Lex Luthor gained Gruchak's trust, although the degree of this trust was not much.
But it was enough for Lex Luthor to be protected by Gruchak for the rest of the time.
How long this protection lasts does not depend on Lex Luthor himself, but how long he can maintain goodwill toward the Nephalem.
Lex Luthor knew that his treatment would not last long, because in his eyes the Nephalem were still alien!
Gruchak also knows this, but at this time they need each other's strength!
Cooperation is achieved at this time! As for the period when cooperation is broken, it will come after Lex Luthor has made all preparations!
And Gruchak doesn't care at all!
Just a careerist, even a very capable careerist, more than one Nephalem was born during the years of his existence.
Gruchak dismissed this, it was not the mercy of the immortal to the short-lived.
Gruchak simply dismissed ambition.
Any ambition will turn into a sense of crisis when faced with the pressure of the Burning Hell!
Most of the careerists who have ever been born have dedicated their lives to fighting the threat of the Burning Hell.
And a small number of them became demons.
At this point, ambition is meaningless. When solving this kind of problem, you can only rely on strength!
And the Nephalem have never been a group lacking in strength!
Gruchak took Lex Luthor away from the place originally used to seal Ultron. They also had important things to do next.
For example, help Leah research the samples from the Burning Hell!
Although Leah no longer has the protection of the angel Aidan during this process, Massa Yin'er will replace Aidan's role!
This is also the condition that Gruchak obtained in the previous negotiations!
"How do you deal with humans who become demons?"
Lex Luthor asked, finding a topic.
"There is no such existence as you mentioned. At that time, only the devil will exist in the world. Even he can still be called by his original name."
Gruchak said casually.
The boundary between humans and demons is very clear. This is a change in the nature of the soul.
Massayir was able to peel off the angelic side of Aidan's soul because the angel Aidan himself was their creation.
If a noble soul naturally becomes an angel, there is no way back.
This is the same as the corrupted soul, there is no turning back once you take one step!
After all, cutting off the soul is not a complete solution to the problem. When the soul is re-integrated, this corruption will continue.
This outcome can only be avoided by abandoning that part of the soul.
But how many times can a person's soul be divided?
"I thought your past would be more exciting."
Lex Luthor said with a smile.
After establishing a certain level of trust with Gruchak, Lex Luthor's behavior became much more natural.
As long as you don't act condescending, it's actually not difficult to get along with barbarians.
Advocating strength does not mean that they will despise the weak.
"Not at all, endless battlefields, endless battles.
Each of these can be tiresome, especially when our lives are exceptionally long.”
Gruchak said quietly.
While talking, they arrived at Leah's tavern.
The three ancestors are inside at this time, and they are guarding the samples from the Burning Hell.
To them, these are just broken stones, but they are also a huge threat to ordinary humans!
The souls of the barbarians are protected by Harrogath, while the souls of the three ancestors are more closely connected to the Holy Mountain.
It is not an easy task to influence their souls.
"Our God of the Earth has arrived. Did you punch Masayir hard in the face this time when you went out?"
Kahn was busy on the side.
He made no attempt to hide his hostility towards Masa Yin'er.
"Obviously not. Now is not the time to fight with Masayin'er."
Talik said while holding a small bucket of beer.
At this time, he actually felt comfortable. There was no need to fight or guard the gate of the Holy Mountain.
This is a rare vacation for him.
Especially now that barbarians rarely use ancestor summons, he does not need to accept messages from clones with fighting instincts.
This kind of comfortable life is too far away for him, so when this kind of comfort comes, he even feels a little uncomfortable.
"So we're going to start studying those stones now? To be honest, I don't feel anything threatening from those things."
Kolik hesitated.
He always felt that there would be no good results if this matter continued, but for a while he couldn't think of any suitable excuse to stop it.
"Of course, of course.
We need time to think about it, but the time Bulquesso bought is passing."
Gruchak waved his hand impatiently, then grabbed someone's wine glass and poured it into his mouth.
"The world is not as bad as you think."
Leah rolled her eyes at the barbarians.
"Are you Lex Luthor? Although my grandfather has a bad impression of you, he has never denied your talent at all."
