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Chapter 2 - Picking Up a Scarlet Witch

Wanda Maximoff.

Li Qingyuan got the name of the little girl from the family upstairs from the remnants of his memories. (In Avengers: Age of Ultron, Scarlet Witch is Quicksilver's sister, according to the movie. Don't argue if you read the comics!)

The couple upstairs had twin children. The little girl was named Wanda. As for what the twin son was called?

Sorry, he forgot!

He glanced at the calendar hanging on the wall; it was 2007.

Combining this with the memories in his mind, the one crying upstairs should be the little loli version of the Scarlet Witch.

There was no way around it; it wasn't easy being a failed writer these days. He had watched the movies countless times back then to write about Marvel, so he knew Wanda's backstory like the back of his hand.

Of course, he'd never admit he was paying such close attention because of the Scarlet Witch's greatness.

Marvel Comics was founded in 1939. Aside from Stan Lee, the hidden big boss, everyone else, from the chairman down to the janitors, had been replaced several times.

Because of these changes, Marvel's universe had been overturned and updated countless times. After all, with ten thousand writers, there were a hundred thousand ways to write, and the next one would never fully accept the previous one's worldview.

Anyway, it was the Marvel Universe, and the settings were there to be retconned.

The Scarlet Witch, also known as Wanda Maximoff, had her character design changed several times. Add to that the messy copyright issues, and even Stan Lee himself wouldn't be sure which version he'd traveled to.

But if Sokovia was the place name, plus Wanda, who was only ten years old this year, then it could basically be determined that he was currently in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Thinking of this, Li Qingyuan relaxed a bit. Although the Marvel Cinematic Universe was also full of crises, it was much safer compared to those unreasonable comic universes.

At the very least, there wouldn't be any fourth-wall-breaking characters in this world.

"Wanda?" Thinking of this, he immediately shouted towards the large hole in the roof.

He had no choice; the gunfire outside had started up again. He wouldn't be heard if he didn't shout.

"Waa… waa…"

Clearly, the little girl, in a state of mental collapse, hadn't heard his call and continued to cry, clutching her head.

"Jack-gege? You're not dead yet?" However, although Wanda didn't respond, another little brat did.

Damn, what do you mean, "I'm not dead yet"? This little brat really doesn't know how to speak.

Li Qingyuan felt a raven fly over his forehead. No wonder this guy only appeared in one film before being killed off. With that mouth, surviving for three minutes was already generous of the scriptwriters!

Pietro Maximoff, Wanda's twin brother, and later, Quicksilver.

Quicksilver's ability is super-speed, supposedly on par with some red-suited kid next door.

He should have been a major player in the Avengers, but it seems his special effects were too expensive, so he was written off.

Here's a joke: Quicksilver, who moves faster than the speed of light, gets shot by a machine gun!

Well, considering the budget issues even the Ancient One could be killed by falling down the stairs, Quicksilver getting shot by a machine gun isn't that much of a joke.

The Maximoff family had been renting in this building for several years, so the twins were acquainted with Li Qingyuan's predecessor.

Of course, it was the nodding acquaintance type of familiarity. After all, there was a seven or eight-year age gap, and the previous Jack wasn't interested in playing with two little kids.

"Jack-gege, are my parents okay?" Before he could answer, Pietro called out loudly from above.

Seeing his parents get directly blown down to the lower floors by missiles, Pietro had already written them off in his heart, but now, hearing voices from upstairs, his young heart was immediately filled with hope again. Since the landlord's idiot son was fine, maybe his parents were okay too!

"Um, your parents aren't in good shape." Li Qingyuan looked at the pile of... well, pixels, and felt speechless. He figured even if Wolverine was in this state, reviving him would be a major headache.

"Waaah… Waaah…"

Well, Pietro, who had been putting on a brave face for his sister, also started to wail.

Li Qingyuan walked over to the hole, sizing up the height of the room, and considering how he could climb up.

It wasn't like he had any designs on Wanda, the future Scarlet Witch, at all. After all, she was just a ten-year-old. He didn't dare risk being… censored by the powers that be.

The reason he wanted to find the Maximoff siblings was mainly because, according to the movie's plot, their location seemed to be a safe place to ride out the war.

It was chaos outside, and he didn't dare to rush out and court death.

Although there was a missile on the third floor, knowing the plot, he knew that the missile was a dud.

Li Qingyuan dragged a chair from the corner of the room and placed it on the rubble, reaching the third-floor floor.

Thanks to the previous body's consistent exercise regime, plus the physique of an eighteen-year-old, if he were in his pre-transmigration physical condition, even reaching the floor would have been a struggle to climb up.

After expending considerable effort, he finally climbed to the third floor and followed the sound of crying to find the twins hiding under a table.

Seriously, what good does hiding under a table do?

Do you two really think a wooden table can withstand the shockwave of a missile?

This isn't some anti-Japanese propaganda drama!

"Jack-gege!"

Pietro, eyes red, shouted at him.

Although the three of them weren't that familiar with each other before, they were acquaintances at least. Losing their parents so suddenly at the age of ten, and having to pretend to be strong in front of his sister, Pietro couldn't help it anymore!

After all, he was just a ten-year-old kid.

"It's okay, don't be afraid. You two come out first," Li Qingyuan said, trying to offer a kind smile as he moved the broken bricks blocking the table.

He reached out and grabbed the twins' wrists, pulling them out from under the table.

"Waaah…"

Wanda was still sobbing on the ground, while Pietro, though a little better, seemed lost.

You couldn't expect two ten-year-olds to remain calm in this situation.

Besides, if these two were truly that calm, Li Qingyuan would have to wonder if they, like him, had also transmigrated.

'The host has come into contact with the world node character Wanda Maximoff. Teleportation eligibility initiated. The first teleportation will begin in ten minutes.'

Just as he was considering how to comfort the two crying children, a mechanical voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

Well, his golden finger had finally arrived!

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