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As for Wanda, she was a Western girl, but perhaps because of her life experiences, she was shy by nature.

That earlier hint, spoken so softly it was almost inaudible, had already been her boldest confession.

But compared with Helen reaching out and grabbing him, Wanda suddenly felt far too reserved.

Quicksilver was even more anxious than she was. He was about to say something, but Wanda held him back.

"Ahem. Thank you, Helen," Apocalypse said. "I won't damage Vision's body. You don't need to stop me."

Helen knew Apocalypse was giving her a way to save face. Grateful, she hurriedly said, "Then... all right. I won't bother you."

She let go, covered her face, and ran back.

But Pepper Potts had sharp eyes. Through Helen's fingers, she could see that Helen was embarrassed, yes, but her hand could barely hide the smile on her face.

Back to Apocalypse.

With that awkward little misunderstanding settled, his hand was finally free.

A shimmer of light slowly took shape, and a pale-blue cube appeared in Apocalypse's palm.

It was the Tesseract!

The Tesseract was a vessel that housed the Space Stone. Compared with an Infinity Stone, it was nothing special.

In the original plot of Avengers: Infinity War, Thanos threatened Thor's life to force Loki to hand over the Tesseract.

Once Thanos had it, he crushed the cube outright.

He threw away the fragments and kept only the Space Stone.

But how could something capable of containing an Infinity Stone be ordinary?

Even a lump of dirt would have become a treasure after being steeped in the Space Stone's energy for so long.

Apocalypse extended a finger from his other hand and brought it close to the Tesseract.

He carefully traced a few lines through the air.

A pale-blue, diamond-shaped crystal separated