Chapter 434: Declining
"I know Him, this unlucky fellow is the Lava Lord of the 350th layer of Lava Hell!"
"Lava Hell, that kind of hellhole, only Lava Demon and Fire Elemental Creature can survive there. However, in Lava Hell, these Fire Elemental Lava Demon can unleash two hundred percent of their Strength. Coupled with the Will of the Abyss's blessing, even I wouldn't dare say I could definitely defeat this Lava Lord. It seems our Goddess of Death (Hela) is terrifyingly strong!"
The Old Demon Dragon and Beelzebub stood in a Corner, furtively observing Hela and the Blood Cocoon on the grass.
"Doctor! You know Her!"
The commotion here attracted the Avenger and the Justice League. As they gathered, Natasha Romanoff, standing beside Dr. Banner, keenly noticed that Dr. Banner's Body trembled violently when he saw the woman in the dark green long dress step out of the Space Gate. She asked curiously.
Dr. Banner gave a wry smile and explained, "I went to Asgard once, the time Asgard was destroyed. She is Thor's sister, Goddess of Death Hela!"
Goddess of Death Hela!
The expression of the Avenger instantly changed drastically upon seeing Hela. As Thor's friend, they naturally knew the Reason for Asgard's Destruction.
Thor had to release Surtur, the Fire Giant foretold to destroy Asgard, and it was only at the Price of Asgard's Destruction that he finally defeated this Goddess of Death (Hela). This showed just how powerful she was.
"Is that the Goddess of Death? Did I see correctly just now? The one she threw out was a Demon?"
Looking at the Blood Cocoon flickering with eerie Bloodlight, Tony Stark felt an itch he couldn't scratch. He wanted to collect some Demon Specimen for scientific Research.
It was fine before. Even enemy as powerful as Thanos that he encountered could be explained by science! He could constantly upgrade his Battlegear to counter them.
But recently, as he continuously traveled through the Universe, the enemy he encountered were no longer limited to Supervillain and Modified Human.
Demon, Angel, and now even God have appeared!
Although in Tony Stark's mind, whether they were Demon or Deity, they were merely Creature existing in another Dimensional Space.
They were just a group of powerful Life form whose Body Structure was different from Normal Carbon-Based Life and who possessed Energy Manipulation Method that Humanity didn't understand.
Tony Stark was confident that given enough Sample and Time, he could definitely Research the Weakness of these Demon, and even Gods.
However, this required extensive Sample Research. Tony Stark touched the watch face on his left Wrist. A tiny, almost invisible drop of Silver Liquid dripped onto the lawn.
"John, can you tell me the Origin of that Demon just now?" While Tony Stark was making his little Action, Bruce Wayne turned around and quietly asked John Constantine.
John Constantine, with eye swollen and red as if stung by bee, barely able to open them into slit, recalled the Demon's appearance.
Dark red flesh wing burning with Flame, a Strong man's Body, and the characteristic Goat hooves, a single horn wrapped in Flame. "Based on its physical feature, it looks like a Hell Balrog. From its Aura, this is at least a Big Guy at the level of a true Hell Demon God!" Constantine put a Cigarette in his mouth, lit it with a Lighter, and let out a long sigh at the familiar Taste of nicotine.
Through the Smoke, Constantine's swollen eye looked at Bruce Wayne with a hint of guilt.
That's right, he had lied to Bruce Wayne, just as he had lied to the Friend and family who trusted him, only to turn around and sell them to Demon.
Constantine knew very well how strong Hell Demon God were, after all, he had offended more than one or two of these Big Guy.
Compared to powerful Hell Demon God, he was like a sardine Targeted by a Giant Whale. The Reason he was still alive despite being Targeted by several Giant Whale was partly due to the strained relationship between those Giant Whale.
Another Reason was by offering some small snack, using other people's Soul to ask his Creditor for extension. Constantine had done this more than once.
John Constantine firmly believed that his Friend and family suffering in Hell was only temporary. As the greatest Black Mage of this century, he would definitely eliminate all Demon and Devils and rescue their Soul from Hell! Of course, Bruce Wayne and a few other unlucky fellow were included! That powerful Deity in the Blood Sacrifice had taken away three or four of his Creditor in one go. Just a Woman beside Him could easily kill a Hell Demon God. He had sensed that the Document were indeed problematic, but what could he do? Expose it on the spot? He didn't want to endure the pain of his Soul being imprisoned in a Magic Artifact, never seeing the light of day.
