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Chapter 178 Boy, welcome to the future

"interesting."

Upon hearing Steve's question, the Shadow Speaker suddenly made an unprecedented move.

He removed the fog that seemed to be permanently shrouded around him.

Then Steve saw his face.

It was a face exactly like Lorraine's, only older.

On his forehead, there is a mark.

It seemed to be a slanted [7], surrounded by two solid dots, and the whole looked like a feather.

However, when Steve saw this mark, he was completely shocked.

He began to mutter a name.

"Cain..."

He knew this symbol, which appeared thousands of years ago and was passed down through the Bible.

What it represents is the original murderer, parricide, ancestor of evildoers, wandering people...

and those whom God protects.

The Bible records: "The LORD said to him, "Whoever kills Cain will be repaid sevenfold. So the LORD put a sign on Cain so that no one who found him would kill him."

It seems now that this symbol may have existed before the Bible.

"If you can ask such a question, it means you already know."

The Shadow Speaker smiled and said, "Unfortunately, I don't care what you think."

As soon as he finished speaking, space from all directions suddenly squeezed towards Steve, making him feel suffocated.

This time, the Shadow Speaker didn't want to make any small moves on him.

He wants him to die!

"team leader!"

Peter shouted, he had already taken off his coat and threw it on the ground.

D4C suddenly appeared and wanted to take the two people out of this space.

"A child's trick."

The Shadow Speaker moved his finger, and the entire space was directly blocked.

Peter watched as D4C was forcibly frozen in place, unable to move.

It's impossible to escape!
  Despair enveloped Peter's heart. Without D4C, he was just an ordinary high school student.

bang——

Suddenly, a force broke the blockade of space.

A boy dressed as a primary school student appeared in front of them.

"Come on, I can't hold on long!"

The boy shouted, motioning for Peter and the others to leave.

Just when the space blockade was broken, D4C also resumed his actions.

"What about you……"

Steve has recognized the identity of this little boy. He must be the Franklin that Lorraine mentioned.

Although I don't know how he appeared here, I obviously can't leave him alone.

"I have a way to escape!"

Franklin pushed hard, pushing both Steve and Peter into the gap.

The stone hall suddenly became quiet.

Franklin was left alone to face the Shadow Speaker.

He raised his head and stared at the face that looked exactly like his father.

"I see."

The Shadow Speaker suddenly stopped his movements at this time.

When he saw Franklin's face, he understood everything.

"It seems that my future self has succeeded."

The Shadow Speaker sat down again, his expression extremely happy, "Thank you for bringing me such good news."

Franklin's body gradually became unreal, and he looked at the Shadow Speaker with resentful and firm eyes.

"One day, I will take my father back from you!"

With that, he disappeared into the parliament.

Only a sigh from the Shadow Speaker was left, echoing in the hall.

"Idiot, I am your father."

The Shadow Chancellor's appearance changed, turning back into Lorraine's appearance.

Without his own permission, how could Franklin have entered the Shadow Parliament so smoothly.

Without Franklin, how could Steve and Peter escape through the portal.

Then start a journey arranged by Lorraine?

"I'm really curious about whether you gave birth to this boy Franklin or created him.

"But if this is your arrangement, I have done my best to cooperate."

To be honest, Lorraine doesn't know what attitude to use to face her future self.

In order to cause trouble, even the past self can be used as a pawn.

He didn't say anything, just gave Lorraine a hint.

That is the four words "Only Life". This is a code that represents the tacit understanding between one's present and the future.

"I can't do it now, but you must be fully prepared by then."

Lorraine stretched out her hand and drew a symbol in the air.

It is a triangle composed of three elliptical haloes, which circulate and merge with each other.

The Celtic Knot, an occult symbol, represents the Trinity, as well as the past present and future.

"I have sent Peter and Steve there. The world you created, are you ready?"

After saying that, Lorraine crossed her fingers, closed her eyes, leaned back in the chair, and hummed a song.

The lyrics come from the stone tablet "Jade Record", the origin of ancient alchemy.

“Thus was the world created.”

"Miracles can be achieved by doing this."

"I am called the Triple Great Hermes, for I possess the wisdom of the three parts of the world."

"That's what I call a great job."

……

"what--"

Steve's eyes shot open and he sat up in bed.

He was covered in cold sweat and panting heavily.

"Steve? What's wrong with you?"

A familiar voice sounded in his ears, and a pair of gentle hands supported him.

"Peggy?"

Steve saw the face of the person in front of him and was a little dazed unconsciously.

Why does Paige feel a little older and has gray hair on her temples?

"Am I back? Where's Peter? Is he okay?"

"Peter..."

Upon hearing this name, Paige's expression suddenly became extremely strange.

"Why did you suddenly mention his name? He was rescued by Stark and should still be alive now..."

"what?"

Steve frowned, not understanding what Paige was talking about.

What does it mean that Peter was rescued by Tony?

Didn't he escape with him?
  At this time, Steve also discovered that the environment he was in now was extremely strange.

Not my apartment, not my hospital room.

It is an extremely small space with walls made of extremely thick steel plates.

It feels like a nuclear shelter in a movie.

An ominous premonition arose in Steve's heart.

problem occurs!
  "How long did I sleep again this time?!"

He grabbed Paige suddenly, "What happened to the world?!"

"You didn't sleep long?"

Peggy couldn't understand what Steve was doing, so she could only try to calm Steve's emotions and explain patiently.

"It has been about ten days since you passed out in the last battle."

"Ten days..."

Steve was thankful that he didn't sleep for another seventy years.

But why was he sleeping in a nuclear shelter just ten days later?

"Then why do I sleep here?" Steve asked, "If I'm not mistaken, this is a nuclear shelter, right?"

