Chapter 572: Seeking Help

Kandak, a mine controlled by the International Gang.

It is called "Mine", but it is actually a modern military fortress built around the entire mine. Amaterasu blew up the entire city of Kandak, but the International Gang was not completely destroyed because their base camp was here.

At this time, the International Gang's base camp was completely invaded. A group of black-clad ninjas armed with kunai and ninja swords easily climbed over the electric fence and sneaked into the mining fortress under the cover of night. Various escape techniques and ninjutsu were used together, setting off a bloody massacre.

Inside the mine, there were corpses everywhere.

"Find the man named 'Samir Acton'."

The middle-aged man Ito said as he walked:

"Remember, I want to live."

"Hi."

The black-clad ninja under his command responded loudly.

They scattered along the various mine tunnels.

In the movie "Black Adam", the leader of the International Gang is a descendant of the king of the ancient Kandak Kingdom, which is inconsistent with the setting of the International Gang in the comics. This tyrant of a small country thousands of years ago forced the people of the country to mine eternal metals, used these eternal metals to create a crown, and signed a contract with the six demons in hell, using this crown as a medium to summon the power of demons for his own use. This act of forced labor eventually triggered a nationwide slave riot, and the people united to resist the king's rule, leading to the birth of Black Adam.

Adriana, the single mother archaeologist in the movie, found the crown in an ancient tomb, and the international mercenaries attacked them to steal the crown. But all of this was preempted by the Amaterasu reincarnations who knew the plot. Now the crown has been taken by Amaterasu, but they don't seem to be satisfied with it.

The modern weapons used by the International Mercenaries were mixed with trace amounts of Eternal Metal, so one shot knocked Black Adam unconscious. But strictly speaking, that was because Black Adam was careless and took the bullet with his bare hands, just like Superman can't dodge bullets - he can dodge, but there is no need. Once Black Adam gets serious, the International Mercenaries can't hit him at all.

But for the reincarnations of Amaterasu, it didn't matter whether the bullets of modern weapons were mixed with eternal metal or not - they wouldn't take the bullets anyway. These ninjas were not good at direct combat, but this kind of stealth assassination was their specialty. The hidden weapons were silent, and the ninjutsu was tricky and concealed, and soon all the mercenaries in the mine were slaughtered.

Then, a man in a suit and leather shoes with a hawk nose, deep eyes and Middle Eastern appearance was dragged by several players to the middle-aged man Ito. This man was the behind-the-scenes boss of the International Gang, Samir Acton. The player kicked him behind the knee, and the man knelt on his knees with a "thump", and crawled in front of the middle-aged man, looking very embarrassed.

"Samir Acton."

The middle-aged man shook his head and said:

"We were planning to deal with you last... Unfortunately, plans can't keep up with changes."

Amaterasu came to Kandak, and the seizure of the Eternal Metal was only a secondary goal. The main goal was to kill Black Adam and the four superheroes of the Justice Association. This ending was the winning condition of the plot line. But now, although the main goal has been nearly achieved, Black Adam is missing, and the four superheroes of the Justice Association are dead. However, Mao Sugawara was captured by the enemy. In order to rescue Mao Sugawara, the reincarnations of Amaterasu had to temporarily modify the plan.

"You... who are you?"

Samir Acton raised his face and asked hoarsely.

Suddenly he was dragged out of the room.

Samir Acton had no idea what was going on.

"Don't worry about it."

The middle-aged man waved his hand and said.

Glancing at him was like looking at a dead man.

"So much nonsense."

The two ninjas each threw a punch.

The man immediately became quiet and said no more.

The middle-aged man seemed to be waiting for something. He paced back and forth in the mine tunnel with his head lowered. His face showed visible irritation and anxiety. A young subordinate next to him saw the middle-aged man walking back and forth, thought for a moment, and asked,

"Master Ito, I have a question."

The middle-aged man Ito stopped and said:

"you say."

"I still remember Master Mao said before that the winning condition for our camp is to summon Shabak and kill Black Adam. Black Adam is missing now and his life or death is unknown. If we transfer the power of Shabak, will it...will it lead to the ultimate failure of the major events of the plot line?"

The subordinate asked, carefully choosing his words.

Ito took a deep breath and said:

"You mean, since Mao Sugawara has been captured, we should just give up on her and focus on advancing the plot. According to the plot in the movie, we can summon the six great demons to possess Samir Acton and make him a Shabak, so as to win the final victory in the major events of the plot line, right?"

