"Do not……!"

Ivan opened his eyes suddenly, and he could see the familiar ceiling, but his body lying on the bed was stiff and numb.

In the silent room, there was only the sound of his slightly heavy breathing. Realizing this, Ivan immediately covered his eyes.

He had nightmares again.

This time, he was standing on the edge of the cliff, and there was a sea of ​​flames under his feet, and he couldn't remember the other parts in more detail.The only thing he remembered was that he didn't grab Lou Yusheng's hand again, which made him fall into the sea of ​​flames of the demon king again.

That's right, again.

This is not the first time I have dreamed of a similar nightmare, but no matter what the cause is or what the process is, the final result is the same.

The shattered fragments that disappeared into the darkness, and the extinguished light in those charming blue eyes.

The bright halo of the moon outside the window is being covered by a lost cloud, which reminds people of the dimness of a pair of originally bright eyes when they are covered by tulle, and the atmosphere in the room becomes dull with the dim light.

Ivan's hair was a little wet with sweat, and the nightmares that lasted for several days seemed like endless torture, which made his usually healthy and handsome face look haggard.

'This is not going to work. ' thought Ivan.

He wiped the thin sweat from his brow, put on a coat, got out of bed and decided to find something to do to distract himself.

But even though he had spread out all the task papers, Ivan couldn't concentrate on his work as before.It made him a little annoyed to push the task paper aside.

At this time, his hand touched the worn cover of a book.

It was the forbidden book left by Dodd, which recorded the secret of the Devil's Heart.

After Ivan chatted with Dodd and the others that day, his complexion was very bad. Although he insisted on saying goodbye to Dodd and returning to Peria City by himself, Dodd still forced this tattered book into his hands. he.

Dodd's messy ginger head hung down like a shaggy grass, and he knew to whisper "Don't hate the master" after tossing and turning.

Ivan just threw him a sentence at that time: "Do you think I only like junk? I made a mistake once, and I will never make a mistake again." Then he threw the book back to Duo without looking back. Germany.

But why is this book on his desk now?

Ivan suspiciously opened the book's tattered cover and read it.

Unexpectedly, this book is surprisingly easy to understand.

This book not only records the heart of the devil, but also many other things related to the devil.

Before the belief of the God of Light came to this land, the Demon King existed. At that time, he was the master of all monsters, until people were enlightened by the God of Light to their original chaotic consciousness and learned to distinguish between good and evil.

Since then, the Demon Lord has become the voice of darkness.

This book is more like a note written by someone who is familiar with the devil. Ivan hopes to find out the weakness of the devil from this book, but soon, he finds that the author of this book seems to have the same traits as him. Target.

Ivan was in a good mood now, and didn't want to go back to bed to sleep, so he began to flip through the notebook carefully page by page under the faint morning light.

Ivan didn't put down the book until the sun was high.

He already had several revenge plans in mind.

The only thing missing now is timing.

But Ivan didn't know when such an opportunity would come to him.

He put on his clothes and decided to go for a walk to clear up his confused thoughts after a sleepless night.

Find something to eat by the way.

strangeness……

Why did I walk down this street again?

When Ivan came back to his senses, he realized that he was just going out for a casual walk, but for some reason, he inadvertently detoured a long way and walked to the corner of the commercial district on the main road in Perlia.

There is nothing wrong with this block, it's just that there is a potion shop at the intersection where he habitually stops...

Just as he was thinking, Ivan saw a sneaky figure at the door of the closed shop.

"Who are you?" Ivan put his hand on the braided girl's shoulder, frightening her out of her wits.

"I'm not a suspicious person!" The girl was so frightened that she didn't even dare to turn her head. It's not her fault. Ivan's cold voice just now was no different from that of a murderous ghost.

"Your behavior is already suspicious."

When she turned her head and saw clearly that there was a living person in front of her, and a very handsome man, she pushed her glasses and found her voice again.

"Please don't get me wrong, my name is Chloe, and I came to Peria City from the east. In fact, the main purpose of this time is to find a store manager. Oh, this gentleman, you know the store manager Raul—I It means the apothecary who sells potions in this shop—where is it?" The braided girl had ginger freckles on her face, her voice was timid, she twirled the hem of her dress with one hand, and with the other finger The closed shop door behind him.

Judging by her appearance, she was obviously quite frightened by Ivan's sudden appearance.

Her question stunned Ivan for a moment.

