Chapter 252: The Covenant of St. Van Gonza
After leaving the Violet Hotel, the Blackheart Demon leads Dr. Doom and Johnny Ghost Rider. Blazer turned left and right into the underground parking lot of the Soul Casino Building.
The light in the parking lot is bright, but it has a chilly feeling. When passing through the C block parking space, Johnny. Blazer stopped abruptly and grabbed the collar of the Blackheart Demon, "You just ran out of hell, why do you seem familiar with this place?" β
"Wow." The Blackheart Demon had a sneer on his face, "Looks like someone is scared." β
"I can explain that." Doom suddenly said with a blank face: "The spy I sent has already handed him the building drawings here in advance. β
A wicked smile appeared at the corner of the Blackheart Demon's mouth, "And I deduced from the drawings that there is a very large secret space underground, and the entire building is a three-dimensional demon formation. Just take a look at the center of the magic circle and you'll know what kind of conspiracy Mephisto is up to. β
Johnny stared blankly into Doom's eyes for a moment, then let go of the Blackheart's collar, "Hurry up and lead the way!" β
The Blackheart smiled, straightened his collar, and continued to walk forward.
Soon they came to the center of the parking lot, where there were six thick pillars, which looked like ordinary load-bearing columns, but the three of them could tell at a glance that the pillars were located at the apex of the six-pointed star.
"This is it." After the blackheart demon finished speaking, he stood in the most central area, his face suddenly turned as pale as a dead man, and the pupils in his rapidly blackened eye sockets glowed red.
Then, he slowly squatted down and pressed his hand to the ground, and streams of black yin evil power continued to move on the ground, outlining an ominous black six-pointed star array.
A waterfall of red light flashed, and Johnny noticed that the three of them had come to an empty and dark underground space.
Surrounded by demon statues more than twenty meters high, blood-red flames burning in their open mouths. In the center, there is a five-meter-high black stone tablet, and the red beam of light floating in the sky forms a six-pointed star array to protect it, and countless demon runes can be vaguely seen rising and falling in the six-pointed star array.
The three of them stepped forward to take a closer look at the stone tablet, on which were lines of demonic words written in a dark golden substance.
The Blackheart Demon laughed after reading it quickly, "It turns out that Mephisto's old bastard's real purpose is this." β
Doctor Doom also understands demonic language, and when he saw Johnny's doubts, he explained...
It turned out that this was the real "Covenant of St. Van Gonza", which was different from the fake one, which read: The inhabitants of St. Van Gonza gave everything they had to Mephisto in exchange for the demonic power to resist the white invaders, and after death the soul returned to the land, and the land went to Mephisto.
"In other words, the former St. Van Gonza and now Las Vegas belong to the Demon King Mephisto." Doom said expressionlessly.
Johnny. Blazer breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and said jokingly: "If it's just like that, it's nothing, and Mephisto probably has to fight a lawsuit with the U.S. government about the ownership of Las Vegas." β
"If that's all there is to Mephisto?"
The corners of the Blackheart Demon's mouth showed a hint of mockery, "You probably don't understand what the Dimension Lord means, with this contract, Las Vegas will gradually have the attributes of hell, and when it is completely transformed successfully, Mephisto only needs to hook his hand, and the entire earth will be instantly pulled into the hell dimension." β
"The soul of the earthlings is very special, and of course Mephisto is reluctant to kill them all, and will definitely be raised like pigs."
"And at that time, Mephisto, who has the souls of 7 billion earthlings, will easily ascend to the throne of Satan!"
βf**kοΌβ Johnny. Blazer became anxious after hearing this, his eyes widened and he cursed fiercely, and then a fierce hell flame rose and transformed into a ghost rider.
He shook the flaming skull, laughed maniacally, and grabbed the six-pointed star array that protected the Saint Van Gonza contract.
The hellfire on the skeleton's hand and the power of the six-pointed star array began to rub violently, and in the sound of a clang, the aftermath of energy splashed out like a fire tree silver flower.
With Johnny Blazer's movements, the ground of the entire Las Vegas began to rumble and tremble, and all the humans in this land suddenly felt a roar in their heads, and they knelt down one by one in pain, with bloody tears in their eyes.
The Blackheart Demon grinned and didn't speak, while Doom shouted angrily, "Stop, you idiot! This pact has been established, and if it is destroyed, all the human beings in the land will be shattered. β
Hearing this, the Evil Ghost Knight stopped, and the power of the magic array that suddenly counterattacked knocked him out at once, and the hellfire on his body gradually dissipated after rolling on the ground for more than a dozen times.
Johnny. Blazer staggered to his feet, and after composing himself, he kicked the stone that had just fallen, "F**K! What now? β
"Mephisto could come back at any time, get out of here first, and we'll figure it out later." Doom said, looking around.
The Blackheart Demon shrugged, "The teleportation array is one-way, and we can't go back directly, but I just found another teleportation array over there, so leave there first." β
The three of them then came to the corner of the underground space, activated the magic teleportation array, and quickly disappeared here.
