NOVEL NEXT Chapter 22: CH 22: Cheating the devil
At night, Rock, still clad in his Dark Knight armor, leaned against an oversized chair, slowly drifting into a deep sleep.
The lights were off, and only the faint moonlight streaming through the window brought a dim glow to the room.
The faint moonlight passed over the beautiful curves of the bed before finally landing on the surface of the magic mirror.
Suddenly, without anyone calling it, ripples appeared on the mirror's surface. Moments later, the devil's face emerged from the depths.
A wisp of strange smoke escaped the devil's mouth. The ethereal smoke twisted through the air as if alive, snaking its way toward the queen. It entered her nostrils, and she unknowingly inhaled it.
Dream world.
The queen, who was originally confused and half asleep in the dream, gradually began to become clear in consciousness.
After a moment, the queen, who was completely awake, rubbed her head gently. Her brain was a little groggy.This feeling was a little strange for her.
"Queen."
The sudden voice made the queen raise her delicate eyebrows. Looking up, she saw the familiar face of the devil floating in the air.
"Strange, why did an ugly thing like you appear in my dream!"
Don't ask why the queen knew it was a dream. After all, she is an Supernatural being. Even if she is not very strong, she is still Supernatural, a magical one at that. It is not surprising that she noticed something wrong.
The devil's face eyelids twitched wildly.
Very good,when I'm useful, you called me magic mirror,now that I'm no longer useful, I'm just some ugly thing,you are indeed such a queen!
Of course, it is just a little insult, and there is no need for him to care about it for the time being.
"Queen," the devil said, his tone serious. "I came to meet you in your dream on purpose."
The queen stretched lazily, her movements highlighting her alluring figure.
"What is this?" she teased. "Does the devil have human desires now?"
The devil frowned and said,"Stop it, you know why I came here."
"Queen, let's join forces and kill that Dark knight !"
"You don't want someone to stand on your head and do whatever he wants, do you?"
The queen's beautiful eyes wavered. Obviously, these words touched her a little.
"We are no match for him."
The devil sneered. "Don't forget, I'm the one who told you how to awaken your witch powers. No one knows your abilities better than I do."
"In a head-on battle, you may not be able to match the Dark knight. But if I restrain him and give you enough time to prepare, I don't believe you can't kill him!"
The queen shrugged:"I am indeed proficient in some special poisons, but to configure a poison that can kill someone through the armor, the required materials cannot be gathered in a short time. If you are patient enough, you can wait for a few months."
A few months! The devil's face darkened.
If he didn't come up with the so-called Pym particle formula, the Dark knight would kill him tomorrow. How could he have a few months?
Gritting his teeth, the devil relented.
"I'll provide the materials!"
"You can actually provide something!" The queen was a little surprised. She had always thought that the magic mirror could only answer questions.
The devil's face darkened, he revealed another trump card.
However, it didn't matter. The most important thing now was to kill the hateful Dark knight .
"We'll talk about this later. The most important thing now is to kill that guy."
"No, no, no…" The queen's eyes sparkled with mischief.
"I used to think you could only answer one question a day, but the Dark knight taught me that you can actually answer multiple questions, and now I learnt that you can even provide materials."
"Magic mirror, magic mirror, I just realized that I have always underestimated you."
The devil's face was gloomy:"What do you want!"
He has already seen that this evil woman is ready to make conditions.
But at this moment, as long as the Dark knight is killed, any price is acceptable.
As for this evil woman, she is just a witch apprentice, and a useless one at that, who has abandoned most of her witch power under his deliberate guidance. After killing the Dark knight …
The queen smiled, sensing his desperation.
"Two conditions," she said, holding up her fingers. "First, you'll answer three questions a day for me from now on."
"Two! Three is already beyond the normal capacity!" the devil protested.
"Don't think about bargaining, it's useless. If that damned Dark knight hadn't been making me work overtime everyday, I wouldn't even want to kill him. If I kill him, only for you to take his place, then what's the use of killing him?"
After hearing this, the queen thought for a moment and nodded:"Two is fine.""
