Chapter 1 Only the winner is qualified to travel through time
"Dormammu, I only have the last two cards left!"
In a dark dimension that was too bizarre to describe accurately in words, Roy held the last two cards in his hand and said to Dormammu across the card table. .shung
"I'm sorry!"
Although there was no expression on Dormammu's face that was completely made of dark energy, his right hand holding the card tightened.
There were a total of 17 cards, but Dormammu never played any of them.
Not a single card was played, not only Dormammu, but also his peasant partner in this round, the Dark Lord Grindelwald.
Judging from the situation, Roy can be said to have the upper hand now, but whether Roy can win or not, the decision-making power does not lie with him, nor with Dormammu, but with the Dark Lord Grindelwald, who has always been silent.
If the Dark Lord Grindelwald didn't have a bomb in his hand, Roy would win this round without any doubt.
However, the Dark Lord Grindelwald happened to have a bomb, the smallest bomb, four 3's.
Although it was the first time for Dormammu to come into contact with this poker game called "Landlord", with his wisdom, he easily mastered the tricks and easily deduced that Grindelwald might have something in his hands. of cards.
"Boy, although I don't know where you got this unreasonable time-travel opportunity, your luck ends here! Grindelwald, play your cards and end this gamble!"
Although not a single card was played, Dormammu was not worried at all, because his partner, the Dark Lord Grindelwald, would help him win this bet and completely destroy Roy, the boy who didn't know where he came from. Knocked out.
"Pass!"
The Dark Lord Grindelwald, who had been silent since the beginning of the game, finally spoke his first words.
"A pair of 4, I win!"
Before Dormammu could react, Roy had already played out the last two cards, ending the bet and winning the final victory.
"Grindelwald, why don't you play your cards!!!"
Dormammu never expected that his farmer partner would actively choose to fail in such an important card game.
"My era has ended long ago!"
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The Lord of the Dark Dimension, Dormammu, the Dark Lord Grindelwald, and the quasi-traveler Roy, why the three of them fought in the Dark Dimension of Dormammu, all this started from last night.
Maybe it was last night. After all, in an abnormal dimension like the dark dimension, it is completely understandable that time flows at different speeds.
Roy is an earthling, an ordinary male, and his combat effectiveness is infinitely close to zero.
Three or four years ago, Roy accidentally watched a passionate fighting anime.
Later, in order to become stronger, Roy began to follow the training methods in the anime and started his own training to become stronger.
100 push-ups! 100 sit-ups! Squat 100 times! Run 10 kilometers!
Then after persisting for a year and a half, Roy did not become bald or stronger. He was still an ordinary person with combat effectiveness close to zero.
Just when Roy was about to give up completely, an accident happened!
Without any warning, the opportunity to travel came to Roy who was sleeping.
The Marvel Universe was originally the destination of Roy's journey, but during the journey, a little accident happened.
Roy's time travel journey, for some reason, suddenly came to a temporary stop in the dark dimension of Dormammu.
As the ruler of the dark dimension, Dormammu quickly discovered Roy's arrival and the power of time travel in Roy.
At first, Dormammu planned to steal Roy's opportunity to travel through time, but after several attempts, Dormammu gave up the idea because there was no way to steal Roy's time-traveling power.
Dormammu wants Roy's power of time travel, but Roy is unwilling to give up his power of time travel; Roy wants to time travel to the earth in the Marvel universe, but Dormammu is unwilling to let Roy leave the dark dimension.
Just as Dormammu and Roy were in a stalemate, the Dark Lord Grindelwald appeared.
Although Dormammu didn't know why the Dark Lord, who was supposed to be dead, appeared in his dark dimension, the appearance of Grindelwald changed the confrontation between Dormammu and Roy.
After some friendly discussions, Dormammu, Grindelwald, and Roy decided to fight in Landlords.
Thus, a not-so-serious gambling game began.
Since it is a gambling game, there will naturally be stakes.
In order to make the gamble fair, Dormammu Grindelwald and Roy each showed their utmost sincerity.
This is Roy's bet, and it is also the only bet that Roy takes.
In front of the ruler of a dimension and a legendary wizard who led the era, Roy, as an ordinary person, really had nothing worth caring about.
As the Dark Lord who once led an era, Grindelwald's stakes are naturally not ordinary.
This is Grindelwald's bet!
Compared with Grindelwald's bet, Dormammu's bet seems much ordinary, and can even be said to be uncreative.
One-third of the power and magical knowledge of the Lord of the Dark Dimension seemed like a big bet, but in the eyes of Roy, who was familiar with Marvel, this bet revealed Dormammu's unconfidence.
Who is Dormammu?
Dormammu is the ruler of the dark dimension and Doctor Strange's biggest opponent, a powerful being that can compete with peak Odin.
However, it was such a being who had already lost the confidence to win before the gambling game even started.
No matter what, Dormammu had made a large enough bet, so the bet began without any suspense.
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The Dark Lord Grindelwald, whose full name is Gellert Grindelwald, is one of the most dangerous dark wizards in history.
With his own power, he started a world war in the magical world. He achieved great results in North America and Europe and other places. He has a large number of believers all over the world. He single-handedly competed against the top wizards in the magical world without falling behind.
Even though he was defeated, his reputation as a legend still lasted for nearly fifty years. Even at the last moment before his death, he still fearlessly mocked the most powerful dark wizard at the time, the second-generation Dark Lord Bald Wizard.
However, it was such a legendary dark wizard who took the initiative to give up in an extremely important gambling game.
Grindelwald's choice not only completely exceeded Dormammu's expectations, but also puzzled Roy.
When he chose to become a landlord, Roy had already prepared for the worst, but he never expected that Grindelwald would take the initiative to choose failure at a moment when he clearly had hope of victory.
Although Grindelwald came to the dark dimension of Dormammu after his death, as long as Grindelwald gets the power to travel, he can return to his own world and start his legend again.
"My era has ended long ago!"
"I have created my own legend, I have the most powerful power, my name is resounding in every corner of the magical world, and I have no regrets in my life!"
"Start over again? No, I don't need to!"
"Only losers will long for another chance! I, Gellert Grindelwald, have only lost to Albus, and I am convinced that I lost to him!"
"I don't have anything to start over. My time is over. I'm not interested in the current time!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the Dark Lord Grindelwald cast a spell on himself, extracting all the fragments of magical knowledge from his memory.
"Boy, let me give you a suggestion. Don't directly accept the power of that ugly abstract guy. Only the power gained through your own efforts is your own power. Only these powers will truly integrate into your soul and become a real force for you. The power you control.”
"You can ask that ugly abstract guy to help you build a weapon. A handy weapon can make your pursuit of power a little easier."
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A shabby warehouse in Brooklyn, New York.
After falling from the sky, Roy smashed the roof of the warehouse and made a powerful close contact with the ground.
"finally reached!"
After standing up, Roy summoned a black wand wrapped with red and blue runes out of thin air.
This black wand was the natal wand that Roy asked Dormammu to condense with the power of the dark dimension after he won the bet.
This wand not only condenses one-third of Dormammu's power and magical knowledge, but also incorporates all of Grindelwald's magical knowledge.
This wand is called: Black Wand.