Original Sin

"I am God’s messenger. I will not lose to mortals."

As Greed desperately resisted the black hole’s pull, he controlled the eye between his brows, turning it into a streak of light that slammed into the Adamantium armor.

This eye was called the Eye of Shared Life and Death. It was Greed’s final trump card, and it had only one function: linking his life to his opponent’s.

Seeing the eye successfully merge into the armor, Greed roared excitedly, "Iron Man, if I die, you die."

"That’s kind of disgusting."

The Adamantium armor’s faceplate suddenly opened, and a voice shouted, "Surprise!"

"How is that possible?"

Everyone stared at the empty helmet in shock. There was no one inside the armor.

That was right—there was no one inside. Wang Bert’s body was still outside the Hilton Hotel. Only the Adamantium armor and a small amount of Wang Bert’s blood had come here.

Though it was only a small amount of blood, as the Space Lord, Wang Bert could still use spatial abilities. There was no question about that.

"That’s impossible!"

Greed shouted in despair. At that moment, his head could no longer withstand the suction and was sucked into the black hole. His body was about to follow.

Just then, a mass of Black Qi emerged from Greed’s body and entered the Adamantium armor. Wang Bert’s vision blurred, and his consciousness appeared in Hell.

An elderly man with black hair and black robes appeared before Wang Bert, Black Qi continuously rising from his body. He asked in a deep voice, "Which of the Five Creator Gods are you?"

"You’ve finally shown yourself."

Wang Bert said, "I am the Sixth Creator God, the Space Lord, the Lord of Blood, Bert Wang. Who exactly are you?"

"The Sixth Creator God?"

The old man was greatly shocked. He said, "I told you before. I am God."

Wang Bert sneered. "You are not God. God would not destroy the world. Besides, everyone knows that God favors humanity above all else."

"That is precisely the problem. God favored humanity too much. He even extracted humanity’s Original Sin and sealed it inside himself."

The old man said, "He thought that once he removed humanity’s Original Sin, humans would become better. But he never expected that in barely a hundred years, humanity would give birth to Original Sin again, and it would be more turbulent and more evil than before.

"Worse still, because of the previous batch of Original Sin, these new sins would automatically enter God’s body. This caused the Original Sin within God to grow ever greater.

"At that point, there was only one way to solve God’s problem: destroy the world and eliminate humanity along with Original Sin. Unfortunately, God refused. He kept desperately suppressing Original Sin and even allowed Ancient One to drive away those Demon Gods.

"After Ancient One drove away the Demon Gods, humanity entered a period of great prosperity. Original Sin increased dramatically, until even God could no longer suppress it.

"Left with no choice, God entered Mutant Planet, cutting off the connection between the Original Sins. He then sealed himself together with Original Sin to prevent it from erupting and destroying the world."

At this point, the old man paused before continuing, "Unfortunately, God ultimately underestimated Original Sin. Within the seal, his consciousness gradually fused with Original Sin, giving birth to a new God—me."

"So that’s why God entered Mutant Planet and left God’s Blood to Master Ancient One."

Wang Bert suddenly understood. He said, "You are not God. You are Original Sin."

"Ancient One is his master? How is that possible?"

Original Sin was both shocked and confused. He said, "I am Original Sin, and I am also God. Humanity should never have existed. I will destroy humanity—both the humans of Mutant Planet and those of Earth."

Wang Bert mocked, "Can’t you villains pursue anything else? Aren’t you tired of always trying to destroy the world?"

"Bert Wang, I respect you as a Creator God. As long as you stop obstructing me, I am willing to grant you one condition."

Original Sin said, "I can swear it in God’s name."

"No need. I am humanity’s guardian god. If you want to destroy humanity, we can never be on the same side."

Wang Bert shook his head. "Besides, with your strength, what could you even do for me?"

"Creator Gods have many restrictions. I do not. Moreover, after fulfilling my wish, I may become a Creator God."

Original Sin said. God was only one step away from becoming a Creator God. If he could fulfill his wish, he truly might become one.

God and Chthon were the two ancient gods closest to becoming Creator Gods.

Wang Bert said, "You will not get that chance, because I will definitely stop you from destroying humanity."

Original Sin snorted. "You may be a Creator God, but your power on Mutant Planet is weak. You cannot stop me."

Wang Bert said, "If I’m not mistaken, you should currently be sealed, right? Otherwise, you would not need to try buying me off."

