Chapter 133: The End

“Ah!!!” Wanda howled to the sky as she watched Arthur disappear. Suddenly, the chaotic magical energy within her exploded, and dark red energy surged forth uncontrollably from her body.

In an instant, Wanda’s hair turned a deep crimson and floated wildly in the air, while her eyes glowed bright red.

Arthur’s “death” had driven Wanda into a berserk state, causing the chaotic magic inside her to erupt fully.

Enveloped by the red energy, Wanda suddenly lifted off the ground, soaring into the sky.

“Wanda! Come back!” Stephen Strange shouted desperately. Mordo and Wong also called out to her, unwilling to let her throw her life away.

But Wanda had lost all self-control; her sole thought was to kill Dormammu.

As she ascended, the red energy poured endlessly from her body, forcefully tinting a portion of the Dark Dimension crimson.

The red energy surged toward Dormammu, who radiated dark purple energy to resist the onslaught.

Dormammu unleashed a beam of purple energy from his mouth toward Wanda, but it was blocked by her red energy. Her power intensified, and despite the purple assault, she pressed forward relentlessly.

Dormammu understood Wanda’s intent—she sought to perish alongside him. He didn’t believe she could kill him, but he would not allow her to attack him so easily.

He increased the output of his dark energy, and the purple beams thickened and grew more potent.

Wanda’s advance was forcibly halted, and under Dormammu’s dark energy assault, her chaotic power was rapidly drained.

Though she was berserk, her energy was not infinite. As the stalemate dragged on, Mordo and the others grew increasingly anxious.

“What do we do? Arthur is dead, Wanda is about to collapse, and Earth is on the verge of being swallowed by the Dark Dimension—a world without the concept of time?” Mordo said in despair.

“Without the concept of time!” Stephen Strange’s eyes lit up as an idea struck him.

“I have a way to deal with it!” Strange declared, uttering a spell. The Eye of Agamotto on his chest opened, revealing the Time Stone glowing green.

“What are you going to do?” Mordo asked.

“Break the natural laws!” Strange said, then charged into the void.

Mordo and Wong could only watch helplessly as Strange plunged into the Dark Dimension, hoping he truly had a method to defeat Dormammu.

Strange used time magic to lock time within this space, creating a temporal loop.

Just as Wanda faltered, knocked back by Dormammu’s purple energy, Strange appeared, caught her, and opened a portal to send her away.

Then, Strange activated his time magic and flew before Dormammu, shouting, “Dormammu! I’m here to negotiate.”

“Another fool seeking death! This world is mine now!” Dormammu sneered, sending countless dark spikes formed from shadow matter toward Strange, who summoned two magical shields to block the attacks.

Dormammu fired a purple energy beam from his mouth that instantly melted Strange.

At that moment, time suddenly reversed. The melted Strange was restored to his original form and stood before Dormammu again.

“Dormammu, I’m here to negotiate,” Strange repeated.

“Another one to die! Your time is mine now… What is this? An illusion?” Dormammu realized the scene had just played out before and questioned Strange.

“No, this is real!” Strange replied.

“Good!” Dormammu declared, unleashing two massive dark spikes that pierced Strange into the ground.

Time reversed once more, and Strange appeared before Dormammu again.

“Dormammu, I’m here to negotiate!” Strange declared.

“You… what is happening?” Dormammu sensed the anomaly in this altered space.

“Just as you gave Cassilius your dimensional power, I brought some of mine. This is time—an endless loop of time!” Strange proclaimed.

“How dare you!” Dormammu spat purple energy at Strange, obliterating him again.

“Dormammu, I’m here to negotiate!” Strange reappeared.

“You can’t keep this up forever!” Dormammu growled.

“Actually, I can! Right now, we’re trapped in this moment—endlessly!” Strange shouted.

“Then you will die forever!” Dormammu snarled.

“Yes, but everyone on Earth will live,” Strange replied resolutely.

“But you will suffer eternally!” Dormammu warned.

“Pain is an old friend,” Strange said nonchalantly—then was instantly crushed by a meteor summoned by Dormammu.

And so the cycle repeated: Strange was killed by Dormammu again and again.

“You cannot win!” Dormammu taunted the fallen Strange.

“Win? No, but I can lose—over and over. Losing forever… that makes you my prisoner!” Strange struggled to his feet and continued.

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“No! Stop! Please stop!” Dormammu stabbed Strange, but as expected, another Strange appeared before him.

“Stop! Let me go!” Dormammu shouted.

“No! I’m here to negotiate!” Strange insisted.

“What do you want to negotiate?” Dormammu asked.

“You will leave Earth immediately, end your invasion, and never return! Do this, and I will end the cycle!” Strange declared loudly.

Dormammu fell silent. Today’s assault had met unprecedented resistance—from the man with two stones, the woman wielding chaotic magic, and now this sorcerer bearing the Time Stone. It seemed Earth would not be conquered today.

With a reluctant glance at Strange, Dormammu agreed, opened a portal, and retreated, planning to return when the opportunity was right. His life was infinite, but these defenders were not.

The entire Dark Dimension withdrew from Earth and slowly vanished. Strange returned to Mordo, Wong, and Lee.

He used the Time Stone to restore the entire street around the Hong Kong Sanctum to its pre-explosion state.

People on the street walked casually, as if nothing had happened.

“We did it! Where’s Wanda?” Wong asked Strange.

“I sent her back to Kamar-Taj,” Strange answered.

“Yes, we succeeded, but at the cost of breaking natural laws,” Mordo said, his voice heavy with worry, not triumph.

“Look around—it’s over,” Strange said.

“Do you still think there won’t be consequences, Strange? No price to pay? We broke our own rules, just like her! Every debt must be repaid sooner or later. I won’t walk that path again,” Mordo said, turning away.

Strange, Wong, and Lee silently watched Mordo’s departing back.

Strange used the Time Stone to restore the London Sanctum and Kamar-Taj to their original states. He looked at his trembling hands, then removed the Eye of Agamotto from his neck and placed it back on the stand beneath the globe.

“A wise choice. If you want to wield the Eye of Agamotto, you must first understand its power. Until then, it’s best not to carry an Infinity Stone openly on the streets…” Wong said, approaching Strange.

“An… Infinity Stone?” Strange didn’t understand.

“You may have a natural talent for magic, but there’s much you still need to learn. The news of the Ancient One’s death will spread through the multiverse. Earth lacks a Supreme Sorcerer to protect it; we must be prepared,” Wong said, gazing up at the globe.

“We will be ready!” Strange replied.

“Arthur!!!” Wanda suddenly awoke from unconsciousness, finding herself back in a room at Kamar-Taj. Recalling what had happened, she covered her face and sobbed quietly…

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