Chapter 697: U: Infinite Event (13)

In the cosmic space around Klyntar, several forces were constantly colliding.

Solus saw Helen pounce on Klyntar and thought she was exhausted and wanted to flee, so he intended to press the attack. However, Frigga on the other side had already sensed Helen's aura and used a magical barrier to block Solus's path.

Magneto was purely because his work had been disturbed, so he wanted to eliminate everyone here. The magnetic storm swept through, constantly conflicting with other forces, forming one vortex after another that devoured people.

Right in the middle of these chaotic force vortexes, a tiny, inconspicuous black shadow suddenly appeared, and in an instant, it was torn into pieces by this terrifying turbulent flow of power.

Then, Peter, who was inside Klyntar, saw Schiller being thrown out by someone again, and then he saw Schiller fly out again, and then return to the original spot.

Peter couldn't understand at all what Schiller was doing. Everything happening before his eyes exceeded his range of understanding.

Schiller, who had disappeared and reappeared several times, finally stopped in front of Peter. He put his hands on his hips, sighed, and then turned his head to say to Peter, "This world is just like this, isn't it? Some things are not determined by whether you work hard or not."

Seeing Peter's expression somewhat dazed, Schiller walked up to him, patted his arm, and said, "What's wrong with you, Peter? Was the multiverse journey smooth?"

"I..." Peter kept his mouth open but couldn't make a sound. After being stunned there for a few seconds, he suddenly jumped up, then said to Schiller with a tense expression, "Doctor! I was just about to find you. I have a very important thing to tell you!"

"A very important thing? What?" Schiller looked at Peter and asked. He observed for a moment and found that Peter's state wasn't very good. From his body language, it could be seen that he was a bit weak now.

"It's just..." Peter's breath was held back. He tried hard to shake his head and said, "Someone... someone told me..."

Seeing Peter unable to speak clearly, Schiller sighed and said, "Don't be anxious, speak slowly. What's such a big deal?"

Peter took several deep breaths. He clenched his fists and then said, "I met Spider-Men from other universes. They told me that anyone who has ever said the phrase 'With great power comes great responsibility' to a Spider-Man eventually dies."

"Of course, I know this sounds very absurd, and I don't believe it either, but I asked everyone, and in their universes, the people who said this sentence to them and made them understand this lesson indeed all died."

"The Superior Spider-Man told me this is a curse belonging to Spider-Man. I... I don't understand if this is the kind of occult curse Dr. Strange speaks of, but I feel this is no coincidence..."

As his sanity gradually recovered, Peter's tone became more and more anxious. He looked at Schiller and said, "Dr. Schiller, I know you are very powerful, but this is really dangerous. If this is truly a curse, you might... you might die..."

Peter's tone lowered. He seemed very unwilling to say that word, and when he truly spoke the word "death" out loud, he suddenly felt a heavy emotion surrounding him.

After hearing this, Schiller froze.

At the time, he said the phrase "With great power comes great responsibility" to Peter essentially to save Ma Te, who was still lying in the emergency room.

Schiller, who had read the comics, knew the writing style of Marvel editors well. If he hadn't said this to Peter at the time, then the subsequent plot would have been that in the hospital room where Ma Te had already been out of danger, a sharp machine alarm would suddenly sound, a group of doctors would rush in, and one of them would walk out and say to Peter, "The patient's condition has worsened. You can still go see him for the last time."

When Peter went in, Ma Te would already be on his last breath. In the end, Ma Te, who had acted as Peter's teacher and friend, would die weakly in Peter's arms.

Since he had already sent Ma Te to the hospital for emergency treatment, Schiller didn't want any more problems at the last minute, so he said that to Peter to prevent Ma Te from being killed by the plot.

At the time, Schiller didn't know if this world would still follow the consistent plot of the comics, or if there would be that kind of "certain death" event in the character design of some important figure.

Facts proved that his caution was correct. After Peter entered the multiverse and met all the other Spider-Men, he confirmed that this kind of "certain death" curse was real.

