Marvel's Shendu: Dominating the Multiverse

Chapter 96 Obtaining the Talisman

The enormous disc slowly closed, and the entire treasure vault gate shut with a dull thud.

Jane stood in the treasure vault, looking at all of this, feeling like her head was about to explode.

"Can anyone tell me what happened?" Jane's voice was tinged with despair. "What are ether particles? Who is Malekith? Why is this thing inside me?"

Wanda glanced at her and said coldly, "Shut up and come with me."

Jane was startled by Wanda's tone, opened her mouth but didn't say anything and obediently followed behind.

Loki sat at the back of the line, twirling his dagger in his hand while constantly scanning the display cases on either side. His greed was undisguised; every treasure here was priceless, and if he could take one or two with him…

"Loki." Shendu's voice came from ahead, interrupting Loki's thoughts: "Don't touch those things. They have Odin's mark on them. If you touch any of them, Odin will know immediately."

Loki's lips twitched, and he withdrew his hand from the display case. "I was just admiring them," he said sheepishly. "They look exquisite."

The Holy Lord's voice remained unchanged: "You may admire, but do not touch."

Loki snorted coldly and did not refute.

Deep within the treasure vault lies a secret chamber, its exterior contrasting sharply with its surroundings, giving it an understated and unpretentious feel.

The Holy Lord stood before the door of the secret chamber, looking through the wall at the two talismans. An indescribable emotion appeared in his golden vertical pupils; he hadn't seen these two talismans for a long time.

"Master," Wanda's voice came from behind the Holy Lord, "the door to the secret chamber has its own independent defensive array, which is different from the one outside."

The Holy Lord nodded, his gaze fixed on the runes on the door of the secret chamber. He could sense that these runes were personally arranged by Odin, and that if anyone forcibly broke in, they would be activated and release a power powerful enough to destroy the entire treasure vault.

"Do you need my help?" Loki approached Shendu. "I have some knowledge of Odin's runes."

The Holy Lord glanced at him, a slight smile playing on his lips: "No need."

The Holy Lord raised his hand, and the power of the Mind Stone condensed in his palm, forming a mysterious magic circle in the air that covered the door.

The runes began to flicker as they struggled to resist the erosion of the Lord's power, but after a few seconds they dimmed and then went out completely.

Loki's pupils contracted. He knew very well what Odin's mastery of runes meant in Asgard, yet Shendu had resolved these runic arrays so effortlessly. The power Shendu displayed once again exceeded his expectations.

"I'm gone."

The Holy Lord stood before the rooster talisman, his golden eyes meeting those of the talisman in the display case. He could feel the talisman calling to him.

The Holy Lord raised his hand and placed his palm on the transparent glass of the display case. The defensive array on the surface of the display case was immediately activated, and a powerful energy burst out from the array, attempting to deflect the Holy Lord's hand. The Holy Lord's original power surged out from his palm, resonating with the chicken talisman inside the display case. The two forces collided on the surface of the display case, producing a piercing buzzing sound.

Wanda frowned slightly as chaotic magic coalesced in her hands, ready to strike at any moment.

"Stop." The voice of the Holy Lord echoed in Wanda's mind: "Your power is not suitable to deal with Odin's magic circle."

Wanda lowered her head, withdrew her chaos magic, and took a step back.

Cracks began to appear on the surface of the display case, and the cracks multiplied until the display case broke into countless pieces and fell to the ground.

The rooster talisman slowly rose from the fragments and fell into the Holy Lord's palm, merging into his body.

The Holy Lord opened his eyes, feeling the returning power within him, and whispered, "One more is needed."

Shendu arrived at the second display case. This time, he did not waste too much power. A few minutes later, the Pig Talisman rose from the fragments and fell into Shendu's hand.

"Master," Wanda said excitedly as she walked to Shendu's side, "Congratulations, Master, on regaining your power."

Jane stood in the corner of the secret room watching all of this. She felt her worldview collapsing. The floating gems, the broken display cases, and the man in the picture radiating a strange light—all of this was beyond her comprehension.

"Who...who are you?" Jane asked, trembling. "Are you really connected to Saul?"

The Holy Lord turned to look at her: "You are not qualified to know my true identity."

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Just as the Holy Lord withdrew the Chicken Talisman and the Pig Talisman, Thor stopped what he was doing.

He looked down at Thor's hammer in his hand, the bull rune on the handle trembling violently and emitting an unprecedented buzzing sound.

Thor frowned and gripped the hammer handle tightly, trying to calm the bull charm, but the bull charm trembled more and more violently.

He looked up in the direction of the Golden Palace, his brows furrowed. He knew the Holy Lord was there, and that the Holy Lord was searching for these fragments of divine artifacts called talismans.

"Sol!"

A woman's voice came from behind him. Saul turned around and saw Jane's assistant, Daisy, hiding behind a bunker and waving frantically at him.

"What are you doing here?" Thor flew over and landed in front of Daisy.

"Jane's been taken away!" Daisy cried. "Several black creatures took her from the medical wing, and then a red-haired woman chased after them, and I don't know what happened after that."

Thor's face turned deathly pale. Jane had been captured? By the Dark Elves? The red-haired woman was Wanda?

"Which way did they go?" Saul asked anxiously, grabbing Daisy's shoulders.

Daisy pointed in the direction of the Golden Palace and said, "That's where they went. That red-haired woman said... said she was taking Jane to see some master."

A name flashed through Thor's mind: Holy Lord.

Wanda is God's servant, and the master she speaks of can only be God. If Wanda took Jane away, it must be on God's orders.

The Holy Lord took a deep breath to suppress his anxiety. He believed in himself and knew he wouldn't harm Jane, but he still needed to check on her. "Find a place to hide," Saul said to Daisy. "I'll go find Jane."

Inside the treasure vault's secret chamber, the Holy Lord was feeling the power returning to his body. As expected, the abilities of the Chicken Talisman and the Pig Talisman had also been enhanced in this world.

"Master," Wanda's voice came from the vault doorway, "Someone's here. It's Thor."

The Holy Lord calmly said, "Let him in."

A few minutes later, Thor strode into the secret chamber, his armor stained with black blood. As he closed the distance to the Holy Lord, the buzzing of the bull talisman became more pronounced.

"Holy Lord." Thor's gaze swept across the secret chamber, landing on Jane, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "Thank goodness you're alright."

Upon seeing Thor, Jane burst into tears: "Thor! What happened! What are those black creatures? Why did they capture me?!"

Saul hugged Jane tightly: "It's alright, I'm here."

Jane cried in Saul's arms for a while before gradually calming down.

Thor raised his eyes to look at Shendu and asked with a complicated expression, "Did you let Wanda take Jane away?"