Ch. 2541Break the Situation

Conqueror Kang tried to take Duke Victor from the shattered Earth Guardian, but Little Pepper, Minato Namikaze, and the others disrupted his plans and treated Duke Victor’s poisoned body. Conqueror Kang returned and urged Duke Victor to join him, leaving Duke Victor’s decision unresolved.

  • Chthon refused to continue the fight, and Conqueror Kang agreed to withdraw after using gravity to pin Black Dragon and blasting Earth Guardian apart.
  • Conqueror Kang tried to take Duke Victor, who accused him of turning his people into monsters and making him a traitor, but nanite poison weakened Duke Victor.
  • Minato Namikaze tried to teleport Duke Victor away as the others attacked Conqueror Kang, but Conqueror Kang redirected their attacks and attempted to capture Minato.
  • Earth Turtle struck Conqueror Kang with a beam infused with One-Tail’s power, freeing Duke Victor and Minato; Little Pepper injected Duke Victor with Tony Stark’s antidote and disrupted Conqueror Kang’s gravity glove.
  • Conqueror Kang returned and told Duke Victor that only he could cure him and help him become King, while Black Dragon remained silent.

Ch. 2542Stay

Duke Victor refused Conqueror Kang’s offer to join him, despite being tempted by the promise of saving his country from Earth’s destruction. He chose to stay and await Director of S.W.O.R.D.’s judgment, so Conqueror Kang activated a hidden mechanism in his body to kill him.

  • Little Pepper told Duke Victor that Director of S.W.O.R.D. would not support him becoming King and warned that leaving with Conqueror Kang would make him an enemy.
  • Andrew assured Black Dragon that Duke Victor would not leave with Conqueror Kang and revealed that nanobots and poison in Duke Victor’s body gave him control over the situation.
  • Conqueror Kang promised to save Duke Victor’s country by moving its people to another planet, then warned that Duke Victor would otherwise become a Monster and be confined to a laboratory.
  • Earth Turtle urged Duke Victor to protect his country himself and trust Director of S.W.O.R.D. to deal with the Doomsday Gene, prompting Duke Victor to reject Conqueror Kang.
  • Conqueror Kang accepted Duke Victor’s refusal and activated the hidden arrangement in his body to kill him.

Ch. 2543Retreat

Conqueror Kang failed to kill Duke Victor because Tony Stark had disabled the Nanites, then fled after confronting the group. Andrew pursued the fleeing female commander while his allies dealt with the scattered Negative Monsters, leaving her facing a choice between surrender and death.

  • Conqueror Kang tried to activate lethal Nanites inside Duke Victor, but Tony Stark revealed that he had already disabled them and treated Duke Victor's poison.
  • Conqueror Kang condemned Tony Stark, announced that humanity's Doomsday was coming, and vanished; Tony arranged for Duke Victor to meet the Director of S.W.O.R.D.
  • Duke Victor asked the others to collect his brothers' bodies, while Black Dragon vanished to collect his debt from the King of Abilities.
  • The Demon Clone escaped first, and Zeus, Hades, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and the other defeated forces fled as Andrew's group pursued them.
  • The female commander sent Negative Monsters through Space Channels and fled, but Andrew ordered his allies to contain the monsters and pulled her toward him with his control over space.
  • Andrew surrounded the female commander with Black Hole Swords and demanded that she surrender or die.

Ch. 2544Ambush

Andrew ambushed the King of Negativity with a Curse through Commander Rita’s rescue, leaving him suppressing two Curses and considering a future alliance. Andrew then arranged for Rita to use Chthon’s help to break through to Skyfather while further straining Chthon’s relationship with the King of Negativity.

  • Commander Rita pretended to fight Andrew to the death, prompting the King of Negativity to send a leaf to rescue her.
  • Andrew’s Curse transferred from Rita to the leaf, and the King of Negativity’s destruction of it caused a second Curse to afflict him.
  • The King of Negativity deduced Andrew’s ambush and vowed to overcome the Curses, while Andrew proposed that they cooperate instead of fighting over Earth.
  • Andrew left after planting the idea of a future alliance, and the King of Negativity continued suppressing both Curses.
  • Andrew told Rita to let Chthon help her break through to Skyfather, then report the process so they could scheme against Chthon and worsen his relationship with the King of Negativity.

