Shadow of the Beautiful World

It is said that the sons of Sangongmo killed each other, which is said to have been a tradition that has lasted for tens of thousands of years.

In every age, there will be a show of cannibalism staged, and in the countless cycles in the past, this cruel ritual has never stopped. Maybe there are demon children who have tried to rebel against Sannomiya, but so far, no one has succeeded.

But if there is strong oppression, there will inevitably be resistance under oppression.

Merlin was not willing to just become a half-demon controlled by power, and in front of him, the demon Anthony might not want to accept that result either, and he might have tried to resist.

But he failed.

Now he has become the carrier of Sangong magic power.

Under the catalysis and strengthening of the triple power seed, Anthony completed the demonization. From its more robust and brutal appearance, it can be seen that its degree of demonization is much higher than that of Mad Dog Morris.

The power of the devil flows in his body, just like Merlin's black mist will protect him when Merlin is dying, Anthony's power will also protect him from harm.

But it's not out of kindness.

This means that Anthony can't even commit suicide, even end his cursed life by himself.

He can only passively carry more and more dark power to live until one day, he is killed by another devil's son who seeks the door, or survives countless battles to the end, and becomes the trick of raising Gu by the Sangong Demon The last surviving Gu King.

This is a cruel game that cannot be stopped once it starts.

With the passage of time, fewer and fewer demon children survived the crazy self-hunting, but every surviving one is extremely dangerous. At that time, this cruel hunting will enter the final stage. stage.

Once that time comes, those demon sons who survived this cruel game will no longer be able to escape.

It's like putting two boats into the sea, even if the weather is calm, they will eventually approach each other and then, driven by Sannomiya's evil will, they will stab each other's knives and claws into each other's bodies amidst the treacherous laughter of the instigator middle.

Only the strongest, most cunning and vicious one can survive.

But what awaits the victor is the tragic fate of becoming Sannomiya's magic food.

I tried and I failed.

Anthony straightened his body. At this time, it looked like a devil muscular man filled with strong muscles. Although it still maintained a humanoid shape, the upper body of the inverted triangle looked weird no matter how you looked.

It stretched out its claws, and the five fingers on the claws were like five wiped daggers emitting a cold light. When they collided with each other, there was even the sound of metal clanging.

And the sharp energy used in the human form before is also wrapped around its claws. If it is gently scratched by this thing, even if it is wearing more reinforced armor, it will be easily caught into minced meat.

hum

Its four eyes stared at Merlin. At the next moment, this huge demon appeared behind Merlin at a speed that was indistinguishable to the naked eye. But let it stab empty.

No matter how much the sharpness of the claws was strengthened, Anthony's threat was minimized in the face of the wind of darkness, which he couldn't touch at all.

Maurice the Dog once said that Merlin was blessed.

The guy who succumbed to the darkness said that the Sangong Mo gave Merlin the most precious power, which is not an exaggeration. As long as the black mist can be activated normally, Merlin will not be afraid of any melee combat.

He will never be stabbed, nor will he bleed, but his enemies will.

swish

Merlin flipped his wrist, and the evil-slaying silver sword Vlad was like a poisonous snake looking for food, leaving a bloody wound on Anthony's chest.

He wrapped around Anthony's body like floating smoke, wrapped his magic power on the blade of the silver sword, and swung the sharp sword around the demon's body. In just a few seconds, the powerful demon was like Like being thrown into a lake of blood, the whole province is soaked in the blood that flows from open wounds.

The temperature of the black mist wrapped around the blade was extremely high, and Merlin seemed to be waving a sword of lava, causing burn marks on Anthony's ruptured wounds.

it hurts to see

Under the stimulation of pain, the demon let out a roar, and it frantically swung its claws. The sharp claws tore through the shackles of the smoke, and smashed on the walls on both sides of the alley.

It was like a sand castle built by a child on the beach and easily knocked down.

Between Anthony's roars, the walls on both sides of the dark alley seemed to have been demolished. They were easily torn apart, pushed down, and then ignited in Merlin's scorching smoke.

Two minutes later, the alley and the surrounding houses were engulfed in a sea of ​​tumbling flames.

Fortunately, during the hour that Merlin was waiting in the tavern, the residents of the neighborhood had already been evacuated in the name of an earthquake drill.

kuang

Under the light of the burning sea of ​​fire around him, the demon-like Anthony broke free from the shackles of Merlin's black mist, and its body flashed around the surroundings of the flames at an extremely fast speed, as if avoiding the silver in Merlin's hands in this way. The attack of the long sword.

Its speed is extremely fast, like an erratic shadow.

Although this demon has only killed 2 demon sons, the concept of power it has now is really outstanding. Sharpness, speed of sound and brute force, the combination of the three makes it one of the most dangerous Majin.

If it wasn't Merlin who came today, but a guy like Maurice the Dog, he would probably have his head cut off by Anthony's sharp claws between the two meetings.

The claws entwined with light are no longer sharp in the purely physical sense. It achieves a magical effect that breaks everything.

Facing Anthony who was flashing back and forth in the flames like a swift shadow, Merlin who was hovering in mid-air frowned slightly. He closed his eyes and spread the perception of darkness, like a net covering the earth. Same.

A few seconds later, Merlin raised his left hand abruptly, and with the infusion of magic power, another seal was activated in an instant.

Six runes shining with purple light appeared on the ground in front of Merlin. Almost at the same time as they appeared, Anthony, who was constantly flashing, also appeared at the same place.

kuang

With a dull bang, Anthony's feet stepped into the hexagonal area, as if being entangled by invisible chains at this moment, although it broke free from the shackles of this inferior seal the next moment, but The quick stop of speed also brought Merlin an excellent opportunity.

