Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 31 The Trap of the "Apostle of Desire"

Raphael's intuition was correct; the extraordinary being he attacked was indeed a Sequence 8 "Fallen Angel" of the "Criminal" pathway.

When the "fallen angel" gave his spiritual warning, Raphael had already leaped down and transformed during his jump from the rooftop.

"Woohoo~"

With a ferocious grin, Raphael stretched out his wolf claws and reached for the eyes of the "fallen angel".

Criminals are generally quite skilled, so he quickly bent down and dodged to the side.

Raphael knew very well that his first strike would not kill his opponent. As he landed on the ground, he leaped forward, using his increased speed to knock the "fallen angel" who had just dodged away.

With a thud, the "Fallen Angel" was slammed against the wall, and in the next instant, Raphael's wolf claws were already stabbing at her again.

The "fallen angel's" eyes were filled with panic. He wanted to dodge quickly, but he found that he was not fast enough. Moreover, the collision had left his body feeling like it was falling apart, making it difficult for him to make any evasive maneuvers.

puff~

A sharp sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out, and Raphael's wolf claws had already plunged into the throat of the "Fallen Angel".

As he withdrew his wolf claws, blood spurted out. The "Fallen Angel" tried to cover his neck, but could not stop the blood from gushing out. He opened his mouth wide, but could not make a sound.

Raphael looked at his bloodied wolf claws and revealed a smug smile. The battle had lasted no more than two seconds, and the target's reaction was almost entirely within Raphael's expectations. The "Fallen Angel" didn't even have time to cry for help.

His ability to kill the target so quickly was not only due to his superior skill level, but also to his extensive practice of the "Wolf Fang Claw" technique.

Raphael could only experience the wonder of the "Wolf Claw" in actual combat. Other "werewolfs" usually use the wolf claw to grab the target's head, or the shoulders and chest, because these are the easiest places to attack.

However, the techniques of "Wolf Fang Claw" are different. Wolf claw has two uses: "stabbing" and "grabbing". Stabbing is usually used to stab the eyes, throat, or liver.

The purpose of "grabbing" is primarily to attack the target's limbs and back, and to release wolf venom when the opportunity arises; it is clearly used when engaging in close combat with the target.

Raphael then tried to suppress the excitement of the killing, looking at his target convulsing on the ground, and prepared to carry him away.

Suddenly, he looked sharply towards the end of the street, where an extraordinary person who had just finished attending a party was walking away.

"Woohoo~" Raphael bared his teeth and howled at the other party.

The extraordinary individual was startled: "Oh my god, it's a 'werewolf'!"

As he spoke, he hurriedly reached for his gun.

But before the gun could be drawn, the "werewolf" had already hoisted the corpse onto its shoulder, used its claws to leap over the high wall, and disappeared from the other's sight.

This was also a wild extraordinary individual, and of course he didn't have any thoughts of calling the police. He was stunned for a full two seconds before immediately turning his head and leaving from another place.

However, he would never dare to attend that party again.

……

Raphael led the corpse to a dark alleyway filled with the stench of excrement, which made him rub his wolf nose.

But he couldn't worry about the environment right now. Taking advantage of the time when his extraordinary characteristics were being released, he immediately took out a bracelet in the style of the Southern Continent that he had seized from the previous battle. Because it had the ability of "spirit communication", Raphael simply named it "Spirit Communication Bracelet".

Raphael wasn't entirely clear on the specific negative effects, but he had tried it many times, and his spiritual perception gave him a general idea that using it to communicate with spirits for about two minutes was not too dangerous.

Furthermore, after using it, Raphael noticed that he seemed to be more easily noticed by the undead around him, and if there were evil spirits nearby, he might even be attacked by them.

At this moment, Raphael, in his "werewolf" form, gripped the "spiritual bracelet" tightly and infused it with spiritual energy. This caused a phantom scene of rolling mist to appear before him. Within the mist, a figure with a blank stare appeared—the deceased "fallen angel."

Raphael opened his wolf's mouth and asked in a low, hoarse voice, "Whom do you serve? Or what organization do you belong to?"

The mist in front of him suddenly churned, revealing a scene: a man whose face was obscured coldly said to the dead "fallen angel," "That's right, you were bait to lure out those 'demons' hiding in the shadows who don't belong to our sect."

"Then I'll make my move and kill them."

Suddenly, a hideous face appeared on the screen. The face had long goat horns on its head and a sinister smile. It was a genuine demon's face.

Call ~

Suddenly, the goat's horn burst into a pale blue flame, emitting a pungent smell.

Raphael seemed to have been "acquired" through a psychic process; his face contorted in pain, he clutched his head and knelt on the ground: "Hahaha~ My head hurts so much! It feels like a million bugs are gnawing at my brain~"

"Hahaha~ This psychic session was really exciting~ Woohoo~"

The pained expression was gradually replaced by madness. Raphael quickly recovered from the mental attack he had suffered, but at this moment, tears, snot, and saliva were streaming down his face, clearly indicating that the pain he had just endured had also caused him considerable harm.

However, he casually wiped his face, picked up the extraordinary ability he had just condensed, and quickly left the place using the speed of a "werewolf".

A dozen seconds after Raphael left, a seemingly ethereal, viscous black liquid quietly flowed to the side of the "Fallen Angel's" corpse. This liquid transformed into a black figure—an "Apostle of Desire"—who was somewhat surprised: "It escaped?"

He could sense that the one who made the move was a "werewolf," and that the werewolf had apparently performed a psychic ritual, triggering the "mental attack" he had planted within the "fallen angel." It shouldn't be able to recover so quickly.

Immediately, a pale blue fireball appeared in the black figure's hand. Then, he let out a soft "Eh," unable to sense the other party's location.

At this moment, the black figure did not linger; it turned into black liquid again and quickly flowed away.

He thought it was a trap, and that the "werewolf" might be bait.

The reason this "Apostle of Desire" couldn't find Raphael was, of course, because of Raphael's special qualities, or rather, because he had the cover of the "Source Castle".

Before taking action, Raphael anticipated that his "psychic" abilities might be attacked by mental or spiritual entities.

However, in order to find out where he could obtain the extraordinary characteristics of a "serial killer," he felt that the risk was still within an acceptable range.

However, to Raphael's surprise, this "fallen angel" was actually just bait. A "demon" or "apostle of desire" was waiting for him to be killed so that they could make their move quickly!

This clue can only be used later; we need to find another way to exploit the "serial killer" characteristic.

At this moment, the most important thing is to take the "Fallen Angel's" potion as soon as possible.