, with a red cape stretched straight by the wind.

He was holding the nuclear bomb, flying high into the sky.

"The nuclear bomb is now 7,000 meters, 8,000 meters, 10,000 meters above the ground!"

Moments later, the nuclear bomb had flown out of the atmosphere.

A moment later.

The icon of the nuclear bomb disappeared from the display, and at the same time, the night sky suddenly brightened.

Then, light and flames spread like a tide, instantly illuminating the entire night sky, with beams of light breaking through the clouds, lighting up the earth.

In the command center.

Someone reported.

"General, the nuclear bomb..."

"The nuclear bomb has detonated."

Although the nuclear bomb still exploded, detonating in outer space caused no harm to the ground targets.

The general sat down, disheartened.

Unable to believe.

Even a nuclear bomb had failed.

What weapon could possibly kill those targets?

On the battlefield.

Gwen looked up, along with Norman Osborn, towards the sky.

In the sky, light shone through from outside the planet, illuminating the entire night sky.

Under the hood, Gwen's beautiful eyes sparkled with wonder.

"So amazing..."

"Mr. John really can handle even a nuclear bomb."

"Is he an alien?"

"Whether he's an alien or not, I don't know."

Norman Osborn, wearing a visor, said softly: "But I know, on this planet, he is invincible!"

"He alone can rival the entire world!"

Gwen's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

And at this moment.

'Mr. John', who had just intercepted the nuclear bomb and sent it to outer space to detonate, was flying back into the Earth's interior.

When he saw the underground sinkhole, he quickly used 'Mental Invasion' to reconnect with his clone.

Upon reconnecting, Azu immediately sensed something was wrong.

The clone seemed to be collapsing.

Earlier, to intercept the nuclear bomb, he had temporarily disconnected from the clone.

Only now did he reconnect.

This was only about 30 seconds.

He didn't know what had happened in that brief time.

Azu didn't know.

Just as he went to intercept the nuclear bomb.

Martin used a terrifying magic.

He pulled a huge shadow out of the darkness, this shadow shaped like a giant wrapped in chains.

Its presence was so heavy, that as it stepped forward from the darkness towards the clone.

The entire ground, the entire space trembled, emitting strong magical fluctuations.

This caused the aura within the 'Dark Kingdom' to boil.

Yet such a fearsome giant, this terrifying figure, was only a thin layer.

That shadow, thinner than a strand of hair, quickly approached Azu's clone.

Then extended a large hand emitting black smoke, waved, and let flat, also black smoke-emitting 'chains' coil towards the clone.

The 'chain' quickly wrapped around the clone.

Where the 'chain' touched, the clone's body rapidly flattened.

As if degrading from three dimensions to two.

And the flattened parts turned into shadows, merging into the equally flat 'chain'.

When Azu used 'Mental Invasion' to reconnect with the clone, it was the moment before the clone disappeared.

The clone vanished.

Its entire body turned into a shadow.

Then merged into the 'chain'.

Before this 'chain', before this dark giant.

Any 'bio-field', any 'Magic Resistance' was as if nonexistent.

This was one of the most powerful dark magics of the 'Ancient Shadow'.

'Shadow Dimension'!

It could turn entities into shadows, then fall into the shadow dimension, never to return to the real space.

This magic was unreasonably powerful, a lost, ancient magic that only deities could use.

This magic could only be cast within the 'Dark Kingdom', which was why Martin had earlier said that the 'Dark Kingdom' was just a setup, a preparation.

After using 'Shadow Dimension', this powerful magic directly zeroed out the time the 'Ancient Shadow' could maintain, while consuming a large amount of Martin's energy and life force.

If other magics hadn't been ineffective against his 'peer', Martin wouldn't have been so eager to use this magic.

The 'Dark Kingdom' instantly disappeared.

Then the layered shadow attached to Martin roared.

Instantly.

Martin returned to a physical state, his face unusually pale.

Ninety percent of his energy and a large amount of his life force, as the price for the 'Ancient Shadow's' attachment and the consumption of 'Shadow Dimension', were all taken away with that roar.

Then the layered shadow rapidly expanded, rose, above the ground.

Turning into a gray-white light shadow, quickly surging into the layered cracks in the sky, returning to its original dimension.

When the last bit of light shadow disappeared, the cracks in the sky began to close.

Amidst the rumbling, strong fluctuations continuously spread.

It took a full minute for the cracks in the sky to completely close, and the passage connecting to other dimensions to fully disappear.

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