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Chapter 547: Predacons, Maximals, Return
As the virus spread and took hold, more and more people were infected with Doomsday cells, transforming into a brand-new species.
A species never before seen in this universe.
Even the long-destroyed Krypton had never studied Doomsday, and Earth had been slaughtered by Worldbreaker Hulk, almost to the point of extinction.
This terrifying change caused panic throughout the universe, but it also created the opportunity for more underdogs to seize power.
On Warworld, a half-mech, half-flesh Doomsday crushed the skull of the tyrant Mongul with a single stomp. It grabbed the body, holding it high before several thousand other Doomsdays, and slowly tore Mongul's corpse in two.
"I, Cyborg Superman, shall become the leader of Warworld from this day forward!" Cyborg Superman roared, creating a powerful sonic boom. He stomped his foot, leaving a deep crater in the metal ground.
The thousands who, not long ago, were just slaves captured from various planets, now had looks of fear on their faces. Many looked down at their own mutated bodies, still stained with blood. They remained silent for a moment before one by one, they all pledged their allegiance.
Cyborg Superman grinned ferociously. His brand-new body—a dark silver form combining flesh and metal—emitted a piercing screech with his every move, changing with each passing second.
On Oa, Sinestro walked among a field of bodies, his face expressionless.
"Sinestro, are you trying to betray us?!" the last remaining Guardian roared, his voice stern and sharp.
He looked at the over two-meter-tall Sinestro, who was now burly and strong, his face ferocious and terrifying. His appearance had changed drastically, but the one thing that remained the same was his eyes.
"No, I just want to kill you. I've had enough of you despicable bastards."
Sinestro said coldly, then shattered the green barrier created by the Guardian's Green Lantern Ring with a single punch. The immense force instantly tore through the Guardian's body.
"From now on, I, Sinestro, will be the master of Oa. I will reshape the order of this universe in my own way."
Sinestro picked up the Green Lantern Ring and slowly put it on the middle finger of his left hand. As he felt the immense power within him, an inexplicable look, tinged with worry and apprehension, flashed across his face.
At the same time, somewhere in the universe, a short, scrawny figure scurried about furtively. He infiltrated a life-bearing planet, and before long, large numbers of the native lifeforms were infected, becoming his army or his clones.
This army scattered, and each individual went on to infect more people, causing the numbers to grow exponentially.
"I am a god, an omnipotent god! I, Grandmaster, have obtained the power to destroy the Hulk!"
The Grandmaster's body had become far smaller and scrawnier than before, his physical structure becoming more fluid-like, but he had gained terrifying powers of infection and replication.
His face was twisted, his eyes glowing with a terrifying red light and filled with hatred.
"I will take back my Sakaar!" the Grandmaster roared.
...
"Nowhere, Warworld, Oa, the Grandmaster... For now, these four factions are the strongest, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future."
Tony mused, sensing the hosts of every type of cell, lost in thought.
He held the highest-grade and purest Doomsday spores, so naturally, he would monitor the cells he had spread to learn from them.
"Next is to extract gene samples. The more, the better. Even bones from beings long dead will do."
Tony thought for a moment, then flew into the sky and traveled to a nearby planet. Sensing the vast mineral deposits beneath his feet, he stomped down hard, controlling a massive amount of metallic ore to rise to the surface.
"I need to station some personnel in this universe."
"As for their names... let's call them the Maximals and the Predacons."
A faint smile appeared on Tony's face. He pushed the power of the Allspark to its limit, and the entire planet began to tremble before his mighty power.
The Nirvana Universe would be Tony's major rear base. It would not only serve as a facility for creating his Doomsday weapons but also as preparation for the worst-case scenario. If the situation in the Prime Universe turned dire, he would immediately retreat to the Nirvana Universe with Cybertron.
Of course, that was the worst-case scenario.
One by one, names flashed through Tony's mind: Optimus Primal, Dinobot, Rattrap...
One by one, figures and brand-new memories took shape. Their internal DNA had been programmed with their missions by Tony from the very beginning.
In the newly constructed secret base, a large number of Transformers were in stasis, and it wouldn't be long before they awakened.
"I hope you won't disappoint me. Secretly collect as many gene samples as possible. Once I'm free, I'll take over everything here and fully reap the fruits of my labor."
