Chapter 427 Slums

"... Regarding the damage caused to the city center, the Avengers and Stark Industries have stated that they will properly handle the issue of compensation. The damaged building will also be regarded as the property of Stark Industries and a new one will be built on top of the original ruins. New building, but some nearby residents still protested against Stark Industries' guarantee and launched a demonstration in front of Stark Industries..."

In a dark, messy room.

An old television was playing the latest reports about the New York City area.

"The Avengers ruined my life, my job, I had a steady income working in this building, but it was because of Iron Man and his weird accomplices that everything was ruined!"

At the parade site, reporters conducted interviews with people marching.

Reporter: "However, according to Stark Industries' statement, they have compensated for the losses and even promised to provide unemployment funds to the building employees who suffered losses."

Interviewee: “…”

Interviewee: "Well, maybe the Avengers made compensation, but it's far from enough. I have three children to raise, which is a big burden. My life is very difficult, and the Avengers made it possible. A hard life has become more difficult. I need Stark Industries to compensate me for a stable job and follow-up compensation. Don't think those unemployment funds are enough. They are far from enough. The Avengers are superheroes and they should be more generous. !”

Reporter: "Sorry, ma'am, what was your previous responsibility in the building?"

Interviewee: "What does this have to do with my job? The Avengers made mistakes and they must be responsible for them. This is the right given to me by the government. Everything I do is not only for myself, but also for the United States." ,for freedom……"

"Exclusive report, according to the intelligence of on-site witnesses, Spider-Man was also involved in the battle in the New York City building, and Spider-Man was responsible for most of the collapse of the building. I recommend that the New York City Government sue Let this wall-climbing pest pay compensation for the collapse!”

On the blurry TV screen, J. Jonah Jameson, the editor-in-chief of the Daily Bugle, was making a so-called exclusive report on the collapsed building in the center of New York City with a righteous expression.

But in the dim room, Chang Emil's skinny face, illuminated by the light of the TV, looked a little ferocious.

During this time in New York, the plan did not go as smoothly as Chang Emil had originally expected.

His purpose in coming to New York is to find the power that can subvert Wakanda.

I originally thought that with the power from the [Scarab], I could travel unimpeded in New York City, but I was very unlucky and got into big trouble as soon as I arrived.

"Ghost Rider!"

Thinking of what he had experienced during this period of hiding while being tracked by Ghost Rider, a look of hatred flashed in Chang Emil's muddy eyes, but he thought of the [Eye of Judgment] that the other party had used before that almost killed him. , deep in his heart, Chang Emil subconsciously felt a hint of fear.

The terrifying power of burning souls, even with the power of the high priest [Scarab] as protection, Chang Emil was not willing to bear the second soul trial.

With a wave of his hand, the image of J. Jonah Jameson chattering on the TV disappeared.

Chang Emil touched the conspicuous claw marks on his face and stepped forward to open the door to the room.

The dazzling sunlight outside the door made Chang Emil squint his eyes subconsciously.

In order to escape the pursuit of the Ghost Rider, Chang Emil deliberately chose the slums of Queens as a hiding place. This is one of the poorest areas in New York. Due to its terrain, it has not been included in the city's tap water and sewer system. This means that even in prosperous New York City, most residents here still live a daily life. A life of poverty where one has to fetch water from outside.

Due to the evil caused by poverty, more than 60% of the people in Queens are social defaulters or even criminals.

Even during the day, few people dare to come to Queens.

Walking through this slum area with the "pit of the city", the unemployed homeless people around them all looked at Chang Emil with fear.

This skinny old black man confirmed his authority on the first day he came to Queens.

The evil means of manipulating insects are the power of the devil.

Ignoring the gazes of these homeless people, Chang Emil walked through the streets of Queens and arrived at the slums of Brooklyn bordering it.

After this period of escape, Chang Emil has roughly figured out the actions of the Ghost Rider. This burning skeleton will not appear during the day. Only when night falls, this burning skeleton will appear. He will drive his motorcycle through the streets of New York to follow his trail.

Walking in the slums of Brooklyn, the scene here is no different from the Queens where Chang Emil hid before. The dirty environment, skinny homeless people, and tattooed gang members almost make up the entire slum. scenery.

Glancing coldly at these guys with numb eyes, Chang Emil walked for a while in the slums and finally stopped in front of a pub covered with graffiti and garbage.

"Fuck you!"

"Haha, give me a drink..."

"...Do you know what you are doing, B..."

Pushing open the door of the tavern, a lot of noise and curses immediately poured into Chang Emil's ears.

Ignoring the noisy situation in the tavern, Chang Emil went straight to the bar of the tavern. He looked at the man at the bar who was constantly wiping the wine glass. His eyes glanced at the conspicuous scar on his face, and he reached out and knocked on the bar a few times. .

"Why do you always come here during the day?"

Attracted by the sound of knocking, the man stopped wiping the cup, raised his head and glanced at Emil Chang in front of him, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows: "Obviously the busiest time here is at night."

"I have my own reasons."

Without explaining his situation, Chang Emil looked up at the man on the other side of the bar and reminded him in a cold voice: "Rather than this, I hope you can tell me and prepare what I want. Ok?"

As the only tavern in the slums, it sells more than just alcohol. A large number of gang members living in the slums also use this place as a place to trade stolen goods. At the same time, the tavern owner also sells some prohibited items part-time.

"What you want is not cheap. In fact, it took me a lot of effort to find a little bit of the remains of this thing."

