The Great Demon Lord of the American Comics World

Chapters 112, 117, 118: The Serpent Woman's Purpose, The Evil Queen's New Plan
At midnight, the moonlight was dim and the stars were sparse.

On the cliff overlooking the sea stands a classical building that resembles an ancient Japanese castle tower.

One by one, ninjas carrying bows and arrows and wielding katanas were silently patrolling the perimeter of the building.

Inside the building, in front of a futuristic medical bed, a bespectacled, white-coated, alluring blonde foreign woman spoke to Ichiro Yashida, who was lying on the bed receiving treatment:

"Your body is on the verge of collapse. Even the most advanced medical pod can only prolong your life for another five days."

The frail and decrepit Ichiro Yashida said in a weak voice:

"Then I'll lure Wolverine here within five days... Everything is ready, and I'm determined to get Wolverine's superpowers."

The foreign woman smiled seductively, "Don't worry, I'll bring him here..."

Just as I finished speaking, a slightly familiar male voice rang out:

"So Mr. Ichiro has made up his mind to repay kindness with enmity?"

Upon hearing the male voice, the foreign woman was startled and turned to look in the direction of the sound. She saw a tall, handsome young man in a trench coat, who was curiously examining a large, silver-white samurai mech parked in a seated position not far from the medical bed, as he slowly strolled over with elegant and composed steps.

Ichiro Yashida did not react so strongly, or rather, his physical condition no longer allowed him to make any strong reaction.

He pressed a button, and the medical bed raised his upper body, allowing him to look the young man in the eye.

He looked intently at the young man and said in a weak but authoritative voice:
"Leonardo Victor...how did you find your way here?"

"secret."

Li Xingzhou made a gesture to keep it a secret, of course he wouldn't tell Yashida Ichiro that he had already placed a tracking mark called "Thousand-Mile Soul Locking Curse" on Ichiro, so that even if Yashida Ichiro hid a thousand miles away, Li Xingzhou could still find him easily.

"We can talk."

Ichiro Yashida did not rashly turn against him.

There were dozens of secret ninjas he had trained for many years, who were loyal to him, guarding the outside. Yet Li Xingzhou still swaggered in. Not only did none of the ninjas issue a warning, but even now, no ninjas have come in to drive the intruder away.

Ichiro Yashida knew that this young man had a very formidable female bodyguard. On the day Mariko returned to Japan, it was that same bodyguard who repelled the Hand-kai ninjas hired by Shingen and saved Mariko's life.

Ichiro Yashida was naturally wary of the female bodyguard named "Yuriko," and had long ago dispatched a maid disguised as a secret ninja to keep an eye on her in order to prevent her from interfering with his plans.

But to everyone's surprise, it was Leonardo Victor who came looking for them.

Judging from the fact that dozens of ninjas outside had not reacted at all, or even worse, had been silently and completely wiped out, this young man was probably a more unfathomable and powerful figure than his female bodyguard.

“Leonardo, you are an outstanding young man, and Mariko loves you dearly. As Mariko’s grandfather, of course I want her to be happy. Unlike Shingen, I won’t force Mariko into an arranged marriage. As long as Mariko is happy, even if you are a foreigner, I will agree to her marrying you…”

Ichiro Yashida spoke in a deep voice, attempting to persuade Li Xingzhou with words:
“I only have one granddaughter, Mariko. Shingen has lost his right to inherit the family business, so Mariko will be the future head of the family, and the Yashida Foundation will become her dowry…”

"excuse me."

Li Xingzhou made a pause gesture and said with amusement:
"Mr. Ichiro, do you think you can satisfy my appetite by just making empty promises because I'm young? If you were to gain Wolverine's superpowers, how would Mariko have any chance of inheriting the Yashida Group?"

Ichiro Yashida solemnly stated:
"I swear to God, if you help me, all of the Yashida Group's assets in the United States will belong to Mariko! Those are assets worth tens of billions of dollars! Also, I can transfer five percent, no, ten percent, of the group's shares in the Japanese headquarters to her! You know, Yashida is a trillion-dollar conglomerate! Ten percent..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Xingzhou interrupted him again:
Why should I accept your charity?

