Ancient One

Seeing the unique, mirror-like barrier composed of countless irregular crystals, Abel knew that his safety was no longer a big problem.

As expected, the crystal mirror barrier next to him slightly bulged, and a bald white woman wearing a yellow hooded robe and holding a folding fan walked out from it, turning to Abel with a smile.

"Mage Abel, it's nice to meet you."

Slightly bowing in greeting, Abel replied, "I am also very happy to meet you, Ancient One!"

"It's surprising; I thought Master Abel wouldn't know me."

"As a little magical practitioner in this world, I have naturally heard the name of the Sorcerer Supreme."

The Ancient One looked intently at Abel and smiled. "It's strange that you know me, but you don't know where the New York mages often meet and trade, and you are still buying materials from eBay and Amazon that may be magical materials."

Abel's heart beat slightly faster, but he still looked calm on the surface. "These don't actually matter, do they?"

Looking at Abel for a moment, the Ancient One still smiled, nodded, and said, "Yes, everything has its merit. Even if we study the secrets of magic, we can't fully understand the world's case, so anything is possible."

"Okay, let's continue this talk later. Let me deal with this lady who has been invaded by the power of the dark dimension. If we let her continue to merge with the power of the dark dimension, it will be really troublesome. After all, this time I came for her."

Dark dimension!

Hearing this name, Abel's heart moved, and he suddenly remembered why he recognized the red symbol on Amensha's forehead. That's because the symbol represented the power of the dark dimension, which he had seen in a movie a long time ago.

He didn't elaborate on his knowledge of the dark dimension; Abel just watched quietly as the Ancient One slowly walked toward Amensha.

"Who are you?" Amensha shouted.

"I'm the Sorcerer Supreme; I'm here to save you."

"Help me? I don't need you to save me; I've never felt better!"

Amensha screamed, and the evil aura radiating from her body instantly transformed into several pitch-black tentacles, lunging toward the Ancient One to entangle her.

I have to say, Amensha, who is only invaded by the power of the dark dimension, is powerful, but the way she uses her power is too rough.

If Abel had been at full strength, he still wouldn't have been able to match Amensha, and naturally, neither would the Ancient One.

The Ancient One waved the folding fan in her hand, and a circle made up of countless lines of fire appeared out of thin air, creating a shield to resist Amensha's attack. At the same time, the Ancient One extended her hand toward Amensha, easily eliminating the dark power radiating from her.

Feeling most of her power vanish, Amensha couldn't help but feel fear. With the loss of her dark energy, she regained some sanity, no longer as crazed as before. She looked at the powerful Ancient One, and fear overtook her reasoning; her figure disappeared in a flash, reappearing more than ten meters away.

Amensha wanted to repeat the same tricks and flee again.

But at that moment, the Ancient One suddenly rose, and from her hand, a lava-like substance transformed into strips of red light, exuding fire, and flew from her hands in layers to bind Amensha's body.

Crimson Bands of Cyttorak!

The binding magic that draws from the power of the crimson dimension is extremely powerful.

As a dimension almost equivalent to the dark dimension, the power of the crimson dimension is also unimaginable.

The Cyttorak red bands gradually pulled Amensha toward the Ancient One. As Amensha struggled and roared, the Ancient One, with her back facing Abel, suddenly reached out and placed a hand on Amensha's forehead mark. Simultaneously, the imprint of the dark dimension appeared on the Ancient One's forehead, and all the dark power from Amensha was extracted and absorbed into her body.

Closing her eyes, the Ancient One digested and absorbed the dark dimensional power, exhaled, loosened Amensha—who had lost consciousness—and dispersed the Bands of Cyttorak, concealing the mark on her forehead before turning to Abel.

"Master Abel, how about we find a place to talk?"

"Of course, but what about Amensha?"

"Don't worry; someone has already arrived. They will send this young lady to the police. As for what happened just now, she will not remember. The dissipated dark power took away her memory of this time when she possessed that power. There will be only a vague impression of you and me at best."

"In that case, I'm relieved."

"Then this way, please!"

After speaking, the Ancient One stretched out her hand and swiped around him, and a ring made of countless sparks appeared out of thin air, spinning at high speed. Soon, another image emerged in the ring. It was an antique building, filled with artifacts.

Abel didn't hesitate and walked directly into it, followed closely by the Ancient One.

When the portal disappeared, the mirror world that enveloped the area also dissipated. A group of men and women who had come on foot quickly discovered Amensha and sent her to the police station.

Meanwhile, Abel couldn't help but sigh slightly as he looked at the quaint building.

"This is the Sanctum in New York. It belongs to our Kamar-Taj," the Ancient One explained. She turned her head to look at a black mage who approached, accepted his greetings, nodded to him, and said, "Master Daniel, please prepare two cups of hot tea. Thank you."

"Yes, Ancient One," the mage replied.

The Ancient One then turned her head to look at Abel, made a gesture of invitation, and sat down in a chair. "The sorcerer who just came is Daniel Drum. He is the guardian of the Sanctum in New York and a trustworthy, powerful sorcerer. If you encounter something you cannot solve in the future, you can come here to ask him for help."

"Ancient One, thank you very much. But I don't understand why you treat me so favorably. You must have seen the magic that I cast, right?"

"Of course not everyone attracts my attention. You are a relatively special case because I am very curious about the magic you cast—a system that does not belong to this world. I am interested in learning more about it. For that, I can offer something in exchange. Of course, that's on the condition that Master Abel is interested in it. What do you think?"