Intelligence, the Grand Elder

"Why are you so crazy?"

The Holy Light Warriors’ crazed appearance left Pepper shocked and confused. She raised her left hand, and the silver bracelet transformed into a Silver Dragon that charged at the Holy Light Warriors.

"For God, for this world."

Father Molo roared. Disregarding his own safety, he hurled his greatsword at the Silver Dragon with all his strength, sending it flying away.

The Holy Light Warriors immediately raised their weapons to kill Pepper. Just then, the Angel Crystal exploded with a bang. The freed angel blocked the Holy Light Warriors while shouting furiously, "How dare you touch God’s child?"

"God’s child?"

Tony was stunned, but there was no time to think. Seeing Pepper, heavily pregnant, ‘pitifully’ hiding behind the angel, he hurriedly called Wang Bert for help.

The moment Tony finished calling for help, Wang Bert appeared in the hospital. Seeing Wang Bert, Moro knew he had lost his chance and roared, "Sacrifice yourselves for God."

"Sacrifice ourselves for God."

All the Holy Light Warriors roared in unison. At the same time, the holy light on their bodies swelled madly. Clearly, they intended to explode.

"Damn, what’s going on?"

Wang Bert immediately waved his hand and transferred all the Holy Light Warriors outside the hospital. Then he looked in Moro’s direction and discovered that the guy who looked very much like Heimdall had vanished, leaving only Father Thomas lying on the ground.

Wang Bert narrowed his eyes slightly. "What a ruthless bastard. He actually sacrificed the others so he could escape."

Boom, boom, boom…

A series of thunderous explosions rang out from outside. Wang Bert snorted and raised his hand to cut the chains around Tony apart. He asked, "What’s going on? Why did the Angel Church send people to kill Pepper?"

"How would I know?"

Tony cursed irritably, then disengaged his armor and strode toward Pepper. He asked anxiously, "Pepper, are you okay?"

"I’m fine."

Pepper waved her hand and leaned weakly against Tony. What had just happened was far too intense for a pregnant woman.

Tony hurriedly helped Pepper lie down nearby. The angel, Golden Dragon, and Silver Dragon all nodded to Wang Bert before transforming back into a pendant and bracelet and flying onto Pepper.

After settling Pepper down, Tony said to Wang Bert, "Bert, thanks."

"No need to be so polite. They’re my godsons and goddaughter too."

Wang Bert waved it off, then said, "Tony, I’ll take Pepper to another hospital for an examination. Ask this priest what exactly they’re trying to do."

"I’ll question him thoroughly."

Tony gritted his teeth. If Bert had not left Pepper those three treasures, something might really have happened today.

Wang Bert said nothing more. He opened a portal and used his energy to support the bed as he took Pepper away.

After the examination, Pepper looked at Wang Bert and asked curiously, "Bert, are you really God reincarnated?"

"As long as one is willing to protect the world, everyone can be God."

Wang Bert smiled. Annie and the others had assembled an angel legion for him, so he still had to maintain the identity of a reincarnated God.

"It’s really hard to imagine."

Pepper could not help shaking her head. She recounted what had happened, then asked worriedly, "Bert, is the boy I’m carrying really a demon?"

Wang Bert opened his Soul Eye and examined the two babies in Pepper’s womb. After a moment, he said, "I can assure you that the one in your womb is human. He has a human body and a human soul."

Pepper heaved a huge sigh of relief. "That’s good."

Wang Bert’s gaze flickered. A human soul and human body did not necessarily mean he was not a demon reincarnated. It only meant that he was not a demon in this life. As for his previous life, no one knew what he had been.

"Did the Angel Church get it wrong, or did a demon give up everything to reincarnate as a human? The problem is, if he gave up everything, how could he still destroy the world?"

Wang Bert could not quite figure it out. He was not very familiar with matters like reincarnation and transmigration.

At that moment, Madame Gao and Colleen Wing arrived. Wang Bert introduced them to Pepper, then said, "They’ll protect you from now on. With their strength, you won’t need to worry even if that angel comes back."

With Madame Gao and Colleen’s current strength, ordinary angels were no match for them at all.

Pepper said gratefully, "Thank you both."

"You’re welcome. I’m happy to protect new life."

Madame Gao smiled kindly. Wang Bert thought of something and said to Pepper, "Pepper, when you have time, you can learn qi from Madame Gao. Your talent for combat is actually better than that guy Tony’s."

