Chapter 990

The years experienced by the mutant Apocalypse are long; relying on the mutant ability of "consciousness transfer," he has replaced countless bodies and plundered countless mutant abilities in the past thousands of years.

These mutant abilities are strange, varied, and different.

But...

None of these mutant abilities are weak.

Apocalypse is too lazy to look at Epsilon-level and Delta-level mutant abilities.

Gamma-level and Beta-level are the same.

The mutant abilities that can enter Apocalypse's eyes are at least Alpha-level, but more are Omega-level mutant abilities.

Even from a certain perspective.

Nowadays, the reason why the number of Omega-level and Alpha-level mutants is so rare is entirely the fault of the mutant Apocalypse.

In the years when the mutant Apocalypse ruled Egypt, these two levels of mutant abilities were plundered by Apocalypse without restraint, which is the main reason why the top and high-end combat power of mutants is so rare today.

But this is not the point.

The point is, among the mutant abilities plundered by the mutant Apocalypse, there is one that is an Omega-level mutant ability of "traveling through time to kill you."

This mutant ability allows the user to cross the enemy's timeline and kill the enemy by killing the enemy in the past.

Hawkeye's timeline is indeed completed and contracted; no enemy can make trouble on his own timeline without Hawkeye noticing.

But Hawkeye is here right now.

The most important point.

"Your timeline is too bad."

Apocalypse, after using the mutant ability of "time backtracking" to extract Hawkeye's time, looked at the time galaxy belonging exclusively to Hawkeye that appeared above the altar, then closed his eyes, feeling Hawkeye's time: "I felt countless loopholes in it."

Hawkeye, who was completely bound and only exposed a head, didn't speak.

Yes.

His timeline is contracted, but the timeline he contracted is also filled with loopholes. An enemy who is not proficient in "time" might not be able to see it, but in the eyes of an enemy who is proficient in "time," his contracted timeline is indeed like a house leaking wind everywhere.

The reason is simple.

Hawkeye contracted his timeline by relying on the "Time Stone."

Still that sentence.

A saint who has just awakened his microcosm wants to promote himself to the stage of a Gold Saint, and the time required is massive.

And this is based on the foundation that every saint can be called a dragon and phoenix among people.

But how long did Hawkeye spend?

One or two years to awaken the microcosm, and until now, it has only been a short five or six years, and he has walked the road that other saints might not be able to finish in a lifetime, and he is still continuing.

Why is this happening? Hawkeye knows it well.

He cheated.

First, he used the "Mind Stone" to significantly enhance his psychic world, and then used the "Time Stone" to contract his timeline...

This is also the fundamental reason why the main multiverse is so angry once it senses Hawkeye trying to transcend, and will spare no effort to stop him.

Because in the eyes of the main multiverse, you can be so powerful entirely because you grew up relying on us, but as a result, you grew up, didn't think about repaying them, but instead thought about separating from them and trying to be independent?

What is this behavior called?

Traitor?

Double-crosser?

In short, Hawkeye used the "Time Stone" to contract his timeline, not by himself. Although after contracting his timeline, he is also constantly patching the dense loopholes on his timeline every moment.

He also patched many loopholes, but on his timeline, there are still many loopholes.

Just like the time galaxy that appeared above the altar right now.

His time is indeed contracted into a time galaxy belonging exclusively to himself, but countless dense protruding lines are still entangled on this time galaxy.

These dense protruding lines are all loopholes that exist on his time galaxy.

However!

Even if Hawkeye's time galaxy is covered with countless loopholes, this still doesn't change one fact.

His timeline has already contracted.

Once again.

A collapsed house is called a ruin; a house that leaks wind everywhere but hasn't collapsed yet is still called a house.

So—

"The lines protruding from my time galaxy are indeed wounds on my time."

"And you can indeed enter my time through these wounds."

"But even if I have many wounds in my time, so what."

Hawkeye looked at Apocalypse and smiled lightly: "This still doesn't change the fact that my time is contracted. You can enter, but it will also destroy you."

How does that saying go.

A broken ship still has three thousand nails; likewise, his time, which is full of flaws and contracted by external force, is also contracted time.

Apocalypse might be able to enter his time through the wounds in his time to make trouble.

But there is only one ending to doing so.

"As long as you dare to enter, my time torrent will also kill you and burn you to ashes!"

"Yes."

The mutant Apocalypse's dark blue face with metallic luster looked at Hawkeye.

