Performance Time

"Here we go—showtime!"

After transforming into Ghost Rider, Andrew sped toward Stark Tower on his motorcycle, leaving a straight trail of fire behind him.

Immediately afterward, large amounts of black mist erupted from Andrew's body, turning into more than a dozen chains that wrapped around the Black and White Armor units on the street and inside the tower. Tangled in the chains, the Black and White Armor units flew into the sky like kites.

"What is that?"

Tony, who had been frantically searching for Pepper, stared at the Hellfire Knight in shock. Where had this ridiculously cool guy come from? And what was he planning to do?

More than ten seconds later, Andrew arrived in front of Stark Tower. Instead of stopping, he accelerated. Just as everyone thought he was about to crash into the building, his motorcycle drove up the tower, shattering glass all the way as it shot straight into the sky in a blaze of dazzling fire.

"That's not scientific."

Tony's jaw nearly hit the floor. Newton's coffin lid was probably about to blow off, wasn't it? Everyone else was equally dumbfounded. One office worker could not help pulling out his phone and shouting, "Wife, come look at God!"

"Is that... Ghost Rider?"

Susan stared at the Hellfire Chariot shooting into the sky, her mind in complete chaos. The Ghost Rider Andrew had mentioned had actually appeared in reality.

Thinking of something, Susan turned and ran toward Andrew's office. Natasha also remembered Ghost Rider and hurriedly pulled out her phone to record everything.

Meanwhile, Andrew used the momentum to launch himself straight into the sky. Then, with a forceful upward swing of his right hand, more than a dozen Black and White Armor units soared upward.

The next second, all of the Black and White Armor units exploded with a thunderous boom. The entire sky turned white, as if daylight had arrived.

The crowd first cried out in alarm, then burst into loud cheers. Once the white light faded, many people tilted their heads toward the sky, waiting for the hero to return. But to their surprise, the Hellfire Knight had vanished without a trace.

"He must be an Angel. After saving us, he returned to Heaven."

One person shouted, and many nodded. That had to be it. Otherwise, how could he be that cool?

"An Angel? I don't believe Angels exist in this world. Wait, Obadiah!"

Tony suddenly remembered something and hurriedly searched for Iron Monger, only to discover that Iron Monger had escaped amid the earlier chaos. Tony was extremely Annoyed. With Iron Monger gone, there would be trouble in the future.

Howard flew over to Tony and said, "Tony Stark, this world is bigger than you imagine. You need to learn humility."

Tony snorted. "Humility? Sorry, the Stark family doesn't have that tradition, because we don't need humility."

I really want to punch this kid.

Howard grumbled inwardly before saying, "A little humility would be better. Palladium Poisoning doesn't feel good, does it?"

Tony's Expression Changed. "How do you know?"

"Your father once worked for S.H.I.E.L.D. After his death, S.H.I.E.L.D. seized some of his belongings. They contain information you need."

Leaving those words behind, Howard turned and left with a group of robots. Tony froze for a moment, then shouted, "Who are you? Why do you know about my father?"

Howard did not answer. Tony wanted to chase after him, but after hesitating, he stopped in frustration—he had to stay and clean up the mess, and Pepper still had not been found.

On the rooftop of Rebirth Tower, Andrew appeared out of thin air. Just as he was about to return to his office, he suddenly sensed something and froze.

Andrew frowned and used Magic Runes to contact Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One. He asked, "Sorcerer Supreme, I just sensed a New World merging with our world. Was that an illusion, or was it real?"

"You truly are special. It was real. The Fifth World has already merged."

Ancient One spoke as a Light Screen hovered before her. On it, a spider fell onto the neck of a High School Student.

Andrew asked in confusion, "Then why couldn't I sense it before?"

Ancient One said, "Because you had not formed a bond with Earth before."

"A bond? What a disgusting word."

Andrew hung up the "call" with a look of disgust. He did not care about World Fusion. In Fact, he even welcomed it somewhat.

The more worlds there were, the more disasters there would be, and the more souls there would be.

"This time, I earned around eight hundred souls. Not bad. More importantly, it proved that my plan can work."

Andrew smiled and returned to his office. The moment he entered, Susan rushed over and asked excitedly, "Andrew, you're that Ghost Rider, aren't you?"

"Yes."

Andrew did not deny it. As the Demon King, he had no need to be overly cautious.

"Angels really exist in this world?"

Susan grew even more excited. She fired off questions like a machine gun. "Andrew, does Heaven really exist? And how did you pull off those moves just now? They were completely unscientific."

Andrew raised his hand, pinched Susan's chin, and whispered in her ear, "Come to my place. I'll tell you slowly."

Susan was a little shy, but she did not refuse. They had been together for months. It was time to take things a step further, and she was definitely in the mood right now.

While Andrew was happy, Coulson was gloomily dealing with the aftermath. He had a great many things to do: find people to put out the fires, send the injured to the hospital, divide the Spoils of War with the Military, make everyone keep quiet... Of course, the most important thing was reporting to his superiors.

S.H.I.E.L.D. did not intend to let the public know about this matter. As for the reason, naturally, it was to protect the world—or so they claimed.

"This battle affected too large an area. It won't be easy to suppress it. Looks like I won't be sleeping tonight."

Looking at the devastated surroundings, Coulson sighed and called Nick Fury.

Coulson first reported everything that had happened, then said, "Director, I underestimated Obadiah this time. If it hadn't been for that Hellfire Knight, there might have been massive casualties."

Nick Fury snorted. "There's still hope for you if you know you made a mistake. Handle things there first. I'll be there soon. Also, stop investigating Andrew Wang. I'll take over personally."

Coulson was stunned. "You'll take over personally?"

Nick Fury said, "According to Natasha's report, he is very likely that Hellfire Knight."

"He's that Hellfire Knight?"

Coulson cried out in shock, a wave of fear rising in his heart. Thankfully, he had not gone directly to cause trouble for the other party as Natasha had suggested. Otherwise, he would probably have been burned to a crisp already.

Thinking of something, Nick Fury instructed, "Coulson, there's something seriously wrong with those Peace Knights. Once the aftermath is dealt with, find them as soon as possible."

Coulson nodded. "All right."

The next morning, at a hotel controlled by Stark Industries, Coulson handed Tony a speech draft and said, "Read this later. S.H.I.E.L.D. will capture Obadiah as soon as possible and prevent him from causing further harm."

Tony took the speech draft with an unhappy expression. He did not like deceiving people like this, but S.H.I.E.L.D. was needed to clean up the mess, so he could only cooperate.

Thinking of something, Tony asked Coulson, "How much do you know about the Peace Knights and the Hellfire Knight?"