Thinking of the Soul imprisoned within that set of Nine Son Ghost Mother Sword, Constantine felt a chill run down his Spine.
"I can only trouble you, Bruce!"
Tang Song wrapped his Arm around Hela's waist. "You've never liked these kind of occasion, that's why I didn't call you!"
Hela's fair Finger traced Tang Song's cheek. Her red lip were close to Tang Song's ear, her slightly hoarse and lazy Voice seemed to melt into Tang Song's Heart. "Compared to the pleasure of Commanding the Army of the Dead to slaughter those Demon, I really don't like this Banquet Hall. However, I miss you, Master!"
Under the Gaze of the Crowd, Boss Tang, though he prided himself on being thick-skinned, was indeed not very skilled at flirting with his Lover in front of so many people.
Especially Hela, this cold Goddess with a strong mature vibe, somehow seemed to have awakened a remarkable Attribute under his influence.
"Sister Hela!"
"Sister!"
Just as Hela's Hand moved down from Tang Song's cheek, her Fingertip tracing his chest, Skye, Wanda, Mariko, Selene, Rogue, and Gu Zi Yun, all dressed in formal wear, walked over and greeted Hela.
From the Appellation the girl used for Hela, one could see the Status of this Asgardian Goddess in Tang Song's 'harem'. Even Skye, who had followed Tang Song the longest, addressed Hela, the Goddess of Death (Hela), as 'Sister'.
Even Gu Zi Yun, the little witch, had a sweet Smile on her face when facing Hela. Of course, the Reason she was so well-behaved was purely because Hela had beaten her. When Hela first became Boss Tang's Lover, Gu Zi Yun brought Zheng Duo En forward to provoke her. If Tang Song hadn't noticed, the two of them would have almost been turned into Mummy by Hela using her Divine Power of Death.
Since then, Gu Zi Yun was well-behaved in front of Hela for a while. Later, as Tang Song's Strength increased, the Strength of the women close to him also greatly increased.
Gu Zi Yun, who had Cultivated the "Nine Heaven Profound Maiden Primordial Heaven Book", felt her Strength had greatly advanced and provoked Hela several time.
This time, Hela, who had achieved Minor Completion in the "Blood Scripture", directly let her experience the joy of the Golden Needle Acupoint Piercing Technique and Demonic Fire Refining. From then on, Gu Zi Yun became completely well-behaved in front of Hela.
"Sister Hela, do you want to go change Cloth!"
Seeing Skye and the other approach, Hela released the Arm she had wrapped around Tang Song's Neck. Facing Skye's suggestion, she smiled and said, "Change Cloth? No need. Isn't this Armor beautiful?"
"I have some Matter to attend to here! I'll leave after I'm done. I won't be attending this Banquet Hall!" Hela touched Skye's face. She raised her Head, her gentle Eye instantly returning to the original coldness of the Goddess of Death (Hela). Her Gaze was fixed on the Mjolnir held in Clark Kent's Hand.
"You Summoned Thor's Hammer away!"
Clark Kent frowned, looking at Hela, then at the Mjolnir in his Hand. He said coldly, "It wasn't me!"
"Oh?" Hela slowly walked towards Clark Kent, her Eye icy. "Then how is this Hammer in your Hand?"
"This Hammer was thrown to me by someone else, I didn't steal it!" Clark Kent met Hela's Gaze without fear, staring back at her. Even though Hela's entrance had shocked him, as Superman, Clark Kent didn't know the meaning of retreat.
"Is that so?" Hela looked at the Mjolnir held in Clark Kent's Hand. As the first wielder of Mjolnir, she understood this Hammer better than Thor.
The fact that this Man could pass through the Guardian Magic Formation placed on the Hammer by Odin and gain Mjolnir's recognition undoubtedly piqued Hela's interest.
Noticing the familiar look flashing in Hela's Eye, a certain Fatty skillfully shrank back into the Crowd. Whenever this cheap sister showed that Expression, he was always in for a beating.
It was all the fault of the alcohol. In his drunken state, how could he forget that the Thor of this Universe was currently by this cheap sister's side? If he Summoned Mjolnir, she would definitely come looking for it.
