Heroes Return

"Is that so? So what I've been doing all this time is what you call creating a god!" Xiao Zhan sighed helplessly. "Now that you mention it, I actually feel a little proud! I did think about using it to change the world. But I failed long ago, and failed utterly. I'm quite curious, what exactly did the last person who created a god create?"

"I have no reason to tell you this, and are you prepared to become a dead man?" As the Force Master spoke, a terrifying aura enveloped his entire body. Almost simultaneously, the giant comical figure was thrown into the air, and the Force Master stood up as well: "As a piece of the puzzle, I will not kill Thirteen, but you, Xiao Zhan, must die!"

As the sound faded, the Force Master was already beside Xiao Zhan. However, in reality, the Force Master was actually slightly faster than the sound. Yet, he ultimately stopped in front of Xiao Zhan, as countless comical figures appeared around him and protected him. Almost everything around them began to change, as if Xiao Zhan had once attempted to change the world, only this time the change was extremely minor.

As the world changed, countless comical beings appeared around the Force Master and captured him as he tried to resist.

"How is this possible! This is... a domain!!" The Force Master's voice rang out at that moment. The next second, he shattered all the comical scenes and threw a punch at Xiao Zhan. This time, he would no longer underestimate Xiao Zhan, but regarded him as an enemy who needed to fight with all his might.

Unfortunately, his underestimation of Xiao Zhan ultimately led him into Xiao Zhan's defensive trap.

The shattered comical figures all turned into smaller comical figures, which then engulfed the two people like a raging torrent.

Almost instantly, the Force Master burst forth from the comical figures, only to be greeted by countless flying comical figures in the sky, and the comical figure itself. Now, all the comical figures were no longer comical in his eyes, but rather bizarre, indescribably smiling human heads.

Beneath the severed head, countless arms reached out towards the Force Master. A magic circle lit up around him at that moment. But the next second, a series of comical events erupted from within the magic circle.

Without a doubt, in this world, the rules of the Force Master's End Times have been completely altered.

Perhaps only a few minutes had passed? But in those few minutes, the Force Master had already been swallowed up by the crowd...

When everything had cleared up, the Force Master had completely transformed into a comical figure and collapsed to the ground.

“I was originally going to hand you over to the Hero Association, but I have a lot of questions for you, so let’s leave it at that for now.” Xiao Zhan approached the Force Master, taking out energy handcuffs and ropes. The Force Master had clearly lost his power: “I didn’t expect it to take so long to start this machine.”

"..." Thirteen also arrived beside the Force Master at this moment, but he was looking at Xiao Zhan with a horrified expression. After all, Xiao Zhan had actually captured a powerful member of the Council of Truth without any help. Although the other party was only a freshman, it was still terrifying.

However, before Thirteen could say anything, his gaze was drawn to a symbol that a Force master was drawing on the ground with his finger. It was a peculiar-looking cross symbol! But it was this symbol that made Thirteen unable to look away.

Chapter 17

Looking at the symbol drawn in the Force Master's hand, Thirteen's expression subtly changed. He even momentarily forgot his question about Xiao Zhan, staring intently at the symbol. Until Xiao Zhan stepped on the Force Master, extinguishing the final gesture.

"Thirteen?" Xiao Zhan patted Thirteen on the shoulder: "Have you been masturbating too much lately? You look so dazed."

"You guessed it was from masturbating too much!" Upon hearing Xiao Zhan's words, Thirteen finally came to his senses.

In a certain world, Solomon gazed upon a pillar resembling a demonic pillar. To everyone's astonishment, however, the pillar emanated none of the demonic aura it possessed; instead, it exuded a profound sense of holiness. Sacred music resonated around it, and the wings of the nearly perfect angels carved on the pillar pulsed rhythmically. Feathers fell from the pillar, and the surroundings were enveloped in pure light. And atop the pillar, a human figure was embedded, only his upper body protruding. All the images on the pillar seemed to be worshipping him.

Seeing this scene, Solomon couldn't help but sigh.

"Has the time finally come?" she murmured, glancing at the pillar. Before her stood a beautiful young girl. The girl looked exactly like her. If there was any difference, it was that the girl appeared more divine.

"The time is almost up. Soon I will leave this place. A new era will descend upon this world. The world will restart, and the stars will be recharged. Civilization will return to its starting point, and a new era is about to begin." He spoke to Romon in a voice that seemed incomparably holy.

"I will not let you succeed, using all my wisdom."

“You possess wisdom, but you can never achieve omniscience,” the man on the pillar spoke again to Solomon. “Everything is already in my sight, and I only need to wait.”

