Shadow of the Beautiful World

Under the castle in Limbo, in the basement filled with energy.

With a flick of Qin's fingers, a leaping flame was like a snake, jumping and wrapping around the docile demon servant in front of her.

Liana is the Queen of the Frontier, ruling a wacky hellish dimension that requires many servants in her castle.

So the loyal mechanical attendant Black Sir selected a batch of handsome demons for Her Majesty the Queen.

Although these guys are already very handsome in the eyes of their compatriots, in the eyes of humans like Qin, these demons are actually no different from other demons wandering around the border of hell.

Just like in the eyes of the locals, all foreigners look the same.

To human eyes, all demons look alike.

Busy to appease Qin who fused the phoenix fragments, she doesn't pay much attention to these trivial matters on weekdays.

But the problem was that the demon servant who appeared in front of her today felt different.

The keen phoenix force was telling her that there was something wrong with this seemingly normal demon.

Who are you?

Qin asked coldly.

Without much hesitation, she spread her spiritual power and informed Liana.

The demon trapped by her didn't panic. The border queen might appear next moment, but the moment it completed its silent infiltration, its mission was completed.

I sent a warning on behalf of my evil master and the mighty daughter of the Phoenix.

The demon didn't care about the fiery snake spinning around him, and said sharply:

Daughter of the Phoenix, when you were far away from your hometown and fought for a glimmer of hope for your own survival, your lover has already fallen into danger.

But these 'friends' of yours are deliberately hiding the news and don't want to tell you.

The demon let out a shrill laugh, and said:

They'll still say it's for your own good, but...

Shut up! Offal!

Liana, who flashed out in the red light, held the soul slayer sword, and slashed the chattering infiltrator to death.

The demon's head was chopped off from the neck, and in the scorching, sulfur-smelling blood, it fell to the ground, rolled a few times, and landed right at Liana's feet.

On the face of the blood-stained demon, there was still a strange smile, as if mocking the fatal negligence of the children of hell.

Hide her anywhere...

Why hide in hell?

Here, there are many big villains waiting for the opportunity to appear all the time, and then taking the opportunity to fan the flames.

Snapped

The border queen raised her foot and crushed the demon's head with her black combat boots. Annoyance shone in her eyes. She raised her head and looked at Qin in front of her.

When she met Phoenix Girl's questioning eyes, Liana suddenly felt a little nervous.

The things that Mei Lin had instructed Wan Qian had gone wrong in the end.

Is it true what it says?

Jean looked at Liana, and she asked:

Summers in danger?

I have no idea.

Liana put away the soul slayer sword, she spread her hands and said to Qin:

I haven't been to this world for a while...I have no idea what happened there, but I can ask Merlin for you.

Ask then, ask now.

There was nervousness on Qin's face, and under the unstable mood, the power of the phoenix in her body was also beating more violently, like clusters of fire lights flickering around her body.

Under Qin's gaze, the Phoenix Force that had begun to merge with her also focused on Liana. The seemingly substantial pressure made the Queen of the Frontier feel as if she was being suppressed by a mountain on her shoulders.

She seemed to be facing the former Bellacus, no, the pressure was ten times greater than that of the chaotic believer.

I'm going to ask now, you calm down first.

Liana opened the portal, intending to stall for time.

She didn't know what happened to Cyclops Summers in the real world, but instinct told her that it was best not to stimulate the already unstable Jean now.

But Liana's small thoughts were punctured the next moment.

swish

With a light hook of Qin's finger, the ring on Liana's finger was twitched by an invisible force and fell into her hand.

Why don't you use a ring?

Phoenix girl looked at Liana, she said:

I've seen you connect with a ring...

The border queen was speechless, she could only watch Qin put the ring to her mouth.

A flame flashed on the ring, and under the action of ancient power, the communication that only the children of hell could activate was activated.

Liana?

Merlin's steady voice came from the ring, and he said:

What's the matter? I'm a little busy now.

Merlin, it's me.

Qin said softly:

Summers, are you all right?

