mtl008 Chapter 4086 MU Superbody Major Event (163)
Chapter 4086 MU Superbody Major Event (163)
Chapter 4086 MU: The Superbody Incident (163)
This scene needs no explanation; everyone knows it's the famous "Doctor Strange's severed hand incident." Surprisingly, even with Doctor Strange's powerful Dream Force, Nightmare is no different from other Doctor Strange characters.
But that's fine, Schiller thought. What if Doctor Strange's nightmare was something like the Ancient One dying? Then they might have to fight the Eye Demon. Although Batman from Arkham was strong, those two old guys on the other side were even more coordinated. It would be easier to save Doctor Strange from the car accident.
As soon as the car stopped, they rushed towards it. However, the two men opposite them were not to be outdone; Eric and Charles also ran towards the car immediately.
The two groups rushed in from opposite directions, with Batman from Arkham positioned in the driver's seat. But before he even got there, the damage to the car was enough to show that it was a miracle he was even alive, let alone whether his arm was broken or not.
The car initially appeared to have collided head-on with a large vehicle, then spun several times before crashing into a guardrail on the other side. Both A-pillars are now broken, and the B-pillar on Strange's side is also broken, compressing the entire cab into a space that can only comfortably accommodate about half a person.
Batman from Arkham stood speechless before the cockpit. He began to wonder if there was some kind of medical knowledge in the Marvel universe that they didn't understand; otherwise, how had Doctor Strange survived in this situation?
And I heard that after his recovery, he was even able to seek medical treatment around the Himalayas. What, are his lungs made of titanium alloy? Or did he also have a reactor inserted into his chest?
“Don’t just stand there,” Schiller said. “Save them first.”
Batman from Arkham knew he had to save people first, but the problem was that the accident seemed hopeless. Even if he were rescued, he'd likely end up as a jumble of parts; there was clearly no space in the driver's cab to keep a living person. He feared that if he opened the door, Doctor Strange would appear before him in disassembled form, and he wouldn't be able to take him with him. He'd have to carry each of them off on a plate.
But there was no way around it; they were in the middle of a game, and Charles and Eric had already circled around. Arkham Batman had no choice but to steel himself, reach his hand through the crack in the nearly empty car window, and yank it open with a creak.
Then he realized that Doctor Strange's luck was extraordinary. It seemed that the guy had fallen onto the passenger seat during the first collision, with his upper body landing in the space under the passenger seat.
Judging from his position, he shouldn't have been able to save his legs. But for some reason, the airbag, which should have deployed immediately upon impact, seemed to deploy only after he fell, successfully protecting his legs.
His chest and head were protected by the lower part of the vehicle, and his legs were protected by the airbags. Only his hands were unprotected, resulting in severe injuries, currently showing comminuted fractures.
Schiller glanced at the scene and could roughly determine that Doctor Strange was driving without a seatbelt, and the car's airbags had malfunctioned, failing to deploy immediately upon impact and instead deploying only after a short delay. This resulted in him falling sideways and landing headfirst under the passenger seat immediately after the collision, before the airbags deployed, pinning his legs and trapping him like a hot dog in the driver's seat.
This strange posture greatly increased the difficulty of the rescue; it was clearly not something that could be solved simply by dragging the person out. Batman from Arkham tried to use the cutting tools on his armor to cut open the car's roof, but when it comes to manipulating metal, who can beat Magneto?
There were no restrictions on the use of abilities in the nightmare, only that intense collisions of force were not allowed. So Eric simply raised his hand, and the entire car unfolded as if it were being inflated, returning to its original state almost instantly. The upper part opened like a door, and Doctor Strange floated out from inside.
At this point, an ambulance should be called, but the problem is that they already know that Doctor Strange, who was taken to the hospital, couldn't save his hands, which was the root of his nightmare. So, even if they send him to the hospital now, he still won't be able to heal his hands, and he probably won't pay attention to either side.
The previous three dreams all featured children, but Strange is different; he's an adult, and once the "Hand of God," adored by countless people. It's easy to imagine the madness he'd experience upon learning his hand was severed—a level of derangement that even Charles couldn't handle. Therefore, the key issue is still the hand.
After Doctor Strange was placed on the ground, Batman from Arkham rushed over to check on his arm. He immediately understood: it was a series of comminuted fractures, meaning multiple fractures within a single area; essentially, a section of bone had been smashed to pieces.
He started to wonder if there was some kind of miracle doctor in Marvel who was "God's elbow" or something, otherwise who performed the surgery that could leave the arm with only a minor impairment, completely unaffected by daily life? According to his medical knowledge, even if Hippocrates came today, this arm would have to be amputated.
