Mephisto's hand was only halfway out.
His fingertips were about to touch Ian's skin.
However, Ian suddenly opened his mouth and launched a sneak attack—you know, even his father Clark had to say a lot of nice things to Ian before putting his hand to Ian's mouth, leaving Ian completely bewildered.
I have no idea where Mephisto, this complete stranger, got such audacity.
"Crunch, crunch."
A sickening, bone-crackling sound suddenly rang out! Ian moved! He didn't dodge, he didn't block, but with a beast-like, unpredictable ferocity, he suddenly opened his mouth, like a high-speed hydraulic clamp, and bit down on Mephisto's outstretched finger!
If it's moist enough, it will burst with juice.
Mephisto's finger snapped off instantly.
"Snap!"
This was an unexpected turn of events that Mephisto had never anticipated. A sharp pain shot through the old Demons's fingertips. His eyes widened as he watched three of his fingers disappear into Ian's mouth.
God himself tested the teeth of the King of Teeth, and that's how he could eat such tough food. Ian chewed with relish, the devil's flesh and blood spurting Sulfur juices between his teeth.
Mephisto's nutritional value far exceeded expectations—his body, which had been somewhat shriveled and looked like that of a young man due to God's machinations, now rapidly filled out as if inflated. Ian's skin also regained its luster, his large, bright eyes sparkled, and his well-defined muscles, while not exaggerated, bulged back up.
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience Points +1008]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience Points +1003]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience +1007]
[You've leveled up! Gained +1 job skill point, improved attributes, and a slight increase in world recognition.]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Lv12 [101/20580]]
[Strength: 638-649]
[Constitution: 872-899]
[Intelligence: 71.4-71.7]
[Spirit: 350-377]
Mephisto's three fingers not only replenished Ian's magic and energy, but also provided a massive amount of experience points, and even brought with them a long-awaited increase in world recognition.
Ian has always wanted to know who the Key NPC is, and seeing his global recognition rise again is truly a double blessing for Ian.
"Oh, the nutritional value is amazing!"
Ian couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "If three fingers are already this powerful, then devouring Mephisto entirely would not only help maintain world peace but also reap a huge fortune?"
It's more than a win-win situation! It's a super win-win situation!
In Ian's eyes, Mephisto was no longer the shape of a demon, but some kind of super experience pack. His eyes shone, and he exclaimed that even the most potent tonic was nothing more than this!
"I admit you're my fan! Come on, let me devour you! As a proper idol, I have to devour my fans! Get into Lord Ian's mouth!"
Ian might not dare to provoke the head of the God Family, but he's the kind of person who dared to punch Lucifer so hard that he drew Divine Blood and ink. Of course, he wouldn't have any human bias towards the King of Hell in the Marvel Universe.
To be honest...
Mephisto was great.
The fan even gave him a gift upon meeting him, and the gift was himself! Ian was so touched he almost cried. He decided he would never allow anyone to call Mephisto a villain again!
He rushed forward.
Ian then used the [ Substitution Method ] again, pretending to have a rabies attack, and bit Mephisto five times in a second, tearing off his entire hand.
"No!! How dare you! How dare you!" Mephisto jerked back his severed limb. He looked down at his hand, which had been bitten off at the wrist. What gushed from the cut was not fresh blood, but thick, inky black blood filled with the scent of Sulfur and fire. It had bitten right into his very essence!
The King of Hell was greatly alarmed, not understanding why the Kent family, with Superman whose eyes and ears were supernatural, would produce another supernatural Ian, whose mouth was supernatural, which was nothing to be surprised about.
"I want you dead!!!"
His voice was a mixture of shock and rage.
At that moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and thunder roared! The old Demons's face was completely distorted, and his human skin melted like wax, revealing his true form covered in scarlet scales.
Burning horns, blood-red vertical pupils, a gaping maw—wasn't this a gesture to lessen Ian's guilt? Ian had known from the beginning that he was chewing on Demons.
"How dare you blaspheme the King of Hell!" he roared, tearing the space behind him and projecting a vision of the Hell dimension onto the mortal realm—where countless wailing souls floated and sank.
It was a boundless inferno, a place of churning lava and flesh.
