Ch: 180-191
Chapter 180 In the Dark
As Strange continuously changed his spellcasting gestures, Kaecilius, sensing that Strange's actions would surely obstruct Dormammu's arrival, quickly conjured a spatial blade and rushed towards Strange.
At this moment, the Time Stone, which Strange had always worn on his chest, continuously emitted a faint green glow as Strange fully activated it.
Just as Kaecilius was about to thrust the spatial blade in his hand towards Strange, the Time Stone on Strange's chest was finally fully activated by Strange at this critical moment.
Instantly, the magic array on Strange's palm changed from its original orange-yellow to a green Time magic array.
The green Time magic array in Strange's hand was like a rotatable knob, being continuously twisted counter-clockwise by Strange.
At this time, everything around them also changed as Strange cast his spell; all the dilapidated objects in the surroundings were constantly transforming.
Kaecilius, who had been right in front of them, was now incredibly frozen in mid-air.
Strange then manipulated the magic array in his hand to reverse time.
Suddenly, Kaecilius's figure continuously receded backward like a film reel.
Not only Kaecilius's figure, but even the surrounding buildings, which had been destroyed by the battle, began to slowly restore to their original appearance under the influence of the Time Stone.
At this moment, Strange also took a break from his busy work to dispel the time magic he had cast on Mihachi.
Looking at the scene before him, Mihachi showed an expression of disbelief.
Even though Mihachi had followed Ancient One for so many years, he had never witnessed such a miraculous magic.
While Mihachi was still in a daze, Strange quickly said to Mihachi, "Don't just stand there, we still have one more chance!"
With that, Strange took the lead and ran towards the already destroyed Hong Kong Sanctum.
However, just as Strange thought he could repair the Sanctum in this manner, Kaecilius, who was originally under the control of the Time Stone, suddenly began to convulse.
Immediately, a dark force from an external space suddenly fell upon Kaecilius and his followers.
The next second, Kaecilius and his followers' figures suddenly twisted within the Time Stone's area of influence.
The power of the Time Stone instantly lost its intended effect on Kaecilius and his followers.
Afterward, Kaecilius and his followers pursued Strange and Mihachi.
Upon sensing the movement behind him, Strange was about to turn to check when Kaecilius suddenly rushed from behind, kicking Strange flying.
Seeing the surrounding scenery continuously restoring, Kaecilius knew that if he let Strange continue, the Sanctum would likely be repaired by Strange in no time.
Immediately, Kaecilius and Strange began to engage in hand-to-hand combat.
As the influence of the Time Stone grew, the surrounding objects changed faster and faster.
Looking at the rapidly moving objects around him, even Strange, the instigator of all these changes, had to be careful.
Just now, one of Kaecilius's followers was hit by a restoring car right in front of Strange and sent flying an unknown number of meters.
This scene was deeply imprinted in Mihachi's mind.
At this moment, Kaecilius was completely unaware, continuing to rush towards Strange, when Mihachisilently circled behind Kaecilius.
Just as Kaecilius leaped into the air, Mihachi, from behind, seized the opportunity and suddenly threw a rope, entirely condensed from magic, precisely binding Kaecilius's ankle.
Before Kaecilius could react, the strength in Mihachi's hand suddenly increased, and he then threw Kaecilius entirely into a rapidly restoring wall nearby.
Due to inertia, Kaecilius was temporarily unable to break free from the wall, and could only watch as pieces of rubble gradually buried his body.
With Kaecilius dealt with, everything in the surroundings also returned to its original state at this moment.
Even the constantly spreading dark power receded like a tide.
And at this moment, the two also discovered Wong, who had appeared in the ruins.
The two quickly went into the ruins and pulled Wong up.
Wong, who had been reborn, looked at all this in disbelief, subconsciously beginning to check his body for injuries.
Due to the influence of the Time Stone, the originally spreading dark power was greatly hindered.
And all these changes were sensed by Dormammu, who was countless dimensions away.
Therefore, just a second before the Dark Dimension was about to close, Dormammu's dark power promptly fell upon Kaecilius, who was still within the wall.
Immediately, the latter, with the blessing of this power, directly broke through the wall.
Kaecilius then slammed his palm heavily onto the ground, and an invisible force instantly broke the Time Stone's influence on the Dark Dimension.
Seeing the Dark Dimension now free from the Time Stone's influence, the three, Strange, Wong, and Mihachi, stopped their frantic running and turned to look at Kaecilius, who was slowly approaching.
Seeing Strange fall silent, Mihachi quickly said, "Pull yourself together, Strange! Quickly gather your spirits and fight!"
"You have no way to stop what is about to happen; in his presence, you are smaller than ants. How beautiful all this is, a World beyond time, beyond death."
Hearing this, Strange suddenly thought of something, and then, to everyone's astonished gaze, he used his Cloak of Levitation to fly straight towards the Dark Dimension.
Watching Strange's figure gradually disappear from sight, Kaecilius, from behind, let out a triumphant laugh at Mihachi and Wong.
"Look, the Ancient One before stole Dormammu's power to barely survive for a few centuries, and now even he has abandoned you and submitted to Dormammu's power. Are you two still going to be so stubborn?"
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The moment Strange entered the Dark Dimension, he was hit by a suffocating sensation.
Looking up at the stars that continuously emitted Strange lights, Strange observed them with curiosity.
However, as Strange delved deeper, he quickly discovered that the Dark Dimension also contained an aura that could continuously erode his life energy.
Furthermore, Strange was horrified to find that the negative, irritable emotions within him had suddenly become much stronger.
Even Strange's resolve and will to fight Dormammu weakened considerably in that instant.
Feeling the abnormality within him, Strange immediately began to examine his body's unusual condition.
At this moment, Strange's mind immediately recalled what Ancient One had said when she first introduced Dormammu to him.
Dormammu not only possessed extremely powerful and evil strength, but he also wielded a terrifying ability to manipulate people's minds.
Kaecilius, in his despair after realizing he couldn't obtain the power he desired from Ancient One, was seized upon by the omnipresent Dormammu.
Earth, since its inception, had nothing particularly noteworthy, but after the birth of human civilization, Earth gradually began to distinguish itself among the various forces in the Universe.
More and more cosmic deities began to notice Earth, such as Thor and Loki from Asgard...
Thus, more and more figures from various forces had their gaze focused on Earth by these universally renowned deities.
And Earth's unparalleled vitality coincidentally attracted the attention of beings like Dormammu.
When Strange first arrived at Kamar-Taj, Ancient One and Mihachi constantly honed Strange's temperament.
Unbeknownst to him, Strange, originally a hothead, was tempered into an exceptionally balanced legendary Sorcerer.
Although Strange believed he wouldn't be swayed by Dormammu, just to be safe, Strange quickly activated the Time Stone on his chest.
He unhesitatingly cast a spell array on himself.
If Dormammu's power hadn't forcefully broken through the limitations of space and time to descend upon Kaecilius at the last moment, the Dark Dimension surrounding the city would have been dispelled by Strange using the Time Stone long ago.
Therefore, Strange also had a guess in his mind; Kaecilius had emphasized to him more than once that Dormammu's power completely transcended time and death.
Strange had already discovered this point from the recent battle, but this only meant that the Time Stone's power could not affect Dormammu himself.
However, Strange now had another idea.
Since he could use the power of the Time Stone to hinder Dormammu, Strange could preemptively set up the Time Stone's spell array on himself.
Thinking of this, Strange immediately activated the Time Stone array on his chest and then cast Time Magic on himself.
After doing all this, Strange felt at ease and floated towards the depths of the Dark Dimension.
But just as Strange was cautiously advancing towards the depths of the Dark Dimension, something happened behind Strange that would make an ordinary person's liver and guts split.
Behind Strange, countless stars were rapidly receding to both sides, though he hadn't noticed when this began.