Almost at the moment when the light of the Asian seal shattered, a whistling sound of breaking wind came from behind Anthony.

Behind the demon, Merlin, holding a sword in one hand, spun forward and slashed a sword. His footsteps were unexpectedly light. During the nimble and handsome rotation, his arms and wrists kept waving in a small range, being injected with magic power. The silver Vlad blade is covered with a sharp invisible edge.

Sword Dance!

Merlin was not proficient at using the unique combat technique of the wolf school, but this did not hinder the power of this attack method combining magic power and swordsmanship.

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen open wounds appeared on the legs of the demon Anthony. The moment Merlin's sword dance was closed, the silver long sword flashed across its left leg, accompanied by The dull sound of the sword cutting into the cowhide, this fierce and precise attack cut off the tendon in the demon's leg at this moment, causing Anthony to be thrown in a panic in the next second. On the hot, smoke-filled ground.

swish

The moment Anthony got up, Merlin's figure appeared behind it like a phantom billowing in smoke. His left hand stuck to the dark red scales. There was a sound, and the Hidden Blade engraved with the rune of breaking the devil popped out of Merlin's cuff, piercing Anthony's tough skin at this moment, and at the same time piercing the violently beating heart of the devil.

As Merlin flipped his wrist, the devil's heart was completely shattered, and his deep voice also sounded in the ears of the stagnant devil:

My brother, your curse

it's over

puff

Merlin's Hidden Blade retracted, scorching blood spurted out from the Hidden Blade's wound with heart fragments, but it didn't stain Merlin's body.

At this moment, complex emotions appeared in the four eyes of the devil Anthony.

Pain, consternation, despair, anger, viciousness

But all these rapidly changing emotions disappeared after a few seconds. It struggled to stand up. The demonic body gave him enough vitality to prevent it from dying immediately when its heart was crushed. .

However, this is already the end of the battle.

Merlin put away the billowing black mist, and he stood quietly in front of the flames in front of Anthony, holding the sword in his right hand, his left hand hanging down, and drops of blood dripped from the Hidden Blade that was still full of blood. The burning flame twisted his shadow on the ground in front of him, like a coiled snake.

boom

Anthony fell to the ground.

Its body shrunk rapidly, and soon reverted to a human form, with a bloody hole in his chest.

He turned over with difficulty and lay down on the dusty ground. Around him, the burning ruins of several houses looked so miserable.

I tried to resist it and I failed.

He turned his head and looked at Merlin who was walking towards him. A miserable smile appeared on his pale face without a trace of blood. Amidst the crackling sound of burning flames, he said to Merlin:

I'm really not a bad person.

I know.

Merlin stuck the silver sword Vlad on the ground, and he half-kneeled beside Anthony. He said to the dying man:

I know you've been hiding here for the past few months, earning a living by singing, and just started dating a girl. I know that you're not a bad person. You don't want to hurt other people. It's not your fault.

Why?

Anthony looked at Merlin, and as he was dying, he asked:

Why me? Why, it chose me

There is no reason why the Sangongmo chose 'son'.

Merlin said softly:

It will arbitrarily impose its power on any mortal it can find. Those who can bear it will survive and become its sons, while those who cannot bear it will die on the spot.

how about you?

Anthony's voice deepened, as if drowsy, and he said:

And how did you get chosen?

Same as you, but slightly different.

Merlin says:

It said it gave me a choice and asked me if I would like to accept it, but before I could answer, it gave me that power, what a bastard.

Ha, what a bastard!

Anthony smiled weakly, opened his eyes with difficulty, and said to Merlin:

You're going to fight it, right? You're going to go to it and get revenge on it, right?

Um.

Merlin nodded and said:

I can't guarantee that I will walk in front of Sangong, but if there is such a day, I will give it a sword without hesitation!

Two Swords

Anthony struggled, he grabbed Merlin's hand, and he said:

And my sword again for me, spit it for me

I will!

Merlin earnestly promised:

Not only you, but also others, those we haven't seen, those we don't know, other people who were forcibly dragged into this fate, I will avenge you, this is my promise!

Thank you.

Anthony uttered two words with the last strength. The next moment, when the faint smile on his face froze, his body dissipated quickly before Merlin's eyes like ashes left by burning wood.

In the blink of an eye, a living person just disappeared, replaced by a pile of black embers.

And above the embers, a palm-sized ball emitting orange light was floating there. Its appearance was covered with various symbols. It looked extremely strange and mysterious, but it also exuded The warm light, like the lights that are still fluttering against the surrounding flames, seems to be tempting Merlin to touch it.

That's Anthony's last gift

It is also a deeper curse.

Merlin looked at the orange ball of light floating in front of his eyes, but he didn't immediately reach out to touch the remaining, sublimated power seed.

He pulled out his wand and cast a few water-calling spells on the burning flames around him. At the moment when the cool water fell from the sky in the form of rain, Merlin hooked his fingers again, and from the nearby ruins, the last two items left by Anthony Things are in hand.

A half worn black cowboy hat.

A broken guitar.

It was the last mark a fugitive left on the world.

Merlin patted the cowboy hat and put it on his head. He put the broken guitar behind his back, looked at the ashes under his feet that quickly dissipated in the rain, and said softly:

You're free, brother.

I have to keep going. This is our life, the never-ending road.

Merlin reached out and took off the glove on his left hand. Under the beating of the cold rain, he stretched his fingers towards the glowing orange light ball in front of him, and said:

Bless me in the sky.

And witness me.