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The chaotic space gradually closed under Kevin's control.
This might be a bit difficult to understand, making it seem as if some crucial parts are missing.
But it's actually not hard to understand.
Through the Ancient One's reminder, after Kevin realized that this incident might be an opportunity, he began to prepare.
He first stayed in the Marvel World for a period, familiarizing himself daily with the Mirror Dimension and the use of portals, ensuring he had a feel for their use.
Then he went to find Rocket and, using technological means, created a device to stabilize his own space.
With this device, regardless of anything else, Kevin could at least ensure his safety in this chaotic space.
He wouldn't turn into a monster formed by the fusion of multiple overlapping spaces.
Finally, Kevin returned to the cruise ship and, following his previous method, searched for living people inside the ship.
He found Barry and the others, arrived in time, and rescued them.
The above is Kevin's experience during the period before he found Barry.
And now, Kevin is trying to find the feeling of using the Mirror Dimension to stabilize the space in front of him.
For some reason, even though Kevin had cast spatial magic so many times in the Marvel World, he still couldn't form a skill icon on his skill tree.
Instead, upon returning to the The Boys Universe and facing the chaotic interior of the cruise ship, Kevin found a bit of a feel for using spatial magic.
According to what Ancient One said, Kevin speculated that this might be because he was highly bound to the The Boys world, becoming the 'Dimension Lord' of the The Boys world.
That's why Ancient One said that this incident was an opportunity for Kevin.
And indeed, it was.
Soon after returning, when Kevin tried to cast spatial magic, a new, blurry icon appeared on his skill tree.
And now, as Kevin used magic to calm this entire space, the skill icon fully appeared on his skill tree.
However, this skill currently has no name.
Kevin hadn't thought of naming it, because it was just an ordinary spell to calm chaotic space.
With the skill appearing, Kevin's casting of the spell became smoother.
The damaged hole below recovered into a flat ground as if time were flowing backward, and the constantly shifting 'building block' space in the distance also returned to a normal ship cabin interior.
Faint light fell from the damaged parts of the cabin, adding a bit of brightness to the dim corridor.
Seeing the space completely calm, Kevin lowered his right hand and let out a long breath.
"You, you, you... what was that just now...?"
Seeing that Kevin seemed to have finished, Barry walked over and stammered his question.
He had never seen such a method, so he was very surprised and curious about the method Kevin was now displaying.
"Magic."
Kevin calmly uttered a single word.
Barry's eyes widened: "Magic?!"
"Yes, didn't I tell you I'm a wizard?"
"Did you?! Why don't I remember?!"
Barry asked in shock.
Kevin had never said he was a wizard, or rather, he had never told Barry what his abilities actually were!
Everyone thought Kevin was the King of Atlantis, believing his control over water and underwater creatures was an innate ability.
But no one told them that Kevin was actually a wizard, which was an outrageous thing.
Barry didn't actually doubt the existence of wizards; it was for the same reason: Diana and the gods had appeared, so the existence of wizards wasn't strange.
It was just because this wizard was Kevin that he was surprised.
"Alright, whether I'm a wizard or not can be discussed later... you guys leave here first."
Kevin briefly brushed off the topic, deciding to get these hangers-on off the cruise ship first.
Barry blinked, looking left and right:
"Leave? How do we do that?"
The eerie space inside the cruise ship still existed; it was just the immediate area that Kevin had restored.
If they continued to walk out, they would still be trapped inside the cruise ship.
If Kevin wasn't with them, how would they leave here?
"Just walk out."
Kevin smiled at Barry, and under their bewildered gazes, he drew circles in the air with his right hand, blue sparks flickering in the air.
A few seconds later, the blue sparks grew larger under everyone's gaze, forming a man-height blue halo.
Beyond that halo was Mallory's brightly lit villa, and outside the villa stood Hughie, who was chatting with Starlight; they were all stunned when they saw the suddenly appearing blue halo.
Barry and his group were also stunned in place.
Barry rubbed his eyes, confirming that the portal in front of him was real, and opened his mouth:
"This... alright, I get it, this is teleportation magic, right?"
"Smart, go in."
"...A wizard, wizards truly are... a magical existence."
Barry, who had been shocked too many times by Kevin, was already numb; he mumbled as he was the first to walk into the portal.
Then came Ghost, and finally Flashback, holding Narrator.
Only after everyone had entered the other side of the portal did Kevin close it and mutter:
"...Good thing it worked, otherwise it would have been truly embarrassing."
Although he had successfully calmed the chaotic space, Kevin was actually unsure if he could open a portal.
Because he hadn't tried it before, and there was no skill icon related to portals on his skill tree, so there was a high chance he wouldn't be able to open one.
Kevin had also prepared to just brush it off and send everyone out if he couldn't open a portal.
But thankfully, it worked.
After gaining the first spatial skill, it was like opening a gap in a complete bottle, and the water representing 'inspiration' inside poured out continuously.
