Chapter 19: The Shadow Returns
"Merlin, what's going on, what's running out of the window?"
Zakov rushed through the door and saw Merlin kneeling on one knee in front of the balcony, the torn heavy black curtains piled on the ground, the broken glass shards of the windows were all over the floor, and some fell on Merlin's shoulders and back, and the arm of his fox jacket was torn apart, Merlin covered his mouth with his hand, shook his head at Zakov, and said weakly: "I didn't see clearly, that thing moved too fast." Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Seeing this scene, Zakov drew his saber, cautiously approached the window, and looked out, not surprisingly finding nothing.
"You're hurt?"
"As soon as I walked in the door, it squirted some kind of ...... in my face The smoke is supposed to be poisonous, but it doesn't matter, I drank an exorcism potion in time, and it's much better now. It's just that the smoke slowed me down, and I couldn't subdue it, so it escaped. ”
Merlin suddenly spat out a mouthful of black blood, he wiped his mouth, the sweet smell mixed with the bitter taste of the exorcism potion, indescribably disgusting.
Zakov was relieved when he heard this, the exorcism elixir is the exclusive antidote of the Thorn Church, in addition to relieving some of the demon's curses and evil arts, it can also be used to remove toxins, so that people can quickly recover their energy, its effect has been very good, and the price is correspondingly high, and it has always been a limited supply for the Thorn Knights.
He suddenly noticed that Merlin had just used "it" instead of "he" in his words.
"Isn't that thing human?"
"I think so. ”
"It's not the Baroness who ran out, so where is she, I thought that because your etiquette was not up to par, you quarreled, and she angrily grabbed the window and left. ”
"It's funny irony, it's an extraordinary performance for you, Zakov," Merlin stood up, his steps still a little shaky, "we must find the Baroness as soon as possible, she shouldn't have been kidnapped, or there would be no need for that thing to hide in the bedroom." Where she might be hidden, we'll find out. ”
It didn't take much effort to find the Baroness of York, for she was hidden under the bed in her bedroom, and in her white lace pajamas, she was tied with ropes, and a ball of handkerchiefs was stuffed in her mouth, and she was unconscious for an unknown amount of time.
Merlin carefully lifted her slender body out from under the bed and gently placed it on the bed, removing the rope and the handkerchief from her mouth.
The baroness's jet-black hair was scattered over the satin quilt, and her pale but beautiful face looked pitiful. Zakov looked at it and said curiously: "Baroness York is actually an Oriental, which is really rare." ”
"You've always been rare and weird. ”
Merlin removed a gray vial from the necklace hanging from his chest, and when he opened the cap, he dropped two drops of golden liquid on the baroness's thin lips, which was the elixir of exorcism.
With a "bang", the baroness opened her emerald eyes slightly, but there was nothing in them.
"You're awake, bliss. ”
Merlin squatted down beside her with concern, Bliss turned her head to look at Merlin in a daze, her eyes gradually regained some brightness, and she suddenly sobbed in a low voice: "Great, Lord Merlin, you came to save me, I was tortured by that demon and almost died, I almost couldn't hold on." ”
"It's okay, you're safe, safe. Merlin took her slender hand with one hand and stroked her forehead with the other, softly comforting her.
"Demon!?" Zakov, who was originally on the side with a disgusted face, suddenly said sharply: "What is the devil you are talking about, tell me clearly!"
Bliss cowered in Merlin's arms in fear: "He'...... Who is he, so fierce. ”
"Your excellent performance in the etiquette class has been eaten by dogs!" Merlin scolded: "Don't intimidate the baroness with ghosts and howls, we are here to learn about the devil, since the baroness is safe here, can't we get the news we want, what are you anxious about!"
"But that demon may have just escaped from the window, how can I not be in a hurry!"
"That's right, you deserve to be a loyal and courageous Zakov knight, but I think you are more anxious, but the soles of your feet are very steady, you are in such a hurry to chase it, what are you waiting for here. ”
Zakov snorted: "I can't climb the roof with this body. ”
"Then the next time you train, please don't work on your muscles, I see you have muscles in your head now. Why don't you go and pour the Baroness a glass of water!"
When Zakov dragged his reluctant legs out of the house, Merlin turned back and said softly: "Bliss, can you be sure that what you just said is a demon, or are you too scared to mistake ordinary gangsters for devils? ”
"I'm a devout cultist, Lord Merlin, and I can tell what is human and what is demon," Bliss said firmly, her watery green eyes staring at Merlin, making the Thorn Knight believe her at once, "To be precise, it's a son of a demon, disguised as a part-time worker, to clean our house." But as soon as it entered the room and closed the door, it showed its fangs, covered with scales, and spit out poisonous mist from its mouth, oh, God King bless, that scene was really terrible, I don't want to stay in this room for a minute, take me out, okay. ”
Merlin nodded, and carried Bliss out of the bedroom to the first-floor living room couch for her to sit down. Bliss lay limply on the soft couch, a slight moan of pain coming out of her mouth.
Although he was very worried about Bliss's physical condition, Merlin had to know more about the situation, and he had a hunch that the demon son who had kidnapped Bliss was the one he was looking for.
The darkness in the living room was breathless, and Merlin walked to the window and opened the curtains, letting the warm red glow of the setting sun shine into the shadowy room.
Zakov brought out a pot of tea from the kitchen, along with a few small ceramic teacups.
Merlin gave him an approving smile, but he didn't expect this guy to be careful and know how to pour tea.
"Why," Zakov felt a little uncomfortable when he saw Merlin's expression, "Hell, this thing still knows how to make tea, I just brought the tea down, maybe he was still reading the "Philosopher's Meditations" when you broke through the door." ”
Merlin took the teapot and poured a cup of tea for Bliss, and a refreshing smell of rose orange wafted out.
"I'm thinking, Bliss, it's not a coincidence that the son of the devil broke into your house, it probably has something to do with the uncle you mentioned. ”
"What son of the devil, what uncle?" Zakov interjected blankly.
Merlin replied in a low voice, "Do you remember that before I came, I said that I wanted to ask the Baroness for help in order to hunt down the son of the devil, and it had something to do with her uncle." Two days ago, I was in the forehead...... During the visit, Bliss accidentally told me that one of her uncles, who was a veterinarian and had never been well-known, was suddenly taken from the clinic by several gangsters, and then a man who looked like a boss threatened him to stitch up a patient's wound or kill him. The poor uncle of Bliss was frightened, he had always treated cats and dogs, and at most he had stitched up the wounds of wounded war horses, how could he treat any patient. ”
"But my uncle did not dare to refuse," said Bliss in Merlin's words, "he was a very cowardly man, but at last he found that the patient was not a man at all, but a demon. ”