Marvel's Hogwarts Wizard

Chapter 358 Jerry's Combined Magic (6000+ words)

"Your Majesty, summon all the mages of Kamar-Taj and prepare to meet the enemy!"

After glancing at the sky, Gu Yi gave instructions to a plump, middle-aged Chinese monk who was standing at the door not far behind him.

"Yes, Your Excellency!"

The middle-aged Chinese monk bowed respectfully to Gu Yixing, then turned and quickly left.

The Ancient One's unusual behavior startled Jerry. He was about to ask what was going on, but then he seemed to suddenly realize something and turned his head to look in the direction the Ancient One had just been looking.

"Something seems to be approaching Kamar-Taj!"

Thor and Jane followed Jerry's gaze and saw nothing but blue sky and white clouds, oh, and a sudden gust of wind.

"It even became invisible! Smoke detection!"

Jerry waved his hand, and a large cloud of smoke appeared, then flew out of the living room and swirled into the sky.

The Smoke Spell is a spell that Morgana's magicians specifically use to break invisibility spells. Horvath used this spell to break Jerry's illusion spell.

As massive plumes of smoke seemed to come alive, billowing and swirling in the air, a super spaceship, a full kilometer tall and brimming with exotic technological style, appeared high above the Himalayas.

"Oh my God, what is this?!"

Jane, who was standing nearby, exclaimed in surprise when she saw the super battleship.

There's no way around it; as one of Earth's top scientists, one would generally react the same way upon encountering technology far surpassing Earth's.

Thor frowned.

"The design on this warship... it looks... it looks like the design of the extinct Dark Elf race!"

"Indeed, these are the survivors of the Dark Elf race from five thousand years ago. They had been asleep for five thousand years and were awakened by the power of the Aether particles."

The Ancient One smiled and nodded, seemingly not at all nervous about the arrival of the Dark Elves.

"So their purpose in coming here is—the Aether!"

Jerry quickly understood why the Ancient One had the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj activate their defenses.

At this moment, Thor became unusually serious:

"We must not let the Dark Elves obtain the Aether. The reason my grandfather wanted to destroy them was because they planned to use the Aether to plunge the universe back into darkness. They must have the same goal now."

Upon hearing Thor's words, Jerry suddenly felt a jolt in his heart. If one were to look closely at Thor's eyes at this moment, one could see a light in them, a light of excitement.

What? To plunge the universe back into darkness? What a grand ideal! The consequences must be dire!

Jerry thought the Dark Elf race's grand ideals were excellent, since they involved the entire universe, so there should be more Little Red Stars, right?

Although Jerry felt that even if he didn't stop them, the Dark Elves would never achieve this ideal.

The Reality Stone is indeed powerful, but it's unrealistic to think that you could plunge the universe into eternal darkness with just one.

Even if the Dark Elves really do use the Reality Stone to plunge the universe back into darkness, it probably won't be long before a top power in the universe comes and steals the Reality Stone, restoring the universe to its original state.

Perhaps some powerful beings don't even need the Reality Stone; they can restore the universe to normal using their own methods.

Moreover, Odin and the Ancient One are still alive, so how could they allow the Dark Elves to use the Reality Stone to influence the Nine Realms and Earth?

Even so, Jerry felt that if he could participate in stopping the Dark Elves from obtaining the Reality Stone, he should be able to get a lot of Little Red Stars as a reward.

Because the Dark Elves are now invading Earth in spaceships, just like the Chitauri invasion of Earth last time.

At this moment, Wong, Mordo, and Kaecilius, three disciples of the Ancient One, entered the hall together:

"Your Excellency, all the mages are in position. Shall we launch an attack on the enemy?"

"Ancient One, since we brought the Aether to Kamar-Taj, how can we allow the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj to be implicated or even injured because of it?"

Therefore, please have the mages of Kamar-Taj activate protective magic to safeguard this place. Thor and I will go and deal with all the dark elves!

Jerry suppressed the excitement in his eyes, stepped forward, and spoke loudly and righteously.

Just kidding. If the Ancient One were to go all out, Jerry felt he probably wouldn't be able to kill many dark elves before the entire enemy force was wiped out, and the number of red stars he would get would be pitifully small.

It would be better to have the Ancient One and the Kamar-Taj sorcerers hold the line, while Thor acts as a tank to absorb damage, allowing him to unleash his full offensive power.

Ideally, the Dark Elves could be eliminated. Even if they couldn't be eliminated, as many as possible should be killed so that the Ancient One could finish them off safely and maximize the chances of getting the Little Red Star.

