Marvel: Awakening the Universe.

Chapter 161 Jiangdong has its rats, but also its overlords (Second update!)
When Hawke planned to use the San Venganza Contract to get his sister's soul back from Mephisto, he had already considered that the old man Mephisto might use his sister as leverage.

Using Anya to control Hawke?
In a word.

This is absolutely unacceptable.

There are only two kinds of cheating: zero times or countless times.

The same goes for compromise.

Once Mephisto has tasted success this time, he can forget about being a hero and just become Mephisto's incarnation.

and!

Hawke had no doubt that if he compromised, Phoenix Heart would abandon him without hesitation.

After all, what difference is there between his compromise and those cowardly Jiangdong scoundrels who are content with their limited territory?

Although he was indeed from Jiangdong in his previous life.

but!
Everyone knows that there are cowards in Jiangdong, but have they not heard that there are also tyrants in Jiangdong?

Even now, I think of Xiang Yu, who refused to cross the Yangtze River to the east.

He would rather be a tyrant who refuses to cross the river than a coward who colludes with the enemy.

and so--

Hawke had considered the worst-case scenario before coming to Hell.

He has already prepared himself for the worst possible outcome.

Just like right now.

Hawke stared directly at Mephisto with icy eyes and a devoid of emotion, stating the price Mephisto would pay if he dared to burn his sister's soul. Then, seeing the frozen, sinister smile on Mephisto's face, he roared, "Do it!"

Mephisto's body jolted violently.

Wait a moment.

What does it mean to stop doing anything else and just serve me?

What else is meant by making sure that no soul can enter hell again, and no demon can leave hell again?
This is completely different from the scenario he envisioned, where he would use Anya to control Hawke.

Mephisto's thoughts raced.

next second.

He realized what was happening when he looked at Hawke, whose expression was completely hidden beneath the mask, except for his cold eyes.

Mephisto's tone turned menacing once more.

"You think I don't dare?"

"You don't dare, but I do!"

Hawke said expressionlessly, then vanished from his spot and instantly appeared in front of Mephisto. Without considering whether Mephisto's demonic claws on his sister Anya's head would set her on fire, he threw a punch at Mephisto's demonic face.

Bang!
Mephisto's spark-splattering nostrils twitched instantly, and then his massive body was launched into the air before crashing to the ground with a loud bang.

The ground cracked open, and thick smoke billowed out of the cracks.

Hawke vanished again, reappearing in mid-air. He unleashed a Leo Kick, his leg covered in black phoenix fire as he swiftly soared through the air, aiming for Mephisto in the crater in the ground.

Boom!

The earth stopped cracking and instead snapped open. As Hawke's right foot slammed into the crater, the fissure widened, instantly revealing the endless, flowing hellfire magma beneath the surface.

Just as Hawke's flying kick was about to hit him, Mephisto, who had dodged it in time, looked at Hawke, who was floating out of the pit with an expressionless face, with disbelief in his golden demonic eyes.

"Aren't you afraid that I'll burn your sister's soul, so that you and your brother will never be able to reunite?"

"I'm not afraid!"

Before Hawke could speak, Anya, who was still frozen in place by Mephisto, spoke up first, shouting at Mephisto, "I believe in my brother! My brother is the most powerful brother in the whole world!"

Hawke didn't turn to look at his sister Anya, and he didn't even have the interest to talk to Mephisto.

He only has one idea now.

Even though he knew that Mephisto was an unkillable being in the Hell Dimension, he still wanted to give Mephisto a good beating.

and so……

Hawke remained silent, only launching a relentless attack.

"Supersonic Punch!"

"madman!"

"You siblings are all fucking crazy."

Mephisto was somewhat taken aback by Anya's words, and then, seeing Hawke attacking him again without saying a word, he roared, "This is my territory!"

boom!
With Mephisto's roar, the space around him instantly twisted, collapsed, and turned into absolute nothingness and darkness.

Bang bang bang!
Hawke's supersonic punch vanished instantly without a sound after disappearing into the absolute void of darkness.

next moment.

Countless spikes made of hellish energy appeared out of thin air around Hawk, accompanied by a shriek powerful enough to tear the soul apart. The spikes formed a cage that seemed to surround Hawk before converging towards the center.

Ding-ding-ding-ding.

Hawke's Black Phoenix Undergarment emitted a dense, rain-like crashing sound as the surrounding soul spikes continuously struck the Undergarment, spewing out terrifying sparks that would instantly tear apart ordinary souls upon impact.

at the same time.

As Hawke and Mephisto clashed, countless demons that dwelled on the ground crawled out through the cracks as the ground was torn apart.

They were densely packed and numerous, looking like black locusts at first glance.

