Chapter 211 Marvel Dishonest Person

"Katum..."

Bruce's voice was suddenly filled with sadness.

"When did you die? Tell me, I'll help you get revenge when I have the chance."

"Unlucky guy."

The owl said disdainfully, "Stop pretending to be so sad here."

"You should be polite at least!"

Bruce put away his pretended sadness. Of course, he couldn't think that Katum was really dead.

But the current state of the owl's soul did make him curious.

"Is this some kind of soul-out-of-body magic?"

Bruce asked, "Are you in your current state like a ghost in Hogwarts Castle?"

"Almost." Katum smiled, "You will experience this feeling soon."

After saying that, he suddenly flew in front of Bruce, stretched out his wings, and slapped Bruce's chest hard.

"Ha!"

The owl screamed strangely, increasing its momentum.

Something strange happened.

Bruce felt a painful sense of detachment. For a while, he was outside his body, looking at his body from the other side of the room.

He raised his hands and saw a strange halo around his hands, flashing with wisps of light.

Katoom kept his posture, and then hooked his wings inward.

Bruce felt a pull, and after a moment, the illusion was gone.

He twitched, and his body regained feeling.

"What did you just do to me?"

"I knocked your soul out of your body." Katoom said, as if he was talking about something extremely common.

"This feeling is not very good."

Bruce recalled the experience just now, the feeling of being detached and erratic, as if he had lost contact with the world.

"For a moment, you entered the world of the soul." Katoom explained, "Through the secrets of Kamar-Taj, the soul can survive outside the body."

"Kamar-Taj?"

"Yes, you can understand it as Marvel's Hogwarts, but most of the students are adults. Sit down, Bruce, I'll give you a good lesson."

The purpose of tonight is to learn.

Bruce sat at the desk, looking at Katoom floating in the air.

The owl is now in a soul state, and can float in the air without flapping its wings.

It just looks like it has no mass when it floats back and forth, a bit like a balloon.

"In this world, magic is released without a wand, but through a corresponding ritual, which is often simplified to a certain gesture."

Katum waved his wings and drew a bright orange energy line, flashing with light.

The energy line rotated and turned into a circle.

He flicked his wings lightly, and a square appeared outside the circle, with small circles on each of the four corners.

"Mystics draw energy from other dimensional spaces in the multiverse, recite spells, summon shields and weapons, and thus perform magic."

The center of the circle began to rotate, as if the entire pattern was not just a symbol, but a magic machine.

Katum gently pushed his hand forward, and the pattern floating in the air was divided into three spaces, slowly extending towards Bruce.

Bruce raised his eyebrows and became very interested in this new magic.

Then, Katum waved his hand, and the pattern disappeared.

Bruce thought of what the owl had just said and asked a question.

"What is the dimensional space you just mentioned?"

"You can understand it as a separate universe. The most powerful being that controls that universe is the dimensional demon."

Katum explained, "The source of magic in this world comes from the dimensional demon. All forms of magic are borrowing power from the demon."

The reason why the Ancient One is so powerful is because he borrowed enough.

Later, the debt to the demon was really unpayable, so the Ancient One simply died and ran to the eternal land to hide from the debt.

And this is why Katum recommended Marvel magic to Bruce.

They are not from this place, so they can borrow power unscrupulously, and leave the Marvel universe when they have to pay back the debt.

No matter how powerful those dimensional demons are, they can't cross the heavens to collect debts from them.

Katum has tried it for Bruce, and the power is really easy to borrow!

"It's like something similar to the speed force."

Bruce is also well-informed. This kind of power sounds like it can only be used in Marvel. Outside of Marvel, no one will lend them power.

"It's a little different."

Katum said, "You borrow the power, and before it runs out, you can still use it even if you leave the Marvel Universe."

Bruce nodded and understood what Katum meant.

"You mean, when we leave Marvel, we have to make a lot of money first?"

"You are a teachable kid."

Katum said, "As long as you master the corresponding ritual, you can borrow the power of any demon god. Anyway, we have to leave in the end, so it doesn't matter if we are labeled as dishonest people."

"It sounds great."

Bruce thought to himself, Katum is still full of tricks.

With the words of the owl, he can borrow power boldly and confidently, even if the creditor comes to the door in the future, he can put all the blame on Katum.

It was the evil owl that persuaded him to do this, although Bruce himself borrowed power everywhere and didn't pay it back, and even wanted to run away.

But in the final analysis, he is still a good boy.

"Then I'm ready!"

Bruce said, "When do we start learning?"

"Don't worry."

Katum signaled Bruce to calm down, "Today I mainly want to open your eyes. As for truly starting to draw power from the Dimensional Demon, you need to lay a theoretical foundation in advance."

After that, he waved his hand, and four thick books were stacked together and appeared in front of Bruce.

There are sigils on each book, shining with energy.

Bruce looked through these books. "The Invisible Sun", "New Astronomy", "The Authoritative Code", and "The Key of Solomon" are all mysterious and mysterious terms.

In comparison, the names of Hogwarts' textbooks such as "Elementary Spells" and "Intermediate Spells" seem a bit less mysterious.

"These are all originals that I borrowed from Kamal Taj."

Katum said, "From now on, I will bring four books to you every day. You must read them in one day and remember all the contents. Our progress has fallen behind and we must try our best to catch up."

If he proceeds at the rate of four books a day, Bruce will be able to initially master Marvel's spellcasting system in about half a month.

"no problem."

Bruce held the thick tome in his hands and felt no pressure.

He has always had a photographic memory. As long as he remembers first and then understands, no knowledge can shut him out.

