Shadow of the Beautiful World

In the eyes of mortals, fear is invisible.

It is like an invisible ghost, entangled in the will and spirit of every life, like an ancient disease, which can only be cured temporarily, but cannot be eradicated.

But to some, fear can be measured.

As far as Merlin knew, in the center of the hell dimension, on the twilight spire near the throne of Satan, the princes of hell made a special magic instrument to standardize the fear spread by the princes in the world.

It is the stage for the battle of the kings of hell, and when the final moment comes, whoever spreads the most fear will be able to sit on the satanic throne.

Currently far ahead is the Lord of Hell, King of Fallen Angels, Lucifer.

Although Lucifer's previously planned human invasion was messed up by the Mechanicus, the demons who flew out of the crack still brought a lot of fear to the Maharaja.

However, Lucifer's lead is temporary.

At present, the hell lords have not really done anything, and the climax of the battle for the throne has not yet come.

Old mortals are waiting for a moment to come.

No one wants to be the first bird to be shot down by a good hunter.

The news that the battle for the supreme mage is about to start has reached their ears. The supreme mage, the coercive ancient one, has already begun to choose a successor, which means that the supreme mage's time is numbered.

After Gu Yi left, this battle for hegemony with the earth as the battlefield will truly enter the next stage.

The bayonet saw blood.

Maybe the winner will be decided in just a few months. In short, all the maharajas are now preparing their troops.

But they didn't know that when they focused all their attention on the wasteland hell and the children of hell, the other two seed players had quietly entered the arena in the action of trying their best to surround the children of hell.

This pool of water will soon be muddied.

And for a guy like Merlin, only when the water is muddied can he have a chance to make a comeback.

At this stage, everyone is waiting.

Under the deep sea, with the help of the manipulation of the sea water by the Abyss Ripper, Aum the Sea Breaker quietly left the deep sea under the siege of the evil Kraken. The big snake stayed in his sealed place and restrained himself the power of.

Seems to be submitting to Kraken's threats.

So, after hesitating for more than ten minutes, the abomination quietly went back to its lair under the sea.

This is a strategy of showing weakness.

Perhaps for a wise guy, this strategy is difficult to work, but for a not-so-intelligent beast, this method is very effective.

Judging from Kraken's reaction, as long as the big snake does not step out of the seal, it has no intention of fighting with the big snake.

The Beast is really deceiving, isn't it?

In the deserted temple, in the shadow behind the serpent, the phantom of the raven emerged from the burning orange flames, hovering above the ground with his hands behind his back as before.

He stood in the shadows, looked at the serpent set free on the sarcophagus, and said:

To be honest, don't you run away? With your current state, as long as Odin gets injured again, he can seal you again.

That brother of mine wouldn't do that.

Big Snake tidied his messy white hair slowly, he let out a chuckle mixed with coughing like an old man, he said:

Unless he can be ruthless and completely destroy the last part of Asgard, he knows very well that even if it is sealed again, it will not help.

What's more, the shattering of Asgard made me almost die, and Odin's divinity is also closely connected with that world, so he won't feel too bad about it. No one knows Odin better than me. , he looks reckless, but only looks.

Having said that, the big snake stopped.

The old man Kur turned his head, looked at Merlin, and said:

Of course, I suspect that the reason why Odin can sit back and watch me break the seal so calmly is more likely because he has a friend who is like a poisonous snake and gave him some rather weird 'suggestions'.

The poisonous snake is you, right? Your Excellency Merlin, how did you convince my younger brother to turn a blind eye to my threat?

Facing the big snake's questioning, Merlin shrugged and said:

Do you want to hear the truth, or lie?

Since Raven has spoken, I want to hear it.

Big Snake stood up leaning on a stick, he moved his body like an old man exercising, and said:

I've been sealed for thousands of years, it's too boring, I desperately want to chat with other people, even if it's a conspiracy to kill me, it doesn't matter.

Just think of it as satisfying the desire of a lonely old man.

It leaned against the pillar beside the sarcophagus and made a please gesture to Merlin, saying:

Come on, let me listen. Tell the false first, treat it as an appetizer, and then tell the truth, and serve a feast of lies.

