"Exactly. As Peter's Aunt May put it, after she returned from the Blip, she completely confused the family living in her apartment."
"The key point is—'that family.'"
After throwing out this intriguing topic, Strange immediately began analyzing it himself.
"This sentence paints a very specific scenario for us. Aunt May appeared inside someone else's home. And that's where things get interesting."
"The female homeowner thinking Aunt May was a mistress is one thing—but why would the grandmother think Aunt May was a ghost? Could it be that Aunt May looks exactly like someone who already died?"
"And that dead person was someone the family in that apartment knew!"
"But then another problem arises. If that's the case, why would the female homeowner think Aunt May was a mistress?"
It really was a fascinating topic.
The reactions of the family in the apartment were clearly abnormal.
"The reason that family reacted the way they did is because of the 'Blip'."
Tony Stark chimed in. "A lot of people experienced the Blip, and considering when it happened—right before and after Iron Man's death—what event fits both the timing and the scale?"
With Tony's reminder, everyone started thinking seriously.
Very quickly, Scott Lang's eyes lit up.
After all, there weren't many large-scale events around the time of Iron Man's death.
"It was Dr. Banner snapping his fingers and bringing back the half of Earth's population that Thanos erased! The 'Blip' must refer to that!"
Scott Lang spoke with absolute certainty.
"Exactly!" Peter Parker nodded repeatedly. "Five years passed between Thanos snapping his fingers and Dr. Banner snapping his. During those five years, a lot of houses must've been abandoned and then occupied by new people."
"So when Banner brought everyone back, those people suddenly reappeared inside someone else's home."
"That must be what happened to Aunt May!"
If that were the case, the family's reactions made perfect sense.
A stranger suddenly appearing in your home—of course the wife would think her husband was hiding a woman.
As for the grandmother?
She likely witnessed Aunt May suddenly appearing out of thin air, which made her think Aunt May was a ghost.
There was no doubt—the "Blip" referred to exactly this.
Even the word itself perfectly matched the idea of instant disappearance and return.
At this point, no one had any objections.
[Question: In order to combat Infinite Ultron, the Watcher selected certain individuals from across the multiverse to form the "Multiversal Guardians."Which of the following was not a member of that team?]
[A. Iron Man Tony StarkB. Doctor Strange Stephen StrangeC. ThorD. Captain Carter]
[Friendly Reminder:Correct answer → Reward skill: Magic Imprint – Spell BulletWrong answer → A random attribute will be deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc.]
The system's prompt suddenly rang out, presenting a brand-new question.
Everyone was instantly interested—this question involved how to deal with Infinite Ultron.
"Wow, 'Multiversal Guardians'—that sounds way cooler than the Avengers," Scott Lang exclaimed. "Even cooler than the Guardians of the Galaxy."
"Guardians of the entire universe? That's insane!" Peter Parker clicked his tongue. "That's just crazy!"
"So Infinite Ultron has already reached that level?" Captain America's expression grew solemn.
They already knew Infinite Ultron was terrifying—far beyond Thanos—but he never imagined Ultron would be so powerful that a single universe couldn't handle him.
The need for a multiversal team meant Ultron was on a completely different tier.
Knowing such a threat existed made it impossible for Captain America to relax.
"Who exactly is this 'Watcher'?" Thor spoke up, clearly intrigued.
Even without knowing who the Watcher was, anyone capable of selecting people from across the multiverse was clearly a heavyweight.
A being on the same level as Infinite Ultron—one who transcended a single universe.
"I'm interested too," Tony Stark said thoughtfully. "Could he be… that giant bald guy from the previous question?"
That massive bald figure was the only known multiversal-level entity besides Infinite Ultron.
Tony's guess wasn't unreasonable.
"It's very possible," Strange agreed. "Wasn't he in that mysterious place, observing the multiverse? That fits the title 'Watcher' perfectly."
"Yeah!" Peter Parker added. "In the last clip, Infinite Ultron noticed that bald guy, and he totally freaked out! He was terrified Ultron would break into the multiverse!"
Except for Strange—who hadn't been present for the earlier question—everyone instinctively recalled the Watcher's terrified expression.
The moment Ultron noticed him, he cut off the connection in sheer panic.
"So he definitely wouldn't just sit there doing nothing," Peter continued. "Forming the Multiversal Guardians would be a logical move, right?"
After discussion, while they couldn't be 100% certain, there was strong confidence that the giant bald man was indeed the Watcher.
"Alright," Captain America concluded, "let's assume that's true—and start analyzing the question."
But that immediately created a problem.
They had no idea what criteria the Watcher used to select the Guardians.
Where were they supposed to start?
"Let's at least look at the options," Thor suggested helplessly.
Everyone agreed and examined the four choices.
"Iron Man, Thor, Doctor Strange, and a Captain—but not Steve Rogers, it's Captain Carter," Scott summarized. "All incredibly powerful heroes."
At first glance, nothing stood out.
"Maybe there's a trait three of them share that the fourth doesn't?" Scott shrugged.
"…Uh," Thor pondered, then suddenly slapped his thigh. "I got it! Three are men, Captain Carter is a woman!"
Everyone stared at him in silence.
As expected—never count on Thor for subtle reasoning.
"Let's analyze them one by one," Captain America suggested.
"Iron Man first," he began. "Tony created Ultron. His understanding of Ultron far surpasses anyone else's. Combined with his abilities, I see no reason to exclude him."
"Hold on," Tony interrupted. "The Tony in the question might not have created Ultron."
"The Infinite Ultron we saw killed his Tony. This Tony could be from another universe—we don't know if he created Ultron or not."
"Even so," Strange said, "he's still Iron Man. When it comes to AI and machines, no one's better."
"Well," Tony shrugged, "fair point."
"So Stark is 'undetermined,'" Peter said.
A option—temporarily undecided.
In fact, after discussion, all four options ended up marked as undecided.
None could be eliminated outright.
This was a genuinely difficult question.
Everyone fell silent, deep in thought.
"We need to re-examine everything," Tony finally said. "Whenever this happens, it usually means we've missed a key detail."
"The multiverse," Strange suddenly said seriously. "We talked a lot, but did we ever truly analyze the multiverse aspect?"
"You're right," Scott nodded. "We barely touched on that."
"I might have something," Peter spoke up. "Since the team is drawn from other universes to fight Infinite Ultron—doesn't that imply that, in the battle universe… the original versions of these people are already gone?"
"Otherwise, why pull them from elsewhere?"
"That actually makes sense," Tony agreed. "So in that universe, the versions of these heroes are already dead."
"Actually—all of them are dead."
Thor looked confused. "What?"
Tony's explanation was translated by Strange.
"Infinite Ultron exterminates entire planets. If key heroes are dead, that means the planet itself was likely wiped clean."
"So the final battlefield would be… a dead planet?" Thor realized.
That made sense.
A fight against Infinite Ultron would cause catastrophic destruction.
Choosing an already-ruined world would be the logical choice.
"But how does that help us?" Thor scratched his head.
"It does," Tony said calmly. "If it's a dead planet—then J.A.R.V.I.S. wouldn't work."
"Why not?" Thor objected. "Titan was a dead planet, and your F.R.I.D.A.Y. worked just fine!"
"That's different. On Titan, the servers were still on Earth."
"But this question… is different."
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