On the empty highway leading to New Mexico, a black car sped by, carrying Melinda, Lu Yifang, and Yuriko.
Lu Yifang was currently sitting cross-legged in the back seat, meditating with his eyes closed; he could feel his mental power slowly increasing under the effects of his mental meditation method.
Mental power, unless truly aided by some divine artifact, could not skyrocket in a short period.
Compared to the growth of mental power, what actually concerned Lu Yifang more was the control of mental power; ordinary people cannot control their mental power, just as you mostly cannot control yourself from overthinking.
But if one truly learns to control mental power, one will suddenly find one's brain and thoughts become clear, as if one was drunk and muddled before.
And not just his thoughts, Lu Yifang also felt his senses become sharper; even with his eyes closed, he could clearly feel the flow of the wind entering through the car window within the car.
The energy-transformed real World in his mind, and its connection to reality, also became clearer; if before, the real World he saw felt blurry like a pixelated image because he couldn't use his mental power, now it could be said to be in standard definition.
"Wind!" Feeling the trajectory of the wind, Lu Yifangsubconsciously stretched out his hand.
And those winds blowing in from outside the car window, upon touching Lu Yifang's hand, suddenly changed direction and began to flow around Lu Yifang's palm.
Sometimes they would scatter into several strands, circling and intertwining, and other times they would gather into a single stream, forming a small tornado.
This display of ability might seem far less impressive than Lu Yifang's overwhelming defeat of Hulk or his crushing of Abomination, and even Melinda, who was driving, didn't notice the changes in Lu Yifang's hand, but this was a manifestation of Lu Yifang's progress in his abilities.
For example, the former Lu Yifang was like a strong man with only brute strength; he was able to defeat Abomination and Hulk entirely by relying on his powerful abilities, brute-forcing his way through with natural talent, and his use of abilities was very basic.
But now, Lu Yifang, this strong man with only brute strength, has begun to learn how to punch and how to exert force, which is naturally the most obvious progress.
And as he controlled the wind in his hand, Lu Yifangsuddenly felt that the threshold that had been preventing him from leveling up was starting to loosen.
Controlling wind was one of Lu Yifang's innate extensions, just like a young bird vigorously flapping its wings; when it takes flight and soars, it grows and transforms.
And Lu Yifang believed that as long as he was given some time to familiarize himself with the wind, then with his new abilities, he could become a true 5-level Mutant, not just a Mutant with 5-level potential.
"Feel the flow of the wind." Lu Yifang's lips curved slightly upwards.
He looked like a child who had received a "new toy," and just as Lu Yifang was getting excited, the wind stopped.
Lu Yifang came to his senses and realized that at some point, the car window had automatically closed.
"What the heck are you doing?" Lu Yifang yelled at Melinda, displeased.
"Weren't you going to close the window?" Melindaturned her head and said in a cold voice, "Earlier, I heard you kept muttering about wind, wind. I thought it was getting a bit cold for you this late at night."
"Are you kidding me?" Lu Yifang rolled his eyes at Melinda. "You should know something about my abilities from Coulson. Do you think I'd be afraid of the cold? Even if I were uncomfortable, I could close the window myself. I was practicing using my abilities."
"Is that so? Then I apologize." Melinda said, her voice still cold. "To be honest, I've met some Mutants, but I've never seen you familiarize yourself with abilities like this. The way you are now, one might think you're cultivating to become an immortal."
"You even know about so-called cultivation?" Lu Yifanglooked at Melinda with some surprise.
"My father used to tell me mythological stories when I was little. Don't forget, both our homelands are in the East."
"That's true." Lu Yifang nodded, he had forgotten that Melinda was also of Chinese descent.
Thinking about it this way, the reason Fury sent Melindawith him to New Mexico, besides Melinda and Coulsonbeing long-time partners, might also be this.
"Of course, what I really wanted to say is, you haven't become obsessed with Eastern cultivation novels recently, have you? Eastern web novels seem to be quite popular lately; have they even published physical books?" Melinda continued, she had noticed that Lu Yifang had been touching a small black-covered notebook ever since he got into the car.
"You're overthinking it; what's recorded on this is magic," Lu Yifang said, playing with the notebook his parents had left him.
"Oh, is that so? You might as well say it's cultivation," Melinda said expressionlessly.
Seeing this, Lu Yifang did not explain further; the existence of true magic might be known to Fury and Professor X, but Melinda's level was clearly not privy to such information.
And just as Lu Yifang was about to open the window again, the car suddenly stopped.
"It's already midnight; aren't you going to eat something to replenish your energy?" Melinda said as she opened the door, and outside the window, a small convenience store was lit up.
Opening the car door, Lu Yifang led Yuriko out.
"I really don't understand you, why did you bring a little girl? We're not on a trip," Melinda frowned slightly, looking at the Miss who followed Lu Yifang step by step.
"Don't let her appearance fool you; if it came to a fight, two of you tied together wouldn't be enough for her to play with one hand."
"A Mutant?" Melinda looked Yuriko up and down upon hearing that; as a normal person, she was confident she was no weaker than any other normal person.
"Dressed like that, it's really hard to tell."
"The way you say that, it sounds like you're complaining about something." However, Melinda completely ignored Lu Yifang and strode into the small convenience store.
At this moment, the female salesperson, who was boredly playing on her phone, instinctively shrieked and hid under the counter when she saw Melinda walk in.
"What's wrong?" Seeing the female salesperson's reaction, Melinda quickly turned around, her hand instinctively reaching for the gun behind her.
However, behind her was only a speechless Lu Yifang, and the woman, who was peeking from behind the counter, only stood up again after seeing Lu Yifang and Yuriko in her maid outfit, an apologetic expression on her face.
"I'm sorry, three guests, I didn't mean to. It's just that there have been a lot of robbers lately, so I instinctively…"
"It looks like your attire isn't that great either?" Hearing the female salesperson's words, Lu Yifang immediately mocked Melinda back; to be honest, Melinda's black tight-fitting clothes, coupled with her icy and indifferent expression, indeed exuded a slightly strong killing aura.
And hearing Lu Yifang's words, Melinda, feeling somewhat unable to retort, could only force a stiff, friendly smile. "Are there many robbers in the West?"
And just as Melinda finished speaking, three armed robbers rushed in from outside the door.
"Robbery! Don't move, everyone get down!"
"And whose car is that outside? Hand over the keys."
Looking at the gun pressed against his forehead, Lu Yifang calmly said, "It seems there are indeed many robbers in the West."
Ch 86
Speak quickly, whose car is it?" the robber, who was holding a gun to Lu Yifang's forehead, roared.
At this moment, he, like the two other robbers, was very anxious and kept looking back, because they had just escaped from a nearby prison by knocking out the guards and stealing their guns. If they didn't hurry, they would probably be caught and brought back.
