Volume 9: Fate of Destiny Chapter 42 Sir! This way
“From this palace, Mason made his way down to Mephisto’s throne room, but the World Gate itself was not there; the old devil must have hidden it.
But it's definitely here!
Somewhere we have to go through a lot of trouble to find it.”
The alchemist was crawling on the ridge at the edge of the Devil's Castle. He said to the others in the team:
"That guy has two million star potions. He used one before and needs to wait until his body recovers before he can use the second one. That is his last resort.
According to his previous estimate of Mephisto's extraordinary strength, he could only last fifteen to twenty minutes at most.
In this sense, time is not on our side.”
"Then why are you still talking nonsense? Go find it!"
The engineer who was operating a swarm of drones to perform high-precision patrols nearby shouted:
"Use all your tricks. It's time to stop hiding it."
“It’s not a question of hiding or not!”
The Queen of Justice, holding a sword and shield and carrying an axe, looked ahead. She had a strand of white hair dancing in the sulfur wind and said in a low voice:
"If the devil wants to hide something, it will definitely not be found so easily. He can use his divinity to create a castle shield, so there is no guarantee that he will not use something of the same level to set up a maze.
We have too little intelligence.”
“It’s pretty good to be where we are now.”
Wonder Woman in the Justice League looked at the beeping instrument in her hand, the screen of which was like a radar wave whirling around, searching nearby like a mine detector, and she said:
"The zombie team K that was carrying out a special mission at least sent us back the energy characteristics of the World Gate itself, allowing us to locate its approximate location in the entire hell.
If you don’t even have this, then this is truly like looking for a needle in a haystack.”
“Found it!”
HAL No. 1, wrapped in green light, flew over.
He pointed to the bottom of the rocky ridge ahead and shouted to the others:
"There is a cave leading into the mountain. The energy signal is coming from there. The old devil should have hidden the World Gate under his throne. Hal No. 2 and Gray Bat have already gone in.
Come here quickly and don't waste any more time."
"Walk!"
The alchemist waved his hand and the entire Mason family rushed over. The other heroes followed closely behind and drew their weapons to engage in combat.
If the old devil wanted to hide a treasure that could change the situation, then he would not have set up dangerous guards.
Just as the group stepped into the natural cave leading to the basement of the castle, the members of the Ghost Knights, who were commanding the army of Hell to create trouble and slack off on the front battlefield, almost simultaneously sensed the danger signal.
In addition to protecting Mephisto, these Hell Knights who reside in this Hell dimension are also given a very important mission. Their most important job is to block all life from approaching the World Gate itself.
This is a mandatory order similar to the effect of a contract, which makes it impossible for them to turn a blind eye to it.
Even Johnny Skull, who was "exercising" on the battlefield with the witcher Dante, felt the call of mission.
He breathed out hellfire to force back the decadent old demon hunter who was charging at him, then whistled and let his Cosmic Ghost motorcycle roar through the chaotic battlefield, carving a bloody path towards him.
Then he would ride on his horse and rush towards the guarded place with other knights.
However, when his lazy opponent saw Johnny was about to run, he immediately became interested. The rebellious greatsword that had been kept in reserve was drawn out, and the black sword's sharp blade wrapped in crimson light almost cut Johnny Skeleton and his car in half with the slash.
"Hey! What the hell are you doing?!"
The Grand Master dodged the attack with a coquettish bending movement, and his overly expressive skull face showed an angry expression as he shouted at the demon hunter:
"Didn't we agree to make friends through martial arts and stop when we're done? That sword strike you just now was meant to kill me, right? You bastard with no martial ethics!
If I wasn't in a hurry to go back to work, I would have to have a good talk with you!"
"That's because you're leaving."
The decadent old uncle in a handsome leather jacket scratched his white hair. He waved at Johnny Skeleton while carrying a buzzing rebellious sword and said:
"This is my first time participating in a large-scale brawl of this scale. I have no experience and don't know what to do. They didn't assign me any tasks, but a demon hunter like me must perform the most dangerous tasks.
You are the most evil on this battlefield.
What I want to do today is to hold you back and prevent you from causing harm to others. How about this, Skeleton brother, you stay here, and we continue to make friends through martial arts until the battle is over?
I just realized that you have no intention of working for Mephisto. We are all workers, so why bother each other? Just fire a few shots into the air to show your worthiness for the job Mephisto gave you."
"I do want to!"
