Early the next morning, A Jie knocked on Zhang Zheng's door. It was as if he was afraid that Zhang Zheng might change his mind if he arrived late.
Zhang Zheng, looking somewhat speechless at the early arrival of A Jie, didn't know what to say.
There was no time to pack, so Zhang Zheng could only directly store his wardrobe in the system space. If an ordinary person saw this, they would be stunned. But A Jie wasn't surprised; he had seen such scenes before, as his partner was the Time and Space Rose.
A Jie drove Zhang Zheng to the military base and transferred to a military helicopter. The Supergod Academy was in Juxia City, and driving there would waste too much time.
On the way, A Jie briefly introduced Zhang Zheng to the Supergod Academy and some basic information about the Super Soldier Battalion. When mentioning Qilin, Zhang Zheng asked a few more questions. A Jie answered them all.
This confirmed for Zhang Zheng that the beautiful young police officer who had been shot and fell to the ground at the airport road was indeed Qilin.
Zhang Zheng had a good impression of Qilin. Whether in the original work or from what he had seen, Zhang Zheng felt that among the early members of the Super Soldier Battalion, Qilin performed the best. He was not stingy with his admiration for this kind and brave girl.
Looking at the other members, Du Qiangwei's indifference to her teammates, Ge Xiaolun's cowardice, Zhao Xin's impulsiveness, Liu Chuang's recklessness, Emperor Reina's immaturity, and Rui Mengmeng's naive demeanor, it was clear that only Cheng Yaowen and Qilin were somewhat reliable.
Winning the battle of Tianhe City was largely due to Sun Wukong and Qilin's contributions. But it was understandable. Qilin came from a police background, Cheng Yaowen had received broad education from a young age, and Sun Wukong had fought many battles and severely wounded the Sun King alone. Their outstanding performance was not surprising.
In contrast, Emperor Reina was just a young lady who had recently left home, Ge Xiaolun was a naive university student, Zhao Xin and Liu Chuang were small-time hooligans, and Du Qiangwei, though a soldier, was spoiled as a rebellious girl due to her awakening time-space gene and her general father.
Before joining the Super Soldier Battalion, their backgrounds had shaped their early performances. Zhang Zheng suddenly felt that Earth should thank Morgana. Morgana's destruction of the Juxia and the disbanding of the Super Soldier Battalion had allowed each member to grow significantly. Without these two years of growth, it was uncertain when the Taotie would be defeated.
The helicopter landed at the Supergod Academy's helipad, and A Jie took Zhang Zheng to his dormitory. Looking at the clean dormitory, Zhang Zheng was quite satisfied. It was a single room with its own bathroom, a bed, a desk, and a wardrobe. For a school dormitory, this was already quite luxurious.
After quickly settling in, Zhang Zheng went out to familiarize himself with the campus. As he explored the academy, the future members of the Super Soldier Battalion arrived one after another.
By noon, Zhang Zheng went to the cafeteria and saw a variety of neatly arranged foods. He chose a few dishes and sat down at a table to eat.
The cafeteria was not large, but it was sufficient for the few members of the Super Soldier Battalion. At this moment, a few more people came in, and Zhang Zheng realized that the Super Soldiers were gathering today.
This reminded Zhang Zheng of a particular plot point. The god Snu from the Minghe Galaxy would arrive in Egypt today to release the sealed crocodile god, Sutton.
Thinking of this, Zhang Zheng decided to greet this first god arriving on Earth. He returned to his dormitory, activated the Mind Stone on the Infinity Gauntlet, and covered his mental power across the entire Earth to monitor the changes.
Sure enough, around 2 PM, Zhang Zheng detected Snu near a pyramid in Egypt. Without hesitation, he used the Space Stone to open a portal and walked through it.
Seeing the portal open suddenly, Snu felt uneasy but, as a proud god, he stood there watching Zhang Zheng emerge.
"Snu of the Minghe Galaxy," Zhang Zheng said slowly to Snu.
Snu looked at Zhang Zheng and asked, "Who are you?"
"Earthling Zhang Zheng," Zhang Zheng introduced himself.
"I've come to make a request with the Grim Reaper, Karl. I hope you can help me contact him."