"The key is with me." Noticing the anxious expressions of the three robbers, Melinda calmly pulled out the key.
"Give me the key, and stay away from me," one of the robbers immediately shouted.
"Here." Melinda said as she threw out the key, and just as the three robbers turned their attention to the key, Melinda moved.
She lunged forward, then reached out and grabbed one of the robbers' guns, and punched him in the face. While the robber was in pain, Melinda had already snatched the gun and used it to knock away the other robber's gun with a backhand.
"Damn it!" The robber leader seemed startled by this, so he randomly fired two shots and then turned to run out the door.
"Hey, who said you could leave?" After having a gun pointed at his forehead for so long, Lu Yifang decided that if he still wanted to leave, he should taste his newly developed ability.
Invisible air currents swirled around Lu Yifang, moving at an extremely high speed, forming a huge suction force.
Although there was no wind here, creating wind was not difficult for Lu Yifang. Looking at the high-speed air currents constrained around him, and then at the robber leader being pulled by the strong wind, Lu Yifang's mouth curved slightly upward.
"Come back to me," Lu Yifang waved his hand.
"Ah!" With a horrified scream, the robber leader was… blown away by the strong wind… blown away… away.
Feeling the gazes of the others, Lu Yifang awkwardly coughed. "Mistake, mistake! I'm just a little rusty with my ability, it's fine, that last hit was definitely not light, I'll go catch him now."
However, no sooner had Lu Yifang finished speaking than the robber leader let out another terrified scream, and this time, the despair and pain in the scream were audible to anyone.
"What's going on?" Lu Yifang rushed out quickly. Could it be that the previous blow was too strong, and he accidentally killed him?
However, when Lu Yifang came out, everything in front of him was somewhat different from what he had imagined. On the dark road, a person was sitting on a motorcycle, watching this side, and the robber was lying in front of him.
"Heroic act?" Lu Yifang's brow furrowed slightly. That miserable scream just now didn't sound like it.
"I sense an incredibly evil aura on you, an evil aura from that World, and this evil must be completely purified, so my judgment of you is—you are guilty!" the person on the motorcycle said in a hoarse voice.
"You want to kill me?" Hearing the other party's ill-intentioned tone, Lu Yifang's eyes slightly chilled, and he sneered. "Just you? Are you qualified to say that to me?"
"Hehehe… Haha!" The man in the darkness let out a hoarse laugh.
At the same time, Fire suddenly ignited on his body, and in this sudden and fierce Fire, the man's clothes did not change, but his hair, skin, and even flesh were burned to ashes, becoming a skeleton burning with Fire.
"So now am I qualified?" The skeleton man stared at Lu Yifang, the flames rising like torches making his bald skull glow in the night, almost making Lu Yifang feel unable to look directly at him.
"Yes… you are." Facing this incredibly dazzling boss marker, Lu Yifang subconsciously replied.
"Boom ~ Boom boom!" Starting the truly modified motorcycle, which was also burning with Fire, the flaming skeleton man rushed towards Lu Yifang at high speed.
"I've seen two-stage transformations before, so if you want to come, then come." Recovering from the shock, Lu Yifang raised his foot and stomped on the ground.
"Bang ~ Boom!" The ground shattered at this moment, and debris formed an Impact wave, crashing into the flaming skeleton man.
However, seeing this, the flaming skeleton man lifted his motorcycle, and then, using a large stone that had just been flung up, he performed a beautiful leap, passing over Lu Yifang's head.
It was like an acrobatics show. Lu Yifang couldn't help but sigh at the way he handled the motorcycle; this guy was indeed from the circus.
"What happened?" At this moment, Melinda and Yurikohad also rushed out.
"What is that thing?" The moment she saw the flaming skeleton man, even the usually calm Melinda was startled and quickly pulled out her pistol. And Yuriko, behind her, upon realizing that this guy was attacking her Master, also revealed her sharp claws.
"Have you heard the legend that has been circulating in Texas for many years? The legend of the Ghost Rider," Lu Yifang turned his head and said.
"My God, such a monster actually exists. How did he find us?" Melinda said with a drastic change in expression, apparently the appearance of the Ghost Rider had refreshed her Worldview.
"How would I know?" Lu Yifang said, but his tone carried a hint of guilt that only he could perceive.
What kind of mark did Ancient One put on him anyway? The effect was so good; he had just entered the New Mexico area, and this thing arrived right after.
At this moment, the Ghost Rider also turned his gaze to the two newcomers. After his fiery eyes swept over Melinda and Yuriko one by one, he spoke again.
"Your judgment—guilty!" After the Ghost Rider finished speaking, he had already started his motorcycle again and turned to rush towards the easier-to-deal-with Melinda and Yuriko.
The Ghost Rider's method of judgment had its own set of theoretical criteria, and it was clear that Melinda, as an Agent, had done many things he considered sinful, and Yuriko's past actions were the same.
"Bang bang ~!" Melinda fired continuously, of course, the bullets would naturally have no effect on the Ghost Rider. And Yuriko was waving her claws, about to rush forward, but just as she looked into the Ghost Rider's eyes, she suddenly froze.
"Get out of the way!" Seeing this, Lu Yifang immediately rushed up and pushed Yuriko aside. The reinforced healing ability would not be of much use against the Ghost Rider; that guy's Eye of Judgment could directly attack the soul.
Facing the Ghost Rider, who was already in front of him, Lu Yifang extended his hand.
"Boom!"
The next moment, the Ghost Rider and his motorcycle were flung away, sliding hundreds of meters across the ground.
Lu Yifang, however, was half-kneeling on the ground, letting out a painful groan. That burning-soul-like pain immediately made Lu Yifang break out in a cold sweat.
"It's been a long time since I felt such pain," Lu Yifangslowly extended his hand, looking at his reddened palm. Although it wasn't as exaggerated as being charred, Lu Yifang was indeed injured.
"The power of magic, huh?" Lu Yifang muttered to himself with a gloomy expression.
Ch 87
In terms of physics, Lu Yifang is almost invincible, so even the Hulk, whose physical attack is close to max level, is still being beaten by Lu Yifang.
And in terms of energy, ordinary energy attacks, even nuclear bomb explosions, cannot harm Lu Yifang.
The reason is also well-known: these attacks will be automatically identified by Lu Yifang's body and then completely reflected.
However, there are also some methods that can deceive Lu Yifang's body, thereby causing him harm, such as the so-called Kihara God Punch.
Of course, Lu Yifang is not brain-dead; such low-level deception cannot deceive him, and there are many more solutions.
In addition to that, there is another situation, which is a huge problem that Lu Yifang truly faces: powers that Lu Yifang's body and he himself cannot understand.
