Sling Ring

"Master Ancient One, farewell." After spending two years at Kamar-Taj, Shen Fei decided to leave today. The reason he was leaving today was because he had received an acceptance letter from New York Empire State University Medical School. During these two years, Shen Fei had not only practiced magic, but also completed his high school education through online courses.

With the Op-Op Fruit, wouldn't it be foolish not to pursue medicine? Even Law had a nickname: Surgeon of Death.

Ancient One merely nodded faintly at Shen Fei's departure and said nothing.

Wong and Mordo had no objections either. After all, quite a few people left this place, and Shen Fei was still so young and inexperienced.

In all of Kamar-Taj, Shen Fei was only close to Wong. His relationships with the others were ordinary, including Mordo. Of course, on the surface, the two still appeared to get along well. Acting was something anyone could do.

After Kaecilius left, Mordo had practically made himself Kamar-Taj's leader beneath Ancient One, sticking his hand into everything. His future betrayal might not have been solely because he resented Ancient One for absorbing dark power. More likely, it was because Ancient One had not chosen him as her successor.

Among all of Ancient One's disciples, Mordo was also the most enthusiastic about hunting Kaecilius down. It seemed he wanted to earn Ancient One's approval through the pursuit.

Before Kaecilius's betrayal, nearly everyone in Kamar-Taj believed he would become the next Sorcerer Supreme. That was why, after he betrayed them, quite a few disciples followed him away.

When Shen Fei decided to leave and asked whether he could take a Sling Ring with him, Mordo had been the first to object. Shen Fei understood why he was not allowed to take one.

Although a Sling Ring could only be used to open Portals, a Kamar-Taj sorcerer who possessed one could do far too many things. No bank or vault could stop them, let alone someone with a little ambition. Assassinating a country's president or king would not be difficult.

Likewise, if someone dared use Mirror Dimension magic without a Sling Ring, they would be trapped inside forever, unable to escape.

He understood, but when it involved himself, Shen Fei still felt somewhat unwilling to accept it.

Looks like I can only take a Sling Ring after Ancient One dies. Standing outside Kamar-Taj's gates, Shen Fei thought to himself.

After Ancient One died, Kamar-Taj's order would collapse. Taking a Sling Ring then definitely would not be a problem. Of course, it would be even better if he could make one himself.

"Next up are the Pym Particles." The Pym Particles in Marvel were simply too incredible. Just think about it: a building or a laboratory could be turned directly into a suitcase, a tank into a keychain, and a toy car could actually be a real car. It was too amazing—practically magic.

Fortunately, Dr. Hank Pym had always kept the Pym Particle formula hidden and had not handed it over to the S.H.I.E.L.D. of that time. Otherwise, the world would probably have fallen into chaos.

The Ant-Man Suit and Wasp Suit made with Pym Particles were powerful, but they did not fully exploit the particles at all. With their shrinking ability, they would be unbeatable in wartime logistics or in transporting some powerful weapon.

Just imagine shrinking a bomb into a toy and carrying it into the middle of the enemy. It could wipe them all out in one blow.

They could also be used to transport troops, weapons, and equipment, right? Yet in the end, there were only two suits.

"If I get the Pym Particles, what should I do with them?" In the VIP waiting lounge in Kathmandu, Shen Fei sat on a sofa and kept muttering to himself in his mind.

Although he had spent the past two years in Kamar-Taj, Shen Fei had also been making money. He could still afford first class. His method for earning money was simple: buying Stark Group stock.

Before Stark became Iron Man, the stock price had been rising very steadily.

Oscorp and Pym Industries were also top arms companies, but their stock prices were extremely unstable. Though they were all in the arms business, Stark Group was the very best.

Oscorp's stock had risen considerably some time ago. It was said that the company had acquired many of Umbrella Corporation's research results, but it had plunged again afterward.

Pym Industries had no major news and remained neither popular nor obscure.

Shen Fei was no stock market genius, so naturally he chose the most stable option: Stark Group.

"Hmm?" Just as Shen Fei was considering whether to build an Ant-Man Iron Man Suit after obtaining the Pym Particles, he suddenly noticed that his surroundings had changed.

Seeing the buildings around him begin to distort, Shen Fei immediately understood what was happening. He had been pulled into the Mirror Dimension.

"Who are you?" Shen Fei leaped onto a nearby wall and called out as he looked at the four hooded figures appearing ahead of him.

The Mirror Dimension was a spell that allowed its user to alter gravity at will. Just as it looked like he was standing on a wall now, that wall was actually the ground of the Mirror Dimension. It could be changed freely as well. When fighting in the Mirror Dimension, one had to pay attention to this. Otherwise, the enemy would not even need to act; gravity alone could kill you.

Other than that, Shen Fei regarded the Mirror Dimension as essential magic for murder, robbery, and disposing of corpses. Killing someone here could be done without anyone noticing.

