dmims Chapter 304 Absolute Time Point, TVA, Anchor Point Person, and the Confused Crowd!
Chapter 304 Absolute Time Point, TVA, Anchor Point Person, and the Confused Crowd!
Amidst everyone's expectant gazes, Toby calmly said:
"In the end, after Strange devoured countless dark monsters and traversed countless time loops, he and Christine did indeed end up fighting..."
But just as everyone was smiling, Toby revealed the cruelest truth:
"But...the two only reunited for less than an hour..."
"Then, because of Strange's constant time travel, the time in that universe became unbalanced, and because he brought Christine back, he broke the absolute timeline. That universe couldn't bear the burden and eventually fell into a countdown to destruction. The entire universe eventually collapsed and was destroyed..."
"And his Palmer eventually died in his arms again, and even he himself was trapped in the eternal prison of time..."
Everyone: ...........
Upon hearing this, the smiles on the faces of everyone in the conference room who had heard the first half of the passage instantly froze.
They originally thought the ending would be a fairy tale where a prince defeats a dragon and ultimately saves the princess.
But unexpectedly, it turned out to be a dark fairy tale where the prince's rescue of the princess ultimately destroyed the entire country!
Christine, especially, was stunned, muttering, "Would Stephen really... destroy the entire universe for me?"
Toby nodded slightly and said indifferently, "That's right. You should know very well that he will, won't you?"
"Leaving aside the Strange of that universe, even the Strange of this universe, if I hadn't released you just now, he was already planning to devour those monsters outside to become stronger in order to save you..."
Upon hearing this, everyone else in the conference room breathed a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, Toby brought the person back in time, otherwise the consequences would have been unimaginable!
They don't want this universe to collapse and be destroyed by the Dark Strange!
Toby glanced at the group of survivors in the conference room and 'comforted' them:
"Don't worry, that only happened in that extreme universe. In that universe, Dr. Palmer doesn't have an absolute point of death, and Strange is far from capable of destroying the universe..."
Upon hearing this, everyone couldn't help but become curious again: "No wonder every universe has that so-called unbreakable absolute point in time, as you mentioned?"
"Then what is the absolute point in time for our universe? Or rather, what is it?"
"And why was the Strange from another universe able to destroy his own universe after turning evil, while our Strange couldn't?"
They looked like a group of curious children, bombarding each other with questions from two different universes.
Toby shook his head and decided to explain it to them briefly:
"First, I'll answer your first and second questions together. The concept of an absolute point in time is actually different in every universe. Before something happens, it's very difficult to predict which specific event is the absolute point in time in your own universe..."
"It could happen to any one of us, or someone close to us!"
"However, it usually happens to the most important person in that universe, or someone close to that person. I like to call that person the 'protagonist' of the world, or, in the official TVA term, the 'anchor person'~"
"And when this happens to the 'anchor person,' it's often a tragedy, a tragedy that the 'anchor person' of that universe desperately wants to avert, just like the story I just told about Strange losing Christine..."
After hearing Toby's explanation, everyone gained a slightly better understanding of absolute time points, but then new questions arose!
So what exactly is an anchor person? And what is TVA?
Good heavens! They seem to know something incredible!
However, just as everyone was about to ask these two questions, strangely enough, they suddenly all became completely uninterested in the question.
It's like what Toby just said wasn't about any organization or person concerning the fate of the universe, but just about the white-bearded old man at KFC—something trivial.
Only Toby himself seemed to sense something, and turned his gaze to Loki from this universe, who was also attending the meeting.
Loki gave him a helpless look and put his index finger to his lips as a shushing gesture.
Seeing this, Toby raised an eyebrow.
Oh, it's the God of Stories himself!
Loki said slowly:
"Mr. Spider, I think we're all more curious about the second question: what makes you think that the Strange of this universe can't destroy the entire universe?"
Upon hearing this, everyone immediately forgot about Toby's previous words about "anchor point" and "TVA" and focused all their attention on this issue.
