It also seemed to be protecting the altar and the secrets within the cavern.
At first, Blaine thought that having been acknowledged by the prehistoric Black Panther, this might be something left behind by the prehistoric Bounty Hunter. Acting on impulse, Blaine made his move—but the result was… a failure.
In this case, that mysterious power clearly did not belong to the prehistoric Bounty Hunter, nor did it belong to the Black Panther. Perhaps, when an opportunity arises in the future, Blaine will be able to discover something extraordinary here. In any case, if he could obtain this power, it would be an incredible trump card for him.
With no other choice, under the protection of that energy, Blaine could only withdraw his hand awkwardly. It seemed that the mysterious space battleship on the moon had appeared in this universe, and now there was yet another sealed altar hidden on Earth…
After taking a casual look around, Blaine prepared to leave. He had no idea how long his soul had traveled through time and space, what he had experienced millions of years ago, or how much time had passed in reality.
Just as Blaine was about to use Flight magic to leave, a black reflection in a corner behind the throne on the altar suddenly caught his attention. It might have been revealed by the intense light produced earlier when Blaine used fire magic.
Blaine stepped forward and picked it up. It was also a metal fragment, but it was neither the mysterious metal key fragment in his possession nor a vibranium fragment. Vibranium was silvery white, whereas this metal was pitch black—so black it seemed to absorb even the brightest light.
The fragment had sharp edges on both sides, resembling a broken piece of a blade.
What made it even more striking was that Blaine had seen this exact black metal before—in his Hunter space. This metal was carbonadium .
All of a sudden, something clicked in Blaine's mind. Carbon-sodium steel—weren't the twin swords on Deadpool's back made of carbonadium ? Moreover, Blaine had traveled across the universe. Even if he couldn't claim to be all-knowing, he had never seen a second person wield weapons made of carbonadium besides Deadpool.
Sometimes, this world was truly astonishing. Just moments ago, the prehistoric Bounty Hunter had warned Blaine to be especially cautious of Deadpool, and now Blaine had discovered traces of him almost immediately afterward.
Could it be that Deadpool had also been here? And what had he come for? Was it also for whatever lay sealed beneath the altar? Or did that mean he had already obtained what he wanted? Or perhaps Deadpool had also seen the prehistoric Avengers and experienced everything Blaine had just gone through. Could that little bastard also be someone the Black Panther had been waiting for?
A flood of questions surged through Blaine's mind. One thing was certain—Deadpool, like Blaine himself, was someone who had escaped the Marvel universe. He knew many of the same secrets Blaine knew. And that was terrifying.
Unfortunately, the soul of the prehistoric Black Panther had already dissipated. Otherwise, Blaine could have asked him directly what was going on.
Originally, Blaine had still harbored doubts about the prehistoric Bounty Hunter's words. But now, he believed them completely.
Moreover, anyone who could originally pass through that strange circular magic array above was worthy of Blaine's serious attention. Otherwise, Wakanda would not have had no one capable of passing through the array smoothly to reach this place. The countless skeletons left behind at the magic circle were enough to explain the problem.
He weighed the piece of carbonadium in his hand, then directly put it into the Hunter's space. Even if a fly is small, it's still meat—and at least this was a rare piece of metal.
Blaine raised his head, as if trying to find the reason why this fragment of carbonadium had appeared here. Sure enough, when he looked up, he saw a large hole directly above the spot where the carbonadium fragment had been facing just now—that is, directly above the altar.
Above the altar was naturally the vibranium meteorite. In other words, beneath the vibranium meteorite, there was a hole large enough for one person to pass through.
Wind gathered beneath Blaine's feet as he slowly approached the entrance of the cave, remaining constantly alert to any danger around him. Back when Blaine had first learned flight magic and flame magic, he often summoned a pair of elemental wings behind his back. Thinking about it now, it felt childish—almost cute.
Now, Blaine believed that returning to simplicity was the most handsome approach. All those flashy tricks were not only a waste of energy, but also had no real practical effect at all…
As Blaine drew closer and closer to the opening, nothing unusual seemed to happen. Then, without hesitation, he turned his body and entered the hole.
The interior was very ordinary—just a normal meteorite structure. Under Blaine's Hawkeye perspective, every corner could be seen clearly.
Moreover, the entrance of this hole connected directly to the internal passage. The path inside was winding and complicated. Not only that, but the magnetic field within the meteorite was extremely strong. Even while wearing the Hunter suit, Blaine could feel his entire body going numb, not to mention how uncomfortable it was. Especially in this labyrinth-like passage, Blaine could barely endure it.
However, the more anxious Blaine became, the less he was able to discover anything. Along the way, aside from the occasional silver-white glow of raw vibranium embedded in the stone walls of the passage, Blaine found no useful information at all. But Blaine hadn't come here for vibranium. If he wanted vibranium, he could have obtained it long ago—there was no reason to wait until now…
After passing through a passage inlaid with raw vibranium, the space suddenly opened up. It resembled a cavern, like a stalactite cave. The area was quite large, with enough space to fit two football fields.
Originally, Blaine thought he would make some new discoveries here, but the interior layout turned out to be nothing more than an ordinary mining site.
Several robotic arms designed for automatically mining vibranium were parked inside. They were clearly built to resist radiation and strong magnetic fields. It was likely that Wakanda considered manual mining too risky and inefficient, and had specially invented these devices. Blaine could even vaguely see the outside scenery from the top of the mine. He wasn't sure whether this was an illusion created by the magic circle, or a loophole within it.
But what use was any of this? It had nothing to do with Blaine…
Just as Blaine turned around, preparing to leave and continue exploring with Hawkeye, the mysterious guiding force that had led him to Wakanda before descended upon him once again.
And this feeling was becoming more and more familiar.
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