"Um--"
Little Annie bit her fingers and seemed a little hesitant.
Faced with the invitation from Hela, the goddess of death, she was obviously moved.
Because in her eyes this means it's very interesting, fun, and full of freshness. She can follow the other party to mess with the Asgardians as they please, and even enrich her own collection of planeswalker cards.
After all, the gold content of Odin's treasure house is not low.
Moreover, from the girls' perspective and standpoint, it is completely natural for Hela, as the eldest daughter, to teach Thor and Loki a lesson for not communicating with each other. There is no problem at all.
Just like taking care of your younger brothers and sisters, it is a right you are born with.
That’s right!
In little Annie's understanding, the goddess of death Hela is the one who is "right", and Thor and Loki are "rebels" who disobey their sister and should be severely punished.
As for Odin, he is an irresponsible and overly partial bad father.
As the saying goes, your stance depends on your butt.
Since she was Zuo Si's first daughter, it was naturally easier for her to empathize with Hela, who was also his eldest daughter.
It has to be said that this makes the battle for succession of the Odin family more interesting and full of uncertainty.
Because little Annie was the person sent by Zuo Si to fulfill the contract signed with Odin.
Her attitude will determine who will be the king of Asgard.
After all, Zuo Si's promise was to ensure that Asgard as a civilization could be preserved and continued intact, and Odin's bloodline would continue to sit on the throne and rule the realm of God.
However, it does not specify whether Hela, the goddess of death, becomes queen or Thor, the god of thunder, ascends the throne.
In fact, unlike Loki, who was the adopted son of the Frost Giants, both of them had full and legal inheritance rights.
Among them, Hela, as the eldest daughter, obviously has a higher right of inheritance according to tradition. However, Thor has long established extremely high prestige and recognition in the minds of the people as the crown prince, and has even been publicly recognized by Odin himself.
Therefore, the civil strife that broke out in Asgard after Odin's death was essentially a dispute over the right to succession to the throne under the feudal system, which was not much different from all the wars of succession in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times.
And even the fact that the root of the evil is usually planted by the dead old king is exactly the same without any difference.
"What are you still hesitating about? If you agree, you can have everything in Asgard as you wish.
Even everything in Odin's treasury.
Besides that, I can guarantee to spare Loki's life."
The goddess of death Hela obviously saw the girl's dilemma and continued to seduce her with a smile.
As the most powerful person in the whole of Asgard besides Odin, she was much more sensitive to power than Thor and Loki. She could easily sense the terrifying magical energy surrounding the little guy in front of her, which was so dense that it was almost tangible.
If such a helper could be won over, it would play a crucial role in either seizing power and ruling Asgard by force or in subsequent foreign conquests and occupying more planets.
The most important thing is that little Annie's mind has always been pure. She is not like Zuo Si, who gives people the first impression of being difficult and hard to deal with.
So Hela was confident that she could make the girl work for her.
There is no doubt that this alone shows that she is definitely more suitable to be the ruler of Asgard than Thor.
After all, even a warmongering tyrant is far better than an idiot who has no political acumen and no clear concept of power.
It can be said that Thor has basically no other advantages except for his huge growth potential and loyalty to his friends.
Facts have also proved that making him the king of Asgard is an absolute disaster.
Whether it was the fact that he personally used the Eternal Fire to resurrect the fire giant Surtur, causing the entire God's realm to be completely destroyed, or the fact that the refugee ship was intercepted by Thanos during migration and was brutally slaughtered, all of this proved that he was an extremely bad king.
Later, he took the few remaining Asgardians to Earth to become refugees, which completely disgraced the Asgardian gods.
If Odin knew the result, he would probably be so angry that he would jump out of the coffin and give his stupid son two big beatings.
"Don't listen to her! We are best friends, aren't we?"
Seeing that Thor was still sad about the broken hammer and did not realize the seriousness of the problem, Loki had no choice but to play the emotional card.
Although he usually disliked and despised his half-brother, he never abandoned him at critical moments, but stood firmly with him even at the risk of his life.
The feelings developed from growing up and fighting together cannot be replaced by any outsider.
This is also the reason why Odin never denied his adopted son no matter how much trouble Loki caused.
