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Beneath the Ancient One's magical shield, rays of light teeming with various energy signatures flashed incessantly. This spectacle turned Odin and the Ancient One into what resembled humanoid neon signs, flickering with a kaleidoscope of colors. It was so blindingly brilliant for a moment that both of them involuntarily closed their eyes.
At the same time, they felt astonishing changes occurring within their own bodies. Physique, spirit, perception, defense, energy... They felt their power receiving a comprehensive, all-encompassing enhancement.
Buzz!
The magical shield protecting them suddenly swelled in size.
The two looked at Mike in surprise.
Mike clapped his hands together. "How is it? Are you pleasantly surprised?"
The spell buffs he provided today could offer significant improvements, even for beings at the level of Odin and the Ancient One. This was because these cards were all high-level cards he had just crafted, and furthermore, they were magical buffs that had been reinforced at least three times.
The two looked at the smug Mike, rendered speechless.
Mike cleared his throat lightly. "Don't look at me like that, I'll get nervous."
The two: ?_?
Mike: "Quick! Dormammu is trying to escape!"
Hearing this, the two disregarded Mike's shamelessness and rapidly chased after Dormammu.
Watching them leave, Mike sighed. They really didn't understand humor.
With that, Mike chased after Dormammu, while streaks of light continued to flash across his body. He was also performing a comprehensive enhancement on himself. Instantly, his body shimmered with multi-colored energy lights as he charged toward Dormammu alongside Odin and the Ancient One.
Dormammu: (?益?)
Do you have no shame? I'm asking you, do you have any shame at all!?
It was bad enough that it was three against one, but to stack so many magical buffs on themselves before the fight even started?
"Despicable!"
He roared in fury, releasing a fluctuation of energy that caused the very space around them to vibrate violently. Mike and the other two paused for a moment, preparing to defend against Dormammu's attack... suddenly, Dormammu's giant energy face dissipated rapidly like foam.
The three: (???)
Dormammu: (￣ェ￣;)
I'm not a blockhead. If I don't leave now, should I stay here and get beaten up? Hah! Don't even think about it!
However, in the very next second, brilliant magical runes flashed across the Ancient One's hands. Dense streaks of magical energy, resembling lightning, quietly emerged from all directions, chasing after Dormammu's figure.
Simultaneously, Odin let out a furious shout, the Odin Force surging wildly within his body.
Rumble!
Silver-white lightning, like a pillar of light, crashed down toward Dormammu.
Dormammu cursed silently and attempted to dodge, but the Ancient One's magical lightning suddenly transformed into chains emerging from the void, binding tightly around Dormammu's colossal body. In the next instant, before Dormammu could react further, the thunder that resembled divine punishment engulfed his massive form.
The surging energy shook the surrounding space, tearing it apart directly and completely obliterating all the broken celestial bodies in the vicinity.
Seconds later, when the lightning that tore through space vanished, Dormammu's gigantic energy body was nowhere to be seen. It was replaced by a 'short' figure, roughly two meters tall—significantly taller than an average human.
It was a 'person' composed entirely of magical flames, without a shred of flesh or blood.
Dormammu!
This was Dormammu's true form.
At this moment, he was incomparably angry, so much so that the magical flames constituting his body were burning violently.
"You! Bastards!"
Dormammu roared out each word with distinct pauses. He looked furiously at the two people in front of him, causing the entire space to tremble.
Wait, two?
Just as he felt puzzled, he saw a figure appear behind him with speed bordering on teleportation. A leg filled with enough power to easily shatter a mountain crashed heavily toward his body like a raised battle axe.
"Heh!"
Dormammu sneered coldly.
His body was made of magical fire; he simply did not care about such purely physical attacks. But at that moment, magical runes surfaced on Mike's body.
Dormammu inwardly cried out that this was bad.
In the next instant, his body folded in half, as if he had been struck by a meteorite, and he flew into the distance accompanied by a terrifying sonic boom.
Boom!
Dormammu slammed into a fragment of a shattered star. Instantly, the star fragment exploded.
Dormammu cried out in pain, though his body formed of magical flames recovered almost instantly.
Yet, Mike was even faster.
The moment Dormammu collided with the broken star, Mike arrived beside him. The instant his body recovered, Mike's hand blasted toward Dormammu's head. Just then, a powerful force of mental energy bombarded Mike's mind like a storm.
