Nemesis

"Nemesis, there are many things I don’t understand."

Wang Bert asked, "Why are you in this universe? Why did you choose Old Tony? And why did you want to see me?"

"Don’t rush. I’ll explain everything clearly. It wasn’t easy getting in here, and I have no intention of ending things hastily."

Nemesis smiled and introduced herself. "I was born before the multiverse. One day, I found life too boring and decided to kill myself. After I died, my body transformed into seven Infinity Stones."

"Seven Infinity Stones?"

Everyone was stunned. Weren’t there only six Infinity Stones? And she had actually killed herself because life was too boring?

"A multiversal-level big shot."

Wang Bert narrowed his eyes slightly. She was even stronger than the Living Tribunal and the Five Creator Gods—a true top-tier existence.

"There are seven Infinity Stones. Besides the six you know, there is also an Ego Stone, which preserves my sense of self."

Nemesis said, "The other six Infinity Stones exist in many universes and are not unique, but there is only one Ego Stone, and it does not exist within any universe.

Once the other six Infinity Stones are gathered, the me inside the Ego Stone will awaken. At that point, I will decide whether to revive.

If I revive, I will destroy the universe containing the six Infinity Stones and then return to slumber. If I choose not to revive, nothing will happen, just like in this universe."

After a pause, Nemesis continued, "This universe is too boring. I didn’t even have any interest in descending here. Otherwise, your universe would have been destroyed long ago."

Ant-Man complained, "So should we thank this universe for being boring enough?"

"Then why have you appeared now?"

Wang Bert asked, "Didn’t you say this universe was boring?"

"Because of you."

Nemesis looked at Wang Bert and said, "You are very interesting. I wanted to meet you, so I had the Soul Stone of the Main Universe find a way to gather all six Infinity Stones. Unfortunately, it failed.

With no other choice, I could only target the Future Universe, because I knew that if anything happened to the Future Universe, you would definitely descend into this universe.

The problem was that Thanos destroyed the Infinity Stones in this universe, so I could only begin with the Time Variance Authority and slowly descend into this universe."

Everyone turned to look at Wang Bert at once. So this was all his fault. Wang Bert rolled his eyes. After all that, was everything happening because he was too handsome? Nemesis continued, "You were far too cautious. Every time, you used yourself as the Space Stone to snap your fingers. Otherwise, I would have found you long ago."

"No wonder my intuition kept warning me not to swallow all six Infinity Stones."

Wang Bert smiled and asked, "Nemesis, with your power, surely descending into a universe shouldn’t require so much trouble?"

"The multiverse has rules. Even I must obey the basic rules."

Nemesis said, "The same goes for you. As a Creator God, you are still constrained in this Future Universe.

Neither of us has transcended the multiverse. Only beings that have transcended the multiverse can do whatever they wish within it, just as three-dimensional humans can freely create two-dimensional worlds."

"That’s true."

Wang Bert nodded, then asked, "Was Old Tony the pawn you chose?"

"That’s right. Tony Stark was my pawn."

Nemesis nodded. "After he watched the Sacred Timeline, I told him some things. For example, as long as Super Heroes exist, Earth’s disasters will never end."

"So you were behind all of this."

Spider-Man shouted angrily. He had always treated Old Tony like a father.

"Second Phase protagonist, little Spider-Man, this isn’t being behind anything, because I spoke the truth. As long as Super Heroes exist, Earth’s disasters will never end. Even with the Blood God around, it will be the same."

Nemesis smiled. "Blood God, if you keep meddling in this universe’s affairs, you might be thrown into another multiverse."

"That might be a good thing. Different scenery, different beautiful women."

Wang Bert could not help glancing at Nemesis. This goddess knew a great deal.

"A multiversal-level scumbag. Understandable."

Nemesis smiled and continued, "After that, I helped Iron Man control the Infinity Stones and Materialism Power. The condition was that he would let me enter this universe in the future."

Wang Bert asked, "Let you enter this universe? What right did Old Tony have to let you enter this universe?"

"Because he is the protagonist. He is filled with the universe’s favor. As long as he agrees, I can descend into this universe through him. I also borrowed his authority when I restored the Infinity Stones earlier."

Nemesis said, "Though he is only the First Phase protagonist, he has never died. His status is different from everyone else’s."

