Spellcasting Gods

Information asymmetry is an unparalleled advantage!

It not only allows unscrupulous merchants to exchange the cheapest industrial product—glass balls—for vast amounts of priceless gold, jewelry, and spices, but it can also easily manipulate fields such as finance and trade, leaving ignorant investors and trading partners in despair.

Clearly, Zhang Cheng possesses an absolute advantage due to information asymmetry when facing these old guys who have been hiding behind the United States for hundreds of years.

On one hand, he was the mastermind behind everything; on the other hand, he held the dual identities of a member of the Supreme Council and an alchemy master, making his status and identity far superior to that of the other party.

So in no time, they had completely fooled these old foxes, who all expressed their willingness to do everything in their power to overthrow the Supreme Council's rule in North America.

After all, for them, the Supreme Council that rules the underworld is like a Damocles' sword hanging over their heads, ready to fall at any moment.

At that point, not only will they lose their money, power, and status, but they won't even be able to save their lives and their families.

Just look at the ruthless methods the European Council uses to reap its rewards every few centuries to see how brutal the underworld is at dealing with those who try to infiltrate its territory.

Therefore, as long as there is hope of overthrowing the Supreme Council, they will definitely be the most active group.

Having dealt with these old men who wielded immense power in the United States, Zhang Cheng quickly obtained a human-skinned demon book from Hell, which was densely filled with records of worlds that had been invaded by demon armies.

After a brief exploration, he discovered that most of them had been reduced to wasteland, but a very few had managed to escape the calamity and were beginning to regain their vitality.

In particular, one of the worlds, called Levinia, has developed into a fairly advanced magical civilization, and its most powerful nations are full of aggression, constantly launching wars of aggression to plunder people, resources, and land. Their greed is no less than that of the European powers from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

If they discover a portal to Earth, they will definitely launch an invasion without hesitation.

Of course, given the overall disparity in strength, this one world alone is certainly not enough. It may cause considerable casualties at first, but once the major military powers on Earth react, they will immediately launch a counterattack, or even enter the other world to occupy the enemy's territory.

So, just to be on the safe side, Zhang Cheng cunningly chose a world inhabited by monsters.

Because this planet was corrupted by demons, almost all the beasts inevitably inherited the bloodline of hell. They are not only huge in size, but also extremely ferocious. Once they discover something alive, they will immediately launch an attack and will not stop until the target is killed.

If such monsters were to swarm into the city, even a professional army equipped with modern weapons would have a hard time dealing with them, unless the government were willing to drop a high-yield nuclear warhead to wipe out the city along with it.

As a man of action, Zhang Cheng, after revising the entire plan, began to quietly build a dark gate deep in the remote forest.

There are three in North America, two in South America, three in Europe, two in Africa, one in Australia, two in South Asia, one in Central Asia, one in East Asia, two in the Pacific Ocean, two in the Atlantic Ocean, and one in the Indian Ocean.

In the past, building so many Dark Portals all at once would probably have taken at least two or three years to succeed.

Now that I've become a Titan, I can finish one in about an hour. All the Dark Portals were built in less than a week, and I even added a lot of invisibility spells to ensure that they wouldn't be easily detected by satellites and planes.

After settling everything, he quietly returned to Chicago. Gazing at the bright moon in the sky, he chuckled and murmured to himself, "Now that all preparations are complete, let the game begin..."

The words had barely left his mouth!

A dazzling arcane light shot into the sky, illuminating the dim heavens.

At the same time, Dark Portals located around the world were activated, resonating with the ancient portals left behind on planets by demons.

About an hour later, a dozen or so ferocious beasts covered in hard scales silently arrived on Earth, leaving the swamp and entering Miami, Florida.

A young couple who were having sex on the beach didn't even have time to scream before they became the first victims.

In addition, deep in the remote mountains of Japan, a group of fully armed and ferocious-looking orcs stormed into a small village at the foot of the mountain and slaughtered about thirty farmers.

The leader picked up the headless corpse and mocked it in a language only they could understand: "Aha! Look! What a weak race! It seems the Empire conquered this place with ease!"

"Hehe! Send a message! Organize an expeditionary force immediately, and we'll become heroes." Another orc grinned, revealing a ferocious smile.

