Bai Qi’s words filled Shi Xun with immense joy. If he could truly receive a reward from his god Karl, Shi Xun was confident that he and his Taotie legion could advance further.
“Good.”
After weighing the pros and cons, Shi Xun spoke with firm resolve, “My Taotie legion will arrive in the Milky Way in seven planetary days. At that time, my legion and I will be entirely at your command.”
To express his determination, Shi Xun immediately summoned Xiong Feng, who was waiting nearby, and issued an order to grant Bai Qi full command of the vanguard.
After ending the communication, Xiong Feng bowed slightly and asked, “Your Excellency Holy Lord, what can I and my vanguard do for you?”
Looking at Xiong Feng, who seemed like a completely different person, a flicker of disdain crossed Bai Qi’s face.
“Send a small team to conduct a sweep and strike in regions like North America and Western Europe on Earth. I will give you a few coordinates. While sweeping, try not to cause too much destruction. Beyond that, whether it’s population, resources, or anything else, you can plunder as you please; I won’t interfere. However, there’s one condition: no one within the given coordinates can be harmed.”
“Yes, I will attend to it immediately.”
Just as he was about to issue the order, Xiong Feng seemed to recall something and stopped, turning back to look at Bai Qi. “Sir, we detected demonic activity on Earth. Such overt and large-scale activity, could it displease the demons, or even provoke their retaliation?”
Bai Qi glanced at the worried Xiong Feng. Could he really hide such petty thoughts from him? Nevertheless, he asked with a hint of sarcasm, “What? Don’t you worship the God of Death? Don’t you consider death a kind of… what was it? Ah, transcendence. Why are you afraid now?”
Seeing Bai Qi’s reaction, Xiong Feng’s demeanor immediately changed. His expression became solemn, and he declared with righteous indignation, “We Taotie have never feared death, but we also will not die in vain.”
“Rest assured, do as I command. The demons’ primary area of activity is in Huaxia and its surroundings. As long as you don’t provoke them, they won’t act against you.”
With that, a wormhole flashed behind Bai Qi, and he vanished from the command center.
“This is… he’s gone?”
Bai Qi’s reason for having the Taotie send a team for large-scale raids in North America and Western Europe was specific.
Compared to Huaxia, which had a large number of atheists, Western countries had a more unified faith. Over ninety percent of the population held their own beliefs. After its arrival, the Holy Dragon Church had also developed well in countries like North America. While it couldn't shake the position of local beliefs, it had attracted many young followers through its advantages. Su Dan Novel Network.
Bai Qi intended to have the Taotie act as invaders, destroying the Westerners’ original faiths. Then, the Holy Dragon Church would play the role of savior, thereby harvesting a massive amount of faith power.
In the following period, Bai Qi personally oversaw operations in North America, watching as the Taotie’s raiding teams looted and plundered the land. Initially, the self-proclaimed lighthouse of civilization countries could organize large-scale military operations to resist. However, when faced with the Taotie’s shielded destroyers, human firepower was useless; it couldn't even breach their surrounding shields.
As for the so-called League of Haters, spearheaded by the US government and composed of America’s capable individuals, based on its composition, it seemed to be a parallel universe version of the Avengers from the main world.
However, the Taotie had arrived too quickly. The members of the League of Haters were assembled in a hurry. They fought independently, with no coordination whatsoever. Even with a member from another civilization, Thor, present, they found it difficult to inflict effective damage against the Taotie, who far surpassed them in all aspects.
During one small-scale engagement, the League of Haters suffered casualties, further exacerbating the already collapsing team.
In a dimly lit underground chamber.
Several individuals in unusual attire sat around a table. A dim chandelier flickered overhead, its light pulsing with the distant explosions.
Topher, clad in mechanical exoskeleton armor, looked at his… comrades with a worried expression.
In the dim light, it was clear that this Topher was not just a parallel universe version of Tony from the main world. He was a Black man, wearing a black eyepatch over his left eye. He was not a capitalist but a high-ranking officer in the US military, having participated in numerous wars and distinguished himself with exceptional service. He was somewhat of a composite of Tony, James Rhodes, and Nick Fury.
Of course, the exoskeleton armor he wore was not of his own creation. It was a product pieced together by the US government from fragments of alien technology. After all, in this world, there were many cosmic civilizations, and over ninety percent of those appearing were technologically superior to Earth.
As for his teammates, there was Captain America, created by gene therapy. Though sharing the same name, unlike the WWII-era Captain America, this one was a modern creation combining alien super genes. Besides a shield, his weapon also included an energy laser gun.
There was also Thor Gur from the Nine Heavens Divine Palace civilization, Natasha’s parallel universe counterpart, the ancient martial artist Annina, and Wilt, the divine archer who awakened his genes by chance.
Originally, there was also Red King, created by gene mutation, a parallel universe version of the Hulk from the main world. However, his temperament was too volatile and disobedient. Not long ago, he was shot in the head by a Taotie sniper.
Of course, besides the members of the League of Haters, there were several injured US soldiers rescued from the battlefield in the safe house, though they were resting in another room.
The death of Red King had cast a somber mood in the room. All of them lowered their heads, none speaking.
Just then, Wilt suddenly stood up and walked towards the exit.
“Wilt! Where are you going?!”
Topher immediately called out to stop him, and the others also turned their gaze to Wilt.
“It’s too stuffy here. I need to get some air.”
“Get some air?” Gur fiddled with his thunder axe and said sarcastically, “You say you’re getting air, but who knows what you’ll really do once you’re out there?”
“What do you mean?!”
Wilt, already fuming, exploded.
Gur acted as if he hadn’t seen Wilt’s reaction and continued, “You know exactly what I mean. As expected, your failures are not without reason.”
“What do you mean by that?” Annina, who had long been annoyed with Gur, retorted without reservation, “Don’t you know who acts like the heavens are old, the earth is second, and he’s third every day? You didn’t even dare to make a sound when the Taotie invaded.”