When everything dissipated and Lu Yifang regained his senses, he quickly discarded Mjolnir. That thing was too terrifying; the collapse of the Mirror Dimension just now almost dragged him down with it.
The moment Mjolnir left Lu Yifang's hand, its runic symbols flashed, and Mjolnir's true power was sealed once more.
However, it was worth noting that a small crack had suddenly appeared on Mjolnir. Mjolnir was crafted from materials extracted from the core of a dying star; how could unleashing its full power come without a price?
At the very least, such a small amount of neutron star material could not maintain a neutron state. Fully unleashing Mjolnir's power would gradually destroy Mjolnir's internal stability, eventually causing Mjolnir to completely lose control.
"My Mjolnir." Thor, at this moment, rushed out from somewhere and lovingly embraced his hammer.
And when he noticed Lu Yifang's gaze, Thor took a few steps back, subconsciously putting the hammer behind him. There was no helping it; this was no longer a question of whether he was worthy to wield Mjolnir, but a more complex issue. After all, anyone who saw a weapon their father specifically crafted for them unleash its maximum power in someone else's hands would instinctively become wary.
At this moment, Thor couldn't help but tremble when he recalled the World-destroying scene of Lu Yifangwielding Mjolnir. Compared to that scene, he was simply holding a toy; it wasn't even on the same level.
Could this be Mjolnir's true usage? Had he been playing with a fake hammer all these years?
As for Thor's wariness, Lu Yifang rolled his eyes in exasperation. Even if the hammer were given to him, he would have to consider it. Although its power was immense, its immense weight made it a hassle just to move around, let alone hit someone with it.
If Lu Yifang were to wield it in such a World-destroying manner, he would no longer be just a walking nuclear bomb, but would upgrade to a walking planet-killer weapon.
And if Mephisto hadn't thought he had this battle in the bag, forcefully tearing open space to descend upon Earth, only to be directly trapped by the Ancient Oneand become a living target for Lu Yifang, it wouldn't have been so easy to hit Mephisto under normal circumstances.
All in all, this thing was terrifyingly powerful, but when it unleashed its might, it indiscriminately attacked friend and foe alike, and could easily take Lu Yifang himself down with it. Its cost-effectiveness was not high.
"It's all over now, right?" Lu Yifang looked around. The Mirror Dimension had long disappeared. The few of them were in the large crater left by the Destroyer's explosion in the town, and Mephisto in the sky had long vanished without a trace. There was no longer any sign of Hellfire around.
"By the way, is Mephisto dead?" Lu Yifang turned his gaze to the Ancient One. He knew Mephisto was strong, but that last blow—even if Odin and Mephistowere combined, they would definitely have to avoid its edge. And Mephisto had taken that hammer blow head-on.
"As the cunning Lord of Hell, Mephisto is not so easily eliminated, even when he descends in his true form," the Ancient One said, shaking her head, then changed the subject. "Of course, the price is still very high. He will probably have to stay put in Hell for a very long time."
"Mephisto being able to stay put in Hell is a good thing for many Worlds," Thor said at this point. Hell could connect not just to Earth, but in many Worlds, Mephistowas a troublesome fellow.
"Sorcerer Supreme, thank you very much for your help. I didn't expect there to be such a powerful magic user on Mid… Earth." Thor thanked the Ancient One. If it weren't for the Ancient One's help, he would probably have remained unconscious for some time before waking up, and time was very precious to Thor now.
"You're welcome, Thor. This was just a transaction," the Ancient One said, turning around with a smile.
"Now you should return to Asgard. You have already delayed quite a bit of time on Earth. Your parents, your kingdom, they all need you."
Upon hearing this, Thor nodded. Due to being unconscious, he had already delayed quite a bit of time. If he delayed any more, allowing Loki more time, then Asgard might truly have nothing to do with him.
"We are all fighting to protect this World. From today on, you can consider me your ally. I believe we will have a chance to meet again in the future." After Thor said these words, standing with Sif and the other three, the Bifrost Bridge had already descended, taking Thor and the others away.
"Alright, now that the outsiders are gone, it's time to talk about your matter. What's this about Mephistosaying you're dead?" Lu Yifang said, turning his gaze to the Ancient One.
"It's simple. When Dormammu invaded Earth some time ago, I was killed by Dormammu's disciple, Kaecilius," the Ancient One said calmly.
"So?" Lu Yifang continued to ask. Evidently, this answer was meant for most people, not the truth he sought.
"Although drawing power from the Dark Dimensionstrengthened my power and life, it also bound me. So I took this opportunity to shed my original body," the Ancient One said, looking at Lu Yifang.
"By now, you should understand what the power of the Dark Dimension represents, right? To be honest, although I had already foreseen the outcome, your calm expression still surprises me a bit."
"What's so strange about it? Did you think that because my parents died at the hands of Black Magic users, I would hate everyone who came into contact with black magic?" Lu Yifang spread his hands upon hearing this.
"Don't lump me in with those stubborn fools. Power, this thing, has always depended on the user. There's no inherent good or bad to it."
"You speak very well," the Ancient One nodded. "Of course, there's another reason I did this: only by faking my death could I lure out a potential threat like Mephisto and deal with him in advance. The new Sorcerer Supreme is a very promising magic user, but her foundation is not yet deep enough to contend with Mephisto."
"With all due respect, you're faking your death to eliminate a major threat, and you're eager to support a new Sorcerer Supreme, making it seem like you're arranging your affairs, but you're not dead. What exactly is your purpose?"
"Because I am leaving Earth," the Ancient One said, suddenly pulling out a magical artifact from her person, resembling a green gem eye. "This thing is called the Eye of Agamotto. Using it, I can see the future, and the future is not optimistic."
"What happened in the future? Alien invasion of Earth?" Lu Yifang said, feigning a guess.
"That is but a minor matter," the Ancient One shook her head.
"Then what's the big deal?" Lu Yifang's eyes narrowed slightly. If the matter the Ancient One spoke of wasn't the battle in New York, then things could be a bit troublesome.
"I saw a catastrophe, a catastrophe sweeping across the entire Universe," the Ancient One said, her voice trembling slightly.
"It is an infinite war. All civilizations in the Universe will be drawn into this war. Countless civilizations will be destroyed on this infinite battlefield, and Earth is no exception."
"That's truly quite unfortunate." Lu Yifang's voice also became solemn. He had already guessed what the Ancient One was talking about.
"Lu Yifang, I see hope in you, and in the new Sorcerer Supreme, and in many others. But it's not enough. So I must leave Earth to seek more hope."
"Then I have one more question. Can you see the end of this future?" Lu Yifang continued to ask.
Upon hearing this, the Ancient One gave a bitter smile. "Lu Yifang, some things, even with the Eye of Agamotto, I am not qualified to glimpse."