"Second, I want the subsequent promotion route of the Witch Path"
"no problem!"
"Then it's a deal!"
"Happy cooperation!"the devil said with a crooked smile.
...…
The next day, near noon, Rock turned his gaze to the magic mirror.
He threw a dried fruit at the magic mirror without hesitation, and it exploded on the surface of the magic mirror.
After a moment, the devil's face slowly emerged.
At this time, the devil regained his humble and well-behaved attitude.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Dark knight "
"You are much more polite than usual."
"This is all thanks to you. You made me understand that I was too arrogant and I don't know everything.
Rock nodded and said,"Now, answer my question. The formula of the Pym particle"
"As you wish, sir, you will get the answer you want."
Rock's interest was instantly raised. Could this guy actually deduce the manufacturing formula of Pym particles?
"Sir, the manufacturing formula for Pym particles is too complex to fully manifest on the surface of the magic mirror. I deliberately wrote it down on a piece of paper. Sir Dark Knight, would you like to see it immediately?"
"If you want, look now."
The devil's face disappeared, and the next moment, a normal-sized piece of paper appeared in the mirror. It was covered with dense writing, but because there were so many characters, the text appeared small and crowded, making it difficult to read from a distance.
Reluctantly, Rock took a few steps closer.
Ten meters, eight meters, six meters…
Soon, Rock was within two meters of the magic mirror.
Suddenly, a small hole appeared on the mirror's surface,resembling the barrel of some hot weapon.
In an instant, a"bullet" erupted and rushed towards the body of the Dark knight .
It happened so quickly that Rock barely had time to react. Sensing something amiss the moment the hole appeared, he instinctively turned aside. The bullet missed his face but grazed his shoulder, tearing through the Dark Knight's armor that was strong enough to withstand armor-piercing rounds,leaving a deep crack.
As Rock rolled away to evade the attack, a flicker of regret flashed across the devil's face. Gritting his teeth, the devil caused the mirror's surface to ripple with unprecedented intensity. From the mirror, a monster leapt out, lunging straight at Rock.
The monster moved with terrifying speed, instantly pouncing onto the Dark Knight's back. One of its massive arms extended, tightly binding Rock's body.
It was only then that everyone present could see what the monster that jumped out looked like.
This was a monster that was slightly larger than the dwarf, with a familiar ugly face, about 1.34 meters tall, with a creepy green color all over the body. The size of its arms were completely out of proportion. Each arm was one meter long, trapping the Dark knight tightly.
The devil, who was binding the Dark knight tightly, shouted loudly:"Queen, what are you waiting for, hurry up!"
"Let's do it then,shall we~"
As soon as the words fell, boom!
A massive cage fell from above, trapping both the Dark Knight and the devil within.
Seeing this scene, the devil was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly became furious:"Queen, what are you doing! Our goal is to kill the Dark Knight! What the hell are you doing!!"
At this time, Rock's faint voice came from the Dark Knight's armor.
"Is there a possibility that what she did was right, and you are just overthinking it~"
The devil was stunned at first, and then suddenly a chill rose in his heart. He was not stupid, and many things were instantly connected.
"She's in league with you! You've been plotting against me all along!"
"Oh, you think you know everything."
"Idiot, you don't understand human nature at all, let alone witches!"
"Witches worship the strong, but when the strong become weak, they will abandon them. This is not because witches are fickle, but because witches have always only obeyed the strong and wholeheartedly respected them."
"You are only a conspirator, a devil, not good enough to be called strong ,how can you make a witch willingly cooperate with you?"
At that moment, the queen's enchanting figure appeared, smiling charmingly "Exactly. That is the how we witches are."
The devil fell silent, processing the betrayal. After a long pause, he said coldly, "Trapping us together doesn't seem to benefit you."
"Ah, but it does," the queen replied. "I've provided a fair battlefield. I'll only cooperate with the winner."
"And this is what I was looking forward to~"Rock said with confidence.
As soon as the words fell, a terrifying force erupted instantly.
The next moment, the devil's limbs and arms were instantly torn apart,and massive burst of power threw the devil back, slamming him into the cage.