American comics: From Hogwarts to God on Earth

Chapter 437 Major Event: Pseudo-Multi-Dimensional Invasion (9)

Doctor Fate—or rather, Naboo—was unwilling to share the burden of the pressure, and even less willing to confront Rune's subconscious; he simply wanted to understand Rune's strength.

When magic erupts, Rune not only has no way to hide his strength, but he also has no way to hide the magic he is best at.

But at that moment, a tall old man approached him.

He wore a long grey travel cloak and a huge blue pointed hat. His silver-grey hair and beard reached his waist, and his eyes were sharp as an eagle's, gleaming with wisdom and strength.

The old man was leaning against a thick wooden cane almost as tall as himself, and there was an unsheathed sword on his right, but Nabu could already feel the power of the longsword inside.

The powerful, fluctuating white magic reignited Nab's greed; he was certain that the sword was not created by Rune using polymorph.

This is not meant to belittle Rune, but rather Nab is well aware of the nature of his magic.

If it were Rune, the sword he created would surely exude terrifying dark magic, not this kind of white magic.

He stared intently at the longsword beside the other man, plotting how to seize it by trickery. Nabu knew that Rune was never stingy; he would give away the flesh and blood of the evil god without hesitation, and release the god of order without a second thought—so, if he just gave the order afterward, the sword might just be his.

After all, Wonder Woman, Zatanna, and other external aids were all brought in by Naboo, so it's not unreasonable for him to take the magic sword, right?

Naboo was essentially a greedy and despicable fellow. He had acquired his power through illegitimate means, and it was he and several other later Gods of Order who seized a portion of Hecate's power, which is why he became so powerful.

After that, Naboo could, of course, pretend to be a god and act like a fox borrowing the tiger's power for a long time. He did maintain order in the entire magical world, but the premise for him to maintain order was that it was in his own interest.

If the new order is in his own interest, he certainly wouldn't mind taking matters into his own hands and seeking a good reputation.

For example, Naboo's request for Doctor Fate to help Rune rebuild the magical order was merely to curry favor with Hecate and to gain a dominant position in the new magical order ahead of time.

That's why Naboo brought in Scarlet Witch and Shazam. The former wasn't too keen on his status in the wizarding world; she preferred spending time with children. The latter, on the other hand, was nearing the end of his life and was searching the world for a successor, posing no threat to Naboo whatsoever.

However, he was very dissatisfied with Rune's decision to let King Naboo and the Kamar-Taj school behind him build the three Sanctuaries. In addition, Naboo believed that he had been forgiven by Rune, which is why he dared to cause trouble.

But Naboo failed to notice that the enemies of the other superheroes were almost all villains, and even if the enemy was a great hero or superhero, it would be under the guise of a friendly spar.

Only he stood before a wizard who appeared to have a kind and benevolent face.

If other higher-dimensional observers were to see the wizard's appearance, they would most likely recognize the old man as Gandalf.

The originator of the famous melee mage meme, Gandalf is jokingly referred to as a wizard who has mastered two-handed swords, Whirlwind, War Cry, and plate armor, but only has the spell Light.

But this is actually a misunderstanding. In fact, in addition to being good at dispelling darkness, Gandalf is also very good at fire magic, protective spells, and breaking evil spells.

He was essentially a Maiar, a deity, but when he and other deities were sent to Middle-earth by higher gods to fight against Sauron, they received strict instructions.

They were required not to rule over humans or elves by their own power, nor to wage direct war against Sauron's army, but only to guide and inspire the free peoples of Middle-earth, enabling them to win victories through their own strength.

Therefore, Gandalf almost exclusively uses melee attacks in combat.

When even the mages are fighting on the front lines, how can the other warriors possibly have the nerve to retreat in the rear? That was Gandalf's true intention.

Clearly, Naboo himself has been marked by Rune, so his opponent is this famous and kind wizard.

But Naboo was unaware of this. He struck first, eliminating the opponent's gravity and attempting to leave Gandalf suspended in mid-air, unable to resist.

But Gandalf gained more than just personality and magic from the runes; he also learned what this so-called Naboo really was.

