The Mysterious Old Man

"Okay, bubble tea shop it is. How about you become the manager after you retire?"

Faced with Lin Xu's invitation, Hamir remained silent for a moment. "Guess why I'm retiring..."

"Oh right, I think I spilled your milk tea. Could you go buy another one? And grab me a Coke too, the red one... Thanks!"

"..."

If Hamir weren't outmatched, he'd really like to fight Lin Xu. You threw away my milk tea, and now not only are you not paying me back, you're making me bring you a Coke?

However, thinking of Kaecilius's dead image, Hamir turned around and walked towards the next street.

Watching Hamir's departing figure, Lin Xu moved the rocking chair next to a sanitation worker and lay down.

"Ahem... Young man, could you please move aside? You're blocking my way."

What if I don't?

"I'm telling you, young man, how can you have no manners at all?"

"Hey sir, I've let you watch the show for so long, and you're not even giving me a penny?"

The sanitation worker paused, his broom in hand, and quickly said, "What do you mean, 'watching a show'? I don't know what you're talking about."

Lin Xu didn't say anything, just stared intently at him.

I noticed this sanitation worker as soon as he arrived on Hong Kong Island.

Although he hid it well, the magical aura emanating from him was impossible to hide from the Heavenly Eye.

Unlike the Ancient One's complex magic, this old man's magic is extremely pure White Magic.

You should know that in Kamar-Taj, apart from some low-level mages, as long as you know a lot of Mystic Arts, you can't possibly only have White Magic energy. Even Lin Xu himself is no exception.

But this old man was clearly not a low-level mage.

The old man almost lost his composure under Lin Xu's gaze, and quickly turned around. "This is inexplicable..."

"Etc."

The old man turned to look at Lin Xu, his face full of confusion.

"Before I made my move, I used magic to block all sight from outside the Sanctum; only you were watching this place the whole time."

"I... I didn't see anything, I didn't see anything! Don't kill me to silence me!"

To be honest, the Oscars and the three major Europe awards pale in comparison to this guy. That look of fear on his face couldn't be more genuine.

"Do you think the Eye of Agamotto can't see through your disguise? What about this?" As he spoke, a golden tear flashed across Lin Xu's forehead.

Thump~

The old man immediately knelt down and kowtowed several times.

"Lord, I have finally found you!"

Just then, Hamir returned, holding a milk tea in one hand and a Coca-Cola in the other, and witnessed this comical scene. "Uh... Mage Lin, what's going on?"

"... If I said I didn't know either, would you believe me?"

Death Valley, California.

A group of Kamar-Taj sorcerers stood ready, surrounding the Strange Stone Lake.

But the atmosphere within the dimensional rift was somewhat eerie.

The Chthon, the Snake God Set, Mephisto, Beelzebub, and a group of dimensional demons gathered together.

Set glanced around before finally fixing his gaze on Mephisto: "Hahaha, Chthon and I are here to see if we can get our hands on my sister's body while the Ancient One is dealing with Dormammu. And what are you doing here?"

Mephisto met Set's gaze and silently took half a step back.

"Don't get me wrong, I'm just here to watch the show~"

He was already considering retreating. As the Hell Lord, they had dealt with Kamar-Taj the most, and he didn't believe that the Ancient One, that old coin, could be defeated. In their view, Dormammu was most likely tricked.

They came here with only one purpose: to see if they could make a fortune while Dormammu was in trouble.

What I didn't expect was that that bastard Marduk actually deserted at the last minute...

Chthon smiled faintly, "This isn't a place to watch a show."

"In that case, farewell!"

Mephisto glanced at the somewhat resentful Beelzebub, then turned and returned to Hell.

The chessboard has changed hands; there's no point in staying any longer.

The more the Mephisto on his throne thought about it, the angrier he became. "Bah! Marduk, you just wait!"

"Odin's time is drawing near, and given his character, he will absolutely not allow Hela to live. That piece of Hell in the Underworld, I am determined to obtain it."

New York Sanctum.

Thanks to the timely arrival of the enhanced Strange, Dormammu's followers were rescued before they could kill Daniel, and all of them were captured.

"Thank you, I'm Daniel."

"Stephen Strange."

"I know you, Your Excellency's little disciple, the Doctor Weird, right? What a strange name..."

"..."

"How are things in other places?"

"London has fallen, but the King went to its aid; there's my senior brother in Hong Kong Island; and Mordo is at headquarters..." Strange said, then suddenly remembered something he had forgotten.

However, Master Mordo had quite a few magical artifacts, so he probably isn't dead, right?

"Where is the Venerable One?"

"I don't know, but now is not the time to think about that. I don't believe Kaecilius only has this many men. Let's be on high alert."

Kamar-Taj, the Hereditary King they speak of, is currently hiding in her bedroom drinking tea, though she doesn't seem to be in a good mood.

Well, no one would be in a good mood if their own disciple carried a frozen corpse into their bedroom.

She casually tossed Kaecilius's body toward Mount Everest, Ancient One closed her eyes and began calculating the time.

"That's about it. Tsk tsk, fighting three demon gods alone, my retirement ceremony should be pretty good, right? Too bad that old bastard Mephisto got away."

With one step, one instantly arrives in Death Valley.

At this moment, Set and Chthon had emerged from the dimensional rift. Opposite them, more than a hundred mages, wielding various magical artifacts, stood ready for battle.

"Isn't it a joy to have friends coming from afar? Mage Haring, take them to support the Sanctum; leave this to me."

"Yes, Your Excellency."

Soon, all the mages withdrew, leaving only the Ancient One, Set, and Chthon in the arena.

Seeing this, a bad feeling welled up in Chthon's heart, especially since Dormammu hadn't made a move for so long. "You've plotted against us?"

"No, this is like Jiang Taigong fishing—those who are willing will take the bait."

Seeing that the two demons were about to leave, the Ancient One quickly spoke up, "What, don't you want Gaia's body anymore?"

Upon hearing this, Set stopped in his tracks.

Chthon cursed under his breath as an idiot and stopped as well.

They knew this was a trap set by the Ancient One, and that leaving their own domain would significantly weaken them, but the allure of Gaia's body was still too great for them.

Set closed his eyes and sensed the surroundings, but didn't get the answer he wanted, "Are you alone? Where's that old man?"

"Maybe he's doing environmental work somewhere. The old man's lost his mind; he's not good at fighting anymore. I can take on the three of you."

Three?

"Hehe, Dormammu ~ Aren't you coming out yet?"