A golden-red Portal opened, and Kaecilius strode out, looking excitedly at Richard.
" Richard..."
Richard smiled and gave him an 'OK' sign, and Kaecilius' eyes immediately welled up with tears.
Carter Slade squatted in front of the Mummy card from the Blackheart, poking it here and there with his old-fashioned shotgun.
Even with the Blackheart right in front of him, he still felt it was all very unreal!
The Noble Son of Hell? Is that all?
The future Hell Lord? That's it?
What about all those decades I spent hiding and running? Did I suffer without any real hardship? Was I just bored out of my mind?!
Johnny noticed Mr. Shrew's dilemma, so he walked up to him and patted him on the shoulder.
"Don't underestimate Sorcerer Richard's wisdom and power!"
"The demons of Hell are always vicious and cunning, let alone the son of the Hell Lord!"
"If he hadn't been careless and rashly absorbed the three thousand Fallen Holy Soul within the San Venganza Contract..."
"Furthermore, we were well-prepared beforehand..."
"With our strength alone, we are no match for him!"
Carter Slade, being a cunning old fox who had lived for over a hundred years, quickly recovered from his bewildered and depressed mood.
He stood up, leaning on his hunting rifle, feeling incredibly relaxed all over.
" The San Venganza Contract is gone; it seems I can finally enjoy my retirement!"
" Blaze kid..."
He turned to Johnny and warned, "Using Ghost Rider's power comes at a price!"
"If it's not absolutely necessary, try not to use that power in the future!"
"It will cause your soul to continuously descend into Hell..."
"Don't worry, Mr. Sorey!" Richard walked over with Kaecilius.
He said with a smile, " Johnny is fundamentally different from you!"
"You were transformed into Ghost Rider by the Hell Lord using pure Hellfire..."
" Johnny became Ghost Rider because a Spirit of Vengeance resided within him, and this Spirit of Vengeance was a mortal enemy of the Hell Lord!"
"If he can reconcile with that Spirit of Vengeance, he might inherit all of its Spirit of Vengeance!"
Johnny's eyes lit up at first, but then he became listless again.
He chuckled to himself, "I've signed a soul contract; I can't escape his control at all..."
"You misunderstood, Johnny ..." Richard said with a grin, "The soul contract only takes effect after you die..."
"As long as you don't die, why bother with that so-called contract!"
Kaecilius remained expressionless, lost in thought.
They're here! They're here! They've finally arrived!
Richard's unorthodox methods have spread throughout the Kamar-Taj Sorcerer community...
In the past, I would have unhesitatingly and loudly condemned him for going against the established doctrines!
But now...
Kaecilius's gaze became distant and profound.
Although the Ancient One Sorcerer Supreme n't say it, she always did it this way...
With the San Venganza Contract gone, old man Carter Slade felt a great sense of relief and raised his hand to whistle.
'Hiss!'
A loud neighing sound rang out, and the sound of hooves rapidly approached from afar.
A magnificent black horse galloped up to Mr. Shrew and lowered its huge head to nuzzle his neck affectionately.
Carter Slade patted his old buddy on the neck, pulled on the reins, and mounted his horse.
He hung his hunting rifle on the hook of his saddle, took off his cowboy hat, and nodded to Richard and the others.
Goodbye, everyone!
"Ah, it should be goodbye forever, hahaha~"
The old man laughed heartily, pulled on the reins, turned around, and rode away.
Johnny stared blankly at Carter Slade's departing figure, as if he could see his own future reflected in it.
"Hey, Johnny!" Richard patted him on the shoulder and called out.
Johnny snapped out of his daze and looked at Richard with a puzzled expression.
"Where do you go next?" Richard asked with a smile.
Johnny thought for a moment and said, "Let's go back to my performance..."
Richard nodded and offered his best wishes. "Have a pleasant journey!"
Johnny opened his arms and hugged him, saying, "Thank you, Richard!"
The motorcycle approached him silently.
Johnny flipped himself onto the motorcycle, and with a 'boom,' Hellfire erupted, revealing the familiar burning skull. His mount, transformed by the Hellfire, became a cool Hell Motorcycle.
"I will communicate properly with the guy living in my body!"
"I believe he wouldn't mind paying a little rent..."
Richard's eyes lit up, and he gave him a thumbs up.
"You're right, brother!"
"See you later, brother!" Ghost Rider nodded politely to Kaecilius, twisted the handlebars, and the engine, modified by Hellfire, roared like thunder, disappearing into the distance like a shot-off arrow...
"Why not keep him?" Kaecilius asked from the side. "We might need his power to deal with the Hell Lord ..."
"He's better suited to a more untamed, untamed upbringing..." Richard replied with a smile.
After saying that, Richard raised his right hand, and the Mummy from the Blackheart floated up from the ground.
Then he stomped his foot, and the 12 Magic Spike embedded in the ground were shaken out of the ground.
Richard waved his hand, and the Magic Spike fluttered into his pocket in a rush.
"Let's go, senior brother, let's go back to Kamar-Taj first!"
Kaecilius nodded and raised his hand to create a golden-red Portal.
The two left with the Blackheart.
A few minutes later, an elderly gentleman with white hair, leaning on Walking Stick and sporting a slicked-back hairstyle, appeared in the abandoned Venganza Village.
His gaze was incredibly gloomy as he looked at the 12 evenly distributed holes on the ground.
" The San Venganza Contract!"
" The Blackheart!"
Mephisto slammed his Walking Stick on the ground, and his Clone vanished in a wisp of black smoke.
The next second, the ground tore open, deep cracks spread rapidly, and the abandoned church collapsed instantly!
Kamar-Taj Main Hall.
The Ancient One, with his hands behind his back, circled the Blackheart ' Mummy '.
"If Mephisto finds out you've captured his only son, the Hell Dimension might launch a full-scale invasion of Earth."
Richard subtly rolled his eyes, thinking to himself:
Why don't you just say that the Hell Dimension and the Dark Dimension have allied themselves and are invading Earth together?
However, he knew that the Ancient One was actually referring to Kaecilius, so he didn't interrupt.
Kaecilius was unaware of this; upon hearing that the consequences of capturing the Blackheart were so severe, his expression immediately changed.
"The entire Hell Dimension has invaded Earth?!"
His expression began to shift constantly: solemn, hesitant, struggling, disappointed...
Kaecilius clenched his fists so tightly that his thumbnails dug into his flesh before bowing his head and saying, "For the sake of Earth, let him go..."
Upon hearing this answer, the Ancient One, whose back was to Kaecilius, smiled slightly.
"It's too late!" she said in a deep voice. "Even if we release the Blackheart, Mephisto won't let it go!"
Kaecilius's body trembled, his pupils dilated violently, and finally he closed his eyes tightly, saying in a hoarse voice, "This whole thing started because of me! Handing me over should appease the Hell Lord's wrath!"
Richard couldn't stand it any longer and quickly coughed.
"Cough cough..."
"Um, Sorcerer Supreme..."
"I've just discovered a huge secret about Mephisto!"