The reward that that monster asks is for her to come back to this ghost place again and again to talk to him?

This request sounds weird at first, but it is far less harsh than Ye Miao imagined. Even, compared to Belial who was completely deprived of her freedom, that monster could be called magnanimous towards her. But in essence, she and Belial were actually the same, they were both bound by that monster with invisible shackles.

Leaving from here is not the end, but the starting point of another journey full of fog. As long as she is still in Abil, she cannot escape His shadow.

Ye Miao had a weak voice in her heart telling herself this.

This is not a fair deal, but she is completely in the hands of the other party, and she has no bargaining chip at all. In case that monster has a moody temper, and an unhappy person withdraws the current condition, asking her to stay in this dark dungeon with him every day, wouldn't the gain outweigh the loss?

Her eyelashes were trembling like butterfly wings, but she didn't notice that Beryl's eyes were faintly shining, and she meticulously captured every inch of her expression changes, and her red tongue lightly licked her sharp teeth.

Suddenly, something popped into Ye Miao's mind, and she wondered: "Belier, isn't that monster imprisoned here by dark magic? Why can he move freely in the palace? Do you know the reason?"

Belial blinked his red eyes, and said in an uncertain tone: "I don't know, but I guess, the cage created by dark magic is not a completely sealed 'cage' in the traditional sense. Then The monster seems to be able to leave here for a short time and move within a certain range, but it can't break free from the shackles of distance. The farther away it is, the easier it is to suffer backlash."

It turned out to be like this. Ye Miao pursed her lips, thought for a while, then gritted her teeth and said, "I've made up my mind, I... agree to His request."

As soon as these words were uttered, a cold wind blew up in the empty corridor, and the chill slowly crept into the bones. Ye Miao couldn't help shivering, but she didn't hear Beryl's answer. Belial, who was close at hand, has disappeared.

"Belil?!"

Ye Miao suddenly opened her eyes wide, stood up, and shouted anxiously.

After walking a few steps, her vision darkened, as if suddenly covered by a pitch-black silk. Ye Miao knew that this time it was definitely not because of "sleeping for too long and not getting used to the light". There was complete silence all around, only the sound of her rapid and chaotic heartbeat stimulated the eardrums one after another.

Just as the blind need the sense of security given by the blind stick. When normal people lose their eyesight, they will subconsciously look for a point of leverage so that they don't fall staggeringly. However, the wall that was supposed to be two steps behind Ye Miao suddenly became out of reach. She took several steps back one after another, but still couldn't touch any boundary.

It seemed that an invisible force took her away from the corridor just now and entered a strange place. In doubt and panic, her shoulder suddenly bumped into a hard object lightly.

Ye Miao froze suddenly.

That's a chest. Taller than the slender and tall Belial, with a wider chest.

He didn't make the slightest sound, just appeared behind her, waiting for her to throw herself into the trap and stick to his chest.

The light and moist breath was ambiguously brushing the sensitive nerves behind her ears, making the skin covered with goose bumps.

Ye Miao's lips trembled violently, and her eyes were filled with horror, like a small animal that had been pinched to death, and did not dare to move.

A pair of hands pinched her waist, turned her around when she was frozen, and forced her to lean against him, snuggling into His arms.

Different from the four-legged crawling image she imagined, although this body belongs to a monster, it has the same upright structure as a human.

Every step seemed to be a repeat of her nightmare. It turns out that everything has a definite number, and there are omens in the dark. The only difference is that in that dream, apart from fear, she also showed a shameful enjoyment of what happened later. But in reality, being close to a bloodthirsty monster, under the real sense of oppression, fear and panic were enough to overwhelm all her romantic thoughts.

Her hands were pressed between the two, forced to press against his rough chest. This hunting posture that tightly restrained her didn't seem like sending her away at all, it was more like a sudden change of mind, wanting to tear her apart and eat her right away.

Ye Miao's eyes were foggy, and a very weak whimper came out of her throat. The thought of "death must be psychologically prepared" flashed through her mind, and she blurted out a funny begging for mercy: "Can you I'll eat it after I'm knocked out, I'm afraid of the pain."

According to Belial, this monster seems to be very smart and can communicate with people. But in Ye Miao's imagination, he should be very similar to the ugly four-legged monster that appeared in the library and chased her all the way here, and the animal nature has the upper hand. Therefore, it was not expected that the other party would stop to listen to the dying struggle of her prey before enjoying the feast.

Unexpectedly, the other party's movements stopped suddenly.

Ye Miao held her breath reflexively.

After a while, a deep and magnetic voice sounded above her head, slowly saying: "I'm not interested in human flesh."

Ye Miao was stunned.

This voice is really nice... Moreover, this monster actually has the same communication ability as a human. For some reason, after discovering this, although Ye Miao was still afraid, the sense of despair that almost collapsed on the ground subsided a little.

Although she couldn't see clearly, she also felt the other party's gaze lingering on her face, and her lips froze suddenly, as if they were pressed against by his fingers and caressed affectionately. Ye Miao didn't dare to resist at all. After a while, the monster said casually again: "Even if I don't ingest any food, I am an eternal existence."

There seemed to be a bit of arrogance in that tone, as if he was adding an explanation to the previous "don't eat human flesh".

Ye Miao was a little lost.

As long as it is a monster, it must ingest food.

Could it be that the monster embracing her is not a monster in the traditional sense?

If the monsters in the underground don't eat people, is it true that the culprit of those frightening "cannibal monsters" legends is not him at all?

He emphasized that he doesn't eat people, is he trying to tell her that he won't hurt her?

