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After unleashing the final shockwave of light energy, Starlight floated in mid-air, looking gratefully at Depp beside her.

Without the power of the Arc Reactor, Starlight's abilities returned to normal levels.

Although she is not as powerful as she was when she killed the Homelander clone, she is still much stronger than before.

In addition to having purer and more abundant energy within her body, she also permanently gained the ability to fly.

“I really don’t know how to thank you, Mr. Depp.”

Starlight, who had narrowly escaped death, looked at Depp with a flushed face.

Depp waved his hand and said, "It was nothing."

Upon hearing this, Starlight rushed to Depp and hugged him tightly.

Tears streamed uncontrollably down her face as she sobbed, "I was so scared just now, I thought I was really going to die!"

"If it weren't for you, I would definitely have exploded and died from the energy surge within my body."

"Death...is truly terrifying!"

Depp gently hugged Starlight, ruffled her still-glowing hair, and said, "Don't worry, everything is alright now."

“You won’t die, I won’t die, Maeve and Hughie, and Butcher, Kimiko, French and MM, they won’t die.”

After calming Starlight down, Depp reached out and removed the Arc Reactor from Starlight's chest, saying, "This thing... I'm taking it now."

Upon hearing this, Xingguang hummed in agreement, then lowered her head, her face flushed.

She then realized that her combat suit had long been destroyed by the previous energy.

And just now, she had actually hugged Mr. Depp like that.

More and more people gathered in the square, cheering for the miracle in the sky.

Suddenly, countless people began to pray to the starlight in the sky.

Finally, when the starlight, enveloped in a sacred glow, landed, people spontaneously made way for it.

"Starlight! It's you, Starlight!" Someone immediately recognized Starlight's distinctive face and shouted to the people around them.

"So it was starlight!"

An old man said with tears in his eyes that he felt his old and heavy body had become much lighter because of the sparks he had just seen.

Recalling the starlight in the sky earlier, the old man tentatively asked, "Are you... a god?"

Starlight had just used up all his excess power, and if it weren't for the strong light obscuring his face, people would have seen the golden sweat flowing all over his body and his flushed cheeks.

She smiled and shook her head without saying a word. Instead, she took off into the air, trailing sparks of light, and flew towards the black-robed squad not far away.

Then, she flew away from the National Mall, carrying a van containing all the members of the Black Robe Squad.

As for Depp, after Starlight was out of danger, he simply took the arc reactor from her chest and returned to his vacation beach.

There is less than half a day left before the journey to the Black Robe World ends.

Depp seemed fine, but Tony was getting impatient.

"Hey, how much longer until you get here? We're about to reach our limit!"

Tony spoke over the phone, accompanied by the booming sound of an explosion.

Clearly, Ebony Maw has already used the Mind Stone to control many people, and the Chitauri army seems to have begun invading Earth.

Depp took a sip of coconut juice and said, "Almost there, almost there! We're working really hard to get to New York!"

He didn't dare to video chat with Tony because he was currently lying on a beach bed, enjoying the sun and the cool sea breeze.

If Tony saw what he actually looked like, he would definitely be furious and curse at me before cutting ties with me.

But Depp said he couldn't help it. He didn't want to watch them fight over there while he lay here on vacation, but the system wouldn't let him leave before the time was up!

"I advise you to hurry, there are too many of these guys!"

As Tony spoke, he dodged the beam fired by the Zeta Swiss soldier, then raised his hand and shot it down with a pulse cannon shot.

There are too many people?

Depp asked in confusion, "By the way... did these guys only start invading Earth today? How many of them are there in total?"

Tony, panting heavily, said with lingering fear, "These guys started invading the city two days ago, when that guy you called Ebony Maw used the Tesseract to open the first wormhole portal, and three more wormhole portals have appeared in the last few days!"

"As for how many of them there are... I don't know. All I know is that in the past few days alone, we, S.H.I.E.L.D., and the military have killed more than 50,000 enemies!"

"Moreover, these guys are simply not something ordinary soldiers can contend with. These alien bastards are much stronger than ordinary people!"

"Besides, we've barely slept these past few days. Damn it, I'm not like Thor and Steve, those two non-humans. If you don't come back soon, I might die from exhaustion before the enemy even kills me!"

Upon hearing Tony's words, Depp was immediately shocked.

Contrary to the movie's depiction, Ebony Maw actually opened four wormholes in just a few days, allowing the Chitauri army to invade Earth.

Furthermore, the number of Zeta Swiss soldiers seems to be many times greater than in the original storyline, so much so that Tony and his team fought for several days without finishing them off!

"Speaking of which... under these circumstances, the Department of Defense didn't activate the nuclear weapons?" Depp asked, puzzled.

