Lord of Cinder in American Comics

The greedy man spread his hands helplessly and said, "What kind of attitude is this? The younger brother is paving the way for the older brother, haven't you seen how popular Thor is now..."

Frigga breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, took out a staff, and handed it to the Greedy One, saying, "Please help me deliver this staff to Loki. He should have been provided with a suitable weapon anyway..."

The Greedy One took the staff and discovered that it was made of Uru metal, incorporating the Chaos Gem he had given Frigga, and that the staff had been specially blessed to fit the user perfectly.

This weapon was specially made for Loki, which explains why Frigga wasn't in Asgard when Loki designed Thor; she must have gone to the Dwarven Kingdom to forge the weapon.

The greedy one laughed and said, "Don't worry, I'll take this staff..."

“Loki has never had a friend he could confide in since he was a child. He has always followed Thor. If you can see Loki clearly, then you are naturally his friend. Besides, he didn’t refute it, did he?”

Frigga's trust left the greedy speechless, unable to refute it.

Holding his staff, the Greedy One said, "Alright, if he gets to Earth, I'll give it to him..."

After saying this, the greedy man bowed to Frigga in farewell and then disappeared without a trace.

Thor was drinking and receiving blessings from others, Odin sat on his throne, constantly rubbing the ring on his knuckles, and Frigga stood on the Rainbow Bridge, gazing at the deep universe.

Beneath their different expressions, everyone shared the same thought: they were all thinking of the family member who had voluntarily left.

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Chapter 352: The Knights of Conquest

When Ash returned to Earth, he was greeted by everyone's tired, dark-rimmed eyes and the battered and bruised Control Bureau.

Pretending to know nothing, Ash asked suspiciously, "What's wrong? Another alien invasion?"

Looking at the frost around her, Ash's smile gradually disappeared, and her face turned gloomy.

“Saliwan…”

Ash murmured a name that was familiar to everyone present. It was the Pope, who had been brutally beaten by the Nameless King in battle and was Ash's former opponent.

Stark dragged a piece of frozen, shattered armor, removed its visor, plugged it in, and showed Ashe the scene he had just witnessed.

"This happened right after you left. What on earth are those things? Nobody can stand against them, not even Logan caught a cold..."

In the scene, freezing air spreads from the fog gate, and frost invades the flames left behind by the Lord of Cinder. Three enormous figures emerge from the freezing air.

Three beasts clad in armor?

Two figures were on all fours, one holding a giant hammer and the other a rapier. The cold air emanating from their weapons froze the earth as it fell to the ground.

The other one had long, slender limbs that didn't match her massive size. Her slightly bent lower limbs moved in a dance-like manner, and her weapons radiated dark magic and flames.

He spun around, and the storm created by his elegant movement sent the surrounding Control Bureau soldiers flying.

Only Logan was able to withstand the fierce sword wind. He tried to get close to the enemy, but was smashed away by the beast following closely behind with its hammer, turning into a block of ice as it flew away.

The three worked together seamlessly, taking the Frost Box from the ground and leaving without stopping.

After watching the video, Ash explained, "Those are Shariwan's beasts. They were once knights of the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley who took beast-transforming potions in their pursuit of Shariwan."

Hill pointed to the chilling weapon of the War Knight and said, "I remember you have the same weapon?"

This questioning undoubtedly places Ash in the same group as these enemies.

Logan kept sneezing, using the plasma to heat his steel claws for warmth, and gave Hill a hostile look.

Ash stopped Logan, healing his bad condition with her tears, and explained, "My conflict with Salvation started with the Knights of the Night. I killed one of his dogs to obtain the Straight Sword of Inrusir..."

At the same time, Ash drew the chilling straight sword Inrushil and showed it to Hill to corroborate her statement.

Ash's suspicions were dispelled when he drew his weapon. In the previous vampire incident, Ash needed S.H.I.E.L.D. to cover up his use of the Inrushel Straight Sword for the first time.

Hill stared at Ash and asked, "Wasn't Salvador taken away by the Nameless King last time? How can he still mobilize these... War Knights?"

