Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 400 The Blood Worship Cult's Surprise Attack

Led by Raphael, the pilgrim procession passed by the ruins of the previous day and the giant skeleton that stood tens of meters tall the following day.

Although the divine messenger remained silent after returning, Saint Burke, who had accompanied the messenger to explore the way ahead, gave a general account of the exploration process.

However, what Burke saw was very limited. He only saw that not long after the messenger entered the church, the church was lit up with a very bright light. Then the undead of the "Giant King's" young son demolished the glowing church. Burke couldn't help at all and could only retreat to a distance.

Then a huge, luminous phantom appeared, and Burke was forced to prostrate himself on the ground, unable to stand. After the phantom disappeared, the divine messenger quickly found him.

Although Burke's account was incomplete, everyone could roughly sense how intense and high-level the scouting battle was.

Last time we encountered an angel-level monster, our senses were affected by Amon, so we didn't really grasp the concept. But this time it's different. There's a skeleton tens of meters tall standing there, and everyone feels the benefits of being protected by gods and divine messengers.

Therefore, their faith in the "Lord of Evil Desires" became more and more devout, and their respect for the messengers of God grew ever stronger.

The journey thereafter was uneventful, and by the thirteenth day, the pilgrims could vaguely see the "Giant's Court".

In the dim, abandoned land of the gods, this divine kingdom, forever shrouded in twilight, stands out conspicuously.

However, because most of the pilgrims were low-sequence extraordinary individuals, and there were also many elderly people and children, it took them two days to reach Afternoon Town, even though they saw the "Giant's Court".

The people of Silver City had already received the notification and sent people to contact the people of Sen'er City, helping them choose a good campsite.

Raphael also sent some food and water to express his respect for "The Fool" and his greetings to "Elder Derrick Berg".

After resting for a day, everyone knew that the exit was inside the "Giant's Court" and couldn't stay any longer. The next morning, they packed up their tents, said goodbye to the people of Silver City, and walked briskly into the Giant's Court.

The people of Sen'er City do not have giant blood; their height is similar to that of normal people. To them, the buildings in the "Giant's Court" are as huge as mountains.

Many of these buildings have collapsed, giving off a strong sense of history.

Walking on such streets, a sense of reverence for the gods arises spontaneously in people.

After much effort, we finally reached the exit to the outside world.

Everyone saw the blue sky and the bright sunshine; some wept bitterly, while others stared blankly.

Until the very end of the sea, huge sailing ships appeared.

Faced with those enormous creatures, everyone became wary.

Raphael walked slowly to the front of the crowd, first making a gesture of prayer to the "Lord of Evil Desires," then raising his hand forward.

The tacit understanding built up over the past two weeks finally came in handy at this moment. Everyone realized that the giant objects on the sea were not monsters, but something that had come to pick them up. So they cheered and ran to the beach, where they saw the advance team members transferring to small boats to meet them.

We're finally out! We're finally out of the land abandoned by God!

That night, people sang and danced under the starry sky.

Raphael, realizing the ritual was complete, resumed speaking, outlining the arrangements for the subsequent reception, and ordering Speaker Harden and High Priest Zede to form a religious order.

After that, Rafael handed the place over to Harden and others, and returned to Backlund.

Back in his villa, Raphael lay on the sofa for a while, then smiled as he looked at the ceiling.

The promotion ceremony has been completed; all that's missing are the "devil's" characteristics and auxiliary materials, as well as the potion to completely digest the "puppet."

Raphael has already figured out how to digest the "Puppet" potion, but he still has no idea about the auxiliary materials for the "Devil".

Raphael wasn't in a hurry, because for him, the most difficult promotion ceremony was already completed, and the rest were just minor issues.

Since time was not pressing, Raphael rested well for two days and enjoyed the life of a millionaire before resuming his surveillance of "Devil" Zeno.

If "Devil" Zeno fails to find clues about other "Devils," Raphael will kill Zeno and advance his own career.

