After a commotion, Lucas and his companions, along with the Web Slingers, returned home.
They all still had things to do.
The Spider-Men needed to pursue the last Inheritor—Karn.
As for Lucas and his companions, they had to prepare for the resurrection work.
Among them, Tony was responsible for the testing and experimentation of cloning technology.
The male Ancient One went to retrieve the souls of Wanda and Pietro's parents.
Lucas went to retrieve Helen's soul.
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Earth-65, New York, George's house.
Lucas, Gwen, and George were all in the living room.
George looked at Lucas with a hint of resentment.
He had already accepted Lucas as his son-in-law in his heart. He had also prepared himself mentally long ago.
But last time, Lucas took his daughter out, and Gwen didn't come back for five whole days.
Five whole days!
Noticing George's gaze, Gwen poked Lucas in embarrassment.
Lucas gave an awkward laugh.
However, he wasn't flustered. He was confident that one sentence would make George forget about it.
"I've found a way to resurrect Helen."
Lucas's extremely calm sentence completely stunned George.
George's expression instantly turned bewildered and disbelieving. "Re-resurrect Helen?!"
Lucas nodded, his tone firm. "Yes, resurrect Helen."
Hearing Lucas's affirmative words, George was somewhat at a loss.
Ever since Helen's death, he had dedicated himself entirely to his work at the police station. He hoped to fill the emptiness in his heart and forget the pain of losing Helen through working day and night.
For so many years, he had been unwilling to face Helen's death. And because of this, he couldn't handle his relationship with his daughter, Gwen, well.
But now, as the disguise called 'work' was torn away, George was no longer a Director of the police station, but a husband who had lost his wife.
He began to panic, become fragile, and feel helpless.
Suddenly, he pinched himself to confirm whether he was dreaming.
Lucas waited quietly for George to calm down, then spoke again, "I need Helen's belongings to cast a spell and track the location of her soul."
"Alright, follow me."
George got up, leaning on the chair, and walked somewhat unsteadily towards the bedroom.
George's bedroom was very simple. Apart from a bed, a table, and a chair, there was almost nothing else.
George came to the bed and knelt down. From under the bed, he pulled out a box. There was a thin layer of dust on the surface of the box. Presumably, it had been opened once recently and then sealed again.
The items inside were neatly categorized and arranged.
"Lucas, look. Which ones do you need?" George asked in a suppressed voice.
He was finding it difficult to control his body now.
Lucas's gaze was drawn to two rings in glass boxes.
These should be George and Helen's wedding rings, right?
This style...
He seems to have seen it somewhere before?
Lucas quickly searched his memory and remembered.
It was George from Earth-404.
The ring he wore on his hand was also of this style.
Pointing at the rings, Lucas said, "This one will do."
"Okay."
George slowly took the ring from the box and handed it to Lucas.
He pointed at the rings and said, "This one is mine, this one is Helen's."
Lucas's divine power flowed, forming mysterious runes.
He took the ring and placed it inside. Instantly, the divine power was drawn, passing through the void, heading towards an unknown dimension.
Lucas focused his mind, closely following this wisp of divine power.
Although there is no concept of space-time in the Superflow, the distance this wisp of divine power crossed and the time it consumed still far exceeded Lucas's expectations.
After an unknown period, this wisp of divine power, guided by the pull, arrived at a soul in a crimson dimension.
This soul was Helen.
At this moment, she was in a daze, bobbing up and down in Styx.
And the faint crimson aura pervading the air of this dimension was very familiar to Lucas.
This was Mephisto's hellish energy!
This hell was where Mephisto was located!
Why would Helen's soul be here?
Facing ordinary Hell lords, Lucas alone could easily go in and out of their home. Asking for a soul, naturally, was not an issue.
As for Mephisto, in his home turf, Lucas could also go in and out. But it would be difficult to protect Helen's soul.
With confusion, he slowly opened his eyes.
"Did you find it?"
Seeing Lucas open his eyes, George and Gwen asked simultaneously.
"I found it."
Lucas didn't want to spoil the mood and gave an affirmative answer.
With a thought, a portal appeared.
Destination: Earth-65, Kamar-Taj.
Lucas stepped in, signaling George and Gwen to follow.
"George, Gwen, follow me."
Although he could let George and Gwen stay at home and wait for him to bring Helen's soul back, Lucas understood that feeling. Every second felt incredibly long and was very unpleasant.
"Lucas, you're here. I was just about to look for you."
Seeing Lucas arrive, the male Ancient One greeted him first.
Lucas glanced at Wanda and Pietro, who were beside the male Ancient One and immediately understood why he was looking for him.
"Master, are you also going to Mephisto's dimension?"
"You too?" The male Ancient One asked.
Lucas nodded.
"That shouldn't be." The male Ancient One muttered to himself.
"Helen's soul is from this Universe, why would it go to Mephisto's Hell?"
Lucas interrupted the male Ancient One's thoughts, "Master, we can talk about this later. Let's do the important thing first."
"Okay."
The male Ancient One got up from his chair and exchanged a smile with Lucas.
Since they were going to cause trouble for Mephisto, of course, they had to call in another person.
The male Ancient One drew a circle with his finger, sparks flashed, and a portal appeared.
Destination: Earth-404, Kamar-Taj.
The male Ancient One took the lead, stepping through the portal.
Lucas gestured to the others. "Follow along."
George followed, somewhat bewildered. From the moment he entered the first portal, he had been a bit clueless about what was happening.
Earth-404, Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One's Sanctum.
At this time, the female Ancient One had just finished her tea party. During this period, she would hold a tea party promptly at 3 PM every afternoon.
On one hand, it was to publicize Lucas's deeds, paving the way for him to succeed as Sorcerer Supreme.
On the other hand, it was to enjoy her retirement life in advance.
She had worked hard for hundreds of years, couldn't she enjoy herself?
Tap... Tap...
A series of footsteps sounded, followed by a group of people flocking into her tea room.
"Ancient One."
"Ancient One."
The male Ancient One and female Ancient One greeted each other first.
As soon as they met, without verbal communication, the female Ancient One understood everything.
"So, we are going to Mephisto's Hell together to demand the souls of Wanda and Pietro's parents, and Helen's?"
The male Ancient One and Lucas nodded.
The three exchanged a smile, remembering that day in the Quantum Realm.
(End of Chapter)
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