Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 329 Completion of the Promotion Ceremony

It's not fair to blame Raphael for being short-sighted and unable to understand the actions of the Church of Storms' Privy Councilor.

The Church's current response is at the war level, meaning they will only activate the current mechanism if an enemy extraordinary force invades Backlund.

This mechanism was last activated in the Quaternary Period, which Raphael had never seen before.

Raphael then immediately decided to commit the crime far from the church.

Actually, he didn't necessarily have to commit crimes around the church. At first, he just felt that it was more like something a "devil" would do.

At the same time, Raphael's decision was indeed a bit too confident. He felt that with the help of "Dark Lodge," he would not be detected by the official extraordinary individuals.

Now that the saints of the church have intervened, Raphael has no intention of persisting.

Because even if the crime is not committed around the church, it will not affect the ordination ceremony.

At the same time, in the sky above the spot where Raphael had just disappeared.

The Church of Storms' Cardinal Radar was initially surprised. How did that "demon" escape? Or rather, how did he sense that he was about to appear here?

It should be noted that the advanced ritual magic currently used by the church can effectively evade the ability of "malicious perception," making it difficult even for a "devil" to sense danger in advance.

In his view, the case had become even more perplexing. He sensed that the official extraordinary individuals were not only fighting against a "demon," but that there must be a high-level being providing assistance behind the scenes.

Radar's expression gradually turned serious, which indicated that the other party was brewing a huge conspiracy!

Then, Radar raised his hand and created two "electric balls" that flashed like two lightning bolts and went in two different directions.

This was a warning from Radal to the other two cardinals, telling them that the killer was preparing to strike again.

Since the other party escaped this time, they will definitely look for another opportunity, because they need to complete the crime within a certain time, otherwise the murderer will not be able to complete the ritual.

It was evening.

Raphael calmly killed his target and left behind an important clue at the scene pointing to the Fussac Embassy.

This behavior is primarily because Raphael now desperately needs the official extraordinarys to focus their attention on the Fussac embassy.

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Secondly, this is consistent with the reaction of a normal killer. Archbishop Radar's previous attack was enough to terrify a normal Sequence 6 killer.

However, considering that the murderer was a "devil" who killed people around the church and challenged the church, even though his heart was filled with fear, he still had to show his determination to challenge the church. So, shortly after fleeing, he broke his habit of committing crimes and did not continue to kill people around the church.

However, the sudden turn of events must have made the murderer somewhat flustered, at least losing his previous composure, so leaving important evidence at the scene is a very reasonable development.

Thinking about this, Raphael thought to himself: The last sentence sounds a bit like the term "dreamer".

Lost in thought, Raphael arrived at his last chosen target. He once again "hypnotized" some people and then fed them their internal organs.

Having done all this, Raphael carefully wiped down the workbench he had used and returned to his lodgings via "travel".

It's finally almost over, he—

Raphael glanced sharply at the living room and immediately clutched the "Crystal of Misfortune" to his hand.

A very pleasant female voice came from outside: "Your spiritual sense is very sharp. Even though I'm not invisible," very few Sequence 5 Beyonders could detect me under these circumstances.

Raphael was taken aback. The voice that was speaking belonged to Triss, the "Witch of Despair"!

Then he stared in the direction of the living room: "What are you doing here?"

Triss didn't answer Raphael's question, but instead asked with a smile, "How's your little girlfriend doing now?"

In the previous "Eye of Illusion" incident, Raphael and Hugh were being hunted by the "Eye of Illusion" and encountered Triss, who looked somewhat dejected, in the outskirts of Backlund.

Triss and Hugh seem to have known each other before, and there seems to be some grudge between them. Triss suddenly wants to resolve the previous grudge and helps Raphael and Hugh block the "Eye of Illusion".

Later, during the assassination of the "Sage of Mystery," Triss, who had been in an "invisible" state, noticed that the "Sage of Mystery," Butis, had taken Raphael with him when he left.

She learned from elsewhere that Raphael was actually Mr. A from the Aurora Club!

At this point, Triss was referring to Raphael's "little girlfriend" as Hugh.

Upon hearing the question, Raphael gave a subtle, ambiguous smile: "She's fine."

Triss hummed in agreement and continued through the door, "I need your help with something."

Raphael laughed and said, "Too lonely?"

There was a moment or two of silence in the living room before Triss said in a somewhat ambiguous tone, "If you can help me, I can let you experience the ultimate pleasure."

