Driven Mad by Dormammu

"Damn thieving bastard, I won't rest until one of us is dead today!!!"

The howl of extreme rage echoed through the Dark Dimension within the portal.

It felt like the owner of that voice had been cuckolded, only to discover that none of the three children were his!

"Fuck! Dormammu is way too damn crafty, isn't he? We've only just started and haven't even stolen anything yet!"

Kaecilius was completely dumbfounded.

To think that tossing a pebble into the ocean could be noticed immediately—Dimensional Demon Gods truly lived up to their reputation!

Mordo immediately grew anxious when he saw Kaecilius standing there in a daze.

"Idiot, if we've been discovered, cut off the connection already!"

After shouting that, he reminded Natasha, "Natasha, get ready to activate the jade pendant and seal the portal entrance!"

"Oh!"

"Okay!"

Prompted by Mordo's shout, Natasha and Kaecilius quickly came to their senses and prepared to block the entrance, sever the connection, and close the portal.

But another familiar voice rang out, making them stop.

"Dormammu, as a Demon God, you should be more generous."

"As the master of the Dark Dimension, you've devoured so many planets and possess so much energy. What's wrong with lending me a tiny bit? You have more than you can ever use anyway."

"It's you again, Ancient One!!!"

Dormammu's roar rose another level.

"Bastard, where did you open another hole in me this time? I'll kill you and tear you into a thousand pieces!!!"

Mordo: "..."

Kaecilius: "..."

Natasha: "6."

"Like master, like disciple!" Natasha could not help sighing as she turned to look at the two stunned men.

"No wonder that sneaky old bastard Ancient One reached the second stage of Qi Refining, the Qi Sea Stage, so quickly. He'd already done what you wanted to do!"

Mordo also let out a long sigh. "How could our teacher possibly fail to think of something we could think of?"

"Besides, given our teacher's personality, it probably wasn't just Dormammu. The other Dimensional Demon Gods who had tried invading Earth in the past likely suffered too."

The magical barrier protecting Earth, formed by the three Sanctums, could resist and record invasions by Dimensional Demon Gods.

So Mordo was surprised, but not puzzled, by Ancient One appearing in the Dark Dimension.

Besides, whenever Demon Gods invaded, there was no need for the magical barrier. Ancient One always projected her soul beyond Earth to resist them.

Unlike Mordo, Kaecilius recovered from his shock with an expression of wild delight.

"Our luck is really good!"

"With our teacher up front drawing the fire, Dormammu definitely hasn't noticed that we secretly opened a hole too!"

"Besides, we're only cultivating by the entrance and not going in. As long as we're careful, we probably won't be discovered for the rest of our lives!"

Kaecilius's words were like the toll of a bell, instantly stirring Mordo and Natasha into excitement as well.

The wording might have been crude, but the logic was sound. They would not deliberately make a huge commotion to disgust someone the way Ancient One did.

As long as they remained quiet and careful, even if Dormammu noticed energy being stolen, he would ultimately blame Ancient One!

Just as they were secretly rejoicing, another sound came from within the portal.

It was Dormammu's excited, smug laughter.

"Hahaha, Ancient One, you slippery piece of shit! I've finally caught you this time!"

"Ancient One got caught!?"

The expressions of the group, who had just been celebrating, instantly froze as a bad feeling rose in their hearts.

Mordo's dark face visibly turned pale, and he stammered as he searched for an excuse.

"N-No way! Even before cultivating immortality, our teacher could withstand Dormammu's repeated invasions. It must be an auditory hallucination!"

Listening to the continuing commotion from the portal, Natasha stepped forward and slapped Mordo awake.

"Don't just stand there like an idiot. Whether it's an auditory hallucination or not, you'll know if you turn the portal's view around!"

Kaecilius also snapped out of it and urged anxiously, "Right, turn it around! The sound came from behind us."

At that, Mordo hurriedly waved his hands as spiritual power burst forth.

The dark scene inside the portal began to shift, revealing light reflected by flames.

Only then did they truly see the Dark Dimension's real appearance.

It was a dark, silent, desolate world, filled everywhere with rolling, erupting purple-black mist of unknown origin.

Within that void-like dark space, rotting planets connected to one another floated about, resembling ball-and-stick models of chemical molecules!

They drifted and collided without any pattern.

It was as though this place were the end of all things, where darkness and deathly silence were the main theme, and no living creature could exist.

Of course, except for Dormammu and Ancient One facing off in the middle of the void.

Ancient One now wore an annoyed expression as she was pinched like a flea between two fingers larger than Mount Everest.

