Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 401: Taking Down a "Whisperer"

Dessie County, a suburb of Connaught.

The aftershocks of an extraordinary battle at the Saint level swept through an ordinary street.

The ground in this street and alley has turned into a "strong acid swamp" with blue bubbles rising to the surface.

Several stray dogs on the street and rats in the alley fell in with pitiful cries. They struggled for a few moments before their flesh was corroded by the strong acid, tearing open. They cried out twice more and then fell silent.

Then, a bright afternoon light appeared in the sky above the street.

That was Raphael's turn. He used the "Compound Spell Crystal" to summon a small sun above his head and continuously pursued the "Talker" with "Holy Light" and "Blazing White Spear".

Meanwhile, the phantom of the "Eye of Illusion" dragged a "magma giant sword" out of the void and charged towards the "Word Eater" whose body was covered in blue flames.

Knowing he had been ambushed, the "Talker" opened his illusory black mouth and uttered a series of evil syllables.

In the rooms lining the street, many ordinary people who were asleep heard these evil voices and immediately lost control, turning into monsters.

However, the sound did not affect Raphael at all, because there were two black earplugs in his ears.

These two earplugs were formed by the power of "Dark Lodge" and can effectively block "Eating Language" attacks.

In fact, the "eating words" of the "eating words" are not entirely transmitted through hearing; they are basically transmitted on a spiritual level, so plugging the ears is of little use.

However, the material of the "earplugs" is of a higher grade. They block the ears, which is equivalent to blocking the ears in an abstract sense, so that the "eating language" cannot be heard in a mental sense.

The "Eye of Illusion" phantom has no spirit or mind, so the "Eating Language" attack has no effect on it.

This surprised the "Talker," as his most proficient ability had no effect on the two enemies!

However, he must be careful to avoid both the "Blazing White Spear" and the "Magma Sword". The former has a certain restraining effect on him, while the latter can really cause him considerable damage.

For a moment, the "talker" was in a very sorry state, but because there was a "little sun" shining on his head, he couldn't run away.

At this point, Zeno's "Acid Swamp" ability gradually disappeared, and the streets that had been bubbling with blue bubbles returned to normal.

The "Talker" transformed into a shadow and immediately burrowed underground, preparing to escape.

If Raphael had actually fought the "Speaker" head-on at this point, he would have been more cautious. However, the "Speaker's" attack was a test, but it turned out to be an ambush. Raphael didn't know if the enemy had any backup plans, so he was determined to escape.

But the instant he was buried, he was knocked out by a tremendous force.

What propelled the "Eater of Words" out was a deep black shadow, the second phantom summoned by Raphael.

For Raphael, this hunt was related to the characteristics of Sequence 3, so he had to go all out. Therefore, he did not hold back at all. Apart from "Big" keeping an eye on the surroundings to prevent the enemy from having any helpers, he used every means at his disposal.

Zeno never expected that the "Lord of Evil Desires" would send three saints this time. He quietly took a few steps back, knowing full well that if he were surrounded by these three saints, he would surely die.

Only then did the "Eater of Words" realize that his opponent had mobilized so many saints in order to kill him.

But he was also very puzzled. Logically speaking, this was a life-threatening danger, so why didn't his "malice perception" ability give him any warning?

His "malicious perception" was of course blocked by "Dark Lodge". For extraordinary individuals who are "prisoners" and "criminals", Raphael has a considerable advantage with the help of "Dark Lodge".

At this moment, the "Eater of Talk" realized that it could not escape, so it began to fight desperately. Its shadowy body rapidly expanded, completing the transformation into "Demon State".

"Devil state" is an upgrade of "Demon state". In addition to becoming larger than "Demon", it also grows a long tail. However, its face becomes very soft and looks smiling, without any evil feeling.

After entering "Devil Mode", the "Eater's" various abilities are enhanced.

A small blue straight sword appeared in his hand as he fought against two phantoms. Despite his enormous size, he was extremely agile and held his own against two opponents.