"No need, I've already tried it. It's more reassuring to find a familiar witch." Raphael sighed, wondering how he had veered off-topic.

This is also why Raphael has been reluctant to interact with others lately; his expressions are often thoughtless and driven by irrational behavior.

For example, right now, provoking a saint, or teasing a saint who has taken the "witch" path, is a very dangerous thing.

Whether the other person is provoked or has developed romantic feelings, it's dangerous.

Triss didn't seem angry: "An ordinary witch can't compare to the experience I can give you."

At this moment, Raphael's rationality prevailed, and he quickly said, "How about you tell me what you need my help with?"

"The reason I had a grudge against the saints of your Aurora Society is because they stole a main ingredient from me for a potion." Triss returned to the main point: "Now that they are all dead, our feud is over, so I hope the Aurora Society will return that main ingredient."

Raphael immediately realized that the "Heart of the Mirror God" had been stolen from Triss.

He thought for a moment before saying, "I don't have any materials at the Saint level, but since you helped me before, I can ask around for you."

"Five days from now, we'll meet here at the same time."

Triss: "Five days?"

"Our vice president seems to be having some trouble in the Fursac Empire," Raphael said bluntly. "It's difficult to contact him now."

To be precise, the vice president has been out of contact for more than a month.

Triss: "Okay, see you in five days."

She had originally planned to have a private talk with Raphael at a high-level gathering of the Aurora Society, but the Aurora Society hadn't held any new gatherings for the past two months, so she simply came to their door.

Since Raphael has given a precise time, we can simply wait another five days.

The next second, Raphael noticed that Triss's presence had disappeared. He quickly had "Big" check to confirm that she had left.

With a slight sigh of relief, Raphael put away the "Crystal of Misfortune" and sat down at his desk to consider how to deal with Triss's situation.

After thinking for a while, he slowly turned his head to look out the dark window. The most important thing now was the promotion ceremony.

Everything will have to wait until I'm promoted to "Apostle of Desire" first.

He looked at the night in Backlund, hoping that the official extraordinary would be fooled and give him three more days.

That night, representatives from the three major churches approached the royal saint and informed him that the church was going to break into the Fussac embassy to search it.

The reason for the search was that an armband that the murderer had inadvertently left behind was found at the crime scene today.

That armband was worn by staff members of the Fussack Embassy!

Everything makes sense now. The reason this "demon" wanted to challenge the church was to hinder the extraordinary power of the Storm Church and the Night Church in Backlund.

The reason why the "demon" is so difficult to deal with is that there must be a "conspirator" helping him devise a plan, and the Fussac Embassy is helping to hide the killer's whereabouts and clues.

The royal saint quickly stopped the church members, because given the current situation, it was unlikely that Rune would win under normal circumstances. Sooner or later, negotiations would have to take place, and these negotiations would be the kind where Rune was at a disadvantage.

If the church's search finds the murderer, that's fine; but if it finds no clues, it's tantamount to a provocation.

When the war ends and negotiations take place, Fussack will definitely bring up this matter and make some demands that are hard to refuse.

At that time, the church would not provide assistance, or rather, it was uncertain whether the church would even be able to protect the royal family of Rune.

After consultations, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ruen first went to communicate with the Fussac Embassy.

The church reluctantly agreed, but while the church's extraordinary members were communicating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they surrounded the Fussac Embassy.

Even the sewers are guarded.

The staff of the Fussack Embassy naturally expressed strong condemnation.

Dennis, the "God of War" envoy who was specially hidden in the embassy, ​​once thought that he had been exposed and that the Church of the Night was going to kill him.

After a stalemate and dragging on for more than a day, the Fussack Embassy, ​​under pressure from the three orthodox churches, finally agreed to their search.

Of course, nothing was found.

Later, the saints of the church used some extraordinary abilities to learn about many of Fussack's secret espionage operations, and also learned that a member of the Church of War was staying at the embassy at that time, but they still couldn't find any information about the murderer.

With no other option, they had to continue their investigation in another direction; they only had one day and one night left. By the afternoon of the following day, three days had passed since the last murder, meaning the killer could theoretically commit another crime.

The following afternoon.

Raphael calmly looked at the last target he had killed and completed the promotion ceremony.

He suddenly revealed a wicked smile. More than the joy of completing the ritual, he felt a greater sense of accomplishment from having completely outmaneuvered all the official Beyonders of Backlund.

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