Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 55 The Saintess's Methods

The holy maiden of the Luo sect wore a white dress that flowed like a fairy.

Two simple jade hairpins were inserted into her high bun. Her skin was fair, and there was an indescribable melancholy in her eyes.

From a distance, it has a breathtaking beauty.

Raphael, who was holding a wine glass in the carriage, paused there: "This is the first time I've ever seen such a beautiful woman in ancient costume."

Those around Raphael had no time to appreciate his appearance. They knew very well that the three holy maidens of the Luo Cult were all femme fatales, and falling into their hands meant that even a quick and painless death was a pipe dream.

At this moment, Zheng Yunhai's subordinates were somewhat desperate, because each of Luo Jiao's armored soldiers was roughly at the mid-stage of the "Transformation Realm" and was not afraid of pain. Even if their hearts or heads were pierced, they could not be killed.

This time, Luo Jiao actually dispatched twenty armored soldiers!

The people of Anlu were no match for them.

At the front of the convoy, Zheng Yunhai suddenly sprouted bat-like wings from his back. As he flew towards the Holy Maiden of the Luo Sect, he opened one hand and a longbow burning with blue flames appeared in his hand. Then, blue arrows materialized in his other hand.

Whoosh whoosh~

The blue arrow, trailing a flash of fire, shot towards Yan Ruobing. The shooting did not affect Zheng Yunhai's speed; in close combat, Zheng Yunhai was confident he could injure his opponent.

Saintess Yan Ruobing nimbly dodged Zheng Yuanhai's arrows; her movements were so fast that they left afterimages.

While dodging, she took out a red talisman, bit her fingertip, and drew on it: "Eternal Mother, True Emptiness Homeland!"

The talisman floated towards Zheng Yunhai, and his belly immediately swelled up, as if he was about to give birth to a baby!

Zheng Yunhai didn't have time to move forward anymore. He quickly used his fingernails to cut open the abdomen and took out the baby.

It was a monster with red skin, blue hair, and four arms, but its face shape was somewhat similar to Zheng Yunhai in his transformed state!

Wow~

After the monster was taken out, it continued to grow rapidly and let out a cry like that of a baby.

But Zheng Yunhai sensed the malice emanating from the baby, so he quickly threw it to the ground and followed up with several fireballs, trying to burn it to death.

But the moment the monster released him, several vine-like tentacles grew from its back, wrapped around Zheng Yunhai, and bit him.

The hole in Zheng Yunhai's stomach was rapidly healing. Suddenly, a long sword with red and blue stripes appeared in his hand. While slashing at the tentacles, he swung his huge fist and smashed the monster's mouth out of place.

Just then, the Holy Maiden Yan Ruobing appeared silently behind Zheng Yunhai. She pointed at Zheng Yunhai, and a beam of red light shot out, piercing Zheng Yunhai's back.

At the same time, Zheng Yunhai laughed, and Yan Ruobing was momentarily dazed. Then, the resentment between her brows disappeared, and her eyes sparkled as if a pool of spring water flowed out.

Raphael, watching from afar, couldn't help but swallow hard. He remembered that Zheng Yunhai's current ability was the Dark Pavilion's "Aphrodisiac Technique," which was similar to the "Desire Apostle's" "Control of Desire."

Seeing that the Holy Maiden Yan Ruobing was affected by his abilities, Zheng Yunhai ignored the four-armed monster and suddenly turned around to stab Yan Ruobing with his sword.

puff~

Yan Ruobing transformed into a streak of red light and vanished without a trace.

Zheng Yunhai was shocked. Suddenly, with a muffled "bang," the spot where the Holy Maiden had shot at his back exploded, blasting half of his chest cavity into a bloody mess.

"Hehehe~"

Immediately, the saintess's laughter rang out from all around. In the game just now, Zheng Yuanhai suffered a great loss!

Zheng Yunhai's initial plan was to pretend to be in a sorry state when dealing with the monster, to lure Yan Ruobing closer, to take a hit from the monster head-on, and then use the "Aphrodisiac Technique" to injure the monster.

But to his surprise, the Holy Maiden had seen through Zheng Yunhai's thoughts. The crimson cloud she had just unleashed possessed immense power, far beyond what Zheng Yunhai could withstand.

"Eternal Mother, Home of Emptiness! Eternal Mother, Home of Emptiness..."

The saintess's clear voice rang out, repeating the same phrase over and over, her voice gradually growing louder.

The monster that Zheng Yunhai "gave birth to" seemed to have received some kind of help, and was frantically absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy. It was also growing larger and larger until it was almost as tall as Zheng Yunhai.

Despite being severely injured, Zheng Yunhai did not immediately make a move. Instead, as the enlarged monster lunged at him, he suddenly transformed into a viscous black liquid and flew away rapidly along the ground.

A bright red moonlight suddenly fell from mid-air, shining directly on the viscous black liquid.

The monster followed closely behind, and under the red moonlight, it seemed to have suddenly gained immense supernatural power, stepping on the viscous liquid.

Just as the monster was about to continue attacking Zheng Yuanhai, it suddenly let out a defiant roar. Then its body stiffened, and dark green leaves sprouted from its skin, blooming into conspicuous flowers.

It quickly grew lush and green, completely surrounding Zheng Yunhai.

"Ah~"

Then came Zheng Yunhai's mournful cry. He had been forced to revert to human form, and the spiritual energy and all the nutrients in his body were being rapidly absorbed by the plant. Soon he turned into a skin-and-bones dried corpse.

But Zheng Yuanhai was not dead yet, and was now waving his withered limbs, desperately trying to escape.

But soon branches and leaves grew on his body, and flower buds bloomed.

The flowers were in full bloom, and the petals formed faces of pain or despair. In the shadows, these faces resembled Zheng Yunhai.

Raphael, who was in the carriage, witnessed all of this and was immediately impressed: This saintess's abilities are amazing! It's like a combination of the abilities of a demigod with the "farmer" pathway and a demigod with the "pharmacier" pathway.

In the end, Zheng Yunhai froze there, motionless, as if he had turned into a piece of dead wood.

A beam of red light fell from the tree to the ground, revealing the figure of Saintess Yan Ruobing. She paid no attention to the dead Zheng Yunhai, nor to the Ironclad Army and Dark Pavilion disciples who were still fighting.

The saintess approached Raphael's carriage, bowed slightly, and clasped her hands in greeting, saying, "I am acting on the orders of the Holy Mother to invite you to the main altar for a discussion."

The Virgin Mary? Raphael thought to himself: I hate the Virgin Mary the most!

He knew perfectly well that this Holy Mother was not the same as that Holy Mother.

He was complaining to himself because he felt that his life as a demon lord was really stifling, being "invited" back and forth by others.

However, judging from the saintess's words, Raphael was not quite sure who she wanted to invite, so he pretended to be nonchalant: "Very well, since the Luo Sect has even sent a saintess, I will go with you."

He glanced at the saintess, then suddenly smiled and said, "Raise your head."

Raphael thought to himself: Hmm, she certainly fits my aesthetic standards!