Mephistopheles leaves saying that he is going to give a parting party to someone, and although the devil has a bad temper, he rarely lies.

It's pretty much the most honest devil in hell.

For a while, Mephistopheles had his servants of the devil refer to him as the "Honest One".

Of course, the honesty that the devils understand is not the same thing as the honesty that most people understand.

They will tell the truth, albeit on key points, or by paraphrasing the order in which the truth is spoken, to complete it into another meaning.

But at the end of the day, they tell the truth.

So, if Mephistopheles wasn't kidding, then tonight, there's going to be an unlucky guy saying goodbye to his friends.

Then the question arises...

Who would be so lucky?

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On the nameless rooftop in the city of Austin, it was almost dusk.

In the ever-turning dark red hell barrier, Johnny. The hellfire that was wrapped around Blazer slowly closed under his slightly jerky control.

Before his eyes, the last black wraith belonging to the small town of St. Van Gonza was burning.

It was like a mass of black gauze suspended in the air, constantly blown by the wind, and a flame was igniting from the center of the gauze, spreading out in all directions at a rapid speed.

In just a few seconds, the wandering wrath was burned in a voice that closely resembled the old man's sigh, and a cloud of drifting ashes fell into the air.

The passing of these weak spirits will leave no trace.

As Merlin watched, the ashes seemed to be blown by the wind, and they circled Johnny twice before dissipating in the orbit of the Hellbound.

"That's it."

Merlin picked up the trembling cane on the ground.

The dark red, like a light veil covering the ground, quickly converged at this moment, and the land returned to the dimension of reality, and the warmer sunset shone on the two of them.

"Uh..."

Merlin took out a cigarette and lit it, and as the smoke rose, he said to Johnny in front of him:

"Purified 1,397 Wraiths in one day, and did in one day what 90% of witchers can't do in a lifetime, Johnny, tell me, how does it feel?"

"Tired..."

Johnny's feet fluttered a little as he stood there, and his eyes were even more sore.

Despite being in daylight, with Merlin's help, he summoned the possession of a lazy vengeful spirit, without alarming Zatanos's mad will.

After purifying so many sins in one day, the spirit of revenge in Johnny's body has been completely satisfied.

It meekly retreated into Johnny's soul, leaving behind a body that was about to be drained.

Johnny is only a new knight after all, and his fusion with the Spirit of Vengeance is far from perfect.

Not to mention the use of the Eye of Judgment a thousand times in a day, which is very important for Carter. An old knight like Shray couldn't do it.

But it also illustrates Johnny's potential.

Super potential.

"No, I'm asking you, how does it feel to set these imprisoned wraiths free, to put an end to their long ordeal, and to free them from the confines of Mephistopheles?"

Merlin took the cigarette from the corner of his mouth and said:

"I mean, how does it feel to do good?"

"Oh, do you ask this?"

Johnny moved his sour arms as he looked back at the sunset, the glow that covered the sky and cast a dim glow over the entire city at dusk.

Johnny stood in the light, exhaling deeply, then inhaling again.

The wind of the night beat on his body, as if to take away the gloom of the lonely man.

He walked to the rooftop, stood on the edge of the floor dozens of meters high, and then opened his arms to embrace the city.

"I heard them say thank you to me."

Johnny whispered:

"But it's also possible that I'm tired and in a trance, hallucinating, but... Just think they're saying thank you. ”

"That feels good, Merlin."

The newborn Ghost Rider turned back and said to Merlin:

"It didn't let me go of the pain in my heart, it didn't make me feel atonement, but... I don't hate doing these things. ”

"No one makes you forget the past."

Merlin, with his cane in the setting sun, like a 40-year-old middle-aged man, leisurely smoking a cigarette, with his back to the sun and Johnny, said:

"It's like I've never forgotten my past..."

"The past has never disappeared, the past lives in us, and the past is the force that supports us to move forward."

"What we've experienced, they've shaped who we are, for better or worse, they've been fused in our blood and bones, they've become a part of who we are."

"Whew..."

Merlin exhaled the last wisp of smoke, and he burned the end of the cigarette in the rising black mist, and he took out his pocket watch, looked at the time, and said:

"In this world, many people talk about fate, but in fact, even if there is such a thing as real fate, fate will not determine our future, but our current behavior."

Merlin picked up his cane and tossed a silver ring behind him.

