Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 785 42. Son of Hell-1

When Mephisto left, he said that he would give someone a farewell banquet. Although this great devil has a bad temper, he rarely lied.

He's pretty much the most honest devil in all hell.

For a while, Mephisto had his devilish servants call him "The Honest One."

Of course, the honesty that the devils understand is not the same as the honesty that most people understand.

They will tell the truth, although they will avoid talking about some key points, or by relaying the order of the truth, they will complete it into another meaning.

But at the end of the day, they do tell the truth.

So, if Mephisto wasn't joking, then tonight, one unlucky guy was saying goodbye to his friends.

Then the problem comes...

Who is it that will be so lucky?

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On the unnamed rooftop in the city of Austin, it was already almost dusk.

In the constantly rotating dark red hell barrier, the flames of hell wrapped around Johnny Blazer slowly gathered under his slightly jerky control.

Before his eyes, the last black wraith belonging to the small town of San Van Gonzale was burning.

Like a mass of black gauze suspended in the air and constantly blown by the wind, a ray of flame was being ignited from the center of the gauze, spreading in all directions at an extremely fast speed.

In just a few seconds, the group of endlessly wandering wraiths were burnt to death in a sound very similar to the old man's long sigh, and a cloud of floating ashes fell into the air.

The passing of these weak spirits will not leave any traces.

Under Merlin's gaze, the ashes seemed to be blown by the wind, circled around Johnny twice, and then dissipated in the operation of the hell barrier.

"It's done."

Merlin picked up the trembling cane on the ground.

The dark red, like a veil covering the ground, the barrier of hell quickly converged at this moment, and the land returned to the dimension of reality, and the warmer sunset also shone on the two of them.

"Fu..."

Merlin took out a cigarette and lit it. As the smoke rose, he said to Johnny in front of him:

"Purified 1397 vengeful spirits in one day, and completed 90% of the things that demon hunters can't do in a lifetime. Johnny, tell me, how does it feel?"

"tired..."

Johnny's feet were a little fluttering when he stood there, and his eyes were even more sour.

Although it was daytime, with the help of Merlin, he summoned the lazy spirit of vengeance to possess him, and did not disturb Zatanos's mad will.

After purging so much sin throughout the day, the vengeful spirit in Johnny was completely satisfied.

It meekly retreated into Johnny's soul, leaving only a body that was about to be drained.

After all, Johnny is just a new knight, and his fusion with the Vengeful Spirit is far from perfect.

Not to mention using the Eye of Judgment a thousand times in one day, this is simply impossible for an old knight like Carter Sley.

But it also speaks to Johnny's potential.

Great potential.

"No, I'm asking you, how does it feel to free these imprisoned wraiths, end their long suffering, and free them from Mephisto's imprisonment?"

Merlin took off the cigarette from the corner of his mouth, and said:

"I mean, how does it feel to do good?"

"Oh, are you asking this?"

Johnny moved his sore arms, and he looked back at the sunset in the sky. The glow covering the sky cast a dim light on the entire city at dusk.

Standing in the light, Johnny exhaled deeply, then inhaled again.

The night wind blew against his body, as if it wanted to take away the shadow-like gloom from this lonely person.

He walked to the edge of the roof, stood on the edge of the tens of meters high floor, and then opened his arms, wanting to embrace the city.

"I heard them say thank you to me."

Johnny whispered:

"But it could also be because I'm so tired that I'm in a trance and hallucinating, but... just take them as a thank you."

"That feels good, Merlin."

The newborn Ghost Rider turned his head and said to Merlin:

"Even though it didn't relieve me of the pain in my heart, it didn't give me a sense of redemption, but ... I don't hate doing these things."

"Nobody makes you forget the past."

Merlin was leaning on a cane in the sunset, like a 40-year-old middle-aged man, smoking a cigarette leisurely, with his back to the sun and Johnny, he said:

"Like I never forgot my past..."

"Those pasts never go away, those pasts live within us, and the past is what keeps us going."

"What we've been through, they've shaped who we are, whether it's good or bad, they've all been in our blood and bones, they've become part of who we are."

"call..."

Merlin exhaled the last wisp of smoke, and he burned the cigarette butt in the rising black mist. He took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, and said:

"In this world, many people talk about fate, but in fact, even if there is such a thing as real fate, fate will not determine our future, but our current behavior will."

Merlin leaned on his cane and threw a silver ring behind him.

