Lord of Cinder in American Comics

Geralt's melancholy and sadness just now seemed genuine; it appeared this man truly cared about him.

A warm feeling emanated from Hill's cold heart. Suppressing her excitement, Hill turned away, no longer looking at Geralt.

Since Hill accepted the sword duel, Geralt said nothing more and left the command room.

Hill stroked the Gothichalt swords, placing them in their designated spot. Looking at the food Geralt had brought her, Hill forgot that the bill for this food had just made her curse.

"It smells so good..."

As Hill savored the food Geralt had prepared, enjoying the wonderful flavors on his tongue, he couldn't help but eat even faster.

"Chief! Something's happened..."

The S.H.I.E.L.D. agent rushed in, only to find his director casually eating skewers in one hand and drinking lemonade in the other. This scene, in contrast to the previously cold and serious Hill, left the agent somewhat stunned.

As if nothing had happened, Hill casually put down the food in her hand and asked, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"

“Oh! There’s an energy reaction coming from the cemetery, but the target, Johnny Blaze, is at his own home…”

Where is Geralt?

"Geralt has already set off, but it will take him some time to get there..."

In the cemetery, Carter Slay looked at the two demons before him. The one in the lead was Blackheart, who was standing in front of him, smiling and revealing his true demonic form.

Carter Slay felt a pang of regret. He used to return to his church every night to avoid the devil's pursuit, but today, he had drunk too much and woken up to find the devil standing in front of him.

Pretending to understand nothing, Carter Slade, clutching the bottle of liquor in his hand, asked, "Who are you? What do you want?"

"Ghost Rider stays here every day, so you must be very important to him!"

The Blackheart Demon smiled and reached out his hand to Carter Slade...

## Chapter 271: A Failure in the Plan

Carter Slay was at a loss for words. He couldn't very well tell the villain in front of him, "I'm the previous Ghost Rider, and the bait I prepared for you is Johnny's ex-girlfriend."

Knocked to the ground, Carter Slay could only desperately protect himself with the shovel in his hand, rolling over and lying on the ground, constantly shuffling backward to create distance between himself and Blackheart Demon.

However, the Blackheart Demon didn't give him that chance at all. He reached out and grabbed Carter Slay, then shoved him violently to the other side, smashing a stone tablet in the process.

Carter Slade was breathing less than he was exhaling, so he could only lie on the ground gasping for air to relieve the pain in his body.

The Black Heart Demon walked over and, seeing the smashed stone tablet, immediately became interested.

Using his feet to piece together the name on the stone tablet, Blackheart laughed as he looked at the name and said, "I knew I hadn't come to the wrong place. I thought I was going to find Johnny Blaze's ex-girlfriend. I didn't expect this to be the key to him."

The Blackheart, stomping on Carter Slade, said proudly as if he had already known the truth, "After I met Ghost Rider, he stayed here. The grave of the previous Ghost Rider is still here. This must be the place where Ghost Rider's legacy is passed down. It's truly remarkable that Mephisto could create such a place under the Ancient One's supervision..."

Carter Slay was stunned. He hadn't expected that Blackheart's imagination could fill in all the gaps. Carter Slay himself had indeed taught a new generation of Ghost Riders.

With a heavy stomp, Blackheart left. Since this was Mephisto's territory, the less time he spent here, the better.

The Water Demon stepped forward, grabbed Carter Slade by the collar, dragged him behind him, and followed the Blackheart Demon slowly into the darkness.

At that moment, Carter Slay seemed to have fainted as well, the shovel slipping limply from his hand and falling to the ground beside his own tombstone.

When Geralt arrived, he only sensed the thick aura of darkness and the threatening messages left behind by the Blackheart.

Beside Catsley's tombstone, Geralt picked up Catsley's precious shovel, disassembled it, and took out the San Venganza Contract inside.

Just as Geralt was carefully examining the contract, the roar of Ghost Rider's motorcycle engine came over again.

Johnny Blaze, transformed into the Ghost Rider on his motorcycle, rushed here from the city without stopping.

Mephisto's contract stipulated that he must defeat Blackheart to retrieve his soul, which also granted him the ability to locate Blackheart.

But upon arriving here, Ghost Rider only found Geralt.

