Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 425 Messenger Payne Ascends to Angel

A sticky, dark shadow covered in spider silk rose from the ground in front of Raphael and Triss, blocking Raphael's "Zorb Ball".

In the next instant, the shadowy figure swiftly transformed into a human shape. Although it only had a human form and no facial features, and could only be identified as a woman, it exuded a unique beauty that made Raphael and Triss both feel that it was a beautiful woman.

The "devilish personality" said, "That's strange. Why is there an angel-level 'witch' monster here?"

"It doesn't seem to be a monster of the 'Witch' pathway." Triss said, "I—I'm not sure either, but in my understanding, the 'Witch' pathway is unlikely to appear in a black, viscous state."

Raphael nodded slowly, agreeing with Triss's point.

The "Devil Personality" speculates: "It might be an angel from the 'Mystic' pathway who 'shepherded' another angel."

At this moment, the "female shadow" raised her hand, and the surroundings turned into a black ocean. However, she soon discovered that the "shadow world" she created could not devour the "Zorb Sphere" in front of her.

Then He spread spider silk around the "Zorb," but it only trapped the "Zorb" and could not harm Raphael and Triss inside.

This made Triss look at the black "membrane" in front of her with new respect; it was actually immune to attacks from the Angel level.

But another problem arose: they were trapped here.

The "devilish personality" suddenly said, "It suddenly occurred to me that perhaps the monster in front of me could be useful to my messenger."

Then he looked at Triss: "Everything you saw today must be kept secret."

"In that case, perhaps you have the opportunity to become an angel."

Triss's eyes lit up, and she immediately said, "Okay."

Raphael then sat cross-legged and entered a state of "harmony with the Dao." He slowly floated up, and the sense of holiness he exuded made Triss involuntarily take a few steps back.

Triss looked at Raphael with some surprise, whose body was filled with a rich spiritual energy. This was clearly a Sequence 3, but she felt an overwhelming pressure! It was as if she were facing an angel.

At this moment, Raphael, in his "Harmony with the Dao" state, raised his hand, and the "spider silk" outside the "Zoro Ball" was instantly severed.

Raphael seized the opportunity to propel the "Zorb" backward with his spiritual power.

Triss had to run quickly to avoid being thrown off balance, while Raphael remained seated in mid-air like the rotor in the center of a gyroscope; no matter how the outer frame spun, the rotor remained motionless.

Raphael controlled the "Zorb" and smashed open the door of the building behind him, returning to the hall with the "Black Emperor" pathway ability.

The monsters here seem to have a strong sense of territory. The "female shadow" did not chase after them. After standing there for a while, she disappeared into the courtyard again.

Seeing that there was no immediate danger, Raphael deactivated the "Harmony with the Dao" state and withdrew the "protective shield" formed by the power of "Dark Abode".

Both this state and the "protective shield" require a great deal of spiritual support.

Immediately afterwards, Raphael went to the steps outside the building again. As long as he didn't enter the courtyard, the female shadow wouldn't attack him.

However, Raphael felt something wriggling in his stomach again, probably because the spider silk had started growing again. He didn't have time to deal with the spider silk problem, so he immediately took out the candle he carried with him, set up an altar, and summoned Payne.

To Raphael's surprise, Payne did not appear even after seven or eight seconds.

To avoid his stomach being filled with spider silk, Raphael opened his mouth and "ate" another bite of Triss's "black flame".

Raphael was somewhat helpless. Was there no way to summon a messenger here?

In that case, we'd have to go out and summon them again, and then come back all over again.

The next second, Payne appeared from the void, looked around, and said, "This place is really well hidden. It took me a long time to find you."

The "devilish personality" breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you showed up. Look over there."

Payne looked towards the courtyard, then his eyes lit up: "I saw angelic-level flesh magic—"

"Yes, the spider silk you see is a disguise; they are actually things that grow using flesh and blood magic."

"That's precisely why I summoned you," the "Demon Personality" said. "That was clearly a 'Mystic' angel-level monster. Does it meet your requirements?"