"Is that really necessary?"

Pepper was stunned. Why would a female president like her learn martial arts? Wang Bert smiled. "After learning qi, your skin and figure will return to how they were when you were young."

Pepper’s eyes lit up. "Really? Madame Gao, when can you teach me?"

"Any time."

Madame Gao smiled. "Learning qi can calm your emotions and make your delivery go more smoothly."

Before long, Tony rushed over. First, he and Pepper shamelessly showed off their affection for a while, then he called Wang Bert aside and told him the intelligence he had gotten from Father Thomas.

"After you purged the Angel Church, those with holy light had no choice but to hide."

Tony said with an ugly expression, "Last month, those people received a divine revelation saying that the boy in Pepper’s womb was a reincarnated demon and that once he was born, he would destroy the world.

"Those Holy Light Warriors immediately came out of hiding, contacted their people within the Angel Church, and made plans to eliminate the child in Pepper’s womb.

"The reason I’ve kept feeling watched over the past month was because of them. According to Father Thomas, they have a Mirror that lets them see what’s happening on my side."

After a pause, Tony asked hesitantly, "Bert, is the child in Pepper’s womb really a demon?"

Wang Bert asked with a half-smile, "If he is, what do you plan to do?"

Tony fell silent for a moment, then said, "No matter what he is, he’s my child. Unless he truly intends to destroy the world, I will never kill him."

"I always thought you couldn’t be a good father. Looks like I was wrong."

Wang Bert smiled and patted Tony on the shoulder, then told him his speculation. Tony stared in astonishment. "You mean a demon gave up everything to reincarnate as my son? Then would he still have his memories?"

"Of course not. Otherwise, how would that count as giving up everything?"

Wang Bert said, "How should I put it? It’s like drinking Meng Po Soup and entering reincarnation. The difference is that one is passive, while the other is voluntary."

"However, all of this depends on whether the Angel Church’s divine revelation was correct."

After a pause, Wang Bert continued, "The problem is, given Heaven’s current situation, even if they truly discovered a reincarnated demon, they would never order its extermination, because they’re allied with demons.

"Besides, that demon gave up everything. He no longer has the ability to destroy the world."

Tony retorted, "Not necessarily. He’s my son. Maybe he’ll inherit my intelligence. Technology can destroy the world too."

Wang Bert stared at Tony speechlessly. "That’s true. Then let’s destroy him."

"I was only joking. Besides, technology isn’t Heaven’s business."

Tony hurriedly stopped him, then asked carefully, "Bert, does that mean you won’t purify my child?"

"What are you worried about? He’s my godson too."

Wang Bert said irritably, "Not to mention that he probably isn’t one, but even if he really is, I can just pull out that demon’s soul and put a blank soul in its place."

"You really do play at a high level."

Tony was speechless, but he was also completely relieved. He asked murderously, "Bert, what do we do next? I’m not letting this go."

Wang Bert asked, "Did Father Thomas reveal where the Holy Light Warriors’ base is?"

"Father Thomas doesn’t know where they are."

Tony shook his head. "Finding those guys won’t be easy. They’re very good at hiding, or you would have wiped them out long ago."

"Not easy doesn’t mean impossible."

Wang Bert beckoned. The angel in Pepper’s pendant turned into a beam of light and flew over, then bowed with utmost reverence. "My Lord, what are your orders?"

Tony glanced at Wang Bert in surprise. The angel actually respected him this much?

Wang Bert asked, "Was that Black man an angel? Why are there still angels on Earth?"

"This is Heaven’s final trump card left for the church."

The angel answered, "Back then, Ancient One swept across Earth, forcing all gods and demons to withdraw. In order to return in force someday, and also to protect the church, Heaven left behind two measures.

"The first was to seal part of the angel legion on Earth. I don’t know the exact number, but there are at least a thousand.

"As for the second measure, it was to fuse angel souls with human souls, then have angels reincarnate as humans.

"Before awakening, these reincarnated angels are no different from ordinary humans. But once they awaken, they turn back into angels. That Black angel was one of them. The church has special methods for finding Reincarnated Angels.

"These two measures would only be used at the most critical moments, because if Kamar-Taj discovered them, they would definitely destroy every angel."

"Looks like they never gave up on Earth."