As for some magic books written in ancient languages, this is not a problem for Bruce. He can summon the illusion of Diana to read with him. Miss Wonder Woman masters all languages ​​and texts on the earth and is a universal translator.

"Okay, let's put these books away first."

Katum commanded, "I'll show you something good next!"

Upon hearing this, Bruce put the magic books under the bed, then turned to look at Katum.

"Now, I want to take your soul into a special space!"

Katum stretched out his wings and waved lightly, and the air in the middle of the room seemed to shatter into thousands of fragments, hanging clinkingly in mid-air.

Each fragment reflects a part of reality from a different angle.

Katum slapped Bruce's soul out again, and then took him into the mirror wall.

"This is a mirror space," he said. "It's real, but it's invisible."

Outside the space, Katum and Bruce were floating in the air. They left the room through the wall and arrived above the city.

It's already two o'clock in the night, but New York will not fall into silence. The world's largest city that never sleeps is still flashing neon lights.

Bruce looked down. He could see the cars passing by on the street, the gang members gathering in small groups on the roadside, and the cows and horses still working overtime in the building.

"They can't see us."

Katum floated Bruce into a brightly lit building, where a team of programmers were working late into the night.

They are constantly drinking coffee to keep themselves awake, and the team leader is watching them to ensure their efficiency.

Katum flew up to the person in charge and slapped him.

The slap missed, and the owl's wing went directly through the man's head.

"The real world is not going to change because of what happens here."

He said, "The mystics of Karma Taj use the mirror space to train, monitor, and sometimes control threats within this space. We can freely enter and exit this world through the hanging ring."

Katum's wings pushed down and the entire sky folded, forming a transparent concentric pattern with a black opening in the middle.

At this moment, Bruce seemed to be able to feel the existence of other dimensions, as if Katum had folded reality and made room for... something else.

"It seems you feel it."

Katum said, "Contacting the Dimensional Demon God here will not affect the real world. I will show you in front of them first to recognize your face. It will be easier for you to ask them to borrow strength from them in the future."

After saying that, the owl restored the folded world to its original shape, and then he took Bruce out of the mirror world and returned to reality.

Of course, they are still in a state of soul.

"Huh?"

After returning to reality, Bruce suddenly saw something.

Some white things with unclear shapes were floating in the sky. They did not dare to get close to Bruce. As long as they noticed Bruce's presence, they would float away quickly.

"This is……"

"Ghosts," Katum said. "These are the ghosts of newly deceased people. They are shapeless and will soon go to the world of the dead."

"The world of the dead?" Bruce asked, "A place like hell?"

"It should be, but I think it's more likely to be the underworld of Helm." Owl said.

Helm, the underworld, is the land of the dead in Norse mythology, where Odin's eldest daughter Hela once ruled.

Since Asgard exists and the earth is one of the nine realms, it is reasonable for the souls of the dead to go to the underworld of Helm.

"Are other people's souls like this?"

Bruce looked thoughtfully at the white shadows that were drifting away.

"This is the case for most people. Unless they have a particularly strong obsession or have great strength during their lifetime, they will remain human."

Katum said, "We don't need to follow this rule when our souls are out of body."

They're not dead yet.

"I see."

Bruce nodded, his horizons broadening a little more.

He knew that people would have souls after death, and there were a lot of them in Hogwarts, but it required extremely harsh conditions to produce them, and not everyone could leave behind regrets.

As for whether there were more forms of souls, Bruce did not continue to study them in depth.

At least he had not seen them.

And now, these white spirits floating in the air showed the most common form of souls, but also the most difficult to be observed by humans.

They will soon leave here and go to their own world.

"I wonder if mom and dad have souls?"

Bruce suddenly had such an idea, maybe in Gotham City, Martha and Thomas' souls are also wandering.

They can't rest in peace, and can't find themselves, so they can only wander aimlessly and are reluctant to rest.

"I have to pay attention to observe when I go home in the future."

Bruce thought, "If mom and dad really don't rest in peace, I will help them to transcend!"

Unconsciously, Katum's display this time was over.

He brought Bruce's soul back to the room and back to his body. Bruce opened his eyes and felt down to earth again.

"That's all for today."

Katum said, "Hurry up and finish reading the book. I'll give you a new one tomorrow."

After that, the owl's spirit left here, and Bruce lay back on the bed. He kept thinking about the experience just now, and fell asleep unconsciously.

...

The next day, when Bruce got up, he was not in a good state.

He was seriously sleep deprived.

He got up with a yawn and walked into the living room. Mrs. Hall had prepared breakfast and was just waiting for the children to get up.

Wanda also walked out of her room at this time.

She was still in a trance, and even when she walked past Bruce, she pretended not to see him.

Bruce had long been accustomed to Wanda's appearance. He said good morning casually and prepared to go to wash up.

Then, at this time--

When Bruce and Wanda passed by, two vague figures followed and passed by Bruce.

The cold feeling made Bruce's whole spirit suddenly burst, and the original tiredness disappeared without a trace.

He turned around in surprise and looked behind Wanda, totally unable to believe his eyes.

Bruce saw a transparent couple, following Wanda closely.

Their eyes were full of love and regret, silently watching the red-haired girl, unwilling to take their eyes off.

Bruce suddenly thought of a very classic novel called "A Space Odyssey".

In his preface, it was written at the beginning: "Behind every living person today, there are thirty ghosts standing - thirty to one, which is the ratio of the dead to the living. Since the beginning of the world, there have been about 100 billion people who have lived on Earth."

Thirty people may be an exaggeration.

But Bruce did see two ghosts standing behind Wanda at this moment.

Not surprisingly, they were her parents.