Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 424 Residual Divine Power

Even in her furry state, Triss's beauty could not be concealed; she still exuded a unique kind of beauty.

Raphael was different; he grew into a fluffy ball.

Freddy mentioned in the document that there was a large tree next to Raphael and the others, and that the power of the "Earth Mother Goddess" seemed to be overflowing around the tree, which could make people's hair or nails grow rapidly.

Compared to the surrounding area, this reaction is relatively harmless, so it falls within the scope of a safe route.

After passing the big tree, Raphael raised his hand, as if with a sharp pair of scissors, instantly trimming all the hair on his body, turning him back to his original appearance.

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Before these hairs even touched the ground, they were ignited by the flames Raphael conjured with his spiritual power, burning them to ashes.

In such a dangerous place, of course one cannot leave their own hair.

Triss did a similar job, except that her hair wasn't cut the way it used to be; it used to reach her waist, but now it reached her legs.

Continuing onward, as they passed a pond, the two noticed that the water in the pond had suddenly formed a whirlpool, from which several bolts of lightning shot into the sky.

This is the underground world. The light above is actually a manifestation of the power of the "Eternal Sun." Without a doubt, the lightning emerging from the water must be a manifestation of the power of the "Lord of Storms."

Raphael had not expected that these two gods would continue their battle even after they reached the "underground."

The two quickly crossed the pond to avoid being caught in the turmoil.

After passing the pond without incident, Raphael thought to himself: The vice president's safe route is quite reliable. The battle between "Lightning" and "Radiance" looks quite scary, but as long as you don't get involved and don't use any defensive measures, they won't attack the people or monsters around you.

After leaving the pond, Raphael smoothed his spiky hair. He had been too close to the lightning and hadn't used any defensive measures, so his hair had stood up.

After taking a few more steps, a bronze mask hanging on the wall appeared in front of them. As they approached the mask, it suddenly opened its mouth and asked Raphael and Triss a philosophical question.

Raphael stopped and seriously discussed philosophy with the mask for a while before he was able to continue forward.

Actually, Raphael didn't understand philosophy very well either, but philosophy is something you can talk about whether you understand it or not.

The key point is that, as long as they discuss philosophy here, they can avoid a life-or-death struggle, which Raphael considers a good deal.

Continuing forward, we came to a huge building that was still sturdy.

Raphael then transformed into a "vengeful spirit" and drew Triss close to him, making her appear as a...

A living corpse.

The method to become an undead creature is through this building in front of you.

Pushing open the door, Raphael and Triss saw six undead fighting in three different directions. Judging from the abilities they were using, one side was the pathways of "Mystic," "Lawyer," and "Arbitrator," while the other side was the pathways of "Sleepless," "Cultivator," and "Warrior."

Moreover, it's clear that they were all saints in their lifetimes.

One can imagine that when the six gods invaded Adriatic, there were not only battles between gods, but also corresponding battles between saints and angels.

These six saints were very unlucky. While they were fighting fiercely, the power of the "Emperor of the Underworld" suddenly spread around them, and they died without even realizing it.

To make matters worse, they were unaware that they were already dead, and remained in a daze for over a thousand years as they fought.

Furthermore, according to Freddy's records, the six undead saints in this building were not the most dangerous, since their traits had been taken by someone else, so their attacks were not very sharp.

The most dangerous thing here is the surrounding environment, which can kill a person without them even realizing it.

However, it is relatively safe for undead creatures to pass through here, and the undead of the six saints will not actively attack Raphael and Triss.

After quickly exiting through the back door of the building, the two were met with complete darkness.

This "darkness" was very abrupt, like a black curtain or a black wall, blocking the two people's view.

That was a manifestation of the power of the "Goddess of Night." Raphael guessed that it must have been during the battle between the "Goddess of Night" and the "Emperor of the Underworld" that the building they had just passed by was affected, as well as the darkness in front of them.

The darkness before us seems to be an entrance to a "hidden world," and it's easy to get lost once you're inside, so we need to go around it.

Beside the darkness was a twilight-colored light, and beneath this light, phantom figures were relentlessly charging forward.

This was the power left behind by the former "God of War." Raphael took out a mirror and looked at Triss. Triss nodded and "jumped" onto the mirror.

Raphael put away the mirror, clapped his hands, and transformed himself into a puppet that looked seven or eight parts like him, and was very exquisite.

The phantoms bathed in the twilight light attacked only living targets. Raphael, transformed into a puppet, passed through without being attacked.

After being bathed in the twilight light, Raphael returned to his original form.

His ability is a Sequence 4 level enhanced version of "Puppet Transformation." Externally, Raphael transforms into a wooden puppet...

I pose no threat whatsoever, but Raphael can instantly switch back to his original state and regain his strength.

The two did not continue forward immediately, because the vice president's safe route ended here.

Raphael saw another tall, irregularly shaped building before him, with a dense forest to his left and normal ruins to his right.

Clearly, one of these three paths had trapped Freddy for a long time.

Raphael recalled that for more than half a year, Freddy was alive but his exact location could not be found.

According to information provided by the Church of the True Creator, the relic they are looking for is still some distance away, and it is possible that Freddy was trapped somewhere later.

But in any case, Raphael and Triss need to figure out the rest of the way themselves.

The "demon personality" asked Triss, "What are your thoughts?"

Triss said, "That forest seems to possess the power of the Earth Mother, but this time it seems to contain more than just the power of growth. And in that ruin, I can't sense the power of the 'Mirror World,' so I judge that the space there must be somewhat special."

Finally, she looked at the dark building in front of her: "I can't sense what's inside this huge building."

The "demon personality" hummed in agreement, echoing his thoughts: "Then let's go through this building."