Ch 110
So, are you leaving Earth now?" Lu Yifang asked Ancient One.
"Most of what needed to be done is done," Ancient Onenodded. However, just as she was about to open a portal to leave, Ghost Rider, who had finished using his magic to protect his girlfriend from radiation, suddenly walked over.
"Do you need anything else?" Lu Yifang looked at Ghost Rider, a bit surprised. He had thought that after Mephisto was sent back to hell, this guy would immediately pack up and leave.
Ghost Rider glanced at Lu Yifang, then turned his gaze to Ancient One. "Sorcerer Supreme, help me!"
Ghost Rider suddenly knelt on one knee, his raspy voice filled with supplication.
"You want to break free from Mephisto's control?" Ancient One looked at Ghost Rider and said calmly.
Although Ghost Rider had always been Mephisto's chess piece on Earth, and the most active one at that, in fact, every Ghost Rider throughout history, whether the host or the Revenge Spirit, harbored resentment towards Mephisto deep down.
But unfortunately, possessing Mephisto's power, they were unable to escape his control. This time, Mephistowas truly severely injured and temporarily couldn't manage Earth.
Therefore, today was the first time since Ghost Rider's birth that he was truly temporarily free from Mephisto's surveillance, so how could he not cherish this opportunity?
And when it came to the most powerful magic on Earth, it was naturally Ancient One. If Ancient One couldn't help him, then no one on the entire Earth could.
"I understand what you mean, but I don't have much time left." Ancient One naturally had a general idea of what Ghost Rider was thinking.
"Go find the new Sorcerer Supreme. Although he is not yet mature enough, with the knowledge of all of Kamar-Taj, he will be able to help you."
"That's not a place I can go." Ghost Rider clearly knew his place. Although he wasn't a Black Magic users, he was a demon far more dangerous than Black Magic users.
He figured that the moment he, a demon, stepped into Kamar-Taj, the sorcerers would all pull out their great swords and shout, 'Sorcerer Supreme, that evil is worth a fight!'
Ancient One naturally knew the nature of the Hidden Leisure Society's sorcerers, so she turned her gaze to Lu Yifang. "Then, Lu Yifang, you take Ghost Rider to Kamar-Taj."
"Why me? Can't you just open a Kamar-Taj portal yourself?" Lu Yifang looked surprised to hear this.
"Kamar-Taj already has a new Sorcerer Supreme now. If I, who am already dead, were to have my magicfluctuations appear in Kamar-Taj, it would cause trouble for some people and would not be conducive to the new Sorcerer Supreme establishing his position," Ancient One explained, then suddenly changed the subject.
"Besides, I think you probably want to go to Kamar-Tajtoo. There's something you want there."
"That's true." Lu Yifang also smiled. This trip to the West had brought Lu Yifang many gains, and also much confusion regarding Mutants.
Mephisto told him that he could become a 5-level Mutant, which is to say, a demigod. Although that old demon liked to tamper with contracts, he disdained telling such low-level lies.
And whether he could reach this stage by himself was quite uncertain. After all, Magneto and Professor Xshould have also had the opportunity to become 5-level Mutants, but their self-exploration led to this. This fully demonstrated the importance of cultivation inheritance.
Although Mutants once had an inheritance, unfortunately, the last part of it was lost thousands of years ago.
So, that guy must be found, the Mutant known to have gone the farthest in the 5-level domain—Apocalypse!
To find clues about Apocalypse, Kamar-Taj, which preserves the most complete historical documents of humanity, was undoubtedly a good choice.
"Take this." Ancient One said, suddenly taking out a magic emblem engraved with the Eye of Agamotto. "With it, you will be an official member of the Hidden Leisure Society, and meeting the new Sorcerer Supreme won't be difficult."
As Lu Yifang took the emblem, light appeared in the distance. Several cars drove in, seemingly S.H.I.E.L.D.had urgently brought advanced hazmat suits.
"Then I should go too." Ancient One said, already opening a portal. On the other side of the portal, a forest in daylight could be seen. Judging by the form of the plants, it should not be Earth.
"Lu Yifang, times have changed. The old ways of doing things are no longer very effective; what needs to be discarded must be discarded. And the new Sorcerer Supreme is not someone who sticks to old rules, so if he has any troubles, perhaps you can help him." After saying these cryptic words, Ancient One walked into the portal and disappeared from Lu Yifang's sight.
"Lu Yifang!" Coulson, wrapped up like an astronaut, opened the car door and came before Lu Yifang.
"Just now, a bald woman suddenly appeared, revived Thor, then the entire town suddenly burst into flames, and lightning flashed, and... I mean, do you know what's going on?" Coulson indicated that a lot had happened tonight, the amount of information was overwhelming, and he was now full of questions.
"Can't you take it one thing at a time?" Lu Yifang spread his hands, somewhat helplessly.
"Alright, then first tell me what that terrifying monster occupying half the sky is. Many people saw it. If S.H.I.E.L.D. hadn't promptly controlled the internet, it would probably be all over the place by now." Coulsonsaid, taking out a data pad and pulling up a video from it.
The video showed the scene of Mephisto crossing over, and then the battle scenes of Thor and Lu Yifangconfronting Mephisto were all recorded.
"This is Mephisto. No doubt, the one from myths and legends. I just fought him with Thor and the Sorcerer Supreme," Lu Yifang explained.
"In just a moment, I missed so much informative stuff," Coulson said, somewhat dazed. Fortunately, he quickly realized that it was a good thing Fury hadn't made him come along immediately due to the radiation, otherwise he would have been done for here.
"Strange, didn't all these things happen in the Mirror Dimension? How did you see them?" Lu Yifang said, frowning slightly.
"Probably because of the projection," Johnny explained at this moment. He had Ghost Rider within him, so he was definitely well-versed in magic.
"Mephisto's true power is too strong. Even with the Mirror Dimension isolating it, his existence still projected into the real World."
"Excuse me, are you...?" Coulson asked hesitantly.
"He is Ghost Rider."
"What?" As soon as Lu Yifang finished speaking, Coulson and Melinda, who was nearby, instinctively pulled out their guns.
"Don't worry, he's on our side now." Lu Yifang waved his hand at Coulson. "As for the specific situation, I'll explain everything to Fury in person when we get back. But for now..."
Lu Yifang yawned. "I just want to get some good sleep."
Ch 111
The screen flickered, powered on, then went black again as Director Fury came online.
"I thought you'd report to me first when you got back." Director Fury's expression became complicated when he saw Professor X next to Lu Yifang.
"Isn't that normal?" Professor X said with a smile, his hands clasped on the table. "After all, Lu Yifang is my student."