On the other side of the ring communication, Merlin, who was searching for the missing Cyclops aura on the outskirts of Jersey City, stopped at this moment.

A trace of sadness flashed in his eyes.

Jean knows about Cyclops' disappearance...

What she shouldn't know is that there must be something wrong with Liana.

He... disappeared.

Merlin hesitated for a while, but in the end he didn't choose to hide the news.

He said to Qin on the other side of the ring very calmly:

In the past few days, some problems have occurred in this world. Ororo got into trouble. In order to protect her, Summers chased the malicious bastard alone, and disappeared last night.

I've found signs of Summers, and I'm going to rescue him, Jean... I don't know where you got the news from.

But I believe that with your wisdom, you should know what those people who told you the news were thinking.

Merlin raised his head, and he looked at the beam of light that suddenly burst out on the coastline of another section of the city. He said:

Someone is trying to interfere with your efforts.

Someone has made you the target of a conspiracy. They are trying to turn you into a dangerous weapon. You shouldn't be leaving Limbo now.

Trust me, Jean, no matter what happens, I'll take care of it.

In the castle on the edge of hell, Jean Gray took a deep breath, she glanced at Liana, she said:

Good! I trust you, Merlin.

But please get Summers out, if something happens to him, I'm afraid...

I can understand.

Merlin suppressed the growing uneasiness in his heart, and said to Qin in a gentle tone:

I'll make sure he's safe, and now give the ring to Liana...I want to talk to her about something.

Qin obediently handed the ring to Liana beside her.

Phoenix Girl glanced at the demon corpse in front of her, took a deep breath, and tried her best to suppress the uneasiness and tension in her heart.

She returned to the energy circle in the basement, closed her eyes again, and tried to suppress the restless Phoenix Force.

The border queen looked at Qin worriedly. She held the ring and disappeared into the basement. On the edge of the border land of hell, Liana reappeared. She said to the ring in her hand with guilt:

I'm sorry, Merlin, it's all my fault, I...

There's no point in discussing mistakes now, Liana.

Merlin flashed in the sky above Jersey City. He looked at the forest by the sea where a high-energy battle was erupting. As he rushed to that place, he said to Liana in a cold tone:

Do you now know who is interfering with us?

Hard to say.

Liana says:

The aura of the infiltrator demon just now is very messy, it seems to come from Mephisto, but it doesn't seem to be, it still has the smell of Satan's hell...

It's messy anyway, and it will take me time to figure out where it came from.

The problem is, there may not be time.

Merlin said in a deep voice:

The current situation is getting more and more complicated, Hydra, Skrull, and the Lord of Hell... A storm has blown, and what's worse, I failed to stop it the moment it was born it.

This means that the probability of Qin losing control will greatly increase...

Merlin said to Liana:

The defensive measures I asked you to do before, are you done?

Um.

The border queen also realized the seriousness of the problem. She looked at the location of her castle and said:

It's been done. When necessary, we can send her to any hell.

good!

Merlin says:

I'll leave it to you over there, wait for my news.

After speaking, Merlin hung up the communication, and he said to Icarus:

Contact Clark and Thor and let them come over as quickly as possible.

Notify the Magic Congress again, I need them to arrange an energy defense barrier on the sea in Jersey City, the sooner the better, the bigger the better.

Merlin, are you worried that Qin will lose control?

Icarus asked:

Summers is down there, if you save him...

That's the problem, Icarus.

In Merlin's spiritual perception, in an abandoned forest hut on the outskirts of the high-energy fluctuations constantly erupting in the forest below, Merlin captured a breath of life very similar to Cyclops.

He disappeared in mid-air and said to Icarus:

I'm not sure...

The unease that was beating wildly inside me was telling me that I had to prepare for the worst.

In the next second, Merlin's figure appeared in the abandoned hut.

The dirty ground was covered with blood, and the clown had already run away without a trace.

Cyclops Summers, covered in scars all over his body, was hung from the beams, like a prisoner who had just been sentenced.

puff

At the moment of appearance, Merlin's beating black mist fingers pierced Summers' abdomen like a scalpel, and pulled out a small bomb whose countdown was almost over while dripping with blood.

