Chapter 46: Being tricked by Gu "The target is me? What does that mean? Are there people from other parallel universes who want to kill me? No, what did I do to offend anyone?" Peter was stunned and couldn't understand. However, thinking back on what had happened before, he had a vague feeling that what Ancient One said might be true, starting from the fact that Peter Parker in this world had yet to become Spider-Man. The series of events that happened to him afterwards all revealed a sense of weirdness, and he always felt that there was an invisible hand controlling everything from behind. He had always thought that Kingpin was the mastermind behind the incident. After killing Kingpin, he followed the clues and discovered the Hydra organization. So he thought that the mastermind behind this was the Hydra organization, but at this moment, with the sudden intrusion of symbiotes from other universes, he suddenly realized that things were far from as simple as he thought. When Kurt Connors told him to be careful before he died, he thought he was asking him to be careful of Kingpin, but now it seems that it might not have been Kingpin at all, but another unknown existence. It's just that he never knew it! And thinking back to Kurt's appearance before his death, he also felt something was wrong! With the lizardman's self-healing ability, even if his heart was pierced by it, he should not be able to hold out even his last breath.
Therefore, it is very likely that the direct cause of the other party's death was not being pierced by him, but other reasons, but he just didn't discover it before. When he thought of this, he couldn't help but feel his scalp tingling, as if he had been in a trap designed by someone else from the beginning to the end. Now the only breakthrough to solve this mystery lies in the symbiote in his hand. From their previous conversation, he clearly felt that this symbiote knew something. So he looked at Ancient One in front of him and said tentatively: "Well, this thing is very important to me. Can I take it back and study it first? After the research is done, I will give it to you, how about it?" Hearing this, Ancient One said, "Have you heard of the butterfly effect?" "Of course I've heard that a butterfly flapping its wings on the other side of the ocean could potentially trigger an avalanche in the polar regions." "Since you know this, you shouldn't have tried to keep this thing! The theory of the butterfly effect is also valid in the multiverse, and it is even more terrifying. A minor incident could cause the entire universe to fall into turmoil. As the Supreme Sorcerer of Kamar-Taj, I cannot let this happen." Ancient One shook his head and said without question. "No, I don't need too long, just one day, just one day." "Not even an hour." "Ancient One, I thought you were the Sorcerer Supreme, so you would at least be reasonable, but why are you so unreasonable? You know very well that this thing invaded from another universe and its target is me, and it has been happening for quite some time. If, as you say, a minor incident could throw our entire universe into turmoil, then this process would have already begun. As the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, you have only realized this now. This is a serious dereliction of duty on your part and you must take full responsibility for it. You should protect me as your target, or at least let me know what is going on. Only in this way can we fill this hole and mend the fold before the sheep are lost. Instead of doing what he is doing now, he just waved his hand and threw this thing back into his original universe. Since they can come once, they can come a second time. What's the point of throwing this thing back? What you really need to do is to find the mastermind behind this and kill him, so that you can be worthy of the title of Supreme Mage." Peter was so angry, even though he knew that the other party was a powerful Supreme Sorcerer, he couldn't help but say some words. Of course, he wasn't saying this for no reason, he was gambling.
I bet Gu Yi can take his words to heart. After all, he is the last line of defense to protect the safety of the earth, and he should have a sense of justice. So he hopes that his words can impress the Ancient One, so that he can smoothly take the symbiote away. He knew that if he tried to force it, he would never succeed, and only by talking would he have a chance. "It seems that you have known me for a long time. However, since you know that I am the Supreme Sorcerer, you still dare to speak to me like this. Aren't you afraid that I will kill you directly?" Ancient One frowned and looked at Peter in front of her. A ray of golden magical energy bloomed in her eyes, which made Peter feel frightened. If the bald woman in front of me wanted to kill me, it would be too easy. But now that things have come to this, he can only grit his teeth and continue to fight. "Of course I'm afraid, but I also believe that as a guardian of justice you would never do such a thing. If you don't even have this kind of mind, you can't be the Sorcerer Supreme." Peter shamelessly flattered her. "You're really interesting, little guy, even though you're scared to death, you still pretend to be fearless. But you are right, as the Supreme Sorcerer, I am indeed responsible for this, but due to some special reasons, I am too busy to take care of so many things. Otherwise, it would be impossible for the other party to break through the space-time rift under my nose and bring things from other universes into our universe. I have been tracking this matter for some time, but the other party was very careful. Each time, they only opened a very small crack and deliberately avoided my detection, which led to what happened today. And next I have a more troublesome matter to deal with. By that time, all the mages of Kamar-Taj will leave with me, so this matter will be even more difficult to handle. And now that I have met you, a special little fellow, and you and I have the same idea, I will leave this whole matter to you to handle." Listening to Ancient One's words, Peter felt more and more that something was wrong. His original intention was to hope that the other party would leave this symbiote from another universe to him for research. This would allow him to investigate who was behind this, but from what Gu Yi said at this moment, it seemed that this guy had intended this from the beginning. He clearly wanted to set a trap for Gu, but he found that the other party seemed to have set a bigger trap for him, and he jumped into it on his own initiative. This feeling was simply terrible. "No, why do I feel like you've tricked me? Isn't there a butterfly effect?" Peter looked at Ancient One in front of him with a look of astonishment. "You also said that the butterfly effect has already started, and isn't this what you asked for?" Gu Yi retorted. "."Peter. “You can take this symbiont away, but its molecules are repelled by this universe, just like when organs from different organisms are transplanted into another organism, they will produce rejection. The same is true for the multiverse, and this rejection phenomenon cannot be resolved, which will accelerate the aging and destruction of cells, and it won't be long before he dies. So you'd better hurry up with your research. Okay, little guy, when we meet next time, I hope you've got this thing sorted out. By the way, I give you this magic ring and this elementary magic book. If you have a talent for magic, these two things should be able to help you." "Wait, is this considered a disguised form of accepting a disciple?" "It counts only if you can practice magic!" As soon as he finished speaking, a magic door appeared directly in front of Ancient One. Then Ancient One smiled and walked in. In the blink of an eye, the magic door disappeared. The dungeon returned to peace again, and everything seemed like a dream.
But the ring and the elementary magic book in Peter's hand reminded him that everything that just happened was real. (End of this chapter)