Leia smiled and greeted Lex Luthor.
"Perhaps this is the basis for me to establish a certain cooperation with His Majesty Leoric."
Lex Luthor said.
His answer, like his person, was full of confidence and wisdom.
He didn't know what the relationship between Leah and Leoric was, but a slightly biased introduction would allow him to get more information.
"Although I think it is not a good thing for an ordinary person to get involved in this kind of research, I saw the figures of the demon kings of hell through this kind of contact.
If Tyrell wasn't by my side at that time, I don't know what kind of ending I would have faced."
Leah said gently.
She was still grateful to Tyrell.
"Tyriel, this guy has different faces in front of different Nephalem."
Talik suddenly interrupted.
"The form of justice itself is quite changeable. Maybe this is the form that justice needs?"
Kolik's words were mixed with sarcasm, and it was obvious that he was speaking sarcastically.
When justice wavers, it is actually not much different from a joke.
"Okay, has the time for research been set? We don't have time to stay in Khanduras!"
Gruchak interrupted.
"After sunrise tomorrow, Massa Yin'er will be able to leave at that time."
Talik said.
"Aidan is human again, which may be worth celebrating."
Kolik added.
"Perhaps that was the beginning of another tragedy, Prince Aidan? Or maybe it was Aidan the Dark Wanderer."
Gruchak sarcastically said.
"Gruchak!"
Leah shouted Gruchak's name with some seriousness.
Aidan's image is glorious and majestic in Leah's mind.
Of course, the same is true for what Aidan did.
He is a well-deserved hero. If his body and soul had not been taken away by Diavolo, he might have been the most noble hero of all.
"My bad, but I won't change my opinion."
Gruchak said a little awkwardly.
"We're going to wait for a sunset, and then wait for the sunrise? That sounds beautiful."
Talik looked tipsy.
"Don't be stupid, everything is still the same as before."
Korik said angrily.
He is actually not optimistic about facing the Burning Hell.
Do you believe that the Nephalem will be able to win? There are only a few Nephalem geniuses who have this idea.
Most of the nephalem are only thinking about how to allow humanity to continue to exist.
The contrast between strength and weakness has been demonstrated countless times in the past.
Only this time, with Bulkesso and the others, everything seemed to have changed.
"Okay, just wait quietly. Then you have to be careful not to let Lex Luthor be corrupted."
Kahn said angrily.
He looked at Lex Luthor with a dangerous look.
Kahn is the type who values right and wrong very seriously, or in other words, he doesn’t think standing in the middle is the right approach at all.
Of course, he is not so paranoid that he is either righteous or evil.
It's just that his scale for the middle area is relatively narrow.
"As far as I know, none of you seem to have been corrupted. Why do you think that there will be no traces of the past after corruption?"
Lex Luthor was a little confused.
According to the idea of a paranoid scientist, perhaps something that has not been experienced personally cannot be determined.
That's why he asked this question.
"I don't need to give you an explanation, but I can give you a guarantee.
If you show any signs of being corrupted, I will not try to save your soul, killing you directly is the choice I will make."
Kahn's words are no different from threats.
This also made Lex Luthor choose to shut up.
A scholar meets a soldier? Not so!
It’s just that the two people insist on different things!
"This all sounds wonderful."
Gruchak curled his lips in apology and made no secret of his mockery of Kahn.
Kahn's previous rough and impulsive behavior made Gruchak have to pay attention.
Being able to leave scars on Massayin'er's body is indeed worthy of praise, but his actions allowed the three ancestors to face the threat of Massayin'er together.
Gruchak wouldn't be indifferent to this kind of thing!
In other words, Gruchak showed great restraint by not pushing Kahn to the floor and beating him violently.
After all, the three ancestors have different statuses.
"Just try to be quiet in my tavern."
Leah sighed and said.
Soon there was only the sound of drinking in the tavern, and the sound seemed to be like water being flushed.
…
Wayne and Tony also left Wayne Manor.
After the connection between the Burning Hell and their side was cut off, Wayne knew that the previous plan had changed.
But they don't know anything about the specific situation, so they need to do something to get information.
