Bang!
A burst of silver light erupted from the Silver Surfer, repelling Sebastian backward through the air.
The Silver Surfer had absolutely no intention of getting entangled with Sebastian in prolonged combat. For him, completing the mission given by Galactus the Devourer was the most important thing. Everything else was secondary and not worth wasting time on. Moreover, Sebastian was clearly not someone to be trifled with easily. It was best to avoid a fight if possible.
The silver surfboard carried the Silver Surfer into the air, intending to leave immediately and continue his task.
But at that moment, the Supreme Wand appeared in Sebastian's hand. He lightly tapped the void in front of him, and a beam of azure light instantly spread out in all directions. It sealed off the entire space, preventing the Silver Surfer from immediately escaping.
Seeing this spatial seal, Sebastian smiled slightly. He waved the Supreme Wand again. The trees in the forest below trembled violently, accelerating their growth at an impossible rate. They rapidly transformed into enormous wooden arms, reaching out to grab the Silver Surfer.
Bang!
Bang!
Boom!
The Silver Surfer unleashed a barrage of silver energy from both hands, shattering the wooden arms piece by piece. However, with Sebastian's magical support channeling power directly, these wooden arms seemed endless. They kept growing continuously until they quickly enveloped the Silver Surfer's body, binding him layer upon layer in mid-air.
Whoosh...
Silver light shot out from the gaps between the wooden arms. The next second, a violent energy explosion expanded abruptly. All the wooden arms binding the Silver Surfer shattered simultaneously, along with a large portion of the mountainside. This left a gaping hole in the mountain's slope, as if a piece had been carved out of thin air—a shocking sight.
The Silver Surfer, usually somewhat aloof and detached, now showed clear signs of anger.
His hands slowly closed together. Visibly, a continuous stream of cosmic energy converged from the void around him, flowing along the silver surfboard into the Silver Surfer's body.
Heh, finally getting serious, are you?
With his eyes slightly narrowed, Sebastian hovered in mid-air, surrounded by wisps of black smoke. He pointed his Supreme Wand at the mountain below. A large section of the mountain, already missing a chunk, began to tremble violently. The damaged section rapidly collapsed and broke off, leaving a large portion of the mountain suspended above Sebastian's head. Under Sebastian's magical control, it accelerated towards the Silver Surfer at tremendous speed.
Buzzing sounds
The Silver Surfer, now radiating dazzling silver light from the cosmic energy gathered within, roared as the massive mountain hurtled towards him. He unleashed the immense energy he had just gathered, transforming it into a gigantic energy sphere. It rapidly expanded outwards in all directions. Anything that encountered this ever-expanding sphere vanished without a trace, including the large chunk of mountain Sebastian had thrown.
Boom!
The silvery-white energy soared into the sky, instantly brightening the previously gloomy sky as if it were midday.
As the energy dissipated, the original mountain peaks and nearby forests vanished without a trace, replaced by a desolate wasteland. Below the Silver Surfer, a massive crater lay in the ground, a testament to the immense power of the energy explosion.
The Silver Surfer gazed at the barren landscape he had created and turned to ride his silver surfboard away.
But just then, the clouds, mostly dispersed by the energy explosion, suddenly gathered again. They quickly transformed into thick, dark clouds.
Seeing this, silver light immediately emanated from him, preparing to break through the clouds.
However, before the Silver Surfer could even emerge, the clouds surged and transformed into a powerful, imposing statue. Lightning flashed in its eyes, and with a single grasp, a spear formed entirely of lightning appeared in the statue's hand. It hurled the weapon directly at the Silver Surfer.
Boom!
The lightning spear struck the Silver Surfer instantly, blasting him down into the massive crater he had created. Simultaneously, the cloud-formed statue unleashed its power. Hundreds of azure and white lightning bolts rained down on the crater.
Boom! Boom!
Boom! Boom!
A series of explosions echoed across the landscape. Lightning flashed everywhere, like the end of the world.
