In the evening, after dinner, Lynn took Polaris and the others for a stroll on the street.
"Boss, shouldn't we at least put on a show? After all, it's our Deputy Director who died. It doesn't look good for us to be so leisurely."
Following Lynn's side, Sean asked.
"Just consider it a vacation."
Looking at the night scenery around them, Lynn smiled and said, "Remember, we are only assisting with the investigation. The person leading this case is Anthony."
"Didn't you see that Bruce, who was sent by the headquarters, isn't even bothering with it? He even wanted to invite me to the Nightclub for some fun."
Mentioning the Nightclub, Lynn shook his head.
This was a strip club specializing in exotic dancers, and it was full of black women. Lynn didn't have that kind of appetite.
Sean, however, said with some regret, "The Nightclub, huh? I've only heard about it. I've never had a chance to try it."
"It's a pity you refused, Boss, otherwise I would have gone along to broaden my horizons."
As soon as Sean finished speaking, Polaris, to Lynn's right, gave him an unhappy look.
She didn't know why, but Polaris felt uncomfortable whenever she thought of Lynn going to a place like that.
Alice, on the other hand, raised her hand and directly tapped Sean on the head: "Do you believe I'll tell your girlfriend that you wanted to go to the Nightclub?"
Rubbing his head, Sean looked at Alice in surprise: "How do you know my girlfriend?"
"Cough, cough.."
Deliberately clearing her throat, Barbara chimed in: "Alice and I were very curious about what your girlfriend, whom you praised to the heavens, was really like."
"So, we both went to see your girlfriend's concert."
"Sean, I have to say your girlfriend is really pretty, and her personality is good too, especially after she heard that Alice and I were your colleagues, her attitude became even more enthusiastic."
Hearing Barbara say that, Sean's face turned green as he looked at the two of them.
He immediately turned to Lynn for help: "Boss, you need to rein them in. One is your secretary, and the other already has three girlfriends but is still eyeing mine."
Seeing Sean's aggrieved expression, Lynn spread his hands and smiled: "Although I'm your Boss, I don't interfere with my subordinates' private lives."
Hearing that his Boss wouldn't stand up for him, Sean immediately put his hands together in a begging gesture to Alice: "Two big sisters, it wasn't easy for me to find a girlfriend. Please be merciful."
"Get lost!"
Raising her hand and giving Sean a punch, Alice laughed: "Don't worry, I don't steal a brother's girlfriend."
At this point, Alice looked at Barbara.
"Don't look at me."
Pushing Sean aside, Barbara stepped forward and hooked Lynn's arm, saying: "If I have needs, I'll find the Boss. I'm not pairing up with you, you fake woman."
"Is that so? That's because you don't know how good women are, Barbara. Why don't you try? I promise.."
Before Alice could finish speaking, Lynn raised his hand and tapped her on the head: "So you don't steal a brother's woman, but you specifically target your Boss's woman, huh?"
"Hehe.. Just kidding!"
The group walked down the street, chatting and laughing, not caring about the Deputy Director's death.
As they reached the street corner, the previously calm surroundings suddenly stirred with whirlwinds.
The fallen leaves on the ground spun rapidly with the whirlwinds, and dozens of cars on both sides of the road simultaneously blared their piercing alarms.
Seeing this sudden and strange scene, Sean and Alice immediately drew their pistols, instinctively positioning themselves one in front and one behind to shield Lynn in the middle.
Barbara, meanwhile, instantly activated her ability, ready to teleport everyone back to New York at any moment.
As the group remained vigilant, dozens of cars on the roadside began to lift into the air, then formed walls of cars, trapping them in the middle.
Seeing their paths blocked by walls of cars on all sides, Lynn and Polaris simultaneously looked up at the night sky.
In the night sky, Magneto, dressed in black clothes and wearing his iconic helmet, slowly descended from the sky.
As Magneto landed from the sky, Alice and Sean immediately aimed their guns at him.
"Don't worry, I mean you no harm!"
Looking at the calm Lynn Hall, and the wary Alice and Sean.
After Magneto said a word, his gaze fell upon Polaris.
"Put your guns away."
Patting Alice, who was blocking him, Lynn signaled for the two of them to put away their weapons.
Then he stepped forward and looked at Magneto, saying, "You're quite bold. All official organizations are hunting you down now, yet you dare to appear so brazenly in front of me."
