Marvel Person: You call this a sorcerer?

Chapter 216 Division

Just as Ronan guessed, Kaecilius's plan was simply to communicate with Dormammu and then use some method to make Dormammu bypass the barriers of the three great temples and descend to Earth.

The method to bypass the barrier is also very simple and straightforward.

Destroy one of them.

That's right, the reason Casillas chose this time was because of Ronan.

Ronan's battle with the Scarlet Witch from Universe 616 destroyed the New York Sanctum, giving Kaecilius an opportunity.

According to Kaecilius, the New York Temple had already been destroyed, but for some reason, Dormammu did not seize the opportunity to invade Earth.

Instead, there was no response.

So he had to communicate with Dormammu himself.

It was then discovered that the Ancient One was fighting Dormammu in the Dark Dimension at the time, so Dormammu had no chance.

Dormammu also told Kaecilius that he could invade Earth if he destroyed a temple.

At that time, Casillas will be his most loyal servant, enjoying eternal life.

Prior to this, Dormammu had also given Kaecilius a portion of dark energy to enhance his combat power.

Having received Dormammu's instructions, Kaecilius became even more excited.

Therefore, his next target is the Hong Kong Temple.

Compared to the New York Temple, which is currently under construction, and the London Temple in England, the Hong Kong Temple is undoubtedly the best choice.

The reason is simple: the Hong Kong Temple is the connecting point between the other two temples.

Moreover, judging from their strength, the mage guarding the Hong Kong Temple is a woman, and her strength is weaker than that of the other mages.

Because during the previous gathering, the guardian monks of the Hong Kong Temple appeared very humble and did not spar with them much, giving people a very weak impression.

Of course, these words were spoken by Casillas.

When Ronan heard this, he couldn't help but laugh.

Casillas really knows how to pick a spot; after much searching, he found the hardest iron plate.

Perhaps Casillas didn't know that Easterners have had a characteristic since ancient times called humility.

It's not that I don't want to compete, but there's no need to compete with you.

If we're really talking about pure strength, Casillas might not necessarily be able to defeat her.

Therefore, Ronan now has two plans in place.

On the one hand, he asked Wang to go to Nicole and tell her to make thorough preparations.

Because once Casillas launches an attack, it will definitely not be a small-scale skirmish; he must have already devised a plan.

Although we don't yet know what his method is.

But Ronan didn't want anything to go wrong.

On the other hand, Ronan wasn't idle either; he went directly to Tony Stark.

I didn't need anything else from him, I just wanted him to help me find Casillas.

According to Tony Stark, he could find someone in a short time in every country except the one in the East, including the Great White Bear, which has never cooperated with the United States.

Therefore, if Ronan needed to find someone, his first choice would be him.

The arcane gate opened, and Ronan stepped into Tony Stark's position.

But the moment he stepped inside, he regretted it.

Because he saw not just Tony Stark, but many other people as well.

The Avengers. All of them!

"Forehead"

"It seems I've come at the wrong time. I can come back a little later."

Ronan glanced at everyone present; the serious atmosphere almost overflowed the entire room.

Everyone's face had a big sign on it.

We're arguing!

Therefore, the best solution Ronan could think of in this situation was...

I'll come back later.

"Wait, Ronan, now is the time we need you."

However, Tony Stark came to Ronan's side and grabbed his arm.

Feeling Tony Stark's power, Ronan couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth.

Falk.

Could it be that when I was reborn, I accidentally acquired the traits of "Detective Conan" or some other protagonist, and wherever I go, trouble will follow?

"We've been discussing whether or not to accept regulation, but the answer isn't up to us."

"Now, here is a very good example."

"Ronan's organization is similar to ours."

"But they were well-behaved and each performed their duties."

"And they have been out of the public eye for so many years, yet they are still able to protect the Earth."

"Then why can't we be like them?"

Tony Stark pointed to Ronan beside him and began to use Kamar-Taj behind Ronan as an example.

Although he didn't know exactly what kind of organization Kamar-Taj was behind Ronan, he could roughly guess based on Ronan's fragmented descriptions.

"But they also do not accept government leadership."

"Just like the previous Avengers, everyone is free and can make their own decisions."

"Once we are regulated by the government, they will not allow us to go to many places that need us; and we may even become weapons of murder in places that do not need us at all."

"This is not the outcome we wanted to see."

Steve Rogers also cited Kamar-Taj behind Ronan as an example.

Hearing Ronan's current situation, I roughly understand what he means.

Recent public opinion likely forced the Avengers to make a choice.

To accept government regulation, or to refuse regulation and retire.

"Wait, is he your minor shareholder?"

Why does he know how to draw these circles?

Black Widow looked at Ronan with some surprise.

Of all the people present, only Black Widow, Falcon, and War Machine did not recognize Ronan.

Everyone else has seen it.

"We'll introduce his identity later, but isn't Ronan's organization exactly what we've always dreamed of?"

"They do not accept supervision, they can make their own decisions, but they can also issue unified orders and each perform their own duties."

Steve Rogers looked at Tony Stark.

Tony Stark sighed.

"There's really no need to say much about what kind of personality we have."

"It's really hard for us to be like them."

"Because if it were really possible to do that, we probably would have done it already."

Tony Stark shook his head. He was a shrewd man; he knew the situation of this team better than anyone else.

His words left Steve Rogers speechless.

The problems with this team don't just involve Tony Stark, but also Steve Rogers, and even others.

Trying to bring them together is harder than climbing to heaven.

For a moment, the entire conference room fell silent again.

Ronan stood awkwardly to the side.

He's here to ask for help, not to be a display piece.

"Okay, guys, you guys go ahead and discuss your business. We'll talk about mine later."

