"Swish"

The sharp blade pressed against Merlin's neck.

It was not an ordinary sharp blade. On the surface of the blade, light like water waves was flowing, which made the knife sharper.

Meilin could feel that as long as the underwater man in front of him touched his wrist, his neck would be completely cut open. Judging from the light that jumped in the other hand of the underwater man, even if he turned into black fog, the underwater man would have a way to kill him here.

But the more this happens, Merlin's inner guess about the fate of Queen Atlana becomes more certain.

Arthur's mother, Tom's lover, has really died in the depths of the sea

What they waited for was a hope that would never come.

"You! How did you know!"

The dark-haired underwater man had an unconcealed murderous intent in his green eyes. He looked at Meilin and asked sternly:

"Who told you?"

Merlin should be frightened.

After all, my life is in the hands of others.

But he didn't.

I don’t know if it was the result of the transformation of the dark magic, or the fact that the demon contract was completely recognized, which inspired Merlin’s stubbornness. In short, at this moment, he was very calm, as if he ignored the torrent blade on his neck.

He looked at the undersea man in front of him and whispered:

"You told me."

He pointed to his eyes.

"These eyes can see subtleties. This is probably the best thing this cursed contract gives me. You are indeed very powerful. I can't see your souls, but you are still alive. You still have emotions. Just now, when you mentioned Queen Atlana, the sadness in your eyes cannot deceive people."

"Others can't see it, but they can't hide it from me. I'm actually guessing, but your excessive behavior has verified my guess."

Meilin took a deep breath, raised his hands and looked at the underwater man, he said:

"I don't want to cause trouble, nor do I want Arthur to lose his last hope. I know that you can kill me with just one move. I'm very weak, that's right. But the demon said that my soul is strange, and he said that my life is destined to be a legend instead of killing me here, it's better to give me a chance."

"It is very difficult to keep the secrets alone. Friends at the bottom of the sea, maybe, you should find yourself a helper."

The man under the sea before him relaxed his hand holding the knife, but there was still only a hint of contempt in his eyes.

He looked at Merlin and said:

"Just you? Atlantis can easily kill you by sending a warrior. You said you will become a legend, but sorry, I can't see it now."

"Then let's talk about this issue from a different perspective."

Meilin tilted his head and let his neck be farther away from the cold blade. The thinking in his mind was running wildly, and another breakthrough was formed in his mind. He looked at the undersea man and said:

"Let me guess, you have been emphasizing how noble Arthur's identity is, that he is the prince of Atlantis. But based on my shallow historical knowledge, I don't know which civilization would allow his prince to stay away from the country and grow under the cultivation of ordinary people. So, can I think that you are not trying to let Arthur go back, but you cannot let Arthur go back?"

"What's the reason to stop you from taking your prince back to Atlantis because he'll be in danger when he's back."

"If Atlantis is really as powerful as you said, then what danger would endanger a noble prince?"

Meilin narrowed his eyes and smiled on his face. He stretched out his fingers and carefully pressed them on the flowing water blade, pushing the blade outward, and he said:

"Your king has enough reason not to like him because he is not his son"

"But a country cannot be without heritage, especially feudal kingdoms like you. Your king does not seem to be worried about not having an heir, that is, the king will at least have another son. And that one is well known to everyone in your country. He should be Arthur's younger brother and the king of Atlantis' destiny, right?"

"Swish"

The knife in the hands of the undersea man took back the scabbard. He stared at Merlin, and after a moment, he spit out a name:

"Om, the real prince. You are right, landlords, it's really wonderful to reason that your wisdom may be worthy of your continued survival. But wisdom alone is not enough, you still need reason."

"That's right, after giving birth to Oum, Atlana was thrown into the hell of the Trench by the tyrant Ovax. She is my best friend! I watched her walk into hell, and before she died, she asked me to protect Arthur so I came."

The pain in the eyes of this underwater man is unconcealed.

Merlin speculated that this person's feelings for Queen Atlana should not be just a simple friendship.

Perhaps, it was still wrapped in a hint of admiration, but he rationally did not point out the secret.

"You can live with this secret."