【Eric Lensherr / Max Eisenhardt Affection: 3】
Hearing Lynn say that, Magneto didn't care at all, only looking at Polaris and saying, "Lorna, I'm here to take you away!"
"Hmph!"
Hearing Magneto's words, Polaris sneered, her delicate little face filled with a gloomy expression: "Take me away? You adopted me and then abandoned me, and now you want to take me away again?"
As her words fell, Polaris raised her hand, and a car instantly smashed towards Magneto.
Facing the flying car, Magneto merely waved his hand gently, and the car instantly froze in mid-air.
"The reason I sent you to the orphanage back then was something I had no choice but to do."
Looking at his daughter, Magneto said: "You were still young at that time, and the Mutant war was on the verge of breaking out. To better protect you, I could only send you to an orphanage."
"My child, I have been watching you all these years, including..."
"You've been watching me?
Hearing Magneto say that, Polaris's emotions instantly flared up: "Then where were you when I was targeted by bad guys? Where were you when I was arrested by the police? Where were you when I was wanted by the Military and wandering around?"
"Don't talk to me about your damned Mutant plan. All I know is that you abandoned my mother when she was pregnant."
"And it's because of you that my mom and dad had that fierce argument that day, which then caused the plane crash!"
"It's all your fault, Magneto. You ruined my family, you ruined everything I had!"
Staring at Magneto furiously, the energy around Polaris instantly began to rage.
Facing Polaris's angry roar, tears streaming down her face, Magneto's expression was somewhat silent.
"I'm very sorry, Lorna, but everything I've done has been for the future of Mutants."
"My daughter, I will compensate you. I promise all of this will..."
"I don't need your false sympathy!"
Before Magneto could finish, Polaris roared: "I have family and friends now, so I don't need your compensation!"
If there was one thing Magneto felt most guilty about, Lorna and her mother would definitely be in the top three.
When that plane crash happened, Lorna was only three years old.
When he learned the news, he adopted Lorna immediately, but for the future of Mutants, he had no choice but to "abandon" Lorna.
At this moment, looking at the grievance and anger in Lorna's eyes, and Lynn's gentle action of wiping away her tears.
Magneto opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say.
Although he felt guilty towards Lorna, if he had to choose between his daughter and the future of Mutants.
Then Magneto felt that he would still choose the latter!
"Thank you!"
Looking at Lynn Hall, Magneto for the first time sincerely thanked him: "Perhaps Lorna being with you is the best outcome."
"Lynn Hall, take good care of Lorna for me. I can promise you that once all of this is over, you will have everything you desire!"
Hearing Magneto's words, which clearly had a hidden meaning, Lynn frowned.
Just as he was about to speak, the next second, a blazing chain instantly cleaved through the wall of cars.
"Boom!"
A violent explosion erupted around the group, and then, from the soaring flames, a skeleton wearing a black jacket and riding a fiercely burning motorcycle drove over from a distance.
Looking at the flames erupting from the skeleton's head, and the burning traces left on the ground as he drove.
Lynn Hall shook his head, then gave Barbara a look.
"You are all guilty!"
With a cool drift, the motorcycle screeched to a halt, and Ghost Rider dismounted, staring at the group as he spoke.
"Oh my God..."
Seeing this, Sean, holding his gun, leaned close to Lynn: "Boss, is Los Angeles a monster's paradise?"
"I think we should go back to New York immediately. It's too damn dangerous here!"
Hearing Sean's words, Lynn also nodded.
He hadn't expected to encounter not only Magneto but also Ghost Rider tonight!
One must know that Johnny Blaze during the day and Ghost Rider at night were not the same.
Especially Ghost Rider, burning with Hellfire, trying to reason with him was like talking to a brick wall!
He gestured for Sean and Alice to retreat, and at the same time, had Barbara open the portal.
Lynn stretched his body, ready to stall for a few seconds to cover their retreat, and then use the portal to leave himself.
"You are guilty!"
Raising his skeletal hand and pointing at Magneto, Ghost Rider spoke.
"Hmph!"
Hearing Ghost Rider's words, Magneto snorted: "If you have the ability, just catch me!"
Ignoring Magneto's words, Ghost Rider raised his hand again and pointed at Lynn: "You, you have the scent of Mephisto on you."
Hearing Ghost Rider say that, Lynn suddenly remembered meeting Mephisto in that small town.
