Chapter 56 56: Another ████ on Earth-∞?

— — — — — — [Client: ████] [Mission Location: ██, Earth-∞] [Mission Brief: After seeing new potential in Gwen Stacy (Earth-65), the original timeline's dimensional portal—intended to send her to Earth-1610—has been altered.] [She's now been transported to a universe full of infinite possibilities. The hope is that Gwen Stacy (Earth-∞) will be able to fully unlock that potential in this new world.] [Mission Requirement: You can show up as a superhero, antihero, supervillain, observer... whatever identity or image you want. Just leave behind a trace of your presence during the "event."] [Mission Reward: 10,000 Chat Group Points per completed event] [Mission Restrictions: None] [System Note 1: To protect client privacy, some info has been hidden as requested.] [System Note 2: This mission has been designated exclusively for group member "Ghost Spider." Only she can accept it.] [System Note 3: This is a long-term mission. Each time the objective is achieved, a partial reward will be granted.] — — — [Client: ████] [Mission Location: ██, Earth-∞] [Mission Brief: Similar to Gwen Stacy (Earth-65)...] [Mission Requirement: Help Gwen Stacy (Earth-∞) leave her mark during the "event."] [Mission Reward: 10,000 Chat Group Points per successful attempt] [Mission Restrictions: None] [System Note 1: Some data has been hidden per client request.] [System Note 2: This mission is for all members except Ghost-Spider.] [System Note 3: This is a long-term mission. Each success grants a reward, which will be distributed based on individual performance.] — — — 『Ghost Spider: So this ████ guy is the one who threw me out of my original universe and dropped me into this one, huh?』 『Ghost Spider: And based on the description, they even changed my designation from Earth-65 to Earth-∞?』 『Lady Avalon: That's what it looks like. No wonder the Ancient One said he circled the multiverse and concluded that you belong in this world.』 『Ghost Spider: Huh? Wait, what is this dude trying to do with all this?』 『Earth's Cancer: Based on the text, looks like they're trying to achieve something through you...』 『Ghost Spider: Yeah, no kidding. (Facepalm emoji)』 『Catwoman: The method may be a bit rude, but credit where it's due — this guy's really generous. One event equals twenty thousand points for both missions.』 『Catwoman: Also, if I had to guess, those summons the Ancient One gave you? That's probably also this guy's doing. Based on how Merlin reacted, the Ancient One must be a being on the same tier as her — just says you can call him, and bam, he's there.』 『Lady Avalon: You're overestimating me a bit.』 『Lady Avalon: Let me put it in terms you might find more relatable — raw destructive power.』 『Lady Avalon: Even in my own world, I couldn't blow up a planet... not unless its Ultimate Observer isn't around, I get a lot of prep time, and I've got allies on the same level helping me.』 『Lady Avalon: But the Ancient One? I get the feeling if he got serious, he could literally use Earth like a marble.』 『Lady Avalon: Okay maybe not Earth specifically, but planets of a similar or larger scale? Probably just toys to him.』 『Hellish Blizzard: Wait, are you saying Earth is that special in the universe?』 『Lady Avalon: Of course it is. Look at the seven worlds connected to our group chat right now — eight if you count Gwen's original Earth-65, and with the last mission world, that's nine.』 『Lady Avalon: Almost all of them have an "Earth." The only exception is Hancock's world, and even that's got a moon and a planet pretty similar to Earth.』 『Lady Avalon: But when I say Earth might be untouchable, I don't mean it casually.』 『Lady Avalon: After I opened my clairvoyance here, I noticed a ton of beings at or above the Ancient One's level anchoring themselves to this planet. There's some bizarre cosmic balance going on.』 『Lady Avalon: Small stuff? No one cares. Heck, even if someone nukes Earth, those beings could probably snap it back together.』 『Lady Avalon: But if you tried to conceptually erase the very idea of "Earth exists in this world"? You'd be lucky if all they did was just erase you.』 『Ghost Spider: ...Honestly, that just makes me wanna run.』 『Ordinary Human: Actually... maybe you don't have to panic that hard.』 『Ghost Spider: Oh? How so?』 『Ordinary Human: First off — whatever this ████ guy wants to achieve through you, he can summon the Ancient One to get it done. Safe to say there's a dimensional-level gap between you two, right?』 『Ghost Spider: If anything, I feel like it's more than one dimension...』 『Ordinary Human: Exactly. Whatever this guy's ultimate goal is, if he wanted to control you completely, he'd just rewrite your fate himself — past, future, everything.』 『Ordinary Human: But instead, he sent a mission through the group chat system and used the Ancient One to talk to you. That means either: He genuinely means no harm, or there's something about you that makes him hesitant.』 『Ghost Spider: Me? A being like that would hesitate because of me?』 『Ghost Spider: ...Wait. You mean the group chat?』 『Ordinary Human: Possibly. Just a guess, not confirmed.』 --- Pulling Gwen out of her Earth-65-to-1610 "private portal" mid-transit and then rerouting her to Earth-∞, and commanding the Ancient One? Yeah, that ████ is definitely multiversal-tier. After all, the Ancient One follows Eternity, the abstract embodiment of the multiverse. The three Vishanti who founded Kamar-Taj's white magic are also among the top-tier dimensional gods. If it's below multiverse level? The Ancient One wouldn't even bother with a job that involves risking your soul even after death. Even with Veyron's basic Marvel knowledge, he knew there were many entities above multiverse level — like The One Above All, The Living Tribunal, and The First Firmament. Not to mention things like The Fulcrum or the original Beyonder if you're stretching it. Looking at the task list's "█ █ █ █," he figured each █ probably stood for a character or letter—maybe even two, forming a longer word. If that was the case, he was mostly thinking of names or titles with four characters or fewer. Otherwise, the list would've been way longer. Then again, he could've been completely wrong. And Gwen, a street-level hero, catching the eye of someone who treats universe-scale destruction like fireworks? No way — unless you factor in her being part of this cross-dimensional chat group. 『Lady Avalon: Now that you say it... after joining the chat group, the "Root" restrictions on me definitely loosened up a bit.』 『Lady Avalon: And considering who the last mission client was... is it possible this one is the "Will of the World" for Gwen's side?』 『Ordinary Human: Hard to say.』 『Ordinary Human: But if it is... Gwen, you really don't need to worry.』 『Ghost Spider: I get it — no point worrying if there's nothing I can do about it anyway.』 『Ordinary Human: Glass half full — if that really is the case, then you've basically got "Main Character Certification." And hey, 10k points per event!』 『Ghost Spider: ...』 『Ghost Spider: Give me a second. I need to vent some frustration.』 『Ordinary Human: Huh?』 『Ghost Spider: Her. She's been tailing me for over a day. Thinks she's being subtle.』 Gwen adjusted her stream, aiming it toward a woman standing at a street corner about a hundred meters away, pretending to be on the phone. At first, with all the chaos of being suddenly thrown into a new universe, Gwen had been too distracted to care. The woman just watched from a distance, so she figured it wasn't worth reacting to. But now, after everything in the group chat — the Ancient One showing up, the two new missions, and the analysis from Veyron and Merlin— things were starting to make a bit more sense. It wasn't a full answer, but it gave her some peace of mind. And with that clarity... Gwen could really feel that person's gaze now. She figured, "You're seriously underestimating my Spider-Sense and Observation Haki." . . . 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