The mechanical craze in Marvel

He never imagined that Nolan Locke could find so many helpers to join such a terrifying siege. If he had known this beforehand, he would never have gone to build up Earth, because Nolan Locke was simply too powerful. He couldn't even deal with Nolan Locke, let alone the helpers that Nolan Locke had found. Under such circumstances, he simply didn't have much ability to resist.

He could only struggle desperately with all his might. Not far away, Morpheus saw Dormammu's condition, and his face became even more grim, his eyes dimming.

He had originally hoped that Dormammu could save him, but he did not expect Dormammu's situation to be even worse than his own. When he faced Nolan Locke, although he was also in a very bad state, at least Nolan Locke was alone. He was now in the Hell Dimension.

His countless armies were attacking this place, and all the attacks were aimed at Nolan Locke. Although they could not help him much, they at least relieved the pressure he was facing. This forced Nolan Locke to spend some of his attention dealing with the attacks. After all, although the power of those attacks was not strong, no matter how strong Nolan Locke's body was, he could not face them unscathed.

This situation gave Mephisto some room to struggle, but Nolan Locke's expression remained unchanged. He didn't care at all about what Mephisto was doing now, since Mephisto was already in his hands. Just as Nolan Locke was about to make a move, a roar suddenly came from afar. The two of them looked in the direction of the roar and saw a terrifying monster smashing directly towards Mephisto like a heavy cannonball, with extremely fast speed and great power.

Mephisto's pupils contracted, and before he could do anything, he was sent flying by this terrifying force. Seeing this, Nolan Locke's lips curled into a smile. The one who attacked was none other than the Hulk.

Their original plan was for Bruce Banner to act as the Hulk and provide support at the center of the battlefield, while they would travel to the lower dimensions to find Mephisto and Dormammu's intermediary and surround and kill them. However, things changed faster than they expected. Mephisto and Dormammu appeared here ahead of time, leaving them no chance to escape the space and forcing them to fight the two on the battlefield. As a result, these troops had a significant impact on them. For example, Nolan Locke was affected by this, making him unable to attack Mephisto and giving Mephisto more opportunities to struggle.

It seems Bruce Banner has finally reached his breaking point. While he was unstoppable on the battlefield, such combat held no meaning for him. Even after transforming into Hospitality, and while he now controls the Hospitality body and isn't affected by the Hulk, his power ultimately stems from rage. During battle, he's gradually influenced by lingering traces of Hospitality's consciousness. As the war progresses, this influence grows stronger, potentially leading Bruce Banner to lose his mind and become the true Hospitality—though this possibility is extremely small.

However, it is quite normal to be affected. For example, the current situation is obvious. Bruce Banner has been affected by Hulk, which has caused him to lose control of his fighting spirit and become unable to fully protect the battlefield as before. Instead, he has started to attack Mephisto. After all, Bruce Banner came here to fight Mephisto.

After discovering Mephisto, the Hulk's power is likely to be affected, but Nolan Locke is not particularly bothered by this, because it proves that Bruce Banner values ​​him highly, otherwise he wouldn't have such thoughts. For Nolan Locke, this is the most important thing.

He didn't care about Mephisto, or even Dormammu. What mattered most to him were his family and friends. Without them, the real world held little meaning for him. After all, he could freely travel through various universes and witness different futures. The only real reason this universe was his base was because his family and friends were within it, which was why he had never considered abandoning it.

And now Bruce Banner's actions have once again proven that he was not wrong, because there are indeed some people in this universe who cherish him, not only his women, but also his friends.

Although Tony Stark lacked the power, he was still willing to risk entering the dimension. This is similar to how Bruce Banner could lose his mind for him and be influenced by the Hulk's power. And others who helped him enter the dimension had similar reasons to varying degrees.

Perhaps the only one unaffected by this is Captain Marvel, Carol Danvers.

For Carol Danvers, he probably didn't care about the situation at Nolan Locke at all; all he cared about was what Earth would face in the future.

