Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 292

"I don't trust you."

In the underground secret room of Nandarbat, in the green fluorescence of the Salaru Pool, Merlin seemed to see a ray of hope for freedom that he had been pursuing, but his expression did not change much.

He longed to get rid of the third house, but this longing had not yet clouded his sanity and judgment.

He looked at Lars Al Ghul, who was soaking in the pool of Salaru, and said softly:

"You yourself said just now that after you die, your soul will return to the world of the third house, which also means that you have not completely escaped from it. Even if you do escape the third house in some way The cruel reincarnation set up, but still only changed the process, but failed to change the result."

"You're just delaying the disaster..."

"Correct."

The old assassin did not deny Merlin's statement, he said to Merlin very frankly:

"What you said is correct. What I can give you is just a way to escape your fate. I can't do anything about the freedom you really pursue. But Merlin, are you sure you don't need this way?"

"The reincarnation of the demon sons belonging to your generation has been going on for 700 years, and the final game of beast fighting will begin soon. You are the last batch of demon sons born, among those who are currently alive, your 'brothers' In my eyes, you are just a piece of fat that can be obtained without any effort."

"Once the final brawl starts, you probably won't last 24 hours."

Merlin didn't answer, he was thinking.

And Lars Al Ghul is not in a hurry, he seems to have the chance to win.

He poked the pool water with green fluorescent light with his fingers, and said to Merlin:

"When there is no way out, no matter how bad the method is, it is still a method. It is much better than gritting your teeth and waiting for death. What's more, what I can give you is not just a method... Merlin, you have already met with Sangong's The power seeds have coexisted for 12 years, what I want to know is, have you really understood the power in your body?"

"interesting."

Facing the old assassin's question, Merlin turned his eyes. He looked at Lars al Ghul and said:

"A few years ago, another half-devil asked me the same question. But until now, I don't know how to answer this question."

"You're right, I know too little about Sangong's power."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"Tell me more, maybe this can be a bargaining chip for me to make up my mind. As you said, become a real... assassin?"

"Cunning guy."

Lars Al Ghul shook his head, but he did not reject Merlin's proposal. He stretched out his hands and picked up the green liquid in the pool water in front of him. He watched the liquid flow from his fingers, He said in a low tone:

"The power given to the 'sons' by the Demon of the Three Palaces is all kinds of strange things. It is the refinement of all the powers possessed by the demon beyond the dimension. The powers obtained by each devil's son are different, but no matter how these powers change, they origins from the same place.”

"That is the coexistence of countless dimensions, the original 'evil', and that is also the essence of the power of the Sangongmo."

"It's called 'The Seven Deadly Sins.'"

The green pool water in the old assassin's hand dripped onto the water, and amidst the light slapping sound, his tone became softer:

"The reason why the Sangong Demon is feared by hell's monarchs is also because it was born with the original evil of countless dimensions. From the moment it was born, it was destined to be immortal."

"If you want to get rid of the power seed in yourself, you must first understand what kind of 'evil' it represents."

Lars Al Ghul closed his eyes, and he slowly stood up from the pool. As he walked, the green pool water seemed to be blown by the wind, and the endless waves contained magic power The water in the pool trembled.

He spread his arms in the water, and under the manipulation of his will, the pool of green water seemed to be swallowed by an invisible monster, and the water surface was falling at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And with the rapid reduction of the liquid in the pool, the magic power in the 'condensed' liquid became stronger and stronger.

The green light in front of Merlin's eyes quickly shrank, like a round of ignited sun.

"This... is my power seed."

Ten seconds later, Lars Al Ghul, who was only wearing shorts, stood in the completely dry pool. He stretched out his hand to Merlin, and a group of green power fragments glowed in his palm.

He looked at Merlin, and he explained seriously:

"It's not complete, I left some for Thalia to weather unknown dangers, but the rest is enough for you. It contains the power of self-healing and regeneration...is the 'seven deadly sins' 'Derivation of 'gluttony' in '."

"Almost all the aliens I have killed can heal their wounds by themselves."

