Lord of Cinder in American Comics

The 1:5 moral choice has now become 5: the world.

Hill looked at the card in his hand. What was originally the Virgo card now appeared to him as 'Justice', a key card that emphasized morality and balance.

In the past, S.H.I.E.L.D. sacrificed the lesser to protect the greater good, which was an understandable choice in maintaining the world. However, in order to ensure the continuation of a species' development, morality must be abandoned.

But was this why I chose S.H.I.E.L.D. in the first place?

Hill gripped the card tightly in his hand and said, "It depends on the situation. If I can't resolve the crisis, I'll sacrifice myself..."

"Without knowing any prior arrangements, five men and women, whose fates were predetermined, were forced to participate in a hunt. Their deaths were already destined; they were sacrificed amidst screams and bloodshed to appease an evil god. For this purpose, similar operations were carried out simultaneously in various parts of the world every year..."

At this moment, Hill finally understood why Geraltara had come: one or more unknown sacrifices, forced and mocked were the main aspects of the sacrifices.

Hill no longer hesitated as before. Now that Constantine and Geralt were both there, if they couldn't solve it, then no one on Earth could.

Hill put the card into his pouch and said, "Tell me, what exactly do you want me to do or what traits do you want me to display?"

Geralt scratched his head and said, "Actually, I just need to find someone to make sure we have five people. I don't need you to do anything special..."

After hearing this, Hill had already given up all hope. She was just a filler; was the reason this card was given to her not because...?

If I had to describe it, it would be like 'a gold-farming raid opening a volcano, with people just filling in and sucking up to the big shots, type 1'.

Hill mistook the food in front of him for Geralt, venting his inexplicable resentment, and then watched as a car pulled up and stopped in front of them.

The burly man driving the car had a face like Thor's. He looked at the picnicking group and said, "Hey, do you guys know Thieleman Road? Is it this way?"

------------

Chapter 448: Time Flies, Seize the Day

Hill saw the five people emerging from the car and realized that the unlucky guy from before had appeared in front of him.

A guy in the car, who was puffing away with a retractable cigarette disguised as a thermos, glanced out of the car and immediately panicked.

He shouted to the driver, "Kurt, we have to get out of here, right now!"

Kurt, the driver, waved away the smoke around him, looking annoyed, and said with a frown, "Stop smoking your damn tobacco, you're going to die in it sooner or later. I'll leave after I get directions..."

"Hey, didn't you recognize those two people sitting and eating? A magician and a hunter! The place they're in is a blessing if ordinary people could even survive..."

After saying that, he jumped into the driver's seat, grabbed the steering wheel from Kurt, and prepared to drive away.

Hill reached the car and stopped the impending disaster. She glanced back at Constantine, who remained unmoved, while Geralt gave her a two-pointed stare.

After understanding the timeframe, Hill said, "We need to borrow your identities for two days. During this time, you will need to be..."

At this point, Hill paused for a moment. There were no S.H.I.E.L.D. employees around her, so she couldn't arrange for this group of people.

At that moment, Natasha came to Hill's side, opened a portal, and whispered in Hill's ear, "You're welcome..."

Looking at the Dragon Academy on the other side of the portal, Yelena was waiting with Wanda. Wanda was standing on tiptoe trying to see Constantine lying flat, but Yelena pulled her back, stopping her groping behavior.

"You'll be temporarily placed at Dragon Academy. Once this matter is resolved, you'll be allowed to return to Earth..."

As soon as Hill finished speaking, the guy smoking a tobacco leaf urged the others to get moving. They abandoned their vehicles, took only their bare luggage, and headed to Dragon Academy.

Without Hill and the others, none of these people would have survived, including the guys who organized the sacrifice.

They confused dangfu and v, the identities of athletes and scholars. Only the fool remains a fool, but the fool represents infinite possibilities. It was the fool who discovered this sacrifice and ultimately destroyed it.

