Weird Cards: I've Become a Ghost

Over the next period of time, Xiao He finally learned about the story of this knight named Sotu.

The other party is one of the nightmares of the town of Silent Valley.

As the other party said, the reason it approached Xiao He was to ask him to take it out to find the thief who stole its armor.

That's what happened.

As mentioned before, before Xiao He, outsiders would come to this town every once in a while, and the town's residents would use a "queueing" method to allocate ownership of these outsiders.

On the day the Sotu Armor was lost, many outsiders came in.

Unfortunately, it wasn't in the queue yet.

However, on that day, Sotu's friend invited it to visit, and this friend happened to be assigned to a stranger. As for the purpose of the visit, it goes without saying.

As for why there would be a "friend" in this town where everyone is living in a nightmare, and why this friend would invite Sotu to visit, it can only be said that no matter where you are, there will be circles that belong to that place.

However, this situation is still rare in Silent Valley.

Before leaving home, Sotu was in a pretty good mood, after all, it had been hungry for a long time. However, when it returned home with a satisfied look on its face, it found that the armor it had placed at home was gone.

As a knight, Sotu only wears his armor when he is in battle; otherwise, he keeps it as a treasure at home.

But who would have thought that just by going out once, its home would be robbed?

Moreover, the stolen armor was not just for show, but a treasure that allowed it to unleash its full power.

Ever since Sotu gained consciousness in the town of Silent Valley, armor and warhorses have been by its side.

In its view, only those who wear armor and ride warhorses are qualified knights.

Therefore, upon learning that his armor was missing, the enraged Sotu almost lost his mind and even wanted to rush to the homes of other residents in the town to ask them, through the outsiders they were assigned, whereupon to find out the whereabouts of his armor.

In Sotu's view, only these outsiders would steal his armor.

However, Sotu's aggressive behavior was eventually stopped by its friend, because if Sotu rushed into someone's house, the town's rules would assume that Sotu was trying to steal a stranger from the other party.

Such behavior is not allowed.

Once Sotu does this, its fate will be the same as the one who initially broke the rules—to vanish into nothingness.

Fortunately, Sotu's friend eventually obtained the information through a relatively "gentle" means.

Those outsiders who came in this time all came from the same organization, an organization called the Night Demons.

"The Night Demon?"

When Xiao He heard this, he was also somewhat surprised.

Although he had suspected that the strange object might have fallen into the hands of Guiyesi before he obtained the Dream Painting, he didn't think too much about it.

But now, he has been told by Sotu that his guess was correct.

"That's right, it's the thief from Guiyesi."

As he said this, a hint of anger flashed in Sotu's sharp eyes.

Upon learning that the thief Suotu mentioned was a member of the Guiye Division, Xiao He was momentarily at a loss.

It wasn't that he was afraid of the existence of Guiyesi.

Of course, there are some reasons for that.

However, what truly troubled him was the trade condition proposed by Sotu: Xiao He had to help him find the lost armor.

Although he already has a target, it is still like finding a needle in a haystack for Xiao He at present, after all, the intelligence force he has built is still just a "child"!

How could a suit of armor possibly be found within the Night Demons?

Fortunately, when Suotu learned of Xiao He's concerns, he was surprisingly generous and expressed his opinion.

"Time is not an issue, I can wait!"

Seeing the other person's determined gaze, Xiao He was also a little curious.

Since Sotu cares so much about this armor, why didn't he come to find him sooner?

Upon learning of Xiao He's question, Suotu, who was riding on horseback, immediately looked up at the sky and sighed softly before explaining the reason to Xiao He.

Originally, Sotu, like the other residents of the town, was skeptical of what Xiao He said. It was only after it witnessed with its own eyes that Xiao He did indeed have the ability to freely enter the town, and that Tina and Fred, whom Xiao He had taken away, were still alive, that its doubts began to waver.

After Sister Lisa's message, Xiao He's "speech" in the street, and Gondor's appearance, Sotu finally made up his mind.

Although it considers armor important, freedom is equally important.

But later it realized that no matter where it went, whether it lived for itself or for others, it was just living in a different cage.

If you think about it this way, freedom doesn't seem as important as armor.

After listening to Suo Tu's words, Xiao He nodded silently.

Although he didn't quite agree with what the other person was saying, well... who cares?

So, under Suotu's resolute gaze, Xiao He gently touched Suotu's body, turning Suotu and his warhorse into bizarre cards.

Thus, Xiao He's return to the town of Silent Valley resulted in the acquisition of two new subordinates—a clone of Gondor and Sotu, who had lost his armor.

After carefully collecting Sotu's strange cards, Xiao He did not leave but remained standing there, waiting for the others to appear.

Unfortunately, no one from the town appeared until the familiar horn sounded again, the rain poured down, and finally the rain stopped.

Xiao He could only leave with some regret.

However, what he didn't know was that shortly after he left, as Father Barth and Sister Lisa, who had been hiding in the shadows, emerged, a series of figures of various shapes and sizes also appeared on the street.

These people were the townspeople who had been secretly observing Xiao He.

"What do Gondor and Sotu mean by this?"

"What else could it mean? Didn't you hear their conversation perfectly clearly?"

"Don't tell me you don't want to go out?"

"Hmph! I've wanted to leave this awful place for ages."

"Heh, why didn't you seize this perfect opportunity?"

"Everyone knows that going out means signing a contract of servitude with that guy. I don't have Sotu's determination or Gondor's ability to split himself in two."

......

the other side.

Xiao He, who had just returned to reality from the Silent Valley town, immediately saw the shadowy clone that had appeared in the room.

