"Call everyone to the campfire, quick!" said Ebner in a panic. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

Krell hurried to gather everyone around the campfire, the cold was no longer a faint hallucination, and the air they spit out began to turn white, and the flames were almost extinguished by the sudden drop in temperature. Ebner yelled as he magically made the fire burn again.

"What's going on?" Abel asked.

"Demonic ...... It's a demon!" said Abner, speechless in fear.

Soon the caravan of more than thirty people arrived, and Ebner continued.

"Stay where the light of the fire can reach, and prepare everything you can burn, firewood, lamp oil, clothes. Before the sun comes out, you should never leave here. As he spoke, Ebner threw a lot of firewood into the fire.

Krell asked, "Is the barrier you laid out no longer working?"

"I hate to say that, but the barrier has fallen. Ebner's face was covered in cold sweat, and he said after a while: "In the face of demons, I can only warn you to strengthen your hearts, if you still want to see the sun tomorrow." ”

Able asked, "Will the devil come and kill us, like Riverdale?"

"No, it's a demon of desire. What it wants is the soul of a human being, hungry and thirsty for victims to make a nefarious deal. Abner explained.

"Who would be so stupid as to give their soul to a demon. Krell said dismissively.

"I'd better tell you now, in case you find out from any other means. Demons don't care whose soul it is, as long as you have that will. Even if it's a city person, it will become a bargaining chip for you. If anyone is bewitched by the devil, it is not just him who is affected. Abner said.

"Was it the same in Riverdale back then?" asked Krell in surprise.

"As far as I know, yes. ”

The people of the caravan began to talk about it, at first only marveling at the demon's methods. Later, he began to reprimand who would betray his own people for the sake of desire, and the slandered people naturally quarreled, and the spearhead of suspicion was pointed at almost everyone.

That new coward must have done this for his own life, I don't trust the groom, and once I saw him smuggle a man out of town for a bag of gold at the risk of being captured by a caravan, and he would do it again, Tom, who daydreams all day, who can guarantee that he will not betray us for his life, or the rich side, and old Bobby is the real threat, how many times he has wanted to kill himself for the death of his son, and now that the good opportunity has been delivered to his door, he has no reason not to cherish it.

In the midst of the quarrel, the dark shadows slowly ate away at the light of the campfire. In the hollow darkness, there seemed to be some alarming whisper, mixed with ridicule, and people blamed each other as if they were obsessed.

"Enough!" exclaimed Ebner, the words contagious. It was different from Klinis's illusion of swaying people's emotions, but it also worked very well, and soon the quarrel in the crowd stopped.

"If you want to see the sun the next day, you have to be firm in your heart. Ebner looked ugly and said, "If not...... The only advice I can give is that the more you make a decision a second late, the more likely you are to be betrayed. ”

"Nobody would do anything like that, would they?" Abel asked tentatively.

No one said anything, and the silence was eerie with the darkness around them. Everyone was thinking about this state of affairs, and if they refused the devil's deal, it would be a good ending. But no one knows if there is someone with a ghost in their hearts, who can not only safely avoid the danger tonight, but also earn money, women and status. The longer this standoff continues, the more likely it is that someone will make the latter choice.

Everyone looked at the blazing flames, so nervous that they didn't know what was going on in their heads. Every second, people check to see if they are still alive and if anyone has betrayed them and gone into the shadows of darkness. I don't know how long it took, but half of the firewood was burned in the fire, and no one broke the deafening silence.

The influx of shadows makes the area illuminated by the fire less and less.

Ebner took some firewood and filled it into the fire, when the sudden noise startled everyone.

"Guys, hold your heart out, or pray to God. "Midnight is coming," said Ebner. ”

As soon as the sound of these words disappeared into the infinite darkness, the fire was immediately extinguished to the point that there were no sparks left. In an instant, darkness and cold swallowed everyone, and the desperation of a fish caught in a fisherman's barrage became the new theme of the night. No one screamed, but crazy thoughts were churning in their heads.

"Look at the people around you. ”

Evil whispers spread unease.

