stonecrandall Chapter 403 Possible Solutions for the Soul Gem
Chapter 403 Possible Solutions for the Soul Gem
Chapter 403 Possible Solutions for the Soul Gem
Johnny Thunder, enjoying the tipsy feeling of being drunk, had barely turned out of the alley when he was knocked to the ground from behind with a gun butt.
The unremarkable-looking homeless man put away his gun and called into his walkie-talkie: "Target under control."
"Roger that, the recycling team is in position. Bring him back!"
A pale, ethereal figure emerged from the wall, its solidified form shifting like a ghost. She picked up the completely unconscious Johnny Thunderbolt and silently left the scene.
It wasn't just Black Widow who witnessed the encounter between the Human Torch and Captain America; many malicious eyes in New York City were constantly watching Captain America, this stubborn old man.
This includes Hydra.
In the eyes of secret agents, there are no coincidences. An individual who looks like Steve Rogers must be connected to Steve Rogers and cannot be overlooked.
No one cared that Johnny was kidnapped; it was his daily routine to get drunk and disconnect from the internet for a day or two.
Meanwhile, Joey finally pushed a small asteroid several hundred meters in size into the solar system.
To avoid causing panic among some people on Earth, he cleverly took a detour, placing it on a crater on the dark side of the moon, out of the sight of Earthlings.
With a deafening roar, even though the gravity on the moon is lower, the kinetic energy of the asteroid's impact still shattered the entire structure of the crater at the point of impact, and the massive plume of dust it kicked up enveloped the land for miles around.
After finishing all this, Joey clapped his hands, preparing to return to Earth to discuss countermeasures with everyone. Suddenly, out of his sight, a hand appeared and grabbed his shoulder: "Kid, you're leaving already?"
"Huh?" Joey's super vision swept across, but he only felt that there was no one around him.
But with a whoosh, the dust settled, and a bald head emerged from the dust.
The bald man, dressed in an indigo robe, had a large head. Joey quickly realized who he was.
Observer frog illustration.
But he should be an observer situated between the five dimensions, high above, watching the beginning and end of all events, just like watching a movie or a novel.
Why are they now taking the initiative to contact me?
"Why do you think that is?!"
The observer pointed to the spot where the large piece of the altar had fallen: "My home is over there; you just smashed it to pieces!"
Few people know that the Observer Frog doesn't always wander aimlessly like a ghost from another dimension; he has his own warm little home in the material universe.
This small house is located on the dark side of the moon and is disguised using the technology of the Observer race, making it impossible for ordinary cosmic beings to detect.
However, just as he was about to take a short rest in that small house to continue observing the future direction of this universe, a meteorite several hundred meters tall fell from the sky and precisely crushed him.
Logically, the materials forged by the observer's technology shouldn't be so fragile, but Joey brought out no ordinary meteorite.
The altar ruins that held the Soul Gem were so tough that they couldn't be destroyed even when Joey destroyed the planet with a single blow, directly crushing Frog Tu and his house.
Frog Tu, emerging from underground, poked his head out and saw the inconsiderate Superman littering everywhere: "Kid, you have to pay for this!"
After listing the tasks on her mind, Joey's eyes lit up: "Didn't you just say that the Observer's technological camouflage is invisible to ordinary creatures?"
If that's the case, ignorance is no excuse. If he couldn't even see it, how can he be held responsible?
Seeing that Superman was trying to renege on his debt and run away, Frogman quickly grabbed the man's cape with his other hand: "I don't care, you're not leaving until you pay for my house today!"
"If, I mean if,"
Joey flashed away, breaking free from Frog's grasp with incredible speed, leaving only a corner of his cloak in the latter's hand. He chuckled, "What can you do if I just leave like this?"
Joey shrugged and turned to fly towards Earth: "Are you really going to get involved in this kind of thing?"
"You, you, you!"
Upon hearing this, Observer Frog was so angry that he was almost in a coma. No matter how much he glared and puffed out his beard, wishing he could intervene right now and teach this Kryptonian a lesson, he couldn't. After all, he was an observer and could not, and would not, interfere.
Observers should not interfere with anything in the material universe. The fact that the observer, Frog, built a small house on the far side of the moon is already a violation of the rules. If we investigate further, we might end up with someone who suffers a loss.
Knowing he was in the wrong, Frog was so angry his head was trembling, but he could only sulk and watch Superman's figure gradually disappear into the distance.
#Hmph! Still laughing! Wait eight hours, let's see if you're still laughing then!#
At the same time, the observer, Frog, also observes the flow of spacetime with his other pair of eyes that transcend the material universe.
There's a reason he's here at this particular time.
This time, I finally had a legitimate reason to show myself while the house was destroyed, hoping that Superman would be alerted.
The first thing Joey did upon returning to Earth was, naturally, to announce that he had found the Soul Stone.
Batman's few remaining Green Lantern Spider-Men can finally regroup from all corners of the universe to bolster Earth's defenses.
"Who gave you the Soul Stone?"
Tony was puzzled. Others might not know, but he was very familiar with the mechanics of the Soul Stone. Superman wasn't the kind of person who would do something like a sacrifice.
So it seems there's only one explanation: someone sacrificed themselves to retrieve it, and then Superman got it?
"To be precise, I haven't gotten it yet."
When Joey told Batman, Mr. Fantastic, Iron Man, and Professor X about the Soul Stone, everyone present frowned.
The choice to exchange one's soul for another, sacrificing the soul of a beloved person or thing in exchange for a Soul Gem, is a difficult one for anyone.
Without the Soul Stone, and with all six gems incomplete, they simply wouldn't be able to survive the next collision.
Among the group of people sweating profusely from the pressure, Tony was completely faking it. In reality, he already had a plan in mind, but he knew he couldn't say it himself.
Fortunately, he knew there would be someone on the same wavelength as him.
Sure enough, a few seconds later, Mr. Fantastic had a flash of inspiration: "Wait, what if we spread the word and let other ambitious people retrieve that gem?"
Once he gets the gem, then we'll—"
Reed used his rubber body to mimic a knotted neck and suffocation, the meaning of which was self-evident.
"It may not work."
Batman, being pragmatic, offered his own analysis, stating that he had encountered more ambitious individuals in his life than the number of batarangs in his pocket: "Most ambitious individuals probably only love themselves."
"Furthermore, we must consider that the Soul Stone may not accept sacrifices of worthless items."
On this matter, Tony wouldn't disagree. It's better to harm some ambitious villain than for them to pay the price themselves. He continued, "For example, General Ross, who's still hanging on the roof. Even if—unintentionally—didn't mean to offend Dr. Banner, even if he sacrificed his entire family, I don't think the Soul Stone would reveal itself to him."
Professor X remained silent, simply closing his eyes to rest—he was getting old and would fall asleep during meetings.
Now Joey was the only one left silently wiping his sweat. What could he possibly say?
It has to be said that Reed is truly worthy of the name; he came up with this underworld method that no one else would dare to think of in the blink of an eye.
And they truly live up to their reputation as Batman and Iron Man; they're really capable of doing bad things.
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