He looked at Yashida Ichiro strangely:
"In your will, all of this originally belonged to Mariko. If you just die peacefully, Mariko can inherit this entire trillion-dollar conglomerate. Why create unnecessary trouble?"

Yashida Ichiro angrily said:

"Leonardo! I am Mariko's grandfather. Do you intend to kill the grandfather of the woman you love?"

Li Xingzhou readily nodded:
"Yes."

"..."

Yashida Ichiro was stunned by his frankness and didn't know how to speak for a moment.

"Of course, considering that you are Mariko's grandfather and we are, to some extent, relatives, I will let you die with some dignity."

He looked at the high-tech medical bed that was sustaining Ichishida's life:
“If you cut off the power to this device, you should die of old age soon, right? There will still be time to bring your body back for your funeral... Although the bio-technological fake body you left behind is realistic enough, a fake is still a fake, and I don’t want to have a fake body at Mareko’s funeral. I have to fulfill her filial piety.”

Ichiro Yashida's eyes widened in horror:
"Leonardo, you're a monster!"

"Too many people have said that about me. Your explanation is nothing new." Li Xingzhou shook his head and smiled slightly. "So, do you have any last words?"

"You think you've got me cornered? Green, stall me for a minute!"

Ichiro Yashida gave the order in a deep voice.

The blonde female doctor smiled charmingly:
"Yes, Boss."

After saying that, she took off her glasses, let her hair down, and walked towards Li Xingzhou with alluring steps.

"Handsome, can I have a kiss?"

She chuckled sweetly and licked her lips with her tongue.

A colorless and odorless poisonous gas, capable of clouding one's mind and arousing emotions, emanated from the tip of her tongue, silently invading Li Xingzhou.

Li Xingzhou chuckled to himself.

He knew this woman's background.

Her name is "Viper" Green, a mutant with impressive fighting skills and a powerful venom.

Her venom can kill or bewitch people, turning them into puppets under her control.

Overall, this woman's abilities are quite practical.

Perhaps we can tame her into a toy?
She has a good appearance and figure, especially her long tongue that can fork like a snake at the front. It is extremely flexible and can secrete various toxins as well as harmless aphrodisiacs. It can be considered a good aphrodisiac for both him and the women around him.

Li Xingzhou thought to himself, took a deep breath of the colorless and odorless poison gas, and smiled slightly at Green, who had walked up to him and was about to put his arm around his neck to give him a heart-stirring kiss:
"Today is not the time; we'll have plenty of time to talk later..."

As he spoke, he gently blew a breath at Green, who had just realized the gas had lost its effectiveness and was about to kill him with a ruthless glint in his eyes.

The poisonous gas swished back and covered Green's face.

She certainly wouldn't be harmed by her own poison gas.

However, the breath that Li Xingzhou exhaled also contained a trace of his spiritual power and inner demonic thoughts.

The spiritual power amplified the poison gas's potency a hundredfold, exceeding Green's immune limits and causing her body to stiffen instantly, her eyes becoming dazed and confused. The demonic thoughts seized the opportunity, taking deep root in Green's mind and bearing Li Xingzhou's imprint.

After that, Li Xingzhou only needed to give him a look, and Green obediently stood behind him.

Seeing this astonishing scene, Ichiro Yashida was stunned once again.

He needed Green to buy him a minute, using that time to activate his adamantium-forged samurai mech. Once inside, he was confident he could use his indestructible and unbreakable mech to defeat the unfathomable Leonardo. But he never expected…

Green was defeated by his opponent in a single exchange using some strange method, and it seemed as if he had been mind-controlled!
Less than ten seconds had passed; Yashida Ichiro had just pressed the remote control button to activate the mecha, and the mecha's energy reactor had only just begun to operate...

“No, Leon Vito, you can’t kill me. I’m Mariko’s grandfather, I’m the head of the Yashida Zaibatsu… I can marry Mariko to you, give you a huge dowry, I can even serve you…”

As Yashida Ichiro rambled on incoherently, Li Xingzhou walked up to him without flinching, stopped the Samurai mecha that was starting up with a single finger, unplugged the power supply to the medical bed, and turned off the medical bed's built-in energy system.