Mike's body stiffened, and subsequently, a massive amount of black fire blasted onto Mike's body like a jet of water, sending him flying backward. The burning flames caused Mike to frown in pain.
The Ancient One and Odin appeared beside Mike. The Ancient One's eyes flashed, and streams of golden energy landed on Mike, extinguishing the magical flames on his body.
Dormammu looked at the three of them in rage and roared, "You need to be clear about this: this is my territory! Do you think you can kill me? Don't be delusional!"
As long as he had followers, and as long as the Dark Dimension was not destroyed, he was immortal.
"But that doesn't mean you won't get hurt, won't feel pain, or won't lose energy," Odin grinned, raising Gungnir, the Spear of Eternity, high. A point of cold light grew increasingly bright at the spear tip, and space itself began to fracture before it.
The Ancient One's hands changed gestures continuously, one magical rune after another appearing in her palms to form two open golden fans.
Mike paused for a moment, looked at the posture of the two, groaned, and a stack of cards appeared in his hand.
The Ancient One and Odin glanced at Mike, the corners of their mouths twitching slightly.
Seeing the movements of the three, Dormammu snorted coldly. Endless energy began to condense, making the entire area feel as if it had turned into an ocean of energy.
Since he couldn't escape, he had no choice but to fight.
And just as the four of them erupted into a terrifying battle...
Asgard.
Space shattered quietly, and two figures emerged silently. Thanos and Faora suddenly appeared on the Bifrost of Asgard.
The moment the two appeared, Heimdall, the gatekeeper guarding the Bifrost, flashed his eyes. He sounded the alarm without hesitation, notifying Thor, the God of Thunder, who was currently guarding the palace.
Hearing the sound ringing in his mind, Thor was startled and rushed outside immediately.
A powerful enemy invasion!?
Thor, his body flickering with lightning, rushed out of the palace. Under Heimdall's direction, he jumped directly from a height of hundreds of meters. After drawing a silver trail of electric light in mid-air, he fell directly toward the distance.
After losing Mjolnir, the Thunder Hammer, he had lost the ability to fly, which brought him significant inconvenience. Fortunately, his control over the power of lightning was becoming increasingly proficient.
Zzzzt!
The lightning on his body made restless crackling sounds, but Thor's eyes were as cold as frost.
To dare invade Asgard—they were simply looking for death.
Just then, Heimdall's voice sounded again, carrying a rare sense of urgency.
"Thor, they are going to destroy the Bifrost!"
"What!?"
Thor was shocked. The lightning bursting from his body almost submerged his figure. After landing on the ground, he turned into a rapidly moving bolt of lightning, charging toward the Bifrost at top speed.
But... it was still too late!
Boom!
Accompanied by the sound of an explosion, a shockwave swept out in all directions from the location of the Bifrost. Shards of shattered crystal shot out like bullets, and the seawater beneath the Bifrost splashed up in massive waves, as if a bomb had been thrown into it.
Thor paused his steps, his gaze dazed.
The Bifrost had been destroyed.
"Ah!"
He shouted in anger, charging toward the Bifrost like a maddened lion.
On the other side, upon the Bifrost.
Looking at the Bifrost teleportation chamber opposite them, Faora brushed nonexistent dust off her hands and spoke slowly, "Is this enough?"
Thanos shook his head. "This only destroys one pathway for Asgard to send messages to Earth and the Kent Star. However... as far as I know, Thor and Loki seem to have communicators to contact the Kent Star."
Hearing this, a look of worry flashed in Faora's eyes.
"If they contact the Kent Star, will our plan still succeed?"
Before coming here, they had learned from the mysterious-acting Thanos that Mike and his two companions had gone to cause trouble for Dormammu. For them, this was an incredibly rare opportunity.
But even without Mike's trio, if others from the Kent family, the X-Men, or the Avengers were to rush over, their operation would fail. Thinking of those superheroes on Earth gave Faora a headache.
"Rest assured, Mephisto said he would block the communications." Thanos smiled faintly, looking at the distant Asgardian palace. "Besides, with their speed, it won't take long."
They only needed to block it for a short while. As long as Surtur found the Eternal Flame and reclaimed his power, their operation would be considered a win.
Faora breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes flashing as she looked into the distance. "Thor is here."
Thanos nodded and moved forward to meet him alongside Faora.
"Ah!"