"Alright, whatever you say." Director Fury spread his hands helplessly. I admit you were first, so I won't fight you for him.
"I just want to know what exactly happened yesterday." Director Fury looked at Lu Yifang with a serious expression, not bothering to avoid Professor X at all.
He knew very well that given Lu Yifang's identity and position, he couldn't possibly hide the matters of the West from Professor X. Besides, there was no need for S.H.I.E.L.D. to bear the burden alone; it would be quite pleasant to have someone else lose sleep over this with him.
"Alright, here's the situation." So, Lu Yifang began to recount everything he knew, revealing everything truthfully except for the terrifying future predicted by Ancient One.
The reason he didn't mention the future Ancient Onespoke of was for their sake. After all, Lu Yifang only needed to do his part. When the sky fell, these two great figures, as the "tall ones," would truly have to bear the burden, and just the aliens alone were enough to overwhelm them.
The four words "civilization's survival" truly carried immense weight.
"Besides Asgard, now Hell has also gotten involved, and even the legendary Demon King has appeared. This World is truly becoming stranger and stranger." Director Fury sighed heavily, a deep weariness showing on his face.
"Look on the bright side. At least from what Lu Yifangsaid, the Asgardians still have quite a bit of goodwill towards us. And while Hell is unsettling, at least we know that besides us, there are other forces protecting Earth." Although Professor X's words sounded like he was comforting Director Fury, his tightly gripping hands on the armrest showed that he, too, was far from calm.
"Rather than goodwill, it's more like Asgard views us as their vassals. And in fact, throughout human history, they have truly achieved that," Lu Yifang added.
"Vassals, huh~!" Director Fury's voice became even more complex. "After thousands of years of civilizational development, humanity finally has the right to gaze upon the stars. Now we are about to step into the interstellar age, only to do so as vassals. This outcome is truly difficult to accept."
Perhaps to Asgardians like Loki, humans are weak and easily subjugated, but the truth is, humanity is a race inherently full of rebellion, because submission is always only temporary.
Whether it's Adam and Eve eating the forbidden fruit in myths, or historical rulers and religions. Every step forward this human race takes, it thinks of pulling down what is oppressing it, trampling it underfoot, and then climbing higher by doing so.
"Let's not talk about that anymore. After all, whether it's Hell or Asgard, their influence on Earth has always existed; it's just now exposed from the shadows to the light. Moreover, according to the information we've received, they're currently preoccupied, so there's no need for you to be so tense," Lu Yifang said, aptly changing the subject.
"How is the Ghost Rider's interrogation going?"
"Very smoothly. Ghost Rider seems quite cooperative so far, and the information about Hell obtained from him will soon be compiled by Coulson and sent to me," Director Fury explained.
"Since you've already gotten what you wanted, can you release him now?"
"What do you want to do?" Director Fury knew very well that Ghost Rider's cooperation was undoubtedly related to Lu Yifang.
"I promised him I'd take him to Kamar-Taj to help him break free from Mephisto's control," Lu Yifang stated frankly.
"Since that's the case, then take Ghost Rider with you," Director Fury said, waving his hand.
"Your straightforwardness this time is quite unexpected," Lu Yifang said, looking a bit surprised.
Under normal circumstances, Director Fury would have probably slammed the table and coldly said, 'He's already in my S.H.I.E.L.D., and you want me to spit him out? No way, not even a window!'
"Because I'm more interested in Kamar-Taj than Ghost Rider. Both Asgard and Hell possess extremely strong magic. And while we also have our own magic users, they hide themselves and are unwilling to interact with human society. What kind of logic is that?" Director Furyslapped the table, sounding somewhat indignant.
"Lu Yifang, since you can enter Kamar-Taj, I hope you can act as an advance scout and build a bridge of communication between us and the Hidden Leisure Society."
"Lu Yifang, I fully support Director Fury's view." Professor X also nodded at this point.
Professor X was always a reasonable person. Although he had some conflicts with Director Fury on certain matters, these conflicts were merely unnecessary minor internal disagreements in the face of the enormous issue of alien civilizations, and could be completely ignored.
Humanity was already in an extremely disadvantaged position when facing other interstellar civilizations, and at such a time, the internal forces of humanity were still fragmented. There was simply nothing worse than that.
It was once predicted that when humanity truly made contact with alien life, both societal and ideological forms would undergo tremendous changes. Many sharp contradictions would no longer be contradictions, and conversely, other issues that had always been ignored would become major problems.
"Thank you for your understanding, Professor X!" Director Fury and Professor X exchanged glances and both smiled. Although nothing was explicitly stated, both had understood the other's thoughts.
"Lu Yifang, I'll send you your action code and details shortly," Director Fury said, then ended the communication.
Without Director Fury present, Professor X quickly turned his gaze to Lu Yifang, looking both surprised and delighted. "Lu Yifang, I feel you've become stronger. If I'm not mistaken, you've undergone a second awakening and truly become a 5-level Mutant. I was right, with your potential, this is not difficult."
"If mastering new abilities is a second awakening, then I suppose I have," Lu Yifang said, extending his hand, and a silver-blue orb automatically formed.
"But to be honest, I think the term 'advancement' is more fitting, because it's merely mastering subsidiary abilities extended from one's own power, not a so-called qualitative change."
"Then is your advancement related to magic?" Professor X's expression became serious. He remembered Lu Yifang mentioning the relationship between magic and abilities last time.
"Very much so. This trip to the West, I came into contact with a lot of magic," Lu Yifang nodded solemnly.
"Then let me first state my judgment: both abilities and magic are supernatural powers. Although we Mutants are gifted at using supernatural powers, advancement is very difficult. To give an analogy, liken using supernatural powers to solving a math problem. We can directly skip the process and get the answer. This talent allows us to gain power that most magic users might never achieve in a lifetime of effort without needing to work hard, but this actually limits our development.
In contrast, while magic users must obtain answers through detailed calculations and programming, they can progress incrementally, gradually deepening their understanding of supernatural powers."
"You have a point," Professor X said, nodding thoughtfully, signaling Lu Yifang to continue.
"Therefore, more exposure to magic and understanding the principles by which magic users cast spells indeed helps us control our abilities and understand supernatural powers. There are also risks, as the ways abilities and magic utilize supernatural power are somewhat different, but overall, the risks are less than originally anticipated."
"Since that's the case, you must already have your own ideas, then," Professor X said, smiling at Lu Yifang. "This trip to Kamar-Taj, do as you see fit. If needed, the academy will also lend a hand."
Ch 112
In the early morning, Lu Yifang whistled as he walked towards his red Rolls-Royce Phantom. He was heading to S.H.I.E.L.D. to pick up Ghost Rider, then take him to the New York Sanctum.