Afterwards, Li Xingzhou looked coldly at Yashida Ichiro and said calmly:

"You ungrateful wretch, you might as well just die..."

With that, he snapped his fingers lightly, gave a charming smile, stepped forward, winked at Ichiro Yashida, and blew out a breath of paralyzing poison gas.

Ichiro Yashida suddenly stiffened and could only lie on the medical bed, which had been shut down and could no longer sustain his life, waiting for death to come.

While waiting for Yashida Ichiro to die naturally, Li Xingzhou asked Green:
"Besides killing people, what else can you do?"

“My dear master, I am also a healer and mechanic. I am skilled in researching and manufacturing various machines that can be implanted into living organisms to treat, strengthen, weaken, and control them. I personally developed and manufactured this life support device for Ichiro Yashida. I also participated in the research and development of that samurai mecha.”

Green still maintained her alluring and seductive demeanor; clearly, although Li Xingzhou had controlled her mind, he had not changed her true nature.

"Not bad, you're a talented person."

Li Xingzhou nodded in satisfaction. This versatile person could make sex toys, do various research and manufacturing work, and also knew how to treat patients. This was exactly the kind of talent he needed.

"However, Master, I have some trouble with me."

Green smiled alluringly, drawing circles on Li Xingzhou's chest with her finger:

"Besides being Ichiro Yashida's assistant and attending physician, I'm also a member of the Hellfire Club. Ichiro Yashida is also a prospective member of the Hellfire Club; if he can successfully acquire Wolverine's superpowers, he can join the Hellfire Club under my guidance..."

"Oh?" Li Xingzhou raised an eyebrow: "So Hellfire Club has also set its sights on the Yashida family's assets?"

"Of course. The number one conglomerate in Japan, with its headquarters far away from America, is the perfect place for the Hellfire Club to expand its influence."

"Unfortunately, I've already snatched it away."

“I must remind you, the Black Emperor’s wrath is not so easy to bear, my dear master.”

"The Black King, Sebastian Shaw, is still alive?"

Green misunderstood Li Xingzhou's question, thinking he was asking why Black Emperor hadn't died of old age yet, and explained:

"The Black Emperor possesses a self-healing factor and can absorb energy to reverse aging and restore youth. He is practically immortal; he will not die of old age even a hundred years from now."

Okay, Black King didn't die, so this isn't the timeline of "The First Battle of the X".

Li Xingzhou muttered to himself, getting involved with Black Emperor and Hell Club was certainly not a good thing, but...

Want to know what a "hexagonal warrior" is?
The superhumans in this world, whether mutants, superpowered individuals, magicians, or monsters, all have weaknesses or even fatal flaws.

No matter how strong they are in their areas of expertise, their weaknesses and shortcomings can make them vulnerable under certain conditions.

Cultivators are different.

In the cultivation world, every cultivator strives to become an all-around hexagonal warrior—developing their essence, energy, and spirit in all aspects, strengthening their physique, magical power, and primordial spirit in all aspects, being able to attack from a distance and excel in close combat, having long endurance and being good at explosive power, and having the ability to escape if all else fails.

Superhumans may have flaws in their minds, bodies, skills, or equipment, but cultivators, given time and resources, can make up for all their shortcomings and achieve flawless physical, mental, skill, and equipment abilities.

The only way to deal with such a cultivator is to be stronger than them in every aspect, overwhelming them with absolute power. Trying to find a weakness is practically impossible.

Of course, most lower-level cultivators cannot reach this ideal state. However, even with limited resources and talent, lower-level cultivators are at least trying their best to achieve comprehensive strength in their essence, energy, and spirit.

True top-tier experts like Li Xingzhou, besides possessing perfect balance of energy and spirit with no weaknesses, are proficient in all kinds of weapons, adept at supernatural powers and spells, and also skilled in alchemy, talisman making, weapon crafting, array formation, puppetry, the use of Gu poison, and the preparation of poisons...

Even if you want a mecha, he can forge a magical artifact version of the armor.

In short, Black Emperor is powerful, and Hellfire Club is formidable, but neither can scare Li Xingzhou.

