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At this moment, less than three minutes had passed since the start of the battle.
But the style of the comments on the global live stream had completely shifted:
"WTF! Am I seeing things? Since when did Iron Man become so badass?"
"Ghost-Spider is so cool!!! Truly worthy of being my wife!!!"
"In comparison, I still prefer that lady war god. She's the only one not wearing a mask. *Slurp*~ That face, those long legs... they're longer than my lifespan!"
"I get the logic, but why did these Superheroes suddenly become so strong?"
"They weren't this powerful during the Battle of New York!"
"Is that even a question? It must be the invincible Lord Arbiter who empowered everyone!"
"Yeah, no wonder Lord Arbiter is just sitting there without moving! It turns out these small fry aren't even worthy of him making a move!"
As enthusiastic as the comments and cheers from around the World were, Gravik's mood was just as terrible.
His army of Super Skrulls—the two thousand seven hundred super soldiers he had gambled his entire race's future on—were currently being depleted at a rate visible to the naked eye.
In less than three minutes of combat, casualties had already exceeded eight hundred.
Yet among those mere fifty Earthlings on the opposite side, not a single one was even injured!
Is this right?
This isn't right at all!
His gaze swept across the battlefield and landed on the man who had been standing in the rear, drinking water and watching the show the entire time.
It was all because of him!
This damned Arbiter kept ruining his plans time and time again!
"No, I haven't lost yet!"
"I, the great General Gravik, cannot lose!"
Gravik ground his teeth until they creaked, then without a second thought, he barked at the two figures behind him.
"Do it! Kill that guy right now!"
Wanda and Quicksilver.
His final secret weapons.
Not a hint of emotional fluctuation could be seen in their hollow eyes; they only stepped forward mechanically upon receiving Gravik's command.
Wanda was the first to act.
Eerie crimson Chaos Magic poured from her fingertips, crossing the entire battlefield and heading straight for Peter.
At the same instant, Quicksilver's figure vanished from where he stood, moving so fast that even the cameras couldn't capture his image.
His target was also Peter.
Wanda was responsible for hard crowd control, while Quicksilver was responsible for the finishing blow.
This was a killing move Gravik had specifically designed for Peter—using Chaos Magic to lock the opponent's mind, then using the supersonic Quicksilver to deliver a fatal strike.
As long as he could take down that damned Arbiter in one hit, these people would naturally show their true colors!
When that happened, he could still turn the situation around!
Under his tense gaze, the crimson energy struck Peter.
This caused Peter's body to instantly freeze.
It worked!
At this moment, Gravik was so excited he wished he could pop champagne right then and there to celebrate.
Meanwhile, the image of Peter being hit by Wanda's Chaos Magic was broadcast globally into the eyes of every viewer.
The comments went crazy instantly.
"The Arbiter has been controlled?!"
"Damn it, what's the deal with that woman in red? She clearly looks quite good, so why is she being a traitor to the Planet!"
While everyone was in heated discussion, Quicksilver had already flashed behind Peter.
His fist was already clenched, tightly gripping an Energy Dagger, aiming straight for Peter's throat which was unprotected by his Battle Suit!
Getting closer and closer!
Seeing that Quicksilver's dagger was less than three inches from Peter's throat.
Gravik had already begun to fantasize about the scene of his comeback victory.
But at that exact moment, Quicksilver's movements jerked to a halt.
A golden spider web stretched between him and Peter.
The web's supreme stickiness directly snagged the Energy Dagger in Quicksilver's hand and even caused him to fall onto the web, unable to move!
All of this was naturally Gwen's handiwork.
After receiving the Celestial Energy boost, her Spider-Sense allowed her to 'foresee' Quicksilver's movement trajectory.
Therefore, even before Quicksilver's toes left the ground, Gwen had already predicted where he would appear and set up an energy web there in advance.
On the other side, at the same time Quicksilver met his downfall,
The Chaos Magic swirling around Peter also instantly dissipated.
Chaos Magic?
To be honest, Wanda's Chaos Magic was indeed one of the most troublesome mental-type abilities on this Planet.
If it were the future Scarlet Witch who had lost her brother and Vision using this move, Peter might not have been able to withstand it without using the Horse Talisman.
But now...
Trying to control him with Chaos Magic that hadn't fully awakened was like an infant who hadn't learned to walk trying to pin an adult fighting champion to the ground.
It was obviously just a fantasy!
"Peter!" Gwen called out to remind him, "Those two are being controlled by drugs, it's not voluntary!"
"I know."
As he spoke, Peter flicked his wrist, and the Fire Wash Cloth shot out from his sleeve, instantly wrapping around Wanda's slender waist and pulling her directly into his arms.
He supported Wanda's waist and looked back toward Gwen:
"Perfect, we'll take one each and help them clear their heads."
As he spoke, the white light of the Horse Talisman acted upon Wanda.
Influenced by the Horse Talisman's divine power to dispel all abnormalities, Wanda's body trembled violently.
Her chaotic eyes quickly regained their clarity, and a look of confusion appeared on her face.
At the same time, Gwen used Shun Shun Rikka on Quicksilver, who was trapped by the web.
Two golden flower petals drifted from Gwen's fingertips, rotating around Quicksilver's body.
"Soten Kisshun—I reject!"
The power of rejection, capable of rejecting all 'causality' in this World, acted on Quicksilver, instantly stripping the dark green serum from his body bit by bit, which then dissipated from his pores as a fine green mist.
"Ugh..."
Quicksilver let out a painful groan as his unfocused eyes slowly began to center.
Meanwhile, after coming to her senses and seeing Peter's appearance, Wanda quickly broke free from his embrace, her fingertips once again swirling with crimson Chaos Magic.
This time it wasn't mental control, but a direct magical blast!
Although she had broken free from control, the seeds of hatred previously planted by Gravik's words still existed.
At this moment, Wanda still naively believed that Peter was the incarnation of all hegemonism, and only by killing him could the poor people oppressed by America all over the World regain their freedom.
Facing Wanda's attack, Peter neither dodged nor fought back.
After all, for him today, Wanda's Chaos Magic hitting him could only be considered a caress.
He tanked a magical impact, then spoke calmly as if nothing had happened:
"Look behind you, look at what kind of creatures you are helping to fight."
Wanda's hand stopped in mid-air.
Quicksilver's struggling movements also suddenly froze.
The two turned their heads simultaneously and saw the opponents Peter and the others were facing—monsters with hideous expressions who were clearly not Earthlings.
Just then, Peter's voice rang out again:
"Are you sure you want to stand on the opposite side of humanity?"