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Chapter 163 The King Does Not Meet the King

Kaecilius's regret on WeChat was that he turned against the Ancient One too quickly, forcing him to leave Kamar-Taj prematurely.

This resulted in him not being able to study a considerable number of books in Kamar-Taj's library in detail.

Later, he took a risk and stole an ancient book from the library that contained records of forbidden rituals related to Dormammu, but it was only a drop in the ocean.

Through the forbidden ritual, Casillas did indeed successfully contact Dormammu.

After successfully sacrificing several of his followers, Casillas secretly gained even greater power.

But that's not enough, far from enough!

Previously, Kaecilius would have only needed to break through three sanctuaries to easily summon Dormammu into reality.

Dormammu's dark dimension easily devoured the entire Earth.

But with the Ancient One present, Kaecilius knew that with his own strength, he would never be a match for her.

Therefore, he never dared to make any rash moves and was always waiting for the right opportunity.

Later, the world became somewhat unfamiliar to him.

Especially when he noticed that Strange and Lynn were walking very close, Kaecilius knew that if he couldn't deal with Lynn or find a way to slow him down, Lynn would definitely interfere when he broke through the Sanctuary.

At that point, all his plans might fall apart.

So Casillas was waiting, waiting for a better opportunity.

Just when he was about to despair, the Ancient One not only left Earth, but also received help from a mysterious figure.

Furthermore, by contacting Dormammu and performing the forbidden ritual again, Kaecilius gained even greater power.

This made him decide to start his own plan!

The first thing Casillas did was to create all sorts of trouble, big and small, around the world.

The world is so big, it's really easy to find some people with bad intentions.

With just a few simple tricks, Kaecilius caused countless magical incidents related to dark rituals to erupt simultaneously all over the world.

Strange has been busy for over a month trying to resolve these magical incidents!

In the midst of a busy schedule, oversights are inevitable.

This gave Casillas an opportunity to exploit the loophole.

While Strange was busy and confused, Kaecilius decisively led his men to launch a surprise attack on Kamar-Taj.

With Strange busy cleaning up messes around the world, Kamar-Taj's defenses are currently very weak.

The mages who remained in Kamar-Taj were no match for the dark mages that Kaecilius had brought.

In fact, under normal circumstances, even if Strange had not been stationed at Kamar-Taj, Kamar-Taj should not have been breached so easily.

Because Kamar-Taj has its own defensive magic circle.

Once the defensive magic circle is activated, ordinary mages have no way to break through Kamar-Taj's defenses.

But since he was planning to make a move here, how could Casillas have been completely unprepared?

He had already planted his own informant within Kamar-Taj.

With the help of an inside man, Casillas easily breached Kamar-Taj's defenses.

When Strange returned, he found the scene in complete disarray.

To be honest, Casillas was really ruthless; out of so many mages, not a single one survived.

Strange's face darkened; this was going to be a huge loss for Kamar-Taj.

These are the backbone of the future protection of our planet!

Strange felt a pang of guilt at the thought.

Ming Gu entrusted this place to him, but he failed to protect the students.

Moreover, the library theft even granted Casillas the forbidden knowledge he had always dreamed of.

Since Stanchier couldn't figure out what Casillas had taken from there in a short time, he was still having the king investigate the losses suffered at Kamar-Taj.

He himself came to Lynn's place.

Strange knew he had to ask Lynn for help.

He alone had no way to defeat Casillas.

When Lynn met Strange, he was leisurely enjoying red wine with Hela.

Hela also pointed out the red wine that Lynn had provided.

"The alcohol on your planet is absolutely terrible."

"This quality of liquor wouldn't even be worthy of being used to wash my feet in Asgard!"

Hela was extremely dismissive.

"Once you come back to Asgard with me, I will naturally let you taste what real fine wine is like."

"Why are you here?"

Lynn put down his glass and looked at Strange, who looked travel-worn.

"What happened? You look so tired, could it be that—"

Lynn frowned.

This was the first time he had ever seen Strange so exhausted and helpless since Strange had come into contact with magic.

The last time he showed such an expression was when his hands could no longer hold a scalpel.

"I have let my teacher down."

Strange sat down, clutching his head in his hands, his expression one of great pain.

"I am really not a qualified Sorcerer Supreme."

Seeing Strange's expression, Lynn realized that something seemed amiss.

So he put down his glass and sat down next to Strange, beginning to whisper words of comfort to her.