Ash spread healing tears throughout the entire control area, healing the wounded soldiers, while shaking his head and laughing, saying, "Do you have some misunderstanding about Salivaman? Salivaman, the Pope of Ilshir, not only imprisoned the former royal god in an abandoned church, but also offered up the god for people to eat."

"Saliwan is the strongest being below the gods; he only needs one opportunity to take that step and become a new god!"

Ash's brief words revealed a three-dimensional Salvation, whose feat of imprisoning a god chilled those who had witnessed the power of the gods.

Hill pressed on, "Then how did he escape from the Nameless King? We need to prepare..."

Ash retorted, "What preparations do you want? Are you preparing for Big Yinwan? Or can you kill Shaliwan? Do you believe that if you express your dissatisfaction with Shaliwan, his followers on Earth can eat you alive?"

Ash!

Hill raised his voice, and the sharp sound drew everyone's attention.

"This is Earth, not a place for you to fight over beliefs! Any dangerous elements must be regulated!"

In response to Hill's accusations, Ash retorted without hesitation, "Fine, I'll move out tonight. Don't you dare beg me to come back..."

When faced with moral blackmail, as long as I give up all morality and become immoral, no one can blackmail me!

Hill calmed down and realized that with Ash gone, the defenses of the entire Earth were weakened.

Stark stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Our goal right now isn't to argue, but to figure out what Salvation is up to... Ashe, do you have any news? How did he escape?"

Ash curled her lip and said, "The god sacrificed by Salvador was the brother of the Nameless King. Salvador must have paid a price to be resurrected to survive..."

Another bombshell announcement: a resurrected god!

Seeing the somber expressions on everyone's faces, Ash comforted them, saying, "Don't worry, I know this god well, Gwyndolin, the Shadow Sun. Although he is physically weak, he is full of justice. Otherwise, he wouldn't have led the Darkmoon Sword to guard Anor Londo..."

Hearing this, Hill's expression gradually returned to calm. However, the information she obtained from Ash was not firsthand and could only be shared with others.

Stark analyzed Salvador's actions and said with some confusion, "Since Salvador initially imprisoned the god and was taught a lesson by the Nameless King, shouldn't he have gone into hiding to wait for the future? Why is he in such a hurry?"

'Would I tell you I did it? All of Shariwan's men are under my control now!'

Ash thought to himself, but outwardly shook his head to indicate that he didn't know the reason either.

Stark was pondering when he was interrupted by the ghost beside him.

Ghost handed Ash a tablet, saying, "There's new intelligence. This is the World Security Council's contact information; they want you to provide the relevant details..."

Ash took the tablet and exclaimed, "Wow!"

A colossal beast, resembling a marine iguana and measuring over a hundred meters in length, was relentlessly beating another giant beast. The other beast was entwined with trees, some resembling Skrull bio-weapons. However, it seemed idiotic, only slowly shuffling along the ground, offering no resistance to the attacks.

After being beaten unilaterally, the marine iguana behemoth broke its leg, opened its mouth, and a blue ray shot out from its mouth, burning through the beaten behemoth.

Even after killing the giant beast, the marine iguana didn't stop, continuing to spray rays until the giant beast was completely burned to ashes before finally ceasing its attack.

After watching, Ash fell into deep thought. This marine iguana is clearly Godzilla!

Why would Brother make a move? No, I should say Brother definitely would make a move; he truly deserves to be called the guardian of Earth!

Ash smacked his lips, marveling at the power of the boss, and asked, "Where is this?"

Hill replied, "In the Ural Mountains, another Skrull bio-weapon that escaped landed on the northern slopes. The Russians sent people in to investigate, and they discovered a monster composed entirely of bizarre flesh and plant parasites. The bio-weapon attempted to parasitize it, but was killed by the other monster that arrived..."

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Chapter 353: The Dramatic Changes in France

After hearing Hill's explanation, Ash laughed irritably and said, "This is where you attacked me? Just because you don't understand these creatures? Please, just say what you mean, stop with all this beating around the bush..."

Hill didn't answer, staring straight at Ash, waiting for his explanation.

Ash raised her hands in surrender and said, "Fine, fine, I'm really impressed by you guys..."

"In the ancient times of Earth, around the Permian period, the Earth was dominated by powerful creatures known as Titans, who had incredibly large bodies. They could even perform nuclear reactions on their own."