Gandalf had encountered similar beings before, and he was determined not to allow another Saruman to continue to tyrannize that beautiful planet Earth. So he confronted him without uttering a word.

Gandalf simply tapped the earth with his staff, and gravity returned to normal in an instant.

Having witnessed this, Naboo became even more convinced that the other party was a wizard. So he directly affected the flow of time, splitting himself into countless versions in a very short period of time.

Countless Naboo's hands emitted blue-purple light, and Egyptian runes danced like butterflies before transforming into lightning and striking Gandalf mid-air. Gandalf, however, merely drew the longsword that the Naboo coveted.

This is the sacred sword bestowed by Vishanti, burning with an orange-red light like flames, and is the essential embodiment of the magic of Vishanti's sacred sword.

In the future, any mage who uses the spell "The Holy Sword of Vishanti" will essentially be wielding the power of the holy sword in Gandalf's hands.

When Rune first received the sword, he thought Vishanti was stingy, but in reality, Vishanti was quite generous, as evidenced by the fact that most mages in Kamar-Taj used his magic.

After all, who would be willing to use Vishanti's magic if the cost were too high?

With the powerful enhancement of this artifact, Gandalf simply made a stroke, and the lightning was instantly transformed into pure ancient Egyptian runes, which were then ignited in mid-air by orange-red flames.

Nabu, witnessing this, was not afraid at all; on the contrary, he was overjoyed. The power of this divine sword was beyond his imagination and was more worthy of his status.

So Naboo's true form directly commanded one part of himself to rush towards Gandalf, while the other part began to work together to prepare powerful magic.

Doctor Fate, under Naboo's control, also possesses powerful physical attributes. He is a rather exceptional mage, as the large amount of magic he directly seized from Hecate allowed him to modify Doctor Fate's body.

Nabu didn't care much about the consumption of magic power, after all, it wasn't originally his own.

Of course, Doctor Fate's physical abilities couldn't compare to the steel bodies of Kryptonians, but Naboo was confident that he could easily lock the old sorcerer down with joint locks.

However, he subconsciously overlooked one point—it's one thing for a mage to carry a staff, but why would he go to the extra trouble of carrying a sword as well?

The next moment, Nabu saw the old mage holding a staff in his left hand and a sword in his right, unleashing a barrage of attacks on his other versions of himself. The moves didn't seem particularly sophisticated; they were just wide, sweeping motions, repeating the "Sweeping Thousands of Troops" and "New Year's Greeting Sword Techniques."

However, Naboo himself didn't have much close-quarters combat experience, and he was powerless to deal with the predicament of being outmaneuvered by someone with long arms.

Thus, Naboo's true form could only watch helplessly as his future and past selves were struck down by the staff, and then the divine sword cleaved down, shattering the other versions of himself into invisible fragments of spacetime, returning them to the timeline.

Even more terrifying was that the divine sword's strike actually landed on him. Countless orange-red wounds began to accumulate on Naboo's helmet. At first, they were just small scratches, but as his counterparts from other timelines died, the wounds continued to pile up.

Nab had no choice but to stop casting the spell and begin trying various methods to heal the wounds on his helmet, but he was horrified to discover that these injuries could not be eliminated at all.

Naboo even began to manipulate the power of time, attempting to trace the helmet back to before it was attacked by Gandalf's divine sword, but to no avail. This artifact represents the divine power of Vishanti and is effective against almost all mages in this universe.

After all, the sources of magic in the DC Universe are quite dark, and the sword itself represents a concept, so even time cannot heal his wounds.

To make matters worse, while trying, Naboo also had to constantly summon his clones to delay Gandalf's advance.

However, Naboo's spells would be directly cleaved into runes, unable to stop his advance at all, and his body would be deliberately struck by Gandalf's helmet, causing him to die, with his wounds accumulating continuously.

Naboo witnessed firsthand that the wounds on Doctor Fate's helmet in the future timeline were even more numerous!

After several attempts, Naboo could only scream and flee the scene. Watching his opponent escape, Gandalf simply sheathed his sword and coldly gazed in the direction he had gone.

Run away, no matter how far you run, you can't escape that person's grasp.