There were still two Sanctums left. Although the one in Hong Kong had just been destroyed, that had also been caused by Dormammu's arrival. And even Kaecilius, the only one capable of summoning Dormammu, had been killed by Blaine, so why could Dormammu still come to Earth?
Didn't this clearly explain the problem from the side? Blaine felt that Dormammu was only afraid of the Ancient One's ability to seal him, but he was not afraid of the Ancient One herself. It was as if, whether the three Sanctums were destroyed or not, Dormammu could still break through and force his way to Earth.
In any case, Blaine had already come to the Dark Dimension, and no matter how strong Dormammu was, Blaine could not avoid a battle today.
"Cuckoo, cluck, cluck..."
"It seems that if I don't kill you,"
"I won't be allowed through."
When Dormammu saw that Blaine had followed him, he immediately understood what Blaine was planning. Moreover, Dormammu's fierce face was already showing impatience toward Blaine.
Dormammu was vicious, but was Blaine easy to provoke? Blaine was not the kind of person who liked to waste words, so he could not say something like, "If you want to get out of here, you'll have to step over me."
There was no need to say more. Bow and arrow.
Blaine did not hesitate at all. He directly drew the bow, and the arrow was engraved with a magic circle.
Whoosh, whoosh...
...
In just two seconds, Blaine shot dozens of arrows. Because of his Absolute Hit skill, there was no need to aim deliberately. He only had to shoot.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...
All the arrows Blaine shot were specially selected advanced elemental arrows. Their power was naturally extraordinary, and blowing up a city with one arrow would not be a problem.
However, arrows with such terrifying power were swallowed by Dormammu's mouthful of thick black phlegm—no, by the dense fog of dark energy that Dormammu spat out.
And as those many arrows shot into that energy, they all exploded one by one. From this alone, it could be seen that Dormammu's strength was much greater than it had been the last time Blaine met him.
"Brat,"
"You've improved."
"However, it still isn't enough."
Dormammu's huge face smiled strangely. He opened his mouth, and a Dormammu ray shot over.
With that familiar feeling and those familiar rays, Blaine did not dare to be negligent in the slightest. The rays shot by Dormammu could not be compared to Blaine's. After all, these were the genuine article. The power of authentic rays was extraordinary. Moreover, Blaine had seen them before, so he naturally became extremely alert.
With an instant movement, Blaine directly dodged the ray. He flipped his wrist and took advantage of the slight gap in the middle of Dormammu's attack.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...
Another ten arrows fired in a burst.
However, even though Blaine fought with such precision, he was still too weak to defeat Dormammu. Dormammu also shifted his form, leaving behind a wave of dark energy to erode the arrows.
Even if two of them struck him, they still passed straight through without harming a single hair on him.
Not that he seemed to have any hair anyway.
"Do you think you're the only one who's improved?"
"You're not the only one who has grown stronger."
"I'm not weak either."
Seeing that his attack still had no effect, Blaine felt somewhat annoyed. But even though he knew he could not beat Dormammu, he still had to fight him. One reason was that this was the mission he had accepted, and the other was to delay for time.
Blaine knew that it was absolutely impossible to kill Dormammu with his own strength. After all, Dormammu was a guy even the Ancient One could not truly do anything to, so Blaine did not dare to guarantee anything. It was even very possible that, if Blaine was not careful, he would fall into Dormammu's hands.
But that was not a reason for Blaine to give up this mission. With Blaine's character, since he had accepted it, he would not give up until he achieved his goal. What was more, Blaine had even accepted the commission fee, so he had to be even more serious. There was no reason to quit.
Of course, it was not that Blaine had absolutely no way to deal with Dormammu. The reason he was delaying for time was not to make Dormammu give up on occupying Earth, but to wait for someone.
That was right. Stephen Strange.
You had to know that, according to the development of the plot, it should be Stephen Strange who dealt with Dormammu at this time. Although Stephen Strange's strength was not very impressive, the only thing that could allow Blaine to successfully complete this mission was in Stephen Strange's hands.
The Eye of Agamotto, also known as the Time Stone.
There was no other way to deal with Dormammu. Whether Stephen Strange used it or Blaine used it, it had to be done through the Time Stone.
Blaine had read the Book of Cagliostro, so naturally, he could also manipulate the Time Stone. In any case, Blaine had to hold on until the Time Stone arrived.
However, what made Blaine a little annoyed was that he did not know what Stephen Strange was doing. Such a major incident had happened, and as a superhero, he was really something else. There was already a fight here, yet no one had seen even a shadow of him.
Hey, if it were not for the Ancient One asking Blaine to protect Stephen Strange, there was no guarantee that Blaine would not have kicked him to death.
No matter what was going on with Stephen Strange, Blaine still had to focus on the situation in front of him. He absolutely could not be careless. Dormammu, looking at that huge face of his, showed no expression at all. Who knew what kind of trick he might be hiding?
Since arrows did not work, Blaine simply put the Elemental Bow directly back into the Hunter Space. Naturally, it was replaced by the Dragon Trident.
After swinging it a few times, Blaine gradually found his rhythm again as the trident spun and formed bursts of halberd flowers in his hand. When he had killed Kaecilius before, he had barely done anything at all, and it had ended before he had even enjoyed himself. Therefore, after not using the trident for so many days, Blaine's hands were truly itching for a fight.
Looking at Dormammu's huge, ugly face, Blaine was not afraid. Instead, he felt a surge of excitement. Although fighting him was undoubtedly dangerous, how could one catch a tiger cub without entering the tiger's den? Life and death depended on fate, while wealth and honor lay in danger. This was not something Blaine needed to worry too much about.
What Blaine thought was that fighting against an opponent stronger than himself could test his own strength. He could also learn from the opponent's methods, turn them into his own, and improve himself. Thinking about it this way, did this battle not become much more interesting?
"Die!"
Blaine did not stop there. Looking at Dormammu, who remained motionless while staring at him, Blaine suddenly leaped up. The Dragon Trident in his hand also smashed down fiercely toward Dormammu's position.
"Brat,"
"You have improved."
"But I haven't been idle all these years either."
"Since you don't know what's good for you, don't blame me for being rude."
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