Not only was Tony attacked by an illusion; Wolverine was trapped in one as well. He stood in the middle of a pool, surrounded by a ring of X-Men tombstones.
At the same time, Wolverine vaguely heard someone cursing at him. "Why weren't you there when we were attacked? Logan, it was all your fault. You got us killed."
Clearly, the X-Men were cursing Wolverine. With a splash, Wolverine dropped to his knees in the pool, filled with guilt.
That was right. He had gotten them killed. If he had been there too, perhaps they would not have died. He had been far too willful and irresponsible. It was all his fault.
Seeing that the illusion was working, Mephisto was overjoyed. He immediately amplified the voices of the X-Men, making them continuously rebuke and curse Wolverine. Wolverine covered his face with both hands, seeming to weep—the classic sight of a tough guy shedding tears.
"Looks like Wolverine's inner demons run deep. Excellent. Maybe I can turn Wolverine into my dog."
Mephisto was thrilled. At that moment, Wolverine suddenly sprang up, his claws blazing with Hellfire as they savagely struck a spot in the void. Mephisto's consciousness was there, and it was instantly ignited by Hellfire.
Wolverine had merely been acting. He felt guilty and blamed himself, but he had not been controlled by the illusion.
With his consciousness destroyed, Mephisto's head throbbed with pain. Before he could react, an incomparably ugly face suddenly appeared in his field of vision. He instinctively stepped back and discovered that it was that guy named Wade.
There was no Wade in this world. Mephisto knew Wade's name only because of Tony and Wolverine's memories.
When casting an illusion, one could obtain fragments of memory from the opponent's leaking Mental Power. The stronger the target,