"Smack"

Shazam, who was flying like lightning in the temple, was struck by a blue ray.

He felt his body sink and sink as he danced and fell to the ground like a stone.

"Bang"

He slammed to the floor, instinctively trying to get up, but the cold blade was against Shazam's neck in the next second.

The chilling blade gave Shazam a thriller.

He shrugged his shoulders and raised his hands regretfully.

He looked at Merlin, who was hovering beside him, and said:

"Well, I lost, Mentor, you're amazing."

"Don't say any quips."

Merlin put away his sword, and he said:

"For how long?"

“Shazam！”

Shazam shouted the word of transformation, and in the midst of the thunder bombardment, he reverted to Billy. Batson's appearance.

He sat cross-legged on the ground, looked at his watch, and said:

"27 seconds..."

"Huh."

Merlin let out an indecipherable laugh.

The sword in his hand dissipated with magic, and he floated back to where the old wizard Shazam had been sitting before, and he sat on the stone chair, his legs crossed, and his hands on the armrests.

He said to Billy:

"I've found a problem with you, Billy."

"When you transform into Shazam, you become reckless and lack calm."

"I seriously doubt that old Shazam gave you the divine power to make your brain full of muscles when you grow up... It's like being mentally retarded and reckless. ”

"I don't know why."

Billy walked up to Merlin, who grabbed his hair and said to Merlin:

"After the transformation, I felt like I was... It's powerful. ”

"That feeling of power made me get a little carried away, I tried to calm down, but I couldn't, I felt the power in my body that could break a mountain, and it didn't seem like I needed defense, so I rushed out..."

"Lack of the ability to harness power."

Merlin interlaced his fingers, narrowed his eyes, and said to his disciple:

"You can't be blamed for this, you're just a child after all, and when you're not mentally mature, a huge amount of power will replace your own thinking..."

"So what should I do?"

Billy asked:

"You must have a way, right, Mentor?"

"Practice."

Merlin shook his head, and he said:

"Keep practicing, get used to the power of the transformation, and try to control it, not be controlled by it, you have to hurry up and master it, Billy."

"Don't forget, there's a wandering demon in the city out there looking for you."

Billy pursed his lips and said:

"I heard that the other day, a high-tech company in the city was invaded by a mob and all the people inside died. Teacher, don't you think that? ”

"Don't leave anything to chance."

Merlin Says:

"You have to be prepared, I can't help you with this, and I don't think you need help."

"Shazam's strength is very strong, and if you are at your best, I'm sure you can solve this problem on your own."

He looked at Billy's expression, he looked into the child's eyes, and after a moment, Merlin chuckled, and he reached out and patted Billy's head, and he said:

"What? Scared? ”

"Hmm."

Billy honestly said:

"He's going to kill, and he's killing so many people, I'm just a 15-year-old, I can't even last 30 seconds under you, and if I run into it now, I think my chances of winning are slim."

"If that's why you're scared, you don't have to."

Merlin whispered:

"Although I have lost my strength, my vision and combat experience as a Heavenly Father are still there, and there are only so many people in this world who can survive 30 seconds in front of me..."

"And it definitely doesn't include a guy who is possessed by a demon and can't resist it."

"Well, in the next few days, you have to maintain the transformation state as much as possible, so that your will and your own power can be more deeply integrated, and in addition, you need to prepare one thing."

Merlin said to his disciples:

"Shazam's power may be useful, but it has a fatal flaw."

"What?"

Billy asked, surprised.

"Stand there!"

Merlin pointed to the stone platform in front of him, and Billy walked briskly over it.

"Transform now!"

Merlin lifted his finger and said to Billy:

"Call out its name!"

Billy didn't know what the mentor was going to do, but he did it anyway.

“Sha...”

As soon as he pronounced the first syllable.

Merlin's finger flicked, and a silence spell was applied to Billy.

He couldn't make a sound anymore, and Shazam's transformation was forcibly interrupted, and the surging magic that had already danced died down like a tide.

Billy's expression turned horrified at this moment.

He knew what the fatal flaw his mentor was talking about.

"When old Shazam gave you the power, I said that this way of fighting is stupid and shameful."