These demons usually dwell on the dark side of the Hell dimension, hiding during the day and venturing out at night. They feed on the souls of the Hell dimension, and once they set their sights on someone, that soul will be completely devoured. And at this moment, they have their eyes on Anya, who has been frozen in place by Mephisto.

Anya had lived in the Hell dimension for a long time, so when she saw these demons crawling out of the cracks in the ground, she immediately showed a look of horror.

but……

She stared at the demon who was now fixated on her, crawling rapidly toward her on all fours with greedy eyes, and forcefully suppressed the fear in her heart.

I am my brother's sister, but I am by no means a burden to him.

Hawke noticed this scene as well. With a bang, the phantom of the black phoenix instantly expanded, shattering the sharp cages around it. He then threw a punch at the group of demons who were trying to devour his sister's soul.

The phantom of the black phoenix flapped its wings and instantly disappeared into his fist.

"Phoenix Wings!"

"Sky Soars—"

boom! !

My inner universe exploded in an instant.

It's not burning.

It's an explosion of the cosmos that's even more terrifying than burning the cosmos!
In an instant, the dark red flames that erupted from Hawke's body, carrying a temperature as high as burning mountains and boiling seas, transformed into two enormous wings of fire. These giant wings, carrying unparalleled power, slammed fiercely towards his sister Anya's front and left and right sides as Hawke threw a punch.

Time seemed to stand still for a moment.

The demons, who were crawling out of the crack and rushing towards Anya, paused in their tracks, their faces filled with greed.

next second!
The demons at the forefront, their faces still bearing the greedy expression of those seeking souls, suddenly unleashed terrifying and violent black flames that directly struck the soul, instantly engulfing them. Their armor-like skin melted away in an instant, along with their souls, leaving not even ashes behind, but vaporizing on the spot.

Wherever the black phoenix's wings passed, even the air shrieked sharply under the terrifying black flames.

With a flap of its phoenix wings, a terrifying shockwave, carrying destructive light and heat, swept out like a bursting dam, engulfing the demons that were also surging in from all directions!

The demon's figure vanished in an instant, and even the earth itself melted into dark red glass under the terrifying heat.

Looking from the sky, one would see a pair of dark red, glazed phoenix wings left on the land of the hell dimension.

Anya, the younger sister, stared wide-eyed, feeling the phoenix wings that gave her a warm and protective feeling, unlike those of others, and only one thought remained in her mind.

My brother is the most amazing brother in the world.

I wasn't lying!
Mephisto, too, looked at the phoenix wings that had left terrifying marks on his hellish dimension, his heart clenching, and was just about to call for a halt when...

Hawke's movements didn't stop.

After unleashing a punch that exploded his cosmos to protect his sister, he used the residual force of the cosmos to rush back to Mephisto's side.

"stop--"

"boom!"

Hawke's punch, fueled by the residual force of his cosmic burst, struck Mephisto directly on the right horn on his head.

After a violent commotion, Mephisto, whose body was also floating in the air, turned into a shooting star with a bang and crashed down from the sky with a thunderous roar, hitting the ground again like a meteorite.

The ground of hell cracked open once more, and the demons that fed on souls from the back emerged once more.

But this time they didn't rush towards Anya, who stood alone on the glassy phoenix wings, seemingly protected by them.

They quickly dispersed, rushing to various corners of the Hell Dimension, seizing the opportunity to have a good meal while their overlord Mephisto was being attacked.

Hell has no shortage of souls; Anya is not indispensable.

They're just devils, not idiots.

A black light emerged from the pit once more.

Mephisto held the broken horn in his hand, watching Hawke prepare to charge at him once again.

"stop!"

"..."

Hawke stopped ten paces away from Mephisto.

He stared expressionlessly at Mephisto, whose horn he had severed, without saying a word, seemingly waiting for Mephisto to speak.

"Get back to the back within ten breaths!"

Mephisto didn't speak to Hawke immediately, but instead enveloped the entire Hell dimension with his voice.

next moment.

The demons, who had just emerged from the crack and hadn't even had a chance to eat, shuddered at Mephisto's voice, then turned around without stopping and quickly returned to the other side of Hell through the crack.

Mephisto then looked at Hawk in front of him, took a deep breath, and said in a low, somber voice, "Take your sister away, and leave behind the San Venganza Contract."

This is indeed his home turf.

Although he won't die here, Hawke also has the laws of life and death and can freely enter and leave this place.

And this is his home turf. Hawke doesn't care, but if he damages this place, it will take him a lot of effort to clean it up.

and so……

Mephisto's golden demon eyes were fixed on Hawke.

"Take your sister and get out of my hell!"

"It's not enough now."

"what!"

"I said, this isn't enough!"

(End of this chapter)