"Hello, Mr. Hadley and Mr. Sitterson."
With the guide leading the way, Ethan and his group arrived at the control room without any hindrance. Although Hadley had seen their route on the monitors and knew they were coming for him, he had already locked the control room door securely.
However, the thick metal door did not stop Ethan. While they were still struggling to open the emergency escape route, the metal door had already been destroyed by Ethan. Then, a large group of people walked in and stood before the two people in charge.
"Who exactly are you?"
Sitterson suspected that Ethan was not even human. Could an ordinary person possess such strange and powerful abilities? Not to mention the security personnel throughout the base, those terrifying monsters seemed like dolls with only monstrous appearances in front of this person. He just waved his hand, and those monsters were killed.
"Just passing by. I just do not really like the way you do things."
"I do not like this method either, but you have to understand..." Seeing that Ethan did not kill them both immediately, Hadley felt there might be a chance for negotiation and began to think about how to persuade the other party. "We had no choice but to do this."
"No, no, I am not referring to your actions to 'protect' this world..." When mentioning protection, Ethan specifically emphasized the word and used a strange tone. "I am referring to the fact that you have implicated innocent people."
"Exactly, what gives you the right to use us as sacrifices?"
"You have to understand, only this way can we appease that entity..."
"No, no." Ethan stopped the group of agitated young people. "Since you are so great, why do you not volunteer yourselves as sacrifices? You use other people's lives as bargaining chips and then claim you protected the world? Do not say it is because you are the ones in the know, so you cannot 'perform' a scenario that would satisfy that entity. Since you could create a non-existent cousin for Curt, changing memories should not be difficult for you, should it?"
Ethan spread his hands, looking at the two people in charge before him.
"May I ask how many of the sacrificial rituals performed by your organization, which protects the world, were completed through 'voluntary sacrifice'?"
If they had indeed completed a few rituals using voluntary sacrifice, Ethan would give them a thumbs-up and say they were truly heroes who protected the world.
But seeing the expressions on these two, the answer was clear.
A couple of sarcastic remarks from Ethan would not make them truly repent, and besides, he was not here to question these people anyway.
"Alright, now take me to see that god."
Sitterson and Hadley were still thinking about what to say to turn the situation around.
Unexpectedly, they suddenly heard this sentence.
"Excuse me, who did you just say you wanted to see?"
"The one who has enjoyed your countless sacrifices, the one who is down below."
This base was built above that strange abyss. There was a special stone platform from which one could see the location of that evil god. That was what Ethan was referring to.
After Hadley and Sitterson confirmed they had not misheard, they suspected the person in front of them was crazy.
"Why do you want to see that entity?"
Was this person here to compete with them? Or was he some fanatical believer trying to bring the evil god back into the human world?
After guessing a few possibilities, they never considered that Ethan was here to cause trouble for the evil god. In their ingrained mindset, that entity was simply something humans could not resist. It was already very fortunate that the entity was willing to stay underground and not come out.
They could not imagine the immense impact this entity would have on the world if it returned to the human realm. Whether destroying the world would become a reality, they did not know, but ruling the world again did not seem impossible. With that entity's power, humans would eventually become the god's slaves.
Even the monsters under its command could casually slaughter humans. The Earth might not be destroyed, but human civilization would definitely be finished.
"That does not have much to do with you," Ethan looked at the two of them, but still offered a casual explanation. "I do not like the look of him. I want to see if I can kill him."
"Are you crazy?" Hadley's eyes widened. He felt his eyes had never been so wide in his life, his eyeballs felt like they were going to pop out. "That is a god!"
"So what?"
Gods also have different levels, it is not like every god is incredibly powerful. Ethan had always suspected this evil god was a very low-level deity. He just wanted to see him with his own eyes to confirm his speculation.
If the other party's strength was not much, then he would just casually eliminate him. Firstly, it would save this world, which would be a good deed. Secondly, this evil god might possess some divine power, bloodline, or something similar. Ethan was a bit interested in this guy's bloodline and wanted to collect some samples to see if he could further improve his enhancement serum.
"You actually want to challenge a god?"
Hadley was certain the person in front of him was a lunatic.