"What exactly happened? Tell me slowly."

Through Strange's distraught description, Lynn finally understood what had happened.

Ultimately, it's because Strange has seen far too little.

At such a young age, he had never encountered such a major setback.

It's also the fault of those dark mages; they were far too cruel.

So when Strange saw the mages' dead bodies, he couldn't help but vomit.

Logically speaking, as a doctor, Strange should be busy on the operating table.

They wouldn't react much to such a bloody scene.

But the deaths of those monks were beyond description; the word "miserable" alone could not adequately describe them.

Their souls, bodies, and even their deepest spirits suffered immense torment.

It was precisely because he knew the meaning behind these marks that Strange found it unbearable to witness these deaths.

These marks indicate that those mages suffered inhumane torture before their deaths.

More importantly, Casillas didn't even spare the souls of these mages.

These mages, after suffering immense torment, possessed twisted and tormented souls, making them the most sought-after sacrifices by the demons of the dark dimension.

This means that the souls of these mages will forever be tormented by those demons in the dark dimension.

Just imagining the scene made Strange feel so guilty he wanted to vomit.

It's all his fault for failing to protect these mages, which led to their tragic end.

Don't punish yourself for other people's mistakes.

Lynn said softly.

"Do you really think that even if you're in Kamar-Taj, you can stop Kaecilius from taking action against these mages?"

"Besides, you just happened to step out, and Kamar-Taj just happened to be attacked. Don't you think that's a bit too much of a coincidence?"

Lynn patted Strange on the shoulder.

"So it's quite obvious that these people intentionally lured you out before making their move against Kamar-Taj."

"After all, you can't stay in Kamar-Taj forever, watching over those sorcerers."

"So even if the Ancient One came, she still couldn't avoid this fate."

However, this argument failed to convince Strange.

He still blamed himself for all the mistakes.

"If I were stronger, these people would not have become like this."

Strange's clenched fist.

A moment later, his clenched fist slowly relaxed.

"I have no other choice but to ask for your help."

"I hope you can come with me and bring Casillas back."

"Although I know this isn't your responsibility, I—..."

"What are you talking about?"

Lynn looked at Strange with some displeasure.

"You are not only the Sorcerer Supreme, but also a member of our Illuminati."

"Can I just stand by and watch you be all alone and helpless?"

Lynn patted Strange on the shoulder in a very generous manner.

"Don't worry, I guarantee this guy won't escape our grasp."

Seeing Lynn's resolute expression, Strange felt a surge of warmth in his heart.

"Thank you!"

"Although this wasn't your responsibility, since you were willing to help me, I will definitely repay you in the future!"

Lynn coughed twice to straighten his expression.

"Look at you, what kind of talk is that?"

Lynn certainly wouldn't easily tell Strange that helping him was one of his responsibilities.

After all, this was something that the Ancient One had specifically tempted Lynn with benefits to agree to.

However, sometimes it's not a bad thing to know a little less. Ignorance is bliss, right?

"So what are you planning to do now? Find Casillas first, or wait for him to make the first move?"

Shall we wait and see?

Lynn asked.

Strange frowned and finally got down to business.

"This is precisely where the difficulty lies for me."

"Because even now, I still don't know what Scacillias really wants?"

At this point, Strange began to tell Lynn about the books they had lost.

Prior to this, Strange had always believed that Kaecilius intended to contact Dormammu through a forbidden ritual so that Kaecilius could work from within to destroy the three Sanctuaries on Earth, causing the protective magic circle around the Earth to fail.

Dormammu could then use the coordinates of Kaecilius, his follower, to directly invade Earth from the Dark Dimension.

As a dimensional daemons, Dormammu's power is undoubtedly immense.

There are very few people on Earth who can rival Dormammu, the Demon God.

Therefore, if Dormammu's true form were to come to Earth in person, Earth would definitely encounter great trouble.

After taking stock of the books Kaecilius had taken from Kamar-Taj, Strange felt that he couldn't quite understand what Kaecilius was trying to do.

Because the ancient books that Casillas took away mostly contained information about positive magic!

In Marvel, most of the magicians' abilities come from the Trinity of Vishanti.

Therefore, most of the so-called white magic also comes from him.

The offerings required for each deity are different.

This means that magic that targets a particular demon god to request a power from him will not be as effective against another demon god.

