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Chapter 665 Annihilation

The origin of time.

In the beginning, there was only endless, dark emptiness.

So dark that even the burning light seemed so faint in countless eternities.

But the light grew stronger, and the nothingness began to tremble. Finally, the darkness screamed, both in pain and in liberation.

The burning light burst forth.

The light, surpassing the imagination of any living being in later generations, was hotter than trillions of stars combined, and more dazzling than all the stars in the heavens. It burned in the void, spreading like ripples throughout the entire chaotic space.

It was not merely light, but the origin of time, the seed of the universe. Under its illumination, nothingness began to take shape, to acquire color, and to come into being.

Chaos began to transform into a vibrant tapestry of colors, different hues appearing in the void, intertwining to form patterns and textures, like a colossal scroll slowly unfurling. Particles began to coalesce, matter began to form, the fragmented space was divided, and the universe began to take shape, followed by the stars, galaxies, and nebulae within each universe.

The multiverse was born.

Countless worlds resonate and replicate themselves. Starting from a single universe, it has become many.

Those are things of the past.

Today, the original universe has been replicated into countless new entities. They develop and evolve, sharing similarities yet also exhibiting numerous differences. In some places, heroes are villains, while in others, villains are heroes. Some may never have even been born in neighboring universes.

Now, in one of those countless planes and countless Earths, it is facing its greatest crisis since its birth.

End.

A terrifying catastrophe swept silently from the other side of the universe. At first, it was silent, almost imperceptible. Until a distant celestial body was touched, a dazzling white light burst forth, piercing through all darkness, as if illuminating the entire universe.

That was no ordinary light; it was more like a torch, once lit, that could never be extinguished. With unstoppable force, it devoured everything in its path. The stars, the dust, the once-shining starlight—all were so fragile before this light of destruction, instantly annihilated and reduced to nothingness.

Even before that shock arrived, Earth had already descended into madness.

All the oceans boiled, the seawater surging forth from the depths like angry beasts, crashing towards coastal cities and villages. Giant waves rolled and blotted out the sky.

The earth began to tremble violently, as if the earth had been torn apart. Huge cracks spread rapidly across the ground, and skyscrapers, bridges, and roads collapsed in the tremors.

The volcano began to erupt, spewing forth magma from its crater like fiery dragons dominating the heavens and earth. Wherever the magma went, everything was reduced to ashes, and thick black smoke nearly extinguished the breath of all life.

Green light pierced through the black smoke, like liquid jade dancing in the air. The green light condensed into giant plugs, one after another blocking the erupting volcano.

He is a Green Lantern.

"Quickly evacuate the civilians."

Green Lantern clenched his right fist, which was adorned with the ring, and gritted his teeth.

"Even I couldn't seal off this volcano for long."

"A little while will be enough!"

A red afterimage, streaked across the foot of the mountain with golden lightning—it was the Flash of this universe. In mere moments, he had evacuated everyone in the area below.

"This is completely useless."

Green Lantern struggles through the tunnel.

"The lamp ring warned me that this was just a prelude, and now that thing has arrived. The antimatter wall, the ultimate destructive wave that shatters everything, no one can stop it. It's too late."

As they looked up at the sky, it seemed they could already see it. The stars beyond the heavens had vanished, and the annihilating waves roared in. It was a destructive light that nothing could withstand; the earth was crumbling, mountains were collapsing, and even the fiery dragon of lava vanished without a trace the moment it touched it.

"People say I have divine power," Superman glanced at his hands, "but what's the point if I can't even save the planet that took me in and raised me?"

He could hear it at that moment.

Cries for help, sobs, and desperate screams filled every direction, every country, and every corner.

Too much.

This was the scene from his nightmare. The end of the world, so much despair, so many pleas for help, and he was powerless to do anything about it, with neither enough time nor enough hope to spare for them.

He took a deep breath and flew off the ground.

"Superman?" Green Lantern exclaimed in surprise. "What are you going to do?"

"Do the work of Superman."

He glanced at his colleague and smiled.

"never give up."

With that, he leaped into the air and flew at full speed toward the wave that was hurtling toward the world, his red cloak fluttering like a flag.

"Superman, wait! You can't!"

But the sound could no longer catch up with him. Like a blade drawn from its sheath, he fearlessly charged towards the extinguishing light. He felt the destructive force wash over him, as if every cell in his body was being eroded and evaporated.

Just before he felt he was about to be erased, he seemed to sense that something else had appeared.

Some other force invaded this shattered realm. A dazzling, warm light tore through this annihilated realm without warning.

Superman struggled to open his eyes; even his superhuman vision was incredibly difficult to operate in this annihilated antimatter.

But he still managed to see it, albeit with difficulty.

Like a giant of light arriving from the other side of a shattered space, riding on the radiance of hope.

She was opening her large hand towards him.

You look preoccupied.

Zero was sitting by the window of the coffee shop, playing a game of tossing and catching nuts into his mouth.

"Um."

Shen You answered absentmindedly, his expression somewhat serious.

Zero frowned, caught a nut tossed high into the air, and then sat up straight.

"Have you found that guy's whereabouts?"

He was naturally referring to Tartarus. Even as they spoke, Shen You's remaining image within the Marvel universe continued his reconnaissance work.

"Not the other side," he shook his head, "it's something I encountered in another universe."

"You have many clones?"

This made Zero think of some old charlatans in the Ultra Universe who liked to wander around the multiverse and leave clones everywhere.

A typical example is Noah, whose Shield of Paladin came about in this way.

"It's not a clone, but a spatial afterimage. Using a power called 'Speed ​​Force,' I can appear in different places, even different timelines, and different universes at the same time."

Then you know, I've just gained the power of the Spirit of Existence, an unprecedented amount of energy. This allows me to experiment with new things; I can now create countless afterimages, appearing simultaneously in numerous locations.

Just like Darkseid's avatars are scattered throughout the heavens.

"That sounds a bit strange," Zero shrugged. "So what did you see?"

"Yes."

Shen You said solemnly.

"A fleeting image of myself: I've just entered a new world I've never explored before, a completely new universe. And I saw it the moment I landed."

He paused.

"The end of the universe."

(End of this chapter)