[Comprehensive British and American] The vest system of the son of hell

"Thor!"

Loki's voice suddenly rose an octave, although what Thor said was true.

but--

"Don't mention Jotunheim in front of me without my permission! I hate that name!"

"Because he abandoned you?"

"What do you say?"

Loki glared at Thor, and continued to ask Matthew: "I know that you are not a pure earthling, and you may not even be a human being. This does not prevent me from being dissatisfied with the special treatment you received in the dream world! I am—"

"Asgardians are not equal to the Nordic gods..." Matthew said, "The Nordic gods are gods of faith created by the Nordics through the contact process between their ancestors and you. They are different from the real Asgardians. It's what you said."

"Forehead……"

Loki, who was opposed by Matthew, was momentarily speechless and fell silent.

Matthew took the opportunity to get rid of Loki and came between Wanda and Strange: "I need a quiet room and some summoning supplies."

"What do you want to do?"

"Using Piero's dream as a medium to summon Mephisto's undead knight commander, he will most likely be able to provide us with valuable information about the troubles in New York and how to get your son back from Mephisto." soul."

"really?"

Wanda's face was full of joy, and she blurted out: "During the summoning, you can tell me if you have any needs, and I will do my best to meet them!"

"thanks……"

"No, I should thank you."

Wanda held Matthew's hand enthusiastically: "Thank you for letting me see the hope of getting my son's soul back from Mephisto."

……

With Wanda's promise, coupled with the mobilization ability of the Avengers members headed by Iron Man, and the collection of ancient mysterious items in the sanctuary, Matthew quickly gathered the necessities to summon the undead knight leader.

In the dim room, in front of the altar full of sacrifices, Matthew took out a special method wrapped with dreamstone fragments to bring out the key to the dream world-the dream of the undead knight.

"What happened next is likely to subvert your common sense, but no matter what you see, please remain calm and forget them after the summoning ceremony is over."

After finishing speaking, Matthew took off the dream stone used to wrap the dream, and tried to drive the dream of the undead knight.

In an instant, everything in the room was covered with a magical atmosphere, and everyone who participated in the ceremony seemed to be haunted by illusions——

Even though it was daytime at this time, the consciousness was clearly clear, but the eyes appeared confused, and the consciousness seemed to be in a trance as if immersed in a dream.

Is this the chaos that dreams collide with reality can cause?

Matthew, who was also entangled by the feeling of confusion, thought to himself, held his breath, and continued to summon the undead knight far away in hell through the dream.

"I need your answer..."

Matthew said so.

The temperature in the room continued to drop, and soon dropped to freezing point, and a layer of hoarfrost formed on the surface of the sacrifice.

Matthew was very calm, as if he didn't feel that the temperature was dropping continuously, and his will was completely condensed in the magic circle that summoned the undead knight through dreams.

"Hear my voice, appear before me, answer my questions! Answer me!"

With this sound, the temperature that had already dropped to freezing point suddenly began to rise, and the frost on the surface of the sacrifice made a crackling sound, and the flammable objects placed on the altar even shot out white flames.

In the flames, the skeletons of the undead knights were clearly visible.

[Is it you calling me? 】

"Yes."

Matthew looked at the skeleton in the flames calmly: "Jean-Paul Pierrot, I need your help, please answer my question."

[It is my honor to be able to help you. 】

The head of the undead knight replied politely.

Evidently, he had been a model knight of manners in life.

"How much do you know about hell?"

【Which information about hell do you want to know? 】

"Undead Knights..." Matthew said, "How many Undead Knights are there in hell?"

[Every monarch-level demon has the ability to form his own undead knights. There are as many monarch-level demons as there are undead knights. 】

"All right……"

Matthew breathed out speechlessly, and then asked, "Your master Mephisto has been in his territory recently?"

【Most of the time, my lord, His Royal Highness Mephisto, is not interested in things on the ground. 】

"Has there been a monarch-level demon in hell recently sending undead knights into the ground?"

【this……】

"can not say?"

[A monarch-level demon who has a bad relationship with my lord is indeed planning to send undead knights to invade the ground world recently. 】

"What's his name?" Matthew asked directly.

【I cannot read his real name with my tongue, but he hates my lord so much that he calls himself Faust. 】

"Faust..."

Matthew froze for a moment.

As we all know, Faust is the protagonist of Goethe's immortal masterpiece "Faust". He was trapped in extreme confusion and distress and decided to commit suicide. Therefore, he was lured by the demon Mephisto, and the demon signed a contract with him to satisfy Faust during his lifetime. All demands, but will take Faust's soul in exchange after his death.

