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MCMSB: C55: Azu On Thin Ice

David looked at the chaos unfolding before him, and at the armed guards pointing their weapons in his direction.

In an instant, David moved to the closest guard, his hand flashing forward like lightning, gripping the man's face and lifting him. Under everyone's gaze, the guard's body withered, aging rapidly as his life force drained away, leaving him as frail as a man in his nineties. Feeling the surge of energy, David tossed the guard's lifeless body aside.

A loud crash followed ...

MSS: Chapter 145

"Spider-Boy, what do you think you're doing? Fighting criminals? Do you really believe you're everyone's so-called 'good neighbor'?"

The Green Goblin gestured toward the people below. "Look at them! You think I'm crazy? No, no—they are. Your so-called crime-fighting won't make them love you. To them, you're nothing but a novelty—a spider clown."

"Even if you stop me, they'll still blame you for the damage I caused. Sure, people in the city might be grateful to you for a while....

MSS: Chapter 144

"It looks like there will be a lot of fun here today," Leon murmured, sensing—or perhaps even "seeing"—what was about to happen next.

He and Wanda exchanged a look. In that instant, they were perfectly in sync. Without hesitation, they dove into the festivities.

The grand square was alive with people celebrating, balloons filling the sky, and a massive one floating above the fountain. However, the lively scene was soon shattered by explosions, accompanied by pani...

MCMSB: C54: Death Party

Peter recorded the appearance of the parasite host as described by Clark and Azu and sent the details to Officer Chandler, asking for assistance in the investigation.

That evening, while Peter was having dinner with Jonathan's family, the phone at the farm rang.

Peter answered, "Hello, this is the Podrick Farm."

"Peter, it's me, Chandler."

Recognizing Chandler's voice, Peter held the receiver close. "I'm guessing you've found something on the identity of the person I a...

MCMSB: C53: I Will Be Sending You to Hell

Kent Farm.

Peter looked down at the dead cattle scattered across the ground, his expression grim. The lifeless bodies of the animals lay shriveled and dry, as if every last drop of blood and ounce of life had been drained from them.

Beside him, Jonathan comforted his tearful wife, equally distressed. In a single night, their herd of cows had all died mysteriously, adding more hardship to their already struggling farm.

A yellow police line encircled the scene as officers and ...

MCMSB: C52: Fathers and Sons of Trouble

Lex suddenly felt a sharp pain in his left leg and looked down to see a rip in the knee of his jeans. Instinctively, he touched the sore spot and immediately felt a slick, wet sensation on his fingers. Before he could fully process the pain, the rustling in the bushes to his left started up again, making his nerves prickle.

Realizing he couldn't just sit and wait, Lex mustered all his strength, got to his feet, and forced himself to ignore the pain, running forward. He stumbled over a f...

MCMSB: C51: The Resentment of the Martian Manhunter

"Ah-hem!"

A man of African descent cleared his throat, signaling his presence to Azu. "Hello, I'm John Jones."

Azu took a deep breath, eyeing the imposing figure before him warily. His mind raced with confusion—how had this man managed to stop his full-strength punch so effortlessly?

The tall, broad-shouldered man with thick, dark brows seemed to sense Azu's inner turmoil. He stepped forward, speaking calmly, "No need to be so guarded. I'm not here to cause trouble."

MCMSB: C50: The Life Clock of a Father

Smallville, Luthor Mansion

Lionel Luthor sat in his office, watching a video feed from the lab with a furrowed brow. Although the Luthor chemical plant had been shut down, the secret lab within continued its research on kryptonite.

"This is the corpse of a coyote we found near the meteor—or rather, the spaceship—crash site," said Dr. David Harewood, who was handling the autopsy, addressing the camera as he examined the coyote's body.

A few days earlier, ...

MCMSB: C49: The Mysterious Death

The next day...

Near the Smallville River.

Officer Lane stood beside a wilted marigold at the riverbank, smoking one cigarette after another, as if one more might finally relieve the heavy feeling pressing down on his chest and help him breathe easier. But even after the last cigarette, the weight inside him hadn't lightened at all.

Shaking his head, he flicked away the cigarette butt and walked over to the coroner, who was examining a corpse nearby.

I...

MSS: Chapter 143

In truth, Wanda's remarkable progress was more or less what Leon had anticipated. As the universe's originator of Chaos Magic, she could learn white magic as easily as a Ph.D. statistician might grasp elementary school material—just a quick explanation, and she understood it instantly.

In the realm of magic, Wanda was like a fish in water, her strength growing exponentially. At this rate, the Ancient One might need to consider early retirement.

As for Leon, without the near-limi...