However, Nolan Locke didn't care about this. After all, it's impossible for a person to expect everyone to be nice to them; such a life would be meaningless.

If he wanted to do that, he would have been king of the entire earth long ago.

He believed that with the current power of the Earth, nothing could stop him.

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Chapter 400

For Nolan Locke, he didn't care about his status on the subway. After all, he already had an extremely high status. No one on Earth would disrespect him, and no one would do anything bad to him. Even technology was no match for him because of his existence. Since things were already like this, what was the point of becoming king?

This is completely meaningless. Even becoming the king of Earth is not much different from being in the Qing Dynasty, and on the contrary, one has to pay a lot of price for it. But now he is much freer. As the owner of Locke Technology and a superhero, he only needs to do what he is supposed to do. Even if he makes some mistakes, no one has any right to stop him or condemn him or say that he did something wrong.

This kind of freedom is perfect for him; he doesn't value other things very much.

Perhaps Captain Marvel's willingness to enter the dimension is related to this matter. If she wanted to become the ruler of Earth, then Carol Danvers would probably never have cooperated with her. However, for Nolan Locke, this matter is no longer very important, since he is already standing here.

He has lived in this world for many years and has made many friends. These friends stand by his side and, even knowing how dangerous the situation is, they do not back down when he is in danger. They all join him in the fight to save him.

In this battle, the most important thing for Nolan Locke at this moment is naturally to protect his friends and at the same time try his best to get rid of the curse on him.

Now that Dormammu has appeared beside him, he is standing in front of Dormammu. No one can stop what he is doing now, so all he needs to do now is deal with Murphy, Stowe, and Dormammu. Once he has killed them all, the rest will be much simpler.

Even though there are still many powerful dimensional lords in the dimension, he believes that once Mephisto, Yggdrasil, and Dormammu are dealt with, the remaining dimensional lords will be wary of Earth due to the deaths of the two, and will not dare to easily invade Earth. In that case, he will have fewer problems to deal with afterward. After all, there are many troubles on Earth, and he also has his own things to do. If he has to guard against dimensional lords entering through dimensional rifts every day, it will be a huge problem for him.

Seeing that Mephisto had already been sent flying, Nolan Locke did not immediately chase after him. After being sent flying, Mephisto also felt himself being hit by a terrifying force. He saw a look of disdain on the face of the enemy in front of him. In his opinion, this monster in front of him was no match for him at all. Daring to appear in front of him now was simply courting death. However, for Tony Bruce Banner, although his hospitable anger had somewhat clouded his reason.

However, he still retained his rationality, so he knew very well who he wanted to team up with. Looking at the person in front of him, Rubyspan grabbed himself without hesitation, and with his huge fist, he smashed it directly at Mephisto. Seeing the punch coming at him, Mephisto didn't care at all. He thought that the person in front of him was nothing special and could not hurt him at all. But just as the punch came, the fist, which was the size of a casserole dish, began to expand rapidly.

This is the power of anger. Although Bruce Banner was somewhat annoyed when dealing with those grunts, his annoyance was not enough to unleash his fury, and therefore his power could not be unleashed. So his power was always kept at a certain limit, which allowed him to wreak havoc on the battlefield.

However, it was also unable to participate in such a powerful high-level competition. But now it was different. After seeing Mephisto, he knew they had found their target. And after finding their target, Mephisto, out of protection for Moranlock, unleashed his fury in an instant. In the midst of his terrifying rage, his power exploded to an incomparably strong level. The power of this punch was definitely not something that the current Mephisto could resist.

The terrifying force slammed directly into Mephisto's face. Mephisto hadn't paid any attention to the punch at first, but when it actually landed on him, he realized what true terror was. The sheer power of the punch was unbearable, sending him flying.

Moreover, he felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and he could feel the force of the fist. Mephisto's face turned extremely ugly again. They hadn't expected to be defeated by such a minor character. However, the next second, Mephisto unleashed his anger.