According to the storyline, almost the instant the Chitauri army became uncontrollable, the US Department of Defense immediately activated nuclear weapons, preparing to directly level the entire city.

Upon hearing this, Tony cursed, "Those sons of bitches, of course they passed the nuclear weapons activation bill on the first day and launched a nuclear missile directly at New York, but that thing was taken over in mid-air by that guy named Ebony Maw and shut down!"

After saying that, Tony, still somewhat unsatisfied, continued to curse a few more times: "If it were damn Washington that was attacked, those sons of bitches would never have dropped a nuclear bomb on their own heads!"

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately understood that the nuclear bomb had been intercepted by Ebony Maw en route.

This villain, so elegant to the extreme, does indeed possess this ability.

Although he could not withstand the explosive power of a nuclear bomb, he could still control it to shut down and become ineffective midway.

Even in Depp's eyes, Ebony Maw was already very merciful for not turning the nuclear missile back towards the launch site.

It is estimated that Ebony Maw was worried that forcibly changing the direction of the nuclear missile might cause it to detonate, which is why he did not do so.

But... isn't it a bit unscientific that someone could allow Ebony Maw and his army to run rampant on Earth for so long?

Depp asked, "During this time, did you see a bald female mage in a yellow robe fighting alongside you? Of course, it could also be a man!"

"What sorcerer and bald guy? There's only one black bald guy here, his name is Nick Fury."

No sooner had Tony finished speaking than Nick Fury roared through the audio: "Don't fucking call me bald!"

The fact that the Ancient One hadn't made a move yet was incredibly surprising to Depp.

However, in any case, we need to wait until we get there before making any decisions.

"Anyway, just wait for me, I'll be in New York tonight!" Depp said, then closed his eyes, waiting for the end of his black-robed world travel time.

At night, a black mist appeared in front of Depp without warning.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Depp immediately stepped inside and returned to the bathroom of the Gotham City antique shop.

He then immediately used Marvel travel time without even having time to use the restroom.

After choosing New York as his landing location, Depp immediately stepped into the purple mist that led to the Marvel world.

The Boys world, night.

Unbeknownst to Depp, a young man in a pale yellow coat and hooded jacket was carrying a stack of flyers.

The flyer featured a photo of the dazzling starlight on that day, and at the top of the flyer were the words "Church of Light".

He handed a flyer to an elderly passerby and politely asked, "Excuse me, do you believe in light?"

Chapter 141 First Encounter with the Ancient One

The purple light dissipated, and Depp appeared in New York in the Marvel universe.

Upon landing, Depp immediately felt the devastation the city had suffered.

Although it was late at night, the flashing lights in the night sky and the light from the explosions occasionally illuminated the entire city as if it were daytime.

The hot winds brought by the war, mixed with people's screams, made Depp feel somewhat stuffy and irritable.

Depp looked around and realized that he had landed on a rooftop full of potted plants.

It must be said that after using travel time and selecting the city you want to travel through, the specific landing location is random.

This gave Depp quite a headache, otherwise he wouldn't have encountered such a famous scene as soon as he landed in the Boys universe.

When he turned around, he was shocked to find a bald female mage in a yellow robe sitting on a recliner, drinking juice and watching him with great interest.

[Ancient One] Supreme Master

Main ability: Magic mastered to its highest level.

Favorability rating: Quite favorable.

"The Ancient One?"

Depp said it almost instinctively.

If the person in front of me is the Ancient One, then the place I am sitting in should be the New York Sanctuary at 177A Brick Street in the heart of Greenwich Village.

Upon hearing this, Gu Yi became even more interested in Depp. She said with some surprise, "I didn't expect you to know me. Could it be that beneath your youthful appearance lies a heart that has experienced the vicissitudes of life?"

Depp frowned and said, "A heart weathered by time? Not at all, I'm forever eighteen!"

"It seems you're a monster with an ageless physique, your body forever frozen at eighteen years old?"

Depp felt that the Ancient One here seemed a bit glib.

He said, "These monsters have been running rampant in New York for three days, and you're still sitting here... drinking orange juice?"

The Ancient One put down the orange juice in her hand and casually unleashed a series of energy blasts, knocking down the Chitauri soldiers who were attacking the Sanctuary.

"According to the revelation, I have no need to intervene in this war."

She walked toward Depp and continued, "The revelation shows that a hero from another dimension will come to New York and end this war."

Upon hearing this, Depp fell into deep thought.

Since the Ancient One, who possessed the Eye of Agamotto, also known as the Time Stone, said this, it's highly likely to be true.

But... heroes from another dimension?

As Depp pondered which Marvel character would come to his aid...