American Comics: Multiverse of Madness

327. Kang the Conqueror!

Hearing Logan's words, Mr. Fantastic didn't know what to say for a moment.

Logically speaking, as a superhero who traveled back from the future, every request Logan made had a deeper meaning. Whatever he was doing must have a reason behind it, since he came from the future.

As a smart man, Mr. Fantastic knew that the best thing to do now was not to interfere, but to let Logan complete his mission. But because Reed Richards was one of the smartest people in the world, he couldn't shake the feeling that something wasn't right. It seemed like Wolverine was stumbling around, unsure of what he was supposed to do.

If Logan's goal was truly to change the future, he should have traveled to an earlier point in time—before Red Skull launched his attack—so he could warn the heroes and thwart the supervillains' plan. But Logan didn't choose that option. He had come directly to this moment, even though not even Mr. Fantastic could confirm how many superheroes were still alive.

The connection to the X-Men headquarters quickly cut off. Staring at the screen flashing "No Signal," Logan stood there in a daze, looking utterly lost.

"How... how is this possible...?"

Logan's eyes filled with terror. He looked up, panic-stricken, and shouted at Mr. Fantastic, "What's the date today?!"

Without waiting for an answer, he pulled up the system calendar himself. As he stared at the date displayed on the screen, Logan suddenly realized—it was already the next day. In his memory, the X-Men had been wiped out by his own hands late last night.

Realizing this, Logan's heart sank into despair. He collapsed into a chair, his mind going completely blank.

"Hey, Logan, are you okay?" Mr. Fantastic asked, unsure how to comfort the shaken Wolverine. It seemed that Logan had arrived at the wrong time.

Logan closed his eyes in pain. The reason he had volunteered to be the one to travel through time was simple: he wanted to go back and change everything.

Yes, even if it meant creating a new parallel universe, Logan didn't care. He couldn't bear the thought that he had killed his own comrades with his own hands. For him, it was an inescapable nightmare. But now, his hope was shattered. He had arrived too late.

While Logan sat in despair, two versions of Herbie—the one from the future and the present—stood together.

(This unit is identical to Herbie but shows signs of 45 years of decay and damage.)

"Forty-five years!?" The Invisible Woman looked at Herbie in shock, then turned her gaze to Wolverine, who still looked as young as ever. "Why hasn't Logan changed at all?"

Logan was no longer the old man with gray hair. He had returned to his youthful form, his once aged body now filled out with strong muscles again. But his eyes still carried the weight of his experiences.

"Perhaps it's related to the flow of time. If time is circulating within him, it might have rejuvenated him. Or maybe it has to do with his healing factor," Mr. Fantastic speculated, rubbing his temples. "But now's not the time to discuss this."

(Data transmission in progress...)

(Receiving data...)

The two Herbies quickly began sharing all the data from the next 45 years through Baxter Building's autonomous wireless network, including the events that were about to unfold.

(It appears the future was overtaken by supervillains, but heroes from another world saved the day. Logan came here to find the Ultimate Nullifier to prepare for Galactus.)

The present Herbie processed the data and immediately relayed the information.

"No way..." The Invisible Woman's heart sank. "Does that mean we'll never be able to rally a counterattack and save the world?"

But Mr. Fantastic didn't seem to dwell on that thought. It was as if the success or failure of the superheroes didn't matter much to him. Instead, he focused on another key point.

"Heroes from another world... Are they alternate versions of us?" Mr. Fantastic asked Herbie.

Soon, Herbie's screen displayed footage of Pietro and his companions—Barbara, Kate, and Constantine—captured by future Baxter Building's surveillance systems.

"That's Quicksilver. As for the others... I've never seen heroes like them before." Mr. Fantastic recognized Pietro but was unfamiliar with the rest.

"Now's not the time to focus on that!" The Invisible Woman snapped, her voice strained. "The supervillains are still attacking Baxter Building, and I can't hold them off much longer..." Seeing Reed's eagerness to start researching, she couldn't hold back her frustration.

Just then, a burst of purple light suddenly appeared behind her.

Before the Invisible Woman could react, a figure emerged swiftly from the purple glow. A beam of energy shot directly at her unprotected back, sending her flying. With a scream, Susan collapsed to the ground. Already weakened, this brutal attack knocked her out completely.

The sudden turn of events startled both Mr. Fantastic and Logan. They both immediately looked toward Susan's position and saw a man dressed in green robes, adorned with purple mechanical armor, stepping out of the glowing light.

