Marvel: Starting with the Glint-Glint Fruit

Of course, this will have to wait until after the Ancient One and Odin die.

Velasco wasn't foolish enough to do that while the Ancient One and Odin were still around.

The problem is that he was carrying out these plans in secret, and the Old Gods couldn't possibly know about them. So why should Matthew kill him and remove his authority over the borders of Hell?

One question after another eroded his heart like poison.

Velasco had no idea that Matthew was a cheat code who knew part of the script of this universe.

Chapter 309 The Demon Lords' Defenses Are Breached (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Velasco's inner fears were magnified infinitely.

Because that damned sword could really kill him, literally.

"So, you still have the option of making a dignified exit, Velasco."

Matthew smiled gently.

There was no arrogance of a victor looking down on others, only calm. This unfair war won because it essentially exploited information asymmetry.

There's no reason for Matthew to feel any pride.

Of course, he wouldn't feel ashamed. The law of the jungle prevails, and the winner in this universe is the only truth, no matter what method is used.

If Matthew and Terra have perfectly achieved their strategic objectives in launching this war, that's enough.

Velasco had no choice.

He was silent.

Despite his extreme resentment, he did not doubt whether Matthew possessed the sword personally forged by the Old God.

Regardless of whether Matthew had any connection with that ancient god, the fact that the other party could reveal information about the sword made Velasco lose his courage.

He closed his eyes, and after a long while, slowly opened them.

With a stretch of his right hand, Iriana's bloodstone appeared in his palm, and the bloodstone automatically floated towards Matthew.

Matthew glanced at it and then took it.

"A smart choice."

.....

After the war was won, Velasco chose to make a dignified exit, exiling himself to the sidelines.

He didn't even return to the Borderlands, because only in that way could he actively sever his connection with the Borderlands.

With the bond broken, Matthew took control of the borders of hell.

However, instead of personally clearing out the entire border of Hell, he continued to have the three major battle groups under Reicher gradually eliminate all the demons and monsters, large and small, along the border of Hell.

When Matthew gained power, he immediately felt a sense of omnipotence.

In Limbo, his abilities were amplified to an extreme. Matthew was originally a Tier 1 Quasi-Father, with actual combat power equivalent to a regular God Father.

It's not even comparable to the powerful Heavenly Father level.

However, in the borderlands, his actual combat strength was immediately raised to the T1 level, which was a significant increase.

At Matthew's level, he can already anticipate and compare his own position.

Here, even someone as powerful as the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, would find it unlikely to defeat him; more likely, the Ancient One would be mercilessly expelled by him.

Matthew can instantly draw upon all the magical elemental energy within the borders of Hell. The combined power of this energy is unimaginable; even Mephisto would have to flee in disarray.

Should we tough it out?

The outcome is either death or permanent disability.

The three major warbands, including Reicher, continued their purge, including of demons deep within the abyss. Matthew planned to renovate the Hell's Frontier in the future.

Of course, this transformation only slightly alters the ecological environment.

Nature that conforms to human aesthetics.

After all, Matthew didn't think much of the sight of Limbo, a place filled with sulfur and lava.

It wouldn't be accurate to say it would be completely modified to suit ordinary people.

The future planning and development of Limbo will be similar to that of Asgard.

Firstly, the gravity would naturally be several times higher than that of Earth.

When he decides to unify the Earth in the future, the human population and Earth's resources will gradually become mismatched, and the former will be a prerequisite for solving this problem.

Hell's Frontier is a magically controlled alternate dimension where its physical laws, topography, and ecosystem are entirely subject to the will of the current rulers.

Once the new ruler comes to power, he can completely transform the originally harsh environment, filled with sulfur and demons, into any form, such as a tranquil garden, an ice and snow world, or a modern city.

In the original future timeline, after banishing Velasco and becoming queen, Magik Iriana had already modified Limbo.

To act entirely according to one's own will.

With population and land no longer a problem, and no matter how fast human civilization develops and grows, even the borders of hell can accommodate it.

Meanwhile, the development of artificial sun projects and room-temperature superconductivity will greatly improve the efficiency of resource utilization, acquisition capabilities, and economic value.

Energy resources are virtually unlimited, transmission and storage are lossless, desalination and extraction costs are drastically reduced, and the circular economy and recycling rate are improved, etc.

All of these combined will greatly increase resources.

At least in the short term, Terra's future development does not need to worry too much about its weakness in resource shortages.

Terra can adjust its research direction, especially in ecological environment modification technology. Once realized, Terra will be able to wage wars against other countries in the future. Even if it doesn't unify the Milky Way, just the solar system will be enough.

In short, gaining control of Hell's Border means that the upper limit of the development potential of the underlying infrastructure has been raised once again.

However, the fact that the transfer of power at the border of hell was completed so quickly was completely unexpected by all the lords and others who were paying attention to this war.

Mephisto did indeed keep his promise and stabilized the restless demon lords.

But the lords still harbored some ulterior motives deep down.

Perhaps they could secretly do something bad, ideally creating a lose-lose situation for both Matthew and Velasco, so they could reap the benefits.

In the blink of an eye, the ruler of Hell's Frontier has changed.

