Chapter 237: 21. Get the contract

Saibo and Johnny are sitting on the chairs of the tombkeeper’s cabin. The furnishings in this room are full of the taste of the last century. This is a long lived person who has lived for more than 200 years. The residence, the sculptures and collections that were given special meaning in the time were wiped cleanly and placed on the shelf, next to a pile of flour and food ordered from the supermarket a few days ago, in the statue of the sacred angel In front, there is an old ore radio, and Cyber ​​vaguely remembers that Dad seems to have the same one.
If you are a literary enough person, you may still experience a sense of chaos that intersperses with time, as if time has stopped moving forward here.
The problem with Cyber ​​made Carter Shree silent for a moment. He reached out and took out a very modern pipe from the cabinet next to it. The mouth of the nozzle was also covered with a delicate iron ring. He took some The shredded tobacco, while compacted, flashed in the eyes of memories, and looked like an old guy immersed in the past.
"When did you start speaking?"
Carter leaned back in his chair, all the eccentric, lonely emotions of this old man disappeared at this moment, replaced by a touch of peace and indifference, he compacted the pipe in his hand and sucked it up by his mouth, a spicy The smoke floated, and in the smoke, Carter began to tell his story.
"I was a Texas Mounted Police 237 years ago. I was the best hunter in this area. No one could escape my pursuit. What would it be called here? St. Austin? Ah, I forgot, in short, I am one of the best guys on patrol. It took only 4 years to become a sergeant, and this desert has completely become my hunting ground."
Carter's eyes quickly became uncomfortable. "But those guys were jealous of my credit. They told me to the superiors that I was corrupt. Well, I did get some unjust money from the bandits. , But that’s my harvest, isn’t it? In short, they put me in jail, intending to execute me, and then go to divide my treasure, they almost succeeded...really!"
He put out his little finger and gestured dismissively, "It's a little bit worse... Then on the night before I died, a weirdo appeared in the prison. I looked at his face and knew he was a bad breed. , The kind of downright, but he told me that he can save my life, the price is that I have to pay my soul, this is ridiculous..."
Carter coughed slightly,
"We will still use the contract at that time, so when he asked to sign a contract, I didn't think about it at all. I thought it was just a boring joke, because I didn't trust him at all! But it was just when my finger touched the contract. At that time, the sharp knife cut my skin, and blood dripped on the parchment of the contract. I can still remember the flash of light that flashed through the window at that time...I saw his shadow, the shadow of the devil! "
A trace of tiredness appeared on Carter Shree's face, he rubbed his forehead
"Then everyone forgot... I forgot what I was sentenced to, and I took this opportunity to kill the guys who framed me one by one, and then began to be my captain, I thought everything was just that. It passed, until 5 years later, a rainy night, he came again, he told me that he needed me..."
"You know, it's actually good to serve the devil."
Carter Sley suddenly lowered his voice and said a less positive grotesque in this sacred place. He smiled, like a night owl, "They are generous, the devil and their are as long as the soul, they are killing After the guys whom he named me to kill, the money of those guys belonged to me, God, that crazy time, let me think about it, 30 years, at least 30 years, it is the most in my life happy time."
"Endless money! Women who never play, never wipe clean blood..."
Carter took a deep breath, closed his eyes slightly, and leaned back in his chair, "until my last mission...I will never forget that place, San Van Gonzalez, where I was born is not Far away, I know that place, it is a group of very friendly and kind people, they live like a peasant in the era, but they live poorly and happily. The flock of sheep in their village is their most valuable asset. , They clanged poorly."
The old man pursed his lips,
"But the ale is great. Of course, the food tastes terrible. I wouldn’t go to that kind of place without oil and water, but this time, I had to go. Mephisto told me that he and the people there He signed a contract and he asked me to accept the contract. I didn’t think much about it. I rode my beloved horse "Carl Potter" and went to the ghost place. Then I saw... hell."
"You can never imagine what I saw that night. Those kind people are like crazy, even the women who have no chicken power carry the knife and madly kill everyone, children I was thrown into the fire and burned to death, a third of them died in the poisoned water, hell, when I arrived, the killing had reached the end... No one survived! I watched In the burning village, the last two people, a woman, an old man, like a beast, desperately want to pierce their swords into each other's hearts, but they are father and daughter... God!
Speaking of which, Carter Leigh's hand shook slightly, even after more than 200 years, the sight of he saw that night never left him, he murmured,
"I want to save the next one, really... I really want to save the next one, it's terrible, but no, the father bit off the ear of her daughter, the daughter digs up the father's heart, no one survives, I was near the town that had been completely destroyed. In the blaze in the middle of the town, I saw the scroll written in blood, Mephisto’s conspiracy."
"He tricked them into saying that as long as three sacrificed souls are sacrificed, they can bring eternal life to all the people in the town. Is it a funny reason, right? But at that time, everyone was superstitious, plus Mephisto They showed the power, and they did it. As a result, they got nothing. Only the contract sealed their tortured soul in the area of ​​San Van Gonzá. Unless someone undoes this contract on their own initiative, They cannot escape from eternal life!"
"I got that contract..."
Carter Leigh said softly, "I got it without any difficulty, but I don't know, should I give him the blood-filled contract, I didn't know what he wanted to do at the time, and then I learned Yes, I just thought that the things in my hand were so disgusting. You call it conscience discovery or sudden wake up. In short, when you see Mephisto with a smile on her face, The first time I felt that smile was so disgusting! So disgusting!"
"The Spirit of Vengeance gave me the power to resist... I resisted, and I fled with the contract."
