American Comics: Multiverse of Madness

"Helper?"

James first looked at Zhang Ye in confusion, and seeing that he didn't look like he was joking, he slowly turned his eyes to the photo on the table.

He pressed the photo with his fingers and moved it in front of him, looking at the picture on it - it was a man nailed to death on a statue. He was wearing golden scale armor, holding a broken shield in his hand, looking at the sky with lifeless eyes, and there was still a trace of uncontrollable anger and shock on his face. The whole person died with his eyes open.

In addition to this man and the statue, from the environment behind it, James also saw a lot of broken limbs and arms, including some corpses wearing battle suits, which looked like superheroes.

From this photo alone, James could imagine how tragic the battle was. He couldn't help but frowned, wondering what the identity of the person who caused such a horrible scene would be.

Silently casting his eyes on Zhang Ye, James took a sip of wine and spoke.

"Who is this person?"

"Soldier Boy, a superhero made of a technological pharmaceutical compound. Like him, all superheroes in that world are 'commodities' made of this compound." Zhang Ye explained casually.

"'Commodities'?" James narrowed his eyes slightly, and he heard something in Zhang Ye's words.

"Yes, in that world, superheroes and super criminals are all emerging professions born under the influence of a huge capital." Zhang Ye said, and seeing James's frown deepened, he laughed softly. "I know it's hard for you to understand. I couldn't understand it at first. These people can't be called 'heroes'."

Nodding thoughtfully, James didn't dwell on this issue for long. He was not interested in things in other worlds. He just wanted to know Zhang Ye's purpose.

"If it's really like what you said, then you asked me to find such a showman, I'm afraid I can't help much, and besides, from your photo, isn't he dead?"

In response, Zhang Ye just smiled slightly. "The person I want you to find is not Soldier Boy. I said that this operation cannot be carried out by superhumans. Their power is most likely to attract some unnecessary attention."

"What do you mean?" James felt as if he had guessed what the other party wanted to say.

Sure enough, Zhang Ye's next words were exactly the same as what James thought in his mind.

"What I want you to find is the variant of Soldier Boy in other universes, that is, he looks exactly like him, but has different experiences. Finding this guy should not be a difficult thing for you, right?"

Looking at Zhang Ye's face, after learning about the multiverse and various timeline branches, James was not surprised by these things. After a pause, he raised his head.

"It's really not difficult, but have you ever thought about why I should go to such lengths to help you?"

"You will help me."

Zhang Ye smiled calmly.

Looking at Zhang Ye quietly, James' expression gradually became complicated.

At this moment, James thought a lot. He recalled the experience of going on a mission with the X-Men and the day when Charles lost control. He didn't know if his choice was right, and he didn't know if what he was doing now made sense.

Finally, James nodded slightly.

"I can help you, but don't be too happy too soon. I'll help you, and you also need to do something for me."

"Okay." Zhang Ye nodded in response.

"Aren't you curious about what I want you to do for me?" Seeing Zhang Ye answer so quickly, James frowned with some dissatisfaction.

"Anything is fine, as long as it does not violate my moral standards. Of course, I know you won't make such a request, so I'm not curious. Just tell me what you want me to do." Zhang Ye smiled.

In response, James just nodded slightly. "Forget it, I'll owe it to you first. I'll tell you when I think about it, but before that, you have to tell me about that universe."

The story of the evil force universe is not complicated, especially after the creator God left that universe.

Although without God, the good and evil in that world are gradually out of balance, but under the united resistance of a group of demon hunters, those demons and monsters still hide in the shadows and dare not expose themselves to the sun.

After listening to Zhang Ye's nearly half an hour of precautions, James finally embarked on the journey to another world after drinking the eighth bottle of whiskey.

Zhang Ye talked a lot and spoke very well, but James didn't remember much. He just kept some key points in mind, such as the demons and ghosts in this world could not be hurt by his claws, and they had to use special holy water or magic spells.

Other than that, there are no taboos.

'I hope my luck won't be so bad this time.' Thinking of this, James looked at the sunset that was gradually blocked by high-rise buildings, and silently led the two girls out of the alley next to the trash can.