"Master Jerry, you don't need to feel guilty about this. We in Kamar-Taj have a responsibility to protect the Earth. We won't interfere in internal wars on Earth, but invasions from other planets, including extraterrestrial beings, are within our scope of defense."

The Ancient One looked at Jerry with a smile full of admiration.

Why did she admire Jerry so much that she unconditionally opened her library and personal collection to him even though he didn't join Kamar-Taj, and even guided him in learning magic?

It's because through the Time Stone, in most of the possibilities she saw about Jerry's past and future, that Jerry always risked his life and was fearless in the face of such major issues, always standing at the forefront.

The most important way to judge whether a person is good or bad is to look at their consistent behavior.

The Ancient One observed Jerry's past through the Time Stone, and it was basically impeccable: taking care of his sister and father at home, doing almost all the housework, and doing as many good deeds as he could in public.

Although there are some more extreme behaviors, such as beating up classmates who like to bully the weak, lying to teachers to teach bad kids a lesson, and symbolically receiving some reward for doing good deeds.

But the result is always for justice, not for themselves.

Besides, no one is perfect. Even the Ancient One herself made many mistakes, which is normal.

To be honest, if she hadn't already decided on the future Sorcerer Supreme, Jerry would actually be quite suitable to become the next Sorcerer Supreme.

In fact, what the Ancient One didn't know was that Jerry's real purpose in doing good deeds was mostly for the Little Red Star, which was something she couldn't see with the Time Stone.

We can't blame the Ancient One, because no matter who it is, as long as they can't read minds or access Jerry's memories, and only look at Jerry's behavior from childhood to adulthood, then Jerry is the best and most trustworthy superhero.

This is also the common perception of wizards among most people.

"Even so, the cause ultimately lies with us. I would feel very guilty if any Kamar-Taj sorcerers were to perish because of this incident."

"Alright then, Ancient One, Thor and I will do our best to deal with those dark elves. If we're still no match for them, we'll trouble the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj to lend a hand!"

Jerry spoke with conviction, and he seemed to be radiating light.

Wang and Mordo exchanged a glance, their faces showing admiration.

They finally understood why the Sorcerer Supreme admired Jerry, who wasn't Kamar-Taj, so much.

Faced with the massive spaceships and powerful dark elves outside, in order to prevent the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj from being sacrificed, the opponent actually chose to confront them alone, a noble character that is truly admirable.

"We got into this mess, so we'll have to deal with it. I'm just sorry, Jerry, this had nothing to do with you, but we dragged you into it, making you share the danger with me!"

Thor looked at Jerry and felt guilty.

Originally, I just wanted to call Jerry over, take up a little of his time, and help rescue Daisy. Little did I know that I would also provoke the extinct dark elves.

Although the Dark Elves were defeated by the Asgardians, as a race born from darkness at the beginning of the universe, they were no less powerful than the Asgardians in terms of physical strength and technological prowess, making them a truly formidable enemy.

"Thor, we're comrades-in-arms, don't say things like that. Besides, Daisy is my friend too, and I want to try out the magic I just learned!"

Jerry patted Thor on the shoulder and gave him a bright smile.

If Saul hadn't asked him for help, he would never have had the chance to encounter such a thing and earn so many little red stars.

Sure enough, all sorts of events always happen around every famous superhero in the Marvel universe. As long as you keep in touch with them, it's a great way for them to earn lots of Little Red Stars!

Thor looked into Jerry's sincere eyes and was deeply moved.

"Alright, in a bit I'm going to use my little sweetheart to smash those dark elves' heads!"

"Since Mage Jerry has made his decision, I will not insist. However, in order to prevent this battle from affecting ordinary people, please allow me to offer you a small assistance!"

The Ancient One smiled, then gently spread her hands, casting the Mirror Space magic of Kamar-Taj.

However, compared to the last time Kaecilius pulled him and Jerry into the Mirror Dimension, and Jerry later learned how to enter the Mirror Dimension on his own, the Ancient One directly pulled all the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, along with the thousand-meter-tall Dark Elf warship in the sky, into the Mirror Dimension.

Compared to Kathrias and Jerry, the Ancient One's understanding of this magic is clearly far superior.

Inside the Dark Elf's command center.

"Chief, according to the detection, our warship has been pulled into a special space. Should we activate the warship's space jump function to return to normal space?"

A slightly thinner dark elf reported to Malekith.

"No need, I can sense that the ether particles are also in this space. I just didn't expect that there would be mages in Midgard, and they seem to be quite powerful."

As an ancient race born from darkness, although they mainly develop in the direction of technology, it does not mean that they are completely ignorant of magic.