Ch. 2545Aftermath

Andrew explained how the Director of S.W.O.R.D.’s curses weakened the King of Negativity and advised Rita to use the opportunity to gain power and eventually betray him. As the battle wound down, Andrew restored Conqueror Kang’s supposedly destroyed glove with a time-reversal spell, alerting Kang that it had been recovered.

  • Andrew told Rita that Chthon might suppress the King of Negativity’s curses, then urged her to gain authority and legions while the King was weakened and seize his position later.
  • Director Newman and A-Train hunted fleeing Negative Monsters as Dave disrupted Space Channels, Perseus protected the cities, and agents fought the remaining monsters.
  • The American Military asked Director Newman for help against Doomsday Gene Monsters, and President Nathan ordered the military to accept her terms for recovering and destroying all contaminated remains.
  • Andrew praised the gathered heroes, freed the President, and burned the monster corpses; he then used a Time Rewind Magic Array to reconstruct Conqueror Kang’s Iron Man glove.
  • Conqueror Kang sensed that his glove had been restored and realized someone had used a time-related ability.

Ch. 2546Deal

Andrew stopped Conqueror Kang’s attempt to destroy his stolen glove, then advised the heroes on their paths to becoming Skyfathers. He delivered Duke Victor to Black Dragon to fulfill their Contract, while Black Dragon secretly planned to use Victor’s Doomsday Gene to strengthen himself.

  • Conqueror Kang activated the glove’s Self-Destruct Device, but Andrew disabled it with his Data Ability, and Little Pepper sent the glove to Tony Stark for study.
  • Andrew praised the heroes’ progress, told Samantha and Little Pepper they needed more battle experience, and explained two possible paths for Obito Uchiha to become a Skyfather.
  • Andrew encouraged Might Guy, then teleported to Vought International’s laboratory and took Duke Victor and the equipment to Black Dragon.
  • Black Dragon examined Duke Victor’s data and confirmed that he could not safely resolve the Doomsday Gene problem himself, so he agreed to let Andrew treat Victor and to teach him.
  • Black Dragon revealed that he had altered Duke Victor’s physique to resemble his own and planned to extract Victor’s Doomsday Gene after Andrew cured him.

Ch. 2547Simulation

Andrew tested Duke Victor’s belief in aristocracy by letting him govern a simulated island, where repeated attempts ended in corruption, civil war, and humanity’s destruction. Convinced at last that his ideas were wrong, Duke Victor agreed to join the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau and atone for his actions.

  • Andrew created a virtual island under Sea Clan attack and let Duke Victor shape its society to test the aristocratic system.
  • Duke Victor made Little Victor king and granted noble titles to powerful Ability Users, helping humanity repel the Sea Clan before nobles grew corrupt and oppressed their rivals.
  • As ordinary people and weaker Ability Users rebelled, civil war weakened humanity, allowing the Sea Clan to destroy the island’s population.
  • Duke Victor repeatedly revised the rules, but each attempt still ended in humanity’s annihilation, and he finally accepted that his ideals had failed.
  • Andrew offered Duke Victor a chance to atone by joining the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, and Duke Victor agreed to abandon his aristocratic ambitions.
  • Andrew explained that aristocracy could work only in a Doomsday world, prompting Duke Victor to reject the idea as insane.

Ch. 2548Setting a Trap

Andrew gave Duke Victor a choice for dealing with the Doomsday Gene, and Victor chose the risky treatment that could make him stronger. Meanwhile, Chthon tried to exploit the conflict between the King of Negativity and Commander Rita, unaware that she was already working against him.

  • Andrew offered Duke Victor either to reverse time and remove the Doomsday Gene or to fuse with it, and Victor chose fusion so he could gain strength and kill the Mastermind.
  • Duke Victor woke from his hibernation pod and learned that Andrew had assigned him to the Lightning Strike Team; Tony and A-Train agreed to spar after their conditions were examined.
  • Tony told Duke Victor that his assets had been seized, while Orochimaru explained that he was still studying the Doomsday Gene and could create a replica body as a fallback.
  • Chthon failed to reach the King of Negativity, learned from the female commander that the King had been cursed again, and considered using the situation to gain his trust.
  • Chthon told Commander Rita that the King of Negativity was deceiving her and offered a treasure to conceal her breakthrough, while she pretended to accept his offer and promised to help him.

