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Although the crisis caused by Amit had come to an end, it did not mean that the matter was over.
Quite the opposite.
The real plan had just begun… No, it should be said that from the day Karl set his sights on the Egyptian Pantheon, they had already entered a countdown to their demise!
Hall of Gods.
Arthur Harrow arranged more than a dozen ushabti he had collected in a row around him, then sat cross-legged on the ground, entering a meditative state to await the command of his true Master… Tzeentch.
And on the ground behind him, there were more than a dozen neatly arranged corpses of cult followers.
Just like Leila El's body before, these corpses were all used to seal the so-called "gods" within the ushabti.
After an unknown period, a blue Flame of Change suddenly lit up on his forehead, and then Tzeentch's voice resonated in his mind.
"Send the next one to the Warp…"
"As you command, great Lord of Change!"
Arthur Harrow slowly rose from the ground, then dragged a corpse into the center of the judgment platform, which was surrounded by nine life-sized statues of gods.
Then, he casually picked up a lion-shaped ushabti and smashed it heavily onto the ground.
Crack—
The moment the ushabti shattered, a black mist diffused out, and in the blink of an eye, it materialized into a giant figure with a human body and a lion's head, wearing a golden crown, in the center of the judgment platform.
"I am Mahes, the Lion God, son of Bast, the Leopard God… Mortal who has released me, to thank you for your good deed, I shall bestow upon you extraordinary power. Are you ready to become my agent?"
Mahes, the Lion God, excitedly finished his opening remarks as usual… However, facing the olive branch he extended, Arthur Harrow seemed to turn a deaf ear.
"￥#@%&…"
Accompanying a cryptic incantation, a surge of divine power shot from Arthur Harrow's right hand, then passed through the nine god statues in succession.
The statues, permeated by the divine power, immediately lit up as if illuminated, emitting strange lights imbued with divine power.
And all these powers came from the owner of each statue… who were the new Nine Pillars Gods.
Because the Hall of Gods was actually a place specifically designed for their human agents to judge disobedient gods.
However, they could never have imagined that one day someone would use this to "exploit a bug"?!
Finally, the divine power released by Arthur Harrow, after circling once, reconnected to his left hand, completing the final circuit.
Whoosh—
An irresistible divine power instantly dragged Mahes' consciousness and power into the cadaver below.
When he came to his senses, he found himself re-sealed.
Only this time, he was sealed within a human corpse.
"Damn it, you… you despicable human, how dare you seal the great Lion God in a mortal's corpse?"
But Mahes' response was Arthur Harrow's wicked smile, and the heavy thud of his staff.
Bang—
The head of the corpse sealing Mahes was instantly smashed open like a watermelon.
…
[Detected collectible high-tier soul, Warp soul count + 1]
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"What kind of 'Lion God' is this? Only the great Lord of Change is the one true God in this World!!"
Arthur Harrow sat cross-legged again, whispering devoutly, "Great Lord of Change, thank you for granting me the wisdom to adapt to circumstances…"
"I am willing to clear all resistance for you, making them humbly submit…"
"Wherever there are believers of false gods, I will make them submit to the Lord of Change…"
"As long as our enemies still live, I will surely bring them the death visit of the 'Changer'!"
…
Warp.
After Slaanesh successfully devoured the last "god"—Serket, the Scorpion Goddess—her beautiful face revealed a lingering, enchanting expression.
Meanwhile, Amit, who had long since been trained to be docile, lay on the ground beside Khorne's Brass Throne like a good child, not daring to move… Beside her was another good child, Shou Lao.
So bloody, so cruel!
These guys actually dare to eat "gods"?
Amit suddenly realized that compared to what the Four Lackeys did, she was simply like a naive young girl who had not yet experienced the World.
However, fortunately, the Four Lackeys currently lacked "enforcers," and Khorne happened to think Amit was a promising talent… The most crucial thing was that her strength had not reached the standard to be devoured by Him.
Thus, Amit narrowly escaped death and, like Shou Lao, obediently awaited her subsequent transformation into a Great Demon by Khorne.
In fact, besides Amit, two other high-tier souls also fortunately escaped the fate of being devoured by the Four Lackeys.
They were Michael, the Seraph, and Bruise, the Fallen Angel.
Due to Michael's light attribute, he was unexpectedly favored by the Emperor, so with Karl's approval, he became the first [E Great Demon] under the golden big guy!
As for Bruise, it was due to his excellent combat power and leadership ability that Khorne specifically kept him to manage his demon army.
As for the other Fallen Angels and Demon Lords, they were not as lucky as these two and all became "great tonics" for the Four Lackeys to increase their own power.
Of course, all of this was done under Karl's instruction.
In his view, the crisis from other dimensions was gradually intensifying, so the only way to achieve better development for the Warp was to first enhance the overall strength of the Four Lackeys.
As for the phased plan of creating Great Demons using high-tier souls, it would not be too late to start after the successful annihilation of the Egyptian Pantheon.
After all, he had plenty of time!
"Boss, the last one has also been successfully devoured."
The Four Lackeys transformed back into human form and excitedly approached Karl.
"Very good."
Karl nodded with satisfaction.
After the Four Lackeys successively devoured the souls and powers of more than a dozen Egyptian Gods and a dozen Demon Lords, Karl could now clearly feel an extremely powerful divine energy fluctuation from all four of them.
Their strength had increased by at least two levels, if not more.
After all, calculating it, each of them had devoured at least six high-tier souls… and these high-tier souls all came from Demon Lords and Egyptian Gods!
Karl initially speculated that the Four Lackeys' current strength should have surpassed the so-called "Skyfather level" gods, led by Odin.
As for whether they could reach the "single Universe" level like Dormammu, this is currently unverifiable.
