Our God!
What we believe in! What we worship!
It finally looks the way it should!
And you, my child, you will become the Mother of God, just like the Virgin Mary who gave birth to Jesus Christ!
We will kill all the pagans! Use their blood, life and soul to reshape this dirty and corrupt world!
Praise the great dark god! This city is our first sacrifice to you! Please kill as much as you want! Devour!
Let the world know that the old gods are dead and new gods are born! Only devout believers are qualified to survive and reproduce in the land of the new world! With almost crazy shouts, a fifty-year-old white man wearing a black medieval robe, holding a human spine with a skull on top, was kneeling in front of a giant tree built with corpses, grinning with a creepy smile.
In front of him was a girl of about thirteen or fourteen, wearing only a white nightgown stained with blood. She was sitting under the giant tree of corpses, curled up in a ball, crying and trembling constantly.
Because less than half a meter away from it, a shadow shrouded in black mist was standing there, constantly making sharp "hehehe" laughter, and from time to time uttering a whisper similar to "Mom".
Judging from their very similar appearance, the girl obviously has a very close blood relationship with the cult leader, and it is even possible that they are father and daughter.
There is no doubt that it is not difficult to see from his mental state that he is a real madman, not the kind of scum who simply uses the name of religion to make money and satisfy his selfish desires.
Sudden!
The girl curled up under the giant tree of corpses began to vomit dark red blood from her mouth uncontrollably. In the blood, insects with human faces could be vaguely seen.
The cursed creature standing nearby saw this and immediately rushed forward to grab all the soul worms and stuffed them into its mouth.
The evil aura it presents becomes stronger with each swallow, and at the same time, the huge circular black curtain covering the city center begins to expand rapidly.
Anyone who is sucked in will go crazy within a few seconds or be killed by the suddenly appearing black shadow.
Fortunately, SHIELD had teamed up with the local police to urgently evacuate most of the surrounding civilians, otherwise this expansion alone could have resulted in tens of thousands of deaths.
At this moment, countless twisted souls mixed with strong emotions have begun to distort space, completely isolating the area shrouded in black fog from the outside world.
The most typical feature is that all electrical appliances begin to malfunction, lights, computers, mobile phones, and televisions all go out, and radio communications are completely interrupted.
No one knows what really happened inside.
The only thing that could be seen from the outside was the thick black fog that could not be penetrated no matter what technology was used.
"How is it, no news from our drones and agents yet?"
Hawkeye, who was guarding about 500 meters outside the city, asked with a serious expression.
The young woman who was fiddling with the drone equipment nearby smiled bitterly and shook her head: "No, to be exact, everything disappeared the moment we entered the fog.
Especially drones, which have built-in automatic return programs.
Once the signal with the control end is lost, it will normally fly out immediately.
But now an entire hour has passed and there is still no movement, which can only mean that it has either been destroyed or the connection in space has been cut off.
If nothing unexpected happens, there should be no living people inside the entire black fog."
"Damn it! Where's the support? Why hasn't our support arrived yet?" Hawkeye asked with a frown.
Although due to the suddenness of the incident and the extremely chaotic situation, it is still impossible to confirm how many people were unable to escape when the massacre occurred.
However, what is certain is that there are definitely thousands or even tens of thousands of people.
You have to know that this is the United States! Not the chaotic Middle East, nor those African countries that have been in a state of war for many years.
Even the so-called "300 Million People's Gun Battle Dream" and "American Chicken Competition" have an average of only about 120 deaths from shootings per day.
Of course, this is only the recorded part.
If the unrecorded part is also included, the number may double to more than 200 people.
This means that once the number of casualties is confirmed and reported by major media outlets, it is estimated that a series of senior officials including the current president, secretary of state, secretary of defense, etc. will be impeached and removed from office, and there will be no chance of luck.
This is also why they did not hesitate at all when deciding to carry out nuclear bombing on their homeland.
Anyway, things have become so bad that they can't get any worse. I will definitely have to take the blame and step down afterwards. At the very least, I have to clean up the mess thoroughly and ensure that the interests of the capital consortium behind me will not be harmed.
