Chapter 238
Cyber and Johnny are sitting on the chairs in this tomb-keeper’s hut. The furnishings in this room are full of the flavor of the last century. This is the work of an immortal who has lived for more than 200 years. In the residence, the sculptures and collectibles that have been given special meanings in time are wiped clean and placed on the shelves. Next to it is a pile of flour and food ordered from the supermarket a few days ago, in front of the sacred angel statue. , With an old mineral radio set, Cyber vaguely remembered, the old man seemed to have the same one.
If you are a literary enough person, chances are you can still experience a sense of chaos when time intersects, as if time stopped and went forward here.
Cyber's question silenced Carter Slade for a moment. He reached out and took out a very modern pipe from the cabinet next to him. The mouthpiece was covered with a delicate iron ring. He I took some shredded tobacco, compacted it, and the rays of light flashed in my eyes. It looked like an old man who was immersed in the past time.
"Since when did you start talking?"
Carter leaned back in his chair, and all the weird and lonely emotions of this old man in this brief moment disappeared, replaced by a touch Peaceful and indifferent, he compacted the pipe in his hand and put it to his mouth to inhale, a pungent smoke floating in the smoke, Carter began to tell his story.
"237 years ago, I was a Texas Mounted Policeman. I was the best hunter in this area. No one could escape my hunt. What would it be called here? St. Augustine? Ah, forget it. In short, I am the best young man on patrol. It took only 4 years to become a sheriff, and this desert has completely become my hunting ground."
Carter's eyes quickly showed an unhappy look, "But those guys are jealous of my credit, they told me to their superiors, saying that I was corrupt, well, I did get some injustice from those horse bandits. Fortune, but that’s my gain, isn’t it? Anyway, they put me in jail, planned to execute me, and then divide my treasure. They almost succeeded...really!"
He stretched out his little finger and gestured in disdain, "It's just a little bit...Then on the night before my death, a weird man appeared in the prison. I knew from his face. He is a bad kind, the kind that is through and through, but he told me that he can save my life at the cost of paying my soul. This is ridiculous..."
Carter coughed lightly. Sound,
"We still use the contract then, so when he asked to sign a contract, I didn’t think much about it. I thought it was just a silly joke because I didn’t trust him at all! When my finger touched the contract, the sharp knife cut open my skin, and blood dripped on the contract’s parchment. I can still remember the lightning flashing outside the window at that time... I saw it. His shadow, the devil’s shadow!"
Carter Slade's face showed a trace of fatigue, he rubbed his forehead,
"Then everyone forgot...forgot When I was sentenced, I took this opportunity to put those who framed me to death one after another, and then I started to be my free sheriff again. I thought everything would pass until it rained 5 years later. At night, he came again, and he told me that he needed me..."
"You know, it's actually good to serve the devil."
Carter Slade Suddenly lowered his voice, and said something not so positive in this sacred place, he chuckled, like a night owl, "They are very generous, the devil and their hell only need souls, and they are killing those he named. After the guy I want to kill, the money of those guys belongs to me, my God, that crazy time, let me think about it, 30 years, at least has 30 years, it’s the happiest time in my life. "
"Unfinished money! A woman who can't finish playing, never wipes clean blood..."
