I, the leader of the esoteric sect, am doing great things in the infinite world!

“It’s not a problem with the spell.” The Black Prince shook his head. “This spell only reacts based on the personality of the person being affected, so it’s just that this person… has a problem.”

As he spoke, the Black Prince couldn't help but think of Li Lin's unique, neurotic way of thinking. It was obvious that the person in front of him was one of the innocent people who had been poisoned by Li Lin.

Considering the possibility of a strange connection between Donghuang and the brainwashed, the Black Prince did not forcefully change the mindset of the person in front of him. Instead, he gently coaxed them, saying, "We are not here to catch jellyfish. We are going to work in the factory."

Upon hearing this, the young man in front of him raised his eyebrows slightly, his dead fish eyes widening: "You're from out of town, aren't you?"

"Yeah."

"No wonder, since that's the case, I can sell without any burden... cough, let me introduce you to the factory to tighten screws cough cough cough cough."

The deadpan young man in front of him accidentally let slip something and coughed repeatedly in an attempt to cover it up.

"Cough cough cough cough!"

Upon seeing the Black Prince and Hades fall silent, the young man coughed even louder, as if he would continue coughing unless they spoke.

"It's alright, you can take us there." The Black Prince sighed helplessly.

“Alright,” the young man readily agreed. “Getting back to the point, where are you going again?”

“The factory,” John Prutto sighed.

The young man turned and walked in one direction, followed by the two god-slayers.

“There used to be quite a few foreigners like you, but now it’s a bit rare,” the young man said casually as they walked. “These days, foreigners usually come to the factory to cause trouble.”

"Why do you say that?" the Black Prince asked calmly.

"Isn't it obvious?" the young man said without hesitation. "Who wants to work?"

“…You’re right.” The Black Prince agreed gently, turning to John Prutto with an “I knew it” expression.

"It's good to gather more information," the Black Prince continued, asking, "Are there many people looking for trouble? Where can I meet them?"

"Of course it's in the factory." The young man steered the conversation back on track, speaking with conviction, "It's like looking for baby maggots. You don't need to run around everywhere. Just stand by the latrine, and you can catch a whole bunch of them."

What kind of local metaphors are these?

A subtle expression of disgust appeared on the Black Prince's face, while Hades' face was slightly distorted beneath his mask.

They always have the illusion that they are being indirectly criticized.

Just as the Black Prince was about to say something more, he saw the young man leading the way reach out and stop them. At the same time, a streak of light that had been constantly patrolling the sky split off and fell at an unimaginable speed, then cleverly hovered in the air just before hitting the ground.

It was a golden creature, about the size of a ping-pong ball, with two wings that kept it balanced in the air by rapidly flapping its thin wings.

It was yet another small detail they had never seen before.

After the young man stood there with dead fish eyes for a while, the small golden sphere flapped its wings and flew into the sky again.

"What is this?"

After the Golden Thief flew back into the sky, the Black Prince emerged from the shadows and asked a question.

“Golden Guardian, specializing in monitoring and real-time service.” The young man rubbed his eyes. “There’s also the same model, the Roaming Guardian, which handles emergencies.”

The Black Prince nodded slightly, his wariness of Li Lin growing even stronger.

The factory they visited had a perimeter of about 700 meters and was mostly filled with automated mechanical puppets.

The three walked along a path and it took them several minutes to reach the edge of a high wall.

A middle-aged employee walked by, yawning. Two heads peeked out from the gap on the left, one above the other.

Having escaped human sight, several bronze-colored flying orbs hovered in the sky, appearing as large as fists. These must be the wandering guards, the counterparts to the golden guards.

380 I possess extraordinary wisdom!

The question is, how do we get across?

"Let me do it."

John Prutto stretched out his hand, his power, Invisible Regeneration, poised to be unleashed.

Before he could react, the young man patted the Black Prince on the shoulder: "I have a plan."

Alexander gestured for John Prutto to calm down, then turned to the dead-eyed youth and said, "Tell me about it."

The dead-fish-eyed youth said excitedly, "You two squat down, let me step on your shoulders to get up, and then I'll pull you over the wall."

“You should do it,” the Black Prince said, his cheek twitching slightly as he turned to John Prutto.

With no other choice, Hades stretched out his hand and unleashed his power upon the two.

In an instant, the air distorted slightly, as if there were the sound of a distant river swirling in the water. Then, a gentle force swept over my body, distorting my senses and deceiving the world.

"What a convenient power... It is stronger than those spells in both effectiveness and duration."

