Carmine hair, silver-gray eyes, a black battle suit, and a red tail coiled a few times around his waist. A crimson-purple, flame-like aura burned on Lothar's body. His gaze, fixed on Dormammu, was filled with arrogance and contempt.
Having absorbed the dimensional power of the World Tree, Lothar now had the right to look down on Dormammu.
In theory, his attacks would no longer be immune to Dormammu, and he no longer had to worry about Dormammu's elusive dark magic. He too now controlled a mysterious dimensional power, having pushed open a door that many powerful beings in the universe could only dream of and glimpsed the stunning scenery beyond.
Though he hadn't actually tried it yet, Lothar felt his intuition was correct. This wasn't hubris; it was the confidence that came with a massive increase in power. He was a Saiyan, a Super Saiyan who could surpass anything—a Super Saiyan who was destined to become the strongest in the universe!
"Why is your hair pink?"
"It looks so... flamboyant." With her arms crossed, Hela, in a great mood, teased the man whose appearance had completely changed. His demonic aura was truly a surprise and a bit captivating. Compared to the previous golden color, she much preferred Lothar's current flamboyant hair.
"It's carmine."
Lothar, without turning his head, raised his hand and very seriously corrected her.
Hela: "..."
No... why is his power at this level...?
Thanos, who could finally put down his blade because of Lothar's intervention, didn't show much joy. Lothar had only just pushed open the door, and the result was not what Thanos had planned.
In his plan, Lothar should have become a god by fully using the World Tree's dimensional power, breaking the universal limits on their race.
So why...? He had factored in every resource; there shouldn't have been any errors... Thanos's gaze swept over his adopted son, finally settling on the red tail coiled around his waist.
Is it because of the tail?
Thanos remembered that the tail had been Lothar's initial weakness. As a child, the fierce Lothar would become weak and helpless if anyone grabbed his tail. Thanos had later helped him overcome this, turning his tail into a surprise weapon in combat.
"Father, leave the rest to me."
"I will make Dormammu pay. I promise."
Lothar did not show any surprise or hesitation toward Dormammu. Instead, he walked over to Thanos and bowed respectfully. Even though he had pushed open the door to godhood and seen the world behind it, the cocky Lothar had not lost his respect for his adoptive father.
Without Thanos's meticulous planning, he might still not know what a Super Saiyan was. He was his father, even without a blood relation.
"Go. Don't disappoint me. Don't make me regret my choice."
Placing his blood-stained giant blade on the ground, Thanos sat down and spoke to Lothar with a paternal expression.
"I will never disappoint you, Father."
Lothar, choosing to forget the "reflection paper" incident, bowed once more. The moment he stood up, he raised his right hand, and a carmine energy blade instantly appeared on his forearm, cutting Dormammu's magical energy ball in half.
BOOM!!!
The fiery explosion didn't even make Lothar flinch, but it fully revealed the fear in Dormammu.
"Then, let the real battle begin."
Lothar turned around, his left hand hung idle and his head held high. He stretched out his right hand, his index and middle fingers together and bent. The arrogant pose provoked every single nerve in Dormammu's spiritual form.
RUMBLE!!
Dormammu, who controlled the entire Dark Dimension, was enraged, and the dimension's energy surged with his fury. In all his long life, no one had ever dared to provoke him like this. Not Agamotto, not the Ancient One, and not even Thanos.
"You've only just fused with dimensional power! At best, you're a novice!"
The murderous roar brought with it a tremor that shook the entire dimension. Dense black magical energy pillars appeared out of thin air, but Lothar dodged every single one.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
After gaining control of dimensional power, Lothar had a much deeper understanding and mastery of the teleportation ability he had inherited from Ego. None of Dormammu's attacks could even ruffle Lothar's hair...
Afterimage, afterimage, more afterimages... Dormammu was always one step behind, and his frustration grew. The proud dark sorcerer felt an unprecedented sense of defeat.
"Is that all you've got?"
Seeing that Dormammu had given up on his indiscriminate attacks, Lothar stopped teleporting and appeared in front of him without warning. He ran his right index finger down Dormammu's enormous face, a contemptuous look in his eyes, which once again enraged Dormammu.
Humiliation! This was blatant humiliation!
"GRAAAGHH!!!"
With a roar that threatened to tear the sky apart, Dormammu, having absorbed the dimensional power to restore his fiery true form, descended from above. His colossal body, large enough to kill the fire giant Surtur, swung a seemingly fatal punch at Lothar, who was standing just a few feet away.
"Interesting, but not enough."
Lothar sneered, raising his right hand and extending a single finger. With that one finger, he stopped Dormammu's colossal fist just an inch from his nose.
The sheer power Lothar displayed shocked everyone, including Thanos. To be so powerful without even truly becoming a god, simply by using the dimensional power from Hela... If he were to truly break his shackles and become a god... The elderly father felt both relieved and full of anticipation for what Lothar would become.
"If you can survive this one attack, you can live, Dormammu." Lothar's smile was "wanton and arrogant," but it struck a deep chord of fear in Dormammu. The massive form quickly merged back into the majestic dimensional walls; it was the only way he could feel a shred of safety.
"It's no use."
Lothar made no move to stop him. The moment he spread his arms wide, the silver earrings hanging from Hela and Lothar's ears erupted in a brilliant, colorful light! A crimson-purple, flame-like aura shot toward the sky, clearing the "clouds" above the Dark Dimension in an instant.
"Let everything..."
The calm voice was like a god's judgment as Lothar's body slowly floated upward. He raised his right arm above his head, and a blinding silver energy instantly filled the entire sky!
"...return to nothingness."
He swung his right arm down. A shattering blast of light, carrying the power of the World Tree's dimension, instantly broke the dimensional walls of the Dark Dimension!
"NOOOO!"
"LOOOOTHAR!!!"
After the terrified scream, Dormammu's form, which had been one with the Dark Dimension, was utterly annihilated by the indiscriminate energy blast and ceased to exist!
"How unfortunate. You didn't survive."
Lothar raised his brow from high above, calmly watching the cracking Dark Dimension, and delivered his final judgment.
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