" Jennings Phillips?" The Little Snakes exchanged glances, unfamiliar with the name.
" Jennings Phillips?" Shay asked in surprise, "The vice dean of Columbia University Medical School?"
Richard crossed his arms and nodded with a smile, " Professor Jennings is a visiting professor at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Science Academy..."
"What?!"
"You bastard, Shay! Who gave you the guts to assassinate a professor at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy?!"
"Did a donkey kick your brain?!"
The Little Snakes immediately erupted into chaos, spraying Venom at Shay...
Shay defended himself, looking utterly aggrieved.
"I... I fucking have no idea..."
"How could that old man possibly be a professor at the S.H.I.E.L.D. Academy?"
Richard tilted his head and said with a smile.
Why is it impossible?
" Professor Jennings is a world-renowned medical giant and a leading figure in surgery..."
At this point, Richard circled around Shay and then clicked his tongue in admiration.
"Tsk tsk, didn't you investigate Professor Jennings's identity before you made your move?"
"You're incredibly brave to attempt to assassinate a medical luminary like him..."
Shay clenched his fists, feeling extremely frustrated.
"Then, how come he's only a vice dean?"
"Isn't this a total rip-off?!"
Adele sighed, feeling utterly disgusted.
How did I become friends with this guy?!
The other Little Snakes also looked at Shay with strange eyes.
Richard, with a smile, dropped another bombshell.
" Professor Jennings has another identity..."
Hearing him deliberately drawl to the end of his sentence, Shay's face stiffened.
"The professor is also a seasoned HYDRA!"
"Surprised? Unexpected?"
"Grass!"
Shay broke down emotionally...
The other Little Snakes also showed expressions of fear.
Damn, this guy has such a terrible personality!
Old Xie lost terribly this game!
Shay burst into a tirade of profanities.
Are you guys messing with me?
"Are you kidding me?!"
"Please, have some decency!"
Richard patted Shay on the shoulder reassuringly, "The professor still doesn't know who sent them that night..."
Shay perked up. "Really!"
"So... how are you going to thank me?" Richard casually put his arm around Shay's shoulder and asked, squinting his eyes.
"I..." Shay blinked, hesitant, but to get Richard to keep it a secret, he gritted his teeth and said, "I own a technology company with top-notch technical capabilities..."
"If you can keep this secret, I'll transfer ownership of this company to you!"
"No problem!" Richard nodded in satisfaction. "By the way, have that Wild Mage named Sally contact me later."
"Fine!" Shay agreed readily. To save his own life, Sally was willing to sell.
Richard released his shoulder, clapped his hands, and said loudly.
"Very well, the matter of revenge is temporarily settled. Now let's talk about other issues."
Other questions?
The Little Snakes looked at each other, wondering to themselves.
Besides Shay, who else has offended him?
"I want to be your leader. Who agrees and who disagrees?"
Richard's declaration immediately set the Little Snakes on a frenzy.
Adele shouted excitedly, "No way! I'll never accept you as my boss!"
Thomas covered his fingers and said darkly, "Daydreaming, you bastard!"
Figo said with a dark face, " Adele is right, no one can be our leader!"
Richard clicked his tongue; it really did require a carrot and stick approach...
"Hmph!" Richard snorted Sonorus.
The chattering Little Snakes suddenly fell silent.
They covered their ears and their faces contorted in pain.
"You really think I want to take you in?"
"I only see that you all have some talent, and I don't want you to continue down the wrong path..."
" HYDRA? The Hive? Ruling the Earth?"
"Pshaw, a bunch of toads at the bottom of a well, thinking they see the whole world..."
Adele lowered her hands, puffing out her small chest defiantly. "That sounds nice, but how is your world any different from ours, you arrogant fool?!"
They've taken the bait!
Richard thought to himself.
He continued to look at the haughty Little Snakes with an expression that suggested he was looking at trash.
"You all know the origin of HYDRA, right?"
The Little Snakes snakes nodded. " Hive!"
Do you know his background?
Shay answered loudly, "A powerful ancient Deity!"
The Little Snakes nodded in agreement. "That's right!"
Richard chuckled and shook his head.
"God? He doesn't even deserve to be called a god."
"Pshaw! Just a pathetic wretch from a Kree lab..."
"Hahaha, how ridiculous..."
"The 'god' worshipped by HYDRA for thousands of years is just an Inhuman modified by extraterrestrials."
Richard's unrestrained mockery made the Little Snakes ' faces turn extremely ugly.
Adela asked with a dark expression, "What evidence do you have to prove that what you just said is true?"
Richard shook his head and said, "A mere Hive isn't enough for me to prove anything..."
"Your perspective is too narrow..."
"Does he really think he can rule the earth?"
"Do you know how many spyings Earth faces every day?"
" Mephisto, Hell Lord; Dormammu, Lord of the Dark Dimension; Nightmare, Lord of the Dream Dimension; the Shuma-Gorath, a creature of chaos; Cyttorak, the Crimson Overlord; Chthon, the God of Dark Magic..."
Which one do you know?
" S.H.I.E.L.D. one-eyed director of S. H. I. E. L. D., constantly shouting about protecting the Earth?"
"He doesn't even know who Earth's enemies are, what kind of protection is he talking about!"
The Little Snakes were stunned; they had never heard of any of these powerful-sounding figures.
Thomas asked in a low voice, "So, who are all those people you're talking about?"
Richard glanced at him sideways and said, "The lords of all Dimensional Space, the true Deity, are beings that can Hive with just a flick of their little finger."
The Little Snakes looked ashen and were deeply discouraged.
"I still don't understand..."
Why do you fight and struggle over such a small planet like this?
"Have you never thought about leaving Earth?"
"To conquer the vast starry sky, to create an even more glorious future..."
"You know, the Kree who created the Hive are just another type of alien..."
As Richard described it, the Little Snakes ' eyes grew brighter and brighter!
Leaving Earth? Conquering the stars?!
Seeing Richard quietly withdrew the Magic suggestion...
Adele, a girl who was born surrounded by the glory of her parents, was the first to react.
"You're just an ordinary person. What makes you think you can lead us out of this world and create a brighter future?"
"Because my name is Richard!"
Richard unleashed the Mana within him, and a vast, crimson Mana filled the surroundings.
"Because I come from Kamar-Taj!"
The crimson Mana was boiling, and his voice grew louder and louder!
The physical structure within the Mirror Dimension began to distort and fold, causing the original bar to extend infinitely out of place, instantly pulling Richard and the Little Snakes further away.
"Because I am the future Sorcerer Supreme!"
The overwhelming pressure of life force from a higher level caused the Little Snakes to involuntarily bend over and kneel down, almost unable to resist kneeling on the spot.
"Because I am the most powerful guardian of Earth!"
Richard, whose Mana was fully unleashed, was like Deity!
"I will lead you to conquer the stars and the sea!"
His divine might was like a prison, his divine voice like thunder!
At that moment, Richard's majestic, Deity figure was deeply etched into the souls of the Little Snakes.
They knelt on the ground, bowing their heads in submission!