"Here they come! Support is coming!"
Another female agent in charge of liaison leaned half of her body out of the car and shouted, pointing at the Quinjet that had been awakened from its stealth in the distant sky.
After about three to five minutes, accompanied by strong air currents, the latter began to rapidly lose altitude, and finally landed steadily in this retreating temporary camp.
As soon as the hatch opened, Coulson was the first to rush out and asked impatiently, "What's the situation inside?"
Hawkeye replied helplessly: "It's terrible, to be exact, it's very terrible.
According to the people who escaped, a local traditional annual celebration was being held here, and a lot of people gathered in the city center to watch the performances and enjoy beer.
Although most people fled along the highway after the massacre, there were at least tens of thousands of people stranded inside.
Moreover, the thick black fog in front of us is still spreading around.
The agents and drones we sent in never came back, and I think they are in grave danger."
"Mr. Balthazar, now it all depends on you."
Realizing that his side had no ability to deal with supernatural forces of this scale, Coulson immediately turned around and made a request to the divine monk without hesitation.
"No problem, leave it to me."
Balthazar took off his suit jacket and threw his watch and cell phone into the hands of the female agent next to him. He then tore his expensive shirt into strips, revealing his explosive muscles.
"Wow!"
A carnivorous female hooligan's eyes lit up instantly and she couldn't help but whistle. At the same time, she stared at the former's perky butt and almost drooled.
After all, which woman would not like a strong, handsome man with muscular body, amazing charm, and who can easily take out thousands of tons of gold and become the richest man in the world in an instant?
Even if you can't have it exclusively, it would be good to find an opportunity to have a discussion with it.
Men who have neither money nor good looks will never know how proactive women can be when they meet the person they like.
“Ahem!”
Coulson deliberately coughed twice, which made the female wolves whose eyes were already glowing green calm down a little.
Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly saw a golden and red figure passing across the sky, and then plunged into the thick black fog.
"Could that be Iron Man Tony Stark?"
Hawkeye is worthy of being Hawkeye. He almost confirmed the other party's identity in just a moment.
The Quinjet pilot nodded slightly: "Yeah, it seems so. After all, this guy followed us all the way here."
"But the problem is that this black mist will cause electrical equipment to completely malfunction. Didn't you mention this to him?"
The drone operator from before interjected with a confused look on his face.
"It seems we forgot to communicate with him by radio along the way. He has no idea what he is facing!"
Coulson suddenly came to his senses and realized what a big mistake he had made.
The reason why Iron Man possesses heroic fighting power is basically due to the armor built with modern technology and artificial intelligence. It is too high to describe his own ability as a worthless fighter.
But now, he had actually entered a restricted area where electrical equipment would completely malfunction, which was just like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth.
What’s even worse is that there is no way to send anyone in to rescue them.
This obviously made Coulson uneasy, and he quickly called his director to report the situation.
Little did they know that at this moment, Tony Stark, who had fallen from mid-air in the fog and knocked over dozens of car roofs on a street, was lying on the ground groaning in agony.
Although the buffer system inside the armor absorbed most of the impact, it still caused a serious fracture of the arm and several broken ribs.
He didn't even know where the helmet mask that he thought looked so handsome had fallen. He tried to struggle to get up several times, but failed every time because of the heavy armor on his body.
In the end, he could only lie there like a dead dog, gasping for breath, and coughing up blood foam from his mouth and nose from time to time. It looked like his broken ribs had pierced his lungs.
Needless to say, this technological creation that normally gave Tony great power turned directly from his greatest reliance into a burden after losing artificial intelligence and electricity.
Not to mention that he is seriously injured now, even if his body was intact, he probably wouldn't be able to move freely carrying such a heavy thing.
What's even more terrible is that the small Ark reactor on his chest, which is used to generate electricity, is also beginning to weaken under the influence of some unknown force, as if it might go out at any time.
"JARVIS! JARVIS! Can you hear me?"
After realizing the seriousness of the problem, Iron Man immediately began trying to contact his artificial intelligence butler.
But unfortunately, even the electronic devices stopped working, so how could we connect to the Internet?
