Chapter 182 Mind Gem - Absorption
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"It’s very simple, help me rebuild this World!"
Lucas’s conditions were extremely simple and crude.
Toward villains, he could use sheer violent oppression, but for these superheroes with high moral senses, he could switch to a different method.
As expected.
Spider-Man immediately revered Lucas as a benevolent deity.
"However..." Lucas raised an eyebrow, "Although the small fries in Manhattan have been cleared out, there are still quite a few zombies on Earth. Who created this zombie virus, and is there an antidote?"
He could actually use Super Healing to reverse the zombified superheroes, but that would require assistance from the Omega Effect.
Being a newcomer, it was best not to be too arrogant.
Saving two superheroes who were about to transform would suffice.
It would also serve as a convenience for his own affairs.
Wasp revealed a bitter expression, "It’s the Quantum Realm... My father Pym explored the Quantum Realm for many years to find my mother, but I didn’t expect that my mother was already infected, and their reunion was a tragedy..."
After Wasp’s narration, Lucas relived the plot.
As expected of the Ant-Man family!
Their ability to cause trouble was simply top-notch!
The general story was very simple: Pym explored the Quantum Universe to find his wife, only to be infected by his zombified wife. After the two returned from the Quantum Realm, they bit Scott.
Three Ant-Men who could grow and shrink infected the survivors of the entire city almost overnight.
By the time the Avengers arrived, it was already too late.
Lucas crossed his arms with a tightly frowned brow.
"This lady who can freely grow and shrink, after hearing your story, I’ve found at least three problems!"
Lucas floated in front of Hope.
"First of all, I remember Iron Man’s armor was designed long ago to prevent nano-level invasions. How did Ant-Man crawl in and bite him?"
"And besides, it’s one thing for other people without protection to be bitten, but why could Thor still be bitten? His divine body can even withstand stellar energy. With that kind of intensity... are a zombie’s teeth ghostly teeth or something!"
"Most importantly... do you have a boyfriend? How about a drink afterward?"
Hope’s back was almost nearly thrown out by Lucas’s divine plot twist.
She let out a long sigh of relief, "We don’t know the reasons for these doubts you mentioned either; perhaps it’s the peculiarity of the quantum virus infection! As for a boyfriend... if this matter can really be resolved, I can even give you Thor!"
Sharon also stepped out, "I can also sign up for the competition!"
Lucas couldn’t help but exclaim internally at the expert performance.
"Um... I..."
"Dr. Banner, please shut your mouth!"
Lucas looked at the eager Dr. Banner. This guy had just returned from Asgard, and that place shouldn’t have been infected yet.
This was quite troublesome!
If he could get everyone in Asgard infected, snatching gungnir would become much easier.
"Wait!"
"Where is Thor? Didn’t they say Thor was infected?"
"Why didn’t I find him!"
At that exact moment, Lucas felt an extremely strong energy fluctuation, and then he rushed into the sky, looking toward the vicinity of the energy field.
A pillar of light descended from the sky, sucking something away.
"Bifrost Bridge?"
"What kind of madness is Heimdall up to? He couldn’t have pulled zombified Thor away, could he!"
"Tsk!"
Lucas was a bit confused about the plot again.
This was indeed the What If...? series’ zombie Universe, but the plot seemed a bit different from what he remembered.
Whatever, forget it!
Deal with the aftermath first.
Hope brought Lucas to the survivors’ lair, where Spider-Man used web-threads to stick several warships in the sky above to act as a safe fortress.
"The zombies in the entire city seem to have been cleared out. Your Heat Vision is even more awesome than Superman’s!" Peter’s Spider-Sense had quieted down for the long-awaited time, indicating that there was no threat around at all.
"You guessed right, it is indeed more awesome than Superman!"
Lucas nodded.
The Omega Effect ranked high even in the DC Universe, especially the Omega Effect at the level of Darkseid’s true body.
That was an existence capable of effortlessly erasing a Universe.
"We received a signal saying there is an antidote for the zombie virus, but we need to travel through many places along the way..." Hope wore a hesitant expression; she wanted this man to be responsible for the escort.
But the other party’s background was unknown. Although he saved them, such formidable strength made people uneasy.
"Direction!"
Lucas only said a single word.
Following the direction Hope pointed, Lucas rushed to the destination instantly. His Super Vision swept across, seeing the people inside the Base.
Vision, and... the infected Wanda!
"Who are you?"
At the same time Lucas saw Vision, the Mind Stone on Vision’s forehead also made him sense danger approaching.
As a result, when he looked up, he saw Lucas.
"It doesn’t matter who I am, the Mind Stone on your head seems to be able to end the zombie virus."
Vision flew in front of Lucas, standing face-to-face with him.
"There is no such character as you in my database." Vision expressed confusion, "The Mind Stone is indeed the key to solving the zombie virus, but I have to use it to suppress the Scarlet Witch, which is Wanda, otherwise she will..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lucas raised his hand and threw a punch.
Impact leveled the entire factory building to the ground, revealing the bound Wanda, as well as Black Panther, whose half-leg had been severed by Vision to feed Wanda.
Black Panther no Muzan!
"Feeding zombies with living humans, you must have watched too much The Walking Dead, huh!"
Just as Lucas was about to fly down, Vision suddenly blocked his path.
"You cannot touch Wanda!"
"Why? She was long gone, you are just feeding the Chaos Magic inside her, not her person!"
Lucas slapped Vision flying away.
You kid are not Infinite Ultron, what kind of pure love are you acting like with a Mind Stone embedded in you?
Lucas directly fired the Omega Beams.
Scarlet Witch seemed to sense danger, raising her hand to break free from the chains and casting a binding spell that actually made the Omega Beams hesitate slightly.
But it made no difference.
The Omega Beams still hit Wanda, slicing off half of her arm.
The Omega Effect, absolute hit.
Although its power was only at the single Universe level, it was not bound by the rules of the World, but was a unique ability he possessed himself, applicable in any Universe/World.
"Wanda!"
Vision pierced through the rubble, and seeing Wanda’s hand easily chopped off by Lucas, he completely lost it on the spot.
"Crying? You still dare to bark?"
Lucas suddenly flashed in front of Vision, covering the top of his skull with one hand and patting it lightly, causing Vision’s cranium to cave in by a section.
"You... exactly who are you...?"
Before Vision could finish speaking, Lucas forcibly gouged out the Mind Stone, even slicing off half of Vision’s head in the process.
His speed was extremely fast.
Vision had no time to phase at all.
When the Mind Stone was grasped in his palm, Lucas seemed to feel a burst of spiritual pleasure.
[Ding! Detected Mind Power, whether to absorb?]
"What the fuck? You can absorb stones?"
The Infinity Stones of the What If...? series had a gold content that was top-notch. Ultron with just the Mind Stone could tear Thanos apart, and Infinite Ultron with all the stones could punch through the multiverse and fight evenly with the Watcher.
"Then it must be absorbed!"