But before the lightning could dissipate, a beam of silver light shot from the ground. It pierced the cloud statue at incredible speed, instantly dissipating the lightning and causing the statue to vanish into nothingness.
The silver surfboard slowly spun. The Silver Surfer looked at Sebastian, who had somehow become suspended in mid-air. Without a word exchanged, they charged towards each other.
The Silver Surfer transformed into a streak of silver light, while Sebastian turned into a wisp of black smoke. The two collided violently, unleashing a deafening explosion.
The Silver Surfer reached out to grab Sebastian's neck, but the moment his hand grasped Sebastian, Sebastian's body suddenly swelled. He transformed into an enormous raven—the Animagus Death Raven in its giant form!
Bang!
The massive claws gripped the Silver Surfer's body, but were blocked by the silver energy, unable to penetrate any further.
The Silver Surfer swung his hand, unleashing a silver streak that pierced through the giant Death Raven's body upon impact.
The giant Death Raven's body turned into black smoke, transforming into countless smaller Death Ravens that swirled around the Silver Surfer. Simultaneously, bursts of blazing hellfire erupted from the smaller ravens, enveloping the Silver Surfer completely.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The Silver Surfer's body spun rapidly under the propulsion of the silver surfboard, stirring up an astonishing cosmic energy storm. It deflected the onslaught of hellfire. At the same time, the powerful traction continuously sucked in Death Ravens, turning them into black smoke and making them disappear without a trace.
Just as all the Death Ravens were about to be completely crushed, the black smoke formed from the crushed Death Ravens suddenly gathered together. It surged upwards from below the Silver Surfer, lifting him out of the cosmic energy storm. At the same time, Sebastian emerged from the black smoke. His Supreme Wand aimed at the Silver Surfer, and a bolt of dark green lightning shot out instantly.
Avada Kedavra!
The dark green lightning struck the Silver Surfer's body, while the Silver Surfer also unleashed a silver beam of light. The two beams collided, creating continuous energy ripples.
Several breaths later, the energy emitted by both dissipated. At that moment, the Silver Surfer suddenly felt the previously sealed space loosen. Without hesitation, he chose to disengage from the battle, directly escaping this dimension to break free from Sebastian's entanglement.
However, when he left Earth, he found himself not in the originally planned outer universe, but in a completely unfamiliar dimensional world.
The Magic Dimension!
It turned out that Sebastian had already set a trap using the power of the Space Stone while in the enclosed space. Otherwise, he would not have been so confident in capturing the Silver Surfer and studying the power within him that was different from the power of authority.
Of course, at this moment, the Silver Surfer also sensed that something was fundamentally wrong. He wanted to leave, but it was too late. In the Magic Dimension, Sebastian was an omniscient and omnipotent being, unmatched by anyone.
The Silver Surfer activated his silver surfboard to leave, but at this moment, Sebastian's true form opened his eyes. He slowly rose from his throne, reached out and grabbed. The next second, the Silver Surfer and his silver surfboard appeared at the top of Sebastian's Magic Source Tower. He was grabbed by the neck and unable to move even an inch.
The Silver Surfer immediately activated his silver surfboard, attempting to break free from Sebastian's grip. However, the moment the Silver Surfer made his move, Sebastian suddenly kicked out, sending the surfboard flying and detaching it from his body. Simultaneously, his clone appeared nearby, pointing his Supreme Wand at the surfboard. Countless runes rapidly spread across the surfboard's surface, suppressing the surfboard's resistance against Sebastian's clone's control.
Without the surfboard, the Silver Surfer's strength was reduced by seventy or eighty percent, making him utterly incapable of resisting Sebastian.
Sebastian casually tossed the Silver Surfer towards the corner of the wall beside the throne. The Silver Surfer's body flew backward, and a large amount of crystal-like substance quickly enveloped his body. As the Silver Surfer crashed to the ground, the crystal-like substance completely sealed his body, imprisoning him to the side for Sebastian to study that unique power.
