A sneeze destroys a magical civilization

"Ms. Romanov, do you mean that the captain explicitly rejected our call?"

An old white man in his fifties with a slicked-back hair stood in front of the window, admiring the prosperous and vibrant night view of the street outside, and asked without turning his head.

As the permanent person in charge of the huge cyberpunk city on the ninth floor of Baator Hell, his status and authority are obviously much higher than Black Widow.

To be precise, every move of the Human Union here must be approved by him, which is basically equivalent to the colonial governor in the Age of Exploration.

The reason for this situation is that they were scared by the last crisis caused by the financial stock operators below, and they were afraid that similar situations would occur again.

After all, the conspiracy and supernatural power here are not comparable to those on Earth.

Not only do many alien creatures have various spell-like abilities including telepathy and transformation, but there are also countless high-level wizards and legendary wizards.

In such a crisis-ridden environment, if management is not strengthened to isolate all dangers from the outside, it will not take long for the inside to be infiltrated into a sieve.

In fact, it has been infiltrated very seriously.

However, most of the infiltrators are the devils who are loyal to the ninth-level lord Zuo Si and the tieflings with purgatory blood.

By surrendering to the backers, the Human Union successfully avoided being infiltrated or even controlled by other forces.

It's like you installed a most technologically advanced rogue software in your computer and let it completely control your system. In this way, you don't have to worry about other rogue software.

Because this big rogue will protect you and block or clean up all the small rogues.

Of course, this is also a helpless choice.

Although the Human Union is also investing a lot of resources and costs to cultivate spellcasters at all costs in order to establish its own magic power, anyone who understands the magic system knows that this thing relies on the foundation like culture and history.

Even the fastest rising magic civilization needs at least hundreds or even thousands of years of precipitation.

So before this, a civilization based on technology will be quite vulnerable when facing magic power.

Since they can't use their own magic power, they can only ask for external help.

At present, the people responsible for the magic security of this building are basically the subordinate agencies of the ninth-level intelligence system, which are disguised as security companies.

Every time a member of the Human Union travels, he will be equipped with at least three to five professional bodyguards.

Of course, these bodyguards are not to ensure the personal safety of the protected, but to ensure that the personnel will not be mentally controlled, suggested, or even replaced.

If the situation is critical, they will even choose to kill the protected directly.

Therefore, unless it is necessary, this resident person in charge will not leave this building, which is ostensibly under the banner of a company but actually does embassy work.

Looking at the back of the old white man, Natasha nodded very straightforwardly: "Yes.

Since the end of the last expedition, the captain has publicly expressed his opposition to the Human Alliance and colonial expansion in various newspapers and magazines.

He even made some military massacres and atrocities public, causing a very bad social impact.

Later, SHIELD directly intervened and banned this information, causing him to be extremely disappointed with the entire society and even mankind, and then he withdrew from the Avengers.

Since then, he has never contacted anyone on his own initiative.

According to the conclusion of the psychoanalyst, the captain's high moral level makes him unable to tolerate Affected by the colonial expansion system pursued by the Human Union today, as well as the slaughter and captivity of aliens.

So it's not surprising that this call was rejected. "

"Okay.

It seems that the government and the military made a wrong choice at the beginning, didn't they?

After all, the most important thing for a soldier is to obey orders unconditionally.

But Steve Rogers is not qualified in this regard.

Because he has too many ideas of his own.

But it doesn't matter.

Anyway, we have a lot of super soldiers like him now. "

When saying this, the old white man's tone revealed the arrogance and arrogance unique to the elite class.

In his eyes, the hero who was once pushed to the altar and symbolized the American spirit and patriotism was actually just a tool man.

In the past, Captain America's super physique could still give him some privileges.

But with the popularity of Astartes Space Warriors, his importance has long been reduced, and he has completely become a thorn in the eyes and flesh of politicians and big financial groups.

After all, the big cake of colonial expansion has brought unimaginable huge returns to all social classes.

This is as ridiculous as if someone stood up and accused the European maritime powers of engaging in slave trade during the Age of Exploration.

The vested interest groups did not kill Steve Rogers directly because of his special status.

Otherwise, anyone else would have been shot in the back eight times and committed suicide by now.

As a spy, Black Widow certainly understood the thoughts of these politicians and senior officials. She forced a smile and responded: "You are right. Not only do we have enough Astartes Space Marines, but we can also recruit powerful mercenaries here at any time."

"Well said!

We now have plenty of soul currency as operating funds.

It doesn't matter whether Captain America responds to the call.

I now authorize you to recruit a group of mercenaries immediately to prepare for the upcoming war.