At this moment, Strange's peripheral vision caught sight of this extraordinary anomaly, and he curiously turned around.
But in the next second, Strange saw a sight he never wanted to see again in his life.
A deep purple pupil, comparable in size to a star, had appeared before Strange, though he didn't know when.
The deep purple pupil before him appeared lifeless.
Then, a black mist continuously spread before Strange; before long, the mist seemed to be summoned by some force, gathering at a single point and slowly forming an enormous human face.
Looking at the gigantic human face before him, it took Strange a long time to finally regain his composure.
"Dormammu, I've come to bargain with you."
Looking at Strange, who was as small as an ant before him, Dormammu sneered, "No, you haven't come to bargain, you've come to die. From now on, your World belongs to me, just like all other Worlds."
With that, Dormammu suddenly attacked Strange.
Instantly, a deluge of attacks rained down on Strange.
Seeing this, Strange could only summon defensive spell arrays with both hands to barely block them.
But Strange was no longer facing an ordinary human; he was facing a deity with infinite power.
So, as expected, after barely fending off a few rounds of Dormammu's attacks, Strange was impaled from head to toe by spikes that suddenly emerged from the ground.
After seeing Strange's figure completely disappear from his sight, Dormammu focused his gaze on Earth before him.
Feeling the continuous flow of Dark power emanating from Earth, even a powerful being like Dormammu showed a look of intoxication.
Long ago, Dormammu had already set his sights on Earth, a miraculous Planet filled with various elements, amidst the vast multiverse.
However, Dormammu had always found the Sorcerer Supremes who guarded Earth to be quite troublesome.
But Kaecilius's appearance gave Dormammu an opportunity to exploit a weakness.
It was truly difficult to find someone who possessed both the talent for cultivating magic and an endless obsession with power.
Such an opportunity was rare and hard to come by for a being like Dormammu.
Only a being with infinite lifespan like Dormammu could afford to wait.
The current Sorcerer Supreme of Earth, Ancient One, was finally eliminated by Kaecilius with great difficulty, and the legendary Sorcerer Strange had just been destroyed by him, so now Earth, in Dormammu's eyes, was completely undefended, and he could descend upon Earth instantly if he wished.
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Just as Dormammu thought Earth was his for the taking, a voice suddenly interrupted his fantasies about Earth.
It was the same tone, the same expression.
"Dormammu, I've come to bargain."
Upon seeing Strange walking towards him, Dormammu subconsciously and uncontrollably replied, "You've come to die. From now on, the World is mine... Wait, what's happening? Am I hallucinating?"
Hearing this, Strange loudly told Dormammu, "No, these are all things happening in the real World."
Upon hearing this, Dormammu didn't waste any more words with Strange and immediately summoned ground spikes again to send Strange away.
Just then, a Shadow appeared from the same spot not far away.
"Dormammu, I've come to bargain."
At this point, even Dormammu, who had lived for countless eons, was shocked to see Strangeresurrected again before him, and he asked, "What in the World is going on with you?!"
Regarding Dormammu's confusion, Strange had no intention of beating around the bush and openly stated, "It's like Kaecilius; he brought some power that didn't originally belong to him from your World. Coincidentally, I also brought some special abilities that you don't possess from my World just now."
"This is Time, the power that can trap me in an infinite loop of Time."
Saying this, Strange raised his wrist, which was now surrounded by the power of the Time Stone, in front of Dormammu.
After listening to Strange's words, Dormammu felt greatly offended by Strange. With a roar, he raised his right hand and slammed it down heavily on Strange's location.
In the blink of an eye, Strange was instantly flattened into a meat patty by Dormammu's overwhelming hand.
But the next second, Strange reappeared before Dormammu, like an unkillable cockroach.
"Dormammu, I've come to bargain."
Although Dormammu was greatly shocked by Strange's reappearance before him, as the Dark Lord who had traversed this multiverse for countless eons, how could he give up over such a small matter?
He then coldly said to Strange, "I don't believe you can keep looping like this indefinitely."
In response, Strange shrugged helplessly and then said noncommittally, "But that's precisely what's happening now. Don't you see me here again? Aren't you currently trapped with me in this Time loop?"
Hearing this, Dormammu said with a fierce look, "Then enjoy being killed countless times like this!"
In response to Dormammu's threat, Strange spread his hands and said to Dormammu, "Wouldn't that be great? This way, everyone on Earth can survive, can't they?"
"Then you'll have a hard time!"
"It's fine, I've already suffered quite a bit during this time anyway."
Seeing that Strange remained unyielding, Dormammu suddenly spat out a purplish-black light from his mouth, instantly engulfing Strange's figure completely.
Then, the next moment, Strange's voice echoed in Dormammu's ears once again.
After that, even Strange himself completely lost count of how many loops he had endured.
During this time, he suffered countless ruthless annihilations from Dormammu. In the beginning, Dormammu still found joy in annihilating Strange using different methods.
But gradually, Dormammu grew tired of it. Now, killing Strange was no more difficult for Dormammuthan killing an ant.
However, no matter how many times you kill this ant, he will reappear before you the next second.
After a long time, anyone would find this boring.
Looking at Strange, who was killed again and again only to return, Dormammu impatiently said, "You will definitely lose!"
Hearing this, Strange struggled to block Dormammu's attack and then said, "Yes, but I can lose countless times, repeating infinitely like this, over and over again. No matter how many times, it won't stop. You can't go anywhere."
Upon hearing Strange's words, Dormammu instantly fell into extreme frenzy, directly tearing Strange's body to shreds.
"Stop! Stop it right now! Let me out of here!"
To Dormammu's roaring demands, Strange calmly shook his head and said, "That won't do. I'm here to bargain with you!"
"What terms do you want to discuss?"
Seeing that Dormammu had finally completely exhausted his patience, Strange generously put forward his conditions.
"From now on, you will immediately take your followers and leave my World, cease all evil deeds in my World, and never be allowed to return to my World."
"If you can agree to these demands, then I will stop the loop now and let you leave here."
After hearing Strange's words, Dormammu suddenly leaned closer to Strange.
Meanwhile, outside, Wong and Mihachi were unknowingly affected by the power of the Time Stone, and the two had already engaged Kaecilius countless times.
And just as Time looped once again, Wong continued to repeat what he had said before.
Just as Kaecilius was fully immersed in the Dark Dimension before him, Wong and Mihachi suddenly showed incredulous expressions, looking at Strange slowly descending behind Kaecilius.
As for Strange, who had appeared behind him at an unknown time, Kaecilius seemed to suddenly sense something. He then turned around with an unfriendly expression to look at Strange, and then coldly asked, "What exactly did you just do?"
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Compared to Kaecilius's anger, Strange appeared very calm.
"I didn't do anything, it's just that I successfully negotiated with your boss."
Hearing this, Kaecilius's face could not hide his inner surprise.
But before Kaecilius could react, Dormammu's power acted upon Kaecilius and his followers.
Immediately, Kaecilius and his followers were uncontrollably pulled into the Dark Dimension before everyone's eyes.
As their figures continuously entered the Dark Dimension, their screams grew more and more shrill.
Seeing this scene, Strange said calmly, "Honestly, you really should have stolen that entire book. The warning is behind the spell, hahaha..."
"Hahaha...hahahaha."
At this moment, Strange looked in surprise at Wong, who was laughing heartily beside him.
In Strange's impression, Wong had always been a serious person.
Every time he went to the library, no matter what jokes he told, all he got in return was Wong's perpetually unchanging poker face.
For a while, Strange even wondered if Wong was a stoic.
But now, with the Ancient One gone, after countless tribulations, they had finally repelled Dormammu.
The feeling of surviving a catastrophe resonated within the three of them.
Immediately, Strange continued to use the power of the Time Stone to restore the remaining damaged streets to their original state.
Watching everything around them return to its original appearance, Wong and Strange exchanged glances and celebrated with each other.