He then began to try to take off his armor, only to find that it was a difficult task to do with his bare hands without the help of a mechanical arm.
Even if you find a wrench and a few screwdrivers in the trunk of a smoking car, you can't turn the joints fixed by the robotic arms.
Just as Tony was sweating profusely from the pain, a sudden piercing chill enveloped his whole body.
He slowly raised his head and saw a dark shadow standing less than ten meters away, staring at him with two blood-red eyes.
Before I could react to what was happening, all kinds of strong hallucinations began to appear before my eyes, and at the same time, creepy laughter came to my ears.
"Fuck!"
Iron Man, who had never experienced any supernatural events, was so frightened that his hair stood on end. He raised his wrench and smashed it at the other party.
Unfortunately, the wrench passed through the body made of black mist and fell to the ground with a clanging sound.
The black shadow kept approaching at a very slow speed, as if enjoying the fear and despair emanating from the soul of its prey.
When the two were less than half a meter apart, Tony Stark's entire body seemed to be frozen, and he couldn't even move a finger.
I could only watch the other person getting closer and closer, until finally a distorted face that could not be described in words was revealed.
The monster first approached and sniffed gently, then said in a sharp and piercing voice: "Ah! A smart soul! A contradictory soul full of arrogance and conceit, but eager for recognition and salvation. Very good! Eating you can let me gain more wisdom from you."
"You...what the hell are you?"
Facing the great fear of death, Iron Man forcibly broke free from the paralyzed state and asked while gasping for breath.
"I?
I am a new God created by your evil thoughts!
Representing killing, death and purification! Carrying the responsibility of creating a new world! I will kill all the pagans, devour your life, soul and emotions, leaving only a selected pair of men and women to reproduce the entire population.
Just like God in the Bible created Adam and Eve.
And this time, their offspring will be free of any blemishes and will be strong and wise.”
The monster announced, opening his arms.
Obviously, it is not without intelligence and self-awareness, it just disdains to communicate with ordinary people.
"You want to be God?!"
Tony's pupils suddenly dilated, and his breathing and heartbeat began to become faster and faster.
"It's not that I want to, but it won't be long before I become him."
As he spoke, the monster raised his hand and reached towards Tony Stark's body, intending to forcibly pull out this rare and precious soul.
As an ordinary person, Tony obviously has no ability to resist.
The moment that hand touched me, the little strength left in my body seemed to be sucked away all at once, and my body temperature also quickly dissipated.
Although he had had a near-death experience once when he was attacked by terrorists in Afghanistan, it was nothing compared to the current situation.
After all, the former was just physical death, but now even the soul cannot be preserved.
Just when Tony was in despair, Balthazar, with his upper body naked, slowly walked towards him and teased him in a half-joking tone: "Mr. Iron Man Stark, do you need any help?"
"Shit! Do you even need to ask this? Can't you see my current situation?"
Tony, who escaped death, couldn't help but swear.
The monster seemed to feel the threat as well, and immediately stopped extracting souls. It turned around and stared at the suddenly appearing enemy with a vigilant look on its face.
But Balthazar was not in a hurry at all. Instead, he continued to have fun with the Iron Man.
"I just wanted to make sure you really needed help.
After all, everyone on earth knows that Iron Man Tony Stark is an extremely proud and conceited person.
He thinks he has a smart brain that can solve all problems and is never willing to actively accept help from others.
I'm afraid that if I take the initiative, I will make you unhappy."
Hearing this, Tony finally couldn't hold it in any longer, and asked back through gritted teeth, "You are deliberately retaliating against me for revealing your identity before, right?"
"No, I hope you can remember this lesson and stop being so arrogant. Instead, you can be a little more humble.
Especially in areas that you are not familiar with.
You know what? Your arrogant and selfish behavior of not caring about other people's feelings can be really annoying sometimes."
As Balthazar spoke, he approached the cursed creature in front of him, and flames as bright and dazzling as the sun began to emanate from his body.
And this flame actually dispersed the thick black fog within a radius of hundreds of meters centered on him.
