New Punisher: I am a mass murderer in Marvel

Chapter 82: Flaming Skull

Looking at Cohen and Pepper who were standing in the hall as if no one was around, Stark felt a chill in his heart.

I shouldn't be here, I should be under the car.

Last night, after meeting the old man, he suddenly realized something.

He realized his feelings and found that he had fallen in love with his secretary without realizing it.

After thinking about it all night, he decided to open up and tell Pepper everything.

Even though he was about to die, he didn't want to leave with regrets.

However, I never expected it!
Seeing the two people walking towards the door with smiles on their faces, he quickly looked for a place to hide.

Behind the flower bed, watching the two people say goodbye and leave, he was suddenly shocked, damn, why do I look like a mistress who interferes with other people's relationships?

Stark, who had just recovered, collapsed again. Forget it, let me be a clown in the corner.

This cruel and cold-blooded world has no room for true love, so let my fragile life disappear in this beautiful spring...

Back to the club!
Then play music, then dance!
What, no one in the nightclub during the day?

If I, Stark, say there is someone, there is someone!
In the early morning, Stark woke up from a group of naked men and women.

He picked up a shirt and stumbled out of the nightclub.

As soon as he walked out of the door, a voice sounded from behind him.

"Stark, wanna make a deal?"

Looking back, it was still the old man.

Last time, he rejected him.

This time, he didn't refuse: "What do you want?"

"Your...soul!"

Stark was slightly startled.

The old man smiled and said, "Tomorrow morning, you will be as healthy as a wild horse, and this wonderful world will still be your playground!

Make a decision, Stark."

He pulled out an old parchment from his arms: "You just need to sign a contract with me."

Stark's eyes flickered, and he suddenly took a deep breath: "I think I have nothing to lose."

In the sky, a bolt of lightning flashed across.

Under the shining light, a human and a shadow with two horns on its head merged together.

"Boom..."

Stark's sports car disappeared at the end of the street.

The old man smiled, his eyes seemed to penetrate the tall buildings in the city: "Let me see who the next soul named Anger is..."

……

In the backyard of Emma Church, Cohen and Stark sat opposite each other.

Stark brought a box of strawberries.

Cohen's eyes froze for a moment, but he couldn't help asking, "Did you just go to see Pepper?"

Stark's eyes deepened: "It seems that the relationship between you two is better than I thought."

What a fart!
Cohen rolled his eyes implicitly and said, "If you've been there, it means you're giving Pepper's unwanted strawberries to me!"

Stark was thinking, I just went to see Pepper, and you know that?

Bastard! You're really digging my corner!
Cohen looked at Stark, whose expression changed slightly, and an idea came to his mind.

This guy's aura seems to have changed a lot?

Hasn't SHIELD told him how to solve the palladium poisoning yet?
Does Nick Fury want to make him suffer mentally and physically, and improve his abilities?

"Stark, what do you want from me? Don't say you're here to repay a favor."

Stark was silent for a moment: "I am very interested in the Avengers Alliance you formed."

Cohen frowned slightly. Does Stark want to join the Avengers?
Something is wrong!
This guy is a second-generation god with a good family background. Does Nick Fury want to go undercover?
"Want to join?"

"No!"

Stark shook his head: "I quite agree with your philosophy. New York is my home, and we all need to protect it.

I also want to contribute to my hometown, but not by joining you.

You have all kinds of heroes here, with different abilities and different needs for weapons and equipment.

I am willing to tailor a set of combat equipment for every hero in the Avengers as a token of my support for you!"

Cohen smiled and leaned back in his chair, saying jokingly, "Oh, the equipment you're talking about, isn't it the Iron Man Armor?"

Stark stared at him: "Want it?"

"think."

"Sorry, I can't give it."

Cohen smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, your weapons are too expensive, and they are all a bunch of rough guys, they are not used to using them."

Stark shrugged without forcing him: "I'm just making a suggestion. It's up to you whether you agree to it or not."

He took out an exquisite invitation letter and said, "Stark Industries will have a grand product launch in a few days. You are always welcome to come.

There was a dance party after the meeting, and I invited many very ambitious young models and actors.

Maybe you’ll like it.”

Stark smiled frivolously, put on the sunglasses in his chest pocket, stood up, and when he was about to leave, he suddenly paused.

“I saw the sapphire necklace you gave Pepper, it’s beautiful.

It's strange that she and I have been together for so long and I never thought of giving her one.

But I just ordered a few, sapphires, rubies, emeralds, she can choose whatever she wants.

They are much bigger than yours."

Cohen smiled speechlessly and gave Stark a thumbs up: "Pepper is so lucky to have you!"

……

Cohen didn't take Stark's visit too seriously.

Because he has been in a lot of trouble recently.

As we all know, many things involve trouble once they involve officialdom and politics.

