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

"Teleportation array! The teleportation array has responded!"

The unexpected bright light made both Wanda and Doom couldn't help exclaiming.

Hulk was even more joyful, clapping his hands and shouting: "It's shining, look so good!"

"Of course, glowing things are beautiful, but also dangerous."

Constantine couldn't be as optimistic as they were. He squinted his eyes and looked at the rapid self-repairing teleportation array on the ground, trying to understand the hell magic words that made up the teleportation array as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, he is human after all.

Even with extremely high magical talent.

On the contrary, Matthew and Crowley, because they were both inhuman creatures, squinted their eyes for about half a minute, and then they saw the clue.

"This teleportation array doesn't seem to be activated because of your flick of the tongue."

"I think so too."

"Why is that?" Matthew asked puzzled.

Crowley opened his mouth, stuck out his forked tongue, licked the smell of the air, and said, "I smell the great monarch-level demon, or is it... a great demon I am familiar with... Belial? Yes. , it’s Belial! This bastard is actually involved in this incident!”

"I once borrowed Solomon's soul from him, in order to deal with the goddess of Sheba..." Matthew said vaguely, "I may have had a little...some unpleasantness with him...you know..."

"I understand what you mean very well. Even in hell, a bastard like Belial is very rare and unpopular. Any creature who borrows something from him may be targeted by him and have unpleasant memories."

Crowley patted Matthew on the shoulder very understandingly: "Anyway, at least you borrowed something."

"But it also completely offended Belial..." Matthew said, "He should have taken the initiative to get involved in this matter to settle accounts with me."

"No, no, no! I don't think He is such a small-bodied demon. After all, there is... God! Why am I so smart! I simply figured out the key link!

Yes, Belial is indeed very likely to take the initiative to get involved in this matter to settle accounts with you, but His goal is not to settle accounts with you, but... but Lucifer behind you!He wants to use you as a bargaining chip to bring Lucifer back to hell! "

Crowley became more and more excited as he spoke, his eyebrows flew up.

Matthew shook his head rigorously, and said: "Belil would not do this, he knew that Lucifer would not return to hell just because I became a devil. He...he is..."

Before I finished speaking, the self-repair of the teleportation array has been completed, waiting for the users with a brand new look.

Wanda and Dum are already eager to try.

They asked Matthew in unison: "Can we use the teleportation array to go to Mephisto's castle now?"

"Of course, no problem..." Matthew said, "But after being teleported to Mephisto's castle, you must be careful and cautious. Mephisto is the lord of hell, and his power is definitely not a few human magic. Teachers can compete."

"We understand that we will act cautiously after arriving at Mephisto's castle, and discuss with others as necessary before making every decision."

Wanda and Dum, who couldn't wait for a long time, promised absently and walked into the teleportation circle.

The teleportation white light rose, and Matthew, Constantine, and Hulk walked in after him. Crowley thought for a while, and finally walked into the teleportation circle reluctantly.

……

With the ups and downs and the severe discomfort that can make people vomit all their internal organs, Matthew and others were finally sent to their destination by the teleportation array.

A pale and dark alley, only one meter wide, could not even allow two people to pass side by side. The bricks of the walls were gray-black, and the surface was covered with fine ice crystals.

"What is this place?" Wanda asked curiously after looking around.

Dum replied: "I don't know, but I can be sure that this is not Mephisto's castle."

"This is the basement of Mephisto's castle..." Crowley said, "a cell for trespassers."

"what?!"

Both Dum and Wanda were stunned.

Hulk waved his arms unhappily: "It's so narrow! It's so crowded!"

——His stature is much larger than that of ordinary people, but the alley is only one meter wide. Even if he stands sideways, he still needs to suck his stomach tightly so as not to be oppressed by the walls on both sides.

"So what should we do now? We must accept the reality. After all, the purpose of our coming here is to find Mephisto. It can only be regarded as a small unexpected deviation after being calculated by teleportation, but——"

Constantine turned his head and glanced at the zenith that was at least five meters high: "How can I leave such a narrow place? Flying up is still—"

"If flying up can solve the problem—"

Before finishing speaking, Matthew's complexion changed drastically: "The walls are getting narrower!"

"what?"

The crowd exclaimed...

Only Hulk suddenly realized: "No wonder Hulk feels more and more crowded, it turns out that it is really getting more and more crowded, Hulk can't bear it! Hulk wants to get out! Get out of this place! Hulk wants to—"

rub!rub!rub!