Tormented souls screamed, mountains crumbled, and a sea of blood roared, transforming into towering waves, like a dam bursting, pouring down upon the ground where Ian stood! That sea of blood contained a deadly poison that corroded souls and an intense heat that could burn everything in its path, enough to instantly reduce a city to nothingness!
"Aaaaaah~" Faced with this apocalyptic scene that could Destruction the city, Ian showed no fear. Instead, he opened his mouth and let out a long, drawn-out sound, as if he were seeing a doctor.
His Mimicry Armor instantly covered his entire body.
It shimmered with a deep, eerie light, like flowing blood. The true form of the Evil God Lord was revealed by the Mimicry Armor, and his two eyes looked larger than many people's palms.
Even the eyes of the anime-style cute girls weren't as big as the Ian Mimicry, mainly playing on the uncanny valley effect. Not only that, he then grabbed the corners of his mouth with both hands.
He pulled and pulled, like making ramen, until Ian stretched his mouth to a truly enormous, blood-red maw that defied human limits! The mouth was so big it could fit a truck inside, and the depths of the oral cavity were dark, as if connected to a bottomless abyss.
The original human mouth expanded into a truly gaping, blood-red maw.
The abyss-like throat generated a terrifying suction force.
All that could be seen was a towering sea of blood, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, being completely swallowed up by that gigantic maw! There was no explosion, no resistance; the sea of blood seemed to be "drunk" down by Ian, like a gentle stream.
"Gulp!"
The final wave of blood disappeared into that bottomless maw.
The once surging sea of blood has vanished without a trace.
Ian patted his belly contentedly, his mouth returning to its normal size, but his face was as rosy as a baby's, with a faint magical aura flowing beneath his skin. He exuded a lazy and satisfied feeling after eating and drinking his fill. This was true satisfaction; his face was as rosy as if he had eaten a ginseng that was millions of years old and looked incredibly healthy.
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience Points +2008]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience Points +1333]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience Points +1447]
[You've leveled up! Gained +1 job skill point, improved attributes, and a slight increase in world recognition.]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Lv13 [101/41160]]
[Strength: 649-666]
[Constitution: 899-911]
[Intelligence: 71.7-71.9]
[Spirit: 377-398]
This is the true dimensional power of a devouring Dimension Demon God, which naturally brings a wealth of experience to the [ Entropy Annihilation Lord ] class. However, Ian is clearly past the age of being content.
"You're too kind! Not only did you cut off your own flesh to feed him, but you also gave me a drink!" Ian, who was creating his own new British idioms, let out a Sulfur burp and gave Mephisto a thumbs up, who was filled with shock and anger.
"I declare! Even Buddha cannot speak of kindness or salvation in front of you. Buddha is inferior to you!" Ian's power and aura continued to increase. He licked his lips with lingering satisfaction, his eyes gleaming with a desire for "delicious food," and suddenly pounced on Mephisto was frozen in mid-air.
This action made Mephisto turn pale and feel a chill run down his spine.
"What the hell are you?! You're not a superhero! Superheroes don't look like you!" Mephisto was utterly terrified. He was a Returner, not a Resetter. He had lived through countless eras and seen countless heroes and villains, but he had never seen Ian in such a bizarre state!
Seeing Ian's undisguised hunger in his eyes and his savage charge towards him, Mephisto's mind went blank for a moment, and he had a sudden flash of inspiration.
" Galactus..."
Beads of sweat, like lava, slid down Mephisto's forehead.
He was filled with doubt and suspicion, and secretly activated his authority, attempting to read Ian's true nature. However, the information that returned was chaotic, as if it were peering into some indescribable existence.
"How is this possible..."
Mephisto quickly dodged; he was unwilling to accept this situation. After all, for an being of his level, obtaining information about beings of the same level was not difficult.
In this universe, anyone who reaches the level of the Skyfather will possess similar privileges; they can "read" the information of other life forms with a single glance.
This is a special kind of "reading" ability, and few lower life forms can escape the insight of higher life forms, just as a low-level computer cannot defend against a high-level hacker.
Unless there's a more advanced "firewall" protecting him than the Insightful Ones—which is something Mephisto is unwilling to accept.
