Ascension

Black Lantern Quicksilver's trembling hands mercilessly entered Reverse-Flash's body. As Lu Mingyu dodged Dark Blade, he happened to glance back and witness the scene. He roared, "No!"

Just as Black Lantern Quicksilver grinned wildly, Reverse-Flash's body began to vibrate continuously. Red light burst from his eyes, and red lightning repeatedly erupted across Black Lantern Quicksilver's body, knocking him to the ground. "Your speed isn't enough. Too slow."

Reverse-Flash looked at Black Lantern Quicksilver, his own hand vibrating without pause. Red light shone from his eyes, making him seem like a demon god. "You want to kill me? Fine. I escaped disaster once. This time, I'm going to kill you!"

Reverse-Flash's hand shot toward Black Lantern Quicksilver, but at that very moment, Dark Blade arrived!

Dark Blade pierced straight through Reverse-Flash's hand, absorbing his speed at the same time. Lu Mingyu was not that fast, yet he still immediately ran to Reverse-Flash's side. Looking at his hands, he said, "How are you unharmed?"

"Keep vibrating. Feel the vibrational frequency of objects. As long as you grasp the rhythm, you can pass through them," Reverse-Flash said.

Although Lu Mingyu knew of this ability, he had never expected Reverse-Flash to use it this way. He greatly admired him, but Dark Blade charged over like a beast at that moment. Blue-violet lightning bloomed in Lu Mingyu's eyes, and powerful Speed Force flowed through his body. Feeling his own Speed Force, he looked at Reverse-Flash, whose speed had been absorbed, and said, "Don't worry. I won't let him hurt you."

Dark Blade rushed forward. Lu Mingyu casually grabbed a stone from the ground and infused it with Speed Force. The stone immediately shot out like a bullet. Its powerful force and momentum finally knocked Dark Blade off course. Lu Mingyu followed close behind, the blue lightning around his body gradually turning into purple radiance. Purple lightning streaked across him, layer after layer of electricity blooming over the Allen Armor. At that moment, Lu Mingyu looked like a man made of lightning.

Then the purple lightning vanished in an instant. Lu Mingyu did not know what had happened, but his speed had multiplied in that brief moment.

The instant Dark Blade saw the purple lightning, it retreated. At the same time, black spatial rifts appeared around it, and Dark Blade began absorbing energy from them. If Lu Mingyu had looked carefully, he would have discovered that the energy emerging from those rifts was the Speed Force from different universes!

Lu Mingyu's hands vibrated. Taking advantage of Dark Blade absorbing power, his entire body trembled as he charged toward Black Lantern Quicksilver. The blue light in Black Lantern Quicksilver's eyes grew brighter and brighter. He closed his eyes, and white light burst madly from the Black Lantern Ring. A daylight-bright radiance erupted within the Mirror Dimension!

Mordo looked at Doctor Strange as he approached and said, "Do you truly not understand my intentions?"

"I don't care whether you understand or not. I want to tell you that your previous beliefs were right. Why have you become like this now?" Red-gold light bloomed in Mordo's eyes as his spell activated in an instant. The Boots of Valtorr rose into the air, while the magic in Mordo's hand took the shape of a staff.

Doctor Strange knew that was not a spell, but a magical artifact!

Though he did not know what it was, Doctor Strange was not afraid. The Cloak of Levitation fluttered constantly around him, like an assassin ready to fight at any moment. Like a vicious wolf, the Cloak of Levitation had set its sights on Mordo.

Tony looked at Doctor Strange, who had arrived, and asked, "Where did you just go?"

"Mount Everest," Doctor Strange replied simply. At the same time, his magic shifted into a defensive form, Mordo's reflection visible in his eyes. "Let it go. Ancient One was right. Earth needs our protection, but there are far too few sorcerers."

Mordo frowned. He did not understand Doctor Strange's thinking. Or perhaps Doctor Strange was still the same arrogant man he had once been.

He looked at Doctor Strange and lunged forward, all his spells turning into red-gold rays that shot toward Doctor Strange's eyes. The disc-shaped defensive spell in Doctor Strange's hand continuously blocked Mordo's attacks. At that moment, the Cloak of Levitation flew from his body, its tremendous impact sending Mordo flying.

The Boots of Valtorr struggled to steady Mordo's body, but the force delivered by the Cloak of Levitation was simply too powerful. He looked at the cloak, then at Doctor Strange as he landed. "Is this what you rely on?"

"No. We're partners." Red-gold light bloomed across Doctor Strange's body. At the same time, Tony turned into a streak of light and rushed at Mordo, firing lasers viciously from his hand. Mordo reacted quickly, using his staff-like magical artifact to smash the lasers apart. Then every scene in the Mirror Dimension changed. The grass on the ground transformed into vines, and all the vines aimed at Doctor Strange and Tony.

The small rockets beneath Tony's arms fired instantly, setting the vines ablaze. Tony looked at Mordo and said, "What the hell is going on?"

"The Mirror Dimension. You probably wouldn't understand." Doctor Strange did not explain. Instead, he sent Tony away, afraid Tony might accidentally be hurt by a magical trap.

Just as he sent Tony away, magical light burst across Mordo's body. Doctor Strange was about to defend himself when Tony came back again!

His powerful defenses directly blocked the magical damage. Tony relaxed and said, "Good thing. Looks like it can defend against it."

Clearly, Tony had been testing his defenses just now, and clearly, his armor could withstand magical attacks. Just as he let down his guard, however, the armor suddenly broke apart! Yes, the armor was shattered directly by the magical attack. The explosive blast was about to sweep across the entire grassland when Doctor Strange used the Time Stone to stop time. Tony's armor had not been enchanted—or rather, matter simply could not resist magical attacks, especially the spell Mordo had unleashed just now.

Still, Tony's delay left Mordo feeling as if he had struck empty air with all his strength. Tony stared blankly at the frozen explosion and said, "How did my armor just explode?"

"It's already good enough that it didn't explode instantly! Come on, get back." Doctor Strange had the Cloak of Levitation carry Tony away from the battlefield, then opened a portal with the Sling Ring and sent Tony out. Looking through the other side of the portal, Mordo said, "Avengers Tower?"

"That's none of your concern. I can only tell you this: don't force me to fight you." Doctor Strange's magical light grew increasingly dazzling. Though he did not know why Mordo had become like this, he would not continue allowing Mordo to fall.

Mordo said viciously, "I won't let you stop me. You've fallen, yet you don't even know it."

"Powerful strength has trapped you beyond escape. You've fallen, but you don't dare admit it. That's who you are, all for your so-called dignity and interests." Ignoring Doctor Strange's rebuttal, Mordo lunged forward and unleashed all his magical power.

Doctor Strange sighed softly. "You're wrong."