Shadow of the Beautiful World

On the desolate cage planet, Merlin and Pietro are hiding in an underground cave. The environment here is also very bad, there is no water, and even the air is full of desolation and despair.

But at least it is much better than the world that has been completely covered by quicksand above the surface. The volume of this world is much smaller than that of the earth. According to Merlin's observation, the area of ​​this world may only be twice the size of North America, which is outright small world.

And after there was no wind and sand attack, Beowulf changed back to the previous self-cultivating trench coat obediently. Merlin plucked his broken hair, took out the chair from his pocket, sat at the entrance and exit of the cave, and Icarus's lens In the wind and sand, these little guys made by Winston had a very difficult time moving, and the pictures they took were also very blurry.

Merlin's consciousness is still connected to Victor, the spirit of the raven flying over the cage planet at an extremely fast speed. After his strength has grown to this point, the spiritual connection between him and Victor has been greatly expanded. As long as the magic power can support it, Victor can almost fly around the whole world leisurely.

What the hell is a hive?

Behind Merlin, the bare-chested Kuaiyin shook off the gravel in his clothes, and asked with an unhappy face:

I just heard Crystal mention it a few times, it seems scary?

That's the tyrant of a foreigner. You can understand it as a weaker evil god who doesn't have many special abilities.

At the same time, Merlin maintained Victor's link and watched the images uploaded by the glasses lenses. This was not a heavy burden for him, so he answered Quicksilver's question.

More than 3,000 years ago, the hive was exiled to this world. I guess there was still life in this world at that time, but now, look, there is only a desert of despair left here.

It ate all the living things in this world?

Quicksilver put on his clothes and sat cross-legged next to Merlin in the posture of a curious baby. He glanced back at the crystal placed on the other side of the cave. The beautiful girl who made his heart throbbing seemed to be asleep. It was as full of vitality as before, but the sleeping crystal also had a quieter temperament.

Eat it not.

Merlin says:

As far as I know, the hive doesn't have the habit of cannibalism, but you can understand it that way. Anyway, it has lived for more than 3,000 years, and it must have been plundering life. As for the way of plundering, I don't think you would like to see it with your own eyes. of.

You seem to know a lot?

Pietro brushed his cool silver-gray hair, looked at Merlin, and said:

What the hell do you do?

This is a secret.

Merlin glanced at Quicksilver, and he said:

I don't know much, basically I heard it from other people, and I doubt that even if it is a foreign person, they don't know everything about the hive. These rumors may be a little bit wrong. After all, 3000 years have passed. A lot of stories have been turned into legends and legends have been turned into myths in 2019. It's terrible

As if he was deliberately scaring the young Kuaiyin, he said slowly:

Also, I have something to tell you, Kid Quicksilver. The hive won't parasitize aliens, so if we encounter that guy, the crystal is not in danger, but you and I will be used as food by it, um, look You are so tender and delicious, maybe it will eat you first, and then eat me.

whispering sound.

Kuaiyin curled his lips in disdain, and said:

Do you think I will be scared? And even if I meet it, I can run. You are definitely not as fast as me.

hehe

Merlin flicked his fingers on the black bracelet on his wrist, and he said:

That's not necessarily true.

Probably panicked by Merlin's sinister tone, Kuaiyin couldn't help but say:

This world is so big, maybe we can find a safe place, I mean, far away from that evil god.

If only it were that simple.

Merlin's expression became more serious, and he said softly:

It is said that the hive can survive as a parasite. If the legend is true, it means that it can appear in many corners of the world at the same time. I even doubt that it is in the air around us, looking at us , waiting for the opportunity not to move!

Merlin suddenly yelled, causing Kuaiyin, who was looking around, to freeze in place.

The young man remained motionless. He watched as Merlin stretched out his hand, manipulating the drifting black mist, and squeezed something out of his silver-gray hair.

It was a weird bug, so tiny that it couldn't be seen with the naked eye. Merlin barely managed to capture its figure by relying on his spirit vision and Icarus' visual magnification. The internally lit flame burns clean.