"We actually succeeded!"
"Yes, we succeeded."
But just as Strange and Wong thought everything was about to end, Mihachi, who had been silent, suddenly became ill.
"Although we did succeed, you also broke the natural law."
Hearing this, Strange said helplessly, "Look around, at least everything has returned to normal."
To this, Mihachi stubbornly continued, "You still think this is no big deal, right? No consequences? We're just like her now, breaking the rules will eventually lead to retribution, karma."
After speaking, Mihachi disappeared into the crowded street without looking back.
Leaving Strange and Wong staring blankly, still bewildered.
After returning to the Sanctum, Mihachi's last words before leaving echoed in Strange's mind.
After several rounds of deliberation, Strange chose to return the Time Stone to the Kamar-Taj library.
"A wise choice."
As soon as Strange returned the Time Stone to its place, Wong appeared from somewhere.
He then earnestly said to Strange, "Only when you master this energy can you wear it. However, it's best not to casually walk around with an Infinity Stone on the street."
Hearing this, Strange quickly asked in confusion, "Excuse me, what stone did you just say?"
But regarding Strange's confusion, Wong chose not to answer, and instead continued on his own, "You may have great talent for the mystic arts, but you still need to study diligently. News of the Ancient One's death will soon spread throughout the multiverse. We must be ready, always ready."
After all this, Strange passed through the portal again and returned to the New York Sanctum.
Looking at the bustling streets outside the Sanctum, Strange subconsciously recalled what the Ancient One had told him before she passed away.
About how Jonathan had helped his paralyzed body recover.
Looking at his hands, which still trembled uncontrollably despite wearing a wristband, Strange fell into deep thought.
However, at that moment, the laughter of children playing on a nearby street pulled Strange's thoughts back to reality.
Perhaps returning to Manhattan Hospital could continue to save patients who needed help, but facing the ambitious individuals lurking in the multiverse, Earth needed not Doctor Strange, but Sorcerer Strange.
Thinking of this, Strange found his own answer.
And so, a new legendary Sorcerer was inaugurated.
Pushing open the door, he saw another sunny morning.
Smelling the fragrance wafting in the air, Arthur instinctively went downstairs to the dining room.
Seeing the breakfast spread on the table, Arthur sat down without a word and began to feast.
"So delicious..."
"So tasty..."
Arthur continuously ate the food on the table, praising it non-stop.
Seeing Arthur 's appearance, Wanda, who was beside him, couldn't help but say, "If it's good, eat more, but don't overeat."
Hearing Wanda's words, Arthur immediately slowed down, a satisfied smile on his face.
However, just after Arthur had eaten his fill, Wanda continued, "Oh, Arthur , Mr. Stoke just sent an email. It seems he hopes you can go to Stoke Tower."
Hearing Wanda's words, Arthur was slightly startled.
"Is it because of Strange?"
Arthur asked as he spoke.
Wanda nodded and handed the email she had just received to Arthur . After seeing the content of the email, Arthur looked enlightened.
"I understand, I'll go over in a bit."
After hearing Arthur 's words, Wanda softly hummed in acknowledgment.
Then, Arthur put down his chopsticks, picked up a piece of bread, and walked out of the dining room while eating, heading towards Stoke Tower.
When he arrived at Stoke Tower, he found that Tony was already waiting for him there.
Tony immediately went to greet him after seeing him.
"Arthur , since you're here, let's go on a long trip together."
Although Arthur was very confused, due to his guilt for helping Tony during the civil war, he did not hesitate at all and nodded gently, then followed Tony onto his private jet and headed west.
Watching the coastline below get closer and closer, Arthur quickly realized where Tony was taking him.
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As soon as he boarded the plane, Arthur saw his old acquaintance, Bruce Banner, who had finally reappeared after the Sokovia incident.
"Arthur , I didn't expect to see you again this time, I'm so happy."
Bruce Banner also smiled brightly after seeing Arthur .
Arthur also nodded with a smile.
For Bruce Banner, he was indeed very happy.
After all, Arthur and Banner hadn't seen each other for a long time.
And while looking at Bruce Banner, Arthur 's gaze also shifted to Banner's body, only to see countless bruises appearing on Banner's body.
Arthur was greatly shocked to see this scene, although he already knew who was responsible for all of this, when he truly saw it with his own eyes, his heart was still uncontrollably shaken.
One must know that the Hulk inside Banner's body was a product derived from gamma rays.
Given the Hulk's body recovery ability, for such bruises to be left on him, it's clear how terrifying Thanos's strength was when he struck.
"Arthur , all of this is thanks to that guy, I will never forgive him!"
Bruce Banner's eyes were bloodshot, and a surge of anger flowed from them.
"Are you talking about Thanos?"
Seeing Banner's significant emotional fluctuations, Arthur also asked softly, but when Arthur saw that Banner didn't answer him, he continued, "If you want to take revenge on him, it might still be difficult for us to do so with our current strength."
After hearing Arthur 's words, Bruce Banner was also startled.
"Then what should we do?"
"Don't you have very powerful abilities? Is it possible that even you are not his match?"
Facing Banner now, Arthur didn't know how to explain everything that would happen next to Bannerfor a moment.
And Arthur also subconsciously glanced at Tony, who was beside him.
There were some things that even Arthur didn't know how to bring up.
Looking at Arthur 's gaze, Tony also sensed it and looked over.
Looking at everything in front of him, Arthur also fell into silence.
"Bruce, it's alright. The reason I brought Arthur here this time is to prepare to defeat this Thanos, so don't worry."
Seeing the situation of the two, Tony also gently patted his chest, assuring Bruce Banner with a confident look.
Bruce Banner nodded upon hearing this.
"Mm, I believe you, Tony."
After speaking, Bruce Banner turned around and looked at Arthur , saying, "Arthur , I think we need to have a duel. Are you willing to fight me?"
After hearing Bruce Banner's words, Arthur was slightly stunned.
Arthur clearly remembered that when he fought Banner back then, Banner didn't gain any advantage in front of him, and was even injured by him in the end.
Now, the gap in strength between him and Banner was even greater. If they were to fight, Bannerwould certainly lose.
"Bruce, you should rest first."
"No, you don't understand. I want to defeat Thanos right now. Only then can I avenge myself. Only then will so many people not have died!"
After hearing Arthur 's words, Bruce Banner, however, shook his head firmly, and then continued to speak.
"I can't wait any longer."
"But..."
Seeing Bruce Banner's determination, Arthur was still a little worried in his heart.
"There's no 'but', Arthur . I'm no longer the Banner from five years ago. The current me has completely transformed."
Hearing Arthur 's persuasion, Bruce Banner, however, waved his hand and interrupted Arthur 's words.
"Arthur , you don't know what happened these past few days. I've lost too much. Now my only goal is to defeat Thanos and avenge all those who died on the spaceship! So, Arthur , you must help me."
Looking at Bruce Banner's determined expression, Arthur was also speechless for a moment.
"Arthur , I beg you."
Arthur also didn't know how to react for a moment.
"Alright, I'll help you."
Arthur finally sighed, and eventually agreed to Bruce Banner's request.
"Arthur , then it's settled! Whenever you have time, we'll start."
"This weekend. We'll have a duel in the S.W.O.R.D. training room at 3 PM on Saturday!"
After hearing Arthur 's words, Bruce had an excited expression.
And at this moment, Tony, who was standing by, was also dumbfounded.
In his opinion, Arthur 's strength was many times greater than Banner's. If they were to fight, Bannerwould only be on the receiving end of a beating.
But Bruce actually asked to duel Arthur , which was too crazy!
However, looking at the stubborn look in Bruce Banner's eyes, Tony also somewhat understood.
"Bruce, you've suffered during this time."
Tony also walked over to Bruce's side, and then looked at Bruce with an apologetic expression, saying.
"It's alright, Tony. Now we are also friends, and you saved my life, so I have nothing to complain about."
