After coming out of the portal, Lu Xi did not waste a moment and flew straight toward the New York Sanctum at 177A Bleecker Street.
It was not until two hours later that he finally emerged from the New York Sanctum.
During the day, at Lu Xi's villa.
Hill sat expressionlessly in the courtyard, receiving the people who had come to make deals one by one, as usual.
Just then, a large truck slowly drove up and stopped at the villa entrance.
With the sound of brakes, the door opened, and Helen Cho jumped down from the passenger seat.
She wore a neat work uniform, her hair tied back behind her head, making her look especially capable.
She turned and directed the workers to carefully unload the equipment from the truck, then walked briskly into the villa.
Lu Xi noticed the commotion outside and strolled out of the house.
Seeing Helen Cho, he raised an eyebrow slightly, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
"You're pretty efficient. You packed up all the equipment in one night?"
Helen Cho looked proud, excitement gleaming in her eyes.
"Of course. I can't wait to start researching. Where should I put all this equipment?"
Lu Xi looked around the villa, his gaze settling on the side building. He raised a hand and pointed.
"Put it in that side building. It'll be your laboratory from now on."
Daisy and Wanda, who were inside, heard the commotion outside and came out curiously.
They looked at Helen Cho and the equipment, their faces full of confusion.
Seeing this, Lu Xi introduced her to them.
"This is Dr. Helen Cho. She'll be staying here regularly to conduct some research."
After saying that, he looked at Wanda as though he had suddenly remembered something.
"Since the side building is needed now, Wanda, move over to this side and live with me. There are plenty of empty rooms anyway."
Previously, Pietro had also been there, and Lu Xi had not wanted them to move directly into the main building.
He also could not exactly separate the siblings by having them live in different places, so he had simply arranged for both of them to stay in the side building.
But now, Pietro had already been sent off to S.H.I.E.L.D. to venture out into the world.
With Wanda alone, there was no longer any problem.
The moment Wanda heard that, her clear eyes instantly lit up.
She nodded repeatedly, unable to suppress the joy on her face.
"Okay, my lord. I have no problem with that."
The women smiled and greeted one another, getting acquainted in a simple manner.
Lu Xi did not delay any longer. He directly used his mind to gently lift the heavy equipment and steadily move it toward the side building.
He led Helen Cho into the side building, took out a feather that had already been plucked, and handed it to her.
"Take it and have fun. I've been a little busy lately, so I don't have time to research with you."
"If you get any results, remember to notify me immediately."
Helen Cho looked at the feather radiating a faint glow and holy aura, her eyes practically shining with excitement.
She excitedly took the feather, hugged Lu Xi, and kissed him on the cheek.
Then she immediately ran off joyfully to set up the equipment, muttering to herself.
"Wonderful! Nobel Prize in Medicine, here I come!"
Lu Xi smiled and shook his head, then turned and returned to the main building, sitting down on the soft sofa.
He slowly closed his eyes. Powerful telekinesis rapidly spread from the villa across the entire world as he prepared for anything.
Lu Xi had already decided that, unless something urgent came up, he would remain at home for the next few days and wait for Mephisto to deliver himself to the door.
Based on his previous tests, once his telekinesis covered the entire Earth,
the sheer range of coverage would greatly disperse his power.
He had once secretly concentrated his telekinesis and slowly lifted a cargo ship sailing across the Pacific Ocean with his mind.
That massive vessel, weighing hundreds of thousands of tons, had floated above sea level under the force of his telekinesis and flown for several seconds.
Yet he had done it effortlessly, as though he had been nowhere near his limit.
At the time, all kinds of instruments aboard the cargo ship had begun blaring "beep beep beep" alarms because of the sudden incident.
Lu Xi stopped while he was ahead and gently lowered the cargo ship back onto the sea.
The captain and first mate stared at the unbelievable sight, their faces looking as though they had seen a ghost.
It even left behind a legend in the maritime world that a giant sea monster beneath the ocean could lift cargo ships.
And now, with Lu Xi spreading his telekinesis across the globe, his power was weakened, but it was still enough to lift a small car weighing several tons.
Of course, having less power did not affect the perspective he could gain through telekinesis.
It was as though he possessed countless pairs of eyes, allowing him to clearly "see" scenes all around the world.
At that moment, his telekinesis caught sight of an exceptionally tense meeting taking place inside the underground bunker beneath the White House.
Inside that highly secret underground conference room, the dim lighting was oppressive as the Commander-in-Chief sat solemnly at the head of the table.
He had summoned most of the Cabinet's senior officials, along with high-ranking generals from the Pentagon.
The Commander-in-Chief looked around the room and slowly spoke.
"You all understand the situation. What should we do next? Who wants to speak first?"
A four-star general from the Pentagon was the first to break the silence. He abruptly stood up, his tone resolute.
"Mr. Commander-in-Chief, although General Ross was the first to display a bad attitude this time, that Lucifer's attitude and actions were far too excessive as well."
"He has shown such disregard for our authority. I suggest we eliminate this target. There absolutely cannot be such an unstable factor on Earth!"
The moment he said that, most of the generals immediately agreed and voiced their support.
"Right! I second that. He simply has no regard for us at all. If this continues, what prestige will the U.S. Armed Forces have around the world?"
"That's right. We absolutely cannot tolerate such provocative behavior!"
"At the very least, we must take strong measures and teach him a harsh lesson!"
At that moment, a Cabinet official sneered and spoke without any courtesy.
"Have you people fought so many wars that you've turned your brains to mush? Or are your heads just full of sludge?"
The four-star general's eyes widened furiously. He slammed his hand down on the table, making the documents atop it tremble.
"What do you mean? If you have something to say, say it properly. Don't insult people here!"
The Cabinet official snorted coldly, refusing to back down.
"Fine, fine, fine. Didn't you want to eliminate the target?"
"Then let me ask you, what weapon do you plan to use to eliminate him?"
Without even thinking, the four-star general blurted out.
"Of course we use a mushroom cloud bomb to blow him up!"
The moment the words left his mouth, he seemed to realize the flaw in them. His expression immediately turned awkward, and he subconsciously rubbed his nose.
The Cabinet official was not about to let him off so easily and immediately began cursing him out like a machine gun.
"Blow up your mother's kiss! You're used to bullying those small countries in the Middle East, aren't you?"
"Do you think this target is one of those scattered rabble with no ability to fight back?"
"You actually want to throw a mushroom cloud bomb into New York, the most prosperous city in the world? Are you insane?"
The more he spoke, the more agitated he became, his mouth moving like a machine gun without pause.
"Even if our Congress agreed, the other side travels at over Mach 1,000. He flies faster than the shockwave from a mushroom cloud bomb!"
"Even if the bomb went off right in his face, he could easily dodge it. Tell me, how exactly are you going to blow him up?"
The four-star general's face flushed red as he tried to defend himself.
"Uh... then lure him somewhere else and detonate dozens of mushroom cloud bombs at once. With such immense power, we'll definitely be able to hit him."