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Chapter 39 Ancient Mage, Should We Silence Him?
“Mephisto, let’s negotiate. The Ancient One also has a contract she wants to sign with you.”
Russell stepped aside to prevent Mephisto from escaping, leaving the negotiations to the Ancient One.
Leave professional tasks to professionals.
Russell had visited the Ancient One's vault before. Those clusters of energy of different natures couldn't possibly have been accumulated by the Ancient One from the multiverse over the years, could they?
“Negotiation? How do you want to negotiate?” Mephisto asked.
The Ancient One gently rested her folding fan on her hand and said with a smile, "Of course, we should talk about how you, the former Supreme Lord Mephisto of the Demon Realm, will compensate Kamar-Taj and redeem this clone of yours."
A flash of annoyance crossed Mephisto's eyes. Reaching the pinnacle of the demon realm as "Satan" was what He was most proud of.
The most painful thing for Him was that He had recently fallen from the position of "Satan".
This event severely damaged His strength and power, making Him even weaker than before He ascended to the throne of Satan.
The Ancient One's mention of Satan and Kamar-Taj is undoubtedly an attempt to intimidate others.
Mephisto calmed his anger and said, "It seems that the Ancient One is quite concerned about the affairs of my Demon Realm."
The Ancient One smiled but didn't reply, only gesturing for Mephisto to continue.
Seeing that the Ancient One did not respond, Mephisto was secretly troubled.
He wanted to test how much the Ancient One knew about Him, so that He could decide how much to pay to get back this clone, but to his surprise, the Ancient One did not answer.
After thinking for a moment, Mephisto asked, "What kind of compensation does the Ancient One require?"
The Ancient One held up one finger: "First, you bewitched Dr. Pym and attacked my disciple Tony from Kamar-Taj."
And he attempted to lure him into the demon realm using the souls of his loved ones. He needs to compensate for the souls of my disciple Tony Stark's parents and butler.
“Agreed.” Mephisto readily agreed, as this condition would cost Him almost nothing.
The Ancient One extended a second finger: "Secondly, you attacked my Kamar-Taj's next Sorcerer Supreme, severely injuring him..."
As he spoke, Gu Yichao gave Russell a wink.
Russell coughed a few times, his breath rapidly waning, his body swaying precariously, and his face turning pale.
Mephisto's lips twitched, but he pretended not to see it.
The Ancient One continued, "He needs a lot of magical energy to heal his injuries."
Mephisto breathed a slight sigh of relief. Magical energy was scarce in the real material world, but it was relatively abundant in the various magical dimensions.
"How many?"
The Ancient One condensed a ball of energy, indicating that this was a unit.
"100 million."
"Impossible! You've gone too far! We'll fight to the death!" Mephisto roared.
Ten billion units of energy are hardly a crippling blow to hell.
But hell is hell, and the lord of hell is the lord of hell; hell does not belong to Him alone.
Moreover, for such large compensations, it's best if He pays them out of his own pocket.
If this gets out, it will damage His reputation, further destabilize a region already beset by internal and external troubles, and shake His rule.
"Oh, a fight to the death. Mephisto, are you sending your true self out of hell to rescue your clone?"
With that, the Ancient One waved her hand and opened a portal.
On the other side of the door was another Ancient One—the Whitebeard Ancient One.
Mephisto's eyes narrowed the moment he saw the Ancient One with white beard.
This person's aura is only slightly weaker than when he reached the pinnacle of Satan.
As for now, once we're out of hell, we can hang Him up and beat Him.
"Are you threatening me?!" Mephisto's face darkened.
He never intended for his true self to leave hell to rescue his clone.
The main body risks everything to save the clone?
Then why bother with clones? Clones are just there to clear the way for the main body.
The bald Ancient One deliberately displayed his power to tell Mephisto—if you refuse my request, your true form in Hell will also be in danger.
"My clone is not worth that much energy at all."
Swallowing his anger, Mephisto chose to bargain.
The bald Ancient One smiled and said, "Mephisto, we are discussing compensation now, and we will redeem your clone later."
Huhuhu~
Mephisto's breathing grew heavier and heavier. He now wished he could self-destruct his clone, sever the connection with this side, and get out of sight, out of mind.
“Ancient One, that’s not how you set a price.”
“Mephisto, I know you can produce it.”
The bald Ancient One has done a thorough investigation recently, and this figure is probably about 80% of Mephisto's slush fund.
“Ancient One, if you don’t want to talk, let’s meet in Hell.” Mephisto said ruthlessly.
He has it, but he can't give it up.
"I think it would be better for both sides to back down to avoid a lose-lose situation."
At this moment, the white-bearded Koichi stepped forward and played the good cop.
"The 20 billion is the compensation for Master Russell; this matter is now settled. As for the matter of redeeming the clone, that's also off the table."
Mephisto's expression relaxed; spending 20 billion energy to redeem his clone was definitely a loss.
However, if we can avoid being attacked by three powerful mages, especially one of them who is unorthodox and has vaguely reached another level, we can consider it a loss to avoid disaster.
Mephisto and the bald-headed Gu Yi exchanged a glance, both understanding each other perfectly.
"it is good."
......
"Everyone, are you ready?"
At S.H.I.E.L.D., Tony and the four Avengers donned special suits and teleportation bracelets.
Everyone nodded solemnly.
With a major battle imminent, no one was in the mood for frolicking.
This time, the opponent is extremely formidable, and the mission is incredibly difficult. I hope the Avengers can return safely.
With a sigh of relief, Nick Fury waved his hand: "Let's go!"
The Avengers team pressed the switch on their bracelets together, instantly shrinking and disappearing from the spot.
The Avengers traversed a variety of bizarre and fantastical landscapes before landing in a void. They quickly activated their suits' flight capabilities and steadied themselves.
The island Tony had mentioned had vanished, leaving behind only countless rubble.
Some rubble, stained with hellfire, is burning fiercely.
In the sky, a projection of hell could be seen, with demons dancing wildly in the distance.
In the distance, several enormous crimson beams of light descended from the sky, connecting heaven and earth.
"They're over there; it looks like the battle isn't over yet."
Tony spoke as he tried to open the portal.
Unexpectedly, the portal failed to open.
Tony was puzzled, but he could only suppress his doubts and lead the team toward the direction of the crimson pillar of light.
A moment later, Tony and his group finally arrived at the location of the crimson pillar of light.
What comes into view is...
Four people were sitting in a circle, seemingly... playing mahjong?
among them.
Russell smiled broadly, making no attempt to hide it;
The bald Ancient One maintained her usual smiling expression, but her slightly narrowed eyes revealed that she was in a very good mood;
The white-bearded Ancient One is a bit loud and boisterous, and seems to have lost quite a bit at the card table;
Mephisto, dressed like an English gentleman, wore a bitter expression and played his cards rather casually, as if he were just there to make up the numbers.
"Ancient One, our deal with Mephisto has been exposed. Should we silence them?"