The speed was so fast that even the demon lords didn't have time to react.

This left them speechless.

Are you even human?

They had no idea what had happened between Matthew and Velasco, or why Velasco had left so easily and simply.

Back when those demon lords were going after Velasco, that bastard was incredibly tough.

But when he came into contact with Matthew, a human being, all his toughness vanished instantly.

No, is there some kind of shady deal between you two that we're unaware of?

Now they can only watch helplessly as the borders of hell fall into human hands, unable to do anything about it.

Anyone would feel uncomfortable in that situation.

“Damn Velasco, it’s a disgrace. He didn’t put up any resistance at all. He surrendered too easily.”

"Velasco is a coward, a stupid idiot."

"This human is truly remarkable. How did he manage to do it? Even if he schemed against Velasco, he shouldn't have taken over Hell's Frontier so quickly. There must be something wrong with this."

"Velasco voluntarily relinquished his power; what a coward."

The other demon lords either broke down in their defenses, cursing Velasco in anguish, or were alarmed by Matthew's methods and became highly wary of him.

They all knew that an unfathomable monster had come from hell.

I wonder if Matthew's appearance will cause any other changes to the overall structure of Hell.

Fortunately, Mephisto stood up again at this time, and Lilith convened the High Council of Hell.

In this council meeting, they will discuss Matthew.

Mephisto also hoped to use this council to dispel the remaining demon lords' hostility towards Matthew.

Chapter 310 The Demon Lord Council Targeting Matthew (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

This supreme meeting of the Hell Roundtable had a large number of participants.

First up is Mephisto, who led Lilith into battle.

Next is Marduk, a veteran lord of hell who controls an ancient hell, skilled in blood curses and manipulating hellfire, and calls himself Satan.

Lucifer, the fallen angel king of Heaven, ruled over an independent plane of Hell.

Skilled in mind manipulation and the transformation of angels into demons, they disdain making soul deals with mortals and aim to reshape the order of heaven and hell.

Then there's Hades, the god of death, who is also a powerful lord in Hell, though he is said to have a great grudge against Hela, the goddess of death in Asgard.

There are also Satanish, Ashmos, Baphomet, Torgh, Bellerzeb, and so on.

There are quite a few.

The meeting place for this political alliance was located in the core area of ​​the largest Hell shard.

This area is the largest core fragment remaining after the explosion of the ancient, complete Hell. It does not belong to the private dimension of any single lord, thus preventing participants from taking advantage of their home field to cause trouble.

The council chamber was embedded deep within the rock strata of the core fragment of Hell, its dome so high that it disappeared into the churning dark red mist, preventing even a sliver of sunlight from entering.

The entire structure's skeleton was forged from the spine of a giant demon melted into black iron. The walls were covered with writhing, sulfurous veins that occasionally oozed corrosive slime, creating a hissing sound as it eroded the ground.

The central oval table is made from a single piece of obsidian, with a layer of dark blood that never congeals on its surface, and the edges of the table are engraved with claw marks and traces left by lords throughout the ages when they fought for power.

The air was filled with the pungent smell of old parchment, sulfur, and devilish incense; every breath felt like swallowing tiny sparks.

There was no lighting, only the eerie glow of different colors emanating from the lords: Mephisto's crimson fire, Satanish's dark purple magic mist, and the pale bone light leaking from the gaps in the skeleton lord's body. These cast distorted and swaying shadows on the table, which tore at each other on the wall, as if rehearsing the battle after the meeting.

All the lords gathered together, yet surprisingly, the atmosphere was harmonious.

Participants usually shrink their bodies, otherwise, many lords would be too large, especially the Eye Demon, whose size is extraordinary.

The meeting was convened with only one core issue: how to deal with Matthew, who was vying for control of the borderlands.

There is no distinction between primary and secondary seating at the meeting.

After all, they are all demon lords. Perhaps there are strong and weak among them, but none of them are willing to submit to the others.

Otherwise, most of their lords would not have called themselves Satan.

“Hell doesn’t need an outlier, a powerful ruler.” Most of the demon lords fell silent, and after a long while, one of them finally spoke.

It's Satanish.

Its rough, bluish-green skin was covered with bumpy, hard lumps, and its muscles bulged like mountains. Two twisted yellow horns pierced from the top of its head, and a cluster of scorching orange-yellow flames swirled behind it.

Two terrifying faces were born on the skull.

Above it was a short mouth with bared teeth, bulging red eyes, and a ferocious appearance. In the center of its chest and abdomen was another huge mouth with fine, sharp teeth and orange-yellow vertical pupils staring straight ahead.

Its thick, massive claws had dark yellow nails, and its heavy, oppressive body exuded a savage, ferocious aura of a chaotic demon.

But beneath this terrifying exterior lies greed and arrogance.

Satanish belongs to the lower-middle tier among all demon lords.

Therefore, he was most wary and most hostile towards the new ruler of Hell's Frontier.

Especially since this ruler was a human, he had seen Matthew's extremely terrifying characteristics during the war on the border of hell.

A terrifying level of calm and rationality, tactical thinking, coupled with an extremely tough hand and a desire for conquest.

This made Satanish see in Matthew the shadow of another former overlord.

That person's name is Odin.