"Foolish Richards! Didn't you consider that the great Kang the Conqueror, master of time, would notice when you began meddling in my domain during your little time travel experiment?"

It was clear that because Logan had opened the time portal using Mr. Fantastic's machine, the Conqueror of Time, Kang, had detected the disturbance. He had followed them, arriving at this exact point in time.

Mister Fantastic realized this as well. He glared furiously at the uninvited Kang the Conqueror and growled.

"Kang! How dare you harm my family—"

"Hmph, you're hardly a threat to me now," Kang sneered. "Though I'm not entirely sure what's going on here, I don't mind bringing our fight to a final conclusion."

"As a time traveler, you should know by now that we always have ways to stop you!" Mister Fantastic yelled, throwing a punch straight at Kang's face.

"You think I haven't seen the future before coming here? Your failure is inevitable."

Mister Fantastic's extending punch was incredibly fast, but Kang sidestepped it smoothly. Grabbing Mister Fantastic's arm, he activated the venomous stinger on his gauntlet. The neurotoxin in it was so potent that even some demigods couldn't resist its effects.

"The era of heroes is over. From this moment on, a new era begins. And you, Richards—"

Mister Fantastic's arm throbbed with pain, followed by a wave of numbness. In just two breaths, he had lost all sensation in his body.

"—your final scene ends with me!"

Kang summoned a molecular energy axe, its purple blade crackling with electricity. He smiled as he looked at Mister Fantastic, taunting him.

"It's time to finish this, Richards."

"You're dreaming!"

Just as Kang was about to strike, Logan, unable to hold back any longer, pounced. His sharp claws left deep, gruesome gashes on Kang's arm, spraying blood across the floor.

"You dare lay a hand on me?!"

Caught off guard, Kang quickly retaliated by blasting Logan away with a neutrino beam.

"So, it's you, the old wolf. Your little time jump was pointless, just like the already dead Thing and Human Torch. After you killed all the X-Men, you should've stayed hidden, not come here playing hero."

"Say that again, I dare you," Logan growled, gritting his teeth as his eyes blazed red with fury.

The sacrifice of the X-Men had always been Logan's nightmare. Kang bringing it up felt like twisting a knife in his heart. Unlike some heroes who abstained from killing, Logan never hesitated. His mind was now filled with murderous intent.

"Did that sting? Poor old wolf. Maybe you're a threat to others, but to the great Kang, you're nothing but a stray dog."

Logan roared in response, leaping high into the air. His claws sliced through the wind, aiming for Kang's throat. Logan could almost visualize the moment when he'd behead Kang. But the next second, an immense force struck him. His claws stopped just ten centimeters from Kang's neck.

Logan saw a burst of intense purple light before a wave of unbearable pain spread throughout his body, as if someone were carving letters into his bones with a knife.

"Electromagnetic amplifiers are quite painful, aren't they? Especially for someone filled with metal like you."

Kang laughed heartily, feeling that victory was already his. He taunted Logan, treating him like a mere toy.

At that moment, strange markings on Logan's body began to glow fiercely. These were high-dimensional protective spells, created by the great demon of the Trinity. Not just one, but all the enchantments on Logan's body activated in response to his extreme pain.

A powerful explosion rocked the room, and a blast of energy immediately short-circuited the tech systems in Kang's armor.

"How… is this possible?!"

Kang staggered back in shock. For someone accustomed to dealing with strange energies, he had never felt anything like this before. His armor temporarily malfunctioned.

Kang's strength didn't come from himself—it was derived from his advanced technology and deep knowledge. He always carried an array of gadgets to handle any threat. But now, he had encountered a force within Logan that he had never anticipated.

At that moment, Kang realized that following Logan here had been a colossal mistake.

Logan's claws pierced through Kang's body, and with a ferocious roar, he drove the Conqueror backward, pinning him against the wall.

The impact sent violent tremors through the room. Blood spurted from Kang's mouth, staining his high-tech suit. His gaze was filled with a complex mix of emotions as he glared at Logan, bewildered by the strange magical energy that coursed through his opponent's body.

Kang could swear that, as a time traveler, this magic wasn't native to this timeline.

"You… you think... you've won?"

As Logan, still snarling, locked eyes with him, Kang gathered his last reserves of strength and activated the time device on his arm. At the same time, his other hand gripped Logan's arm tightly.

"No one insults the great Kang. You're coming with me!"

Terrifying purple light erupted from beneath them as a time rift opened, engulfing both Kang and Logan entirely.

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