Free Web NovelChapter 285: Chapter 285: The Multiverse Assembles
"To be safe, I’m pulling in reinforcements from across the multiverse."
Levi raised his right hand. A miniature galaxy appeared in his palm—
—his Inner Universe.
"I left anchor points in other universes. It’s time to call them in."
Strange’s gaze sharpened.
"You’re breaking through dimensional barriers?"
"The TVA won’t just sit back and allow that."
"Loki will handle it."
Levi closed his eyes, his consciousness sinking deep into the Inner Universe.
Those anchor points flickered like lighthouses.
Jean Grey from Universe X-7.
Starlight Annie from Universe B-7.
The Justice League from the DC Universe...
He could pinpoint every location with absolute clarity.
"Get ready."
He opened his eyes and traced patterns through the air with both hands.
A golden alchemical array unfolded beneath his feet, rapidly expanding across the entire training grounds.
Space began to tremble.
Thor tightened his grip on Stormbreaker.
Scarlet magic curled around Wanda’s fingertips.
Tony’s armor instantly enveloped his body.
The first rift tore open, spilling out crimson-gold flames.
Jean Grey stepped out slowly, the Phoenix Force unfurling fiery wings behind her.
Her eyes burned with energy. Every step she took sent ripples through the air.
The Avengers instinctively took half a step back.
Not from fear—
But from instinctive reverence.
Thor’s grip on his axe trembled slightly.
Not because he was afraid.
Because he was excited.
The Eye of Agamotto on Strange’s forehead opened automatically, attempting to analyze the power before him. The backlash hit instantly, blood trickling from the corner of his eye.
"Levi."
Jean’s voice was soft.
"I felt your summons."
Her gaze swept across the crowd before settling on Wanda.
Their eyes met.
The Phoenix Force and Chaos Magic resonated.
—No.
They were confronting each other.
The scarlet energy around Wanda surged violently, forming a protective barrier around her.
The phoenix behind Jean spread its wings with a silent cry.
The two powers collided midair, unleashing rings of shockwaves.
"That’s enough."
Levi raised a hand, and a golden barrier separated them instantly.
"This isn’t the time for infighting."
Jean restrained the Phoenix Force, though the caution in her eyes remained.
Wanda took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the chaotic magic raging inside her.
Neither woman spoke.
But the tension in the air remained palpable.
The second rift opened.
No flames. No energy fluctuations.
Only pure light.
A figure in a blue-and-red suit flew out, landing steadily in the center of the training grounds.
Superman. Clark Kent.
He glanced around before pausing briefly on Levi and nodding.
"I can feel the threat you mentioned."
"The Justice League is willing to help."
Tony’s armor scanners spun into overdrive, streams of data flooding his HUD.
He stared at Superman’s biofield and cellular structure.
"A perfect genetic sequence... that’s impossible..."
Thor tightened his grip on Stormbreaker as lightning danced across the axe blade.
He could feel it—
The man before him possessed power rivaling his own.
Perhaps even greater.
"A body of steel."
Thor grinned.
"We should spar sometime."
Superman smiled politely.
"It would be my honor."
The third rift tore open.
Everyone held their breath.
A blonde woman stepped out hesitantly.
A platinum-white suit. A glowing star emblem shining on her chest.
Starlight Annie.
She carefully stepped through the rift, searching with her eyes until they locked onto Levi.
Her lips moved slightly, but in the end she simply took a deep breath and led a small child forward by the hand.
Everyone’s eyes instantly shifted toward the little boy beside her.
The child looked about two or three years old, dressed in a simple T-shirt and jeans. Soft black hair framed delicate features.
But the most striking thing—
Was his eyes.
Golden alchemical runes slowly rotated deep within his pupils.
Levi froze.
He could clearly feel it—
The power flowing inside the child originated from the same source as his own.
The fluctuations of alchemical law were weak, but unmistakable.
"This is..."
Tony’s voice came out dry.
Starlight inhaled deeply and looked directly at Levi.
"His name is Adam."
"Your son."
Silence swallowed the training grounds.
Everyone’s eyes darted between Levi, Starlight, and the child.
Tony opened his mouth, then closed it again without saying a word.
Thor scratched his head awkwardly.
Strange looked at Levi thoughtfully, amusement flickering in his eyes.