Perhaps some might ask if Lu Yifang had a driver's license. The answer is… of course not. Although one could get a driver's license at 16 in the United States, Lu Yifang was still in the orphanage at that time, so it was impossible for him to have the money to access a car.
After he left the orphanage, although he obtained a car, house, and money through a series of shady deals, he had to attend school and work, so how could he have time to get a driver's license?
Of course, even without a proper driver's license, he could get a fake one. Anyway, he was registered with S.H.I.E.L.D. If anyone dared to impound his car, Lu Yifang would immediately close the door and unleash Coulson!
However, compared to that, what Lu Yifang cared more about was his driving skills. But to be honest, that wasn't a big problem; a car accident couldn't injure him anyway. And it didn't matter if the car broke down; wasn't there still Ghost Rider? Thinking about it this way, he seemed to have discovered a great way to operate, allowing him to drive boldly and without worry.
Just as Lu Yifang opened the garage in high spirits, he found a girl in a jacket and jeans sitting on his car, arms crossed, staring at him.
"You just got home for a day, where are you going this time?" Katie was very displeased about Lu Yifangabandoning her alone at home for a week while she was in class, and running off to the West to have fun last time.
But if you were to say the real reason for her displeasure was that Lu Yifang took Yuriko but not her, that explanation wouldn't be unreasonable.
Looking at Katie, whose face clearly showed her unhappiness, Lu Yifang could only spread his hands helplessly. "I also want to rest at home for a few days, but this World is too messed up; it simply doesn't allow people to have peace."
"Oh, is that so~!" Katie drew out her words, then a slight smile appeared at the corner of her mouth. "Then how about taking me this time?"
Without waiting for Lu Yifang's reply, Katie's body flickered and she suddenly phased through the car, directly sitting in the passenger seat.
"Don't you need to attend class?" Lu Yifang asked, somewhat confused.
"Aren't you also skipping class?" Katie retorted to Lu Yifang.
"I… how can this be considered skipping class?! Things personally approved by Fury and Professor X, can they be considered skipping class? At most, I'm following the school's arrangements to go out and study." Lu Yifangpouted, correcting her seriously.
"You know what, you've become a legend at school now. You skip class for two-thirds of the semester. Many newcomers think it's a privilege of the Student UnionPresident," Katie said playfully.
"That Student Union President joke is still around? I thought it had long passed," Lu Yifang immediately became curious upon hearing this.
"I was bored at school, so I teamed up with Colossus Peter and some others to establish a real Student Union," Katie explained casually.
"Lu Yifang, you know, if one's abilities are relatively stable, then there's actually less to learn at the X-Men School. For those of us who awakened later, our cultural knowledge was already mostly acquired before entering school. As for abilities, after a period of practice, they can ultimately be improved more through actual combat.
So I proposed to the Professor that the school separate some lower-risk missions from the X-Men's assignments and give them to us, the X-Men reserve students. The Mutant Academy itself would also introduce a credit system; completing missions would earn credits, which students could exchange for things they wanted, thus increasing their motivation."
"That's a good idea," Lu Yifang nodded.
Although the older generation of Mutants like Professor X and Magneto used their power to secure a refuge like the Mutant Academy, hothouse flowers have no future. It cannot be guaranteed that similar scoundrels like Stryker won't break into the Mutant Academy again, so ensuring they have self-preservation abilities is the best option.
"By the way, what about John and Bobby? Did they not join the Student Union?" In Lu Yifang's understanding, those two boys were also troublemakers, just waiting for an opportunity.
"Those two troublesome friends of yours," Katie raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, unconsciously pouting. "Initially, they were certainly very willing, and they were also founding members of the Student Union. But as the Student Union progressed smoothly, those two troublemakers became restless. A few days ago, they suddenly incited nearly half of the Student Unionmembers to defect, broke away, and founded a society called the Lionheart Society, starting to contend with the Student Union."
"Those two guys, they're even more playful than I imagined," Lu Yifang couldn't help but feel a bit amused and exasperated upon hearing this.
"Wait, you're not currently on a mission, are you?"
"Of course, this is the latest and highest-level mission," Katie nodded, then fiddled with a data panel she carried, bringing up something like a bulletin board. The announcement at the top clearly read:
Mission: Follow Student Union President Lu Yifang to Kamar-Taj and provide appropriate support to Student Union President Lu Yifang.
Mission Level: S-Rank (Limited to Lv3+ students)
Credits: 5 points (Subject to mission completion, completion evaluated by Lu Yifang.)
Registration: Student Union President Lu Yifang
"Because you, this person, can't be found, there's still a C-Rank mission on the mission board called 'Find the Student Union President.' Just getting his phone number can earn you 0.5 credits!" Katie said with a smile.
"There's even this kind of operation." Lu Yifang's surprise at this moment was beyond words. He originally thought he was quite the troublemaker in the West. But he never expected that the Mutant Academy, which seemed ordinary to him, could also be made so lively by these people.
"Wait," amidst his surprise, Lu Yifang suddenly thought of an important matter. "Then what about me? As the team leader, what's my reward?"
"Lu Yifang, have you ever heard of a mission leading NPC getting rewards?" Katie spread her hands, looking innocent.
Lu Yifang: "MMP!!"
"Let's go." Although he had a lot to complain about, Lu Yifang sighed and started the car.
As for Katie's involvement, Lu Yifang wasn't too worried. Katie wasn't the type of woman who would easily be caught and only scream for help; with her abilities, self-preservation was absolutely more than enough.
Seeing Lu Yifang start the car, Katie's expression became surprised and doubtful. "Are you sure you really want to drive yourself? Last week, you had a whim to drive this car and mistook the brake for the accelerator, almost driving into the river."
She wasn't worried about safety, because let alone a car accident, even a plane crash wouldn't harm either of them in the slightest. But driving on the road, others might get hurt.
Of course, besides that, there was another important reason that concerned Katie—this was the only good car they had.
"It's fine, I've considered all of this," Lu Yifang waved his hand, knowing what Katie was worried about.
"What if you mistake the brake for the accelerator again?" Katie looked at Lu Yifang suspiciously.
Hearing this, Lu Yifang smiled confidently, opened the car door, and extended his foot. "Then I'll just use my foot to brake directly! You can absolutely rest assured about this. With my ability, let alone a car, even if I were to brake a train, I could not only make it stop, but I could also make it go backward."
Katie: "..."
Ch 113
When the car safely stopped at the S.H.I.E.L.D.entrance, Lu Yifang proudly turned to Katie. "How about it, do you believe in my skills now?"
"It's barely acceptable," Katie said perfunctorily, not wanting to discourage Lu Yifang's enthusiasm for learning to drive.
