The Collection of The End

—2016—

In the middle of the night, the sun has already withdrawn the last ray of light it gave to the earth. Perhaps, it hopes that the creatures on the ground will deeply experience the horror of darkness. In this way, after the dawn, they will praise the light of its charity more devoutly.

Some kind-hearted stars sneaked out of the night, wanting to give these creatures a little warmth and comfort, but they were surprised to find that the creatures on the ground had built huge and solid cities, and in those cities they raised their eyes to the sky. In the reflected light, no one can see the gleam of the stars anymore.

Here is HONGKONG, one of the most prosperous cities on earth, even though it's almost midnight, the whole city is still very lively.

Due to the limited overall area, HK's planning can be called a stitch-in-the-loop. Except for those main roads and functional and iconic buildings that have already been planned, other urban areas can be called "honeycombs".

On a narrow and cramped street, many dazzling signboards scrambled to show passersby their light-pollution-like uninteresting content:

Emerald Hall Karaoke.

Guangli Supermarket.

Scenic Camera Center.

Dongmei Tea Restaurant.

Jinlong Steak Restaurant.

as well as,

An unremarkable three-story office building.

It doesn't look anything special, even if its roof is inlaid with a slightly strange-looking brown-yellow ball, it's not enough to attract anyone's attention, because the moment passers-by look up, their eyes have been caught by the strange signs around them. And attracted by neon.

The interior of the "office building" and the hustle and bustle of the outside are like two worlds.

It has antique decorations and old furniture that have been almost abandoned in modern times, and the men and women who sit or stand here are also wearing unusual robes and jackets, all holding weapons like wooden sticks in their hands.

"Take your staff,"

A bald man with a big face and a fatter figure in a brown woolen coat held a dark golden scepter in his hand. Standing at the inner door of the "office building", looking at the people standing in front of him, he said in a cadence:

"No enemy can set foot in the Holy of Holies, no one."

People didn't respond, but the expressions on their faces betrayed their hesitation, nervousness, and fear.

The man did not wait for the expected reply, his face darkened slightly.

"You are defending here."

As he spoke, he opened the door and walked out.

Shining no-stop signs, closing bookstores, a family of three enjoying a late-night snack, hawkers and housewives arguing over vegetable prices…

The man passed by these familiar scenes in silence, passed the passers-by who were curiously staring at the scepter in his hand, and stood on the street opposite the office building.

In front of him was the huge signboard of "Kwangjin Satay King" and three uninvited guests standing under the signboard, wearing the same fancy clothes and with deep dark circles under their eyes.

"Kaecilius," he said viciously.

"Wong," the thin man known as Casillas, the leader of the three, stared at the bald fat man: "You stand on the opposite side of history, and darkness is inevitable."

"..." Wang didn't answer, he just raised his scepter in a martial arts style.

"Very good," Casillas nodded slightly: "Eliminating the ability of those with opposing views to resist is also a part of persuasion."

Chi-buzz.

The three uninvited guests with dark circles raised their hands together, and pulled out the crystal clear, like a short knife made of crystal from the air.

——

boom! boom!

Whoa whoa whoa-

"Help!" "Oh my God!" "What is that?!"

The narrow street has turned into ruins at this time, bursting water pipes, collapsed shops, roaring flames, and passersby fleeing in a hurry, constitute a standard post-disaster scene.

And the most eye-catching is the "sanctuary" that the "king" left before.

The office building has collapsed completely, broken into five or six sections, and the broken walls, furniture and gravel are all suspended in the air.

But, that's not the point, what's really startling is the deep darkness behind this wreckage.

It has no fixed "door" or gushing "exit", it just keeps "eroding" outward like a wet tissue.

It was as if it itself was enormous and ubiquitous, and the broken "sanctuary" only provided it with an opportunity to "contact" and "" penetrate.

And through this growing darkness, you can vaguely see that the interior seems to be a deep cosmic space, but the normal cosmic space is not densely filled with grotesque dark planets, and there are also dark planets between the planets. It is impossible to connect with tentacles, and in the dark background of cosmic space, there will be no peeping eyes.

sizzle —

At this time, a fire suddenly appeared in the air, just like an electric welding fire. It appeared from a point as high as one person, and then dispersed to the left and right. After drawing two symmetrical arcs, they converged at a position close to the ground.

At this moment, the street scene seen through the "Circle of Sparks" suddenly changed, from the broken walls outside to...the broken walls indoors.

But the difference is that there are two more people on the opposite side of the ring, and they jumped over like a lion drilling a fire ring the moment the spark ring was formed.

One is a black man in black with a long knife and looks like a ninja, and the other is a white man with curly hair and a slender face, wearing a blue robe and a red cape.

"Ah, dear Dr. Stephen Strange (Sherlock Holmes), and Baron Mordo," Casillas, who was standing in front of the sanctuary, turned around and spread his hands: "What a pity, you come It's too late, Wang obviously has a serious misunderstanding of his strength."

"AncientOne is dead." Strange looked around and replied nonchalantly.

"Of course, I killed it," Casillas smiled. "My dear friend, do you want to try me for this? Can I apply to see my lawyer?"

"As a Supreme Mage who can foresee the future, why do you think she will die?" Strange raised his hand to stop Mordo from rushing to attack.

"Because my plan is infallible, dear Stephen," Casillas replied: "'Predicting the future' is a very good ability, but if all futures point to the same ending, she may only choose a less painful one. the process of."

"For example—" the dark-eyed mage raised his hand and pointed back: "devoured by the great Dormammu!"

"No, there is a fatal flaw in what you said, dear Caslias," Strange said. "We all know that the Supreme Mage is a person who will pay revenge. If she solves the situation of mortal death, she will definitely set her back and make the person who brought her to this stage pay a painful price."

