"Shi~t, I'm late."
Artoria had already taken out Rhongomyniad and started fighting Kaecilius. The arrogant Kaecilius didn't expect that in the first round, he would be suppressed by these three women, Artoria and the others. This left Kaecilius dazed. What was going on? Why were these women so powerful? Director, did I get the wrong script? At this moment, Kaecilius was being beaten by Artoria and the other two to the point of doubting his life. What kind of monstrous strength was that? Being able to punch him twenty meters away, slamming him into a wall, and then being dragged out by an unknown force only to take another blow. This blow came from above, burying him directly into the ground. He just wanted to lie on the ground and be quiet for a while. Even if he couldn't die, it still hurt!
The latecomer Steve saw the large hole constantly cracking in the sky and cursed under his breath. He quickly ran to Artoria and glanced at the human-shaped hole in the ground. Looking closely, he saw a very familiar guy inside, staring with eyes wide open as if he couldn't die in peace. Wasn't that the Kaecilius he was looking for? Seeing him like this, Steve didn't want to say anything. The most important thing now was to patch up this opening.
"Luckily, I've been carrying the eye of agamotto with me."
Although the barrier had been opened, Steve, carrying the eye of agamotto and possessing the Time Stone, could use it to revert the barrier to its state before it cracked. Now was the time to stop Dormammu's erosion of Earth. Seeing Steve's movements, Artoria didn't hesitate and directly dragged Kaecilius out of the ground, throwing him toward the large hole in the barrier. Seeing Artoria's actions, Galacta and Gaea also understood what to do and threw the two stunned guys in front of them into it as well.
"You can start now."
After finishing all this, Artoria said to Steve. Steve gave Artoria a thumbs-up for this move. He had just been wondering how to deal with these three traitors, and he hadn't expected Artoria to help him with it. Hearing Artoria's words, Steve nodded with a smile, feeling happy to have such a clever and capable senior sister.
"Watch out, something's changing."
Just as Steve was preparing to use the power of the Time Stone, Artoria's intuition suddenly gave a warning. Before her voice could fade, the large hole in the barrier suddenly emitted a strong suction. Artoria and Steve couldn't stand firm for a moment and were both sucked into the large black hole. This worried Galacta and Gaea immensely. Wong, being broad and heavy, didn't have much of a problem, and the Captain also quickly grabbed onto a nearby building to avoid being flown away.
"Don't you go in. You'll become weaker and weaker once you leave Earth. I'll do it!"
Seeing Gaea wanting to fly into the hole in the barrier, Galacta stopped her. Galacta knew that place was already the Dark Dimension. Once Gaea left Earth, she would gradually become very weak. For Gaea to go there would be no different from Artoria seeking death. Galacta stepped forward at this time. As a descendant of the Planet Devourer, she didn't have many strengths other than being particularly good at eating. Even if these black things didn't look like much, they were surely better than the'soup' Gaea made! After eating them, her power could be converted. The opponent definitely wouldn't be able to trap her. So, her going to save Artoria was the logical choice. Gaea looked helplessly at the hole in the barrier and finally chose to stay behind and wait.
"Take care of these two humans. I'll be back with Artoria soon."
Giving Gaea a bright smile, Galacta flew into the hole in the barrier without looking back. Seeing this, Gaea could only quietly wait for news from Galacta. Gaea glanced at Wong and the Captain, who were struggling against the suction, and frowned. She directly used her authority over Earth to lock down the space in this area. The speed at which the barrier collapsed and cracked began to slow down, and the suction stopped. Gaea still possessed a certain amount of power to resist the erosion of a Demon God.
"Come back safely, Artoria."
Gaea prayed for Artoria's safety. Artoria was currently floating very calmly in this strange space. Various black spheres were floating within it. Artoria could even see human-shaped objects or strange objects on top of the spheres. It could be determined that the spherical objects here might be Planets swallowed one after another by Dormammu. Although this could be considered a different kind of Eternity, free from the ravages of time, spending it in such a mindless, muddled state was just another kind of prison.
"Insignificant humans, to think you've wandered into my domain. Don't even think about leaving. Merge into my dimension along with your Earth!"
While Artoria was observing her surroundings, she finally spotted Steve standing on a giant rock. Artoria slowly flew over. Who knew what lived here? God knows if these things would attack people. After Artoria got close to Steve, she intended to have him help find an exit. It was simply too dark and vast here, making it difficult to find the entrance from earlier. But before the two could act, a pair of giant eyes appeared along with a low voice. Dormammu, the Demon God of the Dark Dimension, officially appeared before Artoria and Steve.
"This is a bit too big, isn't it?"
Looking at those eyes as large as asteroids, Artoria looked up and remarked with a sigh. It was her first time seeing such a massive creature. Although the size in the movies was already impressive, it was even larger in reality. In any case, Artoria couldn't sense where the guy's main body was, or rather, this entire world was Dormammu's body. Seeing Dormammu appear, Steve immediately blocked the way in front of Artoria.
"Rho Aias (The Seven Rings that Cover the Fiery Heavens)."
Artoria pushed Steve aside and, without a word, directly projected the defensive Noble Phantasm, Rho Aias. Beautiful pink petals blocked the way in front of Artoria. At the same time Artoria projected the Noble Phantasm, a two-person-high energy pillar blasted directly toward Artoria's front. Fortunately, it was blocked by Rho Aias. If Steve had still been standing in his original spot, he probably would have been obliterated without a trace left.
"How strong can an attack be if you don't even shout the skill name! Dormammu, Demon God of the Dark Dimension, let me test your level! Please enlighten me."
Faced with Dormammu's sudden attack, Artoria wasn't angry but simply complained. After three petals were destroyed, the energy pillar also receded. Artoria took out the Holy Lance Rhongomyniad. Today, she was prepared to have a fight with a Demon God. Just thinking about it made her feel a sudden surge of excitement. This wasn't some fake; this was a genuine super-powerhouse. Artoria felt the battle-hungry dragon blood within her body begin to burn.
"How did they start fighting?"
The situation was completely beyond Steve's expectations. At this moment, he felt it wasn't right to intervene no matter how he tried. He had originally wanted to use the Time Stone to have a good 'negotiation' with Dormammu, but he didn't expect his senior sister to not be some soft woman, but a battle-hardened warrior. It seemed the princess image on the screen was entirely deceptive; Artoria Stark was a super-strong woman.
"What's going on?"
Perhaps due to the dimensional time difference, time in the Dark Dimension flowed completely differently from the outside. Galacta had also rushed in by now and quickly found Artoria and Steve. In such a vast space, only they were giving off the ripples of battle. Watching Artoria, who was shrouded in golden light as she fought Dormammu, Galacta asked Steve what was going on. Faced with Galacta's inquiry, Steve gave a bitter smile and spread his hands. "I don't know either!"
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