After hearing Bruce's words, Tony also nodded.
"Bruce, since you say so, then I'm relieved."
"Tony, you are also my friend, so let's defeat this bastard together!"
"Good, definitely!"
Tony also nodded with a serious expression.
Watching the interaction between Arthur and Tony, Arthur , who had been standing by observing everything, also had a thoughtful expression.
The reason Arthur agreed to Banner's seemingly absurd request was because Arthur knew that this battle would never have a chance to take place.
Therefore, this time was also an opportunity for Banner to make up for the guilt in his heart.
"Let's talk here, we still have some other things to discuss."
"Mm, okay."
Arthur also nodded, and then led the two towards a quiet corner.
"Bruce, let's first restore your body to its optimal state. As long as we unite, I am confident that I can completely defeat that bastard!"
Arthur 's eyes were fixed on Bruce Banner as he said with a serious expression.
Upon hearing Arthur 's words, Bruce Banner also nodded.
"I also have that confidence!"
After the conversation between Arthur and Banner ended, Tony also had a solemn expression.
In his opinion, Bruce Banner's current state definitely meant he was going to fight with all his might, otherwise, Bruce Banner would absolutely not be like this.
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Seeing the serious expressions on both Arthur and Banner, Tony felt a wave of helplessness.
"I say, can you two stop being so serious? You're going to scare me!"
Arthur and Banner both turned their gazes to Tony.
"Mr. Stark, you're right, we shouldn't be so serious, but right now you are our common enemy, so we can't be too lax!"
Tony shrugged after hearing Arthur 's words.
"So, Arthur , I want to ask, how powerful are you now?"
"Not that powerful, just enough to take on a bundle of Ultron."
Upon hearing Arthur 's words, Tony and Banner both showed a hint of surprise.
In Tony's eyes, Ultron was a very terrifying existence.
And just as the three were chatting, Tony's private jet had already reached its destination.
At this moment, outside the airport, a black Mercedes-Benz car was parked nearby.
Then the three of them got into the Mercedes-Benz together.
Seeing that Arthur and Banner had both entered the car, the driver started the car and slowly drove forward.
The Mercedes-Benz drove steadily forward.
Soon, the Mercedes-Benz stopped in front of a very classical-looking apartment building.
Looking at the apartment in front of him, Arthur was very puzzled as to why he couldn't just email Strange in advance and have him come directly to the New York Sanctum.
Why go to such great lengths to cross half the Earth to come to the London Sanctum?
After getting out of the car, Arthur followed Tony and Bruce directly towards the hall.
"Hello, how may I help you?"
Just as they arrived at the door.
"Ding-dong!"
With a crisp sound, the hall door slowly opened to the side.
Then Strange, holding a cup of coffee, stood on the second floor of the Sanctum, looking at the three people who walked in.
"You're here, sit!"
"Oh, thank you."
Arthur and the other two nodded.
"This is coffee beans and milk I bought from Britain. Please have a taste."
Looking at Arthur , Strange smiled and said to him.
"Mm."
Then the three of them sat on the sofa and enjoyed the coffee and milk Strange had prepared for them.
And looking at the three of them, Strange was a bit puzzled.
"May I ask, what exactly are you doing coming all this way?"
After hearing Strange's words, the three of them exchanged glances, then all turned their gaze to Arthur .
Looking at the three of them, Strange had a curious expression.
"We came to find you, hoping you can help us deal with an enemy from the Universe."
Arthur said straightforwardly.
"I understand!"
Looking at the three of them, Strange had a solemn expression.
"Who could make all three of you feel a dangerous presence?"
The three of them said nothing, just looked at Strange, seemingly waiting for him to continue speaking.
Strange felt a bit awkward being stared at by the three of them, and could only scratch his head.
"Sorry, I won't beat around the bush anymore!"
Looking at Strange, Arthur found it amusing.
"Alright, then I won't mince words. I think you know why we came to find you."
Looking at Strange, Arthur said with a serious expression.
After hearing Arthur 's words, Strange nodded.
"You three want me to take action against Thanos, is that right?"
After hearing Strange's words, Arthur nodded.
"That's right, this is our common enemy. We want to deal with him, but he's too strong, we can't handle him, so we can only ask for your help."
After hearing Arthur 's words, Strange remained silent for a moment, but finally nodded.
"Alright, since you trust me so much, I'll give it a try."
After hearing Strange's words, Banner nodded excitedly.
"Good, when do we go find him?"
Strange shook his head: "We don't need to go find him, because he's already here."
Just as Strange finished speaking, the three of them suddenly heard a commotion from the street outside the Sanctum.
Hearing this sound, Arthur and the others quickly ran out onto the street.
They saw a doughnut-shaped flying device slowly descending in the sky not far away.
Seeing this scene, the three of them were filled with shock.
"This is too exaggerated, to be able to ride something like this."
Looking at the very futuristic-looking flying object in front of him, Arthur said with some shock.
Then, a blue teleportation beam suddenly shone from the spaceship onto the street, and the previously bustling crowd suddenly fled to other streets.
Now, only Arthur and the others were left on the entire street. The originally clean and tidy street had disappeared, replaced by a mess, and a huge crack appeared on the street's surface.
Then, one large and one small figure appeared in front of them.
"Holy cow, who are these two guys? How did they destroy the street?"
Looking at the two figures that appeared in front of him, Tony had a surprised expression.
The figures that appeared were a humanoid Ebony Maw dressed in a grey robe, and a Black Dwarf in black armor, both glaring angrily at the two.
"Excuse me, Earth's business hours are over for today. Please take your spaceship and leave now."
After hearing Tony's words, Grey Wood Throat and Black Dwarf exchanged glances.
Then Grey Wood Throat directly extended his right arm.
"Since you have offended me, I will let you know our terror!"
As soon as Grey Wood Throat finished speaking, a fist-sized lightning energy orb appeared in his right hand.
This was a golden energy sphere, shimmering with a metallic luster, yet emitting a strong heat flow.
"Lightning Energy Orb!"
When they saw the energy orb in Grey Wood Throat's hand, Arthur and the other two were shocked.
This kind of energy orb could be called a super destructive weapon; with just a gentle press, the buildings on the entire street, and even the ground, would turn into charcoal.
"Hmph, ignorant low-level animals, daring to speak so arrogantly to this lord!"
Looking at the shocked expressions of Arthur and the others, Grey Wood Throat let out a cold snort.
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Immediately, Grey Wood Throat's palm also slammed towards the void.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
As Grey Wood Throat struck out with his palm, a ball of golden lightning instantly burst forth from his hand.
The roaring explosion instantly enveloped the entire street.
Seeing the overwhelming lightning sweeping towards them, Arthur and the other three were startled and quickly retreated several steps backward.
However, they were still a step too slow; a piercing sound of air being torn apart rang out, followed by an extremely scorching heat that enveloped them.
But at the last critical moment, Strange also timely deployed an energy barrier.
"Is this the legendary magic? It's truly formidable."
Arthur said with admiration, looking at the intensely hot energy in front of him.
After hearing Arthur 's words, Strange also nodded.
"This is an energy shield that transcends the scope of basic skills. It can only unleash its extraordinary power when used in combat, but its consumption is also very large. Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't use it unless absolutely necessary, but now, it has come to that point."
After hearing Strange's words, Arthur and the others also nodded, realizing that they were in big trouble this time.
"Alright, if that's the case, you go first, and Tony and I will assist you from the side."
Arthur nodded and said, then pushed Tony aside.
Seeing Arthur 's actions, Tony was somewhat displeased, but looking at Arthur 's resolute expression, Tony ultimately didn't argue, and could only stand obediently to the side, watching how Arthur and Strange would deal with the two guys in front of them.
"Legendary Mage, are you provoking me?"
Looking at Strange, who had blocked his attack, Black Dwarf's expression was cold and stern.