Wang Bert snorted. After thinking for a moment, he said, "They must still have people inside the church. Purge the church, find the traitors, then follow the trail to locate the Holy Light Warriors.

"Once we find them, destroy them directly. Then the Behind-the-Scenes Manipulator will naturally reveal himself."

"Your method is really simple, but I like it."

Tony said, "They dared to touch my son. They must pay the price."

"Of course."

Wang Bert smiled. Then the two of them made calls at the same time, and another purge of the Angel Church began. This time, it would be more thorough and more ruthless than the last.

Inside a mountain in America, Father Molo knelt before a white-haired elder with a kind face and said guiltily, "I’m sorry, Grand Elder. I failed."

"No one could have expected the Blood God to suddenly return. Fortunately, that wasn’t the Blood God’s true body, only his projection. His true body hasn’t appeared in a long time, so something must have happened to it."

The white-haired elder waved his hand, signaling Moro to rise, then said, "I’ll contact God and have him cause some trouble for Kamar-Taj, forcing that projection to return.

"Ancient One is severely injured. He’s the only one who can protect Kamar-Taj now."

"Grand Elder, this time we’ve alerted them. Iron Man will definitely send heavy protection for Pepper. It’ll be almost impossible for us to kill her."

Moro stood up and said worriedly, "Within half a month, she’ll give birth to the reincarnated demon. When that happens, Earth will be in danger."

"The situation is indeed dire, but it isn’t entirely hopeless. Come with me."

The Grand Elder led Moro into the Sacred Ground deep within the cave. There stood a stone wall carved with countless angels.

Those angels were lifelike, giving the impression that they were alive. In fact, they were alive—they were the sealed angel legion.

"We’ve already found quite a few Reincarnated Angels. Together with this sealed angel legion, as long as the Blood God isn’t here, we have every chance of killing the demon and preventing the catastrophe."

The Grand Elder said, "The problem now is that the divine artifact needed to unseal the angels isn’t in our hands."

Moro was stunned. "It’s not in our hands?"

"That’s right. That divine artifact has always been kept in the Treasure Vault at Angel Church headquarters. During the chaos at headquarters last time, we failed to bring it out."

The Grand Elder said, "Fortunately, the False Pope propped up by the Blood Clan doesn’t know about this, so we still have a chance."

Moro immediately said, "Grand Elder, I’ll take people to seize the Treasure Vault."

"No. The Treasure Vault is heavily guarded, and more importantly, Iron Man and the others possess an imitation Bifrost and can rush over to support them at any time."

The Grand Elder shook his head. "We must steal the divine artifact without alerting the church."

Moro frowned. "Steal it without anyone noticing? Grand Elder, that’s impossible, isn’t it? You said yourself that the Treasure Vault is heavily guarded."

"We can’t steal it, but someone else can. I know an Ant-Man who is also deeply dissatisfied with the Blood God. We can ask him for help."

The Grand Elder said, "Moro, during this time, go teach the new angels. They weren’t believers before, and they’ve been reincarnated for too long. They aren’t as devout as you."

"I’ll make them remember their mission."

Moro nodded, then said, "Grand Elder, the Blood Clan will definitely purge the church again. Should we send people to meet them?"

"No. That would expose our location."

The Grand Elder thought for a moment, then said, "However, we can do something to distract the Blood Clan so they can’t focus all their efforts on purging the church."

Moro asked, "What?"

The Grand Elder said, "Reveal the Blood Clan’s existence to the public. They are bats that cannot stand the light. Once people learn they exist, they’ll face a great deal of trouble."

Moro said somewhat disappointedly, "Grand Elder, the public won’t believe us. The Pope is one of their people."

"America is in the middle of an election. There’s someone well suited to speak about this matter."

The Grand Elder said, "All right, Moro. Time is of the essence. I’ll contact Ant-Man and that person. You go teach the new angels. We must kill that woman before she gives birth to the demon."

"Yes, Grand Elder."

Moro nodded respectfully and turned to leave. After he was gone, the Grand Elder looked at the angels on the stone wall, and a trace of mockery flashed through his eyes before quickly returning to devoutness.

Next, the Grand Elder sent a priest to contact Hank Pym. Dr. Pym was not a devout believer, and he did not want to stir up trouble at this time, so he tactfully refused.

"Dr. Pym."

The priest persuaded him, "If we cannot obtain that item, the world will soon be destroyed."