"Your time torrent will kill me, but likewise, I can also destroy you."

"Once you enter my time, you have no way to return; you will be scattered on my timeline like paper scraps."

Hawkeye's expression was serious: "This is a lose-lose fighting method; you destroy my timeline, but it will also kill you. You have no way to occupy my body at all."

Alright.

He is indeed a bit confused right now, not quite understanding how Apocalypse's brain circuit works.

Didn't we agree that you wanted to sneak into his timeline, make trouble on his timeline to kill him, and then occupy his body?

But...

You, once you enter my timeline, will be instantly torn apart, scattered on my timeline like paper scraps.

So—

"What for?"

"Destroy you!"

Apocalypse looked up at Hawkeye's time galaxy, which was covered with countless protruding lines, like chanting, accompanied by narration, the voice like thunder ringing in every corner inside the pyramid, making the whole pyramid tremble, and at the same time, he opened his arms and looked at Hawkeye again.

"I will exist on every timeline where your life and soul are located, rewrite every moment of your past, I will turn every victory of yours into a miserable defeat, I will poison every friendship of yours, I can make every breath of yours become painful to the heart."

"..."

Hawkeye listened to this passage that Apocalypse chanted, opened his mouth, and had a feeling of wanting to say something, but couldn't say anything.

Their eyes met again.

After a while.

Hawkeye shook his head and smiled, looking at Apocalypse, his voice calm.

"I'm very curious, how much reward did the person hiding behind you promise you to make you so insistent on dying with me!"

"You are wrong."

"What?"

"Entering your timeline, I will die!"

Apocalypse's voice was low, then suddenly turned, and the moment he looked up, his arms opened, and his voice was like thunder: "But my soul will attain eternal life!"

Hawkeye's heart moved upon hearing this.

At the same time.

After Apocalypse finished this sentence, he took a deep breath, his figure suddenly rose, and in an instant, it soared to a height of tens of meters again, directly level with the time galaxy Hawkeye existed in the sky, and then his gaze fell on the time galaxy belonging exclusively to Hawkeye.

The next second.

His finger, the moment it stretched out, touched Hawkeye's time galaxy, and the moment it touched, a second Apocalypse appeared beside Apocalypse.

Immediately after, a third Apocalypse, a fourth Apocalypse, a fifth Apocalypse...

In the blink of an eye.

Countless Apocalypses appeared inside the pyramid; this was the manifestation of the time overflow of Hawkeye's time galaxy when Apocalypse touched it.

But these countless Apocalypses appeared very quickly, and likewise, they disappeared very quickly.

The moment the real Apocalypse's finger passed through Hawkeye's time galaxy, Apocalypse instantly disappeared, and immediately after, because of the time overflow of Hawkeye's time galaxy, the countless Apocalypses that manifested also disappeared one after another the moment they touched Hawkeye's time galaxy.

Thud!

And the moment Apocalypse disappeared, the Adamantium alloy arms that were firmly binding Hawkeye's limbs and body also fell off one after another, and the exposed Hawkeye fell onto the metal floor beneath him with a thud.

Also falling was the young version of Professor X.

But...

Professor X's state right now was much better than Hawkeye's current state.

Because the moment Apocalypse entered Hawkeye's timeline at the cost of himself, Hawkeye felt incomparable and heart-wrenching pain.

Hawkeye knew very well that this was his time being torn apart every minute and every second.

This intense pain gave him a feeling of "recalling bitterness and thinking of sweetness."

After all—

He didn't know how long it had been since he felt this kind of pain.

Ever since Hawkeye awakened his microcosm, this was the first time he felt this kind of pain that made him feel like he was still alive.

Hawkeye lay quietly on the cold, bone-chilling metal floor beneath him, looking at the tip of the pyramid above.

His eyes were empty, and he didn't move.

Just then.

A head appeared in Hawkeye's line of sight.

The young Professor X, Xavier Charles, he also regained his consciousness after Apocalypse entered Hawkeye's timeline.

Hawkeye looked at the young Professor X, who was supporting his disabled body, crawling to his side, and then trying to put his finger on the tip of his nose, expressionless.

"What are you doing?"

"..."

Professor X was startled, then looked at Hawkeye, who was listless a second ago but was now looking at him straight with eyes like torches: "You're not dead?"

Hawkeye took a deep breath, endured the intensifying pain, and supported his body expressionlessly, then leaned against the wall behind him.

"Not yet, but soon!"

"..."