Shadow of the Beautiful World

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Merlin pushed open the bathroom door and walked out of the mysterious room.

He put the bag of things in his hand on the table, turned around and poured himself a glass of water, but when he turned around, he saw that Gu Gu's upper body had already got into the pocket, as if he was rummaging for something .

Cuckoo! You can't eat this.

Merlin hurriedly hugged Gugu, and the Yuan Devourer had already picked up a cup made of a demon skull in its mouth. It seemed to like this thing very much. When Merlin tried to snatch the skull cup from Gugu's mouth, He was struck mercilessly by Cuckoo.

The sharp cat's claws scratched Merlin's arms, but every time the claws caught in the tumbling black mist.

Fury's lesson from the past is still there, and Merlin doesn't want to be scratched by the weird thing attached to Goo's paw.

Alright alright.

Merlin hugged Gu Gu's body with both hands, and let Gu Gu's claws swing wildly in the air. He looked at the stubbornness in the stupid cat's eyes, and said:

This is yours.

He put the Devouring Beast on the ground, and Gu Gu glanced back at him, with a smug glint in the cat's eyes, then quickly picked up his own skull cup and rushed up the stairs.

That gadget with black magic will probably be its cat food bowl in the future.

After chasing away the troublesome Goo-gu, Merlin sat on the chair, opened the pocket, took out the contents one by one, and put them on the table in front of him.

These Liana's private collections all have a strong demonic style, most of which are made of skulls or weird crystal gems, filled with uncomfortable dark power, almost every thing is sealed with a or Quite a few tormented souls.

Demons have a tradition of preserving the souls of their slain enemies. On the one hand, these souls are delicious food in the eyes of demons, which can greatly nourish the violent souls of demons. On the other hand, this cruel The method can also demonstrate the powerful power of the demons.

In a place like hell where the jungle preys on the weak, there is always no way out for a low-key person. If a demon wants to rise, he must step forward on the corpse of the enemy.

Merlin picked among those magical objects, and finally took out a simple lantern. He infused the lantern with magic power, and the lamp was quickly lit. It emitted a dark green light, and the strange light came Not only was the darkness dispelled, Merlin also saw something invisible to the naked eye from the light.

This thing can dispel illusions and illuminate ghosts that are invisible to the human eye. It is useful for finding hidden evil spirits. It is very good for those new agents.

Merlin nodded in satisfaction, turned off the lamp, and put it in his pocket.

He put the rest of the stuff back into the bag and set it aside.

The rest are for Raven.

He picked up the black magic books that Liana gave him. These books all recorded the black magic that Bellacus was good at. Although orthodox wizards hate everything related to demons, these forbidden knowledge from hell , in their view is also very valuable.

Well, after I learn it, I can use them to go to the Magic Congress to exchange for something.

Merlin leaned leisurely on the sofa and opened a black magic book. He looked at the weird and distorted characters on the page, and said:

Fortunately, I learned some demonic language before. Well, it looks like a magic that frightens the mind, is it a fear curse?

He put down the book and looked at the other books in front of him:

Discussion and Advanced Use of Soul Stone, um, this seems to be a tutorial for making soul stones. There is another one, let me read Death in the Flames of Hell, the name is weird, oh, It turned out to be a sacrificial spell that summons the fire of hell to burn the body and soul of the enemy, a powerful black magic.

How to Subdue the Higher Succubus, this book is interesting, I guess, Mandy must not like the knowledge in this book.

On 7 Ways to Use the Doomsday Curse

Merlin looked at the magic book with a purple cover and a strange texture in his hand. He opened it casually. This book recorded how to quietly release the powerful curse of doom on the enemy, and the curse of doom, a high-level black magic. Mana models and detailed descriptions of casting spells.

It's another 5 spells. After Liana's work is done, I will definitely get more black magic. Maybe I will become a master of black magic.

Merlin said softly:

For wizards, knowledge is indeed power.

He quickly immersed himself in the learning of taboo knowledge. Although these black magics were cumbersome and complicated, they were much simpler than Merlin's unprogressive super-level spells.