His anger wasn't so easily accepted. He threw a punch directly at Bruce Banner. Since Ye Tian, ​​this monster, wanted to defeat him, he would also show this monster who was the protagonist of the lower dimension and who was stronger. Perhaps he had some difficulty dealing with Nolan Locke, but he was confident in dealing with this guy in front of him. The two immediately started a series of aerial attacks, but under these aerial attacks, Nolan Locke saw some information.

The standoff between the two sides did not end in the short term. The difference in their strength was not actually that great. Even Nolan Locke was very clear about the current gap in their strength. Although there was some difference, Mephisto was able to suppress Bruce Banner, but Bruce Banner was also affected by the battle.

This caused its power to accumulate, and the pent-up anger made it increasingly stronger. This growing power was enough to rapidly increase its strength in a short period of time. So, while fighting, its body was rapidly expanding, and the resulting increase in power was extremely powerful. At that moment, he was still certain that he could fight against the enemy in front of him. However, not long after, he discovered that the enemy he had been suppressing was rapidly increasing in strength. After this rapid increase, he found that his strength could not keep up with the opponent's pace, which made his face extremely ugly.

He thought he should be the strongest, but things didn't turn out the way he expected. He was quickly overwhelmed by the enemy's power, and even though he unleashed all his strength, he couldn't change the outcome of being brutally beaten. Bruce Banner's punches grew heavier and heavier, and the punches he felt also grew heavier and heavier. Soon, Bruce Banner had beaten Mephisto to the point of near death. Seeing this, Nolan Locke and another person went over. Mephisto's face was extremely ugly. He never expected that he wouldn't be defeated by Nolan Locke in the end.

Instead, they were attacked by a monster that looked stupid and clumsy. Dormammu, who was surrounded by the crowd, was in a miserable state. Although he hadn't reached the level of the Rock series, his current condition was not much better than Morpheus'. The two of them were now surrounded by the crowd, and the war around them was still going on. However, the unending war could not change their current fate of being controlled. Under such circumstances, the two of them could only shake their heads helplessly.

Fear gripped their faces; this was the first time they had ever shown such an emotion. Perhaps they had displayed similar feelings before becoming dimensional lords, but it had been a long time since they had felt this way. Now, the fear of being dominated resurfaced. They never imagined that they, as powerful dimensional lords, within their own dimension, would be brutally beaten by someone like Nolan Locke from the real dimension. Morpheus, looking at Nolan Locke's helpless expression, spoke:

"Nolan Locke, hurry up and insert it! If I keep fighting, I'll definitely be killed by this monster. If I'm killed, then you won't get anything."

Hearing Morpheus's words, a slight smile appeared on Nolan Locke's face. He then walked to the two of them. After Nolan Locke approached, Bruce Banner also lowered his fist. His rationality returned rapidly in a short time. Looking at Nolan Locke before him, he clenched his fist and then spoke to Nolan Locke:

"To be honest, I didn't expect to be this angry. Under the power of such anger, my strength has actually reached such a level. Maybe one day in the future my strength will surpass yours, and I might even beat you up."

As Bruce Banner said this, a faint, bewildered smile played on his lips. His smile held no malice towards Nolan Locke, only a hint of teasing. Nolan Locke, of course, knew this. He looked at Bruce Banner and then said:

"Perhaps, but I believe you can't beat me. After all, my strength is far greater than yours. Even if your strength is gradually increasing, I can always unleash my strongest power. And I can guarantee that if we make a move, you'll get a beating the moment we start fighting."

Upon hearing Nolan Locke's words, Bruce Banner's face showed a hint of helplessness.

Nolan Locke was absolutely right. If the two of them were to fight, Nolan Locke could unleash his full power instantly. The team's strength would be absolutely insufficient to allow him to display his fury. His fury is like that of a character who needs to accumulate anger, constantly building it up before it can explode into even greater power. But Nolan Locke is different; he can unleash his full power instantly. In this situation, he would be instantly defeated without any chance of resistance.