Above those fingers was a massive face that blotted out the sky, covered in writhing, bizarre feathers. Its asteroid-sized eyes stared venomously at Ancient One.

"I can make countless mistakes, but you can only make one!"

"Farewell, Ancient One. Become nourishment for this world!"

The gigantic fingers suddenly tightened, horrifying energy rolling across their tips alongside black mist.

Without being able to offer any resistance, Ancient One was instantly crushed apart, and her remains were swarmed by the black mist in the void and devoured clean.

"Teacher!" x2

Watching Ancient One die, Mordo and Kaecilius at the portal entrance immediately saw red.

If Natasha had not summoned a Golden Armored Warrior to hold them back, the two would probably have rushed inside to fight Dormammu to the death!

But when a voice rang out again, Dormammu's smug expression froze in place.

"Tsk, you really don't show the slightest bit of mercy, do you, Dormammu~"

A portal opened in the dark void, and Ancient One, who had supposedly perished completely, walked out of it.

She even wore the expression of a resentful woman abandoned after being used and discarded. "Back when you wanted to come to Earth, you called me sweetheart and lusted after my body. Now that you have someone new, you've forgotten the old and don't show any mercy at all..."

"Bastard, stop spouting nonsense!" Ancient One's disgusting words ignited Dormammu's fury once more.

When had he ever called Ancient One sweetheart? And what did she mean by lusting after her body!?

That was merely a spell for possessing a body, a means of dragging Earth into the Dark Dimension to devour it!

The angrier he grew, the more the dark energy throughout the space surged and gathered. Countless multicolored beams of magic appeared from thin air and blasted toward Ancient One.

"Oh my, you killed my avatar and I wasn't even upset. I only said two sentences, and you're already angry."

"What a small-minded person!"

As Ancient One shook her head, she brought forth the Eye of Agamotto hanging around her neck.

Spiritual power from both hands poured into it with all her strength, and powerful white magic surged forth, instantly covering the multicolored magic ahead as well as Dormammu's vast, boundless body.

In less than a breath, the enormous body forged from darkness collapsed on the spot. Terrifying dark energy rolled back, throwing the entire world into boundless turmoil.

Although it no longer had the Time Stone, the artifact itself was still a supreme white-magic divine artifact and worked exceptionally well against Dormammu.

Dormammu's shattered massive body dispersed into darkness. Then, a man in black armor with a flaming head appeared, standing in the void.

This was Dormammu's true form, a semi-energy lifeform from the higher-dimensional Falt.

"Ancient One, you've become stronger again." As he spoke, Dormammu instantly appeared before Ancient One and threw a heavy punch.

Unlike before, when his fist would pass straight through her, this time Ancient One caught it firmly.

"You're not even in your Holy Spirit state? And you have such absurd physical strength?"

Dormammu furrowed his brow, unable to see through Ancient One for a moment.

In the past, he had beaten her until she could barely resist only with the Eye of Agamotto, and her body had been so frail that she only dared leave it on Earth.

But now... and besides, hadn't he just killed and devoured her?

Ancient One was very satisfied with Dormammu's expression.

Hadn't she cultivated so diligently precisely for this moment of thirty years east of the river, thirty years west of the river?

Besides, she was only at the Qi Refining Stage now, yet Dormammu could no longer suppress her. She could stand on equal footing with him.

Once she reached the Human Immortal realm and recalled all her avatars into one body, she could probably beat Dormammu to death with her bare fists!

As she thought, Ancient One inconspicuously glanced at a small portal in the distance.

Then she pretended to strike out with a palm, but actually sent a floating planet flying over to cover it.

Only after that did she put on an infuriating expression and shout, "From now on, when you see me open a hole to take some energy, don't fucking make trouble. Be smart about it, understand?"

"I can't absorb much anyway. If you think you're short on energy, go back to your old trade and devour some other planets to replenish it."

"You damned bastard, don't even think about it!" Dormammu was practically exploding with rage. Did Ancient One take this place for a free buffet?

Dark energy immediately surged and spread around him. A terrifying vortex formed from below into a tornado, whipping up violent winds that swept across the entire Dark World.

Seeing that Dormammu still wanted to fight, Ancient One immediately waved her hand and opened a portal in an instant, then darted inside with a whoosh.

If she had not foreseen the three little bastards' plan at Kamar-Taj, she would not have rushed over so quickly.

Seeing Ancient One run faster than a rabbit and refuse to fight him at all, Dormammu's flaming face instantly turned purple-black from frustration.

He clenched his fists and fumed in place for quite some time before leaving resentfully.