Free Web NovelChapter 315: Chapter 315: The Squadron Supreme Invades
Levi’s body was still glowing.
Golden-red and silver-white light seeped through his skin, as though molten magma were flowing through his veins.
The cracks within him were healing. The portions of his essence that had been torn apart by the Living Tribunal’s Light of Judgment were stitching themselves back together.
The Concept of Greed was operating at full power.
Fragments of golden energy lingering in the void should have dissipated after the Living Tribunal departed. Instead, Levi was slowly drawing them toward himself.
These remnants carried the authority of judgment and the fluctuations of laws that stood above the multiverse itself.
They were scorching.
Like swallowing molten iron.
But Levi gritted his teeth and consumed every last fragment.
His inner universe trembled. The star systems that had only recently stabilized began shaking once more.
This time, however, it was not collapse.
It was evolution.
The judgment energy was forcibly digested by the Concept of Greed, transformed into purer origin power, and integrated into every cell of his body.
Thor stood three meters away, gripping Stormbreaker and not daring to come any closer.
Clark floated in the air, his silver-white body radiating light. Yet he could clearly sense it—
Levi’s energy fluctuations were now more than one level above his own.
The Eye of Agamotto on Strange’s forehead pulsed wildly as he tried to analyze what had just happened.
Wanda held Adam in her arms. The child slept peacefully, completely unaware that he had nearly lost his father moments ago.
Tony’s helmet retracted. After holding back for a long while, he finally managed to say:
"You just got judged by that three-faced guy?"
Levi opened his eyes.
Golden-red and silver-white pupils slowly turned.
"Yeah."
His voice was calm, but everyone could hear the exhaustion hidden beneath it.
"And you’re still alive?" Tony’s voice trembled slightly.
Levi smiled.
"Apparently."
He rose to his feet as the glow gradually faded.
The cracks had completely healed, becoming even sturdier than before.
He could feel that his essence had been tempered through the judgment. While he had not yet broken into the Omniversal level, he was now extremely close to that threshold.
Thor walked over and slapped him on the shoulder.
"Brother, you scared the hell out of me."
Levi looked at him with a complicated expression.
"I scared the hell out of myself too."
Turning around, he gazed into the darkness beyond the Void Fortress.
"But now isn’t the time to relax."
Everyone fell silent.
Levi took a deep breath and began explaining.
The arrival of the Living Tribunal.
The attack of the Light of Judgment.
And most importantly—
The warning.
Everything Dies.
Universe collisions.
Incursions.
Every word landed like a stone in their hearts.
Tony’s face grew darker and darker.
"You’re saying another Earth is literally going to crash into ours?"
"Yes. And not just one or two. Thousands."
Clark clenched his fists.
"What do we do?"
Levi was about to answer when a piercing alarm suddenly echoed throughout the fortress.
The Void Fortress’s defensive systems activated.
Red light surged through the runes embedded in the walls.
Nathaniel’s voice came through the communicator, unable to hide his panic.
"Levi! Look below!"
Everyone rushed to the edge of the fortress.
And then they saw it.
The sky above DC Earth was turning red.
Not sunset red.
A deep crimson, like fresh blood.
The sky looked as if a massive wound had been torn open.
And beyond that wound—
Was another Earth.
That Earth was moving toward them.
Slowly.
Relentlessly.
Tony reacted first.
His helmet snapped shut as JARVIS’s voice sounded in his ear.
The system scanned the crimson sky.
Energy readings.
Gravitational fluctuations.
Spatial fracture stability analysis.
The data streams raced across his vision.
Every number told him the same thing.
This was no illusion.
It was another Earth.
And it was approaching at a speed of three hundred meters per second. freёwebnovel.com
Tony swallowed hard.
"Levi, I need an explanation. Fast. Because at this rate, the two planets will collide in two hours."
Levi didn’t answer.
Standing at the edge of the fortress with both hands on the railing, he stared into the blood-red sky.
He could feel the boundaries of two universes overlapping.
Space was twisting.
Time was misaligning.
The laws of physics were rejecting one another.
This was an Incursion.
Two parallel universes had somehow been dragged to the same coordinates.
The final result was inevitable—
The two Earths would collide.
The two universes would perish together.
Unless one side willingly destroyed its own Earth.
Clark flew to Levi’s side, his eyes glowing silver-white as his enhanced vision activated at full power.
"I can see it," he said quietly. "There’s life on that Earth. Lots of life. Cities, forests, oceans. It’s exactly like ours."
Thor tightened his grip on Stormbreaker.
"So what do we do? We can’t just stand here and watch two planets crash together."
Levi inhaled deeply.
"We won’t."
He turned to face everyone.
"Because the people in that universe don’t want to die either."
"They’ll make the first move."
The moment he finished speaking, another alarm blared.
This time the warning lights were gold.
Nathaniel’s voice sounded again.
"Massive energy signatures detected at the incursion point! Something is crossing the boundary between universes! High velocity! Estimated arrival in ten seconds!"
Levi narrowed his eyes.
