Heroes of Marvel
chapter-1038

“Is the evil sorcerers… similar to the sorcerers on Earth?” While Lin Rui was contemplating some matters regarding the Ancient Onesorcerers, Peter’s voice came from beside him.

“Well, some of them are rebels from the Earth Sorcerers. They betrayed their heritage and embraced the darkness in pursuit of greater power and immortality, thus gaining more formidable abilities,” Lin Rui replied, returning to Peter’s question. He hadn’t elaborated on these details earlier at the League of Defender’s base.

“In pursuit of immortality, you say?” Peter became even more interested upon hearing that the rebellious sorcerers sought power and immortality.

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“Immortality?… I’m not sure. But is immortality truly a good thing? Living forever in this world, watching your loved ones depart one by one,” Lin Rui suddenly halted his steps in response to Peter’s inquiry, delivering a peculiar answer.

Peter also came to a stop beside Lin Rui. Hearing what seemed like a rhetorical response, Peter’s gaze flickered, indicating that he too had contemplated some aspects of immortality.

“However… they have already chosen darkness, immense power, and immortality. Perhaps… they no longer have anyone they love?” Peter’s eyes flashed a few times as he continued speaking.

Just as Lin Rui had mentioned earlier, immortality sounded like a wonderful thing. However, if you were the only one who achieved immortality, it would be the cruelest of penalties in the world. Because once everyone you love, everything familiar to you, and all those you know have departed, you would realize that immortality brings not happiness but an ultimate form of suffering.

However, if a person has already experienced the most painful events in their world, if they no longer have anything or anyone worth cherishing in this vast world, perhaps they would resort to such extreme measures, forsaking everything for the sake of revenge against the world.

Therefore, choosing immense power and immortality becomes an extreme course of action.

“Peter, you’re right! If a person no longer has anyone they love, then perhaps immortality is what allows them to continue living!” Lin Rui shouted as if suddenly realizing something after hearing Peter’s words.

Peter was taken aback by Lin Rui’s sudden excitement. He had merely expressed his own feelings. After all, there are still many things in this world worth loving and cherishing, so why would they think about immortality? Unless they could attain immortality alongside those things. However, that was impossible.

“Uh… What’s gotten into you?”

“It’s nothing, I just suddenly thought of something. But we need to investigate it carefully. Maybe things are really as you said,” Lin Rui replied as he looked at Peter without explaining why he became suddenly excited.

“What did I say? What’s going on?” Peter remained perplexed by Lin Rui’s words.

“Let’s go back! No matter how things unfold, we need to continue improving our own strength!” Lin Rui didn’t explain further and started walking briskly ahead.

“Hey, wait for me!” Peter called out, running after Lin Rui.

As for the thing that Lin Rui suddenly became excited about, it was actually regarding the rebels from the Earth sorcerers, led by Kaecilius, who had embraced the dark dimension of Dormammu.

In Lin Rui’s recollection, there were no specific reasons mentioned for the rebellion of these Earth sorcerer rebels. It was only stated that they had been influenced by the dark energy of Dormammu.

However, Kaecilius was considered one of the most talented disciples under the Ancient One. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been able to oppose the Ancient One for so many years alongside those rebels.

If even a powerful sorcerer like Kaecilius couldn’t resist the influence of Dormammu, then sorcerers with lesser abilities should have been even more susceptible. There must be hidden factors at play.

Perhaps it was because Kaecilius was too obsessed with power, being influenced by Dormammu in his pursuit of greater strength. Or maybe Kaecilius had lost hope in this world due to some other reasons, which made him susceptible to Dormammu’s influence.

This scenario was highly possible, and Lin Rui intended to find out. Even though uncovering the truth might not be helpful for the current situation, he still wanted to give it a try.

“Oh, by the way! Jackson, did you contact Thor after you returned? Your alien friend,” Peter’s voice echoed from a distance as Lin Rui and Peter gradually walked away.

“Ah! Thor?! I completely forgot about him!” Upon hearing Peter’s question, another exclamation of surprise and excitement came from Lin Rui up ahead.

Whoosh!

In the blink of an eye, Lin Rui’s figure vanished from the road at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye, leaving Peter standing there all alone.

However, after assessing the surroundings, Peter swiftly disappeared from the spot as well. In the next moment, a streaking figure appeared between nearby buildings.

…

In an animal shelter located on the outskirts of Queens, New York, life had become increasingly busy since Thor’s disappearance, as they still hadn’t managed to recruit other volunteers.

At times like this, Ben would remember how he used to find that big, clumsy guy annoying when he was around. Just as Ben started reminiscing about the days when Thor was at the animal shelter, the missing Thor returned.

“You, you bastard! Where have you been all these days?! Do you know how much work is waiting for people here?!” These were the first words Ben said when he saw Thor on his return, his face filled with anger.

However, just as Thor’s expression turned awkward, preparing to apologize and explain, Ben suddenly ran up to him and gave him a big hug.

“It’s good to have you back. I even went to Stark Industries to inquire about you, but they had no clue!” While Thor was still dumbfounded, Ben released the hug and continued speaking.

In truth, Ben was someone who talked tough but had a soft heart. Despite his various complaints about Thor, he actually liked him a lot. After all, although Thor was initially clumsy, he genuinely loved the little dogs and had a warm heart.

After Thor’s inexplicable disappearance, Ben had also tried to find him. However, due to the limited information about Thor, Ben couldn’t locate him.

Yet, Ben had once seen Stark’s luxurious private jet parked outside the backyard of the animal shelter, and Thor was there at the time. Therefore, holding onto a glimmer of hope, Ben went to Stark Industries to find Thor, but, of course, he couldn’t find him there.