The Sanctum Had Already Resolved the Crisis, Nick Invited Lin Du

But in an instant, she pulled herself together, checked her equipment, and followed closely behind Lin Du, Wong, and Mordo as they strode through the doorway leading into the unknown.

Their destination was Hong Kong's Sanctum—a place usually tranquil and sacred, yet now seemingly shrouded in an ominous cloud.

The moment she stepped into the Sanctum, Ava became as tense as a drawn bowstring, her mind utterly focused.

Yet the chaos and destruction she had expected did not unfold. Instead, they had been replaced by an indescribably strange stillness.

Inside the Sanctum, candlelight flickered softly, and the faint scent of burning incense drifted through the air.

Everything appeared so peaceful, as if the crisis that had nearly shaken the entire universe had been nothing more than a false alarm.

A trace of confusion flashed through Ava's blue eyes as she stood there blankly.

The unusual silence around her gave her the surreal feeling that an age had passed.

"What is going on?" Ava murmured to herself.

Dorma​​mmu was supposedly about to descend.

So why was everything around them deathly silent now?

It was as if the waters were calm and nothing had stirred a single ripple.

Weren't Dormammu's fanatical followers supposed to be holding a ritual here?

Where had they gone?

Ava's mind was filled with doubts, but she knew there was no time to hesitate.

She swiftly scanned her surroundings, trying to catch even the faintest clue in the smallest details.

The Sanctum's interior was no different from usual, yet Ava felt an indescribable sense of oppression.

It was as though some invisible force was watching them closely from the shadows.

She drew in a breath, doing her best to calm herself.

As a battle-hardened agent, she knew how crucial it was to remain composed in a crisis.

Her fingers quietly brushed the holster at her waist, confirming that her weapon was intact.

At the same time, her gaze settled on Lin Du ahead of her.

Ancient One and the others were gathered around him, their faces filled with disbelief.

Could Lin Du have driven back Dormammu all by himself?

What kind of astonishing power would that require?

Black Widow stared at Lin Du in shock.

She could not understand how this legendary figure, who had studied for only three days, possessed such terrifying strength.

The confusion in Ava's heart surged like a rising tide, wave after wave, making her gaze at Lin Du grow complicated and profound.

Within this Sanctum, which seemed so utterly peaceful on the surface.

She felt an unprecedented weight pressing down on her, as though some invisible and powerful force was quietly stirring in the shadows.

She approached Lin Du on light feet, her heart full of questions she wanted answered.

But when her gaze met Lin Du's calm, unfathomably deep eyes, every word caught in her throat.

She knew this was not the time to get to the bottom of things. They were facing an even more difficult trial.

Just then, in that delicate silence, an unusual commotion suddenly rose from outside the Sanctum, shattering the solemn atmosphere.

Ava instantly went on alert, her body tightening like a fully drawn bow.

She swiftly drew the pistol at her waist, focusing completely as she prepared for any sudden situation.

Just as she was immersed in a state of vigilance, Nick Fury's unmistakable roar suddenly blasted from the communicator.

It was so loud that it struck her eardrums like thunder. "Report your situation! What exactly is going on over there?"

Ava shuddered at the sudden call, as though she had been violently dragged back to reality from some distant dream.

She quickly steadied herself and replied calmly into the communicator, "Nick, you don't need to come over."

"Everything here... seems to have already been settled."

Nick's voice was filled with barely concealed anxiety and disbelief. "What? It's completely over? All of our preparations..."

"No, Nick." Ava cut off his barrage of questions, a trace of astonishment in her tone that even she found hard to believe.

"Things aren't what you think."

"It was Lin Du. He resolved the Dormammu problem all by himself."

"And..." She paused slightly, finding her next words unbelievable even herself. "He used a method beyond the limits of our understanding."

"Not only did he defeat the enemy, he restored the destroyed streets to how they were before. Even more shocking, the lives lost in the battle were miraculously brought back."

The other end of the communicator fell silent for a long time. Clearly, Nick Fury had been caught completely off guard by this sudden news.

This battle-hardened director of S.H.I.E.L.D. actually revealed a rare moment of uncertainty.

Just who was Lin Du?

Why did he possess such astonishing power?

Nick Fury's shock was beyond words. He clearly realized that the world's balance of power was quietly undergoing earth-shaking changes.

Dormammu, the dark overlord who had once made the entire universe tremble, had actually been defeated by a mysterious man named Lin Du.

It exceeded all of his expectations.

After all, even all the forces he had assembled together could not so much as shake Dormammu.

Yet now, Black Widow was telling him that Lin Du had defeated Dormammu alone.

It was simply unbelievable.

Nick Fury did his best to keep his voice steady, but the storm raging within him was impossible to calm.

"Ava, I need you to describe everything over there in detail, and... all the information you have about Lin Du."

Ava took a deep breath.

She began carefully recounting everything she had seen and heard in the Sanctum, as well as Lin Du's unbelievable display of power.

Her words were filled with amazement and admiration. Even she found it difficult to believe that any of it was real.

"And Ancient One said that Lin Du took only three days to learn magic."

"Three days?" Nick Fury's voice was full of disbelief. "That is simply..."

He paused, seemingly searching for the most fitting words to express his shock.

After a long while, he gave Black Widow another order through the communicator.

"Send me the footage from the Hong Kong Sanctum. I need to see it with my own eyes."

Ava nodded sharply and sprang into action.

She took out the high-tech camera she carried with her and meticulously captured every inch of the Sanctum.

The gracefully flickering candle flames, the ancient murals weathered by time.

And those seemingly ordinary objects that concealed profound mysteries and pulsed with incredible power.

Nothing was overlooked. Her camera faithfully recorded it all.

As the video data transmitted in real time, disbelief gradually appeared in Nick Fury's eyes.

He stared fixedly at the screen, his gaze never leaving it as he tried to find even the slightest trace of Lin Du's power in those images.

Yet aside from scene after scene that appeared ordinary, he noticed nothing unusual.