Bab 546: Sweet Dream? or Nightmare?
"You know, everyone here has the potential to fall into darkness, including me, of course, including you and your sister Wanda."
Bruce's expression was solemn, and the others around him, including the usually arrogant Tony and Thor, as well as several members of the Justice League, remained silent in response to Bruce's words.
Before the emergence of the quiz game, most of them would have scoffed at Bruce's remarks, including Bruce himself. As superheroes who punish evil and promote good, initially, each of them felt that their spiritual will was invincible, even if their bodies were defeated, their spiritual will remained unyielding!
But now, they no longer have such confidence. Superheroes also have emotions, weaknesses, and vulnerabilities. Even Superman, the epitome of goodness and light, has moments of corruption, not to mention Wanda.
Pietro's lips moved, but in the end, he swallowed the words he was about to say, turning his head back to the screen. Although he emotionally struggled to accept Bruce's words, his rational side told him that it was indeed true. All he could do was hope in his heart that his sister would have a happy ending in the future changed by the quiz game.
In the video on the screen, Agatha revealed the secrets of chaos magic and the Scarlet Witch, pointing out that the Scarlet Witch's mission was to destroy the world, of course, with the purpose of affecting Wanda's mentality.
Wanda in the video didn't believe Agatha's words at all, nor did she think of herself as a villain destined to destroy the world. She shouted at Agatha, "I'm not like you say!"
Agatha chuckled, "Is that so?"
She waved her fingers, casting a spell. In the next moment, a passerby near Wanda was awakened, breaking free from the illusion. Their face immediately became tense and fearful, forcing a smile and pleading with Wanda to let them see their child.
Wanda was deeply immersed in the illusion, thinking that Agatha had manipulated this passerby. Agatha shook her head, saying, "She is your puppet. I just cut the strings."
Then, she waved her hands, expanding the range of the magic. The people passing by on the street were all startled, then successively broke free from the illusion, regaining self-awareness.
Just as Agatha said, thousands of people in Westview became puppets in Wanda's hands. They lost their self-awareness, becoming extras in a family drama, unaware of their fate. No one could accept this destiny, and now, awakened by Agatha, the people were naturally furious, closing in on Wanda.
Finally realizing the truth, Wanda found herself in a dilemma. She knew what she was doing was wrong; she had harmed these innocent people. But if she were to dispel the illusion, her husband and children would cease to exist...
After going through hardships, she finally managed to live the life of her dreams, having a warm home, a loving husband, and children she adored. However, this small family was built upon countless tragedies of broken families.
"No!"
Wanda began to break down, covering her face and crouching down. Her emotional breakdown caused her magic to lose control, and scarlet mixed with black magic surged around her, forming magical circles around the necks of the people nearby, making it difficult for them to breathe or speak.
Under the pressure from these people, Wanda's subconscious wished for them to be silent, so the chaos magic immediately responded, satisfying her request. But these magic circles were aimed at killing, and if not stopped, these innocent people would likely die here.
As Wanda's breakdown spiraled out of control, it seemed to confirm Agatha's earlier words about world destruction. Fortunately, Wanda quickly came to her senses, apologizing and releasing the people from the magic. An elderly grandmother in the crowd, perhaps feeling she had lived long enough, calmly said to Wanda, "If you're unwilling to let us leave, then just kill us."
Living like puppets on strings, what's the difference between that and being dead?
No, it's better to be dead than to live like this. Death would be a release for them. Wanda's eyes welled up with tears, feeling more conflicted and pained. She murmured, "I will let you go, I will..."
Though she said so, it was clear she was hesitant. Because once she dispelled the illusion, her happy little family would cease to exist. On one side were the thousands of innocent people in the town, on the other were her beloved husband and children. If she had never experienced the warmth of family life, it would be one thing, but since she had already experienced it, breaking it now by her own hands was truly hard.
At this moment, Agatha was watching this coldly from the sidelines, taking the opportunity to continue provoking Wanda: "What's wrong, Wanda? Use your powers quickly, heroes shouldn't torment ordinary people!"
Agatha's words hit the nail on the head with "heroes shouldn't torment ordinary people," but everyone knew this cunning witch's urging to stimulate Wanda into releasing the people from the illusion wasn't for the sake of justice or doing good deeds. She did it only to weaken Wanda's magic.
However, this was a dilemma. Unless Wanda had fallen like her, becoming a villainess who would completely ignore the resistance of ordinary people, she didn't want to become that kind of evil person. Wanda took a deep breath, finally making a decision. She mobilized her magic, gathering it into a crimson beam shooting towards the sky!
In the blink of an eye, the crimson flow of magic surged above the high sky, and the energy barrier enveloping the entire Westview Town appeared. Under Wanda's magic, the energy barrier slowly cracked open, and she shouted, "Go, go quickly!"
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