This glorious city built in a desert oasis, made of pure white stone, gold and blue gems, and surrounded by towering canals and lush sand palm trees, is being shrouded in smoke and flames, with corpses everywhere.
, the sounds of fighting came and went.
And at the top of the giant pyramid, the final battle is about to begin.
"[Everything is over, 'Scorpion King Mathayus the S King', your evil rule is about to end. When you destroy the nomadic tribe where I was born, you should think of this ending,"
The first person to speak was the leader of the dominant side. He was a tall and strong man with gray skin and blue lips. He was wearing an Egyptian-style gold-lined garment and a dark blue cloak. His eyes were glaring.
White light, voice low and majestic:
"[Or, would you rather be called, 'Kang the Conqueror' before your death?"
"'Apocalypse'..."
Confronting the gray-skinned man was a bald man with a resolute face and gnarled muscles sitting on a stone throne. He did not have any guards around him, but his momentum was still no less than that of the other side with a large number of people:
"We could have cooperated to rule the world, so why did you listen to those trash talkers?"
"[...]" Tianqi tilted his head slightly and looked at the subordinates beside him.
In addition to the common Egyptian nomadic warriors, there were also several strange people standing there who looked very different from them: a man wearing red tights with a face as ugly as an avocado, a green man with a body shape that was far larger than ordinary people, and a man with a handsome face.
They look no different from humans, but the scimitar in his hand exudes chills, a jellyfish that is impossible to appear in the desert, and a purple bald man with a big chin that looks very similar to Apocalypse.
.
After hearing the Scorpion King call them talkative losers, the ugly man in red and black tights looked like he wanted to retort and curse, but the green man covered his mouth and restrained him tightly.
"[They are all mutants and are willing to help me create a world ruled by mutants,]" Apocalypse turned to the Scorpion King: "[What do you think of this reason?]"
"Have you ever considered the possibility that they deceived you?" The Scorpion King glanced at the weirdos, and finally set his sights on the purple-skinned bald man: "Cable, you and I are from the same era.
It should be clear that mutants, as a minority group with special abilities, are hostile and hated by ordinary people, and it is impossible for them to rule the world."
"Uh huh!" The ugly red man struggled hard.
"[Let him speak.]" Tianqi raised his hand slightly.
"Asshole! He's not some Cable!" The ugly man broke away from the Hulk, rushed to the side of the purple man in two steps, stretched out his hand and rubbed his chin hard: "Did you see this big chin? He is my good brother Thanos.
(Thanos)!"
"..." The scene fell silent for a moment, as if everyone was afraid that if they spoke at this time, they would be classified into the same category as this person.
"Ahem, Lord Apocalypse," Cable raised his hand and pushed the ugly man in red away: "I should have reported to you that 'Kang the Conqueror' is the ruler of the galaxy six thousand years later. He has mastered the ability of time travel.
Every time I encounter a problem that is difficult to solve, I will use my time ability to go to the beginning of the problem and solve the person or thing that caused the problem, and I am here just to stop him."
"[Hmm.]" Tianqi nodded.
"The problem he encountered this time was a mutant organization, seemingly called the 'X-Men', which led all mutants in the entire galaxy to rise up and challenge his brutal rule," Cable continued.
: "He is unable to fight against this organization and is very afraid of the power of mutants, so he wants to eliminate the existence of mutants from the root, that is, to eliminate you, the ancestor of mutants, 'Apocalypse'."
"[So, what if I rule the galaxy?]" Apocalypse asked.
"This..." Cable touched his bald head: "I am convinced that it is inappropriate to continue to let Kang the Conqueror rule the galaxy. My mission has always been to overthrow him. As for you...if you are not suitable either, then
, at least that’s not my task.”
"[My point of view is, 'The world is only worthy of the strong',"" Apocalypse looked at the Scorpion King, or Kang the Conqueror: "[If I, as a ruler, encounter a challenge, I will gladly face it and fight with all my strength.
