Lu Xi's figure flashed, and he took a step forward, once again arriving at the familiar old place - next to the barrier of the universe.
Here he is preparing to integrate the new powers he has just gained in his body.
But before that, he planned to see the effect of [Pyramid-Scheme Contract].
After thinking for a while, a figure emerged in Lu Xi's mind, and he chose the next target - Stephen Strange.
If too many souls are contracted at once, he is also worried that the power cannot be controlled well. If he is not careful, he may destroy the entire universe.
Therefore, it is best to do this kind of contract tasks one by one.
Then, Lu Xi moved his will, spreading his voice into the minds of every contractor, and said:
"Notice to all, now issue [mission]: Assist in contracting the soul of Stephen Strange."
"After completion, you can get one of three rewards: [Skyfather-level power], [million-year lifespan], and [other wishes]."
After a pause, he added:
"I have something to go out on. I haven't been on Earth recently. I will come back in a few days to accept the mission."
This sudden news immediately exploded among the contractors.
Just like the village chief of Novice Village, he suddenly announced a super tempting task, making everyone suddenly excited.
The one who acted the fastest was actually Natasha who had just received a reward.
She just got familiar with the newly acquired Spatial Power.
So after receiving the mission, without saying a word, she relied on her familiarity with Kamar-Taj and teleported directly to Strange's room.
At this time, Strange was wearing loose pajamas, bleary-eyed, looking at Natasha who suddenly appeared, and complained:
"What? Didn't it say that in Kamar-Taj, it is forbidden to teleport directly to other people's rooms?"
The reason for this rule is that everyone's room is the most private place. What if you encounter someone else taking a shower?
Or, how embarrassing it would be to encounter a super captain taking off and a gold miner mining.
Natasha, however, ignored the explanation. He grabbed Strange and quickly opened another portal, speaking very fast:
"There's no time to explain, come with me!"
The two passed through the portal and arrived at a seemingly ordinary apartment in the blink of an eye.
This is the safe house that Natasha has arranged privately. It is extremely secretive. Except for herself, not even Nick Fury and Barton know about this place.
However, Natasha thought about it and decided not to eat alone this time.
After all, this task is not easy, and having more helpers will increase the chance of success.
So, she took out her mobile phone and sent a text message to Barton:
"Strange is here with me, Manhattan Chinatown 303, come quickly!"
While she was sending the text message, Strange looked confused and asked:
"What happened?"
Natasha was thinking quickly, how to fool... to persuade Strange.
There are two difficulties in this. The first is how to make Strange willing to trade contract souls.
And the second thing... is to guard against other contractors coming to steal business.
After all, when the big boss gave the task, he had clearly stated that it was a general notice.
If the guarantee is not complete, there will be other people who will rush to intercept the mess after learning the news, or even deliberately cause trouble.
Natasha doesn't want to wait until he has worked so hard to complete the task, only to have his performance taken away by others.
Fortunately, she and Strange both came to study at Kamar-Taj at the same time.
We usually spend more time together than others, so the relationship is pretty good and there is a certain foundation of trust.
After pondering for a while, Natasha had an idea and quickly made up an explanation in his mind, pretending to be mysterious:
"Kamar-Taj It's not safe now. Someone is targeting you. Do you know?"
Strange looked surprised, frowned, and asked in confusion:
"Target me? Why?"
At this moment, the doorbell rang suddenly. Natasha looked at the peephole nervously and found that Barton had arrived.
She quickly opened the door and let Barton in.
Then, she looked around cautiously, and after confirming that there was nothing abnormal, she carefully closed the door and asked:
"You're not being followed, are you?"
Barton shook his head and said confidently:
"No, I found a secluded place and opened the teleportation door downstairs before coming up. I also threw away all the electronic equipment. No one should know that I am here."
Natasha nodded slightly and breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's good."
Strange looked at the mysterious looks of the two people and became even more anxious and asked:
"Wait, what are you talking about, why are you so nervous, who is targeting me?"
Natasha took a deep breath and began to say half-truthfully:
"Not long ago, you were selected by Lord Lucifer as a candidate for Chosen One, and you had the opportunity to contract with him and become a real contractor. But because of this, some forces are aware of this. They don't want you to get this opportunity, so they plan to do harm to you..."
Then, she added:
"The trouble now is that Mr. Lucifer has not been on Earth recently, and those forces are likely to take this opportunity to attack you!"
Natasha knows in his heart that pure lies can easily be exposed, and it is this kind of half-truth and half-false statement that is the most difficult to distinguish.
As for what to do if Strange exposes her in the future, she doesn't care so much. Getting the results first is the most important thing!
The amount of information here is so huge that Strange felt that his brain was in chaos for a while, and he was completely confused after listening to it.
He put his hand to cover his head, trying to make his thoughts clearer, and said slowly:
"Wait, let me clarify. What do you mean, I was inexplicably chosen to be [Chosen One], just like Master Mordo, and do you have the same contract as you guys?"
He has been at Kamar-Taj for a long time, and he has heard more or less about Sorcerer Supreme and Soul Contract.
Natasha nodded quickly and responded firmly, "Yes, that's it."
Strange frowned and continued to ask:
"I can still understand this part, but where did the forces you mentioned wanting to attack me come from?"
Natasha shrugged slightly, pretending to be helpless and said:
"I don't know much about this either. Mr. Lucifer specifically informed us before he left the earth."
Strange lowered his head and fell into deep thought. After a moment, he raised his head, looked sharply at Natasha and Barton, and said:
"But why have I never heard of this? Are you lying to me?"
Before Natasha and Barton could answer, he then started talking to himself very quickly:
"It's unlikely. I remember some of you said that as long as you contractors mention Sorcerer Supreme, you will be sensed by him. Judging from the fact that your souls are in his hands, you should not dare to use him as a cover to deceive others."
Strange frowned even more tightly, his brain was running rapidly, and he continued to analyze:
"Looking at it this way, there is indeed a group of people who want to go against me, but doesn't this mean that they are against the god Lucifer?"
"In other words, although I don't know who the other party is, since they dare to do this, they must at least be the gods of Universal-level."
At this moment, he seemed to be possessed by a certain super detective counterpart of Parallel Universe - [Sherlock Holmes].