Mystery: A Spark

Alger waited for two seconds, then looked at Arthur and stated the conditions he had already thought of.

These are the coordinates of a primitive island that he and Zilingus discovered together.

Arthur had no interest in the love-hate relationship between Alger and Ziringus. He tapped the table lightly, considering the value of this offer to him.

Seeing his silence, Alger continued, trying to make his offer sound more valuable:

“There are traces of the existence of extraordinary demigod-level beings on it. I think it should be of great value to you, who is about to be promoted to demigod.”

“I can swear to Mr. Fool on this that I am not lying.”

How did he know I was about to become a demigod? Arthur was slightly taken aback, then suddenly realized.

Alger mistook him for an extraordinary warrior and assumed that he wanted the "Demon Hunter" recipe for his own use, thus inadvertently guessing his sequence level.

It was a case of mistaken identity turning out well... Arthur didn't explain, and after thinking for a few seconds, he nodded in agreement to the condition.

After agreeing, Alger wrote down the coordinates of the island and, after handing them to Arthur, made the same condition he had mentioned to Klein in the original story.

That is, bring him along on the first exploration of the island.

Arthur did not refuse the offer because he was not actually sure whether he wanted to go to the island.

For him, knowing the coordinates of that island was merely a way to enrich his methods.

The more resources you have, the more solutions you can come up with when facing difficulties.

The trading phase has ended, and the Tarot session has entered the free exchange phase.

At the very beginning of this phase, Alger cleared his throat and began his conversation.

Arthur thought he would bring up the topic of the sea god as in the original story, but to his surprise, Alger said something else entirely.

“A little over a week ago, I heard that something big had happened in Dixie County.”

"Mr. Hanged Man, what's the big deal?" Audrey dutifully played the straight man.

"There's a skinning serial killer over there who has brutally murdered many innocent girls." After saying that, Alger described in detail the horrific state of those girls.

This sent chills down Audrey and Fors's spines, and the others frowned and looked on with pity.

"However, just as this serial killer was about to make his move on his seventh prey, he was found by an even more terrifying hunter."

"This hunter has a code name: 'The Fate Weaver'."

Chapter 265 Alger: Pointing at Fools and cursing Evil Gods...

A fortune teller? Someone who plays tricks on fate?

Upon hearing the code name, the members of the Tarot Club quickly deciphered its meaning.

The person who dared to use this code name is truly arrogant. Such a person is either an ignorant fool or a shrewd and confident expert... After a moment's thought, Gadria quickly came to a conclusion in her mind.

"Mr. Hanged Man, what happened to that skinning killer after he met the Virtuoso?" Audrey asked curiously.

She desperately wanted this disgusting, despicable, and cruel serial killer to be punished, whether by arrest or by death, so that no more innocent girls would be harmed.

After hearing her question, Alger remained silent for a few seconds, seemingly thinking about how to describe the scene in the right words.

However, he quickly abandoned this unrealistic idea and instead asked the "Fool" at the head of the bronze table to directly visualize the scene from the photograph.

Klein naturally wouldn't refuse, because he also wanted to know what Arthur had done that left even the old fox "The Hanged Man" speechless.

Once the photograph was brought to life, Klein had only one thought in his mind.

That is, Arthur is practically a walking embodiment of artistic talent.

A background painted with dark red blood, which should have been full of religious atmosphere;

The deceased's face had a bizarre smile that stretched from the corner of his mouth all the way to his ears.

And those two pale white bone wings, made up of broken ribs, had a strange beauty yet also evoked an indescribable terror.

This imagery, intertwining the sacred and the depraved, creates a stark contrast that is both holy and terrifying, leaving a profound impact on the members of the Tarot Club.

As Audrey gazed at the image manifested by the Hanged Man, a sentence inexplicably surfaced in her mind:

"Evil will be punished."

While listening to Mr. "The Hanged Man" describe the deaths of those innocent girls, she was filled with rage and wished she could immediately use her wealth to offer a bounty on the killer and get rid of him as soon as possible.

But when she saw the killer's fate, her anger vanished instantly, leaving only a strange sense of satisfaction.

Of course, there was also the natural fear that would arise towards that fortune teller.

It was impossible not to be afraid, after all, she had only killed one person with her own hands before, and that was after she stabbed him to death and left immediately, without ever directly touching the corpse.

So such a scene was quite shocking for Audrey.

Fors was also deeply shocked.

Although she felt that the serial killer deserved to die, such a scene was indeed beyond her comprehension, as she had never even killed anyone.

However, while feeling shocked, Fors's inspiration also began to flow continuously.

A heinous man who had brutally murdered multiple innocent girls was about to commit his cruel atrocities once again when he was punished by a ruthless killer and his image was transformed into an artistic "mural".

