Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit.

"Heh~"

Matthew dismissed Mephisto's words with disdain.

He had no doubt about Mephisto's strength. To be able to bear the name of Satan in Hell meant he was a top-tier lord among all demons, and his strength ranked at the very top of the Heavenly Father's hierarchy.

Its positioning is extremely high.

However, having a high position does not necessarily mean that he has a high position on Earth.

On the contrary, he wouldn't dare to come to Earth casually.

Even if Mephisto were to descend to Earth in his true form, the magical barriers of the three mage sanctuaries on Earth would significantly reduce his power.

At the same time, he didn't dare to come.

Why did Mephisto use energy projection, clones, or agents to sneak onto Earth?

It's just that I'm wary of two people.

One is the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, and the other is Odin, the All-King of the Gods of Asgard.

The latter is because Earth is one of the nine kingdoms, essentially a territory ruled by Asgard.

Mephisto is strong, but Odin is even more monstrous.

At his peak, Odin led the Asgardian army to conquer the entire universe, defeating countless races. It was only later that Odin became more low-key and cultivated his character.

Just because he's keeping a low profile doesn't mean Odin is old.

On the contrary, Odin became more terrifying over time.

Odin's Odin Power grows stronger over time, and this power becomes uncontrollable, to the point that his aging body gradually can no longer bear the ever-increasing Odin Power.

In the end, they had no choice but to use Odin's Sleep to alleviate the situation.

Given Mephisto's cautious nature, he would certainly not dare to descend to Earth in his true form so easily.

He was also afraid of being targeted by Odin; if a fight broke out, Mephisto would die nine times in a minute.

Besides Odin, there is also the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme.

Odin is from another kingdom, but Earth is the Ancient One's home turf.

As a guardian, the Ancient One's duty is to suppress threats from multiple dimensions, including Hell.

Since he usually sneaks off to Earth, the Ancient One couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.

If anyone were to come to Earth without restraint, the bald female mage would have a temper that no one could back down from; she would beat any threat to a pulp on equal terms.

So Matthew knew very well, and Mephisto himself knew very well, that what he said earlier was just stubbornness.

On Earth, without Mephisto's true form, relying solely on energy projection wouldn't be enough to suppress Matthew.

That is why Matthew, despite having guessed Mephisto's identity, still believed the advantage was in his hands; Earth truly was his home turf.

This battle was very fruitful.

Although Mephisto's wisp of consciousness projection failed to hunt it down, allowing it to escape.

But this high-intensity combat helped him grow a lot.

His physique has improved significantly, he has mastered the Ryuo and Internal Destruction techniques of Armament Haki, his Observation Haki has grown considerably, and he has basically mastered Conqueror's Haki Entanglement.

The application of the Six Styles in combat has led to a more refined understanding of techniques such as flesh and blood, and the generation of power.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before he would be able to master the advanced skill of the Six Styles: Life Return.

This thing is essentially the embodiment of physical consciousness.

Completely control every part of the body with your mind to achieve rapid digestion, hair-based combat, shape optimization, super self-healing, and unlimited endurance.

It is the strongest physical cheat, which can qualitatively change combat power and maximize survivability.

Matthew was in a good mood after offending a seemingly insignificant demon king but gaining an increase in strength in return.

Then Nigley's voice came through the headphones.

"BOSS?"

"Nigley?"

"Okay, we've finally made contact. There was signal interference earlier, and the communication was cut off. What happened over there?"

Negri was relatively calm.

If other people's signals were suddenly interfered with during a mission, she would definitely be anxious, but since the mission executor is her own boss, she is not flustered at all.

She knew very well what level of combat power her boss was.

With that ability to manipulate light, even if she encounters an enemy she can't defeat, running away won't be a problem.

"We ran into a demon king, and we just had a fight."

"Um, the literal meaning?"

"It should be."

"Well, it seems Earth is becoming increasingly unpredictable. Our people will reach the target point in ten minutes. Those agents are gathering there; they must have heard the commotion. Should we have our Secretary-General suppress it?"

"No need, let them investigate."

OK.

After the communication ended, Matthew knew that this battle had caused quite a stir, and that S.H.I.E.L.D. had people monitoring the area. It would be strange if they hadn't noticed.

He turned his head and glanced at the girl looking out from the distant hill.

The figure suddenly transformed into a golden beam of light and flew over.

As Nydi blinked, flowing golden particles exploded before her eyes, revealing Matthew's figure, which startled the girl.

"Cool~~"

Ignoring Jennifer's voice in his head, Matthew stared blankly at Nydy, blinking and unsure what to say.

"You might not be suited for a normal life right now, so, would you like to come with me?"

Seeing that the girl didn't speak, Matthew asked her to make a choice.

Nydy is actually not weak at all.

In terms of Observation Haki, her aura is many times stronger than that of an ordinary person. Although he has never seen a super soldier like Captain America Steve Rogers, she should be even stronger.

The key point is that the opponent is not a purely physical type of enhancer, but rather a mental type.

It's similar to the demonic power that possessed Jennifer back then.

There should be some connection between the two, and Matthew plans to keep an eye on it.

Unaware of Matthew's thoughts, Nydred accepted the invitation without hesitation.

"Okay, I'll go with you, sir."

"Call me Boss or my name Matthew."

"Let's go."

Carrying Nydi, he transformed into a golden beam of light and flew into the distance.

A full half hour later.

A convoy of SUVs drove up on the highway. The lead car stopped, and a middle-aged white man in a suit got out as the door opened.

Looking at the road ahead, which was in terrible condition and riddled with cracks and potholes, especially the bottomless pit in front of him, he was shocked.

"What happened here?"

"Agent Coulson, news from headquarters that the cruise satellites in this area had their signals jammed an hour ago, and headquarters has been unable to repair them."

An agent walked up behind Coulson and reported to him.

Coulson frowned.

"Man-made?"

"It's uncertain, but it doesn't seem like human interference. If it were human interference, we couldn't possibly be unable to fix it."

After a moment's thought, Coulson immediately issued the order: "Order all agents to narrow the encirclement and mobilize the surrounding area's cruise satellites to search for video footage within a 100-kilometer radius during this time period."

"What do you mean?"

"That girl couldn't have done this; it must have been someone else. We need to figure out what happened, seal off this area, report to headquarters, and have them send people to investigate."

"Yes, sir."