After confirming there were no signs of revival, Chino prepared to search for Dormammu.
To have so many planets destroyed in his territory without him showing up — that definitely meant trouble.
"I remember now..."
A calm voice sounded behind him.
Chino paused in his tracks. No way...
He slowly turned around, only to see a man with long golden hair standing proudly, clad in a golden battle suit. On his belt was a large, prominent "S" symbol.
"My name is Robert Reynolds. I am the Sentry."
The Sentry looked at Chino with a tranquil expression.
Chino had considered the possibility of many imposters, but not this lunatic.
Sentry — Marvel's anti-hero.
He was essentially Marvel's version of Superman, with an added twist — his other persona, The Void, and a staggering 53 distinct superpowers.
"Can't you just die like a normal person?" Chino sighed in frustration.
Even Omega Beams couldn't kill this guy. Although his powers had weakened somewhat upon arriving in the Marvel world, it was still not enough to kill him.
"I've thought about dying… but I can't even manage that myself," Sentry replied.
Golden energy flared around his body, the powerful aura radiating in all directions.
"You want to fight again?"
Before Chino even finished speaking, Sentry appeared right in front of him and threw a punch.
Lightning sparked in Chino's eyes as he leaned to dodge."You think you're faster than me? That's just—"
A blinding golden light exploded in front of him.
The overwhelming force of the blast sent Chino flying, crashing through several metal mountains before he was buried in debris.
It was the first time Chino had been struck.
"What about a beam faster than light?" Sentry said coldly, staring at the debris pile.
Boom!
Suddenly, the rubble burst apart as Chino stood up, looking at the Sentry — with a rare smile on his face.
"You're interesting. Want to join me? I can offer more than they ever could."
"I'll consider it — but only if you free humanity and let them walk their own path."
Sentry expressed his condition firmly.
The Demon King's rule, though seemingly utopian, fundamentally violated the core values of humanity and their free will. Under such dominion, mankind had already lost its essential autonomy and opportunities for development — something Sentry could never accept.
"Then there's nothing to discuss."
Chino's smile vanished.
"As expected."
Sentry's golden energy surged again, now brighter than ever — like a sun on the verge of explosion.
When his mind was stable and consciousness clear, Sentry could control his powers far more precisely. In these rare lucid states, he could reach a level bordering omnipotence.
Chino slightly bent his knees, golden lightning coiling around his body.
Boom!
In a flash, Chino vanished — sprinting backwards at high speed.
Sentry blinked in disbelief.
The Demon King… ran?
But Chino, using his Speed Force mode, had circled the planet and now appeared right behind Sentry.
At that speed, Sentry appeared to be completely still.
At that moment, Chino raised his lightning-wrapped fist.
BOOM—
A punch that combined the Flash's speed with Superman's strength — a blow with 15 hectotons of force — struck Sentry's head.
So tough!
Chino noted with surprise. The punch only caused Sentry's eyes to burst. In his stable state, Sentry was nothing like the berserk version. Much stronger.
If one punch wasn't enough, how about a million?
Chino vanished again, circling the planet over and over, appearing around Sentry and punching from every angle.
Face. Jaw. Spine. Chest. Abdomen.
Chino's lightning-fast afterimages flooded the planet. The entire world was lit golden by his streaks, and the air around Sentry shimmered with residual clones.
In that moment, Chino had landed a million punches, turning Sentry into a deformed mass of flesh — yet he remained conscious.
Sentry finally reacted.
BOOM!
The overwhelming energy detonated the entire metal planet. Here, he was also unrestricted and could use his full strength.
Chino's body was sent flying like a meteor to another planet.
"Die, Demon King!" Sentry shouted.
Teleportation!
Sentry instantly recovered and appeared before Chino again, punching him deep into the core of the planet.
"You're the one who should die!" Chino roared, bursting from the earth's core and slamming his fist at Sentry.
Sentry clashed head-on, taking a punch to the jaw that dislocated it — but landed his own blow to Chino's temple.
Chino's mind went blank for a second, his body froze.
Then came an onslaught of punches from Sentry.
Chino's biokinetic field broke, his battle suit tore, and bruises appeared on his body.
So tough!
Sentry, too, was surprised. This was the first time he had fought someone on equal footing.
He decided to end it.
He grabbed Chino's shoulders, fingers digging deep into muscle.
Molecular manipulation!
Chino's limbs began to disintegrate rapidly.
But with a ripping sound, Chino split in two — and a blast of heat vision sent Sentry flying.
Then two became four. Four became eight...
Everywhere.
A million beams of heat vision!
All beams converged into a giant column of destruction, several kilometers wide. It completely engulfed Sentry, pushing him deep into the Dark Dimension.
Along the way, countless planets disintegrated like fragile glass, reduced to cosmic dust.
Sentry barely managed to form an energy shield.
But even then, his strength was continuously drained, and his flesh began to melt under the extreme temperature.
He couldn't die, but his mind began to waver.
Why can't I win?
Am I really this weak?
[You just haven't used your full strength.]
I've given everything I've got...
[No, you haven't. You've forgotten me. Let me out — we can kill him.]
No, you're a monster. You'll destroy the world.
[I won't. But if you don't defeat the Demon King, he'll destroy humanity's will…]
...
[Make your choice: the Demon King you can't beat… or me, who you might beat.]
Just this once…
[Hahaha, I knew you'd make the right decision…]
The two personas reached an agreement in the depths of the mind.
White light gleamed in Sentry's eyes. His body radiated black energy.
Black energy and red heat vision collided with an overwhelming force. The world went still, silent.
Time froze.
The black void turned white.
An unimaginably powerful energy erupted from Sentry's body, spreading in all directions. Wherever it went, space itself was torn apart.
Only then did the deafening sound reach Chino's ears — like a supernova erupting.
Rings of energy expanded outward like crashing waves.
Chino's expression shifted.
All of his clones made hand signs at once.
Hoggoth's Barrier!
A line of magical circles appeared in front of Chino, dissolving the incoming energy — but the waves kept coming, endless.
Chino didn't remain idle either. A full-body armor made of magic enveloped him.
Hoggoth's Armor!
He held out for over ten seconds before the shockwave finally stopped.
Quote of the Chapter:"The mind is its own battlefield — and sometimes, the war inside us is more devastating than any fight outside."
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