The God King of Asgard is well aware of the status of Thor and Asgard in Loki's mind, and he also understands that in times of real crisis, he will never choose to betray or leave.
Unfortunately, Loki obviously overestimated his position in little Anne's heart and underestimated the uncertainty brought about by her chaotic nature.
The girl glanced back and forth between the two men, then nodded happily: "Okay! I accept your terms! From now on we are a team."
moment!
Loki's expression of expectation and hope froze on his face.
She often didn't expect that the result would be like this after a long separation.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The goddess of death Hela laughed loudly, walked closer and stretched out her right hand to the little guy who was only as tall as her chest.
"Then I wish us a pleasant cooperation! Don't worry, I am a man who keeps his promises and will give you everything you want."
"I want that hammer!"
Apparently, little Annie never knew what politeness meant. She pointed at the broken Meow Hammer with shining eyes.
After all, her only weapon has been the [Scepter of the Warlock King] which has been upgraded and super-strengthened several times, and it is a typical magical weapon rather than a melee weapon.
After acquiring the physiological functions and physique of the new gods, she began to want to get another melee weapon.
The Thor's Hammer, which seals the [Storm of God] and can give the holder great power, naturally attracted the girl's attention.
Most importantly, the hammer was severely damaged and could no longer be used as a weapon by Thor.
In other words, it is now strictly speaking ownerless, or it is the property of the Asgard domain.
In this way, even if little Annie took it away, it would not be considered as snatching it from Thor, the god of thunder, and it would not violate the agreement between her and Zuo Si.
"What good is a rotten hammer? When we get to Asgard, I'll give you Odin's Spear of Eternity."
As the saying goes, a son will not feel sorry when he sells his father's land.
Hela obviously hated her father Odin for a long time, so she directly gave away the latter's weapon symbolizing royal power.
Anyway, in her eyes, anything that she can't use can be used to win people's hearts.
Especially to bribe this simple-minded girl in front of him, who possesses very powerful magical powers.
"No, no, no, forget about the Spear of Eternity. I still think this hammer suits me better."
Little Annie, who has always adhered to the principle of "what's mine is mine, and what's yours is mine too", chose to refuse, which was unusual for her.
It's not that she looks down on the equally powerful Spear of Eternity, but the contract signed between Zuo Si and Odin clearly stipulates that this thing must be held by the King of Asgard.
But Hela obviously didn't know this. She shrugged indifferently and said, "Okay, as long as you like it. When I take back the throne of Asgard, I will immediately order the Dwarf King to help you repair this hammer."
"Don't bother. I can do it myself."
Little Annie directly ignored Thor, the original owner of the hammer, and took out a planeswalker card and activated it under the stunned gaze of several people.
In a flash!
An oval pot carved from a special wood with a transparent crystal container in the middle appeared out of thin air in my hand.
Through the hollow part of the crystal, you can clearly see the green liquid inside.
It looked so crystal clear, emitting a colorful halo under the setting sun. The terrifying energy contained in it even made the goddess of death Hela feel a little unbelievable.
If Zuo Si were here, he would definitely recognize at a glance that the pot contains the specialty of Kaldheim time and space - the nectar of the universe.
The gods of that world rely on drinking this stuff to maintain their divine power and immortality.
Little Annie ignored the strange looks from others, and waved her fingers to gather all the fragments and residues of Thor's hammer that fell on the ground, and then poured all the nectar of the universe on them.
The next second...
The cracks on the hammer were filled with this crystal clear green liquid.
However, the Cosmic Nectar did not simply glue the fragments together, but began to deconstruct the entire Thor's Hammer, completely melting the original main material, Uru Steel, and then merging it into one.
When everything was almost over, the girl began to inject her terrifying magical power into it, forming countless mysterious runes on the surface, inside and handle of the hammer.
When the shape of the hammer began to stabilize again, it was no longer the ordinary, inconspicuous rectangular metal color it had originally been.
Instead, it is green all over, emitting dazzling violet light from the inside out, and is wrapped in a layer of silver electric light on the outside.
Needless to say, this divine weapon, which originally had incredible power, has been completely reshaped by the power of the cosmic elixir and magic.