Merlin unraveled the silence spell, leaned back in the stone chair, and said to his disciple:

"Now you see, any sharp, silent wizard can eat you to death, Billy... Even a roll of tape or a basin of water at hand can leave you dead. ”

"So what should I do?"

Billy asked, a little flustered.

"Think of it as a hole card."

Merlin Says:

"Don't expose Shazam's superhuman powers unless necessary."

"Think of yourself as a true spellcaster, fight with the mind of a wizard, and only activate your powers when you are in a desperate situation."

"At all times, child, you must keep a card in your hand at all times, as long as you have a hole card, you will never lose, and this is also the purpose of my letting you learn magic."

"Of course, to avoid a situation like the one just now, you'll need to get yourself a magic gadget."

Merlin Billy said:

"A thing called an extracorporeal tongue, that requires a certain amount of alchemical attainment to make, it allows you to shout the word transformation in any case of losing your voice."

"After you leave today, give Zatana a call."

Merlin Billy said:

"Just say I said it, and she'll get it ready for you in the shortest amount of time."

"But the validity period of the tongue in vitro is only 1-2 years, Zatanna can help you do the first one, and the next ones will need you to collect materials to do it yourself."

"Hmm."

Billy nodded.

After all, it is a matter of life, and he is also very concerned.

But after a few seconds, Billy's eyes rolled, and he asked in a whisper:

"Mentor, although I have not met Miss Zatanna, her voice is very good, she cares about you, is she your wife?"

"She..."

Merlin shook his head:

"She's not, I'm just, um... Confidante bar. ”

"Do you have a wife?"

Billy asked again.

"Yes."

Merlin looked at his disciple and said:

"Two of them."

"Wow!"

Billy let out a sigh of envy or surprise.

He's 15 years old and already knows what love is.

"Are they all waiting for you to come back? Mentor. ”

Billy Says:

"You'll come back to see them, won't you?"

"Hmm."

Merlin nodded, and he said:

"A lot of people are waiting for me, my wife, my lover, my loved ones... I have so much to worry about in this world, and I'll be back. ”

"Need my help?"

Billy stood up and made a gentleman-bodybuilder gesture to show that he was strong, saying:

"I can help too."

"Mind your own business, Billy."

Merlin chuckled, and he said:

"The Seven Deadly Sins aren't looking for me... Also, if you can't handle it outside, bring it here. ”

Merlin Says:

"As a mentor, I'm supposed to help you deal with some troubles, but I'd rather you solve it on your own."

"Hmm."

Billy raised his wrist and looked at the time, he waved his hand at Merlin, and he said:

"It's time for me to go home, they're going to have to worry if I don't go back."

"Well, go ahead."

Merlin waved goodbye to his disciples, and at the moment when Billy was about to walk out of the temple, he suddenly said:

"Billy."

"Huh?"

Billy turned and looked at Merlin.

The latter said to him:

"If you want to go further down this path... Find yourself a pillar, a pillar of your heart. ”

"Although I haven't met your new family, I can feel that they should all be good people, and you are accepting them... This is good. ”

"Listen to me, child, the divine power you possess can only determine the lower limit of your wielding power, only your will, your faith, can make you continue to break through the shackles..."

"You're on a path of strength that's very similar to what I used to do."

Merlin sighed, and he said:

"There are hidden dangers on this path that cannot be broken, and if you want to convert the borrowed power into your own, you must break through the shackles before the hidden dangers erupt."

Merlin's figure drifted away little by little in the shadows, and his voice echoed through the temple:

"But Billy, when your heart is full of faith to protect something, there is no way that no one in this world can stop you..."

"Protect them, protect your spiritual pillars."

"They will give you endless courage..."

"Finally, happy birthday, my disciple."

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"Huh"

After throwing a pot of freshly cooked chicken soup for the soul to his disciple, Merlin's will returned to where he was.

Hell.

The ghostly body he had condensed in hell opened his eyes and looked down.

On the floor of this dim, bloody grotto, there were corpses lying on the ground.

The corpse of a demon.

There is no shortage of noisy and arrogant demons in this haunted place.

In fact, in this hellish place, no matter how many demons Merlin kills who come to provoke, after a certain time comes, these killed guys will come back to life.

