Shadow of the Beautiful World

Merlin knew about the existence of the Millennium Covenant, or the Covenant of Armistice, long ago.

At that time, S.H.I.E.L.D. had not yet been established.

In the process of searching for the wrathful halberd, he peeked into the secrets of heaven and hell from the handbook left by the old Asgardian Randolph.

hell and heaven.

These two forces have been engaged in a nearly never-ending war in many dimensions since their birth.

But no matter how belligerent a demon is, no matter how fanatical an angel is, it is impossible to live in war forever.

Both of them need the short peace between the long war.

On the one hand, it is to restore the vitality of the soldiers of one's own side.

On the other hand, the two opposing organizations also need to take this little time to deal with the trivial things about the war that have been accumulated in the past 1,000 years.

The Lords of Hell refer to the few decades of peace in each millennium as tea time.

The angels of heaven call it Prayer Day.

The two sides will temporarily withdraw their troops during these decades, and those demons and angels who have no battle to fight will find time to play at other times.

For this reason, every time the Millennium Covenant comes, there will be a period of chaos in many worlds.

When S.H.I.E.L.D. was still in existence, Merlin's s.d.o.l.d. even made a plan for the truce period of the Millennium Covenant.

But unfortunately, with the sudden collapse of SHIELD, that unfinished plan has also become a moon in the water, a flower in the mirror.

From Damon, Merlin learned about the deep secrets of the Temped Armistice.

And now, in the human world, there is a group of guys who don't know the details and have colluded with the Lord of Hell, and they seem to be planning to use the defense mechanism of the armistice agreement to do some big things.

This means that a crisis is coming.

But fortunately, Merlin and his friends noticed the clues before the crisis happened.

They still have time to stop it.

or...

Take advantage of it.

There are opportunities in any crisis, it just depends on whether you are smart enough, sharp enough, and whether you can find it.

In the mechanical palace of the wasteland hell, that is, the doomsday crater, in the intelligent tower that has completed the transformation.

The sons of hell are in a meeting.

All members were summoned.

Merlin Riley, the army of the wasteland hell.

Queen of Limbo Liana Latympus.

A pair of rebellious sons and daughters of Maharaja Marduk.

The ghost knight Johnny Blazer who had just been resurrected and was still in a weak state.

Finally, there is a high-level mutant who has no sense of presence, the red devil Asazor, who is nicknamed the messenger.

Of course, this already emerging organization still has some alternate members.

For example, Nisha Makinos, the Patricide Grand Duke of the supreme family.

For example, Zha Kang who is stirring up wind and rain in the heterogeneous world on the east coast.

Another example is the current leader of Mechanic God, Icarus Riley.

Finally, Miss Magician Zatana Zatara.

The alternate members are either not strong enough or have not made enough contributions. Of course, from this point of view, Asazo does not seem to meet the conditions.

He is weak and has no outstanding performance.

But although it is embarrassing in all aspects, Asazo has indeed caught up with a good time.

They have a lot of experience!

He joined the Son of Hell when his strength was weak, and has been mixed up until now.

There is such a thing as seniority in any organization, and a group of half-demons are no exception.

At present, it can be determined that one or several hell lords are manipulating this matter behind the scenes.

In the conference room full of futuristic style, Dimon briefly introduced the current situation. He sat on Merlin's left and said in a deep voice:

My sister and I have analyzed that our father, Marduk, the Lord of Hell, is the biggest suspect...

The angel who died in this world entrusted the priest of the Mechanicus to hand over the silver of Judas, probably because he found some information when he was attacked.

After all, the connection between the Black Light Investment Company and the Mechanicus cannot be concealed from those who are interested.

After Damon finished speaking, he closed his mouth.

The other participants were silent, while Satana was sitting next to her brother, she lowered her head, her face was a little ugly.

Tell me.

Merlin leaned on the chair, playing with the deformed bullet in his hand, he said:

Speak out what you think, I need your wisdom now!

Damon just said that when the truce was agreed, neither demons nor angels could enter the truce zone set up by the two sides.

