Once the sacrificial ritual began, even without the two great totems of the Other and the Scion, Morlun could still forcibly twist the ritual's rules with his evolved source power and cloning secret arts.
By overdrawing the source of the Web of Life and Destiny to complete a semi-ultimate sacrifice, he could utterly erase every spider totem in the present world, causing all Spider-Men to perish instantly and severing every possibility for the future.
By then, all of yesterday's salvation, all its happy endings, all its new beginnings would be completely invalidated. Every living being of the spider lineage would fall.
"Don't be afraid."
Just as Gwen's mind trembled and Spider-Woman was overwhelmed by helpless despair, Loren's cold, resolute voice rang out, instantly suppressing all panic and fear.
The last trace of gentleness vanished from his eyes, leaving only an eternal, glacial chill.
The power of space-time around him surged wildly. The laws of the entire independent space bent to his command, and an immense, boundless pressure spanned countless dimensions, crushing all darkness.
Yesterday, he had shown mercy and left room for restraint, intending only to wipe out their main forces and end the catastrophe without investigating their hidden nests at the bottom.
Today, these forces of evil had refused to repent. They had evolved through death, returned in force, abducted people for sacrifice, and completely crossed his bottom line.
Since they relied on death to be reborn, evolved through failure, and flaunted their immortality without restraint—
Then he would shatter all their cloned embryos, sever every foundation of their rebirth, annihilate every hidden nest, and make them truly—completely perish, never to be reborn again.
"Tell me Morlun's current universal coordinates, as well as the exact locations of the Inheritors' hidden stronghold and cloning nest."
Loren's tone was calm, yet