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Chapter 529 Carter Slade

"They ran away?"

Beside a dimensional portal, Erin's true form emerged from the shadows, gazing helplessly at the Witchheart Demon that vanished along with the countless lights and shadows.

He has done his best!

Although there were still some techniques he hadn't used, Erin had already used all his strength in that brief exchange of a dozen seconds.

The roaring [Dragon Slayer];

The [Angel's Scepter] can deal several times the damage to demons;

The [Despairing Gaze], which gathers the power of the mind, as well as the paper doll substitute and the illusion that interferes with the witch's mind;

In fact, this time, in order to achieve the greatest possible results, Erin used the [Hundred Illusions Garment] combined with illusion magic and a mental field to temporarily disguise the divine puppet as himself. Then, while wielding the [Angel's Scepter] to suppress the Witchheart Demon, he also hid in the shadows, constantly eroding the Witchheart Demon's spiritual threads.

Finally, Erin even went so far as to expose the secret of the puppet, summoning the colorful little sword that could cut through anything, and launching a fatal attack on the Witchheart Demon.

Unfortunately, all of this ultimately failed to keep the Demon Heart of Witch.

So, no wonder it's a crisis that can trigger a warning from the "Scales of Fate"?

It's not that easy to solve after all!

Looking up and scanning the surroundings, but still unable to see the spiritual threads of the Witchheart Demon within the horizon, Ailin sighed softly.

They had to accept the fact that the Demon Heart of Witch had already escaped.

Fortunately, Erin did not come away empty-handed from this battle.

The sweeping attack from the variegated little sword just now, which nearly cut him in half, while not killing the Witch Heart Demon, definitely severely injured him.

The wounds inflicted by the colorful little sword don't heal so easily.

This was undoubtedly bad news for Wu Xinmo, who had not yet recovered his strength.

This will severely delay the speed at which the Demonic Heart of Witch recovers its strength.

Moreover, although it was unknown what method Wu Xinmo had used to escape from its perception range in an instant, such an escape method could only be applied to Wu Xinmo itself.

Even Carter Slade, who had just been knocked unconscious by the Witchheart Demon and had been holding on tightly, couldn't be taken away.

Erin's eyes narrowed slightly as he looked at the still-burning hellfire on Carter Slade's chest.

The Cemetery of Saint Angels, the old man, hellfire...

Could this guy be the previous Demon Knight who deceived Mephisto?

If this guy really is the previous Demon Knight, Carter Slade, then once many things are connected, everything suddenly becomes clear.

When the demon cultists and the sand demons fought the Ghost Rider, the Witchheart Demon and another demon lord did not appear, not because they did not receive the message that the temple mages deliberately spread.

Rather, from beginning to end, Wu Xinmo knew exactly where the real "San Van Gonzalez Contract" was.

and so.

When the mages deliberately spread the word and used Ghost Rider to lure the Witchheart Demon into a trap, the Witchheart Demon simply turned the tables on them. He sent out the Sand Demon to distract them while he took the opportunity to sneak into the Holy Angels Cemetery and seize the real "Contract of Saint Vangelsa".

If it weren't for Erin's involvement, which allowed them to defeat the Sand Demons faster than the Witchheart Demons anticipated, they would have been much stronger.

By the time they truly defeat the Sand Demon, receive the news, and travel across a city to reach the Holy Angel Cemetery, the Witchheart Demon will likely have already fled with Carter Slade, who now knows the true location of the San Venganza Pact.

Fortunately.

Fortunately, this time they were fast enough.

On the other side of the dimensional gate, after seeing the Demonic Heart of Witch dissipate into countless rays of light, the King emerged from behind the gate. A golden magic circle erupted with a punch, shattering a nearby pale skeleton. He frowned and asked:

"Did that guy escape?"

"Yes, that's obvious, isn't it?"

Erin nodded upon hearing this, then looked at the skeletons constantly crawling out of the graveyard and said, "By the way, what should we do with these guys next? You should have a way to let these bones rest in peace, right?"