But as time went by, these Titans fell into a deep slumber until modern times…

Ash pointed to Godzilla, which was spewing atomic breath, and said, "This is the strongest of the Titans, known as the King of Monsters. It is responsible for balancing the giant beasts and the Earth's environment; it is the true guardian of the Earth..."

Stark stared at Godzilla on the screen, thought for a moment, and suddenly said, "Then why don't we have any information about this? If they really exist, why are we only discovering them now?"

Ash pointed at Hill and said, "Then you'll have to ask her. Former S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury embezzled countless funds, which were used for information blockade and research on these behemoths..."

Ash turned his anger towards Hill, since Hill had tripped him up earlier...

Hill said with a dark expression, "This is S.H.I.E.L.D.'s 'internal matter,' we'll handle it ourselves..."

"Handle? We still haven't found any trace of Nick Fury. In fact, the Monarch organization that was researching the Titans was discovered by me and the Bureau of Investigation. So, what has S.H.I.E.L.D. done?"

Ash didn't hold back in criticizing S.H.I.E.L.D., saying that it was unacceptable that S.H.I.E.L.D., which possessed all the resources of the Earth, hadn't found Nick Fury yet.

Ash even suspects that Hydra is more dedicated than S.H.I.E.L.D. in protecting the safety of Earth and safeguarding humanity.

Ignoring Hill, who was practically bursting with rage, Ash continued, "The Pentagon once tested an attack on this behemoth, or more precisely, on the King of Monsters. Towards the end of World War II, the Pentagon prepared three nuclear weapons, one of which was used against it. After that, the King of Monsters showed no signs of being harmed at all, which is why it earned the name Godzilla."

In fact, bombarding Godzilla with nuclear weapons is like handing it a meal; it simply provides it with a delicious meal.

Stark was surprised by Ash's attitude. In the past, Ash would rather kill the innocent than let the guilty go free when it came to these uncontrollable factors, but he had a more human and progressive attitude towards Godzilla.

Stark asked curiously, "Ash? Aren't you worried?"

"Worried? What are you worried about? These behemoths have existed on Earth for hundreds of millions of years. In the past hundred years of rapid human development, who has ever discovered their traces? Moreover, the King of Monsters is restraining the other Titans. This time is a perfect proof that the King of Monsters is a threat to destroy Earth faster than humanity."

After saying that, Ash turned to Hill and said, "Instead of wasting time, we should send more people to search for Nick Fury. It's been so long, and S.H.I.E.L.D. hasn't found a single trace of him..."

“S.H.I.E.L.D. has taken care of that; you don’t need to worry about it…”

Hill, still stubborn, made a rebuttal before turning and leaving. Having already obtained the information, there was no need to provoke Ash any further.

The two departments, which had previously worked closely together, parted ways after their respective leaders had a falling out. With the matter settled, they could return to their previous state of mutual non-interference.

After Ash finished dealing with these matters, he received a joint notification from the World Security Council and the Pentagon that he needed to inspect the situation in the Ural Mountains.

After all, only Ash could provide the relevant intelligence for the time being, and the European side was really worried. In the name of the Atlantic Treaty, they offered Ash guidance and assistance.

Ash was forced to embark on a trip to Europe, while Hill, after leaving, quietly slipped out of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s control.

Geralt's care for Hill is evident in many ways, including giving her the key to Farron.

On an open ground, intricate patterns were drawn. Hill took a deep breath and suddenly plunged the Gothhild sword into the center of the patterns, instantly disappearing from the spot.

When Hill reappeared, she was found at Lubanbian Village, outside the Farron Fortress.

This place was originally Clint's temporary residence as a hunter apprentice, but now it is covered with a thick layer of dust, and some items even have traces of dried raindrops.

This suggests that Clint hasn't lived here for a long time, and he was even in such a hurry that he couldn't even take his personal belongings.

Sensing something was wrong, Hill drew her swords and quietly made her way forward. Last time, Geralt had led the way, so she hadn't lost her way.

Although no one lives in Lubanbian Village, it still retains its original appearance. The Zhaifa Forest is still full of towering trees and nasty swamps.