Chapter 1607: Knight Doom, I have concerns
Carter Sley was a little quick-witted. He admitted his identity very directly and asked Gu Yi and the others about their purpose without any scruples.
But in the face of his direct performance, Peter became a little suspicious.
Because according to Ancient One, there should be mutual sensing between the evil spirit knights. But even when he stood in a face-to-face position with this old man, he still did not have the slightest feeling of facing the same kind. This made him very suspicious of the authenticity of the old man's words. In addition, the impression that Old Carter left on him was not very good before. So at the moment, he started to fight against Old Carter.
"Wait, you said you are the Ghost Rider we are looking for? How do you prove this?"
"Proof?" He sneered, and Old Carter directly grabbed Peter's arm. When they got in touch with him, Peter immediately felt the burning smell of flames coming from his arm. This was not a damage that ordinary flames could achieve. Only the fire of hell can have such power.
Although as a ghost knight, he was not afraid of the burning of hellfire, what happened now still surprised him. Because, besides Mephisto, there are only those who can manipulate hellfire. Mephisto is dead, which is undoubtedly the case. Then the old man in front of him has only one possibility, that is, the ghost knight.
To be more precise, this is an extremely weak ghost knight. Peter, who had no sense of face to face, confirmed his identity as Old Carter after having physical contact. He is indeed a ghost knight, a spirit of revenge. At this point, the hell fire in his body cannot be faked. However, the hell fire he has is already very thin, so thin that Peter even doubts whether he can transform into a ghost knight.
He was just continuing the magic of the Hellfire to hang his life. If it weren't for the maintenance of the Hellfire, according to his current physical condition, he would have been going to the grave long ago. And how could the spirit of revenge, a nearly eternal existence, be so thin that Peter was really surprised.
He couldn't understand the reason, so naturally, he put his doubtful eyes on Old Carter. Old Carter obviously noticed the meaning in his eyes, which made a meaningful expression suddenly appear on his face.
"Why, boy. Didn't you think of it? Believe me, there are many things you can't imagine in this world! When you live to this age, you will know that this world is preparing surprises for you every moment. If you can accept it, then naturally everyone will be happy. If you can't accept it, then hum, so hum."
Just like his previous annoying tone, Peter's surprise was immediately diluted. However, out of curiosity, he couldn't help but ask his doubts.
"Why is the hell fire on you so thin? The power of the Ghost Knight should not be so weak."
"The power of the Ghost Rider? Boy, not everyone will be as lucky as you, and can regard this kind of gift as a gift. For most Ghost Riders, this power is more like a curse. Will you still enjoy the curse? No, believe me. You will only try your best to get rid of it like us. Just like I did."
"In the past hundred years, in order to completely get rid of this curse, I tried every means to finally kill the spirit of revenge in my body. This certainly caused me to lose most of my power. But no matter what, it allowed me to get rid of this heavy curse and completely escape from Mephisto's clutches. So, I think the price is worth it, isn't it?"
"I don't know, I don't feel like you guys."
As soon as Peter spoke, Old Carter interrupted him impolitely.
"Of course you don't feel this way, boy. Because you are lucky. I don't know what kind of contract you and Mephisto signed, but I can feel that there is no restlessness and madness in your body that belongs to the Revenge Spirit. You only get their power, but are not dominated by them. This is already extremely lucky compared to us."
Peter did not deny this statement. Because when he accepted Zatanos' legacy, he had already discovered the tragic fate of the ghost knights of all generations. Zatanos had more than two thousand hosts in Mephisto's hands. Every ghost knight he was hosted by him would become more and more crazy under the agitation of his resentful soul.
There were almost no one who could end up well with more than two thousand hosts. Often, it was not the terrible evil spirits and cruel devils that led to their demise. But the revenge spirits that were hosted on them.
Zatanos tortured them frantically. The hell lord who was unwilling to be imprisoned was almost always not resisting, wanting to break free from the cage of this soul. As the cage itself, every resistance was at the cost of the loss of the body and soul of the Ghost Knight. The longer the time, the heavier the loss. In the end, of course, they could not escape a destructive ending.
This is how Zatanos is. I believe that the Revenge Spirits of other knights will not be much better. No one will be willing to endure such torture and watch themselves towards destruction. Therefore, it is completely understandable that they will want to break free from such destructive fate.
Peter understood the old knight's feelings, and at the same time, he was also shocked by the old knight's actions. Killing the revenge spirit in his body was something he had never thought about. Because he knew very well what the revenge spirit meant to the knight.
This is the source of their power and the heaviest thing they carry. The so-called ghost knights often do not act according to their original intentions. In the confrontation between souls and will, it is difficult for them to fight against the vengeful spirits they bear. This is also the reason why when night comes, when the smell of sin comes, the evil spirit knights will come out of the air. At this time, the revenge spirits, not the souls and will of the knights themselves.
They are passive, out of a weak position in this regard. For the spirit of revenge, the so-called knight is just a temporary consumable, a tool. And a tool that actually wants to resist the person who uses them is not a big deal?
No matter how you think about it, it is impossible. The reason why you say this is because it requires not only courage, but also things like will, wisdom, etc. It is already very difficult to fight against a vengeful spirit. Don’t forget that there is also the old fox, Mephisto. Destroying the vengeful spirit is only the first step, and it is a trivial step. What is really important is to hide it from Mephisto so that he will not have any suspicion about the destruction of the vengeful spirit.
Just thinking about it, I know how difficult it would be to deceive the famous cunning king. It was almost impossible. But the problem is that such a thing really happened and actually appeared in front of them. So even Peter, a guy who had a very bad impression of Old Carter, had to admit at this moment that he did something quite amazing.
He began to admire this guy. Although his behavior was indeed very offensive, one code was one code, and a guy with such wisdom and will deserved his respect. So at the moment, he said this to Old Carter.
"Mr. Shiley. I know there are some differences between us. But I can assure you that our position is absolutely consistent."
"This may not be. I don't know what position you are on now! If I remember correctly, the power in you should belong to a young man named Johnny Blaze. I don't know what happened to him, so that Mephisto will hand over his power to you to inherit, and in such a special way. However, based on what I feel from you alone, I have reason to doubt your position. If the Supreme Mage standing by you is not the Supreme Master, I will even suspect that you are Mephisto's illegitimate son. You know, I know that old bastard, he is not the kind of person who can do business at a loss!"
Still speaking in such a rude way, Carter Sley was almost choking and Peter could hardly speak. Looking at Peter's tender expression, Gu Yi sighed in his heart and took over the conversation.
"If you really know Mephisto, you will know that even if he is really Mephisto's illegitimate son, it is absolutely impossible to get such treatment. For Mephisto, even the devil prince he appointed is just a tool that can be used. He will not entrust his most precious property to others because of a completely worthless identity. This is not his style, it has never been. You should understand!"
"You're right, he's not that kind of person. This is what I'm most grateful for."
After casually responding to ancient words, Carter focused his eyes on Peter.
Chapter completed!