I'm not sure if that bug is a hive, but it can't stay here.

Merlin stood up, and a ray of scorching hellfire rubbed his skin and flowed all over his body, like a bath of flames. In front of him, Kuaiyin also went through a baptism of flames. The young man finally knew this. It was Merlin who was helping him sterilize, but the beating of the scorching flame still made him feel horrified.

At the moment when the flames of hell dissipated, Merlin said to Quicksilver with a serious expression:

Bring the crystal, let's go!

ha!

In the long yellow sand, Ms. Diana, who covered her face with a face towel to block the wind and sand, swung her war sword and split the strange bones crawling out of the desert in front of her.

Like the lasso of mantra on her belt, the long sword in the hands of the demigod is nothing extraordinary.

The ancient Greek long sword in her hand is named Sword of Vulcan. The divine power in Diana's body extends, and this sharp blade can also be covered with flame-like energy.

In the sandstorm that covered the sky and the sun, Diana slashed and slashed among the resurgent bones with standard slashes, but all the bones she felled would be ignited by the scorching divine power, turning into balls of ashes that drifted with the wind .

These dead bones are not threatening, even if Diana stands still and let them attack, they can't hurt the demigoddess, but the real problem is not these fragile dead bones, but the weird guys hiding in the wind and sand.

It's like a phantom that goes with you like a shadow.

When Diana fell into this world, she felt an indescribable evil consciousness watching her.

This is the intuition of the demigod, which has saved Diana many times in previous battles.

Diana held a sword and shield and stood among the yellow sand flying all over the sky. She looked around vigilantly, not sure if it was an auditory hallucination, she even heard a deep, vague laughter.

Evil thing!

The demigod is no stranger to this situation. When she entered the human world for the first time in World War I to fight against her evil brother, Ares, the god of war among the Greek gods, she also Experienced very similar scenarios.

She knew how to protect herself against such a hiding bastard.

The demigod hung the Vulcan sword on her waist and carried the divine power shield behind her back. She raised her arms, and in the wind and sand, she forcibly collided the silver bracelets on her arms together.

boom

The brilliance of divine power, that blue, lightning-like brilliance burst out from the sparks colliding with the silver bracelets, just like Merlin burning parasites with the fire of hell, dancing here, violently, with strong In the swaying of the lightning flame of purifying power, the invisible parasites on Diana's body surface were also swept away in the energy washing.

The explosion of the demigod's divine power was very powerful. Dancing lightning rushed into the sky, scattered the swirling dust, and as the heavy sand fell back to the ground, the haze in this desert was briefly dispelled.

The hive is terrifying, it can parasitize any life at will, but this does not mean that its evil ability can also work against a true demigod.

Woohoo

At the moment when the dust cleared, Diana heard the neighing of a raven in a trance. When she raised her head, she saw a strange, huge raven whose body was made of dark red energy. It was folding its wings and landing. On the rocks of the desert before her eyes.

This is a spirit body!

It's really rare that such a pure spirit body can still be seen in this damn, barren world.

Although in the eyes of some mortals, the raven means unknown, but Ms. Diana likes this kind of life that symbolizes courage. The spirit raven tilted its head and looked at her, as if identifying her identity.

Diana took a step forward wearing a sword and shield. She looked at the beautiful spirit body in front of her, every feather was like a ruby, and she stretched out her hand, trying to touch it.

But the next moment, a sound that made Diana gnash her teeth came from Raven's mouth.

Hey, don't touch my bird, ma'am, it doesn't like being touched by strangers.

It's you! Thief!

As a half body, Diana's memory is very, very good. She clearly remembers every guy who provoked her. The moment Merlin's voice sounded, Diana punched the spirit raven in front of her.

Victor let out an innocent cry, flapped his wings, and dodged the demigod's punch.

The cry seemed to say

Why do you vent your grievances on me?

Calm down, Lady Diana.

Through Victor's eyes, Merlin finally confirmed that the fallen demigod in front of him was indeed the Greek Valkyrie who was sent to the moon by Cuckoo a year ago.

