Slaughtering Through the Base, the Ancient One Attacks

A moment later.

When Carl walked out of the dilapidated experimental chamber alone.

The few Hydra soldiers guarding the outside were stunned for a moment, but then opened fire without hesitation!

But the former had been prepared.

An "Energy Coat" of dazzling golden light instantly enveloped his entire body, blocking all the incoming bullets directly.

Then, utilizing the Energy Pulse Fist and Cyclops, he took them out one by one without a sound.

Leaving charred, gaping holes in the chests of those dumbstruck Hydra soldiers.

[Soul collection detected, Warp soul count +1, +1, +1...]

Waa, waa, waa...

A piercing alarm immediately sounded throughout the base.

Presumably, the enemy had discovered the anomaly here via surveillance monitors.

Not long after, noisy shouts and footsteps could be faintly heard from the end of the corridor.

"Quick reactions, aren't they..."

Carl stretched his shoulders slightly and said with full confidence:

"Then I'll just finish off these scumbags in one go, and then go find Wanda and Pietro!"

The next second.

Carl transformed into a golden streak of light.

He flew straight toward the end of the crowded corridor.

The moment of slaughter, begins now!!!

I bloom amidst the slaughter, like a flower in the dawn!

Rumble...!!!

Successive screams and explosions rang out within the Summit Base.

Facing these heinous Hydra soldiers, Carl did not show the slightest bit of mercy.

Running a solo rampage, he crushed through the entire base with an invincible, overwhelming posture.

Wherever he passed, it was a scene of rivers of blood and fields of corpses!

"Damn it, those cowards who surrendered actually betrayed the organization at a time like this!!"

"Sir, all combat units have lost contact. Just what kind of freak did Dr. List create..."

"Have you contacted Baron Strucker yet?"

"Not yet, the communication signal seems to be heavily interfered with, but some surveillance footage has already been uploaded to the cloud via the encrypted network..."

In the base's control center, several staff members stared at the bloody, gruesome slaughter on the monitors, all of them terrified out of their wits.

But soon, the images on the monitors vanished one by one.

"We can't wait any longer, we must leave here immediately!!"

In the end, fear overcame loyalty.

Several staff members didn't even have time to go to the archives to destroy the secret documents and data stored in the base before scrambling out the door.

They jogged all the way to the helipad at the rear of the base.

A large number of deserters who shared the same thought had already gathered here.

But only five armed helicopters capable of taking off remained.

Under the fear of death, these people engaged in a scramble and a brawl.

Eventually, the five helicopters successfully took off.

They sped away in different directions.

Rumble...!!!

A golden figure dragging a long tail of energy flames shot straight into the sky.

Then, within a few breaths, he blew up all five escaping helicopters.

Like five brilliant fireworks exploding in the sky!

From this point on, the battle within the Summit Base officially came to an end.

From start to finish, this battle lasted less than half an hour.

And that was only because Carl was unfamiliar with the terrain and didn't want to destroy the entire base by using too much force, which wasted so much time.

Otherwise, if he had just used a punch from the sky, the whole base would probably have been gone!!!

During this period.

Carl used those soldiers and researchers who had surrendered to successfully verify his hypothesis.

That is, through direct contact, even the slightest touch could instantly alter the other person's mind.

And by instilling his own thoughts and will into their brains, he could control their actions.

For the sake of caution.

He even used the [Mind Control] ability to plant a [Thought Imprint] (which could be understood as a persistent buff) in their minds to ensure they would never betray him.

This undoubtedly gave Carl great confidence.

Allowing him to be much more composed when facing various choices in the future.

"Job done, time to go find Wanda and Pietro."

Carl's figure drew a graceful arc in mid-air.

Then he flew toward a certain corridor of the castle.

With the continuous transmission from the [Warp Dimension], he no longer needed to worry about the energy in his body running out or weakening.

Because... he couldn't use it up, this flow of energy was inexhaustible!!!

However.

Just as Carl was thinking about whether he should make a god-like entrance later.

To see if he could harvest a wave of [Prestige Points] from the imprisoned volunteers.

Accompanied by a crisp "click."

Web-like cracks visible to the naked eye appeared out of thin air in the space in front of him.

Immediately afterward, it shattered into countless flowing prismatic mirrors.

"[Mirror Dimension]?!!"

Carl, in flight, couldn't react in time and plunged headfirst into the flowing mirror surface.

Sure enough.

After entering the [Mirror Dimension].

Carl was met by a bald woman wearing yellow robes and holding a small sandalwood fan, who was looking at him with a slightly strange and curious gaze.

Carl naturally recognized the other party's identity at a glance.

The Ancient One.

The [Sorcerer Supreme] who guards the Earth from invasions by magical creatures and Warp Dimension demon lords (overlords)!!!

"Why did she come..."

A flash of vigilance crossed Carl's eyes.

Then he began to quickly analyze the reason for her appearance in his heart.

First, it was certain that the Ancient One definitely didn't come here specifically for his identity as a transmigrator.

Otherwise, she should have appeared yesterday!

Secondly, the magic the Ancient One just used wasn't a [Portal], but the [Mirror Dimension].

In other words...

She had actually been here for a long time!!

She had just been hiding in the [Mirror Dimension] observing, without showing herself.

Since the Ancient One didn't intervene when he was on a killing spree.

Then it was clearly not because he had changed this part of the original plot.

Otherwise, what would be waiting for him now wouldn't be a "meeting," but a direct attack!

This left only one most likely scenario...

That was that the Ancient One came specifically for the [Mind Stone]!!!

It never rains but it pours...

It seems there is no avoiding this.

But if the Ancient One asked him to hand over the [Mind Stone], would he give it or not?

If he refused, could he beat the Ancient One?

In a flash of lightning.

Carl had already formulated her answer in her mind.

At the same time, she had prepared for the worst-case scenario.

As things stood, the Mind Stone was crucial to her.

Therefore, even if it meant a direct confrontation with the Ancient One, and even knowing she was no match for her, she would absolutely not hand over the Mind Stone willingly.

At worst, she could just return to the Warp and become a full-time Dimensional Demon God.

As someone with nothing to lose, why would she be afraid of someone with everything to gain?!!