Chapter 85: Beyond Pet Sematary...

Midnight…

Jojo, the Cullen family, and the Mikaelson family stood before the forest behind the Louis house.

"Let's go… we shall start our hunt."

Jojo's eyes darted across everyone present with him as he gave the order.

He was equipped with a revolver he borrowed from Jud, two axes, and an iron chain bound to his body, completely prepared for battle.

The others stood bare-handed, stating they were best when fighting with their fists. Only Freya and Hope carried daggers for close combat.

Puff~

With a puff of smoke and a fiery blaze, Jojo transformed into the Ghost Rider and started moving inside, with the others following closely behind.

Huff~ Huff~

Biffer jumped and turned into his flaming form, running wildly like a hunting dog chasing its prey.

All of them came to the front of the Pet Cemetery, but this time, many crows were tied to the crosses in the cemetery.

Crow… Crow…

Crow… Crow…

The crows were cawing and flapping their wings wildly, creating a scene that sent chills down their spines.

"Is this a village tradition?"

Marcel asked in a low voice, looking at the crows bound to the crosses.

"THIS CEMETERY IS PLACED AS A PROTECTION TO STOP EVIL SPIRITS FROM PASSING THROUGH,"

Ghost Rider responded while walking toward the blocked path.

"Can you fight it?"

Just as the Ghost Rider was about to step on the wooden blockage, he heard a girl's voice beside him. His foot halted, and he turned to look at the one who spoke.

"____"

"____"

"____"

Seeing the Ghost Rider come to a halt and look beside him where no one was, everyone narrowed their eyes, scanning the empty space.

Huff~

"NOT JUST FIGHT, GIRL… I'M GOING TO ERADICATE THEM TO THE POINT OF NO RETURN."

With a puff of smoke released from his mouth, the Ghost Rider answered the girl—who was none other than Ellie.

"Then will we be able to get our freedom back?"

A young man with short hair, who looked like he had recently had a military cut, stepped forward and asked the Ghost Rider with dull eyes and a hint of hope.

"____"

STARE~

"YEAH!..."

Listening to the young man's query, the Ghost Rider paused and looked at him with his hollow eyes for a few seconds before replying.

When the Ghost Rider's gaze fell on him, the young man felt a shiver run down his spirit, causing him to panic and take a few steps back.

Suddenly, many spirits started to appear around them, even Jud's wife standing among the crowd of spirits before him.

"Hey, kid… why did you stop suddenly and start talking to yourself?"

Klaus asked, stepping forward and addressing the Ghost Rider, who was talking to Ellie.

"He's talking to spirits…"

Before the Ghost Rider could answer, Alice spoke up, explaining to Klaus.

"You mean there's a ghost here? How many are there?"

Intrigued by the presence of ghosts, Klaus asked, curiosity piqued.

"MORE THAN YOU THINK."

As the Ghost Rider replied to Klaus, the flames on his body started to flicker restlessly, casting eerie light across the surroundings.

Everyone's eyes widened in surprise when they saw the spirits that surrounded them, which they hadn't been able to see moments before, now visible within the radius of the Ghost Rider's flames.

After everyone understood the spirits' presence, the Ghost Rider's fiery flames returned to normal.

"We will also help you as much as we can."

Stating their resolve, the ghosts of the victims began to vanish from the area where they had been moments ago.

BOOM~

With a powerful kick, the blockage made of mud, strong tree trunks, and stones was blasted away.

"FROM HERE ON, DON'T HESITATE TO KILL."

With a final warning, the Ghost Rider stepped onto the land beyond the Pet Cemetery.

THUD~

When the Ghost Rider's foot touched the dark, muddy ground, which was very wet, the trees from that point on looked eerie, with strange carvings and many animal masks nailed to them.

HISS~

The mud beneath the Ghost Rider's foot started to produce steam due to its water content.

Grrrrrr~

With a growling sound, many pets started to appear from the darkness after they walked deeper into the forest.

There were many different breeds of dogs, cats, pigs, horses, birds, and more, all eyeing them with murderous intent.

There were even wolves, rats, bears, monkeys, and a tiger among the animals circling them.

In the dark forest, the numerous eyes staring at them caused everyone to form a circle, facing each other's backs.

Roar~

With a roar, the tiger leaped toward Hope, who was standing beside Rosalie. Following the tiger, other animals also jumped in to launch their attack.

Reacting quickly, Rosalie pulled Hope aside, just in time to avoid the tiger's sharp claws.

Rosalie then punched the tiger straight in its nose, while Hope used her magic to blast it back through the woods.

Noticing all the animals attacking, everyone began their offensive.

Using their superhuman strength and speed, the Cullens and Mikaelson families started killing the animals with ease, tearing off their heads.

While killing, they noticed the blood in the bodies of the animals they had hunted was already cold and black.

With a swift motion, Jojo retrieved the iron chain from his jacket and swung it at the animals, which avoided him like he was a plague.

Cre~ Hiss~

Howl~ Bark~

When the Ghost Rider made his first move using his iron chain, which was burning with hellfire, it pierced through many animals, causing them to howl in pain.

Many turned to ashes before they knew what was happening.

The fight continued for five minutes, during which they killed more than 300 wild animals and birds, but the assault on them didn't seem to decrease.

Swish~

With the sound of air being pierced, many arrows and spears were launched at them from the bushes.

All of them dodged the surprise attack, while the sharp ends of the chains pierced through the bushes where the attack had been launched a second ago.

The two sharp-ended iron chains in Jojo's hands divided into many and attacked the bushes automatically, as if they were alive.

Ahhh... Ahhh...

Screams came from the bushes as the chain dragged out many people wearing animal masks.

Some had their hands pierced, others their legs, some bound and screaming in agony, inflicted by the hellfire.

"FINALLY SHOWING UP, HUH…"

Thud~

With a grin, Jojo lifted all the converted ones he captured into the air and smashed them into the ground.

When they hit the ground, their bodies turned into nothingness, as if they were never there.

Suddenly, an arrow pierced through the Ghost Rider's skull, right through his hollow eyes.

"Jojo!!!"

Seeing Jojo's skull being pierced by an arrow, Hope and Freya shouted in concern.

CRACK~ CRACK~

"DIDN'T I SAY COME OUT!!!"

RAAAAAAAAW~

Slowly pulling the arrow out of his skull, the Ghost Rider roared in anger, looking around.

As more arrows and spears were launched at him simultaneously, Ghost Rider commanded Biffer to attack.

Biffer advanced, tearing through the animals that were blocking his path.

Neigh~

With a firm grasp, the Ghost Rider took hold of the mane of a black horse that tried to kick him and jumped on top of it.

Thud... Thud... Thud... Thud...

Noticing that the Ghost Rider had claimed it, the horse started to buck wildly, trying to throw Jojo off.

Hellfire began to spread all over the horse, causing it to shake its body violently, the flames covering its entire form.

GAGAGAGAGA~

"HERE… HERE… LET'S MOVE FORWARD."

NEIGH~

Turning the horse into his own, the Ghost Rider started moving forward, laughing loudly while swinging his iron chain to clear his path.

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