Wang Bert nodded in understanding. "So it’s Protagonist Luck."

"Protagonist Luck? That’s a good term."

Nemesis said, "In short, I have successfully descended now. Although the Ego Stone has not returned to its place, leaving me with only around one-tenth of my power, it is already enough to accomplish what I want."

Wang Bert asked, "What do you want to accomplish?"

Nemesis said with a broad smile, "Two things. First, destroy this universe. Second, capture your avatar, use you to travel to the Main Universe, and then devour you."

As soon as Nemesis finished speaking, her face changed back into Old Tony’s. Old Tony roared, "You promised me you wouldn’t destroy this universe."

"I was deceiving you. Is there a problem?"

Nemesis effortlessly suppressed Old Tony’s consciousness and said, "I’m a villain, after all. I don’t need to keep promises. Speaking of which, you Avengers have quite a connection with me. Even our names are similar."

Everyone was speechless. Such a high-level existence was actually this shameless?

"You’re quite honest."

Wang Bert shook his head and asked, "Why do you want to destroy the universe? There has to be a reason. It can’t just be because you’re in a bad mood, right?"

Nemesis said, "Because I am Nemesis. Revenge, understand?"

"Revenge?"

Wang Bert narrowed his eyes slightly and asked, "Why do you want to devour me? Uh, I haven’t misunderstood what you mean by ‘devour,’ have I?"

"Because you are different."

Nemesis said, "You came from another world. I want to visit that world and, while I’m there, slap a group of people to death."

Rather than being shocked, Wang Bert was delighted. He said, "We can cooperate. I’ve always wanted to go home and take a look."

"That won’t do. Only I can go, and it must come at the cost of your death."

Nemesis said, "Therefore, I must devour you, Blood God. This is your destined fate."

"My destined fate is to be devoured by you? Wanda will definitely have objections."

Wang Bert smiled and said, "All right, Nemesis. I’ve asked pretty much everything I needed to ask. It’s time to move on to the fighting."

"Don’t compare me to trash like Thanos. Although I have only one-tenth of my power, killing an avatar’s avatar like you is as easy as blowing a breath."

Nemesis shook her head. This battle held no difficulty at all for her. Wang Bert was not even an avatar; he was merely an avatar’s avatar.

Only trash like Thanos would be defeated by the Blood God’s avatar. She was Nemesis, an existence above the Living Tribunal and the Five Creator Gods.

"You’ve got quite the bad breath. How long has it been since you brushed your teeth?"

Wang Bert mocked. Then he waved a hand at the Super Heroes. "Step back a little, unless you want to get caught up in the show."

"We can fight alongside you."

Tony shouted. He had not worked so hard to create the Anti-Iron Man Armor just to stand around as a spectator.

"Don’t worry. We’ll have plenty of chances to fight side by side, but not now."

Wang Bert said, "I want to see just how powerful Nemesis truly is. This isn’t the decisive battle, only a vanguard clash. In the near future, my main body will have the universe’s most elite battle against her at full strength—the kind that destroys universes."

"A wise choice. Use an avatar to understand my strength. Unfortunately, you cannot stop me."

Nemesis’s thoughts stirred, and Materialism Power was dismissed. Wang Bert had made many arrangements targeting Materialism Power, so rather than deal with that trouble, she might as well not use it.

"We’ll find out after we fight."

Once Tony and the others had retreated, Wang Bert wasted no words. He abruptly appeared before Nemesis and threw a punch carrying an unshakable belief in victory.

The power behind that punch was neither god-level nor ancient-god-level. It was genuine Creator God-level power. As the punch flew out, time and space shattered.

"You actually turned Thanos into a battery? A little creative, but useless against me."

Nemesis was somewhat surprised. The power source of the silver armor was Thanos’s body, which was why Wang Bert could possess Creator God-level strength.

That was also why Wang Bert had cared so much about Thanos’s body earlier. He intended to use Thanos as a battery.

Without any unnecessary words, Nemesis raised her right hand, glowing with purple light, and steadily blocked Wang Bert’s punch. The shockwave from their collision threw the surrounding time and space into utter chaos.

To Tony and the others, Wang Bert and Nemesis seemed to alternate between fighting and talking, as if a movie’s progress bar had gone berserk.