Since the big snake is so magnanimous, Merlin also behaved quite calmly.

He said:

The lie is that Odin still believes in the prophecy of you and Thor. According to the prophecy, apart from destroying the world of Asgard, only Thor can really kill you.

If your breaking of the seal is inevitable, then instead of spending manpower and material resources to keep trying to seal you, it is better to hope that Thor can fulfill that prophecy and kill you once and for all.

whispering sound

The big snake let out a weird laugh.

it says:

Is that Odin's son? I don't see the possibility of him defeating me. I heard that he even lost his godhead. For an Asgardian, it is almost impossible for Thor to be powerful. All possibilities.

Then you'd better be careful.

Merlin says:

Thor is looking for another way, maybe he will surprise you.

Yeah?

The big snake blinked its eyes, but it didn't say anything more.

It signaled with its eyes that Merlin could tell the truth.

Then the truth is, I arranged all of this.

Lord Raven raised his finger, and outlined an active flame in the shadows, and the flame transformed into various forms at his fingertips.

Under the shining light, Merlin said softly:

You didn't need to intervene in that war, and Odin didn't need to worry about your breaking, even the breaking of Asgard. All of this was arranged by me.

My purpose is to trap you to death on the earth, so that you can absorb the fear of the people on earth

Do you know why I did this?

Merlin asked.

Why are you doing this?

Orochi repeated the question very cooperatively.

It looked at Merlin with piercing eyes. Although it said it didn't care, it really didn't feel good that everything was under the control of others.

It urgently needs to know why Merlin uses it to play tricks.

Only by knowing the reason can we take precautions.

Because of the battle of the king of hell.

Raven sighed, and said:

I have a small territory in hell, and I was forced to be involved in the battlefield of the king of hell, but the problem is that I have a little conflict with some hell kings, and I have done something to make them feel scary things

So now, all eyes of the immortal are on me.

Merlin looked at the big snake and said:

I need to disturb the situation and fish in troubled waters. You will help me accomplish all of this, and you will definitely divert the attention of those old immortals for me, stabilize the hatred, and win me the last time and space.

Why would I do that?

The big snake flicked its sharp nails and said:

I can ally with your enemies, kill you first!

Oh, my poor big snake, my poor Kool, it seems that the long-term seal has seriously damaged your intelligence, maybe I should make an appointment for a brain doctor for you.

Thor's a pretty good neurosurgeon now, how about I get your nephew to come and see for you? Maybe, a craniotomy or something.

Merlin sneered and sarcastically said:

The premise of forming an alliance is that there is no conflict of interest between you, and you have the same demands.

I dare to pull you into this battle for hegemony, and I am sure that you will never be friends with them, unless you are willing to remain weak, give up revenge on Odin and Asgard, and give up hatred

Do you want to?

The big snake had a gloomy face and said nothing.

Merlin also revealed the answer.

The form of the battle of the kings of hell lies in the power of the hell lords to spread fear to the earth. The old undead have given up the war and plan to play some artistic tricks, but you see that fear is your domain!

The more fears they provoke, the stronger you are. The best part is, as long as you are on Earth, whether you like it or not, your fear godhead will instinctively absorb those fears.

The harder they work, the farther they are from Satan's throne; the harder they work, the more they will push you to that throne.

Merlin clapped his hands and said:

The Lord of Hell is making clothes for you, my dear Kur, as long as those old immortals don't change the title of the hegemony battle, you will surely win and never lose. Who can bear this aggrieved situation?

It's very resentful to be so outrageous in taking away what others have worked so hard for.

Merlin shook his head and said:

Of course, I've told you the truth now. You can completely inform the Lords of Hell to modify the title of the Battle of Hegemony in advance, but the question is, Kur, will you give up this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to become stronger quickly?

Would you be so generous to help strangers who have nothing to do with you?

you will not!

Merlin said firmly:

You will only use them. You are the biggest winner of the king of hell's battle as scheduled. You will not give up the power you put into your mouth. You are a greedy guy. Besides, who doesn't want the throne of the king of hell? ?”