MSS: Chapter 142

Seeing the girl up close, Mordo was surprised by her delicate, sweet appearance and young age, though he already knew she was quite young. What had just happened left him, a sorcerer ranked among Kamar-Taj's strongest, unable to resist being transported here so effortlessly.

"Wanda."

"Mordo."

They briefly introduced themselves. Wanda, clearly briefed by the Ancient One, already knew a mage would be coming to teach her.

Looking at the girl in front of him, Mordo couldn'...

MCMSB: C48: The More Love There Is, the More Hatred There Will Be

"Then go to hell!"

A senior student wearing a ring threw a punch at Clark.

With enhanced dynamic vision, Clark easily caught the student's wrist.

Although he wanted to do as his godfather said and punch this annoying guy in the face, he remembered his father's words: "Hide your abilities."

Clark, torn between anger and restraint, accidentally applied too much pressure on the student's wrist, causing him to scream in pain.

"Ah! Damn it! Let go! Let me go!"

T...

MCMSB: C47: The Unyielding Clark

The next morning, at dawn, Peter received a call from the school while on the farm.

"Dad, what happened?"

After hanging up, Azu rubbed his sleepy eyes and asked curiously. Last night's flying practice had left him feeling a bit drained.

"The school bus was in an accident. The car's radiator fell off, so you won't be able to take the bus to school for a few days," Peter replied.

Azu nodded. "Alright, I don't really need the bus anyway. I can run faster than it."

"...

MSS: C141

"The power of darkness is growing day by day, and many among us have fallen, unable to resist its temptation," Master Mordo said, worry etched on his face.

As someone who holds the ideals of absolute justice, Mordo is devoted to the light, intolerant of any form of darkness. He reveres those who have protected the world and fought against evil for over two thousand years, most of all the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One. To him, she is a beacon of hope and a source of faith. He dreams ...

MSS: C140

Keisha nodded affirmatively. But after speaking, she hesitated a little, adding, "But if it's the female sorcerer known as the Ancient One… she's out of range."

"No problem," came the reply.

With that question set aside, Keisha began discussing Sky Blade's recent search results for the Milky Way and surrounding galaxies. "During this period, we identified four developed civilizations near us, along with around 33,000 underdeveloped civilizations that have been detected."

S...

MCMSB: C46: "You'll Catch Me, Right?"

Scattered rubble lay around as dust spread outward from the collapsed windmill.

"Azu!"

Clark snapped out of his daze only two seconds after seeing Azu buried under the fallen windmill. Immediately, he threw down his backpack and sprinted to the windmill, waving his hand to disperse the dust as he began digging through the stones with his hands.

"Hold on, Azu! I'll get you out!"

As he dug frantically, he called down to the buried Azu with tension in his voice.

"Hu...

MCMSB: C45: The First Flying Experience

"Regardless, thank you for your generosity, Mr. Luthor."

Hearing this, Lionel shook his head helplessly. "It seems, Mr. Podrick, you still have some opinions about me."

"No, I just think, Mr. Luthor, that your agricultural fund should help farmers who need it more than I do."

Peter glanced at Jonathan, who was working on repairing the roof in the distance. "Like Jonathan. He's planning to take out a bank loan. I think your fund could ease his troubles."

L...

MSS: C139

Wanda's progress was so rapid that it surpassed both Leon's and the Ancient One's expectations. Later, while having tea together on the balcony of Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One sighed, "Her power is truly unimaginable. I believe she is destined to become a great being in the future."

Leon nodded. "I also hope she can maintain her purity. Otherwise, her power would be a tremendous threat to this world, this universe, and even the multiverse."

Leon reflected on this. In the original ti...

MSS: C138

One wanted a peaceful retirement, and the other hoped to guide Wanda into taking on more responsibilities early. They quickly found common ground.

After a pretentious discussion, Leon returned to the manor. He approached Wanda with a serious expression, studying her sweet, delicate face. Under Wanda's curious gaze—and Natasha's as she sat nearby—Leon said, "Wanda, we might have a chance to explore the essence of your chaos magic together."

"Is it because of that sorcerer organ...

MCMSB: C44: Suppressing the Gods of Death and Destruction with One Hand

"Dad, I'm scared."

"Scared of what, John?"

"I'm scared of going back to that room I've never seen before. I hate it there."

Azu took a deep breath, saying, "Everything's white, as if I'm trapped, unable to make a sound no matter how much I want to. Dad, is that what you meant by the Catholic hell?"

Peter paused for a moment, then shook his head. "No, that's not hell. Hell is much farther away than that."

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MCMSB: C43: Azu's Dream

Azu puffed out his cheeks nervously and then exhaled slowly, like a "big mushroom releasing spores."