Therefore, he was very clear that if the two of them fought, he would have absolutely no chance of gaining any strength. Under these circumstances, Bruce Banner could only shrug and shut his mouth, while Nolan Locke looked at Morpheus beside him before speaking to Morpheus:

"Honestly, I don't think killing you would make much of a difference. Although you do have some issues with me, I don't think your power is enough to pose a significant threat to me. And do you really think the curse you wield can control my life?"

A mocking glint appeared in Nolan Locke's eyes, but Mephisto didn't seem to care much, and his face also showed a mocking expression.

"Do you think you can fool me by pretending to be nonchalant? I'm very aware of the power of this kind of initiative; there's absolutely no way to reverse it except through my opinion."

So if you want to live, the best way is to save me and let me go. Only then will I have a chance to give you a solution. Otherwise, I think we have nothing to talk about, and you might as well just wait to die.

Nolan Locke paid no heed to the arrogant Mephisto. Mephisto was now his prisoner, and not only him, but his companion Dormammu was too. Dormammu was currently bound in place by Wanda's chaos magic, as they had both been badly beaten and were unable to exert any power. Under these circumstances, he naturally couldn't break free of Wanda's chaos magic and could only obediently remain bound in place. Nolan Locke looked at Mephisto and then disdainfully spoke:

"Perhaps you're right, this is indeed a very tricky method, but I hope you understand that while such a curse is extremely troublesome for me, there are many other ways to deal with it. If magic can't solve it, then I can only choose some other methods. In short, this method might require me to pay a price, but it has no chance of being effective. Since you don't believe me, then I'll just have to give you a straightforward answer."

Nolan Locke drew his sword immediately, and then Mephisto walked over.

He must have been prepared to kill the person in front of him, because if he couldn't deal with Mephisto, then other dimensional lords would soon enter this place, posing a great threat to them.

He absolutely could not allow such a situation to occur.

Chapter 401 Nolan's Iron Fist

Upon seeing Nolan Locke's gaze, Mephisto's eyes suddenly flashed with terror. He had assumed that since he possessed this trump card, Nolan Locke wouldn't dare to attack him easily, at least not before he could trick him into revealing the information he knew. However, now Nolan Locke's eyes contained naked killing intent, as if he didn't take his curse seriously at all.

But how could this be? Mephisto's eyes held a hint of disbelief. That curse wasn't an ordinary one; it was a trump card he possessed. He hadn't originally expected this curse to be used on Nolan Locke, but since it had been used on him, he might as well reveal it. So, despite seeing Nolan Locke's indifferent gaze, after a brief hesitation, he still spoke:

"If you're willing to do it, then do it. Although you say you don't care about this curse and believe you can escape its death threat, I can tell you that no one in this world can break this curse. Once you kill Luo, you will absolutely never have any way to break this curse."

Mephisto was very straightforward. He was an extremely intelligent man, and he knew very well that if it were him, he could also show the same expression as Nolan Locke. However, he absolutely did not believe that his curse could be broken by Nolan Locke in other ways. Therefore, he believed that with this trump card in his hand, Nolan Locke would absolutely not be able to do anything to him.

Dormammu, watching from afar, wore a helpless expression. He was already on the verge of death; though not yet dead, it was only a matter of time. The only problem was that those people hadn't attacked him yet. Mephisto, on the other hand, showed no intention of subjugating Norlanlock. Although Lord Dormammu's actions weren't wrong, he desperately wanted to speak to Mephisto.

You should tell Nolan Locke how to break the curse, because that's the only way to get him to leave. Otherwise, he might kill them, and that would be a lose-lose situation for him.

The reason is very simple: killing them would bring absolutely no benefit to Nolan Locke. This is their own dimensional realm, within which they possess a massive army. If they were killed, that army would undoubtedly launch a frenzied attack on them.