Heavy javelins rained down from overhead, interrupting Hulk's whining.

The few present were all top magicians. Seeing this, they quickly launched their own barrier methods to intercept the javelin rainstorm tilting down from the sky.

呲呲呲!

The high temperature melted the metal tip on the surface of the javelin, and the strong rebound force sent the long javelin flying with only the wooden pole left.

After doing this, they finally fought the first round of attacks, and everyone was sweating profusely, especially Wanda, who was relatively weak.

"Hoohoo...this is too...too..."

Wanda leaned on the wall for breath.

She is a standard crispy magician.

Seeing this, Dum inevitably worried that Wanda's physical deficiency would hold back the team in the next battle. Just as he was about to say a few words, Hulk shouted: "Hulk! Hulk!"

"what's wrong?"

"The enemy is rushing over! Hulk saw the enemy rushing over!"

Before the words fell, Hulk rushed forward with heavy steps that shook the ground, every step of his strong and strong feet would leave deep footprints on the ground.

"Sure enough, it is the strongest meat shield."

Doom gave a heartfelt admiration.

Constantine poured cold water at this time, saying: "The enemy Hulk saw is probably an illusion."

"Why so sure? He's not—shit!"

Doom cursed.

They saw that after Hulk rushed to the front of the narrow alley, he was besieged by a large group of ghost-like things whose facial features could not be seen clearly and whose bodies were all in a mess. Although Hulk's fist was strong, he hit these guys whose bodies were blurred But it seems that the boulder hit the water surface, and it seems to stir up waves, but it can't cause any actual damage!

"It's really troublesome this time."

Doom smiled wryly.

In order to take back his mother's soul from Mephisto, he has been studying Mephisto in depth for many years. He is the one who knows Mephisto best among human magicians. G is drawn into the defense illusion of Mephisto's castle.

"How to free him?" Matthew asked.

Doom: "I don't know, so I suggest that we don't have to stop, just keep going."

"This……"

Before Matthew made a statement, Wanda nodded in agreement, and explained this behavior: "Hulk is a meat shield, he is more suitable for hand-to-hand combat, and there are obviously more obstacles in Mephisto's castle. It has to be done with magic."

"So you decided to give up Hulk?"

"It's just a strategic abandonment."

Constantine, who has been persuaded by Wanda and Dum's logic, agreed: "When the Mephisto matter is resolved, we will return to take Hulk away immediately, won't we?"

"Why do I feel that you all--"

"Hulk is our important companion, we will not ignore Hulk, we are just strategically giving up temporarily!" Wanda emphasized solemnly.

She loves Avengers, but she loves her family more.

For the sake of her sons, she could violate all moral codes known to man.

Besides—

Hulk will not die because of her decision.

Thinking of this, Wanda's mood was completely stable. Together with Doom, she paid close attention to the battle between the Hulk and the Ghost Riders, and used magic to fly away from the dangerous alley at the moment when there was a flaw in the battle!

Seeing this, Constantine followed closely behind.

Matthew wanted to act, but when he turned around, he saw that Crowley had already fled without a trace.

Worthy of being the Serpent of Eden.

With emotion, Matthew also accepted Doom and Wanda's suggestion to temporarily give up Hulk selectively.

When passing Hulk, he planted a small brand on Hulk, so that he can sense Hulk's life, death and position at any time.

……

Flying out of the narrow alley, what greeted Matthew and the others was a magnificent palace exuding a corrupt atmosphere. Standing directly in front of the palace was a "person" that both Matthew and Constantine were very familiar with—the banshee Astra. .

"Astra? Why are you here? Hallucination?"

Constantine, who has always felt guilty about Astra, asked in a voice.

Astra smiled, and flew in front of Matthew and Constantine; [I am not an illusion, I am the real Astra, and I am now a servant of His Royal Highness Beryl. 】

"You serve Belial?"

[Her Highness Belial is very kind to Astra, and his protection has made Astra no longer a low-level banshee at the bottom of hell. Today, Astra will not be bullied by other demons, but can also drive the undead The knight works for Astra——]

The child-like Astra raised her head and explained the current situation to Matthew and Constantine solemnly.

[Astra likes her current life, and Astra is willing to dedicate all her loyalty to His Royal Highness Beryl. 】

"So Belial is in the palace behind you?"

