The Hell Dimension Changes Hands!

Richard asked in confusion, "Why would you refuse me?"

The Black Heart swelled twice with heavy thumps, and a message entered his mind.

[You have already formed a contract with a Dimension Heart. You cannot form a contract with a second one...]

Richard: ...

Well, that was something new.

He thought of the yearning voice of the Crimson Dimension Heart that had echoed in his mind moments ago.

Devour and evolve...

Could that be why the different dimensions of the Multiverse waged massive wars against one another from time to time?

But devouring Hell...

Richard shook his head with a chuckle. I'm not wasting it like that!

"Mephisto, the Lord of Hell, and I have a score to settle."

He folded his arms and spoke to the Hell Dimension Heart with deliberate ease.

"You have only two choices..."

"Option one: I let the Crimson Dimension devour you and fuel its evolution..."

The Black Heart's thumping quickened nervously.

"Option two: I find you a new contractor."

Thump?

The Black Heart stopped beating for an instant.

Richard smiled gently. "The Hell Dimension has existed for countless years. I'm sure you're a mature Dimension Heart..."

"So you have three seconds to choose..."

He raised three fingers and began counting down. "One..."

The Black Heart thumped wildly.

"Two..."

Through their contract, the Black Heart sent one last plea for help to Mephisto, who was trapped in Earth's virtual space.

[Return at once... Danger...]

In Earth's virtual space, Mephisto beat his enormous demon wings as he pursued God King Odin through the sky. Odin fled in disarray atop his Eight-Legged Steed.

God King Odin looked utterly battered!

Mephisto had torn his magnificent golden full-body armor apart with his bare hands, leaving roughly eighty percent of it ruined...

The vicious Mephisto