Johnny Skull rode on his cool space motorcycle, knocked his burning head and complained:
"But that thing is a forced restraint effect. The closer your people are to the World Gate, the stronger the forced restraint will be. Look at them!"
The Grand Commander pointed to the other Ghost Riders at the back of the battlefield, who were already blazing in the air or on the ground and rushing towards the Devil's Castle. He spread his hands and said:
"They can't stand it! I'm still okay, but my resistance will only get stronger. It's not that I want to do this, but who the hell is willing to work if they can just give up?
It's just the contract and we have to obey it.
Look, how about this?
You come with me, and when I really go crazy you hold me down. I have just seen clearly that you, the slacker, are a powerful guy.
If the real second stage transformation is used, it won't be a problem for him to suppress us Ghost Riders. We just need to be careful of the Eye of Judgment's volley. "
"Okay, let's go."
The decadent old uncle jumped onto Johnny's space motorcycle without hesitation.
The two slackers who were pretending to fight to the death just now rushed into the dark and scorching sky of the hell dimension like good brothers, and arrived at the black mountains where the devil's castle was located a few minutes later.
When Johnny Skull controlled the burning motorcycle to the ground, the Ghost Riders who came from behind were already fighting with the three Wonder Women.
The Queen of Justice, Wonder Woman and the Queen of War formed a three-person combat team. Relying on the strong martial virtues of the Amazons, they blocked the way of the five Ghost Riders. Now they were fighting fiercely on the ridge.
"Yo, that's cool."
The decadent old demon hunter who jumped off the motorcycle smiled happily, took out a camera and started taking pictures. He then turned to Johnny Skull, who was also smiling happily and watching the fight beside him, and said:
"I love watching women fighting the most, and they fight so coolly. If the situation wasn't wrong right now, I would applaud them or something. These Valkyries are so cool."
"Who says it's not?"
The Grand Master patted his burning ribs and said with great confidence:
"Once I cancel this damn knight contract, I will definitely find a girlfriend as cool as these girls in front of me ."
"We are kindred spirits!"
Dante laughed, and in tacit understanding, he held the hands of the Skeleton Grand Commander and shook them up and down, then he grasped the hilt of the Rebellious Great Sword behind him and said:
"Then stay here? Continue to make friends through martial arts?"
"No, it's too far. We have to go into the cave."
Johnny said faintly:
"Aren't you curious why Mephisto dug a hole above his treasure? That guy is not stupid, there is a big maze underneath!
These guys thought they had found the way, but it was just the devil's evil trick.
They love to watch the drama of hope being right in front of them but lost at the last moment. These warriors under the command of my apprentice Mason are not the first rebels who try to seize the World Gate itself.
In the past seventeen years, many people have been deceived and wanted to end the development of the Star Society by destroying that thing, especially those wanderers who were dissatisfied with the Star Society's style of doing things.
No matter how many people come, they die. No one can get out of the maze."
"hiss……"
Hearing this, Dante beside him immediately gasped, pounding his head and recalling:
“Come to think of it, when I was wandering around the Dark Stars before, I did receive invitations from some guys who were planning to do something big. Now that I think about it, they are most likely here to cause trouble.
Fortunately, I was busy slacking off and didn’t come.”
"Let's go."
The Ghost Rider Grand Master patted Dante on the shoulder, leaving ugly scorch marks on his cool leather jacket, and said:
"Go down and take a look, and give some help or something."
"Help? How?"
The decadent uncle asked curiously, and the burning skeleton shrugged and said:
"Of course you can't get out of the maze without a map, but it would be different if someone led the way, right? As guardians, we are occasionally sent into the maze to hunt down those stubborn characters and bring their souls to the devil for fun.
After so many years, I have pretty much figured out the path there."
"But you said it yourself. The closer you get to that place, the harder it is to break the contract."
Dante narrowed his eyes and said:
"What are you going to do?"
"I have my own way, just wait and see."
The Grand Commander snorted in triumph, and as he rushed into the cave, he touched his spine and said:
“In the third quarter from the top, there is bone weakness, an old problem, and a strong hit would make my head fall off, but of course, that doesn’t mean you win.
Because I can also 'split up'.
Smashing off my head means you have to deal with my Eye of Judgment and my immortal body at the same time, which is basically equivalent to a two-stage battle, unless you can exile my head .
Understand?"
"Understand!"
The decadent old uncle blinked and nodded, then drew out the big sword behind him with his backhand.
The closer he got to the Devil's Maze, the more intense the hellfire burning in Johnny Skull in front of him became. This guy's consciousness became more and more crazy, and the flames burning in his eyes became more and more fierce and cruel.