The Cabin in the Woods: Five friends plan to spend their weekend in a cabin in the woods, but they don't know that the vacation has been turned into a sacrifice, and they will choose how to die, suffering a painful death to please an evil god.

Root Sister only discovered the strangeness of the organization after joining the sacrificial cult. Various vengeful spirits and monsters were confined to this small place, performing for an even more terrifying being.

Fortunately, the machine cared about its spokesperson and found Cortana, which led to this operation.

After seeing the unlucky guy off, the picnic was forced to stop, and they had to take his place on the road.

Everyone activated the appearances they had just recorded, changed their faces, and went over with their new appearances, hoping the monsters would run away faster than anyone else.

Greiritt consciously took the driver's seat and drove towards the so-called Thielemann Road.

In the vehicle, Hill noted down the surrounding roads, and aside from finding an unnecessary gas station, the fact that the road was deserted was already an overestimation of its quality.

Especially after traversing a dangerous single-lane cliffside path, the cliffs and the forest on the opposite side create a striking contrast.

Greiritt, who was not yet skilled at driving, almost drove the small RV off a cliff.

The tires skidded precariously over the cliff, sending stones flying below as they were crushed by the tires. The perceptive Hill spotted a fleeting glimmer of light in the darkness.

In the remaining visual footage, a fleeting hexagonal mesh structure turned the stone into a molten state, causing it to fall into the abyss.

Once the vehicle entered a tunnel, Hill asked, "Is this the sacrificial site?"

Geralt said, "Yes, it's not appropriate to say such things any further back. Of course, once Greyret finds his own people, you can do whatever you want..."

After passing through the tunnel, the entire environment changed abruptly; the original deciduous forest had turned into a coniferous forest, and the forest had lost much of its vitality.

The vehicle arrived in front of a small wooden house, and everyone who had come to enjoy life suddenly turned into unlucky souls.

Natasha fiddled with her hair as she went to choose a room ahead of time, while Hill looked at the hidden cameras scattered throughout the cabin and at the outdated equipment, gaining a new perspective on the organization's wealth and history.

As long as Constantine didn't put down his cigarette, no one wanted to get close to him, which saved him a lot of troublesome interactions.

Geralt had chosen a good spot; there was a small lake behind the cabin, and he was floating on the lake, enjoying the twilight sunlight.

Only Greirit, the "tool man," reluctantly parked the car and began carefully surveying the surrounding environment, preparing for the operation to come.

In the room Natasha had arranged, Constantine lay on the bed staring at the ceiling. If he raised his head slightly, he would see that the glass in his room was one-way, allowing him to clearly see everything in the room opposite.

Natasha, seemingly unaware of the nature of glass, was now in the opposite room, dressing up in front of a mirror as if nothing was amiss.

Natasha arranged the room; she already knew everything about it, even taking down the paintings that originally hung on the one-way glass and throwing them aside.

Yawen Library

However, after a long while, Constantine's door was opened, and Natasha, wearing a silk bathrobe, stood with her arms crossed, looking at Constantine lying on the bed, smoking.

"I'm not surprised at all..."

Natasha grumbled at Constantine and then locked the door behind her.

Upon arriving next to Constantine, Natasha made no attempt to be polite, sitting directly on the edge of his bed and staring at him until Constantine became slightly uncomfortable.

"Looks like I'm not entirely without charm after all..."

As Constantine was about to get up, Natasha pressed him back down onto the headboard.

Constantine said, "Don't do this, Natasha, I can't give you any answers..."

"Do you know? I'm twenty-eight, and in two more years I'll be thirty. These years at Dragon Academy have been the happiest time of my life; I haven't had to struggle for a living. But do you know? A woman doesn't have many decades. Maybe in the next decade, I won't be as beautiful as I am now..."

"Now that you're a mage, you can sign a contract with any dimension and gain infinite life and youth..."

Faced with Constantine's explanation, Natasha licked her lips and said seductively, "Then can I sign a contract with you, King of the Wanderers..."