"I..."

The subordinate felt a little embarrassed when his thoughts were exposed.

But he gritted his teeth and finally admitted:

"Sir, I believe you also understand the saying that a hero cuts off his own arm. Since the forces we have now are not enough to rescue Master Mao from that guy, why don't we stop the loss in time and prioritize the victory of the major events in the plot line?"

"Then I'll tell you the truth."

Ito sighed and said:

"I don't know. I don't know if the plot will fail if we transfer the power of Shabak to other people. I only know that Sugawara Mao must not die. We must save her."

Sugawara Mao must not die?

The young subordinate was stunned when he heard this:

"Master Mao has no reincarnation life?"

The reason why he said "a heroic act of self-sacrifice" was because he considered that Mao Sugawara, as a reincarnator, could be resurrected after death. But Ito said "Masao Sugawara cannot die", so there is only one possibility, that this reincarnation life is Mao Sugawara's last reincarnation life.

However, Ito just shook his head and said:

"No, you don't understand."

"Mao Sugawara, she just can't die."

After saying that, Ito looked out the door and didn't say anything else.

Seeing that he was unwilling to explain, his subordinates shut up and stopped asking.

Finally, after a long wait, a man and a woman in long robes came to the fortress. The two people were dressed in unique clothes. The man wore a brown hooded robe and held a staff, looking like a classic Western wizard. The woman wore a wide-sleeved robe with a cross collar and right lapel, which looked very much like the Shinto priestess robe, full of oriental charm.

The middle-aged man immediately came forward:

"Hiiragi Jing, you are here."

"Ito, long time no see."

The woman nodded at Ito.

"So, can you rewrite this demonic contract?"

Ito asked straight to the point.

"Ito, have you forgotten that I am a sorcerer, and I am good at the Five Elements magic instead of demonology. But don't worry, I brought a friend of mine with me. He is a senior demon warlock from the fifth dimension, specializing in studying these contracts signed with demons. He may be able to achieve the effect you want."

The woman named "Hiragi Kagami" said.

"Hello, my name is Beren. I am a dual-class warlock of DND and a demon warlock of WOW. I am not only proficient in the demonology of DND and WOW, but I also have a lot of knowledge about demonology in the DC Extended Universe."

The robed man introduced himself.

I first demonstrated my professionalism.

Then we got straight to the point about price:

"Hiiragi Jing has already told me your request. I cannot guarantee that this ritual will be 100% successful, but regardless of success or failure, you must pay me 10,000 assimilation points. Payment first, then I'll do the work."

"Can."

The middle-aged man agreed without hesitation.

The two parties completed the point transaction very quickly.

"So, are you sure?"

Ito couldn't help but ask.

"All I can say is, do your best."

The demon warlock shook his head.

"Then please do your best. I'm counting on you."

The middle-aged man said sincerely.

"Is this the man?"

The demon warlock asked, pointing at Samir Acton who was sitting on the floor, the latter looking confused the whole time.

"Yes."

The middle-aged man nodded.

He then produced a plain crown.

The crown is in the shape of a "C" and is made of black metal with a mottled and uneven surface. There are six sharp peaks on the front and a line of small characters engraved on the inside. The shape is simple and has a sense of age, as if it had just been unearthed from an ancient tomb.

Samir Acton, who was pinned to the ground by two ninjas, widened his eyes when he saw the crown:

"The Crown of Shabak!"

"So it's in your hands!"

Then he began to struggle violently:

"This is my crown! This is the treasure left by our family, bastard, let me go, this is not yours, give it to me, give it to me now!"

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"It's so noisy, be quiet!"

The two ninjas punched and kicked Samir Acton. They hit him very hard and after a few hits, the guy screamed in pain and fell to the ground with a bruised face.

The demon warlock ignored him and carried out the preparations before the ceremony, laying out various bottles and jars, rune stone carvings, candles and spices.

This man and woman actually have a very important background.

In fact, many Western fantasy IPs contain Eastern elements, including DND, WOW and Cthulhu.

The woman named "Hiragi Jing" is a shaman, a classic oriental profession in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. The only difference between a shaman and a wizard is that the world in the eyes of a wizard has only the four elements of water, fire, air and earth, while the world in the eyes of a shaman has the five elements of gold, wood, water, fire and earth.

Hiiragi Kagami was once a member of the Amaterasu society. Later, the Amaterasu society was destroyed and disbanded. This woman then turned to the fifth dimension and became a member of it.