Looking at the thin man in front of him, Strange also snorted coldly.
"So what if I am provoking you? Do you still think you can defeat me?"
After hearing Strange's words, Black Dwarf revealed a mocking expression.
"Is that so? I do hope you can defeat me, but what if it requires a huge price?"
After hearing the words of the guy in front of him, Strange was slightly taken aback, then he started to laugh.
"Hahahahaha, then let's give it a try."
As Strange's laughter rang out, Black Dwarf and Grey Wood Throat immediately charged forward.
Seeing the two attacking him, Strange also unhesitatingly swung his arms to meet them.
Boom!
Boom!
As the two's fists and palms met, two dull thuds immediately sounded, and countless colorful lights emanated from the point of impact.
Moreover, both of their bodies were constantly shaking, and a violent aura emanated from them.
The gap in their strength was indeed very large; within just a few seconds, both were sent flying aside.
Seeing his Ebony Maw confronting Strange, the Black Dwarf on the side impatiently let out a roar towards the sky, then swung his enormous weapon and charged towards Arthur and the other two.
"Be careful!"
Seeing Black Dwarf charging towards the three of them, Arthur 's expression became extremely solemn, and he quickly shouted loudly.
"Don't worry, I'll handle him. You two go help the Mage."
Hearing Arthur 's words, Tony and Banner also nodded, then their figures moved and disappeared in front of Arthur .
The next moment, a huge fist came from behind towards Arthur .
Feeling the immense power coming from behind him, Arthur 's face sank, and then he immediately entered a high-speed state.
Bang!
As soon as Arthur turned around, he saw Black Dwarf smashing down on him from mid-air.
Looking at the fist smashing towards him, Arthur quickly raised his right hand to block it.
Bang!
Their fists and palms collided, and Arthur was instantly sent flying.
"What a powerful attack, my bones are almost broken, it seems to hurt a bit!"
Feeling the immense pain coming from his fist, Arthur said through gritted teeth, while also gaining a new understanding of Black Dwarf's formidable strength.
Although he had chosen to directly clash with Black Dwarf just now, Arthur 's body was tempered daily with Wanda's chaotic power, having long since reached the strength of a divine body, almost comparable to Thor's.
However, Arthur also didn't expect himself to be at a disadvantage when facing Black Dwarf.
Seeing Arthur flying backward, Tony on the side quickly rushed up and caught Arthur .
"How is it, kid? How do you feel? Can you still endure it?"
Tony asked worriedly.
Arthur also shook his head and said, "It's fine, it's nothing, let's continue."
With that, Arthur once again launched a charge towards Black Dwarf.
However, this time, Arthur also learned his lesson. He didn't directly attack Black Dwarf, but instead, feigning a strike to the east while attacking the west, he charged directly towards Grey Wood Throat.
His target was Grey Wood Throat, after all, Grey Wood Throat's close-combat ability was evident, and if he were to fight alone, he would still be at a disadvantage.
But he wasn't foolish; he knew that Grey Wood Throat also possessed formidable magic, and if he were to fight Grey Wood Throat alone, he might not gain any advantage, because he too was positioned as a melee damage dealer.
"Hehe, not bad, you even know how to feign a strike to the east while attacking the west. It looks like you're planning to gang up on me? Too bad, you're nothing in my eyes."
Looking at Arthur charging over, Ebony Maw grinned and said.
With that, after forcing Strange and Tony back, Ebony Maw also struck out with both fists, aiming at Arthur .
Seeing Ebony Maw's sudden attack, a hint of surprise flashed across Arthur 's face; Ebony Maw's speed was truly fast.
Although he thought so, Arthur 's feet did not stop. With a sudden brake, he directly dodged Ebony Maw's attack.
However, while dodging Ebony Maw's attack, Arthur also suddenly grabbed to the side, then controlled a piece of metal to stab towards Grey Wood Throat, seemingly wanting to use this move to stop Ebony Maw's advance.
However, his plan fell through, because Ebony Maw had already anticipated that Arthur would do this, so he simply sidestepped and avoided Arthur 's strike.
"Kid, your strength is still far from enough. Wanting to hurt me is simply wishful thinking."
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Looking at Arthur , who he had dodged, Grey Wood Throat also curled his lips and said indifferently.
Arthur listened, but did not speak, instead continuing to attack Ebony Maw, this time he directly used his ultimate attack.
Looking at Arthur , who was attacking again, Ebony Maw's eyes narrowed into a slit, and a hint of coldness appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"Kid, you forced my hand. Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish."
Ebony Maw let out a low growl, and then a strong aura burst forth from his body.
Feeling this strong aura, Arthur 's face also changed drastically.
Looking at Ebony Maw, Arthur also felt a great threat. If he didn't leave quickly, he might fall here.
However, fortunately, Strange on the side had also returned to the battlefield, while Tony went to deal with Black Dwarf.
Seeing this scene, Arthur did not hesitate at all and immediately went all out.
In the blink of an eye, all the metal on the entire street gathered around Arthur , forming an extremely spectacular metal storm.
Looking at the layers of thick metal armor on Arthur 's body, Grey Wood Throat's face instantly became cloudy and uncertain.
"Damn it, what's he doing? He actually wrapped his body in armor. Does that mean his defense will increase?"
Feeling this scene, Ebony Maw's eyebrows also furrowed.
However, although he thought so, he didn't dare to be careless at all. Instead, he quickly raised the long spear in his hand and threw it fiercely towards Arthur .
The long spear instantly transformed into a silver-white streak, shooting fiercely towards Arthur 's chest with a whistling sound of breaking air.
Looking at this silver-white streak, Arthur also frowned slightly, then directly entered a state of extreme speed, and then reached out a hand, directly grasping the long spear, but the long spear was still constantly struggling, trying to break free from Arthur 's palm.
Seeing this scene, Arthur also snorted coldly, and with a forceful squeeze, directly crushed the long spear in his hand.
Seeing this scene, Ebony Maw also froze in place, apparently not expecting Arthur to crush the long spear so easily.
But Arthur didn't give Ebony Maw much time to think, instead, he directly took a step and appeared in front of Ebony Maw.
Immediately, Arthur also punched towards Ebony Maw.
"Bang!"
After a muffled sound, Arthur 's punch solidly hit Ebony Maw's chest, directly sending Ebony Mawflying.
However, Ebony Maw was no pushover. Although a sharp pain came from his chest, he still stabilized his body, then quickly stood up and rushed towards Arthur .
"Kid, your strength is indeed good, but it hasn't reached the level where you can fight me, so you're not qualified enough to make me serious."
After saying that, Ebony Maw also directly swung his arm and smashed it down fiercely towards Arthur .
Seeing this scene, Arthur quickly took two steps back.
However, Ebony Maw seemed to want to pursue, directly chasing in Arthur 's direction.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
...
Every one of Ebony Maw's punches fiercely struck Arthur 's body, producing loud thuds that made Arthur 's ears buzz.
But Arthur showed no fear, instead, he directly rushed towards Ebony Maw.
"Damn it!"
Looking at Arthur , who was rushing towards him again, Ebony Maw cursed, and then directly charged forward.
Under his charge, Arthur 's body directly collided with the wall.
The wall also made a loud noise from his impact, but Arthur 's body showed no change.
"Haha, kid, your physical body is too weak to withstand my attacks, so I advise you to surrender obediently. I might be able to leave you a complete corpse, which should be very lucky for you."
Seeing that Arthur was still competing with him, Ebony Maw also laughed loudly.
"Hmph, less nonsense! You're not qualified enough to make me surrender! But I can tell you, do you really think you can make me submit? Dream on!"
Hearing Ebony Maw's arrogant words, Arthur also shouted loudly.
Then, Arthur suddenly accelerated again and rushed towards Ebony Maw.
"Seeking death!"