Ronan sighed; he knew exactly what had happened.

As for who was right and who was wrong, Ronan couldn't say for sure.

Having gone through so much, and with the added stimulation from that little boy, Tony Stark came to understand many things.

Many tragedies on Earth are caused by them.

If we're talking about the Battle of New York back then, it was probably still Loki's problem.

However, whether it's the Sokovia incident, the space carrier crash in Washington, D.C., or the recent Lagos incident...

Almost all of it was their doing.

No, I can't say almost, but it's certain that it was all their doing.

Adding to this, the little boy's mother's words plunged Tony Stark into self-doubt.

And Steve Rogers's thinking wasn't wrong.

With the combined fighting power of the entire Avengers, destroying a small country would be an easy task for them.

Once they accept government regulation, they become weapons in the government's hands, and weapons of death at that.

In case of danger elsewhere, but the regulators do not allow them to be deployed.

That could be more complicated.

Therefore, their argument was not as simple as it seemed.

"No, I have to go first."

Steve Rogers, having just finished reading a short message, stood up, turned around, and left.

The message was about Peggy Carter.

She passed away in her sleep.

Another pillar of Steve Rogers' spirit in this world has completely collapsed.

-

After everyone had left, Tony Stark sat on the sofa, looking exhausted as he watched the television in front of him.

The television was repeatedly broadcasting some news stories.

Without exception, all of these news reports were about the Avengers' numerous "crimes".

This includes condemnation from the King of Wakanda.

After all, more than a dozen Wakanda members lost their lives in the Avengers' operation.

Snapped.

Ronan walked over and turned off the television.

After handing Tony Stark a glass of wine, he sat down on the sofa next to him.

Tony Stark took the glass, glanced at Ronan, and snapped out of his reverie.

"Aren't you an adult yet?"

"Drinking alcohol is against the law."

He pointed to the same wine glass in Ronan's hand.

"What, is the usually lawless Tony Stark now trying to be a law-abiding citizen?"

"Or are you just missing this drink from me?"

Ronan smiled at Tony Stark and took a sip of his drink under his gaze.

Well, with Ronan's alcohol tolerance, he could drink three Tony Stark drinks without needing to eat peanuts.

"No, I'm just reflecting on what we've been doing lately."

"What do you think I should choose?"

Tony Stark also took a sip of his drink, and it was clear that he was also hesitant.

Given his personality, he naturally disliked being bound by so-called united nations.

However, one blatant example after another forced him to accept the reality before him.

"I'm sorry, I can't give you an answer to that."

"Besides, I came here today to ask for your help."

Ronan shrugged; let them worry about this.

After all, this is a "family conflict." Although Ronan is very familiar with them, it doesn't mean he is very familiar with the team.

He is only responsible for his own friends, not for his friends' friends.

"Okay, what do you need me for?"

Tony Stark took a deep breath and put the matter out of his mind for the time being.

"I've come to you because I want you to help me find someone."

Ronan put down his wine glass and handed Tony Stark the photo of Casillas that he had prepared beforehand.

Tony Stark couldn't help but raise an eyebrow when he saw Casillas's attire.

"Don't tell me he's one of you."

Tony Stark seemed intrigued after seeing Ronan's affirmative reply.

"Can you tell me what you want to see him about?"

Ronan made no attempt to hide anything from Tony Stark's questions.

"It's nothing, it's just that he betrayed our organization."

"To be precise, he betrayed the oath we all shared."

Ronan didn't go into detail about what happened, but only talked about the most essential parts.

Tony Stark was somewhat surprised to hear this.

"Does an organization like yours really have traitors?"

He seemed somewhat incredulous about this.

Why not?

"Any organization is made up of people."

"Since it is composed of people, it can only achieve relative unity, not absolute unity."

"Some people will betray their country and community for personal gain, and others will betray us for greater power and longer lifespan."

Ronan was not surprised by this.

The reason is simple: Kamar-Taj has been established for so many years, it would be a fake if it didn't produce a few traitors.

Being exposed to mystical matters every day, it's inevitable that some people will have ulterior motives.

Isn't immortality one of the greatest temptations?

Over the years, how many mortals and Kamar-Taj wizards has Dormammu tempted with the promise of immortality?

As long as one is human, one has inherent flaws, regardless of race or nationality.

"It seems I praised you a little too soon."

Tony Stark raised an eyebrow, seemingly reverting to his original personality.

"That's an exaggeration, but our organization wouldn't stoop to infighting."

"Oh, I'm sorry, I've already forgotten how many times you've had your infighting."

Ronan didn't hesitate to rub salt into Tony Stark's wounds.

When the salt was sprinkled on, Tony Stark indeed felt the pain.

He twitched the corner of his mouth and turned his face away.

"What's his name?"

Tony Stark immediately changed the subject.

"Casillas".

"Just like you can see in the photo, white, curly hair."

Speaking of white people, and when he saw curly hair, Ronan suddenly thought of Strange, who was still busy in the wards and operating rooms.

Strange's wedding should be coming up soon, right?

Looks like I'll have to go there sometime.

"Okay, I can help you look for it."

"What I didn't expect was that traitors would appear in any kind of organization."

Tony Stark seemed to be somewhat moved by this.

Ronan shrugged.

Kamar-Taj has indeed had traitors, but it's still much better than the Avengers splitting up every few days.

If he remembers correctly, this split lasted until Thanos arrived, at which point the relationship between the two sides began to ease.

If that's the case, then Ronan might have to travel between the two places from now on.

It's not finished yet, but I've already typed 4000 words in a whole day.

I'm going to watch the live stream for a while.

(End of this chapter)