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Chapter 746 Wanda's Choice
"Sister, look, doesn't that look like... like..." After entering the courtyard of the residential building in the central area, Quicksilver inadvertently saw the situation inside the room through the window.

Wanda, dressed in a floral maxi dress, is playing with her two children just like a real mother.

Of course, that wasn't the main point of Quicksilver's surprise. The main point was the two children, a boy and a girl, playing with building blocks and Barbie dolls in the living room.

Their appearance is exactly the same as Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch when they were young.

“That’s what we looked like when we were kids, but we didn’t have toys back then…” Scarlet Witch shook her head, seemingly recalling a bad past.

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, who lived in the war-torn country of Kosovia, struggled to even get enough to eat when they were young, let alone have a stable life.

The scene in the room before them was like the wonderful days they could only dream of when they were children.

“No need to look. Those two children, like this town, are creations made with magical power.” Having seen through the truth, the Scarlet Witch felt a strange sense of sympathy for Wanda in this world.

The fact that she used magic to create two children to heal from the trauma of her childhood shows that Wanda in this world didn't have many happy times besides reminiscing about the past.

"Are you alright?" Noticing that Scarlet Witch's expression was gradually becoming sad due to being too immersed in the role, Mike gently put his arm around her and comforted her, "Although you have many similarities, you are you and she is she, and ultimately you are not the same person."

Two trees have two similar leaves. Are they the same leaf? Obviously not.

“Yes, we are not the same person.” Scarlet Witch forced a smile and unconsciously hugged Mike’s arm tighter.

At least in this world, Wanda doesn't have another Mike to "shield her from the wind and rain".

After Scarlet Witch calmed down a bit, Mike led the group into the apartment building in front of them.

“Brother? No, you are Quicksilver from another world…” Wanda was surprised for a moment when she saw her brother, who had been dead for many years, appear before her. However, after noticing Chavez, who was moving through the crowd, she quickly understood everything.

However, her eyes lingered on Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch for a long time, especially on Scarlet Witch, who was snuggling intimately next to Mike, with a hint of envy in her eyes.

“Wanda, I’ll call you that for now. We’ve come here to ask you to give up your pursuit of Chavez and relinquish your control over this world. They shouldn’t be deprived of their right to ‘freedom’…” Strange, still concerned about his situation in the other world, immediately stated the purpose of his group’s visit.

Wanda in this world did not do anything wrong by using her powers to create two children to fulfill her wish, but she should not abuse her powers to control others.

It would be even more wrong of them to hunt down the time traveler Chavez in order to prevent their ideal world from being disrupted.

"Billy, Tommy, Mom has something to take care of. You two go play in your room first." Wanda didn't pay attention to Strange immediately, but instead whispered to the two children.

It seems that Wanda in this world truly considers the two children she created as her son and daughter.

However, the two children were, after all, products of magic and did not have the cleverness of real children. After a group of strangers entered the room, they acted as if they did not see them at all, and continued to play with their toys.

"Okay, Mom~"

Only after Wanda spoke did the two of them get up and "sensibly" walk towards their own room.

To put it simply, their behavior is more like that of intelligent robots created by Tony.

Of course, this situation is not unsolvable, but it requires Wanda's power to be strong enough to imbue inanimate objects with souls.

By then, she might truly have two children, all of her own.

“I knew this day would come when Chavez ran away, but if you want me to give up Billy and Tommy, then let’s see if you have the ability to do so.” After the two “children” left, Wanda’s expression changed drastically, and chaotic power surged out of her body like a tide, enveloping the group in front of her.

“No, I didn’t ask you to kill those two children, I just asked you to spare Chavez and the others you’ve controlled…” Strange, who thought Wanda had misunderstood him, explained while resisting the power of chaos.

However, upon hearing the explanation, Wanda showed no intention of continuing the communication and instead increased the output of the Chaos Force.

For her, the desire to let people live in an ideal world is an obsession, and so is the desire to have her own children.

There is a mutually dependent relationship between obsessions.

It's similar to ideological compatibility, or rather, mutual support. Strange's decision to let her relinquish control over her surroundings is tantamount to rejecting Wanda's obsession.

“This can’t go on…” Seeing Wanda’s stubbornness, Strange, who was struggling to maintain his strength in the power of chaos, also had to take care of Chavez beside him and couldn’t spare any more power. Therefore, he could only look to Mike for help.

Wanda in this world also absorbed the power of the Dark Book, and even absorbed the power of another powerful witch.

It's like an evolved version of Wanda.

Her overall strength is similar to that of the grown-up Strange, but she has the advantage due to the terrain.

This is what makes Strange appear so passive.

"Let me do it~" Seeing that Mike was about to make a move, Scarlet Witch, who had been watching Wanda in this world, stepped forward first.

Although both are forms of chaotic energy, Scarlet Witch's crimson energy is more pleasing to the eye than Wanda's black energy in this world.

Two energies, one red and one black, met in the air, constantly squeezing and recombining, and for a time they were evenly matched.

It can be said that, compared to Wanda in this world, Scarlet Witch, with Mike "protecting" her, is no less powerful.

"Oh, right, Wanda, this is for you~" Mike, who was watching from the back, realized that the battle between the two Wandas would not end anytime soon, so he took out the Eternal Crown, which had infinite energy, and threw it to Scarlet Witch, who was closer to him.

With the Eternal Crown added to her power of chaos, Scarlet Witch gained a fiery orange-red hue, and the viscosity of her energy increased instantly.

Not long after, Wanda released black chaotic power, which was compressed into a small ball by orange-red chaotic power.

As the dark, chaotic power slowly dissipated, Wanda of this world ultimately fell to the ground, having made a fatal mistake.

"Stop deceiving yourself, give up!" After winning, Scarlet Witch withdrew her energy, stared at Wanda on the ground, and advised, "Don't dwell on the past. You can actually have a better real life."

Judging from my own experience, the Scarlet Witch, who also had a tragic childhood, has found happiness now, hasn't she?

Therefore, she sincerely hopes that Wanda in this world can let go of her obsession and start anew.

“Hehe…” Wanda, who was sitting on the ground with disheveled hair, suddenly chuckled, then looked up at the Scarlet Witch above her, and after a long while said, “You know what? I’m really envious of you.”

"I hope you can continue to live such a happy life..."

As she spoke, Wanda in this world slowly dissolved into particles and vanished with a smile.

Perhaps because she realized that the beautiful dream she had created was ultimately just an empty dream, and having no more attachments in this world, she finally chose to free herself.

"Alright, don't overthink it, it's all over." Mike stepped forward and put his arm around Scarlet Witch again.

Seeing Wanda die in this world caused Scarlet Witch inexplicable distress.

"Did I do something wrong?" she asked instinctively, still not quite recovered.

“No, you didn’t do anything wrong. It was all her own choice,” Mike reassured the girl.

In general, Scarlet Witch was unaware of everything Wanda had experienced and the pain she had endured in this world, so she did more harm than good.

But since she was "one of their own," Mike naturally had to side with her.

This has nothing to do with right or wrong, it's simply a matter of perspective.

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(End of this chapter)