"Give it here!"
Hela was not an unreasonable person. Although she wanted this Man in front of her to realize that not everyone was qualified to pick up Mjolnir, she understood that this was Tang Manor, and this Man was clearly a Guest invited by Tang Song.
Knowing Tang Song, if she disrupted this Banquet Hall... Hela thought of the punishment Tang Song inflicted upon her, recalling the coldness of the Jade Stone paved Ground touching her knee in the Great Luo Heaven High Firmament Palace. For some Reason, she suddenly felt a surge of eagerness.
"Cough cough!" A coughing sound timely rang out behind Hela, suppressing the restlessness in Hela's Heart.
With a cold face, she directly held out her Palm towards Clark Kent, demanding Mjolnir.
Clark Kent, however, did not immediately return the Hammer to her. Instead, he looked towards Thor, who was shrinking in the Corner.
Hela followed Clark Kent's Gaze. The Old Demon Dragon and Beelzebub, who were blocking Thor, tacitly moved aside under the Gaze of the Goddess of Death (Hela) and the God Among Men, revealing the Figure holding the Golden Cup.
"Sister! Long Time no see!" Thor met Hela's icy Eye, forcing out a Smile uglier than crying, and raised his Hand to greet her.
Hela snorted coldly, "I'll settle the score with you later!" Then she looked at Clark Kent. "Now you know who the Master of this Hammer is?"
This time, without waiting for Clark Kent's Response, Hela clenched her Palm. Clark Kent felt a massive pulling Strength from the Mjolnir in his Hand, trying to break free from his grasp.
Clark Kent instinctively tightened his grip on the Hammer handle, but he quickly reacted, loosening his Hand and letting the Hammer fly away.
Mjolnir shot through the Sky, its Body surrounded by streak of Lightning, and landed in Hela's Hand.
Hela held the handle of Mjolnir in her Right Hand and slashed it in front of her. A Space Gate sparking with Fire instantly opened before her.
Through the Space Gate, the Crowd looked to the other side, only to see a sea of Lava and Fire. The Air itself seemed to be filled with Flame.
In the sea of Lava and Fire, a Strong man wearing Golden Armor and a red Cloak was leading thousand of Berserker wearing cow-horned helmet and ten of thousand of Lava Demon and Fire Giant in a fierce battle. Behind them, a thin, Long Hair Man wearing a Crown was Commanding hundred of Frost Giant in Spellcasting. In the Sky, hundred of bulky Magic Airship, under the Guard of ten of thousand of Iron Soldier, continuously sprayed Liquid Nitrogen Gas downwards. The extremely cold Liquid Nitrogen Gas scattered in the hundred-degree Air, causing the Air to crackle and pop. With the continuous supply of Liquid Nitrogen, hundred of Frost Giant Shaman jointly cast Spell, and large area of Frost spread at their Foot, freezing the originally boiling Lava River.
Loki, King of Jotunheim, waved his Scepter. Behind him, the thousand-plus Frost Giant who were listless under the High Temperature instantly perked up. These Frost Giant, Fully Armed in heavy Armor, wielded Magic Weapon produced in Heavenly Soldier Valley and charged towards the Lava Behemoth and Lava Demon.
"Refreshing! Roar!"
The burly Thor gripped the Long Spear he had picked up and plunged it into the Forehead of a fifteen-meter-long Fire Lizard wrapped in Lava. He stepped on the Lizard's Head, feeling the temperature drop around him. He roared comfortably, stomping down heavily, crushing the Lava Lizard Demon's Head into Shattered piece. To the astonished Gaze of the Crowd on this side of the Space Gate, he directly squatted down, poked the Lava Lizard's Body a few time with the Long Spear in his Hand, then bare-handedly tore through the Skin of this Lava Demon and pulled out its almost crystallized Heart.
"Hey, this is a great tonic!" Swallowing a mouthful of Saliva, Thor swallowed the Demon Heart in one gulp.
On the other side of the Space Gate, the Crowd who saw this scene simultaneously gasped. Dr. Banner couldn't help but swallow a mouthful of Saliva when he saw Thor stuffing the fist-sized Heart Crystal into his mouth.
What on earth did the Thor of this Universe go through?!