"How is it?" Schiller asked. He didn't really know much about orthopedics; he could tell the situation was serious, but he didn't know exactly how serious.
Batman from Arkham shook his head; he was completely at a loss. He walked over and placed his hand on Doctor Strange's arm, a magical glint in his eyes. He tried to use magic to restore Doctor Strange's arm, but found he couldn't do it at all.
He couldn't sense anything there with his magical powers; he couldn't even sense Doctor Strange's soul, let alone repair his bones and flesh. This situation was very strange, and Batman Arkham was at a loss for what to do.
Charles, who was standing to the side staring intently at Arkham Batman, seemed to have thought of something. He glanced at Eric. Eric said, "If you can't do anything about it, I'll take him to the hospital."
Constantine also went to check on Doctor Strange's condition. He had many magical gadgets, and perhaps one of them would be useful. However, after checking, he found that he couldn't do anything either. Since they were helpless, they could only leave it to the other side. After all, they couldn't enter the next dream without determining a winner, and they couldn't afford to waste time here together.
Eric took Doctor Strange directly to the hospital. Thanks to Charles's abilities, Doctor Strange floated in mid-air and flew in without anyone objecting.
Schiller had been thinking the whole way, and when he saw Doctor Strange enter the hospital, he understood something and said, "I'm afraid we're doomed to lose this round."
Arkham Batman looked at him, and Schiller said, "Think about it, they have three, we have four, in a best-of-seven series, that's pretty unfair. Because rescuing the protagonist in a nightmare is all about understanding the protagonist and the nightmare environment, so naturally, the more teammates you have, the better. We have one more person than them, which is inherently very unfair."
“But they brought it up themselves,” Arkham Batman said, “so you think there are some unspoken rules that are in their favor.”
"Yes, for example, they have a game they are guaranteed to win, which means they are guaranteed at least one point, so it's fairer."
"So this round is their guaranteed win?"
Schiller nodded and said, "There are many coincidences in Doctor Strange's loss of his hand. First of all, judging from the car's appearance, it's obvious that the driver's side was hit violently, most likely a large truck. No matter how tough a sedan is, could it withstand a collision with a large truck?"
Everyone looked at Jack, who shook his head and said, "How could that be? The only thing that could outrun a big truck is probably the Batmobile. There's no Batmobile in our universe. I've never encountered a rival when I drive on the road."
“That’s it,” Schiller said. “Isn’t it strange that such a serious impact resulted in an unscathed head, and that the head happened to be hit under the passenger seat?”
"And the airbags deployed a second or two too late, which not only gave him time to crawl under the seat, but also protected his legs. If it had been his legs that broke, the problem would have been much bigger."
Batman from Arkham knew perfectly well that without the protection of an airbag, the bleeding from the femoral artery alone could kill Doctor Strange in a very short time, and he might even have lost too much blood during the time the car was spinning.
“Do you think someone might have interfered with the accident?” Constantine asked.
Schiller nodded, then gave more examples, saying, "His behavior after recovery wasn't normal either. How many normal people would go to a snowy area after such a serious accident, knowing their bodies might not be fully recovered? There are many places there where there's no public transportation at all, you have to drive. Wouldn't he have psychological trauma?"
Thinking about it this way, Doctor Strange's story is indeed strange in many ways. One is that the accident happened too coincidentally, and the other is that his behavior after the accident was also abnormal.
Stephen Strange, an American, wanted to enter Tibet. Besides needing a visa, he had to go through numerous procedures, which was already quite troublesome. Secondly, once in Tibet, he couldn't possibly hike there; he would definitely need to use transportation, all of which required permits. Moreover, neither airplanes nor trains reach the foot of the Himalayas; to get there, he would either have to drive or hike. His physical condition made hiking in the snowy areas impossible, and cycling would be too strenuous, so driving was his only option.
There are roads there, but the conditions are poor. And to actually reach the foot of the mountain, there's a particularly difficult stretch. If you're unlucky, it can take three days to drive and two and a half days to push the car. Could an American who's just had major surgery and is venturing alone into a foreign land really do that? If it were that easy, it wouldn't be a no-man's-land.
Moreover, Schiller knew more—judging from Doctor Strange's age, when he entered Tibet, China wasn't so open, and the snowy regions were even more isolated. If he had come a few years earlier, he would have needed a letter of introduction. In those days, a foreigner trying to venture into the heart of China alone was lucky if he wasn't arrested, let alone allowed to come and go as he pleased.
"Who could have orchestrated this accident?" Constantine asked, somewhat puzzled. "Even though he's a doctor, he's quite capable. Surely he wouldn't have offended someone to this extent?"
"I'm afraid the person who directed this accident wasn't someone he offended. On the contrary, it was someone who saved him."