Pietro's eyes suddenly lit up, and he hurriedly asked, "This Living Tribunal you mentioned—could he be the mastermind behind this bizarre quiz game?"
"I don't know. Maybe." Stephen shrugged. "To be honest, beings of that level of intelligence exist in dimensions far beyond our understanding. We can't grasp their thoughts, nor can we imagine what they're capable of...
According to what I've heard—not from me, but from other Sorcerer Supremes across the multiverse—the Living Tribunal might not even be the most powerful. There may be even greater entities above him. Of course, even they know very little about that."
After a brief pause, Stephen continued, "In any case, I don't think the Living Tribunal would help me deal with the Wanda crisis, so we can rule out option D."
Back to the quiz—it seemed clear that option A was the most likely.
After all, in the video, Strange repeatedly emphasized that only the Book of Vishanti could counter Wanda.
Judging from the events shown in the future video, they were searching for the Book of Vishanti, and the fact that Strange ultimately defeated the Scarlet Witch suggests he most likely used it.
So without much hesitation, Team B reached a consensus and picked option A.
Team A did the same—everything pointed to A being the correct answer.
Soon, the countdown began, and both teams made the same choice. But when the time was up and the correct answer was revealed, everyone was stunned:
[The correct answer is—B: The Darkhold!]
[Team B answered incorrectly. Player Stephen Strange, player Peter Parker, and player Pietro Maximoff each lose 4 points!]
[Team A answered incorrectly. Player Erik Lehnsherr, player Charles Xavier, and player Logan Howlett each lose 1 point!]
"What... The answer is B?!"
Both Peter and Pietro turned to Stephen, completely shocked.
And Stephen himself was equally dumbfounded.
This had to be a joke. He ended up using the Darkhold to defeat Wanda?
They had never even considered that possibility. Even option C, the Infinity Stones, seemed more plausible than the Darkhold!
After all, in the future video, Stephen had already personally experienced the dangers of the Darkhold. He knew exactly how disastrous it had been in the hands of his 838 variant. There was no way he would willingly use it again, right?
Besides, even if he wanted to, he couldn't—Wanda was guarding the original copy, and all the replicas had already been destroyed. So how did he even get the Darkhold?
Pietro was the first to snap out of it. He sneered, "Ha! Standing on your moral high ground to condemn my sister, but you turn around and do the same thing? You're such a disgusting hypocrite, Stephen!"
Stephen took a deep breath. "I don't want to make excuses. But if my future self did it, then there had to be a reason—something that left no other choice. Trust me, whatever I did, it wasn't the same as what Wanda did. I would never jeopardize the multiverse for personal desires or try to break its order and laws for selfish reasons."
Pietro just crossed his arms and sneered again.
At this point, he felt Wanda had been absolutely right. Strange broke the rules and was hailed as a hero. Wanda broke the rules, and everyone called her a monster and a villain. This world really was unfair.
And it wasn't just them—other spectators were also baffled. But the quiz game didn't keep them waiting. As soon as the answer was revealed, the next part of the video began playing.
Onscreen, Stephen and his group were on the run. Stephen used magic to hold off Wanda's pursuit, and eventually, the three of them reached their destination—a seemingly ordinary iron door.
This door was clearly sealed with magical energy. Christine explained that the Book of Vishanti was behind it, and only the Strange of that universe had ever opened it. In other words, the magical lock was left by the 838 Stephen.
Stephen tried his usual methods to break the seal—but failed.
Time was short, and they couldn't afford to keep trying.
Then Christine pulled out a broken watch—Stephen's personal timepiece, a gift from the 616 Christine, a memento of their love that never truly bloomed.
When Stephen saw the watch, his eyes lit up. He placed it into the indentation on the door, and sure enough, the door slowly opened.
You had to hand it to him—no matter the universe, Stephen Strange was a hopeless romantic.
To use something as precious as the key to the Book of Vishanti as a keepsake from his ex? That said everything about how deeply he still held onto his feelings for Christine.
Offscreen, Pietro couldn't help teasing, "So you do have obsessions too, Stephen. No wonder Wanda tempted you by offering a universe where you and your ex could be together."
Stephen gave him a side glance but said nothing. Strangely, just seeing Christine in the video stirred something in him—an urge to reach out and take her hand, to tell her everything he'd been holding in. Maybe that love was fate.
In the video, after the door opened, the trio stepped into a breathtaking world—a realm of kaleidoscopic colors and surreal structures, like the depths of the cosmic sea.
Broken remnants of buildings floated in midair, glowing with an aura of ancient majesty.
The door itself just hung there, suspended in space. From the outside, it looked like an ordinary iron door, but it led to a whole different multiverse.
Beneath the door was a platform, and at its center sat the legendary Book of Vishanti, resting on a pedestal.
Just as the Darkhold radiated a corrupting darkness that tempted the soul, the Book of Vishanti gave off a calm, holy light in stark contrast.
The three of them jumped down from the door, and Christine explained that this place was a seam in the multiverse—a nexus linking countless universes.
Stephen stepped up to the Book of Vishanti. After all his efforts, he had finally reached it. He was about to take the one artifact that could solve everything.
But just as he pulled the book from its pedestal—disaster struck!
Wanda had caught up.
With a single move, she seized control of America Chavez. Stephen quickly shielded Christine and launched a magical assault against Wanda.
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