Based on Raphael's previous observations, Zeno seems to have found some clues and is monitoring a "Desire Apostle".

Raphael planned to observe for a while longer before appearing as a divine messenger to talk to Zeno and ask him where he had found out. If it would take more time, Raphael would launch a surprise attack and take the demon's life.

Raphael is now fully confident in dealing with a Sequence 4.

However, on the second day of using "Dark Lodge" to monitor Zeno, Raphael unexpectedly discovered that a black shadowy figure was also secretly monitoring Zeno at the edge of "True Vision".

And Zeno was clearly unaware of the surveillance being conducted by either side.

Raphael followed the phantom, which resembled a clump of black, viscous liquid, but a thin line connected its base to a distant point.

This thin line has a somewhat abstract meaning, representing that this phantom is being manipulated by someone.

Raphael looked along the thin line, but the angle of the "true vision" was limited—or rather, at Raphael's current level, he couldn't fully utilize the effects of the "true vision."

However, Raphael still saw a phantom evil figure in the distance.

That figure stood quietly on the edge of the city, hidden behind towering buildings, watching everything indifferently.

Raphael couldn't see his face clearly, but he could tell from his size that he was a demon of enormous size.

After a moment's thought, Raphael realized that it must be a Sequence 3 "Talker" from the "Criminal" pathway, who was now using the evil creatures under his control to monitor Zeno.

Raphael leaned back in his high-backed chair: "So, Zeno's investigation is showing some promise. At least the other side has become aware of Zeno's investigation and has begun monitoring him."

The opportunity is coming!

Raphael smiled slightly. With his current strength, he was fully capable of hunting down that "Talker"!

In this way, the characteristics of promotion sequence 3 are also included.

Raphael then began to patiently observe the movements of the "Word Eater." He guessed that the "Word Eater's" observation of Zeno was also to determine whether Zeno had higher-level helpers behind him.

Raphael was quite familiar with this tactic: first, observe; then, probe; and finally, unleash a full-force attack.

Raphael glanced again at the demonic figure in the distance; patience was the most important thing for a hunter.

He sat quietly in the high-backed chair made of crystal, waiting for the other party to test him.

Raphael would strike immediately the moment his opponent began to probe, because that way his "True Sight" would pinpoint his location.

In fact, Raphael could also try to locate the "Talker," but he could only determine the approximate location of the "Talker." If he searched rashly, he might easily alert the enemy.

To be on the safe side, it's best to wait.

So for the next few days, Raphael stayed in the "Dark Hut".

After fully absorbing the "Puppet's" potion, he was able to stay here all day.

Besides surveillance, Raphael was also constantly reconstructing the process of hunting the "Talkers".

He was also afraid that the “Eater” could call for an angel for help in a short time, because Zeno was not currently in Backlund, but in Connaught, a tourist resort in County Ducey.

Unlike Backlund, where angels are not allowed to descend—or rather, if angels from a secret organization were to descend there, the Church of the True God would not be able to react quickly.

It may take several seconds or even tens of seconds for the angels of the True God Church to arrive.

At the angelic level, a few seconds of conversation is enough to save the "Talker" or drive Raphael away.

Therefore, "Big Brother" must keep a close eye on the entire operation and provide backup at crucial moments.

Just as he was thinking this, Raphael noticed that the enormous demonic figure was rapidly approaching Zeno.

Raphael smiled. The other party finally lost his temper and immediately returned to the real world, handing over "Dark Lodge" to himself in the Western Continent.

Back in the real world, Raphael carefully checked his belongings, determined to injure the enemy in the first round of attacks.

Meanwhile, the larger version continuously "loads" the images seen using "real vision" into Raphael's mind.

Raphael saw that Zeno, who was monitoring a "Desire Apostle," suddenly sensed danger and immediately fled. However, the "Word Eater" had obviously affected Zeno's "malice perception" ability in the past few days, and by the time Zeno realized the danger, it was too late.

The next second, a dark figure appeared in front of Zeno.

