Carter Slay. Gender: Male. Age: 235 years old. Occupation: Texas Ranger. Part-Time: Ghost Rider.
He sounded like a ruthless character, but to be honest, 200 years was too long for humans. Many details had been lost in time. Yuriko and Selena had been asking around for a whole day, but they only found clues about Carter Slay's final destination. There were three different versions.
Saber walked around the ruins of San Venganza a few times with his large cane. Just as Selena said, the town was very strange. In the eyes of mortals, it was just a ruin on the verge of weathering. Less than a third of the buildings were intact, and they were slowly fading with time. As for the strange wind and vague murmurs that often sounded in the town, it was said that some experts had specially come to investigate and concluded that it was caused by a special terrain.
But in Saber's eyes, there were no secrets in the town in front of him. The whole town was shrouded in a layer of grayish-black energy. In the ruins, in the gloomy stone rooms, there were strange, twisted, unconscious black shadows. They were probably souls. No, it was more appropriate to call them undead.
The ruins had another name: Hell on Earth. It was said that some tourists had given it this name. In Seiber's eyes, it was a fitting name. If an ordinary person were to see this scene, they would have peed their pants. However, they were trapped within the boundaries of the village and could not escape. It was as if there was an invisible boundary blocking them.
This was the first time Saber saw another world with his eyes. It shocked him to the extreme. But frankly, he was not afraid of these incorporeal things. He could feel their emotions. They were afraid of him!
To be precise, they were afraid of his eyes …
"Uh … Consider it an unexpected gain."
Saber rubbed his temples and turned to leave the ruins. He did not find anything useful in it, and he could not expect to get anything from the undead's memories. After a long time, they were only left with the most primitive killing instinct. All rationality and memories were gone.
"Tell me."
Saber sat in the back of the carriage and looked at the tired Selena and Yuriko. He asked, "What did you find?"
He claimed to be the descendant of Carter Slay's colleague. He told me that Carter Slay finally went to the local St. Michael's Cathedral to repent. His body that was tainted by demonic powers was destroyed by the holy water, but his soul was reborn and returned to the embrace of the Lord. As for the contract, the old man said that Carter Slay hid it in a place only he knew. It's in a corner of this desert. "
Selena said disdainfully, "I gave him 100 yuan. That's all his information is worth."
Saber nodded and turned to Yuriko. The latter said to him, "When I was looking for a motorcycle, I wanted to ride a motorcycle.
"While I was gathering information, a group of bikers tried to rob me. Later, I had a 'chat' with them and received an unexpected piece of news. According to them, a local village had migrated more than thirty years ago. A cemetery was built in the original village's location. It was presided over by St. Michael's Cathedral. They said that Carter Slay isn't actually dead. He's been hiding in the cathedral as a priest …"
As Yuriko spoke, a look of disgust appeared on her face.
"But I think the last piece of information might just be the imagination of those guys after they took drugs. I believe that Selena found it. Carter Slay is dead, but I have another piece of information about the contract."
Yuriko lowered her voice and said mysteriously, "It's said that before Carter Slay disappeared, he gave the contract to one of his best friends in the local area. Because he knew that the place he was going to didn't have a place for the contract, he left the contract in the human world and waited for the next generation of Ghost Rider to complete what he couldn't do … to completely destroy the contract."
"Hmm … three clues?"
Saber rubbed his chin. "Looks like St. Michael's Cathedral is our next stop. By the way, have you found out about the contents of the contract?"
"This thing isn't a secret locally. All the local old men know about it. It's said that more than 200 years ago, the civilians of San Venganza signed a contract after being tempted by the devil. The devil promised them eternal life, and the price was three people who willingly sacrificed themselves. In the end, that night, due to the suspicion and desire of the crowd, the entire town was bathed in blood. Thus, the devil easily took away their souls and sealed them in the contract."
Selena pursed her lips and took a bite out of a big burger. She mumbled, "You're right.
She muttered, "Then it was the same old story. Obtaining the contract would give you unimaginable power. Carter got greedy and ran away with the contract."
"Hmph, what can 1,000 mortal souls do? 1,000 ordinary people probably can't even keep Yuriko here. "
Saber snorted disdainfully. "Especially for an existence like Mephisto. It's something he can get with a wave of his hand. And I've seen it. Those 1,000 souls are trapped in the ruins of San Venganza. They haven't gone anywhere. They've just been there … for more than 200 years. So the contract must have other uses … That's the same reason why Carter betrayed Mephisto and ran away."
He rubbed his eyes. When he opened them, it took a lot of energy. His eyes were a little tired. He said to Selena, who was driving, "Let's go back first.
We'll go to St. Michael's Cathedral tomorrow … Hopefully, we can find something useful there. Where's the church? "
Yuriko took out her travel map and pointed to a place for Saber.
"It's in the suburbs of Houston. It's a church that has been established for more than 200 years. It's quite famous locally."
"Very good …"
Saber was about to say something when the phone in his hand suddenly rang. He picked it up and glanced at it. Then, he said to Selena, "Let's go to the hotel.
