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Ch. 192 The Sorcerer Supreme , Ancient One
🕑 Added 2023-12-06 16:01:01 +0000 UTCThe fusion of Blessings of Wonder Woman and the Kryptonian Heritage resulted in the evolution reward "The Marvelous Superman." Russell's activated reward count had now gone from six back to five.
Although the quantity of rewards had decreased, Russell didn't mind at all. As long as the rewards were powerful, one was enough for him.
While Russell still didn't fully understand what kind of Superman he would become with divine power, he trusted that the system wouldn't deceive him in this regard.
After closing the system page, Russell stood up and checked his body. Aside from feeling a bit hungry, he didn't find any issues.
He glanced at his phone to check the time.
What? It's been a week already?
Russell couldn't believe his eyes as he looked at the time displayed on his phone screen.
He had actually slept for a week?
Russell immediately called No. 3.
As soon as he made the call, the synthesized voice of No. 3 sounded.
"Has anything special happened in this past week?"
Russell asked directly.
"Yes!"
"The military discovered traces of a female MUTO in San Francisco and attempted to deal with it alone."
"After battling the female MUTO for three days, the military requested assistance from the Justice League."
"Miss Kara, accompanied by the Hulk, went to San Francisco to assist the military in eliminating the female MUTO."
"Miss Kara and the Hulk successfully restrained the female MUTO, and Godzilla later arrived in San Francisco and eliminated the female MUTO."
No. 3 quickly explained.
After the male MUTO had been defeated, Russell had been waiting for the appearance of the female MUTO, but she hadn't shown up as he had remembered. He had thought she was still dormant. However, it seemed that she had emerged while he was merging Blessings of Wonder Woman and the Kryptonian Heritage.
"Did Kara and the Hulk get injured?"
"No!"
"Compile the events of this week into a document. I'll take a look when I get back to the company."
"Understood, sir!"
After giving orders to No. 3, Russell went to the dining room alone.
As he headed to the dining room, he didn't forget to call Diana and let her know that he had woken up. Upon hearing that he was awake, Diana immediately expressed her desire to come over to the League. Although she seemed urgent, Russell didn't let her come immediately. He promised to return to the apartment and explain everything in detail tonight.
After hanging up the phone, Russell sat down in the dining room.
Just like last time, when various robots brought high-calorie and high-sugar "calorie bombs" to the dining table, Russell immediately began devouring them.
Half an hour later, with a satisfied stomach, he returned to the bedroom for a shower before flying to the Chairman's office at Octopus Monster headquarters.
With the Kryptonian Heritage activated, or rather, with the reward "The Marvelous Superman" now in his possession, Russell no longer needed to rely on the Endosymbiotic Battle Armor for flight. While it was still flying, it was a completely different feeling to soar using his own power.
Upon returning to his office, he poured himself a glass of Scotch whisky before asking No. 3 to project the events of the past week in full detail.
The first thing that appeared in the holographic image was the San Francisco incident that No. 3 had reported earlier.
However, the information now provided by Nom 3 was much more complete than the initial oral report. It covered the appearance of the female MUTO, the military's request for assistance, Kara's arrival with the Hulk, and Godzilla's eventual elimination of the female MUTO.
No. 3 presented the events in chronological order, allowing Russell to get a comprehensive understanding of what had transpired.
After watching the Hollywood-style video that No. 3 had edited, Russell took a sip of his drink and asked, "Who allowed Godzilla to go there?"
"It was Grendel!"
No. 3 immediately answered and played an audio recording.
"Your Majesty, Godzilla has sensed the presence of the female MUTO and insists on going there no matter what."
"While I can stop him from going, he is adamant that if I don't let him go, he will never join the Justice League. Your Majesty, what do you think?"
"Your Majesty, Godzilla has been getting increasingly agitated. He has started resisting my possession. If Your Majesty has the time, please consider replying to me."
"Your Majesty, things have taken a turn for the worse. Godzilla has begun self-harming. He wants to end it together with me."
"Your Majesty, I have reached an agreement with Godzilla. We decided to let him go once, and he is willing to accept any punishment."
The information from Grendel was not delivered in a single message but was spread out over three days. It happened to coincide with the time when the military had requested assistance from the Justice League.
"Is there anything else I need to know besides this?" Russell continued to inquire.
"Yes!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the holographic projection in front of Russell transformed into new content.
"The Monarch Organization wants to discuss Godzilla with you."
"S.H.I.E.L.D. wants to discuss Grendel's affiliation."
"Tony Stark has sent you an invitation to a banquet."
"Norman Osborn, the chairman of OsCorp, would like to meet with you privately."
"Sunil Bakshi would like to have a chat with you about Godzilla and Grendel."
"An anonymous bald woman used a magical space transportation technique to arrive at your office. She left a business card and invited you to Brick Street, 177A, Greenwich Village..."
An anonymous bald woman?
When No. 3 mentioned this, Russell was momentarily taken aback. However, after seeing the surveillance footage that No. 3 played, he quickly recognized the identity of the anonymous bald woman.
The Ancient One!
The bald woman referred to by No. 3 was none other than the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme. Although the mention of the anonymous bald woman initially caught Russell off guard, seeing the surveillance footage confirmed her identity.
While the Monarch Organization and S.H.I.E.L.D. wanting to discuss matters with him wasn't surprising, the appearance of the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, was unexpected. The Ancient One, while one of the Earth's prominent figures, wasn't known to interfere in matters unless Earth faced an invasion from other dimensions or when magic was involved. Otherwise, she usually kept a low profile and protected her Sanctum Sanctorum quietly.
"Her business card?" Russell asked.
Just as he asked, No. 3 controlled the second robot to walk over, holding a card with an address on it.
Brick Street, 177A, Greenwich Village!
Other than the address, the card had no additional information.
