Spellcasting Gods

"I'm leaving this to you! Remember, make sure everyone involved keeps their mouths shut. Also, arrange a meeting. I need to sit down and talk to this dragon to find out where it came from and what its purpose is on Earth."

……

Meanwhile, in another office at Trident headquarters, Hydra leader Alexander Pierce was also reviewing reports sent by his subordinates.

Several minutes passed before he pursed his lips and muttered to himself, "The dragon from myths and legends? It truly lives up to its name!"

Chapter 0514 First Contact

With Zhang Cheng's sudden appearance, the entire S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters was in turmoil. Hydra, in particular, which was extremely obsessed with supernatural powers, almost couldn't resist launching an offensive ahead of time and turning S.H.I.E.L.D. into its own possession.

However, Alexander Pierce ultimately managed to suppress his inner turmoil and did not do anything inappropriate.

Because he knew that such powerful, mysterious, and intelligent beings could not possibly be controlled by ordinary people. The ideal way was to first understand their needs through contact and then reach some cooperative intentions.

Given his current convenient position, he didn't need to personally intervene; he could wait for Nick Fury to test the waters first.

……

The one-eyed bureau chief was completely unaware of the scheming plots his old boss was plotting. He was currently standing in the underground parking lot, looking up at the massive and imposing body of the black dragon.

Similarly, Zhang Cheng was also observing the "bald-faced" chief, a playful smile spreading across his menacing expression. He calmly greeted him, "Good afternoon, Chief Nick Fury. You didn't come all this way just to see me up close, did you?"

"You've seen me before?" Nick Fury frowned instinctively.

"In a way, yes. I've seen your face in the memories of those agents." Zhang Cheng made no attempt to hide his power, openly admitting it.

Psychic abilities are extremely rare and bizarre, even in the supernatural world of Faerûn.

Its greatest strength lies in the fact that it has no fixed form and depends mainly on the user's personality and imagination.

With the added enhancement of the Shattered Demon Crystal and the Mind-Stealing Demon Lord's brain cells, Zhang Cheng could access the memory areas of an unsuspecting brain with ease, even more easily than eating or drinking.

Simply put, 99% of the people in this world are like USB drives storing massive amounts of data, which they can access at any time without being detected.

Nick Fury clearly realized something and immediately warned through gritted teeth, "Damn it! Don't you dare pry into my brain! This is an invasion of privacy and confidentiality!"

"Don't worry, I didn't spy on your brain, and even if I did, it wouldn't have any impact. After all, my principle is that, apart from protecting the lives of those who have signed the contract within the stipulated time, I will never participate in or interfere with anything that happens within your human world." Zhang Cheng deliberately spread his paws, feigning innocence.

“Non-interference? What does that mean?” Nick Fury astutely grasped a key phrase.

"Simply put, no matter what happens to your world—civil war, infighting, alien invasion, or world destruction—I will observe it all from a bystander's perspective. Even if the last human dies at my feet, I will not intervene to save them, nor will I join any organization in any form. You can think of me as a strict neutralist, without any concept of good or evil." Zhang Cheng explained as he tossed a golden-brown roasted turkey into his mouth and slowly chewed.

Since arriving here, he has eaten nearly a hundred turkeys, two thousand pounds of beef, and twenty whole roasted pigs.

If it weren't for S.H.I.E.L.D.'s deep pockets, they probably would have been eaten out of house and home by this terrifying appetite.

In fact, possessing divinity, he no longer needed to sustain his life through food.

However, out of habit and his love for the taste of food, he would never miss a meal if conditions allowed.

“I see, I think I understand now.” Nick Fury nodded thoughtfully.

Although he didn't completely trust the promises made by the other party, this stance and attitude was a good start, at least it wouldn't pose too much of a threat.

Noticing the fleeting relaxation in the eyes of the "Egghead" director, Zhang Cheng immediately pressed his advantage, continuing to flatter him: "Actually, you don't need to worry too much about my problem. According to the contract, I will only stay in your world for a year or two at most. Once that human girl has mastered psychic abilities, I will leave and never appear again."

"Where exactly do you come from? Some distant planet in the universe?" Nick Fury was clearly very interested in this.

