"Waging wars, plundering wealth and resources, and killing innocent aliens just for the sake of profit? I can't believe that human beings can be so degraded."
Captain America's tone was filled with strong dissatisfaction and disappointment with the current situation.
As perhaps the most morally competent person among the Avengers, he has been in a state of extreme mental schizophrenia since he was thawed.
On the one hand, the patriotic education he received previously made him instinctively want to do something for the country, such as upholding justice, protecting civilians, fighting against terrorists, and so on.
But the problem is that the more he learns about what the current government is doing, the angrier he becomes.
Especially those politicians who only know how to make money, put on a show, and incite confrontation and hatred all day long. They are like a group of blood-sucking parasites lying on the country.
Therefore, Captain America, who was once worshiped as a god, now has a relationship with the government that is not very harmonious, but at least incompatible.
Some media controlled by capital and political parties have begun to constantly create public opinion to discredit him, describing him as an "old antique" and "old popsicle" who is simply unable to integrate into modern society.
Many talk show hosts also mocked him as a piece of trash that was eliminated by the times.
On the other hand, with the continuous development and iteration of the Internet, a large amount of dark history of the US government that was simply inaccessible in the 1940s and 1950s has gradually been exposed.
Gradually, Steve Rogers came to realize that his homeland, which he believed to be extremely just, was actually an evil empire composed of slave owners, warmongers, and colonists.
Don't talk about this bullshit justice.
Even the two main initiators of World War II relied on the resources sold and funds provided by the United States to rise rapidly, build large-scale armies and launch wars.
Not to mention the anti-human experiments conducted after reaching the top of the world's pole after the end of World War II.
If we were to select the 100 most anti-American people in the world today, Captain America - Steve Rogers would definitely be in the top 50.
Coupled with his strong patriotism, he inevitably fell into pain and entanglement, and even had fierce conflicts with the CIA, which was engaged in various dirty deals including drug trafficking around the world, more than once while performing his missions.
Iron Man obviously knew the current mental state of his father's old friend, and sneered, "Hahahaha! Degenerate?
Stop it.
What gives you the illusion that we are noble?
Was it the brainwashing propaganda in newspapers, magazines, and radio of that era? Think about how this country was founded, where tens of millions of Native Americans in North America went, and why they were confined to extremely barren reservations.
Oh, by the way, our great founding father and first president, Mr. George Washington, also made boots out of Indian skins and knocked out the teeth of black slaves to replace his own.
And it was this group of guys who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.
If I remember correctly, you lived in an era when racial segregation and discrimination were at their worst.
What kind of ridiculous justice do you think there is in a country that treats people of color as inferior and slaves?
So please wake up.
Because the top government officials are already quite annoyed and impatient with you for always contradicting them.
I don't want to see the day when the former war hero and symbol of patriotism is reduced to a rat crossing the street that everyone wants to kill.
What's more, waging war against aliens is better than fighting among the major countries on Earth every day, killing, exploiting and enslaving each other.
If we are lucky, we can gradually develop into a force that cannot be ignored in the universe in this way, without having to worry about being invaded, occupied and conquered by aliens one day. "
"So you and Stark Industries are also supporters of this expedition?"
Captain America turned his head sharply and looked into the eyes of the son of an old friend beside him.
“That’s right.
In fact, more than one-fifth of the technology and components of this expeditionary fleet you see now were provided by me.
Because the size and status of Stark Industries means that I can never stay out of it.
And I'm trying to develop a super artificial intelligence.
If successful, perhaps in the future we won't need so many people to fight, and instead various weapons of war could be controlled by artificial intelligence.
You know, I have always been against the human cloning program."
Iron Man glanced at the clone army not far away who were ready to go with no expression on their faces, and blurted out all the truest thoughts in his heart.
He had been deeply stimulated ever since he had visited the huge cyberpunk city of Batto.
At the same time, it was also the first time that I felt firsthand how fragile the earth and human beings are in the face of those super powers.
The genius mind that he once took pride in was nothing compared to some races whose natural IQ was over 20.
