Chương 158: Chapter 158: The Fall of Hell 

Johnny and Carter began aggressively sweeping the city, violently purging the chaotic, destructive rogue demons. To proactively prevent the two terrifying Ghost Riders from being accidentally misidentified as invading supervillains by the local authorities, Luke explicitly dispatched a specialized squad of Shadow Ninjas to closely accompany them. Given the highly recognizable, localized presence of his signature Shadowkhan, they shouldn't encounter any friendly fire. 

Meanwhile, after sending a rapid mental communication to Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds instantly arrived at their coordinates. 

"Do we require my world-ship for localized transport?" Galactus asked, actively preparing to summon his colossal vessel. 

"Unnecessary," Luke shook his head. He hesitated for a microsecond before respectfully addressing the cosmic entity. "Uncle Galactus, we can simply utilize my localized dimension as a highly secure transit conduit." 

Luke smoothly tore open a massive dimensional rift, gesturing for the Ancient One and Galactus to enter. Hearing the highly informal, affectionate moniker 'Uncle Galactus', the Devourer of Worlds simply nodded in quiet amusement. He could tolerate the localized title for now. 

The Ancient One and Galactus stepped into Luke's 'Shadow World'. Because the Ancient One possessed a formal, localized magical contract with Luke, the oppressive dark environment didn't affect her. As for Galactus... Luke remained intensely, highly paranoid that the cosmic entity might casually decide to aggressively snack on his dimension mid-transit... 

Tightly gripping the localized shard of the Hell Dimension's foundational authority, Luke closed his eyes, meticulously extending his cosmic senses. Utilizing the shard as a highly precise, localized compass, he rapidly pinpointed the exact, absolute coordinates of the Hell Dimension hidden deep within the infinite dimensional void. 

"Alright, the tactical plan is incredibly simple. Uncle Galactus will aggressively, rapidly devour the absolute entirety of the dimension's ambient energy. Once the localized energy is completely drained, we violently drag Mephisto out and permanently execute him. Without his foundational energy, he absolutely cannot regenerate." 

Luke formulated the highly aggressive strategy without a shred of anxiety. They possessed three absolute, top-tier cosmic heavyweights; defeating a single, cowardly Hell Lord was a mathematical certainty. 

The absolute advantage is ours... ahem, wait. Absolutely do not trigger a localized jinx. Luke quickly mentally silenced himself, securely stowed the shard, and offered a highly synchronized tactical nod to his two companions. 

Instantly, Luke aggressively steered his Dark Dimension, violently ramming it directly into the localized boundary of the Hell Dimension! A colossal, terrifying dimensional rift violently tore open, and the trio aggressively charged through the breach! 

Arriving in the Hell Dimension, their immediate, localized perception was completely assaulted by endless oceans of violently bubbling magma and grotesque, fleshy structures continuously spewing toxic, highly corrosive yellow gas. 

"Uncle Galactus, the absolute buffet is formally open. The Ancient One and I are going to aggressively intercept our old acquaintance," Luke cracked his knuckles, immediately launching himself into the burning sky alongside the Ancient One. 

Galactus watched them depart and casually shrugged. He unhinged his massive jaw and aggressively, violently began inhaling! 

Instantly, massive, unfathomable torrents of pure, highly concentrated Hellfire and demonic energy from every single localized corner of the dimension violently surged toward his mouth like a terrifying, cosmic tidal wave! 

"Holy... is he literally utilizing a localized cosmic vacuum technique?!" Luke yelled in absolute, mind-boggling shock, glancing over his shoulder. 

Luke had previously missed witnessing Galactus casually consume Dormammu's entire dimension like a localized juice box. Actively observing the Devourer of Worlds violently, aggressively vacuuming up an entire reality was genuinely, profoundly intimidating. 

The Ancient One helplessly, aggressively shoved Luke forward, forcing him to refocus on their primary tactical objective. 

