Chapter 511: Confession in a Dream Tonight (Part 1)

In the Sanctum Sanctorum, Strange walked quickly through the brightly lit corridor and entered the reception room. Loki was sitting on the sofa drinking tea. Seeing Strange coming in, he stood up and asked:

"What is going on? What is Schiller doing?"

"Who knows." Strange changed his panic and sad expression. He said: "If I am not mistaken, he should have become a believer of the Egyptian pantheon, and then let an Egyptian god lead his soul to the underworld. He may be killing people in the underworld or even in the heaven of the Egyptian pantheon."

He sighed and sat down opposite the sofa. He said, "For people like us, physical death is never the end. The soul dissipated just five minutes after death? You must be kidding!

The two of them drank tea instead of wine, and began to speculate what Schiller was going to do this time.

Strange knew more information, so he said first:

"I don't know how Schiller contacted the moon god Khonsu, but obviously, the big bird head has been fooled by him. I just became the Supreme Sorcerer not long ago, and I haven't had time to read so many files. What's going on with the big family of the Egyptian pantheon?"

Loki recalled, and then said, "When the Egyptian pantheon was active, I should not have been born yet, but afterwards, I came into contact with several gods of the Egyptian pantheon, but they were all animal gods and did not live in the heavens."

"As far as I know, there was a war in the heavens where the Egyptian pantheon lived. After that war, most of the animal gods and some marginal weak gods were expelled. "Loki recalled, stroking his chin.

"That is to say, the relationship between the gods in heaven and the animal gods we are familiar with is not good now?" Strange asked.

"Yes, didn't you know it before? The leopard god, lion god, vulture god, and eagle god do not live in heaven. They all have their own fragment dimensions, but they should have lived in heaven before, but were driven out. "

"The Egyptian pantheon was not strong to begin with, and they were actually fighting among themselves?" Strange shook his head and said, "As far as I know, even their stronger sun god and Hades are no match for the main god of Asgard, not to mention Odin and the new god king Thor. "

"In fact, no matter which pantheon, it is difficult to be stronger than Asgard. After all, we control the world tree and truly rule the nine kingdoms. "Loki took a sip of hot tea, sighed, and then said, "After Thor cleared out the militant faction that had lost itself in killing and destruction, Asgard was like a new life, and it will only be stronger in the future. "

"By the way, what god is Khonsu?" Strange asked.

"Khonsu? I remember he seems to be the moon god representing the changes in the moon phases, right?" Loki is worthy of the title of know-it-all in the universe. He knows about all the big and small demons. He said: "Since it is the moon god, it should be a natural god, right?"

"But he has a falcon head, and it is a skull falcon head, which is different from the natural gods in human form that I have met." Then Loki denied himself again.

When he said this, Strange and Loki looked at each other, obviously knowing that the other party had guessed the same answer. Strange tapped the table with his fingertips and said:

"The moon god Khonsu belongs to the three pillars of Thebes, but now the nine pillars are in charge of the heavens. At the same time, Khonsu also has the appearance of an animal. From what I have seen, the gods in the heavens have a very bad attitude towards him and keep saying that they want to capture him and bring him back for trial. "

"The demon gods don't know what it means to swallow one's anger. I guess Schiller must have had a long talk with Khonsu and successfully fooled him." Strange continued to speculate along this logical chain, and said:

"The Egyptian pantheon should have a place like your Asgard artifact Valhalla. When their believers die, their souls will go there. This can also explain why Schiller's soul disappeared immediately after his physical death..."

"After Schiller's soul was taken to the underworld of the Egyptian pantheon, the gods there would definitely be in trouble. Khonsu may want to use Schiller's power to take revenge on those natural gods."

"Khonsu's purpose is not important." Loki shook his head and said, "What's important is Schiller's purpose. What does he want to do?"

"I heard that the Egyptian pantheon has the ability to resurrect believers. What's the matter?" Strange asked Loki again.

"All abilities related to resurrection must be approved by a mysterious existence, and the same is true for Asgard's Valhalla. "Loki hesitated for a moment, then continued, "But this is a secret even in Asgard, and even Thor doesn't know the details now."

"Okay, let's put this question aside for now." Strange said while thinking, "After I detected Schiller's physical and spiritual conditions, I knew that Stark would definitely think he was really dead, because his mecha can't detect the soul. Do you think that Iron Man's outbreak was within Schiller's expectations?"

"Of course, why else would he kill himself? Wouldn't it be enough to just let Kong Su take him to the underworld? He faked the scene of his death, and he must have wanted to provoke someone." Loki shook his head, and then continued: "But from what I know about him, if he really wants to wipe out the sealed demons on Earth, he doesn't have to hurt Stark's feelings."

"I think so too." Strange confirmed Loki's guess, and he said: "Schiller once told me that he is not a person who will do anything to achieve his goals, or rather, he despises such people, because once someone reaches this situation, it proves that he has been forced into a corner, and Schiller always has a way out."

