American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 158 A Traitor Emerges in the Avengers

Rune ultimately smoothed things over, and the X-Men, knowing Thor hadn't done it intentionally, didn't pursue the matter further, simply leaving in anger. In reality, due to his overly powerful abilities, Professor X often dies in major events; in a sense,

He's now on the editors' "must-ban list." Who can blame them when his abilities are just too outrageous?

Thor sighed. It wasn't that he disrespected Professor X. Although he didn't have much interaction with the X-Men and mutants, Thor and Professor X shared the same ideal of pursuing peace—though he didn't completely agree with Professor X's absolute non-violence.

"Sigh, why do good people always die young?" Thor slumped in his chair, still feeling bad about his inappropriate behavior, looking as dejected as a golden retriever being scolded by its owner. The X-Men also chose to leave; the fact that they dragged their injured bodies to Avengers Tower to discuss countermeasures was already a great favor to Tony.

Rune patted Thor on the shoulder: "I think it would be nice to throw a party."

Just then, Logan and five others returned with a large group of magical puppets. The terrifying appearance of these magical puppets sent chills down the spines of some of the heroes present, especially the Invisible Woman. She pursed her lips and pinched Mr. Fantastic hard when he tried to touch him, but this was hardly a punishment for a man who could change his body shape at will.

Tony's eyes widened in disbelief: "This is not scientific!"

"But this is magic." Doctor Strange glared at Tony. Although he had worked with Tony for a while, as the Sorcerer Supreme, Strange could easily see the value of these puppets—simple yet sophisticated magical circuits, concepts completely different from the magic he had learned, and definitely not the kind that had only emerged a few years ago and didn't even have a self-contained magical theory. Rather, it seemed to be white magic with a long history and self-consistent theory.

"The creator's will is completely embodied in the entire puppet. The powerful magic enhances their strength and agility, and even gives them magic-resistant skin, making them immune to some magic." Strange patted the puppet's head and then exclaimed, "I wonder who created these magical puppets."

"It's me." Rune turned to Logan and asked, "How is it? Is everything going smoothly?"

Logan nodded, a sinister smile on his face: "Very smoothly, those Hydras are all dead."

"They also tried to summon Mephisto," Blade added. "To stop them, many of the golems were consumed."

Indeed, at this moment, only a dozen or so puppets remained behind them, less than a fraction of their original number. Rune sat in a chair,

He adopted an indifferent attitude: "It's okay, they're all yours now, no need to explain the casualties to me."

As he spoke, Rune turned his chair around and said to the other heroes present, "I still have some upgraded versions on hand. If you want to buy them, hurry up and find me. However, I only accept gold, magical materials, and special metals like vibranium."

Wolverine and his crew were instantly surrounded. Tony, Mr. Fantastic Reed, and other mad scientists began questioning the puppet's parameters. Rune, of course, also noticed Invisible Woman and Jessica, who were completely uninterested, so he continued, "Besides upgraded versions, I also accept custom orders, whether it's bringing back the person in your memories or finding an ideal partner."

Captain America suddenly stood up, his chest heaving, a clear indication of his inner turmoil. It seems that the love story between Captain America and Peggy Carter in this universe also ended in tragedy.

After giving his address, Rune left immediately.

Spider-Man ran straight to Doctor Strange and asked, "Can you really bring back the person I remember? Is it really possible?"

Reed interjected, "Theoretically, if the personality data were accurate enough—"

Now, the Invisible Woman was displeased, and she kicked Reed. Susan knew her husband's bad habit all too well; once it came to science, he would become completely absorbed, entering a state of extreme rationality, and then, in his oblivion, neglecting matters of ethics and morality.

"Spider-Man, we can't offer you any advice on this." Tony sighed. Didn't he also want to summon someone from his memories? He thought it was feasible, but that didn't mean it was for others.

Which of the heroes present hadn't experienced life and death? Which of them didn't have their own regrets? How could the custom-made puppet proposed by Rune not be tempting? The scene fell silent once again.

Finally, Captain America broke the suffocating atmosphere: "Now, what we should do is hold a funeral for Professor X and prevent Magneto from going after Red Skull in a fit of rage. As for the puppet..."

He glanced at the heroes around him, then said softly, "This is a private matter and should be resolved privately."

"I can help with the funeral arrangements, but the rest is beyond my control." Stark shrugged. He did have a non-metallic suit of armor to counter Magneto, but its performance was poor. Magneto's ability to manipulate planetary-level magnetic fields destined him to be the ballast of the entire mutant society. He had fought Magneto many times, but the only time he had won was when Magneto deliberately held back.

He quickly used Friday and the inexhaustible money to settle Professor X's funeral arrangements, then left Avengers Tower directly. Everyone knew what he was doing, but no one mentioned it, instead continuing to communicate the details with Captain America, who was now willing to take command again.

Meanwhile, Rune appeared quite composed, scribbling on a piece of paper with terms like Mount Wandager, the Time Stone, and the Strange Land. After this period of reflection and familiarity with the plot, Rune had a pretty good idea of ​​what Red Skull was going to do next, but he didn't reveal everything to the Avengers, only telling them a part of it.

Rune would never underestimate this tactical mastermind, especially since he had already gathered countless villains under his control and possessed the Observer's Eye, capable of observing everything that had happened in the present and past of the Marvel Universe. Such a Red Skull was worthy of Rune's use of the "Ultimate Eraser" to deal with.

Red Skull's best achievement was probably in the comic book "Old Man Returns," where he destroyed all the superheroes and became the President of the United States—of course, he was eventually killed.

A key reason Rune left Avengers Tower was that he discovered there might be a spy within the Avengers organization. He could have sold his puppets directly within Avengers Tower, but because of this traitor, he was forced to sell them at a specific location.

"Sigh, those Avengers don't know yet." Rune added to his plan while shaking his head, looking forward to the first visitor.