In the Mirror Dimension on Earth, Dormammu’s earthly counterpart had been sealed within it by over a hundred Sorcerers.
Subsequently, Strange trapped him in an endless time loop, repeatedly beating Lin Rui to death. Meanwhile, in the vast cosmic expanse far from Earth, the energy fluctuations emanating from Dormammu’s true form enveloped the entire star system more intensely.
Bang!
Rumble!
Within the region shrouded by countless dark energies, a few beams of light, previously suppressed, were on the verge of bursting out. Even though Ancient One, Odin the All-Father, and Ego weren’t at the height of their power, it was evident that Dormammu, on his own, could not suppress all three of them.
As the energy in the region grew more violent, the surging dark energy began to expand in all directions, signifying Dormammu’s inability to contain Ancient One, Odin, and Ego.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Finally, as the dark energy continued to intensify, the three beams of light that had been shining within Dormammu’s true form broke free simultaneously from three different directions.
After breaking free from Dormammu’s entirely dark energy-formed body, these three beams of light came to a halt in the cosmic void, revealing the three figures within.
After the golden light dissipated, Ancient One’s grim face was revealed. As Earth’s guardian sorcerer, he had not expected to fall into Dormammu’s trap. On the other side, floating opposite Ancient One, Odin the All-Father and Ego had similarly unpleasant expressions, indicating they were well aware of Dormammu’s scheming.
“Dormammu, if anything happens to Earth, even if it takes crossing countless dimensions, I will make you understand what death truly means in the years to come!” Ancient One declared angrily, his gaze locked onto Dormammu’s massive face formed by the dark energy below.
Whoosh!
After uttering these words, Ancient One waved his hand, creating a golden magical Portal in front of her, and stepped through it. Since he now knew that he had fallen into Dormammu’s plot, there was no point in lingering. Ancient One needed to return to Earth immediately to assess the situation.
With Ancient One gone, Odin, the All-Father looked at Ego and Dormammu, who had suffered relatively little damage in the battle below. Finally, he raised his staff with a sigh.
Boom~
A rainbow beam of light from a distant location enveloped Odin the All-Father. When the beam disappeared, so did Odin. Whether Odin returned to Asgard or followed Ancient One to Earth was unknown.
After Ancient One and Odin had left, only Dormammu and Ego remained in the cosmic void. Floating in space, Ego watched the swirling dark mist below him, and his face gradually shifted from uneasy to embarrassed. However, he quickly regained his composure.
Whoosh!
Just as Ego was returning to his normal demeanor, a small white spaceship suddenly intruded into the otherwise silent cosmic expanse due to Dormammu’s presence. It was Ego’s spaceship, which had been casually sent away by Ancient One earlier and had now returned.
With his spaceship back, Ego didn’t exchange words with Dormammu any longer. He stepped directly into the spaceship and, in the next moment, the vessel transformed into a white light, disappearing into warp flight.
With that, the cosmic void was left solely to Dormammu, who occupied a large portion of the space and continued to twist and turn. However, despite successfully trapping Ancient One, Odin, and Ego earlier, his current expression was far from satisfactory.
He sensed that something might not be going as smoothly as planned with his earthly counterpart dispatched to Earth.
“Ancient One, Odin, and that energy entity, I will come back for you.” After sensing the situation for a while, Dormammu suddenly muttered coldly in the direction of Earth.
Sizzle, Sizzle, Sizzle!
Following this, Dormammu’s true form quickly pierced through space, sending streams of dark energy into rifts in space. Soon, Dormammu also disappeared within the cosmic expanse.
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Crack, crack, crack!
Inside the Mirror Dimension on Earth, Lin Rui’s domain was once again on the verge of shattering due to Dormammu’s relentless attacks. However, after experiencing over a hundred deaths and resurrections, Lin Rui managed to hold on for a significantly longer time this time. At least now, he could exchange a few words with Dormammu.
“I say! Do you really want to be stuck here forever? Even though you can kill me every time, what’s the point? Time will still rewind, and everything will start over!”
Bang!
Just after uttering these words, Lin Rui’s domain was shattered, and he was once again consumed by the dark energy.
“As long as you promise to leave Earth alone and never cause trouble again, you can leave here!” Upon his resurrection, Lin Rui shouted.
Boom!
Lin Rui died for the 134th time.
“Damn it! You’re quite impressive, aren’t you? If you have the guts, just kill me!” Lin Rui couldn’t help but curse again after his resurrection.
Huff, huff!
“Ant, you are not worthy to negotiate with me!” The dark energy surged once more, and Dormammu remained unyielding.
“Then go on! I don’t believe you!”
Bang!
Lin Rui died for the 135th time.
After resurrecting once more, Lin Rui stared at Dormammu without even bothering to release his domain. After over a hundred cycles of defense, his domain had already reached its limits, and there was no room for improvement.
However, just as Dormammu’s dark energy was about to break through Lin Rui’s domain, he suddenly withdrew his attack. His entire face came close to Lin Rui, within a distance of less than ten meters.
“Ant! I promise you, let me out, and I will leave immediately. I won’t take action against Earth anymore,” Dormammu said, his attitude suddenly changing dramatically, even before Lin Rui had a chance to respond.
“Huh? You promise?” Lin Rui was momentarily stunned, then hastily asked.
“I promise.”
Upon hearing Dormammu’s response, Lin Rui seemed to sense the emergence of a special power in this world.
“Good!” Without hesitation, Lin Rui agreed immediately.
Just as Lin Rui agreed, both he and Dormammu sensed that the time manipulation that had enveloped the entire Mirror Dimension, which had been shattered, was dissipating rapidly.
Rumble!
Without waiting for Lin Rui to say another word, Dormammu quickly flew upward and soon arrived at the edge of the Mirror Dimension. Then, under the impact of dark energy, the Mirror Dimension shattered completely.
With the suppression of the time manipulation gone, Dormammu broke the Mirror Dimension and instantly returned to the real world. However, this time, he didn’t kill the sorcerers; he simply tore open the space.
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