At the moment when the sun was rising the next day, Merlin roughly understood the principle of the Doomsday Curse. This thing gathers the magic power of the caster and uses the enemy itself as the coordinates for summoning a powerful demon like the Doomsday Guard. When used with special rune stones , the doomguard summoned from hell will break through the space under the stimulation of magic power and appear directly at the enemy's position.

This kind of strong demon has a violent personality. After it appears, it will instinctively lock the nearest life around it, and then start to slaughter crazily until it is killed, or the magic power of the rune stone is exhausted, and the demon is sent back to hell.

In short, this magic is very consistent with the viciousness and cruelty of black wizards, and it is released silently. The caster can also control the time when the spell erupts according to the amount of magic power. It's just perfect for killing people.

The production of rune stones is a bit difficult.

Merlin turned the pages of the book, he frowned and said:

It requires high alchemy attainments, but you can try it when you are free.

The doomsday curse is very advanced black magic.

Raven's voice suddenly appeared behind Merlin. She was still wearing her pajamas intertwined with stars and moons, but she had already finished washing.

She stood behind Merlin, looked at the book in Merlin's hand, and after a while, she said:

The method of making rune stones recorded in this book is too cumbersome, and it can be simplified by at least one-third of the process. Do you want to learn black magic? Why don't you ask me? I can teach you all of these.

I'm just changing my mind, Raven.

Merlin said softly:

Hogarth's ancient body is too complicated. Those obscure knowledge give me a headache. I have to try the simple mode occasionally. Everything you want is there.

Merlin pointed to the bag on the table and said to his sister:

12 demon items, Gu Gu snatched one, I can't stop it.

Ruiwen nodded, she didn't seem to care about the spoils snatched by Googu. She walked to the table and looked at the magical objects in the bag. After a while, a smile appeared on Ruiwen's face, and she said:

Very good. In this way, the dark magic branch items of the ritual are enough. Now we only need to find the same amount of white magic items.

ceremony?

Merlin stopped reading the book, and he asked:

What are you doing? Trying to unseal your seal?

No, I can't untie it.

Ruiwen said frankly:

The rank of this seal is too high, I can't do anything about it, but I can make a contract ceremony.

Ruiwen grabbed the bag and said to Merlin:

Summon a high-ranking demon or devil to come over and force it to sign a contract with me, and then I can borrow the power of that high-ranking demon when I am sealed, at least so that I can have some self-protection before the seal is lifted .”

Sign a contract with hell creatures.

Merlin's expression was a bit ugly, he said:

Isn't this a bit too risky? You already have the magic power of Sangong in your body, and if you rashly accept the magic power of other demons, will it cause conflict?

Will not.

Raven explained:

Of course I won't be so stupid as to sign an equal contract with it that affects each other. What I want is a master-servant contract that unilaterally manipulates it. The magic power of Sangong is sealed. There will be no conflicts at present. After the seal is lifted, I can completely give up this contract, of course, I am only responsible for summoning, and now I can't beat a high-ranking demon.

She turned to look at Merlin, and suddenly there was an awkward smile on that little face that was always expressionless. This smile gave Merlin a bad feeling.

He put down the book and said to Raven:

Don't look at me, I can't beat a high-level demon or devil.

Don't be afraid.

Raven says:

The sacred objects I collected will weaken it, and I will carefully choose the contract object to ensure that you can definitely defeat it. Don't you want to help me? Brother

I don't suggest you use demonic powers, and I don't think your idea is a good idea, Riven.

Merlin said seriously:

I will protect you until your seal is released, you don't have to be so anxious at all.

But I hate the feeling of being weak! It makes me feel so insecure that there's nothing in my body.

Ruiwen walked up to Merlin, the first time she took the initiative to grab Merlin's hand, she imitated Lorna and said to Merlin:

Just help me this once, brother, please.

Meilin looked at the pleading on Ruiwen's face, although she knew that the girl was pretending to be so pitiful, but it was still difficult for Meilin to refuse her.

All right.

