On the floating platform in the central hall of the Void Fortress, a golden scanning beam swept from the top of Owen Reece’s head to the soles of his feet.

With each completed scan cycle, Tony Stark’s frown deepened.

Streams of dense data flashed across the holographic displays, every number representing energy readings far beyond conventional understanding.

Clark stood beside the scanner with his arms crossed.

His X-ray vision penetrated Owen’s body, locking onto the abnormal energy nodes pulsing throughout his blood vessels and nervous system.

His expression shifted from concentration to concern, and finally settled into wary vigilance.

Leaning against a nearby wall, Thor gripped Stormbreaker.

The lightning coiling around the axe was three times more violent than usual.

His Asgardian instincts were warning him that the seemingly harmless middle-aged man before them contained enough destructive potential to tear worlds apart.

Doctor Strange floated above the hall, hands forming seals while maintaining multiple defensive spells.

The Eye of Agamotto on his forehead radiated golden light as he attempted to analyze the structure of Owen’s energy from a magical perspective.

Yet every time his consciousness touched the core of those energy nodes, a higher power forcefully pushed him away.

Wanda sat quietly on a floating seat in the corner.

Adam slept peacefully in her arms.

A satisfied smile rested on the child’s face.

The Beyonder energy he’d consumed earlier had clearly left him in an excellent mood.

A thin layer of crimson Chaos Magic surrounded them, both protecting Adam and suppressing the discomfort Wanda felt whenever she approached Owen.

The scans continued for three full minutes.

Finally, Tony dismissed the holographic display and turned toward Levi, who stood beside the containment barrier.

"The results are in."

Pointing toward Owen, Tony spoke grimly.

"The energy readings inside this guy exceed the peak output of the Infinity Stones by thirty-seven percent."

He waved a hand, projecting an enormous energy network into the air.

Countless points of light appeared throughout the hologram.

Each was connected by impossibly intricate strands of energy, forming a network whose scale was difficult to comprehend.

"He’s not an individual."

Tony stared at the projection.

"He’s a node in a multiversal bomb network."

"Every connection represents a Molecule Man from another universe."

"And every one of them contains the same Beyonder energy core."

Clark’s super-hearing locked onto the resonance frequencies emitted by those cores.

The rhythm was precise.

Regular.

Like a countdown.

Strange dropped back onto the floor.

His expression had become unusually grim.

"Chain reaction."

His voice was low.

"I’ve seen structures like this during timeline observations."

"If one critical node collapses, every connected node resonates with it."

"Eventually, it becomes an energy storm that sweeps across the entire multiverse."

Thor pointed Stormbreaker at Owen.

"Then shouldn’t we be getting as far away from him as possible?"

Levi turned around.

His eyes shimmered with intertwined gold and silver-white light as he swept his gaze across everyone present.

"There’s nowhere to run."

His voice was terrifyingly calm.

"Rabum Alal has already targeted him."

"Not just him."

"Every Molecule Man in every universe is on his list."

Walking toward the energy network, Levi tapped several specific points.

The lights immediately went dark.

Like fireflies crushed by an invisible hand.

Dark crimson paths appeared throughout the map.

Levi traced one of the paths with his finger.

"These are the surviving Molecule Men from the last three months."

"Rabum Alal’s strategy is simple."

"He starts at the outer edges and works inward."

"He’s trying to cut off the chain reaction before it can spread."

Tony stared at the paths.

His expression darkened.

"At this rate, his next target should be—"

Before he could finish, a new marker suddenly appeared on the map.

The glowing point was only three dimensional jumps away from Owen’s universe.

Levi nodded.

"Earth-616."

"Our universe."

Clark stepped forward.

"Then we intercept him."

"We can’t."

Strange shook his head.

The Eye of Agamotto continued spinning.

"Rabum Alal is Doctor Doom."

"One of the most dangerous beings in the multiverse."

"He’s in the same category as Levi—someone even I can’t properly observe."

"If any of us confront him alone, we die."

Thor tightened his grip on Stormbreaker.

"Then we fight together."

Levi raised a hand.

"Pointless."

"The most dangerous thing about Rabum Alal isn’t his power."

"It’s his predictive ability."

"He calculates every possible outcome before a battle even begins."

"By the time you arrive, you’re already standing inside a trap he designed days ago."

Tony stared at the advancing trajectory on the map.

His mind raced.

"Wait."

"You said he’s using the Beyonder network to track targets in reverse?"

Levi looked toward him.

Suddenly, Tony’s eyes lit up.

"What if we do the same thing?"

"What if we use Owen as a node and infiltrate the entire Molecule Man network?"

"We could find Rabum Alal’s coordinates before he finds us."

Without a word, Levi walked straight toward Owen.

Stopping directly before him, he locked eyes with the frightened man.

"This is going to hurt."

Owen clenched his teeth and nodded.

Levi raised his hand.

Source Authority condensed into a pillar of golden light and shot directly into Owen’s forehead.

Owen’s entire body convulsed violently.

The Beyonder energy nodes inside him, previously sealed and suppressed, were forcibly activated.

A pained groan escaped his lips.

But he didn’t scream.

"Levi!"

Wanda cried out.

Levi lifted his left hand, signaling her not to interfere.