In this situation, even if Lu Yifang uses his subjective consciousness to control his ability, reflection is still not possible.
Of course, this understanding does not necessarily have to be explained entirely with mathematical and physical formulas for Lu Yifang to activate his ability.
Lu Yifang might not be able to recite Newton's three laws of motion, but his body can remember more fundamental phenomena—apples fall to the ground under the influence of gravity.
Just as people don't know how sound propagates, but their ears can still hear sound; they don't know what light is, but their eyes can still see.
In the long process of evolution, the information about these phenomena and laws has long been engraved into the genes of every human being; everyone's body can understand these changes.
What is the essential difference between the heat radiation of a nuclear bomb and the heat emitted by a small bonfire in front of a person? The essence of a bullet fired and a stone thrown is the same in terms of mechanics.
Lu Yifang's body understands these changes and reacts accordingly.
In fact, everyone takes countermeasures against such reactions; it's just that, under the influence of his ability, Lu Yifang's body's self-protection in this regard is billions of times stronger than that of ordinary people.
This is one of the extensions of Lu Yifang's ability: the body's subconscious recognition and then reflection of the essence of harmful attacks.
Lu Yifang's body can understand most of the expressions of power in nature and even the entire Universe, but magic does not belong to this category.
magic is a way for mages to observe the World and, under the World's source code, reprogram and distort nature to use power.
That's right, both magic and abilities use supernatural power to affect reality, but abilities conform to natural laws, while magic distorts natural laws.
To give a simple analogy, if the World is a game, then the superpowers of abilities are the official administrator's backend modification permissions, while magic is cheating using external programs.
The realization of every magic involves extremely complex programming of natural laws using incantations, thereby stealing supernatural power for release.
Both birds and airplanes can fly, and birds, of course, cannot understand the internal structure of an airplane.
The same goes for Lu Yifang; he completely cannot understand what kind of magical principle allows a Fire that can burn human flesh to ashes to still keep a person alive.
Therefore, Lu Yifang's reflection ability failed.
"Are you alright?" Looking at Lu Yifang, who was clutching his hand, Melinda was truly more incredulous than when she saw Ghost Rider.
Lu Yifang, who could punch Hulk and stomp Abomination as if it were a game, actually seemed to be injured.
Is this guy even more terrifying than Hulk?
Meanwhile, on the other side, Ghost Rider also struggled to move.
He looked severely injured, with more than half of his bones broken, and his modified motorcycle also looked like scrap metal.
But just as Melinda thought this guy should be out of combat, Ghost Rider's bones began to heal automatically, and even his modified motorcycle seemed to rewind in time, becoming brand new again.
"How is that possible? What kind of monster is this?" Melinda cried out in disbelief.
"magic inherently represents the impossible; step back a bit and be careful not to look into his eyes," Lu Yifangsaid with a solemn expression.
Fortunately, the difference between mental magic and mental abilities is minimal; both are applications of human's own mental power.
Coupled with the fact that Lu Yifang has also practiced mental meditation methods now, mental magic poses no great threat to him.
Otherwise, facing Ghost Rider's Penance Stare, Lu Yifang would probably have to walk around him.
"Can you do it?" Melinda asked with a frown.
To be honest, as the one known as "Iron Steed" in S.H.I.E.L.D., this was the first time she had encountered such a powerless situation.
Of course, although unwilling, she was not so emotional as to let it affect her judgment.
So, after a moment of hesitation, she retreated with Yuriko.
"Can I do it? We'll know if I try." Looking at Ghost Rider, who was already riding his chariot closer, Lu Yifang also stood up and extended his hand again.
"As the first existence to make me feel pain after my abilities awakened, I'll have to prepare a good return gift for you," Lu Yifang said with a cold laugh.
Around him, an invisible wind suddenly began to flow again at an extremely high speed.
"Boom boom ~!" The Ghost Chariot got closer and closer, and when it was almost in front of him, Lu Yifangfinally spoke.
"Feel the pain—Shinra Tensei!"
"Boom!" At that moment, an explosion like compressed air sounded, and Ghost Rider, whom they could see, briefly distorted.
By the time everyone reacted, Ghost Rider had already been knocked back hundreds of meters again, his body and chariot all reduced to a pile of broken mess like mud.
Lu Yifang looked at his perfectly intact hand and laughed. "MMP, don't think that just because I can't touch your Fire for now, I can't beat you."
"Watch out, that guy's getting up again," Melindareminded him again at this moment.
"What a tenacious guy," Lu Yifang's gaze turned cold at this, and he looked around.
Soon, Lu Yifang's gaze landed on a huge rock, four or five meters high.
"Rise!" Lu Yifang pulled out this giant rock, rushed to Ghost Rider, who hadn't fully healed yet, and smashed it down like Mount Tai pressing on him.
"Down!" As Lu Yifang used his ability, he forcibly pressed the giant rock into the ground.
Crack!
The sound of the giant rock shattering made Lu Yifang's pupils contract.
Because of his ability, as long as Lu Yifang controlled the direction of the force, even if he used this stone to smash diamonds, it would absolutely not shatter.
While Lu Yifang was surprised, he suddenly noticed a faint red light glowing from the cracks in the giant rock.
In the pitch-black night, it immediately caught Lu Yifang's attention.
Without any hesitation, Lu Yifang quickly retreated!
Boom!
Blazing Fire suddenly ignited, enveloping the rock the moment Lu Yifang left.
One could see that the temperature of the giant rock and the ground was getting higher and higher under the scorching of the Fire.
Drip!
Under this blazing Fire, the rock and the ground actually melted, turning into a boiling pool like lava.
Immediately after, Ghost Rider, covered in lava, rode his chariot slowly out of the lava, like a demon who had just returned from hell.
And the wounds on his body were also healing at a visible speed while being enveloped by the lava.
"So resistant to beating; it seems that to get rid of this guy, I need to find a more feasible method," Lu Yifangsaid thoughtfully upon seeing this scene.
Ch 88
You try mine too," Ghost Rider said, reaching into the lava and pulling out a long chain of lava. Clearly, after two reckless charges with his vehicle that nearly got him dismantled by Lu Yifang, Ghost Rider had finally learned his lesson.
"Boom… Boom~!" Accompanied by the roar of the chariot, Ghost Rider brandished a fiery lava chain, aiming directly at Lu Yifang's head.
"Bang!" Lu Yifang merely extended his hand, and with a sonic boom, the lava chain shattered into pieces.
However, Ghost Rider was not discouraged. Instead, he suddenly accelerated his chariot and began to move rapidly around Lu Yifang. As Ghost Rider's speed increased, the Hellfire on him grew larger and larger, showing a tendency to surround Lu Yifang.