"You mean, I'm being targeted by Mephisto?"
"Anyone who makes a deal with a demon will eventually be buried by hell!"
As his words fell, a chain burning with Hellfire directly attacked Lynn.
Seeing the burning chain attack him, Lynn dodged the chain's attack by moving sideways, then instantly teleported behind Ghost Rider.
He grabbed Ghost Rider's clothes with one hand and threw him out.
"Bang!"
Ghost Rider, thrown by Lynn using his super strength, crashed heavily into the wall.
Then his entire body was buried by the collapsing wall.
Before Ghost Rider could crawl out of the wall, the next moment, Polaris directly controlled several cars and smashed them towards Ghost Rider.
"Rumble!"
"Rumble!"
Explosions rang out from the collapsed wall, while Sean and Alice on the side stared wide-eyed at Lynn, who had just teleported away.
They had no idea that their Boss possessed such an ability.
As explosions continued to burn, Ghost Rider emerged from the rubble, completely unharmed.
He stretched his neck, his gaze still fixed on Lynn, and the burning chain in his hand, as if alive, attacked Lynn.
Facing the chain's attack, Lynn was about to act, but Magneto blocked him.
"You go first. This guy is very strange. Lynn Hall, take good care of my daughter!"
As his words fell, the car fragments beneath Ghost Rider's feet instantly dragged him into the air.
Then, dozens of surrounding cars instantly transformed into countless chains, binding Ghost Rider!
Seeing this, Lynn nodded slightly: "Barbara, take us back to the hotel!"
"Okay!"
Hearing Lynn's command, Barbara immediately opened a portal to the hotel.
"Go, my daughter."
He glanced at the sky. At this moment, the chains binding Ghost Rider had already been melted by Hellfire.
Magneto turned his head and looked at Lorna, whose eyes were filled with complex emotions, saying, "Stay with Lynn. He will protect you."
“Once everything settles, I will make you the most powerful princess in this World.”
Hearing Magneto’s words, Lorna hesitated, then turned and followed Lynn into the portal.
But as the portal vanished, Lorna’s voice was caught by Magneto: “Don’t die, I haven’t forgiven you yet!”
Watching the few people disappear from the spot, Magneto finally revealed a hint of a smile.
However, seeing Ghost Rider, who had regained his freedom, charging towards him, he then let out a cold snort.
Inside the hotel.
“My goodness, what kind of monster is that burning skull?”
Back in the hotel, sitting on the sofa, Sean looked at Lynn and said, “Boss, tonight has been a bit too exciting, hasn’t it? First Magneto, then the fiery skull monster.”
“I can’t even imagine what our colleagues at the Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation go through every day!”
At this point, Sean suddenly asked, “Oh, by the way, Boss, how did you suddenly flash behind that skull monster just now?”
“Is that your ability? But you shouldn’t be a Mutant, should you? Did you accidentally gain supernatural powers?”
It wasn’t just Sean who was curious; even Barbara looked at Lynn.
Only Alice frowned, then said to the other three, “Whether Boss awakened a Mutant gene or accidentally gained supernatural powers.”
“No one is to reveal a single word of this, or don’t blame me for being heartless!”
Alice knew very well that if others found out Boss had special abilities, it could lead to a lot of trouble.
“Oh, do you even need to say that?”
Listening to Alice’s warning, Sean spread his hands and smiled, “I’m just curious, that’s all. I’ve always been loyal to Boss.”
“If anyone dares to harm Boss, even if God descends, I will risk my life to take him down!”
Listening to their back-and-forth conversation, Lynn smiled and waved his hand, “Don’t worry, you’re all my people, I trust you.”
Yes, Sean and Alice’s words were deliberately spoken for Polaris and Barbara to hear.
After all, these two had been with Lynn for a shorter time, unlike them who had been following Lynn all along.
However, it was clear that Barbara and Polaris would not betray him.
What truly concerned Lynn was Ghost Rider’s statement that he carried Mephisto’s scent.
Lynn remembered very clearly that Mephisto had once tempted him to sign a contract with him.
He was full of covetousness for his soul.
He had thought that after that incident, he and Mephisto would no longer have any interaction.
He didn’t expect that he had still underestimated his covetousness for him!
While Lynn was pondering, Polaris came to Lynn with her phone.
Handing the phone to Lynn, Lynn looked at the message from Laura on it and said, “The three of them have an operation tonight?”
