Spellcasting Gods

“There’s nothing I can do. I don’t know much about the underworld. You’re the only important person my grandmother takes seriously. But unfortunately, I still couldn’t fool those bastards in the end. Besides, I’m desperate now. I don’t care what you do with me. It’s always better to be in your hands than in those scumbags.”

After saying that, Elizabeth wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and smiled.

Looking into the girl's deep blue eyes, Zhang Cheng hesitated for a moment before smiling and saying, "Tell me, do you want to integrate into the underworld and become a member of it, or do you want to return to the life of an ordinary person?"

"Is there any difference?" Elizabeth asked, shrugging her shoulders.

Zhang Cheng calmly held up two fingers: "The difference lies in two completely different lives! If you choose the latter, I will help you obtain Catherine's inheritance, but I will also erase the information about the underworld from your mind. If you choose the former, you must first find a way to awaken your witch bloodline and become a superhuman. Now tell me, what is your choice?"

"I choose the first one!"

Elizabeth gave her answer almost without hesitation.

She had witnessed the terrifying power that the witch Catherine unintentionally unleashed, and she was tired of her own weakness. Deep down, she longed to become strong and to take control of her own destiny.

"Oh? Do you know how a witch's bloodline awakens?" Zhang Cheng's face showed a playful expression.

It's important to understand that witches aren't true wizards who master magical powers through learning and training; they're more like sorcerers from the continent of Faerûn.

According to legend, the earliest witches were mixed-race baby girls born from mating with demons from hell, and then gradually integrated into the human world as they multiplied generation after generation.

As a result, the Roman Catholic Church, which was controlled by Heaven in the Middle Ages, launched a witch hunt, and many ordinary women were innocently implicated.

“I know! My grandmother told me that if a witch wants to awaken her power, she needs to find a real male wizard, sleep with him, and activate herself by absorbing his magic.” Elizabeth bit her lower lip and repeated what Catherine had told her.

Noticing the shyness in the girl's eyes, Zhang Cheng couldn't help but tease her with a half-smile, "So you've found your target?"

"Yes! I found it!"

The words had barely left his mouth!

Elizabeth pounced on him without warning, wrapped her arms around Zhang Cheng's neck, and kissed him fiercely.

Her movements were so wild, completely unlike her usual gentle and ladylike image.

A full minute later, the two slowly separated...

"You are my target!" the girl declared loudly, licking her slightly numb lips.

"Okay, looks like I have to say goodbye to my blissful single life." Zhang Cheng took out a tissue and wiped away the red lipstick marks left from their passionate kiss.

After all, Catherine was dead, and he no longer needed to worry about his emotions and desires being exploited by her. He planned to take the opportunity to enjoy a normal emotional life.

In fact, apart from a very few members of the Supreme Council and the monsters created by the gods to guard the seal, nothing in this world can pose a real threat to him. It's time to unleash his long-suppressed nature.

"You admit I'm your girlfriend?" Elizabeth covered her mouth in surprise.

“Why not? We’ve had a special liking for each other since we first met, so it wouldn’t hurt to try spending some time together. As for the inheritance and guardianship issues, don’t worry, I’ll send someone to handle them.” With that, Zhang Cheng took out his phone and dialed one of the numbers.

Before the call could even connect on the other end, Elizabeth rushed over and hugged his waist tightly, muttering a complaint, "Damn it! I knew your nonchalant attitude was just an act!"

"To be precise, it's a form of self-protection. You need to understand, Ms. Catherine is not what you imagine; she's a dangerous person beyond measure..."

Chapter 0540 Solving the Trouble

"Dangerous person?"

Elizabeth, clearly unaware of her grandmother's true nature, stared in astonishment.

“That’s right! Do you know how old she is? Do you know how she maintains her youthful and beautiful appearance?” Zhang Cheng asked several questions in succession with a half-smile.

The girl hesitated for a moment, then quickly shook her head: "I don't know."

In her eyes, her grandmother was always shrouded in mystery and rarely talked about the underworld or her duties.

“As far as I know, Catherine is already two hundred and seventy years old. She forcibly took over the bodies of her offspring through a terrible magical ritual to ensure that she would never age or die,” Zhang Cheng explained meaningfully.

"Possessing a body?!" Elizabeth seemed to understand something, and her whole body trembled violently. "Could I be..."