In addition...

"Could I perhaps join the Hellfire Club?"

Since he's already a registered member of the Mainland Hotel, a confidant of Hydra's junior leader Cipher, and a reserve Avenger for S.H.I.E.L.D., joining the Hellfire Club doesn't seem like too much.

After thinking it over, Li Xingzhou instructed Green:
"If the Hellfire Club doesn't get involved in Ichiro Yashida's matter, then just hold off on reporting it. If the Hellfire Club contacts you, then report it truthfully and tell them that you'd be happy to join the Hellfire Club and contribute your share to the Black Emperor's cause."

"Yes, my dear master."

"Speaking of which, what mutants does the Hellfire Club have right now?"

"Sebastian Shaw, Emma Grace Frost, Azazel, Genos Quisty, the Shadow Cuckoo, Salvador the Angel... In addition, the Black King is also planning to recruit a group of young mutants who have suffered persecution, including Magneto's daughter. However, the Black King is confident that he can subdue her, after all, Magneto did not come to her rescue when she was persecuted and studied..."

Green laid bare the details about the Hellfire Club members, leaving nothing out.

"Hellfire Club is quite strong, and they are worthy of me."

Li Xingzhou nodded with delight, already beginning to consider how to replace the Black Emperor and take control of the organization.

At this moment, Green reminded him:

"Master, Yashida Ichiro has died."

Li Xingzhou glanced at the medical bed and said lightly:
"He died of old age, what a lucky break for that ungrateful old man. I'll take him back to the Yashida family first. You stay here and pack up. Collect all the adamantium and other useful items and documents. I'll come back tomorrow to take them away."

"Yes, Master..."

With a gentle touch of his hand, adorned with the "Mustard Seed Ring," Li Xingzhou stored the corpse into the Mustard Seed Space.

Then he nodded to Green, spread his wings, soared into the sky, and flew out of the window.

After watching his new master leave, Green went outside for a stroll and saw that none of the dozens of secret ninjas were left; they had all vanished into thin air. He couldn't help but lick his lips and chuckle.
"Master is truly more terrifying than a devil; no wonder he's not worried about the Black Emperor's threat at all..."

She twirled in place, then performed a few light ballet steps before gracefully returning inside to tidy up as her master had instructed.

……

Li Xingzhou brought back the main character of the funeral, making the funeral truly complete.

Mariko presided over Ichiro Ichishida's funeral and announced Ichiro's will at the funeral, officially inheriting the position of head of the Yashida family.

The family's private soldiers and ninjas, who were completely unaware of Yashida Ichiro's conspiracy, swore allegiance to Mariko in accordance with the will, led by their two leaders, Yukio and Harada Kenichiro.

With both the moral high ground and the family's military power in her hands, Mariko's succession proceeded very smoothly.

Even if some high-ranking members of the conglomerate and some members of the Yashida branch harbored ambitions, they could not openly resist Mariko's succession.

In the future, they might do some underhanded things at most, but the consequences are self-evident.

During the funeral ceremony on the second day, Li Xingzhou took some time to visit the castle tower and swept away all the liquid adamantium alloy that Green had collected and organized, as well as the samurai mecha, medical bed and other high-tech equipment and data, storing them all in his mustard seed space.

Afterwards, he took Green back to the Yashida main residence and continued to attend the funeral and witness Mariko's enthronement ceremony as if nothing had happened. That evening...

Mariko kept vigil for Ichiro Yashida, following Japanese tradition.

The farewell ceremony continued the following day.

The entire funeral process began on the night Ichiro Yashida announced his death and lasted until the third day.

After the final ceremony, Ichiro Yashida's body was taken to the crematorium in a hearse. After cremation, Mariko personally collected his ashes into an urn.

Thus, the funeral was successfully concluded.

After the funeral, Mariko also summoned the group's top executives and key family members to her residence, announcing that no personnel changes would be made to the group for the time being, in order to reassure everyone.

Whether there will be adjustments in the future depends on whether the higher-ups listen to orders and work diligently.

If anyone dares to take advantage of her youth, to be outwardly compliant but inwardly defiant, or even to profit at the expense of the public, she will deal with them with an iron fist.