Peter didn't like this kind of thing that couldn't be analyzed for principles and had no logic at all, but countless Spider-Men told Peter with their painful experiences that this kind of illogical thing would indeed happen, so he told Schiller about this quite anxiously.

He had imagined countless expressions Schiller might have when hearing this, for example, he might comfort Peter in return, or comfort himself, but in any case, Peter hadn't expected that when he told Schiller this, Schiller's face couldn't be called sorrowful—it could only be called beaming with joy.

He saw that after Schiller froze for a moment, a smile appeared on his face. Peter found it hard to describe what emotion this smile represented, but his Spider-Sense told him that someone was about to have terrible luck.

"I'm not joking, Doctor, you might really be in danger... Oh, just now! Just now it was like that!"

Peter seemed to suddenly remember something. He made one hand into a fist and hammered it into the palm of his other hand, saying, "Just now, that light, it was just so coincidentally piercing through you. This is too coincidental! This might be the manifestation of the curse taking effect!"

"Wait a minute! Dr. Schiller, you must leave here quickly. I'll send you away!" Peter was anxious to the extreme, grabbing Schiller's arm and wanting to take him away.

Schiller, however, took his hand away calmly and looked at Peter seriously, saying, "Peter, are you planning to leave just like that without doing anything?"

"I... but I have to ensure your safety..."

"If I leave, it's not just me who is in danger, but all life in the entire universe." Schiller sighed and looked up toward the interior of Klyntar.

In the originally pitch-black space, a beam of light was spreading in from the gap. This ancient cage, standing silently in the Andromeda Galaxy, was finally broken today.

Accompanying the disappearance of the cage was Knull's crazy laughter.

A mass of black mist flew out from the gap. Looking at the endless starry river outside, those blood-red eyes became brighter and brighter. All power condensed into a white-haired figure. On this ancient planet, the weeping of countless symbiotes disappeared into the silent universe.

When the boundless chaos power radiated out, even Solus felt suffocated. This powerful force, coming from the most primal source of the universe, turned into the deadliest weapon in the hands of an ancient creature.

That oppressive feeling filled with darkness made Peter almost unable to breathe. Schiller was right; this universe was falling into the danger of chaos invasion.

"Still remember what I told you before?" Schiller turned his head to look at Peter. In Schiller's eyes, Peter saw infinite brilliance.

Amidst Peter's shouts, Schiller's figure disappeared.

The next second, surging gray mist appeared before Knull. Facing the gray mist, no matter how bad Knull's brain was, he understood that Schiller was that hateful thief.

If the gray mist being stolen when it was just born was still tolerable, then afterward, Schiller using the system to mock Knull incessantly was simply a great humiliation. What's more, Schiller had mocked him twice.

He, the dignified God of Symbiotes, when had he ever suffered such grievances? And now, this despicable, rude thief dared to run in front of him and show off. In an instant, Knull's anger was fully ignited.

The black mist slowly dissipated, and the white-haired, red-eyed figure appeared in the universe. Although his figure had shrunk countless times, his momentum was even stronger.

This creature, older than the universe, possessed powerful forces that any gregarious creature couldn't imagine. This was his capital for survival in the universe.

Chaos power was drawn out, condensed, and refined until it formed the shape of a long sword. Schiller held an umbrella, Knull raised his long sword, and when the two figures, one gray and one black, collided, the entire universe trembled.

With the power of Venom and Red Bee opening the way, Peter flew out of the interior of Klyntar. And upon feeling that heart-wrenching chaos energy, he knew he couldn't sit and wait for death.

From the information Red Bee provided from within his body, no human could be Knull's opponent. Knull was a true god, the creator, the controller, and the ruler of chaos power.

Peter's inner unease became stronger and stronger. He flew quickly across the cosmic space and found the Spider-Men who were entangled with Solus.

