A Heaven-Punishment-tier powerhouse was already tremendously powerful.
If such a being fought with everything he had, he could even destroy a planet.
When Karl unleashed his full power and let out that roar, people all over Earth saw it.
Naturally, Silver Surfer, whose power was immense, sensed that vast force as well.
The moment he felt that astonishing fluctuation, even a being like Silver Surfer was shaken.
On a tiny place like Earth, there was actually someone this powerful?
Thanos had never mentioned that.
But before Silver Surfer had time to marvel at it, he felt the sky split open.
A violent spatial fluctuation flashed. He did not even have time to react before that terrifying power of space swallowed him into the Mirror Dimension.
Karl's command over space was so great that even a monster like Silver Surfer could not resist it.
Even for someone who no longer possessed ordinary human emotions, an indescribable feeling still rose in Silver Surfer's heart.
Being powerful was one thing.
But having such terrifying control over space as well?
And a being like that was hiding out on Earth? Was this some kind of joke?
However, before he could dwell on it for long, a crystalline chain glowing with yellow light lashed straight toward him.
"Wait. Why are you attacking me?"
Silver Surfer asked in confusion.
He was not in good condition right now. He was in a weakened state.
If possible, he did not want to fight someone at this level.
He would much rather talk it out.
But Karl clearly had no interest in reasoning with him.
"I know who you are."
"Galactus's accomplice. Silver Surfer, his herald."
"You help Galactus search for planets he can devour."
"Why do you think I'm attacking you?"
Karl kept speaking, but the attacks in his hands never paused.
The powerful Eldritch Whip kept lashing toward Silver Surfer.
The force behind it was so overwhelming that the air itself carried the smell of burning.
Crack!
Crack!
The whip snapped through the air again and again. It was so fast that even heightened perception could hardly keep up.
Silver Surfer dodged by the narrowest margins.
But after he evaded the strikes, the land below suffered instead.
The gigantic city beneath them, whatever it was, was directly turned into a sea of fire.
With a single strike from Karl, a skyscraper more than a hundred meters tall was cut apart. The cross-section had melted, and the surrounding metal had liquefied as well.
That alone showed how terrifying Karl's power was.
"Human, don't push your luck too far."
"None of this is something I can decide."
"Since you know all this, then you should understand that I am only a messenger."
Silver Surfer complained while dodging.
"That doesn't matter."
"Once I've finished dealing with you, I'll go have a proper talk with your master."
Karl's face was expressionless. The movements of his hands never stopped, and the shadows of his chains soon filled the sky.
He was not just trying to intimidate Silver Surfer.
In a little while, he really was going to seek out Galactus and make it clear that Earth was not to be violated.
Galactus was already in a weakened state.
And instead of picking somewhere weaker, he had set his sights on Earth?
Was there something wrong with his head?
If Galactus's true self had arrived from the multiverse, Karl would immediately have shown the utmost respect, then asked the major powers behind Earth to come speak with him properly.
But this was only one avatar out of the endless multiverse.
Karl had no intention of indulging him.
Besides, Earth had the Three Sanctums, and Agamotto's spell arrays could be activated at any time.
His life was not in danger.
He could afford to go all out.
With that thought, Karl attacked even more fiercely.
Under his control, the Eldritch Whip changed shape again and again, striking at Silver Surfer from bizarre angles.
"Enough!"
"Human, don't go too far."
Silver Surfer shouted in anger.
A silver ripple spread from his body, and he actually reached out and grabbed Karl's chain.
Karl only sneered.
He drove more magic into it. A golden flash ran across the chain, and an astonishing heat erupted.
The air itself twisted under the sheer temperature.
"Damn it!"
Silver Surfer felt a sharp pain in his palm. The energy protection around his hand was directly breached by the terrifying heat.
His silver-white body, like flowing mercury, had actually been damaged.
Expressionless, Silver Surfer drew on the power in his surfboard to repair his body.
But in his heart, stormy waves were already crashing.
How long had it been?
How long had it been since he was last injured?
Even when he roamed the cosmos and faced mighty interstellar empires, he had never been hurt.
Yet here, on little Earth, he was wounded?
Who exactly was this young human?
Silver Surfer mobilized his immense energy to mend the damage on his body.
A trace of anger finally appeared on his face.
"Human, do not go too far."
"It is not as though I cannot fight back."
Silver Surfer said coldly.
"Fight back? Then go ahead."
Karl sneered as well.
"Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!"
Karl chanted the spell aloud.
Scarlet divine power burst forth at once, and red bands coiled toward Silver Surfer.
A trace of despair flashed through Silver Surfer's eyes.
Did this human really think a spell like this could bind him?
What wishful thinking!
The board beneath his feet abruptly lifted, and he moved to dodge the attack.
At the same time, an inexplicable force emerged, carrying two powerful chains that wound toward him.
And in his heart, he was already thinking that once he broke this spell, he would definitely retaliate and teach this sorcerer of Earth what he was really dealing with.
His power had never been limited to this.
Bang!
But before Silver Surfer could feel pleased for long, a sharp pain exploded above his head.
He spread out his psychic senses and discovered that, at some unknown moment, a spatial barrier had appeared over him.
Worse still, in every direction around him, the space had somehow filled with strange overlapping pupils.
In an instant, the range in which he could move was compressed to an extremely small area.
"When did this happen?"
Silver Surfer's face filled with shock.
With power as great as his, he had actually failed to notice Karl's setup at all?
Just how far had this human sorcerer comprehended the Law of Space?
"Naturally, from the very beginning."
"Just surrender."
"I won't kill you, but you're not getting off lightly."
Karl's power erupted in full.
Like a venomous serpent, the scarlet bands twisted once in an uncanny arc and bound themselves directly around Silver Surfer's body.
Silver Surfer instantly felt all the power in his body become sealed.
The connection between him and his surfboard had actually been cut off.
What kind of magic was this?
Silver Surfer was utterly shaken.
At the same time, a projection of Karl thrashing Silver Surfer appeared over Earth.
The whole world was stunned.
(End of Chapter)
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