Looking at Arthur , who was charging over, Ebony Maw also roared angrily, then his legs spread slightly, and his body quickly slid a few meters to the left, while his right arm was raised high, and the long spear in his hand fiercely stabbed towards Arthur 's head.
With this strike, Ebony Maw used all his strength.
Seeing this, Arthur also smiled slightly. He already knew that his goal had been achieved, which was to enrage Ebony Maw, so that he might be able to take advantage of Ebony Maw's anger and directly kill him.
"Whoosh!"
A sound of breaking wind rang out, and then a silver-white light shot out from the long spear, extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, it had already arrived in front of Arthur .
Feeling the cold aura emanating from the long spear, Arthur also secretly thought that something was wrong.
However, his reaction was also swift. He directly made a sharp turn, avoiding the long spear.
Although the long spear did not directly hit Arthur 's head, the cold airflow directly penetrated Arthur 's clothes and permeated his skin, causing him to tremble uncontrollably.
Seeing this scene, Ebony Maw was also overjoyed and quickly swung the long spear in his hand again, attacking Arthur .
Arthur quickly dodged again.
"Bang!"
Another muffled sound rang out. The long spear hit a wall behind Arthur , and the wall was directly blasted with cracks.
And just when Ebony Maw thought he could kill Arthur , he suddenly found that he had somehow fallen into the trap that Arthur and Strange had set up beforehand.
Strange was seen constantly rubbing magic imprints between his hands, then he suddenly flung them towards him, and a red Fire was spewed towards Ebony Maw.
Seeing this, Ebony Maw's face also tightened. He knew that he had fallen into the trap of Arthur and Strange.
Then he immediately swung the long spear in his hand and met the Fire.
"Rumble~"
With a loud bang, the Fire and the long spear collided.
And the Fire, upon touching the long spear, actually exploded, forming a terrifying wave of Fire.
"Pfft!"
Ebony Maw, under the engulfment of the Fire wave, couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
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Seeing that he was no match for Arthur and Strange, and that Black Dwarf was also being completely suppressed by Tony.
He knew that dragging this out would definitely not be good for him, and his main purpose for coming to Earth was to obtain the Time Stone from Strange's chest.
Thinking of this, Ebony Maw decided to temporarily cast everyone aside and focus on Strange.
Then, Ebony Maw suddenly flicked the spear in his hand, and immediately dozens of tiny steel needles attacked Arthur like raindrops.
Seeing this, Arthur 's expression changed slightly, then he pushed off with his feet and dodged away.
"Bang bang bang..."
A series of dense thuds sounded, and deep pits appeared where Arthur had just been standing.
These pits were all about the same size, a full five or six meters deep.
Seeing Arthur avoid his attack, Ebony Maw smiled slightly, and the next second he suddenly shifted his target to Strange.
And seeing Ebony Maw charging towards him, Strange frowned and quickly used a Fire magic shield to block in front of him.
Ebony Maw's attack landed on the Fire magic shield, immediately emitting a metallic clang. The Fire magic shield did not break; instead, the attack was completely worn down and disappeared.
Seeing this, Strange was also greatly shocked. He knew his current strength; if he fought head-on, he was no match, and now that he was injured, he was powerless to continue resisting.
However, he was also a stubborn person and unwilling to yield easily, so he directly picked up the hammer in his hand and smashed it at Ebony Maw.
Ebony Maw was slightly stunned to see Strange's attack, then quickly used a defensive magic to protect his entire body.
Strange's attack landed on Ebony Maw, but it was blocked by Ebony Maw's shield, though it did cause Ebony Maw to retreat a few steps.
"Heh heh, is this your most powerful move? It's not much."
Seeing that Ebony Maw could resist his attack, Arthur smiled slightly, then charged towards Ebony Maw.
"Hmph, I admit I'm no match for you, but don't think you can easily deal with me. Once you've dealt with the other two, I'll slowly take care of you!"
Ebony Maw stared at Arthur with a gloomy expression, snorted, and also charged towards Arthur .
Hearing Ebony Maw's words, Arthur smiled coldly.
"Hmph, I'll wait. I'll see if you still have that much time to deal with others. If you don't, then today I'll deal with you!"
Hearing Arthur 's words, Ebony Maw's expression suddenly became grim and terrifying, his eyes filled with murderous intent as he looked at Arthur .
Seeing Ebony Maw like this, Arthur also snorted coldly, and the long staff in his hand quickly swung, attacking Ebony Maw.
"Bang bang bang..."
The two fought back and forth, locked in an inseparable battle.
However, although Ebony Maw's offensive was fierce, Arthur was not weak; in fact, he could be said to be even stronger than Ebony Maw.
After all, he had absorbed the most powerful and ancient Chaos Magic from the multiverse, and his strength had increased many times over, making him no less inferior to Ebony Maw.
"Bang!"
But after one clash, Ebony Maw actually endured Arthur 's attack and got close to Strange.
Before Strange could react, Ebony Maw directly knocked Strange unconscious, and then immediately activated the spaceship's reception channel to return to the spaceship.
After leaving the reception channel, the spaceship immediately accelerated, instantly flying into the clouds and disappearing without a trace.
And Arthur did not stop, immediately chasing after the spaceship.
Although Arthur already knew Ebony Maw's intentions were impure, he would not stand idly by; he had to kill Ebony Maw.
At this moment, Tony also discovered this scene, and immediately rushed to carry Black Dwarf on his back, enduring the latter's resistance, and chased after the spaceship together.
At first, Black Dwarf resisted very fiercely, but as the two's altitude continuously increased, it wasn't long before Black Dwarf was burned to ashes by the atmosphere.
Seeing this, Tony sighed.
Then he also sped up and chased after them.
"Bang bang bang..."
Arthur closely followed Ebony Maw, tracking him all the way up, and not long after, he finally saw the outline of the spaceship ahead.
But at this moment, Arthur was also entering a state of near suffocation due to the continuous increase in altitude.
At this time, Ebony Maw on the spaceship seemed to sense something, then turned to look at Arthur , finding that Arthur was already almost at the spaceship.
A sinister grin appeared at the corner of Ebony Maw's mouth, then he straightened his right arm, grabbed the spaceship's control stick, and then pulled the spaceship's speed to maximum.
As the spaceship's speed continuously increased, Arthur ultimately could not resist the pressure, and his entire body went limp.
Then, Arthur only felt a sudden blur before his eyes, followed by him falling unconscious.
On the other side, Tony also caught up. Seeing Arthur collapse to the ground, he first checked Arthur 's physical condition, and only after confirming that Arthur was not in life-threatening danger did he walk to Ebony Maw's front with relief.
"Hey, you bastard, I really underestimated you."
Tony cursed angrily after seeing Arthur 's state.
Immediately, he quickly put on the nanotech armor he had specially developed to allow the user to fight in space, onto Arthur 's body.
After this nanotech armor formed a thin protective film on Arthur 's body surface, Tony then carried the unconscious Arthur on his back and slowly flew towards the spaceship ahead.
After Tony opened a hole in the spaceship's outer shell and entered with Arthur , Arthur also woke up instantly due to the armor.
As soon as he woke up, Arthur 's expression changed slightly after seeing an unfamiliar environment, then he vigilantly observed his surroundings.
"Brat, you're finally awake, are you alright?"
Tony breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Arthur wake up, then asked Arthur .
"Mm, I'm fine."
Arthur nodded and said.
"Phew…"
Seeing that Arthur was fine, Tony also breathed a slight sigh of relief, but then, Tony's expression became serious.
"Arthur , we must go rescue the Sorcerer now."
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Tony looked at Arthur with a solemn expression and said.
With that, Tony crouched down and cautiously walked into the spaceship.
Arthur also nodded, following closely by Tony's side.
The interior of this spaceship was enormous, and Arthur walked alongside Tony.
However, while in the corridor, Arthur suddenly noticed that there were no other taxi soldiers here, which made Arthur 's brows furrow slightly.