With a flash of red light, the three of them appeared in a hallway, and several tall demon guards who had taken off their disguises looked at them in surprise. Before these demon guards could make a move, the Blackheart Demon rushed forward and tore these demons into pieces, "Keep walking, the space here has been fixed, and it can only be moved through the teleportation array." β
The three of them continued to run ahead, passing a corner and suddenly seeing a clear eye, and at the same time a tsunami-like frenzied shout came to them.
It is a building that resembles the Colosseum of ancient Rome, and is surrounded by demons that have lost their human disguises.
They looked at the central field, shouting feverishly as they kept cursing vicious demonic words from their mouths.
In the center of the field stood Matt the Daredevil and Frank the Punisher, looking around vigilantly as they moved their hands and feet.
"What is this place?" Johnny asked, frowning.
"Arena of Souls." The Blackheart Demon smiled, "I've heard that old bastard Mephisto got this ghost trick and cried people, pressing his own soul to fight to redeem another soul. β
Johnny looked at the center of the field, "I've heard of these two people, both famous superheroes, how can they believe Mephisto's nonsense?" β
"Everyone has their own lost past, and as long as there is a glimmer of hope to redeem it, no one will give up." There was a rare hint of sadness in Dr. Doom's eyes, "But many times hope is just a phantom of despair. β
"I've never understood the human mind." The Blackheart Demon smiled on the side, "In order to save another person, even the strongest opponent dares to challenge, not to mention that Mephisto promised to find an opponent with similar strength." But they don't understand that the hardest thing to deal with is always themselves. β
As soon as his words fell, Daredevil and the Punisher's opponent appeared, and it was another self, but with a wicked smile on his face.
Matt and Frank, though a little surprised, remained unmoved and fought.
The ability, physical fitness, and even fighting style of both sides were exactly the same, and it was a tie for a while.
Their counterfeits were then verbally attacked.
The fake Matt grinned as he fought, "Do you think you can win, you're just a pathetic megalomaniac." β
"You think you're practicing the sanctity of the law, but you find that the law is just a plaything for the upper classes!"
"You have saved people who have nothing to do with it, but countless good people have died even your own friends because of it."
"Your world is forever dark..."
On the other side, Frank, the fake punisher, kept coming out of his mouth the voices of his wife and children.
"Frank, dear, what are you fighting for... For the sake of the country and the people? β
"What about us?"
"Daddy, Daddy, look at the Lego I build..."
Matt and Frank gradually fell into disadvantage, and there was no drama of counterattack after being stimulated to wake up.
The two people, whose hearts had long been scarred, were affected and quickly defeated, knocked over to the ground, and their heads were bloodied and did not move.
"Damn." Johnny. Blazer scolded fiercely, "One of them seems to be Li Mo's friends, I have to find a way to save them." β
"Don't act rashly." Doom stopped him, "There's an even more important Saint Van Gonza contract to deal with." β
βshitοΌβ Johnny. Blazer punched the stone wall next to him.
In the center of the field, a large piece of black substance like asphalt suddenly appeared under Matt and Frank, who had been knocked out, and it was still bubbling. After slowly engulfing the two of them, it turned into a neat ground again.
A large clown suddenly appeared in the center of the field, laughed wildly for a while, and then said in an exaggerated tone: "It's a pity that these two unlucky ones have failed, and their souls will belong to the great lord Mephisto." β
"The guy who's going to play next has a huge reputation." The clown made an exaggerated gesture of excitement.
"He's the spiritual leader of superheroes."
"He's called... Righteous man of God! β
The clown's voice was louder,
"Captain America: Steve. Rogers! β
"And his eternal friend, Bucky the Winter Soldier. Barnes. β
"One of them wants to redeem the soul of his former girlfriend, and the other wants to resurrect Howard. Stark. β
"Will they be able to do so?"
"Rejoice!" As the clown raised his hands, the atmosphere in the arena became even more lively.
Johnny's eyes widened in disbelief, "How is that possible?" β
"Soft knives kill, Mephisto's old bastard is really cunning." As soon as the black-hearted demon sighed, his face suddenly changed, "It's not good, the old bastard is back, come with me!" β
After speaking, he rushed to another passage with the two of them, and after killing a few guards, he came to the hall of the Soul Mansion through the teleportation array of an elevator.
A team of demons in black suits who looked like human security guards rushed up, but they were no match for the three at all.
After beating this group of demon security guards into pieces and turning them into ashes, Johnny. Blazer: They soon came to the door of the building.
However, just as they were about to leave, the ground suddenly began to shake, and sparks flashed from all the lights nearby.
After a burst of light and dark, Mephisto appeared in a tuxedo, white hair, and a delicate old man's cane.
He first looked at Dom and Johnny with interest, then turned his gaze to the Blackheart Demon, a smile on his lips.
"Old bastard, is the old bastard screaming cool?"