Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 42 Battle Against the "Living Corpses"

Zeder, the senior butler of "Mechanical Heart," led a group to chase after the demon.

Just after they left the bunker, a sudden gust of wind blew up, and a shadowy figure headed toward Boruk, a member of the "Mechanical Heart" team who was traveling with them.

Zede quickly took out a golden medal, infused it with spiritual energy, and immediately warm sunlight rippled outwards in circles.

The sunlight cast a ghostly black shadow, its possession process blocked by the sunlight.

This is the vengeful spirit of the "Indulgence Faction" who came to hunt down Jonathan and his sister. He had long since discovered the trap of "Mechanical Heart," but had not yet found an opportunity to make a move.

The "vengeful spirit" that had just devoured the souls of several humans was only slightly weaker than usual, but it was even more frenzied than usual.

So when he saw Zeder chasing after him, he immediately put his mission aside and prepared to "possess" a member of the "Mechanical Heart" team.

However, "Mechanical Heart" is known for its use of various sealed artifacts in combat, and carries sealed artifacts with it to suppress evil spirits.

Theoretically, Zedd should have no problem dealing with this "vengeful spirit," but he discovered that the demon had no intention of continuing the fight and had instead gone after the fleeing werewolf again.

After a moment's thought, Zedd decided that they could ignore the werewolf for now and deal with the demon first.

After all, demons always bring great harm to society, while werewolves are generally not as cunning as demons.

So, when Ikonser, who was about to chase after the werewolf, heard Zedd's distress signal, he took a quick look at the battlefield and immediately understood the other party's intentions.

He made the same judgment, so he picked up the flintlock pistol again.

bang~

The demon immediately sensed the great danger and raised its greatsword to block, but the bullet actually shattered the greatsword!

The devil doesn't know the "Nine Steps of Wolf Shadow," and the bullet hit him directly in the chest!

Fortunately, they were quite far apart, and the bullet's power was significantly reduced after being blocked by the greatsword, leaving only a thumb-sized hole in the demon's chest.

The demon was forced back a step, and in that short delay, the werewolf had already run quite a distance. Meanwhile, the tall "Mechanical Heart" team member who had chased after him with Ikonser aimed his extraordinary submachine gun at the demon.

Da da da da~

Whether the silencer was removed or exceeded its silencing capacity, the submachine gun resumed its imposing firing sound.

The demon glanced at the werewolf who was running at full speed, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, but he quickly summoned more than a dozen pale blue "fireballs" and threw them toward Ikonser and the others.

At this point, he was no longer able to chase after the werewolf.

……

The bleeding on Raphael's shoulder quickly stopped on its own, and he fled the battlefield as fast as he could.

Although the excruciating pain of his shoulder wound healing made him grimace, the constant gunshots behind him kept him in a relatively pleasant mood overall.

Regardless of who gets injured or killed in this melee, it's a happy thing for him.

After escaping some distance, Raphael decided to venture deep into the mountains to avoid the enemies behind him.

In his transformed state, one night is enough time for him to find a railway to Backlund.

Then I can just jump onto the train and go back to Backlund; that way, no one will notice.

Just as he was thinking this, Raphael seemed to sense something and immediately jumped up into the tree.

Just then, a tall figure darted out of the woods ahead. He was very fast, but Raphael could see clearly that it was a werewolf, and an injured one at that.

Then, Raphael noticed that the other person was wearing a silver necklace around their neck.

It's Jonathan!

Raphael scratched his head. He hadn't been particularly interested in the deal with the sickly woman, but unexpectedly, the werewolf named Jonathan had come knocking on his door.

However, Raphael did not make a move immediately because there was another figure chasing after Jonathan.

The figure chasing behind was also moving very fast.

At the same time, Raphael noticed the other person's long white fingernails; it was a "living corpse"!

Judging from the fact that the other party did not appear too weak and had a crazed look on his face, it was not hard to guess that this should be a "living corpse" of the "Indulgence Faction"!

Raphael touched his healed shoulder; this was a good opportunity to test the power of the "Wolf Fang Technique"!

The "vengeful spirit" from the "Indulgence Faction" is unlikely to break free from his battle with the members of "Mechanical Heart" anytime soon, and the werewolves in the forest are basically reduced to just him and Jonathan. This "living corpse" is unlikely to receive any support...

Raphael sneered, his speech slightly slurred, "Why think so much? Since you've already decided to act, stop making excuses to comfort yourself!"

His tongue has also basically recovered.

Raphael leaped down from the tree and pounced on the "living corpse".

The "living corpse" hadn't expected that another werewolf would come to his death. Although the indulgence on the night of the full moon would make him feel better, his previous indulgence in fresh flesh and blood had put him in a state of madness. He even abandoned Jonathan, who was already injured and was his main target, and took the initiative to meet Raphael.

Raphael roared, looking as if he was about to have a head-on battle with the "zombie".

However, when the two were close together, Raphael suddenly swayed and, with a strange gait, slid past the "zombie" while keeping his body almost touching the ground.

The "zombie" reacted quickly, rapidly changing its attack posture, but still failed to catch Raphael.

At this moment, the "living corpse's" entire back was exposed to Raphael.

However, "zombies" are not "werewolfs," and wolf claws cannot cause any damage to "zombies."

But Raphael still extended his index finger and stabbed the "living corpse" in the back.

A muffled "plop" sound.

To the surprise of both Raphael and the "zombie," this attack actually pierced through the "zombie's" steel-like skin!

This is the most powerful attack in the "Wolf Fang Claw" technique. It is said to have the power to pierce through steel. Raphael originally thought that was a description of the technique, and today he was just testing its power.

In retrospect, the descriptions of the techniques were written in a realistic style.

Unfortunately, the strongest strike in "Wolf Fang Claw" requires the foundation of mastering the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source," but Raphael had only mastered the "True Scripture of the Demonic Source" for a short time, and only managed to pierce the flesh of the "living corpse" without damaging its internal organs.

But this was enough to surprise the "zombie," since with his current skin toughness, even machine gun bullets could hardly harm him.

However, the "zombie's" surprise was fleeting. His mind was currently being swept by a raging storm, and he didn't have time to think things through before attacking Raphael again.

Raphael began to fight the "zombie," his eerie "Nine Steps of Wolf Shadow" making it impossible for the "zombie" to even grab the hem of Raphael's clothes.