Ch. 2549Recruiting Allies

Andrew modified Chthon’s golden jar and coached Commander Rita on how to deceive the King of Negativity while building his own plans against him. Meanwhile, Chthon and Conqueror Kang discussed the next war and the Doomsday Gene experiments, with Chthon revealing Homelander as his intended main test subject.

  • Chthon gave Commander Rita a golden jar, but she immediately told Andrew, who removed Chthon’s arrangements and secretly hid a trace of Chthon’s aura in her body.
  • Andrew instructed Rita to break through to Skyfather after adjusting her aura, then ask the King of Negativity to inspect her body so he would discover Chthon’s hidden aura and trust her more.
  • Andrew privately planned to exploit the King of Negativity’s likely appeal to Kaguya Otsutsuki, while Rita agreed to follow his instructions and Chthon remained unaware of the scheme.
  • Chthon visited his laboratory, where Conqueror Kang had gathered scientists from conquered universes and planned to bring in a thirtieth-century fleet.
  • Chthon and Conqueror Kang assessed their depleted Skyfather forces and discussed using the Doomsday Gene to create powerful fighters.
  • Chthon revealed that Billy was only a preliminary test subject and that he intended to inject Homelander with the Doomsday Gene after gathering complete data.

Ch. 2550Connecting in Series

Conqueror Kang planned to use High-level Demons to create a Perfect Doomsday body, while Chthon gathered allies and devised ways to prepare for the next battle against the King of Abilities. Three days later, Andrew transported the Black Dragon toward the mysterious starlight, leaving him complaining about being confined.

  • Conqueror Kang ordered Chthon to gather a thousand High-level Demons so he could modify them and pursue Perfect Doomsday for himself.
  • Chthon proposed shielding the Three-Eyed Demon's soul and splitting his consciousness to protect him from Kyoka Suigetsu, despite the risk of making him a madman.
  • Chthon persuaded Demon to repair and strengthen his avatar, while Zeus refused to join Hera to the war and considered recruiting the Life Great Tree instead.
  • Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades decided to cultivate and improve their Destiny Divine Ability while waiting for its cooldown.
  • Three days later, Andrew confined the Black Dragon in a Small Space and took him toward the starlight; the Black Dragon complained that Andrew's arrangement felt like a slave ship.

Ch. 2551Joining

Andrew brought Black Dragon to Lightning Space, where Black Dragon joined the Destiny Divine Ability and gained access to the Rule Stars. After the session ended, Andrew proposed cooperation between humanity and the Compound V Big Trees, then took Black Dragon to meet Duke Victor.

  • Andrew carried Black Dragon into Lightning Space and asked Star God to guide starlight into his cage so he could join the Destiny Divine Ability.
  • Star God and Kaguya Otsutsuki joined the Zeus Brothers' three Rule Stars, and Black Dragon absorbed the starlight, creating a sixth star and accelerating everyone's comprehension.
  • Andrew realized that gathering all nine Compound V Great Trees or learning the Destiny Divine Ability could let him break through to Skyfather and grasp the complete Ability Rules.
  • When the Destiny Divine Ability ended, Black Dragon asked Andrew to bring him back, and Andrew offered continued access in exchange for stronger cooperation between humans and Compound V Big Trees.
  • Black Dragon said the other Compound V Big Trees would reject cooperation, and Andrew took him with Kaguya Otsutsuki to see Duke Victor.
  • Zeus told Star God that he had learned a Rule Ability that could fuse enough prepared Elemental Soldiers into a temporary Skyfather.

Ch. 2552New Ability

Zeus taught Hades and Poseidon a Rule Ability that could summon temporary Skyfather soldiers, while the Star God secretly reported it to Andrew, who learned the ability and tested it on A-Train and Duke Victor. Andrew then asked Tony and Orochimaru to keep researching the Doomsday Gene, aiming to cure Duke Victor and find a way to neutralize the gene.

  • Zeus claimed leadership over Hades and Poseidon, taught them his new Rule Ability, and privately resolved to keep its further developments for himself.
  • The Star God secretly learned Zeus's Rule Abilities and reported the new one to Andrew, who summoned Starlight Soldiers and fused them into a temporary Skyfather.
  • Andrew challenged A-Train and Duke Victor to defeat the Starlight Giant while Young Flash and the Black Dragon watched.
  • Andrew spoke with Tony and Orochimaru, who proposed using the Doomsday Gene to create Skyfathers and asked him to find volunteers for experiments.
  • Andrew agreed to provide volunteers and funding, and set Tony and Orochimaru the goals of curing Duke Victor and finding a way to neutralize the Doomsday Gene.