"Hammer...hammer! My hammer!"
Thor suddenly woke up from the sadness of the double blow and subconsciously wanted to summon his weapon.
Unfortunately, this time Thor's hammer did not respond. Instead, it circled around little Annie like a little animal trying to please its owner, and occasionally shot out a few lightning bolts and magic storms to add to the fun.
In contrast, the goddess of death Hela clearly realized how amazing the magical power of the girl in front of her was through the whole process. She raised her lips slightly and praised generously: "Excellent! It's amazing! I am now looking forward to your performance on the battlefield."
"Hehe! I am also looking forward to trying out its power at the right time."
Little Annie grabbed the handle of the hammer, her eyes sparkling with excitement.
"That's my hammer! Give me back my hammer!"
Thor was obviously a little dizzy at this moment. He got up from the ground and rushed towards the girl to try to take back his weapon.
But before he could get close, Hela raised her leg and kicked him to the ground, sneering and mocking: “My stupid brother!
You seem a little confused about the situation.
Now you are no longer the crown prince of Asgard!
And you don't have that old guy Odin to back you up! I'll give you one last chance. Kneel down and swear allegiance to me, or I don't mind sending you directly to see him."
"Never! I am the new king of Asgard! And you are just a sinner who was banished and sealed!"
Thor obviously has never learned what it means to bow your head under someone's roof, and he doesn't understand what it means to be a wise man who knows the times, or that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge.
He has always been stubborn and is the typical stubborn person who won't turn back even if he hits a wall. He did not hesitate to choose the most direct and fierce way to resist this sister who is countless times stronger than himself.
Hela was obviously also very surprised by this, and she slowly raised the sharp blade in her hand and commented with a smile: "You really don't look like Odin at all.
Because if it were Odin, when he encountered an enemy stronger than himself, he would definitely choose to bow his head first, and then wait for an opportunity to seek revenge.
But it doesn’t matter!
Since you want to die so much, I will grant your wish.
Anyway, I don't expect the two of you to actually kneel down and swear allegiance to me."
As she spoke, the goddess of death gleamed with ferocity, intending to kill her own brother by piercing his eyes directly.
At this critical moment, Loki, who had been observing the development of the situation, finally moved.
He first cast a wall of force to separate Hela and Thor, then quickly rushed over to help his good brother up, and raised his head to shout to the guards of the Rainbow Bridge: "Heimdall! Take us back!"
moment!
A dazzling light passed straight through the distant universe and established a wormhole-like space-time channel between Asgard and the Earth.
Just when Loki thought he had escaped successfully, he suddenly saw Hela behind him jump into the Rainbow Bridge at some point and catch up with him at a very fast speed.
He didn't even have time to react before the opponent stabbed him in the shoulder with a sword. He then screamed and fell off the Rainbow Bridge into some unknown corner of the universe.
Thor, the God of Thunder, mustered up the courage to push his sister out of the Rainbow Bridge.
Because Thor understood that if this cold and cruel goddess of death was allowed to enter Asgard, all the people in the realm would be devastated.
But unfortunately, even when he had weapons, he was no match for Hela, not to mention that now he has no weapons at all.
After struggling for a few seconds, he was soon thrown out of the Rainbow Bridge like Loki.
When they arrived at Asgard, the only people who walked out from the entrance of the Rainbow Bridge were the goddess of death Hela, and the curious little Annie who followed behind her.
"Ah! It feels so good to be back again!"
Hela walked out of the entrance of the Rainbow Bridge with her arms open, looking down at the place that should have been called her hometown.
She could clearly feel that the power was becoming stronger and stronger with her return.
Because without Odin's restrictions, the roots of the entire Asgard are opening up to her completely.
Now she is the undisputed queen here.
Anyone who tries to stop her from taking back what is hers will be devoured by death.
Just as Hela was about to go to the palace to announce her return, a large group of armored Asgardian warriors and guards rushed up.
Leading the group were several Asgardian warriors who had the best relationship with Thor.
"Are you here to pledge your allegiance to the new Queen of Asgard?"
Hela raised her chin slightly and asked in a slightly arrogant tone.
"No!
