In fact, when Strange asks this question, it means that things have entered a new cycle.

According to Murphy's Law, if things have a tendency to go bad, then they must go bad, so when Strange rushes into the police morgue through teleportation, he is attacked by a dozen ghouls who have just spawned.

He spread out his hands, two brilliant and hot rune light wheels swirling in his palms, and he waved them as if they were wrapped in an invisible thread, circling the entire shattered morgue room, killing all the weak ghouls.

Of course, ghouls don't matter, this disgusting thing that evolves by devouring corpses is a fairly low-level garbage creature even in hell, and any apprentice with a modicum of magic can kill them.

What really matters is that in front of Strange's eyes, the steel hospital bed where Isabella's body was parked, was empty...

"!"

Doctor Strange viciously waved his fist at the sky, and reason prompted him to return to the New York Sanctuary as soon as possible, and a moment later, all the people who could move in the entire sanctuary were sent out to find Isabella with tracking techniques... But it was clear that those mysterious creatures had done such a thing, and there was still no news coming back until four hours later, when night was about to fall in New York, and the people who had been busy all day were ready to rest from work.

"Well... I don't really understand, what the hell are you guys nervous about?"

Seber sat calmly on the chair of the sanctuary, and across from him were a solemn-faced Hognes and a grim-looking Strange, who picked up his teacup and took a sip of hot tea, "Doesn't it mean that the demonic power that appears in the form of a possessed body is not worth mentioning?"

"That's normal..."

Strange explained with a gloomy face,

"The situation is obviously not normal now, I told you earlier about the "Hell Bible" that circulated in hell, do you remember? There is a description of Mammon, who claims to enter the world completely at some point, and assemble his own army to reopen the gates of the world for hell... This full entry is conditional, especially with the barriers intact, and is almost impossible to achieve. ”

The old mage Hognis said,

"With the three sanctuaries, the will of the Supreme Mage can easily envelop the entire world, similar to this kind of high-level demon entering the present world can not hide from her, but there is another situation, in the past hundreds of years, they have only succeeded a few times, they first descend on the prepared carrier with a spirit, and then through some special strange object, cause a temporary connection between the various dimensions, so that they can cause a jump between dimensions, blind the eyes of the ancient master, and finally enter the present world in a way of smuggling. ”

"It's a very complicated, very delicate process, and the slightest omission can lead to the loss of everything, but the good thing is that once they succeed, they can take advantage of the chaos between dimensions and build a portal to other dimensions in this world without destroying the Sanctuary and the Kama Taj barrier..."

Hognes touched his beard, and he looked at Cyber,

"Don't tell me, you don't know what that means, once the breath of hell rushes into the present world and completely transforms the environment near the portal, I mean, once a hell on earth in the true sense of the word appears..."

"The pact between the Supreme Mage and the gods will collapse. ”

Of course, Cyber knew this, but he still had doubts, he looked at Hognes, hesitated, and whispered, "But I've heard that in Gotham... There's already a little hell..."

Hognis glanced at him and shook his head,

"In the middle of the dimension, there is no permanent passage across the dimension, and the dark aura that occasionally opens, even its owner himself cannot control the operation of that small area... It's not called hell on earth, it's just a big hell barrier at best, and the existence of cross-latitude in the real sense can be called hell on earth. ”

The three of them fell silent, the current situation was already bad to a certain extent, even a heartless guy like Cyber felt the pressure he had not felt for a long time, he touched his face,

"And what does that have to do with the weapon that stabbed the Son of God? Wait... I seem to understand, what you mean is that the spear of destiny can cut through all obstacles if it is held by a psychic, so it is the "key" to the dimensional passage that is opened this time?"

"Yes!"

Hognes glanced at Strange and sighed, "The Spear of Destiny has had many masters in history, but none of them have been able to hold it to accomplish what they want to do, its previous owner was the leader of the Nazis, Hitler, when he was about to face defeat, the Spear of Destiny abandoned him and disappeared from sight, I had secretly searched for it in the period before I fell asleep, but unfortunately, it seemed to have disappeared into the present world. ”

The old mage wiped his beard and narrowed his eyes,

"Now it seems that it must have been appropriated by some ruler of Hell, and he must have been planning all this for more than a few decades, and I have to say that we are now at an information disadvantage..."

He closed his eyes and thought for a few minutes, and then said in a deep voice,

"Get it back, Strange, contact Kama Taj and we'll be prepared for the worst. ”

Cyber was stunned for a moment, the old mage had obviously given up the search and was ready to fight the murderers of hell who had broken into the present world, and he asked curiously,

"Don't Kama Taj have that kind of massive search spell? ”

Strange glanced at him and said helplessly,

"What books have you been reading for most of the month, and the most searched spell right now can't cover the whole of New York City, where there are 3,000 people... And once that super-large search circle is activated, the other party will definitely be able to feel the fluctuation of the magic power, which is equivalent to us doing useless work, and now it seems that Mammon has already chosen Isabella Dawson as his carrier, the other party has prepared everything, and our time is really running out. ”

"Sounds dangerous..."

Cyber scratched his chin, he took a deep breath, patted his clothes, and stood up,

"Well, I'll go first, and good luck to you. ”

After saying that, he was about to turn to leave, Strange looked at the unrelenting Cyber in surprise, and he shouted, "What are you going to do?

"Hey, you've known me for more than a day or two..."