"This broken Spear is still not as good as my Hammer!"
After swallowing the Lava Demon's Heart, Thor let out a burp, pulled out the Long Spear stuck in the Lava Demon, and looked at the bent Spearhead with a face full of disdain.
Just then, a Thunderclap exploded in the Lava Abyss. Thor looked up at the sound, seeing the streak of Lightning flash overhead, and excitedly raised his Right Hand, Summoning:
"Mjolnir!"
The streak of Lightning that cut through the Lava Abyss instantly struck towards him, landing in his Hand and transforming into a short-handled square Hammer!
Hela threw Mjolnir back to Thor, then directly closed the Space Gate and walked towards the Blood Cocoon, which was four to five meter tall. A Bloodlight shot out behind her and merged into the Blood Cocoon. The bulging Blood Cocoon instantly deflated after the Bloodlight entered. As a Blood Shadow re-entered behind Hela, the lawn returned to Calm.
"It seems these past two year, Thor has trained quite well in Hell!"
Hela, surrounded by Skye and the other, went to the Banquet Hall to admire the jewelry, luxurious Cloth, dress, and Bag they had chosen. Tang Song took a Champagne glass from Lane, took a sip, and said, looking at the Crowd at the Feast.
This Feast, apart from the Justice League and the Avenger, had no outsider. They were all High-level Staff of the Tang Group, or Superpowered Person with close ties to the Tang Group like Magneto, including Black Bolt of the Inhuman, the two Deputy Speaker of the Dark Council, the Inquisitor of the New Papacy, and two Cardinal. They were all 'their own people'.
They either possessed extremely strong extraordinary Strength themselves, or had some Knowledge of the Tang Group's true Strength. Therefore, even though the scene Hela created upon her arrival was indeed astonishing, it didn't cause much Influence.
At most, it added a bit of conversation fodder to this private Feast.
Compared to the Tang Group's own people's nonchalance, the Justice League and the Avenger were far from calm.
"Mr. Tang! The enemy we'll face as your Agent won't just be these Demon, right?"
Tony Stark stroked the watch face on his Wrist with a pained expression. Just moment ago, the ten of thousand of Nanobot he had deployed had lost contact again.
After exchanging Opinion with Captain America, Bruce Wayne, and other, they directly approached Tang Song and stated their purpose. Tony Stark went straight to the point.
Tang Song handed the Champagne glass to Lane beside him, looked at the questioning Crowd, and sighed, "You saw it just now. What you usually protect is the peace of the World, what I protect is the Safety of the entire Universe. My Master, Ancient One, once told me that with great Ability come great responsibility. Now that I bear the Name of God, I cannot stand by and watch other Universe be ravaged by Demon!"
"But you are worried that if I initiate a god war, it will ignite the Flame of War in other Universe. In that case, the heavy responsibility of eliminating those Demon can only be entrusted to you. I hope you can rescue those poor person from the hand of those Demon!"
Looking at Tang Song's expression of placing great hope in them, the Crowd was momentarily dumbfounded.
"But..."
Captain America was about to speak, but Tang Song raised his Hand to interrupt him, scrutinizing him suspiciously. "Could it be that after witnessing the Strength of those Demon just now, you are afraid!?"
"You are Superhero. You must know that once Demon invade the Reality Dimension, the Calamity they cause is no smaller than that Thanos. If you are worried about the Thanos of that Parallel Universe, rest assured, my previous concern about your assistance were valid. After helping you deal with the Matter in your Universe, you can then become my Agent and help me maintain the Dimension peace of the Multiverse!"
Saying that, Tang Song turned back to Lane and asked, "How are the Manpower I asked you to prepare coming along?"
Lane had been suppressing a Smile, standing behind his Boss, listening to him casually spinning tale to trick a few Superhero. He had been struggling to hold back his laughter. Upon hearing Tang Song's word, he quickly replied, "They are ready. Besides that batch of Alien Equipment, I have also temporarily mobilized two thousand Juling Shen Type unit. If needed, they can immediately go to the Parallel Universe for Reinforcement!"
"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Tang. We won't need the Manpower. We have discussed it with Mr. Clark Kent, and he will help us deal with the Thanos of the Parallel Universe!"
Captain America and Tony Stark exchanged glance and quickly declined.
(end of chapter)