Marvel: I Awake the Little Cosmos-Chapter 585 - 553: Kill Me, Then Replace Me (Second Update)

Chapter 585: Chapter 553: Kill Me, Then Replace Me (Second Update)

As everyone knows.

In Kamar-Taj, the Supreme Mage is acknowledged as the most knowledgeable and also the most powerful mage.

After all, the title speaks for itself.

Supreme, you see!

But right now, the Supreme Mage has been persuaded by Hawk and has become his God of Time.

And the one newly appointed isn’t actually the new Supreme Mage.

After all, Stephen Strange’s nickname is Doctor Strange.

There might be various considerations of his own, but it is certain that after the Ancient One left, the most knowledgeable in Kamar-Taj is no longer the new Supreme Mage.

But it’s Wang, the librarian in front of Hawk.

The purpose of Hawk’s visit this time is to find a way to sneak into the 616 Cosmos through Wang.

Yes.

Smuggle!

Although he already has the strength and means to directly break into the 616 Cosmos, knowing well that the 616 Cosmos has become a trap, he isn’t reckless enough to charge headlong into it.

So——

Keep it quiet when you enter the village, don’t shoot.

In theory, if he wanted to sneak into the 616 Cosmos, he could consider using the previous method, which was sneaking through the Quantum Realm.

But that won’t work.

Because he has already entered the 616 Cosmos once through the Quantum Realm, there’s a chance that the fluctuation of his aura from sneaking in was recorded over there.

Better safe than sorry.

So——

Hawk has come to seek the help of Wang, the librarian, after all, when he returned from the 616 Cosmos, it was through a Teleportation Gate opened by Kamar-Taj.

So in theory.

This time in the game with the Celestial God Team, he’s not entirely without information.

The timing and environment may not be on his side.

But when it comes to people, Hawk feels his character is at least a bit more resilient than the Celestial God Team.

At least he doesn’t just have the leader of the Eternal Race as a mole.

In the 616 Cosmos, Kamar-Taj, in a way, could also be considered his informant.

The librarian Wang listened to Hawk’s purpose, slightly taken aback.

"Then you should find Stephen."

"No."

"Why?"

"I don’t trust him."

"And you trust me?"

"Stephen might side with them, I don’t know, but I know you’ll stand by the Ancient One, no matter which world it’s in."

This is why Hawk seeks out Wang rather than Stephen.

His relationship with Stephen is ordinary.

He doesn’t particularly like Stephen, who always mentions being a doctor.

But neither does he dislike him.

The most important thing is, he can’t be sure about Stephen’s stance, as capital drives the soul, and Stephen belongs to the world of capital, which naturally makes him flexible.

Moreover, Stephen has the personality of sacrificing anyone to save the cosmos.

Like in the original timeline, Stephen watched the only way to save the cosmos and chose to let Iron Man make the snap.

What if this time Stephen finds supporting the Celestial God Team better than supporting him?

That’s unpredictable.

So Hawk cannot fully trust Stephen to unyieldingly stand by his side.

But Wang the librarian is different.

Whether it’s this world’s Wang or the one in the 616 Cosmos, they share a common trait, which is being students of the Ancient One.

Loyal students would never betray their teacher.

Stephen could have a million reasons to betray Hawk, but Wang would unconditionally side with his teacher.

From a certain perspective, he represents Wang’s teacher, the Ancient One.

After all, the Ancient One is his God of Time.

Therefore——

"I trust you, but not Stephen."

"..."

The librarian Wang, hearing Hawk’s determined words, opened his mouth again, then frowned and said, "Are you saying, in the 616 Cosmos, there’s a member of the Celestial God Team trying to replace you with a fake you?"

Hawk nodded.

"Yes, but I haven’t figured out their plan yet, but..."

"I might understand."

The librarian Wang interrupted.

Hawk raised an eyebrow.

"You know?"

"I saw it in a manual."

Wang said, then got up, leaving Hawk alone in the reception room, while he ran back to the library in Kamar-Taj.

As everyone knows.

The library in Kamar-Taj houses a vast collection of books, with many magical secrets that are unheard of, including some divine magic.

About ten minutes later.

The librarian Wang returned, holding an ancient parchment-based Magic Manual, back to the reception room.

Hawk’s gaze fell on the Magic Manual in Wang’s hands.

Wang spread out the Magic Manual in front of Hawk, introducing an ancient secret technique depicted on it called ’Parasite,’ which is so ancient it cannot be traced back.

