The Plane War Begins from Wandering Earth

Chapter 408 407. Planet Devourer

The gaps and barriers between the multiverses, projected in the material world, are like giant spheres separated by crystalline barriers.

Each giant sphere is an independent multiverse world.

The crystalline barrier is the original power rule of these multiverse worlds.

There are many differences among each multiverse, despite similarities.

Take Thanos for example. In a thousand such independent multiverses, there may be a thousand Thanos.

But their growth experiences, personalities, and even appearances and figures are more or less different.

In some multiverse worlds, Thanos, after experiencing the withering and destruction of his home planet, did not stubbornly insist on destroying half of the universe's population like in the 616 universe, in order to achieve the "cosmic balance plan" in his mind.

During his subsequent interstellar wanderings, he encountered a planet that took him in and fought together with the natives to protect his new home.

In that universe, he is no longer a butcher and executioner who destroys life in order to balance the universe.

Instead, he is a guardian of a planet and eventually grows into a warrior trying to maintain peace in the universe.

For those "compatriots" who have no blood relationship or racial commonality with him, the Thanos of this universe will even sacrifice his life for them.

There are so many parallel universes like this.

In the past, Doctor Strange has also tried dimension travel.

He had seen and heard about these parallel universes before, so he didn't find it strange.

And now, he holds the "Infinite Scepter".

This allowed him to observe more information, in greater detail, and more directly to the core than before.

However, what surprised Doctor Strange was that the many observers from other parallel universes that he had expected did not appear.

Even the lens shells of many "giant spheres" had varying degrees of damage.

Each "giant sphere" represents an independent parallel universe world.

The crystalline shell of the "giant sphere" is the external manifestation of the power of the original rules of these parallel universes.

Now that these crystalline barriers have been damaged, it means that an irreversible and terrible disaster has occurred within these parallel universes.

This is not something that can be compared to overpopulation, resource depletion, or even the rapid aging of stars.

Rather, it is a "cosmic disaster" that can affect an entire parallel universe.

While pursuing Observer Otto, Doctor Strange left a locating beacon for the United Government to teleport across the plane, while projecting his consciousness into the interior of these giant spheres with broken shells.

Trying to observe what is happening inside these parallel universes.

Gray, dead silent, lifeless.

This was the first impression observed by Doctor Strange's consciousness projection.

With the blessing of the "Infinity Scepter", Doctor Strange's thoughts can scan the entire universe within the "giant sphere" in an instant.

But even among all the parallel universes, the Milky Way is the galaxy with the most prosperous vitality.

Doctor Strange has never found any signs of life in these galaxies where the crystalline barriers are broken.

What is more terrifying than resource depletion and stellar aging is that the fundamental laws of the entire universe are being destroyed and distorted.

If the resources of their planet are exhausted, the indigenous people can try to travel to other resource-rich areas in the universe through interstellar navigation and continue to survive.

But when the lens barrier is damaged and the current fundamental rules of the universe are destroyed, all the once tacitly accepted rules of cosmic physics and aerospace common sense will no longer exist.

Without the protection of the original rules, the gases in the universe began to become viscous, the liquids gradually solidified from fluids, and the original solid objects also shattered like dust.

The stars stopped shining, and the planets began to lose their power and stopped moving.

Mechanics, electromagnetism, even the speed of light, and even the dimension of time, etc., which can be called "iron laws" in a normal parallel universe, the basic rules for maintaining the life of an entire universe, the normal operation and survival of matter, all begin to become invalid.

They are like spherical ornaments filled with mercury, no longer rotating with any vitality.

His miserable condition silently tells the story of everything he has suffered.

Doctor Strange was shocked that so many parallel universes had such horrifying experiences.

In comparison, even the "cosmic balance plan" pursued by Thanos in the 616 universe seems too merciful.

Could it be those observers who did it?
As soon as this idea came up, it was immediately rejected by Doctor Strange.

The Observer might really be bad enough, manipulating everything behind the scenes and deciding the life and death of countless races and civilizations in the universe.

But a universe where life thrives and is constrained is what observers want to see.

Destroy the original rules of a parallel universe, annihilate all life in this universe, and even the existence of the material world.

This makes no sense to observers.

If all life withers away, the material world will also collapse and cease to exist.

Then what is the significance of their observation and recording?
The meaning of the existence of the entire observer civilization will disappear without a trace.

Through the observation and analysis of these damaged parallel universes by conscious entities.

Doctor Strange knew that they were attacked by some powerful beings who had surpassed the limits of their material endurance.

Just as Doctor Strange was still trying to explore what kind of terrifying existence could destroy so many parallel universes so thoroughly.

The observer Otto, who had been chasing, seemed to stop.

“Did you see that?
This is the consequence of unrestrained power!"

Doctor Strange looked at Observer Otto quietly, waiting for further detailed explanation from him.

"Over billions of years, we observers have witnessed the rise and fall of many civilizations.

Whenever a super civilization is born in a universe, there are usually only two outcomes.

Either this super civilization will collapse when it reaches the peak of its prosperity.

The legacy left after its collapse caused the entire universe to once again enter a cycle of fighting and struggle among countless civilized races and forces until a super civilization was born again.

Either the super civilization did not collapse and continued to develop its technology and military at an unprecedented pace.

Until it finally breaks through the upper limit of the plane rules of the parallel universe it is in.

A terrifying existence that can destroy parallel universes was born.

Over billions of years, we observers have witnessed the birth of super civilizations in countless parallel universes.

In the end, there is no escape from these two outcomes.”

Observer Otto's explanation successfully attracted the attention of Doctor Strange.

“That’s why I intervened.

If these super civilizations are not stopped.

Once they grow up, it will not only be the parallel universe they are in.

