What a terrible world.
Strange didn't know how many times he had cursed this sentence.
Logically speaking, as a first-class neurologist, although he cannot be said to be the best in the world, he is bound to receive courtesy from major hospitals wherever he goes.
Money, status, reputation, and future are all things he lacks. No hospital can refuse an outstanding doctor of his level and will support him.
Especially in the past few years, the world has changed too fast. The old worldview in the eyes of ordinary people has been shattered to pieces. Even things like gods have jumped out and appeared in front of the world.
Normally, Strange will only get more, because the more chaotic the world is, the more injured people are, the more people will beg him.
But gradually, Strange discovered that although he had more business at hand, his mood was getting worse day by day.
"I heard that after nerve damage, it can be cured by being parasitized by an alien?"
Listen, another stupid patient asked him this question.
Sometimes Strange really wanted to pry open the skulls of these patients with a scalpel to see how their brains worked.
Although he is a neurologist, not a brain doctor, he can still take a look at the nerve circuits in the brain.
As long as these guys have a choice, don't they want to get the super self-healing ability of the aliens? They thought, but it happened that dignitaries with a certain status were afraid of the consequences of being controlled by Dua, and at the same time they were full of interest in health and longevity without sequelae.
Looking forward and backward, hesitating, wanting all the advantages and not wanting to bear the disadvantages.
Strange had really had enough of this group of people, and had enough of people praising the aliens in front of him.
As far as he knew, some doctors had begun to write academic papers, talking about combining new era medical skills with aliens. It seemed that doing everything possible to be related to aliens had become a code for wealth, and it was about to move in the direction of political correctness.
After all, no matter what kind of disease you have, once you are parasitized by an alien, all problems seem to be solved, and you can become a superhuman. A strong body, a skyrocketing lifespan, and most importantly, a sense of security, deeply attract too many pretentious people. Guy.
But the more aliens give people a sense of being able to cure all diseases, then what position should they, doctors with superb medical skills, put in?
Strange got off work, drove his sports car, and decided to return to his villa.
He always suppressed the fire.
"Stephen, you should calm down your temper. Did you realize that no one is willing to deal with you recently?"
In the passenger seat, Strange's girlfriend Christina persuaded.
"That's enough. I don't want to listen to people advising me to reconcile with those idiots. I have never done anything wrong." Strange interrupted rudely.
But Christina just looked at his side face seriously: "Did you really do nothing wrong? For example, the vampire you raised at home? Don't tell me you don't know that aliens almost killed vampires."
"Damn, he is different, he is my brother! I don't care what kind of blood baron he is in the mouth of outsiders, he is just my brother, nothing more! With my wealth, I will provide him with a place to live and buy some people regularly. Feed him blood, it’s not a problem, I guarantee he won’t hurt others!”
Strange was extremely irritable: "I used money to buy human blood and paid a high price to help those sellers who were short of money solve their financial problems. They just needed to pay me some blood. What's more, who knows what their blood is? What volunteer did I get it from, what’s my fault?”
Christina whispered: "If it was the previous world, of course you were not wrong. Your brother is also a very kind person. I believe he can control himself very well... But it is different now. You have to be more How long can you hide your dealings with aliens or other superhuman beings? Do you really think you can hide it forever?"
There are a lot of aliens in the world, and there will only be more in the future. Even if one day they reach tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, it is possible for them to be everywhere on the streets. It just depends on whether Dua wants to do this.
At that time, the entire earth will have no secrets in front of Dua, and even the surviving vampires will not be able to hide it from Dua.
I wonder who in the world doesn't know that Duva has an unusual preference for vampires. Duva will grab everything related to vampires with great interest.
When the time comes, Strange, who still stubbornly protects a vampire, a special vampire, will not end well.
After all, the aliens are a ferocious race. Even if there are already experts who are studying alien language courses and allowing humans to learn the alien language specifically, don't expect anyone to really be able to communicate with the aliens in a friendly manner, let alone reach any consensus. Trick.
"I remember you mentioned some time ago that you once rejected Bruce Banner's invitation. While rejecting things that were beyond your capabilities, you were confident that you could protect your brother with your own strength? Vampires can live for many years, right? , can you also live for many years?"
"Then what do you think we should do? Then push my brother out and let him be captured by the alien wandering outside? Then not long after, an alien ran up to me and said in a strange language that he was my brother?"
"If you want to protect him throughout your life, you must also have an equally long life, and the easiest way to get a long life is to join an alien and become an alien - you and I both know that you can't afford the ALIEN potion, then It's the billionaires who have long-term access to things. So, coming back to it, maybe we can figure out a way to make your brother an alien - one that doesn't break the chest."
Christina tried to help Strange with advice, but she had no choice but to let her boyfriend's brother be a vampire? Even mutants or other races would not give them such a headache.
The couple argued fiercely, but in the face of this alien-dominated world, they could never come up with a perfect plan.
Strange drove a sports car and drove at high speed on the winding mountain road.
Suddenly, Strange felt like he was in a trance. Immediately, his eyes widened and he realized that a car suddenly appeared in front of him, as if it appeared out of thin air. He instinctively turned the steering wheel.
The out-of-control vehicle suddenly rushed down the cliff, rolled over at high speed and got stuck on a boulder.
"Christina……"
Strachey felt severe pain all over his body, but he didn't care at all. He subconsciously reached out to touch the side and moved his eyes to look. His whole body froze.
Christina's head was already covered in blood. Such a beautiful girlfriend was already as bloody as a human being and had lost her life. She was lucky to be able to preserve her whole body.
"No, that's not the case. Why did this happen? Why did that damn car suddenly appear just now?"
In the face of a huge disaster, Strange's mind was thinking wildly, because his subconscious told him that if he didn't do this, he would collapse in front of the cruel reality.