Mariko was busy until midnight that day before dragging her tired body out of the hall.

As soon as Yukio and Harada Kenichiro stepped out of the hall, a maidservant stepped forward, bowed, and said:

"Master, Mr. Victor is waiting for you at the hot spring bathhouse."

Despite her exhaustion, Mariko turned back and smiled gently at Yukio and Harada Kenichiro:
"I'm going to soak in a hot spring to wash away my fatigue. You all must be tired too, so go back and rest."

"Don't you need me to come with you?" Yukio asked.

"No need." Mariko pulled Yukio aside and whispered, "Leon is a big pervert. If you go with us, he'll definitely try something on you. Don't you like Mr. Wolverine? You don't want to be taken advantage of by Leon, do you?"

"Huh?" Yukio was startled and quickly took her leave from Harada Kenichiro—in fact, Li Xingzhou had no real interest in Yukio, the red-haired female warrior; Mariko was just trying to scare her.

After the two left, Mariko went straight to the hot spring bathhouse.

Upon arriving at the bathhouse, Mariko took a shower with the help of a maid, changed into a yukata, and went to the hot spring pool. She saw Li Xingzhou bathing with the help of Yuriko and Guoguo, so she quickly took off her yukata, stepped into the pool, and came to Li Xingzhou, ready to serve him as usual.

But Li Xingzhou raised his hand to stop her:
"You've been working for two days and two nights straight, without closing your eyes for two whole nights. You've worked so hard, you should get some rest today."

Mariko smiled gently and said:
“I take naps whenever I have a spare moment during the day. Besides, seeing you makes me not feel tired at all.”

"I'm still tired," Li Xingzhou said with a smile, and instructed, "Green, help Mariko relax a bit."

As soon as he finished speaking, a burst of bubbles suddenly appeared in front of Li Xingzhou, and then a blonde foreign woman emerged from the water.

Mariko then realized that there was another person submerged in the water, and judging from her position, she must have been eating something underwater.

Mariko was a little unhappy. The previous few nights when she was soaking in the hot spring, this spot had always been hers, and Yuriko and Kako had been very considerate and hadn't tried to take it from her. She didn't expect that today, she was a little late, and someone else had already taken it.

However, upon closer inspection of the foreign woman, Mariko couldn't help but be slightly taken aback:
"Miss Green?"

"Miss Mariko."

With a seductive smile, Green swam to Mariko and embraced her slender waist.

Mariko looked curiously at the blonde woman who was clearly very talented but always had a seductive and alluring demeanor: "Aren't you Grandpa's therapist? What are you doing here?"

"Mr. Ichiro has passed away. I've lost my employer. I need to find another meal ticket, right?"

"So you've now pledged your allegiance to Li Ang and are serving him?"

“That’s right. Mr. Leonardo Victor, you are now my dear new master… As per your orders, Ms. Mariko is my first client…”

After saying that, Green gently kissed Mariko's lips, and slowly sank down into the steaming hot spring in front of Mariko.

"Ah?"

Mariko paused for a moment, then abruptly pushed her hand into the water in front of her, blushing and exclaiming in surprise:

"Ball, ball pocket, do you think..."

Before she could finish speaking, her delicate body stiffened, and she involuntarily tilted her head back...

After a while.

Mariko nestled weakly in Li Xingzhou's arms, her long legs draped over Green, enjoying her exquisite massage skills.

Li Xingzhou gently stroked Mariko's smooth back and asked her with a smile:

"How does it feel?"

“Um…” Mariko rested her cheek on his shoulder and whispered shyly, “Green’s… is very good, as agile as a snake, but, but still far from being as good as you…”

"But isn't it a bit interesting? As a mutant, her tongue can secrete a healing and restorative substance. Doesn't she feel her fatigue disappear now?"

"That's true. However, it's nothing compared to the feeling of lightness, clarity, boundless energy, and full of vitality I feel when I wake up after being with you... Green's ability is only good for adding to the fun."

As expected of a wealthy heiress from Japan, she grasped the purpose of Grimm so quickly.