Mao Sugawara once said that the Fifth Dimension also played a big role in the fall of Amaterasu, so there was actually a lot of grudges between the two large societies. However, Kagami Hiiragi chose to join the Fifth Dimension after his own society was disbanded.

The fifth dimension is the gathering place of spellcasters. Almost all the famous and powerful wizards in the entire reincarnation world come from the fifth dimension. If anyone can solve the current problems of Amaterasu, the first thing that comes to mind is still the fifth dimension.

perhaps.

Submit to someone stronger.

It is the national character of the Yamato people.

Now, in order to save Sugawara Mao, Ito has completely lost face and is willing to ask for help from Hiiragi Kagami, the former club member and "club traitor".

"Where is the new host?"

After the demon warlock finished the arrangements, he turned around and asked.

"She is not here. She has been captured. Her life or death is unknown."

Izuku lowered his head and said in shame.

"That's a bit troublesome."

The demon warlock thought for a moment and said:

"Do you have any of her personal belongings or anything that came off her body? Hair or nails would be fine."

"some."

Izuku answered immediately.

He took out a mahogany box and opened it to reveal a lock of black hair tied with a red thread.

The demon warlock took the strand of hair. His hands were like scales, one hand holding the crown and the other hand on Samir Acton's head, and he began to mutter something.

No one could understand what he said at all; the words were obscure and strange, and had a low, rumbling echo.

Then, a red dot lit up at the end of the demon warlock's index finger, as if it was on fire. He raised his hand and began to draw in the air, quickly outlining the shape of a pentagram. Everyone present suddenly smelled an inexplicable stench of sulfur, and then billowing demonic smoke billowed in the air, and six vague demons emerged in the pentagram.

Satan.

Aym.

Belial.

Beelzebub.

Asmodeus.

Craeteis.

The initials of the six demon gods' names connected together.

It is SABBAC.

In the comics, Black Adam was originally the mortal enemy of the Shazam family, but in the DC Extended Universe, Black Adam was whitewashed, so naturally a new villain was needed to act as the final boss. So, Shabak, a third-line villain under DC Comics, was used as Black Adam's opponent.

"Who summoned us?"

One of the demons asked first.

Another demon looked at Samir Acton and said,

"Ah, he is a descendant of the Acton family. According to the contract made a thousand years ago, he must die before he can obtain the power of Shabak. What's the point of summoning us out now? Do you want to break the contract?"

"Great gods of hell."

The demon warlock bowed first and saluted:

"Thank you for responding to my request."

Then he patiently explained:

"Samir Acton, the only descendant of King Acton of the Kingdom of Kandak. As you can see, he is so weak and vulnerable. This rubbish is totally unqualified to inherit the power of hell. We have provided you with a better candidate. She is more suitable than Samir Acton to inherit this power and implement the will of hell."

The six demon gods looked at each other and said,

"Mortal, you know that once a contract is established, it cannot be changed. Modifications must be paid for."

The demon warlock seemed to have expected this.

He smiled evilly and said,

"Of course, I want to sacrifice Samir Acton's soul in exchange for a change in the contract."

"Do you want to get something for nothing, mortal?"

This condition certainly cannot satisfy the demons.

They are always hungry for more fresh souls.

"That is not my intention, my great ones. Your humble servant just wants to remind you of a fact: Samir is the only descendant of King Acton. If Samir Acton dies, the contract will be automatically voided. Would you rather lose the opportunity to enter the mortal world than change the contract?"

The six demon gods of hell fell silent upon hearing this.

The demon warlock was calm and confident.

The six demon gods looked at each other and said,

"We agree to this condition."

"You will never regret this decision."

The demon warlock said with a smile.

The strand of black hair in his hand suddenly caught fire, and white smoke rose from the flames, with a smell of sulfur in the white smoke. Then the demon warlock waved his staff, and Samir Acton, who was pinned to the ground, let out a heart-wrenching scream. His soul was forcibly pulled out and sucked into the pentagram.

Done!

Izuku almost jumped up.

......

　1. Why do I write so slowly? Why do I have to revise it over and over again? Because I also want to keep it as simple as possible, without too many names or characters. I also know how most readers read books... But there is no way. The premise of reading infinite flow is that readers are assumed to know the plots of the movies or comics mentioned in the novel. I can't possibly tell the whole story of the movie before writing it. That would be too watery, and I am never satisfied every time I finish writing it.

　　(End of this chapter)