"Tony, is not Reed with you? What is he doing?"
"There is still a problem with the teleportation system. Reed is checking it out. As you know, this teleportation function is the same as the one on the Mark Omega, it is magical in nature, so it will take a while. It should be finished soon, and then the other two members can come directly here through the portal."
As soon as Tony finished speaking, the two fixed teleportation points on the edge of the conference hall responded immediately. The two portals opened one after another, and Namor and Black Bolt walked out in succession.
At the same time, Reed walked in quickly from the other side of the passage. At this point, all six people in this gathering had arrived.
Seeing the six people arrive, Sebastian walked over to the high-backed chair with his crow mark and said to the others, "Everyone, now that you are all here, please take your seats!"
To Sebastian's left was Charles' high-backed chair with an X mark, and to his right was a high-backed chair with the shape of a second-generation arc reactor. Going down the high-backed chairs to Tony's right, there were the Fantastic Four's number [4] symbol, Namor's Atlantean trident arrow symbol, and finally, Black Bolt's U-shaped symbol, the same shape as the U-shaped antenna on his forehead.
Everyone sat down in their high-backed chairs, one at each of the six positions around the round table.
Sebastian looked at them and spoke directly, "Let me introduce everyone to each other. Starting with the one on my left, he is Professor Xavier, the leader of the mutants from another parallel universe. He possesses powerful telepathic abilities unique to their universe, and perhaps even unmatched in ours.
The next one is Black Bolt, the king of the Inhumans in our universe. He possesses the powerful ability to draw electron energy from the void and transform it into devastating sonic waves along with his voice. At the limit of his power alone, Black Bolt's strength is enough to defeat the Kree fleet everyone has heard of.
This one is Namor, King of Earth's Oceans and King of Atlantis. Besides his exceptional physique, he also possesses the powerful abilities of water control and flight. The resources of the seabed are inexhaustible. With Namor and Atlantis behind him, we will not be afraid of resource scarcity.
Reed Richards, leader of the Fantastic Four and a member of the Avengers, possesses patents for the most advanced technology in the human world and is undisputedly Earth's foremost scientist, possessing unparalleled wisdom.
Tony Stark, Iron Man, advisor to S.H.I.E.L.D., veteran of the Avengers, one of Earth's top three wisest minds, and one of the world's wealthiest men.
As for me, Sebastian Shaw, Headmaster and founder of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, one of Earth's most powerful top three wizards, and the initiator of this gathering.
The reason I have invited you all to this gathering is primarily to ensure cooperation between the six of us and the forces behind us. I have already explained the specific requirements, so I will not repeat them.
Furthermore, we will always encounter enemies we cannot handle on our own, such as the Chitauri, the Kree, or even threats beyond what Black Bolt faced. These enemies originate from outer space, and we are overwhelmed to face them alone.
Furthermore, even within Earth, the Shadow Council presents a significant challenge to us all. Therefore, the main topic of our first gathering will be how to eliminate it!"
Charles, from the parallel universe, and Black Bolt, who had recently arrived on Earth, were not deeply familiar with Sebastian's words. They knew little, if anything, about the Shadow Council, so they remained silent.
Instead, Namor, who had nearly been killed by the Shadow Council, immediately spoke up, "As for the Shadow Council, I personally agree with their destruction, but I have to admit that they are indeed extremely powerful. Therefore, I suggest defeating them one by one, just as they did when they faced me."
As soon as Namor finished speaking, Black Bolt raised his hand.
Seeing this, Sebastian addressed Charles directly, "Charles, could you please connect our subconscious minds? Black Bolt's ability has rendered him unable to speak normally. Thank you for your help."
"No problem at all!"
Charles effortlessly connected the subconscious minds of all six people.
At this moment, Black Bolt's cold voice echoed in everyone's minds.
"I do not know much about the Shadow Council, and I believe Professor X does not either, so please explain it to us."
"Let me explain! I have been researching their situation recently."
Everyone looked at Reed as he spoke.
At this moment, seeing everyone's attention on him, Reed did not hesitate and immediately spoke: "The Shadow Council is a secret parliamentary organization like us.
However, their members are all extremely dangerous extremists without exception. The main members are Doctor Doom, Mandarin, Elektra, Venom, Green Goblin, and Attuma, who are six people like us.
In addition to these six core members, there are also many peripheral members, including Tiger Shark, whom Namor once encountered, and the Mole Man whom our Fantastic Four had worked hard to drive out of New York. They are all peripheral second-level members of the Shadow Council. Together with the secret forces behind them, I believe their strength is only greater than ours, not weaker.
So, as Namor said, defeating them one by one is the best option!
And in my opinion, the best target is Venom. While he is not the weakest of the six members of the Shadow Council individually, nor is he the only one without a hidden power.
But overall, he is the easiest of the six core members to deal with. As long as we can surprise them, Venom will be no match for us."
As soon as Reed finished speaking, Namor agreed without hesitation, "I agree with Reed's suggestion. Since we are going to deal with the Shadow Council, let us start with Venom, the easiest target.
I officially join this organization, no objections!"
"I officially join as well. I believe my abilities should be of considerable use to you all."
Now that he was here, Charles had not considered refusing. Especially after seeing the power behind these people, he was truly certain that if he needed help, these people could easily resolve even a Sentinel crisis.
"I agree as well!"
"That is fine with me!"
Tony and Reed both expressed their agreement, leaving only Black Bolt alone.
He looked at the other five people present, weighed the pros and cons carefully, and nodded slightly, his voice echoing in everyone's minds once again.
"I also agree, but what is our organization called? Can you tell me now?"
Upon hearing this, the five people all looked at Sebastian, clearly having the same question.
Seeing this, Sebastian smiled and said directly to everyone, "Everyone, welcome to the Illuminati!"