Lord of the Mysteries: Just a Bystander, Moonlighting at the Tarot Club
Chapter 313

Switching the Sun in Broad Daylight!

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Under the frantic stirring, Lorry's figure dissolved like bubbles.

Laticia stood frozen in place, still sensing something was amiss despite having lost control and most of her reason and memory.

In their eyes, besides indifference, a sense of bewilderment invariably arose.

In that split second, Lorry's figure appeared quickly behind him, gripping the "Sure-Hit Revolver" tightly, his finger on the trigger.

The gun is still the same gun, but there are subtle differences compared to before.

The surface of most of the gun is engraved with dense Incantation, which faintly glow and shimmer with a reddish light.

This is the "Holy Oath" of the "Solar High Priest," which can temporarily increase strength, agility, Flames, or Holy damage for oneself or one's weapon.

Red represents Flames damage, which perfectly matches the "Sure-Hit Revolver" rule.

He pulled the trigger decisively, while simultaneously stroking the White Bone Ring.

"Bang!"

Bullets with added "Burning" and "Explosion" effects, enhanced by "Holy Oath" and "Amplification," can directly smash the head of an out-of-control Monster that is facing away from you, whose defense has been reduced by "Bribery—Weakening," and which is in a dazed state and has no time to react.

"Boom!"

Explosion was heard.

The headless Laticia had seven or eight pairs of eyes on its back that almost bulged out, filled with intense resentment.

Filled with resentment, they slowly closed.

The headless Corpse stood still for three seconds before collapsing to the ground with a thud, losing its support.

He won... Lorry was almost at his limit at this point, and he sat down heavily on the dirty ground, supporting himself with his hands behind his back and panting heavily.

To be honest, this battle was probably the most dangerous one I've ever experienced.

Especially after Laticia went out of control.

If I hadn't prepared an Illusions beforehand to quietly replace myself when the Holy Light Descent, I would definitely be the one lying on the ground now.

Because the Pathway, Sequence, Spirituality, and even Sealed Artifact of this Illusions are exactly the same as the original, making it a one-to-one replica.

It was caught and killed by the out-of-control Monster, and Lorry believed that he would have done the same in its place.

Of course, this is on the premise of fighting to the death and not retreating.

In fact, he knew he wouldn't do that. If he ran out of cards and still couldn't win, he would not hesitate to return to the Real World, make more thorough preparations, and then come back.

Just now, after summoning the Illusions, Lorry handed over the Sealed Artifact he was using to it.

He then used the Spirituality restored by the last "Spirituality Restoration" Charm to cast a "Psychological Invisibility" on himself and a "Holy Oath" on the "Sure-Hit Revolver".

--In the state of "Psychological Invisibility", as long as it does not cause harm to the target, using the ability will not attract the other party's attention.

Moreover, Laticia, the target, is out of control.

In the previous battle, Lorry discovered that Laticia harbored considerable hostility towards him, possibly due to the resentment she felt before losing control.

So, he came up with this plan on the spur of the moment.

Have the Illusions equip itself with the Sealed Artifact to disguise itself, and use the emotions that Laticia experiences at the moment of death to seize the opportunity to defeat her.

Clearly, he was lucky.

With a combination of factors at play, he took down Laticia with a single shot.

However, Lorry himself was also nearing the end of his life, and the last simulation of "magnification" drained all his Spirituality.

This is why he chose to use the "Sure-Hit Revolver," a Sealed Artifact that consumes minimal Spirituality energy, almost none at all.

As my thoughts wandered, time slipped by unnoticed.

After resting for half a day, Lorry's Spirituality recovered significantly, and his condition improved slightly.

At this moment, something else appeared on Laticia's headless Corpse, but not in the form of the Beyonder Characteristic of the "Astronomer".

It was a dark silver Bracelet with intricate patterns engraved on its surface, which shimmered with a bluish-white hue under the imagined light source.

He got up, walked over, took the Bracelet, picked up the blue heart-shaped teardrop Accessory that had fallen to the ground, and began searching the Corpse.

Before long, Lorry found a silver mirror with an antique style, a black exterior, strange engravings, and a smooth, clean surface.

In addition, there were twelve scrolls of different materials and colors, as well as some banknotes that were not destroyed in the battle, totaling about twenty pounds.

Of course, there is also the most important reason, which is his ultimate goal for this trip.

--The Book of Calamities.

Unfortunately, Lorry hadn't started learning Elvish yet and didn't know a single word; his ability to pronounce names was thanks to the Original Novel story.

He carefully collected all the spoils of the trip, as well as the Sealed Artifact that had fallen when the Illusions disappeared. He then reached out and lightly touched the surface of the White Bone Ring:

"Old Gentleman, can the blood from this Corpse be analyzed?"

Sebastian remained silent for two seconds, then deliberately shut down his senses.

"... cough."

Lorry chuckled dryly, knowing that his question was actually redundant, but he was really envious of the "Astronomer's" abilities.

"If it's my fortune, it's my fate..." he comforted himself, simulating the abilities of a "Pyromaniac" to completely destroy Laticia's Corpse.

He then returned to the Real World with his spoils from the night.

Inside Inn in Port town.

Lorry once again used the Ritual Silver Dagger to create Wall of Spirituality, simulating the abilities of a "Literature Lover" to conjure up the image of a "Seer" lady.

Five minutes later, the divination of all three Sealed Artifact was completed. Lorry took the initiative to dispel the Illusions and casually picked up a piece of paper covered with delicate handwriting.

The contents of this paper correspond to that silver mirror:

Its name is "The Demoness's Makeup Mirror," or "The Magic Mirror," the latter originating from the original owner's childhood fantasies.

"It can enhance the holder's charm, making her skin smoother and more delicate, her features more refined and beautiful, and her figure more radiant and captivating."

"Note that this is not a crude change of appearance through Mysticism means, but a gradual process that takes time."

It allows the holder to use "Mirror Substitution" and "Black Flame".

"The former is divided into two modes: active and passive. When used actively, it can teleport to Mirrors within a certain range, allowing it to take the wielder's place in the form of attacks, curses, and other damage. When the wielder encounters damage that threatens their life, the ' Mirror Substitution ' will be triggered passively, with the same effect as when used actively."

"Black Flame" is Flames specifically designed to target Spirit Body or things with Spirituality qualities; it has no effect on things that do not possess Spirituality.

There are two negative effects:

"First, the holder will become increasingly attractive, even to the same sex, which is not always a good thing."

"Second, if the holder is male, he will be subtly changed in his mind and cognition, becoming a complete woman from the inside out."

"Initial signs include starting to wear women's clothing and experimenting with makeup... Mid-stage signs include anticipating male attention and desiring to be the center of attention..."

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