For example, go find Nick Fury.
It's just that both Tony and Wayne have lost news about Nick Fury.
This made both men show some eagerness.
"So where exactly is that guy hiding?"
Tony scratched his head a little irritably.
He has used all the methods at his disposal, but still has not found anyone who knows the news about Nick Fury.
While they were anxious, SHIELD had already shown a certain degree of chaos.
Although it still looked orderly on the whole, the SHIELD personnel were more or less absent-minded.
The disappearance of Nick Fury is a big deal for the existing order of mankind!
Especially after the members of the Security Council were cleaned up by Nick Fury's design!
Originally, the remaining guys were either supporters of Nick Fury or neutral beings.
But just when they were about to accept more of Nick Fury's opinions, the spy king who planned the purge mysteriously disappeared.
After this change occurred, it was difficult not to have many ideas in their minds.
After all, for them who are used to controlling everything, power is also very important besides justice.
"Maybe we overlooked something."
Wayne's eyes were a little cold.
"Our intersection circle is more concentrated on the technology side, and the disappearance of Nick Fury may not have been caused by them."
Wayne added.
He thought that those who practiced magic could know some clues about this matter.
"Who are you going to find?"
As Tony spoke, he thought of an unlikable guy.
"Constantine, although that guy has enough power now, I don't believe he will abandon his past network.
That guy is the type who finds it difficult to do things without his teammates. If you find him, you should be able to get information about Nick Fury."
Wayne said.
Of course, Wayne did not guess that Constantine was the one who directed Nick Fury's disappearance, nor did he know that Constantine had used many moral and legal methods to obtain a lot of information from Nick Fury.
But his suspicion is indeed unquestionable.
After all, Constantine really knows the whereabouts of Nick Fury!
"You're going to open a portal to find Constantine?"
Tony asked.
While he was asking questions, Wayne had already made a phone call.
"Hello? Mr. Wayne, do you have any entrustments that you want me to handle?"
Constantine's frivolous voice came from the other end of the phone.
Tony's face looked a little strange.
Wayne casually took a crumpled business card from the table.
That thing was distributed by Constantine when he first met them, but Tony had already thrown the business card into the trash can.
"I would like to entrust you to investigate the whereabouts of a person."
Wayne said into the phone.
"Of course, you can always trust Constantine, the hell detective."
Constantine said confidently.
"Unless you're Constantine's teammate."
Wayne said angrily.
"Okay, Constantine! I don't have time to talk nonsense with you, I need the whereabouts of Nick Fury! As for the reward, I can give you a check without a number."
Wayne activated his money ability.
This is actually quite attractive to Constantine.
"I can write ten thousand '0's after the number '1', but I don't think even you can come up with that many banknotes."
Constantine's voice contained a very obvious smile.
"The reward is not excessive, including making me your teammate."
Wayne made another offer, and this time even Constantine found it difficult to refuse.
As a teammate, Wayne will also study the weaknesses of his partners, but I have to say that this guy is also very reliable as a teammate.
It's just that Constantine is really a bit hard to talk about.
Of course he knew where Nick Fury was, after all, he was the one who kidnapped Nick Fury.
But at this time, it would be difficult for him to explain what he had done.
It's not that Constantine is shy about talking about this, this guy himself is a bit shameless.
But Nick Fury is also an important part of the plan for Constantine.
"I guess I need some time?"
Constantine said.
"in three days!"
Wayne gave a deadline.
Constantine's answer did not make Wayne suspicious.
After all, it would be strange if Constantine found someone who had been unable to be found by most of the forces of SHIELD and TechTest.
Wayne didn't think it was strange that Constantine needed time. In his eyes, it was extremely normal.
Constantine, on the other hand, relaxed a little.
The information between the two people was not equal, and three days was enough for Constantine to sort out the situation.
"No problem, I will tell you the news about Nick Fury in three days."
Constantine said with a smile.
Although Wayne couldn't see his smile through the phone.
"The sooner you give me your answer, the richer the reward I will give you."
Wayne emphasized before hanging up.
But Tony didn't react at all.
It's just money making ability, Tony also has it.
This is also the way he does things most of the time.
