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Ancient One looked conflicted and explained, "Arthas, I know your talent, but to become a true guardian of the temple, you need more than just magic and talent; you also need a heart that protects all things."

Arthas, his eyes bloodshot, staggered to his feet and pointed at the more than 170 apprentices beside him, saying, "What a joke! I didn't come here to practice some basic spells with these idiots!"

"If you won't give it to me, someone else will!"

After saying that, Arthas's entire body gradually turned purplish-black, starting from around his eyes, and he exuded a dangerous dark aura.

He completely abandoned resistance to Dormammu's corruption, choosing instead to become his eternal servant and his representative in the world.

Having gained even more power from the Dark Dimension, Arthas stood up, raised his fists, and exclaimed in ecstasy, "This is wonderful! I feel invincible now!"

The surrounding apprentices, seeing Arthas completely fall into darkness and sensing the evil aura constantly emanating from him, involuntarily took a step back.

Seeing her apprentice fall completely into darkness, the Ancient One showed a look of pity.

In this situation, she can no longer afford to be soft-hearted.

To prevent Dormammu and Arthas from wreaking havoc on the world, she must completely eliminate them.

Either kill it, or... banish it to another dimension.

“Now, I think I can send you to hell, newbie.”

Arthas pointed at Depp, only to find that the newcomer had vanished from sight.

It wasn't until the next moment, when Depp's fist struck his head, that Arthas realized what had happened.

It turns out that this guy's power has nothing to do with magic at all.

Bang!

Depp's full-force punch was something Arthas simply couldn't withstand.

Even if he accepts Dormammu's power, it won't work!

With a single punch, half of Arthas's head turned into a splatter of bloody mud, which radiated outwards onto the training ground beside him.

As Arthas's body slowly fell backward, Depp gently shook his hand, flicking the blood and brain matter from his fist onto the ground.

The apprentices around were almost completely terrified; they had almost never seen anyone die so tragically in front of them before.

And now, this guy in his pajamas has smashed Arthas's head with a single punch...

Countless students huddled together screaming, while many more chose to flee the training ground immediately.

Only the sweet Asian girl with long, flowing black hair stood there, stunned, muttering to herself, "This is too bloody, too violent! What should I do? I love it!"

Gu Yi turned around and said, "You shouldn't have killed him directly."

“There’s no time for sentimentality, teacher,” Depp said.

“He has been completely consumed by Dormammu. Arthas is long dead. The one who was standing here just now was Dormammu, the ruler of the Dark Dimension.”

“You should know all this better than I do, teacher.”

Ancient One lowered her head and said, "Perhaps you don't need to kill him. I can banish him to another dimension."

"What if there are intelligent life forms in other dimensions? Arthas will either be killed by them or he will kill them."

Depp bluntly stated, "Actually, you just didn't want to do it yourself, but I'd be more than willing to do it for you. Also, I didn't kill him."

As he spoke, Depp pulled Arthas, who was missing half his head, to his feet. His chest was still rising and falling slowly, indicating that he was indeed not dead.

"I controlled my strength and only knocked out half of his brain, which wasn't essential. This guy won't die, but he'll probably be an idiot for the rest of his life."

"Of course, this requires you to treat him as soon as possible."

Only then did Gu Yi realize that, under Depp's precise control of force, he had only knocked off half of Arthas's head.

Even with only half of his brain remaining, he was still able to survive.

To be honest, this is one of the countless possibilities that the Ancient One failed to foresee.

Although she possesses the ability to travel through timelines and observe spacetime at will, she is not omniscient, nor can she observe every timeline.

After all, there are infinitely many branches in the timeline.

All the Ancient One could do was observe as many timelines as possible, analyze and compare them, and select the most perfect one.

This is somewhat similar to the concept of big data.

The Ancient One knelt down and, while using white magic to heal Arthas, said, "This is a result I have never seen before."

Seeing the Ancient One focused on her treatment, Depp said, "I know the director of a mental hospital. If you don't mind, I can arrange a VIP seat for him."

Upon hearing this, the Ancient One immediately activated the Time Stone. After observing countless timelines, she said, "I think this is perfectly fine."

Of all the branches seen by the Ancient One, as long as Arthas continues to remain in this timeline...

So no matter where he goes in the future, he will be corrupted by Dormammu again and wreak havoc on the world once more.

As a result of handing Arthas over to Depp, the Ancient One was unable to see the scenes of Depp's world.

But at least Arthas did not escape the asylum and return to this universe after that, and Depp never told him that Arthas had been corrupted by the Dark Dimension again.