“Mm!”
She nodded lightly, but Polaris did not reveal this matter.
After all, only she and Lynn were from Illuminati here.
“They’re targeting that Carnage gang member!”
She said simply, trusting Lynn would understand what it meant.
As expected, hearing Polaris say this, Lynn smiled and said, “Don’t worry, nothing will happen!”
In New York, inside The Blood Parrot gang’s hideout.
As the gunshots gradually ceased, the gang’s hideout was now littered with the bodies of its members.
After confirming that all the surrounding gang members had been killed by him.
Punisher Frank was about to put away his gun, but then, as if sensing something, he immediately raised his submachine gun and aimed at the doorway.
A strand of web instantly stuck to Frank’s submachine gun, and the next second, Peter Parker descended from above, pulling Frank’s submachine gun aside.
“Hey, finally got you, Carnage.”
Looking at the bodies of The Blood Parrot gang members scattered everywhere, Peter Parker frowned and said, “It seems I’m still a step late, Carnage. Your methods are simply too vicious!”
“I don’t care if your original intention was to punish these bad guys, but even if they committed crimes, they should be punished by law, not have their lives arbitrarily taken by you!”
Watching Spider-Man block his way, Frank frowned.
He, of course, knew Spider-Man and knew he was a street hero who always helped civilians, which was why Frank didn’t attack him immediately.
But listening to Peter Parker’s words, Frank said, “Law? Ha, they don’t deserve to be punished by law. Get out, this isn’t a place for you to play house!”
Hearing Frank’s blunt tone, Peter Parker immediately adopted a fighting stance: “It seems you haven’t realized your mistake yet, so let me help you realize it.”
“Remember, Carnage, you are about to face the Illuminati - Spider-Man!”
Watching Peter Parker assume a fighting stance and prepare to charge, Frank took a step forward.
But then, he heard a faint whooshing sound from behind him.
He instinctively dodged the attack from behind, and at the same time, flicked his sleeve, sending the object that had ambushed him towards Spider-Man.
Immediately, a beam of Current was released. Seeing this, Peter Parker immediately used his web to hang himself upside down from the ceiling.
“Woah, it seems our battle plan failed. He actually managed to dodge your sneak attack by feel?”
Yes, Peter Parker’s plan was for him to talk big in front, attracting the enemy’s attention, and then have Spider-Woman launch a sneak attack from the darkness.
Unfortunately, he had greatly underestimated Punisher Frank, whom Director Fury had called a Level Ten Agent!
Such small tricks naturally couldn’t deceive him!
“Since the plan failed, then let’s just capture him openly!”
As her voice fell, Gwen was the first to charge at Frank.
Facing Gwen’s attack, Frank immediately raised his arms to block.
After sensing Spider-Man charging from behind him, Frank grabbed Spider-Man with one hand and threw him towards Gwen.
Peter Parker’s Spider-Sense was indeed very strong, and his body had been enhanced in all aspects.
However, in front of Frank, who had rich combat experience, those few martial arts skills were simply not worth mentioning.
Seeing Spider-Man thrown towards her, Gwen used her web to catch him, then leaped in front of Frank.
Compared to Peter Parker, Gwen’s combat experience was much more formidable.
After she first became Spider-Woman, she had been trained in actual combat by Lynn for a full week.
So, relying on that practical combat experience combined with her Spider-Sense, Gwen was actually able to contend with Frank for a while.
Dodging Gwen’s kick to his head, Frank punched Gwen in the head.
Facing Frank’s extremely fierce attack, Gwen instinctively raised her arms to block her head.
But the expected punch did not fall; instead, she heard the scream of Spider-Man, who had once again charged over.
She instinctively looked towards Spider-Man, only to see that Spider-Man, who had just charged over, was once again grabbed by the arm by Frank and thrown out.
At the same time, Frank prepared to smash through the window and leave.
Seeing this, Gwen shot a web, sticking to Frank’s bulletproof vest, pulling him back, and immediately engaged him in combat.
Peter Parker on the side also immediately joined in, but although Frank’s attacking movements could be detected by Spider-Sense every time.
Yet, his punches seemed to curve, always landing accurately on him.
“My goodness, what’s going on?”
No matter how he dodged, Frank could always hit him accurately.
Peter Parker suddenly exclaimed, “Damn it, my Spider-Sense can’t even dodge his attacks? How is this possible?”
