Either give up your independence and choose to surrender, or wait to be invaded by three Eldrazi Titans and have your energy consumed bit by bit.

Although at the beginning there were a few arrogant guys who tried to unite and resist.

But after witnessing with his own eyes how the other party destroyed Marduk Kurios through horrific violence and incorporated the entire dimension it owned into his own domain, the last bit of luck he had was gone.

After all, every one of these hell lords is an absolute sophisticated egoist, and they all possess wisdom far beyond that of ordinary people.

After realizing the terrible consequences of continuing the confrontation, they would naturally choose to bow their heads and preserve their strength, waiting for an opportunity to overthrow Zuo Si who was riding on their heads, or even replace him and become the new Lord of Hell.

At least that's what the wily Mephisto planned.

In his opinion, such an attempt to swallow up all dimensions at once and subdue the Lord of Hell was simply a fantasy.

Even if the situation can be stabilized temporarily by relying on powerful forces, over time, complex factions and forces of all sizes will inevitably form within the country.

By then, there will inevitably be intrigues among each other, and all kinds of conspiracies and plots will emerge one after another.

And this is exactly what Mephisto excels at.

He even had a complete plan in his mind, using his own wisdom to win over other people little by little, and eventually seize power from Zuo Si and take advantage of the situation.

That’s right!

This sinister and cunning guy is trying to usurp the magpie's nest.

Moreover, he was the most active after swearing allegiance, as if he wanted to be a favorite and second-in-command.

However, Mephisto did not seem to realize that the establishment of order mentioned by Zuo Si was not as simple as enacting some laws and rules and then using violence to punish those who crossed the line, as in the mortal world.

The order that Zuo Si wants to establish is a supreme rule that covers all dimensions like the Infinity Stones.

In other words, he planned to follow the example of Asmodeus and connect all the dimensions of Hell through the Cave Tree of New Phyrexia, and then completely organize them into an indestructible complete system.

Except for himself as the Lord of Hell who has the highest authority, all others will be strictly divided into different levels.

Among them, the original dimensional demons can serve as lords of various levels and continue to control their original territories.

Although on the surface it seemed that they had not suffered much loss and had successfully retained their power and status, in fact, as long as they agreed and accepted this clause, it was equivalent to giving up their original independence and "voluntarily" merging into the new hell system.

This means that Zuo Si has gained the authority to control or even deprive the other party of their power and status.

Although this authority may be weak at first.

But as time goes by, and the rules are constantly improved and strengthened, one day he will become the supreme ruler like Asmodeus, and no one will be able to shake him.

If I have to describe it in one word, it would be boiling a frog in warm water.

All the threats and inducements that were used before were meant to paralyze these Hell Lords and make them believe that keeping their heads down, preserving their strength and waiting for the right opportunity was the wisest choice.

Little did they know that from the moment they chose to endure, they fell into the trap carefully woven by Zuo Si.

As for Mephisto's little tricks, Zuo Si knew them from the beginning, but he did not expose them. Instead, he used him to appease other lords of hell.

In this way, with this cautious guy mediating in the middle, even if there are one or two people who can't help but want to jump out and cause trouble, he will find a way to suppress them.

Right now, two people with their own ulterior motives were standing in a giant palace built by cave trees, looking down at the city built by sparkling oil and new Phyrexian creations.

After several minutes, Mephisto pretended to be excited and said, "I can't believe you connected all the dimensions of hell in this way.

From now on, hell will no longer be a chaotic concept, but a complete and unified whole.

And you are the supreme king here, the lord of all lords, and the only holder of the title of Satan.

Please allow me to pay you my highest respects.

From now on, you are the embodiment of evil in this universe and the root of all sin.

I just have a small problem.

Why can this thing called the Cave Realm Tree ignore the barriers of space and teleport the target from one dimension to another?"

"Oh? Are you interested in the Cave Realm Tree?"

Zuo Si turned around and stared at the other person with a smile.

"Who wouldn't be interested in it? I bet that every other lord would like to find out what the Cave Tree is and how it works."

Mephisto answered calmly in the affirmative.

After all, this is the most important means to maintain the integrated hell dimension, and it is also a terrifying deterrent that prevents other lords from acting rashly.

