Journey to the God War Ruins

Inside a hotel on the Toscarter Island in the Sonia Sea.

The Virtual Personality went Above the Gray Fog, and Luther himself wasn't idle either. He was cuddling and petting the cat while taking stock of the gains from the battle at the Imperial Palace.

Aside from formally slapping the Royal Family in the face, he actually gained two things.

First, the new Lamb, the hybrid evil spirit of Medici Sauron Einhorn. This name is too awkward to pronounce, and since Medici has always been the dominant one, Luther still intends to call him Medici.

This evil spirit was originally only at the Hunter Pathway Sequence 4 level, but its original rank was very high, being Sequence 1 Angel. With the help of that Tide, its strength was temporarily enhanced. Although it could still only unleash Sequence 4 abilities, the power would be greatly increased.

Of course, this would require Luther to exert all his strength, transforming his body into the Blood River and merging it with the Tide. This would be an immense burden for him, almost costing him his life, and he would only use it as a last resort.

The evil spirit brings more trouble than anything else; it is constantly Corrosion Luther's spirit and trying to take over his body. He must advance to Sequence 4 as soon as possible to have a chance to completely control it.

As for the second gain, it was the thing that Luther was currently playing with.

It was a normal-sized tarot card, depicting a peculiar image— the Chariot speeding by, driven by a male priest in a deep red robe, flames burning in the ruts it left behind, as if bringing endless strife to the world.

The priest's face was strikingly similar to Roselle's.

Card of Blasphemy!

Medici showed it to him as a reward to tempt him into breaking the seal!

Meow~

Luna was very interested in the glittering words "Sequence 0: Red Priest" formed from starlight on the playing card, and kept trying to reach out her claws to touch them, but Luther held her down each time.

"Red Priest" plaque!

The Sequence it represents is Hunter. It is likely due to the principle of Beyonder Item aggregation that this card gradually came into the hands of "Red Angel", and when Luther Grazing Medici, he also obtained it.

In other words, he simultaneously gained a high rank in the "Hunter" Pathway and the entire Sequence of Potion recipes!

"The Devil's face on the previous Abyss Card was also Roselle. That senior is really narcissistic," Luther, shaking his head as he looked at the priest's face on the card. "I wonder what he'll look like on the 'Demoness' card. In drag?"

Looking at Roselle's beard, he felt a chill and gave up on imagining it.

"Call!"

Just then, a crimson light surged from the void, and the gathering ended. His Virtual Personality shattered upon returning, transforming into pure memories that flowed into his mind.

Clues to Grigel 'Shadow Trace. Pound income for the [Hanged Man] recipe and Main Ingredient. [The World] was indeed Klein. He quickly received the information and grasped everything that had happened at the party.

Very good. Next, we will hold Ritual, send over the materials, and receive the Pound.

The collection of materials for the "Black Knight" Potion is progressing smoothly; only one auxiliary material is missing. I can ask the Queen about it, and there's also the matter of the Mermaid.

Luther was deep in thought when his hand, which was stroking the cat, stopped.

What was that just now?

Suddenly, someone spoke up and asked.

Luther was slightly taken aback, then looked down at his chest.

The one speaking to him was none other than Medici within him. This was the first time He had spoken after a long period of silence, and His tone seemed somewhat serious.

Can this guy sense the presence of the Gray Fog?

In other words, this aura is so important to Him that it must be extraordinary.

"It's none of your business."

Luther composed himself and did not tell Him.

"Cut."

Medici seemed to chuckle coldly before shrinking deeper into Luther's body.

But Luther knew that this guy definitely had a way of observing his every move. Just like before, he pretended to ignore him, but in reality, he was paying close attention to the information around him, preparing to use it against him.

As expected, the Hunter Pathway is indeed cunning.

Luther looked up and glanced to the side. There, the illusory M was sitting in a chair in the hotel; it was unclear how she, without a physical form, had managed to sit there.

He exchanged a glance with M, the gist of which was, "Don't talk about Concealment things casually in the future, Medici is eavesdropping." The latter, true to his mastery of Psychology Pathway, immediately understood and nodded.

After that, Luther summoned Phantom Tide to surround Medici with Flesh, completely blocking his senses. Only then did he summon the Inn and Hypnosis him into performing Sacrificial Ritual, offering up the Beyonder Characteristic of the "Wind-blessed" in exchange for the Pound given to him by the Hanged Man.

--The Main Ingredient of the Wind-blessed comes from the Lamb that Mr. A Grazing.

Because of the power of that Illusory Sea, Luther can freely use the Pathway of the "Spectator" and "Sailor" Pathway, so even though the Wind-blessed's abilities are very useful at sea, it's not a big loss to immediately transfer them to [The Hanged Man].

He then transferred most of the money, along with the conspicuous "Red Priest" badge, to the other side of the sea, thus ending the shielding of the Red Angel.

"How cowardly!"

Medici commented on Luther in this way, but Luther pretended not to hear it, because being provoked by Him was the real loss.

After successfully concluding the Tarot Club, he finally relaxed a bit. He enjoyed local cuisine for dinner and spent a quiet night at the Inn before leaving Storcatt Island the next day and returning to the "Queen Mystic" Dawn.

Are you ready?

"Bernadette asked. Perhaps it was because her attire on the ship was more androgynous; instead of a skirt, she wore a shirt and trousers, which made her look more like a captain."

"Yes, Queen Majesty."

Luther held the cat and said.

Perhaps it was his imagination, but the Queen looked a little more tired than yesterday.

As for M, she had already disappeared as soon as the Queen's ships came out of sight.

After Luther boarded the ship, the massive "Dawn" set sail again. Although there was no wind, its sails billowed automatically as it headed deeper into the east, into dangerous waters that ordinary ships dared not approach.

From the outside, this area of sea appears no different from the surrounding sea.

"By the way, Your Queen, I'd like to ask if you have Shadow Knight's Black Fluid?"

During a brief lull in the Dawn's rapid advance, Luther asked.

"The auxiliary materials for advancing to Black Knight, right? Yes, I have them."

The other party's reply delighted him, "500 Pound."

That's great.

Luther laughed, not caring too much about the price. After Sequence 4, it's basically impossible to measure the value of various materials by price.

"Do you know any trace of Mermaid? Was the one you summoned earlier Mermaid?"

He asked again.