……

In less than a week, news began to appear in the media about mutated beasts eating people, giant sea monsters attacking ports, and the mysterious deaths of everyone in a remote village.

Just when most people thought this was a case of the media deliberately creating fake news to gain attention, the first full-scale invasion from another world finally took place in the island nation that was "leaving Asia and joining Europe".

One hundred thousand fully armed orcs poured into Tokyo, slaughtering more than half a million civilians in just one hour, leaving blood and corpses scattered throughout the streets and alleys.

The Japanese government was shocked!

The US military in Japan is shocked!

The underground world was also shocked!

In particular, the live footage taken from a helicopter from above is more convincing than any pale words.

Earth has been invaded by intelligent species from another world!

As for what followed, it was natural that airplanes, artillery, tanks, and warships would all be deployed to launch an attack on these extremely ferocious invaders.

In an instant, missiles, artillery shells, and aerial bombs rained down over the island nation, turning it from one of the world's most prosperous cities into a smoke-filled battlefield.

It goes without saying that the city is finished. Even if it is successfully recaptured, it will be impossible to restore it to its previous state in a short period of time. The massive deaths and the destruction caused by the war are simply immeasurable in monetary terms.

"Hehe, this boring world has finally become interesting, hasn't it?" Zhang Cheng sat in front of the television, enjoying the tragedy he had orchestrated, while eating popcorn with a smile on his face. His relaxed and cheerful attitude didn't seem like he was watching the news at all, but rather like he was watching a thrilling disaster movie...

Chapter 0957 Destroying Order

"Miami was attacked by an unidentified creature, resulting in the deaths of hundreds of people."

"Tokyo has become a battlefield, with tens of thousands of humanoid creatures killing and slaughtering civilians in the city. To date, at least one million people have died, with two thousand American soldiers dying every day, and more than twenty helicopters and hundreds of tanks destroyed."

"A giant sea monster has landed in India, causing the deaths of 150,000 people."

"Tens of thousands of ferocious monsters suddenly appeared in the mountains of Baden-Württemberg, Germany, and began to slaughter residents of surrounding villages and cities."

"Rio de Janeiro has been occupied by what appears to be more than 200,000 creatures resembling snake people, and the Brazilian government forces are engaged in fierce fighting with them."

……

As the full-scale invasion began, the 24-hour news broadcasts on television were almost entirely filled with messages that instilled immense panic in the public, as if the end of the world was about to arrive overnight.

Suddenly, whether it was a superpower with top-notch military strength or a third-rate country that relied entirely on buying to meet the needs of its military, everyone felt insecure. Supermarkets and stores in many places saw a wave of frantic panic buying as people began to hoard food, water, daily necessities, medicine, clothing, tissues and other essential items in preparation for a possible crisis.

Others went on a buying spree of guns and ammunition, turning their homes and basements into fortified fortresses.

In just one or two months, many governments have seemingly lost most of their functions in maintaining order, with a surge in violent crimes such as shootings, robberies, rapes, and murders.

Most importantly, people's confidence in paper money began to collapse, leading them to either spend all their savings and max out every credit card, or exchange all their currency for gold, a safe-haven asset.

Such a terrible and large-scale panic spread rapidly like a plague, instantly devastating financial markets and putting banking payment systems in jeopardy.

There are even many cults that preach the coming of the apocalypse taking advantage of the situation to rise up, occupying some small towns that the government cannot anticipate, and forcing ordinary people with no power to satisfy their evil desires. Many of them are worshippers of the devil, continuously providing high-quality souls to hell.

However, as the world's most powerful military nation, the United States is currently preoccupied with quelling crises erupting in major cities around the world, unable to attend to smaller towns or cities that contribute little tax revenue.

no way!

Who told them to have the most overseas military bases?

The losses suffered by U.S. troops stationed in Japan, in particular, have been so severe that they are enough to cause headaches for the Department of Defense and members of Congress.

After all, the death of an American soldier costs hundreds of thousands of dollars, and the loss of an armed helicopter costs tens or hundreds of millions of dollars, not to mention nuclear submarines, aircraft carriers, and Aegis cruisers that are sunk by giant sea monsters.

Within just one month of the invasion, the military losses alone exceeded one trillion dollars.