Facing Merlin's frank confession, Orochi wanted to say something, but in the end, he just moved his lips slightly and didn't say anything.

It defaults to this fact.

Welcome to the Battle of the King of Hell, Your Excellency Kule.

Merlin pretended to lean over, and when the figure dissipated, he said to the silent big snake:

I put all my treasures on you, you must win, my new friend

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While Merlin had a good chat with his new friends, Frank the silly dog ​​also made a new friend in the mysterious house.

Wow!

The black and white husky squatting by the fireplace called out to the same kind in front of it, and said:

Your clothes are cool, but they are a little dirty, why don't you change them?

Opposite Frank, squatting there, enjoying the warm flames, the somewhat lazy, unmotivated Soviet space dog Cosmo glanced at Frank.

It didn't move its mouth, and its Russian-sounding voice sounded in Frank's mind.

No, I refuse.

Why?

The silly dog ​​twitched his ears and said to the dog wearing a worn-out space suit:

Don't you think the smell from the dirty clothes is unpleasant?

well enough.

The space dog replied calmly:

The first few years were tough, but it will be fine later on. My mental power can seal off my senses. As long as I don't want to smell it, I will never smell it. Speaking of which, what's the matter with you?

Cosmo looked up at Frank, tilted his head, and said in surprise:

You don't look like an ordinary dog ​​either, do you have superpowers too?

hey-hey.

There was a humane smirk on Frank's dog's face. It raised its paw and put it in front of Cosmo's eyes. Under Cosmo's gaze, a yellow arc flashed on Frank's paw and began to swing quickly.

The movement entered a frequency that could not be caught by the naked eye in an instant, and the swiftly dancing dog paws danced 7 afterimages in front of Cosmo's eyes, each of which was lifelike.

Hey, that's what I'm capable of.

Frank wagged his tail and proudly circled Cosmo twice. He stuck out his tongue and said:

Isn't it cool? I gave myself a hero name. I call myself Lightning Dog, isn't it amazing?

Well, great.

The space dog nodded sincerely, and it stuck out its tongue and said:

It's a very unique ability, but that's it. The blood sugar in your body is depleted too fast. When you run at full speed, you may last for a few minutes at most. After you are exhausted to death, any cat can bully you.

Hey! That's not a good word, brother.

Frank knew that what the space dog said was true, but it was unwilling to admit defeat just because of its good face.

It wagged its tail and stared at the lazy Cosmo.

The latter had just returned to Earth, and was thinking about whether to go back to his hometown in Ukraine to see, and he didn't have much thought of arguing with Frank.

This gesture of ignorance made Frank very angry. He felt that he was underestimated, so the next second, the bad dog bit Cosmo's tail, which was a small revenge.

Aw!

The whole body of the space dog that was hit hard jumped up from the ground. It grinned and stared back at the silly dog ​​who attacked it. The latter taunted Cosmo with a wink, and then planned to escape at the speed of light.

But at the moment it started, a tyrannical mental force hit Shagou's body like a heavy punch.

That mental power is terrifying.

The whole body of the silly dog ​​that was hit by this blow flew up in the air, and hit the wall of the mysterious house like a shell, breaking both of the silly dog's legs on the spot.

In the sound of the silly dog ​​whining and screaming, his eyes were full of anger, and the space dog in the spacesuit shook his bitten tail, planning to rush up and teach the silly dog ​​a good lesson.

This guy thinks he can do whatever he wants with a little power?

ridiculous!

Having stayed with the collector for decades, Cosmo has long been familiar with the control of his own psychic power, silly dog, maybe it will become a terrible opponent when it becomes familiar with the speed force in the future.

But now, it is just a rookie in the super dog business.

Cuckoo! Help!

The silly dog ​​with a broken leg was lying on the bricks and yelling, but Mr. Gu Gu, who was lying on the railing on the second floor, raised his hand to cover his eyes, wagging his tail and barking softly.

that means

You're a full-fledged super-powered dog

Solve the troubles you caused yourself!

Or get a beating.

Anyway, the silly dog's skin has become itchy recently, and his tail will go up to the sky with a little ability, so he should be educated severely.