At this moment, crisp applause sounded.
A tender yet somewhat cold voice drifted over.
"What a wonderful office struggle! Deceiving superiors, concealing inferiors, eliminating dissidents, abusing power for personal gain—it seems no matter the organization, it's hard to escape such chaos.
After I go back, I need to thoroughly investigate my Demon Group."
Everyone looked at the two children who had suddenly appeared.
Mr. Paradox frowned, feeling a sense of familiarity.
"Agent, deal with them."
He had no time for these uninvited guests now, so he waved his hand and gave the order.
Then he turned his head, his eyes fixed on the constantly flashing timeline display on the large screen, ready to select targets for destruction.
Bang bang bang!
Almost the instant his words fell, three dark figures swept past Mr. Paradox, and with a loud crash, the large screen in front was instantly shattered to pieces, glass shards flying everywhere like snowflakes.
A chill ran down Mr. Paradox's spine as he tremblingly looked at the three half-exposed corpses, blood continuously sliding down the wall, pooling into a shocking puddle on the ground.
"Oops, I accidentally broke it, but I should be able to fix it."
A green barrier enveloped the entire room.
Time flowed backward.
The dead bodies slowly flew out, the broken screen automatically repaired itself, and the room returned to its original state, except for the three corpses on the ground.
"How can you use superpowers?"
Mr. Paradox turned around, his eyes filled with panic and fear.
Here, the Infinity Stones were no different from ordinary stones.
"To be honest, I also want to know the answer to that question."
Various powers appeared in Qinuo's hand: bio-force fields, magic, mutant superpowers, Speed Force… there was no effect on them.
He had already prepared to rely on Venom to fight head-on, after all, the worst outcome was exile to the Land of Nihility.
"Master, I can't do it."
The Key beside him also tried, but there was no reaction at all, and she hung her head in frustration.
"It's okay, after all, you're so weak, it's normal not to be able to use it," Qinuo comforted.
"…Master, if you can't comfort me, you don't have to bother." The Key's mouth twitched.
Mr. Paradox looked at the constantly changing powers in Qinuo's hand, and a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind; his pupils instantly contracted, and he cried out in alarm.
"You are Qinuo, the Demon Lord of Timeline 404!"
Everyone present turned their gaze to Qinuo, some excited, some fearful.
The Demon Lord of Timeline 404 was not dead, so he was here to settle scores.
"404? Is that what you call my World? That's a bit unlucky."
Qinuo shook his head.
"Demon Lord, is there something you need here?"
Mr. Paradox feigned composure, forcing a smile onto his face; he could only pray that the Demon Lord didn't yet know about the disappearance of his timeline.
"Help Loki out, discipline his disobedient subordinates."
Qinuo snapped his fingers, and Professor X and Charles walked out of a portal with a fully equipped HYDRA squad.
"Leader!" x2
One had hair, one didn't, making them easy to distinguish.
"Take everyone here and brainwash them, turn them into excellent and obedient oxen and horses."
"Yes, Leader."
Mr. Paradox and the employees here naturally recognized Professor X; although they didn't understand why there were two, they still smiled confidently.
"Brainwash? You won't do that, Professor X."
Bang bang!
"Ah ah ah."
Mr. Paradox wailed, clutching his shattered knees.
"I think you have some misunderstanding about us."
Charles had a gentle smile on his face.
Since signing the demonic contract, his moral bottom line had become much more flexible.
The HYDRA squad took everyone present, including the three corpses, and even cleaned up the bloodstains on the ground.
Qinuo began searching everywhere within the Time Variance Authority, preparing to take some "local specialties" from here.
When he opened a drawer and saw the Infinity Stones placed inside, his eyes instantly lit up.
Although one set of Infinity Stones was enough, Qinuo's collecting habit couldn't help but flare up; he would use the extras to forge artifacts for Pamela and the others, one for each of them.
As for worrying about multiple Infinity Stones being weakened in one Universe, that was not an issue. p1
"Hehe, a great harvest! Social Shake, help me look elsewhere."
"Master, I'm not called Social Shake."
The Key weakly protested, but still went to other places to search.
The final haul.
8 Time Stones, 6 Power Stones, 3 Soul Stones, 6 Space Stones, 7 Reality Stones, and 4 Mind Stones.
As long as the Space Stone was kept in his own hands, there would be no chaos in his own Universe.
"Master, do you like these?"
The Key looked at Qinuo, who was grinning foolishly while holding a pile of gems, feeling a bit curious.
"Yes, Master will also forge artifacts for you then. Which Infinity Stone do you like?"
Qinuo said grandly, and by the way, left a coordinate here, so he could come back to… visit later if he had the chance.
"Can it be green?"
The Key looked at the stones in Qinuo's arms, recalling the green barrier that had controlled time earlier.
"Yes, Master will make you a necklace then."
Qinuo said.
At this moment, the portal opened again.
It was Mr. Paradox and his subordinates.
They all orderly came to their workstations, and Mr. Paradox came before Qinuo, bowing ninety degrees, a fawning smile on his face.
"Welcome, esteemed leader, to inspect. I am Mr. Paradox. How may I assist you?"
"Find her timeline and send us there."
Qinuo pointed to the Key beside him.
"No problem."
Mr. Paradox went to the control panel and started searching, quickly finding the result.
"I apologize, esteemed leader, this person's timeline is numbered 404, which has currently been destroyed, but I can find a timeline with a similar trajectory."
Qinuo was stunned; this was indeed the Sorcerer Supreme of his Universe. What did Loki mean by this?
The Key was a little sad; her World was gone.
"Don't cry, Timeline 404 is with me."
Seeing the Key about to cry, Qinuo quickly took her to Timeline 404.
Watching the two disappear, Mr. Paradox also took out his golden tablet.
"This is the reporting department, Mr. Paradox, who would you like to report?"
"I want to report Mr. Paradox for repeatedly accelerating the demise of timelines, embezzlement…"
"???"
—
Qinuo also brought the Key to a mountain village under Kamar-Taj in 1450 of Timeline 404.
Before them was a flat expanse, with nothing there.
The Key slowly squatted down, looking at the lingering bloodstains on the ground and that familiar dagger.
This dagger was what she used during the ritual; she summoned a powerful magic to banish Kalu to another dimension, but she hadn't expected it to affect others, causing them to disappear from this World together.
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p1: In the Marvel Universe setting, bringing a Reality Stone from another Universe to a Universe that already has an Infinity Gauntlet usually does not weaken it.
The power of the Infinity Stones is inherent; their abilities originate from the energy remnants from the birth of the Universe, etc. As long as it is a true Infinity Stone, its essential power will not change, no matter which Universe it is in.
For specific details, refer to Ultron
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