Jean frowned as the Phoenix Force around her destabilized slightly.
She could sense the bloodline connection between Levi and the child—
It was real.
And Wanda—
Her face instantly went pale.
Scarlet magic exploded wildly from her fingertips, twisting violently through the air.
She stared at Starlight with fury so intense it was almost tangible.
"What did you just say?"
Wanda’s voice was soft, every word squeezed through clenched teeth.
Starlight instinctively shielded Adam behind her, but she didn’t retreat.
"I know this is sudden, but it’s the truth."
"Three years ago, one of your clones came to my world, and we—"
"Enough!"
Wanda suddenly raised her hand.
Chaos Magic erupted into a crimson beam that shot straight toward Starlight.
Levi appeared in front of her instantly. With a wave of his hand, a golden alchemical array unfolded and absorbed the blast entirely.
He turned and looked calmly at Wanda.
"Calm down."
"Calm down?"
Wanda’s voice trembled, tears mixing with rage in her eyes.
"How am I supposed to calm down?"
"You have a child out there and you want me to stay calm?"
Chaos Magic roared around her violently, cracking the ground beneath the training field.
Tony’s suit alarms blared sharply.
Strange immediately erected defensive barriers around everyone else.
Jean narrowed her eyes, the Phoenix Force gathering strength.
She could feel Wanda’s Chaos Magic spiraling out of control. If no one stopped her, the entire base would be leveled.
"Wanda."
Levi’s voice remained calm, yet carried undeniable authority.
"Let me explain."
He didn’t evade responsibility. He didn’t make excuses.
"Yes. Adam is my son."
"But that was something my clone did. It wasn’t me deliberately hiding it."
"A clone?"
Wanda laughed coldly.
"So if your clone did it, you’re not responsible?"
"I never said I wouldn’t take responsibility."
Levi glanced at Adam, who peeked out from behind Starlight with curious eyes glowing with alchemical runes.
"Since he’s my blood, I’ll take responsibility."
"But this isn’t the time to deal with personal matters."
He raised his head and swept his gaze across everyone present.
"The Anti-Monitor could arrive at any moment. We don’t have time to fight among ourselves."
The moment he finished speaking, the entire base shook violently.
Not from spacetime fluctuations—
But from an attack beyond the dimensional barrier.
The sky suddenly darkened.
Not because of clouds.
The light itself was being devoured.
A massive black rift tore across the sky as countless shadow demons poured out, blotting out the heavens.
"They’re here."
Levi’s eyes sharpened.
There were far more shadow demons than the ones encountered in the DC Universe before. Dense swarms covered the entire sky.
They had no physical forms, only living shadows radiating malicious hunger.
Superman was the first to launch into the air.
His heat vision swept across the battlefield, instantly vaporizing dozens of shadow demons.
But more poured endlessly from the rift.
Thor swung Stormbreaker, thunder roaring as lightning annihilated entire clusters.
Jean spread her phoenix wings, unleashing waves of crimson-gold fire that turned shadow demons into ash.
But there were simply too many.
"This isn’t a probing attack."
The Eye of Agamotto spun furiously as Strange searched for the source.
"This is a full-scale invasion!"
Levi raised both hands as the power of his Inner Universe erupted completely.
A golden domain of laws expanded outward from him, enveloping the entire base.
Every shadow demon entering the domain froze in place before being erased into nothingness.
Then the largest rift in the sky suddenly widened.
A gigantic arm emerged from within.
The arm was composed entirely of antimatter. Wherever it passed, even space itself collapsed.
An avatar of the Anti-Monitor had descended.
"Everyone, fall back!"
Levi shot upward as a streak of golden light.
He collided head-on with the colossal arm in midair.
The resulting shockwave exploded outward in all directions.
The training grounds were torn apart instantly. Buildings collapsed.
Wanda gritted her teeth, raising a Chaos Magic barrier around Starlight and Adam.
Her eyes still burned with fury, but at this moment, protecting innocents outweighed her personal emotions.
Starlight froze.
The woman who had just tried to kill her—
Was now protecting her child.
"Thank you," she whispered softly.
Wanda didn’t respond.
She simply stared at the battle raging in the sky.
Levi and the Anti-Monitor’s avatar clashed violently, every collision sending space itself trembling.