The man under the sea looked at Meilin, he thought for a moment, and shook his head:

"But regarding the invitation you made, I'm sorry you are too weak. I can't put Arthur's safety on you. Let's talk about it after you are strong enough. As for the bad luck in you, I can help you, but I'm not sure."

The man under the sea said to Merlin calmly:

"The Atlantis are good at water magic. The environment we live in has allowed us to abandon the use of other magic a long time ago. All matters related to demons are related to disgusting black magic. I can only help you purify the dissipated dark magic powers in your body. As for how to completely eliminate or assimilate them, you have to find another method."

"You human magic inheritance has not been cut off yet. Go and find human wizards. They may have some solutions."

"That's enough!"

A hint of surprise flashed in Merlin's eyes.

He didn't expect that things would go so smoothly. He never greedily wanted to solve all problems at once. The pressure of the three palace demons that day still affected Merlin. The violent force that could destroy everything was definitely not eliminated by anyone.

Phantom Stranger also clearly said that Sangu is the most powerful group of all demons. To solve the power it leaves behind, Merlin may have to spend his whole life looking for a way.

But as long as this troublesome misfortune can be relieved, Merlin can truly embark on the road to finding hope. This is just the starting point, but it is the most important part.

“What should I do?”

Merlin looked at the sun and beach around him. Because of the sunlight, his skin even showed signs of burns. He looked at the people under the sea and asked:

"Do you need to prepare something?"

"No need! Just stand here and don't move! I want to see if your soul is still complete."

The ten fingers of the man under the sea were moving, and streams of water visible to the naked eye were beating in his palm.

He said to Merlin seriously:

"You'd better pray that your soul is intact. This is an important prerequisite. Once the demonic power begins to penetrate your soul, even the most powerful magician in the Kingdom of Nero will never purify you."

"What does that mean? If the soul breaks?"

Merlin asked.

The man under the sea pointed his finger on Merlin's forehead and he replied softly:

"That means that you will transform from human identity to demons. When the demonic power completely assimilates you, the human beings will disappear. A half-demon will be born, which is the most tragic thing! Why is your soul so weird?"

The undersea man, who had always been calm, seemed very surprised at this moment. He put down his finger and looked at Merlin, as if he was looking at a monster. After several minutes, he said:

"Do you know that your soul is double-layered?"

"What?"

Even though Merlin had experienced so many things, she was confused after hearing what the people under the sea said.

Double Soul, what's going on?

"It's like fish and dragon fruit."

The undersea man used something he was familiar with but Merlin had never heard of as an example, explaining:

"One layer is the shell, the other layer is the kernel. The two layers are not connected to each other, but both souls are you, sharing memories and emotions. The devil's contract does tear your soul apart, but the one that tears it apart."

"It is precisely because the soul shell is torn apart that the soul inside can truly awaken, no wonder the magic reaction on you is so strange."

The undersea man said to Merlin:

"That demon contract reflects both the result of being established and not being established in you, resulting in you being in a state that is difficult to describe."

"The power of the demon remains in your soul, but it cannot harm you due to the contract. It will even take the initiative to protect you because the contract has actually been established. It protects you, it protects itself, and it protects itself."

"Then what's going on with my bad luck?"

The magic terms spoken by the underwater man made Merlin feel loud. He looked at the underwater man and asked directly:

"If that power wants to protect me, why would the black smoke escape from my body? In addition, I have never asked an important question, that is, what is your name? I can't always call you as a seabed man, right? Don't always call me a land man. It sounds weird. My name is Merlin! Merlin Riley."

"Well, my name is Vico Atlantis Royal Assistant, and Queen Atlantis' personal counselor, and her best friend."

The man under the sea put his hand on his chest and made a strange gesture. He explained to Merlin:

"The black smoke you mentioned is not the manifestation of doom."

"Merlin, your magical knowledge is too shallow. The power of doom is unobservable. Throughout history, there have been too many magicians trying to master the power of doom and luck, but none of them succeeded. That is not the power we should covet."

"As for the black smoke you see, it is just the trajectory caused by the loss of dark magic in your body, or even the doom you think is bad luck, that is not the doom itself."