Because no one knows what kind of dangerous things Zuo Si will stuff into his own dimension through the Cave Tree if someone dares to resist.

For example, there are those Odrais who feed on energy, and there are those terrible things called sparkling oil.

As a conspiracy master determined to seize power and replace Zuo Si, Mephisto must of course understand the Cave Tree. Otherwise, even if he succeeds in usurping the throne, he will never be able to make other lords submit to him.

“You can simply think of it as a bridge that ignores spatial distance.

When the branches of the Cave Realm Tree pass through the void and enter a certain dimension, a stable connection will be established between the two.

In addition, the cave tree has many other uses.

But it’s not convenient for me to show it to you now, let’s talk about it when there is a chance.

We have plenty of time anyway, don’t we?”

After saying this, Zuo Si stared at Mephisto with a slightly scrutinizing look.

The latter seemed to have sensed something, and hurriedly bowed his head respectfully: "Of course! You are the supreme Lord of Hell, the holder of the great title of Satan, your will is our command."

"Haha, very good. Compared to those reluctant lords, I prefer smart people like you. Perform well, and when the time is right, I will promote you to be my deputy."

Zuo Si raised his arm, patted the other person's shoulder gently and began to draw a big picture.

This kind of thing was already a piece of cake for him. He didn't need to make any preparations at all. He could just do it without any preparation.

After all, he had no intention of really fulfilling his promise.

"It's my pleasure."

An imperceptible look of joy flashed across Mephisto's eyes, and a flattering smile quickly appeared on his face.

Zuo Si also put on his best acting skills and nodded in pretentious satisfaction: "This is the attitude a subordinate should have.

Now I give you full responsibility for monitoring the actions of all other lords.

As long as they have the intention to secede or dare to launch a rebellion, you can take action to stop them first, or even directly start a war.

In addition, I will appoint you as the Speaker of the Lords' Council in the near future, responsible for directing and coordinating the affairs within Hell.

Remember, my friend, only by uniting together can we spread the evil ideas to every corner of the universe and make those mortals intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves. "

"I understand! Please rest assured that I will never let you down."

Mephisto grinned with an expression full of energy.

Because this kind of trust and power is what he desperately wants.

After all, any lord of hell desires to defeat other competitors and become the only lord of hell - Satan.

In the past, due to the numerous mountains and hills, no one could do anything to anyone else, so they could only dominate their own little piece of land.

But now, Zuo Si has already demonstrated it and even made a sample.

The next thing to do is to usurp power, overthrow Zuo Si's rule and seize this complete hell.

This is much easier than defeating all the lords of hell before.

At least that's what it looks like to Mephisto.

“I look forward to seeing the results of your work.”

After saying this, Zuo Si revealed an unfathomable smile, and then turned into a shadow and disappeared without a trace.

As soon as he left, Satanish appeared out of nowhere and asked in an uncertain tone: "He's gone?"

“Well, let’s go.

But you should call him the Great Satan or the Supreme Lord of Hell.

Don't forget, we all swore an oath of allegiance.

Most importantly, we must always be respectful in order to truly win his trust.

This is critical to the first step of the plan.”

Mephisto pursed his lips and warned his ally in a meaningful tone.

"The Great Satan?

The supreme Lord of Hell? Ha! He just temporarily overpowered us with his great power.

I bet that, except for the frightened Olivier, none of the other lords were truly convinced."

Satanish smiled contemptuously.

Although everyone including him bowed their heads and acted like grandsons in front of Zuo Si, behaving very respectfully and obediently, deep down they were all traitors waiting for an opportunity to rebel.

loyalty?

Sorry! This word does not exist in their dictionary.

But Mephisto smiled and shook his head: “No, you don’t understand what a groundbreaking feat it is for Soth to integrate all the dimensions of Hell.

He gave us a demonstration.

It turns out that the scattered and trivial dimensions of hell can be completely integrated into one.

Because after overthrowing Soth's rule, whoever sits in that position will be the heir to his legacy."

Hearing this, Satanish immediately showed a thoughtful expression: "Well, maybe you are right.

After all, with the cave tree connecting all dimensions together, it is impossible to return to the relatively independent state of the past.

No matter how much we hate each other we can only appear as a whole.

I suggest that we could form a Demon King Council in private.

