Chapter 577: Comics: The Crazy Editorial Office

：mayiwsk

Su Su Tuoni Stark has three Infinity Stones; Su Lin brought back three additional ones as collectibles, totaling exactly six.

That thing can't be used after being taken out of the Marvel Universe.

What, isn't giving you a Space Stone enough? Are you still coveting the souvenirs he planned to bring home from his Marvel trip?

"Fireman, give these overseas telecom scammers a mute package."

"Show some respect—foreign fans in New York call me Emperor Flame."

As group admin, Xiao Yan felt he had no authority whatsoever, and even his permission to use features was being coerced by tyrannical group members.

"I originally planned to buy you the next volume of the Danhuo Zhen Zhou Fa during the year-end performance review."

Fireman, strike!

Su Su Tuoni looked around, palms up: "Why?!"

For the necessary sacrifice made to maintain order and peace, the Emperor of Flame once again protected the group members' property—congratulations, congratulations.

Hum—hummm—!

Su Lin's phone vibrated in his pocket; he pulled it out, glanced at the others, and opened the latest anonymous text message.

【Buy Asgard chocolate, and you might find an Infinity Stone inside—collect all seven Infinity Stones in this world to visit the Time Administration Bureau and make a wish to the Great God of Stories; if that's too hard, six or even five will do. Address below.】

Su Lin silently deleted that advertisement text.

Lu Mingfei snatched the phone away, stared at Su Lin like he was insane, and asked: "Aren't we going through all this trouble just to find him?!"

"I never managed to collect all the Water Margin cards from those instant noodles as a kid."

Su Lin said flatly: "Go to hell, Willie Dragon Ball Wonka."

Is that even a thing?!

One's a convenience store owner's hundred-yuan lie; the other's a divine chocolate dragon—completely unequal, okay?!

While everyone watched Su Lin and the "mysterious person" engage in their bizarre game of wits, Nick Fury, bald and egg-like, entered through the opened gate with Steve and others.

Nick Fury: "Surveillance shows Loki has escaped."

Su Su Tuoni: "I know, but we're still in contact with him."

He stood in the middle, blocking the Avengers from the group members.

"What exactly are you doing?" Thor stepped forward, demanding: "I must take him back to Asgard for trial!"

Su Su Tuoni pushed weakly against the man's chest, trying to change the subject: "By the way, do you know why the Time Stone is green?"

A jumble of voices clamored together.

Suddenly, Nick Fury, his expression grim, listened to his earpiece for a moment, then spoke to the others:

"We've located Loki—he's in Midtown Manhattan, Broadway Building."

He signaled with his eyes; with Steve and others frowning, they hurried off, casting one last deep look at Su Su Tuoni Stark and Su Lin and the rest.

"It's like he showed up just to hand out quest clues—according to Marvel logic, something's missing here: suspicion, arguments, mind games."

Meng Qi transmitted silently: "Honestly, I think he could play with you for a hundred years."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Su Lin's phone began flooding with spam messages from gay websites, and anonymous calls rang incessantly.

"He came specifically for you," Teacher Yan Sen mused. "He only wants to meet you?"

Shi Hao, holding a bucket of fried chicken, said: "I suggest you go find him and fight."

"Zhu Bajie, did they overbuff your eating trait?" Su Lin crushed his phone in his hand.

Take the other two Infinity Stones from Su Su Tuoni Stark—including the Time Stone never returned to Ancient One.

Then he pulled out a Cross-Domain Talisman and aimed it at group member 【Su Su Tuoni Stark】.

Su Lin stood outside a glass door with five slot-like locks.

Beside him, an elderly man in security uniform sat with his feet on the desk, reading a newspaper, leisurely enjoying a donut and afternoon tea.

Through the glass door, the computer screen showed a sketch and design page; freshly brewed coffee steamed atop a stack of messy ink-stained manuscript sheets.

Colorful comic book posters hung on the walls; classic comic character models stood in the corner.

Clearly

Renowned and thriving.

Su Lin gave the security man a strange look and asked: "Is this the Crazy Multiverse Comic Editorial Office?"

