Chapter 5: The Video Comes from a Parallel Universe!

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"Your account ending in 0941 received a deposit of 97 yuan on March 18th at 19:33, bringing the balance to 71,234.23 yuan."

What?

Jiang Cheng was baffled as he stared at the bank notification. How did his account suddenly have an extra 97 yuan? Who had transferred money to him? No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldn't figure out where the money came from. Although 97 yuan wasn't much, receiving an unexplained sum left him uneasy. Could it be a new type of scam? Nowadays, scammers were becoming increasingly sophisticated and ubiquitous, so it was better to be cautious.

After a moment of thought, Jiang Cheng quickly opened his mobile banking app to investigate. He soon found the account that had transferred the money, and what he saw almost made his eyes pop out.

"All-Heavens Short Videos?"

Are you kidding me? Jiang Cheng felt like he'd been hit by a truck. He reopened the All-Heavens Short Videos app he had just closed, and after a quick search, he found a withdrawal record in his account center. There were also other account records showing he had earned 97 yuan for watching a complete video.

Apparently, All-Heavens Short Videos automatically withdrew earnings upon exiting the app, which explained the deposit in his account. The timing matched perfectly. The only problem was, he had never linked his bank card to the app. This was odd.

Despite his concerns, Jiang Cheng couldn't resist the easy money. It was as if he had found it lying on the ground. Ignoring such an opportunity would be foolish. As for the possibility of a scam, he figured he could avoid it by not transferring any money or following suspicious instructions. Jiang Cheng believed he wasn't easily deceived.

"Let's try watching another one!" After some hesitation, Jiang Cheng navigated back to the All-Heavens Short Videos homepage and randomly selected another video. Being a fan of American comics, he chose another superhero-related video. This time, it wasn't about Iron Man or Marvel but featured characters from multiple movies.

The video was titled: **"Superman, Cyclops, Homelander—Whose Heat Vision is Stronger?"**

The first clip was from *Batman v Superman*. On a dark night, Superman hovered in mid-air, looking down at Batman, who was firing a barrage of Gatling guns at him. The bullets were useless against Superman's invincible body. In the blinding gunfire, Superman's eyes glowed red, releasing heat vision that destroyed all the Gatling guns.

The second clip featured Cyclops from *X-Men: Dark Phoenix*. The scene took place in a military train designed to transport mutants, with heavily fortified doors. Cyclops, protecting Professor X, advanced through the train, destroying aliens and barriers with his powerful optic blasts.

The third clip showcased Homelander. In a nighttime scene, a plane flew through the clouds. A boy, seeing Homelander outside the window, was thrilled—Homelander was a national hero. But suddenly, Homelander's eyes lit up with heat vision, slicing the plane in half.

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**Marvel Cinematic Universe**

"Superman? Batman?" Tony Stark was confused by the video. The previous clip featured real people from the real world, leading him to consider its authenticity. But now, a video showing Superman and Batman? They were comic book characters. What was going on? Even in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, DC comics existed, but as comics, not movies. Everyone, including Tony, was familiar with characters like Superman and Batman.

"Tony, it seems you were wrong," Pepper said, shrugging. "This isn't a video from the future or a parallel universe. It's just a movie clip. You saw Superman fighting Batman."

"So how do you explain the previous video?" Tony pointed out. "That couldn't have been a movie clip." Pepper was speechless. The previous video was too bizarre, with real missiles, Arc Reactor technology, real scientists, and terrorists, leaving no reasonable explanation.

"I still lean towards my original theory," Tony's eyes gleamed with realization. "In fact, this helps refine my theory. Our world doesn't have Superman and Batman, so we can rule that out. The only remaining answer is that the video comes from another parallel universe."

"You mean there's a world with Superman and Batman?" Pepper raised an eyebrow at Tony's seemingly crazy theory.

"Is it so surprising?" Tony replied confidently. "Infinite parallel universes mean infinite possibilities. Theoretically, any parallel universe could exist."

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