Johnny was the first to speak:

Even if the lord of hell is behind the scenes, they definitely can't do it themselves. We don't know how they plan to accomplish this, but what is certain is that they must have collaborators in the world.

We can stop this as long as we find the collaborator and snatch back the stolen Silver of Judas!

It's difficult.

Asazo, who was the weakest, didn't intend to speak at first, but facing Merlin's gaze, this cunning mutant swallowed his saliva. He searched and said:

Whether the Lord of Hell is crazy or not, they must have been planning for a long time to provoke an all-out war. Maybe the bullet in your hand is the last missing piece of Judas' silver.

right.

Merlin nodded and said:

So in theory, as long as this bullet stays in my hands, their plan will be difficult to realize... Silver of Judas, a mysterious item with a strong symbol, as long as it is missing a little bit, its power will be reduced. significantly lower.

A weapon made of 29 silver coins cannot kill an archangel...but brothers!

Merlin stood up, and under the gaze of others, he said:

Since such an important thing has fallen into our hands, we will be sorry for those dead angels if we don't make good use of it.

Ha, I knew it!

Liana was lying on the table with a look of salted fish.

As soon as Merlin finished speaking, she propped her chin with her hands and said carelessly:

He's definitely trying to find a way out of the fire, and I know him well, and he wants to turn a bad thing into a good thing for us again.

Don't interrupt me.

Merlin glared at Liana, who stuck out her tongue and closed her mouth.

She is not good at this kind of conspiracy.

So in this kind of meeting, she generally does not speak.

Johnny's words gave me some inspiration.

Merlin put his hands on the table and said:

The guy in the world who cooperates with the Lord of Hell must be found! Only by keeping an eye on him can we control the direction of the matter.

Only when we find that guy, can we know how this group of gangsters are planning to assassinate an archangel under the protection of the angel and demon legions.

This is almost an impossible task, but since they are performing, it means that they still have information that we don't know, which is very important!

With insufficient information, we are undoubtedly passive.

He threw the deformed bullet to Dimon, saying:

Damon, you and Johnny return to the world with this bullet, and 'fish' out the collaborator who is eager for the last piece of silver! I don't need to teach you how to do it...

It's a bit like a play, and we will evacuate after the task is completed.

Merlin warned:

I will personally be responsible for the tracking and inquiry.

Um.

Damon and Johnny nodded.

The two stood up and quickly left the conference room.

Liana, how many legions can Limbo use?

Merlin looked at the border queen who looked like a salted fish. The latter didn't bother to answer, she stretched out five fingers and shook them.

Because of the Resident Evil in Hell's Frontier some time ago, Liana deployed several legions on the border wall, and now she can only use 5 legions.

For a reserve hell lord, this is really embarrassing.

War in hell, well, mostly without strategy.

To put it simply, it is the quantitative battle between low-level demons, the surprise battle between high-level demons, and the conspiracy and containment between hell lords.

From this point of view, the power in Liana's hands is really too little.

But even so, it was much more powerful than Merlin's wasteland could use.

The wasteland controlled by Merlin is not barren compared to other hell dimensions, but the rules here are different from other hells, it will not be like other hells, where new demons are born continuously.

This place is a cage, and the demons under Merlin's command will die one by one.

This meant that Merlin would not be able to fight a quantitative battle without feeling sorry for him like other hell lords.

Let your army gather first.

Merlin said to Liana:

I hope we don't use them, but if we do need to use the Legion's power...

I know, I'll make them ready for battle.

The border queen straightened her body, frowned and said:

I don't feel sorry for them, but if you want to deal with a genuine hell lord, with only 5 legions, on such a battlefield, you will definitely not be able to make a splash.

That's true.

Merlin rubbed his forehead, and after a few seconds, he said to Liana:

Those demon-infected bodies that you threw outside the border...

They're even less useful, they don't listen to anyone at all.

Liana pouted, she said:

They are good cannon fodder, they are vicious enough, crazy enough, and there are enough numbers, but the problem is, once they are released, they are likely to counterattack us immediately.