After saying this, the girl on the pillar smiled and slowly closed her eyes.

"Master! What is this?" Baphomet's voice rang out behind Solomon. Looking at the pillar, his face showed shock: "Why! Why is this being inside the pillar?!"

In his mind, the being in that pillar was not Solomon at all, but a man—a man who had been nailed to the cross! Seeing this being and that sacred aura, even Baphomet's expression changed.

"Master, have you finally decided to fight that guy? It's been so long since I've enjoyed the flesh and blood of an angel." Baphomet's voice rang out, and at the same time, green flames ignited on his body.

“This is not the person you have seen,” Solomon said to Papimah. “The image you have of him is the image he would have wanted you to see.”

"Am I a demon? Can't even I see his true nature?"

"No one in this world can see his true nature! Or rather, no being can see his true nature." Solomon looked helpless. "Because he will become the god of the new world!"

"What did you say?!" Even Baphomet couldn't help but show a shocked expression upon hearing Solomon's words.

Almost simultaneously, Argus also appeared. When the enormous fire demon saw the person on the pillar, a look of shock appeared on its face: "Why? The goddess of winter is here! This is impossible! She shouldn't be here!! But why is there no chill in the air?"

“Because she’s not the person you met.” Solomon’s face showed a helpless smile again. Then he repeated what he had said to Baphomet, receiving another shocked expression. However, the two demons immediately looked at Solomon with shock. This was undoubtedly one of the most terrifying secrets, even for demons! But knowing this secret might not be a good thing!!

"To be honest, I don't intend for him to escape this place and become some kind of god of the new world," the girl said with a smile to the two people in front of her. "So I still have to put up a final stand, even if it means fighting against the whole world."

"..." Upon hearing Solomon's words, both demons fell silent.

"By the way, Baphomet, have you completed the task I asked you to do?" Solomon suddenly asked the goat-headed demon in front of him.

"As you command, I have chosen seventy-two witches... magical girls. And I have distributed all the power of your seventy-two pillars into them. This naturally includes the dormant will of the demon gods," Baphomet said. "Some of them have been completely controlled by their original demon gods, while others seem to be getting along very well with another entity within them. A small number of girls with strong wills have completely mastered these powers and broken free from the demon gods' wills. Now, the power of your seventy-two pillars has entered the bodies of those girls through these three methods."

"Hehe, you did a great job this time! Cuter pet demons are definitely more appealing to young girls these days!" Solomon said with a smile, "After all, this is a world that judges by appearances!"

“Yes, Miss. These seventy-two maidens will become your new seventy-two demon gods.” Baphomet said helplessly, “But is this really a good thing? After all, that is the power of seventy-two demon gods, and there are still many uncontrollable factors among these maidens.”

"Don't worry, it won't happen." Solomon suddenly spoke to Baphomet, "Since these girls have chosen this path of no return, I think they must all be girls with a strong sense of justice, right? If that's the case, then they will definitely be willing to fight for me this time. Originally, waiting for the demons to awaken would have been the most appropriate approach, but now it seems impossible. After all, time is still too tight! Turning them all into magical girls would be more convenient and faster. Hehe! Speaking of which, in today's terms, it would be called 'moe-fication,' right? But it's not bad either, after all, facing a bunch of demons every day is not as pleasing to the eye as facing a bunch of magical girls every day, is it?"

"..." Hearing Solomon's words, Baphomet was speechless: "But I still think that doing this is too risky. You may not only lose the demon god who was originally loyal to you, but you may also be betrayed by those witches! The uncertainty of those witches is too great."

"Hehe! This world is interesting precisely because of the uncertainties! If everything were within a certain range, this world would undoubtedly become very boring, wouldn't it?" Solomon's face still held a smile: "Now I understand a little bit! I understand a little bit why Nicholas DouDou, after obtaining supreme power, not only didn't use it himself, but instead used it on a joke, and ultimately ended the cataclysm of the end times ahead of schedule!"

“Nicholas DouDou? I seem to have heard of him.” Baphomet asked with a hint of doubt, “So what exactly did he say back then? What power did he gain?”

“He received the power of miracles!” Solomon said with a smile. “And he spread that power throughout the world, saying that he hoped the world would become more interesting.”

"This guy! He's a madman." Hearing his words, even the two demons present couldn't help but show expressions of shock. The power of miracles, the starlight of dawn, the power of hope! It had countless names, but no being had ever truly grasped it! All beings were merely chasing after it.

"Alright! Now it's time for me to meet those girls. After all, they're about to face the most brutal battle in history, so I can't let them down without giving them a boost! Hehe," Solomon said, walking outside.

