6. Investor Mephistopheles
It's like a bar in another world, and the atmosphere is somewhat eccentric. ~with~dream~small~say~ั~suimะตng~lฤ
Especially after the clown left, leaving Cyber and the old man staring at each other, Selena, who was sitting on the side, was a little confused, the clown was dead, there was no doubt about it, but who was the one who just appeared?
Cyber was in dire need of some tobacco to calm himself down, so he picked up the cigar in his hand and put it to his mouth, the old man sitting opposite him had a magma-like line in his eyes, and a flame jumped into the top of Cyber's cigar, and Cyber looked at the perfect cigar in his hand, and he shrugged his shoulders,
"Nice ability, ha... You called him over and babbled a bunch of useless things, but he still didn't tell me, who the hell are you?"
Faced with this question, the old man maintained his upright sitting position, he held the cane of the jade skeleton in his hand, and looked at Cyber's face, and the seemingly relaxed smile on his face, and finally he breathed a sigh of relief,
"You don't have to be so vigilant, Cyber, your vigilance means nothing to me, in this world, my strength may not be able to hurt you, this is not my world, since that damn agreement was completed, I think it will take a lot of trouble to get here, and there is a very nasty guy chasing me all the time... It's as annoying as a hound chasing its prey. โ
He took his eyes off Cyber, his eyes narrowed slightly, and looked at Selena who was sitting on the side, and when he turned his eyes, Miss Thief felt like her whole body was falling into an ice cave, and even her soul seemed to be frozen, and various voices sounded in her ears, as if tempting her to fall deeper into the abyss, but fortunately, this gaze only lasted less than 2 seconds, and the old man whispered,
"You can call me Mephistopheles, I personally prefer the name. โ
Cyber's eyes suddenly became strange, he put the cigar in his hand aside and flicked it, and asked curiously,
"That Mephistopheles that Faust encountered?"
The old man glanced at him, and with a mysterious smile, he said,
"That's an interesting mortal, what? Would you like to meet him? That's one of my best collections. โ
"The Joker is the latest?"
Cyber asked rhetorically, "Then you really don't have good taste... My Lord Mephisto. โ
"Boom"
The thunderstorm outside the window became more violent, and Cyber turned his head to look out of the window, looking out of the filthy window, and could see two thunderbolt-like things chasing each other in the dim sky, illuminating the heavy clouds from the innermost side, Mephistopheles glanced there in disgust,
"Annoying guy is here again, oh my god, she won't even let me stay in this warm world for a second longer... Let's cut a long story short, Cyber. โ
Mephistopheles's expression became solemn,
"I need you to help me get something, the clown has already said it, it was originally mine, someone stole it, St. Van Gonza Contract, a gadget worth not mentioning, but it's about my face, you won't let me down, right?"
"Can I refuse?"
Seber picked up his cigar and leaned back in his chair, changing into a more comfortable position, he swallowed the clouds, spread his hands, and whispered, "The same thing that makes a big man like you feel tricky, I don't think I'm an ordinary person can do it all, and if it's really as simple as you say, I don't think it's going to be more difficult than you to tempt Faust... But that's not the case, is it? I'm taking a risk, but I don't see a reason to take the risk. โ
In the face of this unceremonious rebuttal, Mephistopheles did not get angry, he just stretched out his left hand with a black glove and flicked it lightly in the air, as if plucking a string.
Cyber's face became painful at one moment, the cigar in his hand smashed on the table, he felt the internal organs of his body twitch to the most violent at this moment, he could even feel the rapid collapse of the gene chain that had turned to the good, it was a kind of "nostalgic" pain, his body trembled and stood up, took a step out, and then fell to the ground in pain, he crawled in another direction with difficulty.
He could feel that the deformed mutation hidden deep in his body was about to start again, Selena screamed and wanted to rush over to help, but was frozen in place by Mephistopheles's eyes, he looked at Cyber rolling on the ground in pain like a bug, and the cane in his hand tapped on the ground,
"You still think you have the right to refuse... Of course, of course you have, but don't forget, Cyber, death has always been very close to you, and I can tell you responsibly that there are very few beings in this world who can save you, will you reject me? Tell me, will you refuse an immortal being who has extended a friendly hand to you?"
"Hehe, I don't think so..."
He stood up, straightened his well-made clothes, and took out from his bosom a golden scroll wrapped in black goatskin, but from the outside, it looked like a work of art out of time, and he placed it on the table, and said to Cyber, who was slowly recovering from his pain, and his eyes were full of uncaring indifference, like a giant looking at an ant struggling desperately.
"I don't think you're going to be a stupid reckless man, Cyber, you can't fool me, give you a piece of advice, even if you want to sell your soul, find someone who can afford it, hypocrites are certainly confused in their pursuit, but you will eventually realize that there is a right path in front of you, and when you make up your mind, signing your name, selling your soul sounds terrible, but in fact, you have much more to gain than you have lost. โ
Mephistopheles walked slowly to the door of the bar like an old-fashioned old gentleman, and he whispered as if he were reciting a psalm,
"Grasp it, you will add new strength to do great things, and you will naturally be open-minded... Hopefully, the next time we meet, you've made your choice, Seber Hawke, and you'll be one of my best fighters. โ
He turned his head and fastened his gentleman's hat on it, and the orange ring of flame in his eyes lit up, and a red flame appeared on Cyber's forehead, and finally imprinted into his eyes.
