American Comics: The Matrix

Chapter 488 Doctor Doom
"Following the original timeline, he would naturally join the Time Management Bureau and eventually become the God of Stories for all timelines, eternally sitting on his own throne."

Dr. Mao Dun omitted the details of the incident and spoke slowly.

"But it's different now."

"That Time Administration has been taken over by another group, and they are dismantling the barriers of your universe."

Thor casually placed the reforged hammer on the back of the unconscious Loki, and then sat on it himself.

"Are you mistaking me for a rug?"

Loki protested, and then he didn't hold back either.

"Move your butt a little."

Instead of moving, Thor pushed him down with his butt.

"What do you mean by dismantling the barriers of our universe?" Loki asked, patting his behind.

"literal meaning."

"Within Bant's watch, there is a powerful being, omnipotent, but certain conditions are required for them to take action."

"In order to prevent the timeline from being cut due to Bant's appearance, and the destruction of the universe due to other reasons, they unanimously agreed to set up a barrier outside the universe to prevent the invasion of some threats."

Dr. Maodang, leaning on his cane like a gentleman, said proudly, "Unfortunately, I was one of those who were rejected."

"Moreover, it's a forced blockade of all timelines, so even if I travel to the future, it won't work."

"This makes it impossible for me to contact Bant or to be within billions of light-years of his range."

Thor realized something was wrong: "If there are barriers outside our universe that can prevent it from being destroyed, then why are there collision crises happening?"

"This is because the mastermind behind the collision crisis also possesses abilities no less than those of the Celestials," Mutual Affirmation said.

Wow, who isn't a god now!

Loki shrugged: "Didn't I tell you I'm the God of Mischief? And that I was Thor and the King of Asgard for a time?"

"Not even close."

Mutual Ambition laughed and said, "Even your father Odin is nothing in front of them."

"Alarmist."

Loki has not fully trusted the contradictions.

“I appreciate you taking us away from that awful place, but that doesn’t mean I completely trust you.”

"Suspicious people are really troublesome."

He said helplessly, with a sense of contradiction.

"I'm telling the truth. It's okay if you don't believe me. You'll know once you're in the Time Management Bureau."

Loki remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement.

He and Thor had come to investigate the collision crisis, and although it wasn't directly related to the Time Bureau, they heard a name Bant had mentioned before—Modoran.

This led Loki and Thor to decide to investigate further.

"Then, Loki, you will go to the Time Bureau in Loki's place. Before Mordorran eliminates the remaining people, he won't make any big moves. You must stop him from obtaining the power of time at the Time Bureau."

Contradictory seemed certain that Loki would agree, and gave the order directly.

"what about me?"

"Sol asked."

“Sol Odinson, didn’t you want to know who was manipulating the collision crisis? I can tell you the answer directly.”

The contradiction.

"Those people are beyond the gods."

"Your so-called gods, even the five great gods, or even the Living Tribunal, are not on the same level as them."

"Although they were created as servants of the Celestials during the Second Universe era, they already possessed power surpassing that of the Creator." "Have you heard of the Cosmic Cube?"

Loki held up the Rubik's Cube: "This?"

"No, the cube can freely alter everything in reality within the universe; its power is equivalent to the sum of the six Infinity Stones."

"The Beyond Gods used an infinitesimal fraction of their power to create countless cubes of universes, meaning they only needed an extremely small amount of power to change everything in the multiverse."

"Their power even surpasses that of Superman X, the terrifying being from Bant Watch."

Thor rubbed his stomach.

The contradiction's claim of surpassing the gods seemed too exaggerated to him, so much so that he didn't really grasp its reality.

Just like an ordinary person suddenly seeing astronomical figures like ten trillion or trillion, aside from being dazzled by a string of zeros, it's hard to imagine what they actually look like.

The contradiction seemed to understand, so it stretched out its finger and made a fiddling motion.

"Like a child playing with marbles, two universes can be destroyed with just a flick of the finger."

"Just poke a hole in this desert, and countless grains of sand will gather toward the center. And the multiverse is like grains of sand to them."

"And then—Boon!"

Loki understood.

"So, Earth is the 'hole' they poked with their fingers, and it's because of this 'hole' that the multiverses collide with Earth as an anchor point?"

"Of course, they are not without weaknesses," Mutual Contradiction said. "Another new friend and I, whom I had only known for a short time, decided to cooperate to avert this devastating crisis."

As he spoke, he stepped aside to make room for him, and a burst of green magical energy unfolded, revealing a man clad in silver armor and a green cloak.

"and who are you?"

Thor looked at his opponent warily, sensing the immense energy and threat emanating from him.

But the other party merely glanced at Thor with disdain, offering no reply, and instead said to Dr. Contradictory with dissatisfaction, "Contradictory, you know perfectly well how powerful our enemy is, so why did you bring in these two useless helpers?"

"Who are you calling useless!"

Loki and Thor were enraged and were about to make a move when the other party knocked them both down with a single wave of his hand.

"waste!"

“Don’t say that, Doctor Doom,” Contradiction said. “If the plan goes smoothly, Loki can master the power of the Root of Time. And time is one of the few weaknesses that surpasses the gods. Their time is linear, and if it weren’t, I wouldn’t have been able to lead you to escape from them so many times.”

"As for Thor, he possesses the power of the phoenix within him."

"Phoenix..."

Doctor Doom was finally moved.

The Phoenix Force is the psionic hub of all realities in the omnipotent universe, linking the psionic energy of the entire omnipotent universe, and is indeed capable of dealing with beings beyond the gods.

"If we cannot summon that power, it will all be empty talk."

"Dr. Destruction said."

"You always need to try."

"Thor, come with us and prepare to fight the Beyond Gods. We may even face those Beyond Gods warriors directly. I hope you won't be afraid."

"Hmph, I will not yield!"

Thor naturally didn't want to be underestimated.

Mao Dun glanced at his watch, pursed his lips, and said, "In that case, let's get started. The Bureau of Investigation should be arriving around the same time."

He snapped his fingers, and Loki suddenly realized that everyone in the entire desert had disappeared, leaving only himself.

Just as he was about to stand up, orange semi-transparent boxes that looked like they didn't have enough special effects budget appeared in front of him, and fully armed soldiers walked out with guns raised.

(End of this chapter)