Li Xingzhou had originally been interested in her powerful snake tongue and planned to use her as a sex toy to enhance his pleasure. However, he did not expect that Green would also have scientific research talent, which was an unexpected bonus.

"Then, tonight you shouldn't do anything, think about anything, just relax and enjoy yourself. Tomorrow morning, you'll be full of energy again..."

"Mmm." Mariko nestled in Li Xingzhou's arms, her eyes narrowed, a happy smile blooming on her lips.

……

after one day.

Li Xingzhou returned to New York on Mariko's private plane.

The first thing to do upon returning to New York was to go to Rex Prison and pour hundreds of werewolf corpses, including Lucien's remains, into the magic circle to create the Bone Mighty Demon.

Then, the three-headed yoke was placed into the newly arranged weapon-refining array, using hellish elements as the array's power source, allowing the array to automatically extract and strip away the refined gold within.

Another weapon-refining array was set up to refine molds.

Once the mold is formed, liquid adamantium can be injected to create the prototype of divine weapons and magical artifacts.

Afterwards, he personally refined it with true fire and added talismans, and the divine weapon and magic tool were basically completed. In the future, he could continuously enhance its power by constantly tempering and refining it with spiritual power and magic power.

However, since this was Li Xingzhou's first time working with Adamantium alloy, he was not yet able to determine whether the magical artifacts and divine weapons forged from Adamantium alloy had the potential to break through their initial grade.

Perhaps adamantite, as a magical metal, will have better growth potential than adamantite.

Of course, these are all things to be discussed later; the molds for magical artifacts and divine weapons haven't even been forged yet.

Although the magic array can operate on its own without his personal control, its automatic mold-making process still takes a certain amount of time.

Therefore, after adjusting the magic array and starting the refining process automatically, he stopped operating it and went to the warden's office to listen to the report from his sweet secretary and acting warden, Emma.

Emma, ​​holding the folder, reported on the production and operations of the previous week in detail, and concluded by saying:

"Last week, a total of fifteen serious criminals committed suicide..."

Li Xingzhou frowned and said:

Why do so many serious offenders commit suicide? Are we not good enough to them?

“This…” Emma was speechless for a moment.

Why did the prisoner commit suicide?

Boss is right, it's because the prison isn't good enough for them. No, using "not good enough" is far too modest; the truth is...

Forced labor for at least twelve hours and up to fourteen hours a day, barely enough to keep them from starving, cramped cells with no room to move around, seven days a week without rest, and almost no time for even fresh air...

Compared to the hardened criminals at Rex Prison, the enslaved people on the plantation could proudly claim to live in paradise.

Most importantly, the serious offenders who commit suicide are all sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of commutation or parole. They see no hope whatsoever, so they have no choice but to commit suicide to seek relief.

But Emma couldn't say it outright, because many of these policies were formulated by her and the Boss together...

Seeing Emma's troubled expression, Li Xingzhou thought for a moment and roughly understood, then sighed:

"How can you be so careless with your life? Anyone who has died knows that being alive is better than anything else..."

Emma was speechless—even if there are many demons and monsters in this world, and many incredible miracles, there are still very few people who have died, right?

Little did she know, the boss in front of her had died more than once.

"In my prison, even death won't end it all..."

Li Xingzhou said calmly:
"Strengthen ideological education for prison inmates and solemnly remind them that Christians who commit suicide will not go to heaven and will fall into hell to suffer torment after death, so that they can cherish life and live well."

Li Xingzhou wasn't just talking nonsense.

Beneath the prison, the "Blood Sea Array," operating 24/7, extracts the souls of everyone who dies in the prison, refining them into the Blood Sea to increase the array's power. This outcome is indeed no different from going to hell.

"Yes, Boss."

Although she doubted the effectiveness of this kind of education, Emma obediently agreed. As long as she did her job according to her boss's instructions, whether the prisoners accepted the education and cherished their lives was not her concern.

"Anything else?"

Li Xingzhou asked.

“No, that’s all.” Emma shook her head, then looked at Li Xingzhou with a resentful gaze and asked, “Boss, I heard you got a new secretary…”

"Who said that?"

