Time Loop

Watching figures appear all around them and fleets continuously materialize in the sky, Tony whistled and shouted, "Teleport all my Veronica and Drone Armor over here."

Before Tony had even finished speaking, his Veronica and Drone Armor arrived. Ivan’s Drone Armor army arrived at the same time. This was a final battle.

Kaecilius froze at the sudden development, then sneered disdainfully. No matter how strong Earth was, could it compare to the countless dimensions?

After thinking for a moment, Kaecilius gathered the Spider Demons and used them as an Altar to open a passage to the Spider Dimension.

A Space Vortex suddenly appeared in the sky. Then, enormous spiders larger than cows leaped from the vortex, gathering in a dense mass nearby.

Among the countless dimensions, the Hell dimension was closest to Earth. Therefore, its dimensional projections were the first to tear through space, creating rifts one after another.

Then, large numbers of monsters crawled out of the rifts. They landed on the ground and stared greedily at the humans, ready to feast.

The humans gripped their weapons tightly, preparing to fend off the monsters’ attack.

Tony flew over to Dr. Richards and asked, "Dr. Richards, what’s going on with the Bifrost? Why is it so powerful?"

Reed shook his head. "Don’t ask me. Mr. Wang made it."

"Bert?"

Tony froze, then his eyes lit up. "So he foresaw all this in advance, right?"

Reed continued shaking his head. "I told you, don’t ask me."

Tony shouted excitedly, "So that guy isn’t dead, and all of this is part of his plan, right?"

"I told you, don’t ask me."

Reed was going crazy. He was just a tool, how could he know that much? "Master is dead?"

Trish, Mindy, Lina, and Little Hela simply could not accept this. Mindy and Little Hela fell to their knees, their hearts full of pain and grief, while Lina, for the first time, felt that the chicken leg in her hand had lost its flavor.

"I’ll avenge Master! I’ll kill everyone who caused Master’s death!"

Little Hela gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with killing intent. The surrounding Death Qi was drawn toward her, surging into her body.

"My man died again… Wait, why did I say again?"

Wanda glowed with blood-red light as though she had turned evil, her eyes filled with nothing but coldness and hatred.

Only at this moment did Wanda realize how important Wang Bert was to her.

The Supreme Machine and S.W.O.R.D. personnel also arrived. Looking at the twisted void, they all tightened their grips on their weapons. Earth’s survival depended on this battle.

At that moment, a powerful pressure enveloped New York. The first Dimensional Demon God descended. Looking at the black spider larger than a skyscraper, everyone felt an immense weight in their hearts, as if a mountain were pressing down on them.

This was the presence of a demon god.

"So many delicious souls. My earlier efforts were not wasted."

The Spider Demon God laughed loudly. Just as he was about to attack, a green figure leaped high into the air and slammed a heaven-shattering punch into his face, sending him flying. He crashed through more than ten buildings behind him, which collapsed with thunderous roars.

"I’ll kill you!"

Hulk roared. A pair of bone wings appeared from thin air behind him, and he beat them forcefully as he charged toward the Spider Demon God.

"Couldn’t even stay cool for three seconds."

Tony scoffed. The Spider Demon God also knew he had been humiliated. He flew into a rage and slashed with one of his spider legs, tearing apart the airwaves and buildings as a terrifying black beam more than a hundred meters long cut toward Hulk.

Hulk ignored it and threw a direct punch. The blade of light instantly shattered. Then Hulk casually grabbed a truck from below and hurled it at the Spider Demon God.

The Spider Demon God knocked the truck away with a spider leg, then sprayed a dense, sky-covering mass of spider silk at Hulk.

Hulk roared, and the sound wave tore all the spider silk apart like a storm. At the same time, glass shattered all around them, and nearby cars were even sent flying.

"What’s a brainless new god acting so arrogant for?"

The Spider Demon God roared and thrust a massive spider leg at Hulk. It moved so quickly that a sonic boom shockwave formed around it.

Hulk flapped his wings and flew up, sweeping his leg through the spider leg with a terrifying white airwave. Half of the spider leg was sent flying.

The Spider Demon God was furious. His compound eyes opened, firing countless dense black rays at Hulk. Hulk nimbly dodged them and charged rapidly toward the Spider Demon God.

While Hulk battled the Spider Demon God, the Skye fleet in the sky finished charging. Skye shouted, "Target that Kaecilius below! I want him dead!"

"Fire!"

Korath the Pursuer pressed the button. More than a hundred Particle Cannons howled downward simultaneously, exploding across the ground with deafening booms. Vast numbers of spiders and monsters were blown to pieces, while raging flames spread across the ground, setting everything ablaze.