Meanwhile, deep within his massive, terrifyingly ornate demonic palace, Mephisto was currently actively, frantically utilizing highly complex telepathic arrays to urgently contact numerous other Dimensional Lords. 

Since a critical fraction of Hell's authority had violently fallen into Luke's possession, Mephisto knew with absolute, terrifying certainty that an apocalyptic invasion was imminent. Acknowledging he was completely, mathematically incapable of defeating the trio alone, he desperately required external, localized tactical support. 

After expending massive, exhausting effort and making numerous, highly deceitful, completely empty promises he absolutely never intended to keep, Mephisto finally successfully convinced a coalition of minor Lords to deploy reinforcements. He exhaled a massive sigh of profound, localized relief. 

Dissipating the telepathic array, Mephisto slumped heavily onto his massive, skeletal throne. 

Just as he began highly aggressively formulating a treacherous plan to utilize the incoming Lords as disposable, localized cannon fodder... he noticed something absolutely terrifying. The residual demonic energy he had just dissipated was currently actively, violently being sucked away in a specific, localized direction! 

An incredibly profound, apocalyptic sense of absolute doom washed over him. 

Without a single microsecond of warning, a terrifying, massive figure violently, aggressively plummeted directly through the palace ceiling, brutally smashing Mephisto securely into his throne! 

"Surprise!" Luke, currently actively operating in his terrifying, towering Dimensional Lord true form, roared directly into Mephisto's face! 

Luke aggressively, violently grabbed Mephisto by the ankle and brutally slammed him completely through his own massive, highly ornate skeletal throne, instantly reducing it to pulverized bone dust! 

Noting that the localized structural impact barely scratched Mephisto, Luke shook his head in profound disappointment. Inferior building materials. 

Delivering two devastating, full-force, highly localized punches directly to Mephisto's skull, Luke aggressively wound up and violently hurled the Hell Lord completely across the room! 

Mephisto became a highly lethal, localized projectile, violently smashing completely through several incredibly thick stone walls, aggressively flying entirely out of his own palace! Outside, the Ancient One was already perfectly positioned, calmly awaiting the delivery. 

The absolute microsecond Mephisto violently burst through the final exterior wall, the Ancient One aggressively unleashed two highly concentrated, devastating Eldritch blasts! The attacks violently slammed into him mid-air, aggressively knocking him directly into a massive, previously prepared localized magical containment array! 

The Ancient One's hands blurred as she rapidly conjured several additional, highly complex binding mandalas, violently hurling them at Mephisto, completely, securely pinning his physical avatar to the invisible wall! 

Instantly, massive, terrifying torrents of pure magical energy violently erupted! Dozens of colossal, highly intricate magical arrays aggressively interlocked in the sky above him. After a brief, terrifying microsecond of localized charge-up, an absolutely apocalyptic, devastating energy bombardment violently erupted directly toward the pinned Hell Lord! 

Mephisto absorbed the absolute, unmitigated kinetic and magical force of the point-blank apocalyptic strike! Even the incredibly durable localized containment array behind him instantly violently shattered under the catastrophic pressure! 

Mephisto was violently launched backward, aggressively skipping like a stone and violently smashing completely through several massive, localized demonic mountains! 

When he finally violently crashed to a halt, his previously elegant, highly arrogant appearance was entirely annihilated. His stylish cape of souls was completely vaporized, and his demonic flesh was violently scorched and heavily mangled. 

Staring up at the completely calm, highly collected Ancient One, Mephisto opened his mouth, actively attempting to desperately negotiate. 

However, a massive, terrifyingly dense pitch-black meteor violently erupted directly from the ruined palace! 

Luke aggressively tackled Mephisto, violently grabbing him by the throat mid-air, and brutally hurled him directly back into the collapsing palace! As Mephisto crashed back into his own ruins, Luke aggressively executed a sweeping gesture! 

