Starting as a Class Five Mutant-Chapter 476 -

This... is White Cloak?!

Staring at the colossal figure before him—a being so vast it seemed to encompass the entire universe—Nightmare's eyes filled with terror.

How was this possible?

Even if he knew what he was seeing wasn't real, a deep, instinctual fear still crawled up from within him.

The next second, before he could fully process the situation, Syd struck first.

The cosmic, starry hand extended outward, grasping toward both the Earth and Nightmare himself.

In an instant, they were nothing more than specks within his palm.

"Ah—!"

Nightmare screamed as the massive hand clenched.

With a single crushing motion, both he and the Earth shattered into fragments.

As they disintegrated, the false dream realm also began to collapse.

Just before everything crumbled, Syd caught a glimpse—outside the dream—a middle-aged man in green clothing glaring at him furiously.

It was Nightmare, without a doubt.

Syd's expression remained cold. As the dream fully collapsed, he spoke one last sentence.

"Nightmare, I will come for you soon."

And with that, the illusion shattered completely.

...

—Reality, Earth's Orbit—

Bathed in the golden sunlight, Syd's eyes snapped open. His brows furrowed slightly.

"These dimensional gods are really becoming a nuisance..."

He pondered whether he should eliminate one as a warning—to stop them from constantly bothering him.

As he considered this, elsewhere, a group of dimensional beings were in discussion.

"How did it go, Nightmare? Did you succeed?" A voice asked with a teasing tone.

Nightmare's expression immediately darkened. "Why are you even asking? You already know the answer."

Indeed, when White Cloak had suddenly regained consciousness, they had already guessed the outcome.

Mephisto chuckled. "I never thought I'd see you fail, Nightmare."

"You couldn't handle Messiah, and now White Cloak is giving you trouble too?"

The other dimensional beings chimed in.

"Seriously, Nightmare? You're that useless? You can't even deal with a mutant?"

"A mere human defeated you..."

As they continued to mock him, Nightmare finally lost his temper.

"You think it's so easy?! Then why don't you try yourselves?"

"You have no idea how strong his mind is!"

"Besides, he's not just a mutant—he's also an Asgardian god! It's not a fair comparison!"

"And if I had dragged him into my Nightmare Dimension, I definitely would have won!"

Hearing his excuses, the others merely rolled their eyes.

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Even if what he said was reasonable, the fact remained—he had been bested by White Cloak.

...

—Time Passed... Two Days Later...—

Syd opened his eyes.

[Energy Points: 34,686]

After glancing at his energy reserves, he couldn't resist dumping them into his unlock progress.

(Unlock Progress: 93%)

Seeing how slowly his progress was moving, Syd's lips twitched.

"Over thirty thousand points... for just that little increase?!"

"At this rate, when will I even reach 95%? Let alone 100%?"

With a sigh, he muttered, "Looks like I'll have to wait until tomorrow or the day after to hit 95%..."

As he contemplated his next move, another thought surfaced.

It had now been fifteen days since he last met Hercules.

Hercules had mentioned that after fifteen days, he would come to fetch him for the gathering at Omniscient City.

Syd debated whether he should go.

If he skipped, he'd be ditching Hercules.

But if he went, it would interfere with his energy gathering.

Suddenly, a realization struck him.

"Wait... Omniscient City has sunlight."

"That means I won't be losing out on energy collection."

Moreover, he had another concern—if Hercules used some kind of divine artifact to track him down, it could expose his White Cloak persona.

That couldn't be allowed.

With that in mind, before Hercules could make a move, Syd retrieved the Space Stone.

Under the watchful eyes of satellites, he disappeared from Earth's orbit.

After several relocations, using invisibility and shifting locations to evade all surveillance, Syd reappeared in his Messiah attire at their last meeting spot.

With the warm sun shining down, he waited for Hercules.

...

—Meanwhile, Elsewhere—

Inside a bar, at the counter, Hercules sat drinking.

It was still early in the morning, so there weren't many patrons around.

Beside him, a woman in a black leather jacket with auburn hair was subtly trying to extract information from him.

"Hercules," she said casually, "I heard you're taking Messiah somewhere. What's the place called?"

"What are you guys planning?"

Natasha Romanoff—Black Widow—asked with feigned curiosity.

Clad in his battle-worn armor, Hercules downed another drink and shrugged.

"Can't tell you."

Natasha's brow twitched slightly. Damn it.

She had spent days trying to extract valuable intel from him.

All she had learned was his name—Hercules, son of Zeus, the legendary demigod of Greek mythology.

However, she had also confirmed that the Greek pantheon was real.

In fact, Hercules had even hinted that not only did the Greek gods exist, but many divine pantheons—some that humans weren't even aware of—were real as well.

Upon learning this, both Natasha and Nick Fury had been deeply shaken.

So many gods...

If one of them ever went rogue, wouldn't humanity be doomed?

Take God, for example...

Thankfully, Hercules had reassured them—most of these pantheons had long abandoned Earth and humanity.

Only a few gods still paid attention to this world.

If not for Messiah's existence, none of them would have even noticed Earth again.

"Are you sure you can't say anything?" Natasha pressed, unwilling to give up.

"Of course—" Hercules paused mid-drink, suddenly remembering something.

"Oh crap, I almost forgot! Today's the day I meet Messiah!"

Turning to Natasha, he realized that since the meeting time was so close, there was no harm in telling her now.

"We invited Messiah to Omniscient City."

"It's a place where gods gather."

After saying that, he stood up.

"I need to go meet Messiah now. See you next time."

(End of Chapter)

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