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Chapter 472 Dr. Doom and Kang the Conqueror

Namo arrived in haste, riding the tsunami, and departed just as quickly.

He went after the magnifying device that had been swept away.

The city, ravaged by the sea, was in complete disarray. Connors and Ant-Man in the sky stared at each other in bewilderment.

"Too abstract," Connors couldn't help but complain. He began to wonder if joining the Illuminati would make someone's brain malfunction, otherwise why would Ant-Man and Namor make such baffling decisions one after another?

In contrast, in the mutant universe, Namor was a reliable ally from the moment Magneto and Cyclops disliked Connors, through the mutant vs. Avengers battle, and even later when facing Darkseid. Namor, wielding the Trident of Sea King, was a dependable force to them.

The Namor in this universe is no match for them.

Despite his complaints, Connors quickly began to consider whether to use other methods to subdue the Hulk.

He needs to join the Illuminati as soon as possible, figure out why they are looking for him, and find a way to find out who is behind his inability to use teleportation.

If the Hulk is allowed to continue causing destruction, given his tiny size, it will inevitably be a protracted battle, and Connors doesn't want to wait that long.

"Hulk!"

With a roar, Hulk leaped into the air like a grasshopper with a thousand times greater jumping ability.

After failing to break through Connors' defenses several times, he decisively turned his attention to Ant-Man in the air. With a loud boom, a sonic boom cloud exploded, and Hulk's green figure arrived in front of Ant-Man.

"Logically speaking, the Illuminati shouldn't only have Ant-Man and Namor as members; there should be others—given the Hulk's level of threat, reinforcements from others should be arriving soon, right?"

Connors pondered to himself, and sure enough, at the critical moment, a thin layer of light blue barrier appeared on Ant-Man's body, enveloping him like a magical armor.

The magical barrier blocked Hulk's furious punch and sent Ant-Man flying backward, enveloping his body.

After Ant-Man was thrown backward, Hulk's body should have started to fall due to gravity, but he didn't.

He was standing on a light blue screen, and five more light screens descended rapidly from the sky, forming a cube with the existing light screen beneath Hulk's feet.

Then more light blue runes layered on top of each other, like layers of insurance locking Hulk inside.

Hulk tried to break free of the magical barrier inside, but all he could do was make himself look more like a grasshopper.

Only then did Doctor Strange of this world reveal himself, dressed in a light blue robe, resembling a wizard from a Western fantasy story—which he actually was.

Connors' attention wasn't on Doctor Strange at the moment, but on Ant-Man, who had been sent flying by Hulk's punch and landed not far in front of him.

Polaris Lorna and Alison also curiously came over to look at the light blue screen on Ant-Man's body. Just as they were marveling at it, Doctor Strange removed the magic from Ant-Man's body.

—Then Ant-Man's body, which had been able to maintain a normal human shape, suddenly collapsed, swaying limply like a water bag.

Even with the magic blocking his way, Hulk's punch still turned the grimacing Dr. Pym into a pulp.

"Should I secretly use reality manipulation to mess with him?"

Connors reached out and poked Ant-Man's Yellowjacket suit, which was gradually becoming soaked with blood.

However, he only thought about it and had no intention of taking any action.

According to Connors' previous speculation, the reason why the Illuminati recruited him was related to the death of "Mr. Fantastic" Reed. It is impossible for Connors to resurrect an enemy who would be extremely troublesome to deal with.

Especially since Ant-Man had previously evaded his telepathy at Alison's hotel, he was indeed a major threat.

In the sky, Doctor Strange, dressed in a light blue robe, used magic to trap the Hulk, but he seemed to have no intention of coming down to communicate with Connors, and turned to fly away.

Seeing this, Connors quickly patted Alison Xuanyin on the shoulder: "Alison, stop him for me."

Based on his current abilities, Connors has no ranged attacks, but fortunately, Alison Xuanyin was ready to intervene at any moment.

As Connors patted her shoulder, a ball of white light immediately condensed in front of Alison and flew toward Doctor Strange, successfully stopping him from leaving.

"What brings you here?" Doctor Strange's voice sounded much gentler than that of Strange the Supreme, who possessed the six Infinity Stones, and his personality was similarly gentle, seemingly influenced by his water-like magic.

"Haven't the Illuminati been trying to recruit me?" Connors said. "I've agreed to join."

"It's not necessary now." Doctor Strange shook his head, made a hand seal, and slowly floated down from the air, smiling as he spoke to Connors.

Connors wanted to question him, but Doctor Strange quickly explained: "Ant-Man wanted to recruit you because he needed you to make a telepathic machine."

What do you mean by using me to make machines? So, in Ant-Man's eyes, I'm just a raw material? Connors was stunned, unable to comprehend Ant-Man's thoughts given his lack of scientific acumen.

Lorna, the North Star, raised her eyebrows and quietly slipped one hand behind her back, a wisp of green swirling around her fingertips, ready to manipulate the surrounding metal to deliver a fatal blow to Doctor Strange at any moment.

"And now?" Connors asked.

Doctor Strange tapped the soft Ant-Man with his toe: "As you can see, he's dead. Neither Namor nor I can figure out Ant-Man's high-tech gadgets."

"Do you know what he's going to do with the telepathic machine?" Connors asked.

Doctor Strange pondered for a moment: "The use of a telepathic machine—for telepathy?"

"waste."

Wearing a dark green cloak and a metal mask, Doctor Doom uttered a swear word in a flat tone.

Beside him, Conqueror Kang, encased in blue and purple metal, sighed: "I thought Dr. Pym was barely qualified to join forces with us, but now it seems only you and I are qualified to cooperate."

"This guy used the power of three wizards to defeat Mr. Fantastic Reed; it's hard to guarantee he won't have a sudden change of heart someday."

"The tide will come and kill us from the entire multiverse."

"Fortunately, we tracked him down the moment he entered this world and used technology to block all of his teleportation abilities, so he can forget about calling those three mages over."

Doctor Doom, wearing a metal mask, stood up, and rings of magical light emanated from his left wrist. He said to Conqueror Kang, "The two women beside him, Alison Enchantress, are a big threat. I need to kill her first."