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Chapter 106: Declare Sovereignty, Loki Is Numb
🕑 Added 2025-03-15 14:20:16 +0000 UTCDark Phoenix had an evil look on her face, and a vortex of energy appeared in her hand.
It was the Phoenix Force, capable of obliterating everything, and the dangerous aura emanating from it made everyone feel a sense of dread.
"Your man? Jean, you mean him?"
Jean's words struck Scott like a sledgehammer, deep into his heart.
His face went pale, and he was left obsessively thinking about those words for a long time.
Dark Phoenix didn’t explain further and moved directly to Aaron’s side, kissing him.
Click—
Everyone present could vaguely hear the sound of a heart breaking.
Scott took two steps back, still unable to accept the reality.
No, impossible!
What I see is not real!
He couldn't accept it.
Scott had always believed that Jean felt only a little affection for him and that if he tried hard enough, he and Jean could get back together.
But now she was telling him that Jean had fallen in love with someone else!
It had only been a year since they separated.
How could it compare to the years they spent together in school?
"Impossible!"
"Didn't he say he took Jean away only to find a solution to her other personality and prevent her from going berserk? Why did he give Jean to…"
He couldn’t even say the word.
He couldn’t understand it. Everything he had believed had crumbled before him.
Not human!!
Logan, having recovered from the blow, barely broke free from the wall, coughing twice. "You are not Jean! You are just another personality, a thief living in her body!"
"You can’t make choices for Jean. When I drive your consciousness away, Jean will come back!"
Logan stubbornly believed that it wasn’t Jean but Dark Phoenix who had taken over Jean’s body and was now with Aaron.
This was against Jean’s will!
He wanted to rescue Jean, believing that once he did, the two of them could have a chance to be together.
Dark Phoenix sneered and temporarily handed herself over to Jean.
"This is something you made up. You can solve it yourself."
Jean had been paying attention to the external situation, and when she heard what Dark Phoenix said, she took control of her body.
The sense of oppression surrounding everyone’s hearts disappeared instantly.
"Jean, you're back!"
Seeing that Jean’s eyes had returned to normal and her expression was no longer cold, Logan hurried forward.
When he was less than three meters away from Jean, he found that he couldn’t take another step.
A strong wave of psychokinesis held him in place, and despite all his might, Logan couldn’t get any closer.
Jean hugged Aaron's arm and said in a distant tone, "Please keep your distance from me. I have a man."
Click— Another heart broke.
"Impossible...why is this happening?"
"Jean... fell in love with someone so quickly!"
"Even for others, shoot at me!"
Charles didn’t care about Scott and Logan’s situation; he was more concerned about Jean’s state.
He hesitated, "Are you... Jean?"
Jean nodded, "Professor, it’s me."
"It was just... Phoenix?"
"Yeah, I made some deals with her."
"You did it! You actually solved this problem!"
Charles looked at Aaron in disbelief. In just one year, the other party solved the problems he couldn’t even begin to solve in over ten years!
"How did you solve it?"
"The manly way!" Aaron replied.
Jean rolled her eyes at this moment, wanting to twist his arm, but she found she couldn’t.
So, she simply switched directly to the Dark Phoenix state.
Dark Phoenix, not as shy as Jean, was very bold.
She even took the initiative to hug Aaron tightly, proving that what he said was true.
Click—
Scott and Wolverine got hit in the heart by an arrow.
In a manly way… how else?
What else but that?!
The corners of Charles' mouth twitched. He was sure that he couldn’t replicate Aaron’s method; he was too old to do what Aaron did.
And he hadn’t been standing for too long.
Seeing the silent people, Aaron knew that they had misunderstood.
A man's way, besides that, isn’t it all about fists?
What’s the use of simply conquering the other party?
In the end, it’s not about simply conquering.
When the fist is bigger than Dark Phoenix’s, the opponent can be restrained. Otherwise, it will end in nothing, becoming food for the opponent, like Scott.
Seeing Dark Phoenix's actions, Sif frowned slightly and tugged at Aaron’s sleeve. "Leave them alone. We still have business to do."
Aaron nodded and then looked to Nick Fury.
During this time, Nick Fury had been eating snacks with Tony and the others, watching the contest between Logan, Scott, and the God of Magic. Everyone’s hearts were racing!
The stories the two Mutants and the Gods of Magic could tell...
Oh my God, if they spoke about it, it would surely make national headlines, no, even breaking news across all media!
However, watching Jean’s wanton shifting of forms and the suffocating powerful energy fluctuations, Nick Fury couldn’t help but feel greedy.
He was sure that Jean Grey was an extremely powerful Mutant, even stronger than Professor X. Otherwise, the latter wouldn’t be so jealous, like a ghost.