If two deities have a bad relationship, and you use rituals to please one deity to appease the other, you're unlikely to gain any power; you'd be lucky if you weren't punished by the other deity.

Therefore, given Kaecilius's complete devotion to Dormammu, these ancient texts are of no use to him.

This is precisely what Strange doesn't understand the most.

Despite how easily Casillas breached Kamar-Taj, their losses were actually considerable.

During the retreat, Casillas left behind a considerable number of corpses.

They paid such a high price, yet all they took away were some books containing records of white magic.

Strange really couldn't understand it!

"Wait, you mean they took some books that contained information about white magic?"

Lynn frowned slightly. "Is it possible that they've found some way to utilize other forms of magic?"

Could it be...?

Strange shook his head repeatedly, denying Lynn's guess.

The reason he was so certain was quite simple.

In reality, those gods are not exactly generous.

Few gods are willing to accept their followers, especially those who also possess other mysterious auras.

Why do most mages derive their power from Vishanti? It's because Vishanti doesn't care much about these things.

As long as you offer a suitable price, the Vishanti won't care what kind of divine aura you possess.

As long as you don't align yourself with a dimensional demon that Vishanti despises, Vishanti is generally quite willing to lend you his power.

The problem is, the other dimensional demons don't have such a good temper.

Especially those demons belonging to the dark dimension, who are extremely petty.

Once you join these dimensional demons, they will absolutely not allow their followers to switch allegiance to another dimensional demon!

Therefore, for a believer like Casillas who has already betrayed the white magic once, there is absolutely no possibility of them joining another faction.

Given this, Casillas's purpose in seeking out these books again becomes quite intriguing.

"No rush—"

Lynn tapped the desktop lightly with her finger.

"Since you don't know where Casillas is right now, let's wait and see."

"We'll talk about it when they slip up."

"No......"

Strange was getting anxious.

"If they're plotting something in secret, by the time they succeed and we try to stop them, it might be too late!"

"So we should hurry and find Casillas!"

Lynn patted Strange on the shoulder.

"You're just worrying too much. What you need most right now isn't to go find Casillas, but to take a break and rest for a while."

"Can your body hold up?"

Before Strange could refuse, Lynn gave his reasons.

"If Casillas is planning something big, do you think he can hide it from us?"

"Whether it's a sacrifice or something else, as long as they make a move, I believe we will be able to find them immediately."

"So even if they're hiding now, we don't need to worry at all."

"Because they are the ones who should be worried, not us."

Lynn stared intently into Strange's eyes.

"You fell into their trap because you were too hasty."

"Think about it, if you hadn't been so eager to prove yourself and handle everything perfectly, how could you have fallen for their trap?"

Hearing Lynn say that, Strange slumped down.

Lynn is right; he has expressed what was on his mind.

When the Ancient One was on Earth, nothing major happened.

Even cult members have to do it secretly if they want to perform a sacrifice.

Once discovered, even without the Ancient One's intervention, the sorcerers of the various sanctuaries can easily resolve these troubles!

But what happened after the Ancient One left?

Earth was handed over to Strange, but under his rule, it seemed to be getting more and more chaotic.

To prove himself a worthy Sorcerer Supreme, Stanch personally intervened no matter what happened.

It seems that only in this way can one prove that they are indeed worthy of the position of the Supreme Master.

The problem is, the more Strange does this, the more chaos ensues.

"Trust your mages, trust the king; they can handle these small matters."

Lynn said slowly.

"You should understand the principle that 'kings should not meet,' right?"

"You can intervene, but when you do, it must be something that involves the entire planet!"

At this point, Lynn gave Strange a meaningful look.

Unfortunately, Strange couldn't understand the meaning behind Lynn's look.

Thinking about how Strange later made a mess of the world for Peter's joking wish, Lynn couldn't help but sigh.

This kind of thing doesn't make any sense no matter how you look at it, but it just happened anyway.

Who knows what kind of nonsense those two were thinking at the time.

"Can't I make a move easily?"

Strange looked at Lynn thoughtfully.

Lynn nodded heavily.

"Look at me, I never do things myself easily."

"If I have to handle every trivial matter myself, what's the point of being the leader of the Illuminati?"

"As far as my position is concerned, whether it's my role in the government or my status within the Illuminati—"

"Ordinary criminals don't even warrant my attention, do you understand?"

"It's like petty theft; I don't even need to lift a finger. My officers or Gwen and the others will bring them to justice."