"Do you think they will be kind? Someone will make a wish, and a dream that you would never have dared to imagine in your life will come true in an instant, and it will only come at the cost of losing some inconsequential passers-by in your life. Some people think so, some people think so. In the end, you can only become a bargaining chip in his hand, and you know that someone has to make that choice, so why can't it be you?"

The faint-hearted sobbed in the night, and the others were silent and did not know what to think. No one comforted everyone, and no one scolded the temptation of the devil. In the darkness, even the thoughts of prayer could not be sent.

"In the name of the Seven Holy Spirits, I command you, this wickedness, to depart from this land. Go back to the hell where you were tortured, and never come back!" Ebna chanted.

When the eyes could see again, all they could see was the pure white glow of Ebner's wand and the sound of a strong wind blowing. Other than that, there is only the shadow of emptiness. The grass beneath his feet was covered with thick frost in the darkness just now.

It was soon discovered that the light of the Ebner wand was fading much faster than the previous firelight, but for the time being, it was able to stabilize the attack of darkness.

"What just happened?" asked Krel, visibly frightened.

Ebner didn't bother to answer, and he didn't know the answer himself. True darkness is something that no living person has ever seen, whether you close your eyes or walk into a darkroom without light, your eyes will see noisy points of light. It's an interesting visual illusion, an illusion that appears when the eye is free. Many people think of this as darkness, but they have just seen the real thing. The walls from hell cut everything off, and the world suddenly became dark and something beyond the darkness. Panic is infinitely magnified in it, and evil words are poured out in people's ears. Even one more minute in it will undoubtedly become the most terrifying memory of this life.

"I'll give you this mage's soul, don't kill me!" one shouted, "You don't want to die! ”

"I agree, he should settle the things that this mage has done. Someone chimed in.

Ebner, struggling to maintain his magic, listened quietly.

"How can you do that!" cried Abel.

"Is there something wrong? It's a reasonable decision, isn't it? This mage has made a mistake, and now it's time for him to pay it back. The man shouted.

"yes, who knows what's going to happen if this continues. This is the best scenario for most people's considerations. Someone shouted.

"But on the other side is the devil, isn't there a righteous knight in the story who defeated it? you are now cooperating with the devil, and you are the bad guy in the story, aren't you?" Abel argued, tears almost oozing from the corners of his eyes. How did the companion who had always been with him day and night become the villain he had been despised in fairy tales at this time.

"I can't take care of these things, just watch, and someone will thank me for saving their lives. The man said, cautiously walking to the edge of the magical white light, "Take this mage named Ebner away! ”

A deep voice came from the darkness: "I don't accept this condition, the involuntary soul will fall in price." If I had to do this, I would ask for 10 of these souls. ”

Now the man's face turned black into charcoal, and he fell silent.

"Let's vote, it's better to die for 10 people than to be buried together. Someone else said.

"Do you think you can decide who lives and who dies? I think only God can do that. ”

The crowd began to quarrel, cursing and slandering each other. Someone is convincing others how much this person is to die, and someone is clamoring to vote on it. The noise grew louder and louder, finally drowning out the roar of Ebner's spell. There were many voices, but the snickering in the darkness was clearly heard by Ebner.

"That's enough...... said Ebner, no louder than any noise. But it was full of magic, and the crowd's quarrel stopped at once. Ebner looked at the darkness in front of him with sad eyes and said, "If it's a voluntary soul, what price." ”

After a long time, the darkness spoke: "One." ”

"Then make a deal and let these people go. Ebner looked back at the crowd, his eyes full of disappointment and sadness, but there was no expression of regret.

What happened was seen by Clinos very clearly, and now the fate of the future seems to be met.

After a brief sigh, Klinos said, "Mr. Snake, you have won." Now withdraw your shadow and my soul will be yours. ”

Snake sneered, "Now you believe in fate, and you have to admit that we demons have a great vision in this matter. ”

"Put away your boasting. Klinos thought for a moment and said, "I have one last question, does my buy one, get one free offer count?"

"You know, I'm willing to meet the needs of my customers. ”