Kevin also became more and more proficient in the creation and use of spatial magic.
The portal was used successfully, and he didn't embarrass himself in front of Barry and the others.
It was truly cause for celebration.
Having mastered a new skill and sent Barry and the others away, Kevin turned his gaze to the deeper parts of the abandoned cruise ship.
Kevin's self-created magic was still not proficient enough to restore all the mutated spaces to their original state instantly.
And the most crucial point was that the culprit behind all this, Flashback, whose ability was out of control, was still continuously releasing his power.
Through his newly upgraded spatial perception, Kevin could sense the source of this chaotic space.
Having saved those who needed saving, the next step was to find a way to completely resolve this matter.
After mastering the new spatial ability, Kevin would no longer encounter any obstacles inside the cruise ship.
Wherever he walked, the distorted space returned to its original state.
Wherever his hand touched, the buildings that had overlapped due to space also returned to normal.
Kevin was like an eraser walking through here, erasing any discordant lines on the cruise ship's blueprint.
However, while buildings could be restored to their original state, Kevin was powerless to help the human bodies that had already fused together.
"Another one..."
After an unknown period of walking, Kevin saw another 'monster' whose body had changed and had completely lost its self-awareness.
Unlike the monsters he had encountered before, this monster, from its appearance, should have been female.
But now, only through the torso could her gender be determined.
Even this torso had become bloated due to the fusion of multiple parallel individuals.
Facing this situation, Kevin was powerless.
The fused buildings were inanimate objects, so even if separated, there would be no impact, which was why he could successfully restore them to their original state.
But fused living beings...
If forcibly separated, the end result would be that the entire thing would be torn into a mass of flesh and blood that couldn't be recognized.
It was better to maintain the original state, which could at least ensure basic vitality.
But maintaining the current state was no different from being dead.
Kevin could only do one thing for them in the end.
Letting them die without pain was the greatest mercy he could offer.
"If Barry... no, if Ghost and the others hadn't managed to escape in time, they probably would have ended up like this too."
With the theoretical magic of the Marvel World as a foundation, Kevin could somewhat understand the current situation.
The spatial chaos caused by Flashback was actually the overlapping produced by multiple parallel worlds intersecting within a certain range.
These parallel worlds were extremely close to the current The Boys world's timeline, and except for a few occasional parallel worlds similar to comics interspersed, most of the parallel spaces were similar to the The Boys world's timeline.
Or rather, similar to the The Boys world timeline Kevin was currently in.
And because of Flashback's existence, these parallel worlds with similar timelines were connected, which is why at the same moment, there were many unlucky people similar to those who turned into monsters appearing.
In most timelines, they would exist here, coming here for adventure and thrills.
And in a small number of timelines, because Flashback can communicate with his parallel world self, Flashback, Ghost, and Flashback would also exist.
Only Kevin and Barry.
One of them, due to the special nature of his soul, can remain unique across all parallel worlds.
The other is not from the The Boys Universe at all, and therefore can ignore the effects of intersecting space and time.
So if Kevin didn't come, Barry would be fine, but the other three would probably turn into those fused monsters due to the changes inside the cruise ship.
Even Ghost would not be able to avoid it.
Because what is being assimilated and fused are alternate world counterparts, Ghost can indeed penetrate anything, but she cannot penetrate herself.
For Ghost herself, she is no different from a normal person; she can touch every part of her body.
And the same applies to her parallel world counterparts.
However, thankfully, they had not yet reached a dead end; Kevin arrived in time, saving them from the fate of becoming monsters.
After dealing with the victims who had already turned into monsters, Kevin paused briefly, sent her corpse outside, and then continued forward.
Ahead of Kevin, there was no longer a path to continue.
Due to the spatial distortion, everything in front of him was filled with distorted buildings, as if they were building blocks haphazardly stacked by a child.
However, whenever Kevin walked by, the buildings in front of him would automatically revert to their original state on either side, clearing a path directly to his destination for Kevin.
And as Kevin upgraded his new skill with skill points, his forward steps became smoother.
From initially tentative slow progress, to later a leisurely stroll, seemingly like a walk.
Finally, to confidently striding forward without worrying about any obstacles ahead.
The process in between did not take much time.
When Kevin flattened all the space along the way, he finally arrived at the very source of the spatial chaos.
Flashback's out-of-control captain's cabin.
Compared to other places, the area where Flashback lost control was even more chaotic.
The space in other places, once fixed, would barely move; even if it did, it was only a kind of erosion that continued to encroach upon other spaces.
But the captain's cabin in front of him, its walls were like moving machinery, rotating with a peculiar rhythm.
The doors were like sharp-edged metal blocks, piled haphazardly, moving irregularly up and down.
Looking at the dizzying scene before him, Kevin was silent for a moment, then slowly raised his palm towards it.
Blue threads of magic emanated from Kevin's hand, weaving into a net in the air, covering the 'metal blocks' in front of him.
