Dormammu Descends, Lin Du Is Intrigued

"Wong, Mordo, I'll handle things here. You make sure the Sanctum and the civilians are safe."

Lin Du's words were crisp, decisive, and forceful.

With that, his figure instantly became a bolt of lightning that pierced the sky, shooting straight upward.

His target was the terrifying presence that flickered in and out of sight—Dormammu.

As Lin Du rose into the air, an unprecedented surge of power roiled within him.

His fists clenched tight, his entire body was enveloped in dazzling radiance. It was the final form he had attained by gathering countless mysterious energies into one—Light Guardian.

"Dormammu, I heard you were once driven back by a simple trick. That kind of method isn't the victory I seek."

Lin Du's voice echoed through the vast void, carrying a faint note of challenge.

His thoughts drifted back to the scene from the movie, where Doctor Strange had used the Time Stone to create an endless loop and force Dormammu to retreat.

But what Lin Du desired was a real fight, a head-on clash of pure strength and unshakable will.

He had to make sure Dormammu would never have another chance to rise again.

Dormammu, the overlord from the Dark Dimension, had a form that twisted and shifted like smoke. His voice was frigid, like ice piercing the soul.

"A mere mortal dares to speak my name and even dreams of challenging me?"

"You... could you be Lin Du, the one from the rumors who absorbed a trace of my power and defeated my servant Kaecilius?"

As Dormammu's words fell, the darkness around them seemed to solidify.

A silent pressure made the entire space tremble involuntarily.

Yet Lin Du merely smiled calmly, his expression filled with both disdain and confidence.

"That's right, it's me. So what if I admit it? What would denying it change?"

"Your power—I want to experience it for myself. Your wrath—I'll gladly face it head-on."

He raised both hands high, a faint yet resolute glow flickering at his fingertips.

It was power drawn from Dormammu, and also the sword he would use against the darkness.

"Come, Dormammu. Let's find out whether your boundless darkness is stronger, or whether this heart of mine, fused with light and darkness, is more steadfast!"

The moment his words fell, the entire Dark Dimension seemed to answer his challenge. Violent energies surged between them, and a cross-dimensional duel was about to begin.

Lin Du knew clearly that this was not merely a test of his strength, but an ultimate trial of his will and convictions.

"Dormammu, listen carefully."

Lin Du's voice pierced through layer upon layer of darkness, utterly unwavering.

"No matter how this ends, everything I do is to protect those innocent lives."

"To prove that even in the deepest abyss of darkness, light will one day welcome the dawn."

"And you have only one path—defeat and destruction."

Lin Du's words were firm and chilling, resounding through the boundless emptiness of space and time with an unyielding force that allowed no rebuttal.

He stepped forward, and the space beneath his feet seemed like soft cloth.

It wrinkled and undulated with every step he took. Each advance made the fundamental laws of the universe tremble.

This approaching pressure caused Dormammu, whose entire body was condensed from pure darkness, to ripple for the first time.

A trace of terror, nearly impossible to catch, flashed through his abyss-deep pupils before vanishing.

How could this be?

How could a mere mortal possess such soul-shaking power?

How could he, Dormammu, feel the chill of fear from a mortal?

Yet reality could not be ignored. The energy Lin Du released had long surpassed all his expectations.

A flicker of confusion crossed Dormammu's eyes, but it was swiftly replaced by surging fury.

He could not tolerate a mortal daring to challenge his supreme authority.

He resolved to use all his strength against this seemingly insignificant enemy.

This overlord who had once ruled multiple universes decided to act at once.

He would directly unleash his ultimate power, intending to erase Lin Du in one stroke.

He spread his arms, and the darkness around him surged like waves answering a summons.

It converged into an incomparably massive beam of black light aimed straight at Lin Du.

Wherever the black light passed, space seemed to be sliced apart by a sharp blade, and everything was reduced to nothing beneath this terrifying force.

At the same time, his body seemed connected to the abyss of the Dark Dimension, drawing out an unprecedentedly pure and mysterious energy.

That power erupted violently with his attack, spreading outward like a tidal wave.

The followers who had once fallen beneath Lin Du's feet transformed as though reborn from the earth, becoming a sinister army.

They swore to fight to the death and defend their supreme master.

Just as Mordo and Wong launched their assault on Kaecilius from the ground, a surging wave of power alerted them.

The two of them simultaneously turned their gazes toward Dormammu in the air.

The former overlord of the Dark Dimension was unleashing a world-shaking attack with all his power.

His twisted figure appeared even larger amid the endless darkness, radiating a heart-pounding terror.

The dark beam was like a roaring giant dragon, carrying the overwhelming force to destroy heaven and earth as it howled toward Lin Du.

Witnessing Dormammu's killing blow, Mordo and Wong both shuddered.

Could Lin Du deal with Dormammu and restore peace to the Hong Kong Sanctum? Mordo wondered silently.

"Mordo, focus. Don't forget those Dormammu followers Lin Du defeated. They're reviving one after another."

The moment Wong finished speaking, the followers who should have lain silent in the dust rose slowly from the ground as though summoned, rekindling from the ashes.

Their eyes were hollow like dried wells, radiating a bone-piercing chill. Every trace of emotion and reason seemed to have been drained away.

All that remained was unconditional obedience to Dormammu. Two gazes locked onto Wong and Mordo like iron pincers.

"Haha, Wong, Mordo, do you really think you can stand against us? Just surrender obediently!"

With Lin Du no longer at his side, Kaecilius quickly regained his arrogance and commanded the followers to attack the two of them.

"Go! Take them out first!"

At Kaecilius's command, the resurrected followers swiftly gathered, like ghosts in the night, forming a force not to be underestimated.

Together, they wove a barrier of pure dark energy. Like a savage black beast, it roared as it lunged fiercely at Wong and Mordo.

Meanwhile, in the sky, Dormammu's power reached its peak, and his otherworldly voice echoed through every crevice.

"Lin Du, what you challenge are the fundamental laws of the universe."

He lightly moved his invisible fingers, as if manipulating the lifeblood of the entire multiverse.