Whispering Poems

Whispering Poems Chapter 467

2021-11-15

Chapter 466 The Promise delivered
Watching Mr. Riddle eat, Shade is not worried that he suddenly If you eat too much, your stomach will be damaged. 【Food of Fullness】is very good for curing gastrointestinal problems.

But Mr. Riddle did not eat all the food, but after eating one third, he asked Shade for a wooden box, put the rest of the food into a plate, and put it in the box , looks like it's going to be saved for later.

After all, no one can bear to eat cookies for an unknown amount of time.

And having tasted normal human meals again, Mr. Riedel, who was on the verge of collapse, became much more spiritual. Coupled with the appearance of Shade, he has another object to talk to, and this gentleman's mental state has obviously improved a lot.

Before starting the game again, Shade asked Mr. Riddle about the origin of the god who was summoned by this table. The middle age person who stayed here for a long time really gave the answer:

"This is the holy emblem of the gods."

He wiped his mouth with the sleeve of his robe, although his eyes There is still blood, but at least the words are not trembling.

Looking for a pen and paper from Shade, Mr. Riedel drew a complex pattern on Shade's notebook. He probably hadn't written for a long time, and his hands were trembling:

"Every time I fell into a deep sleep, I would dream of this symbol, and I would hear someone urging me to continue gambling, as if I closed my eyes. Eye, these corpses will be whispering in my ear. I even have a hunch that even if I find another way to get out of the Dread Fortress, as long as the game is not completed, I will continue to hear this voice all my life, until I return to Here, sit back at the table again."

After painting the holy emblem, Mr. Riddle returned the pen to Shade, then lowered his head and closed his eyes to pray to [Mr. Huan]. Because he already knew that [Mr. Huan] was [Ouroboros], the circular holy emblem he finally drew on his chest was, unsurprisingly, an abstract representation of ouroboros.

Shade smiled at the "God of Gamblers" holy emblem on the notebook, thinking that with this, he would be able to find clues about this god at the time of the Sixth Epoch.

Ready to gamble with the gods again, Mr. Riddle took a few breaths and sat back on the chair on the side of the square table. With the flickering of the kerosene lamps and the glow of the candles lit again, the other half of the room is illuminated, allowing the silhouette of the black robe to reappear.

Shade's body surface cracked again, and Mr. Riddle was groaned in pain. The air became a little sticky, and every breath had to use the strength of the lungs to get oxygen. Obviously it looks like a humanoid, but the space he occupies is much larger than what he sees.

“I found your story.”

Shade whispered behind Mr. Riddle, telling what he had seen:
“When you were 32 years old, In 2009 you went to sea with the fleet from Eastern Continent to Southern Continent. During the voyage you encountered storms at sea, and in storms you encountered."

Shade paused while Mr. Riddle Covering his head and bowing his head, he actually picked up the words:

"Sea monster - eight-legged sea monster!"

With the reminder, he also recalled this memory.

Mr. Riddle put his hand on the third groove in front of him, and when he removed his hand, a third card appeared. In the pattern on the card, Mr. Riddle grabbed the wooden board on the rough sea. Behind him, the tentacles of the densely packed stretched out from the sea level and dragged the ship into the sea.

The name of the gilded card is 【Deep Sea Monster】.

"However, how did you survive this time?"

Shade curiously asked, the information only said that this gentleman was one of the few survivors of that accident:
"Could it be that the sea monster is not interested in you?"

The middle-aged man in the brown robe covered his head in pain:
"I was wearing a The wooden Divine Idol borrowed from a friend is the Divine Idol of the god [Scarlet Spiral Lord]. I think that the sea monster probably didn't want to offend the Divine Idol, so he let me go."

Hearing the familiar name, Shade raised an eyebrow:

"Your life is really extraordinary."

"I just want to know more, I want to write down the world's secrets."

Mr. Riddle shook his head violently, as if trying to drive out the invisible. In the groove on the opposite side of the table, rays of light flashed, and a third card representing Demoness appeared.

Six grooves of different colors gather rays of light from the front of the six cards on the table to the center of the table. Three Demoness team up against the undead, giant dragon and tentacled ocean trolls.

With only four cards, it's unclear which side gained the upper hand, but in the six-target melee, it's clear that Mr. Riddle's side is losing.

The real characters corresponding to the three Demoness cards are probably ten third rank Demoness like Miss Feliana.

"Sir, what else have I experienced?"

Mr. Riddle asked again, Shade saw that the situation on the table was not good, so he could only select the information provided by Luvia. Most Powerful Creature Involved:
"You've encountered demons!"

"Demon?"

"Yes, weird, from the Third Age Evil spirits. That was your experience when you were twenty-five years old, think about it, Mr. Riddle, reverse the cross~"

"The cross?"

"Think about it, you An inverse cross brought out from ancient ruins. Stone, wrapped in chains."

"Oh, I remembered!"

Mr. Del looked down towards the table, then slowly Slowly place your hand on the fourth groove. While Shade showed a surprised expression, the gentleman added a lot of things that Shade didn't know:

"That was many years ago, and I followed ancient legends, deep in the mountains of Western Continent. Among the ancient ruins that were unearthed, I got a stone reverse cross. What happened after that was really terrifying. I forced myself to forget it, so I had this experience."

The information Shade sees is still only a small amount of written records and a pencil sketch of the reverse cross:

"Mr. Riddle, if you have encountered demons, how do you survive?"

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The answer may also help Shade.

The middle age person thought hesitantly and took his hand away from the groove.