"It meets the requirements!" Payne immediately replied, "As long as it reaches the angelic level, it's fine!"

As for the opponent's extremely poor mental state, even being in a state of madness, that doesn't matter much. Payne's mental core is at a very high level and can completely cover the opponent's mind.

After Payne finished speaking, he glanced at Raphael and Triss, then smiled helplessly: "But we need to control the opponent for at least 3 seconds, which is obviously beyond the capabilities of the three of us."

After two years of "learning" and regaining some of his memories, Payne has learned many expressions and looks no different from a normal person.

The "Demon Personality" looked at the spiderwebs in the yard: "We certainly can't do that, but the great Lord of Malice can."

He then looked at Payne: "However, I have two requests. First, after you successfully advance, if you discover that a monster possesses the characteristics of the 'Three-Headed Sanctuary,' you must hand it over to me."

"No problem," Payne said immediately. "Even if I don't have one, I can give you one—well, after becoming an angel, it seems I can split off a portion of the characteristics within me."

The "Devil Personality" chuckled, "Sure. Secondly, this monster seems to have 'herded' an angel with a 'witch' pathway. Give me that trait six months later."

Triss suddenly became nervous and immediately looked at Payne.

This is your chance to become an angel!

Payne readily agreed: "No problem."

Triss breathed a sigh of relief and thought to herself: Joining the Aurora Society was the right move.

At this moment, Raphael began to feel an itch in his stomach again, presumably because the spider silk had started to grow again.

"Devil Personality": "I will now pray to the great 'Lord of Evil Desire,' everyone prepare yourselves!"

Having said that, he began chanting the revered name: "Father of Demons, Lord of Others, Source of Curses—"

After reciting the name of the deity, the "devil personality" prayed to the "Lord of Evil Desires" to control the monster in the courtyard for a few seconds.

As the surging power descended, Triss, the "Witch of Despair," unconsciously lowered her head, feeling somewhat surprised.

Over time, Raphael had repeatedly and vaguely reminded her that her faith was not in the "true creator," but in another deity. Recently, Raphael gave a more explicit indication that her faith was in the "Lord of Evil Desires."

Triss had recently heard some stories about this evil god, but she never imagined that the "Lord of Lust" was such a powerful deity.

Payne also noticed that the Lord of Lust had become much stronger, and that the high-level extraordinary beings of the Bound One pathway were skilled at sealing, so keeping the monsters in the courtyard still for three seconds should not be a problem.

The sudden appearance of the "Lord of Evil Desires" caused the surrounding space to shake, seemingly due to an impact from the surrounding forces.

The "Lord of Evil Desires" swept his surroundings, and his power twisted, eventually becoming perfectly in harmony with the environment.

This is the benefit of being in harmony with the Tao: it allows one to avoid conflict with one's surroundings.

But then, it seemed as if a series of gazes were directed at them from all around.

Raphael guessed that these gazes must have come from the high-level monsters that had formed in this city. The special environment around them had obviously given some of the monsters a rather high level of power.

The Lord of Evil Desires ignored those gazes and instead looked at the "female shadow" that had "risen" again in the courtyard.

The "female shadowy figure's" face suddenly developed a mouth shape, which opened and said, "What are you doing here looking for me from outside?"

His words instantly amplified His power, making the "Lord of Evil Desires" appear "outside" and "not belonging here," while this place became His domain.

At the same time, the aura of the "Lord of Evil Desires" has clearly weakened.

However, the "Lord of Evil Desires" did not engage in a contest of power with the other party. Instead, it gathered a large amount of spiritual energy in front of itself and formed a semi-transparent puppet shape.

Then the spirit formed several shackles, trapping the puppet.

During this process, the "female shadow" certainly did not remain idle. She summoned several long ice spikes to pierce the "Lord of Lust" and created a viscous pit of "corruption" below the "Lord of Lust".

However, both attacks failed because although the "Lord of Lust" lacked authority over frost, he possessed the ability to do so, and easily changed the direction of the ice spikes. Meanwhile, "Corruption" was one of His most powerful attacks, and was thus easily neutralized.