The central hall of the Void Fortress began trembling.

Golden streams of light erupted from Owen’s body.

They intertwined, expanded, and spread through the air.

Moments later, they formed a colossal three-dimensional map spanning more than a hundred meters across the chamber.

It was a projection of the entire multiverse.

Countless glowing points flickered throughout the void.

Each point represented a universe.

The energy threads connecting them linked every Molecule Man together in a vast quantum-entangled web.

The sight alone was enough to send chills down one’s spine.

Tony rapidly counted the lights.

His voice grew hoarse.

"One thousand three hundred seventy-two."

"There are one thousand three hundred seventy-two connected Molecule Men."

But enormous sections along the edge of the map were dark.

The lights there had already gone out.

Only crimson markers remained.

Like gravestones.

Thor stared at them.

"Those are the universes that disappeared?"

"One hundred thirty-seven."

Levi’s voice was cold.

"Rabum Alal’s work over the past three months."

"Every time he kills a Molecule Man, that universe is removed from the network."

"The price is total annihilation."

Strange’s expression filled with horror.

"One hundred thirty-seven universes..."

The number of lives lost was beyond calculation.

"Numbers don’t matter."

Levi raised both hands.

Golden energy surged from his body and flowed into the network.

"What matters is that the number keeps increasing."

"And the rate is accelerating."

His consciousness extended through Owen’s energy connections.

Like a scalpel, it dissected every layer of the Beyonders’ network.

Suddenly, a bright green trajectory appeared on the map.

The path began at the outermost edge of the multiverse.

Then spiraled steadily inward.

Every time it touched a glowing point, that point went dark.

Then the trajectory continued onward.

The golden-red and silver-white light in Levi’s eyes intensified.

"At first, Rabum Alal could only eliminate one Molecule Man per week."

"Now he can eliminate three per day."

"He’s evolving."

"Adapting."

"And he’s already learned how to use the Beyonder network itself to track targets."

Owen collapsed to his knees.

Blood streamed from his eyes, nose, and ears.

The forced activation of every energy node was tearing him apart from the inside.

Only Levi’s Source Authority kept him alive and conscious.

The green trajectory continued moving.

Clark narrowed his eyes.

His enhanced vision followed it to its destination.

"Where is he now?"

Levi pointed toward the map.

The end of the trajectory enlarged.

A single violently fluctuating point appeared.

"Universe 621."

"A newly awakened Molecule Man."

"He hasn’t learned to control his power yet."

"At Rabum Alal’s current pace..."

"That universe has less than twelve hours left."

Tony stared at the green path.

His mind worked furiously.

"You said he’s using the network to track targets?"

Levi didn’t answer.

Inside him, both the Concept of Greed and Source Authority accelerated to their limits.

His eyes transformed into twin golden-red and silver-white vortices.

He became a living gravitational singularity.

Data streams began pouring out of Owen’s energy nodes.

Tony’s eyes widened.

"If we can do the same thing—"

Before he finished speaking, veins bulged across Levi’s forehead.

He raised both hands.

The Concept of Greed erupted fully.

Golden light exploded outward.

It surged through Owen’s energy network like countless tendrils, invading the very foundation of the Molecule Man system.

The Beyonders’ design was far more sophisticated than anticipated.

Every node possessed anti-tampering safeguards.

Any attempt at reverse intrusion triggered immediate retaliation.

Levi felt an immense will awakening deep within the network.

A defensive system left behind by the Beyonders.

A guardian composed entirely of data and rules.

He ignored it.

The Phoenix Force ignited completely.

Golden-red flames burst from his body and spread throughout the network.

Every defensive barrier encountered by those flames was reduced to ash.

Tony watched the holographic map.

The one-way energy flows began trembling.

Then reversed direction.

Under Levi’s interference, the network itself started feeding information backward.

"You’re taking control of the entire system."

At that moment, every Molecule Man across the multiverse experienced agony.

Their energy nodes were forcibly seized by a stronger will.

What had once been Beyonder monitoring devices became observation nodes under Levi’s control.

The countless lights on the map began flickering wildly.

The green trajectory abruptly stopped advancing.

Then it began flashing irregularly near Universe 621.

Like an observer noticing something was wrong.

Clark looked at Levi.

"Rabum Alal noticed."

A faint smile appeared on Levi’s face.

"Doctor Doom isn’t stupid."

"His predictive abilities are too advanced."

"He would detect abnormalities immediately."

Strange watched countless new timeline branches emerge.

Paths that once led inevitably to destruction suddenly twisted and changed.

"You’re altering multiversal causality."

Levi gritted his teeth.

The Phoenix Force and Source Authority erupted simultaneously.

"I’m not trying to control the Molecule Men."

"I’m trying to find him."

The moment he finished speaking, the green trajectory froze.

Then it began racing frantically across the map.

Searching.

Hunting.

Looking for the intruder.

But Levi had anticipated this.

Every seal he had previously placed inside Owen was reconstructed into false nodes.

The real coordinates of the Void Fortress were buried beneath the natural background noise of the multiverse itself.

Rabum Alal’s search pattern darted across the map for several seconds.

Finally, it stopped.

Far away.

In an obscure universe located countless distances from the Void Fortress.

Then the trajectory slowly faded.

The search had failed.

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