Shadow trail of the beautiful world

Chapter 357. 38. Nest of Crows

In the Holy of Holies at 177 Bleecker Street, the Sorcerer Supreme stands before the uninvited Overlord.

There was no fear on her face, even though the man in front of her was extremely dangerous to her.

Behind her, in the cold wind blowing silently, the figure of Tyrion, the god of death, also slowly appeared on the ground covered with white frost.Unlike the unarmed Overlord, Tyrion was holding a scythe with starlight in his hand, and an ominous light shone on that cold weapon.

Obviously, these two guys came to Xingshi to inquire about the crime.

"Why are you involved in this?"

Reaper waved his hand, a streak of flowing ice danced between his fingers, and he said in a gloomy tone:

"Alive, okay?"

"Hey, be polite!"

The overlord who was still stern just now turned his head and roared at Tyrion:

"Damn! You can't talk to her like that!"

"???"

The expression of the god of death who was reprimanded changed a bit, his one eye looked at the overlord, and the look in his eyes seemed to doubt whether this wild man had lost his mind and went crazy.

Why does he defend a person who wantonly breaks the rules of the game?

And the next moment, Tyrion's doubts were resolved.

Overlord adjusted his clothes, he stood up, sighed, and said to the smiling supreme mage in front of him:

"Your Excellency Tyrion is right, you shouldn't be involved in this terrible thing."

Overlord Saibo looked helplessly at the Supreme Mage in front of him, and said:

"You really got me into big trouble this time...Mom."

"good."

Master Gu Yi stretched out his hand and patted the Overlord's shoulder, who was taller than her. Saibo even deliberately bent down slightly to make Master Gu Yi's movement less awkward.

"Although I shouldn't take care of your business."

The supreme mage said softly:

"But it's a bit too much to bet on other people's fate, Seber...I don't seem to teach you that way."

"I'm doing it for our world too."

Overlord retorted:

"The gate of origin is about to collapse. God knows what kind of monsters will come out of it. Before I face them, I must find a way out for you, my lovers, friends, partners, and children."

"I have nothing against you looking for an escape route, Sable."

The Supreme Sorcerer sighed, and she said:

"I just think that he should have the right to choose. Well, I was also on a whim, and I was a little impulsive."

After finishing speaking, Mage Ancient One turned around, looked at Tyrion behind her, and said sincerely:

"Sorry, Cyber's friend, I will make amends for my interruption."

"No need, Mom."

The Overlord put his hand on the shoulder of the Supreme Mage, and he said to Tyrion, the god of death in front of him:

"This is an unexpected situation. As compensation, I allow you to roll an extra dice. Are you satisfied with this compensation?"

"No, no need."

Tyrion glanced at Master Ancient One and Saibo, he shook his head, a fleeting smile appeared on his cold face, and he said:

"I also have a mother... But unfortunately, my mother and I are not as lucky as you."

"No need to roll extra dice, I don't want to break the rules..."

Tyrion said to Seber:

"Well, let's modify the bet, whether I win or lose. You have to help my world survive this multiverse crisis!"

"Oh, it's really a lion with a big mouth."

Sable stroked his chin and said:

"We don't have any extra materials to make another pocket universe... However, it's not impossible to discuss."

He looked at Tyrion, and he said:

"Just do it!"

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On the other side, Merlin returned to his home in the blink of an eye without noticing.

The teleportation technique used by the supreme mage was something Merlin had never seen before. When the teleportation technique was activated, Merlin didn't even feel the vibration of the magic power. It was a method that he still couldn't understand.

Merlin stood in his living room, looking down at Rui Wen who was sleeping in his arms.

The girl's complexion was sallow, obviously because the previous "original sin" state had consumed too much of her energy, and Merlin could feel that the girl in his arms was as light as a feather. It was really hard to imagine that such a sleeping A guy who was like a little angel at the time, after being blackened, would be so scary...

"Hidden in a small body is the soul of a giant."

Merlin smiled. He put Ruiwen in an empty room, and then called Elsa who was staying at home watching a soap opera, asking her to wash and change her clothes.

