The urban area of Sokovia was already in complete chaos.
The dense clusters of buildings had become the civilians' last refuge, but they had also become a huge obstacle to the Sorcerers' rescue efforts.
The Sorcerers of Kamar-Taj darted through the flames of war, risking being caught in the robots' covering fire as they desperately herded civilians into Portals.
S.H.I.E.L.D. couldn't do this. The Avengers couldn't do it either. Only the Sorcerers, Earth's invisible guardians, could carry out a rescue this efficiently.
Ren didn't go around opening Portals to save people.
His mission was to purge, to slaughter—to cover the main force's retreat!
Ren sped through the ruins of the city, like a streak of golden lightning.
Behind him, hundreds of scarlet magical chains writhed like frenzied tentacles, wantonly tearing apart the robots around him.
"Ding!"
[Scarlet Contract Chains] have devoured a massive amount of high-energy cores! [Scarlet Contract Chains] have successfully evolved! Skill power doubled!
A crisp metallic hum exploded behind Ren.
The scarlet chains instantly swelled to several times their original size.
Their sharp tips pierced through the robots' armor with ease, like armor-piercing rounds.
Everywhere Ren passed,
it was as if a storm of steel had begun falling from the sky.
The energy-drained piles of scrap metal crashed toward the ground with a clatter, quickly forming a thick layer.
The Sorcerers below, who were guiding the civilians' evacuation, stared at the god-of-slaughter-like figure in the sky, utterly dumbfounded.
"This... what kind of monstrous magic is this?"
"It's too brutal! Sorcerer Ren is an entire army by himself!"
"No wonder even Master Mordo treats him with such courtesy!"
Many young Sorcerers even forgot the rescue work in their hands. They stared blankly upward until Ren flew away and they finally came to their senses.
The rescued