Go, if defeated, I will not refuse to give up the position of ruler, and you are just a coward who is greedy for power and will do whatever it takes to do so.】"
"That's nice to say," Conqueror Kang glared at him: "Give up the position of ruler? You will only occupy the body of the challenger who defeated you on the battlefield, right? Or, if you are killed now, these'
The follower is your next possessed target, right?"
"[It seems that the future world has fully studied my abilities, but your provocation methods are really inferior,]" Tianqi was unmoved: "[A challenge that defeated me on the battlefield but could not resist my 'invasion'
Of course, one cannot be called a 'winner'. As for 'killing me'? You can give it a try.]"
"Then, let me see the real chapter." Kang the Conqueror responded.
After a brief pause, both sides fired thick gray and blue beams at each other in unison. The beams collided, twisted, and entangled, eventually causing a violent explosion that enveloped the top of the entire pyramid.
However, the expected destruction of the collapse did not happen. A few seconds after the explosion, the fire and smoke that was set off "collapsed" inward again as if going back in time, and was finally destroyed by a coconut-sized, covered surface.
The silver metal ball with strange patterns was "sucked" in.
"Cough cough cough!" Dian cable retracted the silver metal ball held in front of him and let out a violent cough.
"'Cosmic Spirit Ball'!? So you stole it?" For the first time, Kang the Conqueror's face showed anger and fear.
"I didn't come here without any preparation, cough cough cough!" Cable took back the silver sphere: "Don't think about escaping again this time."
"you--"
"[Where are you looking?]"
Conqueror Kang seemed to be about to say something, but was punched in the face by Apocalypse, who had already entered a fighting state, and flew backwards.
"Hey! Guys!" The ugly man in red yelled loudly: "There is no need to talk about moral principles to deal with this kind of evil heretic. Let's all go together!"
Although these words are difficult to understand, the context of "just gang fighting" and "beating up a drowned dog" contained in it is easy to understand. After a slight hesitation, the other "mutants" immediately followed Apocalypse and attacked Kang the Conqueror.
launched an attack.
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"Asshole, damn it..."
In an underground cave far away from the city of Gomorrah, Kang the Conqueror, dressed in tattered armor, was limping.
He is the ruler of the galaxy, he has thousands of fleets under his command, he has countless high technologies, he can time travel, he is a master of tactics and strategy - but these abilities have no effect at all when he is besieged at close range.
The only giant mechanical scorpion that could give him an upper hand didn't last long. Its biggest use was that it provided him with an opportunity to escape smoothly when he was killed.
"No wonder that monkey didn't worry about me going to the past to change history. It turns out that those guys who defeated the virtual entity had arrived earlier and brought Apocalypse into a hostile position against me," Conqueror Kang continued:
"At this point in time, apart from 'Apocalypse', only the power of the Egyptian gods can be borrowed, but they have not yet been internally divided. They all live in the inaccessible 'celestial dimension'. If I forcefully open the passage leading there, return
I will definitely be blocked by Apocalypse, and I have no more means to escape."
call--
A breeze blew through, bringing bursts of moisture to the dry desert cave, and this coolness also refreshed Conqueror Kang's spirits.
"Very good, as long as you leave this area and give me some time to prepare, even Apocalypse will not be able to deal with the overwhelming mechanical army," he said while speeding up his pace: "With a technological gap of six thousand years, you, an old antique, can't handle it."
Have a good taste..."
Kang the Conqueror was stunned.
Even with his extensive knowledge as the ruler of the galaxy, he still didn't understand what was going on.
What appeared in front of him was a huge stone annular sacrificial site. It seemed to have been abandoned long ago. There were huge cracks in the surrounding auditorium. It seemed that the five or six thrones in the VIP seats were broken and collapsed, and the one in the center of the sacrificial site was ruined.
The circular altar was full of cracks as if it had been struck multiple times with some kind of sharp weapon.
This scene looks like someone took advantage of this place and destroyed it directly to prevent others from benefiting from it.
The only thing here that can barely be seen as a prototype is the half spiral sword on the altar in the middle, inserted diagonally on a bonfire that has been extinguished. Of course, it is also possible that it was originally a complete sword, but was also destroyed.