"There are indeed spells in Kamar-Taj that allow the dead to rest in peace, but I don't know them."

Looking at the king who walked up to her and said those words with such confidence, several question marks slowly appeared above Erin's head.

???

After exchanging a few seconds of eye contact with the king, Erin shook his head, then with a thought, he connected with the Ring of Vulcan on his hand.

When the first wisp of eternal fire emerged from the Ring of Vulcan, the demon pendant that Erin had affixed to the Ring of Vulcan seemed to tremble slightly.

However, the demon pendant quickly calmed down after Erin's gaze swept over the other party.

With his five fingers spread wide and palm facing upward, holding up a ball of eternal fire, Airin sighed softly as he watched the pale skeletons that were still surging towards him like a tide after the Witchheart Demon disappeared.

Since we cannot use magic to bring peace to these disturbed souls, we can only use physical means to help them pass on to the afterlife.

next second.

Flames filled the sky.

The eternal fire burning fiercely in Erin's hand surged a thousandfold, instantly igniting the skeletal army that was almost forming a tide of the dead.

In an instant, flames engulfed the sky.

The dazzling firelight illuminated the Cemetery of Sant'Angelo.

Amidst the raging flames.

The army of white bones, awakened by the Demonic Heart, quickly regained its peace under the baptism of flames, then turned into puddles of ashes and entered eternal tranquility.

"Hmm..."

Stimulated by the scorching heat, Carter Slade, who had been knocked unconscious by the Heart Demon, let out a low groan and then slowly woke up.

"woke up?"

Seeing Carter Slade awaken, Erin, who had already put away the Eternal Flame, walked to his side and calmly handed him an unopened bottle of mineral water.

Carter Slade, whose body had lost a lot of water from the scorching heat of hellfire and was extremely thirsty, instinctively took the bottle of mineral water that Erin handed him and said something without thinking.

"Thanks!"

However, as soon as he said it, Carter Slade seemed to remember something and quickly lifted his clothes, revealing his chest, which had been hollowed out by the Witchheart Demon.

In that empty chest, there was no heartbeat, only the raging fire of hell.

"My heart..."

After letting out a soft sigh, the raging hellfire in Carter Slade's chest rapidly shrank, and the flesh and blood that had been ripped open by the Witchheart Demon quickly recovered, leaving not a single wound.

Only a small ball of hellfire in the center of his chest has forever replaced the heart that he destroyed.

After finishing the bottle of mineral water that Erin handed him in one gulp, Carter Slade first said "thank you" to Erin.

Then, after straightening his clothes, he turned to look at the temple mages who were constantly surrounding him, and at the surprised-looking Wang Qing, and said with a smile, "Young man, there's no need to be so surprised or nervous. I am not your enemy."

Wang did not readily believe Carter Slade's words. He was highly wary of this old man who, like Johnny, wielded hellfire. However, he did not say anything, but instead turned to look at the calm-faced Erin.

Noticing the gazes of the King and the temple mages, Carter Slade quickly turned his attention to the young man who had handed him a bottle of water.

At first, Carter Slade thought that the excessively young man was either a follower or an apprentice of the Archmage Wang, but now it seems that the situation is somewhat different from what he thought.

When Carter Slade looked at him again, Erin glanced at his chest and said, "Carter Slade? The Ghost Rider who betrayed Mephisto and stole the San Venganza Contract from him?"

Although Erin used a question, his tone was unusually certain, as if he had already confirmed Carter Slade's identity.

After Erin immediately recognized him, Carter Slade didn't engage in pointless excuses. Instead, he simply nodded: "Yes, it's me. Are you disciples of the Sorcerer Supreme?"

The dimensional gate not far from them was not closed.

Therefore, Carter Slade, who had dealt with the Kamar-Taj sorcerers before, recognized the people in front of him immediately based on the distinctive spell of the dimensional portal that was constantly bursting with golden and red sparks.

It was only after recognizing these people that Carter Shrew was less panicked.

after all.

The Sorcerer Supreme also played a part in his ability to escape Mephisto's pursuit after he betrayed him.