Seeing the Avengers becoming more and more powerful and their influence growing, some people can no longer sit still.

People from the military, the CIA, the Senate, and the House of Representatives all ran to the White House every few days, trying to fight for control of the Avengers team.

He was forced to attend several questioning sessions, where a group of people surrounded him and asked him all kinds of questions. He was very annoyed, really annoyed.

The little notebook is almost full of names.

Meet people, remember people, and arrange people every day.

The Assassin Brotherhood's mission list is piled up thickly.

This crappy hero is really not worthy of being one.

Fortunately, I was just pretending.

This kind of life was broken until a skull with flames all over its body appeared.

Johnny Blaze, Ghost Rider.

Another superhero with a tragic life story.

Speaking of which, the reason why Johnny was awakened by Mephisto, fulfilled the contract, and transformed into Ghost Rider was all because of Mephisto's disappointing son, Blackheart.

When the son grew up, he wanted to kill his father.

Johnny was forced into this family affair.

But the most crucial part of this incident is the Saint Vanganza Contract.

And the contract is in the cemetery where the previous Ghost Rider, Carter Slade, was.

Find Johnny first, then find the cemetery, and you will have the key to the whole incident.

Cohen is still very interested in the powers in hell, such as Old Mo or the Black Heart Demon.

He was even interested in the few little demons recruited by the Blackheart Demon, Wind Demon, and Ink Demon.

Because of these references, he knew how much he could gain from his plan to bomb hell.

He quickly found out Johnny Blaze's whereabouts and found him in the police station.

This is quite simple.

He just makes a phone call and sends someone directly.

At the same time, the whereabouts of the cemetery was also found out. After all, Ghost Rider had just been there last night, so all they had to do was follow the traces to find it.

In the evening, Cohen and Wolverine, Colossus, Storm and other Avengers took Johnny away from the police station and set out for the cemetery together.

Johnny sat with Coin, feeling a little awkward. He had heard of the Avengers' reputation.

Cohen looked at him and said, "You have seen the power in your body, right?
How does it feel?

"Uh..., not good, very bad."

“It’s normal to feel uncomfortable at first. But the key is what kind of person you want to be.

A hero or a bear."

Johnny was stunned. Be a hero?
This was something he had never thought about.

A bear is a choice only for fools.

Cohen continued: “This force within you is very powerful.

It can be used to judge all evil people and maintain the stability and peace of this world.

But I don’t know if you have ever heard the saying that with great power comes great responsibility.

If you want to be a good person, then ability will not be your wings, but your shackles! "

Johnny's heart was shocked. With great power comes great responsibility?
Ability is not wings, but shackles?

Seeing him thinking, Cohen nodded: "If you decide to be a hero, my first advice to you is to stay away from your little girlfriend, Roxanne."

"Why... why?"

Johnny was shocked. The love of his youth was abandoned by him. He found her again in middle age, but he wanted to give her up again?

"I've been around a lot of people like you, Johnny, with powers and the intention to save the world.

But no matter how careful they are, they can't avoid affecting the people around them.

Want to know what happened?

Some of them lost their uncles, some lost their aunts, some lost their lovers, and some lost their best friends.

Destiny cannot be deceived.

Be a hero, but also be a loner."

"I……"

Johnny shut himself in.

So the first requirement to be a hero is the death of your entire family, right?
He doesn't want to be this crappy guy!
"Mr. Cohen, do you have any way to...remove this demonic power from me?"

Cohen raised a smile at the corner of his mouth: "I think... there should be, Johnny."

"Great, now we will..."

"Don't worry, Johnny. The sun hasn't set yet. The power in you is still dormant. Wait a moment."

Johnny was stunned and nodded.

"Squeak!"

The car stopped in front of a cemetery, and Johnny suddenly realized that he had been here before.

Cohen, Johnny and others found the old priest.

The first thing Cohen said when they met was: "Old knight, please hand over the contract.

After all, you don't want the Blackheart to take it away, do you?"

If it weren't for the sight of Johnny Blaze with them, Old Carter would have almost succumbed to his transformation.

After a conversation, even though Cohen had stated that he was an Avenger, a superhero who protected the world, Old Carter still stubbornly refused to hand over the contract.

He kept saying that this was a matter between hell and heaven and it was none of the business of earthly heroes to intervene.

Cohen pulled Johnny over and said, "Old Carter, this is the new Ghost Rider. Are you still worried about handing the contract to him?
He has been carefully selected and certified by Lao Mo. If you don't believe me, why don't you believe him?"

Unfortunately, old Carter still pursed his lips and shook his head.

Cohen was helpless: “Okay, okay, I’ll leave the contract with you.

I have a small favor to ask, would you be willing to help me?"

Old Carter hesitated and asked, "What?"

"Where is your tool room? I want to borrow a shovel!"

Old Carter's face changed instantly.

(End of this chapter)