“Harry. He said that yesterday he and Andrew went to Tetpollosa Airport to pick you up, and they saw that besides Mariko and Yuriko, you also had an elegant and sophisticated blonde beauty with you…”

"Elegant and intellectual?"

Li Xingzhou shook his head with amusement. As for Green's seductive and alluring gaze... well, when she wore glasses, dressed in an office lady's suit, and had a serious expression, she did have a certain elegant and intellectual air about her.

"Her name is Green, and she is a therapist and mechanical engineer."

Li Xingzhou smiled and soothed his jealous little sweetheart:

"She's not on the same track as you. Emmm, she also has some very interesting special abilities that you'll definitely like."

Hearing this, the secretary, who was worried that her position would be taken over, felt a little relieved and asked again:

"Harry told me that you have a new Japanese girl with bangs and long, straight hair by your side..."

"That big-mouthed bastard Harry! He deserves to be single his whole life!"

Li Xingzhou gave a light snort and then said:
"Her name is Guoguo. She's a genius assassin. She's temporarily staying with Green at Mariko's place. She'll be coming to the prison for rehabilitation tomorrow."

Emma blinked, puzzled: "Modification?"

“Yes.” Li Xingzhou’s lips curled into a subtle smile. “She has a latent mutant gene and wants to activate it to gain superpowers. So she decided to undergo the Sand Angel’s modification experiment…”

Emma exclaimed in surprise:
"But isn't the Sandstorm Angel only good at fighting and torturing prisoners? She can also perform modification surgery?"

"It is precisely because the Sandstorm Angel is proficient in all kinds of cruel torture methods that..."

Li Xingzhou shrugged:
"She is the perfect person to perform gene modification surgery to awaken mutant genes in people."

Emma suddenly realized, and a sweet smile appeared on her face:
"Then I wish Miss Guoguo good luck in advance..."

After finishing his work at the prison, Li Xingzhou was about to visit Selena, who was training Death Walkers in the prison's underground area, when he suddenly received a call from Cipher, who asked him to meet at the Continental Hotel.

"So what's going on this time?"

Cipher's tone was languid, his voice husky and magnetic:
"It's a big deal, of course. S.H.I.E.L.D. found an artifact in New Mexico and caught a homeless man trying to take it. Guess who that homeless man claimed to be?"

Li Xingzhou certainly knew who that guy was, but he still cooperated and asked:
"Who?"

Cipher spoke with a smile:

"He claimed to be the son of Odin, Thor, the God of Thunder."

"Odin's son? Thor, the God of Thunder?"

Li Xingzhou laughed heartily:
"Was that guy drunk or high on drugs? He actually called himself Thor?"

"Yes, but that guy is really something else. They say he's incredibly strong. Although he's not quite at the level of an average strongman, his skin is harder than titanium alloy. And even though he's just a muscular man of normal build, he weighs an astonishing 216 kilograms..."

Li Xingzhou knew that Cipher was right.

Although Odin banished Thor to Earth and sealed away his divine power, Odin obviously could not truly put his eldest son in danger. Therefore, although Thor's power plummeted to the level of a human strongman, his indestructible divine physique was still preserved.

Li Xingzhou asked Seifer with a smile:
"So what do you want to do?"

"Of course, I want to go to New Mexico to try and get my hands on that artifact, and maybe kidnap that homeless guy while I'm at it. I suspect he's undergone some kind of bio-enhancing technology. If we can get him for research, maybe we can create a batch of special forces soldiers with bulletproof skin..."

Li Xingzhou found it amusing, knowing that Cipher's scheme was doomed to fail, but he didn't discourage her, and said:
"Do you want me to go with you?"

"Of course. You're my most capable subordinate. How could I not bring you along for such an important mission? Come to the Mainland Hotel, and I can give you your payment in advance..."

Listening to Cipher's seductive, deep, and magnetic voice, and recalling Cipher's excellent performance last time, Li Xingzhou smiled and said:

"Okay, I'll come find you tonight."

Before going there, I'll have to get her an evil queen's crown—the image of Cipher kneeling and kissing her toes while wearing the queen's crown is quite amusing...

(End of this chapter)