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He reached out, pulled Skye over, and placed her in front of him, ordering viciously: "Use your quake powers at full strength, block in front of me, and charge forward!"
As he spoke, he pushed Skye, who had her hands raised, and charged toward the Ancient One.
I have to say, Skye's quake powers are truly impressive!
Under full power, she actually blasted both of the Ancient One's clones away, heading straight for the Ancient One lying on the beach chair!
The Ancient One on the beach chair remained calm and composed, merely raising her fan to block Skye's quake attack, which was powerful enough to shatter a skyscraper. She then used the fan to pin Skye's hands, preventing her from using the quake powers that required hand gestures.
But the real danger this time was not Skye's quake attack at all!
Puchi——
The sound of flesh being pierced made both of them freeze.
The Ancient One looked down and saw a transparent blade protruding from Skye's stomach and piercing into her own!
"You... you..."
On that face which was always indifferent, the Ancient One finally revealed a look of surprise and fear of death.
At this moment, Kaecilius, who had been hiding behind Skye, peeked out and gave the Ancient One a cruel smile:
"Do you know? What I hate most is your fake, high-and-mighty appearance, acting like you don't care about anything on the surface, while being incredibly selfish on the inside, never sharing the truly good things with your disciples!!!"
"Oh, is that what I look like?"
The next moment, the pain and fear on the Ancient One's face vanished instantly, returning to that indifferent expression.
"You... how could you..." Seeing this, Kaecilius was so shocked his jaw dropped.
The Ancient One's lips curled into a devious arc: "What? You thought I would be killed by such a simple little trick of yours? Please, I've lived for so long, protected Earth for so long, and experienced countless major battles—don't be so naive, my disciple..."
The script has already been torn up; now, I can play however I want!
Slap——
The Ancient One backhanded this rebellious disciple across the face, sending him flying ten meters away to crash heavily into the wall!
With her other hand, she caught Skye, who had been used as a human shield by Kaecilius and had her abdomen pierced.
The Ancient One grabbed the transparent blade from Skye's back and pulled it directly out of both of their bodies.
The Ancient One's wound didn't even bleed; it healed under the power of the dark energy.
Having mastered a portion of the Dark Dimension's authority, she had lived for over a thousand years using dark energy; her body was no longer mortal, so how could she possibly be killed by a mere blade?
However, because of this fatal stab by Kaecilius, Skye was severely wounded. She was then viewed as useless by Dormammu, who directly lifted the mental control over her and abandoned her.
This allowed Skye to regain her consciousness. Looking at her bleeding abdomen and feeling her life slipping away rapidly, she looked at the Ancient One with teary eyes, apologizing while blood bubbled from the corner of her mouth:
"H-h... s-sorry..."
Seeing Skye apologizing for her recent actions even though she was dying, the Ancient One sat down cross-legged, held Skye in her arms, and gently stroked her hair.
"It's okay, child, I'm here..."
Following the Ancient One's actions, wisps of black energy were absorbed from Skye's hair by the Ancient One's palm, clearing the dark energy Dormammu had left inside her.
"Hahahaha! It's useless! She was pierced through multiple internal organs by my Vatu magic Blade. Even without the Time Stone, and even if you clear the dark energy from her body, no matter how strong your magic is, you can't save her, hahahaha!"
At this moment, Kaecilius, whose spine had been broken by the Ancient One's slap and whose cheek was swollen like a pig's head, sat on the ground and suddenly let out a crazed laugh!
After absorbing the dark energy from Skye's body, the Ancient One glanced sideways at Kaecilius: "magic can't save her? But who said I was going to use magic?"
As she spoke, the Ancient One pulled a bright green syringe from her robe.
"The power of technology, boy!"
The Ancient One smiled faintly and injected the needle into Skye's arm.
Don't forget, the Ancient One herself has multiple identities.
Besides being the current Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, she is also the current president of the Spider Base Supernatural magic Association!
Otherwise, why do you think Strange is only the vice-president?
And as the president of the Spider Family magic Association, isn't it reasonable for her to carry a few top-tier regeneration serums on her?
Very reasonable!
And with the top-tier regeneration serum, let alone Skye just being stabbed once, as long as she isn't chopped into mince, it can save her!
"Oh——"
The next moment, Skye, who had already had one foot in heaven, was forcibly pulled back!
She sat up abruptly and kept touching her abdomen!
"I'm okay? I'm not dead?!"
"Yes, child, you are not dead."
Hearing the Ancient One's words, Skye, having survived a disaster, couldn't help but pounce on her and hug her tightly.
The Ancient One gently patted Skye's back and smiled: "You don't need to thank me. I only used a regeneration serum on you. If you want to thank someone, thank Ryan Parker, who made the mass production of the regeneration serum possible, thereby indirectly saving countless lives..."
"Mm-hmm, if I get the chance, I will definitely thank Mr. Parker properly!" Skye nodded heavily upon hearing this!
The Ancient One reached out with her index finger to lift Skye's chin, her tone inexplicable: "I think you have the chance right now. Are you interested in joining the Spider Family?"
"Ah? Join the Spider Family? Is it that sudden???" Skye was stunned upon hearing this.
"What, are you unwilling?" The Ancient One raised an eyebrow slightly, appearing somewhat surprised.
Skye hurriedly shook her head: "No, no, no, of course I'm willing, but am I really qualified..."
It wasn't that she didn't want to join; in fact, as Earth's most authoritative and best-benefited Superhero organization, no one would not want to join the Spider Family.
But it was said that joining the Spider Family was extremely strict, and many Superheroes she considered powerful hadn't managed to join the Spider Family!
Could she, an ordinary hacker who had only recently awakened her powers, really join a World-class Superhero organization like the Spider Family?
The Ancient One smiled faintly: "Trust me, you can. After all, your appearance fits Ryan's aesthetic standards quite well..."
Skye: "Ah?"
"I mean, your abilities and potential fit the criteria Ryan set for joining the Spider Family."
Watching the Ancient One change her words without batting an eye, Skye even doubted whether she had heard wrong just now...
But what did it mean that she fit Ryan's aesthetic?
Wasn't she applying for a Superhero position in the Spider Family?
Why did it feel like she was applying for the position of the Spider Boss's girlfriend?
However... applying for the job of the Spider Boss's girlfriend didn't seem too bad either.
After all, Ryan had long since revealed his identity. Everyone knew he was not only the World's strongest Superhero, but also the World's richest man, the leader of the World's premier Superhero organization, and even his looks had been voted number one in the World!
Faced with such a man who was number one in the World in everything, Skye, who had only just graduated, naturally felt her heart flutter!