Remember, this time the standard is set higher, we only want real masters. "

The old white man turned around calmly, picked up a signed authorization document and threw it to the black widow.

The latter took it and glanced at it, and soon asked with a puzzled look: "Why is the commission so high this time? Almost three times the previous times. "

"Because it's a life-buying fee. The enemy to be dealt with this time is Thanos who holds multiple infinite gems. It is highly unlikely that they will come back alive safely. "

The old white man gave the answer without hesitation.

To be precise, in his eyes, the lives of these mercenaries have entered the final countdown since they were selected.

Once the war begins, these guys will be thrown in as cannon fodder to test the power of the enemy.

"I see, I think I understand what you mean. Please rest assured that I will get this done as soon as possible. "

After saying that, Black Widow nodded and turned to walk out of the office with the highest security level.

Under the gaze of several lustful men, she, wearing a professional suit, black socks and high heels, quickly walked through the corridor into the elevator and went straight to the room where she was temporarily living.

When the door closed with a bang, the ace spy finally took off his smart and capable disguise, revealing a tired look, kicked off his high heels, fell headfirst onto the soft and comfortable big bed and let out a long breath.

"Huh - finally dealt with it. "

From this extremely real reaction, it is not difficult to see that Natasha Romanov has undoubtedly endured a high-pressure working environment for quite a long time.

Whether dealing with those dangerous mercenaries or scheming with more terrifying demons, she has reached the limit of what she can bear physically and psychologically.

If possible, she would rather put down all her work and take a long vacation.

But the problem is that these inhuman bureaucrats are obviously based on the principle of using them to death, and constantly send Black Widow to perform the most dangerous and troublesome tasks.

Including but not limited to long-term recruitment of mercenaries from Baator Hell, contacting other forces by sacrificing their appearance, and even reaching some unknown secret deals.

When she was busiest, she even had to rush to four sessions in one night.

She couldn't even remember how many "people" she had sex with in recent years, and how many perverted games she had played that were not taught in the Red Room before. She almost lost her life several times.

You know, the reason why Natasha chose to defect was that she thought that joining SHIELD would give her a relatively better working environment, at least let her live like a human being.

But who would have thought that after going around in circles, she would actually go back to her old job.

Especially after SHIELD experienced a major change, those people she once trusted and knew disappeared.

And the current people in power did not regard her as a traitor as a human being at all, but regarded her as a useful tool, that's all. Already.

Whenever she calmed down, Black Widow would involuntarily wonder if her original choice was wrong.

After all, since she was destined to sell her body and appearance, why didn't she stay in the Red House?

At least when working in the Red House, she still had to face the human beings on Earth.

But what about now?

It's okay for people like dwarves, gnomes, elves, half-elves, tieflings, and vampires who are more human-like.

Even orcs, half-orcs, hobgoblins, and gnolls are barely within the acceptable range.

What is really unacceptable is ogres, giants, devils, demons, and yugoloths, which can cause strong physical and psychological discomfort regardless of size or appearance.

If possible, Natasha, Shi also wanted to be like Captain America, completely break away from the control of the Human Union and throw herself into the embrace of this city full of desire.

Unfortunately, she didn't have the reputation and halo of the other party.

Once she betrayed, a series of huge bounties would immediately appear on her head, and she would not be able to hide for long before being caught by the ubiquitous bounty hunters and mercenaries.

After all, the Human Union had too much information about her.

High-level spellcasters only needed a few prophecy magics to quickly confirm her location.

Just as Black Widow got up from the bed and began to take off her clothes, intending to go into the bathroom to take a hot bath to relax, and then have a good sleep, she suddenly felt a pair of red eyes flashing in the dark looking at her.

"Who?! "

If it were an ordinary woman, she would have covered her exposed body parts and squatted down to scream.

But Natasha, who had long abandoned her sense of shame, did not do so. Instead, she immediately grabbed the guns and daggers on the bedside table.

The guns were powerful decomposition weapons that could directly break the target into an atomic state, while the daggers were +3 poison enchanted weapons.

"Hello, Natasha Romanov, I have been observing you for a long time."

Accompanied by a slightly playful tone, a huge and fat snake demon slowly walked out of the darkness.

The light released from his eyes seemed to contain some terrible magic power, which instantly frightened the Black Widow and made her unable to move.

Damn! It was a look of contempt!

Although her body could not move, Natasha quickly realized what kind of spell-like ability she had been hit by.

This is a spiritual blow unique to the Viper Demon. Anyone who is not strong enough or has a flaw in his heart will be involuntarily afraid and trembling when stared at.

But fortunately, this shock will not last too long. After just a few seconds, she regained her ability to move. She pressed against the wall behind her and cautiously asked: "Who are you? Why are you monitoring me? And how did you get in?"