"Even if these vicious seeds on Earth that have not yet grown into big trees are eradicated by the roots, , is what humans must do before entering the universe, but the situation is not so urgent. Even if we do it one by one, there is enough time. There is no need to stimulate Stark, let him explode, and then kill them all at once. "

"For human civilization, Stark is more important." Loki made such a judgment. From an outsider's perspective, he can see more clearly. He said: "It's not even because he can become the Iron Demon, but just because of his wisdom and vision."

"Then it is more likely that Stark explodes, clears the Earth Demon, and allows the magic power to spread to the lower-level organizations. In fact, it is just a secondary goal, which is incidental. "Strange touched his chin, frowned, and thought hard.

"...What is the main goal?" Strange asked this question, but he did not expect Loki to answer, but to his surprise, Loki gave a different idea.

"In this whole chain of events, only one thing is shrouded in mystery and is unclear."

Loki dragged out the last word, and the two looked at each other. Strange said: "... the secret of the Egyptian gods to resurrect believers."

Unlike the quiet atmosphere in the reception room of the Holy of Holies, the earth at this time has become a mess.

Of course, in most orderly countries, this matter has nothing to do with civilians. Official organizations are dispatched to deal with those demons who suddenly broke through the seal. Although there is no large-scale war, the local war situation is very fierce.

The Avengers who stayed at the German-Austrian border were thinking about how to calm Stark down when Steve's phone suddenly rang. He took the phone and heard Nick's voice on the other end.

"Captain, send the members of the Avengers back to defend. There are 12 states in the United States where the demon has broken the seal. We don't have enough manpower!"

Steve took a deep breath and said, "Okay, I'll send someone back."

After hanging up the phone, he looked at Matt and said, "Matt, take the others back. SHIELD needs your support."

The situation is urgent now, and Matt didn't say much. He just asked, "What about you?"

"I have to stay here. On the one hand, I want to make sure Stark doesn't lose control of his emotions and endanger the earth. On the other hand..." Steve turned his head to look at Schiller's body lying on the cold ground. He didn't say anything, but everyone understood what he meant. So Matt waved to the others and turned to leave.

Spider-Man looked back frequently, and seemed very reluctant to leave. Matt pulled him while telling him about the possibility of the demon's outbreak endangering ordinary people. The two pulled for a long time and finally got in the car.

After everyone left, Steve showed a tired look, and sadness went up along the rain line and climbed into his eyes.

The instinct of a veteran returning from the battlefield prevented him from showing his sadness for sacrifice in front of his teammates, because it might cause despair in others, but after everyone else left, Steve could no longer control himself.

He walked to Schiller's body, half-knelt down, and then placed the shield on Schiller's chest, covering the huge wound, but even so, it could not hide the fact that this was indeed a corpse.

Steve closed his eyes tightly, his knuckles protruding too much when he exerted force, and the soil he grasped in his hands was mixed with rain and blood.

Steve never felt that he would not be able to adapt to the smell of blood, but at this time, even if the bloodstains had been diluted a lot by the rain, Steve still felt that the overly strong smell made him dizzy from time to time.

His chest rose and fell violently, and he began to hyperventilate again. He covered one of his eyes with the end of his palm, trying to resist the memories that surged up.

Suddenly, he felt a shadow falling in front of him. Steve looked up and opened his eyes wide. The hazy rain lines flickered in front of him. At that moment, he thought he was hallucinating because the person in front of him was Stark without a battle suit.

He just stared at Stark blankly, but Stark also half-knelt down. He stared at Schiller's face and said, "... You don't believe he died just like that, right? Me too..."

"But..." Steve was silent after uttering the first syllable. The two of them were silent for half a minute. Stark said again: "Jarvis and Strange both told me that Schiller is dead."

"He did..."

"No, I have one last way to confirm it."

"What is that?" Steve looked into Stark's eyes. It was the first time in a long time that he began to seek answers from Stark.

Stark stretched out his hand, pointed to his temple and said:

"Remember? Schiller has a towering tower in his own conscious world. If we can find this tower in the conscious world, it means that his soul still exists, so the death of the body is not a problem."

Steve thought for a while, and then his eyes slowly lit up. He said: "Yes, we can go to Professor X. He may be able to find Schiller's existence in the conscious world!"

"No." Stark denied this method. The muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched, and then he said:

"I'll go by myself."

Steve raised his eyes. Looking at him, he was not sure if he saw guilt in Stark's eyes, but he stood up and looked at the real sun that had just appeared on the horizon, and he said:

"I'll go with you."

For the first time, Stark did not reject Steve's proposal or mock him as usual. He stood up and said with pursed lips: "I'm not a psychiatrist, and I have never done relevant research. Consciousness and the dream world are very dangerous. You'd better not..."

"Tony Stark, do you really think that I am a person who will flee in this situation?" Steve looked into Stark's eyes and asked.

Stark had never heard Steve's questioning tone so seriously, and the moment he heard this question, the answer given in Stark's heart made him speak: "... You just need to sleep and dream, I will use the power of magic to pull you over."

Stark glanced at Schiller's body lying on the ground and said slowly:

"Have a good dream."

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