"Shinra Tensei!" Lu Yifang struck out in one direction, but Ghost Rider's speed was too fast; he only hit an afterimage.
Blazing flames burned, forming a fiery tornado. The surrounding temperature rapidly increased. Along Ghost Rider's path, the ground had already begun to melt and continuously extended towards the center.
"Your move is still far from enough!" Lu Yifang snorted coldly, then stomped his foot. A powerful Impact, carrying gravel, rushed towards an afterimage, and it was clear that this Impact could not hit.
But the next moment, Ghost Rider's chariot flew into the air due to the broken ground.
"Got you!" Lu Yifang's lips curled slightly. With the explosion of the ground, Lu Yifang, with his fists clenched, had already rushed out.
Facing Lu Yifang, who had suddenly appeared before him, Ghost Rider also let out a hoarse laugh. "Got you!"
Already prepared, he suddenly extended three more lava chains from his arm, like venomous snakes, about to entangle Lu Yifang. His flaming skeletal hand also met Lu Yifang's fist head-on.
He knew Lu Yifang's strength was great, but it didn't matter. As long as he touched Lu Yifang, the soul-burning Hellfire would not be pleasant.
Closer, very close. Both the coiling lava chains and his hand were less than a foot from Lu Yifang.
However, at this moment, those few lava chains suddenly sprang open, and his hand suddenly felt a tearing force, like a knife cutting his arm. That was wind, high-speed flowing wind!
"I told you your move was far from enough!" With a roar, Ghost Rider was sent flying again.
Noticing the Hellfire surrounding him, Lu Yifang simply waved his hand, and the high-speed flowing wind pushed all the Fire away.
Wind aids Fire, but it can also be understood as wind controlling Fire. As long as Lu Yifang controls the wind, neither Ghost Rider's flames nor he himself can even touch a single hair on Lu Yifang.
It must be said that Ghost Rider was indeed a good opponent. Originally, Lu Yifang might have needed one or two weeks to familiarize himself with and explore the wind, but because Lu Yifang felt threatened for the first time by Ghost Rider, he had to tap into his potential and deal with it with twelve points of effort. The result was that his control over the wind accelerated.
And as long as Lu Yifang can skillfully control the wind, he will be able to advance smoothly and become a genuine 5-level Mutant in terms of ranking. After advancing, one of Lu Yifang's fatal flaws will also be compensated. Although he seemed incredibly powerful before, his weaknesses were very easy to target.
A few fuel-air bombs could create a large-scale hypoxic environment that he couldn't escape from in time, directly making him lose his ability to resist.
To be honest, if he hadn't been backed by Professor X, Magneto, S.H.I.E.L.D., and even Ancient One before, essentially having both the underworld and the righteous path covered, there really might have been a lot of trouble.
The Marvel Universe is very dangerous, so Lu Yifangchose a cautious path. The result of this is that even if someone is interested in him, they have to weigh whether they can continuously contend with the several big shots mentioned above before targeting him.
Of course, he himself must also be added. Lu Yifang is not to be trifled with either. Who is afraid of mutual harm?
Mutant abilities are undoubtedly very strong, but most Mutant abilities are too one-sided and easily targeted, otherwise the situation of Mutants would not be so bad. But as abilities improve, the flaws in abilities will be continuously compensated. After reaching 5-level, this compensation will become more and more obvious, and when all innate flaws are completely compensated, they will no longer be Mutants, but will be promoted to a member of the true gods.
Therefore, the path to promotion for a 5-level Mutantcan also be called the path of completion.
"You are strong." At this moment, Ghost Rider, who was not far away, suddenly stood up again. With half of his body shattered, he stood up as if nothing had happened. From his wounds, lava continuously overflowed, reconstructing bones and clothing.
"But you can't kill me, and all I need is one chance."
"Disgusting magic creature," Lu Yifang said with some aversion.
Although Ghost Rider is not an elementalized demon, his semi-elementalization also gives him extremely strong physical resistance. The damage caused by ordinary physical attacks to him is truly negligible.
The best way to kill elemental and semi-elemental beings is with energy attacks, for example, having Cyclops hit him with an energy Impact. The result would definitely be amazing.
And besides that, equivalent amounts, as long as the quantity is sufficient, can also be considered energy output, for example, a few Tomahawks.
And obviously, let alone Tomahawk missiles, they don't even have Rocket launchers now, and Lu Yifang can't just stare and emit a Straight Death Demon Eye ray or something.
Only magic can deal with magic. Lu Yifang doesn't know magic, but magic and abilities are different paths to the same destination; both are the use of supernatural power.
And Ancient One's reminder echoed in his ears: he didn't need to learn how to use magic. He was born with the ability to use supernatural power. The X geneis a favorite of natural laws. He only needed to understand and learn from magic, and he would have the opportunity to create his own ability technique, or rather—magic!
Thinking of this, Lu Yifang took a deep breath, and as Lu Yifang breathed, the surrounding air suddenly became turbulent. The strong airflow was no longer confined around Lu Yifang but began to stir everything around, becoming a truly earth-shattering tornado.
And within this tornado, Lu Yifang slowly extended his hand. Dozens of strong winds were drawn out of the tornado and then compressed in his hand. He was trying to continuously compress the wind while increasing its speed, and also preventing these dozens of winds from merging together.
And as the wind's flow speed became faster and faster, winds moving in different directions began to emit a faint silver-blue light. That was because of the friction of different winds flowing at high speeds, producing plasma.
"Your struggle is useless." Ghost Rider didn't know what was happening within the tornado, nor did he know what that faint silver-blue light was, but this was not enough reason for him to be afraid.
The chariot's engine roared, spewing Hellfire. The flames on Ghost Rider grew more and more intense, quickly enveloping Ghost Rider.
"Boom~!" The chariot launched, and the Hellfire, which had already merged Ghost Rider with the chariot, had now transformed into a giant flaming skull with an open mouth, like the terrifying entrance to a hellish abyss that would devour everything.
"Since that's the case, I'll show you a big treasure." The tornado dissipated instantly without a trace. Lu Yifangappeared with a smile, and the baseball-sized silver-blue orb of light in his hand, at this moment, seemed to absorb the tornado's energy and suddenly grew to the size of a basketball.
Holding this super orb, Lu Yifang faced the giant flaming skull that had already arrived before him, meeting it head-on.
"magic—Rasengan!"
Ch 89
The raging wind, like countless White blades, tore the flaming skull to pieces. Ghost Rider finally let out an angry roar of pain as the Rasengan and the light of the Fire dissipated together.
Ten meters away, Ghost Rider stood up in a sorry state. His clothes were completely torn by the wind, and several of his ribs were severed, but these were secondary.
The most important thing was that the Fire on Ghost Rider's body had weakened by more than half, with some fiery debris constantly falling. Where his chest was originally empty, a burning, fiery heart had now grown back.
