Sensing Danger, Dormammu Forces His Descent

In an instant, the distorted scene around them seemed to have had its rewind button pressed, and Dormammu's followers became like puppets controlled by invisible strings.

Their evil ritual was forcibly dragged back by an irresistible power. Flames leaped backward onto the altar, and the chants echoed in midair before gradually fading into nothing, as though none of it had ever happened.

The Hong Kong Sanctum, which had been reduced to ruins, was restoring itself inch by inch.

Every piece of rubble and every crack among the shattered remains slowly healed beneath the Time Stone's incredible power.

Time seemed to flow backward, and everything silently moved in reverse.

Kaecilius and Dormammu's followers stared wide-eyed, their faces filled with terror and disbelief.

They watched as everything around them gradually returned to normal, their carefully planned evil scheme being ruthlessly erased.

It was as though they too were about to vanish along with it all.

Wong and Mordo, the only two observers, stood behind Lin Du, too stunned to speak.

Watching a catastrophe that could have destroyed the world be so easily resolved, they felt both shock and unease rise within them.

"Lin Du... you... what exactly is this..." Wong's voice trembled faintly.

He tried desperately to make sense of the unimaginable sight before him, but every word seemed pale and powerless.

The Time Stone was undoubtedly an immensely powerful divine artifact, otherwise Kaecilius would not have gone to such lengths to seize it.

Yet no one had ever wielded the Time Stone so freely.

Even if they had obtained the Time Stone, they might not have dared touch that infinite power for the rest of their lives.

But Lin Du seemed unaffected by any... restrictions from using the Infinity Stones.

Lin Du did not turn around. His gaze remained fixed on the Time Stone in his hand, which allowed him to glimpse the mysteries of time and wield the power to rewrite fate.

He sighed softly, his voice heavy with the weariness and helplessness of one who had seen too much. "Time is both the fairest judge in the world and the most merciless executioner."

"It can heal every wound, but it can also turn every beautiful moment into nothing."

Wong and Mordo remained silent. They knew Lin Du spoke the truth.

Though the power of time lay beyond their grasp, they could sense from Lin Du's every movement the awe-inspiring mystery and strength it possessed.

At that moment, Kaecilius finally snapped out of his shock. Watching the followers and altar slowly disappear, sparks of madness and despair intertwined in his eyes.

Mordo, meanwhile, furrowed his brow tightly. His gaze shifted between Lin Du and the Time Stone as his thoughts churned. A time paradox... what consequences will this bring?

Yet Lin Du showed not the slightest concern over the possibility of causing a time paradox.

Meanwhile, far away in Kaecilia, that sacred land once consumed by Shadow Devouring, the remaining followers were suddenly gripped by an indescribable fear.

Their sacred ritual had been interrupted by an unknown force. The air seemed shrouded in an ominous mist that made it hard to breathe.

The leading senior follower's forehead was already beaded with sweat. His eyes flickered with anxiety, and it was almost possible to see the unease boiling within him, ready to erupt.

"Quick! Faster! We must complete the ritual before time starts again!" he shouted hoarsely, his voice laced with despair and struggle.

Hearing him, the followers sped up, their movements becoming even more frantic.

Yet an unavoidable question surfaced in everyone's heart—could they truly contend against Lin Du, who commanded the laws of time?

Just as Mordo and Wong thought Lin Du had calmed every storm,

the sky quietly changed color.

They did not notice the fleeting delight that flashed through Lin Du's eyes.

He raised his head and stared at the suddenly darkened sky. Black clouds churned, thunder roared, and lightning flashed as heaven and earth trembled beneath this power.

He clenched the Time Stone tightly. An unprecedented surge of power flowed through it into his heart, and an indescribable excitement surged through his chest.

"It seems the real challenge has only just begun," Lin Du murmured. His gaze pierced through the dark clouds and looked toward the distant horizon, seeing the truth hidden behind the darkness.

At that moment, Kaecilius suddenly snapped awake from his shock. He looked up at the increasingly conspicuous anomaly in the sky, his eyes gleaming with near-mad excitement and exhilaration.

"Hehehe, the deity is about to descend! Lin Du, all of you will meet your end here!"

Kaecilius's wild laughter echoed above the battlefield for a long time.

Accompanied by rolling thunder and flashes of lightning, every word struck heavily against Wong and Mordo's hearts.

In the face of Kaecilius's arrogant display,

Lin Du merely gave a scornful snort.

"Just in time."

At that very instant,

the cloud-covered sky was violently torn open by an invisible hand, revealing a crack.

Dormammu's immense, heart-stopping figure slowly forced its way through with crushing pressure.

Like the most hideous nightmare from the abyss, it descended above the Hong Kong Sanctum, bringing boundless darkness and the power of destruction.

The earth trembled, the sky darkened, and the entire world seemed to hold its breath in that moment, silently awaiting the arrival of doomsday judgment.

"Th-this... what the hell is that!?"

Wong's face was filled with disbelief. His hand tightly gripped the mysterious magical artifact Ancient One had passed down to him, while determined flames burned in his eyes.

Yet his faintly trembling voice betrayed the turmoil in his heart.

Mordo stood beside him, pale as paper, his hands folded together as he rapidly muttered incantations,

desperately trying to draw even the slightest bit of power from the gaps of the vast cosmos to fight the indescribably terrifying existence before them.

Who could have imagined that Kaecilius had truly summoned Dormammu?

But how was that possible?

Lin Du had used the Time Stone to reverse time once already.

The summoning ritual had clearly been stopped by Lin Du in time.

Why could Dormammu still appear here?

Could all of this have been part of Lin Du's plan?

But what exactly was he trying to do?

In stark contrast to Mordo and Wong's terror,

the followers who followed Kaecilius showed no fear in their eyes, only fanaticism and devotion.

To them, Dormammu's arrival was the long-awaited light of salvation.

"Supreme Dormammu, you have finally descended! This world will submit to your devouring, and we will become part of your eternal kingdom!"

Their cheers sounded especially piercing in this despairing world, like the most mocking laughter at this hopeless situation.