American Comics: Trading Tom Cat

Chapter 81 Changing the World and Establishing Rules

The Ancient One casually flipped through a few pages: "It is indeed a very good creation, and it has some special magical technology, but it is not the same as the magic of Kamar-Taj."

"It's not surprising. After all, you're not the only ones who play with magic. Who knows where you got those magical tricks from?"

"Two powerful beings, if you're so curious, why don't you capture a few sentinels and study them?"

This sudden outburst caused all the mutants present to pale in shock. These two were incredibly powerful, even to a fool's eye. After all, no one had ever seen them before, and they were most likely from the past, able to travel through time at will. What level of power were they? If they rashly spoke and provoked such strength, then…

Two pairs of eyes instantly fell on the person who spoke. Gu Yi was curious, while Locke's eyes lit up.

"Fat Ice! No, it should be called Blink now!" It really is this version, not bad, not bad.

"Fat Ice? Have you ever seen someone who looks very similar to me?" Blink asked curiously.

Locke nodded, observing the shimmering light with interest.

"Interesting. Others are somewhat afraid of us, even Wolverine, whom we've met, is filled with awe. You're not lacking in awe either, but compared to awe, you actually have more of a desire."

His eyes flickered for a moment, and he said frankly, "Yes, after all, according to Wolverine, you are a great being he has never imagined. I have always been curious about powerful beings."

Locke's expression grew increasingly amused. Interesting, really interesting. She was quite similar to the woman in his memory—ambitious, ruthless, and intelligent.

For Locke, beauty was just a basic requirement when it came to women; mere beauty was just a facade. Women with unique characteristics were more likely to pique his interest.

Just then, someone suddenly cried out in terror, "Sentry! The sentry is here!"

All the mutants present tensed up instantly.

Only Locke and the Ancient One remained calm, and even looked at the Sentinel robots outside with some curiosity.

Countless Sentinel robots soared through the sky, each one identical. Connected together, they blotted out the sun, creating an indescribable sense of oppression.

Locke shook his head: "What a mess the sky has become."

As soon as he finished speaking, he raised one hand and waved it casually. Instantly, all the Sentinel robots in the sky vanished without a trace, as if someone had casually wiped them away with a rag.

Upon seeing this, Magneto, who had remained silent until now, suddenly widened his eyes.

What kind of power is this!

Even if he went all out, it was uncertain whether he could kill each Sentinel robot. Yet, with just one wipe, tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of Sentinels were gone?!

He didn't understand, but Magneto was deeply shocked!

Seeing this, Flash's breathing quickened, and his gaze toward Locke became even more intense.

Locke casually grabbed at the air again, and a lone Sentinel robot obediently came to his side.

With a gentle tear, an arm was ripped off and handed to Gu Yi: "Here, you can study it too."

The Ancient One shook her head: "Magic methods are only a small part of it; the rest are all technological methods. I'm not very interested in studying those."

“Okay.” Locke casually pressed the arm back down, twisted it easily, and it fit perfectly back in, just like before.

Sentinel Robot: ? ? ? ?

With a single finger, Locke slammed it into the Sentinel's forehead, instantly shattering the robot into pieces. Locke then began to casually tinker with the fragments.

"Never seen a Sentinel restored to factory settings like this before, have you?"

Upon hearing this, Blink, who had somehow appeared beside Locke, nodded. Its bright, sparkling eyes gazed curiously at the fragment in Locke's hand. Seemingly out of curiosity, it deliberately moved closer, and unintentionally, a heavy object pressed down on the back of Locke's hand.

Locke laughed and, without any hesitation, pulled Blink into his arms, his hands passing under her on either side, continuing to fiddle with the Sentinel's parts while still holding her close.

"I see. It's not as complicated as I thought. Besides, this thing has a rather poor energy utilization rate, which is why its ability to convert energy at any time is somewhat unique."

In no time at all, Locke had thoroughly studied the Sentinel robot.

