Chapter 621

More dazzling than Disney's fireworks show, after each spaceship exploded, not even debris remained—swallowed and annihilated by other special effects amid a myriad of marvels.

"Mom, come see the gods."

Ancient gods, blood sun, demonic whale, sword rain, spectral wraiths, knights. Hard to imagine this was an interstellar fleet battle.

To win this space war, Earth even deployed Hun Tian Di.

Boom—the Dong Huang Bell rang again, its shadow sealing off all energy leakage.

"All heavens fall, myriad worlds rise and sink, the Dao is elusive, all things return to the Void, the End of Shanhai."

The white-haired, golden-robed emperor, taller than the solar system, after his proclamation, instantly shrank his form—then spun, leaped, flew, dove, and fired a single lance from eighty million li away, eliminating the enemy sniper.

【Headshot!】

From some unknown universe, the Punisher fell—Su Lin discarded the Golden Sand Eagle, switched to a laser cannon, adjusted its size, and obliterated not just the flagship but also Jupiter behind it.

【Double Kill! Keep going, Spec Ops!】

With a snap of his fingers, the Gauntlet of Gaea emerged from a portal and punched a version of armored Thanos clean into oblivion.

【Triple Kill! Instant Fame!】

But the Reincarnators seemed to seize this opening—while resisting the law's correction, they unleashed a full-power strike, combining their hidden cards to form a dense, inescapable kill zone.

The enemy imposed delay, boosted our speed—equivalent to time standing still.

【Quad Kill—Gun King】

Su Lin flicked his sword, its attack speed maxed out; blood flew from the blade and splattered onto the frozen face of Quicksilver, who assumed a sprinting stance, mouth opening as if to speak.

Is something wrong?

Su Lin glanced at him, then used 【Spatial Coordinate Teleport】 to appear inside the next starship.

High frame rate against low frame rate—everything is normal.

Watching the Superhero Sentinel, who had already begun channeling millions of stellar powers with a lengthy wind-up, he lifted his field sword, thought better of it, and put it away.

He pulled out a tactical briefcase, entered the password, and pressed confirm.

"Warning: Detected incoming fusion strike."

The ship's AI had barely finished speaking when a familiar light appeared on the horizon—the Sentinel ignored it; it was just a nuke.

Boom!

Everything held for less than a second before being utterly shredded by the shockwave; some energy seeped into space, accelerating cosmic expansion, until matter shattered into countless tiny crystal grains, scattered by the wind.

【Penta Kill—Legendary】

Su Lin kept sensing strange voice announcements beside his ear.

After stepping out from the region of the dark matter nuclear explosion, he gazed at the countless starships surrounding the solar system, and the thousands of interstellar dust clouds formed around the sun by the blast.

He couldn't help but sigh: "The power of technology is truly immense."

Don't look down on terrestrial immortals just because you're a god—always verify anything you draw out later, lest pearls be hidden in dust.

"Big bro, add me after the match!" Lu Mingfei shouted excitedly.

After grabbing his weapon, his eyes glowed with bloodlust; his battle fury even formed a terrifying aura around him.

He executed a tactical roll behind cover, used the reflection on the spaceship's armored glass, then landed a whip-shot combined with gun-fu—bullets wrapped in the phantom shadow of a red dragon wiped out the entire encirclement.

This guy, who always preferred to show off in dragon or Odin form and ran away when outmatched, now entered an aggressive combat mode.

On the transparent star-observation panel, an aerospace fighter flew past—its plasma exhaust paled beside the blazing gold of its eyes.

"Illya! Slow down! Slow down, aaaah—!"

Inside the aerospace fighter.

Weigong Shilang sat in the rear observation seat, watching Illya pilot the craft through asteroid fields and storms of bullets.

Who the hell did this obsession-with-vehicles gene come from?

"Holy Grail bomb loaded—fire!"

"Don't use the Holy Grail for this, ugh—!"

After a pile of Holy Grails were dropped, they exploded along the path, carving open spacetime fissures resembling gateways to another misty universe.

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Meng Qi swung a metallic rod inscribed with "Ruyi Jingu Bang"—its design brimming with sci-fi aesthetics.

Instantly, a flaming red divine weapon phantom swept clean the dense area ahead.

These things seem to be mass-produced.