Regardless of how little Strange, a conceited man, seemed to care about Christina, it did not conflict with the fact that he loved her.
Strange breathed heavily, and after quickly confirming it for more than ten seconds, he stared blankly at the corpse in front of him, wanting to die.
What's even more ironic is that Strange's hands were always on the steering wheel, and except for some blood splatters, they were completely unscathed.
As a doctor, after experiencing such a serious car accident, his hands were still safe. This made Strange want to faint and hope that this was all a dream and he would wake up to the breeze and sunshine. .
Gradually, patches of thick fog began to rise on the cliff.
Strange saw a tall old man walking slowly through his stiff and dull vision.
The old man was walking in the mist, as if he were walking on flat ground, but the actual space where this man was standing should be a steep slope.
This scene that violated the laws of physics forced Strange's almost collapsed mind to move.
"Stephen Strange, poor unfortunate fellow, you have encountered difficulties, and your overwhelming sense of grief is truly heartbreaking."
The old man wearing a top hat and holding a gentleman's stick walked up to Strange.
"Help me, please, help me save him!" Strange opened his mouth and the first thing he said was this. He didn't even have the intention to feel proud that he could say this smoothly. surprise.
Mephisto took off his hat: "I have witnessed the misfortune of too many people, and I have also seen too many people desperate to regain their happiness. So, Mr. Stephen Strange, in order to save the people around you, What price are you willing to pay for a woman? There is no such thing as a unilateral transaction in this world."
"I don't care who you are, as long as you can save him, I will give everything I have! What do you want, money? I have a lot of money! Or do you need me to treat you? I am the best doctor in Philadelphia! "Strange spoke faster and faster, like a little bird showing off its beautiful feathers.
While speaking, his scattered rationality also returned a little. He looked at the guy in front of him, with hope in his eyes, hoping that this person, who didn't know whether he was a human or something, could save Christina.
Even if a drowning person realizes that something is wrong, he will still instinctively grab everything. Even if this bad behavior will actually kill the person trying to save him, a drowning person will not care so much, and Strange will do the same. Won't.
"Now that you've decided, we can start trading."
Mephisto smiled happily.
There is no doubt that He is such a fucked-up guy. He creates tragedies artificially, finds loopholes, lures humans to trade with him, and then takes away human souls. At the same time, he also takes back the bargaining chips previously promised to humans.
Mephisto admired Strange's miserable state and looked at this poor human being. Even in many universes, this guy would become an amazing Supreme Mage, and even be able to imprison his clones in some universes, but this What's the use?
After all, they are just poor natives in the multiverse, and a lucky victory cannot change their destiny at all.
Even one of the future Supreme Mage must bow his head and accept the devil's gift.
Originally, according to Mephisto's action logic, he would not take the initiative to take action against a key figure in the universe like Strange, unless such a person found him and offered his soul to seek his help.
But now he doesn't care about so much. There is something strange about this indifferent universe, which makes Mephisto willing to do some risky things.
"It's really interesting. The time point in this universe is when you get into a car accident, not when you lose your hands." Mephisto thought as he looked at Strange.
A time node is an event on a complex timeline in the universe that cannot be changed. It is one of the key supports that constitutes the stable timeline of the entire universe.
Once the time nodes are forcibly corrected, it will only lead to the collapse of the timeline of the entire universe, or even more seriously, confusion in the cause and effect relationship, thereby destroying the existence, leading to the self-collapse of the entire universe.
Therefore, even those who have mastered the ability to travel through time and distort reality will not touch the time node unless they have to, unless they are determined to destroy the entire universe from the beginning.
"I don't need your money or your medical skills. I need your loyalty and soul. In return, I will perfectly resurrect your lover and return it to you." Mephisto said.
He extended his hand to Strange. Naturally, Strange would hold on tightly and wait until after rescuing Christina.
All this happened in just a few dozen seconds. This short time was enough for some people to take action.
"Clumsy technology. I originally thought you would use some clever methods, but I didn't expect you to be so anxious. It seems that the alien soul is very suitable for you?"
The portal suddenly opened, and under Mordo's spell, Duva quickly arrived and stood in front of Mephisto.
, his feet stepped on the slope, his figure was as stable as a mountain, completely undisturbed by the thick fog.
Mephisto was expressionless: "You shouldn't have come, young man. All the natives involved in the time node will not end well. Of course, you may not understand what I am talking about at all."
"It's because I understand that I'm bored by your actions." Dua looked at this big demon who looked like a dog and shook his head.
He doesn't need to be afraid of Mephisto at all. Again, if Mephisto's true form comes, Duva may have to gather strength and give it a try.
But what about Mephisto's clone? No matter how many come, Dua is certain.
"Come to my universe and meddle in the affairs of this universe without my consent. You deserve to be damned," Dua said.
Mephisto is not angry at all, just as he will not be easily angry with Odin, Ancient One and others, and naturally he will not be easily offended by Duva, who is in the Heavenly Father sequence.
Father-level natives are enough for Mephisto to pay attention to, let alone a strange existence like the leader of an alien tribe.
"Dua! You are Dua, right? I have seen you on TV, please save her! I don't understand what you are doing, but please save her first anyway!" Stellan Qi didn't know Mephisto, but he knew Dewar. At that time, his head was pounding and he was like crazy. He stuck his head out of the deformed car door and shouted loudly.
"I will, but then again..."
Duva looked at Strange. He had anticipated many possibilities in advance. He even imagined that Doctor Strange in this universe would lose his girlfriend instead of his hands after a car accident.
He was prepared to face the black Doctor Strange, but it turned out that was not the case. Coupled with Mephisto's intervention, the fate of this Doctor Strange became confusing.
(End of chapter)