The way the smoke that just broke the warship's cloaking and the way the entire warship is now being pulled into a special space are clearly the magical abilities of a mage.

"Chief, they're just a bunch of magicians playing tricks. Let me take three squads down there, wipe them all out, and then retrieve the Aether for you!"

On the other side, a strong dark elf knelt on one knee and loudly requested permission.

Malekith glanced at his subordinates:

"Take thirty squads down, finish this quickly, and bring back the Aether!"

With the invisibility effect gone, Asgard will soon discover the Dark Elf warships, so they need to obtain the Aether particles and hide before the Asgardian army can react.

Once the celestial bodies converge and the nine realms are connected, they will reappear at the convergence point to use the ether particles and fulfill their dream of returning the universe to darkness.

"Yes, Chief!"

The strong dark elf quickly stood up, turned around and began to gather his dark elf warriors, then swiftly boarded the flying vehicle.

On the rooftop of Kamar-Taj, mages dressed in robes emerged from the portal, carrying various magical artifacts.

They were all Kamar-Taj priests stationed at the three holy sites, summoned by the King of Priests to protect the sacred Kamar-Taj.

"Prepare to protect the holy land!"

With the king's shout, hundreds of Kamar-Taj mages raised their swivel rings, ready to activate the combined protective shield to defend against the cannon fire from the spaceships.

Hundreds of mages stood on rooftops and high platforms, wielding magical bow-shaped artifacts imbued with magic.

Even at the four corners of the rooftop, several mages worked together to launch cannons engraved with various magical runes.

Clearly, Kamar-Taj has always had its own defensive and offensive formations in the face of external attacks, and this is not the first time it has encountered a situation like this.

"They're about to attack, Thor, let's go!"

Jerry, who had already reached the rooftop, saw thirty small flying vehicles suddenly separate from the huge super battleship. He called out to Thor and spread his wings to meet them.

While they are called small aircraft, that's only in comparison to the thousand-meter-tall super battleship. In reality, each aircraft with a similar shape to the super battleship is thirty or forty meters tall, not much smaller than a ten-story building.

Moreover, each aircraft has a scarlet cannon muzzle, from which a special red energy seems ready to be ejected at any moment.

"Ahem, Jerry, I think it might be a bit difficult for the two of us on our own. I'll hold the line for a bit, and if you can't hold on, just get back down!"

Thor swung his hammer and flew to Jerry's side. Looking at the thousand-meter-tall super battleship and the dark elf flying vehicles charging menacingly, he felt a chill run down his spine.

He was no longer the arrogant Thor he was two years ago, who dared to head straight for the Frost Giants' lair with just a few good brothers. If Odin hadn't come to their rescue in time, they would have been wiped out.

Therefore, he knew very well that with his current strength, even with the help of Jerry, who had powerful magical abilities, it was impossible for the two of them to destroy such a large warship and so many aircraft.

As for why I agreed to Jerry's request, well, the atmosphere was already right, and I was so excited that I couldn't resist.

Of course, he wasn't being cowardly. Even if he were alone, he would dare to take a hammer and kill the other person. He was just rationally reminding Jerry to be aware of the situation.

"Don't worry, I haven't been idle these past two years. Let me show you the new magic I've been researching in Kamar-Taj!"

Jerry saw Thor gripping Mjolnir tightly, seemingly beginning to gather Thor's power from the hammer, and gave him a reassuring look before concentrating on casting his spell.

He had just taken on a huge responsibility from Gu Yi, so he naturally felt somewhat confident.

Perhaps in Thor's memory, the last time he saw him fight was during the Battle of New York, when he used the basilisk to kill a large number of Chitauri soldiers, and then rode a fire dragon, unleashing fire magic all the way.

At that time, he could only release a maximum of ten fire dragons at a time.

In the current situation, the basilisk is definitely useless unless the dark elves are willing to leave their warships and aircraft.

However, his current level of magic is far greater than it was back in New York.

"A Trip to Aikeen!"

Jerry let out a low shout, and suddenly eighteen arms appeared behind him, followed by nine figures that looked exactly like him flying out from behind him.

The Journey to Ekorn, one of the advanced spells of Kamar-Taj.

It can create physical clones identical to itself to assist in battle, and these physical clones can cast the same magic as the main body.

The specific number of clones that can be created and the time it takes to maintain them depends on one's understanding of the spell and how much energy one has to sustain it.

Jerry is currently only a beginner in this spell, and can only summon a maximum of nine clones, which last for less than ten seconds.

However, he felt that dealing with those thirty aircraft was more than enough.

After creating nine clones, Jerry didn't pause at all. Both his main body and the clones shouted simultaneously:

"A hundred dragons descend!"

