Strange stopped before the gateway connecting the Dark Dimension and Earth, feeling rather hesitant.
He knew that if he failed this time, he would die completely.
And if he gave up on Earth, with his current abilities, he could live quite well in the multiverse.
But in the end, he still took a deep breath, silently sorted through his thoughts, then resolutely stepped into that mysterious region shrouded in dark eternity.
The moment he entered the Dark Dimension, Strange felt intense discomfort. The surrounding space seemed to be wantonly twisted by an invisible giant hand, while the air was so viscous it was nearly solid. Every breath felt like swallowing thick asphalt, filling him with indescribable oppression and suffocation.
The sight before him shook Strange to the core. The enormous Dormammu was like an insurmountable black mountain, occupying his entire field of vision.
Its body consisted of countless distorted shadows and energy flickering with eerie purple light. Like living creatures, that energy continuously roiled and surged across its surface, releasing low, terrifying roars, as though recounting the endless darkness and chaos from before the birth of the universe.
Strange's heart began pounding uncontrollably, each beat like a heavy hammer striking inside his chest. Yet he forcibly suppressed his fear, straightened his back, and fixed Dormammu with a gaze full of resolve.
"Dormammu, I've come to bargain!" Strange shouted at the top of his lungs. His voice echoed through the twisted space, only to be instantly swallowed by the endless void of the Dark Dimension like a stone sinking into the sea.
However, a Dimensional Demon possessed absolute control within its own dimension, and Dormammu still noticed him.
Dormammu's immense body slowly turned. A gigantic eye emitting a ghostly purple glow gradually opened, like a colossal purple star suspended in darkness.