"Dada dada dada—"
After a burst of suppressing fire, Ben emptied his clip, leaving the lizard monsters scattered all over the ground.
Inside Osborn Tower, which shimmered with a diamond-like luster, the stench of blood and decay permeated everything, making one nauseous.
Fortunately, "I don't need to breathe!"
His hands returned to normal, and just as he was about to head back to Connors' lab to retrieve the serum, a golden arc of energy ignited behind him.
Kamar-Taj?
The Sorcerer Supreme?
Ben paused.
The image of a bald head immediately popped into his mind.
As everyone knows, there are two bald men with very famous reputations in the Marvel Universe, one black and one white. The former is Nick Fury, whom everyone wants to step on, known in the underworld as Mother F*cker Man.
The other one—
Ben looked at the slender figure wrapped in a yellow mage robe and couldn't help but become vigilant.
Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme.
She possessed extremely powerful magical abilities and was the strongest mage on Earth's magical side, having always led the mages of the Sanctum Sanctorum in protecting Earth and repelling enemies from other dimensions.
There's a saying that if either the Sorcerer Supreme or Odin were still alive, Thanos wouldn't have dared to set foot in the Nine Realms or on Earth.
Seeing Ancient One suddenly appear, Ben felt extremely wary. He didn't know why she was here, but he knew he didn't belong to this universe, and even more so, he knew his existence could bring unpredictable changes to this universe.
Perhaps, Ancient One had come to eliminate him, an uncontrollable variable.
However, if that were the case, he wouldn't just wait to die.
Even though Ben knew how powerful she was, he was still prepared to fight.
Fortunately, she didn't seem to be here with ill intentions.
"Good evening, Mr. Parker."
Ancient One stepped out of the Teleportation Array, pushed back her hood, revealing a gaunt face.
She wore a smile, and though her cheeks were sunken from thinness, she didn't appear unhealthy. It wasn't a sickly thinness, but rather an aura of transcendence that came from arduous cultivation.
Ancient One felt as gentle to Ben as a lake.
"I mean no harm, Mr. Parker," she said.
At the same time, she extended a hand from beneath her robe, offering a vial.
"Your serum."
Ancient One's display of goodwill made Ben sigh in relief. If possible, he didn't want to fight someone who could traverse the multiverse.
"Master Ancient One."
He didn't pretend not to know her. Since Ancient One had called him by name and sought him out, she naturally knew something.
As expected, Ancient One wasn't surprised that Ben knew of her existence.
"I've been watching you for a long time, Mr. Parker," Ancient One said.
At the same time, she looked up at the interior of Osborn Tower. The crystalline rock, seemingly frozen by ice, had riddled the building with holes. Fortunately, Ben had restrained himself; the reconstructed molecules were confined to the interior of the building, and no abnormalities were visible from the outside.
"A very wondrous ability," she praised.
Reconstructing molecules was almost a divine power. Of course, she wasn't concerned about this power, however formidable it was.
What Ancient One truly worried about was the more powerful ability within Ben's watch, and even without the watch, Ben possessed terrifying potential.
Ben also looked up. At the same time, with a thought, the structure of the crystals he had created immediately collapsed and was destroyed. In an instant, all the crystals shattered as if struck by a terrible destructive force, turning into tiny, sparkling powder that rained down.
It was like a shower of starlight.
"Master Ancient One, what do you need me for?"
Ancient One withdrew her gaze from the astonishingly beautiful scenery and said softly, "If you don't mind, shall we find another place to talk?"
She moved aside, revealing the teleportation portal. Behind the glowing circle was an ancient room.
Ben nodded and followed Ancient One to Kamar-Taj.
The moment he stepped into Kamar-Taj, a tranquil magical energy washed over him. The faint fragrance in the room dispelled the smell of blood on Ben. Ancient One invited Ben to sit, but it was quite difficult for his current body to sit on the small cushion.
Ancient One slowly poured him a cup of tea before saying, "I believe you have also seen that the multiverse is in crisis."
"A crisis in the multiverse?"
Ben initially wanted to say, What does the multiverse have to do with me? But at this moment, the image of Doctor Animo's frantic state flashed in his mind.
"Are you referring to Doctor Animo?"
Ancient One nodded.
"Originally, under my observation, this universe wouldn't face a Multiverse Crisis in the short term. But now, everything has changed." Her face was filled with worry, and she extended a slender finger to point at the Little Broken Watch on Ben's left chest. "This thing, which you call Noah's Ark, its appearance has prematurely broken the Multiverse's barrier, making a Multiverse Crisis that shouldn't have happened yet possible."
"Not only that, but it's also made the universe's barrier more fragile."
Ben subconsciously looked at his chest. According to the Ancient One, Ben finally understood why the Little Broken Watch had been dormant for so long.
It had likely expended all its energy traversing different cosmic planes and worldviews.
"According to you, will people like Animo continue to appear in the future?" Ben asked, reaching for his teacup. However, his fingers were too large, and picking up the teacup felt like trying to grasp a miniature object, requiring extreme care not to crush it.
"That's right."
The Ancient One nodded.
"Then is there any way to stop it?" Now, Ben understood where Animo came from.
The Ancient One shook her head. "The Multiverse Crisis originated from it, and only it can stop it."
Actually, the Ancient One was lying.
Besides stopping them one by one, there was a better way: directly erase Ben and the Little Broken Watch, and everything would return to its proper course.
However...
Recalling the endings she had seen on the timeline, the Ancient One wisely dismissed the idea.
What she wanted was to protect this dimension, not to enrage the person in front of her and have him drag all dimensions and timelines into oblivion along with him.
Alien X, Clockwork... they were too powerful.
It was a power she couldn't match, not even with the Time Stone.
The Ancient One was silent for a moment, then said, "I hope you can stay at Kamar-Taj and become the new Sorcerer Supreme."
"Ah, Sorcerer Supreme?"
"Me?"
Ben pointed a finger at himself, his face full of confusion.
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