Ch. 2553Trap

Andrew and Tony prepared for Conqueror Kang’s likely large-scale disaster, while Andrew also trained potential Skyfathers. In Hell, Commander Rita reached Skyfather, deceived the King of Negativity about Chthon’s influence, and left with a powerful branch as a reward.

  • Tony asked Andrew for Kryptonite so he could study ways to counter the Doomsday Gene and prepare to compete with Conqueror Kang’s Doomsday weapon.
  • Andrew and Tony planned to complete Clone Fire Dragons and Unmanned Armor, strengthen the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau, and rely on Skyfathers and the Doomsday Gene to face the coming disaster.
  • Andrew trained Samantha, Ashley, Blair, and Dave as they approached Skyfather, while Commander Rita broke through to Skyfather in the Depths of Hell.
  • Commander Rita told the King of Negativity about meeting Chthon and asked him to examine her, prompting him to find and remove Chthon’s aura from her body.
  • The King of Negativity gave Commander Rita a branch that could help stabilize her new realm, and she left pleased that her deception had earned her a powerful weapon.

Ch. 2554Plotting

The King of Negativity sought help from the Life Great Tree to suppress Chthon’s curse, while Andrew arranged for Kaguya Otsutsuki to send a clone to the Depths of Hell. The Life Great Tree arrived to find the King of Negativity’s condition worse than expected, leaving them poised to begin treatment.

  • The King of Negativity rejected Chthon and other possible allies, then decided the Life Great Tree could use the Life Rule to suppress the curse.
  • Andrew told Kaguya Otsutsuki to accept the invitation and devised a Wood Clone backup so she could keep using the Destiny Divine Ability if the Life Great Tree clone were trapped.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki created a Wood Clone from the Life Great Tree’s branches and agreed to visit the King of Negativity the next day.
  • Andrew considered using his improved Wood Clone Technique to create substitutes from the Compound V Big Trees and make them use the Destiny Divine Ability.
  • The female commander escorted the Life Great Tree clone to the Depths of Hell, where the King of Negativity admitted Chthon could not be trusted.
  • The Life Great Tree warned that the curse could soon weaken and eventually consume the King of Negativity.

Ch. 2555Hoodwinking

Kaguya Otsutsuki examined the King of Negativity and tested how his Curses affected Wood Humans while Andrew devised a plan to counter them. She proposed creating a Black Zetsu-like lifeform to suppress the Curses, leaving the King of Negativity considering whether to trust her solution.

  • Kaguya Otsutsuki examined the King of Negativity and discovered that the Curse had fused with his soul and Life Origin.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki transferred a Curse into Wood Humans, which turned into Monsters, and tested stronger ones that endured for only half an hour.
  • Andrew instructed Kaguya Otsutsuki to create Black Zetsu-like lifeforms to fight the Curse Factors, secretly planning for both forces to corrode and overpower the King of Negativity.
  • Andrew urged Kaguya Otsutsuki to train Black Zetsu until he reached Skyfather strength, and she agreed to work on it.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki told the King of Negativity that she could create a Black Zetsu-like lifeform to suppress the Curse, and he questioned whether it was safe before considering her explanation.

Ch. 2556New Black Zetsu

Kaguya Otsutsuki created New Black Zetsu to fight the Curse inside the King of Negativity, and the army managed to suppress its spread. The King of Negativity rewarded her with a Token for Resentment Energy, while Kaguya Otsutsuki urged him to seek more knowledge about the Curse Rules and unite their brothers.

  • Kaguya Otsutsuki presented creating New Black Zetsu as a way to fight the Curse, and the King of Negativity agreed to let her make one for him.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki created New Black Zetsu, and the King of Negativity inspected him before fusing his Brand with him.
  • The King of Negativity supplied New Black Zetsu with energy, allowing him to multiply into an army that destroyed Curse Factors and slowed the Curse's spread.
  • The King of Negativity thanked Kaguya Otsutsuki and gave her a Token that let her draw on Resentment Energy for her White Zetsu experiments.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki encouraged the King of Negativity to ask Chthon about the Curse Rules and left, while the King of Negativity agreed to find a way to unite his brothers.