In Mephisto's eyes, Ian was merely a superhero born by chance in the New World, a key that many hidden beings found an opportunity to use to open the door to the world.
On what grounds?
How could the great King of Hell be unable to read any information from him? That ability, similar to that of Galactus, couldn't help but make a clever freak like Mephisto ponder the matter.
"The old Galactus couldn't reach the new era, so the universe chose a new Galactus?" It's no wonder Mephisto would have such a view.
His insight is quite sharp; after all, the [ Entropy Annihilation Lord ] class originates from the Galactus, so it's not surprising that he could see Galactus similarities.
In that split second that Mephisto distracted, Ian had already pounced on him!
"Spicy Rabbit Head Upgrade! Insanely Spicy Devil Head! My Favorite!" Ian clung to Mephisto's Demons body like a giant gecko, his hands and feet gripping it tightly.
He was completely "hanging" on him.
That face, which had just been rosy and satisfied, opened again, revealing gleaming white teeth. With the hand sprinkling chili powder and cumin, the mouth once again aimed straight for Mephisto's hideous head!
It's clear that Ian has always listened to his mother and isn't a picky eater. He only refuses to eat things like "devil's brain" (a type of fried pig brain) if it hasn't been grilled before. Otherwise, Ian is open to trying most things.
In short, we cannot let Mephisto's enthusiasm go to waste.
"Get out of here!"
Look, Mephisto's voice is so hot, he's practically fuming. In the nick of time, he abandoned all pretense, his entire being transforming into a wisp of pitch-black smoke.
The devil slipped through Ian's fingers and vanished into the intricate network of streets and alleys.
"Don't run away! Don't worry! I won't mind that you're not a free-range chicken! I don't care about the taste! Come back!" Ian bit into empty air and immediately turned red with anger.
Before he could finish speaking...
His figure also transformed into a streak of light, relentlessly pursuing. Mephisto's blue smoke frantically fled through the narrow streets, each turn carrying with it the chilling winds of Hell.
"Don't come any closer!"
Wherever he went, strange things began to happen!
Countless tightly closed, seemingly ordinary house doors were smashed open from the inside! One after another, Demons of various shapes and sizes, exuding a strong stench of Sulfur and blood, crawled out!
Some of them had Batman wings, some were covered in scales, some had Three Heads and Six Arms, some had long tails... They roared and howled, using all their might to try to intercept Ian who was pursuing them.
Ian didn't even glance at these small fry. His high-speed sprint was like an out-of-control armored vehicle, smashing, crushing, and stomping on Demons like bowling pins wherever he went! Demon blood and entrails were splattered all over the streets.
"Come any closer! I'll chop you up and feed you to the dogs!" Ian felt his vision was obstructed, affecting his teleportation. His mimicry armor transformed again, his arms turning into two giant kitchen knives, and dozens of tentacle-like blades extending from his back—Ian had slammed into the protagonist of Prototype.
This design is indeed very intimidating.
The Demons froze in their charge, and the ghouls at the front began to quietly retreat.
Ian ignored him.
Instead, they continued to focus on the drifting wisps of smoke.
Those scum from Hell are not as good as the scum from DC Hell. Ian is even afraid of damaging the throat of the Trash Can and the engine of the car if he feeds them to his own Trash Can and car.
At this very moment.
His eyes were fixed on the ever-changing direction of the evil villain Mephisto ahead, who began to hide inside buildings and even attempted to transform into them to deceive his vision.
Searching and chasing everywhere, Ian muttered to himself.
[Little Murphy, open the door!]
[ Lord Ian has brought you some delicious food~]
[What?]
[You won't open it? Are you going to bite your head off, Lord Ian?]
Ian's literary talent was truly astonishing; he even excelled at creating his own nursery rhymes. His steps were light and quick, as if he were searching to a cheerful rhythm.
" Little Demon, be good~"
"Open the door quickly!"
The sound of singing seemed to fill the entire world.
Mephisto fled frantically.
His Ruby Cane had long been discarded, and his suit was tattered.
The Hell projection behind him was, of course, shattered. His once elegant and composed Demons demeanor was completely gone, and he now looked as pathetic as a mouse cornered by a cat.