"Now let's find a place to park." As soon as Lu Yifangfinished speaking, the car suddenly jolted, and a loud collision sound came from behind. Through the rearview mirror, it could be seen that the rear of the car had collided with an older-looking red convertible.
Facing the stalled car, Lu Yifang was silent for a moment, then suddenly got out of the car. After searching for a parking space nearby, he grabbed the car, lifted it high, and perfectly placed it within the parking lines.
"Sure enough, parking like this is much safer than backing up." After an awkward smile at Katie, Lu Yifangpulled her into S.H.I.E.L.D.
"Lu Yifang, you're here." Coulson had already walked out. Upon seeing Katie, he was only momentarily stunned, then his expression returned to normal.
Coulson had already read Katie's information file several times, so he wasn't too surprised that Lu Yifangbrought her along.
"Where's Ghost Rider?"
"I'm here." As soon as Lu Yifang finished speaking, Johnny, the host of Ghost Rider, walked out from behind Coulson.
"Your business with S.H.I.E.L.D. is settled," Lu Yifangsaid with a smile.
"More or less." Johnny nodded. "I signed a non-disclosure agreement with S.H.I.E.L.D. They will help conceal my identity, and S.H.I.E.L.D. will also send people to protect Roxanne."
"Then you two talk; I have something else to do, so I'll be leaving first," Coulson said, already walking out.
"Then let's go too," Lu Yifang said, turning and walking out of the S.H.I.E.L.D. building.
"We're driving to Kamar-Taj?" When Johnny saw Lu Yifang finally walk to a car, his expression immediately became strange. He vaguely remembered that Kamar-Taj seemed to be on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau.
"You're overthinking it. We'll go to the New York Sanctum first, then just use a portal." Lu Yifang said, then specifically looked at Johnny. "Speaking of which, you're pretty good at riding motorcycles, but why don't you learn how to use portals? It always feels a bit embarrassing that a demon can't even open a door."
"I'll try to learn when I have time," Johnny said somewhat awkwardly.
Just then, from the side of the garage, Coulson's furious roar filled with grief suddenly came: "Who hit my dear Laura? I'm going to make him eat peanuts!"
Hearing this, Lu Yifang's hand instinctively trembled. No wonder that car looked so familiar just now.
"Johnny, do me a favor. My car had a small accident. Can you fix it?" Lu Yifang said, revealing the damaged area he had been covering.
At this moment, Johnny looked at the so-called accident, coupled with Coulson's roar not far away, and immediately knew what had happened. But sticking to his nature of avoiding trouble, Johnny silently used his ability. Ghost Rider possesses powerful enchantment abilities, and repairing a car was effortless for him.
"Then let's get in the car," Lu Yifang said, opening the car door. But just as he was about to sit down, he suddenly paused and got out of the car again. Then, under Katie and Johnny's bewildered gazes, Lu Yifangcalmly lifted the car out of the parking space, then re-entered the driver's seat and calmly started the car.
...
After an hour's drive, Lu Yifang had reached downtown New York.
"Is the New York Sanctum located downtown?" Johnnyasked with a slight frown.
"It is in the city center, but ordinary people wouldn't be able to find it," Lu Yifang explained.
"So... that's why you're driving in circles here?" Johnnypointed to a building outside the window. "If I'm not mistaken, I've seen that billboard three times now."
"Alright, I admit there was a small mishap," Lu Yifangsaid, parking the car in a narrow alley between two tall buildings.
"According to my senses, the New York Sanctum should be just ahead." magic and supernatural abilities both belong to supernatural energy, and for Lu Yifang, the energy fluctuations emitted by something as large as the New York Sanctum, trying to hide from ordinary people, were actually quite obvious.
"But unfortunately, every time I drive in, after countless turns, I end up driving out from somewhere else and returning to the starting point."
"There's space magic set up here." Johnny was silent for a moment, then his eyes flickered as he spoke.
"Let's get out of the car. This space magic shouldn't be too complicated. If I explore it carefully, finding a loophole shouldn't be difficult."
"No need. Since it's just simple space magic, we can just force our way through." Johnny said, already transforming into Ghost Rider.
At this moment, the red Rolls-Royce Phantom also began to deform due to the enchantment. Hellfireblazed fiercely, its exterior becoming more menacing, with a flaming skull appearing on the front of the car.
"My car suddenly feels a lot more awesome," Lu Yifang's eyes lit up as he watched his car transform into a flaming Hellfire chariot.
However, before Lu Yifang could even touch the new steering wheel, the driver and passenger seats suddenly flipped, throwing Lu Yifang and Katie into the back seat.
"You don't just ride motorcycles?" When Lu Yifang came to his senses, he found Ghost Rider already in the driver's seat.
"I'm a professional," Ghost Rider replied in a hoarse voice.
All this way, he had been annoyed by Lu Yifang's driving, not only slow but also nearly crashing several times. For Johnny, a World-class stunt driver, such clumsiness was unbearable.
"Then hold on tight, I'm starting the car." Ghost Riderfinished speaking and had already started the engine. Four twisted skull exhaust pipes now spewed long flames, and faintly, the screams of vengeful spirits could be heard.
"Boom!"
The performance of the enchanted Hellfire chariot definitely surpassed any race car. In less than a second, its speed had already exceeded one hundred miles per hour. At this moment, the flaming Hellfire chariot, like a wild beast, fiercely rushed into the light at the end of the alley.
As the light grew closer, Lu Yifang only felt the energy fluctuations here suddenly become chaotic, and the chariot, burning with Hellfire, had already passed through the spatial restriction.
At this moment, the light gradually dissipated. Lu Yifang, coming back to his senses, found that the building in front of him had suddenly changed. A building filled with magic energy, a portal opening in the middle of the road, and several astonished mages in robes who had just emerged from the portal—all of this declared that this was... Wait, a portal opening in the middle of the road, that seems a bit off!
Boom!
With a loud bang, the mage at the very front was sent flying.
"I say, aren't you a professional driver?" Lu Yifang said awkwardly.
At this moment, Ghost Rider looked at the portal in the middle of the road, silent for a while, then spoke with a complex tone. "Perhaps not in the magic World."
Ch 114
Enemy invasion!" Sensing the dark aura emanating from the chariot, the mages immediately became alert.
"Damn demons and Black Magic users, those things were really your doing. Now you've openly barged into the New York Sanctum, you're utterly rampant." The mage who was knocked flying walked over angrily.
"This is an accident, we have no hostility." Ghost Rideropened the car door, about to get out and explain.
"Accident? Go tell that to your master in Hell, you filthy demon." The male mage said, his hands already condensing two long swords, which he swung at Ghost Rider.
A dark purple light flashed, and the car door in front of Ghost Rider was neatly cut into two halves.