"Wanda told you that?"

"No...it's just a simple analysis. Didn't you notice how much the King of Ghosts favors Wanda, just like you...I was just asking casually, and I didn't expect you to admit it..."

"So, you need a contract?"

Constantine's tentative questioning only provoked Natasha's resistance. Natasha forcefully grabbed Constantine's hands, pinning him down, and stared into Constantine's eyes.

"Look at me. What's in my eyes? You can't not see it, can you... You who rescued me from the abyss and sheltered me, you can't possibly not see my feelings for you... If it's because of my identity as a special agent, don't worry, that V card should belong to me..."

At this moment, Natasha's eyes were filled with fervor and passion, and she expressed her love for Constantine without restraint.

However, Constantine remained motionless, lying there like a dead fish.

"I'll say it again, I can't give you any answers..."

Natasha's robe somehow fell off, and she leaned down to kiss Constantine, saying, "Time flies, so seize the day..."

------------

Chapter 449: Choose Your Monster

Natasha and Constantine, enjoying themselves, were undisturbed, and no one noticed them except Hill, who was checking their surroundings.

In this area, external signals are physically isolated, but if someone connects Cortana to the Sacrifice Organization's signal transmission equipment, Cortana can instantly gain control of all networked devices.

But since they haven't been able to find Root, they can't act freely and can only wait for Cortana.

When Hill brought Geralt back, the cabin had returned to calm, at least on the surface.

The group sat in the living room, chatting idly. Constantine and Geralt were like two mute people, with only Natasha and Hill occasionally managing to join in. As for Grellett, all he wanted to do now was finish his mission and return home to enjoy Loretta's embrace.

The organization behind the scenes couldn't stand it any longer. This group of people was completely different from the previous sacrifices; they were calm and composed.

So, hidden pipes throughout the room slowly released pheromone reagents that could amplify desire.

But who could have imagined that as the pheromones evaporated, the masked group instantly received a notification and blocked these chemicals?

As equipment obtained by Lothric from interstellar spies, modifying appearance is just a basic function; it also provides protection against poison gas, internal oxygen circulation, and can even allow people to survive in outer space for several hours.

Hill glanced at Natasha, and after exchanging a look, they both realized it was an enemy trap.

But looking at the two wooden figures beside them, Constantine and Geralt showed no reaction whatsoever, simply waiting.

Natasha smiled and licked her lips at Hill, then flipped over and sat on Constantine's lap, using her body to block the view of others, and began her performance.

This behavior made Hill feel uncomfortable. They had agreed to act together, but suddenly you found someone else.

Hill looked at Geralt beside her, wondering if she should make a sacrifice and do something that would make them both happy.

Just as Hill was untying her hair, a sound came from the side of the room, and a cellar door suddenly opened, instantly easing the somewhat enchanting atmosphere.

A little embarrassed by the interruption, Hill retied her hair and followed the others down into the cellar.

This cellar was originally a place used by the organization behind the scenes to lure sacrifices into choosing how they would die, and it was filled with various props representing monsters.

Constantine, smoking a cigarette, was clearly displaying the nonchalant attitude of a chain smoker. He casually tossed a jigsaw puzzle he'd picked up from somewhere and said, "The stuff in this cellar is quite interesting. We can each pick a few things..."

Upon hearing this, everyone present smiled knowingly and began selecting items.

However, the sacrificial organization behind it was not so happy. This sacrifice required the sacrifice to choose its own way of dying.

According to Constantine's plan, if this continues, they will have to release even more monsters, and the cleanup will be a nightmare.

But at this point, intervening would be blasphemy against the evil god. To appease the evil god, the sacrifices must be made to proceed according to the prescribed method.

So everyone started choosing their favorite items. Natasha got a ballet box and a wedding dress, Geralt chose a unicorn horn, and Hill looked around and chose a mask to wear on her face.