"Ahhhh
Cyber covered his eyes and rolled wildly on the ground, his left fist clenched, and he smashed the floor completely open with just two blows, but it didn't stop the pain from spreading, as if it had been ignited, and two wisps of burning smoke escaped from his closed eyes, as if two fireballs had been placed in his eye sockets.
Mephistopheles nodded in satisfaction, and he coughed lightly,
"As I said, I'm an investor, and when I see the world tremble because of your power and cry because of your brutality, it means that my investment is successful, and at that point, I will choose to monetize it, or invest more... Let me see your worth, take back the contract for me, and when hell on earth truly stands, you will receive my greatest praise..."
"Boom"
Another thunderclap rang out, and the pale light pulled Mephistopheles' shadow out of the shadow, its trembling wings flapping in the shadows, and the lit flames in it, making people feel dizzy just by looking at it.
"I will wait with hope..."
His figure stood behind the frantically swinging wooden door, under the clouds of the howling wind, he looked up at the black clouds above his head like crushing everything, he shook his head, his body slowly dissipated in the wind like floating sand, the moment he left, all the clouds, all the storms, all the thunder slowly dissipated at this moment, a warm sun pierced the clouds like a sharp sword, projecting its warmth into the earth, and then quickly opened, and finally swallowed all the gloom in one gulp.
Selena trembled to the door of the bar, she reached out and grabbed the door frame, looking up at the door, a barren desert, not the slightest bit of life, but like two completely different worlds before.
"Ahem..."
Selena was awakened from shock by the sound of Cyber's painful cough, and she ran back into the house, lifting Seber up from the ground and letting him sit in a chair, every time her gaze swept over the scroll that was placed on the table, she felt a chill to the bone, and Cyber didn't speak, he kept his eyes closed, and he could see his pain just by looking at it.
"We really shouldn't be here, right?"
Seber said to Selena, who nodded vigorously, and she took Seber's shoulder, looking at the thing on the table, and she whispered,
"Let's go now, throw it here, no one will know about it. โ
"It's late. โ
Cyber's hands fumbled around the table, found his cigar, lit it, took a puff of smoke, and turned his head to look at Selena,
"It's late, silly girl... We are like children who don't know anything about reality, just breaking into this gorgeous looking world, you are still the same you, but I... It's not the same me anymore. โ
He slowly opened his eyes, and Selena immediately let out a scream, and she stepped back in horror, smashing the table behind her and the bottles and cans that were placed on the table everywhere.
"Oh God, oh God..."
What kind of eyes were they, if the beating red light before only made Cyber look a little weird, and a little more terrifying when he was emotional, then his eyes now seemed to be soaked in burning blood, like two pounding solid flames, and two deeper dark red eyes were interspersed with them.
When those eyes looked directly at Selena, she could feel a peer-spied, no secret at all, soul-like perception, which was a substantial existential power, especially when Cyber did not restrain the power of those eyes, the pressure on Selena became more and more, like two dark red vortices attracting her to constantly fall into it, dazzling her, and finally she moved her eyes with difficulty, but the force still pressed her panting and slumped on the chair.
"What the hell is this... What the hell is this?"
She struggled against the force, and she asked with difficulty, "You see... What?"
On the other side, Cyber's face was a little weird, and he was stunned for a few seconds before he closed his eyes in embarrassment and coughed lightly,
"Ahem, black suits you perfectly..."
This sentence made Selena flutter for a moment, she was wearing a lilac dress and a burgundy coat today... Black? Black is...
"Hell!"
Miss Thief jumped up from the ground, clutched her chest and cursed, "Obscene ability!"
Cyber touched his nose and waved his hand a little embarrassed,
"Go start the car, let's get out of this place. โ
Selena glared at him angrily, turned around and rushed out of the bar, the wooden door slammed shut with a shocking sound, representing Miss Thief's unhappy mood, but after she left, Cyber slowly opened his eyes, he reached out and picked up the scroll that Mephistopheles had placed on the table, he seemed to want to open it, but in the end he couldn't make up his mind...
And Selena, Mephistopheles definitely can't just give Cyber a pair of eyes with perspective ability, that's the famous big devil in history, how can his investment be so simple...
What he saw was not just the seductive underwear, he saw more substantial things, part of her memories, her emotions, her life, like a stack of picture albums in front of him, he could almost easily see her past memories and the dark forces that were wrapped around Selena's soul.
It's like a stack of wood... All it takes is one spark to be completely ignited.
"Is that a sin that can be burned? or can it be burned... Soul?"
He reached out and wiped his closed eyes, he now felt more and more the reality of this world, for him, this world was a little too wonderful at that moment just now, and that hellish contract...