The Mutant God in American Comics.

Chapter 91: Spirit of Vengeance, Thunderbolt's Provocation

Richard did not see Ghost Rider in person.

He just saw a few videos related to Ghost Rider on the Internet.

Although these videos were not long and some of them were blurry, they were enough for him to be sure that the guy in the video was Ghost Rider.

The only thing he is not sure about now is which generation of Ghost Rider appeared in New York.

The Ghost Rider in the video is riding a ghost motorcycle wrapped in hellfire.

But this was not enough for him to confirm the other party's identity.

Because except for the fourth-generation Ghost Rider who drives a Ghost version of a retro muscle car and the prehistoric Ghost Rider who rides a Ghost Mammoth, the first, second, and third generations of Ghost Rider all ride Ghost motorcycles.

If these videos were clearer, Richard could further determine which generation of Ghost Rider this was.

But unfortunately, these videos uploaded to the Internet, like UFO videos, are very blurry. Only the general outline can be seen, and it is impossible to see the details clearly.

Although there is no way to determine which generation of Ghost Rider appeared in New York, and he also doesn't know what the purpose of this Ghost Rider's coming to New York is, Richard is not worried that the other party will cause trouble for him.

A few months ago, he might have been a little worried.

After all, Ghost Rider has been granted immortality by the Spirit of Vengeance, making him almost impossible to kill.

Now, even if he was targeted by the Ghost Rider, he would not have any worries.

Not only that, he was even looking forward to fighting Ghost Rider.

Besides wanting to see if he could kill Ghost Rider, there was another very important reason why he wanted to fight Ghost Rider.

He wants to plunder the power of the Spirit of Vengeance!

Speaking of this, we have to talk about the plunder that has been upgraded to Omega level.

[Plunder: Omega-level superpower, the extraordinary ability to plunder the lives killed by one's own hands! 】

The explanation of the system is brief as always.

On the surface, the upgrade to Omega-level Plunder is no different than before.

But in fact, the changes in plunder are extraordinary.

Before the upgrade, you can only plunder the X-gene superpowers of mutants you have killed yourself.

And now, as long as it is a life killed by him, no matter it is a mutant, an Inhuman, or any other life, he can plunder the other party's extraordinary abilities.

This means that if he kills the Spirit of Vengeance that possesses Ghost Rider, he can plunder the Spirit of Vengeance's extraordinary abilities.

Before traveling through time, Richard had read some Ghost Rider comics and knew that the Spirit of Vengeance was created by God in heaven and possessed the characteristics of immortality. Only the God who created the Spirit of Vengeance could destroy it.

But he does not completely agree with this statement.

In other words, he didn't think that he had absolutely no way of killing the spirit of vengeance.

If this were the DC universe, then he really had no way to kill the spirit of vengeance created by God.

But this is not the DC Universe, but the Marvel Universe.

The God in the Marvel Universe is not nearly as powerful as the God in the DC Universe.

Although the comics do not explain in detail what level of existence God is, based on the existing information, the God of the Marvel Universe is at most a single universe level, and most likely just a father figure like Odin.

In addition to the fact that the God of the Marvel Universe is not as powerful as the God of the DC Universe, there is another reason why Richard feels he can kill the Spirit of Vengeance.

That is, he knew that the current spirits of vengeance were the second batch of spirits of vengeance created by God 6000 years ago, known as "living weapons."

As for the first generation, the original spirits of vengeance, they all died in the battle with the elemental demon lord Zatanos.

To be more precise, the original spirit of vengeance "sealed" the elemental demon lord Zatanos at the cost of his own life.

Let’s talk about the second batch of vengeful spirits known as “living weapons”.

The second batch of vengeful spirits have the ability to devour their own kind and improve themselves, so the surviving vengeful spirits now have devoured a large number of their own kind to improve themselves.

This means that it is not accurate to say that only God can destroy the spirit of vengeance.

If nothing else, the Spirit of Vengeance possesses the ability to kill and devour its own kind.

Although Richard still doesn't know what method can be used to kill the Spirit of Vengeance, one thing is certain, that is, the energy possessed by the Spirit of Vengeance is not infinite.

As long as all the energy of the Spirit of Vengeance is exhausted, if nothing unexpected happens, the Spirit of Vengeance can be killed.