Watching Peter Parker constantly rejoin the fight, only to be kicked out every time.
Gwen, while grappling with Frank, said, “Don’t try to attack him alone, Spider-Man, use your Spider-Sense and cooperate with me!”
Hearing Gwen say this, Peter Parker nodded, then once again joined the battle.
As the battle continued, Gwen and Spider-Man’s cooperation became increasingly seamless.
Using his web to entangle Frank’s fist as it attacked Gwen, Peter Parker excitedly said, “Haha, our leader really should come and see this! We can easily catch Carnage too!”
Despite Peter Parker’s excitement, Gwen showed no signs of underestimating their opponent.
With a knee strike, she repelled Frank, who was about to attack Peter, and Gwen said with a serious tone, “Be careful, he hasn’t truly tried to kill us yet.”
“What?”
Looking at Frank, who had taken a step back, Peter Parker asked in surprise, “You mean, he’s been holding back this whole time?”
Facing Peter Parker’s surprise, Gwen nodded lightly.
Her gaze fixed on Frank in front of her, then she said, “I can feel that every time he strikes, he deliberately avoids our vital points.”
“I’ve only seen this level of combat ability from our leader!”
No sooner had Gwen’s voice fallen than Punisher Frank opposite said, “Since you know I have no intention of killing you, then get out of the way.”
“Continue to be your street heroes; this kind of matter is not for you to get involved in!”
Hearing Frank’s words, Peter Parker and Gwen exchanged glances, then charged at Frank from left and right.
Seeing that these two guys were still persistent, Frank frowned.
If he delayed any longer, the NYPD would probably arrive, so Frank decided to finish the fight quickly.
Dodging Spider-Woman’s attack, Frank punched Peter Parker.
But the next second, Gwen shot her web, entangling Frank’s legs, while Peter Parker also used his web to blind Frank.
Dodging Peter Parker’s attack by sound, Frank was about to remove the web from his face.
But in an instant, he felt his surroundings change.
The gang hideout, which had been littered with bodies, transformed into his old home.
And his wife, holding their daughter, was smiling at him.
“Maria…”
The moment he saw his wife and daughter, Frank felt a little dazed.
Especially when he heard his daughter sweetly call him “Daddy,” Frank’s eyes instantly turned red.
Outside the mental World.
Using webs to restrain Frank, Peter Parker came to Laura, who was looking blankly at Frank, and said, “Nice job, Illusionist! Oh my God, this Carnage’s combat ability is simply too strong; I can’t even dodge his punches.”
“By the way, Spider-Woman, you just said you’ve witnessed our leader’s combat ability? Well, that makes sense, after all, our leader’s identity isn’t ordinary.”
“Spider-Woman, if I go and learn combat skills from our leader, do you think he’d be willing to teach me? He should be, right? After all, he’s our leader, and the philosophy of our Illuminati is…”
“Now is not the time for this!”
Watching Peter Parker start chattering again, Gwen looked at Laura and said, “Illusionist, how much longer until the NYPD arrives?”
“Five minutes at most. Also, how do you plan to deal with Punisher? Hand him over to the NYPD?”
“Punisher? Isn’t his nickname Carnage?”
Hearing Laura’s words, Peter Parker was a little surprised.
“That’s the nickname you gave him. I doubt he’d approve of it.”
“I saw his nickname in his illusion, but I didn’t expect Punisher’s wife and daughter…”
Mid-sentence, the webs wrapped around Frank were instantly severed by a sharp dagger.
“Damn it, he wasn’t immersed in the illusion at all!”
Seeing him break free from the illusion in an instant, Laura stepped back in surprise.
Gwen and Peter Parker, whose minds were somewhat relaxed, were about to rush towards Frank when they saw this scene.
The next second, a flashbang exploded directly in the room.
At the same time, Frank, who had broken free from his restraints, crashed through the window, and by the time Gwen and Peter Parker chased him out, Frank had already sped away in a car.
"It's over, the Carnage has escaped! I didn't expect him to have backup, and to be able to break free from the Illusionist's illusion so quickly."
"You know, the last time I had the Illusionist test me, it took me thirteen minutes to see through the illusion."
"It seems our Illuminati's first operation has failed!"
Listening to the slight frustration in Peter Parker's voice, Gwen turned and walked towards the gang Base: "He had more than ten chances to kill us during the fight just now, but each time he chose to show mercy."