However, before he could even ask how the funds he had obtained from Cai Peizhu were being handled, he suddenly sensed something was amiss.

The shadow clone's expression seemed... a little off.

Just then, the shadow clone's expression suddenly became complicated, and then it said something that left Xiao He somewhat puzzled.

"Actually... I've had a lot of fun spending time with you these past few days."

Upon hearing this, Xiao He, feeling increasingly uneasy, immediately frowned.

"What do you mean?"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, a voice that was both incredibly familiar and strangely unfamiliar suddenly rang out in his mind.

"Hehehe, it means that we can't get along with each other anymore."

Upon hearing those words echo in his mind, Xiao He's expression immediately changed.

Ravensex?

That's right.

The voice that rang in Xiao He's mind was none other than the raven Serks, who had been sleeping inside him for a long time.

Hearing the voice of Raven Serks in his mind, Xiao He's emotions were quite complex. Doubt, unease, fear and other emotions surged up instantly, and a bad thought arose spontaneously.

At this moment, Crow Serks seemed to have sensed Xiao He's thought, and said again, "Oh? You guessed it? Hehehe, I don't know whether to call you clever or foolish?"

"Since you were able to guess my thoughts so quickly, why didn't you pay more attention in the first place?"

Crow Serks's mocking tone instantly darkened Xiao He's expression.

It was only at this moment that Xiao He, whose thoughts of rebellion were rising in his mind, belatedly realized that he seemed to have lost control of his body.

Following closely behind, amidst Raven Serks's mocking chuckles, Xiao He, his face grim, listened helplessly as Raven Serks, the victor, delivered his victory speech, like a defeated man.

"If it weren't for your foolish belief that I was just sleeping inside your body, I wouldn't have come this far, and this treasure that was originally meant for you wouldn't have ended up in my hands."

With the smug tone of Crow Serks, Xiao He finally understood the whole story.

It turns out that the black card in Xiao He's mind, which could draw strange cards and turn the strange things and monsters in this world into cards, was a treasure of the rule type.

As for what kind of rule-based treasures are, Raven Serx did not elaborate.

However, Xiao He learned from the other party's words that most of the information about Raven Serx recorded on the strange card that Xiao He had obtained was false.

Although Raven Serx is indeed named as such, it is not actually a "weird card".

The method may be a bit cliché, but that's really how it works.

In short, Raven Serx accidentally discovered the existence of the Black Card and wanted to possess it, but the Black Card refused to yield, leading to a great battle between the two, which resulted in both sides being severely injured.

Although Black Card managed to escape in time, Raven Serx managed to sneak into Black Card and hide inside it.

Originally, Raven Serks planned to slowly break down Black Card's defenses from within, but unexpectedly, in order to get rid of Raven Serks' control, Black Card directly approached the unlucky guy "Xiao He".

The rest of the plot is pretty much what it is: Black Card plans to use Xiao He's identity as an "outsider" to devour the original power of this world corrupted by demonic energy.

However, later, Raven Serks discovered Black Card's actions, so it used the partial authority it had gained by dismantling Black Card's defenses to transform itself into a strange card and "gift" it to Xiao He.

After that, Raven Serks found a "suitable" opportunity to break free from the seal and tricked Xiao He, using the pretense of "restoring power through sleep" to make him willingly let Raven Serks enter his body.

In reality, however, the raven Serx entered Xiao He's soul.

Because Raven Serx had already stolen a portion of the Black Card's power, and it was a soul that entered through Xiao He's "safe passage."

Therefore, the black card that was hidden deep within Xiao He's soul and regaining its power was slowly devoured by Raven Serx almost without his knowledge.

As for the role of the shadow clone, besides making Xiao He believe that Raven Serx was his "ally," the more important thing was to ensure that the course of events did not exceed Raven Serx's control.

There's also the power of "shadow" and "death" that Xiao He obtained from the crow Serks.

Although Xiao He never used the latter, the power of shadow had almost become his main ability.

"Do you really think there's such a good thing in this world? To possess such powerful strength without doing anything?"

"To tell you the truth, every time you use the power of shadow, it's like you're helping me out, allowing me to get that black card faster."

"Alright, the reason I've said so much to you is because you did help me before, so I can let you die knowing why."

These words were spoken.

Xiao He suddenly felt that everything he saw before him, including the shadowy clone with a complex expression beside him, was gradually being swallowed by darkness.

But he quickly realized that it was himself who was being swallowed by the darkness.

Gradually, Xiao He's vision was replaced by darkness and shadows, as if he were lost in a bottomless abyss. He tried to reach out and explore his surroundings, but only felt the cold air and endless darkness.

As darkness enveloped everything, the sounds seemed to be swallowed up as well, with only the faint, eerie, cold laughter of Raven Serx still lingering in the air, chilling and mocking.

In addition, in the darkness, he seemed to see a tattered card gradually disappearing under the sharp teeth and claws of a crow.

Following that, in this seemingly hopeless dark world, Xiao He's soul seemed to be torn apart by a force. No matter how desperately he struggled, everything seemed to be set in stone, and he could no longer change his fate.

At this moment, a long-lost fear gradually engulfed Xiao He's heart, and he could feel that he was about to fall into eternal darkness.

"Is he dead already?"

As this last thought surfaced in his mind, Xiao He couldn't help but let out a bitter laugh.

Even though he had already guessed he was a pawn the day he received the black card, he never expected that the game would be over so quickly.

In the end, Xiao He's consciousness completely succumbed and was forever swallowed by darkness.