Silver Manor.

The training ground behind the main building.

Richard was carrying out his daily training, working hard to improve his proficiency in Eight Swords Flash and Dimension Slash.

Although Eight Swords Flash and Dimension Slash were only upgraded to level 4 not long ago, it is impossible for them to be upgraded to level 5 in a short period of time.

But as the old saying goes, a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step; a river is formed by the accumulation of small streams.

Even if it is impossible to upgrade to level 5 in a short period of time, as long as you persist in training and continuously improve your skill proficiency, you will be able to upgrade one day.

Richard has plenty of patience for this.

Time passes little by little.

Before we know it, night will fall.

After training tirelessly for an entire afternoon in the training ground, Richard put the authentic sword back into the system space, undoing the deformation of his clothes, and turning the same clothes as Sephiroth's into normal casual wear.

After doing all this, he used teleportation and returned to the bedroom in the main building.

After taking off his clothes with the help of the White Queen, he took the White Queen to the bathroom, where he took a bath while enjoying the White Queen's "massage" service.

After staying in the bathroom for nearly an hour, he carried the limp White Queen back to the bedroom.

After putting the White Queen on the bed, he said to her, "I'm going out to attend a charity dinner later. You don't have to wait for me to come back. Go to bed first."

"Are you going alone, or are you taking Clarice with you?"

the White Queen asked quickly.

"I'll go alone."

Richard replied.

After hearing his answer, the White Queen said nothing more and nodded.

Under the gaze of the White Queen, Richard took out a custom-made suit handmade by a master from the closet and put it on.

With his wealth skyrocketing, he is now living more and more like a degenerate capitalist.

If there is any difference, it is that he did not focus his main energy on making money like other decadent capitalists, but instead focused on improving his strength.

Money is just a number to him.

As long as he still has strong power, money is not a problem at all.

Soon, he got dressed and went to the garage alone.

After taking a look at the twenty or so luxury cars parked in the garage, he came to a 1957 antique car.

Aston Martin DB Mark III!

From a performance perspective, no antique car, no matter how good its condition, is as good as a modern model.

But for Richard, who is already a billionaire, performance and cost-effectiveness are not something he needs to consider.

He would spend a high price to buy this Aston Martin DB Mark III in extremely good condition for a simple reason, because he saw Bruce driving this car in his movie "Batman v Superman". Not only that, Bruce happened to drive this car to the dinner party hosted by Luthor.

Interestingly, the charity dinner he attended tonight was also hosted by a man who appears to be a good guy but is actually a super villain.

Kingpin!

The person hosting tonight's charity dinner is none other than the American underworld king, Kim Byung.

Of course, the organizer listed on the invitation was not Kingpin, but Wilson Grant Fisk.

Although Jin Bing's true identity is no secret, he is not only not imprisoned now, but also lives a very comfortable life.

As for the reason, it's simple.

Because there is a lack of evidence to prove Jin Bing’s guilt!
In addition, in a capitalist country like the United States, Jin, who is not short of money, has many ways to make himself a good person in name.

Take tonight's charity dinner for example.

Richard had originally not planned to attend this charity dinner.

But after learning that Ghost Rider appeared in New York, he changed his mind.

He wanted to see, when he and the American underworld king Kingpin appeared in the same situation, whether Ghost Rider would be more interested in Kingpin or in him.

From the official US perspective, no matter from which angle you look at it, his threat level is much higher than Kim Byung's.

The existence of Jin Bing will at most make the public security environment a little worse.

His presence will make all the top officials in the United States feel uneasy.

But Ghost Rider is not official in the United States.

Ghost Rider has his own standards for judging evil.

After opening the door and getting in, Richard drove this Aston Martin antique car, which was several times older than him, out of the manor and headed towards downtown New York City.

new York.

A luxury hotel in Manhattan.

The gorgeously dressed guests arrived at the hotel one after another.

Reporters gathered at the hotel entrance kept pressing shutter buttons, with flashes popping up one after another, taking pictures of every guest attending the dinner.

Under the gaze of everyone, a silver-white limited edition Mercedes-Benz sports car stopped at the entrance of the hotel.