Meanwhile, in a palace hall outside, a group of girls stood there, looking puzzled. They were clearly young girls or lolis, dressed in various cute and adorable outfits. They looked like magical girls from an anime, and what puzzled them was that the being that had been giving them orders to protect humanity had summoned them all back today for some unknown reason.

……

In a certain sea area, a huge whirlpool known as one of the world's unsolved mysteries continues to spin. But what shocks everyone is that in the deepest, most unfathomable part of the whirlpool, where even light cannot penetrate, a palace stands tall.

At a round table in the hall, several people dressed in white robes were sitting around it.

"Gentlemen, the Force Master has failed." One of the white-robed men said, "It seems that our world is experiencing a continuous increase in uncertainty due to the influence of the Dawn Starlight. It looks like we will have to put in a lot of effort to restore order to humanity."

“But it doesn’t seem easy for the council to handle so much uncertainty,” another man in white robes said. “And Solomon seems to be ready to fight.”

"In that case, it's time for us to return the gods to this world!" the white-robed figure declared. "Go and complete the final pieces of the puzzle. Let the wrath of the gods destroy Solomon, Zero, and all the uncertainties among humanity!"

“The Force Master may have leaked our plan,” a man in white robes suddenly said.

“It’s alright, because they have a hard time preventing the gods from descending.” The white-robed man in the center said, “In general, we are still moving in the expected direction.”

……

“They will definitely think they are moving in the expected direction,” the mysterious master said with a smile to Ivan beside him.

"Yeah, speaking of which, that Truth-ism idiot seems quite amusing! How about we chat?" He casually cut a piece of grilled meat and said with a questioning smile to the mysterious master, "But it seems they can't collect all the puzzle pieces! Ahahaha! Truth, huh! I love those who spout platitudes, because once you understand their understanding of their principles, you can completely predict their future actions! Of course, hypocrites are an exception, but hypocrites' behavior is just as predictable. Ahahahaha!!"

Chapter 18

"Speaking of which, wouldn't they be furious if they knew I had one of the puzzle pieces?" Ivan chuckled, glancing at the mysterious master's chest, and couldn't help but exclaim, "What a wonderful treasure."

"What is your worth?" The mysterious master, seeing the questioning gaze, couldn't help but look at her chest. Hanging on her chest was a mirror, or rather, an object resembling transparent crystal. It was currently emitting a continuous stream of light.

"This must be the largest fragment of the Kunlun Mirror from the past, right? I've heard that the Kunlun Mirror holds all the secrets of this world. I wonder what its purpose is?" Ivan laughed as he looked at the mysterious master's chest, his face full of excitement: "Hahahaha! I love people's secrets! After all, gossip is human nature, isn't it? Everyone wants to see the unknown side of others and enjoy it, doesn't they? Some are even willing to use it as blackmail, aren't they? Hahahaha!"

"I thought you liked something else. I even had some expectations."

"As for the chest, I'm more curious about what Zero's chest looks like," Ivan said, injecting the needle into the man in front of him. The man struggled, but because his entire body was under control, he had almost no way to resist.

"A man's chest?" The mysterious master took a sip of red wine and smiled at the question. "Also, could you please remove the screams when you invite me to dinner? I prefer to listen to music."

“I’m sorry, we don’t have any musical talent here. Besides, how do you know Zero is definitely a man? Actually, we’ve never really seen what Zero looks like, have we? Although we have some speculation, we still don’t have concrete evidence, right? I’m willing to bet my wallet that Zero is a woman. Although the loss is the biggest, the reward is proportional to the risk, isn’t it?” Ivan said to the mysterious master with a smile.

"Then you'll soon lose your wallet." The mysterious master simply smiled at Ivan's words. But while the two chatted amiably, a far more horrific scene unfolded around the dining table. A man was being subjected to a chilling form of torture. And he wasn't alone; many others were being interrogated, a truly bloody spectacle. No one could imagine that such a gruesome scene could be witnessed in a seemingly grand and opulent banquet hall.

"Hahahaha! Believe me, you'll definitely be the loser. Because if I can finally tear off Zero's disguise with my own hands, it means I've already won. Then I'll give Zero a transformation surgery first, and then kill him." Ivan said with a smile, "I won't even blink. Because I'm going to record everything with my brain, in a place where it's just the two of us. I don't intend to share that exciting moment with anyone else in the world. Hahahaha!!"

“If I didn’t know you somewhat, I would definitely think you were gay.” The mysterious master sighed helplessly. “But what you’re doing is practically cheating in gambling, isn’t it?”

