Ch.3 NTR in Front of Him?
The words from the Ancient One left both Bruce Banner and Ronan puzzled.
The next Sorcerer Supreme?
Isn't that supposed to be Stephen Strange?
"I thought Doctor Strange was supposed to be the next Sorcerer Supreme?"
Bruce Banner mumbled to himself but quickly shook his head and stepped forward again.
"That has nothing to do with me. My only goal is that stone."
As he spoke, he made a move to grab it.
"You will regret this."
Just as the Ancient One finished speaking, Bruce Banner's right hand reached toward her.
But…
Bang!
The Ancient One struck Bruce Banner's abdomen, and his soul was immediately knocked out.
"Wahoo!"
Ronan whistled from the side, looking quite entertained.
Watching a movie in 3D or 4D could never compare to the thrill of watching a live-action show.
He stepped forward, appearing behind the hulking Bruce Banner, catching his falling body.
"Dude, you should really lose some weight."
Ronan quipped at Bruce Banner's soul as he stood next to him.
After that, with a light nudge, the large Bruce Banner gently landed on a nearby lounge chair, a hat falling to cover his face.
Bruce Banner's soul, on the other hand, was left utterly bewildered.
"Ronan, I think you could go help the Avengers out."
"But don't reveal where you're from."
The Ancient One smiled as she spoke to Ronan, who was watching everything like a spectator.
Hearing this, Ronan couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Even I, the future Sorcerer Supreme, cannot disobey these words?
However, he didn't say much more.
He had already heard everything he needed to know, so why not go to the frontlines and earn some experience?
With that thought, a portal appeared behind Ronan.
"Bye-bye."
Ronan waved at Bruce Banner's soul and jumped backward, disappearing from the rooftop.
Once Ronan had left, the Ancient One turned her gaze back to Bruce Banner.
"Shall we start from the beginning?"
Meanwhile…
The battlefield was in full swing.
With another version of Bruce Banner arriving on his small motorcycle and completing his transformation, the giant creature from Chitauri was shattered with a single punch.
The familiar BGM seemed to hum faintly in the background.
The surrounding Chitauri soldiers all turned their attention toward the group, roaring angrily.
The original Avengers team gathered together, striking their signature poses.
Especially Hulk, who let out a couple of roars at the Chitauri soldiers.
The six formed a circle, all with determined expressions on their faces.
A great battle seemed inevitable!
Zzz zzz zzz…
Just as the tension reached its peak, a flicker of golden sparks appeared in the air.
Soon, a circular portal appeared in front of them.
A man, about 1.8 meters tall, stepped through the portal.
He was even wearing a helmet just like Iron Man's.
Without a doubt, this person was Ronan.
"Uh, sorry."
"Did I interrupt your posing session?"
Ronan looked at the group, all in battle stances, and seemed to understand what was happening.
The first assembly of the original Avengers.
With the BGM playing, how many people would be shouting, "My childhood is back!"?
"Who are you?"
Naturally, the person asking was Tony Stark.
After all, Ronan was wearing an Iron Man helmet to conceal his identity.
This is blatant infringement!
"Uh, good question!"
"Maybe I'm just a low-ranking shinobi who wants to become Hokage?"
"Or perhaps, I'm a man who wants to become the Pirate King?"
Ronan shrugged, and anyone could tell how half-hearted his answers were.
Seeing that all the Avengers were now focused on him, and sensing that things might escalate into an internal fight, Ronan cleared his throat.
"Ahem."
"I just came to help, no other intentions."
Ronan's explanation made Thor roll his eyes.
"Brother, where were you earlier then?"
His question echoed what the others were thinking.
After all, given that strange scene earlier, it seemed like this guy was pretty strong.
"Uh…"
"I was in class?"
Ronan replied with a rhetorical question.
But soon, Steve Rogers interrupted the conversation.
"Shouldn't we deal with these aliens first?"
As he spoke, Steve shifted his attention to the Chitauri soldiers.
Even he knew that focusing on internal disputes when facing external threats was a mistake, especially since the odds were not in their favor.
The group fell silent and shifted their focus back to the enemy.
Ronan, meanwhile, stretched his limbs and yawned.
"Jarvis, activate the system."
At Ronan's command, his Iron Man helmet emitted a sound, and the eyes of the helmet lit up.
"Hello, I am Jarvis."
The voice of Jarvis, the virtual assistant, sounded almost identical to the real thing.
"What the—?"
Tony Stark tilted his head in disbelief.
"Jarvis, battle mode!"
Zzz zzz zzz…
As Ronan issued another command, cheap sound effects played again.
The eyes of his helmet turned red, indicating combat mode.
"Woohoo, let's go!"
Ronan shouted as he charged forward.
Steve Rogers watched Ronan's retreating figure, then turned to look at Tony Stark.
"Don't look at me. I don't use such cheap sound effects and…"
Before he could finish his sentence, a booming noise caught both their attention.
They saw Ronan wielding a red energy whip in both hands.
With his right hand, he threw the energy whip, instantly wrapping up a charging Chitauri soldier. In the next second, a magic circle appeared in his left hand, deflecting a laser bullet.
Boom!
The energy whip smashed the Chitauri soldier into a nearby building, while the deflected laser bullet pierced through another Chitauri's brain.
This action caused the surrounding Chitauri soldiers to swarm toward Ronan.
It seemed like Ronan was about to be surrounded.
However, Ronan showed no signs of panic. With a flick of his wrist, the energy whip disappeared, replaced by a Raggadorr's Ring.
"Now, behold the death lotus, courtesy of Miss Carter!"
With that, Ronan's body began spinning rapidly.
As he spun, he threw out one magic ring after another.
Boom!
Boom!
Explosions rang out continuously as the Chitauri soldiers around Ronan were relentlessly attacked by the magic rings!
[Experience +50]
[Experience +50]
[Experience +50]
As Ronan's experience points rapidly increased, his eyes gleamed brighter and brighter.
Finally…
The system chimed with a delightful sound.
[Experience points full, host has automatically leveled up to Level 5.]
[Skill point +1!]
[New skill, Observation Haki, has been unlocked!]
Woohoo!
Hearing the system notification, Ronan's excitement was palpable.
He almost wanted to shout at the sky.
But he quickly composed himself.
Though the speed at which he threw out magic rings had significantly increased!
This was experience point farming at its finest!
With the endless explosions and Chitauri screams echoing through the air, Steve Rogers raised his shield to block a stray magic ring, then glanced back at Tony Stark.
His eyes seemed to say, "What were you going to say again?"
Tony Stark awkwardly scratched his head, glancing at his repulsor beam.
"Jarvis, battle mode…"