To be treated this way by one of the two leaders of the Mutants, Jean's strength was definitely far superior to that of a level-four Mutant—perhaps even a fifth-level Mutant, a level never before seen!
Like a god!
Another God of Mutants?
Besides him, Tony Stark almost whistled. Who doesn’t love beautiful women?
It’s just that he had never suffered in this regard before.
As long as you spend money and attract a lot of beauties, who can compete with him?
Now seeing Aaron and the Mutants fighting over a woman, he was naturally curious too.
From Aaron, he finally saw some commonalities between gods and people.
Gods aren’t truly without desires. Besides possessing great power, they also have other pursuits.
Apparently, beauty is one of the pursuits of the God of Magic?
If it weren’t for the crowd, he would’ve even had J.A.R.V.I.S take notes.
At this moment, Aaron’s eyes turned back to them.
That oppressive feeling returned.
The desire to read gossip vanished.
Nick Fury quickly turned his brain around and, realizing there was nothing to do, could only nod, "Okay, I’ll take you to see the Tesseract now."
By now, everyone knew that Tesseract was in the hands of S.H.I.E.L.D., and they had some reasons to take it back.
Of course, the most important reason was that the other party had enough strength.
If someone less powerful than them came knocking, even if they had valid reasons to claim the Tesseract, they would ignore it or even take action.
In this world, fists are the final word.
As the matter was resolved, the energy that enveloped Washington began to show signs of disappearing.
They all retreated in the direction they came from, their minds now focused on Aaron.
Washington was back to normal.
The people who had been hiding in their houses finally had the courage to come out, looking at the warm sun, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.
Although there had been no official report on this operation, some media outlets still risked their lives to record the battlefield.
After the matter was over, the photos were quickly uploaded to the internet.
After seeing thousands of soldiers decomposed in a form that ordinary people couldn’t understand, a wave of luck surged in the hearts of the survivors.
Some people wondered what the golden energy had been, thinking it was a biochemical weapon created by some experiment.
Unexpectedly, this seemingly beautiful and harmless "biochemical weapon" could instantly decompose all objects, including humans!
What was even more shocking was that the entire Washington had been enveloped.
In other words, just now, the whole of Washington had been struggling between life and death!
I don’t know which internal member leaked the news.
Within half an hour of the appearance of the golden energy, all high-ranking politicians, including the president, immediately fled the Washington area, leaving only civilians and an army to face death!
Now, public opinion is exploding!
Thousands of people flooded the streets to protest, accusing the high-ranking officials of recklessly researching chemical weapons. They also condemned them for depriving the people of their right to know the truth and for putting hundreds of thousands of lives at risk.
Faced with hundreds of thousands of people marching, the politicians who had been visiting various places hurriedly returned.
Their attention was now entirely focused on Washington.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they learned that Nick Fury was taking the gods of Asgard to New York.
As for the protests in Washington, D.C.? What were their lives worth in comparison?
It was just a group of foolish people. They could be easily distracted with a simple excuse.
It would be a small price to pay—just offer more benefits.
Once the catastrophe left Washington, it would be seen as a good omen.
As for the evacuation of the three divisions due to Ross falling into a coma, they didn’t bother with it.
The law doesn’t hold the public responsible.
What if they did step in and caused a mutiny?
They were dealing with tens of thousands of fully equipped troops!
And they still had a stockpile of ammunition, even though many had discarded their weapons, and a few tanks had been left behind.
During the evacuation process, they even learned to ride in suspension, hoping only to evacuate as quickly as possible.
But when they heard about Pierce, they were furious!
So much had happened this year, and it turned out Pierce was the one responsible for it all!
Everyone had been on edge for so long, and if they hadn’t been careful, they might have been accused of treason. Yet Pierce, by some stroke of luck, almost got away with it.
It nearly reignited the anger of the gods.
If Pierce hadn’t been taken by Aaron, they would have had to wait even longer for a resolution.
But, in the end, things turned out well.
Good job, Nick Fury!
However, some were happy, and some were upset.
While the politicians in Washington breathed a sigh of relief, the high-ranking officials in New York were on edge.
A walking humanoid nuclear bomb!
And not just any nuclear bomb, but one capable of destroying a state in an instant.
Who could withstand that?
The mayor of New York was extremely nervous and quickly left in a fighter jet before the plane even arrived.
Only the top police officers were left to maintain order.
Alongside the U.S. officials, the magicians from Kamar-Taj also breathed a sigh of relief.
Although the Sorcerer Supreme had clarified that the main source of the problem was Aaron, not the invading dimension lords, they still didn’t dare to let their guard down.
Aaron had become a rising star in the magical world—a true powerhouse.
Even the Sorcerer Supreme privately admitted that he was no match for Aaron.
