Tens of thousands of meters in the air, inside a massive Helicarrier, Nick Fury stared deeply at the footage transmitted by surveillance satellites.
Coulson stood by his side, reporting the intelligence regarding the disappearance of the White House: "The White Demon first killed hundreds of protesters, followed by dozens of soldiers. Then, during the clash with the X-Men, tens of thousands of civilians were killed, and finally, the White House was destroyed."
"The White Demon is absolutely unsuitable for the Avengers initiative. All previous plans regarding him are cancelled. He has no regard for the law and acts entirely on a whim; he is currently the greatest threat to Earth!" Nick Fury concluded after hearing the report.
Coulson was well aware of the issue, but currently, SHIELD had no means of dealing with him. Just as Nick Fury was about to take out his pager to call Captain Marvel, Coulson spoke up:
"Aren't the legendary Eternals still on Earth protecting humanity? If it were before, perhaps they wouldn't interfere, but now that the White Demon has slaughtered tens of thousands in a single instance, those who take the protection of humanity as their duty will not sit idly by. We can use them to deal with the White Demon!"
The existence of the Eternals had always been recorded in SHIELD's database. Nick Fury was equally wary of these superhumans with immense powers. He didn't believe they were purely protecting humanity; they had to have other hidden secrets. However, instigating a conflict between the Eternals and the White Demon was undoubtedly a "win-win" scenario for him.
Fury gave Coulson an appreciative look and instructed: "Find a way to inform the Eternals of the White Demon's actions. Draw their attention and lure them into attacking him!"
At the same time, in another office within the Helicarrier, Alexander Pierce stared intensely at the powerful, unrestrained demon on the screen. His eyes gleamed; he believed this was an opportunity. HYDRA and the unscrupulous White Demon were a perfect match. He secretly sent out a message to attempt contact and recruit him.
After turning the White House into history and erasing it from the map, Aurelius Viremont took up residence in Tony Stark's luxury seaside villa to practice his skills.
Since he had caused such a massive disturbance, his relationship with SHIELD was likely shattered. It was no longer possible to learn the specific location of the Tesseract through them, meaning he couldn't forcibly seize it for the time being. He could only wait for Loki to bring the "delivery."
Currently, Tony was away learning from the Sorcerer Supreme, leaving the villa empty. Aurelius Viremont decided to make himself at home. During this period, he wasn't idle; while continuously absorbing energy from the Arc Reactors, he practiced his Limitless Technique and attempted to master the Sling Ring Portals.
In the field of magic, his talent clearly wasn't as exceptional as Stephen Strange's. Even with the support of the Six Eyes and Energy Absorption, he struggled to master the portal. However, he could now produce sparks, suggesting he was close to full mastery.
As for the Limitless Technique, he focused on it because he discovered that a higher-level version might allow him to manipulate space—perhaps even creating a personal pocket dimension. Aurelius Viremont currently had to carry a backpack with ten Arc Reactors; a pocket dimension was a necessity. Not just for convenience, but for "style." As the handsome and elegant White Demon, carrying a backpack during battle was a major blow to his aesthetic. It wasn't "cool" at all.
He kept the Limitless active, controlling five Arc Reactors to orbit him slowly. The system chimes rang out:
Energy Points +1Limitless Technique XP +1
Finally, after persistent practice, a different prompt appeared:
[Congratulations! Your skill Limitless Technique has leveled up!]
[Limitless Technique Lv.4 (3/5000): Interferes with matter at the atomic level, dominating space. Objects approaching the user become slower the closer they get, never truly touching the user. Possesses partial control over space!]
A massive amount of memory flooded his mind. Boosted by the Six Eyes, Aurelius Viremont absorbed and processed these memories while using the Reverse Cursed Technique to heal the brain damage caused by the mental load.
Moments later, he noticed the difference. The system's description had changed, adding the part about partial spatial control. The effects were as follows:
Range: The effective distance of the Limitless expanded from 50 centimeters to approximately 5 meters—a ten-fold increase.Spatial Mastery: Within this 5-meter radius, Aurelius Viremont could now manipulate space in various ways beyond just slowing things down. This included teleportation, creating dimensions, spatial slashes, and spatial folding.
At this point, his Limitless had completely surpassed Satoru Gojo's, reaching a brand-new realm. After digesting the memories, Aurelius Viremont immediately used the technique to create a pocket dimension and placed the ten Arc Reactors inside. Since he created the space, he could absorb the energy from the reactors through the spatial boundary.
Additionally, Aurelius Viremont had a new gain. Likely due to the upgrade of Limitless, his understanding of space had deepened. The parts of the portal magic that were previously obscure were now crystal clear. He felt he had mastered it.
Without hesitation, Aurelius Viremont put on the Sling Ring and moved his hand. Accompanied by sputtering sparks, a stable portal slowly formed in front of him! Simultaneously, a new skill appeared on his system panel:
[Portal Lv.1 (1/100): Consumes mana to open a portal to any location previously visited. Mana can be substituted with energy!]
Now that the skill was recorded, he could level it up to increase its limits:
Lv.1: Travel to any previously visited location.Lv.2: Discard the Sling Ring; open portals using innate ability alone.Lv.3: Travel to any area within the current dimension/universe.Lv.4: Travel to other dimensions (Dimensional Leaping).Lv.5 or higher: Pierce world barriers and travel to other universes.
Aurelius Viremont looked forward to this immensely. Clashing fists with Superman, trading energy beams with Son Goku, or activating the Limitless in front of Satoru Gojo... infinite worlds were waiting for him!
Just then, the Six Eyes captured something. Several agents in black were rapidly approaching the seaside villa. A delighted smile spread across Aurelius Viremont's face. More "fun" had arrived.
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