Then the magic threads adhered to those blocks, like innate patterns on them, etched onto their surface.
Kevin's mouth moved, softly chanting an incantation that others couldn't understand.
Accompanying the incantation, the blue threads glowed, and the light guided the 'metal blocks' to align with each other until there was no gap whatsoever.
The captain's cabin was thus restored by Kevin, and the original door appeared before Kevin.
Without hesitation, the moment the door returned to normal, Kevin directly pushed it open.
Then, he saw the Supe kneeling in the center of the captain's cabin, his body still twitching from time to time.
That was Flashback.
"Flashback?"
Closing the door, Kevin examined Flashback, who was completely unrecognizable, and asked:
"Can you still hear me?"
"...Who...is it?"
The man, whose body was blurred and twitching, looking like a game model, spoke with a voice mixed with several others.
Kevin raised his eyebrows in surprise; he hadn't expected Flashback, in his current state, to still possess self-awareness.
"I'm Kevin... The Deep, do you know me?"
"...The Deep...it's you...The Deep!"
Flashback raised his head, his blurred face directed at Kevin as he roared:
"...Kill me!!!"
"... ..."
Kevin was silent, about to say something, when he heard Flashback suddenly lower his head again, making a crying sound:
"No...no no...don't kill me, I haven't lived enough...
...No, kill me!!!!
"Hahaha, everyone must die, if I die, all of you must die!!
...Wahhh...why, why did I become like this...damn Compound V..."
Different words came out of Flashback's mouth one after another, as if countless personalities had been born within him, and these personalities were vying for control of his body.
Kevin watched him, letting him speak his chaotic words, while Kevin himself waved his hands left and right, and the Mirror Dimension enveloped the captain's cabin with his movements.
His original intention was to first control Flashback, to prevent any further changes in the space here.
But he didn't expect that the moment the Mirror Dimension was about to close, the entire Mirror Dimension shattered with a bang!
Crash—!
The mirror-like space turned into fine dust and dissipated into the air, merging with the surrounding space, and Flashback in the middle, his words began to become even more frantic.
Compound V!...I want more Compound V...
No...I can't...I'll die...I'll really die that way...
Let me die...kill me!
...I...I saw it...countless worlds...countless worlds are approaching us!
We're all going to die...we're all going to die!"
Flashback rambled these words frantically.
From the few words out of his mouth, Kevin vaguely guessed something.
His expression turned serious, Kevin quickly strode to Flashback's side, magical patterns affixed to his hand, and placed his patterned hand on Flashback's shoulder, hoping this would restore the other's sanity.
And at the same time, he questioned Flashback:
"What you just said, countless worlds approaching us, what does that mean?!"
"Everyone's going to die—!!"
Suddenly, Flashback abruptly looked up, his distorted, blurred face momentarily returning to normal for an instant, but then immediately reverting to its previous appearance.
When Flashback's face became blurred again, Kevin felt the sensation of spatial traversal in that instant.
Flashback in front of him changed in appearance, from a three-dimensional form to that of a fluffy cloth doll toy.
At the same time, Kevin also found that his own arms and body had changed to resemble the other's.
Even the surrounding space had transformed into a room made of woven yarn dolls.
It was as if he had instantly arrived in a puppet show world.
"Flashback!!!"
Grabbing Flashback's shoulders with both hands, Kevin shouted his name again.
Flashback held his head, muttering again:
"I saw it...so many worlds...!"
Swish—!
Space changed again, Flashback in front of Kevin turned into a distinctly colored cartoon character, and Kevin himself, just like before, changed along with Flashback.
"Damn it! Snap out of it!"
Disregarding the consumption of skill points, Kevin instantly maxed out all derivative skills related to space to the highest level currently available!
Derivative skills consume fewer skill points; the first three levels only require one point, levels four, five, and six require two points, seven and eight require three points, nine requires four points, and ten requires five points.
This means that maxing out one derivative skill requires twenty-four skill points.
Although Kevin's current number of skill points hadn't reached sixty, he could still max out one space-related skill.
First, he maxed out the unnamed ability to stabilize spatial turbulence.
Then Kevin upgraded the Mirror Dimension skill to level six. After spending over thirty skill points, Kevin returned to control Flashback in front of him.
A buzzing vibration sound continuously echoed in Kevin's ears, the sensation of crossing over came again, and Kevin and Flashback in front of him finally became normal.
And perhaps influenced by Kevin's skill, Flashback finally regained some consciousness.
Flashback, whose art style had returned to normal, grabbed Kevin's arms with both hands, his eyes wide as he said:
"I saw it...countless worlds intertwined! We're going to die...we're all going to die!!
Kill me!!!"
Flashback said, then let out another painful wail, his body blurring again.
And looking at the suffering Flashback, Kevin closed his eyes and took a deep breath, then...
He opened a portal that led to an unknown place.
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