Under these circumstances, it wouldn't be easy for Nolan Locke and his group to escape. If they were surrounded by these armies, even Nolan Locke and his group might be trapped in other dimensions. The Lords would never let this opportunity pass. However, if Nolan Locke and his group got what they wanted, they might spare his life.

Although the hatred between the two sides has reached an unbearable level, what's the point? Even if their hatred is resolved, it won't allow them to leave here alive. Now, Nolan Locke and the others have come here with the sole purpose of leaving and returning to Earth.

Killing them now would not bring any benefit. Even if killing them might bring some benefits and release their pent-up emotions, it would not help them escape from here. After all, they control the entire army here. Only by letting them leave can they possibly escape alive.

Otherwise, even if there are casualties, the battle would become meaningless for Nolan Locke and his team. So he thought Nolan Locke might agree to the request, but he couldn't say anything at the moment.

His current state has been completely sealed off by Wanda's chaos magic. Under these circumstances, even if he wanted to say a few words for Nolan Locke, it would be impossible. He could only watch with despair. Mephisto hoped that he would stop provoking Nolan Locke, but Mephisto's eyes were filled with disdain. He didn't believe that Nolan Locke would dare to make a move.

"If you have the guts, then go ahead and kill me. Then you will never find a way to break the curse. From now on, you will only be able to die slowly in pain and wailing. Even if you kill me, your friends will not be able to escape from here, because the overall situation here will never allow you to leave easily. The entire dimension will be in turmoil, and you will feel what the most terrifying power of the dimension is."

And I will show you what the pain of losing a friend is. By the time you leave the first dimension, the lords of other dimensions will have already appeared here.

"Besieged by countless dimensional lords, you have absolutely no chance of escaping easily. Even if you kill me, your friends will die too. I want to see if you really have the guts."

Nolan Locke was almost amused by what Morpheus said. Nophis and the Taoist had a good mindset, and he hadn't expected Morpheus to be so stubborn. However, Nolan Locke had already made the necessary preparations, so he didn't say much to Morpheus and didn't intend to continue.

Mephisto, in his current state, would definitely not easily reveal the solution to the curse. Delaying this would indeed lead to a situation like the Mephisto Jewelry incident, potentially resulting in an attack from other dimensional lords. In his view, rather than being besieged by other dimensional lords, it would be better to kill Mephisto first and then leave. Although there might be some trouble, he believed that with his power and the power of the mechanical horde, he could definitely help them break through the siege of the Netherworld's army, creating an opportunity for them to leave the Netherworld and potentially return to Earth.

If Mephisto and his group were to block their way here, and the situation dragged on for too long, other dimensional lords would inevitably appear. At that point, even he wouldn't be able to easily lead the others away, and he might even be in mortal danger. After all, the strength of those dimensional lords was not inferior to Mephisto and Dormammu; they were just examples. There were many other dimensional lords who were no less powerful than the two, and some were even stronger.

Those powerful dimensional lords might not be able to unleash their full power in the lower dimensions, but in the vast western dimension, they could definitely unleash their peak strength. Even Nolan Locke couldn't withstand an attack from too many people, and the others, whose strength was even greater than his, would likely perish under such an onslaught. For Granbork, this was an unacceptable outcome, so he raised his fist without hesitation, brimming with killing intent, and smashed it directly at his opponent. He wanted to show Mephisto that he should take responsibility for this, even if it meant losing the way to break the curse. So what?

At worst, he could enter the next world, get a new body, and then cleanse his soul through scientific means. Although he would lose all his combat power at that time, he could restore it by making money, so it wouldn't be a big problem for him.

It's nothing more than slowing down his growth for a while, and the time it takes to travel through a universe is enough for him to earn enough money. It's not too difficult for him. But when Bruce Banner saw Nolan Locke's attack, he was serious. He never expected that Nolan Locke would actually make a move so decisively.

