Su Ming and Doctor Doom had never directly discussed the direction of their investigation, because they both knew that whether on the Revenge Squad's list or any other list, one person was missing—someone who understood magic, could communicate with the Old Gods, and also valued a technological foundation.
That was Doom from the Cancerverse, his counterpart from Another World.
Su Ming had eliminated every last member of the Revenge Squad according to the list, and there had been no one named Doom among them. The Doctor himself also knew that if he possessed The Time Machine, he could not have died so easily when the World Crisis arrived.
Someone skilled in both magic and technology should have had a pretty tough life to snuff out.
And from the looks of it, he must have done something that allowed him to stand against Lord Mar-Vell as an equal.
What Doom had found just now was a magical letter. It mentioned that the Doctor Doom of the Cancerverse had an agreement with the Many-Angled Ones. Amid the chaos on Earth, he had preserved Latveria's independence and the foundation for technology's continued existence.
How he had done it, or how he had pleased the Many-Angled Ones, the letter did not say. Rather than an attempt to negotiate anything with the Lord, its contents were more like a simple notice.
"I've reached an agreement with your boss. Don't bother me again."
That was the gist of it.
The parchment bore signs of having been crumpled and trampled. Clearly, whoever had received the letter had not been pleased.
"Indeed, this is Doom's style." Doctor Doom held the letter as he spoke, then cast a tracking spell. "If it was Doom, he should have taken his citizens and hidden in some dimension. Reality is simply too