Under the rapid operation of his mind, Stephen Strange decided to wait and see what happened, continuing to observe before saying anything.
Just now, Blaine had also secretly used mind reading to observe the changes in the hearts of the black magician and Stephen Strange. It had to be said that, in comparison, Stephen Strange was obviously far more rational than the black magician.
However, Blaine did not pay too much attention to them. In any case, they were only two minor characters. Even if Stephen Strange truly became stronger in the future, he still would not be able to withstand Blaine's abilities as a bounty hunter.
Perhaps before the car accident, Strange had barely possessed that strength. But now, aside from carrying the Time Stone and the Eye of Agamotto, it could be said that Stephen Strange basically had no connection to Blaine whatsoever.
As for the black magician, this guy might become a stumbling block on Stephen Strange's path of growth in the future. Do not look at him standing beside Stephen Strange now with a pleasant expression. His face was already growing darker and darker, leading him further and further down the path of evil.
Blaine continued to focus his attention on the Ancient One and Kaecilius.
After both of them had used dark energy just now, overall, the Ancient One still held a slight advantage. Perhaps because Kaecilius had been allowed to escape once before, this time, the Ancient One had opened the Mirror Dimension just in case, and her moves were even firmer than before.
On Kaecilius's side, although he was much stronger than before, even with the help of his followers, he still was not as powerful as the Ancient One. In other words, it was impossible for him to overturn the situation directly.
Suddenly, Blaine, who had been quietly watching everything, had his eyes light up, as if he had caught a small, almost imperceptible movement.
Just as Kaecilius and his follower rushed forward together, wanting to surround the Ancient One and attack, Kaecilius suddenly made a sharp turn and came directly behind his own follower.
That was to say, when the Ancient One was about to use the magical shield in her hand to approach Kaecilius's follower and knock him away, Kaecilius had also moved behind his follower through the Ancient One's blind spot.
Before the Ancient One could raise the magical shield in her hand and swing it down, and even before his follower realized what he was about to do, Kaecilius stabbed out with the meter-long machete he had been holding in his hand.
"It's a good trick—striking the ox through the mountain."
"Kaecilius is really willing to sacrifice the child to catch the wolf."
Blaine, standing at the side, also felt horrified when he saw this scene. This guy, Kaecilius, had taken advantage of his follower's lack of preparation, using him as a shield and stabbing downward. Not only did he pierce his follower's body, but he also stabbed the Ancient One, just as he had stabbed Stephen Strange.
Blaine saw that the Ancient One had been deceived by Kaecilius's feint and stabbed fiercely through the body. The Ancient One only opened her mouth wide, unable to make any sound. Blaine felt that the opening was wide enough for him to stuff his fist into it.
Not only that, the hand the Ancient One had raised just now—the magical shield in her hand—flickered a few times before going out, exactly the same as what had happened to Stephen Strange earlier.
It was just that Stephen Strange had not fully grasped the essence of magic because his studies were still lacking. But the Ancient One at this moment was different. Because of Kaecilius's stab, the magical energy in her body had fallen into disorder, and her life might already be slipping away.
After watching Kaecilius stab the Ancient One successfully, he took advantage of the moment when she was stunned by the injury, pulled the blade out, and stabbed again. He repeated this again and again, pulling out and stabbing back in. It was as if the two people in front of him were nothing more than tofu, and he did not regard them as human beings at all.
From this, it could be seen just how cruel Kaecilius was. There was no hesitation at all each time he pulled the blade out and thrust it in again. Every strike was meant to kill, and every stab aimed straight at the Ancient One's vital points.
Pity the unlucky fellow who had been used as a shield by Kaecilius. Perhaps he himself had thought earlier that after escaping Stephen Strange's kick, not only had he survived, but he had also crawled back toward Stephen Strange, nearly killing him, and had even saved his master. He probably thought his luck had finally turned around, but in the end, he met this kind of fate. It was truly worse than being thrown into the desert like his previous companion.
On one side, Kaecilius was striking fiercely. On the other, the Ancient One still had her mouth wide open and could not speak. But what surprised Blaine was that he did not seem to see any blood flowing from the wound where Kaecilius's blade had entered the Ancient One's body.
Kaka, kaka, kaka, kaka...
Suddenly, the Ancient One's breathing became disordered, and her body trembled uncontrollably like chaff.
Because of the Ancient One's condition, the Mirror Dimension that had originally been maintained by her also began to make a harsh sound, like a television short-circuiting.
Crack...
At a certain moment, there seemed to be a faint breaking sound, and then the entire Mirror Dimension collapsed in an instant. Moreover, it turned into nothingness in the blink of an eye.
The group of people—Kaecilius and his follower, the Ancient One, Stephen Strange, the black magician, and Blaine—returned to their original location once again.
As soon as Kaecilius came out and saw that he had succeeded, he immediately ran off. A magical portal flickered in the distance, and Kaecilius disappeared from everyone's sight. As for his follower, he lay in a pool of blood, moved a few times, spat out two more mouthfuls of blood, and never breathed again.
The follower was dead, and the Ancient One's situation was not optimistic either. Because the Ancient One was injured, Stephen Strange did not rush over to find Kaecilius and settle the score again. Instead, he chose to squat down and check the Ancient One's injury. After all, as a doctor, even if the Ancient One truly was a great villain, even if everything about his learning magic had been part of the Ancient One's conspiracy, he still had to save her, because this was his responsibility.
At this moment, Blaine also revealed himself, which could be regarded as his final respect for the fallen Sorcerer Supreme. However, Blaine could not help feeling that the Ancient One seemed to be staring at him with her motionless eyes. It made Blaine feel a little creeped out.
Stephen Strange squatted down, placed his fingers beneath the Ancient One's nose, then pressed his middle and index fingers together to check her pulse.
There was no need to think about it. Blaine could be certain, one hundred percent certain, that the Ancient One's body was already cold. And reality was indeed exactly like that. When Stephen Strange checked her, he was so frightened that his legs went weak, and he collapsed onto the ground.
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