Marvel: Hunter

"Level Five."

"Don't think too much. I only have this one."

The Ancient One also thought Blaine was deliberately pretending not to hear clearly, assuming he felt the offer was too little or the level was too low. So she not only emphasized the level of the star core, but also directly put an end to Blaine's plan to take the opportunity to raise the price.

"Enough, enough."

"Tell me about it, Master."

Although Blaine was extremely excited inside, he still pretended to be very serious on the surface, even deliberately slowing his tone.

After all, it was the Sorcerer Supreme asking for help, so Blaine had to act a little more arrogant. Besides, she had not yet said what the task was. Blaine could not be too happy. If the old witch, the Ancient One, directly asked Blaine to kill Dormammu, then Blaine really could not do it. Even if she offered him a tenth-level star core, Blaine still would not be able to complete it.

However, excited was still excited. He had finally received a mission, so Blaine could not be timid just because it had been issued by the Sorcerer Supreme.

Besides, don't forget that Blaine still had his achievements. Earlier, the system had told Blaine that now that he had spent enough dollars, as long as he completed three tasks, he could upgrade to an S-rank bounty hunter. One of those missions had to be worth more than one hundred billion dollars, or start with a third-level star core. A few days ago, Blaine had still been worrying about this matter.

Today, two of the three tasks had already been completed. Although Blaine had used some small tricks and opportunistic methods, they were still considered recognized by the system. No matter what happened with little Spider-Man, whether it was a fifty-dollar knife or a one-hundred-dollar knife, this was already an unchangeable fact.

Therefore, Blaine was now very concerned about this fifth-level star core. As long as the matter was not too difficult, even if it exceeded Blaine's current strength, Blaine would still accept it.

It had to be said that this fifth-level star core really came at the perfect time. A task worth one hundred billion dollars was hard to find. There should not be many star cores above the third level on Earth.

Originally, Blaine had planned to find some time to go to Fury and see if he could find a chance to trick him. Unexpectedly, it was the Ancient One who helped Blaine settle this matter first. He did not know whether this counted as wearing out iron shoes in a fruitless search, only to find what he wanted without any effort at all...

"The task may be difficult."

"First, I need you to protect Stephen Strange."

"Second..."

"You know, my time is coming."

"Especially today, when I faced Kaecilius, that feeling became particularly strong."

"And after I die..."

"Dormammu will definitely do everything possible to continue descending upon Earth."

"Hey, wait a minute."

"It's fine to protect Stephen Strange. But if you want me to kill Dormammu, I don't have that kind of ability."

Feeling that the more the Ancient One spoke, the closer she came to his own guess, Blaine quickly interrupted her. Looking at her serious expression, Blaine felt that this was her final wish, and that he had to complete it. Yes, it was the kind of wish where the Ancient One would die without seeing it completed.

"You're thinking too much."

"Although I am asking you to protect Stephen Strange..."

"You only need to protect him until he can truly take on his mission. Then you can consider the task complete."

"Of course. Don't worry."

"I will guide him and make him my successor."

"Also, I'm not asking you to defeat Dormammu."

"Even I can't defeat him, let alone you."

"Maybe you will have that strength in the future, but whether you kill him or not will depend on your own thoughts."

The Ancient One was stunned for a moment. Perhaps she had not expected Blaine to say that. However, no matter how he listened to those last few words, they seemed to be mocking Blaine.

Damn it, what did she mean, even she could not beat him, let alone Blaine? Just kidding. Although what the Ancient One said was true, no man was willing to admit that he was not good enough in front of others. Not even when the other person was an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years.

Besides, the Ancient One had said it herself. One day, Blaine would be able to kill Dormammu, and that day definitely would not be too far away.

In any case, once Blaine upgraded to an S-rank bounty hunter, he believed he would be able to fight him. He might not be able to beat him, but unlike before, when facing Dormammu, he would no longer only be able to hide in Hunter's Space without any power to fight back.

Blaine could guarantee that once he upgraded to S rank, when the time came, he would fight while immortal and make Dormammu pay dearly for it.

"Then what do you want?"

Blaine was a little unhappy. The feeling of being looked down on by the Ancient One made him very uncomfortable. So Blaine could not help raising his tone a little. Although it was something he knew very well himself, it was her fault for saying it out loud.

"As I said, this task is somewhat difficult."

"I need you to protect Earth."

"Hey, wait. I don't have any responsibility to protect Earth."

"I'm not your successor either."

"I'm not a superhero."

"And don't even mention those inexplicable missions."

Hearing that she wanted him to protect Earth, Blaine suddenly became agitated. As Blaine himself had said, no one could take this as a condition no matter what. This would make Blaine feel morally kidnapped. Moreover, using just one fifth-level star core to bind Blaine and make him protect Earth was simply a fool's dream, something he would never agree to.

"I know."

"Don't be in such a hurry."

"Listen to me before you form an opinion."

The Ancient One was also good-tempered. She had been interrupted by Blaine again and again, but she was not angry at all. Not only that, she even comforted Blaine in return. Was it love? Was it responsibility? Was it the professionalism of the Sorcerer Supreme? No, it was not. Blaine believed this was only because the Ancient One wanted something from him.

Looking at the still-calm Ancient One, Blaine also felt that he had been a little too excited. So he quieted down. Rather, he wanted to hear what the Ancient One actually wanted him to do.

"When Dormammu invades Earth..."

"I need you to stand up and help Stephen Strange drive him away from Earth."

"In doing so, you will achieve the goal of protecting Earth."

After speaking, the Ancient One looked at Blaine nervously, as if afraid he would refuse.

"Okay?"

"In other words, when Dormammu descends upon Earth..."

"I only need to make sure Earth isn't destroyed by him."

"And as long as Dormammu is driven away..."

"My mission will be complete."

After listening, Blaine felt relieved.

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