Moreover, there seemed to be some unusual presences within the four walls of the spaceship.
After careful observation, Arthur found that countless metal fragments were embedded in these four walls, indicating that a fierce battle must have taken place here.
"Who broke these things?"
Arthur pointed at the metal fragments on the wall and asked in confusion.
"Oh, those? I guess it might have been Ebony Maw and Strange, after all, most of the things here have been destroyed. Besides the two of them, I can't think of a third person."
Tony said lightly, then continued to search for the place where Strange was being held inside the spaceship.
"Hmm? What's that?"
But at this moment, Arthur saw a huge diamond placed in an inconspicuous corner inside the spaceship.
And below the diamond, there was a groove, and at this moment, a ring shimmering with orange-yellow light was lying in that groove.
"Huh, why does it feel a little familiar?"
Arthur stared at the ring in silence for a long time, then murmured in confusion.
"Hmm? Could it be that guy's relic?"
Tony was also surprised when he saw Arthur 's actions.
"I'm not sure, maybe."
Arthur shook his head; he was also very unfamiliar with this ring.
Afterward, Arthur and Tony both came to the groove together, then took out the ring and handed it to Tony.
"This ring is a bit Strange. Take it back with you and return it to Strange later."
Arthur said, looking at Tony.
"Okay, what then?"
Tony nodded after hearing Arthur 's words, then asked.
"Look at the style of this spaceship, and those wreckage outside. This spaceship definitely has problems. After we rescue Strange, I plan to stay and investigate."
Arthur shook his head and said.
"Alright, if you need help, contact me."
Tony nodded and agreed to Arthur 's request.
"Okay."
Arthur nodded upon hearing this, and then the two of them began to search for Strange's whereabouts inside the spaceship in different directions.
At this moment, the spaceship was also speeding through space at an extremely terrifying speed.
Ebony Maw, who had successfully brought back the Time Stone, was now eagerly awaiting Thanos's reward.
Only in this way could he gain greater strength, and thus, Ebony Maw could also achieve a longer-term future.
"Boom—!"
At the same time, a sound of explosion rang out, and Ebony Maw also stopped the engine under his feet, then looked back over his shoulder.
Tony, with the help of thermal imaging, successfully located Ebony Maw, who was currently in the cockpit.
Seeing this, Tony did not hesitate, immediately taking out a thick electromagnetic cannon barrel from the storage box.
"Swish~ Swish!"
The next second, two white beams of light shot out instantly.
"Pfft!"
With almost no time to react, Ebony Maw was directly hit in the chest by the beam of light, and then Ebony Maw flew backward, finally crashing into the wall, creating a large pit.
"Cough, cough~"
Ebony Maw struggled to get up with difficulty. At this moment, his face was pale, and his body trembled uncontrollably. He knew that although this beam of light did not cause him any harm, it indeed caused him immense pain. For a moment, Ebony Maw was also furious to the extreme.
"Bang!"
As Ebony Maw suddenly stood up, Tony threw another beam of light at Ebony Maw, but this time Tony's luck was not as good as before; this attack only grazed Ebony Maw's clothes.
"Heh heh, I really didn't expect that you, a low-level creature, could find this place without my knowledge."
Ebony Maw sneered, then his entire body disappeared, and the next moment he appeared, he was already beside Tony.
"Whoosh!"
Before Tony could react, a sharp, blade-like claw mark instantly grabbed Tony's shoulder, leaving a deep scratch on Tony's nano armor.
At the same time, Tony also punched Ebony Maw fiercely, but Ebony Maw's figure still dissipated.
"Hmph! Is this an illusion?!"
Tony's eyebrows raised slightly, and then he quickly looked around.
"Bang!"
At this moment, Tony also saw a door appear in front of him.
"Bang!"
Without a word, Tony reached out and punched through the door.
"Whew!"
And at this moment, Tony also saw that behind that door, there was another passage leading to the next level.
"I want to see what secrets are hidden here."
Seeing this, Tony chuckled, then quickly rushed into the passage.
"Buzz—!"
At the same time, a piercing alarm sounded in Tony's mind.
This made Tony couldn't help but rub his forehead.
"What's going on? Why is there an alarm?"
Seeing this, Tony was also a little surprised.
However, since the alarm had already sounded, there must be a reason.
"I want to see who violated the rules."
Tony's gaze became icy.
Just at this moment, Arthur also arrived here because he heard the commotion of Tony's battle with Ebony Maw.
But when Arthur arrived here, he only saw Strange, who was trapped by Ebony Maw on the spaceship's wall.
"Mr. Strange!"
The moment he saw Strange, Arthur immediately ran over, wanting to free Strange.
But at this time, Strange had already fallen into a coma, and Strange did not respond to Arthur 's calls.
"Mr. Stark, Mr. Strange seems to have fainted, come and take a look!"
At this moment, Arthur also shouted to Tony through the communicator built into his battle suit.
"Damn it!"
Tony also cursed, then immediately turned back and carefully checked Strange's condition. After finding that Strange had no abnormalities, Tony and Arthur 's hearts, which had been hanging, finally relaxed a little.
"Mr. Stark, I just watched the surveillance footage and found that guy used teleportation, and he escaped from this area, but his behavior is a bit Strange."
Arthur said, frowning at the surveillance screen.
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And just as Tony and Arthur , one old and one young, were studying Ebony Maw's intentions, Strange, who had been in a coma, finally woke up with great difficulty.
When Strange opened his eyes and saw Tony and Arthur , Arthur could clearly feel that the legendary sorcerer's tense body suddenly relaxed.
Seeing this, Arthur couldn't help but mutter to himself.
Not long ago, Strange had ventured alone into the Dark Dimension to face Dormammu, the Dark Lord.
But now, Strange had only been captured by one of Thanos's generals and taken to an unfamiliar spaceship for a few minutes, yet he was acting as if he were facing a formidable enemy.
Because of this, Arthur began to doubt whether this Strange was truly the legendary sorcerer.
The fundamental reason Arthur thought this way was that ever since he transmigrated to this World, although he often said he followed the Super Heroes who were always on the front lines saving the World,
because of Arthur 's own extraordinary abilities, he rarely suffered any real setbacks after becoming a Super Hero.
Therefore, Arthur was completely unaware of everything Ebony Maw had just done to Strange.
Bringing his thoughts back to reality, Arthur looked at Strange, who was coughing.
"You must stop them from collecting the six Infinity Stones in the Universe, or else it will be an extremely terrifying disaster for both the entire Universe and us Earthlings."
After hearing Strange's words, Tony looked at Arthur , utterly confused.
"Mr. Strange, what do you mean? What are these six Infinity Stones? What in the World are they?"
Tony's expression was also somewhat grim.
In Tony's opinion, there was definitely something wrong with Strange's situation, and this problem could very likely concern the safety of all Earthlings.
So Tony was very nervous.
And just as Tony finished speaking, Strange slowly raised his head, then glanced at Arthur , and then looked at Tony, slowly speaking: "Tony, do you remember what you promised me?"
"Of course I remember. I promised you that no matter when, as long as Earth faced an unprecedented crisis, I would always be on the front lines."
Tony nodded, but then asked, puzzled: "But, I still hope you can tell me the current situation in detail. What exactly happened, and what are the Infinity Stones?"
After hearing Tony's words, Arthur , who was on the side, took over the conversation at this moment and began to explain.
"The Infinity Stones originated from Nemesis, the 'Goddess of Vengeance' in the Multiverse. Because the Goddess of Vengeance grew tired of the boredom of the Universe, she ruthlessly split herself into six stones. These six stones are called the Soul Stone, Space Stone, Time Stone, Reality Stone, Power Stone, and Mind Stone."