Several points of light were rapidly enlarging within the crimson sky.
Not meteors.
People.
Or rather—
Superhumans.
Clark saw them too.
His expression darkened.
"That’s... me?"
Tony’s helmet opened again.
He looked at the incoming figures, then at Clark.
"You sure?"
Clark nodded.
"The energy signature. The flight pattern. Even the colors of the suit. But not completely. His energy feels far more violent than mine."
Levi smiled.
"Because it isn’t you."
"That’s Hyperion."
"Marvel’s answer to the Justice League."
Tony rolled his eyes.
"So now it’s the original fighting the knockoff? This script is ridiculous."
Levi shrugged.
"Whether it’s ridiculous doesn’t matter."
"What matters is that they came to kill."
"To save their universe, they have to destroy our Earth."
"And we’re standing in the way."
As soon as he finished speaking, a beam of golden light slammed into the fortress shield.
The entire fortress shook violently.
The runes Levi had only recently repaired flared to life, desperately absorbing the impact.
But this attack was too powerful.
A crack appeared in the barrier.
Then a second.
A third.
A fourth.
Each strike widened the fractures.
Levi raised his right hand.
Golden-red light blossomed in his palm.
The Phoenix Origin and Dominion Origin activated simultaneously, forcibly stabilizing the shield’s structure.
The cracks stopped spreading.
Still, Levi could tell that the intruders were not weak.
At minimum, every one of them was at the lower end of the Skyfather tier.
And they had come prepared to die.
Unfortunately for them...
Against the lineup on Levi’s side, that simply wasn’t enough.
The light faded.
Five figures hovered outside the Void Fortress.
Leading them was a man clad in a blue-and-red bodysuit with a golden cape flowing behind him.
A diamond-shaped emblem sat on his chest, resembling Superman’s symbol without being identical.
His eyes glowed pure gold.
Hyperion.
Leader of the Squadron Supreme.
Behind him stood four others.
A man in black armor with a bat motif on his cape—
Nighthawk.
A red-and-white armored warrior carrying a shield—
U.S. Agent.
A woman in golden armor wielding a sword—
Power Princess.
And a man wrapped entirely in green energy—
Doctor Spectrum.
Five members.
Five Skyfather-level combatants.
And every one of them resembled a famous DC hero.
Clark stared at Hyperion with a grim expression.
Hyperion spoke first.
His voice was calm, but every word carried absolute determination.
"We don’t want to do this."
"But we have no choice."
"The two universes cannot coexist."
"One must disappear."
"And we have chosen for it to be yours."
Golden energy gathered in his raised palm.
"Give us the coordinates of this planet."
"We’ll make its death quick."
Clark floated forward, silver-white light radiating from his body.
"Not happening."
Hyperion looked at him.
A complicated emotion flashed through his eyes.
"You resemble me."
"But you don’t understand."
"To protect our world, we are willing to pay any price."
"Even destroying another one."
Clark clenched his fists.
"With all due respect..."
"You have no idea how big the gap between us is."
Hyperion’s face darkened instantly.
"You think too highly of yourself."
"Then let’s settle it with strength."
His arm slashed downward.
A beam of golden energy erupted toward Clark.
Clark didn’t dodge.
Silver-white heat vision burst from his eyes to meet it head-on.
He was already holding back significantly.
The two beams collided.
Blinding light exploded outward.
The void itself trembled.
The battle had begun.
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The clash between Clark and Hyperion lasted less than three seconds.
The beams locked together, tearing cracks through space.
Then Hyperion suddenly increased his output.
The golden beam swelled, attempting to overwhelm Clark’s heat vision.
Clark merely increased his own output slightly.
Hyperion was blasted backward, smashing through three floating asteroid fragments.
Seeing this, Nighthawk gripped his batons and rushed forward—
Only for Thor to step into his path.
The black-armored fighter carried twin batons and wore a cape marked with a bat symbol.
Thor frowned.
"So you’re the Batman Clark keeps talking about?"
Nighthawk sneered.
"I’m Nighthawk. Who’s Batman?"
Thor rolled his eyes.
"Close enough."
Stormbreaker swung.
Nighthawk dodged instantly.
His baton whipped toward Thor’s neck.
Thor blocked casually.
The baton struck his arm with a metallic clang.
Nighthawk froze.
Thor grinned.
"I’m Asgardian."
"That toy of yours doesn’t even qualify as a back scratcher."
One kick sent Nighthawk flying into the fortress wall.
The man quickly recovered and hurled several circular devices.
They exploded in flashes of blinding light and smoke.
Thor’s vision was briefly obscured.
Lightning erupted from his body, instantly dispersing the smoke.
Nighthawk was struck by the electricity and launched backward again.
Thor didn’t even bother pursuing him.
Elsewhere, Tony was fighting U.S. Agent.
The shield-bearing warrior resembled Steve Rogers but fought entirely differently.
His shield was equipped with propulsion systems, allowing him to maneuver freely through the air.
He flew like a missile, repeatedly crashing into Tony.
