Speaking of which, Tony couldn't help but get lost in his memories, recalling the miserable events of the past month.
Tony felt like he was just looking for trouble. A month ago, on the day Li Yue left, Mordo suddenly appeared, looking for Li Yue's help. After realizing Li Yue wasn't there, Mordo was originally about to leave.
However, Tony was a busybody and very curious about magic. Seeing that Mordo's method of appearance was basically the same as Li Yue's, only the color of the circles drawn was different.
Just like that, Tony was a little tempted. He thought it would be great to follow Mordo and witness the legendary magic. Plus, he had always wanted to find an opportunity to incorporate magic into his Iron Man suit, which he believed would unleash considerable power!
So Tony called out to Master Mordo, who was about to leave!
When Mordo was stopped by Tony and heard that Tony wanted to help him in Li Yue's place, he instinctively wanted to refuse, as battles between sorcerers were not something ordinary people could participate in!
However, Kamar-Taj was not a closed place, so Mordo had been online and heard of the name Iron Man, Tony Stark!
Although Mordo inwardly felt that Tony was a bit too boastful, being called a superhero was understandable!
Moreover, most of Kamar-Taj's powerful sorcerers had been seduced by Kaecilius, leaving only some novice magic apprentices who had not yet participated in battle. Against the powerful Kaecilius and his followers, they had no power to fight back at all!
Furthermore, with Master Li Yue, the only one who could help them, currently absent, bringing back a superhero like Iron Man to help was an acceptable option!
Thus, Mordo reluctantly agreed to Tony's request and brought Tony, clad in his armor, back to Kamar-Taj, preparing to resist Kaecilius's attack!
...However, the outcome was predictable. While Tony's Iron Man suit was powerful, it was only relative to ordinary people. Facing Kaecilius, whose power had greatly increased after worshipping Dormammu and who could easily rewrite reality, they were simply no match. The Hong Kong and London Sanctuaries successively fell.
Of course, this outcome was due to the Ancient One holding back throughout the entire process! If Master Ancient One had used her full power, Kaecilius and his group would have been no match at all!
At this point, with only the New York Sanctuary remaining, Mordo had no choice but to explain to Tony the consequences if the New York Sanctuary also fell.
Hearing Mordo say that if the last sanctuary was destroyed, the entire Earth would be swallowed by that Dark Dimension, Tony also panicked a bit, as this was his first time facing a global catastrophe.
Moreover, their side had very few capable fighters, only the new librarian Wong, Master Mordo, and the Ancient One, who was always holding back! Against those whose power had greatly increased after getting dark circles under their eyes, they simply couldn't resist.
In desperation, Tony could only call Nick Fury, the director of SHIELD, to ask for help. Although Tony was a bit narcissistic, or rather arrogant, when the entire Earth was in danger, he no longer cared about his own pride.
At this time, Nick Fury had just discovered that almost everyone in the SHIELD he led, except for a few people he trusted deeply, were all Hydra agents!
Nick Fury immediately felt that his whole world was falling apart. He was currently racking his brain trying to figure out how to get rid of those Hydra personnel. And just when he felt he had almost no one he could rely on, Tony came to him asking for help.
Moreover, Tony didn't convey the seriousness of the situation, which led Nick Fury to not take it to heart, only sending Captain America to assist. After all, Cap wasn't suited for counter-espionage work... However, in the end, they still couldn't defend the New York Sanctuary against Kaecilius and his followers' attack.
With Master Ancient One intentionally holding back, all three Sanctuaries were destroyed. The Dark Dimension began to appear above New York City, slowly engulfing the areas around Earth!
Thor, who was with his girlfriend Jane, also felt the invasion of that boundless dark energy.
Thor had heard his father say that the Dark Dimension was an existence different from the Nine Realms. It was a place of death, filled with dark energy, where few living things could survive.
And the lord of the Dark Dimension was Dormammu, an entity that could directly contend with his father, King Odin. In the Dark Dimension, he was virtually immortal and indestructible!
As Thor, the guardian of peace in the Nine Realms, he certainly wouldn't stand by and watch the Dark Dimension devour Earth. Furthermore, his girlfriend was also from Earth, giving him even more reason to protect it.
"Jane, Earth is in peril now. I must go, or the entire planet will be completely swallowed by the Dark Dimension."
After bidding farewell to his girlfriend Jane, Thor, holding Stormbreaker, quickly flew towards New York... Meanwhile, Kaecilius, having successfully destroyed the last sanctuary, was laughing heartily and anticipating Dormammu's arrival when the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One, uncharacteristically crossed her hands in front of her, forming a strange gesture.
Kaecilius felt a deep sense of foreboding and tried to rush forward to stop her, but he felt his body becoming increasingly stiff, his movements slower and slower, and his thoughts even solidifying. Eventually, he stopped in place like a statue, unable to move an inch!
The inconspicuous Eye of Agamotto, under a few inexplicable gestures from Master Ancient One, instantly burst forth with a rich green light, sweeping across the surroundings at an extremely fast speed. Wherever it passed, all things were instantly frozen, as if devoid of any life!
At this time, with the Dark Dimension descending, countless people were frantically fleeing, and the streets of New York were filled with chaotic sounds. However, at this moment, there was no sound at all, and a deadly silence fell!
...Beside the Ancient One, Tony looked at the bald woman with an aristocratic demeanor in shock. He hadn't expected the seemingly unassuming Master Ancient One to be able to unleash such powerful magic.
The ability to control time was not something an ordinary person could do, and Tony's feelings at this moment were the most profound!
Captain America, holding his shield, was also too shocked to speak. He felt that he hadn't merely been asleep for nearly 70 years, but had arrived in another world.
The rapid advancement of technology was nothing, and the appearance of a superhero in high-tech Iron Man armor was also nothing. Even after he met Li Yue and Thor, the god from mythology, he could barely accept it.
But who could tell him what the hell was going on now? He had actually encountered a major event of another dimension invading Earth! And the woman fighting alongside him could actually control time?
"How am I, a person who has only mutated to the peak physical state of an ordinary human, supposed to have any fun?"
Captain America felt his worldview collapsing. He wished he could go back and refreeze himself. Of course, he didn't know that his passive ability of being 'fifty-fifty' was his most powerful asset!
"This world is too crazy!"
Captain America sadly realized that his mind could no longer keep up with the changes in the world... Just as they were shocked by the Ancient One's power, a figure holding a hammer in his left hand and an axe in his right suddenly descended from the sky. It was Thor, who had arrived!
Of course, Thor could still move at this time because the Ancient One had already sensed his presence. Otherwise, Thor would also have been frozen in mid-air, unable to move, just like those ordinary people!
"Everyone's here. Let's go. It's time for us to meet Dormammu!"