Vico said to Merlin in a simple description:

"For example, if you fall accidentally, it may be that the dark magic that keeps dissipating in your body distorts your vision, or simply that corrosive magic damages the ground. The same is true for you to be knocked down by falling stones. Magic is very mysterious, especially the uncontrolled flow of energy, which often appears in misunderstood forms."

"You are not plagued by bad luck. Of course, your own luck will definitely not be too good. Those who will meet demons will be far from being lucky."

"You are a source of black magic power. What you said is that doom destroys everything around you, and that is actually the erosion of dark magic on the things that exist around you."

"is that so?"

Merlin nodded in a clear way, but another question came to his mind, and he said to Vico:

"What do you say about the 2-hour and 6-hour boundary? Why is the time stuck so accurately?"

"Because your inner soul is fusing torn soul fragments outside!"

Vico narrowed his eyes and said to Merlin:

"Imagine a weak and newborn soul feeding on soul fragments mixed with dark magic. This process does not happen all the time. It is bound to your physical activity. Only when you are in the most relaxed posture will the soul devour it faster."

"When every soul fragment is swallowed, the dark magic in it will burst out, forming what you call a catastrophe, and this time is exactly 2-6 hours."

"Do you understand what I mean? As long as you keep moving, your soul will not devour it, but as long as you stop, the soul will begin to spontaneously strengthen itself. It will eliminate most of the dark magic in your torn soul, but it will also allow your new soul to irresistibly integrate into the darkness."

Vico frowned. It was the first time he encountered a special situation like Merlin, so he could only make guesses as perfectly as possible.

"It's hard to say whether this process is good or bad, but it must be completed or your soul cannot be truly complete."

"Then what should I do?"

Merlin asked again:

"You mean, as long as the two souls merge, this kind of disaster that is plagued by misfortune will be completely eliminated, right?"

“Not only that.”

Vico nodded, and he said to Merlin in a complicated tone:

"Once the fusion is completed, your soul will reach twice the strength of an ordinary land man. In terms of soul capacity alone, it can even be directly comparable to some powerful magicians of the ascetic school. This is just the beginning. According to the standards of land man, you are still very young. With the increase of age, your soul will grow further."

"The growth of the soul means a steady increase in mental power, which means that the magic power that you can accommodate in your body will increase exponentially. The huge capacity of the soul means that you can complete many precise operations that magicians cannot complete. I don't know how such a soul form was formed, but there is no doubt that the demon helped you."

The undersea man made a pounding move, he said:

"It breaks the shell, lets your soul embark on the road to prosperity in advance, and leaves pure dark magic in your body, like a gift, just find the right way to open the treasure of this magic."

"Are you sure, this is something you encountered by accident?"

Vico asked in confusion:

"No matter how you look at it, it doesn't seem like a coincidence, but it's like it was arranged in advance."

Vico's doubts made the intermittent line in Merlin's heart completely complete at this moment.

The Three Palace Demon, the Phantom Stranger, and even the sudden bell that appeared in Chicago, and even the Vico in front of you. All of this is so sudden and so coincidental.

Meilin subconsciously raised her head and looked at the sky above her head. There was nothing there, but at this moment, Meilin felt a creepy, as if eyes were looking at him and hands were pushing him.

Everything is connected but in the worst way

That's

Destiny?

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Meanwhile, in another place, the big guys watching all this are whispering.

"Yo, look, he noticed a trace of fur, he was trying to see us. What an unlovable guy."

"But he can't see the overall situation yet, nor can he change the path in front of him. The power of the Dice of Destiny is superimposed, with so many factors and so many powers, he can only fall into it and can no longer transcend it."

"But speaking of this, the 'demon' thrown by the Overlord came here and was almost cracked by the 'luck' cast by the God of Death. The first round of confrontation is about to end. I still hope to see the result, what kind of path will he take?"

"Don't worry, this is just the beginning. Look at the records of the Dream God, there is not even one-twentieth, just look quietly."

"Haha, all the roads will eventually lead to darkness. I have seen through the result, I have already."

"Shut up and watch the show with peace of mind! Restless Babatos, you play a charlatan again, be careful that we will unite and beat you up again!"
Chapter completed!