Suddenly, Locke remembered something important.
Since Gamir already knew Death intended to betray him, then the Celestials almost certainly knew about the Annihilation Plan as well.
And there was no way the Celestials would simply stand by and watch such a massive plan succeed without resistance.
That meant they probably already had countermeasures prepared.
The only problem was that Locke had no idea what those countermeasures actually were.
Could he somehow profit from the coming chaos?
Could he use the conflict between cosmic gods to gain an advantage for himself?
As countless thoughts ran through his mind, Shenlan's voice suddenly echoed throughout the command room.
"Master, the Kro Star System has been located. Estimated distance: two hundred seventy thousand light-years."
Locke immediately pushed aside every distracting thought.
He raised his head and stared at the projected coordinates on the screen before a faint smile appeared on his face.
Finally.
He slowly lifted his left hand.
Blue light flashed.
And his figure disappeared instantly.
…
Zeus Galaxy.
Kro Star System.
Planet Khan.
At that moment, the entire world was collapsing.
Massive volcanoes erupted endlessly across the surface while continents cracked apart beneath violent tectonic movement. Entire ecosystems were collapsing in real time as countless animals fled in panic.
The atmosphere itself had begun destabilizing.
Every few moments, enormous bolts of lightning crashed down from the sky toward a single figure standing at the center of the catastrophe.
Doctor Strange.
Dark energy swirled around his body while smoky black patterns covered his eyes like corrupted makeup. Yet despite the planet's violent resistance, Strange remained completely calm.
He continued summoning dark creatures endlessly.
Each creature he absorbed increased his power further.
And as the ritual continued, Planet Khan itself began dying.
Its rotation gradually slowed.
Its magnetic field weakened.
Even the atmosphere started dispersing into space.
Suddenly, hundreds of warships appeared in orbit above the planet and immediately opened fire on Doctor Strange.
Countless energy cannons lit up space.
Doctor Strange merely smiled.
The next second, twelve enormous dragons materialized behind him.
Each dragon opened its mouth simultaneously, firing devastating energy beams directly into orbit.
Within moments, explosions bloomed throughout space like fireworks.
The entire fleet was annihilated instantly.
"Hahaha…"
Doctor Strange laughed proudly before continuing his summoning ritual without concern.
At this point, there was practically nobody left in the Zeus Galaxy capable of stopping him.
The so-called God of Light had challenged him once before, but Strange had driven him away and devoured most of his territory afterward.
Everything was progressing perfectly.
Soon, he would absorb enough energy to kill Thanos permanently and restore balance to the universe.
Then suddenly—
A familiar figure appeared in the sky.
Doctor Strange's pupils contracted immediately.
Thanos?!
How was he here?!
Without hesitation, Strange activated his defenses.
Immense dark energy surged outward while a massive golden barrier instantly formed around him. This was his strongest protective spell, durable enough to withstand dozens of attacks from the God of Light himself.
He had complete confidence in it.
But the next second—
Locke's Tyrant Blade cut through the shield like slicing soft tofu.
The barrier shattered instantly.
And the blade kept coming.
Doctor Strange's expression changed drastically.
Without wasting another moment, he activated the Time Stone hanging around his neck.
Green light exploded outward.
The surrounding world immediately began rewinding.
But the instant Locke saw the Time Stone activate, he unleashed the Power of Destruction throughout his body, forcibly separating himself from the current flow of time.
This was the method Gamir taught him.
Remove yourself from time itself.
Then the Time Stone can no longer affect you.
Doctor Strange initially looked confident as the timeline reversed around them.
But when he realized Locke remained completely unaffected, panic flashed across his face.
The Time Stone was his greatest trump card.
And now it had failed.
Years of battle experience immediately forced him to react. He quickly drew a glowing circle in front of himself.
A portal opened instantly.
At the same moment, the Time Stone's power ended and Locke's blade continued its attack.
The strike reached the portal.
Doctor Strange immediately closed it, attempting to sever Locke's arm using spatial collapse.
Deep purple light suddenly erupted from Locke's body.
The portal failed to cut through his arm entirely.
As Locke pushed forward, cracks spread violently throughout the surrounding space before he forcibly tore himself free from the distorted dimensional fold.
Doctor Strange's heart sank further.
Normal methods simply couldn't stop this monster.
Without hesitation, he teleported over a kilometer away before summoning the twelve dragons again.
Massive laser beams rained toward Locke simultaneously.
Locke spun the Tyrant Blade rapidly, blocking the attacks while charging forward at terrifying speed.
Even he felt slightly surprised.
When they first met years ago, Doctor Strange had merely been a support-type mage hiding behind stronger fighters. At that time, his power barely reached the level of a Sub-Heavenly Father.
Now?
He had already stepped fully into Heavenly Father territory.
And his combat instincts had improved tremendously.
Unfortunately for Strange, Locke didn't come alone this time.
"Hurry up and move!" Locke shouted suddenly.
The next instant, a bald woman appeared directly behind Doctor Strange and slashed downward with a glowing golden fan.
Doctor Strange instantly reacted.
The Book of Vishanti flipped open in his hand as countless magical clones exploded outward in every direction, narrowly avoiding the attack.
Then he finally saw who had attacked him.
His eyes widened.
"Master…"
It was the Ancient One.
Shock filled his face for only a moment before he immediately noticed another danger.
Black swords suddenly filled the sky.
"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"
The endless barrage instantly erased most of his remaining clones.
At the same time, freezing blue energy erupted upward from beneath the ground itself.
Doctor Strange immediately opened the Book of Vishanti again. Complex runes formed into a massive magical shield directly in front of him.
The freezing attack slammed into the barrier but failed to advance even slightly.
With a wave of Strange's hand, the defensive shield suddenly shot forward instead.
Laufey crossed both arms in front of himself, preparing to block the impact.
But the expected attack never came.
The moment the shield touched him, it scattered harmlessly into particles of light.
It was a purely defensive spell.
At that moment, the Ancient One charged toward him again from below while Hela descended from the sky atop countless black swords.
And directly ahead—
Locke approached slowly with the Tyrant Blade in hand.
Doctor Strange realized he was surrounded.
Without hesitation, he opened both the Darkhold and the Book of Vishanti simultaneously.
A gigantic Mirror Dimension immediately expanded around them.
But this Mirror Dimension looked wrong.
Dark black lines filled the space like cracks spreading across glass, radiating dangerous corruption throughout the dimension.
The moment Hela entered the Mirror Dimension, the black lines sliced across her body instantly.
Her clothes and skin tore apart violently, revealing large portions of pale skin beneath the shredded armor.
Hela's expression darkened immediately.
Eternal Fire erupted from her body at once, rapidly regenerating the damage.
After seeing what happened, the Ancient One stopped moving and stared at Doctor Strange with cold eyes.
As his former teacher, she initially hesitated to fight him seriously.
But after witnessing how deeply he had immersed himself in dark magic, all hesitation disappeared.
Now she only wanted to clean up her own mistake personally.
After all, she understood better than anyone how terrifying dark magic truly was.
In mild cases, it corrupted the mind completely.
In severe cases, it transformed the user into a puppet of Chthon itself and drove them toward universal destruction.
Meanwhile, Doctor Strange finally relaxed slightly after activating the corrupted Mirror Dimension.
At least for the moment, he believed himself safe.
Then Locke ignored the dimensional separation entirely and charged straight into the Mirror Dimension.
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