Chapter 2755: Star Core Rescue (Part 52)

In the plot related to Nightmare, the most eye-catching part is an adventure that a certain universe's Doctor Strange unfolded in the Nightmare Dimension. The process doesn't need to be detailed; in short, this Doctor Strange eventually mastered the Nightmare Dimension and obtained Marvel's Power of Dreams.

Don't underestimate this Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams. According to the power system of the comics, he is the strongest among all Doctor Stranges.

At that time, Nightmare was punching Eternity, stepping on Infinity, and beating the Living Tribunal, while the Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams beat Nightmare.

In the box-stacking theory, being able to stack the Tribunal already reaches the omniverse level, and at that time, Nightmare directly crushed a group of abstract entities including the Tribunal, and the Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams also killed Nightmare in one move. So some people also speculated that his strength was only second to Thanos with the Heart of the Universe.

Another relatively special thing is that the title of this issue of Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams has "Marvel" in it, rather than some personal side story created by a parallel universe, which further raised his ranking in the combat power rating.

Of course, Marvel Universe's Power of Dreams has a certain similarity to DC's Dream Realm. The limit of the Power of Dreams is the limit of imagination. Simply put, it's like Superman, somewhat involving getting whatever one wishes. Looking at it this way, the strength of Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams basically has no upper limit.

Precisely because of this, Shiler couldn't guess what he was doing by suddenly appearing in the dream of someone in such a remote universe. The child in Lisha's womb was indeed special, but not special enough to require an omniverse-level powerhouse to take action personally, right?

This question couldn't be answered in any other way. Shiler felt that since Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams might have already set his sights on this child, he would definitely not give up easily. In the end, someone still had to go and talk to him.

Shiler didn't plan to postpone the ignition time, so the time from now until evening was the best negotiation time. He had to figure out what made Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams pay attention to this universe.

A little later, Shiler had Lisha lie on a lounge chair and drink a little bit of crazy wine. Shiler also used crazy wine to enter the dream, but this time he didn't see the figures of the Intermediary or Gaia. Obviously, neither of these two could be the opponent of Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams.

Taking advantage of this time, Shiler wandered around in Lisha's mental space. The memory wound created by Charles before had almost healed, and the memory world had become full of order and vitality again.

Lisha's mental world was a vast wilderness, looking a bit like her family's farm, but wider than that, with bright sunshine. And she herself had a small wooden house, which also looked a bit like her bedroom, but it seemed to have integrated her and Oakes' bridal chamber in New York.

Shiler wandered around here twice and didn't find anything special, nor did he see the avatar of Lisha's spirit. Obviously, Lisha hadn't realized she was dreaming yet, and finding her here might take some time.

Suddenly, Shiler heard a slight sound, as if something had landed. He went out to take a look and saw the wheat ears in the distant wheat field swaying gently.

"Mommy... Mommy..."

A tender little girl's voice came from the wheat field. Shiler walked over from the ridge and sure enough saw a little girl emitting a faint light. She was standing in the center of the wheat field, her facial features and figure somewhat blurred, looking like an incomplete soul.

This should be Gaia's masterpiece. If nothing unexpected happened, the ignition would be successful tonight, and she would become the tiny embryo in Lisha's womb, and then be born into this world as a new life.

But Shiler also felt a bit confused at the same time. If Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams had set his sights on this little girl, and he had already dealt with the Intermediary and Gaia, then he could completely take this little girl away, unless his goal wasn't actually this little girl.

Shiler walked over, but the little girl was still calling for Mommy unknowingly. It seemed this was a standby program Gaia had set for her, which looked a bit eerie to ordinary people.

When Shiler reached out to touch the little girl's head, he suddenly felt someone peeking at her in the dark. This was an intuition, but intuition in a dream often equates to premonition.

"Don't touch her." A voice said.

Shiler slowly withdrew his hand and looked toward the distance. A blurry shadow was approaching here at high speed until it came behind the little girl and landed slowly.

When that familiar red cape appeared, Shiler knew his guess was right. He looked up and saw a familiar face; it was Doctor Strange, Stephen Strange.

Although this Strange was still wearing mage clothes, his lower body consisted of colorful fragments emitting faint light. Each fragment contained constantly changing scenes, just like a complete universe. His eyes also flickered with colorful light, more like those powerful abstract entities than Strange.

"Doctor Strange?" Shiler raised his eyebrows, not restraining his scrutinizing gaze at all. He said: "Or should I call you Nightmare?"