“As far as I know, the Black Prince also possesses similar powers to Vision,” John Prutto retorted sarcastically.

The Black Prince gave a smile and didn't dwell on the matter any further.

John Prutto, the emperor of the United States and the protector of Los Angeles, appeared on screen several times, but real information about him was tightly sealed off by Capitol Hill.

Moreover, although Hades has no subordinate forces, he also has less risk of information being exposed, unlike Alexander the Black Prince, who is constantly at odds with the Council of Sages, whose five powers have been thoroughly exposed.

The Black Prince's primary power, Black Lightning, originates from Remiel, the fallen angel who controls lightning and visions. It can be described as a multi-functional, composite power.

The young man lowered his head slightly, seemingly surprised by the strange changes that had occurred to him.

On the dark green tabletop, a faint secret document began to take shape.

[Fifth-Tier Secret Transmission: Invisible Regeneration]

[Sexual characteristics: lamp, moth]

King Solomon lured the devil with his light and fed him with the desire for chaos. These lights were of different colors, yet none could know them, like moths hiding under withered leaves.

"Wait." The Black Prince's expression turned serious as he raised his cane and pointed it at Li Lin. "Are we really going to take him with us?"

"did you mean?"

The Black Prince gave a cold, emotionless smile: "Now that we've reached our destination, this guide is no longer of any use."

"what ever."

Hades raised his hand and snapped his fingers, thus removing the powers imposed on Li Lin.

The secret card on the dark green tabletop, which had already taken shape, became dull in color, withered, and scattered into fragments a few seconds later.

“Then, after we leave, go somewhere deserted and end your own life.” The Black Prince muttered to himself, stretching out his hand and snapping his fingers in front of Li Lin. “You will retain no memory of us.”

"Done." The Black Prince clapped his hands. "Let's go."

The two god-slayers exchanged a glance, then simultaneously leaped high over the wall.

"Whoohoo-"

Li Lin was below, hands in his pockets, whistling.

Before the fourth whistle could be heard, a dazzling golden light appeared from the other side of the wall, followed by a clear and resonant sword strike. Along with the metallic clang of the sword, Tony's hearty and joyful laughter rang out.

"You two, have you eaten yet? If not, take this sword!"

The vast silver sword energy, mixed with a strong tearing sensation, transformed into a long, resounding rainbow. Then, everything in its path was torn apart and cleaved into the body of Hades John Pluto!

Hades only had time to raise his arms before he was slashed backward by the silver sword energy.

Power: [Silver Arm the Ripper]!

On the other side, black lightning flashed in the eyes of the Black Prince. The high-speed thinking brought by the Speed ​​Force made him realize that he had been ambushed. At the same time, his body began to shatter and split, turning into black lightning that streaked into the distance.

Although he didn't know why the Sword King was here, he had already been exposed.

However, at the same time, Vereslana's powerful announcement rang out.

"Language is light. The power of words is light. Therefore, light and the power of words, become my sword and my blade!"

"Your power originates from Remiel, the fallen angel of illusion and thunder, who is called 'God's Mercy' in the Abrahamic religion, yet he often serves before God and is called the teacher of the faithless."

"In my name, I reject it!"

In an instant, the golden sword, poised to strike, pierced the lightning conjured by the Black Prince, as if time had been rewound, forcibly pulling him back into human form from the lightning.

“Uh… [Warrior]—You are, you are the God of War of the East, Veleslana!”

The black lightning that filled half the sky quickly returned to the Black Prince's body, and was then hit head-on by a flying kick from Veleslana.

Thump—thump—

Two dark figures fell, crashing heavily at Li Lin's feet.

Li Lin looked up and complained, "It's wrong to litter. What if it hits a child? Even if it doesn't hit a child, it's still not good to hit the flowers and plants."

"When exactly...did we fall into the ambush?"

With his chest caved in and blood constantly gushing from his mouth and nose, the Black Prince struggled to his feet. His pupils suddenly contracted as he looked at the Sword King and Veleslana, who had landed beside Li Lin.

Although he could no longer transform into lightning and use the Speed ​​Force, he had not lost the high-speed thinking that came with lightning.

"You are...you are Donghuang Li Lin!"

The Black Prince laughed so hard that tears of blood streamed down his face, he was doubled over with laughter, his previous refined and easygoing demeanor completely gone: "Hahahaha, this is truly the most ridiculous thing in the world—the dignified Eastern Emperor has actually been by our side from the very beginning!"

"Truly, there are gods in this world, right before our eyes yet we remain unaware! And I even boasted of possessing extraordinary wisdom, hahaha, this is truly laughable!"