Kaecilius held up a Dark Magic shield against the Particle Cannon bombardment. Just as he was about to cast a spell, three massive crow phantoms suddenly appeared in the sky.

Then the Black Crow phantom swept its wings, which covered the sky, toward the warships above. Two warships were cut in half like paper before exploding with a thunderous boom.

Skye’s expression changed. She hurriedly turned the cannons toward the Black Crow and opened fire. The White Crow beside it smiled disdainfully and fired a white beam dozens of meters thick, annihilating all the energy blasts.

The white beam continued toward the Blood God without losing momentum. Skye hurriedly slammed the red button on the console, and the Blood God suddenly vanished. When it reappeared, it was already hundreds of meters away.

This was the life-saving ability Wang Bert had left for the Blood God. Skye had never expected to use it so soon.

"God-Devil Level."

Skye gritted her teeth. Even advanced alien technology was no match for gods and demons.

The others were equally shocked. The major nations had originally planned to send regular armies into the battlefield, but now it seemed they should find a way to launch nuclear bombs instead.

Without question, the idea of launching nuclear bombs came from America, and they were already preparing to carry it out. They had no choice. The enemy was simply too powerful, and even the Blood God had fallen.

Seeing the three crows wreak havoc, Doom said with an ugly expression, "They’re Dormammu’s Crow Three Gods. Strange, give Hydra back to me. Let me see if I can deal with one of them."

"Hydra is with Director Steve."

Strange hesitated briefly before tossing the short staff to Steve, who was still immersed in grief. Then he opened the Eye of Agamotto and drew upon the Time Stone’s power, leaving Magic Arrays on the hands of himself, Doom, and Mordo.

Doom looked at the Magic Array on his hand and asked, "Strange, what are you doing?"

"Slaying gods. Senior Brother Doom, Senior Brother Mordo, come with me."

Strange flew toward the three crows in the sky. In truth, the three crows’ true bodies had not entered Earth yet. They had merely projected a portion of their power here.

"You’re the new Sorcerer Supreme. I’ll follow your lead."

Mordo did not waste words and immediately followed. Doom thought for a moment, then followed close behind.

When Kaecilius saw Strange and the others flying into the sky, he immediately led the remaining four sorcerers after them. They had been lucky last time. This time, he would make sure they died.

"Courting death."

The three crows sneered when they saw people foolishly coming for them. The Fire Crow opened its mouth and spewed blazing flames, burning the heavens and boiling the seas as they engulfed the three men. Even the void twisted beneath the heat.

Strange pushed his left hand toward the sea of flame. A green Magic Array activated, time reversed, and the fire cloud shrank back.

Then, following the energy fluctuations of the three crows, Strange took Doom and Mordo through space toward where their true bodies were located.

"The Eye of Agamotto!"

Kaecilius gritted his teeth and immediately led his people after them. That treasure should belong to him.

The three crows, traveling through the void, were slightly surprised to see Strange and the other two suddenly appear. "Have you grown tired of living and come here specifically to die?"

Strange quietly formed a hand seal, then said, "I came to kill you and Kaecilius."

Not only did the three Crow Gods laugh, but Kaecilius and his group, who had followed them over, also burst into laughter. If there had only been one god, Strange and the others might have had a slim chance with the Eye of Agamotto.

But there were three gods now, along with Kaecilius’s group. Strange and the others had no chance of survival.

"Three lunatics."

The Black Crow God was eager to get to Earth and could not be bothered with more nonsense. Its wings slashed toward the three men like sharp blades, splitting even the void in two.

Strange and the others hurriedly tried to cast portals to escape. The White Crow God snorted, and vast divine might enveloped the space. The portals they had opened immediately collapsed.

Strange and the others’ expressions changed. They hurriedly cast protective shields against the Black Crow God’s wings, but those were a god’s wings. Even space could not withstand them, much less they could.

In an instant, Strange and Mordo were cut in half at the waist and died miserably on the spot.

It was truly miserable, especially for Strange. He had been wearing only a cloak, so after being cut apart, he was completely naked. It was not dignified in the slightest.

Doom did not die. Strange and Mordo had bought him a brief moment, allowing him to barely escape. Then he spread his hands, and nine satellites appeared out of thin air in the sky, crashing down on the Black Crow God like nine meteorites.

That was not all. A Space Vortex appeared beneath the Black Crow God, and massive numbers of cockroaches flapped their wings as they swarmed out, densely rushing toward the Black Crow God’s abdomen.

"Impressive mastery of space and Black Magic. Human, you are not far from becoming a god. Unfortunately, not far is still not a god."