"So, this failure is normal. The NYPD will be here soon; we need to take the Illusionist and leave."
At this point, Gwen paused: "Also, the Illusionist said he's called the Punisher, not the Carnage!"
After speaking, Gwen directly entered the gang Base, then picked up the Illusionist, who was covering her eyes, and left the scene.
"Punisher? I still think the nickname Carnage suits him better!"
Shrugging, Peter Parker also swung away with his web-fluid.
Inside the car.
Watching Frank continuously remove the webs Entanglement on his body, Coulson smiled: "According to our experiments, this kind of web usually decomposes naturally within an hour."
"So, Mr. Frank, you don't have to worry about the webs."
Hearing Coulson say that the webs could decompose naturally, Frank nodded slightly: "Thank you."
"You're welcome, after all, Director Fury values you greatly."
At this point, Coulson turned to Frank and said: "Mr. Frank, you have fought against Spider-Woman and Spider-Man, so what do you think of their strength?"
Facing Coulson's question, Frank looked out the window and said: "Their strength is very good; both their power and reaction speed far exceed ordinary people."
"The only drawback is their lack of experience. Spider-Woman is alright, but that Spider-Man fights entirely by instinct and Spider-Sense."
"If their combat experience were a bit stronger, I'm afraid I would have had to expend a lot of effort to escape!"
At this point, Frank thought of the Illusionist Peter Parker mentioned.
She was actually able to make him fall into an illusion without him realizing it.
If he hadn't broken free from the illusion in time, he might have been captured by them!
"Let me off at that intersection ahead."
"Alright!"
In response to Frank's request, Coulson stopped the car at the upcoming intersection.
Watching Frank get out of the car, Coulson suddenly said: "Mr. Frank, are you really not planning to join our S.H.I.E.L.D.?"
"If you join, then given how much the Director values you, I think..."
"Go back and tell Fury to stop trying to recruit me!"
Waving his hand, Frank turned and disappeared into the night.
After Frank left, Coulson took out his phone and made a call.
"Frank has already fought Spider-Woman and Spider-Man. According to Frank's assessment, Spider-Woman and Spider-Man's abilities are very good."
"However, during the fight, Spider-Man claimed to be a member of the Illuminati, and even Laura Belloc, who has always been with Lynn, was referred to as the Illusionist."
"Plus, Spider-Woman and Spider-Man have mentioned a person nicknamed 'Leader' more than once, and they speak very highly of this Leader. Hill, I suspect the Illuminati is very likely related to Lynn."
"Perhaps the Leader is Lynn Hall!"
Hearing Coulson's report, Hill nodded: "I understand. I'll investigate this."
"After Lynn Hall returns from Los Angeles, you continue to make contact with him!"
Lynn didn't care that the Illuminati's first operation ended in failure.
After all, Gwen and Peter Parker had only recently become good neighbors, and this time they had also picked the wrong opponent.
Especially when Lynn learned that the person they wanted to capture was actually Punisher Frank.
Lynn even felt that he should thank Frank for not killing them.
After all, what he could do, the Punisher could also do!
After comforting the three over the phone, Lynn set his sights on the Ghost Rider Johnny Blaze.
Johnny during the day and Ghost Rider at night could be seen as two different people.
At least, Johnny Blaze was much more polite now!
"That's right, I've seen your previous motorcycle death-defying stunts. I have to say, jumping over six helicopters on a motorcycle is truly insane!"
Facing Johnny, who was showing him a trophy, Lynn nodded and said.
Putting the trophy back in the glass display case, Johnny Blaze said to Lynn: "The reason I dared to do such crazy things is because I simply cannot die."
"Don't worry, I'm not here to capture you, even though you transformed into the Ghost Rider and attacked me last night."
Knowing that Johnny Blaze had misunderstood the purpose of his visit, and was deliberately showing him his immortality by bringing up his past death-defying stunts, Lynn got straight to the point: "Last night, the Ghost Rider you transformed into said that I have Mephisto's aura on me."
"So, I came to you just to ask how to eliminate Mephisto's aura."
Seeing that Lynn indeed had no ill intentions, Johnny then invited Lynn to sit down.
"Those targeted by Mephisto cannot escape unless, one day, your strength can threaten him, or even completely kill him."
"Otherwise, you can only accept Mephisto's temptations again and again until you sign that soul-selling contract with him."
