[Starting as a Class 5 Mutant] Chapter 331/332 (Patreon)

They heard only the final, agonized scream before the colossal entity, as vast as a city, vanished entirely.

It disappeared under the overwhelming, godlike power!

Was it truly dead?

In an instant, countless people in Hong Kong and around the world stared blankly at their screens, unable to process what they had just witnessed.

However, as they began to believe the ordeal was over, a venomous and resentful telepathic voice echoed once again.

"…This isn't over…"

"…This will never be over…"

"…When my true form descends, your death is certain…"

"…Becoming my puppet will be your ultimate fate, and the power within you will be mine…"

"…Insect…"

With the final venomous word, the telepathic voice dissipated entirely.

At a Distance

Hearing the Old One's dying words, Syd furrowed his brow.

"That was just an avatar?"

"Or perhaps a projection of some kind? Not its true form?"

"What is its true form, then…"

A series of thoughts flashed through Syd's mind, and a sense of unease followed.

If the Old One's claim was true, then its true form was undoubtedly far beyond his current ability to handle.

The question was, when would it appear?

Perhaps he could use the black stone to peer into the deathly visions for some clues?

For a moment, the satisfaction of defeating the Old One faded from Syd's mind.

At that moment, he noticed something unusual and paused briefly.

In the distance, where the Old One had perished, a strange black liquid lingered.

Defying gravity, the liquid floated in the air, writhing as though alive, much like the Aether, the precursor to the Reality Stone.

It resisted the disintegration caused by Sunshine's brilliance.

Syd could sense that, under the radiance of Sunshine, the liquid was slowly dissipating. However, it would take at least ten more seconds to vanish completely.

"What is this?" Syd muttered in surprise.

Even though the Old One was dead, this substance remained?

And it could withstand Sunshine's disintegration for so long?

Was it that difficult to destroy?

A godly core, perhaps?

A flood of possibilities filled Syd's mind.

As soon as the thought arose, a strange hunger surged within him.

Like a human drawn to a delicious meal, Syd felt an urge to consume the black liquid.

Or perhaps it was his divine power, sensing the concentrated divinity within the liquid, that wanted to absorb it.

Syd was taken aback but quickly acted.

Flying to the liquid, he collected it into his spatial ring, intending to study it later.

The radiance of Sunshine gradually dimmed and receded.

As Syd completed his actions, the survivors in Hong Kong and viewers around the world remained frozen, their eyes fixed on his floating figure.

Live Broadcast

Irina's microphone had slipped from her hand and clattered to the ground at some point.

"Wasn't Messiah supposed to lose?"

She muttered blankly.

Messiah had been on the verge of death, only to unleash a sudden burst of power that obliterated the monster in an instant.

And the range of Messiah's Omega ability? It was no joke.

From satellite imagery, the extent of the radiant light was visible, covering an enormous area.

For an average city, it could have encompassed countless buildings and streets—hundreds of kilometers?

Compared to the initial city-wide destruction Messiah caused, this was exponentially larger and far more terrifying.

Just imagining it sent chills down her spine.

"Will Messiah ever die?"

Having been proven wrong once again, Irina felt her cheeks burn with embarrassment.

The viewers would undoubtedly mock her mercilessly again…

But as she lamented, the global audience had no time to pay attention to her. Their focus was entirely on Messiah, their comments and debates filling the airwaves.

"Did Messiah hide his true strength all along?"

"No way his power grew this much in such a short time!"

"I don't believe it…"

"What kind of strength is this? Destroying cities must be child's play for him!"

Recalling the earlier scenes, they questioned their own eyes. How else could they explain the absurdity of what they had just witnessed?

From a range of a few dozen kilometers, the radiance had suddenly expanded to an unimaginable scale.

They had never seen anything more outrageous in their lives.

X-Mansion

Having resigned themselves to Syd's apparent death, Logan and the others exchanged bewildered glances.

"Professor, didn't you say Syd was going to die?" Logan asked hesitantly.

"Uh…" Professor Charles Xavier offered a sheepish smile, inwardly marveling at what he had seen.

"This is the true power of an Omega ability—an unimaginable force and the ultimate threat to humanity…"

"I only hope that boy doesn't lose control again…"

While marveling at Syd's power, Charles couldn't help but feel a growing unease.

Stark Tower

"This power of his…"

Thor muttered.

He had thought Messiah was no match for his brother, the White Robed Hero. Yet, he hadn't expected such terrifying strength.

A power of this magnitude could obliterate an entire fleet or army with ease!

Thor was deeply shaken.

Beside him, Tony Stark mumbled, "Did that kid hide his power, or is he really growing this quickly?"

"That can't be possible, right?"

While they reeled from the shock, Doctor Strange stood in stunned silence elsewhere.

Swallowing hard, Strange murmured, "Can magic reach such a level?"

When Messiah had first unleashed his radiant light, Strange had already been shaken by its terrifying power.

But now, that wasn't even his full strength?

What was the current range of his light?

It had even annihilated that monstrous creature!

How strong was Messiah truly?

Beside him, Mordo glanced at him and muttered, "That's not magic—it's godhood."

Godhood?

Messiah's power had reached the level of a dimensional deity?

Strange was momentarily stunned.

His thoughts drifted to Kaecilius and the words he had spoken earlier.

"If I believed in that dimensional god, could I wield such power?"

Strange couldn't help but entertain the thought.

S.H.I.E.L.D.

Li Shui stared at the sky, his expression frozen in disbelief.