"God’s seal cannot contain me for long."

Original Sin said, "Bert Wang, I will definitely destroy humanity. No one can stop me, including you."

The negotiation had broken down. Original Sin prepared to send Wang Bert away when Wang Bert suddenly asked, "Wait. Do you know where the Scarlet Witch is?"

"The Scarlet Witch? That madwoman from some rebooted world? She has already fallen."

Original Sin said with an annoyed expression. Wang Bert wanted to ask more, but his consciousness was kicked out of Hell.

"Damn it." Wang Bert cursed. He hated people who only said half of what they knew.

"Has she fallen?"

Wang Bert frowned, then shook his head. The Scarlet Witch was definitely not dead—there was no doubt about that. Goddess’s Blessing was proof. However, something must have happened to her and Wanda, or they would not have stayed hidden all this time.

"Original Sin definitely knows quite a bit of information. The problem is, I cannot find where Hell is."

Wang Bert sighed inwardly. He had tried using Money Power to find Hell, but even Money Power could do nothing. As for the reason, he did not know it yet.

"Take it slowly. There’s no rush. Besides, since Original Sin knows about the Scarlet Witch, the other ancient gods probably know as well."

Wang Bert shook his head and returned his attention to the battlefield, only to discover that Greed had vanished.

Earlier, Original Sin had pulled Wang Bert’s consciousness into Hell, then secretly helped Greed turn into Black Qi and escape. Though Wade and the others tried desperately to intercept him, that mass of Black Qi still got away.

Wade cursed unhappily, "All that effort for nothing. What a pity."

"There will be other chances."

Wang Bert said, "Deal with the people outside. Do not let a single one escape. I’m going back to the Hilton Hotel to handle things there."

"Yes, BOSS."

Everyone nodded and rushed outside. Seeing that the High Priest had fled, the believers’ morale collapsed, and they all turned to run. Wade led the others in wiping them out from behind.

Cyclops did not leave. He kept firing lasers at Wolverine, sending Wolverine flying again and again in a miserable state. Wang Bert asked irritably, "Cyclops, have you had enough?"

Cyclops answered solemnly, "I am stopping him from hurting everyone. I believe Logan will not blame me once he regains his senses."

"If I didn’t know he digs under your wall every day, I might actually believe you."

Wang Bert mocked. With a distant grab, an eye flew out from the bodies of Wolverine and Juggernaut at the same time and landed in his hand. He clenched his fist, crushing both eyes. Wolverine and Juggernaut immediately returned to normal.

Wolverine glared at Cyclops through gritted teeth. He remembered everything that had just happened. This bastard had actually used the situation to settle a personal score?

Cyclops shrugged. "Logan, welcome back."

Wolverine extended the middle blade from his claws. This was his unique way of flipping someone off.

Wang Bert smiled. "Cyclops, I have good news for you. Cable really is your son, but he was not born to you and Jean."

Cyclops froze, then shouted, "What? That’s impossible! Jean is the only woman I have ever loved!"

Wolverine burst into laughter. "Cyclops, I knew you were a scumbag. Jean is mine."

Wang Bert said faintly, "Cable is already one of us. Silver Fox will be back soon."

Wolverine was dumbfounded. Wang Bert laughed heartily. Two scumbags—he was still the devoted one. On Mutant Planet, other than Wanda, he would not even touch a single hair on any other woman.

A good man is me. I am Bert Wang.

Then, the armor fell to the ground and went still as Wang Bert transferred his main consciousness back to his body.

Outside the Hilton Hotel, Wang Bert rolled his neck and said, "Sorry, your High Priest has already lost. The Recycling Plant is safe and sound."

"That’s impossible!"

The waiter shouted in disbelief. At that moment, Greed’s venomous voice rang out in his mind. "Kill every guest."

Greed gave this order partly to retaliate against Iron Man, and partly to tie Iron Man’s hands for his next move. With so many guests dead, Iron Man would definitely be in enormous trouble. After all, these guests were no ordinary people.

Though he had lost this time, Greed would not simply give up. He would definitely destroy the world and fulfill God’s command.

Hearing this, the waiter did not waste a word. He immediately raised his hand toward the eye on his forehead. He was going to carry out Greed’s command and kill everyone, including himself.

"So decisive? It’s a waste for you to be a thief."

