Chapter 289: The Awakening

"Phew."

Seeing Jack being sucked away by the spatial rift, God let out a sigh of relief.

"Whew, that was close. A lucky escape."

He glanced at the old man next to him, who appeared calm but had tightly clenched fists, and teased, "Aren't you leaving? You should know that this place doesn't serve food."

The old man looked at him expressionlessly, sneering, "I didn't think there would be any good food in this isolated place anyway."

"Fine, I'm leaving."

After the old man finished speaking, he turned around and left, and a spatial portal appeared behind him.

"No need to say goodbye to me. Don't return unless you have to."

God waved goodbye with a smile on his face like a fool.

Just then, the old man suddenly stopped, and God's smile froze in an instant.

Both of them seemed to understand that something had happened, gave each other a quick glance, and then left at the same time.

Earth, National City

Everything was running as usual before that, but in the next moment, the entire world and even the entire universe seemed to have stopped.

God and the old man appeared in the sky above National City, and in the next moment, they were outside Kara's apartment.

"This can't be possible!"

God furrowed his brow, his dark face scrunching up in confusion and disbelief.

"But it is."

The old man stared at the apartment, his gaze penetrating through the walls to see Kara lying on the bed.

Kara looked like she was having a nightmare. She was sweating a lot, her face was pale, and she was frowning and pressing her lips as if she were in a lot of pain.

Most importantly, she was unaffected by the time stop.

Even his cousin, Superman Clark, the so-called God on Earth, stood frozen in the living room like a statue.

"She is awakening."

The old man withdrew his gaze and looked at God with a serious expression.

"It shouldn't have happened so soon. What went wrong?"

God's face had been grim since earlier, and he ignored his own image, grabbing his hair with both hands and looking very confused and upset.

"Enough! Does it make any difference to think about this now?"

The old man took a deep breath.

"We can't stop her awakening. The most important thing now is that he cannot come here again in a short time."

When hearing his words, God looked at him with some surprise.

"You still want to stop him? Can you really stop him? The pass comes from there. We are nothing more than gatekeepers. How can we prevent him from coming and going?"

"I'm not talking about the pass, but about something else."

The old man sighed heavily.

"Doomsday Virus. Don't tell me you've forgotten how troublesome they can be. He has faced them more than once."

God seemed to realize something, his expression slightly changing.

"You mean..."

"That's right. Whether he can endure it or not depends on himself."

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Marvel Universe.

Kamar-Taj.

The Ancient One was startled awake from her meditation, a cold face flashing in her eyes.

Just now, she felt the arrival of an evil aura, different from the dimensional demons she had faced before. This one seemed strange.

She raised her hand and formed a spell, using her spiritual power to connect with the protective magic array guarding the Earth.

In an instant, she located the source of that aura.

It was in New York.

And she was familiar with the exact location.

"How is this possible?"

The Ancient One murmured to herself, but without delay, she stood up and opened a portal.

In the evening, New York remained brightly lit. As the world's most famous city that never sleeps, the arrival of night only added to its air of mystery.

Manhattan, in a villa by the Hudson River.

Wanda woke up from her dream with a look of fear still on her face. She was breathing quickly, and her mouth was slightly open. A cold sweat was running down her temples. She had obviously just had a bad dream.

She got out of bed and turned on the bedroom lamp. The dim light made her feel better for a little while.

"Why would I have that dream?"

Wanda felt very uncomfortable in her body as she wiped the cold sweat off her face. She wasn't just sweating on her forehead.

It was just a dream; could it really come true?

Wanda took a deep breath to stop her heart from pounding and reached for the glass of water on the bedside table, only to find that it was empty.

When she saw the situation, Wanda threw off her covers and went downstairs to the kitchen with an empty cup in her hand.

"I should take a shower later. I feel sticky."

While pouring water, Wanda muttered to herself.

After filling the cup, she was about to go back to her room to get her clothes when she suddenly froze.

She slowly turned around and looked toward the living room.

There was a familiar yet somewhat strange figure standing with their backs towards her.

It felt familiar because she recognized it as Jack.

But as for the strange... Wanda couldn't shake the feeling that something was off about Jack tonight.

"Jack?"

Wanda couldn't help but call out softly.

However, the figure didn't react at all and remained standing there.

At this point, even the most clueless person would notice that something was wrong. Wanda, who was already very sensitive, was just like everyone else.

She put the cup down quietly and lifted her foot as if she were going to move toward him.

But at that moment, the chaos magic inside her started alarming her wildly without any notice.

Run!

Wanda knew what the chaos magic was trying to tell her, but she didn't know why she should run.

But the next moment, she found out why. The figure slowly turned around to face her.

Even though his face was still in the dark and she couldn't make out any qualities, Wanda was sure that it was Jack.

When she saw this, she put her foot down again to move toward him.

"Jack, are you okay..."

However, at that moment, two blood-red lights suddenly emanated from the darkness covering Jack's face.

For some reason, the instant Wanda was bathed in that light, she had a feeling that her fate was no longer in her hands.

It was as if the owner of those eyes would go mad and tear her apart in the next moment.

At this moment, Wanda finally realized that this person was definitely not the man she thought he was.

At least those blood-red eyes weren't his.

Through the trembling chaos, Wanda sensed the bloodlust, death, brutality, and destruction inside those eyes.

She has never seen eyes like this!

Roar!!

The sound of a lion's low roar echoed into Wanda's ears, causing her to shiver and take a step back.

And it was that step that seemed like a signal. The person in the dark ran straight toward her, closing the distance immediately.

Just as their bodies were about to hit each other, a portal suddenly appeared, and Jack's body fell into it without any warning. After that, the portal vanished immediately.

"Phew, just in time."

Wanda was still scared when she saw the Ancient One in the corner of the living room. She seemed to be responsible for what had just happened.

"What's going on with Jack? What happened to him?"

Seeing her, Wanda felt as if she had found help and couldn't help but ask anxiously.

"I don't know. You'll have to ask him yourself."

The Ancient One shook her head with a serious expression.

"But what I can be sure of is that his mind is not clear at the moment. You should be careful. I have to go."

The Ancient One seemed to have something important to go to. Without waiting for Wanda to ask anything else, she disappeared.

"What on earth is happening!"

Wanda couldn't do anything as she looked at the empty living room and felt very confused.

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