Erik flung his hand with a dark expression and said, "This time, consider it your win. If it weren't for the fact that I can't fully exert myself here, it's hard to say who would win."
Lilith grinned, revealing sharp fangs. "If you're not convinced, we can try outside. Don't say I won unfairly, I can... let you have one hand."
Erik's face turned red then pale.
It was true that his combat power was stronger outside, but honestly, he really couldn't gauge how strong Lilith was.
Logically speaking, since Aaron made Lilith the Head of the Security Department, excluding any suspicion of 'nepotism,' there was only one possibility.
Lilith truly possessed the strength to be a department head.
If they fought again, if he won, it would be fine, but if he were instantly defeated again, he would face a lot of embarrassment.
Erik coughed. "No need. Although I can't exert my full strength here, combat is not a game, and enemies won't let us choose the battlefield."
"If you were an enemy, I would have died twice. So, I..."
Under Lilith's blood-red gaze, Erik shivered and quickly shouted, "Hello, Head!"
Lilith nodded in satisfaction.
"It seems none of you have any other opinions?" Aaron scanned the crowd.
The Symbiote Squad was very obedient, neither Venom nor Lava had any objections.
Flint, needless to say, wouldn't mind even doing the toughest and dirtiest work.
As long as he's an employee of Aaron Industries, that's enough. His daughter would be proud of him.
Flint puffed out his chest, he was also a member of Aaron Industries.
"Very good. Next, you will work with the Cybertron squad to deal with several targets."
Aaron tapped the phone next to him. "Soundwave."
"Greetings, great creator."
"From now on, you will guide them to complete their missions."
"Yes, Lord creator."
Everyone watched this scene in surprise.
Aaron looked up and explained, "Soundwave is a Cybertronian. He has transformed into an artificial satellite and can provide you with navigation and various network support."
"If necessary, he can also act as a hacker to crack passwords for you."
In fact, without the knowledge of Aaron Industries insiders, over half of the mechanical objects within Aaron Industries have been replaced by Cybertronian robots.
When there's nothing going on, they might just be ordinary mobile phones, TVs, computers, or even clocks. But once an enemy invades, or there's an internal spy, they can instantly transform into ruthless killing machines.
It can be said that all companies might have internal spies, but Aaron Industries definitely doesn't.
Should they show any suspicious behavior, they will be monitored and dealt with immediately.
Because of this, Aaron Industries has become a Forbidden Land for global hackers.
Aaron Tower has over a hundred floors, and each floor has hundreds or even thousands of disguised robots. In total, there are at least over a hundred thousand intelligent life forms.
Who wouldn't be confused by that?
Even the most formidable hacker organizations would have to be carried out on a stretcher.
Even Jarvis would be torn to shreds instantly if he entered.
So, some time ago, the number of external hacker attacks on Aaron Industries has dropped to double digits. These double digits were all unrepentant veterans or clueless novices.
The world is vast, and there are always some fools who don't know their place.
Of course, they will pay the price for their foolish actions.
Upon hearing this, Lilith and the others felt Aaron's methods were even more mysterious.
Just as Aaron was about to continue giving instructions, his phone suddenly rang.
Aaron glanced at it, his expression peculiar.
Ancient One?
Ten minutes later.
Aaron returned to the villa with Wanda and teleported to Kamar-Taj.
"Is that the Destroyer? The terrifying God who killed thousands of Dimensional Rulers?"
"I heard he also killed Arishem the Judge."
"Isn't he afraid the Celestials will seek revenge?"
"Are you sure it's not delivering takeout but revenge? I don't think those Celestials are scarier than the Dimensional Rulers of the Fractured Domain."
"It's incredible, I think he should be called The Impossible Man."
Walking through Kamar-Taj, the entire way was filled with the chatter of the sorcerers.
Mordo was equally shocked, but seeing his own people making such a fuss and even forgetting their training, his face darkened.
"What's all this noise? Get back to studying seriously, all of you. Tomorrow, I will conduct a practical assessment."
"Ah? No!"
Mordo ignored them and bowed respectfully to Aaron.
"Mr. Aaron, please come in. The Sorcerer Supreme is waiting for you inside."
Aaron nodded faintly, and he and Wanda walked in, quite familiar with the way.
Wanda was the Sorcerer Supreme of another Universe, quite familiar with every brick and tile of Kamar-Taj.
When she learned that this Universe's Ancient One wished to meet her, Wanda readily agreed.
After all, in her Universe, her relationship with the Ancient One was quite good. Otherwise, she wouldn't have become the Sorcerer Supreme.
The two walked to the Ancient One's private meditation room.
Pushing open the door, they saw that the Ancient One was standing with her back to them, observing two men through a mirror.
Aaron glanced at them, somewhat surprised.
Those two were none other than Kaecilius, who would soon betray them in the future, and Stephen Strange, who would only seek out Kamar-Taj years later.
These two destined arch-enemies were now harmoniously studying magic together.
Wanda was also quite surprised.
"Isn't it interesting?"
"A sorcerer destined to betray, and the most excellent... or rather, the second most excellent sorcerer, are now harmoniously interacting."
"I've seen over eighteen million possibilities, and I've only seen this one instance."
The Ancient One turned around, a faint smile on her lips as always.
However, Aaron and Wanda detected from her tone that the Ancient One was quite intrigued by this.
As if it were her mischievous whim, she had deliberately arranged it this way.
"I can no longer see the future, nor predict its course. I'm very curious to see if, in a world with you, Kaecilius will still rebel, and if Strange, having become a sorcerer earlier, will still walk that path."
Aaron and Wanda rarely saw such an open defiance of fate from the Ancient One.
Generally speaking, the more prescient one is, the more submissive they become. Because they know the future, and facing a predetermined future, they dare not defy fate, so they appear much weaker than ordinary people. They might even lose their courage and boldness.
Although the Ancient One hadn't fallen to that point, she wasn't much better off.
But now, because of Aaron's presence, the Ancient One actually made a stand.
Even if it was just a little bit.
Aaron sensed something. "You are now..."
The Ancient One smiled slightly.
She removed the hood she always wore, revealing the special mark on her forehead. This was a symbol formed after absorbing Dormammu's dark power.
To fight against the Dimensional Rulers led by Dormammu, the Ancient One had secretly absorbed Dormammu's dark energy to sustain her life, thus living for hundreds of years.
Kaecilius, who originally worshipped the Ancient One, rebelled precisely because he discovered the Ancient One's secret and hoped to gain eternal life and resurrect his wife and child through Dormammu's power.
However, Dormammu would not do this, he would only destroy.
Kaecilius didn't know, nor was he willing to believe the Ancient One's explanation anymore.
Thus, in every Universe, Kaecilius betrayed Kamar-Taj.
Yet, the Ancient One did not eliminate him. Instead, she deliberately chose to die at the moment fate arrived.
But this time, she changed.
Wanda also noticed some changes. She felt this scene was strangely familiar, just like the moment the Ancient One in her Universe handed Kamar-Taj over to her.