Johnny reached for the ring, and in the most beautiful sunset he looked at Merlin, who said to him:

"Learn to talk to the other soul in your body, Johnny."

"That's a part of you. Whether it's good or bad, you have to learn to accept it. As you've seen, it can be used to destroy or protect. It all depends on your choice."

"Okay, I'm leaving, Johnny. My sisters are still waiting for me to come home for dinner. Don't let them worry."

"Merlin!"

Johnny put the ring in front of his eyes and looked at it. This was the first time he had received a ring in his life.

But sadly, not from a pretty girl.

He imitated Merlin and put the ring on his little finger. He looked at Merlin who walked into the distorted light, and said:

"Thank you."

"Thanks for what?"

Merlin laughed:

"Go back and rest. Oh, by the way, your car is downstairs. It's very handsome."

Johnny opened his mouth and smiled, he watched Merlin disappear on the rooftop.

He looked back at the city under the sunset, and he couldn't help but rubbed his stomach. From last night until now, he hardly ate anything.

After a while, Johnny went downstairs and rode on his own motorcycle. He didn't know if it was because of the appearance of the Ghost Rider last night, but he always felt that his motorcycle seemed to have a life of its own.

He reached out and patted the hood of the motorcycle, he twisted the accelerator, and in the low engine sound, he said:

"Run, Grace... run."

"buzz"

A vintage motorcycle painted in blue and red seemed to answer him.

The moment Johnny let go of the brake, a flame burst out from the nozzle of the motorcycle. With Johnny's cheers, the energy-filled motorcycle rushed into the road like a galloping beast.

Carrying his own knight galloped through the city.

Two hours later, Johnny, who was full of food and drink, drove back to his home.

He lives on the top floor of an apartment building that he has converted into a warehouse.

The big empty house is filled with all kinds of motorcycles, most of which are light off-road motorcycles that Johnny uses for performances, and of course there are also a few Johnny’s private collections, all of which are very cool big toys.

Johnny is a stunt racer, and he's well paid for it.

He is one of the best in the industry and has huge fans all over the world.

Don't look at Johnny as a decadent and lonely guy, but he is also a hidden rich man. He has no girlfriend and nowhere to spend his money, so all his money is used to buy these big toys.

"Yo Johnny!"

The moment Johnny pushed Grace into the warehouse, the lights in his room came on at the same moment.

A familiar voice sounded from the stairs on the second floor, causing Johnny's expression to change drastically.

He raised his head, and saw Mephisto dressed as a devil sitting on his sofa. The scarlet guy had his feet on the coffee table, an open bottle of Coke in his hand, and a pack of snack.

On the TV in front of the sofa, a news program was playing, which was the favorite program of the Great Devil Mephisto in hell.

It can always draw enough inspiration about cold jokes from the hard-working performances of those politicians.

The devil seemed to regard Johnny's house as his own home, and while it threw the potato chips into its mouth, chewing them loudly, it waved and greeted Johnny very familiarly.

"boom"

Johnny's most cherished motorcycle fell to the ground.

He took a step forward, and in his angry breath, the scorching hellfire wrapped around the jackets on his arms. After a day of high-intensity practice, Johnny has initially mastered the skill of controlling this hellfire.

"What are you doing here?"

he asked loudly.

"I'm coming to the farewell party, Johnny."

Mephisto threw aside the snack bag in his hand, clapped his hands, stood up, walked to the railing, and looked down at Johnny Blazer.

It looked at the hellfire burning in Johnny's arms.

A trace of unconcealable resentment flashed in its dark red eyes.

"Ah, what a talent, what a mastery of control, you should have been the most powerful knight I've ever had, Johnny."

Mephisto's paws rested on the black railing, and the scorching temperature melted the railing in an instant. The great devil said to the knight in front of him:

"I'm looking at you, Johnny. I've been watching you every day since you signed the contract. I'm your biggest fan."

"I will be there to watch every performance of yours, every adventure you take..."

"It's like the best investment. According to my prediction, you will fight for me in the upcoming battle of the king of hell and help me earn a lot of money."

"It's a pity... a group of self-righteous guys forced me to activate you in advance."

The big devil stroked his black beard with sharp claws, and said:

"When a chess piece is placed in the wrong place, its effect will be useless."

"I'm not afraid of you!"