"This is the Comic Factory—not open to the public, unless you have a 'Holy Shit' pass."

The old man lowered the newspaper covering his face, saw Su Lin's Infinity Stones, and exclaimed: "You're the lucky one?!"

Su Lin inserted the Infinity Stones into the five slots on the glass door; the door slid open.

"Thanks for the newspaper at lunch."

"No problem, Stan Lee."

Su Lin's lips twitched; he walked straight in. The air inside the company was thick with the mingled scents of cocoa, coffee, juice, and ink.

In an instant, the place buzzed with activity.

Editors debated upcoming new series, voices brimming with passion and anticipation.

Writers sat quietly in corners, crafting the next big event, fingers flying across keyboards.

Artists focused intently on turning stories into visual spectacles—digital tablets displayed vibrant superheroes and dynamic battle scenes.

Everything was orderly.

The comic character models were Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Green Lantern—the manuscripts had nothing to do with Marvel.

Broadway Building in Midtown Manhattan, New York City—this was damn well the DC Editorial Office.

In the editor-in-chief's leather chair, a handsome man with a friendly smile and two horns on his head, dressed in a suit, turned slightly toward Su Lin, flipping through a comic:

"The most shameless thing in the industry is recycling old ideas—switching hero and villain roles, relationships like Superman and Superboy, or that nonsense about Dark Hip-Hop Batman—all tired tropes."

I couldn't even finish the first issue—how can they think that new editor's inspiration is any good?

The only highlight is that this time it's not just a bunch of superhumans firing lasers at each other—it involves magic, hell, heaven, and a huge map, vaguely giving off that vibe of our own 'Secret War'.

But the foreshadowing of the Dark Multiverse hasn't even been resolved yet, and now they're simultaneously launching another big event? Terrible.

Wade was right—these settings are way too damn dark. No wonder they can't compete with Disney, the symbol of beauty and love.

Loki glanced toward Su Lin, only to find him holding a sack, stuffing figurines and merchandise from the staff desks into it one by one.

All the editorial staff stared at him in stunned silence, eyes filled with confusion, whispering among themselves.

What are you doing?!

Gems for figurines—I got ripped off.

No matter what kind of editorial office you are, these genuine models will fetch a good price.

Stop. Hey, stop! Loki hurried forward to intervene.

That red underwear in your chest pocket is Superman's limited edition," Su Lin pointed at a bald, fat man at the opposite desk: "Take it out. Put it in."

Beside the bald man, a man with thick, shoulder-length brown curls glanced at the red patch on his chest and instinctively tugged at it.

Isn't that Lucy's?

Who's Lucy?

The boss's wife, shit!

After instinctively answering, the curly-haired man immediately clapped his hand over his mouth.

Another white-haired man at the center of the long desk froze, then grabbed the trident from the 1:1 scale Aquaman model beside him and chased after the curly-haired man and the bald man.

Condolences," Su Lin made the sign of the cross over his chest.

At this moment, the entire editorial office erupted into chaos; some security personnel were heading this way, led by a tall man with high cheekbones wearing a business Sui Xifu.

It's those two!

Damn it.

Loki quickly pulled out a permanent marker and drew a door in the air with broad strokes, then pulled Su Lin inside and ran through.

A sharp crack echoed as his head collided with the threshold—sounds like a good skull.

The door vanished as if it had never been. Inside the DC editorial office, only staff remained, faces filled with shock and disbelief, already dialing the police, while several security guards rubbed their heads and slowly rose from the ground.

The high-cheekboned man looked around in bewilderment; only the commotion and screams inside the office confirmed that what had just happened was real.

He bent down and picked up the new issue of the comic weekly that had fallen to the floor.

On its cover, a demonic army radiating Jin Guang clashed violently with an angelic legion with black wings and red eyes, while in the lower-left corner, John Constantine clutched a spear and leapt into a portal.

Half-black, half-white English letters formed the title:

——《Fallen God》

In the vast, endless desert, Loki erased the door as if he held an eraser in his hand.

