Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 54 The Holy Maiden of the Luo Cult

In a restaurant in the southern part of Jizhou, on the western continent.

It was already quite late, but there were still many customers in the restaurant.

Strangely, these guests didn't say a word, they just kept drinking and eating.

And some pale-faced people stood there quietly, seemingly uninterested in the food and drink before them. Because they... or rather, they were all living corpses.

At that moment, in the restaurant's restroom, Raphael stared blankly at the mirror in front of him for a while.

The reflection in the mirror looked almost exactly like the body he had in the Extraordinary World.

However, in this world where cultivators exist, Raphael has black hair, black eyes, and yellow skin.

At this moment, Raphael suddenly understood why Chen Qingzhi had said that only by using this body could he successfully summon himself. This was clearly himself from another world!

Taking a deep breath, Raphael splashed water on his face and returned to the restaurant's lobby.

Zheng Yunhai, his eyes somewhat sinister, glanced at Raphael, took a sip of his drink, and suddenly stood up, saying, "Let's go."

Whoosh~

The others got up together and immediately packed up to prepare for departure.

Raphael was taken aback: "I haven't finished eating yet!"

Zheng Yunhai ordered his subordinates, "Pack up those dishes and a jar of wine for the Demon Lord to eat on the road."

Raphael didn't say anything more, because he noticed that Zheng Yunhai was somewhat manic, as if he was trying his best to hide his inner madness.

It's already quite remarkable that the opponent was able to advance to Sequence 4 while absorbing extraordinary traits and still maintain basic rationality. If the opponent suddenly goes berserk, it's not impossible that they could kill everyone here.

So the group got back into the car. During the previous day's journey, Raphael observed that the technology in the cultivator world seemed to be slightly more advanced than that in the extraordinary world, at least the internal combustion engine had appeared.

However, the internal combustion engine didn't seem to be burning gasoline; it was a brownish liquid that smelled somewhat like ethanol, but Raphael wasn't sure what it was.

Furthermore, trains in the world of cultivators are also diesel locomotives, and there are even airplanes.

However, since he hadn't entered the city, Raphael wasn't sure how developed the society had become, but there were electric lights and electric cars, and they seemed to be quite common.

As darkness fell, Raphael, now a "werewolf," gained night vision and could see planes taking off and landing in the distance, indicating that the group was heading to an airport.

Raphael sighed. If that was the case, he would probably arrive at the headquarters tomorrow, at which point he estimated he would be placed under house arrest again.

At this moment, the convoy suddenly stopped, and Zheng Yunhai got out of the car, pacing along the roadside while looking in the direction of the airport.

After about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, Zheng Yunhai suddenly said, "Let's not take the plane. Turn around and take another route!"

The members of "Dark Lodge" immediately carried out the order and had the convoy turn around.

Raphael was somewhat confused, but considering that Zheng Yunhai was probably a Sequence 4 "Demon" in the "Criminal" pathway with an extremely strong "malice perception" ability, the other party must have sensed something and therefore changed the plan at the last minute.

But after the convoy had only gone a short while, Zheng Yunhai ordered it to stop again. He got out of the car once more and looked at the dark, paved road ahead.

At this moment, a clear voice suddenly came from ahead: "The 'Dark Abode's' 'Auspicious Turning Misfortune into Good Fortune' is indeed well-deserved. I have already asked the Holy Mother to help conceal my whereabouts, but you can still vaguely sense me."

Zheng Yunhai's expression was grave: "Master Luo!"

"Hahaha~" the ethereal voice said again: "Eternal Mother, True Emptiness Homeland".

"I am Yan Ruobing of the Luo Cult! Kneel down now and recite the great kindness of our Mother!"

Raphael in the convoy smiled helplessly, never expecting to encounter a cult so soon after leaving the house.

Zheng Yunhai's eyes narrowed: "Holy Maiden!"

He braced himself and said, "I, Zheng, have never had any grudges with your sect. Several years ago, I even saved Jiang Bohan of your sect. Is the Holy Maiden aware of this?"

"Of course I know." Saintess Yan Ruobing, who had been hiding in the shadows, said in a clear voice, "For the sake of Chief Jiang, you can leave the people in the car behind and then you can go."

Zheng Yunhai's expression changed several times: "I wonder which disciple of the Dark Pavilion the Holy Maiden has taken a liking to?"

Kongming's voice was icy as he said, "Hmph, you know who I'm talking about."

"How did you know?"

Only a handful of people know about the "Otherworldly Demon Lord," and none of them seem like the type to leak secrets.

"Telling you won't hurt," said the Holy Maiden Yan Ruobing. "It was a divine decree personally descended by the 'Eternal Mother'!"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Yunhai assumed a fighting stance, knowing that discussing their friendship would make a fight unavoidable.

It is said that the Luo Sect's "secret realm" is somewhat special, occasionally possessing a certain degree of consciousness, issuing commands, or bestowing powerful magical treasures, making it the most unique of the seven secret realms.

Orders issued by "secret realms" are generally considered by the Luo Cult to be manifestations of the "Eternal Mother," so they will carry them out at all costs.

However, Zheng Yunhai found it strange that the "Eternal Mother" would know about the "Otherworldly Demon Lord." Could it be that, as the Luo Sect said, the "Eternal Mother" was an existence on the same level as the "Xuanhuang Immortal Venerable"?

Yan Ruobing said coldly, "Since you're courting death, I'll grant your wish!"

Ugh~

Suddenly, sounds like the howling of vengeful ghosts came from all around, and many ghostly figures appeared in the shadowy surroundings.

An invisible force pushed aside the clouds in the sky, revealing the red moon.

Raphael glanced at the sky; the moon in this world was also red.

He picked up the wine jar, poured himself a glass of wine, and watched the show while drinking.

Raphael knew that the other party was after him, so at least he was safe.

It was just that it had fallen from the hands of the Dark Lodge to the hands of the Luo Cult; to Raphael, it made no difference.

The moment the red moon appeared, the surrounding vegetation suddenly grew wildly. The grass grew into thick vines that wrapped around the convoy, and the trees instantly blocked out the sky, with their branches stretching towards the convoy.

Call ~

Countless pale blue fireballs appeared around Zheng Yunhai. At some point, Zheng Yunhai had grown to be over two zhang tall, with reddish skin, burning blue flames in his hair, a fierce look on his face, and fangs all over his mouth.

Raphael was taken aback: The appearance of the demons in this world is quite different from that of the demons in the Extraordinary World.

At this moment, pale blue fireballs were hurled at the wildly growing vegetation, causing the vines and trees to sizzle and crackle as they burned, temporarily halting the attack.

Then, from the overgrown vegetation, figures clad in armor emerged one by one. Under the illumination of the blue flames, Raphael saw that these armored people had several centipede-like scars on their faces, as if they were people who had been stitched together!

Zheng Yunhai roared at his subordinates, "Watch out, it's Luo Cult's armored army!"

Suddenly, a white figure appeared high in the trees: "You're the one who should be careful!"

The saintess has made her move!