American Comics: The Matrix

Chapter 435 Bant Becomes a Mother

Originally intending to use his own life energy to return all life on the Beast Ring to its most primal state—the state of the extinct Void Lord—he immediately changed his mind after seeing Bant's current posture.

He and the Abyss immediately knelt down, bowing and worshipping Bant, chanting incomprehensible words such as: Creator of the universe, Mother of all things.

"Stop attacking!"

The Lord of Nothingness issued commands to the Aleph robots, and the densely packed combat robots seemed to freeze in mid-air, awaiting the next command.

"What's happening here?"

Peter was still swinging the Aleph robot around and smashing it, but the enemy suddenly stopped.

"The Mother of All Things? When did Xiao Ban become a woman?" he asked in surprise.

“I don’t know, maybe they mistook me for someone else,” Harry chatted with him over the radio. “But it’s best not to fight, I’d rather go back to playing games.”

"It's strange, why don't they say that the little ones will have babies?"

Bant was also very strange.

He had assumed that the answer Little Broken Watch gave was to use the power of the universe to destroy these enemies, but now it seemed that this was not the case.

"What does the power of the universe have to do with these guys?" he wondered to himself.

Superkill's voice echoed in his mind: "I don't know, I need to look for information... Damn it, there's too much information about the Hive! And every time I check the Hive, I get corrupted by that bastard Venom's memories!"

In a sense, Superkill was born from Venom, but he hates Venom terribly.

However, Venom is quite special among symbiotes. In every multiverse, Venom leaves a significant mark. In some universes, he even replaced the symbiote god with his host, becoming the powerful King in Black.

"What's the difference between this and making me eat shit?!"

"It's not that exaggerated."

"Indeed, eating shit isn't this disgusting." Super Killer cursed and muttered, then fell silent after reiterating that he would apply for workers' compensation.

Meanwhile, the Lord of Nothingness had already deified Bant, prepared a devout eulogy, and recounted how they had followed "her" will for so many years.

This series of reversals left Bant somewhat bewildered.

He was all set to unleash his full power when the opponent surrendered.

The power of hundreds of exploding stars was contained in a fist, but it was like punching cotton.

Soon, Superkill returned, vomiting in Bant's mind while bringing back information he had gathered from other universes.

"I dare not look any longer, for fear that it will explode if I look at it again," Super Killer said. In his eyes, Venom's brain was like Cthulhu, which he could not look at directly.

"In short, the Builders are the first race to exist since the beginning of all things. They worship the goddess Mother of Creation, which is the universe itself," Super Killer said quickly. "Now it seems that we, who possess the power of the universe, should be regarded by this golden guy as the embodiment of the universe."

"That means we have something to talk about."

Bant gradually came to understand.

A race that regards itself as a faith and totem, just as the people of the planet Sakaar regard him as the son of Sakaar, a sublime god.

This means he might be able to stop the crisis and gain a powerful army once again without fighting.

'According to the intelligence obtained from Moron, the Time Management Bureau is almost completely under Mordor's control, even if it hasn't fallen entirely. Although they've sent Loki and Thor, they control infinite timelines. Their enemy isn't Mordor, but themselves in the infinite universes. If they could bring the Builders under their command, their chances of winning in future multiverse wars might be much greater.'

With that thought in mind, Bant calmly walked toward the Lord of Nothingness.

As he approached, the golden figure's face lit up with extreme fervor, and it cried out passionately, "Mother!"

Bant: ...What the hell is your mother?!
I'm still a baby who's not even 200 months old!
"puff!"

Peter, who was not far away, almost burst out laughing. He turned his head and mouthed something to Harry, who was further away, and then the two of them simultaneously let out a silent laugh.

Even Norman Osborne couldn't quite keep his composure, revealing a maternal smile.

"Little Ben, I don't think Ben and Mei know that your son has grown up so much."

Bant's face darkened.

As his status rose and he became more intimidating, more and more people looked up to him in awe, and only his old friends and elders dared to tease him.

But he just couldn't bring himself to be angry with Norman.

This old friend treated him better than his own son.

However, since the sins of the father must be visited upon the son, he decided to go back and have the artificial intelligence Azmith modify Harry's computer data, making every game he played a "billion" level more difficult.

"Mother!"

"I never imagined I would actually be able to see your face."

The Lord of Nothingness was unaware of Bant's inner thoughts. He and the Abyss prostrated themselves at Bant's feet and said respectfully, "Originally, we thought these creatures were no longer qualified to evolve, but since you are willing to give them a chance, perhaps you are right."

He decisively changed his tune and sent a communication to the Builder mothership.

"Alpha, evacuate."

Inside the mothership, the Constructors did not accept reality as calmly as the Lord of Nothingness.

Several elder Constructors sat around a round table, their insect-like faces bearing solemn expressions.

"It is a mysterious power, the faith we once held, the goddess who created us and guided us!"

"What should we do? Leave?"

Some people are wavering and hesitant.

But some people think differently: "Why leave? We created the Gardener System to determine the value of life in the universe. The system has already given the answer: these people don't need to exist!"

"But the Mother of Creation..."

“We have surpassed Him!” the builder proclaimed. “Yes, He did create us, He did guide us, but things are not the same now.”

"We have long since replaced the Mother of Creation and transcended faith! For billions of years, it is our race that has nurtured this universe, sown the seeds of civilization, and guided the direction of evolution!"

"We have never been conquered, we are immortal!"

"We are the shapers and builders of this universe!"

"Now, our great 'Mother' stands in our way, but She is not omnipotent. We have already surpassed Her and seen much further!"

"We should not back down, but rather correct the mistakes of 'Mother'!"

"That's nothing but an inferior life form that stole the power of the 'Mother,' an incompletely evolved life form! What's more, it's just an Earthling!"

Their ultimate goal is to destroy the Earth.

"Everyone, don't forget, only in this way can our universe remain safe amidst the collisions of the multiverse," the builder said. "Everything we do is for the sake of the universe itself!"

"Anyone who stands in our way will be crushed!"

(End of this chapter)