Thor and the others, who possessed ancient-god-level strength, hurriedly adjusted the surrounding time so they could keep up with the battle. Black Panther and the other Super Heroes looked depressed. Without enough strength, they did not even qualify to watch.

"The Power Stone represents the universe’s greatest strength. Forget you—even Galactus could never surpass me in strength."

Nemesis forcefully gripped Wang Bert’s fist, twisting and deforming it. Wang Bert shouted and kicked at Nemesis’s waist with his right foot, carrying the conviction to destroy everything.

Nemesis raised her other hand and chopped at Wang Bert’s lower leg. With the Time Stone’s power, her hand strike landed before it was launched, slicing through Wang Bert’s lower leg and sending it flying into the distance.

Suddenly, Wang Bert’s lower leg disappeared. When it reappeared, it was already behind Nemesis, kicking toward the back of her head. Wherever it passed, time and space turned into chaos.

That kick contained not only the Mind Concept, but also Titan Power enhanced by the Concept of Power.

"Using spatial abilities before me? How laughable."

Nemesis smiled disdainfully. The Space Stone activated, and the space between her and the lower leg became an endlessly expanding small world. No matter what, the lower leg could not strike her.

"Are you sure I’m the laughable one?"

Wang Bert snorted. The small world created by the Space Stone suddenly collapsed, and his lower leg continued toward the back of Nemesis’s head.

With Wang Bert’s power, if the kick landed, even Nemesis’s head would burst like a watermelon.

Nemesis immediately used the Reality Stone’s power, and her body suddenly became void. Wang Bert’s lower leg passed through her head, flew back to his body, and regrew beneath his knee.

"What a pity."

The spectators were disappointed, but they also breathed a sigh of relief. The gap was not as great as Nemesis had claimed. The Blood God had the ability to strike back.

Of course, that was only natural. He was the Blood God, after all. It was difficult to imagine anyone completely suppressing him.

Nemesis exclaimed, "It seems I underestimated you a little. Your mastery of the Space Concept has reached the extraordinary and sacred realm, the same level as mine."

"I didn’t swallow so many Space Stones for nothing."

Wang Bert smiled. His hand turned void and escaped Nemesis’s right hand. Then he stepped back and unleashed a dense barrage of punches at Nemesis. Every punch contained enough force to shatter a planet, and the surrounding void instantly transformed into chaos.

"I said it already. No one can surpass me in strength."

Nemesis’s right fist lit up with dazzling purple light. She threw a punch, shattering all of Wang Bert’s afterimages. Then the purple fist flew straight toward Wang Bert’s chest.

At that moment, more than ten Wang Berts abruptly appeared around Nemesis, all of them throwing punches at her.

"If one isn’t enough, what about a whole group?"

Wang Bert shouted as he retreated. This was Thanos’s Isotope Concept.

"A group still isn’t enough."

Unrivaled purple light erupted from Nemesis’s body. All the isotope Wang Berts were blasted away and disintegrated into fragments in midair.

Then Nemesis’s eyes lit up with yellow light. The moment Wang Bert came into contact with that light, his mind immediately fell into chaos. Fortunately, he was proficient in the Mind Concept and regained clarity at once.

The instant he woke, Wang Bert saw Nemesis appear before him. Then she punched toward his chest. Before the fist even arrived, Wang Bert felt his consciousness wavering on the verge of collapse.

This was not a Fist of Power, but a fist of the mind. If Wang Bert was struck, the consciousness attached to this armor would vanish completely.

Wang Bert’s expression did not change. Vast amounts of icy air erupted from his body, freezing everything around them, including Nemesis.

This was Iceman’s mutant ability. Wang Bert had copied it with the Mind Concept and the armor’s abilities, allowing it to freeze everything, including time, space, and the mind.

Nemesis possessed the Mind Stone and instantly regained her senses. She shouted, shattering all the icy air. Wang Bert used the chance to pull away from her.

Then Wang Bert’s eyes turned completely black as the imitation Phoenix Force erupted wildly. Everything around them was decomposed, including Nemesis.

"The Phoenix Force?"

Nemesis smiled disdainfully and used the Reality Stone’s power to restore her body. Then she thrust both hands forward. Purple light shattered the void and struck Wang Bert’s body, sending him flying hundreds of meters before he stopped in the void, his body nearly flattened by the blow.