Needless to say, he activated the secret technique [Flame Sun Force] that belonged to the divine monk.
"ah!!!!!!"
The cursed creature was like it had encountered its natural enemy. It immediately showed signs of severe burns on its body, and it dropped its prey and began to retreat quickly.
At the same time, the iron armor that had completely malfunctioned just now was also recovering rapidly within the range of influence of [Flame Sun Force].
In just a few seconds, Tony Stark regained his ability to move and found the helmet visor that had fallen off earlier.
Not only that!
He also found that the fractures and internal injuries caused by his fall were recovering at an extremely fast speed, and soon there was no pain at all.
“This…what’s going on?”
Tony stared in amazement as the armor operating system reappeared before him, and he felt a strong sense of unreality.
"Sir, your body has just been repaired by some unknown energy. All the broken bones and bleeding internal organs have been healed. Even the palladium content in your blood has been reduced to a level close to zero."
Jarvis, who was reconnected, immediately gave his own judgment.
"You mean this alien gentleman healed me in an instant?"
Tony looked through the surveillance footage of his own vital signs, his tone filled with shock and disbelief.
Because this was far beyond what he could understand as a scientist.
Jarvis answered without hesitation: "It seems so.
Because the energy acting upon you is very similar to the energy he radiates, except it’s not nearly as powerful.
By the way, the temperature of the golden flames on Mr. Balthazar's body has reached nearly 5,500 degrees Celsius, which is the surface temperature of the sun.
I suggest you stay away from it, or even your steel armor will melt because it cannot withstand such high temperatures."
"Oh my God! Is this really a temperature that a living organism can withstand?"
He originally thought that Balthazar was just a visitor from an alien planet or a messenger who came to contact the earth on behalf of his own civilization.
But I never expected that this guy is actually a terrifying superman.
Just as Tony was still immersed in the amazing power displayed by the other party, Balthazar suddenly turned into a golden stream of light and rushed out, swinging his fist and smashing hard at the cursed creature.
The next second...
boom!!!!!!