Hearing Zhang Zheng's request to contact Karl, Snu felt displeased and said, "The Grim Reaper Karl is not someone everyone can contact."
Seeing Snu's attitude of "Karl is my boss," Zhang Zheng was displeased and directly said, "Then I'll force you to contact him."
With that, the Stormbreaker appeared in Zhang Zheng's right hand, crackling with blue electricity and thunderous sounds.
Seeing Zhang Zheng ready to make a move, Snu wasn't afraid. He used his divine power to create a massive sandstorm behind him. The disaster god was indeed not a title given in vain.
Seeing the sandstorm, Zhang Zheng knew he couldn't delay. He raised the Stormbreaker, and the sky darkened with thunder. The lightning and the blue electric light on the Stormbreaker echoed each other as Zhang Zheng swung the axe violently at Snu.
A bolt of lightning struck directly at Snu. Snu, reacting quickly, stepped back to avoid the lightning. But by the time he looked at Zhang Zheng, Zhang Zheng had already quickly reached him and swung the Stormbreaker down.
Unable to avoid it, Snu quickly created a wind wall in front of him. However, the wind wall was ineffective against the Stormbreaker, which cut straight into Snu's chest and knocked him to the ground.
With just one strike, Snu was defeated. Zhang Zheng didn't deliver a finishing blow but looked at Snu and said, "Can you now contact the Grim Reaper Karl?"
He pressed the Stormbreaker on Snu's chest. Snu tried to stand up, but it felt like a mountain was pressing down on him, making it impossible to move.
Seeing this, Snu had no choice but to contact Karl silently. "My lord, the plan has changed. There is a local god on Earth who requests to speak with you."
Upon hearing this, Karl became interested and immediately used the Grand Clock to open an interstellar projection.
Seeing the refined face before him, who would have thought that this was the notorious Grim Reaper of the universe?
"Grim Reaper Karl, I wish to discuss an agreement with you," Zhang Zheng said.
Karl asked, "What kind of agreement?"
"The war between the Taotie and Earth should not use weapons of nuclear power or above. What do you think?" Zhang Zheng asked, looking at Karl with a serious expression.
Although it was a question, Zhang Zheng's tone was firm, suggesting he would take action if necessary.
Karl thought for a moment and said, "That's acceptable."
Karl then looked at Zhang Zheng and said, "I expected you to ask me to abandon the war. I didn't expect you to make such a request."
"No, war brings development to civilizations. It also helps the gods on Earth grow quickly. The Milky Way needs a main god, and this war will accelerate the growth of the Milky Way's power. I'm confident that within a century, it will have the strength of a main god. The rest will be up to time to tell," Zhang Zheng said seriously.
"Aren't you a main god yourself?" Karl asked curiously.
Karl was surprised to see someone preparing a rival to compete with him.
"I'm not a main god. I'm just a salted fish on Earth," Zhang Zheng said nonchalantly.
Karl was somewhat confused… What is a salted fish?
Without giving Karl time to think, Zhang Zheng said, "I think your study of the void is correct. (Zhang Zheng is showing off his bluffing skills.) You call it the void, and I call it the dimension."
"And I happened to encounter a dimension demon, the 'Lord of Dark Dimensions' Dormammu, who enjoys devouring planets and absorbing civilizations into the dark dimension."
Karl was intrigued and asked, "How did you escape from him?"
"By making a deal. I trapped him and myself in a time loop. We repeatedly fought, but he transcends time while I do not. So every time we fight, it feels like a new encounter to him, while I am always stuck in the same cycle," Zhang Zheng continued his bluff.
"Hearing Zhang Zheng's explanation, Karl found it quite convincing and even felt a pleasant conversation (The Mind Stone said, 'This is my contribution.')
Zhang Zheng kindly demonstrated the power of time reversal, healing Snu's wounds. Karl, seeing this, became more convinced of Zhang Zheng's words and kindly invited him to visit the Death Song Academy to discuss supreme wisdom.
Watching the projection disappear, Zhang Zheng suddenly felt a bit guilty. He wondered if his bluffing might have misled Karl. Silently shedding a crocodile tear for the Grim Reaper Karl in his heart.