At this point, Johnny Blaze motioned for Lynn to extend his arm.
After Lynn extended his arm, Johnny told Lynn to roll up his sleeve, then lightly traced Lynn's arm with Hellfire from his right hand.
Where the Hellfire passed, a dark red, eerie pattern, like a brand, appeared on Lynn's arm.
Looking at this strange Mark that seemed to emit powerful energy, Johnny extinguished the Hellfire and said: "It seems that, compared to me, Mephisto wants your soul even more."
"He even specifically marked you to prevent other Hell Lords from taking an interest in you."
Watching the Mark on his wrist gradually disappear as the Hellfire receded, Lynn Hall's brows furrowed even tighter: "It won't cause me any harm, will it?"
"No, on the contrary, if a demon poses a threat to you, this Mark will release Mephisto's power to eliminate that demon."
"Of course, this is only limited to creatures from Hell and demons below the Lord level!"
"The only drawback is if you use it a few times and become addicted to this power that doesn't belong to you, then you'll fall into the trap he set!"
Hearing Johnny Blaze say this, Lynn lowered his sleeve and smiled: "That won't happen!"
"By the way, do you have any plans next? I mean, have you thought about living in New York for a while?"
Facing Lynn's invitation, Johnny Blaze politely declined: "I still prefer the Southwest, after all, there are more villains here!"
"Alright!"
Not forcing him, Lynn stood up and shook his hand: "If you have a chance, you can come visit New York."
After speaking, Lynn said goodbye and returned to the car.
"Boss, where to?"
Starting the car, Alice asked Lynn.
"Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation. We need to check in and see how the Deputy Director's case investigation is progressing!"
At the same time, inside the Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation!
"What do you mean the suspect vanished into thin air?"
Listening to Anthony's explanation, the Director was about to throw the file in his face: "Colin Newman lives in the most luxurious rich area of Los Angeles; the surveillance in that community covers every corner without blind spots!"
"Since the surveillance cameras captured that damn black guy's figure, why didn't you follow the lead and investigate further?"
"Do you think a simple 'suspect vanished into thin air' will satisfy the New York Federal Bureau of Investigation and Headquarters?"
Facing the Director's reprimand, Anthony wanted to say that the Director was being racist.
But seeing the Director's angry expression, Anthony wisely shut his mouth.
Because that damn black guy really did just vanish!
He even had people check the surrounding surveillance footage frame by frame, but still found no trace of the suspect!
Watching Anthony trying to explain but not knowing how to speak.
The Director then leaned back in his chair and stared at him: "Since you are responsible for this matter, then you go and tell the people assisting with the case."
"No matter what, this case must be concluded as soon as possible, otherwise, if New York makes a fuss, ha, maybe even I, as Director, will be reprimanded by Headquarters!"
"Yes, Director!"
Anthony could only nod to the Director's command.
Leaving the Director's office, Anthony was troubled.
If it were a normal case, if he couldn't solve it, he could still use "unconventional methods," after all, there were so many black guys in prison.
But precisely... this time, the person who died had a special identity.
He definitely couldn't just pick someone from prison to take the fall!
Thinking of this, Anthony felt that he should have a good talk with Bruce and Lynn!
Half an hour later, in the conference room.
"This is your home turf, after all. We are only here to assist, so naturally, we cannot overstep and direct your investigation."
"That's right, Anthony, although the person who died was our New York Federal Bureau of Investigation's Deputy Director, Bruce is right, all of this still needs to be handled by your Los Angeles Federal Bureau of Investigation."
Listening to these two bastards singing in harmony, Anthony's teeth ached with anger.
But unfortunately, if this hot potato couldn't be thrown away, the longer it dragged on, the more troublesome it would become!
Thinking of this, Anthony motioned for everyone else to leave, leaving only the three of them in the conference room.
No one knew what these three people discussed in the office.
Anyway, when the office door opened, all three seemed very satisfied.
Three days later, when the "true culprit" who killed Colin Newman was caught, Lynn Hall and Bruce each led their teams on the journey back.
However, this time, Lynn's team returning to New York included a fifteen-year-old boy who seemed a bit withdrawn.
But when Sean and Alice saw that this boy managed to breach the Pentagon's security network in less than three minutes, they were immediately astonished.
After all, even Joey from the Cyber Information Department, Alice's girlfriend, couldn't do it that quickly!