Especially those mind flayers with octopus heads and tentacles, and high-level wizards who are good at enchantment spells, can easily read and copy all the memories in their minds in an instant.
Because of this, Tony Stark even suffered from anxiety and had difficulty falling asleep, and often woke up suddenly from nightmares.
"Damn it! I hate this feeling. Sometimes I even think it would have been better if I were dead."
Captain America held his forehead and sighed helplessly.
As time went by, he realized more and more that he could not change anything. The strong feeling of powerlessness was so painful that it drove him crazy.
"Be open-minded! Since we are human, we should stand on the standpoint and perspective of human beings.
It is meaningless to be too obsessed with things like justice, fairness, and kindness.
The most important thing is that no matter how much you hate this expedition, you have to be a part of it.
Because the Earth and humanity cannot afford the consequences of a failed expedition.
You don't want to see our race and civilization destroyed because of this, do you? "
As he spoke, Iron Man raised his arm and patted Steve Rogers on the shoulder to comfort and encourage him.
Just as Captain America opened his mouth to say something, Black Widow, dressed in a black sexy tights, slowly walked over from dozens of meters away, holding a tablet in her hand and bluntly reminded him: "Gentlemen, stop chatting. The expedition fleet will start the hyperdrive in half an hour. You'd better board the ship immediately."
"What about you and Hawkeye?"
Steve Rogers asked subconsciously.
"We have to take care of those mercenaries. You know, every one of these guys is dangerous, and there is nothing they dare not do."
Black Widow held up the information on the tablet in her hand, a hint of nervousness in her eyes.
There's no way not to be nervous!
According to Earth's standards, these mercenaries from Baator Hell can all be considered super-powered people without exception, and they are the type that are extremely threatening and destructive.
In just less than a month since arriving on Earth, he has caused quite a bit of chaos and trouble.
The number of people injured and killed as a result is in the hundreds of thousands.
If the Human League and SHIELD hadn't joined forces to block the news, the situation would have gotten out of hand by now.
"Are you sure you two can hold down so many mercenaries?"
Iron Man is obviously skeptical.
He would never forget that during his previous trip to Baator Hell, he almost died at the hands of the enemy several times.
Mercenaries and adventurers of non-human races, in particular, often display naked and undisguised evil tendencies when looking at mortals, and some even take pleasure in toying with, torturing and abusing mortals.
He himself once saw a yugoloth deliberately offer a high price to a human who owed a huge debt, forcing him to eat food that was beyond his ability to bear, and then watched the other person's stomach being torn apart bit by bit, and finally die slowly in pain and wailing.
Black Widow smiled bitterly and replied, "What else can we do? Don't forget, the contract we signed with them only gives us the power to issue orders.
But how to implement it is decided by the other party.
So Hawkeye and I are essentially a mouthpiece and observer.
But fortunately, the contract is binding, so there is no need to worry too much. "
"I have a feeling they will definitely cause trouble during this expedition. You'd better be careful."
After that, Iron Man took Captain America aboard the fleet's flagship, the Victory, which had the strongest defense and attack power.
Just as the soldiers entered the battleship's cabin in an orderly manner, Grant Ward had just finished talking with the leaders of the Human Rights Alliance and representatives of various forces, and was standing shoulder to shoulder with the new director of SHIELD, Phil Coulson.
Looking at the huge fleet above his head, the former was the first to break the silence and asked in a slightly complicated tone: "SHIELD will send people to participate in this expedition, right?"
"Yes, that's right. At the request of the Human Union, we will monitor this expedition throughout to make sure everything is under control."
Coulson nodded expressionlessly.
It is not difficult to tell from his cold reaction that he does not like this Hydra spy who had been lurking under his command for a long time.
But fortunately, influenced by his predecessor Nick Fury, he is also a leader with a big picture perspective and will not bring personal emotions into his work.
So even though the two have many conflicts, Hydra and SHIELD will still cooperate when they should.
Maybe this is why the Human Union promoted Coulson to this position.
They need Hydra and SHIELD to be hostile to and spy on each other, so that they can balance the forces on both sides.