Massive, unfathomable torrents of pure dark energy violently erupted from his core, rapidly condensing in the sky to form a colossal, highly destructive, pitch-black dark energy dragon! The apocalyptic energy dragon violently dive-bombed directly into the ruined palace! 

The massive structure was instantly, entirely pulverized into microscopic cosmic dust! Under the rubble, Mephisto fell completely, utterly silent. 

Luke aggressively halted his momentum, hovering menacingly above the crater. "Is the pathetic coward genuinely terrified?" 

Radiating an aura of absolute, unfiltered murderous intent, Luke sneered dismissively, actively preparing to aggressively dive back down and violently deliver another localized beating. 

However, highly insidious, incredibly thick plumes of toxic demonic smoke suddenly aggressively began seeping out of the pulverized rubble, rapidly surging directly toward Luke and the Ancient One! 

Luke aggressively raised his hand, preparing to violently annihilate the smoke with a localized dark energy pulse. 

Suddenly, an absolutely massive, terrifyingly powerful, localized cosmic vacuum violently erupted from their flank, instantly, aggressively sucking away the entirety of the toxic smoke! 

Galactus smoothly strolled over. Apparently finding his standard, human-sized avatar highly inefficient for localized energy consumption, the Devourer of Worlds had aggressively expanded back into a colossal, terrifying hundred-meter-tall giant! He was currently actively, greedily, relentlessly inhaling the absolute entirety of the Hell Dimension's foundational energy! 

"NO!" Mephisto violently crawled out of the localized rubble, staring in absolute, mind-boggling horror and profound cosmic despair as his precious, localized Hell Dimension was being aggressively, rapidly plundered by the colossal cosmic entity! 

"Accept your absolute, localized demise, Mephisto." 1

Luke gracefully descended from the sky, staring coldly at the devastated demon. He aggressively summoned his massive Death Scythe, intending to violently execute a swift, localized decapitation. 

However, a flash of pure, desperate malice violently crossed Mephisto's face! His elegant cane instantly materialized in his hand, and he aggressively, violently lunged forward, attempting to brutally stab the sharp, lethal tip directly into Luke's chest! 

Luke frowned deeply, completely unamused. He casually reached out, instantly catching the incoming cane in his bare hand, and violently snapped it aside. "You genuinely, absolutely refuse to learn. That's fine; you can undergo localized behavioral correction in your next existence." 

Just as Luke prepared to violently bisect the demon... a massive, coordinated barrage of highly destructive localized magical attacks violently erupted from the sky directly behind them! 

The Ancient One instantly, flawlessly executed a Flash Step, aggressively interposing herself directly behind Luke! She rapidly conjured a massive, multi-layered defensive mandala, violently deflecting the incoming barrage! 

Taking absolute advantage of the momentary tactical distraction, Mephisto instantly violently dispersed his physical avatar into a cloud of localized smoke, aggressively fleeing Luke's immediate suppression zone. 

Looking up, Luke saw dozens of highly bizarre, terrifyingly mutated, incredibly grotesque minor Dimensional Lords actively swarming the sky. Judging by their highly aggressive, hostile posturing, they were undeniably the localized reinforcements Mephisto had desperately summoned. 

"Uncle Galactus! I formally submit the localized dimensions belonging to these specific hostile entities as an additional, highly nutritious side dish!" Luke aggressively broadcasted a localized telepathic message. 

He watched Galactus enthusiastically return a massive, highly supportive thumbs-up, instantly violently tearing open a colossal dimensional rift and actively stepping entirely out of the Hell Dimension to hunt! 

Luke turned to the Ancient One, offering a highly confident smile. "Do you require a localized Infinity Stone for this engagement?" 1

The Ancient One frowned deeply, her expression shifting to profound disapproval. "You actually explicitly removed the Infinity Stones from the material plane?! Did I not extensively, repeatedly lecture you regarding the massive, catastrophic universal risk of keeping the Stones outside the localized reality for extended periods?!" 