Most importantly, every time one used Mirror Dimension magic, a new Mirror Dimension would be created. For example, if you dragged someone into one somewhere and killed them, then left the Mirror Dimension and opened it again, the corpse would no longer be inside.

Such magic had both benefits and drawbacks. The benefit had already been mentioned. The drawback was that it could not be used as storage space.

The Marvel Universe had magic, divine power, and black technology, but disappointingly, none of those fields had anything related to storage. One major reason Shen Fei was interested in Pym technology was that it could be used for storage. The only issue was that the cost might be somewhat high.

However, since Hank could shrink buildings and numerous cars, the cost should not be terribly high. Otherwise, Hank could not have produced so many Pym Particles.

Of course, there was another possibility: Pym Particles might be extremely potent. Perhaps one vial alone could shrink a building.

"I'm Kaecilius." The newcomer removed his hood as he spoke.

"It's you. What do you want with me?" The moment Shen Fei recognized Kaecilius, he immediately became wary.

"Kill him." Kaecilius did not answer Shen Fei's question directly. Instead, he pointed at Shen Fei and ordered the three people behind him.

At Kaecilius's command, the three moved their hands, and weapons of varying shapes appeared in their grips. Then they slowly walked toward Shen Fei.

"I haven't offended you." Shen Fei hurriedly shouted, inwardly cursing his bad luck. He was not Strange, nor did he intend to stop Kaecilius's plans, yet Kaecilius had still come after him.

"A hypocrite's disciple deserves to die," Kaecilius said hatefully.

At this point, Kaecilius had not yet found the dark ritual for summoning Dormammu, nor had he gained dark power. He was no match for Ancient One at all. If Ancient One had not shown mercy, Kaecilius and his followers would have long since been slaughtered.

Perhaps it was fate. Shen Fei had avoided him two years ago, only to encounter him again two years later.

I wonder whether Ancient One would blame me if I killed him. Better not. If Kaecilius had obtained dark power, Shen Fei was not confident he could defeat him. But against the current Kaecilius, if he caught him off guard, it was not impossible to kill him.

Before gaining additional power, Kamar-Taj sorcerers' combat strength largely depended on whether they possessed Mystic Items. Their strength was not that far apart, and Kaecilius had left Kamar-Taj in a rush without obtaining any Mystic Items. He also did not have the nerve to storm the three Holy Temples and steal the Mystic Items inside.

Under such circumstances, Shen Fei's Op-Op Fruit became decisive. Combined with his virus-enhanced body, he had needed to hide his strength in Kamar-Taj, but there was no need for that here.

As those thoughts ran through his mind, weapons appeared in Shen Fei's hands: a shield in his left hand and a sword in his right.

Shen Fei then threw the shield into the air ahead of him without exerting any force. The three approaching him found this strange, but at that moment, the person in the middle suddenly appeared beside Shen Fei, while Shen Fei's shield appeared among the three of them.

Over the past two years, Shen Fei's Op-Op Fruit abilities had improved greatly. Its range had reached eight meters.

The person who suddenly appeared before Shen Fei was filled with surprise and panic. He had no time to defend against Shen Fei's attack. Shen Fei did not kill him. Instead, he directly cut off all five fingers on his right hand and took the Mystic Item on them: the Sling Ring.

This was the Mirror Dimension. If Kaecilius had not intended to kill him directly but had instead trapped him here, he would have been finished. Besides, Shen Fei had already coveted a Sling Ring. With such an opportunity before him, he naturally would not let it slip away.

He was robbing Kaecilius's group. He did not believe Ancient One would retrieve it.

When Kaecilius defected, he had taken quite a few Sling Rings with him.

"I have no interest in your affairs. Don't come looking for me again." After taking the Sling Ring, Shen Fei immediately opened a Portal. As he jumped through it, he left those words behind.

Shen Fei's escape made Kaecilius roar furiously, but it was already too late. With a Sling Ring, Kaecilius had no idea where Shen Fei had gone.

"Thank you so much, Kaecilius. You really are a Treasure Delivery Boy." Obtaining the Sling Ring left Shen Fei extremely excited. According to his original plan, it would have taken him many more years to get one.

"With this, stealing the Pym Particles will be much easier."

"Wasp should be in the Quantum Realm now, right? What a pity Hank doesn't know Ancient One. Otherwise, why would it take him so long to bring Wasp back?"

The Quantum Realm seemed incredibly mysterious, but it was actually similar to Dimension Space. Simply put, one was microscopic and the other macroscopic, like a world in a grain of sand. With Ancient One's strength, finding someone in the Quantum Realm would be easy.

"Then there are the people of Asgard." Asgard, home of the Gods, might seem backward during wartime, but its technology was actually far beyond Earth's. The Quantum Realm had long been mature technology in Asgard, though they called it the Soul Forge.