Anthony went through round after round of assassination attempts and deaths.
Mephisto watched from the sidelines.
He wondered, What exactly is the Ancient One up to?
Even after numerous time loops, Mephisto still could not figure it out.
But Mephisto did not want to wait any longer. He decided to take the initiative. At worst, his avatar would get killed.
"Ancient One, I'm the one worthy of succeeding you as Sorcerer Supreme!"
Just before Anthony charged forward, Mephisto forcibly seized control of his movements.
He possessed Anthony directly.
In the second before he was possessed, Anthony's eyes still held disbelief.
Why?
When he accepted Mephisto's power, he had clearly checked it carefully.
There should not have been anything wrong.
And the Ancient One had taught them the method he used to check it.
"Ancient One! You set me..."
Anthony's consciousness sank into oblivion.
Even if time were rewound again with the same power as before, his consciousness could not be restored.
Although Mephisto still had not figured out the Ancient One's intentions, he decided to hold his ground and respond to whatever came.
"Sigh." With her back to "Anthony," The Ancient One sighed. "I taught you that the best way to avoid being controlled by a dimension was never to come into contact with dimensional energy."
"Unfortunately, you still failed to remember my words."
Mephisto did not answer, raising his guard to its utmost.
"Still, this many repetitions should be enough." The Ancient One made a baffling remark.
What?
Enough for what?
Mephisto's eyes darted around.
What was the Ancient One plotting now?
Mephisto felt that something was very wrong and tried to manipulate the Hell Dimension's power.
I can still control dimensional energy. The Ancient One hasn't cut off Kamar-Taj's energy supply.
Although he did not know exactly what