(Note: The strength divisions here are based on their performance in the Cinematic Universe, as the ones in the comics are "version gods" and can easily get confusing.)
However, the power amplification on the Four Lackeys was clearly unstable at the moment.
Just as a person who has just eaten needs a certain amount of digestion time to convert the food in their stomach into their own energy, the Four Lackeys also need a certain amount of time to integrate these powers.
"How much preparation time do you need?"
Tzeentch pushed the gold-rimmed glasses on his nose with a finger and respectfully said:
"Boss, we only need about a week to fully integrate the powers we just absorbed into our own strength."
"However, if we add the time needed to transform ordinary souls into soldiers… it will take at least half a month in total."
He paused, as if afraid his boss would grow impatient with the long wait, then Tzeentch thought for a moment and quickly added:
"This period can be used to create the magic circle needed for the next stage of going to Celestial Heliopolis. I have already ordered my two God Chosen to begin preparations."
"Hmm?"
Karl raised an eyebrow and asked with interest, "Besides Arthur Harrow, who else have you mobilized?"
It was well known that Old T, who was good at strategizing, had the most God Chosen under him.
And the two God Chosen selected to build the magic circle this time would be directly ascended into demons after the magic circle was completed, abandoning their physical bodies and returning their souls to the Warp.
So, from Karl's perspective, this was undoubtedly a "self-sacrifice" mission.
He really wanted to know, besides Arthur Harrow, which one Tzeentch would choose to sacrifice?
After all, unlike the other three, every God Chosen under Old T represented an ongoing plan.
"Trevor Slattery."
Tzeentch's face showed a confident expression as he truthfully replied, "Although his abilities are average, his magic talent is quite good… Moreover, it's time to wrap up the arrangements over there."
"That's not a bad choice either."
Karl immediately thought of the plot of Iron Man 3 in his mind.
However, due to the influence of "World Fusion," and the inevitable changes and impacts that the Hyperspace Group caused to the original plot and key characters during its rise, he was now somewhat unsure whether the scenes from Iron Man 3 would play out as scheduled.
But with changes in his strength and mindset, such variations were no longer a threat to Karl now.
Even if the plot's direction became completely different, he still had the confidence to resolve and handle any unexpected situations.
So, let the storm rage on!
"You can act according to the circumstances regarding the specific details… but there is one thing I must remind you all."
Karl said with a solemn expression, "After all, this is the first time our Warp has launched a war against another dimension, so no mistakes are allowed in the process."
"If we cannot cleanly and decisively deal with the members of the Egyptian Gods, it will likely attract the attention and targeting of the Hall of All Gods, leading to a situation where we try to steal a chicken but lose a handful of rice."
"Therefore, I hope the four of you can work together during this period to capture Celestial Heliopolis in one fell swoop!"
The Four Lackeys, hearing this, all firmly guaranteed, "Don't worry, Boss, this time we'll take full responsibility!"
"Very good."
Seeing this, Karl nodded with satisfaction, "To ensure sufficient troops, I will reward all the demon souls harvested recently to you this time."
Immediately, Karl began to distribute this month's KPI rewards.
Tzeentch, with 13.219 million Prestige value, overwhelmingly surpassed the other three, undoubtedly taking the "sales champion" in this month's KPI assessment!
There was no way around it; Arthur Harrow's performance in Egypt this month was simply too outstanding, almost dealing with the President as well, to the extent that the God Chosen of the other three couldn't even come close!
Then, Karl, following the stipulated commission method, expanded their exclusive dimensional spaces for the Four Lackeys.
Tzeentch Space: 3304.75 cubic meters
Slaanesh Space: 969.6 cubic meters
Khorne Space: 1863.5 cubic meters
Nurgle Space: 489.6 cubic meters
After settling all the rewards, Karl went alone to Tzeentch's Crystal Labyrinth to listen to Him explain the specific details of the God-Slaying Plan, and only then did he return from the Warp to the real World.
Picking up a wine glass and walking to the French window, Karl looked at the dark and quiet night outside, raising his glass and clinking it towards the bright moon.
"Next, the show is about to begin!"
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10880 Malibu Point.
At this moment, in the workshop on the second basement floor of the Villa, Tony Stark was using his AI butler Jarvis to digitally reconstruct a virtual crime scene of a certain explosion site.
Just last night, his trusted aide Happy Hogan, who had been promoted to Head of Security for Stark Industries, was unexpectedly injured in an explosion while tracking a suspicious target and was still in the ICU undergoing emergency treatment.
Subsequently, the damned Ten Rings Gang claimed responsibility for the incident online.
Tony Stark felt very remorseful about this, and somewhat agitated, he even publicly declared war on the Ten Rings Gang when he visited Happy Hogan in the hospital yesterday, in front of all the reporters and media waiting there, while also publicly announcing the location of his Villa.
So, upon returning home, Tony Stark used Jarvis's powerful search function to retrieve all data and news related to the Ten Rings Gang and Mandarin from databases such as S.H.I.E.L.D., FBI, and CIA.
Soon, Jarvis used 3D holographic projection technology to restore the explosion scene, while also specially marking many key pieces of information related to the Ten Rings Gang and Mandarin around it in the form of sticky notes.
"Alright, let's see what these villains are capable of!"
Tony Stark quickly scanned through the information, but when he saw an internal report related to the K-Witt Salem Air Force Base, he couldn't help but frown.
The report's content was concise, stating that nearly 1200 U.S. soldiers at the K-Witt Salem Air Force Base were almost all killed in a terrorist attack.
And most of them did not leave complete bodies.
Additionally, according to nearby residents, this sudden attack was likely related to certain demonic creatures…