However, facing Solus, who was at the multiverse level, was also a huge test for the Spider-Men. Although there weren't so many Inheritor family members fighting them anymore, Solus, who was already making a desperate move, was even more lethal.

In mid-air, Solus's huge phantom constantly waved his arms, and energy storms bloomed one after another around him. The Spider-Men who attacked in turns were all injured after a few exchanges.

Peter fell into a dilemma. He wanted to help the Spider-Men, but he also wanted to help Schiller. At the same time, he didn't know how to participate in the battle between the two sides.

But just at this moment, Peter heard a faint voice ringing in his ears: "Peter... go help the people you want to help. We are still here..."

Silk's tone revealed a trace of tenderness. She said, "We don't know if we can reverse your tragedy, but we are still willing to try to do so. All the Spider-Men are..."

Peter closed his eyes. When he finally mustered the courage, he saw that all the Spider-Men surrounding Solus were looking at him, including Otto Octavius.

The surrounding universe only had the explosive sounds of power clashing. All the Spider-Men didn't make a sound, but Peter saw what they wanted to say from their temperament.

In their universes, tragedies were already irreversible. Whenever they recalled those who had passed away, in the middle of the night, no one knew if they had also had expectations—expectations that before the tragedy happened, someone would tell them all of this, giving them a chance to work hard to save those they loved deeply.

But facing the cruel reality, there wasn't much room for fantasy. If there was a chance to make their dream come true, even if it didn't happen to themselves, they were willing to try for it.

Peter took a deep breath and turned to fly toward Schiller's direction.

Arriving at the other battlefield, Peter discovered that there was almost no room for him to intervene here.

Schiller and Knull's battle was less of a fight and more of a contest of two forces. Using the enemy's spear to attack the enemy's shield, the power Schiller obtained from Knull, after refinement, was even more refined than the chaos power Knull was currently using, and this angered Knull even more.

And in a place Peter couldn't see, Schiller had been using the system to send text messages to Knull. The content of the text messages was very short but very lethal, only a few syllables, which was "Die."

Knull had been angered to the point of losing his sanity. He went full throttle, trying his best to draw the primal chaos energy, attacking regardless of everything. Peter saw that Schiller appeared stretched thin under the violent chaos energy, seemingly finding it very difficult even just to defend.

Peter rushed toward Knull but was quickly thrown away. Physical attacks didn't have much effect on a life like Knull, and Peter wasn't proficient enough in controlling the magic energy inside his own body.

Just as he was burning with anxiety, he saw Knull raise the long sword in his hand and stab toward Schiller.

This should have been a very ordinary attack, but from Peter's angle, he could see another mass of energy compressed to the limit hidden behind Knull. Clearly, the frontal attack was just a feint; Knull's true purpose was to use that mass of energy to sneak attack Schiller.

Peter shouted: "No! Dodge quickly!

!"

But Schiller seemed to think the energy barrier he constructed was enough to withstand Knull's sword, so he stood in place without moving.

Just as Peter was rushing toward Schiller, burning with anxiety, the long sword touched the barrier, colliding with a series of intense sparks.

Just as Schiller expected, Knull's blade didn't pierce his defense, but following closely behind was a violent explosion that blew the surrounding space into pieces.

Peter flew backward, and in the process of flying backward, he saw Schiller, who had hurriedly scattered into gray mist, still not dodging the terrifying energy impact. The gray mist slowly dissipated amidst the explosion's light and aftermath.

And when the mist dissipated, Peter finally arrived at the destination. He saw a black shadow slowly falling.

Schiller, like a leaf falling from a branch at the end of autumn, was captured by the star's gravity amidst the vortex of energy agitation, and began to fall uncontrollably, like a moth flying toward the light, like a mayfly falling into the water.

In the process of falling, his hair flew upward, as if wanting to grab something, but when Peter held Schiller, his body began to dissipate with the passing of energy, swallowed by the endless sea of fire of the star.

Peter heard a sigh, slowly dissipating in the universe:

"With great power comes great responsibility." ===== CHAPTER 698 =====