Against the Hell Lord

Wang Bert’s words made Blackheart so furious smoke practically poured from all seven orifices. He roared again, "You violated the contract! Aren’t you afraid I’ll kill you?"

"I’m so scared. Whatever you do, don’t activate the contract. Please, don’t."

Wang Bert pretended to beg while increasing his strength, wildly compressing Blackheart with blood. "Die!"

Blackheart flew into a rage and activated the contract directly. Wang Bert’s body suddenly blurred, but only for an instant before becoming solid again.

Blackheart shouted in disbelief, "Impossible! Why aren’t you dead?"

"Sorry, but this Blood God is immortal!"

Wang Bert smiled disdainfully and forcibly compressed Blackheart into a blood sphere the size of a basketball. Blackheart struggled desperately inside, but it was completely useless. All he could do was curse, "Vampire, you’ll die a miserable death!"

Blackheart used mental power, so Wang Bert could still hear him even while he was sealed in blood. Wang Bert snorted and turned to shout at Frank, who had stopped nearby, "Frank, have Coulson bring the truck over. Get ready to start work!"

"Got it!"

Frank contacted Coulson first, then opened his armor and stepped out. He asked Wang Bert worriedly, "Bert, are you really okay? A devil’s contract shouldn’t be breakable, right?"

The three demons also stared at Wang Bert in surprise. He had actually ignored Blackheart’s contract?

"Relax, I’m completely fine!"

Wang Bert smiled faintly. Was he really completely fine? Of course not. He had already died once just now—the contract had not failed; it had taken effect!

Wang Bert sighed inwardly. A precious life had just been lost. He only had a few thousand lives in total, so the loss was huge! It’s all Mephisto’s fault! That old bastard really isn’t easy to deal with. If I hadn’t gotten the contract in advance, he really would have gotten his way this time!

Wang Bert thought to himself. Soon, Coulson drove the truck over. As Frank opened the rear doors, he said, "Let’s begin. Good thing Ivan made the machine big enough, or this ball really wouldn’t fit inside!"

"You know what Russians are like. The rougher, the better!"

Wang Bert and Frank climbed into the cargo compartment. Frank started the machine and placed the raw Vibranium ore inside, then nodded at Wang Bert. "Blackheart, here’s a house for you. The kind that never needs repairs!"

Wang Bert placed the blood sphere into the machine. Before long, a sturdy layer of Vibranium formed around it!

When Blackheart realized his prison had become even sturdier, he grew even more furious and kept cursing, "Vampire, I will never let you go!"

Frank was puzzled. "Why can his voice still get out? The Vibranium sphere is sealed!"

"Because he’s using mental power!"

Wang Bert said, "That consumes a lot of mental power. He won’t be able to curse for long!"

Frank asked again, "Can Vibranium hold him?"

"It should be able to hold him for a while. That’s enough for us!"

Wang Bert turned to Water Demon and said, "Water Demon, wake Damon up. We need to get back to the cemetery!"

Coulson leaned over and asked, "Mr. Wang, what happened earlier?"

"I’ll tell you on the way. Mephisto nearly got me killed just now!"

"Mephisto showed up?"

Coulson cried out in shock. He had been too far away earlier and had no idea what had happened.

"Yeah!"

Wang Bert did not elaborate. At that moment, Water Demon doused Damon awake. Remembering what had happened, Damon clutched his head and said painfully, "Having your soul controlled by someone else feels absolutely awful!"

"We’ve already captured Blackheart. We’ll go get your soul back right away!"

Wang Bert said, "No time to waste. Frank, get back into your armor. Coulson, Earth Demon, Damon, get in my car. Wind Demon, Water Demon, stay here and wait for us to return!"

"Okay!"

Wind Demon and Water Demon nodded repeatedly. They had no desire whatsoever to face Mephisto.

Damon hesitated. "Bert, if I come, won’t I just drag you down?"

"If you don’t come, I won’t feel at ease. If Mephisto comes back looking for you, that’ll be trouble!"

"That’s true!"

Damon sighed, got up, and followed Wang Bert away!

To save time, once everyone was in the car, Wang Bert directly activated the sports car’s flight mode. The car streaked through the sky like a silver beam! Coulson’s eyes lit up. "Mr. Wang, your car can fly?"

"Otherwise, how could it be worth five hundred million?"

I should modify my Laura like this too!

At that moment, Earth Demon briefly explained what had happened earlier. Coulson sucked in a cold breath. Mephisto had actually appeared, and he was that cunning?

Damon said with a face full of guilt, "I got Mr. Slade involved!"

"This is the karma between him and Mephisto. No one got anyone else involved!"