After overthrowing Soth, a person will be chosen through voting to be Satan, the lord of hell.

What do you think?

"That sounds good. By the way, have you made any progress in testing the lord?"

Mephisto suddenly changed the subject, obviously not wanting to discuss too much about who would take over this huge hell dimension in the end.

On the one hand, there was really no point in discussing this before overthrowing Zuo Si; on the other hand, he had already developed the intention to emulate the former, so how could he tolerate some crappy Demon King Council taking away the power that should have belonged to him.

Satanish obviously didn't know what Mephisto was thinking, and started talking about the results of the test.

After all, every one of the Hell Lords is capricious and extremely selfish.

Therefore, you must not be too explicit when testing others, otherwise if you are caught and reported, you will be in big trouble. You can only hint in a very obscure way.

The result was just as the two had expected, most of the lords showed strong interest.

However, whether these guys are trustworthy still needs further observation and testing.

Just as Mephisto and Satanish were plotting to overthrow Zosi's rule, the Earth had already recovered from the earth-shattering and horrific war.

Because they successfully took the Infinity Gauntlet and the six Infinity Stones, after a snap of their fingers not only were all the dead resurrected, but even the destroyed space fleet appeared again around the Earth-Moon orbit.

But what is interesting is that the alien fleets that were also destroyed were not resurrected.

Even their representatives had their memories tampered with and completely forgot what had happened. They then boarded the small spaceships provided by the Human Union and returned to their own civilization areas.

After sending these aliens away, an emergency post-war high-level meeting was held as scheduled.

As a result, the top decision-makers except Grant Ward resigned collectively at the very beginning.

This undoubtedly caused a violent shock to the entire political system of the People's League.

Many officials of lower ranks were dumbfounded, totally confused as to what was going on. It was just like when four of the five permanent members of the United Nations suddenly announced their withdrawal.

But before they recovered from the shock, the Lord of Humanity who occupied Grant Ward's body stood up and walked straight to the podium. In front of countless cameras and the audience sitting in front of their mobile phones, TVs, tablets, and projectors, he said in a magnetic and deep voice: "Ladies and gentlemen, all fellow human beings on Earth! I am very honored to announce to you here!

After paying a heavy price and with the sacrifice of countless heroes, we finally won the victory in this terrible war.

Don't let a madman like Thanos control the fate of mankind.

This is not only a victory for the Human Rights Federation, but also a victory for all mankind.

Because we are the masters of our own destiny.

But at the same time, we also exposed many flaws and problems in this war.

The most obvious of these are the inefficient government agencies and bureaucratic systems, as well as the countless useless politicians who came to power through vote politics and have no idea what actions should be taken in times of emergency.

As humans continue to move towards more vast space, the backward systems of the past are no longer suitable for us.

I believe that after this crisis, everyone should feel how dangerous this universe is.

To ensure that the flame of our civilization will not be extinguished under the threat of powerful foreign enemies!

It is also for all human beings to have better security!

It's time to have a strong and professional centralized government to run everything.

Only in this way can we go further and respond as quickly as possible when faced with a crisis, instead of listening to those stupid politicians blaming each other and arguing.

Likewise, it is time to end the two hundred years of capital’s domination and control over the entire human society and establish a more equitable distribution system.”

"What? Are you crazy? I object! You are trampling on freedom and democracy! You want to be a dictator!"

A spokesperson for big capital immediately jumped up and shouted wildly.

As a traditional politician from Europe and the United States, he obviously did not notice that the atmosphere was wrong. Instead, he felt that he had found an opportunity to gain power and tried to portray himself as a defender of democracy and freedom who was not afraid of power and bravely declared war on dictators.

It can also win the favor of big capital and gain more financial and media support in the next election.

Similar money-for-power trading games have continued for hundreds of years since the emergence of modern vote politics, and have even been completely deified into an unshakable political correctness.

Anyone who dares to subvert this kind of voting politics is undemocratic and unfree, and will be condemned by everyone as a dictator who tries to deprive the people of their political participation.

After all, what could be more legitimate and orthodox than a leader elected by the people with one vote each?

Moreover, even if the supreme leader does nothing after taking office and frantically provides a series of conveniences, from laws to government financial subsidies, to the capital forces that support his election, he can still shift the blame to the victimized people.