"...Hmph, ridiculous," Casillas paused for a moment, but immediately refuted: "Where is the person who made me pay? Is it you?"

"I thought that as a student of Teacher Gu Yi, your wisdom and mine should be at the same level, but now it seems that I was wrong." Strange said, looking at the darkness that was spreading in the air.

"Hmph, of course, not only wisdom, but also strength is not at the same level," Casillas raised his chin: "Don't you use the 'EyeOfAgamotto'? It will be too late."

"I believe that you must have found a way to deal with it from Dormammu, such as the trick to attack me out of the flow of time," Strange looked at Casillas' darkened face: "But I don't plan to use."

"Strange! Do you want to take refuge with Dormammu?!" Baron Mordo, who was beside him, asked sharply.

"What a pity, this bus is full." Casillas showed a smug smile.

"Calm down, my friend," Strange patted Mordo on the shoulder. "Try to think about what our teacher will do when faced with a desperate situation?"

"Don't make me think! Just say whether we can win this time!" Mordo slapped his hand away.

"Ah...of course." Strange sighed.

"In a dream?" Casillas scoffed.

boom boom-

At this time, the eroding darkness has grown bigger and bigger, almost completely obscuring the sky.

Through the constantly eroding darkness, the dark planets and the tentacles connecting them appear more real, and the eyes in the space are also more eerie. When ordinary people who haven't run away see those things, they don't become like The walking dead, just start jumping and screaming like crazy.

"Why, you really don't plan to use it?" Casillas continued: "If it's too late, the city will be destroyed?"

"I'm still too soft-hearted," Strange shook his head and looked at Casillas: "I'll just say it straight, before the Supreme Mage died, [taking the earth as a mortgage], looking for [hundreds of cosmic demon gods] ] Borrowed the [Usury Loan] of the [Maximum Limit].”

"So what, didn't he die by my hands in the end?" Casillas replied indifferently.

"..." Mo Du, who didn't like to use his brain, noticed something, and his brows were slightly loose.

"No one believes that the Supreme Mage who guards the earth will default, just like I haven't guessed the means by which you killed her," Strange continued looking at Casillas: "If you are not addicted to dark magic , but if you have even a basic understanding of finance, you will understand what is going on.”

"What... the situation...?" Casillas looked up at the constantly eroding dark dimension, and felt a little bad.

"The ancient one took the earth as a mortgage for a large loan," Strange said. "You killed the [borrower], and your old man, Domam, was about to take the [mortgage]."

"Pfft." Mordo smiled.

"...Wait?" Casillas widened his dark circles.

"No matter how strong Dormammu is, it is impossible for him to take the risk of being an enemy of hundreds of demon gods of the same level to seize the earth. Moreover, as long as he withdraws, this matter has nothing to do with him at all," Sturt said. Lanci looked at Casillas with pity: "Guess what, as a small agent who just gave a little strength and supported him, you have to let him go to war with so many demons and keep it safe. value?"

"...No, this is all your nonsense, Gu Yi is a great Supreme Mage, and would not do such a thing!" Casillas roared.

"Oh, 'The Great Supreme Mage', I haven't heard this from you in years," Strange sneered.

"[You did a good job, Casillas,]" At this time, a terrifying voice came from the dark dimension: "[After I occupy the earth, I will hand it over to you to manage it as promised.]"

"Pfft." Mordo laughed again.

"[Dormammu!]"

"[Dormammu!]"

"[Black skin!]"

Without waiting for Casillas to react, the dark dimension suddenly bloomed with brilliance, and countless colors, entities and noises that could never have appeared there rushed in, dyeing the original darkness of the dark dimension into... colorful black. .

As the demon **** who controls the dark dimension, Dormammu naturally does not have a good temper, and immediately began to expel these intruders, but as the number of intrusions increased, he gradually became powerless, and the original terrifying dimension eroded and looked like a noisy Same as the vegetable market.

In the end, a voice that was several times more terrifying than Dormammu's voice came through and suppressed all the noises.

[Dormammu, I am here to negotiate terms with you. 】 He said.

"[Wh, what conditions?]" Dormammu clearly recognized the man, and his voice was clearly trembling.

[A condition that you have no right to refuse. ] Unknown existence answer.

Dormammu didn't answer, but Strange could clearly see that an angry gaze was cast towards Casillas from the infiltrating dimension.

"..." Casillas was sluggish for half a second, then dropped the crystal dagger directly, ran over, and grabbed Strange's cloak: "Senior brother! Please use the 'Eye of Agamamoto' immediately! Bring back our dearest teacher!"

"Seriously," Moro said with a smile, "Teacher clearly didn't leave any traces."

Strange looked at Casillas with a pleading face, shrugged, and raised his hand to activate the green pendant on his chest.

At this moment, everything around was completely still, and then began to rewind like a movie backwards, the dark dimension eroded and disappeared, the collapsed sanctuary was restored, the cracked fire hydrant was restored to its original state, and the hawker and housewife continued to argue about the price of vegetables. The family of three continued to enjoy supper, the bookstore pulled down the shutters, and the no-stop sign went out.

The last person to appear was the confused fat king standing at the door with a scepter.

"Hey, Strange, it looks like you won this time, but what if you guessed wrong?" Wang looked around and asked Strange.

"It's enough that we know her character when we learn magic from her," Strange replied, "or that she disappears without a trace, which is the biggest anomaly in itself, and I even have one now. It is a conjecture that she intends to take this opportunity to give up her duties as a supreme mage and go on vacation."

"It's just simple reasoning, my friend."