Crowley quickly recovered and asked Astra: "He signed a cooperation agreement with Mephisto?"

【Astra is just a lowly banshee who serves His Royal Highness Belial.Astra doesn't know what kind of grievances and grievances there are between you and His Highness Belial. 】

While speaking, Astra bowed and gave way.

"This is--"

Constantine smiled sensitively.

He suspected that Astra's retreat at this moment was the beginning of a new round of conspiracy.

Crowley also paused, thought carefully for a long time, and finally lifted his legs and walked on the road leading to Belial's palace.

Seeing that the always suspicious Crowley stepped forward after some hesitation, Matthew, Doom and Wanda no longer hesitated and followed decisively.

Constantine smiled wryly and said "I'm sorry" to Astra who was beside him, and walked forward.

Astra watched the mages go away, a hint of sadness and determination flashed in her empty black eyes.

[Goodbye, Constantine!Goodbye, Matthew!Astra is no longer the Astra you are familiar with! 】

……

The road leading to Belial's palace is very open and smooth, without any bumps and bumps, and the total length does not exceed 500 meters.

But the moods of Matthew and others walking on the road are different.

Some people are hesitant and anxious, some people are in high spirits, and some people are worried.

However, even with endless worries, the 500-meter passage will eventually be completed.

In the blink of an eye, everyone came to the gate of the palace, raised their hands, and were about to knock——

Squeak!

The resplendent gate opened, and they were greeted by a crowd of demon gods who obeyed Belial's orders, as well as Belial who was sitting at the highest point of the palace.

"Long time no see, or rather, I didn't expect that we would meet again."

On the throne, Beryl greeted everyone with a brisk tone.

I don't know if it was to disgust Matthew, but this time, He still used Matthew's face.

Crowley felt very uncomfortable because of this, bowed his head and said to Matthew: "Hey, are you sure that Belial has no special interest in you?"

"Just because he used my face, you suspect that he has a special interest in you?"

Matthew rebutted Crowley on the spot.

Crowley: "At least in His heart, your status is different from ours."

"Because I have successfully taken Solomon's soul from him, although it was only a temporary loan."

Refusing to admit that Belial's keen interest in him stems from another fact that he cannot face, Matthew struggles to find a reasonable excuse for the anomaly at the moment.

Crowley saw through Matthew's cover-up and couldn't help but sneer.

Constantine even came to a dangerous conclusion after repeatedly comparing the appearance of Matthew and Belial: "Perhaps we can pass this level by simply sacrificing Matthew to Belial."

"Hey!"

Matthew blurted out.

Wanda raised her hand in agreement: "I think this method is feasible."

Dum laughed gloatingly and said, "I agree, I agree with full marks."

"I object! What Beryl likes is not me at all, but something else hidden behind me!"

Matthew argued.

Constantine's attitude became more determined.

He firmly told Wanda and Dum: "Based on my experience in dealing with demons for many years, I can conclude that Matthew has a special place in Belial's heart. Using him as a sacrifice can allow us to easily obtain things that cannot be obtained through normal means." nice one."

"The issue is--"

Wanda glanced at Beryl with some hesitation: "He is really willing to make a deal with us? He has the absolute upper hand now."

"Yes, I have the absolute upper hand, and I don't need to make any deals with any of you to keep you all here forever."

From the highest place in the palace, Belial's voice sounded like a melody: "Your trading ideas are meaningless to me, and can even be collected as a whimsical and innocent joke. Give up the naivety of trading Matthew and me for benefits. Think about it, you are not qualified to stand here and say such stupid things!"

"But you haven't done anything to us until now, it can be seen that things are not as bad as you said, isn't it, Beryl?"

Crowley yelled at Belial with a smile: "Ten thousand steps back, even if you want to kill them or keep them in a bottle as a collection, you should let me go, I'm just like you I am a part of hell, and I am a special demon who can communicate with the Supreme God, the price of imprisoning me privately, even you can’t afford it, can you?”

"Crowley, why are you always so shameless? You bring a large group of humans into my residence, and you still think that I can let you go alone?"

Belial grinned sharply, with a brutal gleam in his smile: "Of course, seeing that everyone is a devil, I won't do excessive things to you in the short term, after all, you are as real as me. Devil, but—”

"But how?"