Almost instantly, those spiritual shackles had already bound the puppet.

The "female shadow" stood still, struggling, but could only make very small movements. Then, she seemed to melt instantly, turning into a puddle of liquid, but still could not move on the ground.

At this moment, ten long needles formed of spirit appeared before the "Lord of Evil Desires." Two of them were inserted into the head, chest, and abdomen of the "spiritual puppet," while the remaining four were inserted into its limbs.

In an instant, the "female shadow" was no longer a liquid-like shadow, but transformed into a mass of flesh and blood slumped on the ground—

In the next few seconds, His power was also sealed off by the "Lord of Evil Desire".

The Lord of Evil Desires was able to succeed on his first try because he used all his strength from the start, and because his opponent was a monster and lacked sufficient intelligence.

If it were a normal extraordinary being, the primary target of their attack would have been the "spiritual puppet" the moment it appeared, rather than the "Lord of Evil Desires".

Or, when you first start to be controlled, you should be more decisive and simply detonate yourself. An angelic "flesh bomb" would be enough to shatter the "spiritual puppet" and break free from the "lord of evil desires'" control.

Upon seeing the "female shadow" restrained and unable to use her abilities temporarily, Payne immediately transformed into a shadow, instantly covering her and seeping into her body like a liquid.

The "female shadow" immediately began to struggle and let out a painful scream.

The "spiritual puppet" in front of the "Lord of Evil Desires" began to shake violently, as if it were about to break free at any moment.

The Lord of Evil Desires used every trick in the book, combining the power of the Dark Abode with his surging spirituality, to finally prevent his opponent from breaking free.

Soon, three seconds passed, and the struggle of the "spiritual puppet" began to weaken. However, Payne had clearly not succeeded completely, and the "Lord of Lust" dared not be careless and could only continue to try to control the other party.

Two seconds later, the "female shadow" finally stopped moving.

The Lord of Evil Desires breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully he hadn't messed things up.

Although Raphael and the "Devil Personality" were somewhat confident when they helped the "Lord of Lust" take on this "task," some confidence was not absolute. The three seconds of struggle by the "female shadow" just now were still quite dangerous.

A few seconds later, the mass of flesh on the ground suddenly twitched, revealing the "spiritual puppet" before the "Lord of Evil Desires".

It disappeared immediately, and the seal was thus broken.

The mass of flesh on the ground slowly rose up and soon transformed into the likeness of Payne.

He looked somewhat excited: "I have finally—finally regained all my memories."

But before he could finish speaking, the excitement on his face gradually faded, clearly indicating that those memories were not pleasant.

The next second, His gaze towards "Lord of Evil Desire" and Raphael changed, becoming more indifferent. He narrowed his eyes, and the indifference lessened, as if a normal personality and an indifferent personality were fighting.

Raphael knew that his memories of the "Ancient Sun God" should have been fully restored, but he didn't know about the consciousness of "God."

Did anyone "follow along"?

However, considering that the other party is only at the Sequence 2 level, it shouldn't be enough for "God" to notice.

At this moment, Payne began to observe his surroundings, as if he had remembered something, but also seemed somewhat lost.

Raphael sensed the contradiction in Payne, but now was not the time to discuss it. He said, "You leave here first, and we'll talk in detail after I get out of here."

Payne grunted and disappeared from Raphael and Triss's sight.

At this moment, the surrounding "spider silk" seemed to melt away and gradually disappeared, revealing the ground below. The ground was actually made up of corpses, most of which still had flesh and blood. It was unknown how long they had been dead, but the flesh and blood had not yet decomposed.

Some were reduced to bones, the flesh and blood seemingly rotted away, but the bones still appeared quite hard, showing no signs of decay.

Raphael's eyes lit up. These were ancient bones, the auxiliary materials he needed for his advancement. He quickly picked up a bunch of bones that met the requirements and then looked at the tall cathedral in front of him.

That should be the destination of this mission.

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