Merlin put the book in his hand into his pocket, and said:

But I also have demands

Before your seal is lifted, live like a real 12-year-old kid, okay? Raven, I'm not trying to make things difficult for you, I just want you to know that there is nothing in this world other than going to hell and chasing down demons In addition to single-minded revenge, there is another way of life, another way of life that is simpler and does not need to worry about, and does not need to eat and sleep in the open.

He stretched out his hand, stroked Ruiwen's hair, and said softly:

I just hope, you can find a life in this home that you haven't had for the last 12 years.

I just hope that you will no longer be displaced in this life, my sister.

Raven looked into Merlin's eyes, and she really wanted to tell Merlin that he was so childish. But in the end, she didn't say this, but nodded slightly, and she said:

Let me try it.

Well, that's nice.

Merlin smiled, looked at the clock on the wall, and said to Raven:

Go and wake up Lorna. Let's go to Elsa's to have a meal first, and wait for Eric to come back. Then, I will send you to Xavier Gifted Youth Academy.

Ten minutes later, Merlin's car stopped on the street of the House of Blood. He opened the car door, followed by two little girls.

Lorna didn't resist going to school. She was carrying a small bag in her hand, humming cheerfully, while Rui Wen had an indifferent expression on her face. She was also carrying a small bag, but there was no joy on her face at all. .

Huh? The door hasn't opened yet at this o'clock?

Merlin looked at the House of Blood with the closed door in front of him, he frowned and said:

It shouldn't be.

There's a strange smell in the house, Merlin.

Raven's little nose moved, and she said to Merlin:

A breath of cold, something is wrong.'

alohora! (Unlocking Curse)

Merlin reached out and tapped on the door lock of the House of Blood. With the release of the Unlocking Curse, seven different locks at the door operated simultaneously. After a few clicks, the closed door opened.

Merlin drew out his wand, and he turned to the two girls behind him and said:

You stay here, don't come in.

After finishing speaking, he walked quickly into the dead and silent house of blood. When he approached the stairs, the cold power even condensed into substance, like clouds of cold fog floating around.

Elsa

Merlin gritted his teeth and rushed up the stairs quickly.

He had a bad guess in his mind

In the snowy mountain canyon that day, Elsa was also within the range of the energy explosion, and she was also hit by the impact, but Merlin kept ignoring her, probably because Elsa always looked very healthy on weekdays. Coupled with her profound and long-standing family inheritance, Merlin subconsciously felt that nothing would happen to this girl.

But now it happened.

Don't let anything happen!

With this idea surging in Merlin's heart, he walked forward with a little difficulty in the corridor that was completely frozen in front of him.

That cold force made the second floor look like a glacier overflowing with cold air, making it a little difficult for Merlin to atomize.

boom

Merlin used the Shattering Curse to break the door that had been completely sealed in ice, and he walked into Elsa's bedroom amidst the fragments of the broken door.

Miss Xueshi, who had always been full of energy, was sitting in front of the dressing table, still maintaining the gesture of writing a letter with a pen, but her body was completely covered in ice, like a beautiful ice sculpture.

Merlin stepped forward, and he looked at Elsa. In the spirit vision, Elsa's body temperature was frighteningly low, but she was still alive, which made Merlin heave a sigh of relief.

He stretched out his hand, carefully breaking off the ice on the surface of the frozen Elsa's body, and then picked her up. When Elsa was picked up from the chair, something fell at Merlin's feet.

It was a frozen gold pocket watch with beautiful patterns and a silver chain, and on that pocket watch was an unfinished note.

Merlin picked up the pocket watch, and he looked at the note, which read in Elsa's handwriting:

You should have a magic pocket watch worthy of your status. This is my birthday present to you. Thank you for taking care of me for such a long time, Merlin Riley, I

The half-written blessing has an ugly scratch at the end of the sentence, which should be caused by Elsa's sudden freezing.

It is now April 2002, three months before Merlin's birthday, but she has already prepared presents in advance.

Merlin held the cold pocket watch, he closed his eyes, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.

Your gift is wonderful.

Merlin put the pocket watch into his pocket, and he said to Elsa who still maintained a gentle smile on his face:

I will thank you in person and hold on, Elsa, you will recover soon.