After hearing Chang Emil's words, the man pointed the wine glass he was wiping in his hand and said deliberately.

"As long as you can give me something, money is not an issue."

Faced with the man's meaningful words, the expression on Chang Emil's skinny face did not change at all. He reached into his pocket and took out a large amount of banknotes, and placed them on the bar counter under the man's greedy gaze.

As Chang Emil said, money is no difficulty for him who has mastered the power of [Scarab].

"You wait."

Can't wait to put the banknotes in front of him into his arms, the man turned his head and gave a warning to everyone in the tavern with a fierce look, then turned and walked towards the kitchen at the back of the tavern.

A few minutes later, the man came out of the back kitchen and handed a hideous-looking object to Chang Emil.

After taking the item handed by the man, Chang Emil immediately put it away impatiently, and at the same time subconsciously touched the mark of the [Scarab Seal] on the back of his hand.

"Although I don't know what your purpose is for asking for this thing, I must tell you that it is getting more and more difficult to collect this thing. I spent a lot of effort to get this piece from a gang. He got it in his hand, and the other party originally wanted to implant this thing into his body..."

His eyes swept over the withered face of Chang Emil in front of him, and then paused for a moment on the conspicuous claw marks on his face. The man couldn't help but said in a tone of obvious regret.

"I can give you more money."

After hearing the man's words, Chang Emil paused his palm that was resting on the [Scarab Seal], frowned and spoke.

“This is no longer a question of more money and less money.”

Hearing Emil Chang's words, the man suppressed the greed in his eyes and shook his head even more regretfully: "This thing is already difficult to acquire. After the New York War, although there were a large number of wreckage scattered all over the city center, most of them were It has been jointly collected by the government and Stark Industries. What is currently circulating in the black market is only those fish that have slipped through the net that are not eye-catching or lucky. I know a guy who was responsible for handling some alien wreckage, although later The work was ruined, but some things were still left in his hands, but the guy kept a close eye on the remains in his hands, and no one knew where they were hidden."

"Tell me who that guy is?"

After hearing the information revealed by the man, Chang Emil subconsciously asked.

Alien wreckage, this is something Chang Emil came into contact with accidentally. He found that the high priest in the [Scarab Seal] seemed to be very interested in these wreckage, so in order to please the high priest, he began to look for these wreckage everywhere. Battle the remains of dead aliens in New York and offer them to the High Priest to gain greater power.

"Vulture, I know that guy's nickname."

Facing the gaze cast by Emil Shangchang, the man's heart tightened, and he subconsciously revealed the information he knew.

"Vulture."

Listening to the information he got from the man's mouth, Chang Emil couldn't help but lower his head and muttered to himself.

However, before he could pursue the vulture's question further, the huge roar of a motorcycle suddenly sounded outside the tavern.

boom--

Driving a motorcycle and rushing into the tavern, Johnny Blaze looked at Emil Chang in front of the bar and said with a cold expression: "Finally I found you."

"Ghost Rider, why are you here!"

Seeing Johnny Blaze or Ghost Rider appearing in the tavern, Chang Emil looked stunned.

In order to avoid the pursuit of Ghost Rider, he has always kept his whereabouts quite hidden.

"Your hiding methods have indeed caused me a lot of trouble, but you have obviously ignored the people around you."

Faced with Chang Emil's question, Johnny Blaze gave an unabashed answer.

Ghost Rider's obvious reminder made Chang Emil react instantly. He turned to look at the bar and saw the man's sneaky figure trying to escape.

"You betrayed me!"

Seeing this scene, the expression on Chang Emil's face suddenly became distorted.

He did not expect that the person who would eventually expose his whereabouts would be this little person in front of him who he had never cared about.

"I just made a deal. After all, it's just a deal between us, and the deal in front of us is obviously our last deal."

Facing Chang Emil's angry gaze, the man couldn't help but twist his lips into a forced smile.

Such a far-fetched reason naturally could not appease the angry Emil Chang. He looked at the man in front of him and said with a distorted expression: "In that case, how about we make the last deal, with your My life is the price, as compensation for your betrayal of me!"

The mark of [Scarab Seal] on the back of his hand flashed red. Chang Emil raised his palm, and a large number of dark scarabs emerged from his body, making a sharp scream and rushing towards the man.

Wow!

Just before his eyes, the scarab was about to devour and bite the man behind the bar.

With the dragging sound of the iron chain, a long iron chain shot out in the direction of Johnny Blaze, wrapped around the man's waist and rescued him.

"Get out of the tavern quickly, the next battle is not something you can participate in."

Johnny Blaze loosened the chain that was wrapped around the man and wrapped it around his body again. Johnny Blaze looked at Chang Emil in front of him, and bits of hellfire wrapped around his body, burning his flesh and blood in the blink of an eye. At the end, it turned into a skeletal figure wrapped in flames.

In fact, Chang Amir's inference is somewhat wrong.

It's not that the Ghost Rider can't come out during the day, he just can't appear under the sun. After all, the Ghost Rider's power comes from Mephisto's contract, which is theoretically a demonic power, so he is afraid of the power of the sun. You cannot use the power of hellfire at will under the sun.

"Ah, ah, Ghost Rider..."

Everything that happened in the tavern, as well as Johnny Blaze's transformation, instantly caused everyone to scream and scramble to escape from the scene.

Looking at these escaping figures, the hellfire in the Ghost Rider's empty eyes jumped. He looked at Chang Emil in front of him, opened and closed his skull mouth and let out a hoarse voice: "Get ready to be judged by me again." ?"