Seeing the Sorcerer Supreme actively preparing a highly comprehensive, tedious lecture, Luke sighed helplessly. "It was strictly a highly logical, tactical contingency protocol! Exactly for specific, overwhelming localized scenarios precisely like this one!" 

The Ancient One shook her head in profound exasperation, staring up at the rapidly multiplying swarm of minor Lords. "Then we absolutely must conclude this localized engagement with maximum efficiency and instantly return to Earth." 

"Aggressive efficiency it is." 

Luke aggressively flared his massive wings, violently launching himself directly into the massive swarm of hostile Dimensional Lords! 

The Lords responded in kind, aggressively dive-bombing toward him! 

Luke violently slammed his dual Death Scythes together, locking them into a single, colossal, apocalyptic scythe! He aggressively swung the massive blade directly at the leading demon! 

The minor Lord arrogantly opened its maw, violently spewing a highly concentrated cloud of extremely toxic, bright green demonic gas directly at Luke's face! Unfazed by the highly suspect, sickly green color, Luke's colossal scythe effortlessly, violently sliced the gas cloud cleanly in half! 

Seeing the demon hiding behind the gas with a highly arrogant, triumphant smirk, Luke aggressively clenched his massive fist. As the demon's smirk violently morphed into absolute, mind-boggling horror, Luke delivered a devastating, full-force punch—a highly concentrated 'Fist of Love'—that violently, instantly exploded the demon's skull into cosmic dust! Its physical avatar instantly vanished. 

I honestly forgot how incredibly pathetic these low-tier entities are. 

A highly sadistic, deeply satisfied smile spread across Luke's face. After spending days continuously, exhaustingly engaged in absolute, high-tier cosmic warfare against primordial entities, it felt incredibly refreshing to simply casually, aggressively slaughter some low-level scrubs. 

Watching Luke violently establish a massive, brutal localized kill zone in the vanguard, the Ancient One actively, flawlessly provided devastating artillery support! Her hands blurred with terrifying speed, continuously, relentlessly unleashing massive barrages of high-tier, incredibly destructive offensive magic, aggressively formally introducing the minor Lords to the absolute, terrifying power of Earth's Sorcerer Supreme! 

Several of the slightly more intelligent minor Lords rapidly deduced the catastrophic tactical error they had committed. Realizing their enemies possessed absolutely terrifying, overwhelming combat superiority, they desperately tore open localized dimensional rifts, attempting a highly panicked retreat! 

However, as they successfully breached the dimensional void, they froze in absolute, mind-boggling cosmic terror. 

A colossal, unimaginably massive giant clad in glowing purple cosmic armor was currently standing entirely unopposed in the dimensional expanse! The terrifying entity was casually, effortlessly picking up entire, localized dimensions and aggressively tossing them directly into his mouth like tiny, highly sugary hard candies! 

Noticing the few minor Lords desperately attempting to flee the Hell Dimension, Galactus casually reached out, effortlessly grabbed their physical avatars, and violently, brutally crushed them into highly concentrated cosmic dust! He casually sprinkled the pulverized demonic essence over a nearby dimension like localized seasoning, before aggressively taking a massive, devastating bite out of it! 

Observing his entire localized coalition rapidly, violently collapsing, Mephisto ground his teeth in profound, absolute fury. He genuinely couldn't believe dozens of Dimensional Lords were being completely, effortlessly massacred by a tiny strike team! 

Staring bitterly at his incredibly vast, highly cultivated Hell Dimension—which he had meticulously built over eons—he made the absolute, agonizing tactical decision to completely abandon it. He violently dissolved his avatar into a localized plume of smoke, desperately fleeing out into the vast dimensional void. 

Instantly, he spotted the colossal, terrifying Galactus preparing to casually snatch him out of the void! 

Desperate, Mephisto violently unleashed massive, highly concentrated, apocalyptically foul-smelling, sickly yellow-brown demonic smoke! The localized stench was so incredibly atrocious it successfully, instantly triggered Galactus's profound cosmic disgust, forcing the Devourer of Worlds to recoil in revulsion. 

