The sky was perpetually gray.
Ashes continuously drifted down from above.
The air was filled with an endless scent of sulfur.
This was Hell.
The moment the Hell vortex devoured Ghost Rider, Ghost Rider, falling into Hell, instantly disintegrated.
The Spirit of Vengeance transformed into a stream of light, shooting towards the only structure in the Hell Dimension that could be called a palace.
Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi, on the other hand, collapsed onto the muddy ground, which was full of ashes and blood, in a posture like a wild goose landing.
The next second.
Before he could even react, a furious roar came from Mephisto's palace in the distance.
The voice was filled with anger and disappointment!
"Hawk!!!"
"Thud!"
Johnny, who had just climbed up from the muddy ground where blood and ashes coexisted, had not yet had time to think when his feet suddenly left the ground.
Johnny instinctively reached out with both hands to press against the demon claw, covered in dense scales, that was currently gripping his neck, then looked at the Demon King who appeared before him, his pupils rapidly constricting.
Charred, reddish skin.
Jagged fangs.
Nostrils constantly spewing Fire.
Huge, thick, and twisted horns.
The ruler of the Hell Dimension, Mephisto.
"You…"
"Useless thing."
No longer disguising himself, Mephisto, appearing in his true form, spoke in a low and hoarse voice, looking at Johnny in his hand with undisguised disgust, and after saying a word, he flung him aside.
After Johnny landed again, he struggled to get up and looked at Mephisto.
He still thought he was on Earth, completely unaware that he had died and arrived in Mephisto's territory.
"Hey, you tricked me, you said as long as he looked into Ghost Rider's eyes, he would…"
"Slap!"
Mephisto didn't wait for Johnny to finish speaking, his thick right hand instantly slapped the still indignant Johnny away.
His golden pupils flickered continuously, and the Fire from his nostrils was accompanied by thick smoke, making it feel as if the air was about to ignite the next second.
Johnny struggled to his feet from the muddy ground once more.
His pupils were filled with shock and confusion as he looked at Mephisto.
After all…
In his impression, Mephisto always maintained a gentlemanly demeanor, so Mephisto's current ruthless and irritable appearance made him somewhat uncomfortable.
The most important point.
"You tricked me, so it's not my fault. Where's my father?"
"Useless!"
Mephisto heard this, his cold golden pupils looking mercilessly at Johnny: "If it weren't for your arrogance and stupidity, how would he have found a weakness? As long as the Spirit of Vengeance and you remain one, his attacks are immune to you. But you, you were so foolish as to separate from the Spirit of Vengeance!"
Although he didn't understand how Hawk resisted the Eye of Judgment.
But he knew one thing very clearly.
As long as Johnny remained one with the Spirit of Vengeance, let alone Hawk, even if the Sorcerer Supreme came, at most she could only imprison Ghost Rider, and she would be utterly unable to send the Spirit of Vengeance back to Hell.
Therefore…
Ghost Rider was almost invincible; even if he wore Hawk down, the ultimate winner would definitely be Ghost Rider.
But what was the result?
This foolish, self-proclaimed intelligent worm in front of him had thrown his instructions to the wind. Not only did he fail the mission, but he even had the audacity to ask him for his father.
If he had thought Johnny was somewhat clever before, now, no matter how he looked at Johnny, he found him utterly repulsive.
Mephisto looked at Johnny with undisguised disgust and disdain.
At the same time.
Two Hell demons flapped their wings and landed beside him.
Mephisto suppressed the urge to smash Johnny's soul with one slap: "Take this foolish thing and throw him into the cage. I want him to experience the despair and pain of being separated from his father every moment for the next ten thousand years."
The two Hell demons nodded and walked towards Johnny, who stood frozen in place, without a word.
Johnny panicked.
"No, you can't do this, you tricked me."
"No!"
"You deceived me."
"Damn it, we signed a contract, give me back my father."
"No…"
The two Hell demons ignored Johnny's shouts, grabbed Johnny directly, flapped their wings, and quickly took Johnny away from here.
As Johnny moved further away, his voice, gradually filled with despair, also faded into the distance.
Mephisto stood still, his nostrils still spewing Fire. After sending the foolish and arrogant Johnny away for punishment, he reread the memories that the Spirit of Vengeance had brought back upon its return.
The next second.
His massive demon body trembled violently, and then, another roar of extreme anger erupted from his throat.
"No!"
"Hawk!!!"
Mephisto's demon eyes, upon reading the memory of the Spirit of Vengeance standing before the graveyard, completely lost control.
It was simple.
His son, Blackheart, was dead!
And…
Even the fragments of the Law of Life and Death had been stripped away by someone.
