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Chapter 242: The Gods Panic, The Highest Evolution Appears
🕑 Added 2025-05-19 16:28:54 +0000 UTCA few days later, news that terrified the gods spread throughout the universe.
Zeus, the famed God-King of the once-mighty city and the strongest god of Olympus, had been attacked by an unknown enemy.
All his guards were slaughtered.
He himself was gravely wounded and remained in a coma.
What happened to Zeus was seen as a dire warning.
Following the assault on him, several other gods were also targeted.
Their strength paled in comparison to Zeus’s.
They were mercilessly slain on the spot and vanished without a trace.
This was a catastrophe for the gods—and a blatant act of provocation.
Its impact was even more severe than that of the godslayers throughout history!
While godslayers had slain countless Death God spirits, they were all low-tier deities and had never set foot in the Almighty City.
The Almighty City was the most secret sanctuary of the gods.
Yet this time, the enemy had directly infiltrated the Almighty City and taken down a powerful God-King!
This was terrifying.
No matter how strange Zeus’s behavior had become, he was still a legendary hero. His combat strength ranked among the elite.
The artifact Thunder in his possession was a formidable weapon capable of killing gods.
It was unimaginable how powerful the assailant must have been to injure him so severely and escape unharmed.
Some gods began suspecting the God of Magic.
The enmity between them was no secret.
Zeus never made a show of hiding it.
Aaron’s strength had become universally acknowledged after the battle of the Only Universe.
In other words, it wasn’t entirely implausible that Zeus—despite wielding an artifact and being on home ground—was defeated by Aaron.
There were clear conflicts between the two.
Another theory pointed to the mysterious individual who had been making moves recently.
This figure had an uncanny ability to locate and eliminate gods not connected to the magic net.
And those who were connected seemed to be safe from similar fates.
So either this individual was Aaron—or they were a Ley Connector.
But then came the strange part.
If it was a magic net connector, how could the net not detect any fluctuations?
What was the purpose of killing Zeus and the other gods?
Was it because they weren’t connected to the magic net?
But what if Aaron was behind it?
That raised serious complications.
The gods were baffled.
And there was no way to know the truth for sure.
Thankfully, they were all connected to the magic net, so for now, they were safe.
Their own security was at least somewhat assured.
While the mysterious force wreaked havoc among the gods,
Aaron was fully immersed in mastering atomic rearrangement magic.
Throughout this period, he remained utterly focused.
All defense against Amatsu-Mikaboshi relied on the magic net.
As long as it functioned properly, any further expansion of Amatsu-Mikaboshi’s targets would trigger an alert.
Aaron was not worried about the Chaos crisis.
The King of Chaos—born from Amatsu-Mikaboshi absorbing numerous gods—needed to consume many planetary gods and destroy enough realities to reach his ultimate form, as described in the original timeline.
The more he destroyed, the more powerful he would become.
But if these were merely small-scale skirmishes, they posed no serious threat.
The entire universe was under Aaron’s surveillance—what could Amatsu-Mikaboshi possibly do?
Indeed, over this period, Amatsu-Mikaboshi had only dared to hunt gods who hadn’t joined the magic net.
At other times, he acted like any other deity—recruiting believers, absorbing energy through various means.
Nothing about his behavior suggested a connection to the recent killings.
No one suspected him. He looked too harmless.
Zeus had remained unconscious for a long time, and the true culprit behind the attacks was still unknown.
Aaron, meanwhile, had gradually been cleared of suspicion.
Everyone knew he’d been secluded in deep retreat on Earth.
Although suspicion faded, unease grew over what Aaron might become.
Another retreat…
How terrifying would the God of Magic be when he emerged again?
No one could answer that question.
But everyone was quietly counting down the days.
Those with closer ties often met to discuss.
The tense atmosphere was gradually diffusing.
And during this time,
Much was happening on Earth as well.
Because the magic net and magic had permeated all of humanity,
The timeline experienced dramatic changes.
Yet, certain heroes still emerged, as they always had.
Scott Lang, the second-generation Ant-Man, inherited the Ant-Man suit—and was one of the few superheroes not connected to the magic net.
Even in an era of widespread magic, extraordinary power was no longer mysterious.
Still, thanks to the science of Pym Particles, Scott stood out from the crowd and earned a spot on the Avengers.
Then there was Doctor Stephen Strange, once destined to become the Sorcerer Supreme.
He followed the same path as before and entered Kamar-Taj without incident.
There, he began training as a magician and quickly demonstrated great talent.
Kamar-Taj was now overflowing with powerful beings. Anyone who started early—even those of average skill—could reach the level of a guardian magician from the past.
It was clear how difficult it would be for Stephen to shine among them.
But his talent was exceptional—perhaps even rivaling Tony Stark.
Moreover, he had the personal guidance of the Ancient One.
With his abilities, Stephen gradually rose above the rest.
Still, he had arrived too late.
In this universe, he was unlikely to ever become the Doctor Strange of the MCU.
He was more likely to become an assistant to Tony Stark or the Ancient One.
Elsewhere in the universe—
Sovereign Star.
Having learned from the downfall of the Kree Empire,
The Sovereigns abandoned their pride and quietly connected to the magic net.
And from there, things escalated rapidly.
With their mastery of energy and racial technology, their energy batteries became a hit across the galaxy.
Now linked to the magic net, they discovered that their tech combined with magic yielded astonishing results.
High Priestess Ayesha, in particular, advanced far beyond her peers in magical prowess.
This fusion of immense power sparked her desire for ultimate evolution.
She even began to believe that through the magic net, she could complete the highest evolution!
But that dream was shattered by the arrival of one individual—
The creator of the Sovereign: Supreme Evolution.
Very little was known about the Supreme Evolution’s origins.
But his name was feared across the galaxy.
He was not merely a ruler of civilization—he created civilization.
His technology outstripped all others, especially in genetic engineering.
Under his leadership, countless biological experiments had birthed unique lifeforms.
In the process, countless lives—and even entire planets—were sacrificed.
Throughout the galaxy, he was known as "The Creator."
The Sovereign were just one of many races he had crafted.
One of the few successful ones.
Inferior creations were discarded—obliterated without hesitation.
The Sovereigns had, so far, proven useful.
They secretly funneled resources and support into his continued research.
They were merely pawns in his grand design.
Even High Priestess Ayesha dared only call herself his servant in his presence, never entertaining a single rebellious thought.
The goal of the Supreme Evolution was to create a perfect race and lead it to live in a utopia of his own making.
It sounded beautiful—
But the process was unspeakably cruel and inhumane.
Now, after a long period of research on Anti-Earth, the Supreme Evolution had made an unexpected visit to Sovereign Star.
And the implications were terrifying.
Ayesha suddenly realized—
Perhaps the Sovereign’s catastrophe was about to begin!