Utilizing the highly embarrassing tactical distraction, Mephisto successfully managed to aggressively flee the sector! 

Without Mephisto's localized interference, Luke and the Ancient One rapidly, systematically, completely eradicated the remaining minor Lords. 

Brutally, violently physically tearing the absolute final minor Lord completely in half with his bare hands, Luke let out a massive, terrifying, incredibly cathartic roar! Massive, unfathomable torrents of pure dark energy violently erupted from his core, aggressively annihilating everything in the immediate vicinity! 

Having continuously, relentlessly unleashed highly destructive, apocalyptic magic for several minutes straight, the Ancient One also smiled, experiencing a profound, localized sense of deep satisfaction. Ever since she had permanently committed to passively, quietly maintaining Earth's defensive grid, she hadn't possessed the localized opportunity to simply wildly, aggressively cut loose in combat. 

However, unlike the completely blood-drunk Luke, the Ancient One had maintained complete localized situational awareness. She had explicitly noted Mephisto's desperate escape, but because several minor Lords had aggressively swarmed her simultaneously, she hadn't possessed the specific tactical window to actively intercept his retreat. 

Galactus slowly floated back into the remnants of the Hell Dimension, smoothly compressing his physical mass back down to a standard human-sized avatar. Noticing the faint, highly satisfied cosmic smirk on his face, it was incredibly obvious the Devourer of Worlds had enjoyed an absolutely spectacular, highly filling localized feast. 

Regrouping amidst the absolute destruction, the Ancient One rapidly briefed Luke regarding Mephisto's successful escape. Luke frowned deeply, highly irritated by the coward's survival. However, pragmatically, without his foundational Hell Dimension, Mephisto was essentially permanently crippled; it was highly unlikely he could orchestrate any significant, localized threat in the near future. 

Staring at the absolute, barren wasteland of the Hell Dimension—now entirely completely drained of all foundational ambient energy by Galactus—Luke carefully considered his next logistical move. 

He aggressively deployed his localized 'Shadow World', actively attempting to physically consume the massive, empty dimensional shell! His dark energy rapidly, aggressively flooded the space, violently corroding the residual structure and seamlessly, flawlessly assimilating it completely into his own realm! 

Checking his internal System interface, Luke was genuinely, absolutely astounded! The localized assimilation successfully granted him a massive, terrifying influx of exactly one trillion Dark Energy Points! 

Factoring in the natural, localized energy loss during the assimilation process and the energy Galactus had consumed, Luke rapidly mathematically deduced that Mephisto's original Hell Dimension was roughly comparable in massive, absolute scale to Dormammu's, likely totaling an incredible two trillion capacity! 

"Alright, the localized operational objective is officially concluded. We can formally initiate the return protocol to Earth," Luke stated confidently, hands resting on his hips. 

This highly aggressive tactical excursion was an absolute, resounding success. They had permanently neutralized Mephisto's immediate threat, violently purged a massive coalition of minor Dimensional Lords, the Ancient One had enjoyed a highly satisfying magical workout, Uncle Galactus was currently experiencing a pleasant cosmic food coma, and Luke had massively expanded his localized dimensional capacity. 

All things considered, it was an absolute, flawless triumph. The trio smoothly activated a localized dimensional rift, initiating their transit back to Earth. 

Meanwhile, drifting deep within the chaotic, infinite void of dimensional space... 

Mephisto was currently actively, aggressively cursing Luke and the Ancient One with every single vile, demonic profanity he could physically articulate. 

Sensing his internal, foundational core power had catastrophically, terrifyingly degraded to an incredibly pathetic level, Mephisto ground his teeth in absolute, cosmic frustration. He urgently needed to aggressively locate and violently conquer a vulnerable, minor dimension to immediately establish a localized base and slowly, painstakingly begin rebuilding a new Hell. 