Ye Miao hesitated for a moment, raised her head, and said nervously, "Will you really send me out of here?"

"Of course, as you wish." The monster lowered his head and pressed close to her ear: "But I have additional conditions."

"I...I know, Beryl has already told me, I promise you."

As soon as Ye Miao agreed, a burst of drowsiness came over her like a tide. In the end, I only vaguely heard His voice sounding in my mind——

"I will leave a mark on you. The breath left on it will make many things dare not disturb you. When it disappears completely, it is time for you to fulfill your promise and return to me... ..."

In all kinds of stories compiled by people, God is merciful and great, and he never asks for anything in return for saving the common people. The devil, on the other hand, is far more greedy and calculating. He will generously give you many things you dream of, including supreme status, inexhaustible money, rare beauties, fame and admiration, life span and good luck...

I also want to know that He never traded at a loss. All transactions are priced secretly.

Knowing that there is a price to pay for asking the devil for something, there are still so many people who are deceived by his sweet words and sign the contract of prostitution without knowing it. Of course, there are also many people who pay on credit. Some are pure greed, and others are awakened from obsession, belatedly terrified, thinking that if they just hide where no one knows, they can hide from the evil thing that is asking for a reward.

The devil already knows something about human nature. Therefore, according to the legend, he will leave a mark on everyone who has dealt with him. Even if they fled to the ends of the earth, these people would be driven by fate to return to the devil and pay the promised reward without credit.

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When she woke up, Ye Miao found herself lying on a sofa in the former king's palace, and was placed in a position of lying on her back.

Brilliant white light shone through the dusty glass windows. The palace, which looked eerie last night, looked another way after dawn. Ye Miao sat up dazedly, bowed her head, her skirt was a little wrinkled and splashed with muddy water. If it wasn't for these traces, she would almost suspect that the experience of last night - falling into the dungeon, Belial, monsters, dark magic, contract - was a dream of her own.

Pushing the door open, the courtyard of the palace was sunny, and the four-legged monster chasing her had long since disappeared.

After all, this is a forbidden area, so Ye Miao quietly slipped out through the crack of the door and returned to the room in the atrium while avoiding people.

Last night, Shana found the umbrella from the tower, and when she returned to the library, she found that the glass window had been blown open by the wind, and the inside had become a water curtain hole, several rows of bookshelves had fallen down, and Ye Miao was missing. She and the rushing Marge searched separately, but they still couldn't find Ye Miao.

The disappearance of the hostage princess is not only a matter of her alone, but also concerns the relationship between the two countries. Margot was so anxious that the top of her head was about to smoke, and all bad guesses came out. Unexpectedly, the next morning, Ye Miao came back by herself.

Facing the inquiries from the two maids, Ye Miao lowered her eyes and explained softly that she was frightened by the thunder last night and accidentally lost her way in the palace while looking for shelter from the rain, so she randomly found a side hall for people to rest , locked the door and slept, and found the direction after waking up.

Although this explanation is a bit far-fetched, it can also be justified, and it didn't arouse Shana's suspicion. Only Margot noticed that the little highness she was familiar with looked dazed, obviously worried, and frowned secretly.

In the bathroom, Ye Miao took off her dirty skirt, let Margo and Shanna leave, immersed herself in hot water, splashed a splash of water on her face, and slowly returned to reality sense of the world.

She looked down at her side - her skin was so white that even the slightest bruise was obvious. Last night, this place was extremely painful. Even if the internal organs were not injured, the epidermis would definitely be bruised or bruised, but now it can be seen that there are no traces at all here, and it is still as clear and white as before.

Ye Miao touched and touched, but she didn't find any problem, so she put down her hand, secretly wondering—could even the pain be her illusion?

She didn't get out of the water until her whole body was slightly red from the soak. She turned her back to the mirror and glanced at her back.

Her two shoulder blades are thin and graceful, like wings ready to fly. But on the piece of skin between them, a strange brand suddenly appeared. It seemed round but not round, with different shades of dark red, almost like a hickey.

It is naturally impossible for a person to kiss this place of oneself. If Margot and the others see it, they will probably only think that this is the mark of being gnawed on the bed.

Everything that happened last night was really not a dream...

Ye Miao's fingers touched it tremblingly, and as if being burned by fire, she quickly retracted it, not daring to look in the mirror again, and quickly put on the clothes.

The author has something to say: Thank you Assamese girl from Assassin for mine! Thanks to the two girls Wu Ya Cang Hai and Hua Bu End for the grenades~~~(づ￣3￣)づ

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Then Ye Miao almost got credit, hehehe.

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【Tips】

Girls who are familiar with Western mythology should know who Belial is.

The following is taken from Wikipedia:

Belial was the earliest god in Jewish legend, commanding the seventy-two pillars of demon gods, the Great Demon King of Hell, and also the original sin of laziness among the seven deadly sins. The name literally means "no value" and "no benefit". Both the Old Testament and the outer chapters of the New Testament have alluded to his name.

He is very dangerous, the most dangerous and vicious of all the fallen angels, and he was also the first person to be called Satan.

What is enviable is that his appearance and features prove that he is of mixed race.

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So in the introduction of the first chapter, when counting the crimes of the devil, "laziness" is ranked first, a little hint. =3=

But compared to the mythological records, Belial in this article has many changes and second settings, which is already very different from the prototype, and the laziness has been weakened, and now it is almost the result of the seven original sins (jealousy, arrogance, lust|desire...) The complex, covering various characteristics of the devil, is also often imprisoned by humans. Therefore, even if you know the prototype, please do not contact the existing myths for research.