Chapter 1183 Infinite

Although Dormammu sensed the unique energy fluctuations that had momentarily filled the entire Mirror Dimension, he didn't pause in his actions. 

His goal remained clear: by eliminating the dozens of sorcerers at specific locations, he could instantly shatter the Mirror Dimension. No matter what the recent energy surge was, Dormammu believed it wouldn't prevent his escape.

Pū Pū Pū!

Without any surprises, the dozens of Earth sorcerers stationed at fixed locations were instantly reduced to ashes by Dormammu's attacks. As these sorcerers died, the flow of spatial magic energy from their locations ceased. 

Soon after, the once-intact Mirror Dimension began to slowly crumble. In no time, one section of it showed signs of spatial rupture.

"Hmph! You think you can trap me?!" Dormammu coldly snorted as he broke a hole in the Mirror Dimension, intent on leaving through the growing rift.

Whoosh, whoosh...

However, just as Dormammu was about to reach the rift and exit, the same unique energy surge reappeared, even more elusive this time, eluding Dormammu's senses.

As this energy wave emerged, Dormammu's massive form retraced its steps along the path he had taken moments ago, quickly returning to the central location of the Mirror Dimension. While Dormammu returned, the shattered Mirror Dimension began rapidly recovering. 

Subsequently, the dozens of dark energy strands that Dormammu had previously withdrawn reappeared from him, rapidly shooting toward the shattered portions of the Mirror Dimension. After "reviving" the dozens of sorcerers at that location, Dormammu retracted the dark energy.

In less than a second, what had just occurred repeated itself, but in reverse. The sorcerers Dormammu had killed came back to life, and the Mirror Dimension remained intact. Meanwhile, Dormammu, located at the central position of the Mirror Dimension, continued searching for its weak points.

"A dimensional space, do you really think you can trap me? You are just buying a little more time for Earth, futile!" Carefully sensing the Mirror Dimension, Dormammu quickly discovered the issue and said disdainfully.

Next, Dormammu launched an attack. However, as he attacked those dozens of positions, Dormammu couldn't help but feel that something was amiss. He couldn't pinpoint the problem, though. 

And so, two seconds later, time flowed backward again, returning Dormammu to a moment before he initiated his attack.

"A dimensional space, I discovered it again. Do you really think you can trap me? You are just buying a little more time for Earth, futile!" Like the previous two times, Dormammu said this with disdain. But this time, before saying it, Dormammu added a few extra words.

"Hmm? Why did I say 'discovered it again'?" After uttering these words and launching his attack, Dormammu suddenly sensed that something was off; he had inadvertently added extra words.

Pū Pū Pū!

"Something's not right!" Dormammu, while meticulously observing the hidden sorcerers he had directly destroyed, was also trying to sense what was wrong.

Hum...

As the Mirror Dimension shattered once more, an almost imperceptible energy fluctuation reappeared. This time, Dormammu finally sensed it, but he couldn't stop the influence of this energy surge on himself.

"It's time...," Dormammu shouted loudly just before time reversed again, but he couldn't finish his sentence.

Time flowed backward once more, the shattered Mirror Dimension was repaired again, and the dead sorcerers were resurrected. 

The issue Dormammu had just identified was washed away during this time reversal, leaving Dormammu with no memory of it. He once again took action, attacking the sorcerers. However, this time, he noticed the problem before time reversed.

"Time is constantly reversing! Damn it!" After shouting these words, Dormammu was pulled back by the time loop again.

And so, Dormammu, originally trapped within the Mirror Dimension, was once again imprisoned by the cycle of time. Even though he quickly became aware of the time loop each time it occurred, he couldn't prevent time from rewinding.

Later, every time Dormammu regained awareness, he attempted to disrupt the Mirror Dimension in various ways. He would attack one location at one time, and another location at the next. 

However, regardless of which location received an attack and caused the Mirror Dimension to shatter, time always flowed back to that specific moment. Even if Dormammu did nothing, time still reverted to that point.

It was as if this period of time had been set to an infinite loop. No matter what Dormammu did within this loop, he ultimately succumbed to the influence of time. 

Thus, Dormammu, imprisoned within this never-ending cycle of time, repeatedly experienced searching for the weak points of the Mirror Dimension, launching attacks on sorcerers, and the subsequent shattering of the Mirror Dimension.

Although Dormammu's life was infinite, enduring this endless repetition became an unbearable torment. Perhaps it was precisely because of his immortal existence that being trapped in such an infinitely repeating time loop felt all the more maddening.

Meanwhile, within a specific location in this landmass, untouched by the effects of external time reversal, Lin Rui and the others who had previously disappeared were gathered. 

This space remained unaffected by the outside world's time loop, allowing them to fully understand what was happening. If it weren't for their firsthand experience, no one, except Lin Rui, would believe that time reversal truly existed in this world.

"Jackson, will this completely trap Dormammu?" Seeing Dormammu experience his thirty-fifth time loop, Jack, standing beside Lin Rui, couldn't help but ask.

Compared to their previous confrontations with Dormammu, this manipulation of time was undoubtedly a force that no one could resist. However, Jack still harbored concerns, especially since Dormammu had already seen through the time loop.

"If Strange can maintain it, theoretically, we can keep him trapped inside indefinitely. However, what we need is not to imprison him but to permanently eliminate the threat he poses to Earth," Lin Rui replied after a brief silence.

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