In the Marvel Universe: I can summon items from all dimensions.

Chapter 103 The old man Karasuma has unleashed his power!

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Mason frowned, realizing that things were not so simple.

While a single Xenomorph isn't particularly powerful, strength is relative. To a powerful, super-strong individual, an ordinary soldier Xenomorph might just be a fast-moving weakling. But against a 21st-century level military force, it would probably take a platoon of soldiers with heavy weapons to surround and kill it without taking any damage.

So, although it's unclear whether the green fire unleashed by "Lucifer" is a skill or a basic attack, the fact that it can burn the alien's sturdy shell and flesh to ashes in a few seconds means that he can easily destroy armored vehicles at least in terms of damage output—a skill that would make him a mid-tier hero in the Marvel Universe.

But according to the story told by the actress, this Lucifer has died suddenly and was even licked clean by Karasuma Renya. God knows how these two got together. Isn't it a bit too much to feed someone with such a chaotic situation on set?

However, that's not the main point. After all, he, Mei, wasn't familiar with this Lucifer. At most, he would just put his palms together and sigh upon hearing of his death. But Karasuma Renya's matter is more troublesome—what if this old man becomes Lucifer II after licking the bag?

Dude, I thought I was here to fight a gang leader, maybe with some added technology and tougher moves. How come it feels like I've already received a game update before even seeing the boss? No way!

Mason felt a throbbing pain in his temples, as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, but there seemed to be no other way. He decided to watch the VR video first and then think of something else.

After burning the alien to death, Lu Youfa changed his posture, crossed his arms, and floated a few dozen centimeters above the ground. He moved over in a posture that looked like that of a particularly strong person. Mason subconsciously leaned back tactically and immediately thought of various adjectives such as turning his back to all living beings and ruling over all ages.

Could this guy actually be incredibly strong?

That makes sense. After all, someone who dares to put the name Lucifer on their head can't be just some random nobody, right?

Then, Lucifer frowned as he glanced around at the chaotic environment ravaged by various monsters. He casually flicked his wrist, unleashing a few flames that incinerated several corpses that weren't quite dead yet, including the zombie mermaid who was still writhing in pieces of flesh after being reduced to ashes. "The sewer mermaid is alright," he thought, "after all, it's been quite torturous for that woman to be alive even in that state. This is a relief for her."

"Lord Lucifer, you've finally arrived—"

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Mason felt his vision move forward a short distance, to Lucifer's side, and then the sound of a jewel being struck echoed in the environment. So that's how it is, this VR recording is actually a playback of its memories? What a convenient ability.

"The monsters that died here aren't all of them; many escaped to other places. Lord Lucifer, please send some demons to investigate quickly, or there might be serious trouble!"

When Jiangzhu hurriedly recounted the situation to Lucifer, who had the air of a powerful figure, the latter merely raised his head with an arrogant attitude and said indifferently, "Such a trivial matter is not worth mentioning. After I deal with this first, I will naturally send troops from the Demon Realm to handle it."

Wow, even his voice is deep, cool, and domineering, like a mix of Kenjiro Tsuda and Takehito Koyasu.

As he spoke, Lucifer turned his gaze to the void that had been stirring up trouble just moments before—or, to use a trophy, the collapse point.

Wrong? Is this something that can be easily dealt with?

Mason, who had just begun to wonder if Lucifer was unexpectedly strong, became confused.

Although they are different sizes, so many X-Men couldn't handle a single Hollow, so they can't just be easily defeated by a demon, right? What, doesn't the Phoenix Force have any pride?

Is this some kind of flag-planting tactic, buddy?

"Absolutely not, Lord Lucifer!!"

As if echoing Mason's concerns, Jianzhu immediately and vehemently tried to stop her: "Have you forgotten? Lord Dragon God instructed that if the collapse point appears on Earth, we must not try to touch it before he withdraws his hand! It's very dangerous!"

"So what?"

Lucifer raised his head, revealing an arrogant smile. He seemed to be the type who had absolute confidence in his own strength. That belief, which seemed to spring from the depths of his heart, made Mason unable to tell whether he was just showing off or was really powerful.

However, considering what the prize jewel just said, the situation seems a bit pessimistic.

This guy has a lot of presence, but he gives off a vibe more like an old general on stage, all bark and no bite.

That kind of thing.

"Are you underestimating me, the King of the Demon Realm, the Demon Lord, the Star of Dawn?" Ignoring the obstacle of the prize jewel, Lucifer swiftly floated to the edge of the void and uttered a victory declaration that sounded somewhat like planting a flag: "If the Dragon God can handle it, why can't I?!"

