Although they were investigating Peter and Venom, neither of them was present. The two of them were far too excited and were currently physically fighting each other. Because of that, several Symbiotes had not come either, keeping watch over them on the space battlefield.
Only Schiller, Stark, Steve, Strange, Natasha representing S.H.I.E.L.D., and Connors, who was well versed in biology, had arrived.
Strange created a rather peculiar Magic Circle in midair. It was composed of various polygons, with a circle around the outside and quite a few sharp arrows. No one else present could make sense of the pattern, so Strange explained:
"Earth is special, and therefore, humanity on Earth is special as well. Human faith is an extremely useful supplement to Demon Gods. So even Demon Gods that no longer particularly need to increase their strength would not mind having an extra supplement, like the Lord of the Crimson Dimension."
"But to prevent those Demon Gods from spreading their religions recklessly and disrupting Earth's ecology, part of the Sanctum Sanctorum's duty is to keep human faith from flowing outward. If human faith could be spread freely, once those Demon Gods got a taste of its sweetness, they would definitely attack Earth even more frantically."
With a wave of Strange's hand, the Magic Circle slowly unfolded into a full sphere. Only then did the others realize that it was a model of Earth, except golden specks of light encircled the planet.
"Is this Earth's magical defense network?" Stark asked doubtfully. He had caught a glimpse of it in the sky during the purge of Earth's Demon Gods.
"That's right. This thing can not only guard against invasions by outside Demon Gods, but also prevent human faith from flowing out. Of course, it does not cut it off completely. It merely