Kamar-Taj saw a streak of fiery light descend, followed by a figure flashing past. At the same instant, the Chitauri were sliced clean in half at the waist.
The mages behind him widened their eyes in disbelief.
"Such incredible power!"
"Is that a Master of the Mystic Arts? A master has come to save us!"
"But isn't this a bit too powerful? Could it be the Sorcerer Supreme?"
"Look, he's a man!"
Whoever this person was, his arrival filled them with excitement.
Kamar-Taj, however, thought the figure looked familiar.
Only after killing those Chitauri did the figure turn around.
"Wang Yang!"
Apart from his initial surprise, Kamar-Taj showed little reaction when he saw Wang Yang. The other mages, however, screamed with excitement.
"It's Wang Yang! He really is powerful. He's a genius!"
"I never thought he'd already become this strong. Even a Master of the Mystic Arts probably couldn't do much better!"
"Exactly! Everyone calls him a genius, and now I know it's no exaggeration!"
"..."
Hearing the mages' remarks, even the thick-skinned Wang Yang blushed. Praise like this still embarrassed him.
"Ahem, you're too kind. I'm just an ordinary mage!"
Wang Yang couldn't help speaking modestly.
Naturally, disbelief covered the mages' faces. Looking at the Chitauri corpses littering the ground, they wondered who he thought he was fooling.
You call yourself an ordinary mage?
Wang Yang had merely offered an offhand explanation. Whether the mages believed him didn't matter to him.
He had joined the battle long ago. Upon noticing that Kamar-Taj was in danger, he had rushed over to help without a second thought.
"Master Kamar-Taj, you could've taken the passage from Kamar-Taj. Why use a Portal?"
Wang Yang spoke helplessly.
"Wouldn't we have had to wait in line? I didn't expect my Portal to go off course!"
Kamar-Taj replied awkwardly.
Having his own student rescue him when something went wrong was rather embarrassing.
Still, despite his embarrassment, he couldn't help feeling proud.
After all, the mage he had taught had already become so powerful.
"Master Kamar-Taj, follow me. I'll take you to the New York Sanctum!"
Wang Yang shrugged. It had already happened, so there was no point assigning blame.
Besides, Kamar-Taj had treated him very well.
A small task like escorting them was nothing to him.
"Thank you, Mage Wang Yang!"
The mages standing behind Kamar-Taj also voiced their gratitude.
By now, Wang Yang's strength had completely won them over.
Although Wang Yang was still only an apprentice, in their eyes, he was no different from a Master of the Mystic Arts.
"Let's go. There's no need to be so polite!"
Wang Yang nodded, then led them toward the New York Sanctum.
Along the way, Wang Yang disposed of the Chitauri using nothing more than ordinary Magic Shields and chains.
Even these basic spells displayed tremendous power in his hands.
Not a single Chitauri could withstand one strike from Wang Yang.
Seeing this, the mages cheered excitedly, marveling at every move.
"Mage Wang Yang really is a genius!"
"Absolutely! He's our savior, too. How would we ever reach the New York Sanctum without him?"
"..."
Hearing their words, Wang Yang merely smiled modestly.
He didn't let their praise go to his head and continued leading them onward.
Virtually no Chitauri could stop them.
However, they were very close to Stark Tower, where the Chitauri were most densely concentrated.
This was also the area where the Avengers were intercepting the Chitauri.
Before they had gone far, they spotted a member of the Avengers.
Captain America.
Although Captain America was a super soldier from World War II whose physical abilities had reached the limits of humanity, he still had his limitations.
He couldn't fly and wasn't skilled at ranged attacks, so he could only make the most of his strengths on the ground.
On the ground, no individual Chitauri was a match for him, but there were still far too many of them.
With dozens of Chitauri surrounding him, even Captain America was beginning to find himself in danger.
Fortunately, once the Chitauri clustered together, they stopped using their high-tech lethal weapons and fought Captain America at close range instead. Otherwise, he might not have been able to hold them off.
Wang Yang arrived just in time to witness this scene.
Like well-trained soldiers, the Chitauri surrounded Captain America without fear of death.
Even when Captain America killed one of them, the others showed no fear.
"This man is so powerful!"
Kamar-Taj couldn't help marveling at the sight.
Although he had seen several powerful humans in the magical display of the Battle of New York, seeing one up close was still rather astonishing.
This man's close-combat skills, in particular, were extraordinary, far surpassing those of the mages.
"He's a member of the Avengers, Captain America!"
Wang Yang offered a brief explanation.
"So these are the Avengers!"
Understanding dawned on Kamar-Taj's face. Of course, they had heard of the Avengers at Kamar-Taj, but they had never actually seen them.
"Let's help him. After all, he wants to protect Earth, just like us!"
Kamar-Taj spoke up.
Wang Yang nodded.
He uttered an incantation and flicked both hands, sending countless red chains shooting toward the antlike Chitauri.
Like long snakes, the red chains coiled around the Chitauri one after another, then tightened.
Crack! Crack!
The hundreds of Chitauri were crushed outright by the chains.
The mages standing behind him stared, utterly dumbfounded.
"What powerful magic!"
The mages behind Wang Yang naturally had no access to advanced magic and had never seen this spell before.
Even Kamar-Taj found it rather unbelievable.
Kamar-Taj had seen this spell before and possessed a discerning eye. He had seen all the magic of Kamar-Taj.
These were unmistakably the Crimson Bands.
But since when had the Crimson Bands become so powerful?
Weren't the Crimson Bands purely for magical suppression, with their only offensive power coming from the burning flames formed by the scarlet divine power upon them?
Yet Wang Yang's version was still rather incredible. The spell could actually inflict such tremendous physical damage, coiling around its targets and crushing them like giant snakes.
Kamar-Taj couldn't help marveling.
Although he had long known of Wang Yang's incredible magical talent, he had truly never seen anyone use magic this way.
P.S. Thanks to reader Li Xiaopang 5 for the tip of five hundred Qidian coins, and Dishi Bahuang for the tip of one hundred Qidian coins. Feeling grateful!
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I'd also like to recommend a book by a friend of mine.
"Douluo: Starting with Protecting Xiao Wu." Upon first traveling back, there was only a countdown. Only after traveling through time again did the interface officially activate. Soul rings and Soul Skills could be enhanced by allocating points, making ten-thousand-year, hundred-thousand-year, and million-year soul rings disguised as hundred-year soul rings readily attainable.
Traveling between the past and the future, everything was done to stop Xiao Wu from sacrificing herself and to protect her.
Tang San: Xiao Wu sacrificed herself for me of her own free will.
Yu Xiaogang: I'm no longer that useless Xiaogang. Xiao Wu's belongings are mine.
Bibi Dong: Xiao Wu is only an excuse. You're the one I want...
Me: You all deserve to die.
[Talent: Just stab your thigh a few times with a knife, and you'll have enough power of space-time for enhancement. One enhancement feels great; keep enhancing, and it keeps feeling great.
Me: This talent of yours is seriously dodgy. Allocate points with caution.
Talent: Razor blades come with free shipping, dear.
Me: ...Am I really a lunatic?]
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