Johnny took a step forward, and he stretched out his hand. In the burning of the hellfire, the flesh and blood on his fist had disappeared, replaced by gloomy burning bone fingers. He pointed at Mephistopheles, and he said:

"You devil! In the world, you can't hurt me!"

"Ah, yes."

Mephistopheles didn't deny this, it shrugged Johnny, it said:

"That traitor, Carter Sley, must have told you the secret of Ghost Rider... That's right, once every Ghost Rider is fused with the Spirit of Vengeance, I can't force it, except for what the contract stipulates." order you."

"After all, those crazy vengeful spirits are not in my control in essence, I just 'borrow' them. So you bastards have nothing to fear."

"Oh, this is a secret that few people know... But now it is known to everyone. Back then, I should have ruthlessly crushed Carter Sley to death on the land in the west, so that it would not appear again now. Jump out and make trouble."

Speaking of this, the big devil noticed the ring on Johnny's little finger again, a cold light flashed in its eyes, and it said:

"The ring is really nice. Did your new friends give it to you?"

Johnny didn't answer, he clenched the bones of his hand tightly, and while he was waving, a scorching hellfire hit Mephisto.

The latter did not dodge or dodge, letting the flame hit its body, it was like a piece of glass, it turned into a dark red flame and dissipated the moment it was hit.

But the next moment, Mephisto's projection appeared in front of Johnny again.

It stretched out its hand and strangled Johnny's neck. The Ghost Rider reacted extremely quickly, and the blazing hellfire was ignited.

In the roar of the spirit of revenge, in the next moment, he will be transformed into a real ghost rider.

In the human world, the power that Mephisto can use is absolutely no match for this burning mad skeleton.

However, at this moment, Mephisto suddenly blinked at Johnny, and the devil's cunning face finally showed a trademark malicious smile.

it said softly:

"Johnny Blazer, you have completed the task...the contract is over."

"Swish"

Like a divine word, when Mephisto uttered these words, the flames burning on Johnny's body dissipated instantly, as if those flames had never appeared.

And the vengeful spirit roaring in his body and preparing to rush out also let out a terrified scream. In Johnny's perception, the scorching soul was completely stripped away at this moment.

He could no longer feel that burning flame, he could no longer feel those surging sins.

There was only a quiet world left in his ears.

Even the sound of the clock running on the wall became so clear at this moment.

"you..."

Johnny looked at the big devil in front of him, and he asked:

"what have you done?"

"I just lifted your curse, my friend."

Mephisto said to Johnny maliciously:

"I ended your contract...I don't think your new friend told you this. You are special, Johnny, and so is the vengeful spirit inside you."

"Zatanos is not an ordinary spirit of vengeance, it is not a pure spirit of vengeance at all, the Archangel Randekiel can't control how I use it."

"For...why?"

Johnny looked at the big devil in disbelief, and he said:

"Why are you doing this?"

"because..."

Mephisto seemed ready to answer Johnny's question.

But the next moment, it waved its hand violently, and threw Johnny, who had completely turned into an ordinary person, out of the top floor.

Amid the sound of shattering glass, Johnny Blazer kept waving his hands in the air, but the gravitational force from the earth was calling him to fall to the ground.

He fell in the air, and he saw Mephistopheles poking his head out of the window.

The latter was waving at him with a parting smile, and the cold voice of the big devil was also heard in the free-falling Johnny's ears at this moment.

"Because I want to! Johnny."

"Your friends thought they won...but unfortunately, everyone lost. There is no winner in this conspiracy..."

"Congratulations, Johnny, you're free..."

"boom"

The moment the big devil's voice fell, Johnny hit the icy ground.

Falling from more than 20 meters is nothing to Ghost Rider, but after being pulled away from the Vengeful Spirit, Johnny is just an ordinary person.

This is already a deadly height.

The world in Johnny's eyes became blurred, blood filled his eyes, but he could still see the smile on the face of the great devil Mephisto.

The devil laughed and killed him.

it laughs...

Because it knows how painful it is.

But Johnny didn't hurt. The death caused by falling from a high altitude was instantaneous. Everything in front of his eyes was becoming dim. At the last moment when the light disappeared, he saw the ring on his finger...

It's a pity he's only just made a bunch of friends.

What a pity...

Until the last moment, he was alone...

Johnny Blazer, he's dead.

In the wild laughter of Mephisto, in this dark night, he died.

he...

finally free.

(End of this chapter)