This was also a manifestation of Ghost Rider's inability to fully maintain his semi-elemental state. Seeing this, Ghost Rider subconsciously clutched his chest, and his expression towards Lu Yifang became wary.
"Want to try again?" Lu Yifang snorted, and a basketball-sized Rasengan had already formed in his hand again.
Hearing this, Ghost Rider subconsciously took a step back. He was truly a bit scared. If he took two more of these, Ghost Rider felt that he might very well be beaten back to his original form, and then he would truly be at the mercy of others.
Having understood this, Ghost Rider snapped his fingers, and the Ghost Rider's Iron Steed, as if sentient, automatically drove in front of Ghost Rider.
"This matter won't end like this." Although he was scared internally, he still had to utter tough words.
And seeing Ghost Rider ride away on his Iron Steed, Melinda suddenly rushed up and fired several shots at Ghost Rider.
"I say, Big Sis, you know this is useless, so are you venting your anger?" Lu Yifang's expression was somewhat speechless watching this scene.
"Are you alright?" Melinda suddenly turned around at this moment and asked with a puzzled expression.
"I'm fine." Lu Yifang said, and the Rasengan in his hand had already dissipated with the wind. At this moment, he also secretly felt it was a pity.
To be honest, Lu Yifang really wanted to keep Ghost Rider, but that was just a thought. Reason told him that with Ghost Rider's abilities, at night, few people could stop him from leaving. Entangling him further would be pointless.
"But luckily, something came out. This fight wasn't for nothing." Sighing, Lu Yifang came to the spot where Ghost Rider had just lain. He could see some shattered bones and remnants on the ground, accompanied by faint Hellfire quietly burning.
"Hellfire, huh." Lu Yifang looked at the Fire with a complex expression, then said something to Yuriko, who took a small box from the car and collected the burning Hellfire remnants along with the surrounding dirt.
On the other side, Melinda did not pay attention to Lu Yifang's small actions. Instead, she opened her communication panel and began to try and contact Fury.
The communication panel flashed, then went black again, and Melinda knew that Fury was online. "Melinda, have you already met up with Lu Yifang and Coulson? It's a few hours earlier than expected."
"No, Director, we haven't met up with Coulson yet. In fact, we encountered a big problem on the way—a demon capable of magic appeared…" Melinda explained the situation to Fury.
"What? This happened!" Fury couldn't help but exclaim when he heard this. On the other end of the video, Furyhad already stood up.
"I'll send you the video footage now." Melinda said, operating the communication panel. After being a spectator for so long, she had at least done something.
And at this moment, on the other end of the communication panel, after a few minutes of silence, Fury finally spoke with a solemn expression.
"So it's Ghost Rider." Fury said with a sigh.
"You really do know some things." Melinda said calmly. Fury's stomach was full of secrets; Melinda had long been used to this.
"Give the communication panel to Lu Yifang." Fury said.
When Lu Yifang took the communication panel, Fury's voice came from the dark screen. "Kid, are you alright?"
"Don't worry, at most I'll just sleep one night and be fine." Lu Yifang said somewhat lazily.
"That's good. How much do you know about Ghost Rider?" Fury continued.
"A demon from Hell, active in the New Mexico and Texas areas, often active at night, but also capable of using his powers during the day. He often uses vigilantism to deal with criminals. He is a magical being, almost immortal, and can use very powerful magic." Lu Yifang blurted out without hesitation.
"Damn, how do you know more than I do?" Fury said, somewhat surprised.
Even he only knew that there was a monster in the Western region that couldn't be explained by science, and that the government and Police were helpless against him.
"That's natural. My parents are mages." Lu Yifang said calmly.
"Your parents are mages? So that's it!" Recalling Lu Yifang's mysterious identity, Fury understood what was going on.
"You've been in contact with those people from the Hidden Leisure Society." Regarding the magical world, Fury, like Professor X, knew some things, but not much.
"That's right, I even recognized a grandmaster." Lu Yifang said very frankly. There was no need to hide these things; it was better to say them. There was nothing to worry or be concerned about.
I'm telling you that I have people behind me, and many of them. What, are you going to eat me?
"Does Professor X know about this?" Fury continued to ask.
"He already knows." Lu Yifang replied.
"Then that's fine." If Professor X wasn't in a hurry, why should he be? Moreover, he generally understood the nature of the Hidden Leisure Society.
"Lu Yifang, do you know why Ghost Rider wanted to deal with you?"
"How would I know why he wanted to judge me? And weren't Melinda and Yuriko also within the scope of his judgment?" Lu Yifang retorted.
"That's true." Fury nodded, and his gaze also grew cold.
Ghost Rider was originally a hidden danger in the West. Although his standards for judgment were a bit bizarre, at least he mostly killed bad people who were morally indefensible. Therefore, although this guy challenged the authority of the government and the Police, Furyturned a blind eye, as this guy was not easy to deal with.
But now the situation was different. This guy actually took the initiative to cause trouble. Although his Agents had more or less done some wrong things, most of them were for the greater good.
If you even want to kill them, then what if I went, would the result be the same… Well, Fury felt that in Ghost Rider's eyes, someone like him would probably die ten times over.
In short, this guy dared to touch Fury's people. Did he really think Fury was a pushover? — Confront him!
"Lu Yifang, interested in meeting Ghost Rider again?" Fury suddenly said cordially.
"Aren't we supposed to meet up with Coulson?"
"That's not urgent." Fury said with a smile. That hammer was just lying there; it didn't matter if they went a little later. Fury didn't believe that even if it was an alien hammer, it could suddenly fly away if they went a little later.
"Can you find where Ghost Rider is?" Lu Yifangcontinued to ask.
"You don't have to worry about that." Melinda suddenly turned around when she heard this. "When I fired my gun just now, I also fired a special detector. If I'm lucky and it didn't hit the Fire, it should still be on that monster's motorcycle now."
How could Melinda, known as S.H.I.E.L.D.'s 'Iron Steed,' fire a gun to vent her anger over such a small matter?
"If you need support, I'll also assign some people to you. So now, do you have any other questions?" Fury said, coaxing him. The most important reason he decided to confront Ghost Rider was that Lu Yifang was here. Wouldn't it be wonderful to casually deal with an unstable factor while resolving the hammer issue?
"Interested, of course, I'm interested." Lu Yifang sneered.
Not to mention the task given by Ancient One, the breakthrough point was on Ghost Rider. Even if it was purely for revenge, this matter couldn't end like this. It was naturally best if Fury could help now. Two words — Confront him!
Ch 90
This is the place." Melinda pulled the car to a stop. Outside the car window, a desolate cemetery appeared, and in the middle of the cemetery was an ancient wooden house.