Zhang Cheng nodded slightly: "That's right! You are the new body she chose. Otherwise, why would someone as selfish as her suddenly choose to adopt you and even make a will leaving all her property to you? Although the truth is a bit cruel, you'd better understand that the underworld is not as safe as the world of ordinary people; it is full of danger and darkness."

"my Lord!"

The girl was clearly terrified; her whole body was trembling, and she hugged herself even tighter.

Just as Zhang Cheng was about to say something, Polman's panting voice finally came from the other end of the phone: "I...I'm sorry! Sir! I didn't hear the phone ring! What can I do for you?"

"You wouldn't happen to be doing vigorous exercise with your new female secretary by chance, would you?" Zhang Cheng raised his eyebrows and questioned.

"No! Absolutely not! I just went to check the accounts and prepare for the tax filing that starts in February," Polman quickly explained.

Fortunately, Zhang Cheng didn't delve into the matter further and immediately changed the subject: "Alright! I'll trust you this once. Now, contact the cleaners immediately and have them stage a death accident involving the witch of lust, Catherine. Also, find a nominal guardian for her granddaughter, Elizabeth. Remember, make it clean; I don't want any trouble later."

"Elizabeth? Isn't that what she calls herself..."

Polman had only spoken halfway when he suddenly realized something, stopped abruptly, and assured them without hesitation, "Understood! Don't worry, you'll see the results in four hours at most."

"hope so."

After saying that, Zhang Cheng hung up the phone and immediately dialed another number.

Within two or three seconds, Jesse Livermore's playful voice rang out: "Hey! Boss! What's up?"

"I need your ability to torture a few people. To drive them to collapse and die in pain and despair," Zhang Cheng stated succinctly and without further ado.

As he gained more and more knowledge and power, he recently strengthened three subordinates who had proven their loyalty. They no longer needed to do things personally; they only needed to issue orders.

“Ah! Looks like I’ll have to start taking pity on these guys. Give me a list, I swear they’ll experience a fate worse than death.” Jesse Livermore’s tone revealed a hint of excitement.

Since acquiring some knowledge of the necromancers of Faerûn, this somewhat neurotic woman has devoted herself entirely to the research of creating powerful undead and ghosts, and is currently struggling to find enough unlucky subjects for her experiments.

I almost jumped for joy when I was granted the right to openly arrest and torture ordinary people.

"A list? I almost forgot!" Zhang Cheng lightly slapped his forehead, then looked down at the girl pressed against his chest and asked, "What are the names of your scumbag adoptive parents and that gang leader? Where do they live?"

“I can lead the way!” The unconventional female bartender, who had remained silent until now, suddenly spoke up and offered.

"you are?"

“Her name is Elsa. She was a child who lived with me in a hellish family, and she was also the only sister who truly cared about me and was willing to sacrifice everything for me,” Elizabeth introduced in a very fast voice.

It's clear that she and the other person have a very good relationship, especially when they were in danger just now. The non-mainstream bartender immediately grabbed his gun and rushed out, without any hesitation even though he knew he was going to face a monster with superpowers.

People only subconsciously ignore danger when protecting their most important loved ones.

"Hello, my name is Zhang Cheng, it's nice to meet you." Zhang Cheng smiled and gave a slight bow.

Although he himself had long embraced darkness and would stop at nothing to pursue power and immortality, he did not reject those who sacrificed themselves for others, and even admired them to some extent.

"Thank you! To be honest, I never dreamed that I would one day come into contact with these supernatural forces, let alone have the opportunity to meet such an important person as you." Elsa shrugged casually, neither showing excessive inferiority nor trying to close the distance, just like greeting an ordinary friend she had just met.

Accustomed to the awe, hatred, hostility, and fear in others' eyes, Zhang Cheng clearly preferred this attitude and proactively invited, "So, would you be interested in playing a game of revenge?"

"A game of revenge?" Elsa blinked, puzzled.

“Yes! I will give you a very powerful helper. Within 24 hours, you can torture, abuse, and kill your enemies in all sorts of ways without worrying about being discovered by the police or fearing retaliation. However, to increase the difficulty and make the game more interesting, you must use your brain to make each enemy feel extreme pain without repeating methods that have already been used.” Zhang Cheng gave a chilling suggestion without changing his expression.

Perhaps in the eyes of adults, this is simply an absolute devil.