True resurrection...

This should be some kind of rule in this hell, and it looks like a special rule in this place.

This may seem like a good thing, but it's not.

The purpose of its existence is only to make the creatures locked up in this hell suffer, to suffer over and over again, to experience the feeling of being torn apart and killed by ferocious demons over and over again.

This is a punitive measure.

I don't know who is so boring, in the already bad hell, and set such a damn rule.

Merlin leaned quietly against the edge of the grotto, he waiting.

There is no difference between day and night in this place, or rather, the difference is very small, and at each turn of day and night, the dead souls will revive and start a new round of cannibalism.

"Smack"

A node arrives.

Behind Merlin, the corpse of the demon torn apart by him shook strangely.

In the distortion of the sulphur-smelling air, the corpse reunited, and the torn soul reglued.

Soon, the demons killed by Merlin were rising from the ground.

But before they could let out a violent roar, ghostly figures appeared before them.

Merlin hovered in mid-air, wearing a strange leather coat full of rough stitching marks, and it seemed that the tailor who made it was poorly crafted.

But the poor craftsmanship can't hide the "noble" material of this cool, very stylish, and wild leather coat.

It's made from the finest leather from the most powerful demonic dregs in Hell.

Each piece of leather represents the tragic death of a powerful demon.

Peeling cramps.

And the decorations on the cool leather coats, the ornaments made of demonic horns and skulls.

It's like the leather jacket that the biker parties always like to wear, embellished with a lot of gadgets, shiny.

The corners of the leather coat were cut into connected triangles, like closed wings, and like a cloak looming behind Merlin.

He looked at the demons in front of him.

The demons were watching him, too.

With twisted bodies, hideous faces and muscles stretched, the demons who spewed hellfire screamed like frightened girls.

They kept backing away, huddled in the depths of the grotto as Merlin watched.

Shivering.

"Don't be afraid..."

Merlin whispered:

"I'm not going to eat you again, actually, I just want to ask for directions."

"Yesterday's incident was an accident, you attacked me, and I had to fight back... Okay, now tell me, where is the tavern in this hellish place? ”

A firstborn, two-legged demon in an extremely flattering manner, respectfully explained to Merlin how to get to the tavern in the area.

It explains it very clearly, no matter how big or small.

I'm afraid that this evil star in front of me will be unhappy, and I will torture and kill them again.

"yes, I see."

Merlin successfully asked for directions, and he floated out of the grotto, but after a few steps he turned back.

He looked at the demons gathered together like sheep.

He lifted his finger and pointed at the seduction demon hiding in the back.

He said:

"Your horns are good, the arc is perfect, I just lack a glass to drink..."

"Smack"

As soon as Merlin's words fell, the screaming decoy demon was kicked to the ground by his companion, and several demons pressed it, and the demon who had answered Merlin's question at the beginning grabbed the bone axe at hand and raised the knife in his hand.

Blood splattered on the walls of the grotto.

In that cold light, a picture of cannibalism was projected like a shadow.

After a few seconds, the demon respectfully held the severed, wiped demon horn and handed it to Merlin with both hands.

Merlin took it in his hand, and he glanced at the seductive demon who had been hacked to death by his companion, and said:

"I just asked for a horn, and I didn't let you kill it... Alas, forget it. ”

"Goodbye, guys."

Merlin floated beyond the cavern, and before his eyes was still the disgusting scorched wasteland, and the Styx of Hell flowing through the wasteland.

It was far from where he had awakened, and he had almost walked from one side of hell to the other.

He had heard that the gates of hell were here.

But he also heard that no soul ever could leave through that door.

Ten minutes later, Merlin arrived at the Demon Tavern in this area.

He pushed the door open, and under the watchful eyes of the demons who drank and made trouble, he sat down at the bar and pulled out the freshly carved wine glass.

He said:

"Have a drink."

"Merlin? Why did you bastard go to hell too? ”

A familiar voice made Merlin look up in surprise, and his expression changed as he looked at the wide-eyed bartender in front of him.

The two looked at each other, and after a moment, Merlin said:

"Well, long time no see."

"Zakang..."