He clasped his fingers tightly, and the bomb exploded in his palm, and was tightly wrapped by the black mist.

little tricks!

The first risk factor, get rid of it!

Merlin cut off the rope hanging Cyclops, and manipulated the gravity to levitate the unconscious and seriously injured person by his side.

The next second, the abandoned house was torn open by the returning Winter Soldier with its sharp claws, and another sharp claw entwined with scorching breath fiercely stabbed Summers beside Merlin.

But just before the sharp claws came, Merlin took a step forward and slapped the Winter Soldier's heart with the cane in his hand like a warhammer.

A seal of Alder with the greatest magic power shattered, and the terrifying air shook like a heavy cannon fired.

In the thunderous vibration of the air, the Winter Soldier was thrown backwards like a shell fired from the blow.

The second risk factor, ruled out!

Behind the Winter Soldier flying upside down, the Destroyer cannons on the arms of the half-kneeling Iron Man have been fully charged.

Tony did not pass up this perfect opportunity.

Amidst his roar, the terrifying energy pillars spewed out from the nozzles of both arms crazily, pulling the Winter Soldier who was flying in the air and had nowhere to dodge into the scorching energy light cannon.

But the beam of light engulfed the Winter Soldier's body, but it was still spraying towards the direction of the collapsed tree house while the firepower was dissipating.

swish

The red hell barrier opened in Merlin's hands.

In the chaotic dimension, the expressionless Merlin flicked his fingers, and the magic of the ancient body rotating like glass was arranged in front of him, swallowing all the destruction beams shot by the iron man.

Just like a mud cow entering the sea, except for blasting a crack in the ancient body, Merlin and Summers behind the shield were unharmed.

The third risk factor, ruled out!

anything else?

Merlin looked around, and everything he could find that could threaten Cyclops' life was ruled out.

But why the uneasiness in my heart still hasn't weakened in the slightest?

The crisis is not over yet!

But where does the danger come from?

Merlin!

Icarus screamed, Merlin turned his head, and saw Summers struggling behind him, his hands clasped tightly around his neck.

mind control!

Snapped

Merlin flicked his fingers lightly, and the black mist puppetry was instantly activated.

The movements of Cyclops, who had been eroded by the golden apple, became stiff, and the hand that strangled his neck and tried to strangle himself was manipulated and placed flat on his chest.

The fourth risk factor, ruled out!

Merlin's alarming anxiety finally relaxed at this moment.

He rescued Somers, saved Qin's spiritual support, and a catastrophe was eliminated. He once again turned the tide and saved the world again.

Merlin's mood became very, very relaxed.

He glanced at the captain and Iron Man who were confronting each other in the woods, as well as the Winter Soldier recovering from the remains of flesh and blood, he was not in the mood to deal with their conflicts.

He raised his finger, activated the communication, and said to Qin and Liana who were waiting for news on the other side of the communication:

I rescued him. He suffered a bit and looked a bit embarrassed, but he is still alive. He only needs a few days of recuperation before he can...

puff

The sound of sharp blades piercing through flesh and blood awakened the very relaxed Merlin from that strange state of mind that he should not have on the battlefield at all. He stiffened his neck and looked back.

The tall figure in black assassin uniform was quietly disappearing in Summers' shadow.

And on his wrist, in the five silver-white claws that popped out from the back of his hand, was clasping a bloody heart.

And Summers...

Summers was still held by gravity, but there was no longer a beating heart in his chest.

boom

On the other side of the ring, on the land of Limbo, under the twitching eyes of Liana, Queen of the Frontiers.

Perceiving the death of her lover, Qin lost her last spiritual support, and the soul who walked alone on the edge of the abyss collapsed...

In the raging flames that burned the world, she raised her head, and her eyes had turned into a strange pure black.

A wry smile hung across her face lit by the flames.

She is hungry, she is thirsty, she is longing for food.

Just go from hell...

Then devour everything!