American Comics Universe: I, the Containment Object Revealed at the Start

"It depends on whether you are willing to accept it."

Gu Yi smiled and said.

"I'm afraid that one day I might accidentally destroy the Earth."

Strange gave a wry smile.

"Don't worry, I'll stop you then."

Ancient One disagreed, believing that as long as she was there, Strange wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

Hearing that the Ancient One was backing him up, Strange breathed a sigh of relief and then carefully picked up the scepter.

However, the scepter was so heavy that Strange lost his grip and dropped it to the ground.

"Boom!"

This actually caused a large-scale earthquake, the snow-capped mountains shook continuously, countless snowflakes fell, forming avalanches, and there were even continuous rockfalls!

Upon seeing this, the Ancient One immediately opened a portal, sending herself and Strange, along with the scepter, back to Kamar-Taj to avoid the avalanche.

At this moment, Strange was trembling with a bewildered expression, his lips chattering and unable to speak.

"Perhaps you should train your strength properly, otherwise you might accidentally collapse Kamar-Taj first."

"I can't help it," Gu Yi said helplessly.

"The scepter of revelation can change its appearance and reduce its weight according to the owner's needs."

Just then, the screen thoughtfully provided a notification to Strange.

"Oh, I see. Then..."

Strange thought for a moment and made a decision.

"Let's become an iPhone!"

Then they saw the scepter emit light, continuously shrinking and changing shape.

After the light faded, the scepter actually turned into an iPhone!

Even the Ancient One couldn't help but open her mouth wide at this effect.

Strange quickly picked up the phone to try it out and found it to be very light, which was incredibly convenient!

"Now we need to predict the two containment objects that will appear: the King of the Snow Mountain and the Underground Flame Giant."

After the sound on the screen ended, an image appeared on the screen.

The picture shows a person in the middle of a snow-capped mountain with a mountaineering gear set against the background, their face covered by goggles and a mask.

It has absolutely no connection to the contained object; it looks no different from an ordinary mountaineer!

"Wherever there are snow-capped mountains in the world, there are legends about Yetis. According to the containment council's investigation, all these legends may point to the King of the Snow Mountains."

"The King of the Snow Mountains lives at an altitude of over 8000 meters on Mount Everest. In this harsh environment with temperatures below zero, low air pressure, and insufficient oxygen, the King of the Snow Mountains seems to thrive like a fish in water."

"It looks just like an ordinary person wearing mountaineering gear. We don't know whether the mountaineering gear is his skin or part of his body."

"Many mountaineers have witnessed the King of Snow Mountains effortlessly scaling and leaping across cliffs with virtually no footholds, traversing even the most treacherous snowfields as if skating. However, this isn't the most important aspect; the most crucial element is the terrifying ability possessed by the King of Snow Mountains."

Chapter 201 The Mysterious King of the Snow Mountain

"It likes to attack lone tourists. When it makes contact with the tourist, it doesn't do anything; instead, it takes off its goggles and demands eye contact."

"When someone makes eye contact with him, they are hypnotized, feeling an intense warmth in their body, and involuntarily drawn closer to the King of the Snow Mountains. Once this happens, the King of the Snow Mountains will lead the tourist along, and no one knows where he will take them."

"The King of the Snow Mountains doesn't just hypnotize one person; if it encounters lone tourists, it will continue to hypnotize them, expanding its group and leading them back to its territory. As for what it does, we don't know. The only thing we know is that we've never seen those hypnotized tourists again."

"If someone reminds you at this moment, you can interrupt the King of the Snow Mountains' hypnosis, because the King of the Snow Mountains' hypnosis can only work on one person. What will happen when he faces several climbers? We haven't received any information yet, but we haven't seen any climbers come down the mountain."

"Perhaps some local legends about spirit messengers leading the spirits of the dead to the spirit world on the snow-capped mountains originated from witnesses seeing the Snow Mountain King hunting."

"One to two hours after those people disappeared, we found their bodies near the snow-capped mountains. Without exception, they had all died from hypothermia. But that wasn't the end of it. After several dozen hours, these bodies would turn into mummies, appearing as if they had been dead for a long time."

[Faced with the monster in this snow mountain, our containment organization is constantly trying to find ways to contain the King of the Snow Mountains. However, Mount Everest is like the King of the Snow Mountains' backyard. No matter how hard we try or how many advanced equipment we use, we cannot find the King of the Snow Mountains. We have even lost some members of our task force.]

"After our arduous exploration of the snow-capped mountains, we finally found a survivor who escaped from the clutches of the Snow Mountain King, codenamed L. We hope to learn more about the Snow Mountain King from him."

█████: Tell me what happened after you encountered the monster.

L: It was around 1 p.m., less than 10 minutes after leaving the summit. This is the hardest part of the climb. You reach the summit, you're incredibly excited and proud of yourself, feeling like you've completed the toughest challenge of your life, and then you realize you have to do it all over again immediately, or you'll end up like the people who perished. The others were about 5 or 6 meters ahead of me—I fell behind a little while adjusting my hood. That's when I saw it coming down the ridge.

█████: What was your first reaction when you saw it?

L: At least I was very surprised. We were told that no one else was climbing today. I think he must have climbed up from the other side, or been left behind by his companions. I should have waved to get his attention.

█████: What happened after you attracted its attention?

L: It looked at me, and then it began. Suddenly I felt…happy? Relaxed? It felt like all the pain, sadness, and cold had left me. I couldn't feel the blisters on my feet anymore, and I could feel my nose again. It was as if I were back in ██████████ and warming my feet in front of the fireplace, feeling like I had forgotten all my troubles and was enjoying a complete rest. But…

█████: ...But?