"You don't need to know who I am." The other party's tone sounded very steady, as if it were an echo from some extremely distant place. It seemed his true body wasn't here; what appeared before Shiler was just an avatar in a dream.

"That's for the best." Shiler didn't argue with him on this point either, but said: "Who you are doesn't matter; what matters is why you appeared here, and what you are going to do to this little girl."

"I am protecting her." Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams replied.

"But in our view, you have sent the Intermediary and Gaia, who were truly protecting her, to who knows where."

"They cannot protect her."

"Oh?"

Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams seemed unwilling to talk more. He just looked at Shiler and said: "I searched for your figure in the dream realm, Shiler. You seem to be a special existence."

Shiler nodded and said: "I guess you can also invade the dreams of abstract entities. Then why don't you go and see Eternity's and Death's?"

Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams was clearly stunned. It seemed he had really done so, and after he finished watching, he was even more stunned.

"You only appeared in their nightmares." Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams' tone clearly had ups and downs. He said: "I find it hard to imagine that an existence like Death would have nightmares for three nights in a row because of you."

"Only three nights? It seems the resurrection quota in his hand is more than I thought. Thank you for your reminder. After this matter is over, I will go and have a good talk with him."

Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams was silent.

"Since that's the case, perhaps I can also tell you that he seems to have sensed Shiler's uniqueness, or perhaps he had a premonition about certain things." He said: "I didn't lie to you. I am indeed protecting this little girl because a strange thing wants to approach her, and that will eventually lead to the destruction of all universes."

"I hope the strange thing you're talking about isn't me."

"It's not you." Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams said very firmly: "But it's also not anything we can recognize now. Frankly speaking, I don't know what that is either. I just caught a glimpse of the future from the dream realm."

Shiler had already realized something. He said: "Tell me what's going on."

"I am the avatar of the Nightmare Dimension, possessing the power to manage the dreams of all living beings. Everything that appears in dreams is under my control. But one day, a hole appeared in a dream."

Shiler frowned slightly.

"A mass of darkness that I cannot describe obscured the place where he was. There was nothing there, just like a black hole that couldn't be looked at directly. I once tried to use the dream realm to shape his form, but failed. That is the most peculiar existence I have ever seen."

"Do you know where he came from?"

"This is precisely one of the reasons why I came here." Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams said: "The black hole appeared in the universe where you are."

Shiler nodded. Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams kept scrutinizing his expression, seemingly wanting to find some tension or panic, but there was nothing.

"I started trying every possible way to figure out what this black hole was and what it would bring. When all methods were ineffective, I had to look at the time flow, and there I foresaw a destructive future."

"What exactly is going on?"

"For some reason, I cannot see it too clearly, but I discovered that first, the collapse of the balance of chaos and order in this universe led to the self-extinction of the entire universe, followed by other universes, more universes, and finally, my Nightmare Dimension also perished."

"Is it that serious?"

"I'm afraid it's even more serious than you imagine." He said: "I saw all abstract entities fall into madness. They were almost unable to resist. This is a disaster I have never seen before, and the source is this little girl."

"She is the Child of Order about to be born." Shiler said: "Corresponding to Wanda's son who carries the power of chaos, her birth was originally intended to rebalance chaos and order."

"But someone polluted her." Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams said: "I cannot observe the specific actions of that black hole, but there is no doubt that he did something to her. The balance was not formed; on the contrary, the birth of this girl caused the balance of chaos and order power to be completely broken."

"So, you came to protect her?"

"Yes, I must from the source..."

Before Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams finished speaking, Shiler sighed helplessly, shook his head and said: "Have you never thought that this might be him guiding you to do this?"

Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams frowned and said: "Then why would he do this? What is his fundamental purpose?"

"What is the most powerful force you possess? For you, is this force absolutely safe and controllable?"

Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams was just about to nod, but he suddenly widened his eyes, as if he felt something. He turned his head sharply, but he wasn't actually looking at this wheat field; it was as if through this dream, he saw the disaster happening in the distance.

"He is stealing my authority..." Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams said somewhat incredulously: "The black hole is constantly expanding. What he wants is my ability to control dreams!"

Whoosh, the figure of Doctor Strange with the Power of Dreams disappeared. Shiler sighed again and shook his head. It couldn't be said that he was naive; it was just that no normal person would have thought that the next opponent to appear in the boxing ring would be a pile of dog shit. ===== CHAPTER 2756 =====