Once Alex made up his mind, he didn't waste another word.
He suddenly reached out toward the airborne America.
HUMMM!
A massive wave of telekinesis erupted, wrapping around America like an absolute fortress.
A barrier so indestructible it might as well have been forged from reality itself.
All of the Scarlet Witch's magic was blocked outside instantly.
SWISH!
America, who had been forcibly dragged toward Wanda, froze in midair—
Then began drifting backward, away from Wanda.
Wanda's expression darkened immediately.
She had assumed Alex only defeated her dreamwalking puppet because of his absurd speed—
faster than Quicksilver by several orders of magnitude.
Nothing more.
She never imagined his base power would also be this terrifying.
"Haah!!"
The Scarlet Witch snarled, flinging her hands with greater force.
The red mist rushing toward America thickened dramatically—
But…
It was useless.
America continued drifting toward Alex, completely unhindered.
Like Wanda's magic had never existed.
In front of Wanda's eyes, the girl she had been manipulating was plucked away and delivered right to Alex's side.
"Thank you, Alex!"
America gasped, trembling but excited.
Just now, Alex had directly clashed head-on with that woman—and won.
It was undeniable.
Wanda truly was no match for him.
"So be it. I'll kill you first, then solve the rest."
Wanda's fury focused on Alex.
She thrust out both hands—
BOOOOM!
Crimson magic surged like a tidal wave…
And met an invisible barrier in front of Alex.
A shield formed from pure will and raw power.
Her magic simply could not penetrate.
SSSHHH!
At the same moment—
Twin beams of red-hot laser vision blasted from Alex's eyes, searing toward Wanda.
Naturally, such an attack couldn't hurt a fully awakened Scarlet Witch.
She casually dispersed it with Chaos Magic.
But Alex hadn't intended to damage her.
It was a distraction.
BOOM!
The moment Wanda focused on countering his heat vision, Alex's figure blurred—
Super-speed that eclipsed even the current Flash by several magnitudes erupted.
In an instant, he was already in front of Wanda.
Just like earlier with her dreamwalking puppet, Wanda didn't even register what happened.
She only felt something hit her.
HOOOM!
She crashed to the ground violently.
Sent flying like a ragdoll.
"You… Your speed… Why is it so fast!?"
Wanda pushed herself up, eyes locked on Alex.
Other than her brother Pietro, she had never met another speedster.
"So?"
Alex raised a brow.
"Now are you ready to talk?"
"You'll talk.
Soon.
I'll make sure of it."
Wanda growled, firing another barrage of brutal magic.
But unfortunately…
Against Alex's ridiculous mix of telekinesis, super strength, and absurd speed—
She was like a grandson being scolded by his grandfather.
Utterly helpless.
Completely one-sided.
"Ha! Bitch! How does it feel to be bullied for once?"
America yelled from the side, practically dancing with joy.
After being hunted through countless universes, she had mountains of frustration.
Seeing Wanda get pummeled?
Pure catharsis.
The alternate Doctor Strange, however, wasn't focused on the comedy.
He stared at Alex in sheer disbelief.
The man's strength was overwhelming—
And Strange could tell:
Alex wasn't even trying to hurt Wanda.
If he wanted to finish her, she'd already be dead.
Too strong.
Far too strong.
WHOOSH!
During the fierce exchange—
Wanda suddenly shot into the air, hovering dozens of meters up.
She glared down at Alex with cold, desperate fury.
Beaten so badly, she switched tactics.
She would use altitude.
The advantage of aerial combat.
Against most enemies, that was a tactical nightmare.
But unfortunately…
Alex wasn't "most enemies."
"Flying?"
Alex smirked.
"Sorry, I can do that too."
SHOOOM!
Alex blurred upward—
Faster than a missile.
Faster than Wanda could even react.
"What—?!"
Wanda's eyes widened.
He wasn't a mage.
How could he fly!?
What kind of nonsense was this!?
Even America and Strange were stunned speechless.
They hadn't expected Alex, already obscenely overpowered, to also casually fly like it was nothing.
It was getting ridiculous.
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
BOOM BOOM BOOM!
Sonic booms detonated one after another.
Alex pummeled Wanda through the air, beating her even more brutally than on the ground.
Her attempt at aerial superiority?
A joke.
Against Alex's speed and agility?
She was a sitting duck.
BOOM BOOM!
KRA-KOOM!
The fight raged—
Sky, ground, sky again.
But no matter where it went…
The result never changed.
Wanda was being completely steamrolled.
SLAM!
Finally—
Wanda crashed to the earth one last time, unable to rise again.
She lay there, drained and desperate, staring up at Alex with trembling rage.
"Why…
Why must someone like you stop me?
I only want to be with my children…
What did I do wrong!?"
"When,"
Alex sighed,
"did I ever say I was here to stop you?"
Wanda froze.
"I've been saying this whole time—
I'm here to help you."
"You're still mocking me at a time like this!?"
Wanda shouted angrily.
"No," Alex replied helplessly.
"I'm being serious.
You want to reunite with your children, right?
I can help you—
as long as you stop chasing America."
Wanda stared.
"You… What?"
How could she reunite with her children without America's powers?
"Methods exist,"
Alex said lightly.
"It's really not that difficult."
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