A retired reincarnator from a certain American film studio

Once the finishing touches are done here, they'll have time to go back to the city, find a bar, have a drink, and celebrate.

After all, Lu Ke just said that he would pay for tonight's expenses.

"Maren."

"Sir."

How much longer until the finishing touches are complete?

"Almost there, just one X-gene suppressor left, and then one team is cleaning the room to make sure nothing is left behind..."

"Crack!"

Just as Mullen had a moment to himself, took a cigarette from Stryker, lit it, and was reporting intelligence, his walkie-talkie rang.

"Sir!"

“Andy, speak.”

"We found something in the basement, but we don't know what it is."

"I'll be right away."

"Roger that!"

Maren put down the walkie-talkie and walked into the house.

As Luke listened to the words on the walkie-talkie, he also looked at Stryker.

"Go and see?"

"it is good."

Luke and Stryker stubbed out their cigarettes and went back into the room, following Marlen who was walking ahead, and made their way unimpeded to the basement of the house.

As soon as Luke came down the stairs, he smelled an unbearable yet strangely familiar stench.

next second.

When his gaze fell upon the glossy black stone in the wooden box on the basement workbench, he immediately understood where this inexplicable sense of familiarity came from.

Over at the workbench.

Two sentries are surrounding the body of a sentry lying on the ground.

Luke and Stryker approached.

into the eye.

The sentry lying on the ground had a deathly pale face.

Maren frowned and asked, "What's going on?"

The remaining two soldiers, having confirmed the sentry's death, stood up and pointed to the wooden crate being opened on the workbench.

The wooden box was filled with a pile of shiny black stones.

Maren turned his head to look at the stone in the wooden box, frowned, and said, "What is this?" before reaching out to touch it.

The sentry named Andy immediately called out to stop him: "Don't touch it!"

Maren stopped abruptly, quickly retracted his right hand, and looked at Andy.

"what happened?"

"There's something wrong with this stone."

"what?"

"cold!"

Andy spoke with a serious expression, pointing to the sentry lying on the ground with a pale face, and said, "Just now, Mirren was curious about these stones and touched them. Then, his whole body stiffened at a speed visible to the naked eye. When Glenn and I went to pull him up, he was passively stiffened."

While talking.

The sentry named Glenn laboriously straightened Milton's body, as if he were supporting a piece of wood.

"hiss!"

Upon seeing this, Malen gasped and involuntarily took a step back. He stared at the unremarkable, shiny black stone in the wooden crate before turning his gaze to Stryker: "Sir, this is…"

Stryker frowned and quickly flipped through his memory bank.

Lu Ke looked at the stones in the box and spoke up to explain the situation to the others.

"Black gem!"

……

Chapter 283 Hela's Specters (Second Update!)

Luke's gaze fell on the shiny black stone in the wooden box, as if he were deep in thought.

Maren, Andy, and another Sentinel agent involuntarily looked at Luke after hearing his voice.

Stryker also snapped out of his thoughts and looked at Luke.

"Black gemstone?"

"Ah."

Lu Ke nodded: "Black gemstone, but not the black gemstone of our world. It is a unique metal that is said to have been formed in the world of death by countless fragmented souls that withered away and, over time, perfectly permeated the soil of the world of death. This metal exists in any world of death where there are souls and is called the Hell Black Gemstone or the Underworld Black Gemstone."

Stryker pondered, "Hellfire Black Gem?"

Maren and Andy exchanged a glance and asked curiously, "What's this thing for?"

Lu Ke smiled and looked at Maren and Andy: "Whether it's Hell Black Gem or Underworld Black Gem, these black gems are made from countless fragmented souls mixed with the underworld. But these black gems are similar to our rare minerals; they are strategic materials. To some extent, if a demon has enough black gems, he can create his own second hell."

Because the soul is a core asset of the world of the dead.

Black gems are formed from the fusion of countless broken souls and the underworld. Theoretically speaking, if enough black gems are collected, it is indeed possible to create a second hell.

Of course.

This is only theoretical.

after all……

Hell isn't something you can just open up by setting up some shell company.

After all, the hellish profession is a monopoly.

Nowadays, the one who monopolizes this industry is called Mephisto. Anyone who tries to open a second Hell to steal Mephisto's business will probably be beaten to death by Mephisto.

Lu Ke thought to himself.

Stryker looked at Luke with some curiosity.

"Lu Ke, how did you know?"

“I once used these stones to craft a piece of equipment.”

Luke smiled and looked at Stryker without hiding anything: "However, that was a long time ago. I don't even know where I put that equipment."

That piece of equipment he once crafted.

called——

'Specter Cloth - Hades!'

But as he just told Stryker.

That was a long time ago.

It was only when Luke saw the black gemstone that he suddenly remembered something.

The Hades Cloth is also a Saint Cloth.

Black gemstones are one of the core raw materials for forging the Hades Armor!

Think of this.

Luke raised an eyebrow and looked at Stryker: "This thing is useless to you, give it to me."

Stryker chuckled.

"half!"

"91".

Luke smiled and shook his head: "William, this thing is really useless to you. If you really want it, just give him a few pieces to take back and study."

Although this box of black gems is just a drop in the ocean when it comes to a Hades Armor.

but……

Keep saving up while you're ahead.

If he can't find the 'Orichalcum', 'Gamma', and 'Silver Stardust' needed to forge the Gold Cloth, he can simply choose to forge the Hades Cloth as a second-best option.

Of course.

This is the alternative plan.

Because if he chooses to forge a Surplice and wear it, he can no longer call himself his own Gold Saint; he can only be Hela's Surplice.

This is complicated to explain.

Simply put.

Luke's cosmos does not contain the underworld, which is the key reason why he was able to project his cosmos into Hela's Hades.

His power system does not conflict with Hela's power system.

This is why Luke describes his relationship with Hela as a two-way journey.

If Luke's cosmos contained a Netherworld system, Hela would definitely be a thousand times unwilling to let her cosmos reside there.

When two tigers fight, there must be one injury.

This is the truth!

and so……

If he wears the Gold Cloth, he uses the power of his own Cosmo. But if he wears the Specter Cloth, without the Death System, he will have to borrow the power of Helaheim.