Carter Slade smiled in relief, then walked up to Johnny, took the iron shovel from his hand, and slammed it hard against a nearby tree.
The shovelhead fell to the ground, and a yellowed paper scroll tucked into the handle immediately drew everyone's attention.
"The Saint Vangansa Contract can turn the human world into purgatory." Carter Slade removed the contract and handed it to Johnny.
"You're just giving it to me like that?" Johnny accepted the contract in disbelief. Its weight in his hands felt almost unreal.
"I want to put an end to all this even more than you do." Carter Slade gave a bitter smile. "This... person... with a gem embedded in his forehead..."
"Vision. My name is Vision."
"Vision is right. The Saint Vangansa Contract is no longer safe.
"The energy within me has already been exhausted. I no longer have the strength to protect it.
"And you are this generation's Ghost Rider. There's no one more suitable to handle it than you. Besides, you have their help." Carter Slade looked at Tony, Vision, and Aaron, who had silently edged away from the other two. "Trusting you is the best strategy available to me."
"Thank you." Johnny thanked him sincerely.
"Alright, let's make a plan." Tony clapped his hands. "How do we deal with the Son of Hell?"
"He has an immortal body. As long as the energy of Hell inside him has not run out, he will not die." Vision offered his opinion. "So we need to capture him, restrain his movements, and slowly wear away his life force."
"It's the stupidest method, but also the most effective." Tony nodded.
"The question is, how are you going to catch him?" Aaron held Abei in his arms, stroking it as he teased them. "I'm not trying to