"Where can I sleep if I don't sleep here?"

Peggy frowned and said, "The nuclear radiation on the ground is so serious. Even if we are in a safe zone, there will inevitably be radioactive dust floating over."

Nuclear radiation? !

Steve couldn't believe his ears.

Could it be that while he was sleeping, a nuclear war broke out in the world?
  And from Peggy’s tone, it’s clear that this war has affected the whole world!
  He murmured: "It's only been ten days, how come the world has become like this?"

"Don't be ridiculous, hasn't the world already been like this?"

Peggy said sadly, "Since you raised the flag and the civil war broke out, haven't we been mentally prepared for everything now? What's the use of talking about it now?"

what? !

Steve felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and couldn't believe his ears.

"You mean, I resisted Lorraine?!"

He couldn't help but start to wonder, was this reality or just a dream of his?

If this were reality, it could only be that something went wrong when Peter Parker traveled through time.

Where on earth did he bring himself!
  Parallel world or the future?
  ……

"hiss--"

Peter woke up from his dream with pain all over his body.

"It's best not to move, you haven't recovered yet."

A voice filled with fatigue gave Peter advice.

Peter opened his eyes with difficulty and saw a familiar face.

"Mr. Stark, is that you?"

He really wasn't sure if the person in front of him was Tony Stark.

Because the other person has changed so much that he can no longer recognize him.

Half of his body is no longer made of flesh and blood, but is completely made of machinery, emitting a cold light.

A horrifying scar ran diagonally across his entire face, and he no longer looked like the playboy he once was.

"Of course it's me, why do you ask?"

Tony frowned, he moved closer to Peter and muttered, "Did you hurt your brain?"

"No no no!"

Peter just wanted to explain, but every time his body moved, he felt a sharp pain.

Only then did he realize that his body was bandaged like a mummy, and this body was obviously much stronger than before.

"do not move!"

Tony put his hand on Peter's head, "Don't worry, I'm just checking you out."

He scanned Peter's brain and found nothing wrong.

"Fortunately, you probably just woke up and were a little confused."

Tony breathed a sigh of relief, "Don't blame me for having such a big reaction, we can't bear to lose another comrade."

Lost a comrade?

Peter suddenly realized that there might be something wrong with his time travel.

This is definitely not his original world.

"Mr. Stark, I have something to explain!"

Peter thought for a while and decided to tell the truth.

Even if he didn't say anything, with Tony's IQ, he would soon realize that something was wrong with him.

And looking at Tony's appearance, he was extremely concerned about Peter Parker in this world, and Peter didn't want to hide it from him.

"I'm actually not from your world..."

After some narration, Peter made it clear where he came from.

"So I will leave soon and won't cause you any trouble!"

"parallel world?"

Tony thought for a while and said, "Then is there Lorraine in your world?"

"Have."

Peter wanted to nod, but his current body didn't allow him to do so.

"Then it can't be a parallel world!"

Tony sneered, "Lorraine is the only life, there is no second him in any parallel world.

"I think you may have lost your memory and thought you were the child before the war. Don't move for now while I check your memory."

After that, Tony's hand mechanically deformed, covering Peter's entire head, and began to check his memory.

"High school student?"

Tony frowned, "Have you lost your memory for so many years?"

Until now, he thought Peter had lost his memory.

But as he continued to check, Tony's expression gradually changed.

Because he saw an experience of Peter.

Entering the Shadow Council, I met Franklin.

Franklin? !
  Only then did Tony realize that what Peter said might be true!

Because according to intelligence, Steve did have the idea to let Franklin go back in time to change everything.

In the past, Peter had no experience of entering the Shadow Council.

He let go of his hand and looked at Peter, silent for a long time.

Peter asked tentatively: "Mr. Stark?"

"Do not talk!"

Stark stopped Peter, "Let me think about it, to be honest, I don't know what to do with you now.

"Welcome to the future, kid!"

……

"The war has been going on for ten years?"

Listening to Peggy's story, Steve's shock never stopped.

A war that lasted for ten years completely destroyed the world.

The world's population has dropped to one ten thousandth of its original size, and they can only survive in underground shelters.

This is not some parallel world.

He knew Lorraine's theory of "One Life", that there was only one world in which Lorraine existed.

There is also Lorraine in this world.

That means this is the future you are about to experience!
  And all these disasters happened because of yourself?
  "impossible……"

Steve covered his head and said, "There's no way I could do such a thing!"

"it's not your fault!"

Peggy grabbed his hand and said calmly, "It's all Stark's fault. If it weren't for him, the war wouldn't have escalated to this level!"

……

"It's all because of Steve!"

On the other side, Tony directly displayed the past history in front of Peter.

"He was bewitched by the devil, insisted on nihilistic justice, and tied the lives of the world to his own ship."

Peter looked at the images of war.

Unarmed civilians can only cry out in the war, but cannot extend their lives for even a second.

He even saw himself in some pictures.

"impossible!"

Peter was scared. He was just a high school student and didn't have the courage to face all this.

He also could not imagine that he would go to the battlefield and become a soldier, with countless blood on his hands.

impossible!
  He hates war and loves life.

There is no way he could do these things!

"Boy, do you think this is ridiculous?"

Tony looked at Peter lightly, "Ben and May are dead, and Mary Jane is dead too. They died in front of you."

what……

Peter suddenly stopped all movements and looked at Tony blankly.

All the people I love are dead?
  "Before the war started, they became the first casualties."

Tony sat next to Peter, "At that time, you took the initiative to join our side."

Peter was cold all over.

If this was the reason, he suddenly understood.

After a long time, he spoke with difficulty: "Then how did all this start?"

(End of this chapter)