Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 30 Cultivating the Techniques of the Western Continent

When asked about the question posed by "Magic Mirror" Arrodes, the captain of "Mechanical Heart" Ikonser Bernard replied, "Next."

The butler Zede and another member of "Mechanical Heart" were already used to this, especially the other member, because "Magic Mirror" required at least two spectators, so he had seen more private issues than this before.

The two pretended not to have seen anything and began to discuss the case.

They certainly noticed that the two tumblings of gray fog should represent two different people.

However, none of their features could be seen, suggesting they were under high-level protection.

The three people whose images are relatively clear were most likely killed in yesterday's battle. Judging from the two of them who have the appearance characteristics of the Southern Continent, this confirms their previous guess that this should be an internal strife within the "Rose School".

We can also conduct further investigations based on the appearances of these three people, and perhaps find new clues.

They then concluded that the "zombies" and "werewolfs" who had fought in this alley were of the lowest level and should be the easiest to find new clues from.

Although there were many eyewitnesses last night, it's difficult for them to continue the investigation with a wolf's face and a skull-like face.

So Ikonser asked the "Magic Mirror" again, "Lord Arrodes, where can we find the 'zombies' and 'werewolfs' that fought here?"

The mirror flashed, revealing a scene of rats crawling in a sewer, with several hard fingernails visible there.

Then the scene shifts to a forest under a full moon night sky.

Finally, a line of blood-red questions appeared again on the silver mirror: "Now it's my turn to ask: When doing that sport, do you prefer to be on your stomach or on your back when being penetrated?"

Zeder and the member of "Mechanical Heart" both saw shock on each other's faces: What did I just see? Wasn't the last question fine? How did this question suddenly become so explosive?

Ikonser's hand holding the "magic mirror" trembled slightly. After a long while, he tried to remain calm and replied, "I choose punishment."

Click~

A bolt of lightning struck from the sky, causing Ikonser's brown hair to stand up again.

Ikonser exhaled a puff of black smoke, but the physical pain could hardly alleviate the damage to his mind.

To ease the awkward atmosphere, Deacon Zede quickly said, "The first scene should be the whereabouts of that 'living corpse.' Although the victor disposed of the body, his fingernails were so hard that some of them were left behind."

"As for the second scene, it should be the 'werewolf'. Although this scene is too general, the 'werewolf' does not appear at all."

"But this reminds us that the 'werewolfs' will definitely leave Backlund during the full moon and go to the forest outside the city to transform."

"The only large areas of forest are in western Backlund. We could use '3-156' to see if we can capture that werewolf."

The opposing "Mechanical Heart" team members tried to keep their eyes off the "Magic Mirror": "Ah, right, right, right!"

Ikonser gave a wry smile. Why did he choose to take control of this sealed artifact back then?

……

In the afternoon, in the factory area.

Carter led his boss, Raphael, to a spacious abandoned factory.

Several members of the Mafia had already done a quick clean-up.

Raphael was very satisfied with this. He sent Carter and the others back, and after making sure no one was around, he took out chalk and drew the shapes of footprints.

The location of these footprints is the practice step of "Nine Steps of Wolf Shadow" in the "Wolf Fang Manual".

There are two types of steps: one is forward, and the other involves turning left and right intermittently, eventually circling back to the starting point.

Clearly, the former is for escaping or chasing, while the latter is for fighting with others.

Raphael tried it out briefly and found that some of the steps were too large, and could only be used when he transformed into a "werewolf".

So after transforming, he began practicing his footwork.

Judging from the footprints drawn on the ground, it seems that the steps are just a little bigger, but after practicing, Raphael realized that every step he took would appear in a place that the enemy did not expect.

This made him realize that even when fighting "zombies" in the future, he wouldn't be at a disadvantage! He wished he had learned this movement technique sooner!

If I had learned it sooner, I wouldn't have been in such a mess last night.

Because the transformation time is limited, Raphael transforms for nine minutes each time, then rests for twenty minutes before transforming again to practice.

He only wiped away the footprints and took a taxi back home when he felt signs of spiritual depletion within him.

In the following days, Raphael worked very hard, constantly practicing "Wolf Shadow Nine Steps" and "Wolf Fang Claws," leaving the Mafia affairs to Carter and several capable subordinates.

Not only that, but at night, they also had to cultivate the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source".

Raphael could clearly feel that his body had become much more agile.

As for the "True Scripture of the Demon Source," one needs to practice it for a period of time to experience its effects.

……

A light rain began to fall in Backlund.

It was already late autumn, and the light rain gave Backlund a somewhat chilly feel.

The good news is that the light rain cleared up the fog in Backlund, making the city seem much cleaner.

Even after nightfall, it was still drizzling.

On a three-story house, Raphael, his face covered and wearing a hood, hid behind the chimney on the roof.

Tonight, he will hunt down the extraordinary being who is suspected to be the "Fallen Angel".

Raphael's "Criminal" potion recipe was purchased from this extraordinary individual.

From that time on, Raphael secretly kept an eye on this extraordinary person whenever he attended parties.

Although they had to wear hoods when attending parties, Raphael could still recognize the other person at a glance because of their unique, icy demeanor.

Others might not be able to sense that kind of temperament, but it was the exact opposite of a somewhat mad "madman," which is why Raphael could notice him.

At each gathering, the organizers would publish an encrypted message in the newspaper.

There's another party tonight, so Raphael is preparing for a hunt.

Raphael has just noticed that his target is attending the party.

But he didn't make a move at the time because that was when the other party was most vigilant, and the organizer of the party wouldn't stand idly by while the participants were attacked.

Raphael waited quietly in the cold drizzle; patience with his target is a basic requirement for a "criminal".

Finally, the party ended, and some attendees began to leave quickly.

Raphael's target appeared, but he still didn't make a move. Instead, after determining the route the target took, he quietly followed it up from the rooftop.

In a narrow alleyway frequented only by a few homeless people, Raphael, with a sinister grin, pounced on his target.