As the gullwing door opened, Thunderbolt, dressed in a suit, and his supermodel girlfriend Fina Lair, whom he had just hooked up with a few days ago, got out of the car.

As soon as Thunderbolt got out of the car, reporters pointed their cameras at him and kept pressing the shutter button.

Although the Human Torch is a member of the Fantastic Four, and the organizer of the dinner, Kingpin, is the American underworld king, reporters were not surprised that the Human Torch brought his girlfriend to the dinner.

Whether it is a charity dinner or any other dinner, Thunderbolt is always a frequent guest.

For him, any dinner party is a great place to shine.

Just as Thunderbolt was hugging his supermodel girlfriend's slender waist and enjoying the feeling of being surrounded by flash lights with a satisfied look on his face, a black antique car arrived at the hotel entrance.

As the car door opened, the flash lights focused on the Human Torch immediately shifted to the new guest.

Richard!

After seeing that the person getting out of the car was Richard, the reporters pressed the shutter buttons even more frantically.

Whether it is reporters, media, or audiences, they all like new things and get tired of the old ones.

Compared to the Human Torch who attended the dinner with his supermodel girlfriend, the reporters were obviously more interested in Richard.

In other words, the popularity and traffic he can bring is much higher than Thunderbolt.

This is his second public appearance after being dubbed the "King of Mutants".

Richard didn't care about the reporters taking pictures, nor did he pay attention to Thunderbolt who had an unhappy expression on his face, and walked straight towards the hotel gate.

Just as he was about to walk past him, Thunderbolt, holding Fina Lair, whom he had just picked up, stopped him.

"Why did you come here alone? Can't you find a female companion?"

Thunderbolt said to Richard.

Richard had no intention of paying any attention to the Human Torch.

After all, the main purpose of his coming here tonight was to see whether Ghost Rider would come, and whether Ghost Rider would be more interested in him or Kingpin.

After hearing the provocation from Thunderbolt, he said to Thunderbolt:
"Is this your new girlfriend?"

Just as Thunderbolt was about to answer, Fina Lyle, whose slender waist he had held, immediately broke free from his right hand and said quickly:
"No, we are not a couple. I am just here to accompany him to the dinner party."

what?
Thunderbolt was stunned for a moment, and looked puzzledly at Fina Lair, who had agreed to date him just a few days ago.

Although he didn't know why Fina Lair suddenly denied being his girlfriend, he soon realized that something was wrong.

Because Fina Lair, with her blonde hair, blue eyes and neat hair, was now looking at Richard with tenderness and affection.

As a playboy, if he couldn't see that something was wrong, he would be very slow.

"Do you know each other?"

The Human Torch asked quickly.

"Not only did we know each other, we also had an in-depth conversation in the presidential suite of the hotel."

"By the way, did Fina tell you that she has a sister who is as beautiful as her and a fashion designer?"

Richard looked at the Human Torch calmly and spoke slowly.

Although he said it very tactfully, Thunderbolt immediately heard the subtext in his words.

Just as Thunderbolt was about to say something, Richard continued:

"You just reminded me that it would be a bit lonely to attend a dinner party without a female companion."

After saying this, he turned and looked at Fina Lair.

He didn't need to say anything else. After seeing his gaze, Fina Lair immediately came in front of him, took his right hand in an extremely intimate manner, and pressed her sexy and hot body against him.

Seeing the supermodel girlfriend that I spent a month or two and put a lot of effort into hooking up with.

No, now it should be said that the supermodel ex-girlfriend abandoned him in an instant and threw herself into Richard's arms with a passionate look on her face. The expression on Thunderbolt's face was as ugly as it could be.

Because of the distance, the reporters around did not hear their conversation.

However, when they saw that Thunderbolt's new girlfriend, Fina Lair, who had just been introduced to everyone, took Richard's right hand, the professional instincts of these reporters were immediately aroused.

Although they didn't know exactly what happened, it was obvious that the Human Torch was abandoned by Fina Lair without hesitation.

In just a moment, tomorrow's report headlines flashed through these reporters' minds.

"At the charity dinner, Thunderbolt was dumped by his supermodel girlfriend!"

"Human Torch loses his true love, and his supermodel girlfriend turns to the arms of the King of Mutants!"

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PS: The second chapter will be posted during the day...

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