It is also so very flat. The highways are taller than most of the buildings there. It just doesn't jive with a certain type of superhero. Even if it has a lot of ground to cover.
It's what a demon does, right? He was being very on brand there. But yeah. I mean, with just the amount of people here and the varying histories, it's not surprising. Even without adding in this whole OG Derleth angle and alternate selves.