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Chapter 80: Yes! No! Crooked! Straight!

"Can the soul of the King of Spades be saved? Since most of his body is already cybernetic, let's just replace it with a fully mechanical body this time."

The Joker on the other side changed the subject, no longer discussing the information, but instead mentioning the King of Spades who was kicked to death by Akashiya Moka.

According to the Joker, resurrecting people seems to be a simple matter.

Although the soul of an ordinary person lasts less than seven days before returning to the world.

However, some people with special talents will undergo a transformation after more than seven days. They will either become evil spirits that everyone wants to kill, or minor deities that people worship.

However, the probability of becoming the former is as high as 90%.

Otherwise, where would all those exorcism jobs come from for the vampires of Europe to fight over?

As for beings like the King of Spades, whose obsession with revenge runs deep, they can be resurrected by pulling them back before they transform into evil spirits and stuffing them into a body.

"I'm sorry, Joker, although my contract with K is still in effect, his soul can't be summoned to me no matter what I do."

Upon hearing this, the Black Queen shook her head, indicating that she was powerless to help.

"And when I forcibly summoned his soul, I encountered unexpected resistance!"

As she spoke, the Black Queen put down her teacup, took off her black gloves, and placed her slightly bruised hand on the table.

"This is—!"

Joker seems to be able to see the Black Queen's hand injury through the record player.

"This bruise cannot be healed, it won't disappear even if you replace the hand; it's a mark directly rooted in your soul!"

The Black Queen has studied dark magic for many years, but this is the first time she has encountered a situation where she is completely helpless.

As long as one still wants to reach out and steal the soul of the King of Spades, this mark will cause intense pain that cannot be avoided even if one blocks out physical pain.

It is damage that originates from the level of the soul!

"This is also one of the reasons why I firmly believe in the intelligence that the underworld has appeared in the world."

"

The Black Queen gently brushed her hand, which was bruised from being hit.

"The dead cannot return to the world of the living."

This sentence was spoken in the Chinese language.

"What?"

Joker didn't seem to hear clearly.

The Black Queen then repeated it in the Commonwealth language and explained.

"At that moment, just as my hand was about to touch the soul of the King of Spades, I suddenly heard a girl's voice. After she said those words, my hand was hit by something like a wooden stick."

"Perhaps, that is a messenger from the underworld of Shenzhou!"

The Black Queen's tone was a mixture of fear and a hint of fanaticism.

Joker:

The man fell silent again.

Clearly, the King of Spades is completely dead and can never be brought back to life.

"We've suffered a huge loss this time. Is there any way to make up for it? Well, let's not talk about making up for it, we at least have to give China something in return, right?"

Although Shenzhou didn't publicly announce that the poker organization was behind it, people in the Inner World knew that they had lost face in Shenzhou this time, and it's estimated that some people are already secretly laughing at them.

Joker simply couldn't swallow this insult.

"Yes, we don't even need to lift a finger."

The Black Queen answered calmly.

"What method?"

Joker countered with a question.

"Now that the existence of the underworld is a fact, let those who want to become the rulers of the afterlife have a say, shall we? For example, isn't there an organization called [Fengdu] in the supernatural realm of Shenzhou?"

Joker immediately understood upon hearing this.

"Give them a little information? Your suggestion is excellent! Black Queen, I'll have the Queen of Clubs arrange it right away."

After saying that, the Joker cut off the connection.

The Black Queen put her gloves back on and continued to leisurely drink her tea.

As for the soul of the King of Spades?

"Where am I? Where am I?"

Upon regaining consciousness in his soul state, the King of Spades opened his eyes to find himself floating in a dark, gray world.

Looking down, I saw a winding, meandering mountain path leading to an unknown destination in the darkness.

Looking back, in this dark world, there stood an ancient door of incalculable size, as if it were a gateway to another world.

"Oh right, I—I'm already dead."

At this moment, the King of Spades regained his senses and realized his situation.

But why————

Why didn't the Black Queen summon her soul back?

And what exactly is this place?!

Several times before, when he was close to death and even his soul left his body, he would just float next to his original body, waiting for the organization's scientists to repair his body and then re-enter it to revive him.

But how did it turn out like this this time?

"Could this be the afterlife?"

The King of Spades had a guess in his mind.

Then he felt a suction force coming from behind him, the source of which was the huge gate that seemed to pierce through the heavens and the earth.

The King of Spades, floating in mid-air like an astronaut, was powerless to resist and was sucked into the door.

"Aaaaaaahh ...

With a subconscious scream, he woke up to find himself on solid ground and looked around at his surroundings.

It would have been better if he hadn't looked at it; once he did, his heart sank completely.

Although the sky was also gray, the surroundings were filled with red spider lilies, and there was a walkway lined with paper lanterns and a river with a sunrise-like light at the end of the river.

"Is this the underworld of Shenzhou?!"

The King of Spades' already pale face now had a hint of black.

This scene made it hard for him not to think of the underworld, the place where souls return in myths and legends!

"No! I have to escape!"

If I stay any longer, I will really die!

He hasn't finished avenging Chen Shifeng yet, so he can't just die like this!

Then the King of Spades looked at the huge door in the distance and realized that he had been sucked in by that thing.

If you can get in, you can get out!

As long as we get out of here—

The Black Queen will definitely find a way to save herself.

Thinking of this, the King of Spades immediately ran towards the direction of the gate.

Along the way, he noticed some forks in the road leading to unknown areas, all marked with signs.

[Enma-tei]

(Construction site, please do not enter)

Enma-tei?

What is that thing?

"No! Now is not the time to think about this! We must get out of here quickly and get back to reality!"

The King of Spades continued running, but soon saw another sign.

Seireitei

(Construction site, please do not enter)

"This is it again—damn it!"

The King of Spades gritted his teeth and continued running towards the gate.

Then I came across another sign.

[The Way of the Middle Way]

This sign doesn't indicate that construction is underway.

From a distance, you can still see that it is a commercial street that has not yet been opened. There are only shops inside, and not a single person (or ghost).

The King of Spades continued running regardless.

However, an uninvited guest appeared on the distant water.

"Whoa!!! What are you doing here?!"

The red-haired girl rowing the fancy wooden boat exclaimed in surprise.

You could hear the panic in his voice, like an employee who almost caused an accident because of laziness and was eager to make amends.

Then she was seen wielding a sickle that resembled a boat paddle.

[Ability to manipulate distance]

"what!"

The King of Spades felt his body lighten and then landed on the wooden boat.

Looking back, he discovered that the ferryman was a beautiful young woman, and she was leading him to the place where light shone at the end of the river.

"Who exactly are you—"

The King of Spades was about to ask a question.

But the girl, like an employee rushing to clock out, swatted him away with her scythe.

Then the King of Spades found himself in a magnificent hall.

Slowly raising his head, he saw a petite green-haired girl sitting on the high judge's bench, and above her head hung a plaque.

[Right and wrong]

A