Now that both objectives have been achieved, Locke looked down at Flash, who was looking obedient in his arms.

"Now, I'll give you a little perk. You can make one request: take out the sentinels, or anything else, but only one!"

"Come on, let me see what interesting requests you've come up with in your little head."

Instantly, everyone's eyes turned to the flashing light, filled with anticipation, eagerness, and longing...

Even Magneto and Professor X, the two mutant bipolars, were breathing rapidly, unable to control themselves. After all, the next Blink could very well change everything in the world!

Is it to destroy the Sentinels? Or to gain power? Or to seek wealth?

At this moment, no one was sure what demands Flash would make.

Contemplation, long periods of contemplation.

A moment later, she smiled dazzlingly: "I've got it."

"Tell me."

"I want to make this world a pure land that has never been destroyed by Sentinel Robots and will never be destroyed by them."

"Is it okay?" The big, bright eyes looked at Locke.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yi smiled and shook her head: "Your request is not simple."

Locke nodded: "It's not simple."

"It's not easy, but that doesn't mean it's impossible, right?"

Locke nodded again: "It feels a bit unfair, because it sounds like one request, but it's actually two."

"Well..." Flash cautiously leaned close to Locke's ear and whispered a sweet nothing, "How about I compensate you?"

Locke smiled and gently ruffled his shimmering purple hair.

"It would be quite difficult to meet these two requirements under normal circumstances."

A hand reached out, a flash of icy blue light appeared, and an elegant, exquisite gauntlet, like the most perfect work of art, appeared in Locke's hand.

"Your request needs to be completed in two steps. This is the first step..."

As soon as he finished speaking, four different lights lit up on the gauntlet at the same time.

Green, symbolizing the power of time; blue, symbolizing the power of space; scarlet, symbolizing the power of chaos; and crimson, symbolizing the power of the phoenix—these four energies intertwine and weave together to create a dazzling spectacle.

At this moment, the hand encased in the ice crystal gauntlet touched the void.

In an instant, an invisible force spread out.

A few seconds later, the world began to change. All the Sentinel robots in the world, and the factories that manufactured them, vanished without a trace in an instant.

At the same time, the shattered earth began to heal, the dried-up rivers were restored, and the flowers, trees and shrubs began to grow and bloom again... Everything seemed to turn back time at this moment, and in just a few minutes, the scene before the birth of the Sentinel Robot was restored.

"Look at the sky! It's blue again!"

"A bird, I saw a bird, it looks like a redwinged thrush."

Not to mention the mutants present, at this moment, almost everyone in the world noticed the changes. Some people knelt on the ground and offered devout prayers, some were moved to tears and carefully stroked the roadside flowers, and some, having escaped the capture of the Sentinel robots, hugged each other and cried loudly.

"This, this is..." Even Flash, who had taken the initiative to make the request, was dumbfounded at this moment, unable to comprehend what was happening.

Only the Ancient One, standing to the side, looked on with amazement.

"Extracting the memories of all living beings in this spacetime, manifesting the complete image before the riot, and then changing the false image into reality, Lord Locke, your skill is no less than that of God's creation of the world."

Looking at the back of his hand, where two of the four gems had dimmed, Locke said calmly, "It's alright. I've always wanted to try out a super-wide-range attack that can affect an entire world, so this satisfies a bit of my curiosity."

She rubbed a strand of hair beside her forehead, her eyes darting around blankly: "Next is the second request."

Locke raised his hand, and his soft voice spread out, gradually becoming grand and majestic, as if it had transformed into a decree of pardon from the creator god to the mortal world.

"Rule set: There will be no more Sentinel robots in this world!"

A gentle, drizzling energy instantly spread throughout the world, but it did not cause any further dramatic changes to the world.

Looking down at the shimmering creature in his arms, he said, "I have established that sentence as the most fundamental rule of this world. Just like water flows downhill and the sun rises in the east and sets in the west, it is a natural law that the whole world follows. From now on, no one can invent a Sentinel robot."

