After saying that, Doctor Strange began working with his magic. The magical device started rotating, seemingly repairing the damaged spell.
"Hey, wait a second! There are people in there that I want, so could you please hold off for a bit?"
Seeing how decisively Doctor Strange was acting, Peter quickly stopped him.
If Strange sent them back with one spell, how was Peter supposed to get the two Doctor Octopuses to join his team?
He did not care whether these people lived or died, but they could not interfere with his mission.
Then Peter looked at Otto Parker and Doctor Octopus Otto, quickly walked toward them, and said, "Right now, I can give you a completely different life. Join my antihero dimensional squad and become someone with legal status in any universe."
"You want me to work for you?" Doctor Octopus Otto asked hesitantly.
"No, no, no. We're just a team. Anyone can help anyone. It's basically just people sticking together for warmth."
"Heh, heh, heh. Antihero dimensional squad. I like that name! Peter, I choose to join!"
From the moment Otto Parker became Superior Spider-Man, in a certain sense, he was already an antihero.
Since antiheroes had their own organization, one that would not restrain him and could even change his predetermined fate, why wouldn't he change it?
Why should he just watch that strange sorcerer operate that strange spell and send him back to his own universe to wait for death?
Why did he have to die?
"A team... That word really feels distant."
Although Doctor Octopus Otto was, in a certain sense, the same person as Otto Parker, there were still fundamental differences between them. All this time, his arrogant personality had kept him from having any real companions. Now that someone had suddenly extended an olive branch to him, he felt somewhat lost, and even a faint trace of wild joy. Even he did not know why.
"This time, you'd better add me to your little team too."
Ultimate Gwen said playfully.
"Of course. How could I forget?"
"Then I'll join too."
Ding. Congratulations, host. You have successfully recruited Superior Spider-Man Otto Parker, Ultimate Spider-Woman Gwen Stacy, and Doctor Octopus Otto into the Antihero Dimensional Squad. Mission overcompleted. Reward: Level Five Treasure Chest, 400 skin points, Advanced Black Magic Mastery, Complete Book of Black Magic, and Triple Spider Legs.
Black Magic: Dark magic used by demons from Jackie Chan Adventures. It possesses tremendous destructive power and can summon demons from the underworld.
Complete Book of Black Magic: The dark grimoire belonging to Tarakudo, King of the Shadowkhan. It records all demonic dark magic spells and grants command over the Shadowkhan Army.
Triple Spider Legs: Exoskeleton equipment forged from Wakandan Vibranium. It can charge energy and release a finishing strike.
As the system notification rang out, a great deal of knowledge appeared in Peter's mind, and his body filled with dark magical energy. Right now, he had become a perfect dark sorcerer.
"What did you do? Why were they suddenly recognized by the will of the universe?"
Doctor Strange's movements froze. He suddenly realized that the magic he was controlling had once again gone out of control. Then he narrowed his eyes and looked at Peter.
"It was bad enough that you yourself were a multiversal anomaly, but now you've dragged other people onto the same path. The multiverse will be thrown into chaos because of you!"
"What does that have to do with me? I only gave you a bit of information about the multiverse. I never said I was the savior of the multiverse, did I? Stop looking at me with that superior attitude. I'm not buying your act, and I don't care about your magic either."
Peter crossed his arms and spoke with a smile, because a glowing demon pattern was faintly appearing on the back of his hand.
"You should know that what you're doing isn't what a superhero should do, right?"
"Superhero? Did I ever say I was one? Did you not hear me clearly? I'm an antihero. If being a superhero means getting morally blackmailed, prioritizing the bigger picture, and tying myself down, then whoever wants to be one can go ahead!"
"Don't try to make me like you just because you're controlled by fate like a dog."
A disdainful smile appeared on Peter's face, because he had just seen a strange smile on Doctor Strange's face, and it made him very uncomfortable.
"Very good, kid. This is why I hate spider-brats the most."
Doctor Strange spoke through gritted teeth.
"Did Thanos knock your brain loose when you fought him? Do you really think there was no inside story behind you becoming Sorcerer Supreme?"
"I'll tell you the truth. The Ancient One told every disciple she accepted that they would become Sorcerer Supreme. You were just lucky. Do you really think you were chosen by destiny?"
"You little..."
"Woo-hoo!"
Suddenly, a monkey-like figure flashed past. Doctor Strange felt as if something had vanished from his hand. When he looked down, the containment relic was gone.
"Dear Mr. Stephen, if you're looking for this, I'm afraid I can't give it back to you."
At some point, the containment relic had appeared in the younger Peter's hand. He waved the device and spoke provocatively.
Although his goal was not the same as Peter's, what they were doing was the same. He could not stand by and watch people be sent to their deaths.
The spell inside the containment relic was running wildly, but it seemed to have encountered some kind of obstruction and had begun showing signs of tearing apart.
