Baldy was no longer a clueless weakling fresh out of the gate. Now, he was a well-informed weakling!
Years of experience had taught him that begging before an enemy was meaningless. He had begged Red Skull before, too—begged bitterly enough to make listeners weep. And what had been the result? He had stabbed Red Skull to death!
The principle that the brave won when narrow paths met did not require much brains to understand. Though extremely hesitant, he still thrust his spear at Pharaoh Akhenaten with all his strength.
Facts proved that Doctor Doom was absolutely excellent support. Even now, he was still creating an opportunity for Baldy.
Holding his hands before him as though embracing something, he forcibly opened a crimson teleportation passage above Pharaoh Akhenaten's head.
To rescue his mother, Doctor Doom had once dragged Doctor Strange deep into Hell.
The two powerhouses had fought their way straight to Mephisto. Given their strength at the time, that alone had been a miracle. Even more miraculous was that he had left a locator device in Hell right under Mephisto's nose. The method had been extremely ingenious; Old Mephisto had no idea that he had actually been under Doctor Doom's surveillance all these years.
Now, he activated that contingency. A teleportation passage leading directly to Mephisto's throne connected the material world and the plane of Hell.
Brainless Hell demons were about to rush out without even looking, and the sudden change terrified Mephisto.
A classic case of sitting at home when disaster fell from the sky.
He could not tell what the Heart of the Universe was, but he understood one thing very clearly: he could not let the other side notice Hell, or the consequences would be impossible to predict.
But he was still one step too late. Who