Merlin looked at the green shard handed to him, and said:

"This looks like a bad street ability."

"It's different, Merlin, it's different."

The old assassin said softly:

"In the past 700 years, I have died at least 9 times. The latest death was in Gotham... You should know that. The death I am talking about is the real soul leaving the body, the body decaying, Do you get me?"

"You mean, it can come back from the dead?"

Merlin looked at the green shards in front of his eyes, and the light in his eyes became brighter.

"It can't."

The old assassin made no secret of the true nature of this power, explaining:

"But it can guarantee the integrity of your soul to the greatest extent, and with the catalysis of time, you can be reborn from the vortex of death. Unfortunately, you should already know that every seed of power is being captured and fused by other demon sons After that, its effect will decrease.”

"So even if you fuse my power, that doesn't mean you can ignore the threat of death."

"It just gives you one more choice when facing death, and it doesn't give you peace of mind."

Lars Al Ghul looked at the green shard in his palm, he sighed, and said to Merlin:

"Moreover, because I escaped the last reincarnation, the power given to me by the Sangong Demon has not been taken back by it, which also means that in your generation's reincarnation, there will be no other devil's son who possesses my strength." Capability. Do you know what that means?"

"It means that I have one more hole card."

Merlin stretched out his hand to hold the fragment handed by Lars Al Ghul, but the old assassin took a step back at this moment, avoiding Merlin's movement of holding the power seed.

He looked at Merlin with a gleam in his eyes waiting for an answer.

Obviously, this gift from him is not free.

Merlin knew that he needed to make a decision.

But he didn't hesitate for too long, he looked at Lars Al Ghul, and said:

"Assassin's legacy... Where is it? How should I inherit it? Should I write a letter of recommendation to that mysterious Lord Cassandra?"

"unnecessary!"

The old assassin shook his head, he said:

"You must swear that you will never join forces with our enemies."

"You will swear that you will never let free will disappear from this world."

"You have to swear that from today onwards, you will perform the way of an assassin, in the darkness, but with a heart toward the light."

"You don't need to make any changes, just admit in your soul that you are a member of the assassins."

"You don't need to disguise yourself with darkness anymore, you have to live in the darkness and become one of the darkness."

"You don't need to restrain yourself in any way, you have to brand the Assassin's Creed in your heart..."

"You have to keep in mind that all the rules of the world can no longer restrain you from today."

"You have to keep in mind that in your eyes, there is no distinction between superior and inferior life. Under the Hidden Sword, all living beings are equal."

"You have to keep in mind that from now on, you will shed the ordinary axioms and turn to fulfill our morality."

"Everything is empty..."

"Everything is allowed."

This series of prayer-like oaths, accompanied by Lars Al Ghul's hoarse and solemn voice, echoed in the underground chamber of Nandarbat.

The old assassin's voice became louder and louder, and at the last moment, he was almost screaming.

His aura is also getting stronger and stronger, as if some kind of will is manifested in a physical form on his body.

Merlin could feel an invisible wind blowing through his hair. In this dark secret room, it was as if something had been awakened, and they were watching him from the darkness.

That feeling is weird.

Merlin was sure that there were no ghosts or anything like that here, but the feeling of being watched was so real.

Perhaps, this is not just a symbolic ceremony.

"So, what's your answer?"

Lars Al Ghul stood in front of Merlin who was sitting cross-legged, holding the green power seed in both hands, and asked in a deep voice:

"Merlin Riley, tell me your answer!"

"I..."

Merlin took a deep breath. He looked at the green fragments in front of him. After a few seconds, his heart broke and he said to the old assassin:

"I swear!"

"Swish"

The moment Merlin gave his answer, all gazes and wind disappeared, as if it was just his previous illusion.

"very good..."

Lars Al Ghul loosened his ten fingers, and the green fluorescent fragments fell into Merlin's fingers. At the moment of contact, those rays of light melted like invisible water. in his skin.

Fog, the black mist escaped from Merlin's body at this moment, and it changed into different forms in front of Merlin's eyes.