Wang Bert shook his head but did nothing. With a slap, the waiter struck his own forehead, then he and all the kidnappers fell backward at once.

That was right. Only the waiter and the kidnappers fell. Not one guest was harmed. Then, the eyes on their foreheads rapidly vanished, and they gradually regained their senses.

Wang Bert spoke to the Director through his Bluetooth earpiece. "Director, it’s settled. Is Officer George there? I’ll take him to the Recycling Plant to deal with things. The Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator’s target is my Recycling Plant."

"That’s it?"

The Director was a little dumbfounded. Iron Man did not seem to have done anything. Compared to the Director, Officer George was clearly much more efficient. He immediately sent people into the hotel to protect the hostages in case the kidnappers had other accomplices.

Officer George himself walked over to Wang Bert and asked curiously, "Mr. Wang, how did you do it?"

"I took out a stack of banknotes and made a wish."

Wang Bert shrugged, placed a hand on Officer George’s shoulder, and the two vanished at the same time.

"Iron Man really is reliable."

The Director breathed a sigh of relief and hurried into the hall to comfort the hostages. This was a rare opportunity. Whether he could land a high-paying job after retirement depended on this.

At the Recycling Plant, the battle had already ended. Every believer was dead. Not one was left.

Officer George stared at the bullet casings scattered across the ground, dumbfounded. Had they fought a small war here?

Officer George asked in confusion, "Mr. Wang, why did they attack your Recycling Plant?"

"They wanted to release the mutant prisoners and join forces with them against me."

Wang Bert said, "Unfortunately, they miscalculated. The Recycling Plant is far stronger than they imagined."

"It’s good you held them off. Holy shit, a tank!"

Officer George was speaking when he suddenly spotted a tank inside the factory. He cried out in shock, "Mr. Wang, that thing isn’t legal, is it?"

Wang Bert answered seriously, "This is a legal scrapped tank. The military has approved it."

"A scrapped tank? Like hell I believe that."

Officer George cursed inwardly. Those military guys had no scruples at all. He said, "I’ll get someone to collect these bodies and investigate their information while we’re at it."

"That is why I brought you here."

Wang Bert said, "These people belong to the Doomsday Church. Also, this time, it was not the Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator who contacted them. They contacted the Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator on their own initiative."

Officer George was dumbfounded. "They contacted the Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator on their own? Is something wrong with them? That Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator wants to destroy the world."

Wang Bert spread his hands. "They are the Doomsday Church."

"…"

Officer George desperately wanted to curse. How could such freaks exist? Fortunately, Iron Man was dependable, or New York might really have been destroyed.

Wang Bert said, "To prevent others from copying them, I hope the police will suppress news of the Doomsday Church. You know America—there may not be much else, but there are plenty of freaks."

"This…"

Officer George hesitated. He said, "Mr. Wang, that will not be easy. America values freedom of speech."

"That is something we say for others to hear. Officer George, I am asking you to conceal it not for myself, but for America."

Wang Bert said, "You must understand, America is very, very big."

"You mean Evil Believers elsewhere might imitate the Doomsday Church?"

Officer George was alarmed. New York had Bert Wang, but other places did not.

Wang Bert patted Officer George on the shoulder without saying anything more, then turned and walked toward the injured.

"Kid, you did well. Without you, quite a few brothers would have died this time."

Wang Bert patted the Life Mutant on the shoulder in praise. The reason the Security Team had not lost a single member this time was largely due to the Life Mutant.

The Life Mutant, a handsome young man, said humbly, "I only did what I should."

Wang Bert asked, "I heard your dream is to become a doctor?"

The Life Mutant nodded. "Yes, but college tuition is too expensive. I’m saving up."

Wang Bert said, "I will sponsor you. However, if Rebirth Group needs you, you must come back and help. The Security Team cannot do without your abilities."

"Thank you, Mr. Wang."

The Life Mutant said excitedly. Wang Bert smiled, then said to the injured, "I’ll send you to the hospital now. Rest and recover properly. Everyone who participated in this battle will receive an additional three months’ salary. The injured will also receive special compensation."

"Long live BOSS!"

The injured cheered. Then, Wang Bert used his ability to transfer them to a hospital under Rebirth Group. The doctors and nurses immediately began treating them in an orderly manner—the Recycling Plant’s Medical Room was too small to treat so many injured people.