But Levi could feel it.
This was only the appetizer.
The true Anti-Monitor still waited beyond the Void.
Drawing upon the full power of his Inner Universe, Levi shattered the gigantic arm with a single punch.
Antimatter energy exploded outward—
Then rapidly reformed.
The arm emerged again, this time accompanied by a blurred face.
The face had no features.
Only a massive vortex, devouring everything around it.
"Greedy one."
A hollow voice echoed from the vortex.
"Your universe will belong to me."
Levi said nothing.
He drew back his fist as a golden alchemical array spun in his palm.
He wasn’t trying to overpower it directly.
He intended to seal it.
The array transformed into golden chains that instantly wrapped around the arm, binding it tightly.
The Anti-Monitor’s avatar roared in fury, antimatter surging wildly as it struggled to break free. frёewebnoѵēl.com
But Levi’s alchemical laws had already infiltrated every atom, locking its existence down at the conceptual level.
"You want my universe?"
Levi sneered.
"Then come and take it."
He slammed his hands together.
The golden chains tightened violently.
The giant arm emitted a shrill scream before exploding into countless black fragments.
The rift in the sky trembled violently.
A far more terrifying will awakened deep beyond it.
Not an avatar—
But a fragment of the Anti-Monitor’s true attention.
And merely that gaze alone was enough to suffocate everyone present.
Superman fell from the sky, landing on one knee with sweat dripping down his forehead.
Thor’s hand trembled around Stormbreaker as even the lightning dimmed.
The phoenix behind Jean cried out uneasily, while cracks spread across Wanda’s Chaos Magic barrier.
Only Levi remained suspended in the air, staring directly back at that overwhelming gaze.
"Interesting."
The Anti-Monitor’s voice echoed from the rift, tinged with amusement.
"You are stronger than I expected."
"But it changes nothing."
"The end of the multiverse is inevitable."
"Then try it."
Levi’s response remained calm.
"I’ll be waiting."
The rift slowly closed, and the army of shadow demons retreated like a receding tide.
The sky brightened once more.
But everyone knew—
This was only the calm before the storm.
Levi descended back to the ground, his eyes sweeping across the crowd.
Superman. Thor. Jean. Wanda. Starlight...
Every face was heavy with tension.
"This is the enemy we’re facing."
His voice was low.
"The Anti-Monitor won’t give us time to prepare again."
"Next time, the real body will descend."
Wanda took a deep breath, and the fluctuations of Chaos Magic finally calmed.
She glanced at Adam, who peeked curiously at her with glowing alchemical eyes from behind Starlight.
Then she looked away, her voice icy cold.
"We’ll settle this matter later."
Levi nodded without speaking.
He knew Wanda’s anger hadn’t faded.
It was merely suppressed for now.
But they had more important matters ahead.
"Everyone, inside the base."
He gave the order.
"We need a battle plan."
The group filed inside.
Only Starlight and Adam remained standing there awkwardly.
Levi walked over and crouched down, meeting the child’s gaze.
Adam blinked, then reached out a tiny hand to touch Levi’s cheek.
The golden alchemical runes resonated the moment they made contact, warm energy flowing between them.
"Daddy."
The child’s soft voice rang out.
Levi froze briefly.
Then a rare, gentle smile appeared on his face.
He rubbed Adam’s hair softly.
"Yeah. I’m your dad."
He stood and looked at Starlight.
"Thank you for raising him."
Starlight bit her lip, her eyes reddening slightly.
"I didn’t originally plan to tell you."
"But... I thought he deserved to meet you at least once."
"You did the right thing."
Levi spoke sincerely.
"The coming battles will be dangerous. Staying in the safest part of the base is best for you and Adam."
"I can fight."
Starlight clenched her fists.
"I’m not baggage."
"I know."
Levi nodded.
"But Adam needs you."
Starlight fell silent for a moment before finally nodding.
Holding Adam’s hand, she followed Levi into the base.
Deep inside, Wanda stood alone before a window, staring at the darkening sky outside.
Scarlet threads of Chaos Magic curled around her fingertips, complex emotions flickering in her eyes.
Anger. Jealousy. Resentment.
And a trace of fear she refused to admit.
She was afraid of losing Levi.
But even more than that—
She feared she already had.
The battlefield of love and war had officially begun.
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