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Chapter 197 - Chapter 197: The Darkhold's Retrieval

Vision left the office, and Wanda was still sleeping peacefully.

Sebastian picked up Wanda gently and put her on the bed in the lounge inside his office, then stood up and closed the door of the lounge quietly.

Sebastian had already learned the exact location of the Darkhold during the divination.

If you want to fight against Chthon successfully, you must understand his power thoroughly, so Sebastian is not going to let the Darkhold spread outside where others could misuse it. He plans to keep the Darkhold in his hands for study. Only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win every battle.

Roxxon Power Station.

Sebastian walked out of the portal and looked at the members of Coulson's team who were looking at him in surprise, and Robbie Reyes, who obviously possessed the power of the authority of hellfire. Sebastian turned his head to look at Eli Morrow who was confronting them, and the other four evil spirits standing behind him menacingly.

The situation here seemed to differ significantly from what Sebastian remembered from the original timeline, but he was not surprised by the result. Compared to the original history, S.H.I.E.L.D. still existed, under Nick Fury's control, and Hydra had been almost completely eliminated by S.H.I.E.L.D., which had already changed many things.

Coulson and the others knew Sebastian well, so when they saw him arrive, they almost all smiled with relief.

Sebastian looked at them, nodded and smiled in return, then looked at Eli Morrow and the four evil spirits behind him. With a slight extension of his magical sense, he detected the location of the Darkhold immediately.

For a top-level magician like Sebastian, the Darkhold at such close range was like a lamp shining brightly in the dead of night; it would be difficult not to detect it. Although Eli Morrow used some scientific methods to block the Darkhold's magical signature, using scientific methods to block magical items was ridiculous in itself, let alone the Darkhold, the very source of dark magic.

With a squeeze of his right hand, the wand appeared. Sebastian waved it slightly, and a device behind him suddenly exploded with a burst of sparks. A book, completely black in color, with a twisted blood-red mirrored number [6] on the cover, flew out and landed in Sebastian's hands under the astonished gaze of the crowd. It was the Darkhold!

As soon as he held the Darkhold in his hands, Sebastian immediately felt the negative emotions and dark side deep in his heart rapidly magnified and amplified. At the same time, he also felt that the power of the black magic he mastered was enhanced to an extremely astonishing degree when holding the Darkhold.

Obviously, the Darkhold in the hands of a trained magician is completely different from that in the hands of an ordinary person.

The corrupting influence of the Darkhold is extremely powerful. Sebastian felt that except for himself and Wanda, who had a close relationship with Chthon, everyone else in Hogwarts would immediately fall into darkness if they came into contact with the Darkhold.

Taking a deep breath to center himself, suppressing all the negative emotions and dark side in his heart, Sebastian flipped his wrist, and the Darkhold disappeared from his hand and was put into the storage bag safely.

Seeing the Darkhold vanish into Sebastian's hands, Coulson and the others said nothing in protest. However, Eli Morrow and the four evil spirits, reacting quickly with rage, pounced upon Sebastian.

Needless to say, the four evil spirits possessed ordinary demonic abilities. It was Eli Morrow who surprised Sebastian. He possessed a power akin to creation, akin to black magic, bordering on supernatural powers. It was truly remarkable for a human. Clearly, Eli Morrow had gained some of the corrupting power from the Darkhold.

However, in front of Sebastian, it was still far from sufficient.

"Expecto Patronus!"

A brilliant flash of white light appeared, and a crow composed entirely of white mist materialized before Sebastian. It circled the four evil spirits gracefully, swirling slightly and instantly annihilating them, purifying them completely and making them vanish from the spot. Simultaneously, the mist-like crow radiated purifying light, knocking Eli Morrow back forcefully, completely purging him of the Darkhold's corrupting power and eliminating his special abilities. It then circled Sebastian protectively and slowly dissipated.

"I have purified his power completely. The rest is up to you."

Sebastian was about to turn and leave through a portal, but just then, Coulson stepped forward and said, "Mr. Shaw, are you here on behalf of the Avengers or the Illuminati?"

Hearing Coulson's pointed question, Sebastian turned and said clearly, "Neither the Avengers nor the Illuminati. I am acting solely on my own behalf for this matter."

"If that is the case, then please hand over the that dark book to me. Trust us to keep it safe from those who would misuse it."

"Coulson, you do not even understand the true name of this book or its nature. How can I trust you to keep it safe? And why would I give it to you when you cannot protect it?"

Coulson took another step forward and was about to continue trying to persuade Sebastian when Eli Morrow lying on the ground suddenly pulled out a dagger from his belt and lunged at Coulson's exposed back.

But at that critical moment, Sebastian suddenly attacked. A red light shot out from the tip of Sebastian's wand, striking Eli Morrow squarely in the chest, sending him flying backward. He slammed hard against the wall behind him and passed out unconscious.

Seeing the dagger drop at his feet with a clatter, Coulson immediately said to Sebastian, "Mr. Shaw, thank you so much for saving me."

"It is okay, you are welcome... Also, I know what Fury is thinking about the Illuminati. Please tell him that his suspicions and concerns are unfounded. As for the Darkhold, I will take it with me."

With that said, Coulson said no more in protest.

In his heart, Coulson did not think the Illuminati were a bad organization at all. He even felt that with the Illuminati existing, humanity would have powerful allies with the Inhumans and Atlantis, and that the Illuminati could become a hub for communication and dialogue between humanity, the Inhumans, and Atlantis.

However, Fury clearly did not see it that way. He was more skeptical and cautious by nature, rather than blindly believing like Coulson tended to do.

Nodding to Coulson and the others in farewell, Sebastian prepared to leave, but as he turned away, he suddenly felt the boiling aura of hellfire behind him growing stronger.

Turning his head, he saw Robbie Reyes gradually burning with intense hellfire, transforming into Ghost Rider!

Ghost Rider, so it seems the Spirit of Vengeance has left Johnny and found a new host.

Slowly walking towards Sebastian with purpose, Ghost Rider ignored Coulson and the others' calls and yanked off his chains. His skeletal hand, burning with intense hellfire, gripped the chains tightly. The chains immediately coated themselves with a layer of hellfire, dragging on the ground and leaving a charred trail of flames in their wake.

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