An ordinary apartment in Brooklyn. All kinds of wine bottles, takeaway packaging, old clothes, messy piles all over the floor. To put it simply, except for the garbage cans, there is garbage everywhere else. The TV was on, but all it was a few pointless morning commercials. There was a lingering smell of alcohol in the air, and it was clear that last night was a night of booze.

A young girl was half-lying on the couch, clutching a half-bottle of whiskey in her hand. It looks like a hangover all night and hasn't woken up until now. It's just that in the corners of her eyes, there are still tears that have not dried up.

There are some pains that cannot be escaped even in dreams. Jessica has experienced such pain. What does it feel like to fall in love with a demon and become a slave to a demon? A certain writer in reality once gave an incisive answer. It was the nineteenth layer of hell.

Jessica once fell to the nineteenth layer of hell. Then one day, she was suddenly dragged back to the world. It was a long time before she was sure she had escaped from hell. But that kind of pain has been deeply engraved in her heart. She locked herself in her room and drank all day. Trying to numb his nerves with drunken dreams and death, so that he could forget the pain. But memory is such a thing, the more you want to forget, the more you can't forget. The tear stains in the corners of Jessica's eyes are the best proof of this.

There was a knock on the door, and Jessica, who was half drunk and half awake, didn't even bother. Just came to the sentence.

"There's no one in the house."

There was silence for a moment, and then there was another knock. The voice is not hurried, but it does not mean to stop at all. Jessica finally couldn't take it anymore, she got up angrily and walked to the door. With a strong right hand, the entire door was pulled down.

"Whatever you want to sell? Now it's disappearing in front of me. ”

However, the man outside the door didn't seem to feel the slightest surprise at her breaking the door with her bare hands. Just took out a chapter of invitations or something.

"Lady Jessica, I am sending you this invitation only on behalf of the Magical Council. Please arrive at the foot of the volcano in Yellowstone Park by 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon. When the time comes, you can enter with the invitation in hand. When the time comes, you will experience a fantasy journey like never before. ”

"Magic Council, what the hell is that. Some kind of cosplay show? I won't ......."

Before she finished speaking, Jessica was already stunned. Because she suddenly found that the man in front of her had disappeared for some time. Jessica shuddered, and most of her body woke up from alcohol.

"Yellowstone?" Jessica muttered to herself. It's just that in the next second, she picked up the wine bottle in her hand again and poured it fiercely.

"Whatever, let's get drunk first." Jessica drank bitterly as she walked back to the couch. She didn't even pay attention to the door she had torn down.

......

Erica wakes up in a bedroom with oriental touches. Unlike other girls, she didn't immediately check if she had been assaulted. Instead, quickly inspect your weapon. When she touched the double fork beside her, she finally breathed a sigh of relief. The weapon is still there, whether it works or not, it can give her a little confidence.

She stood up and took a closer look at the bedroom. A typical mix of Eastern and Western styles. The Chinese-style bed, with Western decorations, looks a bit nondescript. She walked over to the door and gave it a gentle push. Unexpectedly, the door opened.

Outside the door was a hallway, and some people walked around it. They wore strange robes and greeted her as they passed by as if she were a matter of course. Erica was a little confused by what she was seeing. She couldn't help but want to hold someone hostage and ask for clarification. But in the end, I held back.

The similarly similar robes reminded her of the figures before she fell unconscious. If nothing else, these people are magicians. I don't think I can please it.

Seeing that no one was restraining herself, Erica began to walk around. In the hallway, there is a large hall in front of you. Hundreds of people come and go here. Many of them look like they're exchanging something. Others entered the opposite room together, seemingly talking about something important.

It looks like some kind of underground intelligence trading center. But the weirdness is far beyond words. At a glance, Erica saw at least twenty or more non-humanoid creatures. There were also humanoid but blood-colored creatures who felt their gaze and looked at themselves greedily. But when he realized that he had come out of that hallway, he immediately withdrew his gaze. There was even a look of horror on his face.

The shrewd Erica instantly understood the key. Combined with the magicians who go back and forth in the corridors. There is no doubt that this is the domain of magicians, and he is considered to be a magician.

Knowing this, Erica became even more unscrupulous. She walked unscrupulously towards what looked like an exit across the hall. But as soon as she reached the door, a voice stopped her.

"Miss Erica, are you leaving so soon? You've only slept for less than four hours, and the paralyzing effect on your body hasn't been completely removed, and leaving now doesn't seem like the best option. ”

"What if I insist on leaving?" Erica begins to feel as if the other person is asking for something. The tone began to try to toughen up.

"Then of course we will respect your wishes. But then you'll lose a chance forever. ”

"What chance?" Erica was piqued with curiosity.

"It's not time yet. There were still a few contestants who did not arrive. So, it's going to take a little time. ”

"Contestant, I wasn't the only one who was invited."

"As I said, it's just an opportunity. And the opportunity is won by yourself. ”

"Can I know what the reward is?"

"Strength."

"I'm starting to get interested."

Colleen's remote gym welcomes a well-dressed female lawyer, Jerry Hogas.

"A week ago, you broke into the RAND Group and called yourself Daniel Rand. Do you know what that means? ”

"I was just telling the truth, and they kicked me out. So, are you going to sue me on behalf of the RAND Group? If that's the case, I'm afraid the government will have to assign me a lawyer. I really can't afford a lawyer right now. ”

"Do you know me?" The female lawyer suddenly came up with such a sentence out of nowhere. Daniel was stunned.

"Should I know you? Wait, something familiar. I saw you at the company as a child. You used to work for my father. You're Miss Jerry. ”

"Where is my office?"

"I guess you don't have an office. You are my father's personal legal counsel, but you are not based in the company. ”

"When you were a child, there was a secret between us. Remember? ”

"Of course, we secretly agreed that every time you came to the company, you would bring me a pack of chocolate chips. I would hide it in the front drawer of my father's desk. He never used that drawer. ”

"God, I can't believe it's really you, Daniel."