The burning of the flame moved like the wind, sharpened like a sharp blade, and finally rolled out of his body gently like flowing water.Merlin could feel that a pure life force was continuously surging out from his body.

That means that the power belonging to Lars Al Ghul has been integrated into his power seed.

But the strange thing is that this time the fusion did not trigger a riot of dark magic power at all. It was like moistening things silently. In the silence, the fusion of the two forces came to an end.

"It likes you..."

An old, weak voice sounded in front of Merlin's eyes. He raised his head and saw that the old assassin seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. The wrinkles on his middle-aged face were rapidly increasing, and His hair, which was not much in the first place, was also withering rapidly.

He voluntarily gave up the power of prolonging his life, and had avoided death for hundreds of years, and finally came at this moment.

"Swish"

Merlin waved his hand, and the mist like flowing water enveloped Master Ninja, and he tried to use the healing power he had just obtained to save the old man in front of him.

But Master Ninja didn't show pain on his face. On the contrary, he staggered back a few steps and leaned against the dry pool. He said to Merlin:

"It's time to fulfill my last promise."

"Listen carefully, my last disciple... Merlin."

"You can give it a go and try to fight your way through the demon sons' cannibalism. But when you realize that you can't succeed, you need to 'hide' yourself."

The ninja master whispered his last secret:

"The hidden method, just like I made the Salaru Pool, completely strips the seeds of my power from the body, leaving only the connection in the will. Let it appear in the physical world in the form of a real thing, In this form, the power seed will evolve into the most original form, and it can also make you temporarily disappear from Sangong's sight."

"So simple?"

Merlin asked suspiciously:

"These powers are stripped from Sangong, which should have full binding power on it. I was told that Sangong can take it back at any time."

"But that's not worth it to Sannomiya, Merlin."

"The rulers of hell are mutually restrained. Sangong is extremely powerful, but it also has its own opponents. It will not break the barrier between hell and the world just because of the loss of a little power, it will only cause it more trouble .”

The old assassin said:

"If you want to strip the power of the devil, you need the intervention of external forces. This is the most important part of the ceremony. With the help of Ms. Cassandra, I completed the stripping of the power. And you need an understanding of energy operation A profound, absolutely trustworthy helper.”

Master Ninja glanced at Merlin, pointed to a sculpture of a masked assassin at the back of the chamber, and said:

"The magic circle of the stripping ceremony is hidden in the base of the sculpture. Destroy it after reading it. Don't use it unless it is absolutely necessary."

"That process...is no longer painful to describe."

Merlin nodded, he looked at the rapidly weakening Ninja Master in front of him, and said:

"Lars al Ghul, thank you."

"You should call me, Master."

The old man was so weak that he could no longer stand up. He leaned against the bottom of the dry Salaru Pool. He said to Merlin:

"Now, leave and let me have some alone time with my loved ones before going to see Sannomiya."

Merlin nodded. He found an ancient scroll from the base of the assassin sculpture. The rituals recorded in it were very cumbersome, and it took him several minutes to fully memorize them.

And when leaving the secret room, when passing by Master Ninja, he said to the old man:

"I will let your soul rest in peace if it is possible in the future."

"Need not."

The old man waved his hand and said:

"No matter what encounters you face, assassins are always prepared..."

"That demon, it doesn't want to get a complete soul, and if you see my remnant soul in the future, don't hesitate to do it...give me relief."

"Ah."

Merlin didn't know what to say, he was silent for a few seconds, then nodded.

He bowed towards Lars al Ghul, and the old man accepted it calmly, then watched Merlin pass by the coming Talia and Damian, and left the secret room step by step.

Ten minutes later, Merlin who was waiting at the entrance of the secret room turned around and saw Damian walking out sadly holding a black wooden box.

Beside him, his mother wears a black ribbon around her left arm.In front of their eyes, on the square where the gunpowder smoke was still rising, those warriors in black stood there quietly like sculptures.

It was a mourning for the dead...

A legendary person that Merlin didn't know how to evaluate, ended today.

And the glorious era belonging to the League of Assassins is also coming to an end today,

(End of this chapter)