As a smart man, Grant Ward had seen through this a long time ago. He smiled and sighed, "It's really not easy. After such a long period of integration and development, humans can finally leave their home planet Earth and start an era of exploring the sea of stars."
"What do you want to say?"
Coulson instantly became alert.
Because he knew that the young man in front of him was no longer a pawn in anyone's hands, but a powerful force that could influence the global political situation.
Especially after Grant Ward fully turned to the devil-worshiping cult, a religious war of the new century was launched through a series of means, which suppressed all religions that once had a strong influence on human society, including the Roman Catholic Church, to the point of collapse and disintegration, and they could only survive on a very small scale.
The catchphrases that were once very popular in Europe and America, such as "God bless us" and "Jesus Christ bless us", have now become "May the great devil bless us".
Because most people are very realistic and snobbish.
What's more, compared to believing in God and Jesus Christ all your life but not knowing whether the promised paradise after death really exists, Zuo Si, the great demon god, and the ninth level of Baator Hell that his rules are presented to everyone.
In order to calm possible panic among the public, many TV stations even went to the huge cyberpunk city to shoot dozens of documentaries from different angles.
In addition, the Lord of Hell is a quasi-divine power that can grant true divine arts to talented believers. It goes without saying what ordinary people will choose.
It's like two religious groups competing for believers, one of them gives out steamed buns, egg coupons and milk to the visitors, while the other one asks the believers for money.
Most importantly, the teachings of Zuo Si, the great devil, are very simple and not hypocritical at all, and are very much in line with the appetite of modern people.
The overall lawful evil tendency can also provide support for the Human Alliance to launch foreign wars.
With the blessing of this double BUFF, those traditional religions that could have long been swept into the dustbin of history were naturally beaten back without any chance of fighting back.
As for their ultimate method of inciting believers to riot, smash, loot and burn the property and believers of hostile religions, it is nothing in front of the devil's church that possesses divine powers and is highly organized.
Not to mention how terrifying those magical arts that can affect the mind on a large scale are in terms of dimensionality reduction attacks on ordinary people. Just if both sides fight with fists, sticks, baseball bats and other weapons, the latter can pin the former to the ground and beat him up.
Moreover, any religious leader who dared to incite such riots would die suddenly without any warning within a few days, and some would even die along with their entire family.
If the priests, mages, druids and other spellcasters from the continent of Faerun were to examine the bodies, they would immediately confirm that all of these people had died from a magical curse.
But the problem is that there are very few spellcasters on Earth, and most of them are concentrated in Kamar-Taj.
Most of the mages previously trained by SHIELD were abducted by Hydra.
So after investigation, these deaths could only be attributed to sudden illness and accidents.
However, Coulson undoubtedly knew that Grant Ward was the backer behind the Devil's Cult, and even the top church officials secretly obeyed his orders.
This is also why after being whitewashed, Hydra was able to gain widespread support and quickly establish great prestige and influence among the people.
"What I want to say is that you don't need to be so hostile and wary of me.
Because Hydra's purpose has never been simply killing, destruction, sabotage, enslavement, and dictatorship.
But it is to better lead all mankind towards a glorious and powerful future.
Look at the world, and the ugly faces of politicians colluding with capital. Don't you think it's time for humanity to change? Only we can end the exploitation and oppression led by capital since the 19th century.
Only we can build a country that no alien civilization dares to provoke easily."
While saying this, Grant Ward opened his arms as if he was going to hug the giant globe representing the League of Nations in front of him. His tone, eyes, and actions were all full of strong suggestiveness and incitement.
As the spokesperson chosen by Zuo Si himself, he is becoming more and more like a devil in terms of his thoughts, ideology and daily behavior.
If nothing unexpected happens, when he dies one day, his soul will go to Baator Hell. Maybe he won't even need to enter the torture chamber and will be directly transformed into a high-level devil.
"I'm sorry, given your previous behavior, I can no longer believe a single word that comes out of your mouth."
Coulson rejected the invitation without hesitation.
To be exact, this is not the first time.
He also knew that many people in SHIELD had believed this statement and had begun to completely side with Hydra.