Although the Ancient One did not know why she could not observe the world where Depp was, handing Arthas over to Depp was the best option at the moment.

Of course, the Ancient One did not know that the hospital that Depp knew so well was called Arkham.

She had no idea what Arkham Asylum was like, or what kind of patients lived there.

Otherwise, she would never have agreed so readily.

“I think you can take Arthas now.”

The Ancient One picked up Arthas, who had finished treating him, and handed him to Depp.

Depp then waved his hand, opening a portal back home.

With Arthas hoisted onto his shoulder, Depp stepped into the portal and turned back to say, "By the way, don't you really want to come and see me, teacher?"

The Ancient One activated the Time Stone and said, "Although I cannot observe your world, I think I cannot visit your world for the time being, as that would cause unimaginable disaster here."

Upon hearing this, Depp immediately understood why the Ancient One was unable to observe her own world.

Just like the Mind Stone malfunctioning, the Time Stone is a divine artifact belonging to the laws of the Marvel universe, so observing the Marvel universe and its affiliated multiverse is naturally not a problem.

However, it is clearly unlikely that the Time Stone can be used to observe time branches in the DC universe.

After all, the laws governing the two worlds are not the same. The Time Stone in the Marvel universe is nothing more than a beautiful green stone in the DC universe.

"Okay, see you tomorrow."

After saying that, Depp closed the portal to Kamar-Taj, then waved his hand again to open a portal to Arkham.

Upon arriving in Arkham, Depp led Arthas to Joseph's office.

In the office, upon seeing Depp's arrival, Halle and Jenny hurriedly dressed.

But Depp still noticed Harry's blue and red underwear, and Jenny's purple lace.

"Joseph, I have a patient who needs to be admitted to the hospital urgently."

Depp threw Arthas to the ground and said.

Joseph, bare-legged and wearing a white coat, his face flushed, said, "No problem, you can let him check in right now. Does this person need VIP treatment, or just simple monitoring?"

“Simple supervision will do,” Depp said. “As long as his safety is guaranteed, this guy has some mental issues.”

"Something wrong with his head? So he's an idiot?" Harry said, putting on his nurse's uniform.

Depp nodded and said, "That's pretty much the idea. Anyway, make sure the other prisoners don't kill him."

Upon hearing this, Joseph agreed, "No problem, I will arrange for him to be in the safest private room, where he can definitely spend the rest of his life in peace."

“I knew you were the most reliable, Joseph,” Depp said before leaving the office. “This guy’s name is Arthas, and the rest of the information… just fill it in however you like.”

After saying that, Depp opened a portal and left Arkham Asylum.

Since obtaining the Sling Ring and mastering the magic of portals, Depp has been able to travel to and from the Marvel universe at any time.

Of course, unlike using time travel, when using portals to travel between the Marvel and DC universes, time flows normally.

In addition, Depp discovers that he can also use portals to travel to the world of The Boys.

Similarly, when using portals to travel between the Boys world, time in DC also flows normally.

As for other worlds, Depp is currently unable to open portals.

It seems that only after visiting a place once using travel time can one use the portal to travel freely.

The next day, Depp put on a black suit and leather shoes.

After all, I was indeed a bit too ruthless yesterday, so I need to dress more formally and rebuild a good impression on the apprentices.

As Depp looked in the mirror, he heard the system's voice in his ear.

"Mission: Troubled New York City, Completed."

"The mission reward, 20x Life Concentrate Essence, has been sent to your system space."

Depp smiled knowingly after hearing the notification that the mission was complete.

Sure enough, as long as I contributed my share, I would be rewarded after the reconstruction of New York City was completed.

These are twenty bottles of concentrated life essence! How wonderful!

Depp straightened his tie, put on the Mirror of Introduction, and happily opened the portal, arriving at the apprentice training grounds in Kamar-Taj.

Compared to before, the apprentice training ground was much quieter today.

This was also the first time Depp felt the wind in the Himalayas was somewhat chilly.

Of the original 180 apprentices, only one came today—that cute girl with long black hair.

The moment the girl saw Depp, her eyes turned into hearts.

In the past, when Depp came in his pajamas, she was already captivated by his good looks.

Today, Depp wore a tailored suit and a monocle that added to his intellectual aura. He looked absolutely stunning!

How can this awful man be so sweet?

What I'm saying is, could you please spank me hard while I'm wearing this?

Please! Please!

The girl was screaming in her heart, but her cheeks flushed slightly as she timidly said, "Good morning, Mr. Depp."