Lord of Cinder in American Comics

"Damn it, you smashed my car!"

Swearing, Swagger pulled out a pistol and pointed it at Logan.

Logan sneered at Swagger, blowing a puff of smoke at him. "And then what? You try to teach me a lesson with your toys?"

Seeing this, Ash covered her face, while Logan looked furious with everyone.

Ash smoothed things over, saying, "Alright, alright, you two, we have other things to do right now. Swagger, I'll have Logan pay for your car."

"I still get paid?" Logan asked, somewhat surprised.

"Of course, you'll get a bonus for fighting a lot of money this month."

Upon hearing that there was money to be made, Logan bit off the end of his cigar, spat, and said, "Then I'll have to get a better cigar."

"But right now, we need to deal with the situation at the scene. Ginger juice, right? Can you take us to your territory?"

Ash questioned Ginger, clearly indicating that Ginger was handling the matter, acting similarly as an intelligence officer, able to contact the higher-ups behind the scenes.

Ginger pointed to the command on the tablet and said, "I was just about to say that our boss has invited you all to be his guests."

"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"

Chapter 144: United States Wine Industry

Ash and his group boarded the helicopter that Ginger had arranged, a modified UH60 Black Hawk helicopter.

Logan tapped on the aircraft's protective panel, saying incredulously, "I remember one of the items we got during the fight at the Pentagon building was an improved version of this helicopter, right? This helicopter even has full-body protection?"

Seeing Logan's surprise, Tequila stepped forward and said somewhat boastfully, "Not only does it have full-body protection, it can also achieve full-body stealth, making it undetectable by radar."

Logan muttered under his breath, "What's wrong with this world?"

Throughout Logan's military and combat career, he witnessed various changes in the X-Men universe, but he had never seen a private individual possess such heavy equipment. Even the experiments he underwent were conducted with the support of the military.

Here, in just one month, he killed countless orcs and heard even more shocking information in the pentagonal building, which led him to say such a thing.

The flight lasted only a few minutes, and the distance was estimated to be only a dozen kilometers before we arrived at a large winery.

Ginger was the first to jump off the plane. While directing people to carry the poor man who had been shot in the head, he said to everyone, "Welcome to United States Liquor Industry. Tequila, take them to see the boss. I'll take care of this guy."

Tequila nodded, tucked the rifle in his hand into the sling at his waist, and gently tossed his head, guiding Ash and the others.

Led by Tequila, Ash and the others arrived at the very center of the distillery, where a building had been transformed into the shape of a liquor bottle.

On the top floor of the building, Tequila opened a wooden door and guided Ash inside.

As Ash entered, an elderly man with gray hair was carrying a red plastic bucket and a mop as he walked out, brushing past Ash.

Ash stared at the old man, somewhat incredulous. Logan, meanwhile, kept twitching his nose, as if he were sniffing something.

Logan whispered to Ash, "It has almost no smell, just a faint, rotten smell."

Logan realized that the last person whose body had no scent was Ash, and the old man in front of him was almost at Ash's level. Compared to Ash's fighting power, the steel blade between Logan's fingers was slightly exposed, ready to strike at any moment.

However, the old man didn't react at all; he simply walked out like a cleaner.

Ash and the others stood at the door. Seeing this, Tequila urged them, "Guys, our boss is waiting for you."

This is a conference room with a long table and large floor-to-ceiling windows that provide near-perfect lighting. The walls surrounding the long table are also decorated with historical artifacts.

An elderly man, also wearing a cowboy hat, was standing by the window in the main room, waiting for Ash and the others.

"Welcome, I'm Champagne, you can also call me Champagne. Welcome to United States Wines."

The old man took off his cowboy hat and gave a slight bow. This treatment surprised Tequila, who watched in astonishment until he realized what was happening and, mimicking Champagne, took off his cowboy hat and bowed as well.

After returning the greeting, Ash asked, "We haven't met before, have we? Why are you being so formal?"

Champagne didn't answer, but instead said to Tequila, "Kid, go close the door and don't let anyone in."

Without asking why, Tequila pulled out the rifle from his waist, twirled it in his hand, cocked it, and walked out of the conference room.

Only after Tequila closed the door did Champagne say, "There was a great pioneer who guided us to begin building our own cycle, and we received her instructions to do everything in our power to help you."

Ash casually uttered a name.

"Ancient One"

Champagne seemed not to hear, and simply poured a glass of whiskey for Ash and his group.

"This is a rare whisky from 1860. Have a taste."

Swagger carefully tasted the wine in his glass; this was a rare find he could never afford. Logan, on the other hand, downed his drink in one gulp, then snatched the bottle from the champagne bottle and refilled his glass.

Ash remained completely still, tapping her wine glass repeatedly with her index finger, producing a crisp sound.

Ash couldn't understand the Ancient One's meaning, but it was good that it was helpful. She pushed the cup to Logan next to her and let him drink.

After Logan finished his drink in one gulp, Ash stood up and said, "Take me to take care of things."

Champagne didn't say much, only his beard kept twitching as he said, "No problem, Tequila at the door will take you to see Ginger; she's in charge of almost everything here."

After leaving the conference room, Ash and his group, once again led by Tequila, arrived at the distillery's storage warehouse.

In front of various log barrels, Tequila pulled a sleeper on a shelf and entered a combination lock that popped out.

Then a downward staircase appeared in the passageway between the barrels.

Following the stairs, Tequila led everyone down to the underground area, where soft lighting made the originally white building appear less cold and jarring.

In front of a medical room, the group encountered Ginger Juice, who was currently operating the full-screen display in the medical room.

