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

The pungent smell of sulfur was spreading.

Several years ago, in the Hand's underground laboratory, former leader Madam Taka announced her achievement to the members—she named it "Divine Descent," a special ritual that incorporates the magic of "beasts" into oneself. According to Madam Taka herself, after performing the ritual, ninjas would be able to transform into forms imbued with divine power, possessing immortal vitality and strength far exceeding that of humans. Once the ritual was fully perfected, the Hand would be able to use it to ascend to the pinnacle of the world and become the rulers of Earth.

Of course, as a newcomer to the Hand, Ms. Bullseye immediately saw through the lies in this story. After all, it's the 21st century. Even if a group of ninjas wielding swords and sticks are all superhuman, can they really withstand machine guns, explosives, or even missiles?

Sure enough, less than a month after making her declaration of reaching the top, Mrs. Gothic was caught red-handed by Daredevil and the New York police and imprisoned in a prison specifically for superhumans. Several years have passed and she still hasn't managed to escape. The process of perfecting the descent ritual has been stalled. The so-called "power to conquer the world" couldn't even save her, which is quite ironic.

But as the saying goes, a fool wouldn't take advantage of a good deal. Although he didn't quite trust Madam Gao's boasting, it didn't mean that the power brought by the divine descent ritual was fake. A demonic body that could increase power to ten or even dozens of times that of an ordinary person would be a very considerable benefit for an assassin like Lady Bullseye, and it would be worth taking a little risk for it.

Yes, risk.

This is precisely why the Hand is willing to risk being besieged by S.H.I.E.L.D. to rescue Madam Gosling.

The current divine descent ritual is flawed and can only be endured by highly trained elite ninjas. Even if successful, the resulting demonic body would bring an insurmountable bloodlust. The Hand needs skilled warriors, not mad dogs who kill indiscriminately. However, Madam Gao, who is capable of perfecting the ritual, is currently in prison, which is why they deliberately carried out this almost irrational kidnapping.

Ms. Bullseye still remembered a sentence that Mrs. Gao said when she helped her with the divine descent ceremony.

"Maki, you can't use this power lightly—your basic abilities are stronger than other ninjas, and you can withstand more power, so before I perfect the ritual, you'd better not change your stance easily, especially when you're emotionally agitated, otherwise..."

Otherwise... what would happen?

In the dark space filled with the smell of sulfur, Bullseye vaguely heard a brutal, malicious, and terrifying laugh.

Then, her consciousness dissolved into the boundless, scorching hell.

But Mason was unaware that such a technique existed, and his immediate reaction was...

"Ughhhhhhh!!!"

With a single jump, he traversed a distance of over 600 meters. The cool breeze near dusk blowing on his face gave Mason an intense and unparalleled sense of reality.

While crushing those ninjas in the hospital certainly demonstrated considerable power, for Mason it was merely a matter of course in retaliation, leaving little room for reflection.

But leaping in the air with an almost flying momentum is another matter entirely.

In his previous life, "humans cannot fly on their own" was an objective and insurmountable iron law. But here, this iron law is less solid than a tasteless, bad joke.

The stark contrast struck a nerve with Mason, bringing him a clear and unmistakable sense of reality—finally, he clearly and correctly recognized his current situation.

The scenery of New York City flashed past below: countless people, vehicles, and helicopters approaching from afar... Those must be S.H.I.E.L.D. agents; although the matter was over, they arrived quite quickly.

Using Bakshim's body, Mason took a short breath.

So that's how it is. I really have come to another world and gained great power—although it's only temporary. But I already have greater potential and will eventually be able to obtain real power that is no less than, or even far surpasses, that of the super beast.

At that time, I will be able to enjoy even greater freedom than I do now.

—By the way, when he rushed out of the hospital, it seems that he smashed something. Now the windows on his main body can be opened, which is probably the protective shield that we speculated about before.

After landing on the roof of a supermarket, Bakshim's powerful senses allowed Mason to spot an unmanned building not far away. He peered over and saw a sign that read "Fitz Apartments" along with a notice of large-scale renovations.

Indeed, as Carter said, there wasn't a single person around that apartment building.

It seems we can loosen our grip a bit more now.

Mason jumped again, carrying Bullseye Lady across a great distance, and they arrived on the roof of Fitz Apartments in no time.

Nineteen minutes remain before you have the freedom to control Bakshim.

Very good, that's enough.

He threw the Bullseye woman to the ground.

At this moment, the woman who was originally graceful had completely transformed into another person—her height had swelled to nearly three meters, her torso was obese, her female characteristics had completely disappeared, and her deep red skin had grown scale-like structures. Her face had become a mixture of a gorilla and a toad, and it could only be described as extremely ugly.

However, correspondingly, its physical strength has increased to a level close to that of high-performance aluminum alloy, and its body temperature exceeds 400 degrees Celsius. If it were an ordinary person, they would probably be burned to death just by getting close to it.

Trading appearance for strength? In Soul Society, this kind of behavior would be a terrifying death flag in itself.

After being thrown to the ground, the enormous demon twitched a few times, and its body rapidly expanded once more.

Then, it opened its blood-red eyes.

But for some reason, it didn't look at Mason behind it, but instead started muttering some inexplicable things to itself.

"Hmm... the air of the human world."

The demon spoke in a deep, metallic voice, "It's been a long time—"

It stood up, its limbs, which seemed far too thin for its obese body, and laughed loudly: "Finally, finally I have a container strong enough! Matsumoto Maki, well done, well done!"

Mason blinked and gasped.

This is truly a classic villain. His very second line on stage reveals his current situation, saving him the trouble of asking any questions.

The situation is quite clear. Although we don't know exactly what Ms. Bullseye did, it is obviously a method similar to invoking a god or being possessed by a demon—a similar concept. In short, it is to gain powerful strength by having a big guy control her body. If we were to put it from the protagonist's perspective, this would definitely be a plot climax where the defeat is turned into victory.

But he simply couldn't bear to watch this classically wicked big guy continue rambling on—

So Mason reached out and poked the devil in the back, cleared his throat and said, "You seem like a person who follows the rules. Please tell me your name, identity and where you're from. Out-of-towners need to register when entering the country."

—But I am an exception.

He mentally justified his double standards.

"Who gave you permission to...?"

The demon didn't turn around, but Mason suddenly felt the floor beneath his feet getting slightly hot.

The next instant, a pillar of crimson fire several meters high suddenly shot up from beneath his feet, engulfing his entire body.

After doing all this, the demon chuckled and finished the sentence: "Standing here talking to me?"

This magical pillar of fire possesses an astonishing heat exceeding two thousand degrees Celsius. If used on an ordinary person, it would instantly turn them into charcoal, and even steel would be melted. The fact that such a method was used so casually without any preparation undoubtedly demonstrates the immense power of the demon.

At this moment, memories belonging to Lady Bullseye surfaced in the demon's mind.

Hmph, you've encountered a powerful opponent. Do you think you can escape and be rescued by relying on my strength?

It's alright. After being worshipped by the Hand for so long, it's time to give back a little—but as a price, I, "Beast," will take this body.