How would he tell this girl that the person she was looking for was no longer in this potion shop, or in other words, he might have disappeared forever...

"He..." Ivan's eyes flashed with complex lights, but he still couldn't tell the truth in the end, as if as long as he said it, it would come true just like the spirit of words.

As soon as he thought that the tattered patchwork had disappeared forever, Ivan felt an inexplicably familiar sense of fear in his heart.

It's like... an unforgettable personal experience.

He made up his mind to get rid of this absurd illusion, and decided to put it another way: "He won't take care of this potion store for the time being. I'm sorry, I'm afraid I'll make your trip for nothing."

In fact, Ivan couldn't control his footsteps, so he deliberately passed here again.

But he also knew in his heart that the people who were busy here every day with the research and development and marketing of potions would probably never pass through this shop door that had been open all the year round, raised their heads from behind their desks wearing monocles, and deliberately passed by. I waved hello to myself.

There will never be such a time again.

It will never appear even in dreams.

Ivan gritted his teeth, feeling a pain in his heart.

If you want to come to this potion shop, I'm afraid it will change hands soon. This street is the most prosperous area in Perlia City. If the landlord wants to change hands, he will definitely earn a lot of high rent for the shop...

"It's strange, but the store manager Raul clearly promised me that he would upgrade that potion."

The freckle girl Chloe suddenly interrupted Ivan's silence by talking to herself in a low voice. He did hear that Lou Yusheng mentioned that he was going to be busy with the launch of a potion recently, but he didn't know much about the specific details.Traveling across mountains, every time Lou Yusheng talked about the miraculous effects of different potion ingredients, it made him hear a head as big as two Titans.

But now he was aroused curiosity.

Because as Chloe confides, he realizes that Chloe has already been a regular customer of Lou Yusheng's potion shop.If using potions can also be addictive, then Chloe can definitely be regarded as an "addict".

And a long time ago, Chloe was already dissatisfied with the existing potions in Lou Yusheng's shop, and asked Lou Yusheng many times to let her use his undeveloped new products, voluntarily wanting to be the one who uses this magic potion. The first tester of the drug.

A few months ago, she finally got her wish.

However, in her description, the store manager is not a profiteer. On the contrary, he is extremely principled. He is a special tester, and he still needs feedback so that he can perfect this potion as soon as possible.

Ivan was noncommittal about the freckled girl's abuse of potions.

"What is the potion you tried for?"

Chloe bit her lips: "The efficacy part belongs to the non-disclosure agreement between me and the store manager, but I can tell you that this potion has a nice name, it's really nice, and I was immediately fascinated by it Yes! And I came here precisely because I received a letter from the store manager a week ago, saying that he has completed the final formula upgrade of this potion before it goes on the market."

Ivan paused: "A week ago?"

Chloe took out a letter from her pocket: "That's right, besides, he said that he would thank one of the raw material suppliers in person..." She struggled to read the cursive words on the letter paper, "Jan... ...Jenna-Rachel, do you know who this is?"

Ivan's expression became serious.

——Of course he knows the name, Jenna Rachel, which is the real name of the current elf queen.

"You are indeed an acquaintance of Manager Raul..." Chloe finally realized that Ivan's expression had become very unpleasant, and decided that it would be better to say goodbye first. She racked her brains and finally bid farewell to Ivan , "Well, if you see the store manager, please convey to him for me that the 'Devil King's Heart' is really useful, and I am looking forward to the official product after the upgrade..."

Ivan grabbed her wrist: "What did you just say?"

"what?"

"The heart of the devil king, what is it?"

Chloe said in a daze, "It's the name of the potion I've been trying."

Ivan felt that he was about to grasp some key information: "Did he tell you which recipes were added to the final version of 'Devil's Heart'?"

"I'm sure I won't know about this kind of thing..." Chloe opened the letter and handed it to Ivan, pointing to one of the lines, "But he mentioned that he has been looking for three kinds of precious potion raw materials in the past few months , so I guess, probably newly added...three kinds?"

What Ivan has been puzzled about has finally been answered: the gems of Lake Orkt, the tail feathers of the ancient Dodd bird, and something obtained from the Elf Queen, these are the newly added recipes for "Heart of the Demon Lord".

but……

What a coincidence.

Why do these coincide so highly with Lou Yusheng's experience before the resurrection of the real Devil's Heart? Is this just a coincidence?

