"Let me go!"
Realizing he was being pulled off his surfboard, Silver Surfer became anxious.
All of his abilities stemmed from the surfboard beneath his feet, which helped him continuously convert an endless supply of cosmic energy.
Once separated from his surfboard, all he had was a tough body, making him similar to an ordinary human on this Planet, and his resistance to energy attacks would be greatly reduced.
Previously, whether it was lightning or flame attacks, he could neutralize and convert them using cosmic energy.
"He's really difficult to deal with."
Seeing Silver Surfer struggling to squeeze out of his hand, while using his control over the surfboard to weld his feet tightly to it, Adam, in his giant ape form, roared:
"Rinnegan, activate!"
Immediately, Adam's eyes, in his giant ape form, transformed into the Rinnegan.
"Soul Extraction!"
He forcefully sucked at the struggling Silver Surfer, whose body immediately trembled, feeling as if his soul was about to break free, though he was still trying hard to suppress it.
But because he was distracted controlling his soul, his control over the surfboard instantly dropped to its lowest point.
"Ki Blade."
At the same time, the Shadow Clone giant ape on the other side raised both hands, and an enormous Ki Blade appeared in its grasp.
Clutching the super-sized Ki Blade between its hands, the Shadow Clone giant ape flew in front of Adam's main body and carefully began to cut at the position between Silver Surfer and his surfboard.
"It might cut off a piece of your sole, but you seem to be fine like that."
Amidst a sizzling sound, Silver Surfer was finally separated from his silver surfboard, though the sole of his foot looked significantly thinner.
Ancient One, who was overseeing from the other side, also breathed a sigh of relief and dispersed the condensed magic circle.
As Galactus's subordinate, Silver Surfer's strength was not to be underestimated; if not for Adam's help, she would have had a difficult time.
Silver Surfer was different from those Dimensional Demons; to deal with those Dimensional Demon Godss, she only needed to use the power of the Sanctum Sanctorum to banish them back to their own dimension.
But dealing with Silver Surfer was not as simple as banishment; she had to defeat him without killing him, and capture him alive, which greatly increased the difficulty.
Especially since Silver Surfer's defense was extraordinary, most of her magic probably couldn't break through his defense.
Even if she used Time Magic to freeze him, she couldn't violently separate Silver Surfer from his surfboard like Adam could.
This was also why she sought Adam's help.
Adam's strength was now completely on par with hers, though their focuses were different.
"I didn't expect you to see through the secret of my surfboard.
But it's useless; even if you can defeat me, you will never defeat my Master.
Cherishing these last eight days is what you should be doing."
After losing his power, Silver Surfer struggled vigorously in Adam's hand, but without the silver surfboard's blessing, he simply couldn't break free from Adam's enormous palm.
"We can't defeat your Master, which is why we need you to join us and help us defeat your Master."
Adam returned to his normal form and released Silver Surfer.
Without his silver surfboard, Silver Surfer couldn't even fly and posed no threat whatsoever.
"You want me to betray my Master and help you?"
Silver Surfer's face showed an expression that said, "You must be joking."
Adam, meanwhile, turned to look at Ancient One, who was walking over. Ancient One nodded:
"Leave the rest to me!"
She walked up to Silver Surfer and struck him in the chest with her palm, directly knocking Silver Surfer's soul out of his body.
Then she drew her hands, and a giant magic circle appeared above Silver Surfer's head.
"Eye of Agamotto."
The Time Stone on her chest flew out of the Eye of Agamotto and hovered above Silver Surfer's head.
"Time reverse, memory restore."
The green Time Stone emitted green energy, pouring vertically into Silver Surfer's soul, making the top of Silver Surfer's soul appear entirely green.
This made Adam, who was watching nearby, unable to help but think of the saying:
"To make life bearable, one must always have a little green on their head."
In fact, he was now proficient in Memory Charm, False Memory Charm, and Memory Restoration spells, which were usually sufficient for dealing with ordinary people.
But they certainly wouldn't work on Silver Surfer. Silver Surfer's memory was sealed by a deity of Galactus's level, and with his current magic power, it was impossible to break it.
So only Ancient One could act.
Ancient One's magic power far exceeded his, but even she couldn't break Galactus's seal.
However, she possessed the Time Stone, which was born during the Big Bang and represents one of the most fundamental laws of this Universe.
Its power could naturally break Galactus's seal and unleash Silver Surfer's memories.
Sure enough, about ten minutes later, Ancient One retrieved the Time Stone, Silver Surfer's soul returned to his body, and he slowly opened his eyes:
"Hello, my name is Norrin Radd, and I am willing to help you drive away Galactus and protect Earth!"
"Then thank you very much!"
Adam and Ancient One exchanged glances, both smiling as they replied.
The first step of the plan was complete; with Silver Surfer, who knew Galactus inside and out, helping them, their chances of defeating Galactus were much higher.
After some discussion, Ancient One took Silver Surfer back to Kamar-Taj first to prepare for the full activation of the Sanctum Sanctorum, while Adam returned to the League of Heroes headquarters.
He still needed to mobilize all Superheroes to attack Galactus together, buying time for Ancient One to use the Space Stone.
In truth, the combined strength of all Superheroes in the League of Heroes was only so-so.
However, such matters are hard to predict; perhaps they would be the final straw that breaks the camel's back, and those few extra seconds they delayed would be the most crucial seconds.
Moreover, he believed that in the Marvel Universe, every Superhero had their own destiny and could become a protagonist. With the blessing of so many protagonists, perhaps the overall luck would be much better.
Luck is a very metaphysical thing; you say you don't believe it, but sometimes it just exists.
When a person is unlucky, even drinking cold water can get stuck in their teeth, which is not an exaggeration.
This was also one of the reasons he established the League of Heroes.
As long as most of the Superheroes stood on his side, even if what he did was wrong, it could potentially become right.
"Boss, everyone is here."
Not long after returning to headquarters, Susan came to report that all qualified Superheroes, including Professor X and Magneto, had been assembled in the large conference room.
The League of Heroes had countless keys made by Adam, which now connected various cities around the globe. An emergency notification could gather all Superheroes within half an hour.
"Good, then let's start the meeting!"
Adam nodded and walked towards the large conference room with Susan.