"You want to send me to Hell? Then come and try." Ghost Rider opened his mouth upon hearing this, and pulled out a chain condensed from Hellfire from his mouth.
Just as you absolutely cannot tell Thor to put down his hammer in front of him, you absolutely cannot say the words "go to Hell" in front of Ghost Rider, because this is enough to completely ignite Ghost Rider, who doesn't have a very good temper to begin with.
"Then come on." The male mage snorted coldly and met Ghost Rider head-on.
And it seemed his strength was quite good, as he was actually able to barely exchange blows with Ghost Rider for a short period, only falling into a disadvantage.
"As expected of a demon." The male mage, who was forced back by Ghost Rider seizing an opportunity, now looked at Ghost Rider, panting.
"I, Jerret Dorum, as a Guardian of the New York Sanctum, this is the first time I've been suppressed in close combat, but this is as far as you can go."
Jerret gestured with a wave of his hand, and the mages behind him immediately understood, condensing magicblades, spears, axes, and all other high-attack (?) magical weapons except for staffs.
"Sorcerer Supreme, that evil is worth a fight!"
However, just as Jerret was about to lead the other mages to swarm forward, a whooshing sound came, and a familiar emblem suddenly flew towards Jerret.
"I think this farce should stop." Lu Yifang and Katieslowly walked out of the car.
"This is a high-ranking deacon emblem of the Hidden Leisure Society. Only a disciple of the former Sorcerer Supreme is qualified to obtain it. How did you get it?" Jerret looked at the emblem and was stunned. At this moment, he kept scrutinizing Lu Yifang up and down, unable to recall when he had such a young Master Brother.
However, the spiritual imprint within the magic emblem was consistent with Lu Yifang's aura, and this was very difficult to fake.
"Because I am the last disciple of the former Sorcerer Ancient One outside," Lu Yifang explained, "due to the need to protect me, it wasn't told to others. And when Sorcerer Ancient One foresaw her departure, she gave this to me, telling me to meet the new Sorcerer Supreme."
"Is that so?" Jerret's expression was somewhat suspicious. The last disciple secretly taught by Sorcerer Ancient One, appearing at this time in this manner—how could he not be suspicious?
"Then what about this demon who came with you?" Jerret questioned.
"This is my friend. He needs to go to Kamar-Taj to seek help from the current Sorcerer Supreme." Lu Yifangexplained.
"You want me to take a demon to Kamar-Taj?" Jerretburst out laughing at what he considered an utterly absurd request.
"Then, my Master Brother whom I've never met, since you are also a disciple of the former Sorcerer Supreme, let Master Brother test you before making a judgment." Jerret said, already brandishing his twin swords and striking at Lu Yifang.
"Clang!" Lu Yifang extended two fingers, clamping the blade.
"Bang!" The sword blade snapped under a slight exertion of force from Lu Yifang.
Playing with the broken sword tip, Lu Yifang casually tossed it, and the sword tip, like a cannonball from a barrel, instantly blasted a large pit nearly a meter deep in the concrete ground.
"Do you still want to test?" Lu Yifang asked expressionlessly.
"No need." Jerret looked at the large pit behind him, and cold sweat immediately broke out. So young and so powerful, and still carrying the Hidden Leisure Society's high-ranking deacon emblem—besides the former Sorcerer Supreme, who on Earth would be qualified to teach such a powerful mage?
However, the fighting style he displayed seemed a bit off. Mages, shouldn't they condense magical weapons and then win by relying on exquisite close combat skills?
"Then can you take me to Kamar-Taj now?" Lu Yifangcontinued to ask.
"Sorry, I cannot do that." Jerret shook his head, his expression firm.
"Why?" Noticing the gloom between Jerret's brows, Lu Yifang also frowned. "Has something happened in the magic world?"
Hearing this, Jerret was silent for a moment, but ultimately chose not to conceal it. "Have you heard of the book of cagliostro?"
"I seem to have some memory. It's said to be a very powerful book of magic, containing many wondrous magic." Lu Yifang tried hard to recall information about this book.
"This book of magic has been stolen again, and this time it's not just one or two pages, but the entire book. Now, all of Kamar-Taj is under martial law."
"It's just a book, is it really necessary to have the entire city under martial law, that exaggerated?" Lu Yifangcouldn't help but become curious upon hearing this.
"Correction, this is not just a book of magic, but the most powerful book of magic in the world. And more importantly, after this book disappeared, mages in the entire magic world have been continuously disappearing.
What's even more concerning is that at first, we thought it was just Black Magic users hiding in the shadows, taking advantage of the former Sorcerer Supreme's Death to stir up trouble again, but soon we received news that even more Black Magic users were actually dying."
"You mean after the book of cagliostro disappeared, a mysterious Hunter of Demons appeared in the magicworld?" Lu Yifang summarized.
"We call them Hunter of Demons. Every time a Hunter of Demons kills a mage, they take all their magic and their soul, leaving the mage no chance of survival." Jerret said, waving his hand at the people behind him. Several mages then stepped back, revealing a corpse that looked like a dried mummy.
"How much do you know about him now?" Lu Yifangpressed.
"Very little, very little. We don't know that person's strength, build, gender, appearance, or even their number—it's all a mystery."
"So you suspect me too."
"At least you can't prove your innocence, can you?" Jerret stared at Lu Yifang and retorted. "Although you should be a disciple of the former Sorcerer Supreme, even her disciples can fall into darkness, as Kaeciliusonce did."
"Then how about I help you catch the Hunter of Demons to prove my innocence?"
"I can feel a dark aura lingering on this corpse." Ghost Rider gave his conclusion after examining the corpse.
"My friend happens to be very sensitive to dark aura." Lu Yifang explained, pointing at Ghost Rider.
"Good, I trust you." After weighing the pros and cons, Jerret agreed. Although it could still be a trap, being eager to break the current deadlock, he had to take a little risk.
Ch 115
Area B is all clear." On the building, a magic user was holding a communicator.
"No abnormalities found in Area D," another magicuser's voice came through the communicator.
"I say, are you reliable?" Lu Yifang looked at the communicator in his hand with a speechless expression. Just based on the model, this communicator was at least ten years behind S.H.I.E.L.D.
And there was even a 'buy three get one free' discount sticker on it. Could it be from a flea market? Don't you have better channels? This is too unprofessional.
"There's nothing we can do about it." Jerret pulled his binoculars away from the window, his expression turning helpless.
"The Hunter of Demons seems to have mastered a way to evade the Sanctum's magic detection, so we can only use the same inefficient method as ordinary people, waiting here for them to come to us."