"How can Omega mutants be this strong?"

He was at a loss.

The White Robed Hero was like this, and now Messiah too?

Why?

Why were Omega mutants so absurdly powerful?

Unable to accept it, Li Shui felt a mix of envy, shock, and fear.

(End of Chapter)

Li Shui of S.H.I.E.L.D. wore a twisted expression, while elsewhere, Ultron was utterly frozen.

Hadn't Messiah initially struggled against just a few dozen Sentinel robots?

What was this now?

The black titan and the tentacled monstrosity, both capable of easily annihilating Sentinels and evoking despair, had been defeated by him?

A creature the size of a city—gone, just like that?

Ultron stared blankly at Messiah, still floating midair.

Were all Omega mutants this powerful?

He had once thought the White Robed Hero was an anomaly, an outlier among Omega mutants. Messiah, though also an Omega mutant, had seemed far weaker by comparison.

Yet, both were absurdly strong?!

Was this Messiah's true power?

"And I thought about killing him… Was I insane?"

Ultron fell silent.

Amid his terror, even as a synthetic lifeform, Ultron couldn't suppress the creeping envy in his circuits.

What if that power were his?

The thought sparked a surge of greed.

The godhood plan was viable!

If he could obtain Messiah's body, as well as the White Robed Hero's, he would truly ascend to godhood. No one—not even these incomprehensible beings—could stand against him!

"I must have your Omega powers," Ultron murmured, his ambition rekindled.

Military Command Base

The faces of the generals darkened.

Was Messiah invincible?

And this vast range of power…

The generals, officers, Base Commander Alessandro, and Doctor Bolivar were filled with disbelief and worry.

How could they possibly deal with Messiah now?

A nuclear strike?

Dark Dimension

Dormammu's expression was frozen in shock, his face twisted in disbelief.

"A mere human from Earth defeated that thing?" he murmured.

The tentacled creature, which had even made him wary, was gone?

Dormammu understood the implications.

This black-clad man could likely defeat him as well—at least outside the Dark Dimension.

Inside the Dark Dimension, Dormammu remained confident in his invincibility. But outside…

His expression darkened at the thought.

The plan to devour Earth would have to wait. With these two troublesome individuals around, his invasion would surely be thwarted.

Glancing at the Ancient One, still blocking the dimensional gate, Dormammu's unease deepened.

"Ancient One, who is this man? When did Earth gain such a powerful being?"

The Ancient One smiled faintly. "Dormammu, there's much you don't know. Aside from him, Earth has another similarly powerful individual. I suggest you abandon your plans to invade Earth."

"What?!" Dormammu's shock turned to disbelief.

"Ancient One, you're joking. There can't possibly be so many beings of this level."

"You're insane…"

Though he sneered at the Ancient One, Dormammu couldn't shake a lingering doubt. He resolved to question his fanatical followers later for information about Earth.

Reluctantly glancing at the Ancient One and the mysterious figure, Dormammu growled, "Ancient One, I'll let this slide for now. But next time, neither you nor Earth will escape my grasp!"

With those parting words, knowing his plan had failed due to the Ancient One and Messiah, Dormammu began to retreat without waiting for a reply.

Hong Kong—The Scene

Noticing the change, Syd set aside his investigation of the liquid in his spatial ring and turned his attention to the city.

The black and purple energy at the city's center began to recede.

In the blink of an eye, the overlapping area of the Dark Dimension and reality disappeared entirely.

Hong Kong returned to an eerie silence.

If not for the ruined state of the skyscrapers, many might have thought nothing had happened.

Syd glanced at the Ancient One in the distance, unsurprised by Dormammu's retreat.

In the comics, the Ancient One could fight Dormammu to a stalemate without using the Time Stone, relying solely on raw power to drive him back into the Dark Dimension.

It was only after the Ancient One's death that Dormammu dared to invade Earth boldly.

Syd mused.

Though he wasn't sure how much strength the Ancient One retained in this reality, her ability to hold off Dormammu unnoticed spoke volumes about her power.

Even Doctor Strange, with only a few years of training, had performed impressively against Thanos. The Ancient One, with centuries of experience, couldn't possibly be as weak as she sometimes seemed.

And in the movie, Dormammu's surprise at the Eye of Agamotto suggested he had never encountered its power before.

Clearly, the Ancient One commanded respect not through relics but through her sheer strength—unlike Doctor Strange, who relied on the Time Stone's loop to frustrate Dormammu.

Especially since Dormammu, in some sense, transcended time, remembering each iteration of the loop.

"The Eye of Agamotto…"

Syd's thoughts drifted to the Time Stone within the relic.

How could he obtain it?

"Perhaps it's time to visit Asgard and acquire the Infinity Gauntlet," he mused.

Previously, his divine body and powers hadn't reached the necessary levels. Now, he felt ready.

Should he ask Thor for help, or go alone?

As he pondered, the Ancient One's gaze fell upon him.

After a brief moment of thought, Syd decided against engaging in conversation.

In the next instant, the Space Stone glowed blue, ripples of spatial energy surrounded him, and he disappeared from the sky.

Watching his departure, the Ancient One sighed softly.

A yellow portal to Kamar-Taj appeared before her.

Stepping through, the portal vanished behind her.

The World Watches

As one after another disappeared from the scene, the surviving onlookers in Hong Kong, as well as viewers around the globe, stood frozen in disbelief.

Was it over?

Had the ordeal truly ended?

(End of Chapter)

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