Raphael reached into the "little sun," and the bright little sun transformed into a small, pure white straight sword radiating divine light. Just as he was about to join the battle, he suddenly discovered that the back of his hand had turned black.

The next instant, Raphael, who had been flying in mid-air, fell to the ground in agony. The pure white straight sword in his hand flickered a few times like a broken light bulb before disappearing.

Raphael felt that both his physical and spiritual bodies had been corrupted by an unknown force, and it was a corruption that was so subtle that even his "fu" hadn't noticed it in time.

The "talker in devilish mode" revealed a sinister smile: "The taste of being corrupted, is it pleasant? Hahahaha!"

From the moment they met, he began to subtly corrupt Raphael.

This process was so subtle that Raphael's spirituality gave no warning whatsoever.

Raphael, now "corrupted," struggled to sit up. He felt an endless pain emanating from the depths of his soul, and sensed an evil force vying for control of his sanity and body.

This caused him great mental and physical anguish, to the point that he even wanted to open up his chest cavity and cut off the "contaminated" parts.

But Raphael knew very well that this contamination was a dual contamination of both the spirit and the body, and that ordinary weapons simply could not cut through it.

Fortunately, his past experiences as a "werewolf" and a "zombie" have given him a certain tolerance for pain.

Raphael took a deep breath, and with trembling hands, used the "Compound Rune Crystal" to conjure a "Blazing White Spear" and plunged it into his chest. The next second, the "Blazing White Spear" exploded, and Raphael immediately felt that much of the pollution on his spiritual body had been purified.

At the same time, the "Talker" who was fighting with the two phantoms screamed as a large hole was blasted in his chest by pure white light.

He looked at Raphael with some surprise. The other party was clearly a Sequence 4, so why didn't the "Blazing White Spear" leave any marks on him? Instead, it injured him.

Raphael sneered, "How does it feel to be hit by sunlight? Your contamination has strengthened our bond, making it easier for me to curse you."

The "Eater of Words" glanced coldly at Raphael, quickly made a decision, left behind two phantoms, and blue flames immediately ignited on the street, burning towards Raphael. He himself also ran towards Raphael.

The battle just now had made him vaguely realize that the two black shadows seemed to be cooperating with the actions of this "puppet". This was somewhat unbelievable, after all, the two black shadows were at the Sequence 3 level.

But the facts were undeniable, so the "Eater of Words" decided to risk injury to fight Raphael to the death.

The "Talker" knew very well that only by fighting desperately without holding back could he possibly make the other party have any reservations, and that way he might be able to escape.

However, his resolve came a little too late. As he attacked Raphael, Raphael raised his hand, and a thick beam of "holy light" fell from the sky, striking the "Word Eater" that was charging towards him.

The blue "hellfire" on the street was instantly blasted away by the intense light. The "Eater of Words" screamed again as his body emitted a bright light and melted like a candle, turning into a pool of black, viscous liquid.

That wasn't the end of it. After the liquid collapsed on the ground, it immediately rose up, spewing out many black flames.

The liquid darted around like a headless fly, as if trying to avoid the attack of the "holy light," but the bright "holy light" never landed on him; he merely absorbed the damage that Raphael had suffered.

At this moment, the "Word Eater" deeply regretted corrupting the "Puppet." The corruption was like a channel, allowing the "Puppet's" curse to flow freely.

The "holy light" lasted for seven or eight seconds. After the power ended, the crystal in Raphael's hand cracked, because a normal "holy light" doesn't last that long.

While Raphael prolonged the "Divine Light" with a great deal of spiritual energy, he was also accelerating the dissipation of the power within the "Compound Charm Crystal".

However, this attack was very effective, severely injuring the "Talker".

At the same time, Raphael discovered that the pollution in his body had been completely purified.

This made him sigh: "The power of the 'Sun' pathway is truly the nemesis of demons."

Two phantom figures quickly filled in, one uttering a curse, the other wielding a "magma greatsword" to chase after the black liquid on the ground.

The "Eater of Words" has completely lost his fighting spirit. He no longer looks so dark, but rather grayish. He's hiding for as long as he can.