L: Haven't you heard of paradoxical undressing? When your body starts to get cold, really cold, your blood vessels dilate and you start to feel warm. So you start taking off your clothes because you feel you need to cool down—and then, as everyone knows, you curl up naked in a snowdrift and freeze to death. I had a friend who died that way in '98.

█████: So you feel like all of this is an illusion.

L: Of course. So I tried to shrug, but I couldn't take my eyes off the person, and it was crawling towards me. And then everything went wrong.

█████: And then?

L: All the warmth and comfort vanished. I suddenly felt cold—colder than I had felt before. Colder than I could even feel. I couldn't feel my fingers and face. My lips were cracked. I tried to breathe but felt my lungs were full of water. My legs seemed to be clamped and then I collapsed. My companions were about 30 meters away from me. I tried to shout at them but could only whisper. I watched that person—that thing—still coming closer.

█████: How long did it take to get to you?

L: An hour? I'm not sure. I can't see my watch and I can't feel anything. I tried to move my arm on the ground, but my legs moved instead. It looks like even if I recover now, I won't be back at camp before dusk. I'm starting to think I'm really going to die on this mountain—but I feel even worse about that person. The closer it gets to me, the more I feel something behind my head—something repressed, threatening, and worse, hatred.

█████: What happened after it reached you?

L: It grabbed me with its arm and pulled me in front of it. I stared straight at those goggles, those eyes…

█████: Are they goggles or glasses?

L: Neither. Both. I don't know. I think I can see something in there. And yet I can't, I feel them so... The images and feelings in my mind. Anger, and joy, and... confusion.

█████: Chaos?

L: I don't think it's used to people resisting it. It asked a question.

█████: Did it speak?

L: No, it doesn't sound like it. I can hear it, but not with my ears. I see images of people—people sitting in bathtubs, lying by campfires, sunbathing on beaches. Warm, happy people. But I know their faces. I've seen their faces in books, in pictures, those who went up the mountain but never came down. I see Green Boots! The one still lying in the death zone. And I hear its question.

█████: What's the problem?

L: "You rejected my gift?"

(L was very uneasy at this moment and remained silent for a while.)

█████: Continue.

L: I could hardly sense what was happening... but I knew that what was in front of me was a greater threat than any storm or snowstorm. Trembling my lips was harder than anything I'd ever done... but I did it, and I told it, "Yes."

Chapter 202 The Relationship Between the King of the Snow Mountain and the Shy Guy

Investigator: So how did it respond?

L: "I saw more images. The same people, lying in the snow, half-dead. I felt like I was looking at them from its perspective. It felt like it was mocking the dead."

I was freezing. It didn't say anything more to me—but it was angry with me. It seemed offended, angry, and shocked. It was trying to tell me—refusing to give you peace of mind was ungrateful and would come at a terrible price!

I asked it, "Why did you do that?"

Investigator: What did it say?

L: It mocked me.

(L fell silent again.)

Investigator: A few more questions. How did it mock you?

L: It…it showed me one of the victims. Probably the first, Mallory. That face was as familiar to me as my mother's, though I'd never seen a face like that before…or in that situation.

He lay there, weak, frostbitten, and dying.

I watched from its perspective as he waved and yelled at the thing. It looked into his eyes and then hypnotized him. It made me watch every second of that moment. I felt worse than dead. Then it told me…

(L remained silent.)

Investigator: What did you tell you?

L: "Because it's right there."

Investigator: And then what happened?

L: I didn't let tragedy happen to me. It lifted me up high, so I swung my fist. I hit it. With all the strength I could muster, with every last bit of my remaining power. I hit it right in the goggles. The goggles shattered. I saw what was behind the goggles.

Investigator: What is it?

L: [DATA EXPUNGED] I don't remember much after that. I only know that I had to crawl back to my tent after that when they (referring to the second squad) found me.

<End of record>

Recent Update: After L's encounter with the King of the Snow Mountains, our containment group did not observe it for 5 months, 17 days, and 19 hours. During the second observation, its goggles showed no signs of damage or wear. L died on [date missing]. Media reports under the containment group's control indicated the cause of death was complications from asbestos exposure in its youth. An autopsy conducted by the containment group found that L suffered severe hypothermia, frostbite, and cerebral edema at the time of death. L retired from mountaineering after its encounter with the King of the Snow Mountains and did not climb any terrain above 500 meters in the 12 months prior to its death.

Following this, our containment organization decided to contain the entire Mount Everest and continue our search for the King of Mountains. At the same time, we will prohibit anyone from approaching Mount Everest.

Hopefully, we can capture the King of the Snow Mountains soon.

Many viewers felt terrified when they saw this part.

It's like someone whispering a scary story in your ear; it sends chills down your spine.

For some timid people, this will make them tremble with fear.

"However, there's something strange about the King of the Snow Mountains. While investigating the Shy Ghost, we unexpectedly discovered that he seems to be connected to the King of the Snow Mountains."

Piccolo's expression immediately turned sour upon seeing that it involved shy people.

"After we took in the Shy Ghost, we investigated its origins. After several years of wandering, we finally arrived at a small town near Mount Everest. Someone there told us that a climber had been crying and holding his face ever since he came down the mountain, saying that he was ugly and that people shouldn't look at him."

"Some thugs thought it was fun and insisted on seeing the hiker's face. The hiker then killed them, killing them bare-handed."

"Many people tried to stop him after that, but they were all killed because they saw his face. That was probably the Shy Ghost's first massacre."