The place where it was hit was like a small nuclear explosion, emitting bright and dazzling white light, accompanied by violent shaking of the ground and a deafening roar.
Iron Man himself didn't have time to react at all. He felt his feet suddenly lose support and then slid down uncontrollably.
Fortunately, Jarvis reacted quickly and activated the flying function instantly and rushed into the air.
When he stopped, Tony saw that a huge deep pit with a radius of one hundred meters had appeared where Balthazar attacked, and a large number of burst water pipes were constantly gushing out tap water, as if a meteorite had just fallen here.
As for the surrounding buildings, they were all torn into ruins by the shock waves generated by the earthquake and explosion.
For a moment, except for the sound of rushing water, everything seemed to be plunged into deathly silence.
Not only was it like this at the scene, but other people who were watching this scene through satellite images also held their breath.
大概半分钟左右，他才猛地从震惊中回过神来，用震惊不已的语气问：“贾维斯！他刚才没有使用任何武器，就是用拳头打出了相当于战术核武器的威力？”
“是的，先生。”
人工智能管家给出了无比肯定的答复，甚至还把重播的画面投影到了战甲的头盔上，一遍一遍的重复播放。
最重要的是，随着这一拳下去，周围那些无法驱散的黑色浓雾竟然真的消失了。
从上空看就像是被什么人啃了一口。
“好吧，看来我们这位巴萨扎先生说不定真是来自氪星。”
调侃了一句之后，托尼直接操控战甲飞到距离神力武僧五十米左右的地方，强忍着扑面而来的滚烫热浪问：“那个自称是神的怪物被你杀掉了吗？”
“没有，它逃走了。现在我得去市中心它力量最强大的地方将其彻底消灭。”
巴萨扎颇为遗憾的叹了口气，从深坑中一跃而出，然后就这样沿着大路一步一个脚印朝市中心所在的方向前进。
在【炎阳势】那恐怖的高温作用下，他身上的裤子和鞋袜早就已经全部焚烧殆尽，只有一条勉强能够到膝盖的短裤毫发无损。
因为这条短裤并不是在地球上买的，而是从费伦大陆带来的魔法装备，完全免疫一切火焰伤害。
“等等！我跟你一起！”
托尼显然对这个“外星人”产生了强烈的兴趣，立刻发动飞行能力保持着安全距离跟在后面。
可巴萨扎现在显然没有功夫去理会他，正全神贯注锁定这个通过死灵魔法和扭曲信仰创造出来的诅咒生物，对钢铁侠一路上提出的各种问题置若罔闻。
当两人一前一后来到市中心那颗用无数实体拼凑而成的巨树时，上一秒还在喋喋不休的托尼，下一秒就沉默了。
确切的说是因为过于震惊而暂时失去了语言能力。
他简直无法想象，一个人要疯狂、扭曲到何种程度，才会用同类的尸体来制作这种丧心病狂的造物。
“母亲！我需要你的力量杀死那个强大的敌人！把你的力量给我！全部都给我！”
诅咒生物捧起蜷缩在树下已经如同行尸走肉般没有半点生气的少女发出了刺耳的尖啸。
“我的孩子！快把你最后的力量献给伟大的神！唯有如此，我们神圣的目标才能得以实现，世界才能从腐朽与堕落中重获新生。”
邪教头子拽着少女的头发将其整个人从尸体堆上提了起来。
只可惜，后者似乎已经失去了灵魂和生命，对外界的刺激没有一丁点反应。
就在邪教头子打算施展死灵魔法的时候，一股金色的火焰顿时将少女从头到脚包裹起来。
而他那只枯萎到如同干尸的手臂则当场在火焰的灼烧下化为灰烬。
本人更是被吓了一跳，迅速开始后撤。
一旁的诅咒生物则像发狂了一样，转过头冲着神力武僧咆哮道：“不！！！！把我的母亲还给我！她是属于我的！任何人都不能将她从我的身边夺走！”
“这是亵渎！狂妄无知的凡人，你们竟敢对伟大的新神不敬，我诅咒你们将承受永世的痛苦。”
邪教头子猛地抬起手一指，瞬间射出两道黑色的光分别击中了巴萨扎和托尼·史塔克。
前者由于有神力的关系，轻而易举的豁免了这道死灵系魔法。
但后者却立刻感觉到手脚发软，全身上下又一次进入到那种没有一丁点力气的状态，甚至就连心跳也变得无比虚弱。
尤其是脑供氧不足带来的连锁反应，使其连操控战甲都变得无比吃力。
“这感觉真实糟糕透了。那个混蛋对我做了什么？”
钢铁侠大口大口喘着粗气，那样子简直就像是躺在病床上当了十几年的植物人突然苏醒一样。
“是诅咒，一种死灵系魔法的攻击手段。
别担心，它只会让你处在一种力竭的状态，并不会致人于死亡。
现在，你就在这里老老实实的待一会儿吧。