There is no doubt that the order of the ordinary world is collapsing, while the underworld continues to remain silent.

Because they still haven't figured out whether these monsters and invaders from another world are actually the vanguard of the demons' attack on Earth.

Standing atop a high office building in Chicago, Zhang Cheng surveyed the chaotic and despairing city below, chuckling to himself, "Such a fragile civilization! Like a castle built on sand, it crumbles with the slightest push of a wave. It's time to ignite a revolution, to end this global organization, the Supreme Council, and to force humanity into a second evolution, forming entirely new subspecies and civilizations. After all, such an interesting planet would be too boring with only one human, wouldn't it…?"

"Master, as per your plan, I have secured all the important lakes and rivers," Adam reported in a low voice, appearing on the top floor of the building at some point.

“Very good! Here’s another task for you: take over the intelligence organization I’ve created and transform it into a surveillance agency. From now on, they no longer need to collect any intelligence; instead, they will be responsible for monitoring the speed at which humanity’s supernatural powers awaken. Remember, don’t interfere too much; let them compete and kill each other under natural conditions as much as possible.” Zhang Cheng casually instructed, stroking his chin.

"Don't we need to destroy the underworld and governments first?" Adam looked up in surprise.

"No! No need! Because I'll go back and deal with them myself. Destroying order is what I do best, and I enjoy the process."

After saying that, Zhang Cheng leaped out of the atmosphere, looking down at the blue planet. He quickly spread his arms to create a huge gravitational pull, attracting hundreds of asteroids and then throwing them down towards the government elites and military bases.

whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—

Accompanied by the astonishing heat generated by friction with the atmosphere, these enormous meteorites fell at unimaginable speeds. Although some were intercepted by anti-missile systems, more than 70% of them still hit their targets with precision.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom...

With their immense kinetic energy alone, these tiny stars generate an astonishing destructive power that far surpasses that of humanity's most powerful nuclear weapons.

Flash crash!

Tsunami!

Volcanic eruption!

Most of the capitalists, politicians, underworld speakers, and members of parliament who were usually high and mighty were reduced to ashes in the first wave of the attack.

They didn't even know who had done it, let alone understand that in the eyes of a powerful Titan, they were nothing more than ants that could be crushed at any moment.

The collapse of order means chaos, destruction, and killing; it means that people no longer need to abide by cumbersome laws, and it also means a return to the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak.

In addition, as more and more people begin to awaken to supernatural powers, they quickly form small organizations to compete with other organizations for the resources necessary for survival.

Especially in big cities, fierce firefights break out almost every day, and violence has become an indispensable part of interpersonal interactions.

In about one or two years, the Earth's population will be reduced from six billion to about five hundred million. More than 90 percent of the population will be brutally eliminated, and the rest will leave the cities and return to a primitive life based on agricultural production in rural areas.

Of course, none of this has much to do with Zhang Cheng.

He remained in outer space, patiently observing the situation on Earth, trying to find signs that the gods were awakening from their slumber.

Unfortunately, despite the huge commotion and the countless alien invaders remaining on Earth, the gods seemed to have no idea what was going on.

Zhang Cheng sometimes even wondered if these guys had all died in their sleep.

Otherwise, why is there still no reaction?

Don't they care at all about the lives of intelligent life on this planet?

The woman who claimed to be the creator severed all ties with him after he ascended to become a Titan…

Chapter 0958 The New Era

After drifting aimlessly in Earth's orbit for hundreds of years, Zhang Cheng finally grew tired of this passive waiting and decided to return to the ground to see if he could find any useful clues.

After all, time had long since lost its meaning for him, but he couldn't let it be wasted so pointlessly.

Soon, he transformed into a shooting star, breaking through the atmosphere at an extremely high speed and heading towards a place called Lester on the North American continent.

It's important to know that the previous large-scale asteroid impact completely changed the geographical pattern of the Earth's seven continents and four oceans.

In particular, the North American continent was struck by a massive iron-nickel alloy asteroid, splitting it in two and creating a vast expanse of islands resembling a string of pearls, numbering in the hundreds.

What's even more interesting is that this land, which once championed "freedom" and "democracy," has regressed to a primitive feudal system and even allowed the buying and selling of slaves.