Of course, like all the stories about signing contracts with the devil, the ending of "Faust" is that Faust obtains the perfect fusion of sensibility and rationality, the soul is redeemed and ascends to heaven, and the angel defeats the devil with the fire of love.

Therefore, when he learned that the name of the other hell lord who opposed Mephisto was Faust, Matthew was not only surprised, but also felt very absurd.

"His strength is comparable to that of Mephisto?"

[In the few hundred years I have served Lord Mephisto alone, they have fought at least [-] times, with half and half winning. 】

"I understand……"

Matthew nodded, indicating that the undead knight commander could leave.

The summoned flames were then extinguished.

Unexpectedly, the undead knight did not disappear with the extinguishment of the flame.

It even walked out of the summoning flame, with heavy armor and a long javelin in hand, and stood respectfully in front of Matthew.

[I am willing to offer you my loyalty! 】

"Why?" Matthew asked reflexively.

[In you, I see the divine light, He is the light of God, and is the object of allegiance of my soul. 】

"Your allegiance is to Mephisto, not me."

[Mephisto is the object of my contract allegiance, and you are the object of my soul allegiance. 】

The head of the undead knight said solemnly, and even knelt down on one knee to Matthew, the heavy armor plates collided with each other, making a sonorous and powerful sound.

Matthew was really stunned this time.

The loyalty of the Death Knight Commander is something you can't ask for, but——

The unwarranted loyalty inevitably makes people suspect that there is another conspiracy.

"Pierrot, I can't accept your loyalty..." Matthew replied directly, "Not only because your loyalty came too suddenly without any prelude, but also because you are still the leader of the undead knight of Mephisto. , it’s hard for me not to suspect that your allegiance is actually ordered by Mephisto.”

[You haven't thought of the past, so you inevitably have doubts about my loyalty. 】

The undead knight commander explained respectfully: "When you think of the past when I was ordered by you to go to hell to become Lord Mephisto's knight commander, you will understand that my loyalty always belongs to you."

"This one……"

"Matthew, accept his loyalty!"

Wanda urged eagerly: "Even if he is a liar, he is a liar who can help us! We need him! We need him to take us to see Mephisto!"

Strange also said: "His joining can help us solve the problem of undead haunting New York more quickly and effectively."

"Okay, I accept your suggestion and accept your loyalty."

Matthew said helplessly, stretched out his hand, and hung it in front of the undead knight commander.

The undead knight respectfully kissed the back of his hand, as if he was in a solemn hall of knights.

……

Undead knights can stay in the real world for a long time after swearing loyalty to the magician in the real world. Of course, doing so will consume a lot of physical strength of the magician.

Therefore, after completing the oath of loyalty, Pierrot, who didn't know that Matthew didn't care about the consumption of magic power, disappeared immediately.

His thoughtfulness made Matthew very satisfied. After walking out of the room with Strange and Wanda, he immediately told the other members of the Avengers team the good news.

Of course, Matthew's explanation for why Mephisto's undead knight commander Pierrot offered his allegiance to him was: "He recognized the wrong person and thought I was the reincarnation of the lord he served before his death."

"Maybe he didn't recognize the wrong person, but you lost your memory before reincarnation." Stark joked, "I heard that ancient European knights were more loyal to their lords than to their kings."

"Because the lord is chosen by himself, and the king is jointly determined by the lord and the royal blood."

Speaking, Matthew told everyone that the undead knights who invaded New York were likely to belong to a hell lord named Faust who had a feud with Mephisto.

Knowing that the name of the enemy boss is Faust, Dr. Banner immediately showed a sad look, and said with emotion: "I like the name Faust. In my heart, he is the embodiment of a great ideal and a rational pursuer."

"To the general public, he is more famous as the one who defeated Mephisto."

Matthew comforted Dr. Banner and said: "This hell lord who is aliased as Faust obviously deliberately changed his name to Faust in order to disgust his old enemy Mephisto."

"I know, but I still... well! I have let go of my obsession with the name Faust, and I can think about it rationally."

Dr. Banner said pretending to be chic.

Although anyone with long eyes could see it, Banner couldn't let it go.

But well-

"I know an alchemist named Faust..." Loki said coldly, "This guy is cruel and merciless. Compared with him, I was as pure and innocent as an angel in the darkest period."

"Loki, you shouldn't make such a metaphor, because you are the eternal angel in my heart, if there are angels in the mythology of Asgard."

Thor said seriously.

He sees Rocky as an 800-meter filter forever.

only--

What he said made not only everyone in the Avengers feel speechless, but even Loki felt that there was something wrong with Thor's mind.