"No—those titles are just made-up hymns by human mages when they ask you for power! Don't take them all seriously! Let's wait for the Dragon God's further orders—"

"Stop nagging! Are you trying to teach me how to do things?"

As the jewel continued its desperate attempts to stop him, to no avail, Lucifer reached into the void, and colorful flames erupted from his body with tremendous force, as if he wouldn't stop until the entire forest was burned to ashes. His originally slender demonic body swelled up, and a scorching light gradually seeped from beneath his shadow-black skin, instantly elevating his overall appearance. If this were in the world of Bleach, it would be considered a Bankai-level display.

No way, could he really—

boom!

Before Mason could even finish processing his expectations, a violent tremor emanated from the point where Lucifer had come into contact with the void.

As the jewel spun and flew through the air like a leaf in a storm, it was thrown an unknown distance in an instant. The visual effects, more thrilling than any roller coaster, made even Mason, a spectator, feel a bit dizzy. When the jewel finally landed, a large flat area had appeared in the center of the poor forest, with the soil scorched black. A deep crater had appeared at the epicenter of the explosion, as if it had been struck by a large meteorite.

This thing can explode? What's the working principle? What just happened?

Before Mason could even react with surprise, Dang Zhu took off running towards the center of the explosion.

"I told you not to be so impulsive!!!"

It screamed as it moved forward, but when it reached the crater created by the explosion and saw the scene inside, its loud screams stopped abruptly, replaced by pure terror.

Lucifer was there, but at this moment he was in a state of darkness, like a dark sorcerer—in other words, he was fragmented and torn apart.

Thankfully it wasn't broken in two, otherwise it would have become a tribute to the legendary vocational school teacher, Wu Tiao Wu.

Mason:

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Because the interval between this guy's appearance and his defeat was so short, Mason felt neither sad nor happy. If he had to describe his feelings, it would probably be something like this:

How did you die?

However, on the other hand, although we don't know exactly what happened, it doesn't seem right to say that Lucifer's death was completely meaningless.

Because after he touched it, the hollow form became unstable again. In the churning like boiling water, it did not create cracks in the surrounding space as before, but gradually split apart with the fluctuations.

After a particularly violent upheaval, almost like an explosion, the hole, which was originally less than the size of a fist, split into three and was "blasted" to different places. Two of them disappeared without a trace, while the last one went directly into Lucifer's remains, settled on his chest, and gradually calmed down.

Upon seeing this, Mason fell into deep thought.

It seems a bit shady, but it doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it.

While the multiverse is certainly full of powerful beings, the Conan world is not known for its brute force. It's impossible for just any random guy to pop out of here and take down something that even the big guys in the Marvel universe can't handle, right?

Since learning of the Void's existence, Mason has used the Academy's intelligence network to investigate it. According to available information, there are seven confirmed Voids on Earth in the Marvel Universe. Five of them are under the control of S.H.I.E.L.D., Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters, Hellfire Club, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the Russian Federal Security Service, respectively. The other two are located in near-Earth orbit and in the mantle.

The seven cavities vary in size and shape. The oldest one has been present for seven years, while the youngest has only been present for six months. Many renowned scientists have studied them, but to this day, no one has produced any significant progress.

And since that thing is generally in a relatively stable state, no one has tried to use it to see if they could pull off a miracle. As a result, the research process has been stuck. From this perspective, this unlucky Lucifer has single-handedly surpassed those old men in the Marvel Universe who are more like charlatans than scientists, which is quite impressive.

Frantic with worry, Dangzhu cautiously approached Lucifer's body parts. Because the largest piece (which included the head and most of the torso) had a small hole embedded in it, it didn't dare to touch it. Instead, it picked up a few stones from the ground and threw them over.

The body parts showed no reaction, clearly indicating that they were already cold.

"I told you not to be so impulsive, I really—"

When the prize tassel wailed, "Now you're satisfied, aren't you? Why did you have to insist on showing off that style?"

After saying this, it wiped away its tears and tidied up the other pieces that hadn't been touched by the hollow fragments. After hesitating for a while, it left the torso part that was entangled with the hollow in place, and then left with the other parts.

What followed was a series of fast-paced shots showing the jewel defeating the monsters that had fled from the forest one by one—since there weren't any particularly invincible characters among them, it wasn't especially dangerous, but in terms of efficiency, it showed that this talkative little thing had a certain level of professionalism, at least several times better than Lucifer, who inexplicably gave up his life right away.

"As you can see."