Such places are either extremely dangerous or relatively safe.

Raphael walked ahead, ascending the steps. He pushed open the large door in front of him, revealing a dark interior. He could only vaguely make out a high platform at the far end, upon which sat a black throne.

Raphael quickly made a judgment, and the "Demon Personality" said, "Here are two 10-pound notes."

After saying this, Raphael, the "Demon Personality," and Triss were all stunned for a moment.

Raphael had already communicated with the "Demon Personality." The throne and the main hall clearly exhibited characteristics of the "Black Emperor" pathway. He had originally intended to remind Triss that there might be "Black Emperor" pathway power here.

The answer was that there was a 10-pound banknote.

Triss immediately realized that something was wrong with Raphael and made the corresponding connections.

It was clearly the power here that "distorted" Raphael's language.

Neither of them said anything, but strode forward, because no matter how they tried to communicate, their words would inevitably be distorted.

But after the two of them took a few steps, they suddenly found the door right in front of them.

Raphael glanced back and realized that, without their knowledge, their course had been distorted.

Instead of rushing forward, the two considered their options.

Raphael was the first to act; he waved his hand at the two large doors, and the doors, as if brought to life, "detached" themselves from their frames and ran towards the throne. Then the stones outside the hall, and the paving stones that formed the steps, all jumped in and ran towards the throne.

As they run, their shapes are first distorted; rectangular door panels become squares or circles.

The number of long, narrow stone strips has become distorted; there were originally about twenty, but sometimes there were thirty, and sometimes there were only a dozen.

Irregular stones are formed by distorted materials; sometimes they are stone, sometimes metal, and sometimes wood.

As Raphael continued walking, he discovered that, without his noticing, two more arms had appeared under his armpits. The number of his arms had been twisted.

The two arms look perfectly natural, as if Raphael had always had four arms.

Triss, who followed closely behind, had three eyes and three ears.

However, this time their direction of travel was not distorted.

Raphael's method was actually quite simple: he used the door panels, stone strips, and stones to help them share the force of the "twisting".

Although the power existing in this hall is very advanced, it is ultimately just the residual power of the gods, and it is very limited. As long as there are other targets in front of them, it will reduce the distortion suffered by Raphael and Triss.

The two walked quickly forward and soon arrived at the back of the building. They opened the door and went out, only to find that they had jumped out of the window.

This distorts the concept of doors and windows.

Fortunately, the distortion disappeared after leaving the hall.

But Raphael still had four limbs, and Triss still had three eyes.

However, they were not in a hurry to remove these "distorted" parts. As saints, regenerating two arms and an eye was not a big deal, and they would be going back from here soon, so the number of their body parts might be restored.

Upon exiting the building, one is greeted by a courtyard covered in cobwebs, within which stands a large Gothic church.

Raphael was stunned for a moment, then quickly took out the information to check, and he discovered that the church was actually their destination!

They looked back and realized that the building behind them was not the black building they had entered earlier.

Clearly, the structure of this ruin had been "distorted" by the remaining power of the "Black Emperor." Moreover, they were quite lucky, choosing the correct path and skipping a considerable distance.

I wonder if Freddy took this path. If he made the same choice, then what about this courtyard?

The child must be in great danger!

Just as he was thinking of this, Raphael suddenly felt a tickle in his throat and began to cough.

It wasn't a cough caused by illness, but rather because there seemed to be something in my throat that made it itchy, forcing me to cough.

Raphael had been in a "vengeful spirit" state until now, and he quickly reached into his chest cavity and pulled out a large clump of wriggling spider silk from his throat.

He suddenly looked towards the courtyard in front of him, clearly because he was affected by the cobwebs in the courtyard even before he entered it.

At this moment, Triss, who had three eyes, said, "Open your mouth and don't resist."

As she spoke, a small ball of black flame appeared in her hand.

Raphael immediately felt a tickle in his throat again, clearly the wriggling spider silk from before had reappeared, and he quickly opened his mouth as instructed.

The ball of flame in Triss's hand entered Raphael's mouth and traveled down his esophagus into his stomach.

Raphael vaguely felt a burning sensation, but the itchy feeling from before had disappeared, clearly indicating that the spider silk had been burned away by the black flames.

With the threat gone, Raphael looked out at the courtyard. He hadn't heard of the "Primal Witch" being involved in the Solomon Empire's...

war--

He suddenly realized that at that time, the "Primordial Witch" had not yet become a god. Perhaps Chick, who was an archangel or the king of angels at the time, also participated in this war.

Raphael didn't think any further, because their main problem now was how to get through the courtyard in front of them.

These spider webs cover a wide area, making it impossible to detour.

Of course, taking a detour is not impossible, but it would involve going around in a big circle from somewhere ahead, which would definitely involve many other dangers.

Raphael then looked at Triss, who understood and produced a large ball of flame in her hand. She threw it at the spider silk in the yard, but it only burned a few strands of silk before the black flame went out.

Triss shook her head and said, "These spider silks must be at the level of angels; I can't burn them."

The "demon personality" suddenly said, "I've thought of a way."

As he spoke, he beckoned to Triss to come closer to him.

Then Raphael raised his hand and borrowed the power from the "Dark Hut". Immediately, a surge of power descended and formed a thick black barrier around the two of them and on the ground.

This is a protective layer he created using the power of "Dark Abode". This protective layer is of a very high level; Raphael once used it to withstand attacks from the past, and it should have no problem with resisting spider silk of the angel level.

So the two of them rolled forward inside the black barrier, as if they were moving through a zorbing ball.

After walking a while, a dark shadow rose from the spider silk, blocking their path.