The only king we recognize is Thor! Not you, a guy of unknown origin! Now I order you to leave Asgard immediately!
Otherwise, don’t blame us for being rude!”
The leading Asgardian warrior issued an expulsion order directly.
"Hahahaha! Very good!
I never thought that my good-for-nothing and stupid brother would have so many followers.
In that case, then all of you should die!"
Hela laughed wildly and entered killing mode.
Countless sharp blades continuously appeared in her hands and were then thrown out at an extremely fast speed.
Those enchanted armors and equipment that were originally strong enough to withstand high-energy weapons had no defensive effect at all in front of these sharp blades wrapped in the power of death, and were pierced through instantly.
In just a few minutes, thousands of Asgard's elite soldiers fell to the ground and turned into corpses.
You have to know that they are not the armies made up of ordinary people on Earth. Any one of them has physical fitness that is comparable to super soldiers like Captain America and the Winter Soldier.
But at this moment, he was killed easily as if he were cutting down a blade of grass.
Before long, only a few lucky people were still standing in the entire square and on the street.
The reason they did not die was not because they were so powerful, but because they never dared to attack the goddess of death from beginning to end.
In addition, Hela really had to keep a few obedient people to help her rule the vast divine realm, so she kept these frightened poor creatures.
After stabbing the last diehard to death, she raised her head and looked around with a threatening look, then said, "I'll ask you one last time! Surrender or die! Make your choice!"
Plop! Plop! Plop! All the survivors knelt down without exception, lowering their heads and not daring to look into the tyrant's eyes that were flashing with cold light.
Because they were all frightened by the ruthless killing.
After all, no matter how martial the culture in Asgard is, it is impossible that everyone is not afraid of death.
In this way, Hela effortlessly established her supreme authority through ruthless killing.
All opponents were either killed directly or chose to flee and hide.
But Hela obviously didn't care about this.
After all, her powers come from the dead, not the living.
With the giant wolf Fenrir and the army of the dead that had fought with her in the past being resurrected by the power of the eternal fire, there was no longer any force in the entire Asgard that could threaten her rule.
Little Annie took the opportunity to enter Odin's treasury and took out a lot of good things including the Ice Box.
Right now, the two of them were sitting on the throne in the palace hall, looking at everything that Odin had left behind with great interest.
"A plan? I don't need anything like that."
The girl shrugged nonchalantly and fiddled with a few planeswalker cards she had just made.
Because after getting these things, the tasks assigned to her by Zuo Si were basically completed.
She doesn't need to be responsible for the rest of the things, all she has to do is have fun as she pleases.
"Oh? If I say I want to start a war, will you come to help me?"
The goddess of death Hela grinned and asked tentatively with interest.
Little Annie nodded without thinking: "Of course! We are in the same group. No matter who you want to fight, I will join you."
"good!
Give me some time. I need to find a suitable enemy to start a war with.
After all, Asgard has been peaceful for too long under Odin's rule.
The universe has forgotten how powerful and terrifying we were in the past.
Now it is necessary to awaken their dormant memories and restore the glory of Asgard!"
