American Comics: Multiverse of Madness.

Chapter 674: Notes of the Dead!
The Supreme Sanctuary, where all arcane magic and mysterious powers on earth converge.

This place is protected by various powerful magics, and ordinary people cannot get here through these layers of restrictions.

Many mystics have searched for the secrets of magic, but no one would have thought that one of the gathering places of the world's largest magic organization is actually located on a street in New York.

【The fog does not limit your steps. 】

"Yes, they can't stop me. Or, you could say, they don't have any independent consciousness at all. If my guess is correct, this mist should be a defensive formation, but for some reason, the defensive formation here was destroyed, and the hard magic energy was blasted into powder by some powerful force, causing it to become the misty state it is now."

Zhang Ye walked up the stairs muttering to himself. Along the way, the mist didn't react at all, as if they were unaware of Zhang Ye's approach.

[But these fogs are still effective, right? After all, this place has not been discovered by others for such a long time, there must be some kind of power left here that keeps those ordinary people out. ]

Miss Time floated behind Zhang Ye, looking at everything around her curiously.

"Yes, they still have an effect. The magical energy itself repels non-magicians, which causes all this."

Zhang Ye smiled slightly and continued.

"If I were really an 'ordinary person', then they wouldn't have let me in. But even if I gathered all the special energies, the fact that I'm a wizard wouldn't change. And because I gave up those magical energies, I'm no more threatening than an ordinary person. So, I guess I've got a bug."

I arrived at the gate unimpeded. The handle on the bolt had faded a little, and the bronze door knocker was drooping limply. The color was fading bit by bit, and some rust could be seen in the corners.

Even though Zhang Ye was unable to open the Wizard's Eye now, he could still see with his naked eyes that the magic circle originally engraved on the door knocker had completely lost its effect.

Raising his hand, Zhang Ye carefully placed it on the door handle and applied a little force. After a dull sound, the door slowly opened.

Although only a crack was opened, Zhang Ye could still clearly feel the cold air coming from the crack, as if the air conditioner in the room was turned on to a very low temperature. The heavy sound echoed in the empty hall like an echo in a valley.

Zhang Ye's hand that was pushing the door paused, not knowing whether to open it or close it.

Miss Time next to him also discovered what Zhang Ye was thinking, and she spread her hands helplessly.

[Although judging from the current situation, this place should have been abandoned for a long time, but as you know, magic is something like this. God knows if there are some old monsters sealed inside. It would be great if Pietro was here, so that he could go in and explore the way.]

Having said this, Miss Time suddenly noticed that Zhang Ye's expression changed.

When she saw Zhang Ye suddenly smile, Miss Time shuddered.

[My Lord, what are you doing? ]

"I just think what you said makes sense." Zhang Ye smiled and stretched out his hand to grab Miss Time's body. The originally illusory Miss Time turned into reality in Zhang Ye's hands.

[Yes, but.]

Before Miss Time could finish speaking——

"Come in you!"

Zhang Ye waved his arm, and Miss Time flew in through the gap in the gate like a flying disc. The orange-yellow light dispelled some of the darkness inside, revealing the original appearance of some things.

Zhang Ye did not close the door, but left a gap. At the same time, he pricked up his ears and put them against the door, listening to the movement inside.

After about dozens of seconds, the sound of Miss Time retching came from inside. It seemed that this guy was dizzy.

"I guess that's a sign it's safe."

Zhang Ye thought for a moment, then pushed the door open and walked in.

A gust of cold wind blew from the front, and other than that, there was no other attack. The magic trap that Zhang Ye had originally expected was not triggered, and the entire hall was unusually quiet.

[Sir, let me remind you again, this is not how I use it.]

Miss Time floated towards Zhang Ye dazedly with two mosquito-coat-shaped eyes.

Zhang Ye ignored her and took out a flashlight, shook it and turned on the switch.

As the flashlight burst out with white light, the darkness in front of him was instantly dispelled, and the entire hall environment appeared in front of Zhang Ye.

Magic-related devices can be seen everywhere in the house. Opposite the door is a two-way circular staircase leading to the second floor. Near the wall, you can see a storage cabinet containing the limbs of various strange creatures.

"You know, I've always been curious about one thing. That is, when some people go to a dark place, why do they use flashlights? Aren't they afraid that once they turn on the flashlight, they will be discovered by unknown monsters in the dark?"

Zhang Ye shone the flashlight around while muttering to himself.

