21. The fatal blow(1/2)
Below the castle on the border of Hell, in the energy-filled basement.
The piano's fingers flicked, and a leaping flame was like a snake, jumping and wrapping around the docile demon servant in front of him.
Riana is the Queen of the Frontier, commanding a strange dimension of hell, and needs many servants to take care of her castle.
So the loyal mechanical servant Sir Hei selected a group of "handsome" demons for the extremely evil Her Majesty.
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 on the border of hell.
Just like in the eyes of locals, all foreigners look the same.
In human eyes, all demons look similar.
The piano that is busy comforting the fusion of the phoenix fragments is not very concerned about these trivial matters on weekdays.
But the problem is that the demon servant who appeared in front of her today felt different.
The keen phoenix power was telling her that there was something wrong with this demon who seemed to be normal.
"Who are you?"
Qin asked in a cold voice.
Without much hesitation, she spread her spiritual power and informed Riana.
The demon trapped by her was not panicked. The border queen might appear in the next moment, but the moment it completed the silent infiltration, the task it shouldered was already completed.
"I send a warning to the powerful Phoenix daughter for my extremely evil master."
The demon didn't care about the fire snake spinning around him. It said in a sharp tone:
"Daughter of Phoenix, when you are far away from your hometown and strive for a glimmer of hope for survival for yourself, your lover has fallen into danger."
"But these 'friends' deliberately conceal the news and are unwilling to tell you."
The demon let out a sharp laugh, it said:
"They will also say, it's for your own good, however..."
"Shut up! Miscellaneous!"
Riana, who flashed in the red light, held the Great Sword of the Soul-Slaying Man and simply cut the chattering infiltration into death with one sword.
The demon's head was slashed from his neck, and in the scorching, sulfur-smelling blood, it fell on the ground, rolled for several times, just under Riana's feet.
There was still a strange smile on the blood-stained demon's face, as if he was ridiculing the fatal negligence of the sons of hell.
It's good to hide her anywhere...
Why do you have to hide in hell?
Here, there are many big bad guys waiting for the opportunity to appear at all times and then taking the opportunity to fan the flames.
"Bang"
The Queen of Border raised her feet and used her black combat boots to smash the demon's head. A hint of annoyance shone in her eyes. She raised her head and looked at Qin in front of her.
When he touched the Phoenix Girl's questioning eyes, a hint of nervousness flashed in Riana's heart.
What Meilin repeatedly told me eventually made mistakes.
"What it says is true?"
Qin looked at Riana and asked:
"Sumers is in danger?"
"I have no idea."
Riana put away the Great Sword of the Soul-Slaying Master, spread her hands and said to the Qin:
"I haven't been to the world for a while...I have no idea what's going on there, but I can ask Merlin for you."
"Then ask, ask now."
Qin had a nervous mood on her face. As her mood was unstable, the phoenix power in her body was also beating even more violently, just like a cloud of fire flashing around her body.
Under Qin's gaze, the phoenix power that began to merge with her also focused on Riana. The pressure that seemed to be substantial made the border queen feel like she was suppressed by a mountain on her shoulders.
She was like facing the former Bellakos, no, it was ten times more stressful than facing the Chaos believer.
"I'll ask now, calm down first."
Riana opened the portal, intending to delay time.
She didn't know what happened to Summers in the present world, but instinct told her that it would be better not to let the already unstable piano be stimulated again.
But Riana's little thoughts were exposed the next moment.
"Swish"
Qin's fingers gently hooked, and the ring on Riana's fingers was twitched by invisible force and fell into her hands.
"Why don't you use a ring?"
The Phoenix Girl looked at Riana and said:
"I've seen you connect with rings..."
The Queen of the Border was speechless, and she could only watch Qin put the ring beside her mouth.
A flame flashed over the ring, and under the influence of ancient power, the communication that could only be activated by the son of hell was activated.
"Riana?"
Merlin's calm voice came from his ring, he said:
"What's the matter? I'm a little busy right now."
"Merlin, it's me."
Qin said softly:
"Sumers, are you okay?"
On the other side of the ring communication, Merlin, who was searching for the missing Cyclops in the suburbs of Jersey City, stopped at this moment.
A trace of gloom flashed in his eyes.
Qin knew about Cyclops missing...
What she shouldn't have known was that something was wrong with Riana.
"He... is missing."
Merlin hesitated for a moment, but in the end he did not choose to hide the news.
He said to Qin on the other side of the ring with great calmness:
"In recent days, some problems have occurred in the present world. Ororo has gotten into trouble. Summers pursued the malicious asshole alone to protect her and disappeared last night."
"I've found traces of Summers, I'm going to rescue him, Qin...I don't know where you learned the news."
"But I believe that with your wisdom, you should know what the hell are thinking of those who tell you this."
Merlin looked up and looked at the beam of light that suddenly burst on another section of the city's coastline, and he said:
“Someone is trying to interfere with your efforts.”
"Some people are seeing you as the target of a conspiracy, they are trying to turn you into a dangerous weapon, and you shouldn't leave the border of hell now."
"Give me some trust, Qin, no matter what happens, I will handle it."
In the castle on the border of Hell, Qin Grey took a deep breath, she glanced at Riana, and said:
"Okay! I believe you, Merlin."
"But please be sure to rescue Summers. If something happens to him, I'm afraid..."
"I can understand."
Meilin suppressed the increasingly shining uneasiness in his heart, and he said to Qin in a gentle tone:
"I will definitely guarantee him to be safe. Now give the ring to Riana...I want to tell her something."
Qin obediently handed the ring to Riana beside her.
The Phoenix Girl glanced at the demon corpse in front of her, took a deep breath, and tried hard to suppress the beating anxiety and tension in her heart.
She returned to the energy array in the basement, closed her eyes again, and tried to suppress the restless phoenix power.
The Queen of Border looked at Qin worriedly. She held the ring and disappeared in the basement. On the edge of the border land of Hell, Riana reappeared, and she said to the ring in her opponent with a guilty look on her face:
"Sorry, Merlin, it's all my fault, I..."
"It's no point in discussing the mistake now, Riana."
Merlin flashed and appeared high in Jersey City. He looked at the seaside woods where high-level battles were breaking out. While he rushed to that place, he said to Riana in a cold tone:
"Do you know now who is interfering with us?"
“It’s hard to say.”
Riana said:
To be continued...