Johnny reached out and grabbed the ring, and in the most magnificent sunset, he looked at Merlin, who said to him:

"Learn to talk to another soul in your body, Johnny."

"That's a part of you, and for better or worse, you have to learn to accept it. As you can see, it can be used to destroy, and it can be used to protect, it's all up to you. ”

"Alright, I'm leaving, Johnny, my sisters are still waiting for me to come home for dinner, and I can't let them worry."

"Merlin!"

Johnny held the ring in front of his eyes and looked at it, it was the first time in his life that he had received it.

But unfortunately, it didn't come from a beautiful girl.

He followed Merlin's example, and put the ring on his little finger, and he looked at Merlin as he walked into the distorted light, and he said:

"Thank you."

"Thanks for what?"

Merlin laughed:

"Go back and rest. Oh yes, that car of yours is downstairs and it's handsome. ”

Johnny cracked his mouth and smiled, watching Merlin disappear from the rooftop.

He glanced back at the city at sunset, and he couldn't help but rub his stomach, he had barely eaten since last night.

After a few moments, Johnny walked downstairs and rode on his motorcycle, not knowing if it was because of the appearance of the Ghost Rider last night, but he always felt as if his motorcycle had a life of its own.

He reached out and patted the hood of the motorcycle, he twisted the throttle, and in the muffled sound of the engine, he said:

"Run, Grace... Let's run. ”

"Buzz"

The vintage motorcycles in blue-and-red livery seemed to be responding to him.

The moment Johnny released the brakes, a flame erupted from the motorcycle's vent, and to Johnny's cheers, the energy-filled motorcycle rushed into the road like a galloping beast.

Ride your own knight through the city.

Two hours later, Johnny, who was well fed and drunk, drove back to his home.

He lives on the top floor of an apartment building that he has converted into a warehouse.

The big empty house is filled with all kinds of motorcycles, most of which are light off-road bikes that Johnny uses for performances, and of course there are a few of Johnny's private collections, all of which are really cool big toys.

Johnny is a stunt racer who pays a lot in this business.

He is also a leader in this industry, and has a huge number of fans all over the world.

Don't look at Johnny as a decadent and lonely guy, but he is also a hidden rich man, and he has no girlfriend and no place to spend money, so all his money is used to buy these big toys.

"Yo, Johnny!"

The moment Johnny pushed Grace into the warehouse, the lights in his room came on at the same moment.

A familiar voice rang out at the edge of the stairs on the second floor, causing Johnny's face to change drastically.

He looked up and saw Mephistopheles, dressed as the devil, sitting on his couch, the crimson crimson crimson with his feet on the coffee table, an open bottle of Coke in his hand, and a bag of snacks in his hand.

On the TV in front of the couch, a news program was playing, which was the great devil Mephistopheles's favorite show in hell.

It always draws enough inspiration from the hard work of politicians about bad jokes.

The devil seemed to have Johnny's house as his home, and he threw the potato chips into his mouth and chewed them like he could, waving his hand at Johnny and saying hello.

"Bang"

Johnny's most cherished motorcycle falls to the ground.

He stepped forward, and in his angry breath, the scorching hellfire wrapped around the jacket on his arms, and after a day of intense practice, Johnny had mastered the art of controlling this hellfire.

"What are you doing here?"

He asked loudly.

"I'm here for the farewell party, Johnny."

Mephistopheles tossed the snack bag aside, it clapped its hands, stood up, walked to the railing, and looked at Johnny condescendingly. Blaze.

It looked at the Hellfire burning on Johnny's arms.

A hint of resentment flashed in its dark red eyes.

"Ah, what a great talent, what a great control, you should have been the most powerful knight I've ever had, Johnny."

Mephistopheles' claws rested on the black railing, and the scorching heat melted the railing in an instant, and the Great Devil said to the knight in front of him:

"I'm looking at you, Johnny, I've been watching you every day since you signed the contract, I'm your biggest fan."

"Every time you perform, every time you have an adventure, I will be there to watch..."

"It's like the best investment ever, and in my predictions, you're going to fight for me in the upcoming battle for the King of Hell, and you're going to make a lot of money for me."

"What a pity... A bunch of self-righteous guys forced me to enable you early. ”

The Great Devil rubbed his black beard with his sharp claws, and he said:

"When a piece is misplaced, no matter how good it is, it will be useless."

"I'm not afraid of you!"