At this point, as the prize jewel once again assaulted Mason's eardrums: "Lord Lucifer died while trying to contact the collapse point, so I had to clean up the mess—I spent a lot of time running around dealing with the escaped monsters, and when I came back to deal with his remaining remains—"

It was still a fast-paced, PowerPoint-like sequence of shots. The footage showed that many people dressed in black, who didn't look like good people, had appeared in the flattened forest. They had set up a makeshift cordon around the central crater and soon brought over several guys dressed as researchers.

That makes sense, after all, the explosion was indeed massive, and this forest didn't look like some isolated, pristine area. It's normal for such a commotion to attract attention. However, these men in black clearly had connections to the distillery, and considering what they said before the prize, Mason seemed to have already guessed what was going to happen next.

Although Lucifer's body was already mangled beyond recognition, one horn remained on his forehead. Coupled with his enormous size, which was far larger than that of a human, and the hollow space in his chest, it was easy to imagine all sorts of exciting scenarios, and these researchers were no exception.

Then came the classic process, similar to an archaeological movie: the researchers were subjected to a baptism of their worldview collapsing, and then quickly summoned more men in black to set up stricter security around the explosion site. Their efficiency was off the charts, much better than the incompetent related agencies in many movies.

Come to think of it, the distillery seems to always be like this: they are particularly efficient at doing things that are not very meaningful, such as killing a one-time traitor or calling in powerful equipment, but when it comes to doing serious business, they start to fall apart. How can they not be made fools of by the Grim Reaper?

"These people are a powerful human criminal organization that researches rejuvenation. They have bases of operation in many places around the world," the jewel explained. "The collapse happened to occur near one of their bases, so it quickly attracted their attention after the explosion. It's really embarrassing to say, but if I hadn't been too cowardly to approach Lord Lucifer's torso, things wouldn't have turned out this way."

After saying that, Mason saw a black luxury car stop nearby. Then the door opened, and an old, hunched figure with facial features reminiscent of a crow or vulture slowly got out of the back seat, leaning on a cane, and walked towards the center of the explosion, where Lucifer's body was located.

Wait, isn't that the legendary brewery owner, Karasuma Renya? If I'm not mistaken, he should be my ultimate goal for this trip, the final boss, right?

The old man, in a slow but purposeful manner, approached Lucifer's corpse. His eyes, almost completely covered by wrinkles, revealed a look akin to a vulture seeing a rotting carcass or a lecher seeing a stunning beauty. He was about to throw off his cane and devote himself entirely to the wretched remains.

—Although I don’t know why he’s so interested in a mutilated corpse, this scene seems a bit familiar. If Karasuma Renya continues to charge, Mason thinks he should be able to see the sealed Dark Archmage Unit 2 soon.

But that shouldn't be possible, right? Karasuma Renya is, after all, the head of a conglomerate and the leader of a transnational criminal organization. How could he casually touch the remains of some dangerous creature that he doesn't even know what it is?

Just as Mason was thinking this, he watched as Karasuma Renya, ignoring the obstruction of his subordinates, placed his hand on Lucifer's mutilated chest with shining eyes.

Mason's lips twitched slightly.

No way?

Because the images of the explosion had left his head buzzing, Mason instinctively closed his eyes, only opening them again after about two seconds.

He was presented with both good news and bad news.

The good news is that there was no second explosion.

As for the bad news—

After Karasuma Renya encountered the demon's remains, the massive torso instantly dissolved like thin ice under hot water, losing its fixed shape and transforming into a shadowy, flowing creature that quickly wrapped around Karasuma Renya's body—this scene seemed somewhat familiar. If it were in the Marvel Universe, Mason would definitely think it was some kind of symbiote, since the special effects all looked pretty much the same.

"This is----?"

"As you can see, demons have a very strong vitality."

When the jewel answered Mason's question, "Even if you lose the ability to move temporarily under a powerful attack, as long as your body is not completely destroyed, you can slowly recover by living in symbiosis with other creatures."

This doesn't sound like a demon—watch out, the salted egg superhero from the M78 Nebula next door might sue you for plagiarism.

When the jewel sighed deeply, it said, "Lord Lucifer is seriously injured and won't wake up for a while, so this human can be considered to have gotten a free ride. Before Lord Lucifer wakes up, he has gained the ability to use some magic out of thin air."

"So, the threat of destroying the world has emerged?" Mason deduced.

"How could that be? Lord Lucifer himself doesn't have that kind of power. Even if he called up all the demons in the Demon Realm, they still couldn't compete with modern society." When the Pearl sighed, "The problem is that the collapse point has also merged into this human's body along with Lord Lucifer."