"After chasing him since morning, we finally found him." Lu Yifang had already seen a handsome motorcycle parked outside the house. Of course, compared to the flaming, skull-headed, truly customized war machine from last night, this motorcycle was naturally far inferior.
"So, how much longer until the technical assistance Furypromised us arrives?" Lu Yifang continued to ask.
"They're already here," Melinda said, and then five or six black cars drove up from behind, parking around their vehicle.
"Our car also has a tracking device," Melinda explained.
"Alright, that saves us a lot of time." Lu Yifang said, getting out of the car and looking up at the Sun, nodding with satisfaction. Although the Sun was starting to set around three or four o'clock, its power was the same for Ghost Rider.
Ghost Rider could originally use his power during the day, but unfortunately, our new Ghost Rider host wasn't strong enough yet, so he couldn't do that. This saved Lu Yifang a lot of trouble.
"Advisor, Senior, Agent 0233 reporting!" Among the dozen or so black-suited Agents who got out of the car, the leading Agent walked over and saluted Lu Yifangand Melinda with a look of awe.
"Oh, it's you." Lu Yifang said, looking at Agent 0233with some surprise.
"I am also honored to be able to carry out a mission with Advisor again," Agent 0233 said respectfully, but inwardly, he was in a difficult situation. Why did he encounter this eccentric Advisor again? He hoped that this time he wouldn't be asked to perform any more strange tasks.
"Do you know what your orders are?" Lu Yifang asked.
"Reporting, Advisor, we have received orders to fully obey the commands of Advisor and Level Seven AgentMelinda, and to provide both of you with necessary technical assistance," Agent 0233 answered truthfully.
"Oh, I see." Lu Yifang nodded. "Then, do you have enough equivalent?"
"Equivalent?" Agent 0233 was startled for a moment, then immediately understood.
"You mean firepower, right? I don't think you need to worry about that. We brought ten Rocket launchers, and a large number of throwable high-explosive bombs. If needed, we can completely level this cemetery."
"Ten Rocket launchers, huh? Since it's daytime, this firepower should be barely enough." Lu Yifang nodded. Ghost Rider is almost immune to physical attacks, but energy attacks can still cause him damage.
So, Ghost Rider, feel the fear of being dominated by equivalent, cackle, cackle…!
"Advisor, what are our next steps?" Seeing the "sinister" smile appear on the Special Security Advisor's face after he reported the firepower, Agent 0233's heart immediately started pounding again.
But in order to successfully carry out the mission, Agent 0233 still bit the bullet and asked.
"Is it to conduct a saturation bombardment when the target appears?"
"Who told you that? That approach is simply idiotic," Lu Yifang said sternly.
It's daytime now. When this new Ghost Rider is exposed to sunlight, he will turn back into a human. If you then conduct a saturation bombardment on him, the scene would be too "beautiful." Although with Ghost Rider's power, he probably wouldn't die, Lu Yifangcouldn't exactly bring a mosaic mixture to meet Fury, could he?
"Please enlighten us, Advisor," Agent 0233 said with a wry smile. In tactical training class, that's exactly what the instructors taught us! How did this common knowledge become "idiotic" in your eyes, Advisor?
"Listen, I'll go in first to negotiate. You all need to wait for your opportunity," Lu Yifang instructed.
"I understand, Advisor. You want us to immediately conduct a saturation bombardment on the house when you leave it," Agent 0233, realizing, immediately said.
"Are you brain-damaged? By the time I come out, that guy inside will definitely realize something is wrong. What good would bombing the house do when the other party is prepared?" Lu Yifang again pointed out Agent 0233's mistake.
"Then… we'll adjust the equivalent, Advisor. You hide in a sturdy place then, and we'll try to create an explosion safe zone, avoiding your position," Agent 0233 said hesitantly.
"You guys are truly beyond saving." Lu Yifang put a hand to his forehead.
"Adjust the equivalent, and create an explosion safe zone? You don't even know where the enemy is in the house. If you do that, you might as well just let the enemy go. Listen carefully, I'll go in with a tracking device, and then when you receive my command, you immediately open fire, open fire on me!" Lu Yifanggrabbed Agent 0233's shoulder and shouted in a commanding tone.
"You must aim accurately, preferably accurate enough to hit me directly in the face, and you must use the maximum equivalent. You must ensure that everything you can bomb in your hands is thrown into the house, do you understand?"
"Senior Melinda." Agent 0233, being vigorously shaken by Lu Yifang, could only look at Melinda with a collapsed expression.
God, Advisor has gone mad. Senior, aren't you going to say something at a time like this?
Noticing Agent 0233's gaze, Melinda's expression also became serious. She coldly reprimanded Agent 0233, "Is this the quality of your generation of Agents? You are truly disappointing."
Melinda naturally knew that Agent 0233 was hesitating because he didn't know Lu Yifang's abilities. But what did that matter? Questioning a superior's orders and doubting a superior's judgment were major taboos for an Agent.
Therefore, upon discovering this tendency, Melinda, as a senior, felt it was her necessary responsibility to correct the junior.
"I understand, Advisor, Senior." The completely collapsed Agent 0233 let out a self-deprecating roar.
Damn it, maniacs! Sure enough, so-called superiors and seniors are all maniacs. Why did I join S.H.I.E.L.D. in the first place? When I become a high-ranking Agent later, will I also become such a lunatic?
I don't want to!
"Mm, very good, remember my orders." Lu Yifang said, already putting on a precise small tracker, then walked openly towards the wooden house in the middle of the cemetery, knocking on the door without any hesitation.
"Who is it?" an old voice came from inside the house.
"Water meter reader!" Lu Yifang said without thinking.
Inside the house: "…"
After a long silence, a sigh finally came from inside the house, as if to say, what was coming has finally arrived.
"Come in, the door's unlocked," the old man's tired voice rang out.
Hearing this, Lu Yifang pushed open the door and walked in. The first thing that came into view was an old man with White hair and a walrus mustache, sitting on the sofa and drinking coffee.
"Young man, what do you want with me?" the old man said without turning his head.
"Nothing much, it's just a community activity to care for the elderly, widowed, and lonely. An old man like you is a key target for community assistance, so I've brought people from the community to bring you warmth," Lu Yifang said with a smile.
Old man: "…"
"Are you deliberately playing dumb with me?" the old man questioned with a cold tone.
"No, you're the one playing dumb." Lu Yifang said, his smile beginning to fade. "Where is Ghost Rider now?"
"Are you looking for me?" A hoarse voice rang out, and the door at the other end of the room opened. Ghost Rider, with his dazzling mark, appeared.
As long as he wasn't exposed to sunlight, he could still transform into Ghost Rider inside the house.
Ch 91
That's right, you're the one I'm looking for," Lu Yifangnodded and said.