Carter took a deep breath and closed his eyes slightly , Leaning on a chair, "Until my last mission... I will never forget that place, San Venganza town, where I was born not far from there, I know that place, it’s a very friendly group, Kind people, they are like most farmers of that era. They live in poverty but happily. The flock of sheep in their village is their most precious treasure. Besides, they are poor and clinking. "
The old man pursed his mouth,
"But the ale there is great, of course, the food tastes terrible, so I wouldn’t go to places without oil and water. But this time, I had to go. Mephisto told me that he signed a contract with the people there. He asked me to accept the contract. I didn't think much about it at the time, and rode my beloved war horse "Kal Potter". then went that ghost place, and then I saw... hell. "
"You can never imagine what I saw that night. Those kind people are like crazy. Even the women who have no power to bind the chicken are holding the knife and slashing crazy. Killing everyone around him, the child was thrown into the fire and burned to death, the one third died in the poisoned water, hell, when I arrived, the killing had already gone to the end...no one was alive. Come down! I watched the burning village. The last two people, a woman and an old man, were like Beast, desperately trying to stab the knife in each other’s heart, but they were father and daughter...Heavens ! "
Speaking of this, Carter Slade's hands trembled slightly, even after more than 200 years, the scene of hell he saw that night never left him, he muttered to himself,
"I want to save the next one, really... I really want to save the next one. It's too miserable, but I can't. Father bit off his daughter’s ear, and the daughter dug out father’s My heart, no one survived. I approached the town that had been completely destroyed. In the raging fire in the center of the town, I saw the scroll written in blood, Mephisto’s crafty plots and machinations. "
"He deceived them that as long as three voluntary souls were sacrificed, they would bring immortality to all the people in the town. Isn't it a funny reason? But in that era, everyone was superstitious, coupled with the power shown by Mephisto, they did that, and they got nothing, only the contract that sealed their tortured soul in the town of San Venganza. In the area, unless someone takes the initiative to unlock this contract, they will not be able to escape forever! "
"I got the contract..."
Carter Slade said softly, "I got it for the effortless, but I don't know, should I put it in my hand? I gave him a contract full of blood. I didn’t know what he wanted to do at the time. I just learned later. I just felt that what was in my hand was so disgusting. You call it a conscience discovery. It’s okay to wake up suddenly. In short, when I saw Mephisto with a smile on his face, I felt that smile was so disgusting for the first time! So disgusting! "
"The spirit of vengeance gave me the power to resist...I resisted, and I ran away with the contract. "
The old man leaned back on the chair and let out a sigh of relief. "That was probably the only right thing I did in my life, and then the wealthy Carter Slade died and survived." There is only an old fogey with a secret struggling on whilst at death's door...how many secrets does a person have to go through to live his life in peace? This is really a good question, you know? I have actually been waiting for your arrival. "
"Why? "
Johnny couldn't help but ask, and Cyber spoke at the same time, but asked another question,
"What does he want to do with that contract?" "
Two people with completely different personalities asked completely different questions, Carter Slade laughed, he looked towards Cyber first, and he whispered,
"You are Where did you meet Mephisto? "
"Out-of-bounds bar, a lousy place! "
Cyber spread out his hands and said, "That place is not far from here. I'm very curious. Why did the devil let you live for more than 200 years?" "
"It's very simple, because I "Death"! "
Carter Slade put the pipe in his hand on his mouth, and said, "I sent most of the fire of hell back to hell, creating a kind of The illusion of death, as for the ones that have not returned, are used to support my aging body, coupled with the protection of Saint Michael, he can not find me... But you went to the bar beyond the border, could you just Didn't you find that someone outside of the world like him would have to pay a price to enter our world? "
Cyber thought of the bartender in the bar who was shot headshot by him, he was nodded,
"It is said that a soul can open the hell door? "
"That's a sacrifice. A ray of Summon Mephisto's consciousness went to this world sacrifice. Aren't you curious what the San Venganza contract is for?" Let me tell you, that is also a sacrifice...Thousands of souls, the entity that summon out of the Great Demon King and descends on this world, tears the barriers of the world away, and builds a hell on earth in San Venganza...the most wonderful Yes, the people there voluntarily signed a contract with the devil. Even the Supreme Master cannot prevent this from happening... Yes, the cunning Old Dog took advantage of the loophole! "
The old man smiled with a deep and smug smile, like an old cat stealing fishy,
"But everything was ruined by me, Hahaha, I really want to Look at Mephisto's gloomy old face. "
After that, he turned his gaze to Johnny again,
"This is why I expect you to come...I'm dying, the remnants of hell fire It’s almost consumed. I can’t hold on anymore. I’ve been waiting for the next generation of Knight to appear. I originally thought I needed my old life to wake up the spirit of vengeance hidden in your body, but luckily, I seemed to There is no need to make such a big sacrifice. "
He stood up, picked up the unremarkable shovel in the corner, and slammed it fiercely against the wall. "Peng", the shovel split from the center, revealing the quaint shovel in it, with a trace of it. Carter took out the red scroll, took it out, shook the head, and threw it to Johnny.