Wang Bert shook his head. "I just hope Mephisto will spare his life and interrogate him when he can’t find the contract!"

Wang Bert’s hopes were good, but unfortunately, Mephisto had not done that. When they arrived at the cemetery, the first thing they saw was Carter Slade’s corpse—hanging from his own shovel!

"Mr. Slade!"

Damon roared. If it had not been daytime, he would have transformed already!

Leaning on his cane, Mephisto said to Wang Bert as he got out of the car, "Blood Clan, I truly underestimated you. Not only did you take the contract beforehand, you also survived my trap!"

"If I didn’t have some skill, I wouldn’t dare oppose a Hell Lord like you!"

Wang Bert took out his phone and snapped a picture of Mephisto, then said, "Mephisto, mind taking a picture with me? I want to post it on Twitter and gain some popularity. You’re the most vile, disgusting, shameless Hell Lord!"

Mephisto said calmly, "Blood Clan, insults won’t change anything. They’ll only make people think you’re crude and uncouth!"

Wang Bert asked in confusion, "Insults? When did I insult you? Aren’t those compliments for a devil? Calling you the kindest and holiest would be insulting you, wouldn’t it?"

Mephisto was speechless. He said, "Enough nonsense. Give me the contract, or I’ll take Damon’s soul immediately!"

Wang Bert put away his phone and beckoned. The Vibranium blood sphere flew from the car into his hand. He raised it and said to Mephisto, "Mephisto, this is your son, Blackheart. I’ll trade him for Damon’s and Slade’s souls!"

"Truly a worthless piece of trash!"

Mephisto glanced at the Vibranium blood sphere and said disdainfully, "Do you think I care whether this trash lives or dies?"

Blackheart roared inside the blood sphere, "Mephisto!"

"Of course you care whether he lives or dies. Devils don’t create descendants for no reason. He must be useful to you."

Wang Bert said, "If you refuse my terms, I’ll take him on a world tour and let everyone know how stupid Mephisto’s son is. Oh, and I can have him write a book called My Demon King Father Mephisto. What do you think?"

Mephisto’s expression darkened, while Blackheart exploded with rage and roared, "Vampire!"

"When adults are talking, children shouldn’t interrupt!"

Wang Bert shouted. Blackheart nearly fainted from anger. He swore that if he ever got the chance, he would tear this damned Vampire to pieces! "Blood Clan, you actually have the nerve to call me vile and shameless? Aren’t you the same?"

Mephisto snorted and said, "I can return Damon’s soul contract, but not Slade. Unless you bring out the San Venganza Contract!"

"Impossible. You will never get that contract!"

Wang Bert refused decisively. "One for one. Blackheart for Damon’s soul contract!"

"Bert!"

Damon was unwilling, but Wang Bert shook his head, signaling for him not to say more.

"Truly a cold-blooded Blood Clan."

Mephisto took out a Soul Scroll from his coat and said, "This is the soul contract Damon signed."

Wang Bert looked at Damon. Damon sensed it and nodded. "That’s it. I can sense my soul’s aura inside!"

"Good. Let’s make the exchange!"

With the Vibranium Spear on his back, Wang Bert strode toward Mephisto. Mephisto waited quietly for him. Everyone else prepared themselves. They all knew the deal would not go smoothly!

This was Mephisto. He had not even mentioned signing a contract, so there was obviously a problem! Soon, Wang Bert reached Mephisto. They simultaneously raised their hands, displaying the Vibranium blood sphere and the soul contract to each other. "Begin!"

Mephisto said. Wang Bert nodded, then snatched at the soul contract with his right hand at lightning speed. Just as he was about to seize it, a flaming angel suddenly emerged from the soul contract, surged up his arm, and entered his body!

"Sinner, I will judge you!"

The flaming angel shouted inside Wang Bert’s body as Hellfire burned wildly, seeking to reduce all of Wang Bert’s blood and soul to ashes! "Spirit of Vengeance!"

Wang Bert’s gaze sharpened. The chain around his waist instantly vanished. When it reappeared, it had tightly bound the Spirit of Vengeance!

This chain was the supreme treasure of the North American Blood Clan, Vlad’s Blood Chains. Wang Bert had acquired it long ago, but because he had become too powerful, he had never had an opportunity to use it!

The Spirit of Vengeance flew into a rage. Hellfire wrapped around the blood chains, trying to burn them apart.

Wang Bert snorted and controlled Blackheart’s blood of origin to fly into the chains. The chains glowed with blood-red light, forcibly driving the Spirit of Vengeance’s Hellfire back into its body! "Sinner!"

