I'm the Demon King in Marvel

Chapter 210: What level of evil cult is it to be ranked alongside us?
Many cults appeared in America in the 909th century, such as David Koresh's "Davidian Sect", Bhagavan Shri Rajneesh's "Rajneesh Ashram", and the "People's Temple" that caused the suicide of people.

The characteristics of these cults are similar. First, they build a stronghold in a remote location isolated from the world, then mobilize believers to live in it, and then use rough or gentle methods to control the believers' minds, making them contribute money, labor, or even their lives.

Similar retreats and hermitages still exist into the twenty-first century.

In the northwestern Ohio, not far from New York State, a small sect that believed in "eye contact" suddenly emerged in the small town of Geneva, adjacent to Lake Erie.

It is not the look of "follow my eyes", but the look of "the God of Eyes" whose faith totem is the eyeballs.

The master of this sect used to be a butcher in a remote town. Ever since he received the will from God, he has been preparing for the summoning ceremony non-stop. By sacrificing blood and various eyeballs, his power has been enhanced a little.

The power of the Eye Demon is too strong, and ordinary people can't bear it at all.

When Adam Smith summoned the Eye Demon, he recited the spell from the magic book. Combined with his success in practicing the Sword Technique to Dispel Evil, the power he gained was stronger and purer.

If it weren't for the fact that he had never been exposed to magic before and lacked the means to resist the invasion of his soul, Adam might have been able to completely master the power of the Beholder like Strange in "Doctor Strange 2: The Multiverse of Madness" instead of allowing its consciousness to invade his soul.

However, the butcher named Jim did not enjoy the treatment of the Eye Demon personally visiting him. He only obtained a little residual power with a polluted nature, and thus remembered a simple summoning ceremony.

This summoning ritual is not like the ritual recorded in the magic book of Kamar-Taj, which can borrow more power from the Beholder and provide a certain resistance against mental pollution. It is purely a "pig killing plate" thrown by the Beholder.

The magicians of Kamar-Taj have the experience summarized by the Ancient One, and they can maintain their integrity even if they borrow the power of the dimensional demon. They can do "low-interest loans" and even borrow without paying back like the Ancient One.

On this day, a formal worship ceremony was being held in the auditorium of the largest hotel in Geneva.

This so-called worship ceremony was spontaneously organized and promoted by believers who had been contaminated by the Eye Demon and thus gained a bit of power.

Walter Crown, a reporter from Cleveland, received information from an informant and rushed from Cleveland specifically to expose the true face of the "Eyes" cult.

After entering the new century, with the development of the Internet, netizens from all over the world have more channels to obtain information, and the routines of traditional cults are no longer new.

In addition, with the convenience of communication, once a cult organization is known to the outside world, it is very easy to be suppressed by the authorities, so the number of exposed cult organizations is decreasing.

As an older reporter, Walter still remembers the feat of the American authorities sending agents from the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to attack Carmel Manor in Waco, Texas 17 years ago.

Carmel Manor is the headquarters of the Branch Davidian sect, which claims that the end of the world is imminent and incites believers to stockpile supplies and weapons for "self-defense."

He further carried forward the spirit of the Texas rednecks by making money by selling Uzi submachine guns, AK47 automatic rifles, ammunition vests and other "desperate" goods at various gun shows, and used part of the sales proceeds to upgrade and renovate the estate.

The attack on Carmel Manor lasted for 51 days. It was eventually captured at the cost of four agents killed and 4 injured, and nine cult members successfully escaped.

The 1993 film "In the Line of Fire: The Waco Ambush" tells this story.

Walter was well aware of the cult's combat effectiveness and terrifying brainwashing ability. In addition, there have not been many reports of cult organizations around the world in recent years, and every time they are reported, they can make the hot news, so he came here as soon as he got the news.

As a journalist, you must not forget your roots!
Butcher Jim strictly followed the teachings of the Eye Demon, and in order to quickly expand the influence of the "Eye" sect, he never restricted the visitors of each "worship ceremony".

As long as you are interested, you can come and watch.

Master Jim guarantees that once you come here once, you will never want to leave.

Because, Weah was tired of cutting wood! So Walter easily entered the auditorium without encountering any obstruction.

Just as he was wondering if this didn't seem like a cult behavior, he suddenly saw a group of people wearing green T-shirts with big eyeballs printed on them carrying baskets of eyeballs onto the stage.

"Walterfa?" Walter looked confused. As someone with a bit of trypophobia, he felt nauseous and uncomfortable from these eyeballs.

He had no choice but to look away, but pointed the hidden camera he was carrying secretly at the stage.

The followers of the "Eye" cult on the stage, under the command of their leader Jim, used different eyeballs to form a summoning circle. Then Jim used a knife to cut his wrists and used his own blood to carve the runes that he had already memorized.

The originally obese butcher became increasingly thin due to the bleeding in recent days. He is 1.75 meters tall and now weighs less than 200 kilograms, having lost more than 50 kilograms.

The lost fat became his strength.

Jim was a little bit careful. He didn't tell others that the greatest benefit would come from using his own blood to summon "Eyes".

When the last rune was drawn, Jim turned to face the believers in the auditorium and the citizens who came to watch out of curiosity, and smiled contemptuously.

"I know that some people have slandered the Eyes as a cult." Jim looked around the scene and said defiantly, "There are even reporters, police officers, and federal agents among you."

"Haha, I just want to ask, what level of evil cult is it that is worthy of being on the same level as us?"

After sneering, Jim stood in the center of the magic circle, clasped his hands together, and prayed devoutly: "Great Eyes, please come!"

A green light traveled across time and space, descended into the auditorium, and enveloped everyone present.

A big eyeball suddenly opened on Jim's forehead. The originally turbid eyeball became brighter after being washed several times.

The foreheads of other believers had eye patterns of varying depths depending on how many ceremonies they participated in. The more energy they gathered, the clearer the eye became, until it was completely transformed into a living big eye.

After opening his eyes, Jim gained a bit of the Eye Demon's power. He punched out and smashed a wooden podium in front of him.

The scene of flying sawdust stunned Walter, a reporter from Cleveland. However, what surprised him even more was that Jim's fist, which was obviously broken and bleeding, healed the wound in full view of everyone, and even the blood was flowing back.

"Oh my god!" Walter felt his worldview was shaking.

Not only the scene he saw with his eyes, he even felt that his body had undergone magical changes in the green light just now, as if it had become more energetic.

The real existence of supernatural powers allowed the "Eye" sect to expand rapidly in northeastern Ohio, and soon spread to Cleveland, an important city in the state.

Here is the Cleveland Group, one of the top ten financial groups in the United States.

After attending a meeting of the "Eyes" sect, Aldritch Killian, who opened a biological company in Cleveland, returned home and sent an invitation to Tony Stark in New York.

He felt the time for revenge had come.

(End of this chapter)