In an instant.
Mephisto realized why Hawk had resisted the Spirit of Vengeance's Eye of Judgment and hadn't been dragged down to Hell by it.
But—
This was too fast!
How many days had passed on Earth now?
Had it been two days?
Mephisto was somewhat incredulous, especially after seeing the Spirit of Vengeance's memory stop at the volcano, feeling the lingering aura of the Fire Demon, and then fully understanding why Hawk could withstand the Hell Judgment Eye.
Because his soul no longer belonged to Hell.
No!
Mephisto snapped out of his brief shock.
Because even if Hawk had plundered the Four Elements of Creation, and even the fragments of his son Blackheart's Law of Life and Death, it would be impossible to create an entirely new Hell Dimension in just two days.
Rome wasn't built in a day.
A dimension even less so.
The most important point.
As the owner of Earth's souls, Mephisto had not yet felt any new dimension attempting to challenge his authority.
Whenever a new dimension wanted to intervene in the game of Earth's soul ownership, as the current defender, he would definitely sense it immediately.
But there was no such feeling.
Therefore…
"Who did you sell your soul to!"
"Hawk!"
Mephisto's pupils flickered continuously, then he slowly raised his demon head, looking at the Hell vortex gradually dissipating in the air.
His son was dead.
The plan to plunder Hawk's soul had also failed.
This time, Mephisto could be said to have lost both his son and his soldiers. His face showed only anger, and not a trace of fear.
The reason was simple.
He held a trump card that could control Hawk.
His sister.
Anya.
Through these few attempts, Mephisto was already very clear about Anya's importance in Hawk's heart.
He was certain of one thing.
Hawk would be willing to do anything for his sister, and right now, his sister Anya's soul was in his hands.
Therefore…
A cruel smile flashed across Mephisto's demon face, as he muttered to himself.
"I have you now."
"Hawk!"
In the canyon, Hawk, who was sensing the direction where the Hell vortex had just disappeared and fully operating his own Law of Life and Death to pinpoint the coordinates of the Hell Dimension, opened his eyes and looked up at Sharon, who was running into the canyon from outside, raising an eyebrow.
"Why are you here?"
"The satellite detected you hadn't moved for over ten minutes, and I was worried something might have happened to you, so I rushed over."
Sharon explained as she used the light from her lamp to avoid the stones on the ground that might cause her to trip.
Hawk listened to Sharon's explanation, somewhat curious: "Aren't you afraid that if something happened to me, coming here would just be suicide?"
Sharon looked up, gazing seriously at Hawk: "You're an immortal phoenix who can go to Mars to duel with Thor. If even you were to get into trouble, I think I should report it quickly and have the Commander re-assemble the Avengers."
Hawk looked at Sharon's familiar expression and laughed heartily.
"I'm fine."
"That's good then."
Sharon also smiled slightly, then looked around with some curiosity: "By the way, where's Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi?"
Hawk's gaze fell on the ground where Sharon was standing, and he didn't speak.
Sharon followed Hawk's gaze, lowered her eyes, and looked at her feet.
Before her eyes.
A blood-red neck, seemingly flush with the ground, was still oozing blood.
Sharon, in zero point zero one seconds, realized what she was seeing, instantly gasped, and instinctively shuffled her body backward.
Hawk looked at Sharon, who moved like a startled little rabbit, and the corners of his mouth curved slightly upward.
"His head wasn't removed by me; he removed it himself."
"Himself?"
Sharon paused slightly, then remembering the footage of Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi transforming into a flaming skeleton that she had seen on the monitor while tracking him earlier, she seemed to realize something, nodded thoughtfully, and then scanned the surroundings again with her flashlight.
"Then where's his head?"
"There."
Hawk pointed to the tiny head fragments on the ground: "See that pile of White fragments? That's his head."
Sharon shone her flashlight over, then looked at the tiny fragments that looked exactly like they had been crushed by a press, opened her mouth, and then shrugged: "Alright."
Hawk heard Sharon's voice and raised an eyebrow.
"You sound a little disappointed?"
"Hmm."
"Hmm?"
"Don't misunderstand, it's not because you're alive and not dead. I'm just a little disappointed that Qiang Ni · Bu Lei Zi died."
"…"
Hawk didn't speak, quietly watching Sharon.
Sharon also reacted again at this moment, looking at Hawk: "You know I came to Texas to see a stunt show. I'm just disappointed about that."
Alright.
Hawk smiled slightly.
Sharon quickly composed herself and looked at Hawk: "Since the battle is over, let's go together then."
Hawk shook his head.
"There's still one place I haven't been."
"Still one place? Where? I can drive you there."
"Hell!"
"…"
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