"Whoever obtains one of these stones can gain incredibly terrifying power. Just like why Ultron was always obsessed with embedding the Mind Stone from Loki's scepter into his new body. After obtaining the Mind Stone, Ultron was truly able to break free from his mechanical state and become a sentient being in the true sense."
"Vision became what he is now for much the same reason, transforming from a soulless artificial intelligence. Moreover, in this vast Multiverse, there are also the other five remaining Infinity Stones. The closest to us are the Space Stone from the Tesseract that Loki brought earlier, and the Mind Stoneon Vision's forehead."
"However, now, the Time Stone is also right before our eyes."
As he spoke, Arthur 's gaze shifted to the Time Stone on Strange's chest, which was emitting faint green light.
Seeing the Time Stone emitting faint green light, Arthur was also a little surprised.
"Is this the Time Stone?"
After hearing Arthur 's question, Strange nodded and said, "This is indeed the Time Stone."
"So this is why Ebony Maw came to Earth, right?"
Tony also asked at this moment.
"That's right, he came to find the Time Stone, so we must do everything in our power to keep the Time Stone on Earth. And I can feel that the other Infinity Stones have most likely fallen into Thanos's hands."
Strange also spoke with some urgency.
"Hmm, if that's the case, since we couldn't keep Ebony Maw on Earth, then now the control of this spaceship is up to us."
"Okay."
Strange nodded, then looked at Arthur and said, "Mr. Gu, I am very curious, why do I always feel that there seems to be some kind of connection between us, but for some reason, our connection has been cut off?"
Hearing Strange's words, Arthur guiltily rubbed his nose. Back then, in order to help Wanda awaken early, Arthur had indeed thought about either preventing Strange from having a car accident, or having Bill find some people to make Strange disappear from this World entirely.
Arthur hadn't expected that these were just some thoughts in his mind at the time, yet Strange had detected them so easily now.
For a moment, the image of sorcerers in Arthur 's mind suddenly became mysterious.
But on second thought, their goals were already unified, and Strange had already become a legendary sorcerer, so he probably wouldn't bother with him over such a small matter.
Immediately, Arthur just made up a casual excuse to brush Strange off.
And at this moment, Tony on the side also spoke: "You guys hurry up, I seem to have found something incredible."
Arthur heard this and immediately looked at Tony, asking, "What incredible thing, Mr. Stark?"
After Arthur came to Tony's side and saw the legendary incredible thing, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.
At this moment, Arthur and the other two had arrived at a cabin on the spaceship that resembled a waste storage area, filled with the equipment of the Chitauri soldiers who had accompanied Loki to Earth and initiated the New York incident.
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Seeing that both Arthur and Strange beside him had no reaction, Tony thought that the two were stunned by the spectacular sight in front of them, but just as Tony was about to say something to comfort them, Arthur and Strange turned around without looking back and walked towards the depths of the spaceship.
Seeing this scene, a look of confusion appeared on Tony's face, and he immediately followed.
Soon, the three arrived at the depths of the spaceship, and upon arriving there, they discovered that there was a huge iron cage.
At this time, there were three or four fully armed soldiers with weapons standing outside the iron cage, and inside the iron cage, there was a man covered in blood, with tattered clothes and bruises all over his face.
But Arthur and the others quickly realized that he was not an Earthling at all; the man's entire body was a sky-blue panel.
And on the man's forehead, there was a sharp horn.
Upon seeing this scene, Arthur slightly frowned and asked, "Where is this?"
"I don't know either. It wasn't here when I first came in. And everything here is something I've never seen before, I don't know where these things came from," Strange also shook his head.
"Never mind, let's rescue the person inside first."
After Arthur finished speaking, he surveyed the surroundings and then prepared to use his mental fluctuations to investigate who was imprisoned inside.
Arthur 's mental fluctuations spread out, instantly covering the entire interior of the spaceship, almost in that instant.
Ebony Maw's mental fluctuations were also sensed by Arthur .
Immediately, Arthur quickly informed Tony and Strange about this matter.
Moreover, after Arthur 's previous investigation, he also discovered that the man tied to the iron window had already lost his vital signs.
Therefore, there was no need for the three of them to forcibly brave the firepower of so many Chitaurisoldiers to bring back a corpse.
Furthermore, Ebony Maw himself was a sorcerer, so when Arthur 's mental fluctuations detected Ebony Maw's location, Ebony Maw must have discovered Arthur at the first instant.
Therefore, the time left for the three of them was not much; no one knew how far the current spaceship was from Thanos's lair.
If they could not eliminate Ebony Maw and seize control of the spaceship before entering Thanos's lair, then the three of them would truly be delivering the Infinity Stones from a thousand miles away.
Thinking of this, the three immediately set off and quickly walked towards the direction where Arthur had just sensed Ebony Maw.
As the three delved deeper into the spaceship, more and more Chitauri soldiers appeared in their sight.
Looking at the Chitauri soldiers filling the spaceship, the three couldn't help but sigh, Thanos already possessed such terrifying power, why was he still not satisfied?
Thanos wanted to use the power of the Infinity Stones to halve the population of the entire Universe in one go. From Arthur 's perspective, doing so was undoubtedly the most clear choice, because if the situation continued to develop like this, the Celestials hidden in various life-bearing stars would awaken one by one.
At that time, countless lives in the entire Universe would perish.
However, the current Avengers still could not agree with Thanos's ambition in the slightest. They would only try to stop his unrealistic fantasy of reducing half of the Universe's life with the power of the Infinity Stones at all costs.
Such an action was simply perplexing.
Just as Arthur and the other two found Ebony Maw in the spaceship, Ebony Maw also discovered the figures of Arthur and the other two at the first moment.
At this time, Ebony Maw looked at the expressions of Arthur and the other two, and a Strange light flashed in his eyes.
Then he immediately rushed towards the three. When he reached their side, Ebony Maw said, "Lowly Earthlings, you will surely pay a heavy price for your foolish actions."
"Hmph, don't be happy too soon. If you give up resisting now, hand over the Infinity Stones in your hands, and beg for mercy from me, perhaps I can consider giving you a quick death."
"Heh heh." After hearing Ebony Maw's words, Tony sneered and then looked at Ebony Maw and said, "Do you really think you are Gods? You are just carbon-based life forms like us. I don't know what kind of confidence you have to dare to think of yourselves as superior."
As Tony spoke, his fists clenched tightly, and the nano-armor on his body crackled. Then he swung his fists fiercely, and a powerful gust of wind roared out, instantly smashing a table in front of him.
With a "boom," the smashed table broke into pieces, finally falling to the ground.
Seeing Tony's offensive, Ebony Maw's expression changed, and he stared intently at Tony, saying, "I don't know who you are, but if you want to hinder me, then your fate will be the same as that table."
"Hmph."
Tony heard Ebony Maw's threat and sneered, "I'm just afraid you won't dare to face me head-on."
"Alright, I'll grant your wish."
Saying that, Ebony Maw's face darkened. He reached into his embrace with his right hand, fumbled for a few moments, and then pulled out a dagger.
Seeing this, Arthur and Strange's eyes widened.
""Damn, does a sorcerer actually carry melee weapons with him?"
"What did you say?"
"What? Did I say something wrong?"
Looking at Arthur 's mocking expression, Ebony Maw laughed in extreme anger, saying, "You're mocking me for carrying a weapon, aren't you? Haha, then just wait to die."
As Ebony Maw spoke, he leaped up and rushed directly towards Tony, stabbing at him with the dagger.
Tony also snorted coldly, his body swayed, and he directly dodged Ebony Maw's attack, then immediately swung his fist and struck towards Ebony Maw.
Upon seeing this, Ebony Maw quickly raised his dagger to block in front of his chest.
"Bang."
The two fists collided, producing a loud noise, and then the two figures separated.
After one blow, Ebony Maw coldly said to Tony, "Very good, very good, Human, you have successfully enraged me!"
Saying that, Ebony Maw's figure disappeared from Tony's sight.