Ch. 2557Method

Andrew arranged for Kaguya Otsutsuki to play along with the King of Negativity while using the Zeus Brothers to advance his plans. He then offered Dave a dangerous way to reach the Skyfather level quickly, and Dave agreed to witness a world’s destruction to deepen his understanding of reality.

  • Andrew explained that he planned to use the King of Negativity and the Zeus Brothers against each other, and instructed Kaguya Otsutsuki to cooperate when the King sought her help.
  • Andrew reassured Kaguya Otsutsuki that turning selected Negative Monsters into White Zetsu would strengthen her without harming her.
  • Andrew visited Dave at the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau and joked that Rita had reached the Skyfather level and dumped him before confirming she was still waiting for Dave.
  • Dave said he needed to reach the Skyfather level quickly to use the Space Transfer Array during the disaster Conqueror Kang was expected to cause.
  • Andrew told Dave that observing a dying world could rapidly advance his Technology Magic, though it might overwhelm his mind or change his personality.
  • Dave accepted the risk because he wanted to help people and was eager to witness the destruction of a world.

Ch. 2558Encouragement

Andrew sent Dave to the Quantum Realm to witness the world's destruction and warned him about the dangers of contacting a powerful Merlin. He prepared allies for upcoming breakthroughs and battles, while planning to pursue the Black Dragon and monitoring the growing conflict over Duke Victor's ideology.

  • Andrew warned Dave about the risks of summoning an Omniverse-level Merlin, then sent him to the Quantum Realm with the Void Staff to witness a destroyed world.
  • Director of S.W.O.R.D. returned to the Space Channel, where the Deadpool Curse made Lord of Order fawn over him and Wade demanded a raise and stock options.
  • Andrew told the Void Demoness that Rita had broken through, provoking her to hurry her own breakthrough before she could challenge Rita.
  • Andrew trained Blair, Ashley, and the Earth Turtle, sent Samantha and Little Pepper to the Zombie World, and decided to target the Black Dragon before the Zeus Brothers.
  • Andrew asked Alice to monitor potential Skyfather candidates, and she reported that Duke Victor's aristocratic ideology had deepened divisions within humanity.

Ch. 2559Preparations

Andrew prepared to subdue Black Dragon while the Zeus Brothers discussed countering King of Negativity. The chapter left the brothers testing their new ability to combine their soldiers into Skyfather-level giants.

  • Andrew discussed guiding Ability Users and controlling public opinion with Alice and Indigo.
  • Andrew told Kaguya Otsutsuki that he planned to deal with Black Dragon and asked her to stand by with Star God.
  • Kaguya Otsutsuki told Andrew that King of Negativity was growing impatient with the Zeus Brothers, who refused to accept them as leader.
  • Andrew brought Black Dragon through a Small Space to Lightning Space, where Kaguya Otsutsuki and Star God were waiting.
  • Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades considered luring King of Negativity out of the Depths of Hell, and Zeus demonstrated a Lightning Giant made from Lightning Soldiers.

Ch. 2560Mutual Scheming

Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades prepared to use the Incomplete Destiny Divine Ability while Andrew secretly turned Black Dragon’s Small Space into a reinforced Small World. After Black Dragon tried to locate the space and Andrew revealed his trap, they began fighting in the Void, where Andrew pinned Black Dragon with Thor’s Hammer before Black Dragon escaped and charged at him.

  • Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades agreed that their growing strength and three Skyfather-level giants would help them face the crisis, then began using the Incomplete Destiny Divine Ability.
  • Black Dragon, Star God, Kaguya Otsutsuki, and Andrew comprehended laws under the starlight while Andrew’s three clones secretly transformed Black Dragon’s Small Space into a Small World.
  • After the starlight faded, Black Dragon tried to send tendrils through the barrier to learn the space’s coordinates, but found that Andrew had reinforced it.
  • Andrew moved the Small World into the Void, revealed two Skyfathers nearby, and offered Black Dragon the choice of surrendering before or after a fight.
  • Black Dragon resisted Andrew’s Kyoka Suigetsu with a needle through his soul and attacked, but Andrew restrained him with giant hands and struck him down with Thor’s Hammer.
  • Black Dragon escaped the hammer by shrinking into a butterfly, changed into a giant man, and charged Andrew with a space-compressing punch.
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