“Hahaha! Humans are creatures that only ever focus on the result, no one cares about the process, right? What happens in the middle, how many people will bother to investigate?” Ivan said with a smile, “That’s why I often take risks, but I rarely lose.”

"While I appreciate your invitation to dinner, can't you stop that old man from screaming?" The mysterious master sighed helplessly. "Although nearly a thousand years have passed, I am still a woman after all."

"Hahaha! I'm sorry, madam, as a gentleman, I will certainly grant your request. I'll shut him up right now!" Evan said, getting up and walking towards an old man who was screaming in pain.

"Wait! I'll tell you! I'll tell you everything I know about destiny! Everything you want to know about human fate, I'll tell you! Let me go!!!" The man looked at Evan coldly and said, "Please let me go. You want to know about destiny, right? I'll tell you everything!"

"Hahaha! Any human being will betray you, as long as the price you offer is high enough. It seems that the price I'm offering now is much higher than your 'secret price'!" Ivan said with a smile, "But I'm sorry, the lady who came with me today hopes you can be a little quiet."

As soon as he finished speaking, Ivan pulled the trigger. The energy gun's ammunition blew the man's head into a watermelon shape.

“The world is quiet now!” Ivan said as he returned to his seat. “Excuse me, could you please ask the hotel pianist to play me a piece of music? Something romantic.”

“Boss, you killed that hotel pianist a few minutes ago. You said he was better looking than you.” Dave’s voice rang out from the side.

"Really? Sorry, I forgot. After all, it's hard to remember an ordinary good person, isn't it?" Ivan said with a smile. "Looks like there's no music. But isn't it quieter this way?"

“Evan, why don’t you kill him before he finishes speaking? You might get a lot of useful information out of him!” the mysterious master suddenly said to Evan.

“I just remembered a story.” Hearing the other person’s words, Ivan began to tell the story: “Once upon a time, there was a king. One day, a prophet foretold that one of his sons would take his place. The king was terrified and ate all his children. However, one son escaped and was not eaten. Hahahaha! Then the king was killed by his son, and defeated and replaced by this surviving son who hated him. Then this son opened his father’s stomach and rescued his brothers.”

Has anyone ever told you that you don't have a talent for storytelling?

"Hahaha! The point isn't my story! It's the meaning behind it."

"This story is indeed very meaningful, after all, it relates to some lofty and ancient history."

"No, no, no! Who cares about the history of those high and mighty people's rise to power? I don't care about things that are so far in the past!" Ivan said with a laugh. "Actually, there have been quite a few similar stories in the past! So this is actually telling us that we should kill the charlatans before they talk! Hahahaha! Because if we hadn't listened to the charlatans' nonsense, maybe so many tragedies wouldn't have happened, right?"

"You killed him just because I mentioned him? Then why did you torture him?"

“Sorry, I only just remembered this story myself.” Ivan didn’t seem to care at all: “So I gave up on the idea of ​​getting any useful information out of this guy. After all, fate is just a joke.”

"Is fate a joke? I'd really like to see what kind of expression the Master of Fate will have when he hears that." The mysterious master finally couldn't help but laugh.

"So let's see what we did today? We robbed a high-end hotel located on a cliffside view. Then we killed an official, a teacher, a scholar, a businessman, a policeman, and a hero." Ivan kept counting on his fingers: "Hahahaha! Oh, and a domineering CEO and a lawyer too."

As he spoke, Ivan stood up and looked at a group of people being controlled by his men in the distance.

“Boss, this guy’s profession isn’t special, he’s the head of a pyramid scheme. He’s also a financial fraudster,” a henchman said to Evan, grabbing someone.

"Tch! This kind of person isn't worth killing at all, boring." Ivan's face showed a lack of interest. Then he said to his men, "Drag him out and watch him for yourselves. Don't let him live."

"Boss, there's a female celebrity here..." A henchman grabbed a very beautiful woman and walked over excitedly, but the next second he had already raised his gun and shot the female celebrity to pieces.

“We can’t do those boring things during work hours. You can do whatever you want after work.” Ivan smiled and glanced at the female celebrity’s corpse: “If you want to do it while it’s still hot, I don’t mind.”

Why do you keep killing people?

“Of course, it’s to wait for someone.” Ivan turned to look at the mysterious master: “The people here are all people with a certain social status! They’re the kind of people who get protected as soon as a disaster happens! So as long as I launch an attack or something, the heroes will definitely come.”

"Do you really think the Truth Society doesn't know that the Kunlun Mirror fragments are with us?" the mysterious master said helplessly. "Are you planning to provoke two forces at the same time?"