The reason is simple.

This is what you voted for. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame yourselves. It has nothing to do with the capital that profited from it.

In the eyes of this congressman who jumped out, not only was there no risk in doing so, but he could also gain unimaginable huge benefits from it.

You must know that with the collective resignation of the top leaders of the People's Federation, those high-ranking and powerful chairs have been given up.

Whoever can seize the opportunity at this time will be able to enter the highest decision-making level.

Today's human beings no longer have only the Earth as their home planet, but have become a regional overlord with dozens of colonized planets and hundreds of vassal alien civilizations.

Unfortunately, the congressman did not know that the person he was facing was not Grant Ward at all, but a decisive and murderous human master from another universe.

When Holy Terra was unified and the Great Crusade was launched in the 30th Millennium, quite a few of the upper ruling class were purged by this man.

Especially when those dirty thoughts in his heart were read, a cold light immediately flashed in the eyes of the Lord of Mankind, and he chose to make a list without even saying a word.

He simply winked at a Hydra member, who immediately understood and projected the prepared information onto the public screen.

moment!

All the secrets including the congressman's meetings, conversations, transactions with his financial backers, and even his drug use, group sex, and playing with underage boys and girls were published on the Internet for everyone to enjoy.

It's not just him, but the unknown secrets of more than two-thirds of the politicians within the entire LP.

Even the real owners behind the big capital and military-industrial complex, which were previously untouchable and would kill anyone who touched them, have all been exposed.

Even down to the details of every family member, descendant and stakeholder.

In the face of mountains of evidence, any explanation or sophistry is futile.

There are even some who are truly worthy of the name "ogres".

The people who had been kept in the dark before exploded on the spot.

There is no doubt that this was a naked and undisguised open declaration of war and execution.

The Lord of Mankind wants to stir up the anger in the hearts of the majority of the people by puncturing the pustules, completely smash the capitalism that has ruled the world for two hundred years, and then concentrate all power in his own hands.

This is a naked conspiracy and a revolution that will result in rivers of blood.

Only by getting rid of all these insects can humans travel light and head towards the sea of ​​stars.

After all, in the Warhammer universe, one of the reasons why the human empire fell into darkness was that it did not clean up those corrupt and backward nobles and slave owners during the Great Crusade.

This time, the Lord of Humanity obviously learned from previous lessons and planned to start from the inside from the very beginning.

Anyway, this universe has no influence from the subspace, and the most threatening lords of hell have been dealt with by their allies. He can completely carry out internal reforms in an orderly manner, and then gradually advance his plan to dominate the galaxy.

"Crazy...crazy! Grant Ward! You are a fucking lunatic! What on earth do you want to do?"

"Quick! Turn off the screen! Delete all that information from the Internet!"

"Where is SHIELD? Are you guys eating shit? You actually let these things be transmitted to the network server!"

"Someone! Capture Grant Ward!"

…

In an instant, the entire venue was in complete chaos.

Countless congressmen who are usually elegant, humble and polite have now revealed their true colors.

Others even rushed forward and tried to cut off the power supply by physical means, or smash the cameras that were recording the scene.

But unfortunately, all these actions ultimately failed without exception.

How could the Lord of Humanity, who had arranged everything in advance, give these insects any chance?

The Hydra agents who had been waiting outside the door rushed in and used electric shock guns to knock down and take away the blacklisted congressmen.

What awaits them is not just death, but first a public trial to discredit them, and then the death penalty to appease the public anger.

Of course, those who were arrested were not only these dirty and shameless politicians, but also the financial backers and big capital behind them.

In less than an hour, the Astartes Legion and the Hydra elite team, which had completely surrendered to the Lord of Mankind, attacked from all sides and captured hundreds of thousands of people.

During this process, some people tried to resist with the little force they had, but in the end they were all shot dead on the spot, and their family power was uprooted.

It is obvious that in the face of true power, so-called capital is nothing more than a bunch of fattened pigs waiting to be slaughtered.

This is also why capital is always touting the myths of free economy, small government, and vote politics, and constantly creating gender, racial, and cultural conflicts in order to blur and downplay class conflicts.

Because once a powerful force emerges, they will no longer be able to control politics, and even their own property and personal safety cannot be guaranteed.