"Go and die!!" shouted Dormammu and suddenly spat out a dark purple energy beam from his mouth, which struck directly at the Infinity Ring.
And then…
"Blocked? How is that possible?!" Dormammu was shocked.
As a dimensional lord, his powerful attack was stopped by an ordinary mage!?
Is he dreaming? What a joke!
Not even the Ancient One herself could stop him!
Dormammu was furious.
He felt truly provoked, so he immediately increased the energy output!
"Ugh! Luckily, it was blocked!" Alaric observed the scene in surprise.
Of course, it made sense that the Infinity Ring was called absolute defense!
However, his surprise didn't last long.
Suddenly, a click was heard.
The outermost circle of the Infinity Ring collapsed.
This meant that, although the spatial distance was extended, due to the overwhelming power of Dormammu's attack, the time it took for the energy to pierce the barrier became shorter.
Moreover, Alaric's current power was not strong enough to realize the nominal "infinity" of spatial distance.
Simply put, Dormammu was crushing him.
Click…
Another ring shattered.
"My God, is this your power?"
"What a disappointment, Dormammu!"
Although defeat seemed inevitable, Alaric did not give up!
While maintaining his magic, he began a spiritual attack.
"Shut up!"
"You little mouse!!" Dormammu roared.
"You can still talk? How is that possible?!"
Click… The ring shattered again.
"Damn little bug!"
Dormammu ignored his words and directly exploded with his immense power, shattering three or four rings at once.
So many years he had been the lord of the Dark Dimension, and now he was despised by a mere mortal who wasn't even close to his strength!
The devil could soon explode with rage.
But at the same time, he had to admit, this mage from Kamar-Taj had some strength.
His magic was indeed able to block his strikes, and much better than anyone else could.
Could he be the successor personally trained by the Ancient One?
Dormammu suddenly began to doubt.
But, how would the Ancient One allow such a successor to wander into the Dark Dimension alone?
The Ancient One: I did not allow this!
Does he truly not fear death?
Does this mage not know what the fate of the Ancient One was?!
If he died here, the Ancient One would not dare to save him.
Unless she wanted to risk her own life!
"Dormammu, if you do accept my proposal and join forces with me, you can be sure that I will never work behind your back nor try to kill you!"
"..."
You are a special case!
To say that so openly and expect me to believe you?
"You will die, little rat! Don't worry, I will enjoy your soul!"
As Dormammu spoke, the last ring Alaric maintained could no longer withstand and completely collapsed.
"In that case, see you later~"
Laugh!
After Alaric said these words, his body was completely blown apart by Dormammu's energy beam.
"See you later?"
"What does that mean?"
Dormammu did not understand the meaning of Alaric's last words. After seeing the little mage disappear, he simply turned and withdrew back into the depths of darkness.
...
Buzz~
The time of the entire Dark Dimension suddenly began to rewind.
Alaric reappeared at the very moment he first stepped inside.
"Everything is normal!"
"Quite fun."
Alaric raised his hand and once again summoned the protective layer of the lifesaving BUFF upon himself.
"Wait a moment!"
"Since time has gone back, does that mean the magic I learned earlier is gone?"
He quickly closed his eyes, recalled, and breathed a sigh of relief.
The magic was there, nothing was lost.
Although the time of the whole world was rewound, his memories still existed.
Therefore, everything he achieved still belonged to him.
"Dormammu won't appear for a while... I still have space."
Alaric sat on a meteorite and continued to use his all-seeing eye to analyze the very structure of this dimension.
He had a strong feeling that once he understood the essence of dimensional existence, he might be able to create his own dimensional world, just like he had previously created a small universe.
If he succeeded, his power could surpass the "cosmic level" and reach the "Heavenly Father level." And even if he didn't fully succeed, at least he would be very close to that rank, the "sub-Heavenly Father."
Therefore, before Dormammu arrived again, Alaric had to quickly grasp the secret!
...
Deep within the Dark Dimension.
Dormammu opened his eyes again.
"The little mouse entered… the breath of that soul ~ mmm, how delicious…"
"Wait, what? Is this an illusion?"
Even as he savored that feeling, suddenly doubt overcame him.
This scene was familiar to him, as if it had already happened.
He closed his eyes and listened carefully.
The Dark Dimension was exactly the same, nothing had changed, except for the appearance of that sudden man.
"No matter... I'll check it first."
Dormammu, although he felt that this scene was strangely familiar, did not pay too much attention. He attributed that feeling of familiarity to the memories he had experienced during endless centuries of existence.
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