"Don't say such silly things that make people laugh!"

"But……"

"Talk about serious business!"

Loki interrupted Thor without hesitation.

It was at this time that the will of the city of New York appeared in front of everyone through the wall.

[Another group of undead appeared in New York, and these undead were driven by the undead knight. 】

"Where is it?" Everyone asked in unison.

【here. 】

The City Will of New York raised its hand and pointed out the enemy's location on the map.

The Avengers members who had determined their location immediately dispatched to the battlefield.

Matthew also set off with the superheroes of the Avengers, but——

"Tell me, where is the source of the undead?"

【I do not know……】

"really do not know?"

Matthew glanced at the will of New York City: "Unless you have lost 90.00% of your power, it is impossible for you not to know the source of these undead!"

【But--】

"What are you hiding?"

【I……】

"In my opinion, concealing key information from your companions is an excessive act comparable to betrayal!"

Matthew's tone became harsher.

The will of the city of New York was forced to have no choice but to——

[Cemetery No. [-], that place is called Cemetery No. [-] by them, and it is directly connected to hell. 】

"Okay! Take me to Cemetery No. [-]."

Matthew held the neck of New York City's will, not allowing him to make trouble in the middle.

Iron Man, who heard their conversation, also took the initiative to fly over, hoping to do his part.

"this problem……"

Matthew hesitated.

Seeing this, New York City Will said to Iron Man in a tone of regret mixed with anticipation: "Cemetery No. [-] is hidden in the deep sea. Are you sure your mecha can enter the deep sea?"

"This mecha won't work, but I have a mecha specially designed for deep-sea troubles, so I have to—"

Iron Man intends to return to the laboratory to replace the mecha.

Matthew said: "The situation is urgent now, and we should act with the highest efficiency and save as much time as possible."

"But is it really okay for you to go to the deep sea alone?"

Iron Man looked suspiciously at the will of the city of New York.

Apparently, he couldn't trust the will of New York City, which had repeatedly deceived them.

[Stark, I admit that I have lied to you more than once for my own benefit, but this time, I am absolutely sincere, and I will not hurt Matthew, to be precise, I have no ability to hurt Matthew! 】

The City Will of New York eagerly commits, his expression proving that his obedience to Matthew stems from fear rather than loyalty.

Iron Man saw this, and asked Matthew in surprise: "What is your identity? Why is the will of the city of New York afraid of you?"

"If I knew the answer to that question, I wouldn't be wandering around for long."

"All right……"

Iron Man put away his doubts, and patted Matthew on the shoulder encouragingly: "Good luck!"

"No need to bless, because I'm pretty sure I'll succeed!"

After speaking, Matthew flew towards the location called Cemetery No. [-] with the will of New York City.

……

New York is a port city. In addition to the bustling New York City, there are many adjacent small islands within its jurisdiction.

The destination of Matthew and New York City's will is the narrow sea next to a small island.

A hundred years ago, New York City had just begun to prosper. Labor exploitation was extremely brutal, and gangs everywhere were fighting fiercely. People often died violently and their bodies were secretly thrown into the sea, and washed into a trench deep in the narrow sea with the flow of sea water.

For a long time, the trench full of corpses became the so-called Cemetery No. [-], and the resentment left by the dead also made it the closest to hell in New York City.

even--

There really is an entrance to hell.

Under the protection of magic, Matthew, who easily came to 100 meters underwater, looked at the mountains of bones in the No. [-] cemetery and the uncorroded leather and metal fragments hanging on the surface of the bones. The disaster may be New York's own making."

[But the people living in New York City are not all guilty. This is a city of immigrants. Most of the people living here have only moved to New York in the last 100 years. They should not bear the crimes of a hundred years ago, should they? 】

The will of New York City is worried that Matthew will let go of him and use ordinary people living in New York to sell miserably.

Matthew: "Sure enough, after rebirth, you are as good at moral kidnapping as you were before rebirth."

【I just don't want to...】

"I know you don't want to die."

After finishing speaking, Matthew activated the magic waterproof shield and entered the underwater cemetery made of white bones. He raised his hand, and a flame ignited in the palm of his hand. In the flames, the skeleton face of Pierrot, the undead knight loyal to him, was clearly visible. .

[Dear master, do you have any orders? 】

Undead Knight Commander Pierrot asked rigorously.

Matthew waved his hands, letting Piero, who was attached to the flame, observe the underwater cemetery: "I wonder if there is an entrance to hell here?"

