At the instant two talismans that were essentially the same object but belonged to different spacetime dimensions collided, a strange fluctuation instantly arose.
The next second.
Natasha froze. With a rumble, the Phoenix Cloth instantly donned her body.
But...
The tremendous energy produced by the collision of the two talismans tore open a gap. Before Natasha could react—
Whoosh!
Natasha was instantly devoured.
The scene came and went so quickly that before anyone in the roadside bar could react, Natasha had vanished without a trace. Some onlookers rubbed their eyes and exchanged bewildered glances, wondering whether they had all just hallucinated.
Marvel!
Universe 199999!
Boom!
A thick bolt of lightning instantly illuminated the sky over Norway. Along with its descent, Natasha was jolted awake inside a motorhome parked beside an open forest.
"What the fuck!"
Wearing casual clothes and sitting cross-legged on the sofa, Natasha's eyes flashed with confusion. Then, as the Phoenix's afterglow appeared, she instantly returned to normal.
Then...
Natasha looked up at the old movie playing on the laptop before her, then lowered her head to stare at the ice cream in her hand. She tugged at her hair, completely dumbfounded.
What was going on?
The next second.
Natasha suddenly let out a sharp grunt. Countless memories surged into her mind—memories in which she was the protagonist, yet not entirely herself.
The memories came like a tide crashing against the shore, seemingly intent on destroying her consciousness.
Natasha grunted again and furrowed her brows.
This was the consciousness of this place's Black Widow, Natasha Romanov, from Universe 199999.
Everyone knew that Marvel's parallel universes were incredibly numerous.
Across countless parallel universes, countless people might share the same name, yet play entirely different roles.
Among these countless parallel universes, only a few people could completely escape the river