"Even if you possess those strange and bizarre abilities, it is impossible to defeat a true god..."
"A true god?" Ethan shook his head. "Do you think I have not seen one?"
Even if you do not count Odin and Thor as pure aliens, he had seen Ares, who was a genuine Olympian god. Yet this famous god of war was still thoroughly beaten by Diana and directly fell.
Incidentally, it also benefited Ethan, providing divine blood that allowed Ethan to become a demigod.
"You should not think you can stall for time. In this situation, the sacrificial ritual cannot be completed. What is the point of delaying? That guy will crawl out himself soon."
Ethan suddenly thought of something. Once the sacrificial ritual failed, the evil god would cause earthquakes to express its displeasure. But he had already destroyed the ritual, and so far, no one had died, yet he had not felt a single tremor.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and glanced at the two people in charge. A subtle hint of smugness appeared in Hadley's eyes and at the corner of his mouth. If he had not learned from Dr. Lightman and possessed strong observational skills himself, he probably would not have noticed this.
"You conducted another sacrifice!"
Being guessed did not make the two of them panic, they did not even hide their smugness anymore. "You have to understand, only this way can we protect this world... We stopped the god's wrath and protected the world we live in. You have no idea how much effort we put into this."
Ethan did not even bother to refute such statements. "I hope you have the ability to keep yourself alive." Then he winked at Logan beside him.
Logan also deeply detested people who casually disregarded the lives of innocent people, perhaps even more so than Ethan and the others. This was related to his past experiences and the countless plights of mutants.
So this time, Logan did not hold back. His metal claws instantly popped out and plunged into Hadley's shoulder. As Logan lifted his arm, Hadley was hoisted into the air.
Because the back side of the wolf claws was not a blade, it did not directly cut through Hadley's shoulder blade but rather lifted the entire person.
That was not all. Logan also activated his new ability, and the wolf claws began to emit high heat. Logan controlled it very precisely, causing pain but not directly burning the nerves to make him lose sensation.
Hadley, already in immense pain, was now subjected to scorching heat. He felt as if half of his body had fallen into scalding hot water. The feeling was definitely not pleasant.
Hadley's screams made Sitterson panic. He turned around and saw Ethan already standing in front of him.
"Take us to that stone platform."
"Stone platform?"
"You know which stone platform." Ethan emphasized again. "I am not discussing this with you. Do not keep testing my patience."
Sitterson did not dare to say anything more and obediently prepared to take Ethan and his group to the location of that stone platform.
Since they had to go through the emergency passage, the password lock on the door would take some time. During this time, Ethan began to think about how to arrange for Curt and the others.
"I can send you directly back to the town. I think after today, this organization will not exist, and even if there are any remnants outside, they will not bother you anymore."
Curt and the others exchanged glances and finally decided to stay here.
They understood one thing, the entity below was terrifying. If Ethan could not resolve it, even if they returned to town, they would only live a little longer. They wanted to stop Ethan from provoking this entity, but they clearly did not have the power to do so.
If the world might be destroyed, how long could they possibly live?
"We will stay."
At least they could see up close whether Ethan could deal with this terrifying god. No matter the outcome, they would know immediately, rather than waiting nervously in town for a potential apocalypse.
"Let's go."
During this time, no one jumped out to stop them. The security guard who had led them to the control room had run off long before, while Ethan was talking to Hadley and the others.
Ethan noticed the security guard's departure and did not stop him. He had said he would spare his life if he led the way honestly, and Ethan would not do anything more.
Sitterson, supporting Hadley who had been freed from the wolf claws, led Ethan to the stone platform.
Almost everyone stood at the edge of the platform and looked down. Even though they could not see anything, everyone had a feeling, there was a terrifying entity down there.
Ethan did not look down. He stood in the center of the platform, sensing the power fluctuations beneath his feet to determine what kind of entity this evil god was.
The situation was a bit different from what he had guessed. This so-called evil god was not as weak as he thought, but he was not as strong as these people were boasting either.
Furthermore, Ethan discovered that the guy below seemed to have Titan blood, which made things interesting.
"A Titan, huh... I really cannot miss this..."
(To be continued.)
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