American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 287 Dramatic Changes in the Marvel Universe

Practice makes perfect. In a very short time, Rune killed a huge number of people. The dead were not limited to mayors. Anyone who was involved in the matter and had a tendency to condone it was killed directly. Therefore, this time in the United States, not only did a large number of officials on the surface die, but also a large number of people in the shadow government, lobbying groups and so on.

This was also the first time Rune had so openly carried out a large-scale purge, and he felt no shame for it. To avoid indiscriminate killing, he would check the memories of those targeted, even if some hadn't condoned other ordinary people persecuting heroes, or were simply unaware of the matter.

But his other actions were enough for Rune to send him to hell.

All of Rune's actions during that short half-day were completely ignored by the government. Or to put it more bluntly: the US government was unable to fully exercise its powers due to Rune's excessive killings, the federal government had effectively collapsed, and states began to declare states of emergency one after another and form their own provisional governments.

"That's just how it is—" Tony said calmly, sitting in a huge conference room. He truly understood Rune's feelings; when he heard about the Hero Registration Act, he also wanted to kill everyone involved, but he held back.

However, Rune was clearly unwilling to tolerate it. Within minutes of learning about the incident, the mage killed thousands of people in the entire plaza. He also followed the trail to kill a large number of high-ranking US government officials and executed those who murdered Nightwing.

Emotionally, Tony would certainly support him wholeheartedly, but right now, he can only deal with the mess left by Rune as quickly as possible. For this reason, he has to gather figures with high prestige or power, such as Mr. Fantastic, Magneto, Professor X, Black Bolt, and even Namor, who can represent a certain type of person or organization.

Magneto turned to Professor X: "I heard that Rune was originally a student at your Xavier's School of Geniuses?"

Professor X nodded, agreeing with Magneto's point of view, but he was reluctant to say more, because even though he wasn't Professor X of this universe, he knew Magneto's personality.

"I never expected you could teach a student like me, Charles," Magneto said with a smile. "I quite admire this kid." Iron Man watched the two bicker helplessly, then looked at the others. Mr. Fantastic seemed lost in thought, Black Bolt looked thoughtful, and Namor casually put his legs on the table.

In the end, Tony could only say, "The states are all about to declare a state of emergency. It seems very likely that they will form a temporary government. The United States is practically dead. Some media outlets are even portraying Rune's counterattack as a terrorist attack. There are even several anti-hero and anti-superpower groups emerging in the public sphere. We must protect ourselves. For this reason, we must form our own government or even our own country."

That's why Tony didn't bring Steve along; he wasn't sure how Steve would react.

Black Bolt glanced at his wife beside him, Medusa nodded, and then said to Tony, "The Inhumans agree."

Although the vast majority of the Inhumans currently reside on Attilan on the moon, in order to better improve and promote relations with Earth,

There are still quite a few Inhumans studying at American universities, and when Inhumans awaken their abilities using Terrigen Crystals, their appearance will change to varying degrees, which led to casualties among these Inhumans in this human counterattack.

Even though the Inhumans have a caste system within their ranks, they will unite against external threats.

Namor snorted coldly. What did the surface people have to do with him? He thought it was about the allocation of tickets to escape this apocalypse, so he simply chose to leave without even glancing at the others.

Namo's arrogance has angered many, while others dismiss it with disdain. But regardless, the most crucial question now is whether to establish an independent government.

"Actually, this is also to facilitate the subsequent relocation of the population by Rune," Iron Man explained, revealing his second reason. "Rune has mentioned this to me privately; we can summon all the heroes to our country. But this raises a question: how do we ensure the safety of the heroes who come here? How do we ensure that these heroes aren't impersonated by villains?"

Yes, that's the biggest problem right now. Although the Superhero Registration Act was once passed, and even when Green Goblin took over S.H.I.E.L.D., the Registration Act was replaced by the more stringent Superhuman Registration Act of the Dark Reign era, and after the Siege, the Registration Act still existed in some form, it was no longer the mandatory registration act it once was.

Charles offered no comment, but Magneto's words thrust his old friend into the spotlight.

"I won't go into detail about security, but your concern about heroes being impersonated is easily resolved. Just have Charles investigate," Magneto said calmly. "You should be able to trust his word."

As the world's most powerful telepath, Charles could indeed see everyone's memories if he wanted to. And as a Martin Luther King Jr.-like figure among mutants, the other heroes would be willing to believe him. This would certainly infringe on everyone's right to privacy, but in this emergency, Tony and the others had no better option than to agree.

As for safety issues, not all heroes have the ability to withstand bullets, and the United States happens to be a country where guns are not prohibited. At that time, those anti-superhuman and anti-hero organizations can easily kill a large number of heroes simply by blocking the borders established by Tony.

"Can Doctor Strange help?" Mr. Fantastic asked. "Should we announce the number to all the heroes, then have him teleport Charles there, confirm the caller is a hero, and then teleport him back?"

Tony's voice came from inside the armor: "No, this is too unsafe. How can you be sure they won't ambush Doctor Strange and his team?"

In fact, even ignoring the ambush issue, Doctor Strange is much busier now than before. Some people regard Rune's counterattack as "divine punishment" and have begun to erect monuments and statues for Rune and Doctor Strange, among other magic-based heroes. In addition, the turmoil in the real dimension has also attracted the attention of lords from other dimensions.

Therefore, Doctor Strange not only had to clarify online that this was not divine punishment, but also had to deal with the invasion of other dimensional lords. He was extremely busy. Not to mention, even if Doctor Strange had time, where would he find sufficient magic power?