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"Johnny, Blackheart is far too powerful, and he has too many allies."

"So, I found you some help!"

"However, these people are neither good nor evil, and their origins are mysterious. Even I don't know their true background. Let them make the first move, and be careful yourself."

"The other monsters don't matter, but Blackheart must be judged by you."

"You must remember that!"

Mephisto stood before Johnny Blaze and spoke slowly.

At that moment, Johnny Blaze was not in human form. Though he still wore that outrageously badass black leather outfit, he had become Ghost Rider—a skeletal figure wreathed in hellfire. Thus, he did not voice his doubts, listening instead like a loyal knight receiving orders from his lord.

"This time, although Blackheart lost Gressil, he left cleanly and decisively rather than fleeing in panic. He must have found the whereabouts of the 'San Venganza Contract.'"

"And I happen to know where the contract is hidden!"

"Johnny, you must go there first and get the 'San Venganza Contract'!"

"That contract is Blackheart's objective!"

"So long as you hold it, Blackheart will definitely come for you to seize it!"

"Then, you can judge him."

What Mephisto said was nine parts truth and one part lie. Although he had forcibly taken control of Johnny Blaze's Ghost Rider form, he still had not revealed his true objective.

After receiving Mephisto's orders, Johnny Blaze gave the demon lord a knight's salute. Then he mounted the Hell Cycle, twisted the throttle, and the motorcycle instantly burst into roaring flames. At an absurd speed and in an equally absurd, utterly lawless manner, it sped toward the location Mephisto had told him about.

"Naomi, since you're here, come out."

"We're old acquaintances. There's no need to hide from each other. After all, your son—the next head