It has to be said that this situation made the director, who had just taken office, very angry and troubled.
You must know that since the end of World War II, Hydra has developed little by little by parasitizing SHIELD, becoming a huge and omnipresent secret organization.
Coulson originally thought that with the fall of Alexander Pierce and Hydra's complete exposure to the sun and involvement in politics, the two sides should have completely drawn a line and would no longer have any entanglements.
But who could have thought that Grant Ward, this damn bastard, would try to win over the SHIELD agents around him every day, and talk about a lot of big principles, and once again reached his hand into the inside of SHIELD.
If he could, he really wanted to tear his face off and yell at the other party, "You damn Hydras are just staring at us, SHIELD, a sheep, and trying to kill us?"
The problem is that Coulson can't do that.
Putting aside how high Grant Ward's reputation and nominal support rate are, the fact that he has a seat in the top decision-making circle of the Human Alliance means that he is nominally SHIELD's direct superior.
So no matter how angry, unwilling, or annoyed you are, you have to endure it.
"Well, it seems I still need to prove myself with practical actions."
Seeing that he failed to convince his old superior, Grant Ward was not discouraged. He simply smiled politely and then took a shuttle to the flagship of the expedition fleet.
You have to know that he is the commander-in-chief of this army that has gathered all the resources and military forces on the earth, and he is also the representative sent by the highest decision-making level of the Human Union.
So when Grant Ward appeared in the command room of the flagship, several nuclear bombs were immediately launched, emitting dazzling light in the outer space orbit.
It is not only a signal for the expeditionary force to set sail, but also a response to all the people on earth who are looking forward to this war.
As the glow of the nuclear explosion gradually dissipated, the flagship's antimatter engine began to work at full capacity, and then under the influence of huge gravity and gravitational force, a wormhole was torn open, and the giant ship with a length of more than 30 kilometers disappeared without a trace in an instant.
But the disappearance of the Victory was just the beginning.
In the next less than ten seconds, the rest of the warships turned into a streak of light and disappeared from the Earth-Moon orbit.
Obviously, since there is no subspace in this universe, when the superluminal engine exceeds the critical point, a wormhole will open, using four-dimensional space to quickly cross the terrifying astronomical unit of light years.
When the huge fleet jumped out from the other end of the wormhole, it had successfully reached its destination, a galaxy with a binary star and more than a dozen planets.
Looking at the two bright and dazzling stars, one red and one blue, Iron Man Tony Stark immediately exclaimed: "There is no night on the surface of the planet here?!"
Because the planets on one side of the star will block the light from the planets behind it.
Therefore, the cycle of day and night here is not the long and slow alternation like on Earth, but every three or four hours of daylight is followed by about thirty minutes of night.
And according to previous reconnaissance, the environments of the three outermost planets here are very suitable for human habitation.
It only takes a few modifications to enable large-scale immigration.”
A navigator in military uniform posted information about the entire galaxy on a large screen for everyone to see.
If you observe carefully, you will find that more than two-thirds of the people became extremely excited when they heard that there were actually three planets available for colonization.
When the expedition fleet was being formed, in order to gain support from the entire society, the Human Union not only promised huge profits to large enterprises, large conglomerates, and large capital, but also did not forget to paint a rosy picture for ordinary people.
Take the soldiers in the army for example. As long as they win the war in the end, each of them can get a full 5,000 hectares of land.
Whether it's farming, tourism or anything else, it's up to you.
If you happen to discover valuable minerals underground, you can become rich in a matter of minutes.
As we all know, land is the most primitive and basic means of production.
Since ancient times, humans have been fighting over land, and its importance has not diminished in the slightest, even with the rise of modern industrial and financial capital.
There is no one who does not desire to own a piece of land that belongs entirely to him/her. The huge temptation is incomparable to any other money or wealth.
Otherwise, Bill Gates, who became the world's richest man by relying on technology, would not have become the largest landlord in the United States.
Most other wealthy people also own a considerable amount of land after they become rich.
