Syd's eyes shimmered with anticipation.
He was just moments away from leveling up his Avatar of Light to rank five. Then, he would finally understand the true nature of this Omega ability—whether it was as powerful as he expected.
However, as he basked in the sun, waiting for his ability to advance, countless hidden observers monitored his actions, wondering what he was up to.
Then, just nine minutes later, something abnormal occurred in the Solar System.
A massive spatial disturbance erupted.
Syd's eyes snapped open, his gaze immediately shifting forward.
Suddenly, thirty-eight colossal, radiant figures appeared in the Solar System.
These were… Celestials?
Not just a few, but dozens of Celestials?!
His expression darkened.
Under normal circumstances, he could handle a few Celestials at most. But thirty-eight at once?
Even if he exhausted all his strength, there was no way to kill them all!
Eventually, he would run out of power and die from exhaustion.
Of course, that was before he obtained the Infinity Gauntlet.
Now, things were different.
But even with the Gauntlet, he wasn't certain—if he tried to erase all these Celestials at once, would the Infinity Stones exceed their limit and shatter?
Everything was uncertain until tested.
For the first time in a long while, Syd's expression turned serious.
At the same time, nations worldwide, which had been secretly monitoring White Cloak, noticed the sudden appearance of dozens of colossal entities near Earth.
The response was immediate—
"Oh my God!"
"Dozens of Celestials?!"
After witnessing the previous Celestial descents—especially the Tiamut incident—even ordinary people knew what Celestials were.
Even if they didn't fully understand, they at least knew Celestials could create black holes.
And now, there were thirty-eight of them!
Just imagining the destruction they could unleash sent shivers down people's spines.
And then—
They all realized one terrifying fact.
White Cloak was doomed.
If only ten Celestials had arrived, people might still believe he had a chance.
But thirty-eight?
Even the most optimistic supporters had lost hope.
...
S.H.I.E.L.D. Headquarters
Fury furrowed his brow. "Let's just hope their battle doesn't destroy Earth."
Still, he had mixed emotions.
"Is this it? Is White Cloak going to die?"
Meanwhile, world governments had a different reaction.
"Finally! That dangerous man is going to be wiped out!"
They were elated.
Previously, White Cloak had struggled against a few Celestials—some had even escaped his grasp.
Now, with this many, the outcome was obvious.
...
Kamar-Taj
Ancient One and the sorcerers stared at the sky in silence.
White Cloak had just saved them from a multiversal crisis, and now, he faced this?
Wong hesitated. "Sorcerer Supreme, should we help White Cloak?"
All eyes turned to Ancient One.
She shook her head and sighed.
"Celestials are beyond our control. We cannot stop their decisions."
She knew all too well how powerful Celestials were.
And thirty-eight of them?
Even if she joined forces with Odin and White Cloak, they still wouldn't stand a chance.
...
Elsewhere, in Dimensional Realms…
The Demonic Gods of various dimensions sensed the disturbance and turned their gazes toward the Solar System.
The moment they saw thirty-eight Celestials, even they involuntarily gasped.
Fear.
Even though none of them feared a single Celestial, a group of this size was enough to make them tremble.
If all thirty-eight Celestials attacked together, even they would be eradicated.
"The Celestials are truly determined to kill White Cloak!"
Nightmare sneered. "With this many, not even White Cloak can survive!"
...
Dark Dimension
Dormammu grinned, "One less obstacle preventing me from devouring Earth!"
As Mephisto, Lucifer, and others discussed the situation, Asgard descended into chaos.
...
Asgard
"Brother!"
Thor was on the verge of losing his mind. "Father! Mother! Heimdall! What do we do?!"
Frigga looked sorrowful, her gaze filled with unspoken grief as she turned to Odin.
Odin sighed deeply, his expression one of grave helplessness.
Even he could do nothing against this many Celestials.
"Baldur… my son… this time…"
There was nothing he could do.
...
Meanwhile, back in space…
Syd had no immediate intention of fighting.
Like the others suspected, even he wasn't confident against thirty-eight Celestials.
He wasn't sure if Infinity Stones could erase them all at once.
So, his best bet was to stall for time.
If he could hold out for just ten more minutes, his Avatar of Light would reach level five!
At that moment—
The Celestials spoke.
"So, you are White Cloak?"
A green-colored Celestial sneered. "An insignificant planetary being, daring to defy us multiple times? Your arrogance is unbearable."
"No one who defies the Celestials is allowed to exist."
"You have no place in this universe."
Then, a towering red Celestial, Arishem the Judge, stepped forward.
"White Cloak, I warned you before. I told you that we—Celestials—had marked you and Messiah for death."
"Today, I will fulfill that promise."
...
Outer Space
Syd's expression remained calm.
He simply replied, "So?"
"You really think you can kill me?"
Celestials loved to waste time—
And that was exactly what he wanted.
If they wanted to talk, he'd talk all day.
As expected, his mocking tone made the Celestials furious.
Their expressions darkened, feeling that White Cloak was too arrogant—even in the face of certain death.
As they prepared to strike, Syd didn't waste another second.
He reached into his spatial ring and retrieved the Infinity Gauntlet, slipping it onto his right hand.
Six Infinity Stones gleamed brilliantly.
The Celestials—and even the Dimensional Gods watching—froze.
Infinity Stones?!
White Cloak had gathered all six?!
Arishem's voice turned icy.
"So this… is your trump card?"
(End of Chapter)
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