"Da-Dad?"

Turning around, Azu saw Peter's darkened face and immediately realized he was in big trouble.

"John Podrick, what have you done?!"

Peter looked over the mess on the farm, the veins on his forehead pulsing with anger. He hadn't expected that while he was out fighting enemies, the two boys he'd left to guard the home would end up fighting each other.

And j...

MSS: C137

Leon decided not to voice his question after all.

"The chaos in the timeline makes it impossible for me to see the future clearly," the Ancient One said, her tone thoughtful. "The future is tangled, and it's incredible, Leon."

She extended her right hand, a flash of emerald light revealing a necklace—the Eye of Agamotto, an artifact only the Sorcerer Supreme could wield.

"It holds one of the universe's most potent powers: time. It allows me to glimpse the future, but meddl...

MSS: C136

Zhi! Zhi!

A portal made of fiery sparks appeared in Kamar-Taj, and Leon and Wong stepped through it. Leon had changed into a shirt, though he was still wearing beach shorts.

Kamar-Taj, located in Kathmandu, is an ancient sanctuary for sorcerers. Its architecture is classical, perched high among the mountains, with distant peaks visible on all sides. Sorcerers of various kinds and races could be seen practicing in their robes, while others hurried past, cl...

MCMSB: C42: I Am Also a Demon

Peter still didn't know that his "mermaid" was now in Azu's hands, being used against Clark.

At the moment, he was at Old Horace's residence, watching as the man opened a safe.

Old Horace revealed a stash of green bills and jewels, saying, "This is everything I've stolen, but you can't take it."

Peter frowned. "Why can't I? Mr. Horace, I think you're mistaken. These things are originally mine."

Peter had already come to see the Luthor family bank in Smallville as his o...

MCMSB: C41: First Attack Against Clark

"You!"

Horace coughed violently, looking at Peter in shock.

He could never have imagined that this man possessed powers similar to his own.

"In a way," Peter said, looking down at Horace, who was kneeling on the ground and gasping for air, "the chest is an excellent target—especially when your opponent isn't trained. There's a lot of nerves here. Boxers strengthen this area to be as solid as armor, but for amateurs, it's the most effective spot to strike."

As a boxin...

MSS: Chapter 135

In no time, Sky Base had become Wanda and the others' favorite "toy." They even named it the City in the Sky. While it hasn't been relocated to New York, it now hovers hundreds of nautical miles away over the Pacific Ocean. New York, with its dense air traffic—and Tony Stark frequently flying around—seemed too risky. Despite Sky Base's optical invisibility, there's still a fear that one day, Tony might accidentally collide with it. Even though Sky Base's metal is highly durable, Tony's ar...

MSS: Chapter 134

"Then it exploded like fireworks," Tony added, looking at Nick Fury beside him with a disgusted expression. "The things you design are really cruel."

"A person exploding in such a tight space always reminds me of the time I put a carton of milk in a small box and then—" Tony shuddered, "nauseating."

Fury sneered, unphased. "Believe me, Tony, you're the one making them sick."

Tony shrugged. "It's normal for the poor to hate the rich. But hey, I'm still a brill...

MCMSB: C40: Home Destruction in Progress

"Cough, cough…"

Clark held his chest and coughed as he stood up. His strong defense left him almost unscathed, though he felt a slight pressure in his chest. However, Azu's attack had ignited his anger.

Clark leaped out of the barn and charged toward Azu.

Boom!

Clark's punch struck Azu's right cheek, sending him spinning like a top through the air before he crashed heavily onto the ground. Mud splattered, and a dull thud echoed.

A stunned Azu looked at...

MCMSB: C39: Reason and Instinct

"Godfather, have my mom and dad been kidnapped?"

Clark stood up, looking at Peter, lost and anxious.

"Dad, who did this?"

Little Azu's face turned serious as well.

"I don't know."

Peter put away the letter, frowning slightly. The letter informed him that Jonathan and Martha had been kidnapped and demanded that Clark and Azu be brought to a designated location by 11 PM.

Was it the man Jonathan mentioned yesterday?

Thinking it over, Peter noticed Clark'...

MCMSB: C38: Stubborn Jonathan Finally Taken Down

The atmosphere froze instantly.

"Don't be so tense, Mr. Kent, I'm just joking."

Horace, who had initially worn a serious expression, suddenly relaxed. "In any case, I hope you and Mrs. Kent will think it over. I'll visit again."

As he spoke, he prepared to leave. At the door, he put on his sunglasses, turned back to Jonathan and his wife, and added, "But don't worry too much. I'll keep this matter confidential."

After Horace left, a worried Martha turned to her husband...