Seeing Loki awkwardly change the subject, Toby shook his head with amusement, but didn't argue with Loki and continued to reveal more about TVA.
Instead, following Loki's lead, he moved on to the next topic, his calm smile gradually turning cold and sharp:
"Because this is my universe, and I will crush anyone who tries to disrupt its balance, whether that person is Strange or anyone else!"
"If anyone could destroy this universe right under my nose, there's only one person who could do it, and that's... me!"
Toby's gaze swept over everyone except the two Gwens beside him, making the hairs on the back of everyone's neck stand up involuntarily.
Dangerous!Dangerous!Dangerous!
After intimidating everyone present, Toby finally toned down his imposing manner and casually tossed a sweet treat over:
"However... as long as you don't act recklessly, don't disagree with each other, and don't do anything foolish behind my back, believe me, you will live a safer and happier life in this universe than in any other universe!"
Upon hearing this, everyone thought about it carefully and realized that it was indeed true!
Whether it's the Spider Family members in this universe or the Avengers from another universe.
Since Toby appeared and connected them into a big family, the tragedies around them seem to have decreased, and life has become more hopeful!
Even when major events like the Skrull invasion, the zombie crisis, and unknown monsters occurred one after another, they were able to handle them all with zero casualties thanks to Toby!
Without Toby, they would have had a very difficult time dealing with all of these challenges. It's not just that they might not have been able to resolve everything smoothly, but they would have had an absolute risk of zero casualties on the team!
With Toby's combination of firmness and encouragement, both universes felt an even stronger sense of belonging to this big family!
Toby glanced at the emotional perception data in the conference room, which had been "all green" and passed, and nodded in satisfaction.
The complete trust and confidence of everyone—in the entire universe of American comic book superheroes, those who can achieve this are extremely rare!
And he, Toby Parker, did it!
"Alright, enough of the digressions, let's get down to business..."
He had only spoken halfway when Toby suddenly stopped, frowning as he looked towards the door.
At that moment, the door to the temporary meeting room was pushed open.
General Okoye, who was in charge of commanding the Wakanda army, strode in, first giving T'Challa and Toby in the meeting room a Wakandan salute with their arms crossed, before quickly saying:
"Your Majesty, Mr. Poison Spider, the unknown monsters within the magical barrier created by Miss Maximoff and the others are making a move again! They've started attacking the barrier once more!"
Upon hearing this, everyone stood up from their seats and looked at Toby.
Toby didn't rush out. Instead, he ordered, "Everyone except the two Thors, get on the transport planes and evacuate to a place a hundred kilometers away."
"Sol, come with me, let's go take a look."
Upon hearing this, no one offered any pretentious rebuttal or insisted on going with Toby.
Because they knew that in the face of this monster that could ignore physical attacks and absorb souls, their physical superhuman abilities and the ordinary army would only cause trouble for Toby and his team!
So, apart from Toby taking off with two excited Thors, everyone else began directing the ordinary troops surrounding the Golden City to evacuate on transport planes.
When Toby flew with the two Thors to the two Wandas who were increasing their output of Chaos Power, the situation inside the magic barrier had become even worse than Okoye had described!
Because at this moment, besides the ordinary monsters that Ultron showed him, there was also a huge monster whose half-body was tens of meters long, with a mouthful of extremely ferocious black fangs, that was struggling to squeeze itself out of the ground, which looked as if it had been corroded by lava!
At the same time, Toby's right-hand ring seemed to be attracted by something and lit up involuntarily!
Following the rings, Toby's eyes squinted, then he looked again.
Only then did they notice that a figure dressed in black was standing on the hideous head of the enormous monster!
And on the man's hands, he was wearing the exact same ten-ring rings as on his right hand!
Seeing this, Toby finally remembered where the monster below looked familiar, and also realized who the figure wearing the ten rings was...
Facing the enormous monster below and the imposing man in black, Toby showed no fear of a formidable enemy, only the excitement of watching prey:
"The Ten Rings Gang's literary and martial arts experts actually delivered this universe's ten rings to me on their own initiative? This is truly a double blessing!"