Tony had considered going directly to Earth, risking a search for the Time Stone right under Worldbreaker Hulk's nose. Using the stone's power to accelerate the universe's timeline would be a more efficient way to acquire gene samples, saving a great deal of time.
But after some thought, he gave up on the idea. He wasn't confident he could hide from the Hulk, that beast with astonishing instincts. His chances of winning a fight weren't high, and he lacked a one-hit-kill ability. A battle would only feed the Hulk experience, making him grow insanely stronger.
Once he resolved matters in the Prime Universe, he would return here to search for traces of the Time Stone. As long as the Time Stone wasn't shattered, Tony would control all the timelines in the universe. The entire lifecycle of every new model of Doomsday, from birth to death, would not escape his notice.
Tony strolled out of the base, looked up at the sky with his eyes slightly narrowed, and then calmly sat down on the Mobius Chair.
"Target the Prime Universe, Cybertron System. Activate," Tony commanded.
The Mobius Chair immediately burst with white light. A powerful barrier protected Tony as it instantly began to traverse the space between universes.
Tony quietly watched the rapidly changing scenery before him, paying special attention to the omnipresent Blood Realm. In the end, he didn't do anything unnecessary and returned smoothly to the Prime Universe.
Things had been quiet in the Cybertron System lately. Ever since the fierce battle between Thor and Amatsu-Mikaboshi, everything had been exceedingly peaceful.
Well, aside from that bunch of mercenaries on Warworld stirring up trouble every now and then.
Tony slipped past countless people unnoticed, looking with satisfaction at the bustling Cybertron System.
The other twelve planets, besides the main planet of Cybertron, had also been occupied by the twelve Primes. They were each transforming their planets according to their own wills, with large-scale construction projects underway everywhere.
All kinds of terrifying war fortresses rose from the ground, turning each planet into an impenetrable bastion.
Only the first planet was special. On it was a single, massive cage made of True Adamantium, and imprisoned inside was a limbless Thanos.
Just as Tony returned to Cybertron, a powerful surge of energy appeared on Earth at that very same moment.
(end of chapter)
As the virus spread and took hold, more and more people were infected with Doomsday cells, transforming into a brand-new species.
A species never before seen in this universe.
Even the long-destroyed Krypton had never studied Doomsday, and Earth had been slaughtered by Worldbreaker Hulk, almost to the point of extinction.
This terrifying change caused panic throughout the universe, but it also created the opportunity for more underdogs to seize power.
On Warworld, a half-mech, half-flesh Doomsday crushed the skull of the tyrant Mongul with a single stomp. It grabbed the body, holding it high before several thousand other Doomsdays, and slowly tore Mongul's corpse in two.
"I, Cyborg Superman, shall become the leader of Warworld from this day forward!" Cyborg Superman roared, creating a powerful sonic boom. He stomped his foot, leaving a deep crater in the metal ground.
The thousands who, not long ago, were just slaves captured from various planets, now had looks of fear on their faces. Many looked down at their own mutated bodies, still stained with blood. They remained silent for a moment before one by one, they all pledged their allegiance.
Cyborg Superman grinned ferociously. His brand-new body—a dark silver form combining flesh and metal—emitted a piercing screech with his every move, changing with each passing second.
On Oa, Sinestro walked among a field of bodies, his face expressionless.
"Sinestro, are you trying to betray us?!" the last remaining Guardian roared, his voice stern and sharp.
He looked at the over two-meter-tall Sinestro, who was now burly and strong, his face ferocious and terrifying. His appearance had changed drastically, but the one thing that remained the same was his eyes.
"No, I just want to kill you. I've had enough of you despicable bastards."
Sinestro said coldly, then shattered the green barrier created by the Guardian's Green Lantern Ring with a single punch. The immense force instantly tore through the Guardian's body.
"From now on, I, Sinestro, will be the master of Oa. I will reshape the order of this universe in my own way."
Sinestro picked up the Green Lantern Ring and slowly put it on the middle finger of his left hand. As he felt the immense power within him, an inexplicable look, tinged with worry and apprehension, flashed across his face.