Feeling relaxed, Raphael stood up and took out a "mystical puppet," then plunged a needle into it.

The curse caused the agile "Talker" to pause for a moment, slowing its movements considerably. The curse of the Sequence 3 phantom summoned by Raphael caught up with the "Talker," causing the black liquid to grow tongues with sharp teeth.

Then, the "magma giant sword" of the "Eye of Illusion" pierced the gray liquid, causing the "Eater of Words" to tremble violently.

However, the "Eater of Words" quickly made himself ethereal and pounced on the illusory image of the "Eye of Illusion." Once touched by him, the illusory image would "fall" and thus do something against its will, or even betray its teammates briefly.

But the next second, the "Eater of Words" was surprised to find that the one-eyed phantom seemed to have neither a spirit nor a physical body—

Or to put it simply, there is no place where one can "fall into depravity".

At the same time, the terrifying aura emanating from the other party made the "Word Eater" feel the corruption of evil and depravity.

Regardless of what those two black phantoms were, the "Eater of Words" knew he was doomed, and that his desperate act of causing the other party to "fall" was simply suicide.

Sure enough, the illusory image of the "Eye of Illusion" was like a liquid, enveloping the "Word Eater" and forming a black sphere.

These two phantoms usually look rather dull, but when prey comes knocking, even the dullest of them know how to attack.

The "Eater" struggled to break free, and the black sphere suddenly became irregular, as if sharp spikes were about to pierce out from it, supporting cone-shaped pieces of black liquid.

But soon the black ball was twisted like a rag, and there was no movement inside.

Raphael breathed a sigh of relief and slowly approached the twisted, phantom image of the "Eye of Illusion."

At this moment, the phantom of the "Eye of Illusion" transformed into a human form again, holding in its hand a condensed, wrinkled black mist and a phantom ball of light.

The mist is a unique characteristic of the "Talker," while the orb of light is a spoil of war from this battle.

At the same time, a clump of sewage flowed out from between its fingers; this sewage was clearly the body of the "Speaker".

Raphael took the trait and smiled. In any case, he now had the trait for the general upgrade.

He put away his spoils and waved to Zeno in the distance.

Zeno hesitated for a moment before approaching Raphael, genuinely afraid of being casually killed by this "puppet".

Raphael deliberately prevented the two phantoms from leaving, intending to intimidate them.

When the two were about seven or eight meters apart, Zeno stopped moving forward.

Raphael didn't press the matter, but instead explained, "We came here to track down this 'Talker.' When we noticed you, you were already under his watchful eye, so we couldn't warn you."

Since the characteristics are already there, let Zeno live a little longer; his continued existence will be of greater use.

Upon hearing this explanation, Zeno finally relaxed. It was simple: since the other party explained it this way, it was unlikely they would kill him.

Because the opponent is very powerful, they could kill me without any special means.

Zeno smiled and said, "Thanks to you guys, otherwise I wouldn't even know I was being watched."

The atmosphere immediately eased considerably.

Raphael then asked, "I heard from the great 'Lord of Evil Desire' that you are also searching for the saints of the Blood Cult?"

"Yes."

"We might have more collaborations in the future. I hope you can be more proactive in the future, otherwise I won't be able to share the spoils with you."

Raphael's gentle smile and his words of concern for Zeno made Zeno pause for a moment. He had never felt the warmth of this world since he could remember.

Although Zeno knew there was an element of politeness in the other person's words, it still made his smile a little more sincere. He knew that the reason the other person was so gentle was entirely because they were all subordinates of the "Lord of Evil Desires".

This was the first time Zeno had felt the benefits of having faith. Before, neither the "Demon King" nor the "Mother Tree of Desire" had ever responded, and the entire Blood Worship Cult was very loose and had no sense of belonging.

Seeing that the atmosphere was sufficiently built, Raphael finally spoke up: "Someone in the organization is getting promoted and needs the blood of a 'Succubus' and the black heart of a 'Great Demon.' Do you have any?"