Chapter 222 Kamar-Taj, the Magical Sanctuary: The Skrulls' Bold Revenge Plan!
Chapter 222 Kamar-Taj, the Magical Sanctuary: The Skrulls' Bold Revenge Plan!
Strange's expression shifted repeatedly before he finally looked at Toby and asked through gritted teeth, "I have a question for you: Did my counterpart in the other universe end up with Christine?"
Toby shook his head, suppressing a laugh, and said, "No, the you from the other universe disappeared for several years because of an annihilation event that affected the entire universe. When he returned, Christine had already married another black man..."
"Wow?! He's marrying another Black man!"
Strange's expression darkened further, and at that moment he even felt that his counterpart in another universe was not as good as his current self.
At least his Christine was dead, not killed by a cow...
Snap—
With a slap landing on the back of his head, Strange, whether out of anger or relief, finally came to his senses.
Having successfully fooled him, Toby used the Space Stone to open a blue portal, beckoned to Strange, and unleashed his final killing blow:
"Alright, stop spacing out. Come on, let's go meet your new teacher. She's been fighting Dormammu for years; maybe she knows how to rescue Christine..."
Strange: !!
Himalayas, Nepal, Kamar-Taj.
This magical sanctuary of the universe welcomes two special guests today.
One is Toby Parker, Earth's strongest superhero, who possesses the Kamar-Taj artifacts but is not a sorcerer.
One is Stephen Strange, who has no superpowers but is the future greatest Sorcerer Supreme.
Standing before the gates of Kamar-Taj, Strange turned to look at the magnificent temple behind him, somewhat incredulously saying:
"Um, Mr. Parker, are you sure we haven't gone to the wrong place? Is that really not Kamar-Taj over there?"
Toby glanced at the magnificent temple across the way, then at the dilapidated old wooden door in front of him, and confirmed, "Yes, this is Kamar-Taj."
"Strange, now let me tell you your first lesson in entering the magical world: don't let your eyes deceive you; what you see is not necessarily the truth..."
After saying this double-edged sentence, Toby pushed open the dilapidated door of Kamar-Taj.
But what appeared behind the dilapidated wooden door was a completely different scene in Strange's eyes.
In a cluster of ancient buildings shrouded in mist, mages walk through the air, emerge from golden portals, and practice their magic in the plaza, creating the scene that resembles a magical sanctuary!
As if they knew they would come, a black mage was already waiting at the door.
Mordo smiled at the two and said, "Mr. Spider, Dr. Strange, welcome to Kamar-Taj. This way, please. The Ancient One is already waiting for you inside."
After saying that, Mordo led the two deeper into Kamar-Taj.
Throughout the journey, Strange kept his eyes fixed on Mordo's retreating figure. Finally, unable to contain himself any longer, he quietly asked Toby beside him, "Toby, that black man from the other universe you mentioned who was with Christine, could he be him?"
Toby glanced at Strange and patted him on the shoulder: "Don't be silly, it's not him. That old black guy isn't even as handsome as this one."
Strange: ......
I'm even sadder, brother...
Only after leading the two to a building located in the very center of Kamar-Taj did the monk Mordo stop and gesture for them to proceed.
"The Ancient One is inside. She wants to see the two of you alone, so I won't go in."
After saying that, Mordo smiled politely at the two of them and then turned and left.
Strange watched Mordo's retreating figure, a smile appearing on his face: "He seems quite approachable. It seems like staying here to learn magic wouldn't be a bad thing."
Toby glanced at Mordo's retreating figure and nodded, "Yeah, that's good. Hopefully, you'll still say that when he kicks your butt hard in the future."
Strange: ?
Before he could ask Toby Mordo why he kicked him so hard in the butt, Toby had already walked into the building.
Inside the main hall of the building, Gu Yi had already brewed three cups of tea and was sitting at a table waiting for them.
Seeing this, Toby sat down opposite the Ancient One without any hesitation, picked up the teacup on the table and drank it all in one gulp without even saying hello.
"Another cup, please!"
The Ancient One was not annoyed by Toby's rudeness at all; in fact, Toby's actions made her feel more at ease and happy.
After pouring Toby another cup of tea, which was about seven-tenths full, she gestured to Strange, who was standing, "Please sit down, Dr. Strange. Let's sit down and talk over a drink."
Upon hearing this, Strange sat down and, without even bothering to drink his tea, hurriedly asked the question that concerned him most: "Master Ancient One, Toby said that there's still hope of rescuing Christine, who was captured by Dormammu. Is that true?"
Ancient One paused slightly, gave Toby a deep look, and then turned to Strange: "That's right, those taken away by Dormammu are usually not killed outright, but rather converted into his followers. Theoretically, there is indeed a possibility of them being rescued..."
Strange, even more excited after receiving the Ancient One's affirmative agreement, pleaded, "Please, Ancient One, please help me save Christine! I'll do anything you ask if you can save her!"
The Ancient One gently brushed the tea leaves from the surface of her tea with the lid of her cup and said softly, "Actually, you don't need to beg me. Whether or not Christine can be saved has never been up to me. Although I can temporarily resist Dormammu and prevent Earth from being swallowed by darkness, I am not truly on the same level as Dormammu..."
"The one who can save Christine is actually yourself, Strange. You are the most outstanding Sorcerer Supreme among all timelines. Only when you become the Sorcerer Supreme, the guardian of the spiritual plane, and join forces with the strongest guardian of the physical plane, can you truly defeat Dormammu and thus... save Christine!"
"The strongest in both spirit and reality, you two are indispensable!"
After listening to the Ancient One's great charlatan words, Strange suddenly understood!
So that's how it is. No wonder the Ancient One appeared when he was in dire straits last night, but instead of taking him directly back to Kamar-Taj, she indirectly told him to go find the spider family's venomous spiders first. So that's how it is!
Even if he became the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, he couldn't defeat the powerful Dormammu alone; he would have to team up with the strongest hero in the real world, the Spider!
This is the true meaning behind the Ancient One!
Just as the Ancient One and Toby teamed up to trick Strange into becoming the Sorcerer Supreme as quickly as possible.
Just after Toby left Parker's house, a familiar stranger broke in.
In Toby's room, a slender figure dressed in a Ghost Spider suit vaulted in through the window.
She pressed her earpiece and whispered, "Glavic, I'm in the target's room. Are you sure the real Gwen Stacy is no longer in New York, right?"
Meanwhile, in Gravik, on a beach in England, he glanced at Stacy and her family vacationing on the beach, and smiled as he stared at the long-haired blonde figure among them:
"Of course, I'm sure Gwen Stacy isn't in New York. She's right in front of me. I'll stall her so she doesn't have time to contact Toby Parker. You use this time to get close to him and complete your mission!"
After saying that, Gravik hung up the phone, his body began to grow taller, and his face began to change, and soon he became a completely different person.
It turned into...Toby's appearance!
Transformed into Toby, he strode confidently toward Gwen, who had just landed in England the night before and was on a family vacation on the beach.
Toby Parker, you're so cold-blooded that you killed so many of my people. I wonder if your blood will boil when you find out that I raped your woman?
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