因为你的这身战甲在魔法的面前根本没有半点抵抗力。
任何一个指向性法术都有可能直接将你杀死。”
说罢，巴萨扎无视了托尼那幽怨的眼神，径直朝被【炎阳势】太阳般炙热火焰保护起来的少女走去。
他能看得出，就是这个女孩孕育了那个扭曲的诅咒生物。
所以她即象征着开始，同样也象征着终结。
诅咒生物显然也察觉到了巴萨扎想要干什么，直接纵身一跃跳进那颗用尸体拼凑起来的巨树之中。
眨眼功夫，这颗散发着浓郁死亡气息的树就直接活了过来，并且从无数尸体的嘴巴和眼睛里冒出诡异的黑色火焰，最终与周围堆砌的尸山融合到一起，形成了一个足有十几高的巨人。
“哼，想要拼死一搏吗？”
巴萨扎露出十分不屑一顾的表情。
要知道在灵体状态下，他可能还要发愁如何才能一劳永逸的将其消灭，不留下哪怕一丁点的后患。
但现在，随着诅咒生物与死者的尸体彻底融合，基本也就没有了逃跑的可能。
只要摧毁眼前的巨人，整件事情就算是告一段落。
因此巴萨扎毫不犹豫的将【炎阳势】威力提升到极限，瞬间传送到近前，抓起瘫坐在地上的少女往后方一扔，然后便是【震眩拳】、【穿震掌】、【升龙拳】、【无影脚】等一整套连招。
几乎每一击所造成的破坏力都相当于一枚战术核弹！ 猛烈的爆炸声和冲击波，几乎在短短几秒钟的时间里就把整个市中心所有的高楼大厦和地面基础建设完全摧毁。
别说是废墟了，用月球表面来形容都不为过。
尤其是砸出来大大小小的深坑，简直比被炸弹洗地看起来还要夸张。
当所有这一套全部打完，那个所谓的新神已经彻底从世界上消失了，唯一留下来的只有被巴萨扎抓在手心里一小块像是婴儿一样的黑色物体。
确切地说，这玩意就是诅咒的源头，一个刚刚成型就死掉的胎儿。
作为一个见识过各种罪恶与杀戮的人，他仅仅感受了一下这玩意所蕴含的扭曲与憎恨，立马就意识到了其中的缘由。
纵身一跃直接飞下去抓住了那个只剩下一条手臂的邪教头子，脸色阴沉的质问：“为了创造这个诅咒的胎儿，你居然对自己的亲生女儿下手？”
“你懂什么！ 只有血亲之间才能孕育出真正神圣与完美！ 一切都是为了信仰！ 为了实现梦想中那个完美的世界！
可你这个愚蠢的白痴却毁了这一切！ 是你让迄今为止所有的牺牲多化为了乌有！
你有罪！ 你是全人类的罪人！”
邪教头子像条疯狗一样继续叫嚣。
精神早已不正常的他显然并不畏惧死亡。
“好吧，看来我就不应该对你这样的疯子抱有任何期待。”
对于邪教头子的指责，巴萨扎表现的非常平静，丝毫没有半点生气的意思，只是随手用【炎阳势】的火焰将对方活生生的烧成了灰烬。
等做完这一切，他才转身径直走到那个宛如行尸走肉的女孩身边，伸出手轻轻抚摸对方一头浓密的棕色长发，注视着那双没有一丝生气的眼睛说道：“孩子，我知道你遭受了非人的折磨，不管是肉体上还是心理上，甚至没有了想要活下去的愿望。但别那么着急放弃生命，因为你的人生才刚刚开始，还可以有美好的未来。”
听到这番话，少女原本呆滞的眼睛突然动了一下，瞳孔开始缓慢的聚焦。
眼见自己的话语有效，巴萨扎便自顾自的继续说道：“我其实也有一个邪恶残忍的父亲。
他是一位邪神，令整个大陆都闻风丧胆的谋杀之神。
他预见了自己的死亡，因此在凡间留下了无数的子嗣，而我就是其中之一。
世人称呼我们为巴尔之子。
由于继承了父亲那邪恶的神性和神力，因此所有的巴尔之子都会在觉醒的那一刻对杀戮上瘾。
凡是巴尔之子所过之处，往往都意味着战争、杀戮、阴谋和暴乱，无数的平民因此而死去。
后来为了争夺死去父亲留下的杀戮王座，所有巴尔之子的兄弟姐妹开始自相残杀，夺取彼此的力量来壮大自身，最终达到封神的目的。”
“那你赢得了最后的胜利吗？”
少女终于开口询问了一句。
Balthazar smiled and shook his head: "No, no, I failed. To be exact, I never thought of becoming the God of Murder. I just wanted to kill all my brothers and sisters, and then seal my father's evil and filthy power in my body and commit suicide. In this way, I can completely eliminate it once and for all."
"You...you resisted the divinity and divine power in your own blood?"
There was finally a glimmer of light in the girl's dead eyes.
"Yes, I resisted the divinity and power in my body and did not bow to that filthy blood. Look, even a son of the evil god like me can start over, why can't you?" Balthazar asked back seriously.
"But I've been cursed! I...I can't control the evil power in my body."
The girl curled up into a ball and trembled again, her face full of pain and resistance.
But Balthazar corrected him: “No, you are not cursed, you just have a talent that others don’t have.
