Lucifer in Hell

The blood-red cone cast by Mephisto surged toward Lu Xi like a shooting star.

However, as this blood-red cone passed through the rift, it seemed to be suppressed by some kind of formidable power.

The volume of the blood cone instantly shrank by a large margin, turning into a bloody spike.

When this bloody spike struck Lu Xi, it only emitted a crisp, clinking sound before shattering and dissipating into the air.

Lu Xi had already sensed beforehand that this attack posed no threat to him.

So he couldn't even be bothered to dodge, simply speaking faintly:

"Is that it? You're not very good either."

Seeing this, Mephisto let out an unwilling roar:

"The Earth's defensive array is clearly still active, why?!"

Lu Xi couldn't be bothered to chit-chat with him any further, raising his foot and stepping down with fierce force.

As this foot came down, the array beneath his feet shattered in response, and the spatial rift connecting to Hell vanished right along with it.

Simultaneously, this step onto the ground generated a visible shockwave, instantly whipping up a gale that blew the surrounding trees askew.

Immediately following that, a violent major earthquake erupted, causing this patch of earth to rapidly sink as if pressed down by a giant's hand.

And the ground in the distance split open directly into massive, gaping fissures.

Inside the base, Maria and Coulson witnessed this terrifying scene on the surveillance monitors.

Coupled with personally feeling the intense tremors brought by the earthquake, their hearts filled with terror toward Lu Xi's formidable power, and they cried out:

"Oh no, an earthquake!"

"Run, head to the safe house, only that place has a pure steel structure."

Simultaneously, Mephisto's projection, which stood over a dozen meters tall, let out a despairing scream:

"No!!!"

Only then did Lu Xi raise his eyes to look at him, as if just remembering he was still there, and said:

"Almost forgot about you."

With that, he flapped his wings and instantly appeared before Mephisto like lightning, slamming down a fierce punch.

Mephisto's projection transformed into a wisp of black mist after being struck.

This wisp of black mist swayed back and forth, seemingly still wanting to flee.

Just as Lu Xi prepared to continue his pursuit and completely eliminate this wisp of black mist, he suddenly felt a prickle of alarm and instinctively looked up at the sky.

In an instant, he noticed that the entire world seemed to have undergone some kind of strange change.

It was as if they had entered an independent dimensional space.

This unique sensation immediately brought to mind a spell unique to Kamar-Taj—the Mirror Space.

He turned his head to look sideways, and sure enough, a circular portal emitting a golden glow had appeared there.

Immediately afterward, the bald Ancient One walked out slowly from the circle.

As an outsider, Lu Xi was naturally a target for expulsion by the Ancient One.

His entire body tensed up unconsciously, ready at any moment to deal with a potential attack.

However, the Ancient One merely smiled slightly, nodded toward Lu Xi in acknowledgment, and said:

"Greetings, Lord Lucifer."

Subsequently, she waved her hands in the air, and golden array patterns instantly materialized in the void.

Like a pair of invisible giant hands, they framed Mephisto's wisp of black mist that was attempting to escape.

Only then did the Ancient One leisurely look at Lu Xi, speaking softly:

"You need not be nervous, My Lord. I am not here for you, but specifically to deal with it."

At that very moment, Mephisto's screams echoed from within the black mist trapped by the golden array patterns.

"Ah!!!"

Accompanied by a flash of light, this wisp of black mist was completely annihilated.

The Ancient One put away her spell and explained to Lu Xi:

"This projection of Mephisto contains a portion of his soul origin, and he has been smuggling himself onto Earth for hundreds of years."

"By completely eliminating him this time, the power he has accumulated over hundreds of years has all gone down the drain, and the injuries he sustained are likely impossible to heal properly without a few hundred years."

Lu Xi nodded, not dwelling too much on the matter of Mephisto, and instead asked with puzzlement:

"Ancient One, do you know me?"

The Ancient One pointed outside the Mirror Space and said:

"My Lord, you should still have matters that require your attention right now, so I shall not disturb you further."

"When Your Lordship has some free time, you may come to 177A Bleecker Street to find me."

Having spoken, she stepped back into the portal.

As her figure vanished, the Mirror Space gradually dissipated along with it.

Lu Xi slowly glanced around, seeing only a scene of utter devastation.

The ground was pitted and uneven, littered with rubble and dust everywhere, and the towering trees that originally surrounded the area had been uprooted, lying about in disarray.

Several Secret Service agents were holding firearms, pointing them vigilantly at Johnny Blaze as they cautiously placed handcuffs on him.

Meanwhile, in the Hell Dimension where Mephisto resided, the entire world seemed to plunge into apocalyptic turmoil.

The blood-red ground trembled violently, erupting with scalding lava and flames over large areas.

This sudden disaster instantly affected a large number of low- and mid-tier demons.

They shrieked in terror, scrambling in all directions amidst the flames.

Every demon trembled with fear, unanimously casting fearful gazes toward the gigantic throne at the very center.

They understood that this terrifying sight meant their Demon Lord was in a state of extreme rage.

Mephisto's true body was furious beyond measure at this moment, fresh blood continuously overflowing from his mouth.

The dual losses of his soul origin and projection power were each difficult for him to accept.

He was filled with resentment and grievance, even beginning to suspect whether Lucifer and the Ancient One had colluded behind the scenes to deliberately set a trap to wrong him.

Once this thought flashed through his mind, it grew wildly like wild grass, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt such a possibility existed.

The more Mephisto thought about it, the angrier he grew, and he abruptly stood up.

Flapping his massive demonic wings with force, he whipped up a gale and flew swiftly in a certain direction.

Since Lucifer had caused him to suffer such heavy losses, he would certainly not let Lucifer off easy either.

Flying aggressively into Lucifer's Hell Dimension territory, Mephisto launched a frenzied attack without a second word.

Wherever he went, demons wailed incessantly.

His eyes were bloodshot and filled with a murderous intent, swearing to slaughter every last demon here to vent his pent-up hatred.

Before long, however, a fierce slash struck out from a flank, blocking his path.

A male with black wings sprouting from his back appeared out of thin air, his gaze like lightning as he stared coldly at Mephisto, shouting:

"Mephisto, are you trying to start a war?!"

Seeing this individual, Mephisto's face instantly revealed a look of shock, and he blurted out:

"Lucifer?! Why are you here?"

The Black-Winged Lucifer frowned and countered:

"Where else would I be if not in my own Hell?"

Mephisto shook his head in disbelief, questioning him loudly:

"Impossible, you were clearly still on Earth just now. Speak! What method did you actually use?!"

The Black-Winged Lucifer wore a blank expression and replied:

"What nonsense are you spouting? I don't understand you at all."