Ten minutes later, Elsa opened the door of Merlin's house with a dissatisfied face. Merlin gave her a key because he often asked Elsa for help. His family ran amok.

Elsa sometimes has a very poisonous mouth, but she never refused Merlin's help. Merlin also knew that when he needed help, Elsa would never let him down.

Elsa opened the door and came in, and saw Merlin frowning, holding a black book and studying it. Judging from his expression, the knowledge in that book must be very important to him, but Pretty sure it's equally incomprehensible.

Miss Bloodstone snorted, slightly despising Merlin's wisdom.

She crossed the living room and walked into the room behind Merlin. A moment later, Elsa walked out of the room holding the unconscious Raven. She said to Merlin:

"Are you born to recruit children? I haven't seen you for a few days, and you stole a child from somewhere?"

"steal?"

Merlin pushed his glasses, but didn't take his eyes off the page in front of him, he said softly:

"How can the matter between me and Xiao Ruiwen be called stealing?"

"She's my...sister."

"younger sister?"

Elsa exclaimed, she glanced at Ruiwen's cute little face in her arms, and then at Merlin's face, she shook her head, and said firmly:

"No, I don't believe it! There is too much age difference between you, and you are so ugly, and this little girl is so cute, how could they be brother and sister?"

"This... I don't know how to explain it to you, Elsa."

Merlin said without raising his head:

"From your outsider's perspective, it's hard to understand the connection between me and Rui Wen. In short, she is really my sister, although I don't know her very well, and we haven't spoken more than 30 sentences."

Merlin breathed a sigh of relief. He glanced at Riven, who was sleeping soundly in Elsa's arms, and said:

"In short, this will be her home for a long time from now on."

"She is very beautiful, and she will definitely be a beautiful woman when she grows up. I think I can get along well with her."

Elsa reached out and stroked Raven's smooth black hair, and with undisguised love for Raven in her eyes, she said:

"By the way, you said her name is Ruiwen?"

"Ah."

Merlin nodded, reached out and turned a page of the magic book handed to him by the supreme mage in front of him. He looked at the words on the page like a heavenly book, and said softly:

"She has the same nickname as me... Raven, Raven Raven."

"Then you are really destined to be together."

Elsa hugged Raven and walked to the bathroom. She joked:

"This house will be the nest of two ravens from now on."

"Your statement..."

Merlin froze for a moment, he raised his hand, looked at the time on his watch, then stood up, closed the book in his hand, and put it under his arm, he said:

"It's really interesting. Elsa, take care of Ruiwen for me. If she wakes up, make her something to eat. I'll go out."

"Are you going out again?"

Elsa's voice came from the bathroom, and the sound of running water, she said:

"Didn't you just come back?"

"Suddenly remembered something."

Merlin replied:

"I have to fulfill a promise, I'll be back soon, let's go out for dinner tonight."

Merlin pushed open the door and walked into the garage. A moment later, his black Ford, which hadn't been driven for a long time, rushed into the street. After a perfect turn, the car drove towards Brooklyn.

While driving, Merlin recalled the last agreement with Constantine.

"Chas Chandler..."

"Konstantin, does a bad person like you have a friend who treats you sincerely?"

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"Hell detective."

Ten minutes later, Merlin stopped the car on the side of a remote street. He opened the car door and saw Constantine's detective agency across the street.

This firm has an unknown name, but I heard that Zhakang did occasionally summon some ghosts or low-level demons to help him when he was handling the business at hand.

From this point of view, this law firm is not in vain.

This place was rented by Zha Kang from other people. It is a small three-story building. He uses the first and second floors for himself, occasionally bringing some girls back to fool around, but he rented out the third floor.

It should be rented to his only friend.

"boom"

Merlin pushed open the door, and he saw a fat guy with his back turned to him, taking care of the office on the first floor.

This should be Chas Chandler, a taxi driver in New York, Constantine's best and only friend.