Approval flashed through the Black Crow God’s eyes. It swept its wings, and all nine meteorites exploded on the spot. Then nine feathers flew from its abdomen and transformed into nine dark vortices, drawing every cockroach helplessly inside.

"It’s only a god. It’s not like I’ve never defeated one before."

Doom took a deep breath. Electricity surged all over his body, while a massive Magic Array appeared beneath his feet and shone with dazzling light.

Under the glow of the magical barrier, Doom’s body rapidly expanded. Moments later, he transformed into a majestic Thunder Giant more than a hundred meters tall. Kaecilius and the others retreated repeatedly in fright.

"Wow, as expected of Doom, who beats me up every day. So powerful."

Strange could not help sighing. Mordo, beside him, asked, "Strange, what exactly did you do? What state are we in now? Also, why didn’t my substitute death spell work just now?"

Strange and Mordo were not in Soul Stone states. They seemed to exist, yet also seemed not to exist. It was extremely strange. Furthermore, apart from the three of them, no one else could sense them at all.

"We’re in a Time Loop. Once Doom dies, time will return to when we first encountered the Crow Three Gods."

Strange said, "This loop is endless unless we kill the Crow Three Gods."

Strange had originally intended to use this Time Loop against Dormammu—not to kill him, but to negotiate, forcing Dormammu to give up through endless loops of time.

But circumstances had changed, and Strange chose a different target—killing the Crow Three Gods.

As for why he intended to kill one but negotiate with the other, the reason was simple. Dormammu existed beyond time and could sense the Time Loop, so negotiation was possible. The Crow Three Gods could not, so they could only be killed.

Simply put, only truly powerful gods were qualified to negotiate.

"A Time Loop like this?"

Mordo was deeply shocked. After thinking it over, he frowned and asked, "The problem is that we’re no match for the Crow Three Gods. Even Doom, the strongest among us, can barely handle one of them."

"Every battle is training. We’ll keep getting stronger, but they won’t."

Strange shook his head. "A thousand times, ten thousand times, a hundred thousand times, a million times… As long as we don’t give up, we’ll definitely kill them."

Mordo could not help swallowing. "Die a million times? Strange, it’s not that I’m afraid of death, but can our minds really endure dying that many times?"

"They can. They have to."

Strange nodded fiercely. "Mordo, the Crow Three Gods are nothing. Our real enemies are Dormammu and Dark Ancient One. I’m the Sorcerer Supreme, and you’re a disciple of Kamar-Taj. We have a responsibility to stop them."

Mordo fell silent for a moment, then nodded. "That’s right. We have to endure it. Strange, I finally understand why Ancient One chose you as Sorcerer Supreme."

Strange sighed. "I wish she had chosen someone else, but what can I do? I’m just that talented. When the world is in danger, it’s only right for me to step up."

Mordo silently gave him the middle finger. Why were these geniuses not humble at all? At that moment, the White Crow God could not be bothered to delay any longer. It bound Doom with white chains, and the Black Crow God took the opportunity to unleash a dark annihilation wave, blasting Doom to death.

The moment Doom died, time immediately looped. Strange said, "I came to kill you and Kaecilius."

The three crows and Kaecilius laughed at the same time. Doom gave Strange a somewhat surprised look. With his intelligence, he naturally understood what Strange was planning.

"Interesting. Strange, you’re qualified to be my opponent now."

Doom laughed loudly, pulled a nuclear bomb from his storage space, and shouted, "At last, I can unleash nuclear bombs to my heart’s content! I’ll definitely create a spell comparable to a nuclear explosion."

"Holy shit…"

Mordo and Strange could not help cursing. Doom had actually been carrying a nuclear bomb on him? And he planned to detonate it? Was he not afraid it would explode halfway through walking around?

In fact, Doom had more than one nuclear bomb hidden away.

The next moment, dazzling white light lit up the void amid Doom’s roaring laughter.

Leaving Strange and the others on their Time Loop journey for the moment, after Strange trapped the Crow Three Gods, their power projections immediately vanished, and everyone could not help sighing in relief.

Skye, the Dark Aster, and the various warships all opened fire again, blasting the monsters and spiders into fleeing in every direction. Their corpses covered the ground.

Black Widow and Yelena panicked and hurriedly asked Jarvis to help find their mother.

Jarvis swept his eyes across the battlefield and quickly located their mother, Melina. Fortunately, she was alive. Unfortunately, vast numbers of energy cannons had locked onto the area where she was.

Black Widow and Yelena ignored everything else and immediately ran over to rescue her.

Jarvis did not go help Black Widow and Yelena. He walked over to Steve, who was despondent, and said, "Director Steve, we need a commander to lead us in battle. I know you are grieving, but only you can shoulder this responsibility."