The dark figure resembled a mass of deep black humanoid liquid, emanating a black mist that gave off a dangerous aura. This was the "Talker."

Without any hesitation, Zeno immediately summoned the deep blue "Hellfire" to block the enemy and fled to another location.

The "Talker" bypassed the flames and calmly gave chase, continuously uttering evil syllables.

Influenced by the "eating language," Zeno ran while baring his teeth to resist its effects, and two curved goat horns instantly grew on his head.

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The goat's horns ignited with illusory flames, which could provide some assistance to Zeno, who was engaged in a mental battle.

Seeing that the time was right, Raphael signaled to "Big".

"Big" immediately used the power of "Dark Hut" to cover Raphael's malice, and Raphael immediately disappeared from the living room.

Dixieshire, Connaught.

The battle between the "Eaters" and Zeno continues.

Although Zeno was constantly attacked by "Eating Language", his condition was not a problem for the time being.

He certainly realized that the "talker" wasn't attacking with full force, so this might just be a test.

However, Zeno did not believe that this level of danger required the help of the "Lord of Lust".

In his mind, the "Lord of Evil Desires" and the "Mother Tree of Desires" are synonymous. Unless his life is in danger, he certainly wouldn't bother the gods with such trivial matters.

Moreover, Zeno was confident he could escape; he just wanted to see the other party's true intentions.

After receiving the long-term mission from the "Lord of Evil Desires" to find other saints of the Blood Worship Cult, he guessed that this might be a secret operation by the "Mother Tree of Desires" to purge the Blood Worship Cult.

So Zeno is still unsure whether this "Word Eater" shares the same beliefs as him.

So he decided to engage the other party in a prolonged struggle and prayed to the "Lord of Evil Desires," asking this deity to discern whether the other was an enemy.

Just as Zeno was about to pray, Raphael suddenly appeared in front of him.

Zeno was slightly taken aback. He had never met Raphael before, but he was very familiar with the aura emanating from him. It was clearly the aura that the "Mother Tree of Desire" would occasionally reveal.

Therefore, he immediately realized that this was someone sent by the "Lord of Evil Desires".

The sudden appearance of the "Lord of Evil Desires" was certainly not for tourism in Dixi Bay.

Zeno stopped, turned around, and looked at the dark shadow behind him.

He realized that the messenger of the gods had appeared to deal with this guy.

Then he'd better perform well and try to leave a good impression on the messenger of the gods.

After Raphael appeared, the "Eater of Talk" immediately stopped, turned into a shadow, and quickly hid in a dark corner.

Although he realized that only a Sequence 4 had arrived, who knows if there was only one Sequence 4?

Zeno raised his hand, and a large area of ​​ground instantly softened and turned into a swamp.

These swamps, bubbling with blue bubbles, not only slow down targets but also have a "strong acid" effect.

The "Talker" was immediately enveloped in a layer of blue flames. Although he was still moving very fast, he had no way to hide because of the blue flames around him.

He began heading towards the city, where "degeneration" and "evil" flourished among the people, which would make him stronger and make it easier for him to escape.

But before he could escape the suburban street, he was blocked by a black figure with a single eye on its head.

This is, of course, the illusory "Eye of Illusion" that Raphael had laid in ambush.

If it were a "devil," Raphael could handle it himself, but to hunt a Sequence 3, Raphael would have to go all out.

When "Devil" Zeno saw that the divine messenger had helpers, he realized that this should be a premeditated operation. At the same time, his desire to show off was not so strong. After all, he was not familiar with this divine messenger, and there were two of them. Who knew that after attacking the "Eater of Words", he might also turn himself into an extraordinary ability?

For Raphael, it was best if he didn't help, so he wouldn't have to share the spoils with him later. Or at least he would have some reservations when it came time to make his move.

Of course, whether or not to take action against Zeno would depend on the situation later. Although Raphael had made some preparations, he wasn't entirely confident he could take down a Sequence 3. If the opponent escaped, then Zeno would have to prove his worth.