23. Clues that were almost missed

"So that's why you're coming to me?"

Seber slowly drank his tea and turned his head to look at Angela and Father Hannathee, who were sitting across from him, "Because your sister may believe in a certain son of an evil god, or is her death related to this son of an evil god?"

His fingers twitched on the table,

"Listen to me, Angela, this matter has nothing to do with me now, there is another organization that has taken over the responsibility, so you should go to them. ”

He looked at Angela,

"Also, if you say you've found the culprit but can't get rid of it, then if I'm in a good mood, I'll help you. You said that you don't want to look for it, you want to return to a mortal life, I will bless you, but these things, I am not interested in listening, I am not interested in being a detective, to peel off the cocoon... Listen, girl, I'm a very simple person, I prefer to solve problems directly, you know what I mean?"

Angela nodded, after doing Barsaczo with her own hands, this former police detective has grown up at an astonishing rate, just one night, he has a kind of calmness beyond his years, coupled with superb talent, this will definitely be a good fighter in the future, but Cyber didn't have the idea of soliciting her.

He knew very well that Angela would not be able to follow Isabella out of New York, at least until his affairs were resolved, and frankly, Cyber had no interest in it.

His relationship with Angela was not good enough to help her live and die, Angela gave him the information he needed, he untied Angela from the shackles he gave herself, gave her a different future, and the two of them had already cleared up, and even said that Cyber made a loss-making deal, and he paid significantly more.

"So where should we go for help?"

Father Hannessey, who was more sedate, said, "Daddy Midnight's bar has been destroyed, and if he were still around, we could go to him, now... We're nowhere to go. ”

Hearing this, Cyber shrugged his shoulders, he leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes,

"The road will always exist, but if you can find it... Go to Greenwich Village, and if you're lucky, you'll find someone who can help you, and they're much stronger than I am. ”

Showing the way is just a matter of effort, and Cyber doesn't mind giving them hope, and after Angela and Father Hannash leave, he'll be lying on the roof of the villa, basking in the sun, and this will be his last day in New York, Sergey and the others have gone back to Gotham, and Cyber will return home tomorrow.

The half-bloods were frightened by the slaughter, they ran out, the things that Cyber had done and the good times of peace had come, and he didn't mind experiencing the leisurely pace of life in the intervals.

But just 2 hours later, a portal opened silently in the hall behind Cyber, and a stern-faced Strange walked to the balcony, looked at Cyber who had fallen asleep, he reached out and patted him on the shoulder, and the next moment he was smashed in the chest by a huge force, and the whole person was pressed to the ground.

"Bang"

There was a loud bang, and when Cyber opened his eyes in a daze, he saw that he was stuck in Strange's neck, Doctor Strange struggled frantically, but he couldn't break free from his restraints, he paused for a moment, let Doctor Strange go, and said lazily,

"It's dangerous to approach a man with the perception of a beast... You should be glad I don't have claws or anything sharp..."

Strange was honestly taken aback by the swift attack just now, it was hard to imagine that it was just an instinctive counterattack, and he couldn't help but touch his neck.

"Well, I'll say hello in advance next time, I'm here to ask you something. ”

Cyber took out a glass of juice with ice from the fridge and looked at Strange as he drank it, "What's the matter?"

"About this symbol!"

Strange took out a piece of paper from his bosom with a dark red insignia in the shape of a cross and a ring superimposed on it, and placed it in front of Cyber's eyes, "Did you see it when you banished those half-bloods?"

"Uh... No. ”

Cyber rubbed the corners of his forehead and lay down on the sofa, "At least I haven't seen it, what's wrong, is there anything wrong with this symbol?"

Doctor Strange put the paper away, turned around and took out a glass of juice from the refrigerator for himself,

"Well, I'm not sure if that's a problem yet, 1 hour ago, the girl named Angela who was with you entered the sanctuary, claiming that her sister had died in a demonic possession accident, and the Hognes mages took this matter very seriously, and later we found this symbol... The symbol of Mammon, between the things this guy has done in the last 300 years..."

Strange sighed and said with an irritated expression,

"It's probably a sign of a long-planned cross-border incident, hell, it's not going to be done, and I'm planning to travel to Europe with Palmer in a few days, and it looks like I'm going to be busy for a long time. ”

"Out of bounds?"

Cyber's expression became strange, "It's similar to the Witch Heart's incident?

"Well, almost. ”

Strange nodded, then patiently explained,

"You already know that those gods and demons can only enter the present world in the form of soul descent carriers because of the existence of the Supreme Mage, that is, those half-bloods, I probably know about the crossing of the border you dealt with in Las Vegas, and the witch heart demon obviously forcibly rushed into the present world as an entity from the border of hell... So it's going to be a little bit more threatening. ”

"But judging from this incident, what Mammon planned by the son of darkness should be an ordinary advent, Angela's sister, the girl named Isabella, should be the carrier he chose for himself, to be honest, this kind of thing happens every day, but unlike other demons, Mammon's threat is obviously greater. ”

"Oh?

