Gwen's words made Peter's vision go dark, and he almost fell into Wanda's arms.
Wanda: Damn it, so close!
As if finally realizing what Peter was thinking, she smiled and winked at him, then spoke:
"It seems everyone had a great time playing that game just now. So next, let's play another game."
As she spoke, she once again manipulated the Sling Ring to draw a circle.
The portal opened once more, and this time, it revealed a place resembling a museum.
Inside the glass display cases, ancient artifacts with a clearly long history were stored.
The Ancient One casually snapped her fingers, and a display case containing a red cloak opened automatically. The red cloak inside seemed to come to life, spontaneously flying onto the Ancient One's shoulders.
It was precisely the Cloak of Levitation that Peter had mentioned before.
The Ancient One affectionately patted the cloak's velvet surface, then spoke:
"Good child, go see if there is anyone you like among these people."
Hearing this, the cloak circled gracefully in the air, its high collars on both sides folding together like two arms.
Its proud posture made it look just like a king inspecting his territory.
It first floated in front of Tony.
Tony's eyes lit up instantly, and he subconsciously wanted to reach out with the micro-scanning device on his arm to analyze it.
*Smack!*
The cloak's collar-arms unceremoniously slapped away Tony's outstretched scanner, and then it turned its head away in disgust and flew off, leaving Tony standing there in utter bewilderment.
"Hey, my temper! You're just a tiny cloak, and you dare to hit me?!"
His pride wounded, Tony yelled loudly. His arm was instantly covered by his Battle Suit's arm guard as he reached out to grab the corner of the cloak. However, the cloak dodged nimbly, causing his hand to grasp empty air.
"Hey?" An irate vein popped on Tony's forehead.
Refusing to believe he couldn't do it, he simply launched the entire arm guard, letting it capture the Cloak of Levitation on its own.
Seeing this, the cloak also got excited. It provocatively gestured with its 'finger' at Tony, and then flew off with a whoosh.
That speed...
"WTF?" Tony couldn't help but exclaim. His smart sunglasses showed that the speed this cloak burst out with had actually reached supersonic levels!
The cloak dodged left and right in the banquet hall, while Tony's launched arm guard pursued it relentlessly under the power of its thrusters.
One chased, one fled, yet the latter was far from cornered.
After circling the banquet hall a few times, the Cloak of Levitation flew back to Tony's side.
Tony thought the cloak had finally submitted, and eagerly anticipated it draping itself over his shoulders.
To his surprise, the cloak made a nimble drift, actually flying past, brushing against Tony's face.
As it passed, the corner of the cloak slapped Tony hard in the face.
And that wasn't all.
The moment the cloak flew away, Tony's mechanical arm guard followed right behind, punching Tony square in the chin.
A clean, swift uppercut knocked Tony out cold.
It was only because Tony had previously been enhanced by Peter using Apocalypse's power to have abilities similar to liquid metal; otherwise, taking this hit would have likely caused a severe concussion, if not killed him.
Seeing Tony lying on the ground seeing stars, the cloak couldn't help but roll around on the floor, looking as if its stomach hurt from laughing so hard!
"Fuck! I give up!"
Tony grumbled angrily, indeed no longer daring to have any designs on the cloak.
After Tony, the cloak swept past Harry, Daisy, Natasha, Captain America, and the others one by one.
Nothing noteworthy happened during this process.
Only when passing Mantis did the cloak hover around her for a brief moment, seemingly very interested in her pure heart.
Mantis curiously reached out her finger to touch the cloak, and the cloak obediently let her touch it, but it did not drape itself over her.
Next was Wanda.
This time, its reaction was even more intense. The cloak scrunched up into an expression resembling a human face, and then made a gagging motion.
Wanda gritted her teeth, dark red Chaos Magic clearly lighting up on her fingers.
But after glancing at Peter, she silently dispersed the magic, and even casually smoothed her hair.
On the side, Felicia and Natasha noticed this little detail. The two women exchanged a look, both wearing a helpless expression of 'those who know, know.'
Their man's charm was just too great; sometimes they, too, felt quite helpless~
Finally, the cloak flew over to Gwen.
At this moment, Peter's breath caught in his throat.
In his heart, he prayed frantically that this damn cloak would absolutely ignore Gwen.
On the other hand, Gwen looked at this highly spiritual cloak and found it quite interesting, but she didn't react immediately, only quietly observing it.
As for the Cloak of Levitation, it completely lost its previous pride and arrogance. Instead, like a young virgin seeing his crush, it first solemnly adjusted its collar.
Then, it tremblingly nudged Gwen's arm with the corner of its collar.
Gwen didn't dodge. Instead, she curiously reached out and touched the cloak's silky fabric.
This action was like a signal.
The Cloak of Levitation suddenly became ecstatic. In an almost flattering manner, it quickly and gently draped itself over Gwen.
The size was neither too big nor too small—just right.
The cloak's collar buckled automatically, and it even thoughtfully used its corner to help Gwen pull out the strands of hair tucked inside the cloak.
Having done all this, it was still not satisfied. The two collar corners affectionately rubbed against Gwen's cheeks. Its clingy behavior was simply more loyal than a loyal dog.
With this, Peter's hanging heart completely died.
The Ancient One then smiled and looked at Peter, her gaze clearly saying:
"What else do you have to say now?"
"Peter, why do you have that expression? Is something wrong?"
Gwen, who was teasing the Cloak of Levitation, now belatedly realized something was off. She couldn't help but look at Peter and ask with concern.
Peter looked at her, and after a moment, he ultimately told her everything about the Ancient One's intention to take her as a disciple.
As soon as these words came out, everyone else at the scene was completely stunned.
This legendary sorcerer, who had suddenly appeared in this Infinity War and displayed unprecedentedly astonishing power, actually wanted to take Gwen as a disciple?
On the other side, Gwen also finally snapped out of her shock.
"Lady Ancient One, are you serious? Making me the... successor to the Sorcerer Supreme?"
The Ancient One nodded solemnly:
"Child, your magic talent is the most outstanding one I have seen in the past hundreds of years, even far surpassing mine back then. With your talent, as long as you are willing to follow me to Kamar-Taj to study diligently..."
"Within ten years... no, three years at most! You will be qualified to become a Sorcerer Supreme who can stand shoulder to shoulder with me!"
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