This story has both conflict and good drama; with a little polishing, it could become a compelling short horror story.

Of course, there was a problem with doing this: Fors was unsure whether the Virtuoso would come knocking on his door because of it.

This is why Arthur didn't know what she was thinking. If he did know, his attitude towards the matter would definitely be:

Hurry up and make more.

Arthur had no reason to refuse a free opportunity to gain fame.

Just like when Klein played the "trickster" and asked Fors for help, asking her to write a horror story based on him.

Of course, Arthur also needed someone to help him spread his fame so that he could digest the "Reaper" potion in his body as soon as possible.

"According to the investigation, before killing the skinning killer, the Virtuoso also took down several other notorious Beyonders and successfully rescued some victims," ​​Alger continued, recounting the information he had gathered.

His gaze swept over the members of the Tarot Club, lingering on "The World" for an extra second.

Yes, he suspected that this Fellowshipper might very well be "The World".

Because, in terms of timing, the Fate Master appeared shortly after "The World" said it was coming to the sea.

Some time after the case of the Fates Master occurred, the Sea God inexplicably perished.

Although "The World" appears to have been present on Bansi Island before, this doesn't necessarily prove anything.

Because among the extraordinary abilities in this world, many allow people to travel from one place to another in a very short time.

Therefore, Alger's purpose in bringing this up at the Tarot meeting is to test how the "world" will react.

He no longer insisted on hiding his identity from the "hermit" as he had before.

Because after "Chariot" revealed his need for the Ocean Singer's potion, there was no point in him hiding his identity anymore.

On the contrary, Alger needs to emphasize his church identity even more, so that his value will not be completely overshadowed by the "hermit" who may be a star general.

Alger tried to test the "World" by bringing up the matter of the Fates, but the "World" did not react to his words.

It was "justice" that spoke up at this moment.

“Mr. Hanged Man, it seems that the Fate Master’s style of doing things is quite righteous, after all, he only killed some extraordinary people who had committed many evils.”

"No, Miss Justice, given the way the Church of Storms operates, they don't care whether other people's actions are just or not."

“They just capture all those wild extraordinary beings and lock them up in the church’s basement, then use them to experiment with the effects of the sealed artifacts,” Cattleya said sarcastically, glancing at the “Hanged Man.”

As a pirate general, it was impossible for her to have any goodwill towards the Church of Storms.

After all, one is a policeman and the other is a criminal; they are inherently incompatible.

So after confirming that the "Hanged Man" was a member of the Church of Storms, she couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark.

“Is that so, Mr. Hanged Man?” Audrey asked Alger.

Alger paused for two seconds, then said:

"The attitudes toward wild extraordinary beings are not entirely the same across different churches; some churches are more moderate, while others are more violent."

"Some of my colleagues do indeed lack a certain wisdom when dealing with such matters."

As a double agent of the Storm Church, he did not entirely agree with some of the church's practices.

Moreover, most of the members of the Tarot Club are wild extraordinary individuals, so he naturally had to shift his stance in that direction.

That's true. Different churches do have different attitudes toward wild extraordinary beings. The Steam Church treated me quite well back then, and the Earth Church even took the initiative to recruit Benson as a priest... Klein thought to himself.

He naturally noticed the way the "Hanged Man" looked at the "world" dummy earlier, and could guess that the "Hanged Man" suspected that he was the Fates Master.

However, Klein was too lazy to explain. After all, it was just taking the blame for Arthur, nothing serious.

“Although some of my colleagues don’t have a very good attitude towards wild Beyonders, the reason I’m paying so much attention to the Fate Master this time isn’t simply because he might be a wild Beyonder,” Alger said again at this moment.

"What's the reason?" Audrey asked, puzzled.

Alger glanced at her, then his gaze swept over "The World," and said:

"Miss Justice, after seeing this 'body painting,' what are your special feelings?"

A peculiar feeling? Audrey's gaze returned to the "painting," examining it closely, even drawing upon her knowledge of psychology.

Then, she quickly had a question.

Why did the Virtuoso make the skinning killer look like that? What was his mental state at the time?

As the saying goes, every artist has a touch of madness.

After all, how can you create works that resonate with people's hearts if you're not crazy?

So, as someone capable of creating such a work of art from the human body, the Fate Master's mental state at the time... is probably worth studying.

"Among my colleagues, there are also people who have a deep understanding of psychology. After observing this scene, they came to a conclusion."

“They believe that the Virtuoso’s mind is likely experiencing significant problems, meaning he could easily lose control and become a major destabilizing factor,” Alger said calmly.

In fact, his colleagues came to two conclusions, the other being that the virtuoso was likely performing a ritual to pray to an evil god.

But how could Alger dare to voice this conclusion?

What if Mr. Fool gets angry and a bolt of lightning strikes him on the head?