Um.

Merlin narrowed his eyes and said:

Cannon fodder is also useful for cannon fodder. In short, you wait for my instructions.

Okay, I'll listen to you.

Liana also stood up and swayed out of the meeting room.

Azazzo, you...

Merlin looked at the Red Devil. He originally wanted the Red Devil to help Johnny and Damon, but Asazo's strength is really... well, let alone.

Merlin waved his hand, he sighed and said:

Forget it, go back to the world and wait for my order.

The uneasy Red Devil breathed a sigh of relief.

He is very self-aware of his power, like this time, he is not even qualified to be cannon fodder.

But that's fine too.

Although there is a feeling of being underestimated, at least he will not die in a muddle-headed manner.

Then I'm leaving, boss.

A Sazuo waved to Merlin with a low eyebrow, put his hands in his pockets, and left the conference room leisurely.

We can't let him go down like this anymore.

Merlin watched the Red Devil leave, and he said to himself:

I don't support idlers.

Merlin, I...

The last person in the conference room, Daemon's younger sister, Satana Hellstorm raised her head, she looked at Merlin, and she said:

Damon asked me to go back to my father's hell and find out the news for us.

No, don't go back.

Merlin shook his head, he said to Satana:

I know the troubles you and Damon are in. Now that the battle for the king of hell has begun, if you rush back now, you will definitely be detained there by Marduk.

He said:

He may force your devil blood to turn you into the most loyal hell devil king under his command... This is not what I want to see.

He reached out and patted Satana, who was a little uneasy, and said:

Sacrifice may be a tradition in hell, but it's not ours.

Useless sacrifices must be avoided. You just stay here and wait until I have collected the necessary information and made a plan.

Satana nodded.

She doesn't have much opinion.

In the past, Dimon was always in charge of thinking, and she was in charge of doing things.

Now that Damon is not here, she will obey Merlin's arrangement.

After all, Merlin is also a person who can make her feel at ease just like Damon.

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Every child of hell has this or that misfortune.

Whether it's Merlin whose life was completely ruined by Sangong, or the Black Heart Demon created by an experiment by Mephisto.

Or the brothers and sisters of Hellstorm who have to fight for the future now.

No child of hell lives a happy life.

In fact, on the day they are born in this seemingly glorious identity, they will bear fear and pain that ordinary people can't imagine.

What binds them is a heavier fate.

This requires them to do their best, and even humbly ask others for help, so that there is a slight possibility of crushing fate.

Luckily for Damon and Satana.

Those who walk with them don't need them to beg on their knees, nor do they need to offer everything, as the most humble lackeys.

Merlin is a good collaborator and leader. He is cunning and strong enough to perform many miracles by himself.

Most of all, he is generous with his friends.

In Manhattan at night, Johnny drove Damon on the streets of the night. The two of them had made a big circle around New York, but still no suspicious person appeared.

Damon looked gloomy, looking at the surrounding night.

This always calm, scheming half-demon is a little uneasy today.

His sister took risks for him, which made Damon really unable to calm down.

I thought about it...

While holding the front of the car, Johnny said to Damon behind him:

This bullet should not be delivered by us.

Huh? Why?

Asked by Dimon, Johnny replied:

It's a little too deliberate for the two of us to wander around like this. Maybe that mysterious hell partner is watching us.

We've got to get some unrelated guy to deliver the bullets, so maybe they can keep their vigilance down.

Moreover.

Johnny looked around and said:

Together, the two of us can almost walk sideways in this world... Which blind guy dares to snatch us?

Don't underestimate the world, Johnny.

Dimon said:

A person who dares to make a deal with the Maharaja of Hell is absolutely not inferior in strength. He or she must have absolute certainty to avoid the backlash of the Maharaja, so he or she dares to get involved in the muddy waters of the 'truce agreement'. inside.

However, what you said makes sense.

Dimon thought for a while, took out his mobile phone, and said:

I have an idea, pull over! I'll make a call.