The Spirit of Vengeance roared and struggled continuously. The blood of origin was rapidly being consumed. After thinking for a moment, Wang Bert released the Dragon Soul to attack the Spirit of Vengeance. The Dragon Soul opened its jaws and swallowed the Spirit of Vengeance whole! "Hmph, idiot. You dared to scheme against me, Mephisto? Everyone knows I’m nothing but crafty thoughts from head to toe!"

As Wang Bert fought the Spirit of Vengeance, Mephisto laughed loudly and grabbed the Vibranium blood sphere. At that moment, a blood-red spear suddenly shot out from beneath the sphere and pierced straight through his body! Wang Bert had hidden a mass of blood beneath the sphere beforehand, with orders to attack the instant Mephisto touched it!

Next, the Blood Spear carried Mephisto into the sky. Frank immediately fired a missile at him. With a boom, flames and shockwaves scattered in all directions, forcing Coulson and Earth Demon to retreat quickly.

"Did we get him?"

Frank held his gun and rushed forward. At that moment, Slade’s corpse suddenly transformed into Mephisto and formed a blade from Black Qi, viciously stabbing toward Wang Bert’s chest!

So the Mephisto from before had only been an illusion. Slade’s corpse was the real Mephisto! Among the Hell Lords, Mephisto was not the strongest, but he was definitely the most cunning! "Not a chance!"

Frank immediately fired madly at Mephisto. Coulson also pulled out his pistol and fired. Earth Demon threw earthen spears while casting a disdainful glance at Coulson. Was he seriously using that kind of weapon against a Hell Lord?

"Get lost!"

Mephisto casually flung out a mass of Black Qi, which formed a shield that blocked Frank and the others’ attacks, then continued stabbing toward Wang Bert’s chest! But to Mephisto’s shock, his hand was firmly caught by Wang Bert, who should have been unable to move!

"Surprise!"

Wang Bert grinned, absorbed the soul contract into his body, then grabbed the Vibranium Spear with his other hand and swept it toward Mephisto’s waist!

"That’s impossible! You broke free of the Spirit of Vengeance?"

Mephisto shouted in disbelief while controlling Black Qi to form a whip that knocked Wang Bert’s Vibranium Spear aside! At that moment, Wang Bert shouted, and blood arrows shot out from all over his body at once. Mephisto instantly turned into a pincushion, riddled with holes and leaking Black Qi wildly!

There was only Black Qi, no blood. This Mephisto was merely a somewhat powerful projection! Wang Bert said with a smile, "Mephisto, thank you for raising such a good son. Without his blood of origin, I couldn’t have controlled the Spirit of Vengeance!"

"Blood of origin?"

Mephisto nearly spat blood. It was bad enough that Blackheart had been captured, but he had actually stupidly handed his blood of origin to the enemy? Had Mephisto forgotten to give him a brain when he created him? "You useless son! Blood Clan, this isn’t over!"

Mephisto shouted unwillingly, then his body dissolved into Black Qi and dispersed!

In this battle, Mephisto had been thoroughly defeated!

"Hahaha, old bastard, you deserved it!"

Seeing Mephisto’s crushing defeat, Blackheart laughed loudly, perfectly demonstrating what it meant to be a son who ruined his father!

After the battle ended, Wang Bert withdrew his blood and let out a huge sigh of relief. That old bastard really was difficult to deal with!

The others hurried over and asked, "Bert, are you okay?"

Wang Bert waved his hand and said, "Nothing serious. There’s just a Spirit of Vengeance inside my body now!"

"A Spirit of Vengeance?"

Damon stared blankly. "You became a Ghost Rider too?"

"Maybe!"

Wang Bert did not say more, because the situation was rather strange—the Dragon Soul inside his body, which had swallowed the Spirit of Vengeance, was slowly devouring the Spirit of Vengeance’s power!

That was right, devouring. Because the Spirit of Vengeance was bound by Vlad’s Blood Chains, it was completely unable to resist being devoured! Does the Dragon Soul naturally have a devouring ability, or is it because of the Blood God’s assimilation?

Wang Bert shook his head. He would wait until the devouring was complete before figuring it out. Still, it might take quite some time. After all, that was the Spirit of Vengeance, formerly the Judgment Angel!

Wang Bert tossed the contract to Damon and said, "Damon, this is your soul contract. Check whether it’s real!"

Damon caught the contract, opened it, and took a look. He said happily, "It’s real, but how do I end this contract?"

"How would I know? Put it away first!"

Wang Bert shrugged and turned his gaze toward the ruined house nearby. "Let’s go inside and take a look. Slade might not be dead yet."