Ryan saw that Stephen Strange had fallen into silence, so he stopped joking and said solemnly:
"Alright, let's talk business. Where are Kaecilius and those human traitors he recruited? I'll go kill them first, then search their souls to find the coordinates of the Dark Dimension, and take a trip to the Dark Dimension."
Stephen Strange's eyelids twitched upon hearing this: "The Ancient One told me before that you wanted to counter-invade the Dark Dimension. I thought you were joking, but it seems you're playing for real now?"
"Of course. I never joke about such things. If I say I'll deal with Dormammu, I will definitely deal with him." Ryan's tone was flat.
It was as if he were talking about what to eat for the next meal, completely calm.
Upon hearing this, Stephen Strange's expression became exceptionally serious:
"I think you should reconsider. After all, fighting Dormammu in the Universe is completely different from fighting Dormammu in the Dark Dimension!"
"Entering the Dark Dimension is equivalent to entering someone else's magic circle. It is extremely disadvantageous for you, while for Dormammu, it will receive an epic enhancement!"
Ryan glanced at him sideways: "When did you become so timid? You used to dare to absorb the power of dark creatures. Could it be that Christine's return has made you weak instead?"
"How about I let Christine go travel to another Planet for a year so you can recover your former rebellious self?"
Hearing this, Stephen Strange's tiger body shook, and he shouted sternly: "If you dare to do that again, I'll fight you to the death!"
Ryan smiled slightly: "Isn't that better? The gap in strength between you and me is so huge, yet you still dare to risk your life with me. Whether Dormammu or I am stronger is not yet certain, so what am I afraid of?"
Stephen Strange: ...
He makes so much sense, I am actually speechless...
But Stephen Strange still shook his head: "When Kaecilius fled last time, he used that mysterious woman's ability to tear space to escape. I also lost their trail and cannot determine where they are now..."
"The only thing that is certain is that Kaecilius said Dormammu will descend upon Earth tomorrow!"
Hearing this, Ryan nodded: "Alright, it's only one more day anyway. I can't be bothered to go find those small fries. Let's wait until Dormammu comes tomorrow. You go back to making your little people~"
Saying that, Ryan put his arms around the two Gwens and disappeared on the spot.
This left Stephen Strange stunned.
Just like that, he left?
Shouldn't they gather everyone and discuss how to deal with Dormammu tomorrow?
But thinking of the incredibly cool divine armor Ryan was wearing, and the six-ringed gauntlet on his left hand embedded with the six Infinity Stones, Stephen Strange felt that his worries were unnecessary.
With Ryan's strength, plus this divine armor, if even he couldn't deal with Dormammu, then gathering more people would just be sending them to their deaths, which would be meaningless.
Thinking of this, Stephen Strange shrugged and opened a portal home.
"Christine, I'm coming~"
Stephen Strange went back to continue his unfinished battle.
As for Ryan and the two Gwens, naturally, they went home to start their own battle~
After all, the two Gwens had just had their physiques improved to an astonishing level. As the only instructor for the practical combat class, shouldn't Ryan train the two Gwens well so they could familiarize themselves with this surging power as soon as possible?
As for how to train, that's none of your business!
And while two intense battles were taking place on Earth...
Deep in the Universe, at the original location of Klyntar, T-shaped dark warships arrived.
Malekith, King of the Dark Elves, stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window of the flagship, looking at the area that was empty except for meteorites floating in the Universe, and fell into deep thought.
His adjutant next to him looked at the instruments and then at Malekith: "My King, we sailed according to the address you sensed. There was no mistake, but why does it seem like there is nothing here? Did you sense it wrong?"
Malekith wanted to curse.
I am not blind, of course I see there is nothing here. Why do you have to bring up what shouldn't be brought up!
But the coordinates were given by himself, so he couldn't blame others.
Malekith closed his eyes and sensed carefully.
"No, there was indeed an aura of the Aether Particle here, and this aura only disappeared not long ago. The holder of the Aether Particle definitely came here, but just left!"
Listening to Malekith's certain tone, the big adjutant asked again: "Then where did the Aether Particle go now?"
Malekith fell silent, sensing for a long time before he felt the distant, faint signal coordinates.
A coordinate they had just come from!
Malekith's already black face became even darker, and he gritted his teeth: "We've been played. The coordinate position of the Aether Particle is now back within the Nine Realms. It is currently in Midgard!"
"Ah? That mortal realm?" The adjutant was also very surprised: "But how is that possible? With the speed of our spaceship, we jumped through space nodes several times and spent several days to get here. How could he run back to Midgard in an instant!"
Malekith's eyes also showed deep thought. A moment later, he became solemn and guessed a possibility:
"There is only one possibility. That guy not only has the Aether Particle, but also the Tesseract. Only the Tesseract can cross the infinite distance between the Universe in an instant!"
The adjutant was shocked: "He has the Tesseract? But isn't that one of Asgard's treasures? Could it be that the one who got the Aether Particle is from Asgard?!"
Malekith nodded slightly: "Exactly, that's what I think too. And the Aether Particle was originally sealed by Asgard. It is very likely that the one who possesses the Aether Particle now is also an Asgardian!"
"And this person took the Tesseract to lure us to this godforsaken place, and then went to Midgard, that mortal realm. It is very likely that it was to buy time for Asgard to prepare a trap for us in Midgard!"
"Hmph, the insidious and cunning Asgardians thought their little tricks could hide from me, but witty as I am, I have already seen through their conspiracy!"
"Boss is wise, Boss is brilliant!" The adjutant applauded very flatteringly.
But immediately, the adjutant asked suspiciously:
"But Boss, since we now know that Midgard is a trap, do we still need to go to Midgard to retrieve the Aether Particle?"
"Go! Of course we have to go!" Malekith confirmed immediately, but then added: "However, we cannot go with such fanfare as originally planned. We must go quietly, be careful!"
"Ah? What specifically should we do?" The adjutant clearly didn't have enough brains and didn't understand.
Malekith took a deep look at his not-so-bright adjutant and took out a dark red crystal from his armor:
"I want you to take the Cursed Crystal, sneak into Midgard first, find the holder of the Aether Particle, and then bring him back to me. As long as I get the Aether Particle, I will be invincible. Do you dare to take on this heavy responsibility of reviving the destiny of the Dark Elves?"
Malekith had used such a high-sounding justification, and the adjutant, whose brain was already not working well, didn't say a word and took the Cursed Crystal, patting his chest: "For the glory of the Dark Elves, my death is insignificant!"
Hearing this, the corner of Malekith's mouth curled up.
A big fool is easy to deceive. Now he can get the Aether Particle and replace him with a smarter adjutant!
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