Lin Xu: I Have Neither Courage Nor Mercy

When Killmonger was arrested, he did not hide anything during interrogation and revealed all his plans.

Since war between the two countries is inevitable anyway, it's better to confess and avoid physical punishment, and then discuss the prison break when the time is right.

Tony slumped onto the sofa, rubbing his forehead frantically. In one day, he had lost two people he trusted implicitly.

Happy and Rhodey were standing guard on either side of him.

Because at this moment, Deadpool was sitting at his desk, idly fiddling with the Chaos Balance Instrument.

"You didn't help me for no reason, did you? What's your purpose?"

"Twenty..." His professional instincts made Wade instinctively ask for money.

"Twenty million, right? Okay!" (twenty million)

"Gurgle~"

Wade swallowed hard. He usually did side jobs for a few thousand or tens of thousands of dollars; when had he ever taken on such a big deal?

At that moment, a bold idea sprouted in his mind.

If he travels back in time every time Iron Man is kidnapped and then rescues Iron Man, wouldn't he have countless tens of millions?

How do I pay?

"Anything is fine~, no, could you please exchange it for gold?"

"Can."

"Also, I have something here, can you fix it for me?" Wade's Cable time travel device was on the desk.

Tony looked puzzled. Wasn't this guy wearing a bodysuit? Where did he pull that thing out of?

"Is that not allowed?"

"Okay, but I have one condition: give me a piece of your flesh."

"Fuck, I would never sell my body for money!"

"Add another 20 million!"

"Oh, baby, I'm yours tonight~"

Tony:...

Somewhere in the desolate void of space.

A purplish-red crystalline sphere floated there quietly.

Strange, exuding an eerie aura, sat motionless inside the crystal, with an even smaller crystal in his hand.

Inside were Strange and Christine, who had not yet become the Sorcerer Supreme, living a beautiful and happy life.

Uatu and Lin Xu arrived outside the large crystal.

"During the Infinite Ultron Incident, if you hadn't intervened and used the Crimson Power to kill Ultron, I might have sought his help."

Lin Xu nodded.

He certainly knew about Doctor Strange and his accessories.

"Since you're here, come in!"

At that moment, Strange's voice came from the crystal.

Lin Xu and Uatu exchanged a glance and stepped inside.

"Tsk~ New friend, which universe's Sorcerer Supreme are you from?" Strange opened his third eye on his forehead, and a strange purplish-red light swept towards Lin Xu.

"I am not the Sorcerer Supreme."

As he spoke, Lin Xu, not to be outdone, unleashed the Tears of Oshtur between his brows, its pure White Magic energy blocking Strange's Black Magic energy.

"Tsk~ Oshtur, Agamotto, Hoggoth, Mephisto, Cyttorak... I'm starting to wonder if you have a Luck Gem in your head."

"Hmm? I know some Iron Man Mind Stone in their heads, but does the Luck Stone also exist?"

"Oh, I just made that up~"

Lin Xu:...

"Ha, tell me, what brings you here? He himself is reluctant to come in, let alone bring you along today. It must be something very important."

"Hmm... how should I put it..."

Just say what you want to say.

What are your weaknesses?

Strange:???

Isn't that a bit too straightforward...?

"With your equipment and divine power, you might not be able to kill me, but sealing me shouldn't be a problem, right?"

"The problem is, the other you might be a tiny bit stronger than you." Lin Xu extended his index finger and thumb, leaving about half a centimeter between them.

Upon hearing Lin Xu's words, Strange was momentarily stunned.

"So there were other versions of me who walked this path of no return?"

"There are too many, you know? There are four major troublemakers in the entire Multiverse: one Reed Richards, one is Tony, one Wade, and the other one is you!"

Strange remained silent in response to Lin Xu's criticism.

Then he opened his arms, and countless bizarre monster phantoms appeared behind him, including dragons, octopuses, bats, and some indescribable things.

"My power primarily comes from the Black Magic grimoire and these extradimensional beings."

"Countless years ago, the Mother of Fear Wunruviel, corrupted a host of ancient creatures and Old Gods, including Oshtur's elder brother, Chthon." (Marvel Cooler, 1975)

"Subsequently, to escape the pursuit of the God Eaters, Chthon created the Darkhold. He used the Darkhold to find an alternate dimension and then seized it..."

"The creatures I devoured using the Darkhold were mostly descendants of these ancient beings; their power source was darkness and fear."

"To defeat me, unless you have absolute overwhelming power, you can only rely on the power dynamics of opposing forces: White Magic, which is the opposite of Black Magic, and fearlessness and courage, which are the opposite of fear."

After listening to Strange's explanation, Lin Xu immediately frowned. Judging from how much effort he had put into defeating the Ancient One, absolute power dominance was impossible.

White Magic is easy enough; he already has the Power Conversion manual in his head. As for the others, he has a pretty good relationship with the Vishanti, so taking a look at the divine books is a piece of cake.

But this fearlessness and courage...

Lin Xu asked, "Does ignorance count as fearlessness?"

As for courage, someone who runs away because of Knull and Infinity Ultron has absolutely no courage...

Can I borrow some from Liang Jingru?

Perhaps noticing Lin Xu's embarrassment, Strange smiled, a rare occurrence for him.

"The Mother of Fear is powerful, but her power is not insurmountable. In ancient times, there was a force capable of resisting the erosion of fear."

"For example... ultimate mercy. As for why I didn't mention it earlier, it's because I knew the moment I saw you that you didn't possess that."

"Nonsense, I don't even have the courage..."

Strange laughed and continued, "In ancient times, the Mother of Fear infected many ancient gods, but two were exceptions. They used their mercy to resist the corruption of fear."

"Who is this guy, so arrogant?"

"Chthon's two sisters, Gaia, the Earth Mother, and the all-powerful Oshtur."

Hearing Strange's words, Lin Xu agreed. Although he had never seen Mother Earth, he had seen Oshtur.

For the sake of the continuation of the universe, he was able to forcibly remove the Universal Anchor that had been implanted in Logan's body, at his own expense.

It truly deserves to be called the ultimate in kindness.

"I've become part of the fear and darkness, caught in the middle, and can't see clearly. If you want to defeat another... stronger version of me, I suggest you seek out Gaia and Oshtur; they are the experts in this field."

This book, at 160,000 words, received a rating of 6.4 at the time. To be honest, as an author who hadn't written a book in two years, I was initially quite disappointed.

Now, more than twenty days later, it has risen to 7.7. I used to think that ratings would rise was a lie, but it turns out they really do rise! (Buying a bottle of Coke)

Thank you all, Bor and Oshtur. (Cheers to Coke!)