Across from this window was an old antique shop. According to Jerret, the owner was an old magic user. Therefore, using a communicator instead of magical communication devices was mainly to prevent the short-range magic fluctuations from being detected by the old magic user and the Hunter of Demons.
"There should be quite a few magic users living in New York. If you spread people out like this, even if you really run into the Hunter of Demons, will you have time to stop him?"
"You can rest assured on that point. The New York Sanctum doesn't just have magic detection capabilities. To prevent evil entities from other dimensions from invading, the New York Sanctum has extremely powerful spatial restrictions. As long as part of the Sanctum's functions are activated, no one will be able to open a portal after entering New York," Jerret said confidently.
The three Sanctums are the greatest masterpieces of successive Sorcerer Supremes; their reliability is assured. Even Dormammu, the Master of the Dark Dimension, has to follow a process and dutifully destroy the three Sanctums if he wants to enter Earth.
"Is that so? Then why don't you gather most of the magic users together and leave a small number as bait? Wouldn't that concentrate the power of the Sanctum Guardians?" Lu Yifang continued to press.
"It's useless. I've thought about that idea too." Jerretshook his head.
"Firstly, even if we protect all the White magic users, the Hunter of Demons can still hunt our enemies, those Black Magic users who will never trust us." If it were during normal times, if someone were to slaughter Black Magic users, Jerret would definitely applaud.
But when it came to this Hunter of Demons, whose methods were even more cruel than Black Magic users, Jerret felt a bit uneasy. He always felt that if the Hunter of Demons was allowed to harvest souls and magicpower like this, it would definitely be far more dangerous than those Black Magic users who only knew a few evil minor spells and might self-destruct at any time.
"Moreover, magic users aren't just in New York. Even if we manage to prevent the Hunter of Demons from taking advantage, he only needs to leave New York, open a portal, and he can go to other places to harvest magic users."
"It does seem a bit troublesome," Lu Yifang said with a slight frown. "Then, let's find some helpers."
"You can recruit more White magic users with clear backgrounds?" Jerret's eyes immediately lit up upon hearing this.
"I don't know many magic users, but I know some people who specialize in this kind of work. Have you heard of S.H.I.E.L.D.?" S.H.I.E.L.D. had already wanted to make contact with the Hidden Leisure Society, so wasn't this a good opportunity?
"You mean ordinary people?" Jerret frowned slightly upon hearing this, his interest immediately waning. "Can they do it? Ordinary people lack inherent ability, are short-sighted, and their will is too fragile. When facing magic, they…."
"It seems you've misunderstood my meaning." As Lu Yifang spoke, he had already dialed the phone. "Hello, Coulson, are you at headquarters now?"
"I just got back to headquarters," Coulson's voice came from the phone. "But I still have some work on hand. Is there something you need?"
"Then stop what you're doing. Fury has authorized a Level 10 classified mission, code-named 'Prometheus's Fire,' code @#$%#%%. I now order you to immediately have people pull up all surveillance cameras in New York City, and send all suspicious individuals with strange behavior and clothing to me in real-time." Lu Yifang then glanced at Katie, who had pulled out her data pad.
"Katie will interface with you for data. Just send all the data to her data pad."
"Alright, I'll go do it right away," Coulson said solemnly.
A Level 10 classified mission, this was already the same classification as Asgard and Hell. If Coulson hadn't been a full participant in its execution, he wouldn't have even been qualified to know about it.
And now, this mission that Lu Yifang was executing was also classified as Level 10, showing how much Furyvalued it. How could Coulson dare to be negligent?
"It's done." In just a few minutes, Katie's data pad was already displaying a large number of surveillance feeds. Fortunately, her data pad had been specially upgraded by the academy, so it wouldn't crash due to the massive amount of data.
"Now, take a look." Lu Yifang took the data pad and waved the screen forward. A large number of holographic projection screens immediately appeared before everyone.
"How… how is this possible?!" Looking at the large number of images appearing from these projections, Jerret's face was filled with shock. Although magicusers weren't completely averse to technological products, there was no doubt that they weren't sensitive to the development of technology.
In the eyes of the Hidden Leisure Society magic users, what technology could achieve, magic could basically achieve; what technology could not achieve, magiccould achieve even more. Most magic users of some accomplishment would naturally regard technological products as flashy but impractical clever tricks, tools invented by ordinary mortals due to their lack of ability to compensate for their own deficiencies. And how could such auxiliary tools compare to wondrous magic?
What about cars, planes, and transportation? We have grand portals. And what about televisions and video recorders? Can they compare to magical light screens? From lighters to energy weapons, aren't those all things that magic has already mastered?
Although magic users also have a saying about going out to experience the mortal world, the ultimate goal is to transcend from the mortal world and dedicate one's life to the exploration of magic.
And after Jerret's worldly training twenty years ago, he had already lost interest in the mortal world, because at that time, technology was far from as exciting as magic.
Over these past twenty years, although technological products have indeed been continuously infiltrating the magic world, for example, Kamar-Taj installed Wi-Fi at the strong request of the Ancient One, even so, Jerretonly adopted a passively accepting attitude.
But at this moment, the principle of magic supremacy that Jerret had always adhered to developed a small crack because of this scene. Full-scale surveillance of the entire New York, even the New York Sanctumcouldn't achieve it, but ordinary people in the mortal world easily did it using technology.
Noticing the shock on Jerret's face, Lu Yifang also smiled. "The mortal world is far more exciting than you imagine; it's just that you've never deeply understood it."
"Perhaps," Jerret said after a moment of silence.
At least from this move, the technology of the mortal world still had its merits.
"Found them!" At this moment, Katie suddenly quickly zoomed in on a surveillance screen. In the image, several black-robed figures conjured several weapons out of thin air, cornering another person.
"Excellent! Sanctum, quickly activate the large Mirror Dimension! This time, we absolutely cannot let these guys escape!" Jerret excitedly shouted into the communicator.
Meanwhile, Johnny had already transformed into Ghost Rider, leaping from the window and enchanting a car into a battle vehicle.
"Get in quickly, I'm about to drive!" Ghost Rider looked up at everyone and honked the horn.
Ch 116
In the corner of the street, Harry fled in a panic like a startled bird, constantly looking back, hoping to shake off those terrifying presences.
But unfortunately, this was impossible; the three Black Magic users behind him were like maggots on a bone, impossible to shake off, and only getting closer.
This made Harry incredibly annoyed. When he was studying at Kamar-Taj, he should have diligently learned how to open portals. If he could open portals twice as fast, then maybe he wouldn't have encountered such a predicament during this training.
The Hunter of Demons, a mysterious existence currently rumored throughout the magic World, he actually encountered them! Besides portals, he couldn't think of any other way to escape from these terrifying guys.