"Hehe, you seem to be very nervous and vigilant.

Those guys are about to squeeze you to the limit, right?

Relax, I am not your enemy, but I provide help so that you can get rid of it.

Because I can feel the anger, unwillingness and regret in your heart.

You long for freedom!

You long for a home that can be called home.

But the organization you are loyal to now can't give you these things."

The Viper Demon was obviously prepared, and he hit the other party's psychological defense line as soon as he opened his mouth.

As the devil who is best at intelligence in Baator Hell, he had already secretly collected all the information related to Black Widow, and also knew that this woman was on the verge of collapse.

The more such a person is, the easier it is to be turned against.

Hawkeye took advantage of this and successfully abducted Natasha from the Red Room.

The current Viper is just planning to repeat the same trick.

"You want me to betray the Human Union?"

Black Widow's face changed slightly.

Viper smiled and shook his head: "No, no, no, don't get me wrong, I don't mean to ask you to betray your race and hometown, I just hope you can do some extra part-time jobs on the basis of this job."

"For example..."

Black Widow deliberately dragged out a long tone.

Having been a spy for so many years, how could she not hear that the other party wanted her to be a double agent.

"For example, help us monitor Steve Rogers' movements. In exchange, I can promise to provide shelter when you need it, and allow your soul to turn into a devil on the premise of retaining your memory."

Viper calmly offered the conditions.

"Are you Lord Soth's man?"

Natasha is worthy of being an ace spy, and she confirmed the other party's identity with only very limited information.

First of all, demons like the Scorpion Demon were originally high-ranking officials in Baator Hell, and were even close confidants of the great demons and even the lords of the planes.

Secondly, according to the contract signed with the Human Union, all souls from the earth will belong to Zuo Si herself, so only the ninth plane is qualified to deal with her soul.

Combining the above two points, it is easy to draw the corresponding conclusion.

It’s just that Black Widow doesn’t quite understand why the other party asked her to monitor Steve Rogers, even though the captain had refused to respond to the order to recruit the Avengers.

The Serpent Demon pursed his lips and smiled and nodded: "Yes, I am an intelligence officer directly under Lord Gramiel, mainly responsible for investigating the conspiracy behind all suspicious behaviors in this city.

So please don't doubt my ability to fulfill my promise.

In fact, I have prepared a contract.

Please don't worry, this investigation is not aimed at the Human Union, but at the gods behind Steve Rogers.

Maybe you don't know yet?

Just not long after you left, he was just chosen by the God of Loyalty and Courage to become the Chosen One of Thom.

So my real purpose is to confirm whether this god has some unknown secret plans."

"What? The captain became the Chosen One of the Gods!"

Black Widow was shocked by this explosive news and widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief.

After all, she has been in the huge cyberpunk city for so long, how could she not know what the word "chosen one" means.

Any voter, regardless of strength, represents the will of the god behind him.     Usually, only mortals whose behavior is very consistent with the gods' ideas can be favored by the gods.

"That's right!

Steve Rogers not only became the chosen one, but will also return to your world to practice his own ideals.

I have reason to suspect that there are some ulterior motives behind this.

And as long as you agree to join us, you will no longer have to look at the faces of those mortals, you can do whatever you want, and you don't need to suppress yourself.

You should know that retaining memory and reincarnating as a devil is the supreme gift.

Only those who have made great contributions have such an opportunity."

After that, the snake demon took out a parchment scroll full of tiny words and handed it over.

As we all know, loyalty comes from two parts.

One part is the bondage of interests, and the other part is the sense of identity and belonging.

But the Black Widow now obviously has neither of these two things, so she feels very confused.

Especially after knowing clearly that her soul will enter the ninth level of Baator Hell after her death, it is self-evident what choice is the most beneficial.

After all, many religions deceive people to believe in themselves, and what they give is the promise of going to heaven or reincarnating into a powerful and superior person after death.

Black Widow gently put down the weapon in her hand, took the parchment scroll and quickly scanned the terms on it. After confirming that there were no major problems, she signed her name on it without hesitation.

In a flash!

Her soul was marked with an extremely eye-catching mark. At the same time, the mark briefly appeared on her naked back, but it soon disappeared without a trace.

"Is this okay?"

With the help of the huge floor-to-ceiling mirror, Natasha reached out and touched the spot where the mark had just appeared, with strong uncertainty in her tone.

“Yes, that’s okay.

You have already half-stepped into our ranks. From now on, you only need to complete the surveillance tasks assigned by me.