"Then take over the responsibility and mission that I have carried on for more than 200 years to protect Good it! "
Carter Slade said softly, "Use everything you have, protect it!" I know that this time the one who ran up beyond the boundary was Blackheart, the most insignificant of Mephisto’s sons. The scene where he was violently beaten by the Supreme Master, I can see clearly. He can’t violate the Supreme Master’s rules and use power beyond this world. In this case, you two are definitely enough to deal with Blackheart, go and kill him! So that the arrogant little bastard knows that this place can't help him. As for Mephisto, he is not a problem. "
old fogey coughed twice,
"The power he appears in this world with the appearance of descending is not as powerful as Blackheart. If he dares to descend with an entity, the Supreme Mage will Make him look good. "
"Hey, Johnny, let me see it!" "
Cyber suddenly said, Johnny was shocked, nodded, no doubt that he passed the scroll in his hand, Cyber was in his hand, he put the scroll in front of him,
p>"Oh, look, this little thing can actually create a real hell in the world...how terrible. "
He sighed, and then he put the scroll into his pocket naturally, patted the dust that didn't exist on his body, and showed a full smile on his face,
"Then, thank you, Carter Slade, and you, Johnny...I thought it was so hard to find. "
"Cyber, you! "
Johnny felt something was wrong, but a black shadow flashed in front of him in the human form, Cyber's hit his neck with a punch, Johnny's body shook, and he fell on his back to the ground, Cyber didn't even look at it. Johnny fell to the ground. He reached out his hand and heard the sound of Ka ka. He turned his head and saw Carter Slade holding a black, beautiful old-fashioned riding lance. The black muzzle was aimed directly at it. His heart.
"What the hell are you doing? "
Carter Slade is almost crazy, he seems to pull the trigger anytime with excitement, but Cyber pulls his hat down, a smile on his lips,
"Don’t be funny Now, old man, Ghost Rider can’t change during the day... can’t you? "
"You...how do you know?" "
"I have fought against Johnny head-on..."
Cyber lifts the head, his eyes have become extremely cold, "I took his bones to 300 with my bare hands. Many pieces, I saw with my own eyes that the flame on his body went out when the first rays of sunlight came up..."
He walked forward, pressing his chest against the muzzle, and he reached out to Carter. Slade is patted on his shoulder,
"You are old, pay attention to your body... Take advantage of the rest of the time to rest, no one will blame you. "
old fogey glared at Cyber fiercely, as if to tear him up and eat him completely,
"Why?" "
In the face of this question, Cyber shrugged, "I'm dying. Only this thing can save my life... Is this answer enough?" "
"But the world will become hell because of this! ! ! "
"hehe...what does it have to do with me?" "
Carter Slade's complexion turned pale. At the same time, in a house full of debris in faraway Manhattan, the house was full of dense smoke, and a man and a woman were very close. Tumbled on the bed in a stance that seemed to be in love, but when they were preparing to go further, the man was suddenly pulled up from the bed by a force, and a pale-yellow Transmission Gate appeared with sparks. Behind him, he was forcibly thrown in.
"Help me do something...John! "
The man struggled, he looked towards the scared beauty on the bed, he showed her a smile,
"Hi, baby, wait for me, up to 1 I will come back tomorrow, and continue our..."
"weng"
He was swallowed by the closed Transmission Gate before he was finished.
"no! You damn old woman..."