Cassius slammed his right hand onto the ground, sending a shockwave sweeping forward.
The three of them were blasted away and crashed heavily to the ground. The Magic Array Strange had set on his arm shattered as well.
Time stopped reversing, and the entire city fell into a state of stillness.
"Get up, Strange. Get up and fight." Mordo climbed to his feet and assumed a fighting stance. "We can settle this."
"You cannot resist the inevitable," Cassius said as he slowly approached. The changes in time had also freed his two followers from their restraints, and they followed behind him.
"How beautiful! A world beyond time.
Beyond death."
"Beyond time." A flash of inspiration crossed Strange's mind, and he seemed to understand how to stop this apocalyptic crisis.
The next moment, he flew into the sky and plunged headfirst into that dark-purple world.
"He's gone," Cassius said indifferently. "Even Strange has abandoned you and submitted to His power."
Mordo's gaze trembled, and for a moment, he did not know what to do.
The bizarre Dark Dimension was filled with withered, lifeless planets. They resembled bacteria and viruses magnified countless times over, leaving him utterly oppressed.
If Dormammu devoured Earth, Earth would become one of them. All life would turn into dust within the Dark Dimension.
Strange landed on a Dead Star and rotated his right hand over his left arm, setting up a series of interconnected miniature Magic Arrays.
A tremendous roar came from behind him. The Lord of the Dark Dimension had noticed that a little mouse seemed to have entered his domain.
Strange looked back, unable to stop himself from shuddering.
A massive purple eye was staring fixedly at him. The eyeball alone was far larger than the asteroid beneath his feet.
The eye slowly withdrew, and