Chapter 027: Deception

After Thanos disappeared, his warship was also erased, along with his minions. Everyone was completely obliterated, ceasing to exist. From today onward, the universe was safe.

But without the mad Titan Thanos's plan, who knew how long this universe could hold out.

However, that had nothing to do with Wang Bo.

After erasing Thanos, he bid farewell to the Collector, left the Knowhere, and returned to Earth.

[Congratulations, host, you have completed this mission.]

The moment Wang Bo stepped into his villa, he received a notification from the cheat.

Wang Bo said bluntly, "So, what's the prize this time?"

[Don't rush that. There's something I want to tell you.]

"What is it?" Wang Bo raised an eyebrow, seeing how serious the cheat sounded.

[Do you remember what I once told you about why you transmigrated?]

Wang Bo nodded and said, "I remember. It was something about a collision of multiverses that affected a large number of them, causing chaos among them."

[Yes, that's right. Then do you remember what I told you about the cause of the multiverse collision?]

Wang Bo frowned and said, "You said the cause was unknown at the time."

[Yes, but now we've investigated and found the cause.]

"What is it?" Wang Bo asked curiously.

[Do you remember the time you lost your memory?]

"I remember."

[Why did you lose your memory?]

"Because two multiverse-level deities collided, affecting a vast number of worlds. I was unlucky enough to be caught up in it..." Wang Bo paused mid-sentence, suddenly stunned.

He seemed to understand something.

"You mean the cause of the multiverse collision is related to multiverse deities?"

[Exactly. The multiverse collision was triggered by a battle between two multiverse deities, which caused a chain reaction affecting a vast number of multiverses.]

[Although some multiverse deities tried to set things right, the aftershocks have never ceased.]

[Even worse, those two multiverse deities have started fighting again.]

Wang Bo suddenly interrupted the cheat, saying, "So, the reason I lost my memory last time was because of those two multiverse deities. Their battle caused me to be caught in the crossfire."

[Yes, it was them.]

Hearing this, Wang Bo couldn't help but grab his hair. "Is there no end to this? How long are they going to keep fighting?"

[Actually, quite a few multiverse deities share your sentiment. They believe that if the two continue fighting, it could lead to an even greater disaster.]

"So, are the multiverse deities planning to intervene?" Wang Bo asked eagerly.

[No, they cannot intervene.]

"Why?" Wang Bo was puzzled.

[Use your brain. The collision of two multiverse deities has already caused disaster. What would happen if more multiverse deities intervened?]

Wang Bo paused, then immediately realized: two multiverse deities had already thrown the multiverse into chaos; if a few more joined in, countless multiverses would be turned upside down, possibly triggering an even greater catastrophe.

He couldn't help asking, "If they don't stop them, are they just going to let them keep causing trouble?"

[Of course not. These two reckless multiverse deities have incurred public wrath. Several multiverse deities, including my creator, have made a decision.]

"What decision?" Wang Bo asked.

[To seal away these two multiverse deities.]

"But can't the other multiverse deities intervene?"

[Sealing is different from direct intervention. Directly attacking them might make them unite against the other deities. Even if we could forcibly defeat them, the consequences would be unimaginable.]

[So my creator devised a plan: set a trap, using one universe as the core, to seal the two multiverse deities within it.]

"Will that work?" Wang Bo couldn't help asking. With a single thought, multiverse deities could traverse the multiverse. Could a mere universe really seal two multiverse deities?

[This plan has been calculated by several multiverse deities, and the success rate is high.]

"Oh, wait, something's off," Wang Bo suddenly realized. "Why are you telling me all this? It has nothing to do with me."

[No, it does have to do with you.]

Wang Bo's heart immediately sank with a bad feeling. He said firmly, "No, I don't think it does."

[It does.]

"It doesn't."

[I say it does, so it does. To seal two multiverse deities, someone must drive the sealing process. Ordinary people can't do it. Only single-universe-level deities or multiverse deities can.]

Wang Bo breathed a sigh of relief. "That has nothing to do with me. I can't do it, because I'm not a single-universe-level deity."

His power, though great, was not yet at the level of creating a universe.

Only deities like Eru Ilúvatar, who could create the world of The Lord of the Rings with a single thought, could be considered single-universe-level deities.

He was still far from that.

[Don't be too modest, host. You're still a bit short, but you have the Infinity Gauntlet with all stones. As long as you wear it, you become a single-universe-level deity.]

"Mine is fake, a knockoff, okay?" Wang Bo said loudly.

[But you do have the real ones: the Mind Stone, Space Stone, and Soul Stone are all in your hands. You also know the whereabouts of the Power Stone, Reality Stone, and Time Stone.]

[Moreover, you are Hela's superior. With a single command, she can have the dwarves forge a real Infinity Gauntlet.]

[By then, you can possess a true Infinity Gauntlet with all stones.]

Wang Bo refused decisively. "The Time Stone in Master Ancient One's hands belongs to the next Sorcerer Supreme. I don't want to take the Time Stone from Master Ancient One."

[No problem. You killed Thanos and completed this mission. I can take the liberty of giving you a genuine Time Stone.]

Wang Bo suddenly realized he seemed to have boarded a pirate ship.

"I think you've been deceiving me," Wang Bo said thoughtfully.

[When have I ever deceived you?]

"You've been deceiving me from the start. We hosts were never meant for transmigrators. Our job was never to send transmigrators home. From the very beginning, we were created for this plan, weren't we?"

[Host, why do you think that?]