伴随着最后一个字脱口而出，海拉猛然间从王座上站了起来，语气中透露出赤裸裸毫不掩饰的野心跟欲望。
与奥丁和托尔不同，身为死亡女神的她只有不断的去征战、杀戮，才能从中获取更多的力量进而让自己变得更加强大，甚至是超越神王奥丁。
而且海拉一直以来都有一个愿望，那就是建立一个以阿斯加德为中心的强盛军事霸权。
这恰恰是奥丁当年灌输给她的理念。
……
与此同时，远在宇宙的另外一边，同样是闯出赫赫威名的灭霸，正在自己的地盘上接见一位远道而来的客人。
“你就是那个从我手上抢走了力量宝石的人？”
灭霸眯起眼睛死死盯着氪星少女卡拉其中一条手臂上佩戴的护臂。
确切地说是护臂上的那颗散发紫色光芒的宝石。
尽管他从不是一个贪婪的人，但此刻却也露出了无比渴望的神情。
因为只要拿到这颗宝石，他就可以启动收集所有无限宝石的计划。
周围的黑曜五将和其他灭霸的追随者也都纷纷露出不善的目光，仿佛随时会发起围攻为自己效忠的主人夺取力量宝石。
面对这种十分危险的局面，卡拉非但没有露出半点畏惧之色，反而直接将宝石从护臂上抠了下来，握在手心回应道：“纠正一下。
首先，力量宝石从来没有落到过你的手里，所以更谈不上是我从你手中抢走的。
其次，它原本就是无主之物，自然是谁抢到了归谁。
最后也是最重要的一点。
既然你想要为什么不说出来呢？
你不说出来我又怎么知道你想要？ 给，拿去吧。”
说罢，卡拉非常干脆的把力量宝石丢了过去。
这一举动无疑让在场所有人都感到震惊和错愕。
毕竟这可是无限宝石，其价值根本无法用金钱来衡量。
尤其是下意识接住宝石并感受到里边无穷力量的灭霸，那张紫色的大脸充满了疑惑，似乎不敢相信对方就这样像丢一颗糖直接给了自己。
沉默片刻之后，他才眉头紧皱的质问道：“为什么？ 你为什么要这样做？ 如果我没记错的话，力量宝石在你的手中能发挥出相当惊人的威力。
即便是我也没有把握从你手里把它抢走。”
“很简单！我已经不需要它了。”
卡拉猛的抬起胳膊做了一个蓄力挥拳的动作，然后径直砸向灭霸的胸口。
后者几乎在一刹那就意识到这是对方在向自己展示力量，所以想都没想便握住力量宝石将其激活并挥拳还击。
当两个拳头碰撞到一起的刹那！
轰！！！！！！！！
恐怖的外溢冲击瞬间把脚下的大地撕得粉碎。
周围包括黑曜五将、星云等人则直接被甩飞，跌跌撞撞连滚带爬的进入了飞船的船舱并关闭大门。
因为他们已经看到，仅仅一击，这个作为临时落脚点的巨型陨石已然彻底四分五裂。
手持力量宝石的灭霸居然没能将氪星少女打死或者击飞，而是与之势均力敌的不分胜负。
要知道前者原本就是这个宇宙中排的上号的强者，有了力量宝石加持后更是如虎添翼。
正常来说就算是阿斯加德的神王奥丁来了充其量也就能打个平手而已。
“这……这怎么可能！她究竟是谁？”
早已把灭霸无可匹敌姿态深深刻入记忆中的星云满脸都是难以置信的表情。
在她看来自己这位养父一旦拿到无限宝石，必然会横扫整个宇宙，没有任何人能够与之相匹敌。
可现在一个名不见经传的女人却用实际行动打破了这个神话。
“不可思议！你竟然能够抵挡力量宝石的冲击！”
灭霸缓缓收回拳头没有再做出任何攻击动作，而是上下打量着漂浮在陨石碎片之中的氪星少女，似乎想要从对方“瘦弱”的身体中找到力量的源头。
之所以“瘦弱”两个字打上引号，是因为它的参照物为灭霸本人。
其实按照人类女性体型标准，卡拉一点既不瘦也不弱，而是像超人一样拥有极具美感的肌肉线条。
或许平日里不太看得出来，但当战斗的时候细胞中开始充斥着惊人的能量，立刻会明显壮出一圈。
“不是我抵挡住了力量宝石的冲击，而是我抵挡住了你所使用的力量宝石冲击。两者可是有很大的差异。”
卡拉抿起嘴角浮现出得意的笑容。
不用问也知道她之所以能做到这一点，完全是因为被左思册封成了新非瑞克西亚神族的一员。
毕竟她获得的位置是力量之神，天生就在这方面拥有特殊的权能。
再加上灭霸本身跟无限宝石的亲和力并不算高，即便戴上手套也没能发挥出宝石的全部潜力，出现这样的结果并不值得大惊小怪。
“所以你想说的是不是宝石弱，而是我太弱？”
灭霸明显做了个挑眉的动作，尽管他脖子以上压根就没有一根毛，但眉骨和附近的肌肉还是有的。
“随你怎么理解，但我可没这么说。”
卡拉同样也收起拳头，默默感受着新神族生理机能与自己氪星人体质相迭加带来的巨大惊喜。
不过最让她感到高兴的是，成为女神之后自己就可以永生不死、永远保持现如今的青春美丽，可以一直陪伴在左思身边直至时间的尽头。
“好吧，是我想多了。
虽然不知道你这样做究竟有什么意图，但我还是要说一声谢谢。
因为我欠你一个天大的人情。
如果你有什么需要，请尽管开口。”