At this moment, the power of Zatan Snow's vengeful spirit had filled Johnny, and he didn't care who was there, directly throwing the chains at Geralt.

Chains stained with hellfire swung through the air, creating a sea of ​​fire, and slashed horizontally at Geralt's waist.

"What a disobedient fellow!"

Geralt shook his head, looked at the Ghost Rider who was impossible to communicate with, and with a side somersault, flipped over the chains to avoid the attack.

Geralt charged toward Ghost Rider, grabbed him by the collar, and slammed him to the ground.

However, Ghost Rider also grabbed Geralt's hands, and the flaming skull said to Geralt, "Look into my eyes..."

The Judgment Eye was activated instantly. This invincible move made Ghost Rider subconsciously feel that the kill was already done. After speaking, he released Geralt's hand.

"Oh, what good are your empty, lifeless eyes? Do you think you're Galadriel? Or do your eyes hold the light of the sacred tree?"

Geralt mocked Ghost Rider and punched him directly on the head. These punches forced Ghost Rider to shake his head to relieve the impact.

The Judgment Eye wanted to burn a Lord of Cinder, but Geralt said your power still needs more practice; you should do this kind of thing a few more times.

Through the hellfire ignited by the Eye of Judgment, Geralt also touched a trace of hell's power, and this power was even of a higher level, since ordinary demons and even the Blackheart Demon could be harmed by hellfire.

But Geralt didn't have time to master it properly, so he put it into the firewood and kept attacking Ghost Rider with his fists.

When the attack caused Ghost Rider to be enveloped in black smoke, Geralt scooped him up from the ground and threw him far away.

Ghost Rider, flying through the air, erupted in even more powerful flames once more, preparing to engage Geralt in a final, decisive battle as soon as he landed.

However, before he could even land, several silver-gray amulets slammed into him, and silver smoke enveloped his entire body.

The long-unused Undead Hunting Charm, its shattered form releasing silver smoke that acted like a fire extinguisher, suppressing the Ghost Rider's hellfire. The collision of smoke and flame produced the mournful sound of flames being extinguished.

Geralt seized the opportunity, lunged forward again, and came to Ghost Rider's side, shoving yet another Undead Hunting Charm into his mouth.

Uppercut! Geralt's fist slammed into Ghost Rider's chin, the impact causing him to unconsciously clench his teeth, crushing the Undead Hunting Amulet in his mouth.

This time, the silver smoke from the amulet emerged from Ghost Rider's head, filling his facial features and making him look somewhat comical.

However, Geralt did not stop, he just kept throwing punches.

"Stop! Stop hitting me! I'm all better! I'm all better!"

Johnny had somehow reverted to his original form, constantly dodging Geralt's punches and desperately begging for mercy.

Grabbing Johnny by the collar and slamming him to the ground, Geralt said viciously, "Are you really back to normal?!"

Johnny covered his face with his hands, avoiding Geralt's gaze, and said evasively, "Yes, I am Johnny now, and I can control myself..."

Only after seeing Johnny's panicked movements and eyes did Geralt release him, letting him lie on the ground.

Geralt kicked Johnny and said, "Get up. The contract should be with you. You need to go rescue Carter Slay. Ride in this direction for about two hundred kilometers, and when you see an abandoned town, that's San Venganza..."

Johnny got up from the ground, reached under the motorcycle seat, and pulled out the forged San Verganza contract. The motorcycle's storage space was unchanged, and the contract had not been burned.

Johnny breathed a sigh of relief and put the contract back in its place. He stood next to the motorcycle, panting heavily, as if he were performing some strange ritual.

Geralt threw a rock at Johnny, breaking his strange act, and said somewhat irritably, "What are you doing! Get up there!"

Johnny turned around, looking a little embarrassed at Geralt, and whispered, "Um, could you move away from me a bit? I'm afraid to transform when you're standing here..."

Seeing Johnny's somewhat timid demeanor, Geralt muttered things like "weak coward" under his breath, but still walked towards the other side of the cemetery.

As Geralt circled the church and disappeared from Johnny's sight, Johnny roared, flames erupted from his body, and he let out the distinctive laugh of a skeleton before mounting his motorcycle.

Another stone struck Ghost Rider squarely on the head, and Geralt's pained voice rang out: "Hurry up and get there!"