That's all.
Conqueror Kang Neng could faintly feel that there was some kind of weak power calling him on the dagger.
Although this inexplicably appeared altar is weird from top to bottom, and this call looks more like a trick of the devil, but Kang the Conqueror now needs any form of power, even making a deal with the devil is not unacceptable, and, With his many years of experience as the "Galaxy Ruler", it is easy to circumvent some of the small tricks in the contract.
After a brief hesitation, Kang the Conqueror strode into the sacrificial field and came to the altar.
As he approached, the broken spiral sword began to ignite black and red flames. This strange flame extended upwards, shaping the hilt of the spiral sword out of thin air, and then became extremely weak as if it had exhausted its energy. If it weren't for the occasional flash of light, it would look as if it had been extinguished.
This is the clearest hint: draw this sword.
Perhaps due to the lack of remaining power, there are not even routine temptations and transaction steps, but Kang the Conqueror has no choice at this time. If those so-called "future mutants" are allowed to continue to advise Apocalypse, no matter whether Apocalypse can eventually rule the world, Kang, the conqueror, will definitely not be able to do so. In other words, it is not even certain whether he can save his life.
He took a step forward and drew the spiral sword.
"[Very good, very good, we finally have a successor,]" a hoarse and unpleasant voice sounded along with Conqueror Kang's action of drawing his sword. When he looked up, he found that it was an illusory and transparent one that seemed to disappear at any time. The crotched old man glanced at Conqueror Kang with eyes that seemed unable to open: "[Child, what is your name?]"
child?
Kang the Conqueror hesitated for a moment and decided to give up naming "Kang" as the "ruler of the universe". After all, these gods and goddesses' succession rituals might have some means of judgment.
"Nathaniel Richards." He gave his given name.
"[Oh, okay, Teth-Adam,]" the phantom old man nodded: "[It's a really good name.]"
"..." Conqueror Kang instantly felt like an idiot.
"[So, Adam, are you willing to defend justice and morality?]" the old man continued to ask.
"I do," Kang the Conqueror said with a sneer: "My thoughts are morality, and my actions are justice."
"[That's good, good,]" the phantom old man nodded repeatedly: "[Since you can reach here, you must have passed the test of justice and morality in your heart.]"
In order not to make himself look even stupider, Conqueror Kang did not respond, but the phantom old man seemed to be stuck and motionless.
"Do we need to have a conversation to continue?" he asked.
"[Oh, of course, you don't have to worry, I will bless you with the power of the Egyptian gods, enough to deal with any enemy,]" the old man really answered: "[But if you lose your heart, I will take it back." share of strength.】"
"Hahaha," Kang the Conqueror laughed: "So, this 'Adam' lost his mind and was afraid that you would take back your power, so he cut you down first, right?"
"[Yes,]" the phantom old man continued: "[Come, raise your sword, and say with me - Shazam! (SHAZAM!)]"
"You'd better take back part of your power in advance, old man. Although I'm miserable now, it's still okay to spend some effort to completely tear down this altar." Conqueror Kang raised his sword noncommittally: "Shazam!"
Phew——Peng——!
As soon as the word was spoken, the spiral sword in Kang the Conqueror's hand exploded, turning into a burst of black and red powder like burnt charcoal, spelling out a row of words in the air that he could not understand, but could understand. :
[S:Shu’s endurance]
[H: Speed of Horus]
[A: Amon’s strength]
[Z: Wisdom of Thoth (Zehuti)]
[A: The divine power of Aton]
[M: Courage of Mehen]
Katcha!
The next moment, black and red lightning crackled down, and these "charcoal ash" quickly covered Conqueror Kang's body, forming a slightly weird-looking pitch black suit with red lightning on the chest.
At the same time as the lightning appeared, the phantom old man also disappeared, making the entire altar look even more dilapidated.
"Hmph..." Kang the Conqueror stretched his hands and feet and looked up at the sky with a sneer: "This altar may be malfunctioning, but 'God' won't. It seems that you don't want your people to be ruled by a mutant. Well."
