Annihilus Part 6

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An Hour Ago

On the other side of the Negative Zone

Annihilus was currently repairing his Cosmic Control Rod.

In order to repair it, he needs to perform a careful process by using special metals such as vibranium, as it is one of the few metals that resists its great power.

Once finished, Annihilus will go to Earth with a machine that was based on Reed Richards' portal.

Although it wasn't that good, it would serve to make two trips.

Previously, he used the Cosmic Control Rod to damage the dimension and create a portal.

But the moment the Fantastic Four stole his rod, he made the decision that a portal needed to be created.

Although he wasn't good at it, at least it will be useful when he doesn't have his Cosmic Control Rod.

While doing that painstaking work, the sound of the alarm was heard.

That made Annihilus stop and stare at the screen next to him.

On it was the map of the Negative Zone and there was a blinking dot.

Annihilus was surprised.

"Who could it be? Maybe the Fantastic Four have entered the Negative Zone again" Annihilus muttered resentfully.

That alarm was Annihilus' way of keeping watch if anyone entered his territory.

He quickly ordered his servants to go there and cause trouble for the intruders.

Annihilus used these creatures, as he still had to repair his Cosmic Control Rod and he cannot skip that process.

Another thing was that he was afraid that it was a trap and they wanted to do something against his Cosmic Control Rod.

That's why he wouldn't move until his Cosmic Control Rod was ready.

That way he won't be afraid to face anyone.

But that doesn't mean he couldn't see intruders, using the cameras he built into his servants he will be able to see everything very clearly.

Now he just waited for them to get to where the signal came from.

Since Annihilus was really curious to know who were the ones who had sneaked into his realm.

After giving the screen a casual glance, he continued to do his work on the Cosmic Control Rod.

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With Jane's Group

Riri, who had followed her practice to master the Negative Zone energy, was floating several meters above the ground, she was in a meditative position while her entire body was surrounded by greenish energy.

The others looked at that with an unbelievable expression.

The girl hadn't been trying to connect with that energy for more than half an hour and they never expected her to get it so fast.

Magneto sighed, he had to admit that this girl was a genius without equal.

He respected that girl, and also because of her talent, he no longer despises humans as much.

After all, Riri showed him that humans can outmatch them using their intelligence.

Just thinking that Riri wasn't on their side, even with Magneto's experience, sent a shiver down her spine.

That also told him that his previous ideals were wrong and now he is happy to follow and help Alex, because thanks to that, he discovered that the Mutants were able to find a home to be proud of.

"Damn, this girl is so overpowered" Darcy muttered enviously as she looked at Riri.

She had also practiced magic, she had good talent, the only bad thing about her was that she got bored easily.

Jane just rolls her eyes at Darcy's murmur.

"Then practice more if you want to catch up too" Jane said to her.

Darcy falls silent for a few seconds.

"Better not, I'm fine as I am" she said, but if anyone saw her face they would see that Darcy's face was tense.

She likes to do fun things, and reading the Ancient One's books is not fun.

Jane Foster sneered at that idle girl.

As everyone went about their business, Riri, who was floating, sank her consciousness to increase her connection to that universal dimension.

Thanks to that, Riri learned more about the Negative Zone.

That place has consciousness, the good thing for Riri is that it is governed only by instinct to maintain the stability of the Negative Zone.

That made it easier for Riri to take control.

A complete map of the Negative Zone and all the life forms that existed in it was formed in her consciousness.

Although it was a deteriorated dimensional universe and nearing its end, there were still living beings in it.

Inspecting more closely, she saw Annihilus and his servant creatures and also realized that some of these creatures had approached where they were.

Riri opened her eyes and looked in the direction the creatures were coming from.

She was not the only one, Magneto felt it too, since those strange creatures had parts of their body made of metal.

Turning serious, he warned everyone of the approaching intruders.

Alex and Susan, who are on Earth, also get the news.

"Alex, those things are the creatures of Annihilus, tell them to be careful" Susan said to him seriously since she had previously faced Annihilus's army.

Alex just smiles at Susan's seriousness.

"Don't worry, they can take care of it" he said to Susan and didn't worry since with Magneto and Riri, those creatures aren't really a threat.

Susan said no more and looked at the screen that broadcast live what Jane's group was seeing in the Negative Zone.

She was curious, since Alex is so confident, she wanted to see how they were going to get rid of those creatures.

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On the other side of the Negative Zone

Annihilus could also see the intruders and had to say he was surprised.

Since the intruders were not the Fantastic Four, but an unknown group, although he felt that they seemed familiar to him.

But what happened next left him dumbfounded.