Superman's Saiyan little brother

Chapter 368: Chapter 368: The Trials of Siblings



As Pietro urgently called out to Lorna, her expression changed too, not because she sensed danger on her side, but because she saw something strange happening near Pietro as well. Almost simultaneously, Lorna couldn't help but shout, "Pietro, watch out on your side!"

It turned out that when Lorna arrived by the lake, a ripple of space appeared next to both her and Pietro. If Robert had been there, he could have recognized that this spatial ripple was not caused by the spatial forces of their current world, but resembled the kind of dimensional smuggling seen with hellish dimensions.

However, for a significant demon from the hell dimensions to come to Earth was very difficult, suggesting that anyone capable of forcibly smuggling themselves over would not be a simple character.

As the spatial ripples appeared, bizarre creatures materialized next to Pietro and Lorna. The creature next to Pietro had wings and talons but lacked any resemblance to Earth's creatures; it was even unclear where its head was located. The creature next to Lorna was even more absurd—a dark mass covered with eyes and odd tentacles, conjuring unsettling thoughts.

When these creatures appeared, Pietro and Lorna, due to their perspectives, only saw the creature by the other's side. Instinctively shouting warnings, they dashed towards each other, narrowly evading the creatures' attacks.

With a swish and a hiss, different sounds echoed as Pietro's ground cracked under a swift movement, while a chunk of ground near Lorna mysteriously vanished.

"Uh?!" Both Pietro and Lorna realized something was amiss, especially since they heard each other's shouts. Years of training had honed their reflexes, allowing them to quickly check behind themselves and spot the monsters.

"What the hell? Two monsters? What are these, demons?" Pietro cursed as he spotted the winged creature near him. He vanished from his spot, trying to confront the creature and teach it a lesson.

With a whoosh, however, Pietro was taken by surprise. His attack missed because the winged creature was even faster than him!

Moreover, as Pietro's attack missed, the winged creature pursued him, its wings striking Pietro and sending him flying, blood spattering in mid-air before he landed painfully on the ground.

On the other side, Lorna handled her situation slightly better. The sight of the tentacled creature with multiple eyes startled her, but having encountered many hellish demons before, she quickly recovered and launched a counterattack without a word.

With a hum, a force similar to telekinesis burst from Lorna's mind, pushing towards the multi-eyed creature. However, to her surprise, her telekinetic force seemed to dissolve upon touching the creature.

Even more horrifying, Lorna felt a terrifying force creeping back along her dissolved telekinesis towards her own mind!

Reacting quickly, Lorna realized she was no match for the multi-eyed creature. She decisively took to the air, trying to distance herself from it...

Meanwhile, Lorna also noticed Pietro's situation. Her heart raced with anxiety, but their team lacked any real-time communication gear, preventing her from alerting Peter Parker and the others to come and help.

Unbeknownst to Lorna, as she and Pietro faced danger, The Ancient One frowned in another dimension, murmuring, "Should I really not intervene? At this rate, they're both in danger! These two dimensional beings, though I've injured them and scattered their consciousness, their instinctual brutality remains. If this continues, they'll certainly kill both Pietro and Lorna!"

"Even if they kill them, these dimensional beings won't stop. They'll likely fight and devour each other to regenerate and truly come back to life..."

"No rush, let them suffer a bit. Since they've chosen to stay in the eye of the storm, it's better if they grow stronger. Otherwise, they can't even protect themselves, especially Pietro..." The Ancient One's voice trailed off as Wanda's voice reached his ears.

"Besides, power that comes too easily isn't cherished. I can't expect their characters to strive as hard as Peter Parker. They received their rune powers and their second enhancement too easily. This time they need to learn that power comes at a high cost!"

"Should I suppress the power of these two dimensional beings a bit more?" The Ancient One nodded, looking at Pietro and Lorna who seemed to have no chance of winning. Honestly, he found it difficult to see how they could survive the assault of the two dimensional creatures, especially Pietro.

Yes, these two dimensional creatures were part of a bet between Wanda and The Ancient One. The bet was based on the outcome of the battle involving Asgard and Robert, with each asking the other to perform a task. Trusting King Odin and Asgard more, The Ancient One lost and was tasked with capturing these two beings from different dimensions and bringing

 them to Earth...

Because of The Ancient One's intervention, these dimensional beings could appear so easily on Earth. Otherwise, even if they didn't die, they would have lost a layer of skin and couldn't have attacked Pietro and Lorna so vivaciously.

Of course, these dimensional beings, already injured by The Ancient One and even their consciousness scattered, were not supposed to retain their autonomous will, to avoid any accidents.

"Let's suppress them a bit," Wanda finally agreed, after a rare moment of silence. She had to admit that among the many parallel universes, Pietro's strength and effort were commendable. Although not the strongest, he was relatively one of the most diligent, prompting Wanda to agree to The Ancient One's suggestion.