"What are you doing?" Shi Hao glanced at Ye Fan, who was transferring weapons and gear into his token: "Didn't you only get one hour of usage time?"

Ye Fan tossed a pile of antimatter grenades into the vault, clapped his hands, and said:

"Let's see if we can exploit a bug in the Celestial City's special vault to keep some behind."

No wonder you make fortunes wherever you go.

Unlike the others enjoying full immersion in this game, the commanders aboard the core fleet ships felt a different emotion.

"Where's the heavenly restriction we were promised?!"

"I used planetary destruction energy and could only launch one fireball."

"Has the power of these multiverse devourers really recovered to this level?!"

Invisible fear spread—only now did they grasp what "Supreme Realm" truly meant; what unimaginable might would they witness if no limits existed?

Boom!

Turning toward the sound, they saw smoke swirling through shattered walls, lightning snakes darting everywhere.

"This movie's title could be 'Thor: Hero's Return.'" Thor, fully armored, stepped in first, his phantom Mjolnir swirling around him: "Guys, don't move—or we can't guarantee your safety."

"You've entered our S. H. I. E. L. D. enforcement zone."

Nick Fury immediately shot dead a white man attempting to pull a stunt, saying:

"Don't resist pointlessly. If you cooperate with our investigation, we'll let you go after everything is over."

Not long ago, similar words had been spoken by someone—but now the situation had completely reversed, and it was Nick Fury of Earth speaking them.

"You're helping them endanger the entire multiverse!" Agent Carter pleaded: "Steve—"

"I don't give a damn about your damn multiverse," Nick Fury interrupted before Steve could speak:

"You bastards just tried to destroy our Earth! Motherfucker!"

Simultaneously, a chorus of "Motherfucker!" erupted, followed by a cacophony of justifications and negotiation requests.

Amid the chaotic noise, Nick Fury frowned, his finger resting on the trigger, ready to issue a warning shot.

Roar—!

A Hulk leapt out—had he transformed while everyone was distracted?

"Step back."

Su Su Tuoni Stark, clad in nanotech armor, stepped forward, auxiliary mechanical arms on his back each holding a wildly different weapon.

He spread his arms, calm and composed: "Leave this to the God of Iron."

Click.

Boom!!!

The energy shield and specialized weaponry shattered instantly; one Hulk roared and unleashed a barrage of punches, his wind-blown strikes smashing Su Su Tuoni Stark into the ground.

"Su Su Tuoni!"

Steve and the others immediately fired to provide support.

Two Reincarnators seized the moment and rushed forward to aid the Hulk—also, of course, to see if they could land the kill.

That Su Su Tuoni Stark just claimed he was the God of Iron!

"Banner." A plump woman hurled all her defensive gear to intercept the local Avengers' support.

"Well done!"

Splat.

The plump woman was punched into pulp; beside her, the thin man froze, only to have a green hand clamp onto him.

"Banner?" The thin man stared, stunned.

Creak.

Massive jaws snapped shut; chewing sounds rose, followed by the crack of bones from the Hulk's back, facing away from the Pocket Universe Federation.

His body began to swell.

Gradually, he burst through the spaceship.

The Hulk scanned the surroundings, finally locking his gaze on Su Lin, shimmering in space, leaving only afterimages.

"Thief!"

He reached out, shattering space and time, and seized Su Lin in his hand.

Then

He opened his mouth, still dripping with flesh and nerve tissue clinging to his teeth.

"Amitabha."

Su Lin blinked, then sighed helplessly and chanted: "If not I, who shall descend into hell?"

The massive mouth closed.

【Bomb assist. Confirmation complete.】

The Hulk's body swelled another circle, growing toward planetary size—just as he prepared to fix his gaze elsewhere, a pop-up appeared before him.

【Network connection interrupted】

"Zhou, is this the godly battle you wanted to see?" Nyaa asked.

"Probably." Zhou Mingrui stared blankly at the sky, utterly bewildered.

"It's even better than Star Wars," Nyaa leaned her head against his shoulder, using a deliberately playful tone:

"Ladies and gentlemen, I love war!"

She raised her right hand, forming a pistol gesture, aiming it at the white-haired Hun Tian Di.

While the tourists around them either trembled in fear, prostrated themselves before the gods, or pulled out phones to record the moment, Zhou Mingrui and Nyaa looked more like spectators at an unprecedented fireworks show.