In his view, this was not something worth taking action for at all. Taking action at this time would mean that all their strategies and plans for maintaining order had become empty talk. They came here to save Nolan Locke and find a solution to Mephisto's curse. If Nolan Locke killed Mephisto, what would be the point of them coming here?

Did they really intrude into the dimension just to kill two dimensional lords? While killing two dimensional lords would certainly help alleviate the pressure on Earth, there are many other dimensions within the dimension. If the lords cannot save Nolan Locke, then sooner or later Earth will face an attack from other dimensions.

For them, without Nolan Locke III, resisting the attack from the dimensional dimensional dimensional fusion was extremely difficult. Therefore, upon seeing Nolan Locke make his move, Bruce Banner didn't hesitate to block Nolan Locke's attack with his own fist. This time, Nolan Locke used almost his full strength, because although Mephisto was severely injured, his energy body was simply unable to withstand the attack without Bruce Banner's intervention.

The blow that Morpheus delivered sent Bruce Banner staggering backwards almost instantly, the terrifying force sending him flying hundreds of meters away. His hands were covered in deep blood, and it was as if all his bones were shattered. At that moment, Bruce Banner coughed up a mouthful of blood. Nolan Locke was utterly shocked.

He never expected that Bruce Banner would actually stand in his way. Although she had tried to withdraw her power in time, the powerful force of the department had only been partially withdrawn. The power of the department remained, making it impossible for Bruce Banner to resist. After all, Bruce Banner's anger had subsided somewhat, so his power had also weakened. The weakened Bruce Banner could not unleash the terrifying power he had before.

If it were the Bruce Banner of the past, perhaps he would have been injured but not seriously so after this attack. However, Bruce Banner was in such poor condition that his arms were almost completely destroyed. Seeing this, Nolan Locke's face showed helpless pain, and he could only rush towards Bruce Banner.

Then he used his remaining healing magic to treat Bruce Banner, but his non-healing magic was naturally not very good, and healing such an injury was simply impossible. Nolan Locke could only helplessly say:

"Banner, what are you doing? Why are you saving Morpheus instead of letting me kill him?"

If I kill him, then we can leave this place. Now, you're in this situation; what you need to do next is up to you.

Hearing Nolan Locke's words, Bruce Banner said helplessly:

“Your power is truly immense. I never imagined that Conlini’s geisha would reach such a level. However, I do not wish to stand in front of you and withstand your attacks. But we cannot kill him. If we kill him, how will we cure your curse?”

Whether for the sake of the Earth or to protect you, I absolutely cannot allow you to do this.

Stephen Rogers flew over from a distance and discovered the situation. He and the others had been attacking Dormammu, but they stopped after Dormammu was seriously injured. However, they didn't rush over, since Dormammu was quite strong and they needed some people to guard him, otherwise Dormammu might cause trouble. But he never expected that something like this would happen between him and the others when he was a freshman.

He saw everything and knew that Nolan Locke wanted to kill Mephisto, and that Bruce Banner's attempt to organize it led to Bruce Banner's serious injury. However, he couldn't understand why Locke, having finally appeared before Mephisto, would attack without hesitation. Even if Mephisto I was unwilling to tell them how to deal with the potato, they could have taken Mephisto away first. As long as they brought it to Earth, Mephisto would eventually reveal the methods.

However, he had no other options at the moment. He flew to Bruce Banner's side and began using his magical powers, even though Nolan Locke couldn't heal his injuries. But for Stephen Strange, it wasn't a particularly difficult task. After all, the Time Stone could restore time. Although using it on others consumed a great deal of magical power, he hadn't used too much magic in this battle, so he still had some reserves to employ.

As the magic of the Time Stone dissipated, Bruce Banner's hands returned to normal, and Stephen Strange's face turned somewhat pale.

"Moranlock, why are you in such a hurry? Even if you want Mephisto to say those words, you shouldn't be in such a rush. If we wanted to kill him, what were we even doing here!"

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