The so-called evil force is actually a kind of magic called necromancy.
You can control it through learning and practice, and even help others.
You should know that there are many people like you in the world where I was born."
"Really?"
The girl rekindled her hope for the future.
Because according to psychological research, the more lonely and unsociable a person is, and the more serious psychological problems they have, the more they tend to desire to find people like them.
For example, the famous "Ogre" Hannibal.
Just when the Divine Monk was about to give an affirmative answer, a halo emitting golden sparks suddenly opened out of thin air, and then the Supreme Sorcerer Ancient One in a yellow robe walked out from the other side and looked at Balthazar with interest.
"No wonder I could never see through you. It turns out you are a demigod with divine blood."
"Are you the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, the protector of Earth for thousands of years?"
Balthazar was also obviously sizing up the most powerful and top spellcaster on earth.
Gu Yi nodded slightly: "Yes, I am.
I'm glad to meet you because I can feel the kindness and belief in sacrifice in your heart.
Although the appearance of you and the master behind you has caused considerable trouble to the world.
You should know that Kamar-Taj has taken in six people who have suddenly gained magical knowledge and power, all of whom have developed a connection with your world, or the dimension you live in."
"It was an accident. And I don't understand why, since you are the guardian of the earth, you would sit back and let this cult develop to this extent."
Balthazar frowned subconsciously.
Ancient One explained rather helplessly: “Because the enemies and threats I have to face are far more than they appear on the surface.
Whether it is the lords and demons from other dimensions, or the traitors of Kamar-Taj, the harm they cause is far greater than that of a cult.
I can't do everything, I can only do my best.
Besides, didn’t you handle it very well?”
"You came here just to confirm the result?"
Balthazar obviously didn't quite understand the Supreme Sorcerer's thoughts and motives.
"No, at least not completely. In fact, I'm here for the girl behind you. Her talent and great potential have been targeted by Dormammu, the lord of the dark dimension. Only Kamar-Taj can guarantee her safety."
Gu Yi stated his purpose very straightforwardly.
"Target her? Why?"
Balthazar turned and glanced at the confused girl behind him.
In his opinion, there was nothing special about this girl except her outstanding talent in necromancy.
"Because Dormammu wants to use her as a springboard to invade your dimension. In fact, all those who suddenly burst out with magical power like this have been hunted down by the dark dimension without exception. Also, I don't want to see the demons of two dimensions fighting on Earth."
Gu Zhi went straight to the point and told everything he knew.
Because compared to those other dimensional demons who want to swallow the earth in one bite, Zuo Si has been relatively friendly so far.
So she didn't want to make the relationship between the two parties too awkward.
After all, it would be best if there was a demon in one dimension who was willing to be the protector of the earth.
As for the soul...
In this universe, all souls go to the dimension where the corresponding demon is located according to their beliefs in life. Some go to hell, some go to heaven, and some go to places like Vishanti. The Asgardians go to Valhalla.
In short, in Ancient One's view, Baator Hell is just another option, nothing to be surprised about.
Moreover, the environment of Baator is much stronger than many dimensions that tend towards evil and darkness.
"Okay, I can hand her over to you first, but I want to reserve the right to visit her at any time or even take her away."
After thinking for a moment, Balthazar made an offer.
Although Kamar-Taj was not a dangerous place, he was obviously a little hesitant to completely entrust this girl with serious mental problems to him.
"No problem, Kamar-Taj welcomes your visit anytime."
Ancient One smiled and bowed, then walked up to the girl and took her hand: "Don't be afraid, child. I promise you will be safe in Kamar-Taj, and there are many children like you who are learning how to control their own power."
The girl did not resist, but followed the Supreme Sorcerer obediently.
When she passed by Balthazar, she stopped, looked up and said to the man who saved her: "My name is Tracy, Tracy Hoffman."
"My name is Balthazar. Don't worry, I'll come to visit you in two or three months at most."
Balthazar made a solemn promise.
"Um!"
The girl who called herself Tracy finally relaxed completely, and together with Ancient One, she passed through the portal and left the devastated city center.