"No! I come from another world! To be precise, I killed many gods, which resulted in a joint counterattack from the other gods. I happened to hear that girl's summons, and then I came to your world through the power of the contract. Normally, I wouldn't pay any attention to a weak summoner like this." Zhang Cheng explained his reason for appearing, half-truthfully.

"God! You killed God?!" The one-eyed bureau chief's face showed a surprised expression.

After all, the only gods Earth has ever encountered are the Asgardians from Norse mythology, with Thor being a key figure in the Avengers, whose power is far beyond what Earthlings can match.

He simply couldn't imagine how powerful a creature could be to kill Thor and escape from a group of Thors.

“That’s right! I still have a little bit left here, do you want it?” Zhang Cheng, feigning indifference, took out a section of the finger belonging to the God of War, Tempas, from his magic pouch.

Upon seeing this, Nick Fury's pupils contracted sharply, and he asked with a serious expression, "What do I need to give in return?"

“It’s simple! Some of the currency of your world. I’ve noticed that you don’t seem to use gold or gems as a means of payment here. Besides that, I have to stay with that girl. According to the contract, I need to teach her to control her powers within two years.”

As the last word fell, Zhang Cheng's body began to shrink rapidly, eventually transforming into human form.

"You...you're a human?!"

Nick Fury stared in astonishment, seemingly finding it hard to accept the fact that a colossal creature had transformed into a human in just a few seconds.

Zhang Cheng smiled and shrugged: "No, it's just an innate shapeshifting magic that any dragon that enters adolescence can do."

"Alright, I agree. But you have to promise to try your best not to turn back into a dragon, otherwise it will put me in a difficult position."

"Thank you very much! Now, this finger is yours. Oh, and by the way, if you plan to use this finger or my blood to create super soldiers, you'd better be a little careful. Because our blood and cells contain something called divinity, which can maximize a person's full potential, even including their inner desires."

"Divinity?" Nick Fury suddenly had a bad feeling.

"Yes! This is a precious treasure that allows mortals to enter the realm of the extraordinary! It includes immense power and eternal life! Even in my world, it is something countless people dream of. However, not everyone can control it. A large portion of people will be devoured by its divine power, turning into walking corpses and irrational madmen..."

Chapter 0515 Hydra in Action

How attractive is divinity to mortals?

Leaving aside S.H.I.E.L.D. and its oversight body, the World Security Council, it wasn't long before Alexander Pierce, one of Hydra's leaders, couldn't contain his burgeoning ambitions any longer. He used his position to secretly remove a small amount of muscle tissue from the storage room and handed it over to his subordinates to begin inhumane human experiments.

In a secret research lab in Mexico, dozens of researchers are busy injecting freshly extracted golden serum into six healthy adult men.

Without a doubt, all of these people were die-hard Hydra members.

John Garrett, who was in charge of overseeing the entire process, squinted at the reactions of each test subject in order to determine whether this thing called divinity could save his declining life.

It's important to understand that Hydra isn't like S.H.I.E.L.D., which needs to have its cake and eat it too. They don't care about media reports or public relations troubles at all.

Once a decision is made at the top, actions will be taken swiftly at the bottom, regardless of the sacrifices made or the loss of life and property of civilians.

In some ways, it wouldn't be such a bad thing if Hydra replaced S.H.I.E.L.D. and took control of the entire Western world.

At the very least, work efficiency will increase exponentially, and the rates of various heinous criminal offenses will drop rapidly, creating an absolutely orderly and stable living environment. Incidentally, it will also eradicate the military-industrial complex, which is practically a cancer, and the Wall Street financial groups that have hijacked the entire country to serve their own purposes, crushing that small privileged class that controls 99 percent of the wealth, power, and resources.

As for that bullshit about freedom and democracy, in this information age, only an idiot would believe it.

After all, the most basic human need is survival, so material needs come first. When the most basic needs of food, clothing, shelter and transportation cannot be met, anyone who talks about morality is just being a scoundrel.

Just as John Garrett was getting impatient waiting at the door, one of the lab subjects lying on the hospital bed suddenly had a violent reaction.

"ah!!!!!!!!!!!!"

With a painful scream, the white man, around twenty-five years old and covered in strong muscles, suddenly leaped into the air, his veins bulging like earthworms, and swung his fist directly at the wall in front of him.

boom!