"I wish I could watch godly battles with you every night~"

Nyaa suddenly said: "Zhou, do you want to stay with me forever?"

Zhou Mingrui turned his hollow eyes toward Nyaa: "Huh?"

He seemed mentally overwhelmed by the spectacle above; his thinking and response had slowed noticeably.

But Nyaa didn't care. The strand of hair atop her head began to spin, then froze abruptly as she spotted a green giant in the stars, trembling slightly as if excited.

"I really want to repeat this date with you every single day," Nyaa gazed at the sky, a wicked, arrogant smile curling on her lips:

"Forever. I hope this date lasts forever."

Like a girl confessing to a naive boy.

Nyaa slowly turned her head, locking eyes with Zhou Mingrui's vacant gaze.

"Will you?"

She pulled her already-close body slightly nearer, tiptoeing lightly, tapping his forehead with disdain, then cupping his face with her hands, faintly glowing.

"Zhou, look at me."

Her red lips parted; starlight reflected on the whites of her emerald eyes, radiating a cold chill.

They stared at each other, while everyone else watched the sky—only a masked girl, stepping down from a nearby pumpkin carriage, sprinted swiftly toward them.

"I want your answer."

Before the words were finished, the strange phenomena in Nyaa-ko's peripheral vision suddenly vanished, taking the Green Giant along with them from this world.

Nyaa-ko sharply turned her head, and after a moment of stunned silence, her stray lock of hair drooped down, giving her a listless, deeply disappointed appearance.

"Haah. Not yet?"

Nyaa-ko sighed.

"What's not yet?"

Zhou Mingrui's voice came.

"Mmm. You don't seem ready to answer yet, so let's leave it for now~"

Nyaa-ko smoothed her earlier expression and smiled sweetly at Zhou Mingrui, saying: "Zhou, we should head back soon."

"No rush."

Zhou Mingrui's lips curled slightly as he swiftly seized Nyaa-ko's two hands, which she had just let go, and smiled calmly: "Do you like me?"

"Eh?" Nyaa-ko blinked.

Hearing his words—uncharacteristically calm and suddenly assertive—she felt confusion in her eyes.

"Your feelings for me are affection. That's what I believe." A certain realization seemed to emanate from those slightly hollow eyes.

"Zhou…"

"So you like me, you like Zhou Mingrui, right?"

A questioning tone.

But at this moment, Nyaa-ko's stray lock of hair slowly rose, as if struck by some sudden stimulus.

Boom—

The night sky once again echoed with terrifying noise.

All the iron veils that had replaced the stars shattered and exploded, performing tonight's final curtain call, returning the stage to the sparse, genuine starlight.

All sounds fell silent.

Nyaa-ko tried to pull her hands free but failed.

"Zhou?"

Behind Zhou Mingrui, the fairy-tale town scenery sank into deep darkness.

"I want your answer."

Zhou Mingrui asked calmly: "You like Zhou Mingrui—that is, me—right?"

Within the darkness behind him, something like a foolish vortex churned in the depths—something invisible to humans or nearly all living beings.

But Nyaa-ko knew that feeling intimately.

Though the aimless fluctuation was extremely faint, it was enough to impose eternal laws upon a fragile universe.

"Do you like me?"

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Nyaa-ko fell silent for a moment, then yanked her hands free with sudden force; in less than a second, she seized the crowbar hidden inside the back of her princess dress.

"I like you," Nyaa-ko's lips trembled slightly as she smiled and said: "I love you the most, Zhou."

"Thank you for liking me," Zhou Mingrui said, his smile unchanged, nodding:

"But I'm sorry—I'm not ready to date right now."

"Zhou Ge?" Huai Shi walked up, feigning surprise: "What a coincidence—you're here too."

Zhou Mingrui blinked, then smiled gently: "What a coincidence."

The darkness beyond ordinary perception faded away, taking with it the unsettling, inexplicable laughter—one that shouldn't exist in the Grand Void.

Nearby, in the staff changing room.

Deadpool and Constantine dragged Nangua back inside, his eyes rolled back, froth at his mouth, body convulsing.

"I'm starting to believe it…"

Wolverine gritted his teeth and said: "I'm dead because of you two."