"Let's go straight to the hotel. Catherine's underlings are here, and Santals is here as well. You can leave these tasks to them. You can also go and watch Johnny's performance. It's said that this is another record-breaking performance."
Two hours later, Saber and the other two returned to the hotel. When they opened the door, they saw six young people standing or sitting in the living room, chatting. Accompanying them was Remy Leber, who was beaming with joy. This guy had visited almost every nightclub in Houston in the past few days and won a lot of money. However, he spent it all in a flash. He was a complete mess.
Since Remy was a carefree person, Seber didn't dare to let him do this. Remy was still a "friend", but he wasn't "one of them".
When the door was pushed open, the young people stood up. Selena and Yuriko were the first to enter the room, followed by Saber, who was leaning on his cane and wearing sunglasses. Santos was the first to come up and hold Saber's arm.
"Boss, what's going on? Are your eyes hurt? "
Saber did not speak. He just patted Santos's arm and closed his eyes to "look" at the others. He could feel their breath. In fact, Saber had always felt that there was a hidden "switch" in his eyes. Otherwise, it would not be maintained in this state all the time. It was a heavy burden on his current energy.
But the problem was that Mephisto seemed to deliberately maintain his eyes in this state. Saber could only choose to close his eyes most of the time. However, when Santos asked, he opened his eyes. At that moment, Santos could not help but take a step back. It was a killer's intuition. Saber's eyes gave him a sense of danger.
Saber shrugged, closed his eyes again, and relied on his perception of breath.
"Introduce me, Santos. These are … Wait, Erwin, is that you?"
He felt a familiar breath. He walked to the young man with silly round-rimmed glasses standing at the edge and patted him on the shoulder. "Did your grandfather know you came out?"
Standing in front of Saber was the grandson of Professor Hawkins, one of the young men that Saber rescued from Stryker's base, Erwin Hawkins. A mutant who could control water. Saber still remembered him as a shy young man.
Erwin nodded to Saber's question.
"I've already joined the Devil's Gang. Grandpa didn't object to it. My sister is going to school with Miss Catherine. Just like you said, I have to learn how to fight at the very least before I can protect her and my grandpa."
"Okay."
Saber nodded, and Santos introduced him to the other four young men.
"This is Alanak Wright, an orphan from Ontario. He is Miss Catherine's number one bodyguard at Xavier College. His ability is to control light beams."
The tall black man, Alanak, nodded to Saber very respectfully. Although he was only 17 years old, he was almost two meters tall, a head taller than Saber. He spoke to Saber with a northern accent.
"Thank you for your help, Boss Saber. I will never forget it."
"Live for yourself, son!"
Saber patted his chest. "Don't give up your freedom for anyone."
"Okay."
Alanak nodded very seriously. On his neck, there was a tattoo of a bloody devil's head.
Then, two Asians, who were 175 cm tall and looked very similar, stepped forward and stood respectfully beside Saber like Alanak. Santos continued to introduce them.
"These are the Anai brothers. They are orphans from the Native American settlement. Anai Artanis' ability is to control sand. His brother, Anai Aylor Sass' ability is an energy blade. It is very sharp and can cut through most metals. They were trapped in the dam base like me and were rescued by you. They are also Miss Catherine's followers."
"Salute, Boss Saber. Miss Catherine asked us to help you! Please give the order! "
The two twins raised their hands in front of their chests. This was the Native American etiquette, which represented obedience to the strong. They also had the symbol of a bloody devil on their arms.
Saber nodded and said casually, "Don't worry, children. The most important thing is to conserve your energy. I will go with you. Don't worry."
He looked at the last person. Saber frowned. This guy's aura was very familiar. Before Santos could speak, the guy took the initiative to speak.
"I am Eldred Chassen, a college student from New York. I have to thank you for turning me into a monster …"
His voice was lazy and hoarse, and the resentment in it was almost tangible. Before Saber could speak, the tall Alanak stepped forward, grabbed him by the neck, and lifted him up. Light flashed in his other hand, and a sharp and slender triangular light blade popped out from the back of his hand and pressed against Chassen's neck.
"Bastard! How dare you talk to Mr. Saber like that! "
The scene of this big guy getting angry was quite impactful. The Anais brothers also rubbed their fists and were ready to teach Chassen a lesson, but the dispirited guy just looked at them with disdain. Santos said awkwardly in Seiber's ear.
"Chassen is the young man you rescued before we left New York. Even though it has been almost a month, he still can't accept the fact that he has become a mutant. Miss Catherine is very annoyed with him, so she asked me to bring him here for you to deal with."
"Oh? Recycling trash? "
Saber shrugged. "Alright, Alanak, put him down. He is our compatriot. No matter how much he denies it, he is still one of us. Yuriko, take the children to dinner. You will train them at night. Remi, can you help us rent a practice room where we won't be disturbed?"
Finally, he looked at the defiant Chassen and opened his eyes slightly. He looked at the young man.
"You … You come with me … Let's talk about the present and the past."
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