In fact, the reason he was able to stay peacefully in the Cemetery of Angels was also because of the Ancient One's tacit approval.

after all.

The Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme, is the true protector of Earth and the one who deters Mephisto from launching a large-scale invasion of humanity.

of course.

The fact that the Sorcerer Supreme knew of Katarina Sorey's existence does not mean that ordinary sorcerers at Kamar-Taj knew of her existence.

Therefore, upon hearing that Carter Slay was the legendary Ghost Rider who had deceived Mephisto and stolen the San Venganza Contract, the surrounding Templar Mages all showed expressions of surprise.

Seeing that Carter Slay readily admitted his identity, Erin didn't answer his question, but instead said calmly, "So, the Witchheart Demon came to you for that 'San Venganza Contract'?"

When the "Contract of San Verganza" was mentioned, Carter Shrew, who had a slight smile on his face, immediately fell silent.

a long time.

He slowly nodded.

"You guessed right. The reason why the Demonic Heart of Witch came to me was indeed for the 'Contract of San Venganza.' However, in fact, I never stole the 'Contract of San Venganza.' The rumor was just a hoax orchestrated by Mephistopheles, and I was just a pawn he sacrificed..."

Before Carter Slay could finish speaking, Erin immediately interrupted, "I don't want to hear your so-called facts. I just want to know if the Witchheart Demon obtained the San Venganza Pact from you. This is very important to me. And although we defeated the Witchheart Demon and rescued you from him, the Witchheart Demon is not dead. So, you'd better think carefully before answering this question, Mr. Carter Slay."

As he spoke, Erin's mental field swirled, instantly enveloping Carter Slade and carefully sensing his every thought.

At the same time, a captivating light shone in Erin's eyes.

An invisible pressure swept over him, causing Carter Slade to instinctively straighten his body, his eyes becoming more serious than ever before.

For a brief moment, Carter Slay even sensed a sense of oppression emanating from Erin that was no less powerful than the avatar that Mephisto had once descended upon.

This guy...

In a very short moment, Erin's image in Carter Slade's mind underwent a dramatic change.

Carter Slade's eyes swept over his gravedigger's hut, which had been destroyed by the Witchheart Demon, and he felt a sense of relief when he saw that the shovel that had been placed at the entrance of the hut was still there.

after awhile.

Carter Slade took a deep breath before speaking seriously to Erin: "No, when the Heart Demon took my heart, I self-destructed it, so he didn't get the information he wanted."

"As for the Contract of San Verganza, it's even less likely that he'll get it. I've said before, it's not in my hands. The Contract of San Verganza was Mephistopheles's conspiracy from beginning to end..."

Halfway through his sentence, Carter Slade's expression suddenly changed, because at some point, another "Erin" suddenly appeared next to the shovel. With a forceful snap, the shovel that Carter Slade had been using to dig broke in two.

next second.

A sheepskin contract, which had been wrapped up in the shovel's inner lining, fell out from there.

After catching the sheepskin contract that was falling from mid-air, the puppet handed it to Erin.

After obtaining the sheepskin contract.

The other "Erin" handed to Erin under the contract transformed into a lifelike and exquisite paper figure in the eyes of Wang and the others, and was then put away by Erin.

Holding the parchment contract in his hand, and sensing the power contained within it, Erin turned to Carter Slade and asked:

"So, this is the San Venganza Pact?"

Looking at the San Venganza Contract in Erin's hand, Carter Slade asked with a complicated expression, "That shovel is made of sacred oak and Nether iron, which can completely isolate the aura of the San Venganza Contract. How did you find it?"

"Didn't you just tell me that?"

Upon hearing Erin's reply, Carter Slade recalled the look he thought he had hidden so well, and suddenly shook his head with a wry smile: "Okay, you win. Looks like I really am getting old."

"The Demon of the Witch Heart has come after me, and my remaining power is insufficient to protect this contract. Perhaps... handing it over to you is the best outcome."

"At least, you can fight that guy."

(End of this chapter)