[What do you think now?] Miss Time asked. "Now? Now I know that even if I am discovered by an unknown entity and my position is exposed, it is better than groping in the dark in this shabby place where I can't see my hand in front of my face."

I don’t know if it’s because it’s late at night outside, but even though there are windows here, the entire Supreme Sanctuary is still pitch black, as if something is blocking the light.

Following the light of the flashlight, Zhang Ye saw the mess of glass fragments on the ground, as if a battle had broken out here before. Not only that, some magical objects also fell to the ground casually, but there was no magical energy reaction on them, and they had become ordinary objects.

Zhang Ye picked up a wooden stick. If his guess was correct, this should be a magic wand used by a wizard, but now, this thing was no different from firewood.

"What the hell is this."

Zhang Ye frowned slightly, and a ripple appeared in his mind.

To be honest, when Zhang Ye saw the existence of the Sanctuary of the Supreme Being, he was very nervous, because in his mind, it was impossible for Doctor Strange to appear in the X-Men universe, let alone wizards.

But now, the Supreme Sanctuary really appeared before him, which made Zhang Ye feel a little curious about this universe.

The history of wizards is very long, even earlier than the history of mutants. If there are traces of wizard activities in this universe, then this means that this place is under the protection of wizards, and it is impossible for this place to become what it is now.

But if something happened to these wizards, then all assumptions would be true.
Zhang Ye went down the stairs to the second floor. The situation here was even worse than on the first floor. Everything was smashed to pieces on the ground. The originally exquisite carpet was still stained with the scent of black magic, and a faint cry could be heard in the air.

"Necromancy?"

Zhang Ye frowned slightly. After devouring the Shadow King, he became very sensitive to these energies. However, the environment here made him feel like he was back in Emma's orphanage.

Continuing to go deeper, Zhang Ye stopped slightly in a house in a corner.

Reaching out and pushing open the door, Zhang Ye shone the flashlight inside.

Following a 'creaking' sound, the light illuminated the scene inside the room, but the next moment, Zhang Ye's hand holding the flashlight trembled violently, and he himself was frightened by the figure in the room and broke into a cold sweat.

In the very center of the room, there was a person sitting on a chair with his back to the door. Zhang Ye couldn't see his appearance, but in such a dark environment, the sudden appearance of a person still scared Zhang Ye.

After taking two steps back, feeling his rapid heartbeat, Zhang Ye slowly exhaled.

He shone the flashlight over there again, and seeing that the other person didn't move at all, Zhang Ye turned his head and glanced at Miss Time.

[No life response was detected.]

Hearing Miss Time's answer, Zhang Ye nodded thoughtfully.

Even if it is a dead soul, it will still have a "life" reaction in Miss Time's perception. After all, in the eyes of a high-dimensional creature like Miss Time, the soul also represents the continuation of life.

Since she said there was no life reaction, it means that there is no life here, neither on the material level nor on the spiritual and soul level.

Feeling relieved, Zhang Ye took out his pistol, prepared to fight the enemy, and walked into the house.

Zhang Ye followed the wall all the way to the opposite side of the humanoid creature, and then he discovered that this was actually a man who had been dead for who knows how many years.

Zhang Ye couldn't guess the identity of the deceased, but what he could judge was that the cause of death was probably a wound in the abdomen. Zhang Ye couldn't sense any magical energy now, but judging from the appearance of the wound, it was most likely the same black magic as the 'Wind of Disaster'.

The corpse has now been dried very well, but the clothes on his body have not changed at all. It seems that it is protected by some kind of magic, or perhaps some special materials are used.

The corpse remained in the sitting position it had been in when it died. In its hands, it was tightly holding a black book, which appeared to be some kind of magic book.

Zhang Ye took the initiative to reach out and pried the book out of the corpse's hand.

Asking Miss Time to help observe possible dangers around him, Zhang Ye sat at a table in the room with a book in his hand and slowly opened it.

Zhang Ye looked at it with the help of the flashlight and found that this was not a magic book at all, but a record book similar to a diary.

'January 2000, 1.'

'A mystic and scientist named Huey Everett once proposed an interesting theory that there are an infinite or finite set of possible universes, including some possible things that coexist with space, time, matter, and energy.'

'That is, the multiverse theory.'

'The past, present and future of the universe are all predetermined. It is a linear wavelength that cannot be interfered with by external forces.'

'But in recent years, according to the discovery of my mentor Gu Yi.'

'.Our history is being modified by some unknown existence! '

(End of this chapter)