Therefore, driven by such huge interests, the morale and fighting will of the expeditionary soldiers must be very high.
Just when the entire fleet was immersed in fantasies of a better life in the future, a shrill alarm suddenly sounded.
Immediately afterwards, the officer in charge of the radar shouted at the top of his voice: "There are a lot of unidentified spacecraft on the right side of the fleet, almost twice as many as ours. Judging from their appearance, they should be the Mosters from this galaxy!"
"Oh? Did you find us so soon?"
Grant Ward stared at the densely packed bright spots on the battle map with his eyes slightly shining, and he subconsciously clenched his fists nervously.
Although he already knew that the technological level and overall strength of this group of aliens were no match for the expeditionary force, he still couldn't help but feel unsure as it was their first interstellar war with a non-human civilization.
After all, influenced by various science fiction works and the experience of dealing with alien civilizations several times in the new century, humans always subconsciously think that alien weapons and equipment must be more advanced.
In fact, not only Grant Ward, but everyone else in the flagship command room also showed serious and solemn expressions.
Since they had almost no experience in this area, the officers adopted the most conservative strategy.
As orders were issued one after another, the expeditionary fleet quickly deployed its battle formation, and the shield system was activated from a long distance, for fear that the enemy would have some ultra-long-range energy weapons to hit them.
As the two fleets got closer and closer, the Mousterians began to try to send out communication requests, hoping to negotiate with these people who suddenly broke into their homes and avoid the outbreak of war through negotiations.
As they have already entered the space age, it is easy for them to judge the strength of the enemy from the power sources of these battleship engines.
If a fight really breaks out, even if I win, it will be a pyrrhic victory.
Unfortunately, humans, who had already made up their minds to kill them all, had no interest in negotiation or consultation.
Grant Ward even secretly gave orders to Black Widow, asking the mercenaries under her charge to create an excuse for starting a war so that his subsequent "counterattack" would seem justified.
After all, this is related to his next plan.
Therefore, this war must not only be won, but also won beautifully and fairly so that no one can find fault with it.
…
At the same time, on another medium-sized battleship, the Black Widow, who had just received the order, immediately found a mercenary leader who was over three meters tall and looked ferocious, and said bluntly: "We need you to fire the first shot now."
"Firing the first shot? What do you mean? Aren't we here to fight?"
The half-giant, who was obviously of lower-plane descent, blinked in confusion.
"Idiot! She wants us to take the blame for starting the war so that she can give an explanation to those people who like to deceive themselves and like to flaunt justice and morality."
Another fallen angel nearby rolled his eyes in annoyance.
Obviously, all the people who could sit here, including the two of them, were basically the leaders of large mercenary groups, heads of security companies and military contractors.
As for the races, they are extremely diverse, ranging from devils, demons, yugoloths to fallen angels, djinn, dragons, elemental creatures, high-level undead, etc., almost everything is available, and just looking at them makes one's scalp tingle.
Just look at how nervous Hawkeye is when standing next to Black Widow to know how much psychological pressure it is to be with these guys.
Fortunately, Natasha Romanov has received professional spy training and does not show her emotions on her face.
After the demons and monsters gathered together to discuss for a few minutes, the fallen angel was successfully elected as the spokesperson and responded bluntly: "This service is not in the terms of the contract. And it will greatly affect our reputation."
"So you refuse?"
Black Widow asked tentatively in an uncertain tone.
"No, we mean more money! As long as the compensation can be increased by 0.5, no, 0.3 percent, we will be very happy to take the blame."
The fallen angel grinned greedily.
Hearing this, Hawkeye's mouth twitched uncontrollably for several times.
It is really incongruous that an angel who should be holy, majestic and sacred in the myths and legends of the earth suddenly behaves like a shameless and greedy businessman.
Black Widow calmly conveyed this request to Grant Ward, and nodded slightly after receiving an affirmative reply: "Okay, we are willing to pay an additional 0.3% of the reward. But the premise is that you must do this well and make sure that it looks like we were attacked first and then had to fight back."
"No problem, we are professionals in this kind of thing."
The fallen angel agreed without hesitation.