It’s said that this ancient secret technique allows an ordinary person to gain the power of a Divine Spirit in the blink of an eye.

But the conditions are very stringent.

First of all, this ordinary person must possess a part of the Divine Spirit’s soul.

This primary condition is already considered impossible, as the soul of any Divine Spirit is whole.

The second is they need to kill the Divine Spirit, and at the moment of the Divine Spirit’s death, make the ’parasite’ they’ve created become the Divine Spirit. Through the secret technique, they can make the Divine Spirit’s power believe the Divine Spirit is still alive.

That’s the entirety of the ’Parasite’ secret technique.

After listening to Librarian Wang’s explanation, Hawk’s mouth twitched slightly.

He found it quite miraculous.

Just the first condition, to possess part of the soul of the object to be parasitized?

What a joke.

A Divine Spirit’s soul couldn’t possibly be divided.

Except for Hawk.

Hawk had already figured out why part of his soul was in the 616 Cosmos. It was because when he first crossed over, the system that collided with him fought with This Cosmos, causing part of his soul to drift into the 616 Cosmos.

Though Hawk’s soul is now complete, his soul indeed once existed in the 616 Cosmos.

And if someone were adept at time, they indeed could flow backward through the river of time, go back to the past, and use his soul to make trouble.

But this is just theoretical.

Because on Hawk’s timeline, not only is he present, but Wanda is also present.

In the past, he might have been an ordinary person with no strength to fight, but Wanda, existing in any corner of his timeline, is at her peak.

This is also why Creator Serra said time is needed for nurturing.

Clearly.

They are playing with something novel, trying to create a brand-new parallel universe through their collusion with the 616 Universe.

And in that parallel universe, there is also Hawk.

It’s Hawk, but not Hawk.

Because that Hawk, while having Hawk’s memories, is not the real Hawk, just a counterfeit used by the Celestial God Team to impersonate the real Hawk.

This is the counterfeit Hawk seen in the memory of the leader of the Eternal Race.

But if he really perished as the Celestial God Team wished, they could truly have his soul, making that counterfeit become genuine.

At that time, the real Hawk would be dead, replaced by a Hawk with the same power but completely obedient to them.

"Hiss!"

Hawk’s thoughts turned, and he drew a sharp breath, looking at Librarian Wang in front of him.

"What wicked magic, I wonder which bored guy invented this."

"I don’t know."

Wang shook his head, looked down, and examined the signature on the ancient parchment: "It was found in a cave by the first Supreme Mage."

Hawk’s mouth twitched.

"This secret technique should have been destroyed."

"It has been destroyed."

"What?"

"This secret technique had been destroyed."

Wang continued seriously: "But after the teacher became the Supreme Mage, they said every magic has its reason for existence, so they took some time to reclaim these destroyed magics and secret techniques."

Hawk laughed.

"The Ancient One?"

"Yes, the teacher."

"Alright then."

Hawk, hearing this, nodded thoughtfully: "If The Ancient One did it, she must have her reasons."

Wang did not speak but thought of another question: "Although this dark secret technique is not owned by Kamar-Taj itself, the teacher said only we know about it, so how did the Celestial God Team learn of it?"

Hawk listened to Wang’s words, snapped back to reality, and looked up at Wang.

His expression was calm.

"Only Kamar-Taj knows about this dark secret technique, but the Celestial God Team knows too. Why do you think that is?"

"That’s impossible."

Wang seemed to understand what Hawk wanted to say and shook his head directly: "Stephen only comes to the library when he needs to use magic, and he has never seen this secret technique."

Hawk’s expression remained calm: "Yes, our Stephen is like this."

But what about Doctor Strange of the 616 Cosmos?

Once again.

Doctor Strange Stephen may be a superhero, but he is not a superhero Hawk likes.

Especially the Doctor Strange of the 616 Cosmos, who knows he needs to sacrifice Iron Man to save the world and chooses to remain silent.

What if Doctor Strange of the 616 Cosmos believes sacrificing him could lead to a better, more stable timeline?

Guess.

What would Doctor Strange choose to do?

Hawk doesn’t need to guess to know the answer to this question.

Therefore!

Hawk smiled at the librarian: "See, I found the right person by coming to you."

The librarian Wang, hearing this, fell silent in the face of Hawk’s smile.

The next moment.

Wang looked up, meeting Hawk’s gaze.

"I cannot guarantee that contacting my counterpart in the 616 Cosmos won’t be detected by Stephen."

"I believe in you."

"..."