Crowley looked wary: "You don't mean to—"

"Dear Crowley, how could I do such an outrageous thing, I just want you to understand that human beings are untrustworthy, and the existence of Matthew, who is neither human nor demon, is ten thousand times more unbelievable! If you don't believe me and insist on getting entangled with them, the consequences will be disastrous."

"What do you mean by unimaginable consequences? No matter how bad the consequences are, they will not be worse than the ones you may impose on us, will they?"

Matthew looked at Belial vigorously: "Tell me, why did you cooperate with Mephisto? What benefits does he promise you?"

"He promised to hand over all of you to me, if I can catch you..." Beryl said with a smirk, "This is what I want most recently."

"In this case, there is no possibility of negotiation between us."

Originally wanting to use peaceful means to solve the problem, but now that the other party only wants him as a trophy, Matthew is no longer polite. He straightened his back and looked at the many demon gods headed by Belial: "How can I pass your castle this time?"

"It's very simple, tell me one by one, who are you!"

Beryl spoke slowly.

His smile is so leisurely and casual, as if he is discussing a very ridiculous thing.

The people he questioned couldn't be as relaxed as Belial.

They sensed a dire trap lurking deep in Belial's question.

Belial's question is obviously "who are you", but what he actually wants to get is——

"I'm Wanda, nicknamed the Scarlet Witch, because I'm good at chaos magic, and I'm a natural mutant. I came to hell to ask Mephisto to get back the soul of my twin sons. As long as this goal can be achieved, let me You can do anything! It’s okay to be enemies with your comrades!”

Wanda was the first to stand up and answer Beryl's question in her own way.

Next came Doom.

Dum's answer is similar to Wanda's, it is nothing more than introducing his identity, the purpose of coming to hell, and the determination to give up everything except life in order to regain the soul of an important relative!

"So both of you are of a character who can give up the principles of life for the sake of your loved ones?" Beryl asked meaningfully.

"Yes, my children are my everything!"

"In order to get my mother's soul back from Mephisto, I became who I am today."

Wanda and Doom answered one after the other.

Belial smiled, raised his hand, and made way for him: "You can go, I allow you to go through my palace and ask Mephisto for the soul of your relatives. Of course, it depends on whether you can get it back or not." Your own ability is over."

"Thank you!"

Wanda and Dum were overjoyed, and walked toward the path that Beryl gave up while testing.

Crowley also wanted to follow, but was stopped by Belial: "Why did you join their team? Did you also have something in Mephisto's hands? Have to go back to hell?"

"me……"

Crowley was too stunned to say a word by Belial's pointed question.

Beryl then asked Constantine: "To pass here, you must truthfully answer who is your favorite lover? I know that your sexual orientation is very liberal, and you often fall in love across races and never care about gender, so I want to know Who is your favorite? As long as you answer this question truthfully, I will allow you to pass."

"But--"

Constantine showed a rare embarrassment: "I have given my heart to every one of my feelings. I don't know who I love the most. I can only tell you the few who are still alive among my many lovers. personal name."

"you……"

Beryl was stunned.

He didn't expect Constantine's answer angle to be so ingenious and impeccable.

After a little thought, Beryl smiled and said, "Since that's the case, Constantine, I'm honored to announce that you didn't pass. You must stay until both Matthew and Crowley pass the question."

"Why am I taking part in the Q&A? I'm just being—"

"Just what?"

Belial looked at Crowley narrowly: "I've always been curious about your position. You are obviously a demon, but your position is always erratic. Most of the time you stay in the world in the name of surveillance, dealing with humans and angels. Even against hell."

"I didn't take the initiative to make an enemy of hell. I just stayed true to my heart. As a devil, being loyal to my heart is more important than being loyal to hell." Crowley answered Belial's question cunningly and sincerely.

"So you think you haven't betrayed hell?"

"Did I ever betray hell?"

Crowley smiled and asked Belial: "Or, His Highness Belial was once loyal to hell?"

Like most demons, Belial became a demon because he was loyal to his inner desires, not because of a sense of belonging or loyalty to hell.

In fact, almost no demon has any so-called allegiance to hell, whether it is Belial or Crowley or Mephisto.

Naturally, the real Belial who was pointed out by Crowley was lifeless, with the corners of his eyes slightly raised, and looked at Matthew: "Crowley has already answered my question truthfully, how about you? When are you going to answer my question? "

"What question do I have to answer?" Matthew asked.

"Who is the real you?!"

Beryl smiled, with a deep meaning.