Shut up, you monster!
Mephisto's scream echoed through the void, filled with unprecedented terror. His proud authority and power seemed utterly fragile before this madman who only knew how to "eat."
" Hellfire, light up!"
"Play with me until you're satisfied!"
The sound did not disappear.
Mephisto was getting increasingly panicked.
The Demons minions he summoned were torn to shreds like paper before Ian, utterly ineffective. Ian's speed increased, and the nursery rhyme grew louder and closer.
It was like a lullaby from the Reaper, pouring directly into his soul.
"I absolutely refuse to open it!"
"Your tail's outside the door~"
suddenly.
The singing grew closer and closer. Mephisto stiffly turned around and found that outside the Trash Can, Ian had somehow stepped on his devil tail.
" Little Demon, silly~"
"Floating crookedly~"
" Sulfur wings, flap them!"
"Fall into my mouth~" Ian opened his blood-red maw and, regardless of Mephisto's willingness, kept stuffing Mephisto into his mouth.
Treating non-human beings.
Lord Ian has always been ruthless, cold-blooded, heartless, and ruthless in eliminating all threats, devoid of any evil, and utterly insane—yes, Ian knows he is now utterly insane.
Therefore, this proves that he is not a madman.
"No--!"
Mephisto let out a final, heart-wrenching scream, but it was too late to save him.
He wanted to turn into wisps of smoke again, but if the same trick could work a second time on Lord Ian, then either he was stupid or Lord Ian was stupid.
Of course, Lord Ian wouldn't choose to be foolish. As soon as Ian saw Mephisto about to slip away through his teeth, Ian immediately took a deep breath and inhaled the smoke like a whale swallowing it whole.
"Who says Lord Ian's digestive organs can't be lungs? Don't you even know what a new-age Evil God is?!" Ian directly digested Mephisto's entire existence.
Just as Mephisto was completely swallowed up.
boom!
An indescribable, vast torrent of experience points, like a cosmic explosion, surged into Ian's consciousness! His " Hug Thigh " system flashed wildly.
The notification sound almost shattered Ian's eardrums.
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience Points +3008]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience Points +3333]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Experience Points +3447]
[bite!]
[You have devoured an avatar (higher-dimensional being) of " Mephisto, the King of Hell "!]
[Gain massive amounts of experience points!]
[Level up! Level up! Level up!]
[ Entropy Annihilation Lord Lv16 [13221/329280]]
[Strength: 666-741]
[Constitution: 911-995]
[Intelligence: 71.9-72.4]
[Spirit: 398-459]
[Analysis complete: The Hell Lord Origin ]
[Gained Universal Skill: Whisper (Can whisper poison to any being)]
It's not just about gaining experience!
Mephisto also brought Ian a wonderful gift!
"Wow! Gold coins exploded!"
Ian had never been this happy before, only on his birthday. The patterns on his Mimicry Armor writhed merrily as he felt the surging new power within him resulting from the upgrade.
Taking on 3.5 Wonder Woman is definitely no problem.
Listen to the system prompts.
Ian's thoughts raced wildly like a husky let loose.
"Wait. What we just ate was just a clone?" His eyes grew brighter. "If we capture Mephisto, could we use him as a sustainable, renewable food source?"
"This kind of highly nourishing substance, as long as we capture Mephisto, will be inexhaustible? Who knows, we might even be able to pair it with the Trigon and select for an even better breed!"
Ian grew increasingly excited, bowing down to his own ingenuity. However, just as he was wiping his drool and preparing to check the skill details, the whole world suddenly shattered like a broken mirror.
"Snap!"
The illusions of the rainy night streets crumble, revealing the endless nothingness behind them.
Yes.
New Tony's calculations were correct. Ian saw the completely destroyed spaceship. He was still in the void and hadn't returned to Earth for some reason. It turned out that the reason Mephisto couldn't escape was because he had trapped himself and Ian in a cage. The "world" they had just seen was just a lie woven by Mephisto.
Not far away.
Besides the extremely damaged spaceship, a spear destined to Dragon Spear power also floated quietly in the void. It might just be the object that Ian could use to test his new skills.