"Then, come on!" Ghost Rider said, moving towards Lu Yifang, but just then, the old man suddenly reached out and stopped Ghost Rider, signaling him to calm down.
"Are you here to avenge last night?" the old man asked coldly. If he was indeed seeking revenge, then today's matter would likely not end well.
"Personally, I really want to get revenge," Lu Yifang did not hide his thoughts. "But coincidentally, my superior is very interested in you, so he sent me to meet him."
"So you're not here to fight," the old man said, his tone considerably relaxed. As long as it wasn't a fight to the death, fighting during the day was truly terrible for Ghost Rider.
Of course, the location was still his house, which was even worse, beyond terrible.
"But I don't rule out using force," Lu Yifang said with a smile.
"Then you try!" Ghost Rider said, not to be outdone. "Anyway, your superior is either a demon or a Black magic user, and I will never go to meet them."
"You seem to have misunderstood. The superior I'm talking about is actually a one-eyed man who can't use magic at all," Lu Yifang spread his hands and explained.
"Do you think I'll believe that? No matter how much you argue, you can't hide the extremely evil aura on you. That's an aura from the Dark Dimension," Ghost Ridersnorted, indicating that he wouldn't mistake the aura from the Dark Dimension on Lu Yifang, even from eight hundred miles away.
"So that's how it is," Lu Yifang finally understood. Before, he had wondered what Ancient One had put on him that made Ghost Rider so agitated and rush over from so far away as soon as he entered the West, wanting to fight him to the death without a word.
It turned out to be power drawn by Ancient One from the Dark Dimension.
"Alright, I admit I have a great sorcerer behind me who draws power from the Dark Dimension, but she's not the one looking for you this time, and she's not a Black magic user. She's busy saving the World every day."
"Hahaha~!" Ghost Rider let out a mocking laugh. At this moment, he felt his intelligence was insulted. A Black magic user who draws power from the Dark Dimensionis busy saving the World every day?
Why don't you say a demon went crazy, started cultivating holy light, and kept muttering "Broken Shoe Slash"!
Perhaps only someone brain-damaged would believe such a crude lie.
"It's really troubling. I'm telling the truth, but why does no one believe me?" Lu Yifang sighed helplessly.
"Since that's the case, I'll just lay my cards on the table," Lu Yifang said, his expression already becoming serious.
"You only have two paths now: either you give up resistance and come with me now, or I'll beat you until you can't take care of yourself, and then drag you away."
"Perhaps there's a third path," Ghost Rider said, his tone also turning cold.
"I'll purify your sinful soul, then drive my chariot away, disappearing from the sight of your helpers outside, who will be watching helplessly."
Flames burned fiercely as Ghost Rider strode towards Lu Yifang. In the narrow confines of the house, combined with a large amount of highly flammable materials, Ghost Rider believed this environment was very advantageous to him.
"Since you think that way, I'll give you a little surprise gift," Lu Yifang said, pressing the miniature communicator in his pocket and shouting loudly, "Fire at me!!"
"What?" Hearing this, the old man subconsciously looked out the window, only to see ten Rocket missiles already flying in formation.
"You lunatic," Ghost Rider was stunned by this display.
Damn it, do you have to be so ruthless? I wanted to kill you, but so far, I've only burned you once with Fire. Has our hatred reached such a level that you want to kill me even if it means mutual destruction?
And although he already regretted a little why he had provoked such a lunatic, it was clearly too late to regret now. Ten Rocket missiles directly detonated the house.
And that wasn't all. Soon, under Agent 0233's command, the second wave of Rocket missiles was fired in a volley. After a total of three waves of Rocket missile bombardment, Agent 0233 still hadn't ended the attack.
Because some of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s vehicles had automatic driving recognition, he actually stuffed all the explosives into an automatically driven car, and then controlled it to rush into the ruins.
Amidst the huge explosion, Agent 0233, whose ears were filled with roaring sounds, suddenly knelt on the ground and laughed excitedly. Advisor Lu Yifang should be satisfied with such an explosion, hahaha…
It was clear that this kid had been completely broken by the immense stimulation, or perhaps had awakened some terrifying attribute.
"Ghost Rider, how does the taste of the equivalent feel!" In the ruins filled with flames and dust, Lu Yifang's figure appeared, and around him, all the smoke and dust were blown away by a sudden gust of wind.
In this equivalent feast, Lu Yifang was truly unharmed.
"I truly underestimated you. You are much more terrifying than I imagined." From the ruins beside him, Ghost Rider also struggled out, his body battered and his appearance looking extremely disheveled.
"Surrender, you can't escape," Lu Yifang snorted.
"That's not for sure," Ghost Rider said, already rushing towards a pile of broken machinery, which was Ghost Rider's chariot. However, this rare and cool motorcycle was now no different from two dollars worth of scrap metal.
But the moment Ghost Rider touched the motorcycle, under the power of magic, the motorcycle quickly restored itself and grew a ferocious skull.
"Want to run? You should know that's impossible. It's daytime now," Lu Yifang said, looking up at the Sun in the sky. If it weren't for the thick smoke and dust from the explosion weakening the sunlight, Ghost Riderwould have already transformed back into a human, and it would be impossible for him to drive this motorcycle out now. And as a human, he would have no strength to resist.
And just as Lu Yifang thought this, Ghost Rider had already started his chariot, and at this moment, Lu Yifang finally noticed that Ghost Rider seemed to have been holding something in his arms since just now. That thing was well protected by Ghost Rider. It seemed to be… an umbrella, a sunshade and rain umbrella specifically for motorcycles.
So, under Lu Yifang's dumbfounded gaze, Ghost Rideropened the umbrella, stuck it on the front of the vehicle, and then drove his chariot away.
"Damn it, there's even this kind of move!" Lu Yifangexpressed that his worldview had truly been shaken.
Lu Yifang looked with complex eyes in the direction Ghost Rider had left, then withdrew his gaze and turned back to look at a corpse in the ruins. It was the old man's corpse. Although he was a little further from Lu Yifangthan Ghost Rider just now, under such a saturation bombardment, the old man's corpse was still not very presentable.
However, Lu Yifang showed no pity at all, but instead revealed a playful smile. "Stop pretending, it's time to get up."
However, the old man's corpse naturally did not respond to Lu Yifang's words. There was only the faint crackling of burning flames on site. Lu Yifang's expression did not change at all, and he instead walked closer to it.
"Your wounds are already starting to heal, and you're still pretending for me. Don't try to fool me, I'm a professional at guarding corpses."
And hearing Lu Yifang's words, the already bloody and mangled old man suddenly opened his eyes at this moment, and spoke with a complex expression, "I thought you would go after him. It seems your purpose in coming here isn't just Ghost Rider!"