"Even if someone had a sudden inspiration to create more Sentinels, he would die due to various natural disasters."

"Your request has now been fully fulfilled."

"Is it really possible to do something like this?" he murmured listlessly, his eyes darting around.

The next moment, all emotions transformed into fervor, an unparalleled fervor, an extreme fervor.

This is someone you must hold onto! Hold onto him tightly! Never let go of him for the rest of your life!!

Locke smiled slightly and glanced back at the other mutants who seemed to have lost their voices and souls.

"Everything has been resolved, it's time to leave."

Blink gripped Locke's arm tightly, his expression clear: he wouldn't let go, even if it meant death!

The next moment, the three figures gradually blurred and disappeared without a trace, as if they had never existed.

After a long, long time, Magneto's murmurs, as if he were on a pilgrimage to 350, finally echoed through the venue.

"Reshaping the world in an instant, setting rules at will—this is true, ultimate power. Before, I was just a clown who thought himself powerful."

No one refuted these words, but they gradually awakened the others.

Sudden……

The sound of "thump thump thump..." kept coming.

Following the sound, everyone looked and saw Wolverine repeatedly banging his head against the wall.

"Logan, what's wrong?" Professor X, the kind-hearted man, couldn't help but ask with concern.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it..."

"Why, why? If I had known it would end so easily, why did I come back? I should have stayed in that other time and space!!"

Everyone: "????"

"Damn it, that young Charles said he was ready to join the ranks of that great being, but there were still some minor details that hadn't been settled. If I hadn't come back, I could have joined with the young Charles."

"Damn it, damn it, damn it..."

A powerful patron was right in front of him, and someone was even offering to pull strings for him, yet he refused. He wanted to die, wanted to die, wanted to die—Wolverine wanted to die more than ever before.

Professor X, somewhat speechless, patted Wolverine's shoulder lightly: "Alright, Logan, it's all fate. We're alive and well now, the Sentinels are gone, and things are good enough as they are!"

Unexpectedly, Wolverine suddenly looked up and stared at Professor X with a gaze that truly resembled that of a wolf.

"Charles, help me, try again, send me back again, you can do it, you've succeeded once already."

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire room heated up, and Professor X could clearly feel the scorching gazes from behind him, like fire.

The most ardent of them all, Professor X sensed, was none other than his old friend Magneto.

"Charles, let me do it. So what if it's dangerous? I'll risk my life. I believe in you, old buddy!"

"Professor, me too! Me!"

"Professor, I want to try too!"

Professor X: To be honest, I'd love to try it myself...

"bump!"

A single blow to the head seemed to transcend time and space, striking the head of everyone present simultaneously.

"Stop fooling around!"

"Time travel is prohibited in this world at this moment!"

Chapter 82 The General's Temptation

Ripples spread through the void as Locke and the Ancient One appeared out of thin air on Hellfire Island. At that moment, the tea in the pavilion was still steaming, as if they hadn't been gone for long.

Flash, clinging tightly to Locke's arm, curiously surveyed its surroundings.

Looking at the shimmering light beside him, Locke then looked at his ice crystal gauntlets. At this moment, the two dimmed crystals on them began to regain their light little by little as time went by.

Seeing this, Locke's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly: "Ultimately, it's a power that doesn't belong to him."

That's right, a wave of world reshaping has occurred. The problem doesn't lie with Locke's Chaos Force and Phoenix Force, but rather with the Time and Space Infinity Stones.

The power of the Infinity Stones is undeniable, but there is a major limitation: they can only be used within this universe.

Locke thought that going to a spacetime that was unexpectedly connected to his own world would not violate this problem, but he did not expect that it would still happen, only with relatively fewer restrictions.

Looking at the two gems that were now recovering, Locke's brows gradually relaxed: "Never mind, once I fully understand the two laws, the effectiveness of these two gems will decrease. For now, I'll just use them as backup tools."