Having sealed away the Silver Surfer, Sebastian's clone once again waved the Supreme Wand, handing the silver surfboard to his main body. After Sebastian's main body received the surfboard, the clone immediately turned and left the Magic Dimension, returning to Earth.
The Silver Surfer's arrival meant Galactus had set his sights on Earth. Preparations should begin as soon as possible.
T-Fortress
T-Fortress, after five years, had truly become a resting and transit point for Earth's heroes. Whether it was the original Illuminati, the Avengers and Ultimate Avengers who later moved in, or even the newly established Young Avengers, they had all grown accustomed to using it.
At this moment, in the core conference room of T-Fortress, a circular conference table composed of three equally long arc-shaped tables sat in the center, representing the Illuminati, the Avengers, and the Ultimate Avengers respectively. Since the first meeting after T-Fortress's renovation, and the second meeting discussing cooperation, this was the third time the conference room had been used.
The three doors opened one by one, and the heroes of the three organizations entered the conference room.
This was Sebastian's first top-level gathering in five years, forcing them to put aside their other matters and rush here as quickly as possible.
The Illuminati only sent Tony Stark, Stephen Strange, Thor, and Reed Richards.
The Avengers sent Captain America Steve Rogers, Black Widow Natasha Romanoff, Hawkeye Clint Barton, Falcon Sam Wilson, and Winter Soldier Bucky Barnes, Spider-Man Peter Parker .
The Ultimate Avengers sent Venom Eddie Brock, Ant-Man Scott Lang, and Wasp Hope van Dyne.
The thirteen heroes sat at their respective organization's circular conference table. Just then, the conference room door opened again, and Sebastian's clone entered, arriving at the center of the circular table.
Seeing Sebastian, Tony spoke first: "Sebastian, where have you been all these years? What brings you here to gather all of us? You are not allowed to leave after the meeting. You have to have a couple of drinks with us first."
"A couple of drinks is not out of the question, but let me finish explaining what I have to say first. If you are still in the mood for a drink after that, we can celebrate," Sebastian replied seriously.
Hearing Sebastian's words, everyone sat up straight. For Sebastian to speak like this, it must be something incredibly important.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Sebastian did not delay. He immediately waved his hand, and fragments of the Silver Surfer's memories appeared as images in the center of the conference room, before everyone. Unfortunately, even without his silver surfboard, the Silver Surfer's strength was still formidable. Forcibly extracting more memories would inevitably damage his body and even kill him. Therefore, Sebastian could only extract a small portion of the memories.
The images of the Silver Surfer and the other three Heralds—Stardust, Firelord, and Terrax—appeared before everyone.
Looking at the images of the four Heralds, Sebastian immediately explained to the others, "These four are collectively known as the Heralds of Galactus. Their purpose is to find edible planets for their master. The Young Avengers recently encountered the Silver Surfer, one of the Heralds. I intervened and lured him into my Magic Dimension, thus sealing him away completely.
However, even with the Silver Surfer sealed, his master and the other three Heralds are already heading towards Earth. We have no way to avoid them. In other words, we have no choice but to confront these Heralds and their master head-on. But dealing with them is absolutely not a simple matter."
As Sebastian finished speaking, Hope van Dyne immediately asked, "Mr. Sebastian, now that you have captured one of them, you should know their strength, right? Can you continue to use this method to capture the other three Heralds?"
"I was actually quite lucky to capture the Silver Surfer," Sebastian explained. "I used a little trick, combined with his inherent strengths and personality, to successfully lure him into my Magic Dimension. This method probably would not have worked against others. They are not stupid enough to fall for the same trap.
As for their strength, according to my investigation, the Silver Surfer possesses a special type of power different from the power of authority. It is called the Power Cosmic. His strength is not much weaker than my clone, and may even be stronger. Based on my calculations, the power of the four Herald messengers is roughly equivalent to Thanos before he obtained the power of the Dark Phoenix Force.
What is more concerning, they have a master behind them!"
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