Ch 92
Legend has it that for generations, the West has been home to Ghost Riders, cursed souls who roam the world, fulfilling the devil's contracts.
Many years ago, a Ghost Rider was sent to the village of Saint Venganza to fulfill a demonic contract for thousands of evil souls. However, that contract was too powerful, and he didn't want the devil to succeed, so he made an unprecedented decision.
He betrayed the devil!
"The legend you're referring to must be about you, Mr. Former Ghost Rider," Lu Yifang said with a smile to the old man.
"As expected, your true purpose for coming is for the saint venganza contract." The former Ghost Rider, Carter Slade, stared intently at Lu Yifang, his voice turning cold.
That's right, he was the former Ghost Rider—or more accurately, the Ghost Rider—who, after betraying Mephisto, the Lord of Hell, had barely survived, living in seclusion in this small place for over a hundred years.
"You deliberately let the Ghost Rider go just now to get the contract from me."
"Actually, I really wanted to catch him. Of course, getting the contract is also a task. It's more efficient to take on several tasks at once," Lu Yifang said, shrugging his shoulders.
However, in Lu Yifang's mind, after learning that the Ghost Rider had run to the former Ghost Rider, he prioritized the task of obtaining the contract.
The reason was simple: Fury was good at dealing with people, but he was truly blind when it came to magic. Even if the Ghost Rider was brought before him, who knew what kind of trouble he would cause.
Compared to him, Ancient One was clearly much more reliable, and this saint venganza contract belonged to Mephisto, the Lord of Hell. Keeping it on Earth was indeed a great disaster, so it was better to deal with it as soon as possible.
"Tell me, where is the contract now?" Lu Yifang asked.
"Do you think I'll tell you?" Carter Slade sneered.
"Even if you turn this place upside down, I guarantee you won't find it. Of course, you can torture me as much as you like. Anyway, for a Ghost Rider, the physical body isn't really a necessary thing."
As Carter Slade spoke, he gave up on the idea of standing up, instead lying on the ground in a spread-eagle position with his eyes closed, as if saying, "Come on, abuse me as much as you want. If I make a sound, I lose!"
Facing the former Ghost Rider, who had made his stance clear and would absolutely not speak even if killed, Lu Yifang naturally wouldn't actually make a move. Instead, he looked around, seemingly searching for something.
And very quickly, Lu Yifang found what he was looking for. He walked over and picked up a broken shovel.
"So the saint venganza contract is here. It's really well hidden."
"How is that possible? How did you find it so quickly?" Carter Slade suddenly opened his eyes wide, questioning him with a look of disbelief. Carter Sladehad spent countless hours and lost countless hairs late at night trying to hide this thing, finally coming up with this perfect hiding place.
How could anyone have imagined that the shovel he used daily to tidy the graveyard would have a contract hidden in its wooden handle? This was completely unscientific!
"Because the blast just now broke the wooden handle of this shovel. Look, the contract revealed itself," Lu Yifang said, presenting the saint venganza contractinside to Carter Slade.
Carter Slade: "..."
At this moment, Carter Slade's mind was filled with a million unutterable curses!
"Are you really going to take the contract?" Carter Sladesuddenly sat up, his expression becoming serious.
"What, you want to stop me?" Lu Yifang said, quickly putting the contract away.
Although the Ghost Rider's power on him was taken away after he betrayed Mephisto, the Lord of Hell, the residual power was enough for him to transform one more time. It was precisely because of these residual powers that Carter Slade was able to survive for so many years and was able to recover quickly from his wounds in the recent explosion without dying.
"Then take it." Carter Slade suddenly sighed and lay back down on the ground like a salted fish.
"What the hell, you're just giving up?" Lu Yifang, who was ready to make a move, was suddenly bewildered.
Although he would definitely die after this transformation, he had betrayed Mephisto, the Lord of Hell, for this contract. At this point, no normal person would back down.
"Don't you think I'm an evil existence? Aren't you afraid I'll cause trouble with this contract?" Carter Slade's straightforwardness made Lu Yifang feel a little uneasy. Did I get a fake contract?
No, with this thing in his hand, he could clearly feel a very strange and vast energy inside.
"That's what the Ghost Rider thinks, not me," Carter Slade corrected. "That kid is too young and trusts the Ghost Rider's Penance Stare too much. Someone with evil power isn't necessarily a bad person."
"So you choose to trust me?" Lu Yifang said, somewhat surprised.
"Kid, I used to be a Police, an absolutely seasoned Police," Carter Slade said, smiling at Lu Yifang. "So I can tell, you're not a bad person."
"Take the contract. This thing shouldn't have been with me in the first place, but with someone who can truly handle it. For over a hundred years before this, I was merely holding onto it temporarily," Carter Slade said with a complex expression, glancing at the contract.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yifang's gaze towards Carter Slade also became respectful. "Old man, you are free now. You can live your own life from now on."
No one is a fool. Carter Slade, this old Ghost Rider, has lived for so many years and is a true expert among experts. He sees some things much more clearly than others.
"Advisor, are you alright?" At this moment, Agent 0233's voice came.
"Kid, the contract is yours now, so do me a favor, will you? Although I used to be a Police, ever since I changed professions, I haven't been interested in going to the Police station," Carter Slade said, having already adjusted his posture and laid back down on the ground, disguising himself as an old man who had been overly frightened.
"This old man?" When Melinda arrived and saw the old man lying on the ground, she was stunned.
"It's nothing, I saved him with my power. He's just an ordinary old man and doesn't know the Ghost Rider's identity after transforming," Lu Yifang explained. Since Carter Slade had shown goodwill, Lu Yifang didn't mind helping him.
Hearing this, Melinda also nodded. After all, the Ghost Rider had escaped from her just now, so she didn't doubt the old man's identity too much.
"Since that's the case, then consider it accidental damage from the mission. We will compensate this old man for all his losses," Melinda said, helping Carter Slade inside and beginning some preliminary checks on him.
And because of the residual power of the Ghost Rider, the old man, who had been shockingly injured just moments ago, had almost fully recovered by now, so no major problems were discernible.
"Then I'll leave the aftermath of this matter to you," Lu Yifang said, looking at Agent 0233.
"The old man is old after all, and he probably doesn't want to live far away, so you're responsible for giving him a sum of compensation and helping to rebuild this house."
"Ah, rebuild the house?" Hearing this, Agent 0233's face turned ugly.
"What, unwilling? Don't forget, you blew up this house. Don't you need to take responsibility?" Lu Yifang said righteously.
"I... I understand. I will rebuild and restore this house one hundred percent." At this moment, Agent 0233really wanted to cry.
You told me to blow it up thoroughly, and now you want me to build it back. MMP, being a big shot is amazing!