He unfolded the letter, and an invitation card cleverly sandwiched between the letter papers fell down.

"A masquerade ball in the palace of the Elven Queen...?"

The date is tomorrow night.

In the end, Ivan took the invitation card of the masquerade ball to the elf queen's palace.

It is located at the junction of the Elven Kingdom and the Peria Valley, and the traffic is not limited to the Elven Kingdom.

So, not surprisingly, the masked guests on the dance floor, besides the elves, there were also many invited nobles of other races.

However, at the Elf Queen's ball, the appearance of ancient monsters was obviously not welcome.

Ivan arrived earlier, and when the dance was halfway through, he saw the guards at the door trying to persuade a tall latecomer away.

However, although this person was wearing a floor-sweeping cloak to conceal his identity, the obvious feathers on the golden mask directly showed his identity.

Most embarrassingly, his invitation card was lost.

Ivan frowned, why did Dodd come to this masquerade ball?

They also decorated the mask with the most beautiful tail feathers of the Dodd ancient bird... Is it because I am afraid that the elf guards will not know that you are an ancient monster? ?

"Sorry, he's with me. I was walking around the door just now to wait for him. Please let him in, both of you."

Ivan thought of Dodd's help to him, and decided to help him out.

The two guards were no strangers to the president of the Ghost Hunting Guild, and the elves themselves didn't have much affection for the vampires, so they were happy to sell him a favor and let Dodd and Ivan in.

Ivan led Dodd through the corridor outside the dance floor, until he reached an empty lounge, he sighed: "You..."

But before he could say the words to educate Dodd, the person who followed him into the lounge suddenly locked the door behind his back and took off his hood and cloak: "You just said that you have been waiting for me?"

As he spoke, he raised his hand and waved lightly.

The mask with the feathers of the ancient Dodd bird fell down.

Ivan froze.

He looked at the blurred outline of this person, and after a long silence, he slowly squeezed out two words: "Devil... King..."

The hoarse voice was full of panic that he didn't know.

Why, why did the devil appear here?

In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Ivan's mind, kill him, kill him now-this is obviously what he kept telling himself after countless midnight nightmares, but now the countless thoughts flooding his mind , but there is no such idea.

It was only then that Ivan realized how ridiculous those plans he thought were well thought out were. The moment he saw the other party, everything he thought in his heart collapsed.

The originally dim candlelight in the room gradually brightened up, illuminating the man's face after taking off the mask more clearly.

Ivan's breathing stagnated, and his pupils constricted.

It's hard to imagine how anyone could have such a perfect face.The pharmacist's already good-looking facial features seemed to have been more delicately sculpted, like a miracle that could only be drawn in a dream, and every detail was extremely beautiful.

Ivan couldn't help thinking that if there were gods in the world, they might look like this.

Although the facial features of the man in front of him looked very similar to that of the mosaic monster, Ivan could clearly feel his temperament was completely different from that of the mosaic monster Raul.

Like the deepness in his eyes.Strange and dangerous.

Under the illumination of the lights, his eyes are like two black diamonds entwined by curses. They are obviously so dazzling, but they lure the soul into the endless dark abyss all the time, making people even have the courage to look straight. No.

——That is the instinctive fear of the descendants of monsters towards the devil king, and the obedience engraved in their blood.Ivan, who is of mixed race, would not be overwhelmed by this instinctive shock, but the strong impact brought by this man's appearance, like a sharp arrow shot out, had already pierced deeply into Ivan's heart domineeringly before his consciousness resisted. .

He realized that no one could resist this man.

Ivan's expression revealed for a moment clearly pleased the Demon King.

The demon king picked up the gorgeous golden mask and played with his fingertips, but there was an ominous black death on his nails.

Under the candlelight, his long hair was coated with a streamer like black satin, and all the black hair was gathered behind his head and loosely rolled up.His hair brushed against his ears, and on his elf-like pointed ears were two earrings in the shape of blood drops. Thick blood was flowing slowly in the blood-red earrings, and as he approached, swaying out Dangerous splinters.

It wasn't until he walked in front of Ivan that the Lord of Darkness whispered softly:

"Call me by name, call me... Raul."

The author has something to say: Does anyone still remember the girl who first appeared in this world?

It's the foreshadowing left earlier =v=

In order to distinguish the identity of splicing monsters, the devil king is called Raul when writing~

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