Cyber turned his head to look at Strange with a strange gaze, "Do you think I'm the kind of person who does nothing? Besides, if they attack Gotham, I'll think about it, this city... I'm sorry, I have no feelings for this city, it's not worth the risk I took for it, by the way, thank you for the story, it's interesting, really. ”

After saying that, he hesitated for a moment and looked at Strange, "It seems that you are ready to be a hero, I have to say, this is a stupid choice, but since you are already an adult, so... I can help you take your Palmer, and if you die here, I'll take care of her, and of course, you'd better not die. ”

"Wait"

Seeing that Cyber was about to go downstairs, Hognes, who had been silent, suddenly said, "Can you spare five minutes for me this old man?"

Cyber looked at Hognes suspiciously, he thought about it, then nodded, and sat back in his chair, Strange turned away at Hognness's motion, giving the space to the two men entirely.

"I used to be a guy who couldn't afford to be early. ”

Hognes took out a white ivory pipe from his bosom, put it in his mouth, and spat out the smoke ring comfortably, he looked at Cyber, his old eyes were full of scrutiny, "So I know how to deal with a guy like you, and getting someone to help is the most disgusting thing, which means that you will either pay some price or consume the debt of human affection..."

He stretched out a finger and shook it in front of Cyber's eyes, "In this world, human debts are the most difficult to repay, so I think we can deal with all this in a more direct way, I heard that you came to New York this time to clean up, and you were hired by the Ancient One, right?"

Hognis took the pipe from his mouth,

"I don't want to deceive you and say that we have a chance to win, that would be too hypocritical, the New York Sanctuary is not strong now, and these gods launch such an adventurous plan, there will inevitably be corresponding guys to stop the Ancient One, we need your strength, so... What price did she offer?"

Cyber didn't hide it, with a flick of his left hand, the sandalwood fan appeared in the palm of his hand, and the old mage took it and put it in his hand to look at it carefully,

"Tsk, a magical artifact contaminated with space attributes because of long-term contact with dimension and space, is equivalent to a different dimensional pocket worth 10,000 gold, Gu Yi is really generous..."

He returned the sandalwood fan to Cyber, and said in a smiling voice, contrary to his usual seriousness and harshness,

"But if you look at New York now, it's as clean as a blank sheet of paper, so it's not a loss... Let's make a deal, Seber Hawke, and in exchange I, Hognes Leonid Ivanovich, hire you to fight for me until the end of the battle, during which time you will be brave and invincible, and in exchange I will pay you enough..."

When the old mage's expression became serious, pieces of golden flame spell-like characters shone in the air, and finally bloomed in front of Cyber's eyes, Hognis stretched out his left hand, and wiped a drop of purple blood on the rune on his finger, and the character jumped even more wildly, and he looked at Cyber,

"Would you like to accept my employment?"

"So, 300 years ago, you used this ritual to choose mercenaries?"

Cyber stuck out his tongue and licked his lips, "Interesting, it looks funny, but the old man... I want to see the goods first!"

Hognis took a drag on his cigarette and threw out a pocket that clanged on the table, and Cyber picked it up and took out a black war hammer like a gadget, only half the size of a palm, and he looked at Hognes suspiciously, who opened his mouth and said a silent incantation, and the war hammer in Cyber's hand bounced out.

The proportions were magnified by more than 10 times, and it became a two-handed war hammer, which looked black and not slippery, but when Cyber stood up, grabbed the war hammer with his left hand, and threw it outward, "poof", the weapon roared, and the already huge war hammer was stretched again, and the surface of the war hammer divided into four sections pierced a creepy small cone-shaped nail, and at the top of the war hammer, a sharp spear tip popped out, and the whole thing looked like a hideous armor-piercing hammer.

Cyber swung it a few times, and the weight was perfect, the balance was perfect, and it was heavy, so the lethality must have been terrifying.

"What is this?"

Cyber played with the new toy in his hand and looked up at Hognes, who looked at the warhammer with a hint of nostalgia in his eyes, but it disappeared in the blink of an eye.

"This is the spoils of an unexpected adventure during the First World War, don't underestimate it, Cyber Hawke, the former owner of this weapon, is a god, the god of war, Ares, you may have heard his name in myths and legends, he is in charge of war, calamity, rampant in the world, is an out-and-out evil god, but this weapon is genuine, although it is not yet an artifact, it is forged by ancient craftsmanship, hard, reliable, and most importantly, it is not the same as your sword..."

The old mage paused, and his tone intensified,

"It has a soul, but whether it can be awakened or not depends on your ability, legend has it that it is the scepter of the god of war, with the blessing of the gods, I don't know if this is true or not, but I think it is appropriate to use it as a price to hire you... In our day, a good soldier was ridiculed without a good weapon, and I don't think you would insult it. ”

"I think it's a good fit. ”

There was undisguised joy on Cyber's face, and he felt like he loved the warhammer very much, especially the stories and legends attached to it, like a collector's collection, but as soon as he rolled his eyes, he threw the warhammer on the table,

"But that's not enough! I want the mage from the New York Sanctuary to help my Devil Gang complete the second demon summoning... In such a battle, ordinary people don't play a big role, and I think you can understand that. ”

"You're so greedy... And it's a disgusting idea!"

Hognes said in disgust, he shook his hand, "The last Tsar asked me to make a talisman for him, for which he paid an entire house of gold coins, but considering your fighting power... It's not that you can't think about it, but since you added a condition, I'll add one too!"

The old mage's eyes were fixed on Cyber like a harrier eagle,

"You and your men are here... Win or die!"

Cyber hesitated, he didn't dodge Hognes's gaze, and said calmly,

"I can't influence other people's decisions, but at least I can promise you that I will fight here until the last moment... If you die early, I will not hesitate to retreat!"

"Okay!