Johnny stepped forward, he stretched out his hand, and in the burning of hellfire, the flesh on his fist was gone, replaced by an eerie burning bone finger, he pointed at Mephistopheles, and said:

"You devil! In the world, you can't hurt me! ”

"Ah, yes."

Mephistopheles didn't deny it, and it shrugged at Johnny, saying:

"Carter. That traitor to Shray must have told you the secret of Ghost Rider... That's right, once every Ghost Rider merges with the Spirit of Vengeance, I can't force you any more than what the contract stipulates. ”

"After all, those crazy vengeful spirits are not in my hands, I just 'borrow' them. So you bastards have nothing to fear. ”

"Well, it's a secret that few people know... As a result, everyone knows what they wear now, and I should have been ruthless in my hands back then. Shi Lei was completely crushed to death on the western land, lest it jump out and make trouble again now. ”

At this point, the Great Devil noticed the ring on Johnny's little finger again, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes, and he said:

"What a nice ring, did your new friends give it to you?"

Johnny didn't answer, he clenched his hand bones, and in the middle of a swing, a scorching hellfire smashed into Mephistopheles.

The latter did not dodge or dodge, allowing the flames to hit its body, and it was like a piece of glass, which dissipated into a dark red flame the moment it was struck.

But the next moment, Mephistopheles' projection appeared in front of Johnny's eyes again.

It reached out and grabbed Johnny by the neck, and Ghost Rider reacted extremely quickly, and the blazing hellfire was ignited.

In the roar of the vengeful spirit, in the next moment, he will incarnate as a true ghost rider.

In the human realm, Mephistopheles could wield no match for this burning mad skeleton.

However, at this moment, Mephistopheles suddenly winked at Johnny, and the devil's cunning face finally showed his trademark malicious smile.

It whispered:

"Johnny. Blazer, you've done your job... The contract is over. ”

"Huh"

It was like a prophecy, and when Mephistopheles said this, the flames burning in Johnny's body dissipated in an instant, as if they had never appeared.

And the vengeful spirit that roared in his body and was about to rush out also let out a scream of horror, and in Johnny's perception, the burning soul was completely stripped away at this moment.

He could no longer feel the burning flames, he could no longer feel the surging sins.

There was only a quiet world left in his ears.

Even the sound of the wall clock on the wall moving became so clear at this moment.

"You..."

Johnny looked at the big devil in front of him, and he asked:

"What did you do?"

"I just lifted your curse, friend."

Mephistopheles maliciously said to Johnny:

"I ended your contract... I don't think your new friend told you that, you're special, Johnny, and the vengeful spirit within you is special. ”

"Zatanos isn't your average vengeful spirit, it's not a pure vengeful spirit at all, and the archangel Randekille can't control how I use it."

"For... Why? ”

Johnny looked at the Great Devil in disbelief and said:

"Why are you doing that?"

"Because..."

Mephistopheles seemed ready to answer Johnny's question.

But the next moment, it waved its hand violently and threw Johnny, who had completely turned into an ordinary person, from the top floor.

In the sound of glass breaking, Johnny. Blazer waved his hand in the air, but the gravitational pull of the earth beckoned him to crash to the ground.

He fell in the air, and he saw Mephistopheles, the big devil, poking his head out of the window.

The latter was waving at him with a parting smile, and the cold voice of the Great Devil also reached Johnny's ears in free fall at this moment.

"Because I want to! Johnny. ”

"Your friends think they've won... But unfortunately, everyone lost, and there was no winner in this conspiracy..."

"Congratulations, Johnny, you're free..."

"Bang"

The moment the Great Devil's words fell, Johnny slammed into the cold ground.

Falling from more than 20 meters is nothing to Ghost Rider, but after being pulled out of the Spirit of Vengeance, Johnny is just an ordinary person.

This is already a fatal height.

Johnny's eyes blurred with blood, but he could still see the smile on Mephistopheles' face.

The devil laughed and killed him.

It laughs...

It's because it knows how painful it is.

But Johnny didn't hurt, the death from the fall was instantaneous, everything in front of him was getting dim, and at the last moment when the light disappeared, he saw the ring on his finger...

It's a shame that he's just made a group of friends.

It's a pity...

Until the last moment, he was alone...

Johnny. Blazer, he's dead.

In Mephistopheles' wild laughter, in the darkness of the night, he died.

He...

Finally free.