Of course, what he didn't know was that even if he had learned to open portals very well, it would be useless, because due to his seniors at the New York Sanctum, opening a portal in New York now had a considerable difficulty factor.
"Oh no, a dead end." At this moment, seeing the alley blocked ahead, Harry's face completely changed.
At this time, the three Black Magic users had already surrounded him, giving Harry no chance to escape, but just as Harry fell into despair, a massive surge of magicpower suddenly came.
Under this power, the noisy sounds outside the street suddenly disappeared, and the entire World seemed to fall into silence all at once.
"This is the Mirror Dimension!" Feeling the changes around him, Harry, who had been in despair, once again ignited hope. The immense magic power fluctuations of the Mirror Dimension were absolutely difficult to conceal, and daring to use magic so extensively in New York could only mean it was the New York Sanctum.
What Harry knew, the three Black Magic users naturally also knew. The three looked at each other, seemingly a little flustered by the appearance of the Mirror Dimension.
Glancing at the somewhat flustered Black Magic users, Harry immediately crouched down, secretly cast a small magic on his shoes, and then rushed onto the wall, running upwards quickly, ignoring gravity. He knew very well that only by rushing up the building to the most conspicuous place could he possibly be rescued.
After seeing Harry trying to escape, the three hesitant individuals immediately rushed up again, clearly still unwilling to let Harry go just like that. Because according to past experience of being hunted, even if the Guardian of the Sanctum discovered them, it would take some time to get here, and that time was enough to deal with the magic novice in front of them.
"Help, I'm here, help!" When Harry rushed to the rooftop, he was already kicked down by a Black magicuser.
"Your soul belongs to me." The Black magic user sneered, pulling out a curved black dagger from her embrace.
"Boom~!" At this moment, the strong roar of an engine suddenly came from far to near.
"A car?" The Black magic user holding the dagger was a bit confused at this moment, because due to the magicshe cultivated, her hearing was a bit more sensitive than others.
"You must have misheard, this building is at least twenty stories high, where would car noises come from?" The other two companions of the Black magicuser said impatiently, because if they didn't hurry, if they were surrounded by the Sanctum Guardian, it would be over.
"Why don't you hurry up, otherwise we'll have to move… Bang!" The two Black Magic users hadn't finished speaking when, behind them, a black skeleton car burning with Fire suddenly rushed out from beneath the building, directly running over them.
"I say, did you hit something again just now?" At this time, Lu Yifang in the car asked, the car speed was too fast, he only saw a Black Shadow flash by and then heard the screams of two people.
"Hit two people, it's fine, just a small problem." Ghost Rider said, calmly getting out of the car.
"Who are you people?" At this moment, the Black magicuser holding the black dagger said, trembling.
The other party instantly dispatched two of their own, clearly their strength was not on the same level, and besides that, the other party's identity made this Black magic user even more confused.
Logically, it should be the Sanctum Guardian coming to arrest them, but this flaming skeleton man driving a flaming skeleton car didn't look like a White magic user at all.
Of course, no matter who the other party was, they were clearly not here with good intentions, so after a moment of hesitation, the Black magic user tried to hijack Harry. But just then, a sharp whooshing sound came, directly cutting open her black robe and grazing her face.
"Move again, and I'll cut off your hands and feet first." Lu Yifang, who had gotten out of the car, said while toying with the wind blade in his hand.
"Ugh, so painful~!" On the other side, one of the two Black Magic users who had been run over by the Hellfire chariot suddenly raised his head with difficulty, seemingly lucky enough not to have died immediately, though Hellfire was still burning on his body, making it look like he wasn't far from dying.
But even while enduring the pain of the Hellfire's burning, his gaze did not leave Ghost Rider.
"How did you… drive the car up here?"
You know, this is at least the twentieth floor! They were inexplicably killed by a car; such a Death was truly unjust.
Ghost Rider heard this, turned to look at the person on the ground, and then calmly said, "When I start the engine, everything is a road except the air."
"Are you the Hunter of Demons? Tell me, how many of you are there, and what do you want to do? Speak quickly!" At this time, Jerret walked over and interrogated coldly.
"Why should we tell you!" The man, who had been run over by the chariot and was now severely injured, suddenly sneered.
At this time, the hoods of the three Black Magic usershad already been removed, and from their physical characteristics, it could be seen that all three were Black Magic users who practiced evil, unorthodox magic. The two who were run over by the car were males, their bodies emaciated like old people on the verge of decay, looking particularly hideous.
The female holding the dagger, however, had ample breasts and hips, delicate features, and beautiful golden long hair, but from the scales on her neck and her vertical pupils, it could be seen that this was not without a price.
"That's right, unless you promise to let us go, we won't say anything." The female Black magic user—or rather, the Black Witch—echoed with a trembling voice.
"It seems you still don't understand your situation. Since you don't plan to speak, let's switch to someone else for interrogation." Lu Yifang said, turning his gaze to Ghost Rider.
"No problem, interrogation is my specialty." Ghost Riderlaughed with a hoarse voice and walked over to the dying man.
"Come on, let me scrutinize your evil." Ghost Rider said, already activating his Penance Stare, beginning to read the sinful memories of the Black magic user before him.
"My judgment is—you are guilty!" As Ghost Rider's words fell, the Black magic user before him began to wail in agony.
"I'm giving you another chance." Lu Yifang withdrew his gaze and continued to speak to the Black Witch. He wasn't being kind; Black Magic users were not good things, and moreover, his parents had died at the hands of Black Magic users. The reason he didn't immediately kill this female was because Ghost Rider could only read the sinful memories within the soul, and this result was clearly incomplete.
"Don't do this to me, I'm not the Hunter of Demons, I was just misled by him." Hearing her companion's agonizing screams as his soul was burned, this Black Witch was already terrified.
"What's going on?" Lu Yifang asked, his brows slightly furrowed.
"The Hunter of Demons is just one person, he is very mysterious, no one knows who he is, we only know that he is very strong, he has a method to block the Sanctum's detection and told us about it, and he is very interested in the souls of magic users. And as long as we bring him the soul of a magic user, he will give us some powerful Black magic as compensation, and as for whether this magic user's soul is a White magic user or a Black magic user, he doesn't care."
"What does the Hunter of Demons want with the souls of magic users?" Jerret also asked.
"I don't know, we only know that he is very powerful, and through the hunting of Black Magic users and their mutual slaughter, he has already collected many magicusers' souls." The Black Witch said, trembling.
"If that's the case, then catching this Hunter of Demonswill be troublesome." Lu Yifang already felt the difficulty of the problem at this point.
"No, perhaps it's not that troublesome, perhaps he's not as well hidden as imagined." Ghost Rider, at this moment, changed the subject and suddenly turned his gaze in one direction. "I sense a familiar, annoying aura."