眼见氪星少女开始耍女人特有的无赖，灭霸也不好再继续多说什么，而是主动表达了感谢。
毕竟对方是真的把力量宝石给了自己。
“需要倒是没有。
不过我希望你遵守一个约定。
那就是在入侵地球抢夺其他无限宝石的时候，尽量克制一点，不要制造过多的伤亡。
除此之外就没有什么其他的要求了。
最后，祝愿你能早日收集到其他无限宝石完成自己的心愿。”
说罢，卡拉脸上浮现出了十分诡异的笑容，随后便化作一道残影消失在原地。
等她离开超过五分钟之后，星云这才搭乘小型飞船来到近前，用不是很确定的语气问：“父亲，她究竟是什么人？”
“我不知道。”
灭霸表情严肃的摇了摇头。
“但我知道一点，她可能知道我的计划。
可真正令人想不通的就在这里。
如果她想要保护的是地球和人类，那为什么还要把力量宝石送给我呢？
难道她不清楚在我集齐所有的无限宝石后会直接随机消灭宇宙一半的生命吗？ 届时地球肯定也无法幸免。”
“也许……她有什么不可告人的目的。”星云用不是很确定的语气猜测道。
尽管连她自己想不出拥有如此强大力量且主动交出力量宝石的人会有什么别的动机。
“不必多想。
既然力量宝石已经到了我的手中，那就开启收集无限宝石的行动吧。
无论这个女人和她背后那个魔神真正目的是什么，我都必须完成自己的天命。
如果我没记错的话，空间宝石应该在阿斯加德的手上，对吧？”
在说这番话的时候，灭霸眼睛里闪烁着令人毛骨悚然的凶光。
不用问也知道，他已经得知奥丁的死讯，现如今是海拉掌权的时代。
尽管这位死亡女神并不像奥丁那样强大，但也绝非软柿子。
如果可以的话，灭霸更希望等雷神托尔和海拉争个你死我活，最好是两败俱伤之后自己再出手。
但是现在，他已经没有耐心等下去了。
“您的下一个目标是宇宙魔方？”
星云敏锐捕捉到了养父的想法，正在犹豫要不要将这个重磅消息告知自己的姐姐卡魔拉。
“当然！ 因为有了空间宝石，我就能随心所欲出现在任何一个地方，以最快速度将所有宝石都收入囊中。
现在我有一个任务要交给你。
找到你的姐姐卡魔拉，她应该知道最后一颗灵魂宝石的位置所在。”
灭霸伸出手轻轻抚摸着星云那张已经被改造到面目全非的脸，似乎在展示自己作为父亲的一面。
而星云则明显在轻微的颤抖，也不知道是被这所谓的“亲情”感动了，还是因为惧怕或者仇恨。
大概几秒钟之后，她才深吸了一口气说道：“请您放心，我会把姐姐带回来的。”
“非常好！我一直都认为你比卡魔拉更加优秀，现在是时候证明这一点了。”
灭霸显然也是个PUA的高手，知道如何才能最大限度激发星云的好胜心
After all, this pair of sisters who have no blood relationship have been competing with each other constantly since childhood under his manipulation.
Nebula has always been the loser, so she is extremely eager to defeat Gamora once.
However, Thanos didn't know that the reason he was able to obtain the Power Stone was entirely the result of Zuo Si's deliberate arrangement.
He needed the Eternal Titan to sacrifice his beloved daughter in exchange for the Soul Stone to appear in the world.
As for whether Thanos can snap his fingers after the Soul Stone appears, it depends on his mood and bad taste.
After all, several Infinity Stones, including the Reality Stone and the Time Stone, have a much higher affinity with Zuo Si than with Thanos.
Before all the gems are collected, he can seize control from the other party at any time if he wants.
