Ruined Town! Under Divine Punishment, Existence Vanishes

Thus, under the watchful eyes of many parties, Carter Slade rode the Hell Nightmare without making any attempt to conceal his tracks, charging straight into the depths of the wilderness!

The Nightmare's four iron hooves, each as large as a bowl, left behind an incomparably clear flaming imprint every time they struck the ground. As the Hell Nightmare galloped at breakneck speed, a path of fire formed from countless flaming hoofprints appeared in the dark, gloomy wilderness—a Path of Fire-Illumination made of red spider lilies, stretching all the way toward the deepest reaches of the underworld...

Although Johnny and his mother, Naomi, had not acknowledged each other, they had already recognized one another. Though Johnny was already thirty, he still honored the promise he had made to his mother—her hurried final words before Mephisto had forced Naomi away after Johnny signed the Demonic Contract all those years ago: do not acknowledge her, and do not say that he knew Naomi Kale. Naomi Kale, on the other hand, wanted to acknowledge him, but just as in the warning she had left Johnny more than a decade ago, many of those who had made enemies of Naomi had died over the years. Yet she still had to fulfill her duty as the earthly agent of the Angel of Vengeance and continue judging evil. Thus, after her old enemies died, new ones once more filled her notebook!

"Johnny..."

"Be careful in a moment!"

"I don't know what's going on, but several different gazes are watching us! It's hard to tell whether they carry ill intent, but there aren't many who can do something like this..."

"Even if they bear no ill intent, as long as they intend to make a move on the San Venganza Contract, we must stop them!"

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