He stared in disbelief at the full woven sack in Su Lin's hands and said:

When you're a superhero in New York, do you also like sneaking into comic companies to steal toys?

I thought that was your editorial office," Su Lin shrugged, packing away all the models.

I just went there to read comics and get inspiration," Loki raised his hand. "Why do you think I sent you the address of the DC editorial office?"

Su Lin suddenly understood: "So that was just Marvel's New York DC editorial office? I thought your two companies had merged."

Loki opened his mouth but hesitated, then shook his head—he didn't want to discuss this topic, which would inevitably spark fan wars.

You should've given the Tesseract to 'Loki' long ago.

Loki put the marker back into his Sui Xifu pocket: "Do you have any idea how long I waited to achieve this closed loop and gain this brief window of time?"

If you don't speak, how are we supposed to know?" Su Lin scanned the surroundings and noticed a bustling cityscape not far away.

You silenced me the moment I started talking," Loki said softly, then began walking forward along the desert.

Along the long desert highway, a rescue sign, marked in English and Spanish, read: 'USA/Mexico Border'.

Can you interfere with Su Su Tuoni Stark's chat group?

Su Lin caught up two steps and, slightly restraining his earlier casualness, asked: "Has he been under your surveillance since he first got the chat group?"

That chat app was originally mine.

Loki tidied his messy hair and continued:

But I had no time to play social games, you understand?

So I took my dagger, cut out that piece of soul, and shoved it into Stark's body. After all, I still owe him thanks for losing the Tesseract at that initial moment."

He glanced at Su Lin beside him, clearly pleased by the surprise on his face, and gave a slight nod.

'Thank goodness this guy didn't show up—otherwise Meng Wangle would've started stacking boxes.' Su Lin thought.

And you shouldn't have pulled the 2023 Infinity Stones out of that timeline," Loki continued.

Your actions have caused massive instability in the Multiverse's balance.

Logically, I should now have the Time Variance Authority arrest all of you time offenders.

Su Lin turned his gaze forward, where an immigration checkpoint stood—but it was utterly useless.

Men and women of all skin tones and ages, with families in tow, were sneaking across the border through broken barbed wire, desert patches, or pickup trucks.

If you're so powerful, how come this place has been turned into Swiss cheese by the Reincarnators?

Su Lin couldn't help but sneer:

You yourself should be standing before the Time Court—don't tell me the Infinity Stones in this Su Su Tuoni Stark universe being borrowed and then accidentally lost have nothing to do with you?

Or are you really powerless against those Reincarnators, which is why you're now asking us to step in?

In this universe, the timeline consists of countless time points, each independent of the others; altering a single time point does not change the past, but the future remains mutable.

Until a future event occurs, it is theoretically controllable.

Precisely because he realized this, Su Lin directly extracted the Infinity Stones from the 2023 Avengers: Endgame timeline.

"The most crucial point: logically, the timeline that gave birth to you and the 2023 timeline should have become separate parallel universes."

Su Lin turned to look at Loki, whose lips always curled in a sly smile, and said: "Can the Infinity Stones be used across two universes?"

Including the "coincidental" transmission of messages by Nick Fury and others, combined with Teacher Yan Sen's reliable deduction, Su Lin and the others confirmed that someone was pulling strings behind the scenes.

It involved two critical timelines, yet those Reincarnators just happened to appear at different time points.

"You're right—it's my story, but I'm the one banging the gavel in court."

Loki nodded immediately and admitted it; he placed his right hand to his mouth and whispered in a mocking tone:

"Who stands before this magistrate to bring charges?"

Forget it, just endure it.

"And I'm not completely powerless against this swarm of termites—at least the termites you encountered were moved by me from elsewhere."

"Oh."

Su Lin stopped walking and said: "Then we're heading back. We'll come find you again for drinks in the group sometime, former group member?"

Loki stopped walking, tilted his head slightly upward, and stared expressionlessly at Su Lin.

Su Lin pulled out the Cross-Dimension Talisman.

Su Lin opened the portal.

Su Lin stepped backward.

"I've run into a bit of trouble," Loki clicked his tongue and said:

"I need a little social help."