Once Ash was over, Ginger explained, "I used Alpha Gel to fill in his gunshot wound, and now I'm using nanobots to repair his damaged tissue and help him recover. However, this has side effects; it will cause him to suffer from regressive amnesia."

As she spoke, Jiang Zhi sighed and said with some regret, "To this day, we still don't know his identity, we don't even have a clue."

Ash, who had been silent until now, finally spoke up, immediately revealing some inside information.

"He is Galahad, also known as Hart, an agent of Kingsman. Kingsman, like your United States Wine Company, is an independent private investigative organization. Even your founder is connected to the founder of Kingsman."

This revelation left Jiang Zhi speechless, her mouth agape in disbelief.

Tequila, who was listening nearby, asked, "How could there possibly be a connection between the founders?"

"You all have the same doomsday safe. In Kingsman's safe, there's the brewing of wine by the founder of the United States Winery. In your safe, there should be Kingsman's umbrellas, since they're using tailors as a cover."

Upon hearing Ash's explanation, Ginger quickly performed a series of actions on the screen, then tossed the tablet to Tequila and said, "Tequila, take them to the lounge. I'm going to check out the Doomsday Safe."

Ginger left in a hurry, while Tequila raised an eyebrow and said, "I don't have whisky from a hundred years ago, but I can offer the best whisky from 1963."

After hearing this, Logan put his arm around Tequila's shoulder and said, "Then what are we waiting for? I need at least a case."

Inside the lounge, Logan was chugging bottles of whiskey, staring blankly at the tequila next to him. While watching the liquor disappear into Logan's mouth, the tequila mechanically and blankly handed him a new bottle.

Swag noticed Ash's unusual behavior and stood by the wall near the lounge entrance, just in case he needed to intervene.

Chapter 145: The Appearance of the Spiral Sword

Ash's revelation just now had a reason. If you can't see the cause and process of the incident, then just flip the table.

With the help of the United States liquor, this matter was resolved from the very beginning.

But the story of the champagne and the old man who was cleaning up when he left is another story altogether.

Suddenly the door to the lounge opened, and Jiang Zhi came in carrying two items.

Ginger Juice tossed the black silk umbrella to Tequila and said, "The priest was right. They were our former companions, and I also found this."

Ginger handed the other item to Ash.

Ash then realized that it was a spiral sword. Although the craftsmanship was completely different from that in the Dark Souls world, and there were no traces of it being burned by flames, it was still a spiral sword.

Ginger said, "Similarly, the Fire-Binding Ritual Site should also be a partner of the Founders."

Torn between the spiral sword in her hand, Ashe muttered to herself, "Ancient One, what exactly are you trying to do?"

This spiral sword is a one-handed sword, completely different from the two-handed spiral greatsword that Ash used before, and it is impossible to tell what metal it is made of.

He tried to channel the flames within his body into the weapon, and the entire spiral sword turned bright red and burst into flames.

This sudden change elicited a gasp from Tequila and prompted the activation of the room's fire safety equipment.

Jiang Zhi immediately operated the device on the wall to shut off the fire sprinkler.

Ash also noticed the difference in this weapon; if it were ordinary metal from Earth, it would have been vaporized by the flames long ago.

Even in the entire Dark Souls world, only the Spiral Sword forged in the First Forge by the Lord of Cinder could withstand Ash's full power. And this weapon could actually withstand at least half of Ash's power at this moment.

Just as they were about to test the weapon's limits, Ginger couldn't stand the high temperature emanating from the spiral sword and screamed, "Priest, Ash, please, this place is about to catch fire!"

Faced with ordinary people who couldn't withstand the power, Ash couldn't continue and could only dissipate the power from the sword.

Only after the room returned to its original temperature under the continuous operation of the air conditioner did Jiangzhi finally breathe a sigh of relief.

Once the ginger juice relaxed, it snatched a bottle of liquor from the tequila, took a sip to calm its panic, and said, "Now all we need to do is wait for Galahad to wake up and regain his memories to find out what happened."

After Ash put the Spiral Sword into his four-dimensional backpack, he said, "No need. Take me to the medical room. I can wake him up immediately. Tequila, kid, come here. I have some things to arrange for you."

She beckoned Tequila over, whispered something in his ear, and gestured while pointing at Logan until Tequila said with some surprise, "Will this work?"

"I guarantee it will work. Go ahead, take Logan with you."

Tequila nodded and went to find Logan, who picked up a case of new liquor from the ground and followed him outside, drinking as he went.

In the medical room, Ash shook the Holy Bell of Yorshka, and clusters of golden light shone down on Galahad.

Accompanied by a radiant glow, a golden magic circle appeared beneath Galahad, healing him.

[Restoration: A miracle learned by clergy in the early stages of their practice. It restores health to those around them. A miracle is essentially learning the stories of the gods; it's an art of praying for and receiving blessings. Its power depends on the caster's faith.]

Ginger looked at the data on the screen in disbelief. The data showed that Galahad's body was recovering rapidly, and even the wound tissue that needed to be filled and repaired by nanobots was regrowth.

Standing next to Galahad, Ginger reached out and removed the device covering his face. Beneath the device, Galahad's eye, which had been struck by a bullet, had regrowth and recovered.

Ginger looked at Ash with longing and exclaimed in surprise, "This is truly a miracle!"

After retrieving the Holy Bell, Ash said to Swag, who was also watching the commotion behind her, "Alright, now lend a hand and move him to the new place."

Galahad wakes up to find himself dressed in a full-black combat suit on a helicopter.

Before Galahad could ask anything, a person wearing the same equipment urged him, "Harry, you're awake. Quickly check your ammunition. We need to capture our target and gather intelligence."

The others in the helicopter pulled the bolts, checked their weapons, and then jumped down as soon as the helicopter stopped.