Remember, keep an eye on Steve Rogers. No matter what he does, who he comes in contact with, or what he says, I want to know everything.

Once you complete this task, I will approve your transformation into a lust demon or succubus.

Oh, I almost forgot, this is a joining benefit for you.

There are potions, equipment and some magic items inside.

Good job and I look forward to your first report. "

After saying these words, the scorpion demon activated the teleportation magic and disappeared, leaving only the naked black widow standing there.

No one knew what was going on in this woman's mind at the moment.

…

At the same time, far away on the distant planet Vmir in the Marvel Universe, Thanos has arrived at the location of the Soul Stone with his baby daughter.

Although Gamora originally planned to die before speaking.

But Thanos knew her too well and found her weaknesses and breakthroughs easily.

But what surprised the father and daughter who had come from afar was that someone actually arrived here before them, and even laid out a large table full of sumptuous banquets.

"Hello, nice to meet you, Thanos.

You know I've been waiting for you for a long time.

Please take a seat!

Feel free to do whatever you like to eat and drink.

Don't be polite, just treat this place as your own home. "

Zuo Si sat on the gorgeous gold seat and made a greeting gesture with a smile.

The Kryptonian girl Kara, who was wearing a sexy and gorgeous low-cut backless dress, was lying in his arms. She picked a purple grape, peeled it off, held it in her lips, and put it into his mouth with extremely ambiguous movements.

This behavior not only dumbfounded Gamora, but even the well-informed Thanos couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth slightly.

Even though Kara wasn't wearing her iconic skin-tight Nemesis uniform today, Thanos recognized the woman who gave him the Power Stone.

But he never dreamed that such a strong man would now lie in the arms of another man like a mistress, trying his best to please him.

Those eyes and skillful movements are definitely not fake, they are the most real state between the two of them.

"Are you the Soth who took away half of the Dark Dimension from Dormammu?"

Thanos obviously recognized Zuo Si's identity.

After all, the two had indirect contact during the Chitauri invasion.

What's more, over the years, Zuo Si's transformation of the people on earth has been even more drastic, directly forcibly leaping from a primitive civilization that was not even qualified to enter the universe to establishing a small overlord that occupied hundreds of planets.

Zuo Si smiled and nodded: "Yes, that's me.

In fact, I have wanted to chat with you a long time ago, but I never found the opportunity.

Just in time, while you are about to get the soul gem, this important turning point, how about we have a drink?

Don't worry, I'm not your enemy, and I never intend to stop you from realizing your ideals.

Otherwise I wouldn't have let Kara give you the power stone in the first place. "

"Damn! Why are you doing this? Don't you know what this madman wants to do?"

Before Thanos could speak, Gamora took the lead and shouted excitedly at Zuo Si.

Because she was present with Star-Lord and others when the power gem was traded last time, so she recognized the two of them immediately.

But Zuo Si ignored Gamora, and instead smiled and said to Thanos: "It seems that your education has failed a bit, doesn't it?"

"There is no way. Children will grow up one day and have their own ideas and goals in life."

Thanos acted like an old father and went straight to the opposite side of the table and sat down. He picked up the wine bottle and poured himself a glass of wine. He raised his head and drank it all.

"So you forgive her for her betrayal?"

Zuo Si continued to ask with interest.

Thanos smiled and asked: "Otherwise? Can I still kill her? As a father, it is natural to forgive rebellious children."

"Pfft hahahaha!"

Zuo Si couldn't hold back when he heard this and started laughing hysterically like a madman.

Not only him, but the Kryptonian girl Kara in his arms was also laughing.

Because there is no funnier joke on this planet, in this place, at this time, even though it may be a little bit more hellish.

"What are you laughing at?"

Thanos subconsciously frowned with confusion on his face.

Although he is not a person who likes to laugh, he is not without humor.

But from the conversation just now, he couldn't find the slightest bit of laughter.

"No, it's nothing. I think you may want to break your promise. Because one of the conditions for obtaining the soul gem is to kill the person you love."

As he spoke, Zuo Si pointed to the cliff and the altar behind him, as well as the words engraved on the altar.

As for the Red Skull who was originally staying here, he had already conveniently thrown him to Mirrodin to undergo the complete transformation of New Phyrexia's Shining Oil.

"This is impossible!"

With a bang, the empty wine glass in Thanos' hand fell directly to the ground. He suddenly stood up from the chair and walked straight to the altar to check and confirm.

Being suspicious, he even thought that these words were carved by the other party to play a prank on him.

Zuo Si spread his hands indifferently: "Believe it or not.

This is the only way to get the Soul Stone anyway.

Odin cowered in front of it back then, otherwise Asgard would have become the well-deserved overlord of the universe.