Until the moment he saw the black maze below that was almost hollowed out of the mountain, Johnny Skull's mind was completely occupied by the spirit of revenge.
It roared and transformed into a vengeful flame soul, turning around and pouncing on the demon hunter, but was kicked in the ribs by the white-haired Dante who was prepared.
It was like a burning meteor falling from a great height, and while dancing, it landed right on the open space at the entrance of the maze below, where the Justice League and the Mason Family were fighting the remaining eight Ghost Riders, a total of nine including Johnny.
They are under a lot of pressure.
These Ghost Riders are like crazy here.
Their minds were dominated by the crazy spirit of revenge in their bodies. There was no retreat and no compromise. The battle had undoubtedly entered its most insane and intense stage.
On the cliff above, the white-haired demon hunter holding the rebellious greatsword moved his neck with a click. He knew that the happy time of slacking off was over, and it was time to get down to business.
“Dad…”
Dante closed his eyes, and with his hands gripping the hilt of the sword, his joints cracked as he spoke in a strange language:
"You see me doing something righteous, and that requires your strength... Please, don't lose control this time..."
His blood began to boil, his leather jacket fluttered without wind, and his white hair fluttered strangely. When he opened his eyes, his pupils were of a different color. He did not look like a demon, but was better than a demon.
Black scales tore out from the skin, like a strange armor. In the pain of flesh being torn apart, the alien's wings spread out from behind.
Demonization!
activation!
"If I hadn't smelled this refreshing sulfur wind today, I would often forget that hell is my ancestral home."
The decadent old uncle laughed hoarsely and jumped up from the cliff. At the moment of landing in a cool superhero style, his hideous second stage transformation into a demon was perfectly activated.
There was no exaggerated flame or dark energy surrounding him, only a Spartan demon covered in black scales and with an exaggerated and ferocious face standing in front of him.
The Rebellious Greatsword, which originally required both hands to hold, was now not enough to be swung with one hand, so he casually waved the claws of his other hand to tear open the space, reaching into the dangerous black crack and gently grabbing it.
A slender sword wrapped in white cloth was taken into his hand, and he turned his wrist to cut forward. The powerful Dimension Slash shot up and cut the unfortunate Indian Ghost Rider in front of him into four.
"This is a battle between evil spirits! Mortals, retreat! No compensation for accidental injuries!"
The low-pitched announcement made the heroes of the Justice League look at each other in bewilderment, but with a wave of Gray Bat's hand, everyone immediately retreated and handed the battlefield over to the demon in front of them who looked so powerful.
He flashed forward and went straight for Johnny Skull. As they passed each other, he slashed downward with the Yama Blade in his hand, slashing across the edge of the third section of the Grand Commander's spine with precise sword style and slicing off his burning head smoothly. He then added another knife at the moment when the latter was dominated by the Spirit of Vengeance and wanted to use the Eye of Judgment.
With a piercing scream, the burning skull flew out of the battlefield like a ball, tumbling and landing right at the feet of the gray bat.
The alchemist beside him quickly grabbed the potion and was about to extinguish the dangerous skull, but was stopped by the gray bat. The master from the other world took a look at the demon who was fighting with the Ghost Rider, and then looked at the skull head that landed too accurately under his feet.
He narrowed his eyes and thought for less than a second, then reached out and picked up the hot skull in his hand, and then rushed into the dangerous maze behind him without looking back.
The others hadn't reacted yet, but out of trust in Batman, they followed in.
Once you enter the maze, the world changes drastically.
The devil's playground is naturally no different from an ordinary high wall or tricky path. The passages change back and forth, left and right all the time, making the pioneers who must find the World Gate in the shortest time pale with fear.
In this situation, it is simply impossible to pass through this maze and achieve the tactical goal before Mason can't hold on!
"Go right. That is the correct direction that will lead you closer to the Gate of the World."
The burning skull held in Gray Bat's hand gave a hint with a chuckle. Gray Bat turned to the left without hesitation. The people behind him looked at each other in bewilderment. The engineer, who had seen through everything, waved his wrench and shouted:
“That guy is being controlled here and he only wants to kill us, so all the hints he gives are wrong. So we can avoid the dangerous places by doing the opposite.
Mason is his apprentice, and each of these knights is a traitor.
They want to see Mephisto's downfall more than we do.
This guy is one of us.
Walk!
Following this guide inside is risky, but there is no turning back now!"