At the same time, somewhere in the universe, a short, scrawny figure scurried about furtively. He infiltrated a life-bearing planet, and before long, large numbers of the native lifeforms were infected, becoming his army or his clones.
This army scattered, and each individual went on to infect more people, causing the numbers to grow exponentially.
"I am a god, an omnipotent god! I, Grandmaster, have obtained the power to destroy the Hulk!"
The Grandmaster's body had become far smaller and scrawnier than before, his physical structure becoming more fluid-like, but he had gained terrifying powers of infection and replication.
His face was twisted, his eyes glowing with a terrifying red light and filled with hatred.
"I will take back my Sakaar!" the Grandmaster roared.
...
"Nowhere, Warworld, Oa, the Grandmaster... For now, these four factions are the strongest, but it's hard to say what will happen in the future."
Tony mused, sensing the hosts of every type of cell, lost in thought.
He held the highest-grade and purest Doomsday spores, so naturally, he would monitor the cells he had spread to learn from them.
"Next is to extract gene samples. The more, the better. Even bones from beings long dead will do."
Tony thought for a moment, then flew into the sky and traveled to a nearby planet. Sensing the vast mineral deposits beneath his feet, he stomped down hard, controlling a massive amount of metallic ore to rise to the surface.
"I need to station some personnel in this universe."
"As for their names... let's call them the Maximals and the Predacons."
A faint smile appeared on Tony's face. He pushed the power of the Allspark to its limit, and the entire planet began to tremble before his mighty power.
The Nirvana Universe would be Tony's major rear base. It would not only serve as a facility for creating his Doomsday weapons but also as preparation for the worst-case scenario. If the situation in the Prime Universe turned dire, he would immediately retreat to the Nirvana Universe with Cybertron.
Of course, that was the worst-case scenario.
One by one, names flashed through Tony's mind: Optimus Primal, Dinobot, Rattrap...
One by one, figures and brand-new memories took shape. Their internal DNA had been programmed with their missions by Tony from the very beginning.
In the newly constructed secret base, a large number of Transformers were in stasis, and it wouldn't be long before they awakened.
"I hope you won't disappoint me. Secretly collect as many gene samples as possible. Once I'm free, I'll take over everything here and fully reap the fruits of my labor."
Tony had considered going directly to Earth, risking a search for the Time Stone right under Worldbreaker Hulk's nose. Using the stone's power to accelerate the universe's timeline would be a more efficient way to acquire gene samples, saving a great deal of time.
But after some thought, he gave up on the idea. He wasn't confident he could hide from the Hulk, that beast with astonishing instincts. His chances of winning a fight weren't high, and he lacked a one-hit-kill ability. A battle would only feed the Hulk experience, making him grow insanely stronger.
Once he resolved matters in the Prime Universe, he would return here to search for traces of the Time Stone. As long as the Time Stone wasn't shattered, Tony would control all the timelines in the universe. The entire lifecycle of every new model of Doomsday, from birth to death, would not escape his notice.
Tony strolled out of the base, looked up at the sky with his eyes slightly narrowed, and then calmly sat down on the Mobius Chair.
"Target the Prime Universe, Cybertron System. Activate," Tony commanded.
The Mobius Chair immediately burst with white light. A powerful barrier protected Tony as it instantly began to traverse the space between universes.
Tony quietly watched the rapidly changing scenery before him, paying special attention to the omnipresent Blood Realm. In the end, he didn't do anything unnecessary and returned smoothly to the Prime Universe.
Things had been quiet in the Cybertron System lately. Ever since the fierce battle between Thor and Amatsu-Mikaboshi, everything had been exceedingly peaceful.
Well, aside from that bunch of mercenaries on Warworld stirring up trouble every now and then.
Tony slipped past countless people unnoticed, looking with satisfaction at the bustling Cybertron System.
The other twelve planets, besides the main planet of Cybertron, had also been occupied by the twelve Primes. They were each transforming their planets according to their own wills, with large-scale construction projects underway everywhere.
All kinds of terrifying war fortresses rose from the ground, turning each planet into an impenetrable bastion.
Only the first planet was special. On it was a single, massive cage made of True Adamantium, and imprisoned inside was a limbless Thanos.
Just as Tony returned to Cybertron, a powerful surge of energy appeared on Earth at that very same moment.
(end of chapter)
