Dr. Selvig finally noticed the crisis and panicked, "What's going on outside?"
"Damn, it's too late!"
Gwen looked at the slow-reacting old people in the room. There was no time to teleport them away.
"Young lady, don't panic."
At this moment.
An old man with white hair and stylish glasses spoke calmly: "We are all old bones. A few deaths don't matter. Just hurry up and take this child away."
Gwen frowned tightly and suddenly asked Selvig: "Which direction is this room facing?"
Selvig: "South-facing, why?"
Upon hearing this, Gwen pressed her palm against the wall, "There should be a large shadow on that side, we have to move quickly..."
She had never tried to control such a large shadow before, but she had to try…
If the flames reached the building and lit up the shadows, then there really would be nothing she could do.
The outer wall of the building—
The shadow on it suddenly began to twist, growing darker and deeper like a bottomless pool...
Even when the exploding flames reached the wall, the bright firelight could not make the shadow disappear.
Behind the wall.
The young girl's forehead began to sweat slightly.
'Just a little more...'
She felt like she couldn't hold on much longer, and the slender arm pressed against the wall began to tremble slightly...
The white-haired old man encouraged her.
"Keep going! Girl, you're brilliant!!"
"Almost there....."
The young girl slowly lifted her head, her gaze firm.
The surrounding shadows seemed to come to life, quickly flowing and merging into the shadow on the wall.
The shadow gradually became three-dimensional.
It formed a vortex-like shadow gate.
It actually absorbed all the bursting flames—
Into it.
Xuanmen Floating Shadow.
(PS: Not pulling this from nowhere—Gwen's shadow ability is inspired by Dai Ying No.8 from the Chinese animation Stealing the Star of September Sky. The move "Xuanmen Floating Shadow" also comes from that comic. It's a bit niche, so many readers may not have seen it.)
…..
The Dark Side of the Moon.
A region permanently shrouded in shadow.
Suddenly, a violent burst of firelight shot into the sky.
Orange flames scattered.
And then quickly extinguished...
However.
This scene.
Was observed by a certain race—
The Inhumans.
"Is this a declaration of war...?"
"Maybe it was just an accident, let's investigate first..."
"Alright, alright, stop kissing me."
Seeing that Lewis also wanted to press her full lips against him, Ye Li gently put down the Mexican girl in his arms, released Jane's hand, and adjusted his expression.
If he didn't do this, he'd probably have to experience the soft lips of every female present...
'Huh...?'
'...Come to think of it, I kinda already did.'
Lewis goes without saying...
Jane—just had the Aether extracted through a kiss...
Matilda—always clingy with her brother... a daily thing...
Even the little Mexican girl had given him a peck on the cheek...
Just from her gleeful expression, you could tell she took the chance to get close to the handsome big brother~
So young and already so cunning.
Unbelievable.
This won't do...'
'I have to act more reserved.
'I can't keep being so casual.'
Otherwise, at this rate, if he walked down the street, any pretty girl he came across might have some ambiguous connection with him.
'Wouldn't that be following in Tony's footsteps?'
Stark had already turned over a new leaf and was now in a serious relationship with Pepper.
He couldn't allow himself to fall into depravity instead…
'Sigh~'
'Being too charming is a real burden.....'
"Li, I want to talk to you alone."
Just as someone was drowning in his own narcissism…
A delicate, fair hand gently grasped his.
Jane's gaze was somewhat evasive as she pulled him away from Lewis and the others, leading him to a room in the ruins of a building.
"What are you planning to do?
I know your relationship with Louise isn't ordinary, and now you're acting like this with me..."
The beautiful scholar asked seriously. Her expression was earnest—clearly, she treated relationships with great care.
Ye Li knew Jane had feelings for him.
But due to her personality…
Her feelings wouldn't be as deep as Gwen's, who didn't mind other girls being involved.
She also wasn't like Barbara, who had her own guilty conscience and thus had no right to complain.
Nor was she like Lewis or Kate Mara, whose relationships with him were more casual, more like passionate flings.
Moreover, in a moment of impulse just now…
He was the one who had kissed her first...
'This is troublesome. It's always easier dealing with naïve girls...'
As his thoughts spun rapidly,
Ye Li ultimately decided… to use some unconventional methods.
He gazed into Jane's eyes, his voice gentle and magnetic, "Jane… look into my eyes."
"What?"
Jane's blue pupils instinctively met his deep, shining gaze—
In the depths of this man's eyes, she seemed to see a pair of demonic, ram-like symbols faintly appearing…
Ye Li did not directly use the Mind Stone, as that wasn't his style.
Instead…
The Ram Talisman was more suited for this situation.
It could weave dream-like illusions, allowing people to experience things without forcibly altering their thoughts…
He simply wanted Jane to be a little less troublesome.
It wasn't like he had any sinister intentions toward her..