Ghost Rider's henchmen panicked and quickly twisted the throttle, the motorcycle wobbling as it sped off in the direction Geralt had pointed.

After Ghost Rider left, S.H.I.E.L.D. Quinjet flew over from a distance.

Hill had been keeping an eye on the situation, but because of Geralt's warning, they did not rashly encounter Ghost Rider, lest it lead to greater losses.

As soon as the Quinjet came to a stop, Hill jumped out and asked anxiously, "What preparations should we make?"

Although she knew her power wouldn't be of much use in this matter, Hill still asked Geralt if he could contribute even a little bit of his strength in the face of Earth's crisis.

Geralt stroked his beard, thought for a moment, and said, "The core plan hasn't changed; only the bait has. Basically, Blackheart will still be killed by Ghost Rider, and then it'll be Mephisto's turn. It depends on whether Johnny has the resolve to refuse to take back his soul and then protect San Venganza."

Speaking of Johnny's decision, Geralt felt a little unsure. The person who was kidnapped was not Johnny's ex-girlfriend, and Johnny had spent the past two days under the arrangement of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Geralt.

Completing the mission and reclaiming his soul were the most important things for Johnny. The San Venganza Pact was fake, and with Geralt, capable of tearing Ghost Rider apart, around, Johnny had no reason to continue selling his soul for power.

Geralt felt increasingly uneasy; things couldn't be judged by the standards of the movies anymore.

Geralt was starting to get anxious; he had to follow them to check and prevent any accidents.

Geralt put his hand to his mouth and whistled loudly. Upon hearing this, Robert immediately came to Geralt's side.

Geralt mounted his horse, put on his cowboy hat, and placed his longsword on the saddle on his left side so he could draw it at any time.

Looking at Hill, Geralt said, "Go find Hawkwood and bring him to San Venganza. I'll keep the GPS on to give you directions."

Thinking of Hawkwood's dejected appearance, Geralt added, "If he's not interested, tell him that if he comes, I'll give him what he wants most..."

After speaking quickly, Gerald pulled on the reins of the carrot, causing the carrot's front legs to dangle in the air, as if it were gathering strength before galloping away.

"Take this, press it onto your equipment to eliminate all sound, this can provide you with some cover..."

Geralt tossed a gray ring into Hill's arms. Before he could finish speaking, Geralt, led by Robert, had already appeared in the distance, his faint voice echoing in the air.

Hill looked at the ring in her hand. The square face of the ring was engraved with a coiled dragon, as if it were asleep. The band was like the face of the ring, with the dragon coiled into a circle that could accommodate her finger.

[Slumbering Dragon Emblem Ring: A secret, hidden mage's ring from the renowned magical homeland of Piheim. It can silence the wearer. The Dragon Academy is the de facto ruler of Piheim and is said to possess many excellent spies.]

Hill slipped the ring onto her finger and turned to give orders to her subordinates.

"Did you hear me? Take me to Hawkwood as fast as you can. Then bring all our heavy equipment; we're going to face a demon lord!"

Chapter 272: At this moment, Geralt is riding over on horseback.

In San Venganza, the Blackheart emerged from the darkness and stood on the town's main street, waiting for the Ghost Rider's arrival.

The Water Demon threw Carter Slytherin at Blackheart's feet, and following Blackheart's signal, transformed into water and headed towards the outer swamp, preparing to ambush Ghost Rider.

Ghost Rider hasn't appeared for centuries. His former reputation among demons is now just a legend of the past, and only a small number of powerful demons still harbor fear of these bounty hunters.

Just as real-world assassins are becoming increasingly unconventional, the demons of hell are also changing.

Given the rapid turnover of old and new demons in Hell, Ghost Rider has now become the path to fame for young demons. Earth Demon and Wind Demon, as well as the current Water Demon, all want to step over Ghost Rider to rise to power.

This fantasy made them overlook the huge differences between themselves and Ghost Rider.

Two henchmen died in two days, and the Blackheart Demon didn't warn these casually recruited subordinates. They were all expendable resources anyway, and when he became the new Lord of Hell, he could have as many subordinates as he wanted.

Outside the town, the Water Demon monitored every inch of land rich in water elements, and he spotted Ghost Rider as soon as he appeared.