Miao Mu couldn't be blamed for being surprised. He knew of Spawn, but there had been many generations of Spawn. It was one of the Hell Lords' sustainable harvesting schemes, dating back to the Middle Ages.
However, the most famous Hellspawn was probably Al Simmons, the poster child for a tragic life.
A Marine who later became a professional assassin, he helped the CIA carry out certain shady missions. After offending his superior, he was eliminated during an operation.
With blood all over his hands, Simmons naturally couldn't enter Heaven. Yet in Hell, he endured the trial by fire. His longing for his wife allowed him to retain a shred of sanity.
Rather than becoming fuel for Hellfire, he caught the eye of the Hell Lord Malebolgia, signed a contract with Hell, became Hellspawn, and returned to the human world. But he had already been dead for five years.
The wife he loved had married his best friend and even had a child who was a year and a half old.
And he had nothing left, not even his original appearance. All he had was a charred, rotting body. Even with magic, he couldn't return to how he used to look.
As Miao Mu drove, he kept turning around to look behind him, especially at Al Simmons' face.
Oswald could only remind him again and again, "Watch the road!"
Miao Mu hurriedly turned the wheel, swerved around the large truck ahead, overtook it, then glanced into the rearview mirror again.
He really was curious. Mainly because one of Spawn's looks was simply too unforgettable: Shoelace Face!
The image of a white shoelace stitching the two sides of his face together down the middle was too iconic. It was even visible on that black bodysuit formed from condensed energy.
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