It may even threaten the security of other universes.

Only under absolute order can all civilizations develop normally and prosperously.

We observers are not suppressing them at all, we are protecting them!"

Observer Otto explained confidently, but Doctor Strange frowned more and more as he listened. "Why should you decide which civilizations in the universe are qualified to survive and develop?
This so-called order is controlled by you. Is it necessarily fair and just?

The "protection" you claim to be, the suppression of those super civilizations, isn't it also targeting them?

Nip them in the bud before they become a threat to your Observer civilization?"

Doctor Strange did not believe what Observer Otto said.

At least from what he has learned so far, the Observer is more like the "source of cosmic terror."

They use either murderous warlords like Thanos, or inhumane, terrible and catastrophic viruses like the zombie virus.

"Can you deny that the zombie virus rampant in the 2149 universe has nothing to do with you observers?"

Doctor Strange became more and more angry as he thought about it, and began to question loudly.

"It was an accident. Believe me, no observer wants to lose control of the universe they are responsible for."

The zombie virus raging in the universe of 2149 has long been out of control.

Not only on Earth, but also in other regions of the universe, even Asgard, where the Norse gods and their descendants live, find it difficult to resist this virus.

In the foreseeable future, the 2149 universe will completely become a universe infested by the living dead and zombies, and will become a forbidden place for the living.

The case of the 2149 universe is the most typical failure example of an observer intervening in a parallel universe.

Doctor Strange believes what Observer Otto said, and they don't want the universe they intervene in to get out of control.

Because this is not in the interests of the observer civilization.

But the emergence of the "zombie universe" is an indisputable fact.

Seeing that Doctor Strange didn't listen to his explanation at all, he completely nailed himself to the pillar of shame as the "evil force behind the scenes".

Observer Otto felt a strong sense of powerlessness.

It admits that there is indeed some arrogance among those in high positions looking down on lower civilizations.

There is a certain degree of discrimination against a considerable number of ethnic and civilized forces in the universe.

Even when intervening in the universe they observe, they will use different means to deal with those civilized races and forces based on their own likes and dislikes.

But it has always believed that its ultimate goal is good, which is to prevent the emergence of a super civilization that can threaten the security of the entire universe.

It considers itself the "guardian of cosmic peace" rather than some "evil force behind the scenes."

Unfortunately, Doctor Strange on the other side didn't listen to its explanation at all.

“The reason you are telling me so much now is entirely because I have the ability to threaten you.

If I didn't have this scepter in my hand that combines the power of 6 infinite gems, I'm afraid you would be the same as you were billions of years ago.

As always, they eliminated us indigenous people like stepping on ants.

And there will be no guilt.”

Doctor Strange sees this very clearly.

Although he did not fully agree with the coalition government's idea of ​​"ending war with war".

But he had to admit that the coalition government was at least really protecting its people.

It provides safe haven for human civilization on Earth.

In comparison, the observer civilization seems too hypocritical.

After knowing that Doctor Strange would never let him go, Observer Otto seemed to be in a desperate mood.

Faced with Doctor Strange who was determined to compete with him, Observer Otto no longer tried to explain.

He turned around and continued to rush towards the large "broken giant sphere".

Originally, Doctor Strange was hunting down the Observer Otto, a group of "giant spheres" observed in the material world of a parallel universe.

At that time, only a few crystal barriers were damaged.

The vast majority of parallel universes are still in a stable and safe state.

But after the two sides confronted and argued for a while.

In the direction where Observer Otto fled, more and more "broken giant spheres" began to appear.

Each "broken giant sphere" represents a parallel universe that has lost all signs of life and returned to silence.

The sheer number of them was shocking to Doctor Strange.

"Everything you want to know is here."

When a "giant sphere" appeared that was obviously larger than other "giant spheres" and whose surface crystalline barriers were obviously reinforced.

Observer Otto stopped running.

Doctor Strange observed that the crystalline barrier surrounding this "super giant sphere" was very different in color from other "giant spheres".

If the other "giant spherical" crystalline barriers are "transparent glass".

Then the outer plane barrier of the "super giant sphere" is more like a layer of "protective steel plate".

What is even more shocking is that outside the "super giant sphere", there are a large number of creatures that look extremely similar to Observer Otto.

The only difference is that these "big-headed creatures" have lost their vital signs forever.

'These observers paid the price of their lives just to reinforce the dimensional barrier of this parallel universe?'

Everything in front of him, including what observer Otto said, seemed to confirm that there was a terrifying thing existing inside the "super giant sphere".

Observer Otto did not continue to explain, but went in.

Doctor Strange's hesitation didn't last long, and he followed the other party in.

The plane shield of the "super giant sphere" is one-way, obviously guarding against some terrifying existence inside.

The situation inside the "super-giant sphere" was, as always, beyond Doctor Strange's expectations.

Within the range of vision, a life form as huge as a giant planet appeared before Doctor Strange.

Doctor Strange, who had extensive experience in plane traveling, recognized at a glance that this was Galactus.

In the parallel universe, there exists "cosmic life" that can be said to be at the top of the food chain.

But at the moment, this "only" Devourer of Worlds seems to be besieged by a fleet.

Hundreds of thousands of unprecedented interstellar battleships are surrounding Galactus.

The light emitted by various dazzling technological weapons almost illuminated the entire star system.

A fierce battle broke out between the Devourer of Worlds and this strange technological fleet.

After casually swallowing a planet the size of the moon, arcs of light with temperatures as high as millions of Kelvin (which can be simply considered as millions of degrees Celsius) began to burst out from its body.

A large part of the encircling fleet was affected by the aftermath of the arc of light and instantly disappeared as if evaporating.

'Could it be that this is the culprit that destroyed countless parallel universes?'

(End of this chapter)