American Comics: Multiverse of Madness

73. This Place is Very ‘Safe’

"That's how it is, that's how it is," Pietro repeated, his emotions gradually intensifying.

Despite appearing to be an irresponsible troublemaker, Pietro was far from stupid. In fact, with his mutant abilities granting him a superbrain, he could quickly grasp many things.

Rapidly recalling and comparing the similar yet different aspects of the two worlds, coupled with Alex's previous explanations about other universes, Pietro's eyes grew increasingly bright.

The two worlds were very similar yet vastly different, and this was not only reflected in Peter Parker. This world also had the Avengers and Tony Stark, but they were not extreme terrorists. Instead, they were superheroes saving people and maintaining world peace.

This world also had Thor and Doctor Strange, but they were not madmen lost in delusions. They were powerful beings capable of wielding magic and controlling the elements.

Everything was different now!

"What's wrong with him?" Kara asked, confused by Pietro's sudden erratic behavior.

"It's nothing. He just figured some things out," Alex said casually.

Each universe was connected yet different. Though Alex wasn't an expert in physics and rarely understood parallel universe theories in his previous life, experiencing several universes firsthand had given him some insights into the differences between multiverses.

Commonly, most parallel universes were filled with hope. Even amid disasters and sacrifices, heroes always upheld their unyielding spirit to overcome difficulties, something Alex deeply admired.

However, there were always exceptions. As the saying goes, where there is light, there is darkness. Opposite those hopeful multiverses are the dark multiverses steeped in despair.

Previously, Alex had always scoffed at the idea of the 'dark multiverse.'

But after experiencing Pietro's ruined universe firsthand, Alex began to take these ominous, chaotic multiverses more seriously.

"No wonder you said my universe wasn't worth saving. It seems you were right," Pietro said, slumping on the sofa with a heavy sigh.

"You understand now." Alex walked over to Pietro, patting his shoulder in comfort. "When hope is gone and heroes turn into madmen, the collapse of that civilization is only a matter of time."

"I know, but I still can't understand why that universe fell so far," Pietro said, feeling disheartened.

Seeing Pietro looking somewhat dazed, Alex felt a bit helpless. Upon seeing this hopeful universe, Pietro would inevitably connect it to the tragic events of his own birth universe. Even Alex didn't know how to comfort him. That universe was Pietro's home, and he had a fundamental sense of belonging to it, something Alex and Kara couldn't truly understand.

"Alright, it's all in the past. We are in a new world now. We should look forward and enjoy the present."

Listening to Alex's advice, Pietro thought for a moment before nodding firmly. "Alex, you're right. I should move on. I don't belong there; I belong here, with our little team. You are my family. This is my home."

Seeing Pietro regain his composure, Alex couldn't help but smile. "That's my good brother. We've just saved one universe and come to such a beautiful place; we should enjoy it."

"Hmm." Pietro and Kara exchanged a smile, and the atmosphere became much more cheerful.

Seeing the smiles return to their faces, Alex naturally took out two cups and poured them some tea.

"Don't worry, this place is very safe."

"No, it's not safe here."

At the intersection of 42nd Street and Madison Avenue, on the top floor of the Baxter Building, Cable clenched his fists tightly as he looked at the infuriating scene before him.

The Baxter Building, owned by the Fantastic Four, was a towering base that reached into the clouds. Inside, it housed research labs, supercomputer rooms, and many other experimental facilities, along with a plethora of high-tech products. It was one of the most advanced technological places in the world.

As the first superhero team to appear worldwide, the headquarters of the Fantastic Four was located here.

The top few floors of the Baxter Building had been converted into living quarters where the Fantastic Four would carry out their daily activities. While conducting cutting-edge scientific research, they also enjoyed a wonderful life.

But at this moment, this incredibly luxurious place had turned into a gruesome murder scene.

In the room of Mr. Fantastic Reed Richards' children, the eldest son Franklin and the youngest daughter Valeria were forever lost in their sleep, never to awaken again. At the door of the room lay their mother, the Invisible Woman Susan, in a pool of blood.

"The killer struck while they were asleep. The wounds are all in the heart, a single fatal blow," Moon Knight concluded after a simple examination of the two children's bodies. "The target was clearly the children."

"What kind of monster would do something so cruel?" Kate Bishop, the second Hawkeye, breathed heavily. She had a good relationship with the Fantastic Four and was often invited to gatherings. Seeing such a brutal scene, a surge of anger rose from her heart.

"They were good people. This tragedy should not have happened to them."

"But it has," Cable said through gritted teeth. "If we don't find this criminal quickly, other superheroes will be targeted next."

"We shouldn't keep this under wraps any longer. Nick Fury doesn't understand the severity of this situation. We must inform the other superheroes, or everyone will be in danger," Kate insisted.

"What do you want us to say? It's been so long, and many of our friends have already sacrificed their lives. If we tell others now that we kept this information to ourselves and investigated alone, don't you think they'll come after us?"

Kate was infuriated. "So we should keep hiding it? Our investigation hasn't yielded any results, and we have no useful information until now. Should we use others' lives as clues to solve this case?"

While the others argued, Moon Knight continued to observe the scene, trying to find clues about the killer and how the crime was committed without alerting anyone.

After carefully thinking it over, Moon Knight stood up slowly and spoke in a serious tone, interrupting the others' quarrel.

"I know how the killer murdered them."

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