This time, Polaris and Flash also came with him to find someone. If James came with Zhang Ye's mission, then these two were just bored.

After hearing that there was a world without any mutants, the two girls wanted to come and have a good look. Zhang Ye had no objection to this. Anyway, he had no intention of letting the two stay in the universe where Wolverine fought to the death.

It was impossible not to be excited when coming to another world for the first time. Although James was now over a hundred years old, he still kept a childlike heart under his vicissitudes and gloomy face.

Polaris and Twinkle had already traveled for the second time. It must be said that although the environment here was no different from what they remembered, it gave them a completely different feeling.

It seemed that the air had become much fresher here, and the pressure in their hearts was not so great.

Walking on the street, looking at the passers-by around them, the three people's originally somewhat nervous emotions slowly eased. James, who was used to being hunted and investigated, finally reacted at this moment. There were no mutants in this world, and there was no fight between humans and mutants.

Passing by a comic book store, James looked at the various comic posters posted on the door and windows, and couldn't help but pause and stop.

In the center of the poster, a man in a yellow battle suit with three claws on each hand was sprinting. Behind him, the other X-Men were showing their magical powers and releasing their superpowers.

James stared at the poster in a daze, with mixed feelings in his heart. No one could understand his current emotions, and even he himself could not describe his own feelings.

Polaris and Flash also noticed James's movements and expressions. They stood on the left and right with James, without speaking to disturb his meditation.

Perhaps he had been standing at the door for too long, or for some other reason, seeing an old man and two girls standing at the door of his comic book store, the boss inside couldn't help but come out.

"Do you like X-Men too? Do you want to come in and take a look? I have a lot of comics about them here. Don't worry, as long as you don't damage or dirty them, you don't need to spend money."

"Ahem" James heard the boss's voice and suddenly came back to his senses. He glanced at the comic book store owner next to him and shook his head slightly. "Thank you, but no thanks."

"You're welcome, sir, really. Anyway, there aren't many people here."

The comic book store owner said the sad reality seriously, but from his expression, he was obviously used to it.

Although the owner was talking to James, his eyes were always fixed on Polaris and Twinkle, as if there was some special attraction on the two girls that made him unable to take his eyes off them.

James opened his mouth and didn't know how to respond for a moment.

After an awkward silence for a while, James cleared his throat and said in a deep voice. "We have something else to do, so we'll leave first. I'll come and see if I have a chance in the future."

After saying that, James didn't care about the other party's reaction and turned around and left without saying anything.

"If you can, you can also bring your two daughters with you."

Looking at the three people who left without looking back, the comic book store owner waved enthusiastically.

After watching them disappear around the corner, the comic book store owner reluctantly withdrew his gaze.

He sighed quietly, and walked towards his comic book store, muttering to himself sadly.

"Oh Stuart, how many times have I told you not to stare at girls with such obscene eyes, why can't you control yourself?"

On the other side, Flash, who had walked a long way away, was also full of disgust.

"Oh my God, don't tell me that all men in this world are like this."

Flash got goose bumps all over her body when she recalled the look in the man's eyes when he looked at her nakedly just now.

Polaris, on the other hand, didn't have any special feelings, or it could be said that compared with her previous experience, those eyes full of hatred, fear and murderous intent, this kind of look was already very normal.

"Don't mind it, some men are like this, you have to learn to get used to it." Polaris patted Flash's shoulder like a person who had experienced it.

After that, Polaris looked at James who had been silent all the time. "Uncle Logan, didn't Zhang Ye say that he sent us very close to that guy? Why didn't we see him?"

"Zhang Ye said that the portal can only determine the approximate location. Although the error is controlled to a very low position, it does not mean that it does not exist, so he gave me this."

James silently took out a poker card from his arms. He did not make any movements. The next moment, a corner of the poker card suddenly lit up.

Seeing this scene, James nodded slightly.

"It seems that as long as we follow the direction of the light spot, we should be able to find the guy called 'Dean'."