Marvel: Apocalyptic Beginning, a High-Level Game!

Chapter 55 The Beauty Trap!

Do you know DC's Superman?

He can almost be considered the world's first superhero, and one of the most famous heroes.

Throughout the entire history of heroes, he has never fallen out of the top five, always vying for the top three positions.

The good news is, this is Marvel.

The bad news is that Marvel and DC are constantly copying each other without any scruples.

Especially given the limited variety of superpowers, Marvel also boasts its renowned "Four Supermen" in the realm of purely physical heroes:

sentinel!

Sword duel!

Hyperion!

Icarus!

Yes, that's right, the fourth one is right next to them.

The third one is theoretically a member of the Supreme High School team. Sometimes he is a hero, sometimes a villain, and he is generally considered an anti-hero.

The second one comes from the Shi'ar Empire, one of the three great empires in the universe. He is a cosmic-level superhuman forcibly cultivated through special methods, and his abilities are somewhat abnormal.

The more confident you are, the stronger you become.

It's very mysterious.

But compared to the latter three, whose performance was at most at the level of exploding planets, the "Sentinel," which ranked first, was simply an inhuman mixture of disasters.

In the comics, he is described as having "the energy of a million exploding stars."

Is that awesome?

Of course it's awesome!

But in the Marvel universe, it's really just like that—

After all, the Milky Way alone contains about 400 billion stars.

The problem is that Marvel's fighting forces have never been balanced.

Settings are settings, and performance is performance.

At least in his backstory, there is also a setting that connects to the "nothingness" universe, and he has the record of "drying up molecular people".

Molecular Man is roughly equivalent to Dr. Manhattan in the Marvel universe.

His record includes having faced off against a transcendent.

The Beyonder's record is that he has outwitted all five cosmic creator gods and the Living Tribunal.

Even the "Beyond Realm," where the Beyonders were born, was initially conceived as a vast space far exceeding the Marvel multiverse.

Such legendary power comparisons are actually quite common in various comic book universes.

Let's not go into the depictions in those comics or the so-called "Old Testament God" setting.

Let's return to the topic of special effects, which are more relevant to cinematic performance:

The official statement directly stated that it was equivalent to the power of "thousands of stars exploding".

Of course, this is much smaller than the explosion of a million stars, but it is still devastating for a small planet like Earth—let's ignore that for now.

Because his main opponents are the Thunder Special Forces' regular super soldiers, and a special superhuman with the ability to become ethereal.

But without a doubt, the sheer power he displayed when he hovered above the city and turned countless people to ashes like a nuclear explosion with just a wave of his hand was simply terrifying!

What's even more outrageous is that this guy later resurrected all those people.

That's simply divine!

He's definitely more awesome than that half-baked Thor next to him.

Thor, who was walking briskly behind Hanlu, suddenly felt like sneezing—

Is someone talking about him?

If a standard must be set, Hanlu thinks that the Sentinel, after turning evil, is much more difficult to deal with than the Scarlet Witch.

After all, the former mainly relies on skills and mechanics to cause trouble, while this thing is purely about numerical superiority.

Unfortunately, they don't have any special mechanisms on their side.

If a veteran Celestial Father like the Ancient One or Odin were standing next to him, he certainly wouldn't be intimidated.

The problem is, right now there's only Thor, the only guy who "can only throw axes".

Hanlu brought Thor, Valkyrie in her Dragon Talisman form, Icarus, and John—John's evolution trustee is already in her hands, and she will transform immediately if there is any problem.

As for not changing course in advance, it's purely to avoid alerting the enemy and to conserve strength.

Even Hanlu herself quietly entered overclocking mode—

That is, the twelve talismans and all their abilities combined.

This is their most formidable combination right now: five people.

But he still feels so weak, what should I do?

He went to great lengths to bring the other party over beforehand, entirely to prevent this already absurd hypothetical scenario from deviating from the comic book version.

The thought of the sentries being infected with the zombie virus...

Damn it, I don't want to live anymore, let's run away.

Even though everything had passed, Hanlu was now having second thoughts. But he had no choice but to grit his teeth and walk at the front, while introducing the "person in the jar" to everyone.

"Everyone... as you probably know, I have some special abilities, such as being able to foresee or understand a lot of information."

Like this guy I insisted on bringing in the car—he's terrifying.

In some of the possibilities I've seen, if he were to turn into a zombie, it could lead to the destruction of the entire universe.

So I have my own selfish reasons; I want to keep him by my side, at least in case of unforeseen circumstances, so that he won't be exposed.

The good news is, everything is resolved now. But the problem is...

He has a special personality that is formed from negative emotions.

Once he becomes emotionally agitated, he can still become extremely terrifying, and might even kill indiscriminately.

"So what's the difference?"

Thor posed a profound question.

He didn't understand why Hanlu was so nervous, but he trusted her judgment.

The problem is: if he becomes a zombie, he'll eat humans; if he doesn't become a zombie, he'll still attack humans if he's unhappy.

Why not just get rid of this ticking time bomb?

"I'm sorry... He's very strong, perhaps even stronger than that 'baby' beneath our Earth."

Moreover, I'm not sure if taking action here will directly provoke him to turn evil and continue targeting us.

So, all I can do is... sigh, please try to calm down and communicate first, and only resort to force if that fails.

As Hanlu spoke, she kept turning around and gesturing.

Everyone nodded slightly in agreement.

Yelena, who was standing next to her, nodded in agreement, but just then, Hanlu's gaze suddenly fell on Yelena, who had been following beside her.

He subconsciously sized up the other person—a capable but slightly thin figure due to his busy schedule, an oval face with Eastern European features, and a well-proportioned body.

A honey trap!!!

As she walked, Yelena sensed something was amiss. When she realized Hanlu was staring at her, she was momentarily stunned, instinctively placing her hand on her shoulder and meeting Hanlu's burning gaze.

Although she also felt that she was "as beautiful as a fish sinking in the water and a goose falling from the sky, a beauty that would shame the moon and put flowers to shame"—

(Of course, she wouldn't use those words; she just thought she was pretty.)

But after seeing the two ship girls next to Hanlu who looked like celestial beings straight out of an anime, she realized that she had no competitive advantage.

Besides, Hanlu never showed any emotional needs.

Surely you wouldn't suddenly become indecent at this point, would you?

"Yelena," Hanlu suddenly spoke, her tone solemn, "From now on... it's all up to you."

"ah??"