Then he turned to the others and said, "Guys, our employer has generously paid us. Now it's time to show our real skills. Gather all the members who can perform teleportation magic. Next we are going to conduct a boarding operation."
"Boarding? Do you want to directly invade the interior of the enemy spaceship and start a massacre, and then let the enemy open fire first out of fear?"
One of the horned demons instantly understood the fallen angel's idea and became eager to try it out.
After all, compared to using long-range high-tech weapons for shooting, close combat is what he is good at.
"Hehe! You guessed right. Anyway, the employer's intention is to gain the upper hand in public opinion, so isn't it okay for us to just fire the first shot without being seen by anyone?"
After saying that, the fallen angel turned on the communicator and gave orders to the members of his team.
The rest of the mercenary leaders followed suit.
After a short while, more than 30,000 mercenaries with ultra-long-distance teleportation capabilities were gathered.
Of course, the vast majority of these creatures are from other worlds that possess innate spell-like abilities.
After all, whether it is the devil, demon, yugoloth, or fallen celestial creature, they all possess the innate [Advanced Teleportation Skill].
Next are professions such as mages, warlocks, and priests.
Without any hesitation!
Once the assembly was completed and the position of the enemy warship was locked, the magic teleportation began quickly.
In just a few seconds, they disappeared one after another.
Looking at the empty cabin, Hawkeye raised his hand to wipe the sweat from his forehead and asked in a low voice: "Do you think they can succeed?"
"Why, have you forgotten the performance of these mercenaries in previous simulated training? The more complex the combat environment, the more terrifying the strength they can exert.
I don't think those aliens are any different from our soldiers when it comes to their weird magic.
What's more, their strengths are not only in magic, but also in their tactics which have no morals or bottom line."
When saying this, Black Widow's tone clearly revealed sympathy and compassion for the enemy.
In fact, her judgment was completely correct.
Because when the first wave of mercenaries entered the enemy ship, a bloody and cruel massacre was staged.
"Quick! Stop these invaders! Control room! Block the hatch! Activate the automatic defense system!"
An alien with four arms, a head that looked a bit like a peach, and a body covered in thick gray hair shouted at his men in his own language.
Because in the passage not far away, the horned demon had led the devils from Baator Hell to slaughter more than a thousand soldiers. All kinds of limbs and internal organs were splattered everywhere, and blood covered the walls and ceiling, and finally gathered on the ground into a river of blood that was deep enough to cover the knees.
The main reason for such a one-sided massacre was that they had no preparation or protection against magic at all.
Often a group immobilization spell, or spells like stun, fear aura, hypnosis, and charm, can render soldiers armed with high-energy weapons unable to resist.
Others will turn around and attack their teammates on the spot when under enemy control.
So at the first encounter, the most important organizational structure of the army collapsed completely, and what awaited them next was a complete massacre.
However, the Moster commander obviously did not know that even lowering the sturdy door of the isolation chamber would not be able to stop the devil mercenaries from advancing.
Just cast the body-voiding and teleportation magic once, and these sturdy doors will immediately become useless.
After a while, more than half of the space on the battleship was completely destroyed.
The captain watched all this in amazement through the surveillance cameras installed in each cabin, and immediately pressed the emergency contact button to report loudly to his own fleet flagship: "We are under attack!
repeat!
We are under attack! These terrible invaders are a group of ruthless butchers! They have no intention of negotiating! Open fire! Otherwise, only destruction awaits us!"
Along with this sound and the transmitted images, the Most people finally realized the seriousness of the problem. They no longer had any hope of luck and, under the command of the flagship commander, launched the first round of salvos in the direction of the Earth fleet.
In a flash!
The dazzling laser weapons illuminated the dark and cold space.
Especially after hitting the shield, a violent explosion and strong light will immediately occur.
"Fire! They're attacking us!"
A major general captain of the Human Alliance shouted excitedly on his own communication channel.
"The despicable and evil aliens have taken the lead in attacking us! In the name of the Human Union! I now declare that you have the power to fight back indefinitely! Long live mankind! Long live the Earth!"
