The Ancient One was at Kamar-Taj.
There was naturally no need to take a plane to find her now.
Previously, Apocalypse had patiently flown with Stephen only to temper him.
Now, Wong, who had originally been evacuating the crowd, had already made contact with S.H.I.E.L.D.
Under his lead, Wanda, Ava, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Iron Man, and the other five went straight to 177A Bleecker Street.
They passed through the portal in the New York Sanctum and arrived at Kamar-Taj.
Wong found Mordo and asked, "Where is the Ancient One? S.H.I.E.L.D. has brought news from Mr. Tang. He wants to see her."
Mordo said, "She is in seclusion. Before entering seclusion, she instructed us that this was a Life-and-Death Seclusion! Unless she comes out on her own, no one is allowed to disturb her."
"This..." Wong's round face looked troubled. "A Life-and-Death Seclusion is no trivial matter..."
Wong then briefly explained it to the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
As the name implied, a Life-and-Death Seclusion was generally undertaken only at a critical point in cultivation that concerned one's very life.
Either one broke through, or one died.
Both Mordo and Wong had assumed that the Ancient One had gained new insights from her discussions with Apocalypse these past few days and wanted to improve her strength before Dormammu invaded.
They had just never expected Dormammu to come so quickly, or pose such a great threat!
If they disturbed the Ancient One now, they might endanger her life, causing Earth to lose its Sorcerer Supreme and a major source of support.
Even if the Ancient One did not die, interrupting her midway would inevitably cause her strength to regress rather than advance. She would be even less able to help Apocalypse, who was trapped in the time loop.
Yet Earth was in critical