"Superheroes protect the world from physical threats.
We sorcerers defend it from magical ones."
Inside the Sanctum of the Sorcerer Supreme, Wong stood beside a magical globe three to four meters in diameter, explaining to the ever-curious Strange.
"The first Sorcerer Supreme, Agamotto, built three Sanctums in places of strong magic. These places are now major cities.
———That door leads to the Hong Kong Sanctum.
———That one leads to the New York Sanctum.
———And that door leads to the London Sanctum."
"Wow~ That's amazing." Just as Wong pointed at the three doors, a silvery voice rang through the Grand Sanctum.
Wanda descended from a mist of Chaos Magic and said, "Mind if I listen in too?"
"It's fine, join us."
Wong nodded, not paying much attention to Wanda, and continued, "The three Sanctums together form a shield that protects the world. The Sanctums protect the world — we protect the Sanctums!"
"That sounds pretty heroic~" Wanda leaned casually against a column, her opinion of sorcerers rising.
Strange, meanwhile, focused on the key point and asked, "What exactly are we protecting against?"
Wong: "Beings from other dimensions that threaten our universe."
Strange: "Like Dormammu?"
"Dormammu exists in the Dark Dimension. He's a conqueror of universes, a destroyer of worlds, with infinite power and infinite hunger.
He wants to invade every universe, absorb every world into his Dark Dimension."
Wong added, "And his greatest desire... is Earth."
"He's that powerful?"
Just as Wanda asked—
Dang——~ Dang——~
The warning bell of Kamar-Taj suddenly rang out.
Wong listened closely, then exclaimed in shock, "It's the London Sanctum!"
At that very moment—
Hukengkeng——!
The door to the London Sanctum flung open, and a desperate Sanctum guardian came fleeing through it.
Pop~
He crossed the transparent dimensional portal and entered Kamar-Taj, just as he was about to speak———
Huen——!!
A wave of invisible magic blades swept through at lightning speed!
Neither Mordo, Wong, nor Strange had time to react.
By all accounts, that poor sorcerer was a goner.
But—
There was also a Scarlet Witch present.
At her will, Chaos Magic surged like a crimson mist, wrapping around the invisible magic blades and instantly dispersing them into nothingness.
On the other side of the door, inside the London Sanctum—
Kaecilius was momentarily stunned when he saw the fearsome red energy———
Why did it feel... stronger than even dark magic?
'No! That must be an illusion! Dark energy is the strongest!'
Kaecilius quickly reaffirmed his resolve and hurled the destructive spell orb in his hand downward———
BOOM!!!——!!
BOOMBOOM....BOOMBOOMBOOM...!
With a thunderous explosion, the door connecting to the London Sanctum collapsed!
"KAECILIUS!!"
Mordo shouted furiously, then turned to the others, "We need to get to the London Sanctum, now!"
Strange raised his hands and suggested, "Here's a thought—how about we call the Sorcerer Supreme first?"
…..
"So, you're from the moon?"
As she walked along the beach with Princess Crystal, Silvija asked, "So you're... an alien?"
"You haven't heard of us? The Inhumans…"
Princess Crystal began explaining, "My family and I were separated. I need to heal my pet dog first before I can look for them."
The silver-haired beauty looked confused. "What does healing your dog have to do with finding your family? Does it sniff them out? Also, what even are the Inhumans…"
Seeing Silvija's clueless look, Ye Li wrapped an arm around her shoulder and pulled her close,
Then whispered a soft explanation in her ear.
"Oh... so that's how it is... The Inhumans live in a city on the moon..."
After hearing Ye Li's account, Silvija was full of wonder, marveling at how strange and vast the world was.
"Seems like you know a lot about us?" Princess Crystal now looked at Ye Li with curiosity in her eyes.
"I won't hide it from you."
Ye Li smiled lightly. "There are two Inhumans staying at my residence on this island."
"What?"
Now it was Crystal's turn to be shocked.
Could two of her lost people already be on this island...?