Boom... boom...
The vibration continued, growing more and more intense, as if a titan were stomping across the earth, shaking the ground like a war drum.
Gurgle, gurgle...
Suddenly, there seemed to be the sound of water flowing beneath the surface, the bubbling noise like a stream rushing underground. In the next second, with a loud pop, the originally smooth road split open, and a massive stream of magma surged upward like a fountain.
Good grief. That had not been an underground current just now. It had actually been magma.
The earthquake combined with the magma, and in that single instant, the entire street was transformed into a sea of flames. Everyone caught inside felt as if they had been thrown into a fiery hell.
In the distance, the martial arts gym with the signboard hanging outside was also struck by disaster. A huge steel advertising column suddenly collapsed from above. By coincidence, the people below were violently crushed beneath it, while the big men who had been eating and drinking at the table scattered like frightened birds, knocking the table over as they fled.
At that moment, the entire street, which had originally been bustling with life, fell into total chaos. It was the end of the world, purgatory on earth. Cars were blasted away, fire hydrants on the roadside burst apart, and people fled, burned, screamed, and died.
Seeing everything that had happened so suddenly, how could Wong, as a Master of the Mystic Arts stationed on Earth, simply sit still? He immediately called his companions and prepared to rush out to rescue people. However, before he had taken even two steps, several black figures crawled out of the walls on both sides of the street, as if they had not existed there before and had simply seeped out from within the stone.
They had dark circles around their eyes and sharp blades made of dark energy in their hands.
Were they not the followers of the dead Kaecilius?
Before Wong and his companions could react, they were suddenly attacked by the villains who had appeared out of nowhere. The Earth's guardians on this side had been ambushed, and in less than three minutes, they were caught in a desperate fight.
At this moment, it was not only this street. Basically, the whole of Tsim Sha Tsui had already been swallowed by underground magma, and the cracks caused by the earthquake were still increasing and spreading. It was clear that, before long, everyone here might be heading toward destruction.
If someone could look up and notice the place where the thunder had just erupted—the black cloud directly above the Sanctum—they would be shocked to discover that a strange, enormous face was faintly appearing there. Red, black, and green could all be seen across that face, making it look incredibly bizarre.
If Blaine were there, he would definitely recognize it, because he could not be more familiar with that face.
Yes, the owner of that face was Dormammu.
"Oh my God..."
"Fortunately, I made it in time."
"Damn, I'm really lucky."
"Oh, Dormammu, Dormammu."
"You really couldn't have come one day later..."
Because everything before had happened so quickly, it had taken less than two minutes for Blaine to cross between two countries at around eight o'clock. In other words, all these events had unfolded within those two minutes.
Fortunately, Blaine was fast enough and had discovered the clue in time. Otherwise, if he had arrived even a little slower, everything would probably have already been over by the time he got there.
Right now, it was only the dark energy from the Dark Dimension where Dormammu lived leaking into Earth. That alone had caused these flashes of lightning without rain, magma erupting from underground, and violent earthquakes. If Dormammu truly descended upon Earth, perhaps the whole of Hong Kong—no, even the whole of China—would be swallowed by Dormammu's dark energy.
Just as Blaine had thought, if he allowed this to happen, then he did not deserve to be a Bounty Hunter. After all, Blaine had promised the Ancient One that he would drive Dormammu away from Earth. What was more, Blaine had also received a Level Five star core. As the saying went, after eating someone's food and using someone's things, one's hands became tied. Blaine could not simply sit idly by.
It was just that Blaine looked left and right, yet he did not seem to see Stephen Strange anywhere. Hadn't that guy come out a long time ago? Could it be that, as a superhero, Stephen Strange was actually late for such a major event?
There was no time to say more. They could not simply let Dormammu do whatever he wanted. Otherwise, this mission could be considered a failure.
Blaine stirred up a gust of wind from the flat ground, and his body flew directly toward Dormammu's position.
"Cuckoo, cluck, cluck..."
"Little guy, it's you."
Unexpectedly, even though Blaine had already been careful enough and had even used the Shadow Stealth technique, Dormammu was still able to spot Blaine's location at a glance. This time, it could be considered that Dormammu had directly shattered Blaine's idea of launching a sneak attack.
"Old man,"
"I hope you've been well."
"We meet again."
Blaine was not polite either. If others respected him by one foot, he would respect them by one foot in return. But if others were not polite, Blaine would not give them a pleasant face.
"Cuckoo, cluck, cluck..."
"You are still as stubborn as ever."
"What? Are you trying to stop me?"
Dormammu was also a shrewd character, someone who could abandon his body in order to gain power, so he was not the kind of foolish brute who could not see what was happening. Wasn't it obvious at a glance what Blaine intended to do?
Whoosh...
Blaine did not answer. At some point, the advanced version of the Elemental Bow had appeared in his hand, and a lightning arrow engraved with a magic circle had already shot toward Dormammu's enormous face.
Blaine used action to explain everything.
Dormammu also knew that this arrow was powerful, so he was not stupid enough to take it head-on. His figure retreated silently and disappeared, while the arrow pierced through the black cloud behind him.
Looking at Blaine again, when he saw Dormammu withdraw, Blaine knew his goal had been achieved. Because, in the next second, Blaine followed Dormammu and rushed into the Dark Dimension.
What Blaine had originally planned was to summon the Mirror Dimension and trap Dormammu inside it. But after thinking about it carefully, Dormammu was a character so powerful that even the Ancient One could not do anything to him. Why should Blaine rely on a Mirror Dimension to subdue him?
Moreover, Blaine suspected that Dormammu's strength had long surpassed that of the Ancient One. Although the Ancient One could keep Dormammu sealed in the Dark Dimension, she could not kill him.
Besides, that had all been a few years ago. The Ancient One's age had slowly caught up with her, while Dormammu absorbed dark energy day and night. One side consumed strength, while the other replenished it. All at once, the difference became clear.
Of course, this was not merely Blaine's guess. Blaine had a basis for it.
For example, Dormammu's arrival on Earth this time. Did none of you find it strange? Why had only one of the three Sanctums been destroyed?
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