As nearly half of his magical power disappeared, a thousand roaring fire dragons appeared out of thin air above Kamar-Taj.

Looking at the countless fire dragons in the sky, each no less than ten meters long, not only were the dark elves in the opposing warships and aircraft stunned.

Even the Kamalaki mages below, who were on high alert, and Thor, who was ready to unleash a lightning bolt from the sky with his hammer at any moment, were stunned.

A thousand fire dragons roared and danced, turning half the sky red—it was terrifying!

"Bomb them to pieces!"

Ten Jerrys pointed at the approaching dark elf aircraft, and thousands of fire dragons immediately roared and charged forward.

There were only thirty aircraft on the other side, while there were a thousand fire dragons. On average, each aircraft would be fortunate enough to be favored by more than thirty fire dragons.

Even if those aircraft had already launched their energy cannon attacks and managed to intercept a few before they met, they would still be directly hit by at least twenty or more fire dragons.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

A series of explosions rang out in mid-air, and the aircraft instantly transformed into brilliant fireworks, taking all the dark elves inside with them and vanishing into the world.

The Dark Elf's flying machines are not made of ordinary metal; the fact that they can still function normally after five thousand years is proof of this.

If it were a regular artillery shell, it might not be able to blast these aircraft apart.

Unfortunately, Jerry's fire dragon is a magical creation, and even contains some Fiendish curse elements, making it much more powerful than ordinary flames.

Furthermore, their sheer number and ability to be controlled meant that the Dark Elf aircraft had no way to dodge them, even if they wanted to.

"That's awesome, Jerry! This magic is amazing! Quickly, send them a dozen more of those warships!"

When Thor saw that Jerry had destroyed thirty Dark Elf flying machines, each several tens of meters tall, with just two spells, he felt victory was in sight and urged Jerry to throw a few more.

He believed that if he fired a dozen or so shots like that, even that super battleship would be wrecked.

"What are you thinking? It's not that easy. Before they can react, let's blast an entrance out of that warship and then we'll go inside and deal with them!"

Once the nine clones dissipated, Jerry regained his composure, rolled his eyes at Thor, pointed towards the warship, flapped his wings, and quickly flew over.

Although his magic power had increased significantly due to exceeding level 300, he could only cast two combined spells at most.

The trip to Aiken went well. Although it was high-level magic that consumed a lot of mana, it was only cast once, so it wasn't a problem for him with his mana.

The main problem is the Hundred Dragons Spell, especially when ten Hundred Dragons Spells are released at the same time. The magic power is consumed faster than flowing water, which is equivalent to releasing a thousand ordinary fire dragon spells in turn.

With his current magic power, he can only unleash a maximum of two thousand ordinary fire dragon spells, so he can only manage a couple of large-scale massacres like the one just now.

"Yes, let's go inside the warship and fight!"

Thor was initially disappointed, knowing that Jerry could only let him go one more time, but upon hearing Jerry's suggestion, he immediately saw a glimmer of hope for victory.

Yes, they really don't have much of a chance of winning outside.

Even if Jerry destroys thirty aircraft at once, the enemy can still send out thirty more. With such a large warship, who knows how many aircraft it might be hiding?

When the weapons on the warships and the aircraft fire simultaneously, the dark elves won't even need to show themselves; both of them will be in for a beating.

But things are different once you're inside the warship. Without the aircraft and weapons on board, you can fight the Dark Elf soldiers directly, which greatly increases your chances of winning.

Even without Jerry, he has a chance of winning on his own.

"Explode!"

Thor swung his beloved hammer, rushed to the vicinity of the super battleship at top speed, then conjured a bolt of lightning and slammed the hammer down on the battleship.

With the help of Thor's divine power and the power of lightning, the Mjolnir, a divine weapon, blasted a hole in the surface of the warship large enough for two people to pass through with a single blow.

Although compared to the enormous warship, this hole is at most the size of a human pore and does not affect its function at all.

But with this large hole, Jerry and Thor can enter the warship and cause damage.

"Well done!"

Seeing Thor smash a large hole with his hammer and leap into it, Jerry followed suit.

In fact, Jerry could have opened a portal inside the warship to enter, but that would likely result in him being attacked by weapons inside the warship or by dark elves the moment he stepped into the portal.

He didn't know anything about the dark elves' weapons and abilities, so it was safer for Thor to blast a hole and lead the way, while he followed behind. It was very dangerous for a mage to be too reckless.

Anyway, given Thor's physique, even if he were attacked by a dark elf's weapon, he probably wouldn't be seriously injured.

(End of this chapter)