[Dear master, there is indeed an entrance to hell here. 】

"where?"

[Please allow me to point it out for you. 】

As soon as the words fell, the tall undead knight commander was already standing beside Matthew, holding a long sword, and the blade of the sword shone with white light.

[From here, I will clear the way for you! 】

The knight commander spoke meticulously, and walked forward forcefully.

The white light of the sword edge became brighter and brighter, and the white bones illuminated by the light made cracking sounds one after another.

The skeleton also became active, the jaws collided with each other, and the eye sockets ignited red light, gradually waking up from the deep sleep of death, and gathered beside the knight commander.

"These……"

[These undead will follow your orders with me, my master. 】

"Are you sure? They look—"

Matthew thought for a while, then changed his words and said, "What's on your sword? Why can you turn the bones into undead warriors just by shining the light?"

[These bones have been piled up at the entrance of the hell passage for a long time, and they have been invaded by the breath of the undead. They may stand up as undead warriors at any time. The only use of the light released by my sword is to activate them and make them loyal to me. 】

Pierrot's answer was somewhat evasive.

However, Matthew did not fully trust Pierrot from the very beginning, and naturally he would not be angry when he received a vague and evasive answer. He just sighed with regret: "It's a pity..."

[Why do you feel sorry? 】

"The newly born undead warriors are very weak and cannot be sent to the battlefield."

Matthew said meaningfully, his eyes fixed on Pierrot's sword.

【Master, although they are newborn fighters, they are not weak, they are just—】

"Just what?"

[Lack of a medium to become stronger. 】

Piero held the sword and walked deeper into the darkness, explaining at the same time: "The power of the undead warriors is closely related to the master who made them. If the master is willing to give them power, they will have power. The master only regards them as a living skeleton, and they will Just a living skeleton."

"Are you implying that I can turn them into my own undead warriors?"

【Master, I didn't hint, because you were born with such power. 】

"you……"

Matthew smiled wryly.

He was about to ask Piero further, when the sea water in his field of vision suddenly became a little darker green.

Matthew looked intently and found that Dark Green was actually a person.

Doctor Doom.

Doom also saw Matthew.

Being good at black magic, he quickly came to Matthew, and approached Matthew vigilantly, "Who are you? Why are you here? There are..."

Dum squinted his eyes at the will of the city of New York and the commander of the undead knight, and came to the conclusion that these are definitely not things that ordinary magicians can possess and use!

Realizing this, Dum reached out and said, "Hi, I'm Dum, and I want to be friends with you."

"Hello, I'm Matthew, I don't want to be friends with you."

Matthew refused Doom without hesitation.

Dum was stunned: "Why?"

"Because I've become friends with Strange, who's your enemy, isn't he?" Matthew said.

Hearing this, Dum couldn't help scolding Strange at least a hundred times in his heart, then suppressed his discomfort and said with a smile: "A friend's enemy is not necessarily an enemy, let alone Strange and I become enemies." The reason for this is the difference in magic, there is no deep hatred between us, and we may turn enemies into friends at any time."

"really?"

"Of course it's true! If you don't believe me, I'll contact Strange immediately after returning to the ground and ask him to explain it himself."

In order to win over this powerful-looking guy in front of him, Dum talked sweetly.

Matthew also has a certain understanding of the grievances and grievances between Doom and Strange. Just now, he rejected Dom purely to find out what Dom is thinking. Now that he is sure that Dom is sincere in forming a team with him, naturally he no longer strongly rejects it. The two magicians, one behind the other, walked deeper into the darkness under the protection of the black magic waterproof barrier.

Piero was in charge of leading the way.

……

After walking for more than 100 meters, the darkness became more and more intense, and the light from Piero's sword edge became more and more intense, but there were fewer and fewer corpses and bones on both sides of the road.

Sudden--

Anomalies ahead.

Submarine volcanoes...

The orange-red hot volcano, the white mist that symbolizes the high temperature is billowing around the crater, and the choking sulfur smell is emitting wave after wave with the water flow.

"Is this the entrance to hell?"

【Master, you guessed it right, this crater leads directly to hell. 】

Pierrot said respectfully.

Matthew nodded, and was about to approach the crater leading directly to hell. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Doom, who was walking alongside him, sneaking his hands into the collar of his clothes, as if——

"What do you want?"

"Since this crater leads directly to hell, of course I have to take out something just in case."

Dum said confidently.

Matthew smiled, not believing his nonsense.

It turns out that Matthew's skepticism was not unnecessarily paranoid.

Just when the two were about to reach the crater one after the other, Dum behind suddenly attacked Matthew!