"Not bad. A little hot."
Fenris smacked his lips, as though savoring that scorching flavor.
The hellfire soon went out. He tilted his head, thought for a moment, and added, "A little spicy."
"A little spicy?"
Ghost Rider's frantic struggling abruptly froze.
He seemed to remember that he currently had nothing but a skeleton left, and he could not help twisting his dry, bony hips. "A little spicy?!"
Fenris saw his jaw opening and closing nonstop, as if he wanted to say something, but all that came out were harsh, grating noises. After a moment, Fenris got tired of listening. He simply reached out with his left hand, flicked it, and dislocated Ghost Rider's jaw.
At last, his ears were peaceful.
Hell power surged, and the black mist swelled. The instant all the hellfire went out, Ghost Rider trembled in Fenris's hand. After releasing a soundless scream, he went completely still.
"Wanda, he's yours."
After using hell power so freely, Fenris suddenly felt a stabbing pain run through his body. He casually tossed Ghost Rider, who had completely lost the ability to resist, over to Wanda, then sat down lightly beside them with Emma's support.
Crimson power gently placed Ghost Rider in the center of the room. Wanda carefully leaned closer. "Fenris, did you beat him to death?"
"Careful. He might revive again like before," Emil reminded them. In just a few short seconds, he had suffered terribly from the hellfire. Even now, lingering fear still gripped him.
"It's not that easy." Fenris shook his head. "Don't worry."
Before his words had even faded, everyone saw skin and flesh suddenly begin to grow over that skeleton. In the blink of an eye, it had turned into a man with his head tilted to one side, already unconscious.
The man's skin still bore some crimson burn marks, and his entire body was hissing with high heat.
The familiar face that entered Wanda's sight nearly made her jump. "Johnny Blaze?"
She took out the autographed photo from earlier and carefully compared it against the man's face. "It really is him!"
"So that's why he dared to challenge motorcycle stunts so recklessly. Turns out he was a fraud!"
Thinking of Pietro's admiration for this man, Wanda suddenly felt a little angry.
"With this kind of power, and he still went out to perform for money. This big star is actually an honest man…" Emil said faintly from the side.
Unlike him. The day Emil awakened his power, he had gone straight out to wreck things.
…
Hot. So hot.
His whole body felt as if it were on fire. The moment Johnny regained consciousness, he only felt parched, his throat so dry it felt like it was about to split open. Instinctively, he called out, "Water. Is there any water?"
"You set fires everywhere yourself, and you still have the nerve to ask for water?"
Johnny heard an irritated female voice. The girl sounded young, as if she had only just reached adulthood a year or two ago. He relaxed a little and called weakly again, "Water…"
"Wanda, give him water."
A clear male voice rang out, carrying a strange accent that did not sound American. The next moment, Johnny felt his jaw being pried open by a force, and cool water flowed in. He swallowed greedily.
A moment later, Johnny finally let out a breath. Feeling some strength return to his body, he dazedly opened his eyes, which had been stuck together.
As his vision gradually cleared, several figures slowly appeared before him.
A red-haired girl was staring at him coldly. Clearly, she was the one who had just given him that precious water.
Johnny smiled and was just about to thank her when his gaze suddenly shifted. At just the right moment, he saw a young man covered in terrifying wounds quietly sitting to the side. As if he could not feel pain at all, the young man was watching him with an assessing gaze.
"It's you!"
The instant Johnny saw that face, countless fragmented memories immediately surged into his mind like a tide.
Mephisto's temptation. Racing through the city on his motorcycle at supersonic speed. Sensing Fenris's aura, and then…
Johnny shook his head. The memories afterward felt somewhat heavy, as if his brain was unwilling to recall them.
Then he had ridden his motorcycle all the way up along the glass curtain wall. After that, he had run into a giant over four meters tall, a woman who could turn into diamond, and…
Johnny could not help carefully glancing at Fenris again.
This ruthless man who had forced Mephisto to retreat.
He looked around the battered room. Four people. He had actually fought every single one of them just now.
Four pairs of faintly gleaming eyes were staring at him at the same time. Meeting Fenris's amused gaze, Johnny suddenly felt a chill run down his back.
"Remember now?" Fenris's injuries had mostly recovered. He moved his arm, producing a series of crisp cracks.
Johnny was so startled that he nodded repeatedly. "Mm-hm."
But if he had a choice, he would rather not remember.
His rear carefully shifted to the side. His motorcycle was parked there, and it was the only thing in this place that gave him any sense of security.
If the hellfire's perception was right, these people were not exactly good. Especially that seemingly harmless young man. The number of dead souls on his hands was already countless.
Even Ghost Rider had been crushed by him barehanded. Thinking of that, Johnny instinctively shrank his neck even more.
He was just an ordinary big star. He had no desire to anger these vicious people.
Seeing how cowardly he looked, Fenris unconsciously frowned. No matter how he looked at it, this man did not seem as wicked as the Ancient One had said.
After thinking for a moment, Fenris asked quietly, "The Penance Stare told you I'm a wretched sinner. But if I tell you that everyone I killed was evil, do you think I'm good or evil?"
"Good! Good!" Johnny did not dare raise his head at all. He lay on the floor, trembling. "You're good! All of you are good!"
"Pfft!"
Seeing his miserable state, Emma could not hold back and laughed.
"Fenris, why bother saying so much to him?"
Wanda reached out, scarlet energy gathering in her palm. She gritted her teeth and swung hard. A thick slab of floor beside them was pulled over by her and slammed down heavily on Johnny.
"The Spirit of Vengeance delivered itself to our doorstep. Who cares whether he's the one that venerable sorcerer mentioned? Let's solve your problem first."
Wanda glanced at the tiny wounds on Fenris's body that had not yet healed, then stomped heavily on the slab.
"Ow, ow, ow!"
Looking at Johnny as he cried out in pain, Wanda curled her lip and snorted coldly. Her palm, flashing with red light, pressed onto his face without the slightest hesitation.
As the energy sank deeper, the scorching power hidden deep within Johnny's body soon emerged clearly in Wanda's perception.
"Found it again."
Red light abruptly condensed inside Johnny's body. As that power erupted, Wanda's eyes began to glow with a bewitching crimson light, making her look completely different from her usual gentle self.
"Hand it over!"
(End of Chapter)
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