Dark Dimension.
The dark dimension that was originally vast and constantly expanding outwards was now slowly shrinking inward, as if it were collapsing.
The speed of the inward shrinking was alarmingly rapid, and a large number of black space cracks continuously appeared along the edge.
It seemed to indicate that something very bad had happened.
Indeed, the dark god Dormammu had participated in the dimensional invasion, and he was even the main force behind it.
However, being cautious in the long run, he had chosen to enter with the original power by dividing his soul.
Just like Mephisto.
No, to be precise, he had invested more resources than Mephisto.
Relatively speaking, after the dimensional invasion failed, his losses were also huge.
The dark dimension was based on the power of the source as energy.
The large amount of power of the dark origin caused turmoil in the entire dimension.
In order to restore the original order and stabilize the dark dimension, Dormammu, the God of Darkness, chose to shrink.
Just like now.
He shrank the dark dimension inward as much as possible to reduce the loss of the original power and at the same time recuperate.
Compared to the periphery of the dark dimension, the core area was no different from before.
It was still the colorful nebula.
Large tracts of planets and land fragments were constantly rotating along some strange trajectory.
From a distance, it even looked unusually dreamlike.
The dreamlike sea of stars rotated slowly.
Suddenly...
As if sensing some kind of force, the sea of stars began to move quickly.
Soon, the entire star sea formed a face that resembled a human visage.
He was the gathering of will of the entire dark dimension.
In other words, he was Dormammu, the God of Darkness.
"Mephisto, what are you doing here?"
In the vast and boundless void, a loud voice sounded.
There was a hint of doubt or... vigilance in his tone.
Everyone had participated in the dimensional invasion. Although Dormammu had saved his life, he had lost a lot of his original power.
All were in a weakened state.
He was even weaker than before.
At this time, if an evil god with a bad reputation like Mephisto came over, anyone with sense would be worried.
Could it be that Mephisto came to assess his state and wanted to devour him while he was weak?
You couldn't blame Dormammu for thinking this way. Devouring other dimensions was itself a way to quickly restore strength and accumulate original power.
If he had remained at full strength and Mephisto was seriously injured, he would not have hesitated to control the dark dimension and directly devour the opponent's hell.
"Dormammu, don't worry," Mephisto's voice sounded, with a faint smile. "I came here to ask you something."
"Oh," Dormammu simply said "Oh" and continued to remain silent.
If he could, he'd rather never meet Mephisto.
If he hadn't known about Kamar-Taj's attitude towards dimensional gods, he might have thought that Mephisto was a spy sent by Kamar-Taj.
"Lockhart, you know him, right?" Mephisto was not annoyed by the cool reception, shaking his head and speaking with a hint of mockery.
It seemed he was trying to provoke the other party's anger.
"I remember that last time your soul was destroyed by him."
"To be honest, I thought you were joking."
Mephisto said with a smile.
"However, when I was on Earth recently, I discovered that this Lockhart is quite extraordinary."
"Oh?" Dormammu simply said the word "oh" without saying anything more, seeming a little impatient or disdainful.
And Mephisto continued: "His relationship with Asgard is not shallow."
"The Sorcerer Supreme also seems to be taking great care of him."
"He himself has used the Vientiane World to control a large amount of resources."
"If there are no accidents, he is likely to become the most powerful sorcerer in Kamar-Taj besides the Sorcerer Supreme."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I have to say, he's a promising talent."
"Mephisto, what do you mean?" Dormammu's plain voice sounded. "I don't have time to talk to you now, so just tell me your important point."
"It's nothing serious, I just want to talk to you."
"I am quite interested in this Lockhart. I feel his soul is extremely valuable."
"Dormammu, I have to ask if you would mind if I pursue him."
Mephisto probed.
He seemed to want to know Lockhart's place in Dormammu's heart.
Dormammu was silent, but soon his voice sounded again: "Mephisto, you are free to do as you like."
"If nothing else, leave. The Dark Dimension will be closed in the near future and no guests will be welcome."
Hearing this, Mephisto nodded to express his understanding.
Without saying anything more, he turned around and prepared to return to his own hell dimension.
But the moment he turned around, Mephisto had a smile on his face.
Sure enough, Dormammu was determined to have this Lockhart for himself.
It seemed that there really was a big secret, and...
Recalling the moment when his own soul was swallowed up.
His soul seemed to have touched some great existence.
Although it was just a brief moment, he even thought it was an illusion.
If that was true, then...
Mephisto had a greedy look in his eyes.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
In Tarot Town at night, the wind howled.
The wind made a banging sound against the windows.
Most people in the town had returned to their homes. Only a few shops still had lights on, which seemed to indicate that they were still open.
At this moment, in the central square of this town, there stood a huge stone statue.
Tarot Town was famous for its tarot cards, and their stone statue was naturally also of a tarot card.
In front of this huge marble tarot card stood a figure in black robes.
What was strange was that there was not a single human being in the vast square, as if everyone had left.
Only the black-robed figure remained in the middle.
Looking closer, it was David, the leader of the fallen sorcerers.
Standing in front of this huge stone tarot card, David slowly stretched out his right hand and lightly touched a certain pattern on the edge.
Buzz!
Click! Click! Click!
Dark red lines emerged one by one on this huge stone tarot card.
With a clicking sound, the middle of the tarot card slowly opened, revealing a black passage as high as one person.
David was not surprised when he saw this.
He stepped directly into the black passage.
The moment he entered, there was a bang as if something sensed his presence, and the entire passage was completely lit up.
The passage did not seem to be short; at least it was much longer than the stone statue.
It was obvious that magic was at work here.
This was a safe house for the fallen sorcerers.
Originally, there was only one wandering sorcerer who was not weak in strength.
But later, the wandering sorcerer had left.
David had naturally accepted it.
This had become a safe house for the fallen sorcerers.
When the Dusk Castle was discovered, David had called the other sorcerers to leave the castle and come to the safe house to wait for instructions.
Now, he wanted to meet the remaining fallen sorcerers.
Many plans needed to be changed because of Lockhart's discovery.
In the days to come, he feared, they would be accompanied by killing and sacrifice.
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