The old man leaned back in his chair and eased his breath lightly, "That was probably the only thing that I did right in my life, and then the lingering Carter Slay died, and only one survived with a secret and persistent gasp Old man... How many secrets must a person go through to spend a lifetime? This is really a good question, you know? I have been waiting for you."
"why?"
Johnny couldn't help but ask, but Cyber ​​asked at the same time, but asked another question,
"What does he want to do with that contract?"
Two people with very different personalities asked very different questions. Carter Leigh smiled. He first looked at Cyber, and he whispered,
"Where did you see Mephisto?"
"Cross-Border Bar, a rotten place!"
Cyber ​​opened his hands and said, "That place is not far from here. I'm curious. Why did the devil let you live for more than 200 years?"
"It's easy, because I'm "dead"!"
Carter Sly held the pipe in his hand and swallowed the clouds and said, "I sent most of the fire from back to hell, creating the illusion that I would die. As for The ones that didn’t go back were used to support my drooping old body, and with the sanctuary of St. Michael, he couldn’t find me... but you went to the cross-border bar, didn’t you find him like this Do people outside the world pay a price to enter our world?"
Cyber ​​remembered the bartender who shot his head in the bar. He nodded.
"It is said that a soul can open the hell's door?"
"That's a sacrifice, summoning a consciousness of Mephisto to the sacrifice of the present world. Are you curious about what the San Van Gonzaga contract is for? Let me tell you, it is also a sacrifice.. .In the soul of a thousand people, the entity that summoned the great devil came to this world, tore the world barriers, and then established a human in San Van Gonzá... the best part is that the people there voluntarily signed with the devil. The contract, even the Supreme Master, can't stop this from happening...Yes, the cunning old dog got a chance!"
The old man smiled lowly and proudly, just like a sneaky old cat,
"But everything was destroyed by me, hahaha, I really want to see the old depressed face of Mephisto."
After that, he turned his attention to Johnny,
"That's why I'm expecting you to come... I'm dying. The remnants of Hellfire have almost been consumed. I can't hold on anymore. I've been waiting for the next generation of knights to appear. I originally thought I needed it. I used my old life to wake up the vengeful spirit hidden in your body, but fortunately, I don’t seem to have to make such a big sacrifice."
He stood up, picked up the shovel that seemed inconspicuous in the corner, and hit the wall fiercely, "bang", the shovel split from the center, revealing the quaint scroll with a trace of red, Carter Take it out, put it in front of your eyes, shake your head, and throw it to Johnny.
"Then take over my responsibility and mission for more than 200 years and protect it!"
Carter Sly said softly, "Protect it with everything you have! I know that this time it was the witch demon who ran up across the border, the most inferior of Mephisto's son, the scene where he was beaten by the Supreme Master I see clearly that, in the case of not violating the Supreme Master’s precepts and using power beyond this world, the two of you are absolutely enough to deal with the witch's demon, go and get rid of him! So that the proud little miscellaneous know this There is no place for him to come, as for Mephisto, he is not a problem."
The old man coughed twice,
"He appears to be like the power that appears in this world. It is not as good as the witch's demon. If he dares to come with the entity, the Supreme Master will make him look good."
"Hey, Johnny, let me see it!"
Cyber ​​said suddenly, Johnny froze and nodded. Undoubtedly, he handed out the scroll in his hand. Cyber ​​took it, and he put the scroll in front of him.
"Oh, look, this little thing can actually create a real in the world...how scary."
He sighed, and then naturally put the scroll into his pocket, patted the dust that did not exist on his body, and a smile appeared on his face,
"So, thank you, Carter Sly, and you, Johnny...I thought it was hard to find."
"Saibo, you!"
Johnny felt something was wrong, but the black figure flashed in front of him in human form, and Cyber's punch hit his neck. Johnny's body swayed and fell to the ground, and Cyber ​​didn't look down. Johnny, he reached out and heard a clicking sound. He turned his head and saw Carter Slei holding a black, exquisite old-fashioned lance, with the dark muzzle pointed at him. Heart of mouth.
"What the are you doing?"
Carter Slay was almost crazy. He seemed excited to pull the trigger at any time, but Cyber ​​pulled the brim down and grinned.
"Don't be funny, old man, Ghost Rider can't change his body during the day... isn't he?"
"You...how do you know?"
"I played against Johnny head-on..."
Cyber ​​raised his head, his eyes had become extremely cold, "I barely split his bones into more than 300 pieces, and I saw with my own eyes that the flames on his body extinguished when the first ray of sunlight rose..."
He walked forward, resting his chest against the muzzle, and he reached out and patted on Carter’s shoulder,
"You are old, pay attention to your body... take a rest while the rest of the time, no one will blame you."
The old man glared fiercely at Saber, letting the Buddha want to tear him up completely and eat it,
"why?"
Faced with this question, Cyber ​​shrugged. "I'm dying. Only this thing can save my life... Is this answer enough?"
"But the world will become hell!!!"
"Hehe...what does that have to do with me?"
Carter Sley's complexion turned pale. At the same time, in a remote Manhattan, a house full of debris, the house was full of smoke, and a man and a woman rolled on the bed in a very intimate manner. It seemed to be very affectionate, but just as they were preparing to go further, the man was suddenly pulled from the bed by a force, and a pale yellow, sparkling portal appeared behind him, he was hardened Throw it live.
"Help me do something...John!"
The man was struggling. He looked at the scared beauty on the bed. He smiled at her.
"Hi, baby, wait for me, I will be back in at most 1 day, and then continue our..."
"Om"
Before he finished speaking, he was swallowed by the closed portal,
"No! You old lady..."