Dormammu was shocked when he discovered that the energy he hadn't absorbed during this time had actually disappeared without a trace!
He scanned again, but still couldn't find it.
Dormammu became furious and sharply glared at Alaric.
If he remembered correctly, Alaric had just said he could directly take the energy generated by the Dark Dimension.
So...
"You stole it, didn't you?"
"What?" Alaric was confused.
"You thief! Shameless bastard! Don't even think of leaving today!!"
As soon as Dormammu saw Alaric's innocent face, he got even more irritated!
Clearly, you haven't been beaten by me enough times, so you've forgotten how terrifying I am as a dimensional lord!!
Dormammu didn't want to talk anymore and immediately launched an attack: this time, Alaric must beg for mercy!!
As soon as Dormammu had the thought, he directly tried to crush the space Alaric was in.
Alaric's pupils narrowed and he shouted loudly: "Spatial Domain!!"
Boom!
Like a photo in glass, except for the space directly around Alaric, the surrounding area shattered completely.
Last time, this move from Dormammu killed Alaric.
But luckily, Alaric also knew spatial magic.
Even though he might not have been able to stop Dormammu before, now Alaric, who possessed part of the Dark Dimension's authority, was already capable of matching him.
Especially because at this moment, Alaric's consciousness was connected with the Dark Dimension, allowing him to sense every movement around him.
This made it seem like Dormammu was fighting himself, restrained by Alaric's power.
But despite that, Dormammu was still overwhelmingly powerful.
Boom!
A beam of energy suddenly flashed and lit up the space.
"Infinity Ring!"
A huge magical ring appeared in front of Alaric and blocked the attack.
Boom!
As Alaric resisted, the surrounding dark power boiled over, countless chains like tendrils burning with black flames rushed toward him.
At the same time, the spatial domain Alaric activated was being pressured by a massive force trying to crush it.
Alaric knew that Dormammu was locking his space again.
Just like last time – he directly fixed him in place so he couldn't escape.
The entire Dark Dimension trembled, countless attacks bombarded Alaric.
Moreover, Dormammu had already started fighting for the portion of authority Alaric had stolen.
Alaric clearly felt the Dark Dimension rejecting him, as Dormammu violently expelled his consciousness.
Alaric assessed that if this continued, he wouldn't last long.
Although he was now blocking all attacks with his spatial domain, at that moment, his position was already unstable.
If Alaric fought Dormammu head-on, he might endure a bit longer.
But faced with Dormammu's endless magical means, even as someone who just reached single-universe level, Alaric couldn't rely on withstanding him forever.
But Alaric didn't intend to sit idly.
"Thunder.!"
Boom!
Suddenly, countless bolts of powerful lightning struck from above between Alaric and Dormammu, crashing down on Dormammu.
This was Alaric's elemental domain.
Besides being able to trap people in seven elemental worlds, Alaric could also summon elements into real space.
Like now.
"Lava!"
With a bang, a scorching world of lava appeared beneath Dormammu's feet, and under Alaric's control, the lava erupted like a volcano, surging toward Dormammu.
But Dormammu didn't even move, allowing Alaric to attack.
For Dormammu, elemental magic might not even scratch his surface!
"Storm!"
A massive tornado wrapped around Dormammu from head to toe, constantly tearing at his body.
Dormammu slightly furrowed his brow.
Although elemental magic really couldn't do much to him, he sensed that Alaric had activated the authority of the Dark Dimension, using the dark power around him to enhance the strikes, and in the midst of it all, Dormammu detected something different.
"Divine power?"
Dormammu was surprised.
Isn't Alaric a human?
Why does he have the same divine power as Odin?
Moreover, why is that power so similar to Odin's?!
"When did you become a god!?"
Dormammu asked in shock.
"Ever since I came back from you last time."
"…"
Dormammu went silent.
Especially because every time Alaric returns from him, his power drastically increases!!
This time was even more absurd!
He became a god!?
Even Dormammu couldn't understand how Alaric pulled this off, nor how a Kamar-Taj mage and pure Earthling managed to transform like this.
"Sea is immeasurable!!"
After Alaric said that, masses of water poured into the tornado.
The combination of strong wind and water mass turned into a massive vortex that seemed capable of cutting through everything.
Dormammu, in the middle of it, clearly felt how this vortex was weakening his power.
And on top of all that, lightning continued striking from the sky.
"It's ridiculous if you think you can defeat me with this!!"
Dormammu roared.
"I never thought I'd defeat you so easily."
Alaric openly acknowledged the difference in strength.
"But, it's more than enough to give you some trouble! Shining World!!"
Alaric roared.
Dormammu wasn't afraid.
Suddenly, an intense light exploded, causing Dormammu's vision to twist, the entire world became dazzlingly white.
This light was so strong that it brought sunlight-like radiance to this dark world for the first time.
Many Dark Dimension natives who noticed this event looked up in surprise.
"Ah!"
"You bastard!!"
Dormammu roared.
He was blinded by this sudden attack!
Although light had a purifying effect on darkness, it didn't actually cause him significant damage, but it was far too blinding!
Especially for Dormammu, who hadn't seen the sun in who knows how long, this was the strongest possible mental assault!
That's why Dormammu was momentarily shaken and distracted.
At that moment, a supreme strike pierced all the barriers Dormammu had set around Alaric; by the time he registered it, the strike was already before him.
Boom!
Before he could fully turn into flames, Dormammu was hit by the powerful strike and sent flying.
"Alaric!!"
Dormammu roared!
Alaric quietly lowered his fists and breathed heavily.
That single strike could be called his strongest blow!!
It was the ultimate release of his supreme power, a full-power punch that pierced stars and shattered space!
Thanks to that punch, Dormammu's spatial blockade over Alaric crumbled, countless magical devices were destroyed, and even the darkness around Alaric was swept away!
Moreover, Alaric seized the moment of Dormammu's distraction and struck him with all his might, completely knocking him away!!
This was the first time since he met Dormammu that Alaric, relying solely on pure strength, managed to repel him!!
"Dormammu! Thanks for the hospitality! See you next time! Bye, handsome!"
After Alaric said that, his figure flickered, he returned to the Eternal Night World, closed the spatial rift, and left the Dark Dimension.
Boom!
Dormammu, wrapped in black flames, quickly returned, but Alaric was already gone.
"Alaric!!"