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"Ding! Congratulations to the host for triggering the second stage of the main mission— the threat of the Dark Dimension!"

At the same moment that Stephen Strange became the Ancient One's apprentice, Thor heard a notification from the system.

"Mission Requirements: Destroy Dormammu!"

"Mission Reward: 30 million points, resurrection of the Valkyrie Guard, experience with the Phoenix Force of Jean Grey (Dark Phoenix period), and 30% qualification to use a mysterious item."

"Failure Judgment: Dormammu devours Earth."

"Failure Penalty: The main quest is interrupted and can never be started again."

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The series of prompts left Thor feeling dizzy.

Another main quest!

Thor hadn't expected that the main mission of dealing with Wanda would be completed just days ago, only to trigger a new one immediately.

The rewards were as appealing as ever. Besides the 30 million points and the unexplained qualification, the other two items were quite substantial.

Thor had some experience with the Phoenix Force. Although he wasn't fully familiar with its exact power, he knew it would significantly enhance his combat abilities.

Compared to the power of Thor, which he was very familiar with, Thor's use of the Phoenix Force had always been relatively crude. Apart from basic weapon enchantment, he only had the recent ultimate move— Phoenix's Judgment.

The problem with Phoenix's Judgment was its high energy consumption. It couldn't be used as a standard weapon, which was inconvenient.

You can't just replace stones and sticks with nuclear weapons, right?

As the favored host of the Phoenix Force, Jean Grey's final stage in the film— Dark Phoenix— undoubtedly pushed her abilities to their peak, even allowing her to resurrect a paralyzed person.

Another reward was the Valkyrie Guard, a powerful force known as the strongest army in Asgard throughout history.

Although the Valkyries in the film were remembered only in lore, the sole survivor, who rode Pegasus during the final battle, effortlessly defeated a powerful Leviathan in mere days, with efficiency only second to Captain Marvel.

Even with her bare hands, she could take down the Hulk in just a few moves.

This was the weakest Valkyrie, who had been in decline for countless years...

A full Valkyrie Guard could challenge Hela's complete form!

Thor was quite pleased. He had been planning to rebuild the Valkyrie, and Jane Foster had just passed her test of courage that morning and was undergoing training in Asgard.

She could lead this team!

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The ideal was perfect, but it all had one common prerequisite— defeat Dormammu!

Compared to the previous main task, which involved courting women, this was a serious challenge!

"System, any explanations?"

"This is the difficulty level of the main quest. Don't you see how generous the reward is?"

The system remained expressionless.

"So what happened last time?"

"You cheated last time, using your charm to seduce... If you had restored Wanda to normal through standard means, it wouldn't have been so easy."

The system replied unhappily: "And the risk was high last time. Failure would have led to chaos. This time, with Dormammu, at least we can use the Time Stone to negotiate terms..."

That makes a lot of sense!

It's impossible to negotiate terms. I will never negotiate terms in my life.

"But how do we kill Dormammu? Don't tell me Stormbreaker can kill him. He doesn't have a physical body. Do I need to gather all six Infinity Stones and snap my fingers?"

This was probably the only feasible method Thor could think of.

The Miss system calculated for a few minutes and extinguished his fantasy: "No, there might be a chance outside, but if he hides in the Dark Dimension, it will be difficult to kill him even with the snap of fingers. At best, it will cause serious damage..."

Thor: "..."

It seems that this path is blocked as well. After all, snapping fingers is very stressful. According to his estimation, his current physical strength is not much better than Thanos in the original work. One snap of fingers caused nausea, two snaps caused paralysis, and three snaps would likely be fatal...

At this moment, the system suddenly issued another prompt—

"Ding! For unknown reasons, the mission reward has been upgraded!"

"Mission Rewards: 30 million points, resurrection of the Valkyrie Guard, complete Phoenix Force (full control), 30% qualification to use mysterious items."

"Ding! Congratulations to the host for obtaining the experience of using the Phoenix Force of Jean Grey (Dark Phoenix period)!"

Thor: "???"

"What's going on? What's happening?" Thor was baffled. Could it be that the task was too difficult and the system couldn't handle it, so it upgraded the rewards in advance?

"Uh... I don't know!"

The system was also perplexed: "A special energy wave appeared out of thin air from your body and quickly vanished. What's certain is that a mysterious power secretly influenced all of this for some reason!"

"This is the only possibility."

Thor nodded: "Regardless of the other party's intentions, whether they are an enemy or a friend, at least it benefits me now. As for the future, I'll just keep an eye on it..."

Thor remained cautiously alert.

"Don't worry, I mean no harm!"

A cold voice suddenly echoed in his mind without warning, and Thor became instantly alert.

"Who?!"

There was no response, as if the owner of the voice had vanished.

The system's puzzled voice sounded: "What's wrong? Did someone speak?"

Thor looked bewildered.

What kind of entity could block the system's perception and communicate directly with him?

Is it because the entity is too powerful, beyond the system's scope, or is it because...

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In the void, a voice suddenly said: "You've helped him again."

The speaker was an old man with a vigorous appearance.

"Strictly speaking, this does not violate the rules."

A slender female figure, her face obscured, stood opposite him: "I merely used another method to accelerate his growth. It should not conflict with your plan, correct?"

"So, it seems you are the only virtuous one?"

The old man smiled wryly, his expression turning serious: "I'm merely concerned that rapid power acquisition might lead to downfall, much like... Thanos!"

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