hotmtlnovel Chapter 3668 Evil Force (6)
Chapter 3668 Evil Force (6)
Chapter 3668: Evil Force (VI)
Schiller hung up the phone, picked up the coffee cup to hide his expression, but in fact he cursed Mephisto in his heart, "You pretend to be me, and you pretend to be me, and you don't charge me? !
Isn't it said that the devil is greedy? You have spent all your generosity in your thousands of years on me, right?!
Schiller knew that Stark was anxious, but anxiety was his daily life. He didn't want to come to see the doctor, and Schiller couldn't catch him. Mephisto actually managed to enter his laboratory, which proved that Stark wanted to receive treatment. With such a big dog in front of you, how could you resist not charging? !
Mephisto, your top priority now is to get your ass off your position as the King of Hell. You are the one who has lost all the devils!
Schiller sighed in his heart, but there was nothing he could do. Through Danny's narration, he found that Mephisto was a person who did not like to resort to violence. He generally did not take reckless attacks, but preferred to use his brain and cheat people to make them cooperate with him.
He knew that he could not defeat the Sorcerer Supreme on Earth, so whenever he was exposed, he would escape faster than anyone else, and he was very good at throwing the blame on others, so he could almost always escape unscathed.
And he is indeed very cunning. As far as Schiller knows, the Sanctum Sanctorum has not gained much advantage from him. Johnny's three trips to the Sanctum Sanctorum a day are not in vain. Perhaps it is because he gives Strange too much headache that Strange chooses him as the villain.
In this case, Mephisto has a very obvious weakness, that is, as long as there is a loophole in the contract and the contract is torn up, he has no other way to deal with it. At least he will definitely not use force against you. He will most likely admit defeat and then look for another opportunity next time.
Schiller thought about the contents of the contract again. Although it stipulated that Mephisto could act, it did not stipulate a certain box office, or how the film must be shot. So he could start from this aspect.
However, Schiller would not bury the entire series of movies just to expel Mephisto. Although he did not want to be a big star, he still had to promote magic and the magic school. This plan could not be abolished because of anyone.
The only solution is that some force majeure occurs and Mephisto cannot act in the movie. Then the director can only come forward and refuse him to act. If the director does not let him act, he has no choice.
Because it was this director who directed such a popular movie. If the director refused to give in and Strange had to choose between the two, he would definitely choose the director. If Mephisto insisted on not backing down, the two parties would have to tear each other apart, and Mephisto didn't want to confront Strange on Earth, so he had to give in in the end.
But now the problem is back to square one, that is, Schiller can't find Chris now. He suspects that Mephisto may have taken people to the dimension of hell, so he can only deal with Mephisto first. But how to deal with Mephisto?
Schiller was thinking hard, and Danny was drinking coffee beside him. Suddenly, Schiller had an idea, and he said, "Has anyone ever expelled Mephisto?"
"I haven't heard of that," Danny replied, "Oh, wait. The Spirit of Vengeance in me is the last person to defeat Mephisto."
"How did he do it?"
Danny briefly told the story of Kyle, the spirit of vengeance. Anyway, Kyle did something that moved the angels, and the angels snatched his soul from Mephisto. But in the end, he did not return to the human world, but became a spirit of vengeance to judge the sinners in this world.
As expected, as in most settings, angels and demons are irreconcilable. But the problem is that angels in the American comic world are not completely righteous. Their operating mechanism is not much different from that of demons. They are both dimensional demons and need to rely on faith to survive. So it is unwise to summon angels to deal with Mephisto.
"Can the power of angels overcome the devil?" asked Schiller.
"It doesn't seem like there's any restraint." Danny thought for a moment and replied, "Mephisto doesn't want to clash with angels because they're troublesome."
"Troublesome?"
"Yes. After all, Christianity is all over the world, and the power of faith of those angels is ridiculous. Mephisto cannot outlast them. Moreover, humans have already formed a preconceived notion that angels are righteous, so when they fight, people will support the angels. This will make them more powerful, and Mephisto, as a devil defeated by the angels, will be despised by people, making it even more difficult for him to spread faith. He may think this is a losing business, so he usually doesn't do this."
Schiller had some understanding. What Danny said was a bit confusing, but in fact, when angels and demons fight, no matter whether they win or lose, the angels always have the advantage.
Because when normal people see the church expelling the devil, they will only support the church. If the church wins, they think the church is powerful, and if the church loses, they sympathize with the church. On the contrary, if the devil wins, people will not think he is powerful, but will only think he is too evil; and if the devil loses, he will be despised even more.