Now it's your turn to take the ultimate test.

Anyway, the choice is yours. "

Hearing these words, Gamora, who had been furious just now, suddenly laughed. While laughing, he said sarcastically: "Killing your beloved? That has to be done with talent. I don't think a lunatic like him would do anything wholeheartedly." Love someone with reserve.”

"Oh - are you sure?

You must know that in my opinion, no matter how cold, cruel, and bloodthirsty a guy is, there will always be an unknown weakness in his heart.

After all, the emotion of love is largely outside the control of subjective consciousness.

When it comes, it will swallow up all reason and make people become extremely crazy, and even do all kinds of things that they think are very stupid afterwards.

Once this emotion arises, it cannot easily disappear unless the person is dead. "

Zuo Si looked at the daughter of Thanos with slightly pitiful eyes.

Gamora, who knew nothing about her own destiny, sneered and retorted: "You are talking about most ordinary people, but it does not include my father. Because he has never loved anyone and will never love anyone." on anyone.”

"You are wrong, my daughter."

Thanos suddenly turned around, and a tear flowed from his eye socket and slid down his cheek, eventually falling and wetting the dry ground.

moment!

Gamora realized something, and her whole body instantly froze in place, as if she couldn't believe the facts she saw with her eyes.

After more than ten seconds, she roared like crazy: "No! This is absolutely impossible! You have never loved me at all!"

“There are many ways to love.

Some of them are easier to understand, but others are more obscure or even downright disgusting.

Maybe your father just falls into the latter category and is not very expressive.

You must know that in front of the soul gem, no one can lie or pretend. "

Zuo Si completely extinguished Gamora's last hope with a tone without any emotion.

Thanos, who had been completely stunned, and only had the obsession to save the universe in his heart, did not hesitate at all, walked forward, grabbed his daughter's neck, and threw her off the cliff with his backhand.

That kind of decisiveness and determination under extreme grief makes people shudder just looking at it.

Because it is easy to kill an enemy or a stranger without hesitation.

But killing one's beloved so decisively is simply not something a normal person can do.

As Gamora fell from the cliff and took her last breath with a bloody head, the soul gem that she received as a satisfactory sacrifice finally slowly condensed into substance and appeared from another dimension.

Looking at the Infinity Stone, which was exchanged for the soul of his beloved daughter, Thanos shed tears and embedded it into the Infinity Gauntlet.

Pah pah pah pah——

Accompanied by crisp applause, Zuo Si couldn't help but stand up and exclaimed: "It's really wonderful!

Please allow me to offer you my most sincere respect.

Because in this sacrifice I saw unparalleled determination and awareness.

Now you have surpassed Odin and become the first to receive the key to reshape the entire universe.

I sincerely hope you can re-examine your plans and don't waste this precious opportunity. "

"What do you want to say?"

Thanos suppressed the grief in his heart and the strong urge to raise his fist to hit the opponent on the face, and gritted his teeth and asked.

He was not a fool. It was easy to see that Zuo Si had anticipated everything that was about to happen, so he was waiting for him here.

It's just that he can't figure out what intentions this dimensional demon god hides behind a series of confusing operations.

"It's nothing, I just think that wiping out half of the life in the universe doesn't really solve the problem, it just postpones the problem a little bit.

Because as long as large-scale wars, massacres, and famines do not break out, the population will always continue to grow.

Rather than simply exterminating life, you might as well set an upper limit for the universe or each planet.

When the population exceeds this number, things like wars, famines, and massacres will break out to reduce the population to a certain level.

In addition, you can also cultivate and build a race of reapers.

Let them conduct final judgment on the gods of the entire universe or a certain galaxy every once in a while.

Destroy all civilizations that have developed to a certain level, but leave some seeds so that they can rise again after thousands or tens of thousands of years to form a certain cycle.

Of course, these are just some suggestions and inspirations, it’s up to you to decide what to do.

Finally, I hope you promise me something. "

Speaking of this, Zuo Si suddenly paused, staring directly at the soul gem on the Infinity Gauntlet.

Thanos undoubtedly noticed this, and his originally sad face suddenly showed anger.

"You want it?

No, that's not right. You gave me the Power Stone for it from the beginning.

You deliberately let me sacrifice Gamora in exchange for the appearance of this stone.

You used me!

You killed my daughter!"

"I killed your daughter? Don't say that. After all, it wasn't me who pushed her off the cliff and killed her."

Zuo Si pursed his lips and showed a dangerous smile.

You know, since the Soul Stone appeared, he has been enduring hard.

If Thanos doesn't know what's good for him, then he doesn't mind slightly modifying the plan to end this farce early.