I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 530 Ancient Mage 1: Make Up for Losses!?

The moment the wave was sealed away, the surface of Tokyo Bay finally returned to calm.

The moonlight shone down again, gilding the entire sea with a layer of silver.

Amid the city's ruins, rescue workers were still busy, and the lights of ambulances flashed in the night, but the terrifying tremors of the landslide had completely disappeared.

Riley stood in the open space in front of the temple and stretched his slightly sore shoulders.

With the interference of the dark energy and the power absorbed from the Hulk, Pogan's scales became ridiculously hard.

Riley seemed to be having a great time, dominating the fight the whole time, but the recoil was no joke.

If it weren't for the horse charm always relieving Riley's discomfort immediately...

Without using any other abilities, if Riley and Pogan fight head-on to the end, it's really hard to say who will emerge victorious.

"Riley? Are you alright?"

Just as Riley frowned slightly, calculating the gains from this battle and the subsequent arrangements,

Uncle Long also noticed Riley's little movements. After looking around, he quietly moved over to Riley's side and asked in a low voice.

"It's nothing, we just went a little overboard. We'll be fine after a rest."

Riley waved his hand, then looked past Uncle Long and at the group of Jade clones behind him, chattering incessantly around Jade's original body.

"But they... these little ones, they have so much energy."

Hundreds of clones of Xiaoyu were gathered together, some gesturing to the battle scene they had just witnessed, some discussing how funny Bogang's "I give up" expression was, and a few imitating Riley's posture of standing on Bogang's head and giving orders, all laughing together.

The noise was so deafening it seemed to pierce the sky. Even Xiaoyu herself looked utterly hopeless, beginning to reflect on herself: was she really that annoying?!

This made Riley's lips twitch, and he almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Just as I suspected, Dad was right...

You must use magic to fight magic.

We need to use Xiaoyu to deal with Xiaoyu.

"Little Jades! Gather together!"

Fortunately, Riley wasn't some kind of devil.

After noticing that Xiaoyu herself was pouting and giving him a pitiful look for help, Riley clapped his hands and raised his voice to shout.

At his command, the girls who had been making a ruckus suddenly surged forward and formed a somewhat disorderly but passable square formation in front of Riley.

Of course, because they had participated in the rescue work before, some of them had torn clothes and some had dust on their faces.

But everyone's eyes were sparkling, as if they had just attended a grand party and were extremely excited, showing no signs of fatigue.

Riley looked at them and remained silent for two seconds.

Then, with a smile and a serious tone, she praised him.

"Well done today! Thanks to you, many people were saved. You are all true heroes!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu's eyes immediately brightened.

Originally expecting to be scolded, Xiao Yu herself, who was pushed to the front by the clones and seemed somewhat unwilling, opened her mouth wide, subconsciously wanting to gloat a bit.

"But! One thing at a time!"

Before Xiaoyu could utter a complete word, Riley changed the subject, put on a kind smile, and continued speaking slowly and deliberately.

"Don't think that the matter of you using magic without permission and almost demolishing the school and District 13 is over."

"ah--"

"No, please..."

"This has nothing to do with us! It was all the original body's doing!"

"We are victims too!"

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu and the others froze on their faces with smiles. They sighed and began to feign pitifulness and beg for mercy.

Some of the bolder ones, believing that it's better to die than to die themselves, shoved the main body's shoulder, trying to distance themselves from the culprit.

"Hey! What are you talking about! I only asked you to go to school in my place, not to demolish the school! How can you blame me alone! That's so disloyal!"

This left Xiaoyu's original body, who had thought she could get away with it, completely petrified. She was so angry that she stomped her feet repeatedly and angrily accused the clones behind her.

"...Alright, you're all going to get both the reward and the punishment."

Seeing Xiaoyu, who was rarely humiliated, Riley's smile grew even wider, and he had to turn his head away, his shoulders shaking.

Only after calming himself down and regaining his composure did Riley turn around, point in Uncle Long's direction, and continue speaking in a serious tone.

"Go over there and find Uncle Long. He'll take good care of you."

Upon hearing this, Xiaoyu and the others looked in the direction Riley was pointing and saw Uncle Long's back as he seemed to realize something and was tiptoeing out of the temple, as if he wanted to escape.

"Uncle Long...? Where are you going?"

Xiao Yu called out softly.

It was this call that made Uncle Long, who had originally intended to pretend not to hear and even quickened his pace, about to run out of the temple gate, freeze in place.

Then, Uncle Long raised his hand to his forehead and began to take deep breaths repeatedly.

He could clearly feel his blood pressure soaring.

Normally, Xiao Yu alone is enough to give him a headache...

The number has now surged to over a hundred?

He was beginning to understand why his father had started carrying blood pressure medication with him ever since Xiaoyu came to New York from Hong Kong.

"...Come over here, everyone."

But no matter what, Uncle Jackie is still Jade's uncle, and he's more suitable than Riley to lecture her.

Therefore, despite his reluctance, after a moment of silence, Uncle Long could only give the order with a resigned weariness.

"One at a time, don't push. Tell me what you've all been doing."

The girls swarmed around Uncle Long like a flock of ducklings, chattering excitedly.

"Uncle Long, Uncle Long, we saved so many people today!"

"I moved a really big rock!"

"I found three people trapped under the rubble!"

"I even helped an old lady find her cat!"

Uncle Long was dizzy from the noise, but looking at those little faces covered in dust yet smiling brightly, he really couldn't bring himself to say anything harsh.

He sighed and resignedly began counting the number of people.

Riley stood not far away, watching this scene, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Then he turned and walked toward the temple.

The temple was quieter than he had imagined.

The old man sat cross-legged in the center of the hall. The magic circle in front of him had dimmed, with only a last ray of golden light slowly dissipating.

His face was full of fatigue, but there was a sense of relief in his eyes.

"Is the seal complete?" Riley asked.

The old man nodded and, with Alexei's help, slowly stood up.

"It's done. Pogan has been sent back to Hell. And this time, the Gates of Hell are permanently closed, and even Panku Box can't open them again."

He paused, looked up at Riley, and his gaze held a hint of scrutiny.

"But kid, you fought really hard today... If you'd accidentally killed Bo Gang, we'd be in big trouble."

Riley shrugged, blinking innocently, "That's why I'm holding back. It's rare to find such a tough punching bag, so of course I have to vent all my pent-up negative emotions."

The old man snorted and didn't say anything more.

Having lived for so many years, he has seen far too many people with power corrupted by it.

But even with overwhelming power, this young man remained clear-headed, knowing what he could and could not do.

This kind of person doesn't need to say anything.

Perhaps, compared to the clumsy Tru...

Should I consider making Riley the next successor to the "Archmage"?

"Alright, you know what you're doing... Oh dear, this old man's bones have been suffering these past few days, he needs to rest."

Thinking this, the old man, supported by Alexei, walked out of the temple while muttering to himself.

He suddenly stopped as he passed Riley.

"Kid."

"Um?"

"Well done."

After saying that, the usually stern old man turned and left without looking back.

Riley paused for a moment, then laughed.

For my father to say something like that is even more difficult than defeating Bo Gang.