Chapter 022 AFO's Speculation

God knows how many superpowers this guy actually has.

But what is certain is that although this guy was defeated by All Might from My Hero Academia and his strength has greatly declined, he is at least not an enemy that Wang Bo can currently contend with.

This could be seen from Zas and Leonardo.

These two guys are definitely ordinary people.

But after being modified by AFO, they became non-human, terrifyingly powerful. It seemed only natural, then, that Spider-Gwen was captured.

Even Wang Bo had to go all out, combining his superhuman strength with ripple qigong, just barely managing to hold the two of them back.

If not for being under the sun, where he could absorb the power of sunlight, Wang Bo would have no way to defeat Zas.

What was worse, Wang Bo had always believed that there was only one transmigrator per world.

But now, the appearance of AFO had undoubtedly broken this law.

Actually, it wasn't a law either, just Wang Bo's subconscious assumption.

He assumed that each world had only one time-traveler.

After all, the multiverse is far too vast, and there are so many worlds that the probability of two people from completely different worlds transmigrating into the same one is simply too low.

As for Wang Bo himself, he was merely an exception.

Because his transmigration was not a matter of the multiverse, but rather he was sent here by what is called a 'cheat'.

He was not an orthodox time-traveler.

He was a fixer, just a fixer who wanted to slack off.

"Heh heh heh..." Hearing Wang Bo's words, AFO couldn't help but laugh. "I guessed right, you do know me. It's obvious from the memories that you've hidden many things from Spider-Gwen."

Wang Bo's heart sank. "AFO, what did you do to Spider-Gwen?"

"Nothing much, just read her thoughts and memories a bit," AFO said calmly.

Among the many superpowers he possessed, reading minds was just one of them. Though he didn't use it often, when necessary, no one could play tricks in his presence.

This was also one of the sources of his confidence to unify Japan.

It was precisely because of this ability that the organization he built was never defeated from within. It was only when he was defeated by the rising All Might that everything came to an end.

His reputation, status, and organization were all destroyed by All Might.

Although he hated All Might, he couldn't help but marvel at All Might's strength. With just one superpower, All Might had defeated him, who possessed countless superpowers.

Wang Bo said, "AFO, it's true that I've hidden many things from Spider-Gwen, but if you want to know, I can tell you. I can even send you home, back to your original world."

AFO was taken aback, then burst into laughter. "So that's it, so that's how it is."

As a former uncrowned king who once unified Japan, AFO was powerful but not lacking in wisdom. If he were a fool, he would not have ruled Japan for so long.

As soon as Wang Bo spoke, he understood many things.

Including Wang Bo's identity.

Ever since he inexplicably arrived in this world, AFO had also thought about going back, but even with his many superpowers, he had no way to cross between worlds.

But now, someone who claims to be able to send her home has appeared.

Then this person's identity is worth scrutinizing—what qualifies him to send himself back?

The answer is simple: because it's his job.

He and Spider-Gwen came from different worlds and did not know each other at all.

However, this person not only knew that this was the world of Batman and knew Spider-Gwen, but also recognized me.

Clearly, the other party had learned of his identity as a traveler through some channel.

Now, the other party claimed they could send him back to his original world, so his identity could basically be confirmed: he was a staff member specifically tasked with managing transmigrators like himself.

Ever since learning about the multiverse and the infinite universe, AFO developed a reverence for the vast cosmos. He understood better than anyone that, in the face of the boundless expanse, he himself amounted to nothing.

Especially those anomalies in Spider-Gwen's memories, each one more powerful than the last.

So AFO was well aware that now was not the time for him to be arrogant.

But before that, he still needed to confirm.

What if all of the above was just my own imagination—wouldn't that be a huge misunderstanding?

"I want to know the reason I came to this world, why I appeared in this world!"

"Of course." Wang Bo nodded and readily explained the matter of the multiverse collision, since back then his [cheat] hadn't asked him to keep it a secret.

Moreover, people like AFO simply cannot get involved in something like a multiverse collision.

So what even if he knew?

"I've understood the basic situation," AFO said. "Are you serious about sending me back?"

“Of course.”

Wang Bo nodded, trying his best to appear nonchalant. To be honest, he really didn't want to fight AFO—that guy had too many superpowers. If it came to a fight, Wang Bo had no confidence in victory.

Of course, if he laid low for a year or two, he could come back and thrash AFO.

But the problem was, Spider-Gwen was now in AFO's hands.

If he ran away, what would happen to Spider-Gwen?

This guy was no pushover; in "My Hero Academia," he was someone who regarded human life as worthless.

He wouldn't go easy on Spider-Gwen just because she's a beauty.

On the other hand, AFO was also somewhat wary of Wang Bo, but what he feared was not Wang Bo himself, but the… organization behind Wang Bo.

He suspected that Wang Bo was merely a staff member, with a larger organization behind him.

Even if I killed Wang Bo here today, that organization would send someone else to this world.

Perhaps the next person to come would also be no match for him.

Then one's fate would be easy to imagine.

Although he was not afraid of death, he did not want to die in a foreign land.

After some thought, AFO said, "I can leave this world, but I want to take the two people outside with me."

In his own world, he had once attempted to create monsters with multiple superpowers.

But it failed.

What he created were merely a group of Noumu with no intelligence, only combat instincts.

But the two people outside, whether it was Zas or Leonardo, were the test subjects closest to success, so AFO didn't want to let them go.

"Impossible!" Wang Bo refused without hesitation. "I can only send you back to your own world; I cannot send people from this world to yours."

AFO sighed; he knew things wouldn't be that easy.

Even if the other party could do it, they might not necessarily do so.