Even though the church is not that powerful now, there are too many believers. Mephisto is unwilling to confront them head-on, and usually avoids anything with the aura of angels. This is the truth of why the church can expel demons: it is not that the holy water cross can cause any harm to demons of Mephisto's level, but that the other party does not want to cause trouble.
Schiller felt that it was not necessarily because the angels had such a strong deterrent power, but mainly because the Supreme Mage was taking sides. Because the other side had many followers, if you wanted to mess with them, it would be troublesome if so many followers had any problems. The Supreme Mage would always stand on the side of the majority of humans, and naturally would not let the devil mess around. As long as the other side could not beat the Supreme Mage, they would have to keep their tail between their legs.
Although Schiller did not want to attract the attention of the angels, he felt that he could still use the power of the church. So he said, "Don't worry, I need to contact the church. I have a few friends in the Vatican who should be able to help me."
Danny immediately looked at him with admiration, then asked nervously, "What do you need me to do?"
"I need to go back to Europe. You need to stay here and keep an eye on Mephisto. If anything happens that might be related to him, notify me immediately."
"Okay." Danny nodded and drank his coffee.
Schiller really needs to go to Europe. Most of the churches in New York are Protestant churches. There are some Catholic churches, but they are branches of branches. If you really want to talk about the power of the church, you have to go to the Vatican.
Fortunately, Schiller had an official identity, he was a researcher at All Souls College. Almost everyone in the circle knew that All Souls College was a place for studying mysticism, so it was not surprising for him to visit a church organization.
Schiller bought the earliest flight ticket and flew to Italy as quickly as possible, then applied to visit the Vatican. After getting permission, he first went to meet the cardinal and stated his purpose.
The other party also took Mephisto's appearance very seriously. After their introduction, Schiller knew that although the Catholic Church had caused a lot of trouble in the past, at a certain period, they did make a great contribution to resisting the invasion of the devil. Kamar-Taj also gave them some face.
In the days when the Supreme Sorcerer was not that powerful and the Earth's magic defense network was not that perfect, each religion actually took on a part of the task of fighting against foreign enemies. And Mephisto, a traditional Western devil, was naturally dealt with by the Western traditional religions. This was their responsibility. In other words, only with the existence of a great enemy like Mephisto could the church have enough power. Even for this power, they couldn't just take the money and do nothing. They had to at least make some achievements to show their role to the Supreme Sorcerer.
In their opinion, the words of a researcher from the All Souls Academy were very worthy of attention, especially since the other party had also visited the United States for a field trip. If it was true that Mephisto had made some moves, then they would naturally have to do something to deal with the great enemy they had been dealing with for thousands of years.
For this reason, Schiller had to stay for two more days, because he had to explain the cause and effect of the matter clearly, and he also had to cooperate with the other party's researchers in research and exchange information with each other.
Although Schiller's knowledge of the occult was not very good, he was too familiar with Strange and knew a lot of inside information, so he did not reveal the truth during the communication. The other party also notified the church in New York, saying that he could provide help to Schiller when necessary, and let him take away many holy objects and taught him how to make holy water.
After finishing the business in the Vatican, Schiller prepared to leave for New York. But before he boarded the plane, he received a call from Danny.
"Doctor! Something happened. Mephisto seems to have made a move! My brother and I are already rushing to the scene. When will you be back?"
There was some noise coming from Danny's end. Schiller listened carefully but didn't hear any sirens, which made him feel relieved. He asked, "Don't worry, tell me clearly, what's going on?"
"Someone witnessed a demon near a nursing home outside New York. The person in charge of the nursing home posted a message on the Internet asking for help, hoping to find someone to exorcise the demon. After we came to this area, the Spirit of Vengeance did sense the devil's breath here. My brother and I are investigating..."
"Wait." Schiller said doubtfully, "Sanatorium?"
"Yes. The Spirit of Vengeance told me that the devil likes places like mental hospitals and sanatoriums because the people there are mentally fragile and are particularly susceptible to temptation. I'm afraid Mephisto wants to replenish his strength here. We are worried that someone may have been possessed by him. But we are not good at exorcism rituals. It would be great if you could come back soon!"
Schiller interrupted him and asked, "Which sanatorium?"
"Uh, let me see, it's called... Arkham Sanatorium!"
Schiller: Buchau