A certain American comic book's secondary profession master

Chapter 248 I've already retired
The following day, at a farm in the foothills of the Alps, Carter was leisurely brushing his beloved horse.

This Carter is none other than Carter Sorey, the very same Carter who was forced to cooperate with Levi and Shakora after they stole the San Venganza Contract from him, ultimately leading to the elimination of the ruthless previous Ghost Rider.

Because of Li Wei's appearance, he was freed from his seclusion ahead of time, so he left his hermitage and came to Europe.

The main reason is that during his more than 100 years as Ghost Rider, he felt that the land of America was really a bit chaotic.

He was already tired of all sorts of demons and monsters appearing one after another.

It was only thanks to the emergence of the Ancient One, the most unique Sorcerer Supreme in history, who made pacts with many lords of Hell that such incidents decreased.

Now that his mission was completely accomplished, Carter Shrew simply left the United States and went to Europe to find some peace and quiet.

However, it is clear that the saying "once you enter the world of martial arts, you are no longer in control of your own destiny" also applies to superhumans.

Carter just finished brushing his horse and is about to ride it for a few laps.

Then we heard the roar of motorcycles in the distance.

The visitors were Warren and his two children, who had previously escaped the attack.

"Warren? What brings you here today? And who are these two little guys?" Carter asked, looking down at the three men expressionlessly from his tall horse.

He didn't think the other party was a guest at all.

Carter is no stranger to Warren.

Because they had worked together before, they knew that the other was an exorcist from a mysterious monastic order.

Therefore, the other party's sudden arrival is generally not a good thing.

And it's estimated that the two children are related.

“We’re not little guys, I’m 15 years old!” the older brother retorted when Carter called them little guys.

However, Carter didn't even glance at him, his eyes fixed solely on Warren.

“I’m sorry, Carter, don’t take it to heart with a child. Actually, I need your help with something. These two children have a special background, so I’d like to ask you to protect them for a while,” Warren said.

"Hahahaha!...Protect them? Two demon children? Are you serious?" Carter asked, laughing loudly upon hearing Warren's words.

"How did you know?" Warren's expression changed slightly when he heard Carter reveal the identities of the two children directly.

“How should I know? Have you forgotten? I used to be Ghost Rider… My eyes can see their unique souls!” Carter said with a laugh.

"Of course I know... wait, what do you mean by 'in the past'?" Warren's expression suddenly changed.

“Literally, I’m retired. I’m no longer Ghost Rider. Even a little devil could tear me apart now!” Carter replied. “So I can’t help you with that.”

"The thing inside you has been taken back?" Warren asked incredulously.

“No, but the Hell Energy is exhausted, so I can’t transform anymore.” Carter shook his head and said that the power of the Spirit of Vengeance is not infinite, especially the Spirit of Vengeance in his body that has been transformed into a weapon by a demon. Its main energy comes from the modified Hell Energy.

Under normal circumstances, Ghost Rider should possess unlimited hellish energy due to his pact with the hell lord behind him.

However, if the contract is completed, or if Ghost Rider betrays them, the Lord of Hell may not be able to kill them on their own initiative, but they can still cut off their supply of Hell energy.

In this way, over time, Ghost Rider's vengeful spirit will become like a car that has run out of gas.

Carter Shrew, who once betrayed Mephisto, is a case in point.

However, this is not always the case.

There are two special cases. One is that the vengeful spirit within Ghost Rider is exceptionally powerful, so powerful that even if its energy supply is cut off, it can still grant the rider immense strength—a prime example being Zartanos within Johnny Blaze.

Although it would be difficult for Zartanos to break free of the seal placed by Mephisto, it would be quite easy for him to lend some power to Johnny.

The relationship between these two is actually somewhat similar to that between Naruto and Kurama in the manga Naruto.

Another method is to completely remove the marks left by the demons that transformed the vengeful spirits, and to awaken their original power.

However, it is very difficult to do this, after all, the mark of the Lord of Hell is not so easy to erase.
"Thank goodness, then there's no problem!" Warren breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Carter's words.

"What do you mean?" Now it was Carter's turn to be a little confused.

“Our church has a way to help you regain your power!” Warren said immediately after confirming that Carter had simply exhausted the energy of Hell. He was referring to the second method—although it came at a higher cost, they were indeed capable of doing it.

However... Warren never considered whether Carter himself would want to regain his power.

“I’m sorry, I refuse…” Carter said.

"No? Why?" Warren asked, puzzled.

"I'm already tired of that kind of life, and I don't want to delay my retirement any longer!" Letting an old guy like him go back to work? These young people these days really have no sense of civic virtue.

“…No, you can’t do that. If their father, or some other hell lord, captures those two children, do you know how much of a threat that would pose to humanity?” Warren tried to persuade Carter.

“Sorry, I can’t help you, but I can introduce you to someone!” Carter Slade said after thinking for a moment.

"Who?" Warren asked, puzzled.

“The Sorcerer Supreme’s disciple!” Carter Slade said with a smile.

The other party tricked him a little back then, so it's normal for him to give them something to do now, right?
"The Sorcerer Supreme? Kamar-Taj?" Warren's face twitched upon hearing this.

"What's wrong?" Carter asked, narrowing his eyes as he saw Warren's expression.

There seems to be a melon in here.

“Our order doesn’t get along with Kamar-Taj…” Warren said somewhat awkwardly.

Just like in martial arts and fantasy novels, there are conflicts between various prestigious sects.

Not all the special organizations in the Marvel Universe are harmonious.

Clearly, Warren's order of followers has a conflict with Kamar-Taj.

Moreover, it's a one-sided conflict.

What is a one-sided conflict?
The truth is that Warren's monastic order is extremely hostile to Kamar-Taj, viewing it as heresy.
However, Kamar-Taj never took the monastic order's hostility seriously.

The reason is simple—would the five major street vendors care about the hostility of Gambia, the world's number one superpower?
So when Carter mentioned Kamar-Taj, Warren was actually quite embarrassed.

Unlike the other monks in the monastic order, he didn't harbor hostility towards Kamar-Taj; he was simply too embarrassed to ask for their help.

“Then I can’t help you. Perhaps you could find someone else!” Carter said, shaking his head.

"No, no, no, the situation is urgent. Please contact them..." Warren, who had no other choice, hurriedly grabbed Carter and said.

"Come in with me!" Seeing that Warren agreed, Cardi nodded and gestured for the three of them to enter the house. Then he dialed the phone number that Levi had left behind.

(End of this chapter)