634. Mephisto's last words
Goofy's words made Mephisto wonder, and he quickly understood what Goofy meant.
"Has anyone helped you find my soul?"
"Tsk......"
"Is that mage still alive?"
More than a dozen massive Mephisto bodies looked back in shock, searching for fish to slip through the nets in the fog of hell, and the familiar voice of the Ancient One mage rang through the darkness, like the first cry of a bird in the dawn.
"Of course I'm alive."
The ancient one mage said leisurely,
"Rest assured, Mephisto, I will not die until I witness your demise."
As the Ancient One's voice rang out, Mordo and Casillas all stood up excitedly.
"Mage!"
"Supreme Mage!"
Seeing Gu Yi again, her two high-ranking apprentices instantly regained their fighting spirit.
"Let's destroy this evil Hell Lord together!" - Mordo roared in high spirits.
However, his master poured cold water on him.
"Oh, no, Mordo, you and Casillas stand down......"
"Joining forces with Goofy and I will be enough to destroy this evil Hell Lord."
Mordo: "......"
After an awkward silence, the poor fellow silently withdrew from the battle, preventing himself from holding back the Ancient One Mage and Goofy.
The Ancient One moved quickly, and as he spoke, he turned on spatial magic to divide Hell into several identical mirror worlds, and in each mirror world there was an entity embodied by Mephisto, which made these small spaces almost identical.
Goofy was dazzled, because Mephisto was exactly the same in front of him, and it was a complicated matter to find the true body with a soul among these identical helllords.
"Ahem...... Ancient One, are you sure you're not adding to the hard work for me? Goofy asked desperately.
The Ancient One mage smiled apologetically, "I'm sorry, but this is the only way to find his soul. ”
"Goofy, see clearly, Mephisto's out-of-body time is very short, you have to finish him quickly!"
Gao Fei nodded confidently: "Don't worry, as long as you find out his soul, I'll take care of the rest." ”
"Look at it." - The Ancient One said in a deep voice, and dodged to the side of one of the massive Mephisto, who coldly slapped at Mephisto, and the palm struck Mephisto in the chest.
Boom!
Although it was a seemingly insignificant palm, it made the entire body of the huge Mephisto lose its balance, and at the same time, a personable old gentleman in a suit and leather shoes was knocked out of Mephisto's body and flew out of his back......
The old gentleman's appearance was not a physical object, but a translucent state, and it was obvious that this was Mephisto's soul.
And after the old gentleman was slapped out of Mephisto's body by the ancient mage, the other figurative giants—the Mephisto with ram horns and bloody mouths—were like uncontrolled puppets, completely frozen in place.
"Mage, she succeeded!" Robbie Reyes excitedly shouted, "Goofy, now!" ”
"Understood!"
Goofy nodded, and the soul staff in his hand immediately condensed with light.
Perhaps it was a premonition of his own demise, or perhaps it was the last struggle before he died, the out-of-body Mephisto let out a long sigh and tried to finally negotiate with Goofy.
"Wait, Goofy, my esteemed enemy, I still have something to say to you......"
"You must know that even if you kill me, the Hell Dimension will still exist, the Book of Darkness will not be destroyed, the mantle of the evil god Sithorne will still be inherited, and your world will not be peaceful......"
"Killing me is not the end of the disaster, but just an inconspicuous little thing in a long history......"
"So ......"
However, Goofy didn't give him a chance to speak, because he knew that Mephisto was best at lies and solicitation.
"Shut up! You wicked bastard! ”
Goofy waved his scepter and threw out a blue light that struck Mephisto's soul in the chest.
Boom!
As a dazzling light passed through Mephisto's chest, his soul began to crumble.
"Hmm!"
The mighty Lord of Hell had finally lost his former rampage, and instead became as weak as a terminally ill one.
Gao Fei looked at him with a sneer, and said in a deep voice, "No matter how many enemies are waiting for us in the future, we will fight side by side and destroy them. ”
"You guys?"
At this time, although Mephisto was about to die, he could still retain the ability to speak.
"Gao Fei, hehe, simple Gao Fei, when you say 'you', do you mean you and this Supreme Mage?"
"One thing I advise you, don't trust your companions too much, they may not be so trustworthy......"
"Just like this Supreme Mage, she is just an ordinary human, even if she is blessed with magic, she can't change her bloodline......"
"But is it normal for such an ordinary human being, her lifespan is more than three hundred years old?"
"And as far as I know, white magic can't broaden the longevity of human beings, and every human mage can't escape the shackles of lifespan in the end......"
"The only thing that can give humans eternal life is black magic!"
"Only the Devourer who rules the dark dimension, Dormammu, who is beyond the cycle of time, can provide this ability......"
"Goofy, may you ask this Supreme Mage how she ensured the safety of Earth when faced with the powerful ruler of the Dark Dimension, Dormammu?"
"Obviously her strength is far inferior to Dormammu, why is she able to stop Dormammu's invasion of the earth?"
"What kind of compromises and dirty deals are hidden in all these things?"
Mephisto's questions were all aimed at the Ancient One, and even the person concerned, the Ancient One, was silent under Mephisto's questioning.
The Ancient One's apprentice, Mordo and Casillas, didn't take Mephisto's words to heart at first, and they both thought that this was the villain's discrediting of the Ancient One before he died, but soon both realized the truth of these words, especially the life span of the Ancient One.
It is true that there is no way to help people live longer in white magic, which obviously does not fall under the category of white magic.
Only the evil of the dark arts will use sacrifices, exchanges, contracts, etc., to increase the longevity of human beings, and even reach eternity like Dormammu.
In addition, there is an undeniable thing, that is, the lord of the dark dimension has indeed tried to invade the earth many times, but in the case that the strength of the ancient one mage is far inferior to that of Dormammu (the movie universe and the comic universe after the strength correction in recent years, because of the serious collapse, regardless of the ancient one's ability setting in the ancient comics), she actually prevented Dormammu's invasion of the earth.
This made the two apprentices suspicious of the ancient one, and a seed of doubt quietly sprouted in the darkness.
Only Goofy, who understands the plot of "Doctor Strange", knows the hardships of the Ancient One.
In the case of serious asymmetry in strength, the Ancient One can only use compromise and concession to prevent Dormammu from invading the earth, and the reason why the Ancient One established a contract with Dormammu and used Dormammu's ability to borrow lifespan is only because she has not yet found a suitable heir, and dying at the end of her life will put the human world in endless danger.
The Ancient One has never been a rigid and conservative defender, and she can even give up her principles to make a deal with her evil enemy, Dormammu, but all her actions are based on the big picture, in exchange for a better outcome.
The world is not black and white, and there is no clear boundary between good and bad people, but people have different moral codes, and the judgment of this matter is also different.
Some people will think that when the ancient one makes a deal with Dormammu, she becomes the same bad person as Dormammu, which is an act of abandoning principles, which is the beginning of depravity, such as Mordo.
Some people think that if the Ancient One Mage can gain eternal lifespan and powerful abilities from Dormammu, then why can't I? I'm going to do the same – like Casillas.
Mephisto cunningly found a breakthrough in human nature and planted a time bomb here that he knew would be enough to destroy all trust between people when the time came.
Coupled with the fact that the Ancient One mage and the dark dimension lord Dormammu were involved in an uproar, it was the best way for him to take revenge on humanity and the enemies who had destroyed him before he died......