The terrifying black rune sword in the darkroom. The old metal door on one side of the darkroom opened a crack, with the light of the torch outside the crack and Mr. Riddle's horrified face.

Card name-[Cursed Sword].

The phantom of the rune sword appeared above the card. The demonic shadow laughed wildly, raised the sword, and rushed towards the witch in front of him. A new witch also joined the battle. Currently, Mr. Riddle's side was fighting three against five. That terrifying

The magic sword seemed unable to offset the disadvantage brought by numbers.

"What else? What else have I been through?"

The man covering his head asked in an urgent tone. He also knew that the current situation was unfavorable to him. But the only life experience that Shade found of the other party was this, and he had no other choice:

"Mr. Riddle, when you were twenty-nine years old, when you were investigating the primitive tribes of the Northern Continent, you were chased by the cannibal tribe and got lost in the wilderness. You came across an inn in an uninhabited wilderness.

, and finally discovered that the hotel itself was a huge and terrifying man-eating creature."

The sixth card shows an abandoned hotel. A frightened Mr. Riddle stood behind the window on the second floor, knocking on the glass with his fist in his right hand. The name of the card is - [The House of Cannibals].

This time, no new monsters appeared above the cards, but on the side of the square table close to Mr. Riddle. The shadow of the big house enveloped all the monsters summoned because of Mr. Riddle's life experience.

This shadow brought new light. In this light, the bodies of demons, sea monsters and dragons became larger. Not only that, their bodies were better able to resist the light bullets of the witches, and when they launched an attack

, there will also be strange lights emerging from the three monsters, bringing special combat effects.

The black-robed god remained motionless, with light flickering in the sixth groove in front of him. But the card that appeared this time was not a witch, but a gray stone altar.

The shadow of the altar appeared behind the five witches, and the connected light and shadow provided them with new power. At the same time, the light and shadow of the altar were also confronting the shadow of the [Man-Eating Thing], consuming each other's strength.

The five witches stood together, and the light at their fingertips converged. The dragon, demon and sea monster charged at the same time. The wriggling tentacles provided protection. The dragon breathed out to open a path in the light. The rune sword in the demon's hand was the most powerful.

arms.

Those rays of light finally collided with the bodies of the monsters, and the huge wind caused by the energy collision almost blew Mr. Riddle off his chair at the table.

Shade supported him behind him and looked at the temporarily suspended battle. Three monsters fought against five witches. In the current situation, the god's side had a clear upper hand.

"Ahem~"

Mr. Riddle coughed loudly. The tremendous mental and physical pressure caused by the gambling battle with the gods had caused blood to ooze from the corners of his mouth. Now, half of the gambling game was over, and Mr. Riddle was looking at the strange light and shadow reflected on his weak body.

On his face, Shade fully understood why he was called the "legendary prophet."

Seeing that his body couldn't hold on any longer, Xia De said softly:

"Mr. Riddle, let's stop here this time. I'm leaving, and when I come back next time, I will bring you victory. If you really can't hold on, maybe I can find a way to win outside of the gambling game.

"

"No, no, I must win."

The weak man held the table, his voice was weak, but his tone was extremely firm:

"Do you know why I went on so many adventures?"

There is already a pulling sensation in the body, which means that the time is coming.

"have no idea."

"In order to see more things, until my own death, so that I will not come to this world without accomplishing anything."

The middle-aged man answered without hesitation. Even though he lost part of his memory, he still remembered his true intentions.

Holding on to the table, he stood up with Shade's help. The candle on the other side of the table was extinguished, and darkness fell again.

"So if you died because of these adventures, would you regret it?"

Shade asked softly, wanting to help him to the wall. Outsiders admired such people very much. Maybe some people thought that people like Mr. Riddle were lunatics and were deliberately seeking death, but Shade knew that in this world, he could not

There is no such person.

"Of course I will regret it, but I will still do it. I don't want to boast that I am an adventurous person, I just want to see more and learn more. Even though I already know what this means to me."

After hesitating for a moment, Shade asked again:

"If you survive forever, but die mad in your later years, won't you regret it?"

Mr. Riddle turned to look at Shade, his face was pale and there was blood at the corners of his mouth, but his brown eyes had a very calm look:

"As long as I gain knowledge, even if I end my life in madness, I will not regret it. I am just an ordinary person and do not have the power of a witch. I will never face the opportunity of a god like this in my life.

There is a second time. I want to challenge this great one. No matter what the outcome is, I will challenge him fairly. With my life, my adventure, and everything I have."

Shade nodded and asked him to slowly sit on the ground against the wall:

"Okay, I will help you win the bet, in the way you want. Mr. Riddle, do you know [Everything is impermanent]?"

He asked suddenly, the white mist behind him had already appeared.

"Sorry, I don't know. But if I can get out alive, I will help you investigate. Even if you may be just my illusion, even after leaving the Dreadfort, we may never meet again. But I will definitely help you investigate.

Yes, this is my promise."

Faced with Shade's departure, Mr. Riddle was obviously much more rational. He tried to stand up, but unfortunately failed:

"Sir, thank you for your help. May the father of the infinite tree and Mr. Huan protect you and me."

He said sincerely, and it seemed that experiencing Shade's second arrival had made him more determined.

"Aren't you curious about my origins?"

Shade turned around and walked into the white mist, and finally turned to look at him. Because he left voluntarily this time, he was not forced to move backwards.

"curious."

Mr. Riddle's figure was already a little blurry in Shade's eyes:

"But it doesn't make sense, I'll figure it out one day"

Shade stumbled out of the bedroom door and walked backwards. He was clearly walking forward, but suddenly he turned backwards. The sense of dislocation made him lose control of his steps and almost stepped on the cat walking around the door.

After standing firm and bending down to pick up Mia, he turned to look at the moon outside the living room window:

"So, Sledge Riddle researched and found the [All Things Impermanent Card] because of my guidance? Did he really fulfill his promise?"

A month ago, when he listened to Luvia telling the story of "The Impermanence of Everything" in Saint Teresa Square, Shade had no idea that this was a promise that spanned five thousand years.

Although the third key has not brought more doubts to Shade about the world so far, this kind of communication between the past and the present has been done a lot, and it always makes Shade feel that what he is doing is actually

Something that has already been decided.

The arrival of foreigners does not seem to bring the slightest change to the world.

【is that so?】

She chuckled in her ear, as she always did.

After sighing for a long time, I went to carry the [God's Gift Box] from the basement to the second floor. After washing my hands, I took out this week's gifts from it.

Perhaps last week's banknote printing was so exotic that this week's item was unremarkable. It was a brand new metal screwdriver, which looked quite good. You could buy one for about 5 shillings in a shop in the city.

"Sure enough, we still can't expect to obtain special items through this method."

This week's requirement was to drink a glass of milk for breakfast, which was not a requirement at all for Shade. He opened the window in the living room and planned to ventilate the room before going to bed. The night breeze in late summer was still slightly hot, but he could also feel the difference with it.

There is a different coolness in midsummer.

"It's Monday, early morning, the 19th day of the Flower Moon."
Chapter completed!