After a loud bang, a hole was punched through the 20-centimeter-thick reinforced concrete wall.

“Oh my God! This is simply…fantastic!” John Garrett’s lips curled into a smile, revealing an expression of great excitement.

"Damn it! This guy's out of control!"

"Quick! Administer a sedative!"

"Soldier! Subdue him!"

……

The researchers hurriedly shouted and tried to pin the unfortunate man, who had been consumed by divinity, to the ground.

Unfortunately, they clearly underestimated the influence of divinity on mortals.

In the blink of an eye, more than twelve fully armed soldiers were knocked to the ground. Neither tranquilizers, nor tranquilizer darts, nor armor-piercing bullets had any effect. Even their shattered heads and hearts were slowly repaired by some unknown force.

powerful!

More powerful than anyone could have imagined!

John Garrett could hardly believe that a mere tenth of the cells extracted from the mysterious creature's finger could turn an elite warrior into a monster comparable to Captain America!

Even Steve Rogers might not have such a terrifying self-healing ability!

Do not!

It would be more accurate to say that he is immortal!

Fortunately, this self-repair is not without limits. Once the trace amount of divinity is exhausted, the test subject quickly collapses and dissolves into a sticky, unidentified substance within minutes.

At the same time, the other five test subjects also awoke one after another. Two of them were in the same state as the first, turning into monsters that only knew how to destroy and kill, while the remaining three perfectly maintained their rationality and began to eat frantically, absorbing the nutrients that their bodies desperately craved.

No one noticed that golden light would occasionally flash in the pupils of these three people; it was a sign of divine awakening and the first step from mortal to extraordinary.

Before long, they will gain incredible powers, and their personalities will change drastically, with their ambitions and desires multiplying.

However, John Garrett had not yet discovered this, and the 50% success rate made him ecstatic. He quickly reported the experimental results to Alexander Pierce.

Without a word, the latter immediately gave orders to steal as much of the magical finger as possible without alerting Nick Fury, while preparing to make contact with another black dragon that could provide similar blood.

……

As for the culprit behind all these changes, Zhang Cheng is currently in human form, sitting comfortably on a modified passenger plane, reading through numerous books and cutting-edge papers on quantum physics while instructing the renowned Zhenbo Girl in practicing her psychic abilities.

After obtaining the Mind Flayer's main brain cells, Skye slept for seventeen hours before regaining consciousness. She then discovered that she had gained photographic memory, extraordinary memory, and incredible learning and comprehension abilities.

Of course, most importantly, she possessed a magical power: with just a thought, she could control objects weighing no more than 200 grams to move at will.

As a superpower enthusiast, what could be more exciting than this?

So she easily accepted the fact that she had unintentionally summoned a giant dragon, and tried day and night, seemingly trying to develop some kind of powerful "ultimate move".

Watching the other person manipulate a glass up and down for a long time, Zhang Cheng finally couldn't help but remind them: "Remember! Psychic abilities are a power that comes from within! Its strength depends on your subconscious self-affirmation. Only if you firmly believe that you can do it can you create miracles. This is not science, nor does it conform to your common sense; it is a distortion of reality."

“You mean… I can do it if I want to?” Skye’s eyes widened, an expression of disbelief on her face.

“That’s right. Do you remember the dream you had while you were unconscious?” Zhang Cheng put down the thick book in his hand, looked up and asked with a half-smile.

“Uh—you mean the other me?” Skye hesitated for a moment, then cautiously probed.

Clearly, she never understood what was going on with the person she was in that dream.

Zhang Cheng smiled and nodded: "Yes. According to the standards given by psychology, she is your second personality, and she also reflects your deepest subconscious desires. You need to constantly debate with her, and through this debate, repeatedly re-understand yourself and complete the acceptance of your first personality. For example, if you want to turn this glass into a diamond, you must first defy the common sense of physics, and then ensure that both your first and second personalities firmly believe that you can do it..."

Chapter 0516 Teachings

"Impossible! This completely defies the common sense of physics!" Leo Fitz, who was in charge of providing technical and logistical support to the team, finally couldn't help but retort.

As a highly educated mechanical and electrical engineer, he simply did not believe that anything in the world could easily alter the atomic and molecular structure of matter.