Such an existence could shake the entire magical world with just a single step.
They admired the courage of the United States, but they also feared provoking the God of Magic.
When the gods were angered, even the aftermath could shake the earth three times!
Kamar-Taj’s enchanted wards could easily be destroyed by a small misstep.
This wasn’t an exaggeration.
Although Kamar-Taj’s three holy places had magical defenses capable of keeping Dimensional Lords out, the interior was still vulnerable.
Otherwise, after the first Sorcerer Supreme, Kamar-Taj would have been specially established to maintain stability in the magical world, preventing those with bad intentions from destroying the barriers from within and allowing the dimension lord to break into the real world.
If the God of Magic were to get angry, the Ancient One had made it clear that nothing would stop it.
The rest of Kamar-Taj wouldn’t be able to match the God of Magic’s power, even if they united.
Thus, they could only focus on monitoring, hoping the God of Magic would show restraint and avoid destroying the New York Holy Place.
They were also prepared to rebuild it as soon as it was destroyed.
However, this sense of urgency faded when they saw Aaron put up Energy Absorption.
But soon, they realized they had been overthinking it.
Aaron did withdraw his magic, and after killing thousands of soldiers and defeating the Hulk, he showed no intention of expanding the war. In fact, he left Washington almost immediately.
But why was he heading to New York now?!
Boss, don’t play with us like this!
When they saw Aaron’s destination was New York, the hearts of many magicians sank again.
Wong and Mordo exchanged glances, both feeling helpless and bitter.
This was a boss they couldn’t afford to provoke!
The Ancient One didn’t care, so it was up to them to handle the situation and be vigilant in New York.
Otherwise, the consequences could be disastrous.
Aaron had no idea just how much trouble his actions had caused for the magicians of Kamar-Taj.
Surrounded by Dark Phoenix and Amora, he was heading to the S.H.I.E.L.D. accelerator testing center in New York on a special plane.
Dark Phoenix, in her Blacken213 form, was bold and passionate.
Amora, ever the enchantress, charmed all beings. Although she hadn’t experienced that with Aaron, she was very open around him.
Only Sif pouted behind, secretly annoyed.
It wasn’t that she didn’t dare to join in. As a brave and fearless female warrior, Sif wasn’t as pretentious as other women. She had a boldness many lacked.
But who was faster—Dark Phoenix or Amora?
Both were shameless!
They immediately took the best positions.
The others, watching this scene, shrank back, too intimidated to speak.
Tony thought about it.
Scott and Logan were practically grinding their teeth!
The woman Jean liked... why was she with someone like him?!
How cute (envy) and evil (admiration)!
Damn it, why was a god still competing for women with them? Wasn’t this a dimensionality reduction blow?
Half an hour flew by in this strange atmosphere.
Meanwhile, Loki was back at the Space gem.
After failing to convince Aaron to join him, he threw himself into the Space gem.
Although Aaron had asked him to give it up, Loki had considered it and still decided to stick to his original plan.
After all, he had made a pledge to the cosmic tyrant Nossus.
If he didn’t call on the Space gem, the other party would cause trouble for him.
Although Loki didn’t care much about the threat of "mere" Thanos, he didn’t think the other party had the strength to come to the Nine Realms and bother him.
He was the prince of Asgard, a cosmic barbarian—what could compare to him?
Well, Loki didn’t want to just raise enemies.
He even fantasized about the future.
"Ignorant people of Midgard," Loki sneered, "Aaron is my ally and the greatest magician in Asgard. If you dare to offend us, Asgard, you deserve everything that happens to you!"
Loki’s words dripped with contempt for Midgard and pride in his Asgardian heritage.
It was as if Aaron’s actions were his own, and he was proud of it.
"Aaron can do it, so can I!"
"As long as I lead the army, I believe everyone will fear me as much as they fear Aaron! Follow me!"
"I shall be the King of Midgard!"
"The Savior of all suffering!"
Loki dreamed of ruling the world like Aaron, of making all forces submit to him.
He even imagined that the Nine Realms would tremble and that some kingdoms would feel respect and awe at the mention of his name.
But then...
A piece of news shattered his fantasies.
Aaron was coming!
And he was going to take the Space gem!
Loki’s smile froze in place.
This wasn’t how the story was supposed to unfold!
Wasn’t Aaron supposed to be teaching Midgard a lesson? Why was he coming for the Space gem again?
It shouldn’t be happening like this!
Aaron was taking the Space gem—what was he going to do now?
Wait a minute...
Loki thought about the problem.
Was Aaron coming for the Space gem just to fix the destroyed Bifrost?
Ah, this...
In the end, Loki realized he had shot himself in the foot.
The others were left numb!
