Although he claimed it was absolutely impossible, dealing with crises like demon invasions was, after all, Kamar-Taj's responsibility.
Wang still decided to help Luca verify the authenticity.
Only after Luca repeatedly confirmed with the other party that the New York Sanctum's defenses were sufficient and the shielding barrier was operating normally—meaning he wouldn't be sensed even if he cursed Mephisto or carried items related to him—did Luca carefully retrieve the energy cube 'sealing' the apple from Haro's mouth.
Yes, Luca, thoroughly unnerved by the item, ultimately decided to temporarily seal it into an energy cube using the Dehydrator Gun for storage.
Firstly, this prevented the core component, whose original form was an apple, from decaying or being damaged due to prolonged storage.
More importantly, it reduced unnecessary risks from direct contact with the object.
However, the moment this energy cube was taken out, Wang's gaze towards Luca suddenly became a little strange.
"What's wrong?"
Noticing his gaze, Luca didn't rush to pour Water to break the 'seal'; instead, he directly asked.
However, the next moment, a crystalline blue energy suddenly lit up in Wang's hand.
And this faint energy clearly bore a three-point resemblance to the energy produced by the Dehydrator Gun or, rather, the Hex Core.
"Could it be that you are that… cough, that beautiful, kind-hearted, generous new dimensional demon god??"
"…"
Upon hearing Wang's words, Luca's forehead immediately furrowed with black lines.
'Did you just say 'two'?! Two hundred fifty? Idiot??!'
'Damn it, that old bastard Ancient One, after taking my benefits, how exactly has she been slandering me behind my back!'
However, the words caught in his throat. Remembering that he still needed to ask the other party for help, Luca merely twitched the corner of his mouth, forced out a stiff smile, and uttered two words.
"No!"
Unexpectedly, seeing Luca deny it, Wang himself seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, muttering softly to himself.
"Good, good. I knew it. No matter how weak a dimensional demon god is, they wouldn't be this weak after coming to Earth."
"…"
"Master Wang, can we proceed with the next step of the test?"
Saying this, Luca, his face ashen, directly poured a few drops of Water from a nearby cup onto the energy cube.
A blue light flashed, and the energy cube on the table immediately transformed back into that ordinary apple.
"Eh? A magic I haven't seen before. A very ingenious application of dimensional energy."
"…If you say so."
Luca was already beyond words for this Fat Man in front of him.
But thankfully, although the other party seemed as unreliable as the Ancient One, his actual abilities were not at all sloppy.
As his palms flipped, several circular golden magic circles immediately appeared.
Complex incantations swiftly circulated around the apple, seemingly conducting extremely sophisticated deep detection.
Although Wang verbally expressed little belief and had extreme confidence in the New York Sanctum's defensive capabilities, when it came to actually testing this apple, his expression was very serious, as if facing a formidable enemy.
However…
After a long while, the two people in the New York Sanctum, separated by the apple on the table, stared at each other, both seeing a hint of confusion and distrust in the other's eyes.
'No way, you're just messing with me with an ordinary apple, right??'
'Brother, you're making such a big show, all flashy and colorful, but you didn't even find a single thing??'
Although neither of them spoke, their facial expressions clearly conveyed their respective thoughts.
"Master…"
"Wait!"
Wang directly raised his hand to interrupt Luca's words, and then a chaotic flash of colorful, flamboyant lights ensued.
This time, Luca could even hear the other party's soft muttering.
It was all about spells like 'Cyttorak's Eye of Detection' and 'Agamotto's Malice Detection'.
In the middle, Luca even vaguely heard this guy, when his hand was flashing blue light, seemed to say something like 'Orange's Evil Resonance'.
'What the hell is Evil Resonance! Where am I evil? How did it resonate?! If Ancient One wants to use Hex energy, she should just use it. If she doesn't know the name, she should ask me! What kind of ridiculous name is she randomly making up?'
However, half an hour passed.
Wang, now drenched in sweat, looked at Luca with a determined expression and a resolute tone.
"This is just an ordinary apple!"
As he said this, Wang's face subtly revealed a hint of heartache.
Earlier, in a moment of impulse, he had haphazardly unleashed a large number of spells.
Although most of these detection spells had very low or even almost no cost, the sheer number of them, to some extent, became a burden.
The main thing was, it was one thing if nothing was detected once or twice, but seeing Luca's certainty, Wang, who had used too many detection spells, began to doubt his own abilities.
Only after exhausting all his methods did he re-affirm his belief.
However.
When Luca mentioned Gina, although Wang was somewhat reluctant to leave the New York Sanctum, he still directly opened a portal connecting to that hospital room, acting as a temporary Doctor.
His previously firm belief was once again shattered.
"That's not right, it shouldn't be like this? How is this possible?"
Wang paced back and forth, seemingly as if his original worldview and cognition had been greatly impacted.
Under his detection, Gina not only showed no abnormalities or traces of demon contamination but was instead excessively pure.
It was as if her soul was a blank slate, with all human desires and evil thoughts completely removed, yet there were no signs of being cut or damaged.
This situation completely defied his previous understanding.
'It shouldn't be. How can there be no desires with memories? How can one perceive the World without accompanying evil thoughts?'
Finally, sensing that the matter seemed serious, Wang gritted his teeth and pulled out a large pile of talismans and magical artifacts from his room, stuffing them into Luca's hands.
"Take these for now. This one detects evil, this one senses demon aura, this one is…"
After a series of instructions, Wang continued.
"You wait for me. I'll go back and check the material. This kind of situation must be recorded in Kamar-Taj's books!"
"Give me your phone number. Once I find out, or if Master Ancient One has any news, I'll contact you immediately!"
Saying this, Wang, ignoring the bewildered Luca, 'whoosh' opened a portal and was about to return to Kamar-Taj's library to search for information.
However, just before stepping into the portal, Wang's footsteps paused again. He awkwardly scratched his bald head and whispered.
"Uh, can you restore the New York Sanctum's internet?"
"Uh, don't worry, until this matter is cleared up, I definitely won't be going online for anything else."
Hearing this, Luca nodded, somewhat speechless.
"Haro!"
The next moment.
The scene before him flickered, and Luca was back on the street outside the New York Sanctum.
"…"
"Truly, an unreliable old one leading a bunch of unreliable young ones!"
"I'd better figure something out myself!"
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