Just as Thanos was about to start an all-out war with Asgard, which was ruled by the goddess of death Hela, Stephen Strange, far away on Earth, was standing at the door of a luxurious villa, hesitating whether to open the portal and go in directly.
According to the important information he just received, there lived a female wizard with powerful magical powers.
The problem is that he also recognized that this was the home of a superstar with hundreds of millions of fanatical fans around the world.
And the name of this superstar is Igwilvo...
Yes, the famous Doctor Strange, after many twists and turns, found the Witch Queen who wrote "Demonology".
You should know that although Igvirf didn't have much contact with the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One, he still had frequent contacts with S.H.I.E.L.D. and some other Kamar-Taj wizards who were interested in forbidden knowledge.
So many people know that the popular superstar, Igvirf, is the most powerful spellcaster on Earth today, second only to the Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One.
Some people are even willing to pay tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars just to take a private magic lesson from her.
Many powerful people even tried every possible means to use their connections to ask this person to help them determine whether their smartest son, daughter, grandson or granddaughter had the qualifications to learn magic.
After all, with the new Hydra force led by Grant Ward beginning to take power, magic is no longer a secret in the eyes of many high-level officials.
In order to gain this power, some families even encourage their members to find as many lovers and have as many children as possible.
Since the successful start of interstellar colonization, the population has increased almost exponentially, and the economic situation is also very good.
"Sigh - never mind. I don't have any other choice now. Rather than waiting for Mordo and his men to come to me, I might as well give it one last try."
After muttering something under his breath, Stephen Strange ignored the security team and a large number of advanced electronic equipment guarding the door, waved his hand and began to draw circles to open a portal, and then jumped in.
But the next second he realized what a huge mistake he had made.
As a ruthless man who could imprison Grazzt, one of the three giants of the abyss, in the dungeon and make him pose in various shameful postures, and still be alive and well afterwards, Iggvirf is not like the mages in this world who have no sense of crisis. Anyone can easily break into his home by opening a portal.
Like many old scoundrels in Faerun, she had already filled her residence with densely packed magical traps that were invisible to the naked eye.
Moreover, these traps are only effective against people or creatures with magical powers.
Ordinary people would not be able to trigger it even if they walked a hundred or eighty times.
But if you get close to a wizard like Doctor Strange, a series of very serious consequences will immediately occur.
As luck would have it, he had just triggered a chain of traps with a powerful immobilization effect.
The moment he stepped through the portal, a terrifying magical force that could not be described in words acted on him, forcing him to remain motionless in the same position he had just entered.
Almost at the same time, another chain trap nearby was triggered, and a seductress imprisoned in the oil painting was instantly released, staring with its two terrifying eyes at the unfortunate guy who was nearby.
Needless to say, the demon felt it was incredible that a mortal wizard was so bold as to trespass into the Witch Queen's residence.
How ignorant! How stupid! How arrogant!
You know, even a guy like him who is extremely chaotic and evil doesn't dare to have such thoughts, because that is no different from seeking death.
As for Doctor Strange, who is still in his novice stage, he is almost scared to death at this moment.
Since cooperating with Zuo Si, Kamar-Taj has collected many related magic books, including "Demon Chronicles" written by Igvirf.
So he recognized the seducer, and knew what this terrible otherworldly monster would do after capturing a mortal or a mortal's soul.
To put it bluntly, if the other party can eat the soul of a mortal without any torture, it can be regarded as a manifestation of benevolence and kindness.
At the moment, Stephen Strange had only one thought, that is, if he was given another chance to start over, he would never be so stupid as to open a portal and break into the mansion of a powerful spellcaster.
Needless to say, he did such a stupid thing entirely because of Gu Yi's misleading.
In order to die quickly, the latter did not set up any magic alarms or traps in Kamar-Taj or his own residence.
Otherwise, with Mordo's level, it would be a pipe dream to successfully assassinate Ancient One.
But this directly led to Doctor Strange's wrong perception that the residence of a powerful wizard was no different from that of an ordinary person.
Little did he know that this was a big mistake! Watching the seducer getting closer and closer to him, he closed his eyes in despair and waited for the judgment of fate.