Accompanied by a roar of rage, Thor descended from the sky like a thunderbolt, his hands shining with electric light. The lightning in his hands flickered across the ground, surging wildly toward Faora and Thanos.
Zzzzt!
The lightning made ear-piercing noises. Faora and Thanos were wrapped in lightning, looking quite terrifying.
However, it only looked that way.
Thanos and Faora possessed incredibly tough bodies; even attacks of this magnitude caused no damage to either of them.
But Thor did not stop. He seemed to have anticipated the current situation. While the lightning wrapped around the two of them, light flashed in his hands, and two shiny kitchen knives appeared in his grip.
Although he had lost Mjolnir, it didn't mean that he, the God of Cooking—er, the God of Thunder—was without weapons.
The kitchen tools he carried with him were all divine artifacts!
The kitchen knives, sharp enough to slice through steel like tofu, traced two strange arcs in Thor's hands as he slashed toward Thanos's neck. He recognized Faora's Kryptonian identity at first glance. Being very familiar with Mike's family, he naturally understood the terrifying physical defense of a Kryptonian, so he chose to attack Thanos.
"Heh!"
Faora sneered. The cape behind her seemed to turn into a thin line as she moved. When Thor's blades fell, she extended her arms and blocked Thor's dual knives.
Ding!
Accompanied by a crisp sound, massive amounts of lightning burst from the blades.
"Is that it?" Faora's thin lips curled up slightly, overflowing with killing intent.
Thor snorted coldly, his body spinning, and the knives in his hands sliced toward Faora again.
Faora's face showed disdain, but unexpectedly, just as Thor's knives were about to land on her body, the knives suddenly disappeared. Instead, a giant wok appeared in Thor's hand.
Faora's pupils contracted...
"Duang!"
A booming sound rang in Faora's ear. As flames emerging from the bottom of the wok engulfed her, she flew backward like a bowling ball that had been struck.
Seeing this scene, the corner of Thanos's eye twitched.
Now, that crazy woman was going to be enraged.
Sure enough, after Faora traced a parabola and fell into the sea beneath the Bifrost, and just as Thor wanted to attack Thanos, Thanos took two steps back.
The next second...
A black figure rushed out of the sea, and two beams of crimson heat vision swept toward Thor.
Thor was startled and hurriedly used the wok in his hand to block.
Zzzzt!
The scorching rays turned the entire wok red-hot, pushing Thor backward continuously. Thor's eyes darkened. Damn it, if this goes on, his wok is going to be ruined.
Thinking of this, Thor flipped his palm, and a pot lid appeared in his hand. He spun his body, dodging the rays, while the pot lid in his hand flew toward Faora like a sharp blade.
"Bang!"
With a crisp sound, Faora reached out and caught the edge of the pot lid.
Thor reached out and clenched his fist. The pot lid trembled violently, trying to break free from Faora's hand. Thor's kitchenware had been enchanted with spells allowing them to return automatically, but obviously, this function was restricted when facing Faora.
"You want it? Here, have it back!"
Faora shouted coldly and forcefully threw the pot lid at Thor.
Thor hurriedly dodged.
Slice!
The pot lid flew past, slicing a gap directly into the Bifrost beneath Thor's feet. Thor beckoned with his hand, recalling it. After casually putting it away, a kitchen knife appeared in his hand.
He looked at Faora and Thanos, who hadn't made a move yet, and his heart sank.
The enemies this time were difficult to deal with. Moreover, when he came, he had already asked Loki to call for reinforcements. With the Kent Star's teleportation technology, someone should have arrived by now, but there was still no movement. This made him feel uneasy.
Just then, beams of energy shot from the distance, landing on Faora and engulfing Thanos below as well.
It was Asgard's skiffs.
Boom, boom, boom!
Explosions rang out continuously. A figure appeared silently beside Thor.
It was Loki.
He spoke anxiously, "Thor, I can't contact the Kent Star. I can feel a powerful magical energy interfering with it."
Hearing this, Thor's heart sank. He took a deep breath and said, "Then hold them off until Father returns!"
Loki gritted his teeth. Just as he was about to attack...
Boom!
Accompanied by a deafening shattering sound, the palace behind the Bifrost seemed to be swallowed by magma. Crimson flames erupted from a massive, shattered hole. Subsequently, a mountain-like giant of fire appeared in their field of vision.
(End of Chapter)