The reversed spell had only been chanted one-third of the way through. It was nowhere near enough to activate the magic.
"Give it back to me, Peter."
Doctor Strange's face turned cold, and there was disbelief in his eyes.
"No, sir."
Then the younger Peter used the power of the magic bracelet to send him into a magical cage.
"This is why I hate kids..."
But the magical cage itself had been created by Doctor Strange, so trying to trap him with it was basically impossible.
However, the younger Peter and his two friends had already run outside. Strange wanted to chase after them, but Peter and Gwen blocked his path.
"Say hello to my buddies, Strange."
Peter lightly snapped his fingers. Black magical energy surged from his hand, and the magical cages holding Otto Parker and Doctor Octopus Otto instantly collapsed. After regaining their freedom, they stood on Peter's side.
What a joke. This guy was trying to send them to their deaths. Who else would they beat up if not him?
"You know magic?"
"Thanks to you. I just learned it not long ago."
Peter smiled and said, "After all, Spider-Man is a hero on the magical side. Becoming Magic Spider-Man isn't unreasonable, right?"
Doctor Strange did not reply.
His figure flashed, and he appeared on the other side, directly bypassing the two of them.
However, the direction he teleported to had already been blocked by Otto Parker and Doctor Octopus.
Doctor Strange's path was blocked again, and he was clearly starting to get angry.
"This is not your universe. If you continue acting recklessly, I don't mind using magic to wipe all of you out."
Anger appeared on Doctor Strange's face.
"Great! Then let me see which is stronger, your magic or my black magic. Sorcerer Supreme, you're so impressive!"
A terrifying red light seeped from Peter's eyes. Then the dark magic in his body surged, and the dim basement seemed to answer some kind of summons. One pair of red eyes after another lit up in the darkness.
"You summoned monsters?"
Doctor Strange looked at Peter in surprise. He had originally thought that even if Peter had magical abilities, he would only be a minor threat. He had not expected Peter to possess such powerful strength that he could summon evil beings. As Sorcerer Supreme, even he did not have this kind of magic.
"Say hello to my Shadowkhan Army."
As soon as Peter finished speaking, the figures in the darkness gradually emerged. In the cramped basement, twenty red-eyed shadow soldiers dressed in ninja-like outfits appeared. Their bodies also contained the power of dark magic.
"You dark sorcerer!"
"Call me a demon sorcerer."
Doctor Strange snapped his fingers.
"Unfortunately, I don't have time to tangle with you, and you have no right to interfere in this world's affairs, Peter from another world!"
The next moment, the sound of a mirror shattering rang out.
Peter felt the space around him suddenly collapse. His body became light, and he began falling downward.
Very soon, he discovered that he had arrived in an extremely strange world.
The surroundings were like a kaleidoscope, reminding him of the scene he had seen inside the space-time tunnel when he crossed into the Ultimate Universe because of the collider.
However, this surrounding space was not filled with quantum energy, but with all kinds of buildings.
If they were not floating in the air, they would not look much different from the real world.
"Wow, so this is your Mirror Dimension?"
Peter curiously looked around, not anxious at all.
The longer he delayed here, the farther the younger Peter could run.
And once the younger Peter took the containment relic away, Doctor Strange naturally had no reason to keep tangling with them.
So this was simply a sparring match.
Of course, that might only be Peter's one-sided opinion. If they really got serious, neither of them would come out of this clean.
Doctor Strange was genuinely angry now. Since he knew this Spider-Man had mastered dark magic, he decided to teach him a lesson and let him know who protected this world.
Then he would tie him up and send him to Kamar-Taj, so Wong could properly educate this rookie sorcerer.
Whoosh.
A ring of light flew out from Doctor Strange's hand and split into countless rings in midair.
Relying on his spider-sense, Peter found gaps between the rings of light and quickly flew out.
"You didn't really think my shadow soldiers couldn't enter this Mirror Dimension, did you?"
Dark magic stood in Peter's palm. After devouring the other party's rings of light, he swung it out.
The dark magic in his palm dyed the rings of light black, then sent them tracking toward Doctor Strange. At the same time, twenty shadow soldiers appeared behind Peter.
"What?"
Doctor Strange was slightly startled and immediately activated a teleportation spell to send himself far away. Standing on a floating rock, he opened a magical shield and blocked the attack.
"You actually possess such powerful dark magic. And I've never seen this kind of magic before. Are you really Spider-Man? Or are you some magical monster wearing a stolen body?"
"I've been Peter Parker for eighteen years, and you're asking me if I'm Spider-Man? Don't you think that's ridiculous?"
The power of dark magic covered Peter's entire body. Then, behind him, it condensed into a black mage's robe. Peter stood in midair and said playfully, "Magic isn't yours alone."
(End of Chapter)
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