But in her early twenties, the rebellious Elsa immediately exclaimed excitedly, "Cool! Dear Zhang! I have to admit, you're a fun and charming guy. What are we waiting for? I can't wait to start taking on the challenge!"

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Cheng picked up the phone again and instructed Jesse Livermore, who had been waiting for a long time, "Drive to Catherine's Kiss Restaurant right away. Remember to bring all your little cuties; you might need them for the next game."

"OK! I'll be right there!"

"Be careful! Don't scare anyone! You have to understand that the cleanup operation a few days ago has already made quite a few guys nervous."

"Haha! Let them be nervous! We are now the most powerful Brooklyn in all of New York! I heard that Quentin and Councilman Venus have given strict orders that no conflict of any kind is allowed with us. As for Brenda, who lost an arm, he has already become a laughing stock. I estimate that it won't be long before his position is taken over by someone else."

Jesse Livermore laughed as he climbed into a brand-new, fully enclosed refrigerated truck.

The huge trailer behind was densely packed with all sorts of bizarre and grotesque living corpses and undead, constantly emanating an eerie and terrifying aura...

Chapter 541 The Revenge Game (Part 1)

Forty minutes later, in a dark and damp alley in Queens, a fat, black couple, completely naked, were hanging upside down on the outside of a fire escape ladder more than ten meters high, their bodies trembling incessantly.

Not far from the fire escape, a large group of legless ghosts floated in mid-air, their empty eyes filled with a ferocious light, as if they might rush up at any moment and tear them to pieces.

Without a doubt, this Black couple were Elizabeth and Elsa's adoptive parents.

They not only exploit loopholes in the social welfare system to obtain government subsidies by adopting orphans, but they also force the adopted children to work, otherwise they will not have food.

Moreover, these jobs involved many despicable transactions. They themselves had even drugged and raped some pretty boys and girls before reselling them to pimps for a green hat. This completely shattered Zhang Cheng's moral compass.

"So, should we kill these two scumbags now, or let them experience fear a little longer?" Jesse Livermore asked the young women in the back seat from the driver's seat.

"Send them to hell!" Elsa took a deep drag on her cigarette and exhaled a cloud of white smoke.

"OK!"

Without any hesitation, Jesse immediately released the ghost from its restraints.

moment!

A series of silver, translucent shadows, baring their fangs and brandishing their claws, surged wildly toward the fat, big-eared Black couple, dragging out their souls in the blink of an eye and tearing them to shreds.

Looking at the corpse still twitching slightly while hanging on the safety ladder, Zhang Cheng asked without turning his head, "Who's next?"

Elsa hesitated for a moment, then quickly replied, “Chansey! He’s the gang leader of those streets behind. He once locked me up and beat me for three days, and he also threatened Elizabeth that if she didn’t hand over five million dollars, he would force her to work as a prostitute.”

"Oh? Five million dollars? He's got quite the appetite. What do you plan to do with this guy?" A cold, cruel glint flashed in Zhang Cheng's eyes.

"Hmm... I haven't decided yet. Do you have any suggestions?" Elsa subconsciously licked her lips.

As an ordinary person, she finally realized today how bizarre and dangerous the underground world is.

People with superpowers can easily kill their targets without them even realizing it, leaving even the police and the FBI helpless.

Zhang Cheng stroked his chin, searching his memory, and said with a playful tone, "Did you watch the movie Resident Evil that was released last year?"

“Of course! I like this movie, and I like the female lead even more.” Elsa nodded slightly, clearly not understanding the implication in her words.

However, her lack of understanding does not mean that Jesse Livermore did not understand.

The somewhat neurotic woman, unusually, showed a look of fear, cautiously probing, "Boss! You wouldn't want to..."

"Hehehe! That's right! I allow you to use that. Remember, don't lose control, or a biohazard could really happen in New York." After saying that, Zhang Cheng gave his subordinate a knowing look and grinned, revealing a chilling smile.

"What? What are you talking about? I can't understand a word you're saying!" Elizabeth blinked innocently.

"Uh—I think it's better if you don't know." Jesse quickly wiped the sweat from his forehead, opened the combination lock box he was carrying with slightly trembling hands, and took out a small bottle of liquid that emitted a strange blackish-purple color.

This thing is none other than the magical plague, which has been improved and enhanced countless times.