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In an instant, violent current surged, flooding the entire space with thunder and lightning so powerful that the faint phenomenon of Material Decomposition darkened around them.
The advanced form of the lightning element, like the advanced form of flame, could exist in such an environment indefinitely. Even now, the flame continued burning.
Do you think this is the end? No, it's far from over. Amid the violent lightning, a faint flicker of light appeared—small at first, then growing brighter and brighter. Suddenly, it expanded rapidly, and a clearly visible five-pointed star array materialized in front of Dormammu.
Lightning alone might not have been enough to restrain Dormammu, but advanced lightning combined with the star array was something entirely different. Its power was far beyond a simple sum of its parts.
From the explosion in Sokovia, it was already clear that a magic circle composed of only five elements was enough to obliterate a city. This time, it was enhanced by the advanced lightning arrow.
Its power would undoubtedly reach another level.
Blaine was confident that this attack wouldn't cripple Dormammu, but it would at least immobilize him for a moment.
Sure enough, when the star array began spinning rapidly, Dormammu visibly trembled. Whether it was fear or the sight of something truly dreadful, he seemed shaken.
Unprepared, he took the full brunt when the magic circle suddenly exploded. A violent shockwave carrying fierce spatial fragments swept through the area instantly, forcing even Dormammu to evade.
But just as he reappeared in another spot, a wave of chilling air lunged at him. As a being of his level, Dormammu naturally had his own means. At the moment danger was about to strike, he teleported again.
At this point, Dormammu must have been thinking:
'This little brat still dares try to sneak attack me? Using another explosion to hit me? If he actually touches me, that would be a disgrace.'
But while Dormammu was feeling smug, that sense of danger returned—only now he was still basking in his own narrow escape.
Puff…
The lightning arrow struck dead-on. Under the skill of Absolute Hit, as long as Blaine laid eyes on the target, it would land true no matter where the enemy hid—not even the Creator God would be exempt.
"Uh… well… hand…"
The intense paralysis made Dormammu slur his words. His body felt restrained, trembling uncontrollably. This was the effect of advanced Thunderbolt.
Blue arcs crackled across his form, dancing like beautiful but deadly fireworks.
"Good chance!"
"Old monster, I'll leave the rest to fate."
With a swift motion of his right hand, a human-sized space crack opened in front of Blaine. Without a single glance back, he leaped into it, terrified Dormammu would break free in the next second and drag him back.
"Little… devil… you… I…"
Dormammu could only watch Blaine escape. Could such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity truly slip away?
"Huh? You can move now."
The moment Blaine vanished, Dormammu teleported, frantically rushing toward the closing crack. It was his only exit from the cage he'd been trapped in for years; his eyes burned with desperation.
But fate clearly enjoyed playing tricks. Perhaps Dormammu simply wasn't blessed by luck. Right as he was about to reach the exit, the crack snapped shut, blocked by the world's barrier.
"Phew, finally out."
Somewhere in space, another figure appeared—Blaine, who had just passed through the portal.
He looked around. This environment felt oddly familiar…
"No way. After running for so long, I ended up back here?"
Drawing on his memory, Blaine recognized the place immediately. Wasn't this where he'd originally appeared?
It wasn't the destination he'd intended to reach using the weakened Space Stone ring. Instead, he had started here, broken past the speed threshold, and accidentally crashed into the Dark Dimension—so naturally the exit had brought him back.
But one question puzzled him: if he moved faster than light, how could he still end up such a short distance away?
Thinking it through, it made sense. This was space, not Earth—the sense of distance was nothing alike. What looked deceptively close was, in reality, beyond Blaine's usual comprehension. If he tried to calculate it, it was likely dozens of times longer than Earth's equator—if not more.
"Uh… phoo…"
"It still feels good to be in space."
Blaine stretched, a wave of relief washing over him. His bones and cells drank in the freedom of open space.
Having just escaped the Dark Dimension, he had adapted to its crushing gravitational intensity. Now, returning to normal space, Blaine felt power surging back into him, the oppressive weight of a metaphorical mountain completely gone.
"I didn't expect it, but I guess space really is my comfort zone now!"
Blaine felt his physical strength rising again. If even dark matter couldn't crush him, he couldn't imagine what could pose a threat now.
"By the way, Dormammu is ridiculously strong."
"A few more steps and he'll catch up to the Creator God…"
"And what about the Ancient One?!"
Blaine didn't dare keep imagining. He'd once thought he might sneak off to learn some tricks from the Ancient One, but now he realized: the only kindness was that they weren't coming after him…
He had used every trick he had against Dormammu—every ace up his sleeve. And still, he couldn't truly harm him. Even bound by lightning, Dormammu was immobilized for only a few breaths—barely a heartbeat.
Maybe Dormammu was stronger in his own domain, but that wasn't an excuse. As the Son of Heaven, Blaine refused to accept such a situation. If it existed, then he would eliminate it.
"Dormammu, I'll come for you again."
Blaine swore silently.
"Damn it… Dormammu is terrifying… and the Ancient One is a total monster…"
Thinking of the Ancient One, Blaine shivered. Someone who could seal a being like Dormammu…
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