Sparks flew from Tony’s armor.
Sighing, Tony raised both hands and unleashed his repulsors at full power.
Golden energy slammed into the shield.
A glowing layer spread across its surface.
The shield absorbed every bit of the attack.
Tony stared.
"That’s not scientific."
U.S. Agent smirked.
"Science?"
"Our technology is a hundred years ahead of yours."
He accelerated suddenly.
The edge of the shield gleamed as it sliced toward Tony’s throat.
Tony couldn’t dodge in time.
A golden beam shot in from the side.
U.S. Agent was blasted away and lost his grip on the shield.
Tony turned.
Strange floated nearby, the Eye of Agamotto shining brightly.
"Thanks, wizard."
Strange nodded.
"Be careful."
"These people aren’t simple."
Golden magic circles unfolded around him.
Doctor Spectrum’s eyes lit up.
His green energy surged violently and transformed into a beam directed at Strange.
Strange raised a hand.
A magical barrier appeared before him.
The green beam struck the shield.
Cracks immediately began spreading across the spell.
Strange’s expression changed.
"This energy..."
But he remained calm.
Calling upon the power of the Vishanti, golden light erupted from him.
The magical barrier instantly stabilized.
Doctor Spectrum’s attack was reflected away.
Yet he continued attacking.
Green energy condensed around him into countless spikes that shot toward Strange from every direction.
Strange rapidly conjured layers of magical shields.
The spikes struck them in a barrage of impacts.
Meanwhile, Power Princess fixed her gaze on Wanda.
Specifically, on the child in her arms.
Something about Wanda’s energy made her uneasy.
She charged.
Wanda’s eyes turned cold.
Scarlet Chaos Magic surged outward, forming a barrier before her.
Power Princess’s sword struck it.
The barrier didn’t budge.
Power Princess blinked.
Wanda sneered.
"You think I’ll let you hurt my child?"
She raised her hand.
Chaos Magic transformed into countless crimson threads that wrapped around Power Princess.
The warrior cut through some of them.
More immediately replaced them.
Soon her limbs were bound.
She couldn’t move.
Wanda was about to tighten the restraints—
When Hyperion’s voice thundered from afar.
"Stop!"
Breaking away from Clark, he shot toward Wanda.
Golden energy gathered around his fist.
Wanda’s expression changed.
She could feel it.
That punch was powerful enough to tear through her barrier.
And then—
A streak of golden-red light descended from above.
Levi appeared in front of her.
He casually raised one hand.
And caught Hyperion’s fist.
Hyperion’s pupils contracted.
It felt as though he had punched an immovable wall.
Levi smiled faintly.
"You’ve all been having fun."
"But it’s time to end this."
His fingers tightened.
Crack.
Hyperion’s fist shattered.
The man screamed.
He tried to pull away.
Levi didn’t let go.
His other hand pressed against Hyperion’s chest.
Golden-red light flooded outward.
Hyperion’s body trembled violently.
A terrifying force was invading him.
Breaking down his cells.
Disintegrating his energy.
No matter how hard he struggled, he could not escape.
Levi’s voice echoed beside his ear.
"You want to destroy this world to save your own."
"I understand that."
"But unfortunately..."
A smile spread across his face.
"This world is under my protection."
The golden-red glow exploded.
Hyperion was hurled away, smashing through dozens of asteroid fragments before vanishing into the darkness.
The other four members of the Squadron Supreme immediately stopped fighting.
They stared at Levi.
Shock.
Fear.
Disbelief.
Levi turned toward them.
"Still want to continue?"
No one answered.
Nighthawk.
U.S. Agent.
Doctor Spectrum.
Power Princess.
All silent.
They could feel it.
The power of the man before them was far beyond anything they had imagined.
That wasn’t merely Skyfather level.
It was something higher.
Much higher.
Seeing their silence, Levi sighed.
"You’re fighting for your own world."
"I won’t kill you."
"But this Incursion ends here."
He raised his right hand.
Golden-red light appeared in his palm.
It grew brighter and brighter until it became a massive magical formation enveloping the entire Void Fortress.
The runic patterns extended downward into the crimson sky.
Levi closed his eyes.
He could feel the boundaries of the two universes overlapping.
Space twisting.
Time shifting.
Physical laws rejecting one another.
He summoned all his power.
The Phoenix Origin ignited.
The Dominion Origin activated.
He was not trying to destroy either Earth. ƒгeeweɓn૦vel.com
He intended to forcibly separate the boundaries of the two universes.
No one had ever done such a thing.
This was tantamount to manipulating two universes at once.
But he had to try.
Wanda approached, carrying Adam.
The child’s eyes were wide as he stared at the crimson sky, reaching out as though trying to grasp it.
Levi turned to Wanda.
"Take him and leave."
"No matter what happens, don’t come back out."
Wanda bit her lip and nodded.
She knew this was not the time to be stubborn.
Holding Adam tightly, she turned and headed deeper into the fortress.
Levi watched her disappear into the corridor.
Only then did he withdraw his gaze.
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