While drifting helplessly through the void, a colossal, terrifyingly massive dimension suddenly entered his localized perception. 

"Is that... a Dark Dimension? That is fundamentally impossible! How is it structured with such massive, absolute scale?!" Mephisto gasped in genuine, profound shock. 

He was acutely aware that the original, primordial Dark Dimension had mysteriously, violently fractured eons ago. Every single Dark Dimension currently in existence was merely a tiny, highly unstable, fragmented shard. However, this specific entity was entirely different; its foundational, localized physical laws were absolutely, terrifyingly complete and flawlessly intact! 

The sudden, highly anomalous manifestation of a fully stabilized, massive Dark Dimension profoundly shocked the Hell Lord. Suddenly, a highly recognizable, terrifyingly dense humanoid silhouette slowly, ominously began materializing directly from the core of the dimension. 

"Dormammu?! You are still functionally operational?!" Mephisto gasped in absolute, mind-boggling disbelief. 

The silhouette standing before him was undeniably Dormammu! However, what horrific, localized cosmic trauma had he recently endured? His physical avatar was catastrophically incomplete and heavily degraded! 

"Were you also catastrophically victimized by Luke?!" Mephisto instantly asked, his deeply manipulative mind rapidly formulating a highly treacherous tactical alliance. "How incredibly fortunate! I have also formally established a localized, eternal blood feud with that specific entity! I formally propose an immediate, highly coordinated tactical alliance! We combine our localized power to permanently assassinate Luke! Do we have an agreement?!" 

Mephisto desperately intended to utilize Dormammu to aggressively secure a new dimension for himself. 

However, the absolute microsecond the Dormammu remnant processed the specific name 'Luke', it slowly, mechanically raised its head, fixing a cold, terrifying stare directly onto Mephisto. 

"You are... an explicit enemy of Luke?" 

"Absolutely, without question!" Mephisto smiled, aggressively projecting an aura of highly supportive camaraderie. "Have you suffered catastrophic localized memory degradation? Have you entirely forgotten our previously highly coordinated efforts to combat him?" 

The Dormammu remnant slowly lowered its head, appearing to process the highly complex data. "I believe... I retain a microscopic, highly fragmented trace of that specific memory." 

Mephisto's eyes gleamed with absolute, unadulterated manipulative joy. While he had absolutely no idea what horrific trauma Luke had inflicted to cause such severe memory loss, it granted him an incredibly massive, highly exploitable psychological advantage! 

Suddenly, the Dormammu remnant violently snapped its head upward, its incomplete face twisting into an expression of absolute, terrifying fury! 

"YOU ARE AN ENEMY OF LUKE!" 

The entire, massive Dark Dimension instantly, violently shuddered, aggressively rapidly expanding its localized boundary to completely, perfectly encircle the stunned Hell Lord! 

"Wait, what?!" Mephisto gasped, completely paralyzed by the horrific, sudden, highly illogical tactical shift. 

"LUKE'S ENEMIES ARE MY ABSOLUTE ENEMIES!" the Dormammu remnant roared with terrifying, mindless devotion! 

Massive, unfathomable torrents of pure, highly volatile dark energy violently erupted, aggressively surging directly toward Mephisto, entirely engulfing him! 

"NO!" Mephisto only possessed sufficient time to utter a single, final shriek of absolute cosmic despair before he was completely, violently, permanently devoured by the apocalyptic wave of dark energy! 

"I am currently approaching your coordinates... Luke," the Dormammu remnant whispered mechanically, the massive dimension smoothly, relentlessly resuming its localized trajectory. 

Meanwhile, leisurely strolling through the transit rift back to Earth, Luke suddenly stopped, violently snapping his head around to stare deeply back into the infinite dimensional void. 

"Is something wrong?" the Ancient One asked. 

"I genuinely perceive... that something incredibly massive is actively approaching my exact localized coordinates."