Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 1061 Rules of the Mad King's Skull

"--Oh?"

The Count of Orleans sneered, turned around and raised his cane.

He did not see where the Son of the Moon from the Vendôme family appeared, and had no idea when he would attack.

But the sudden inspiration in his mind was enough to resist the attack.

This is the result of his research on the "Skull of the Mad King"!

In addition to the ability to make wishes come true and control coincidences, the "Skull of the Mad King" also has a strange field effect: the closer you are to it, the more distorted the cause and effect logic of everything around you will become.

It's like... a stage play or a novel.

In a story, if someone can maintain his momentum when fighting against many enemies alone, it usually means that he is much stronger than the other party. Because if it is not the case, there is no need to send so many people to encircle and suppress him. Not only is it a loss of prestige, but it is also meaningless.

——Yes, "meaning". This is how Count Orleans understood the Skull of the Mad King.

Reality doesn't have so much logic, nor does it have so much precise meaning.

It is entirely possible for a group of strong people to gather together to bully a weak person, and it is also entirely possible that the weak person will not bow his head, because he may be a tough guy, or he may be stubborn, or he may not see the situation clearly at all... There is not so much "necessity" and "logic" in reality.

But within the influence of the Mad King's Skull, everything is not the case -

The development of the story will become "more reasonable", and the deeper "energy level" and "trump card" will not be able to surpass the "momentum" and "words" shown.

When the other party agreed to a three-on-one battle, or even a round-robin battle, Count Orleans was actually relieved - because he could sense that the Moon Son among the other party should be no weaker than his fifth energy level, and the remaining two were weak. If he fought against them head-on, he really couldn't be sure of the outcome.

But when he accepted the "dilemma" of being one against three, he immediately felt the powerful benefits from the Skull of the Mad King filling his body!

——This time we’re sure to win!
The next step is to focus on momentum, defeat the two weaklings one by one and say some tough words, then face that fellow tribesman after the round-robin battles... In this way, not only will his missing strength be made up, he will even become stronger!
With the blessing of "fate", he didn't need to look for the opponent's weapon.

Simply raise your cane and you will be able to block the opponent's attack!
As a result, the attack missed as expected.

The cane drew a graceful arc and collided violently with something in the void.

when--

Accompanied by a melodious and crisp collision sound, the front end of the cane seemed to touch something vaguely.

Then there was a sharp, scratching sound, as creepy as nails scratching a blackboard—sparks burst out from the void.

In the Count of Orleans's perception, he seemed to vaguely see the outline of the front end of the sickle.

But the next moment, it hid in the darkness again along with ripples.

"After one strike, it disappeared without a trace..."

The Count of Orleans narrowed his eyes.

He had seen this kind of stealth ability firsthand - it was a skill mastered by assassins from Hawkeye.

How bizarre… a child of the moon who was born into the House of Vendôme, yet he possessed the skills of the Hawk-Eyed Assassins?
He just felt ridiculous.

However, although he was alert in his heart, he did not show any alertness on the surface. Instead, he was tidying up his messy collar in an orderly manner.

"It's really interesting. It aroused some interest in me—"

The Earl said leisurely: "Why not give it another try? Maybe there will be better results next time?"

This was the trap he had set.

If the other party answered, it would be equivalent to automatically losing the upper hand. It would also weaken the "momentum" of the enemy he feared the most. Yes, the one he feared the most was not the fifth-level fellow, but Yasen.

After Arsene's name as a phantom thief had spread throughout Iris and before he quit the Hawkeye organization, Arsene was captured by Count Orleans himself. The person that Arsene wanted to steal from was Count Orleans's "child", so Count Orleans, who was interested in this phantom thief, ambushed and successfully captured the thief, and also gave him the Charm Kiss.

However, the Count of Orleans was only at the fourth energy level at that time, and the effect of the charm was not that strong.

The result was that Yasin broke free from the curse with his willpower, and even encouraged other blood slaves to escape from prison together - under the control of the Kiss of Charm, this was almost impossible. The history of the Moon Children is almost the same as the history of the birth of mankind. No one has ever been able to break free from the shackles of "charm" imposed by the Moon Children of higher energy than themselves.

But Arsen inexplicably gained the benefit of the Skull of the Mad King in the basement.

——And then a miracle happened.

That's why Count Orleans was eager to kill Arsene - it was not just as simple as what he had just said to Arsene: "He made him lose face."

The real reason is that if someone knew what Yassen experienced at that time, they might realize that Yassen at the third energy level had no chance of breaking free from the enchanting kiss released by the fourth energy level Son of the Moon, and thus realize that a higher level of power was involved.

In this way, someone might realize the existence of the Mad King's Skull in the Box of Nothingness.

——But he couldn't hunt down Yasen in a high-profile manner, as that would also mean something unusual.

Therefore, when he learned that Arsene had married into the Vendôme family and that the Grand Duke of Vendôme had personally come forward to erase the record of this matter, the Count of Orleans was relieved instead - he finally had a reasonable excuse to bury this matter as a secret that no one knew without hunting down Arsene.

And now, Arsene has come back with Vendôme's men.

This scene made Count Orleans alert - could it be that the Vendôme family had realized something?
As an Avenger, Arsene was also well prepared.

Then will he trigger the buff of the Skull of the Mad King and create the miracle of the weak defeating the strong again?

The Count of Orleans was always worried and anxious.

——It was not until now that he felt a little relieved.

Yassen has been defeated.

What else could stop him?

Who else can defeat him!?

Even if I have the Winter Devil's sickle, what can I do——

"next time?"

That gloomy chuckle came from the void again: "You don't have a 'next time'."

"Oh?"

Count Orleans chuckled with interest and swung his cane like a gentleman. "Such brazen talk... interesting. I'm really looking forward to it. What kind of confidence do you have to say such a thing?"

"My confidence?"

As Aiwas spoke, his figure gradually appeared in front of him.

Count Orleans was slightly startled.

He didn't have the sickle in his hand - where had it gone?
And Aiwass’ voice rang out: “In fact, I am the one who is looking forward to it.

"——Looking forward to when you will realize...that you are already dead."

(End of this chapter)