With a hum, as Wanda's words fell, the body of the winged creature rushing towards Pietro suddenly sank, its speed slowed, allowing Pietro, who was lying on the ground and nearly unable to dodge, to react swiftly. He vanished from the spot, evading the creature's attack.

With a thud, the ground exploded where the winged creature struck. As a speedster, Pietro could sense that, like Barry Allen, this winged creature could enhance its strength through speed, gaining a massive increase in power.

This was the ability Pietro envied. However, despite also gaining speed powers from the rabbit rune, Pietro could never harness such abilities. He often encountered restrictions with his speed powers...

But now was not the time to think about these things. Pietro knew he couldn't handle the creature in front of him, especially noticing that Lorna was also struggling to distance herself from the multi-eyed creature. Therefore, Pietro didn't immediately try to escape but instead shouted, "Lorna! Get out of here first and find Peter for help. I'll draw their attention!"

With a whoosh, as Pietro spoke, he picked up a large rock and hurled it towards the multi-eyed creature while dodging to the side, avoiding the winged creature's attack. Pietro seemed to notice the slowed speed of the winged creature but didn't let his guard down, staying alert.

After all, handling one winged creature was already challenging for Pietro. Now, facing an additional multi-eyed creature, if he dared to be careless, it likely wouldn't end well.

With a hiss, as Pietro's thrown rock approached the multi-eyed creature, the rock gradually dissolved into nothingness.

It wasn't an instantaneous disappearance; Pietro's keen eyes could even see the rock slowly dissolving—a process that seemed quite eerie. Pietro felt that calling it dissolution was an understatement; it was more like the rock was being disintegrated...

"No! I can't leave. These two creatures are too dangerous. Alone, you won't last long. Together, we might hold them off a bit longer, and if Peter and the others notice we haven't returned, they'll surely come to check on us!" Initially, Lorna indeed considered going for help when she heard Pietro's suggestion. But seeing the rock Pietro threw being disintegrated by the multi-eyed creature made her even more worried about leaving him alone.

After all, Pietro's ability for long-range attacks as a speedster was nearly non-existent, and his close-combat capabilities were obviously ineffective against the multi-eyed and winged creatures, especially the multi-eyed creature. Lorna worried that if Pietro got too close, he might be disintegrated by it!

How could Lorna leave under such circumstances? Staying might allow them to hold on a little longer, hoping Peter Parker and the others would sense something was wrong and come to help. If she left, even if she could bring back Peter and the others, by the time they returned, Pietro might already be gone.

"They're training; it's not easy for them to come over! You go quickly!" Pietro was somewhat anxious, knowing the situation was tough but tough times called for tough measures. As the older brother, he had to take some responsibility, right?

With a hum, hearing Pietro's words, Lorna didn't waste any more words and even stopped talking. She began releasing her telekinetic force again, attempting another assault on the multi-eyed creature.

At the same time, Lorna also split her focus to deal with the winged creature. Only then did Lorna realize that she had an easier time handling the winged creature compared to Pietro. Just as Pietro struggled against a telekinetic power user like her, the winged creature, a speed-based monster, was somewhat restrained by Lorna. As long as her telekinesis was stable, she could continuously suppress and dispel the winged creature!

It seemed that Lorna alone could keep both the multi-eyed and winged creatures at bay. While the multi-eyed creature posed some difficulty, handling the winged creature was not a problem for her...

In this case, the one who seemed unnecessary here was

 Pietro. Not only did Lorna realize this, but Pietro did as well. However, letting his sister handle it while he ran to get help felt somewhat embarrassing. At this moment, Pietro wished more than ever that his own strength was greater.

In fact, Pietro no longer wanted to be a so-called speedster because the limitations of speedsters were too great. Despite their fast speed, their strength wasn't strong, their bodies weren't tough, their attack methods were limited, and they were easily injured. Even on a team battlefield, they could only play a supportive role, hardly able to inflict fatal damage on enemies...

"Pietro! What are you waiting for? Get out of here now; you're fast, and I can still hold on!" Lorna shouted urgently as sweat beaded on her forehead.

"Alright!" Pietro gritted his teeth, casting aside all distracting thoughts, and prepared to leave, seeking reinforcements from Peter Parker and the others.

"Release the suppression then. If their companions arrive, these two dimensional beings might not have enough energy to share. After all, among their companions, there are two whose abilities are similar to theirs..." At that moment, Wanda sighed lightly, speaking softly.

"Pfft?!" Just as Wanda's words fell, Lorna was horrified to see her telekinetic barrier directly shattered by the winged creature, blood spraying from her mouth as a figure lunged in her direction.

With a whoosh, at this critical moment, Pietro's speed seemed to increase, even faster than when he was fleeing for his own life, as he grabbed Lorna and narrowly dodged the winged creature's attack...

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