Grant Ward, standing in front of the military reporters and cameras, put on a righteous look and shouted slogans.
The young female reporter with long golden hair and a sexy and charming figure seized this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity and spoke crazily to the camera, bringing out the "charm of journalism" to the extreme.
She even claimed the act of actively invading other people's homes as the power of "protecting the freedom of navigation of all civilizations", and at the same time, in accordance with the requirements of the Human Union, she labeled the other party as "ally of the Chitauri".
In fact, the two have nothing to do with each other at all.
All of this was a premeditated invasion war with the aim of completely destroying the enemy.
As the "return fire" order was given, the human expeditionary force, which had been gearing up for battle, immediately began to frantically unleash its firepower.
In particular, the power of the main guns of heavy battleships is simply beyond the tolerance of the fragile shield system of the Mosterian warships.
Basically, if you get hit by a cannon, you will explode instantly and turn into cosmic dust.
Even more deadly are physical ammunition like macro cannons and torpedoes that can penetrate shields and cause full damage.
Once they broke through the firepower network and approached the warship, the Mostians' armor level would not allow them to resist at all and they would be penetrated on the spot.
The violent explosion that followed would even swallow up the ejected escape pod.
No mercy!
No mercy at all!
Some were just efficient killings! After realizing their overwhelming advantage, some captains immediately changed their conservative tactics and began to boldly penetrate, detour, and outflanke, cutting the enemy fleet into pieces in the area.
Seeing that victory was certain, Grant Ward turned his gaze to the wildly jumping and increasing number in his hand.
This thing is not something else but a counter used to calculate how many aliens have been killed and how many souls have been harvested.
After all, the original purpose of the Human League's expedition was to repay huge debts.
So before setting off, all the warships were installed with magical devices for collecting souls.
As long as the distance is close enough, the souls of all the intelligent creatures killed in the surrounding area will be forcibly captured and stored in huge soul prisms.
Grant Ward believed that if he could pay off or repay a huge part of the huge debt through this war, then when he returned to Earth he would become a hero worshiped by all mankind, and would be one step closer to the position of head of the Earth Empire.
When he thought about the achievements he could make in the future, his heart became extremely excited and his ambition continued to grow.
What a shitty human alliance! In Grant Ward's eyes, it was just a stepping stone for him to reach the pinnacle of power.
It won't be long before those ridiculous politicians and capitalists realize that the so-called "democratic" voting system they designed will ultimately elect a dictator who came to power by inciting populism.
Just as he was staring at the growing counter in his hand and began to dream of becoming the head of the human empire, the mercenaries in charge of Black Widow were no longer satisfied with fleet decisive battles, but descended on nearby planets in an orderly manner.
Those spellcasters who were able to cast legendary magic went straight to densely populated cities to bring down natural disasters.
All of a sudden, various earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, extreme cold weather, magical plagues, undead disasters, etc. occurred one after another.
The once prosperous and peaceful civilization entered the countdown to collapse and destruction in a very short period of time.
After all, destruction is always easier than creation.
Looking at what these mercenaries recruited from Baator did, even Black Widow, who had seen darkness and tasted despair, couldn't help but suffer a huge psychological shock.
She simply couldn't imagine how crazy these guys had to be to be able to laugh wildly or show expressions of great enjoyment while carrying out such a massacre.
As for Hawkeye, he couldn't bear to watch the images captured on the screen.
Obviously, although the two had done enough psychological preparation when they came, they still inevitably felt strong disgust, aversion, discomfort and nausea when they witnessed the genocide process with their own eyes.
"I can't believe that we recruited these guys."
Hawkeye muttered something in a voice that only he could hear, and the veins on his hand holding the compound bow were already bulging.
"You and I are both sinners, at least unforgivable sins for this civilization."
After a long silence, Black Widow let out a long sigh.
She knew that the Human Union's plan was successful.
And with this successful experience as a foundation, they will recruit a large number of mercenaries to do the dirty and tiring work in the future.
Massacres and genocide like today's will only intensify in the future.
Because humans have tasted the sweetness of it...
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