Cyber was interested in hearing the babble of the gods, but he wanted to listen to the story more than he did, sitting cross-legged on the couch and looking at Strange, "Come, tell me the story of this bastard." ”

Strange took out a quaint silver pocket watch from his bosom and looked at the time,

"Well, well, we've got 20 minutes left, that's enough to finish. ”

After saying that, he cleared his throat,

"Mammon... Calling himself the Child of Darkness, he's actually very similar to the Witchheart you killed last time, I mean the origin, the Witchheart is Mephisto's child, and Mammon is... Lucifer's child, uh, is not the kind that is born naturally, Lucifer is one of the rulers of hell, and Mammon is born with his sin, more like an incarnation. ”

Doctor Strange's fingers drew an ugly image of the devil in the air, looking like an ordinary walking corpse, except for the dark energy that was wrapped in his body.

"Look, that's it, it's ugly, and this guy's own strength is not worth mentioning, but his abilities are very strange, Mammon has crossed the line 7 times in history, each time accompanied by large-scale riots and turmoil, he can easily influence people's hearts, arouse desires, distort moral and legal concepts in people's hearts, and the evil we know is his best weapon. ”

Strange took a sip of juice and leaned back on the couch,

This is still an extremely narcissistic conspirator, and it is said that in the "Hell Bible" that circulates in Hell, he calls himself "the king of the future and the present", and he says that he will transcend the cowardice of the masters of hell, reopen the door to this world, and then lead the demons to conquer this world, a very arrogant guy. ”

Cyber nodded knowingly,

"Uh... A disseminator of unstable factors, no wonder the old man attaches so much importance to it, so what are you going to do? Kill him directly?"

Strange scratched his hair,

"Uh, no! we're going to purify Isabella's body and erase all uncertainty before he even descends on that poor girl... It's been an eventful time lately, and the devil knows what kind of consequences Mammon's transgression will cause at this sensitive time, so be on the safe side. ”

"I came to you for that purpose. ”

Strange's fingers tapped on the table, "We'll have to make sure Mammon has any other carriers besides Isabella." ”

"Probably not. ”

Cyber touched his chin, "The half-blood mongrels are all gone, anyway, is there anything special about this carrier that carries the souls of gods and demons? ”

"For demons in general and the Holy Spirit, there are no restrictions, but for a special demon like Mammon, the steps in choosing their carriers are complicated, otherwise it would not have been possible to come only 7 times in 300 years. ”

Strange stood up and patted his clothes,

"I'm just doing my best, in fact, Master Hognis doesn't think Mammon can be lucky enough to find two carriers that can carry his soul at the same time, okay, it's over, I should go back, I won't send you back to Gotham tomorrow, the recent monitoring of those magical strange things has made my head blow up. ”

"What's that?"

Cyber sent Strange to the balcony and asked curiously, "Something weird?"

"Something that's not fun, to be exact!"

Strange pouted, "Some items that have been made by powerful mages, or that flow from gods and demons, need to be monitored, and once they fall into the hands of gifted mortals, they will cause a lot of trouble, in fact, there are a lot of strange things around the world, and most of Kama Taj's power is used to monitor the existence of these strange things." ”

"For example?"

Cyber asked, and Strange stopped and muttered for a moment,

"For example, the alchemy of Nicholas Flammel... We generally call it the Philosopher's Stone, in folklore, this thing is said to make people immortal, but in fact its effect is more terrifying than immortality, the Philosopher's Stone is used to suppress the secret realm inhabited by the descendants of the Nordic frost giants, once stolen, the Nordic will be instantly devastated. ”

"For example, Merlin's Book of Beasts, the sacred text of the Druids, which is said to come from the extinct Celtic gods, can give ordinary people the power to command and turn into beasts, doesn't sound like a threat, right? But think about it, if that guy drove a fire dragon hiding in the secret realm of Ireland to attack the human world, or if a fire-breathing dragon appeared on the streets of Manhattan... That was another disaster. ”

Strange rubbed his forehead,

"That thing was sealed in the London Sanctuary before, and now it is placed here in New York, and Master Hognes personally guards it, in fact, the Book of Solomon is also a magical artifact, it contains a complete magic seal and knowledge enough for orthodox mages to learn, and there is a magic circle that summons seventy-two pillars of gods and demons, but it is not as strong as it is said, it is more of a symbol of knowledge. ”

"It sounds boring, it's like a toy. ”

Cyber pouted, "Don't you have something more powerful?"

"More powerful?"

Strange scratched his hair, "Does the spear of fate count? The spear that stabbed Christ is said to be able to subjugate everything within 120 feet, and when held by a powerful psychic, it can also open all the restrictions in the world, and it can be called the most terrifying weapon in myths and legends... Wait!"

Doctor Strange's expression suddenly became strange, he seemed to remember something, he took a step back, and sat down in the chair that Cyber had placed there, he grabbed the hair on both sides of his forehead, and looked more and more irritated, as if he had suddenly thought of something unsettling.

After a moment, he suddenly turned his head to look at Cyber,

"You say, this thing has been disappearing for decades, but it suddenly appeared at this time, and with its strange abilities, is it a bit too coincidental?"

"Oh?"

Cyber snorted, and he patted Strange on Strange's shoulder, "If you had to ask me, I'd say... There is probably no real coincidence in this kind of thing, it seems that you are in big trouble, please allow me to make a sad face. ”