The person in front of Merlin was wearing a long black coat, very ordinary clothes, but he tried his best to keep himself clean. Although he couldn't see his face, his aura was very peaceful, and he was just like Zhakang. No, it's hard to believe that such two people will become real friends.

Chas cleaned the house very seriously and devotedly, and he didn't even notice that someone pushed the door behind him.

"cough cough"

Merlin coughed lightly, and the sound startled Chas, who turned his head and looked at Merlin. Merlin was wearing a windbreaker with casual clothes inside today, and he looked inconspicuous, so Chas thought that Merlin came to ask for help .

The fat young man forced a smile on his face, and said:

"Detective Constantine has been away recently. He may come back after a while. You can come back in a few days."

"I'm Konstantin's...um, colleague."

Merlin reached out his hand and took out a silver lighter from his pocket. The lighter was engraved with a very abstract skull, and there were black marks left by burning on it.

This was Constantine's only relic, and Merlin felt the need to give it to his former friend.

"It's his stuff."

Merlin put the lighter on the table, and he said to Chas:

"He also asked me to tell you that you don't have to pay this month's rent."

Chas looked at the lighter on the table, his figure shook for a moment, he took a step back, and slumped on the chair.

"He... he died?"

Chas looked at Merlin and said:

"John, really..."

"Correct."

Merlin looked at the man in front of him who was sad for his friend's departure, and he said softly:

"He died. What happened last night, he died in the battle against a demon lord. Although he is not considered a hero, but... how should I put it, it is barely a worthy death."

"demon..."

Chas closed his eyes, clenched the lighter in his hands, and said:

"I knew it, I knew it, he's been dealing with these dangerous things, it's a matter of time."

"really."

Merlin nodded approvingly, and he said to Chas:

"People like Constantine, who have been dealing with supernatural events all year round, will always encounter some troubles that they can't solve themselves, and then get stuck in them. If you are lucky, you can escape your life. If you are not lucky... just play a fool But who can be sure about betting on life?"

He was talking about Constantine, and seemed to be talking about himself, Merlin shook his head, and he said to Chas:

"Jack...well, I mean, John asked me to take care of you before he left. Is there anything I can do to help you?"

Merlin looked at this old, small law firm, and said:

"Maybe you need a new place to live? I can arrange that for you, or a new job, and I can help."

"No, no, I don't need to."

Chas took a deep breath, reached out to wipe his eyes, he forced a smile and said to Merlin:

"I have a job and I can support myself. The reason why I have been renting a house from John is that I can help him when he needs it and help him take care of his messy life. We grew up together in Liverpool. Great, it was John who helped me get rid of the nightmare of my life, this is a kindness that will never be cleared in my life, but now, John has gone..."

Looking back at the house, he said:

"I should go too."

"OK then."

Merlin didn't force it, he left his phone number and said to Chas:

"Call this number if you encounter any problems. If I can help, I will definitely help."

After speaking, he turned around and was about to leave, but Bechas stopped him.

"Wait, sir."

Chase said to Merlin:

"You said that you are John's friend and you know what he does, so I think you should also be a master of mysticism... I mean, John always likes to collect things that are dangerous to ordinary people , and he likes to put those things in my locker to scare me, that's the kind of person he is, and he enjoys such jokes."

The kind-hearted taxi driver sighed, pointed to a private locker behind him, and said to Merlin:

"May I ask you to dispose of his dangerous collection?"

Chas scratched his head, and said with some concern:

"Only John knows what to do with these things, and if they fall into the wrong hands, innocent people are likely to be harmed. I really want to help him keep these things as a souvenir, but I'm just a human...ugh , I’d better take a few photos.”

"Well, your concerns are correct. It is best for ordinary people not to touch these supernatural items."

Merlin nodded. He cast a protective spell on himself, then stepped forward and opened Chas's personal locker. It was indeed full of messy things, most of which were black magic items. Merlin glanced roughly, and then saw a key placed in the cabinet at a glance.

He picked up the key shining with obscure magic light and put it in front of his eyes. After a while, Merlin said:

"This thing..."

"It's interesting."

(End of this chapter)