"Mephisto, didn't you say you wouldn't harm this world?"
Ghost Rider cursed in shock and fury. The others were the same, except Wade, who remained completely calm and was even swimming through the air, looking delighted.
Spider-Gwen eyed Mephisto's true form suspiciously. Why couldn't she still sense any danger? Had her Spider-Sense malfunctioned? Or was there... something wrong with this Mephisto?
"I wasn't planning to harm this world. I was only planning to harm you."
Mephisto's true form shrugged. "By the way, you don't need to worry about the humans in the Gathering Place. I'm the Lord of Earth. I won't kill them.
On the contrary, I'll treat them very well and let them live the wonderful lives of pigs."
"The wonderful lives of pigs?"
Everyone was stunned at first, then enraged. A pig's life was not a good life.
"What's so bad about a pig's life? No need to work, someone feeds you every day, no worries about making a living, no fear of being laid off, and free healthcare."
Mephisto's true form said, "From now on, all humans will live high-quality lives without any pressure. I only have one requirement: have children. The more they have, the greater the rewards.
"I won't kill them, enslave them, or exploit them. I'll merely take their souls when they reach the end of their natural lives."
"That good? Can I sign up?"
Wade raised his hand and shouted. Everyone else looked terrible. That life really did sound nice, but if humanity lived that way, it would lose its most important thing: the drive to move forward.
If they had everything and no pressure at all, why would they keep advancing? Wouldn't it be better to lie around and enjoy themselves every day? Over time, humanity would truly become pigs—pigs raised by