Alas, this world is big and small, and there are so many people on the earth, why did she just throw her into this world?

The things between us can be discussed later, I mean we can talk slowly after returning to Earth.

Merlin's voice was transmitted to the demigod's ears through the raven, and he said in a low tone:

You feel it too, right? The guy hiding in the wind and sand

Um.

Diana is not reckless. She has experienced many battles and already knows that when necessary, she needs to let go of her inner prejudices and cooperate with others.

She said to the raven in front of her eyes:

It's very annoying, like a complete villain, only knows to hide in the dark and peep. It can control some parasites, hide in the sand and attack others, it is very small, almost invisible, I suspect that kind of bug is Its carrier, but those bugs have no effect on me, you have to be careful.

I also discovered this, Crystal and Quicksilver are with me, ma'am, follow Victor, it will bring you to me, I have something to discuss with you.

Say it.

Ms. Diana stepped forward and followed the raven in front of her at an extremely fast speed, running in the endless desert of ruins. Even in the violent running, her tone was still calm. She asked:

What's the matter? Are you planning to find a way to leave?

No, leaving here is just a small problem.

Merlin said to Diana in a spiritual way:

What I'm worried about is that Crystal is the princess of the Inhuman Dynasty, Pietro also has a sister who is said to be powerful, and I have a lot of friends, they will definitely find a way to find us, I mean, they Unaware of the threats lurking in this world, and the Hive already knows we exist, and I fear it will set a trap for it.

Ah, you are all looking for, and you are all concerned.

Diana snorted strangely in anticipation:

As long as I'm a poor loner, well, I admit, what you said makes sense, so what are you going to do?

Let's meet and talk.

Merlin replied:

I think a demigod should have more than just muscles. I mean, in the current situation, I also need your wisdom, Ms. Diana.

Diana didn't answer any more. In this barren desert world, she quickly rushed to Merlin's position with her sword and shield on her back. Under the dim sunlight, her figure was pulled long.

Behind her, the crushed sandstorm rolled up again, like an invisible phantom in the desert.

It may not be as powerful as the enemies Merlin has faced, but it undoubtedly has its own way of survival and its own deadly force.

It takes waiting, patience, patient waiting.

On the other side, on the earth, two hours have passed since the disappearance of the four Merlins. The people who came later transferred the Black Stone to an uninhabited island outside the English Channel. Those who take it back.

Merlin's representative was Dimon, and no one else appeared. And the reporter Clark who rushed over after receiving the news, he was still wearing a work suit and glasses, apparently on leave.

Clark stood next to Wanda, opposite Wanda was Black Bolt and Medusa, and the big dog Tetanus.

There are not many people, but they are all elite.

So, you actually have a way to reopen this stone?

The mutant Wanda looked at Queen Medusa with conspicuous hair, and she said:

What's over there on the rock?

A barren, hopeless place.

Queen Medusa and Black Bat King exchanged glances and replied:

The black stone is opened by the frequency of energy vibration. My majesty can open it, but not everyone can pass. The infection of the hive is fatal to both aliens and ordinary people, so the fewer people who pass by, the better. The stronger the better.

You are not going to kill the hive. That is almost impossible. You have to bring them back from that world as quickly as possible. The longer you delay, the more dangerous they will be.

I'll go.

Clark reached out to take off his black-rimmed glasses, and said:

My bloodline is special. I don't think that hive can infect me.

I'll go too, my brother is over there.

The female mutant Wanda stepped forward, and she said:

I also have enough ability to protect myself and help you.

The hive's control over aliens is incomprehensible, so we can't go there, so I'm asking you two.

Queen Medusa reached out and patted her long hair that reached her heels. She glanced at the tetanus behind her and said:

Tetanus can teleport several people. It will go with you, find them, and bring them back as quickly as possible.

etc!

Dimon reached out and stopped:

That dog is also a stranger, right? It will also be controlled by that hive. It's too risky, like going to die.

Rubbing his chin, the half-demon said:

Let's leave this task to our people.