The fourth card appeared. On the card, Mr. Riddle ran out of an old house with a suitcase on his face. Behind the gate of the dilapidated house in the background, a pair of scarlet eyes were staring at him.

The name of the gilded card is [Devil's Shadow]. Seeing this record is also true, Shade has more doubts about the record that this gentleman died at the age of 62. He can live to It's actually a Miracle now.

The middle age person in the brown robe seemed to have fallen into some kind of contemplation, and it took a long time before he said again:
"In the mansion, the reverse cross was inserted into the ground, awakening the sleeping terrifying demon. Yes. Yes! I once helped a Demoness find ancient materials. As a reward, she used a red-hot seal to leave an indelible mark on me. That mark helped me drive out the devil! Seeing that it couldn't get close to me for the time being, she just Left."

Said, he rolled up the sleeve of his right hand. On the right arm, a disgusting burn scar emerges in front of Shade.

At first glance, that mark looks like a scar, but upon closer inspection, it looks like several complex runes are superimposed together. The densely packed lines and scorched blood marks make Shade feel a little sick.

Shade reached out and touched the scar with the other person's consent. After the fingers touched, the voice in the ear immediately reminded Shade, he felt the extremely slight Whisper element.

"Extremely lowly? The branded seal used by that Demoness is a relic of a powerful enemy demon! Otherwise, even the marks left by the impossible seal have this effect!"

Shade heart startled , hurriedly used the notebook he carried with him to record this complex symbol. After returning to his own time point, even if the relic seal corresponding to the brand cannot be found in the sixth era, but analyzing this symbol may be able to obtain an effective means of fighting against demons.

Just this one gain is enough for this trip.

At the moment when the two were talking, in front of the god of black robe across the table, a card appeared in the fourth rectangular groove. The card face is naturally also a Demoness. The fourth Demoness is standing in the temple, holding the holy emblem in both hands and praying.

Judging from about one-fifth of the pattern of the holy emblem exposed on the card surface, that is exactly what Mr. Riddle drew in the dream of the holy emblem.

The rays of light of black flow out from the grooves of [Devil's Shadow], along the slender grooves on the tabletop, through the overlapping grooves, and the other seven beams of rays of light flow out. The light converges in the center of the desktop.

The brilliance of chaos became stronger, and a strange darkness appeared over the [Shadow of Demons]. The demon's form was the darkness, and the lighted scarlet eyes made it look human.

Its body gradually overlapped with the surging tide of undead, and with the roar of the demon, the two completely merged. The demon at least doubled in size, and it rushed towards the central area of the table together with the dragon and the sea monster.

"The Shadow of the Devil and the Dead Reborn have interacted!"

Shade thought to himself.

Although there are only three monsters left on Mr. Riddle's side, the demon in the form of darkness, in a state of one against two, is still able to suppress Demonness. It manipulated the darkness, and with the breath of the giant dragon and the tentacles of the sea monster, it was almost a touch, and the Demoness were defeated.

The battle that broke out above the table really opened Shade's eyes. The Demons of the Fifth Epoch manipulated flying light bombs to create bizarre light and shadows, and the roars of the monsters almost shattered the eardrums. Not only the light and shadow effects and sound, but also the air vibration caused by the explosion of heat and even energy, can be perfectly experienced by Mr. Shade and Mr. Riddle at the table.

It seems that as the number of cards increases, so does the realism of these battles. Now it's just shocking to Shade and Mr. Riddle. When all twenty cards are complete, it's hard for Shade to imagine what will happen.

Halfway through the journey, Mr. Riedel is engrossed in his memories, and Shade refuses to waste his time. The addition of the devil made the advantage of the battle favor Mr. Riddle. Shade took this opportunity to share the remaining two pieces of information together:
"Mr. Riddle, when you were thirty-five years old, you once During the expedition deep into the underground cave, I fell into the underground abyss together with my partner, and found a locked door in the abyss, behind the door is a black one-handed sword that can absorb life force. You can recall this Something?"

Mr. Riddle shook his head a few times, and after moaning in pain, put his hand on the fifth groove. After the hand was released, the card surface was covered by several silver chains connected to the wall, and the terrifying black rune sword locked in the dark room. The old metal door on one side of the dark room opened a crack, the light of the torch outside the crack and the horrified face of Mr. Riddle.

Card name-【Sword of the Damned】.

The illusory shadow of the rune sword appeared above the card, and the demon shadow raised the sword with a mad laugh and rushed towards the Demones in front of him. The new Demonness has also joined the battle. At present, Mr. Riddle's side is fighting three against five, and the terrifying Demon Sword seems to be unable to offset the disadvantage caused by the number of people.

"What else? What else have I experienced?"

The man covering his head asked eagerly, he also knew that the current situation was not good for his own side. But Shade found the other person's life experience only these, he had no other choice:

"Mr. Riddle, when you were twenty-nine years old, when you were investigating the Northern Continent primordial tribe, you were cannibalistic Chased by the tribe, you got lost in the wilderness. You came across an inn in an uninhabited wilderness, and finally found out that the inn itself was a huge terrifying cannibal."

The sixth card shows an abandoned hotel. The terrified Mr. Riddle stood behind the window on the second floor, clenching his fist and hitting the glass with his right hand. The name of the card - [House of Cannibals].

This time, no new monster appears above the card, but on the side of the square table close to Mr. Riddle, the illusory shadow of the big house shrouded the monster who was summoned out by Mr. Riddle's life experience. all monsters.

This shadow brings new rays of light, in which demons, sea monsters, and giant dragons grow in size. Not only that, their bodies are better able to resist the demoness's light bullets, and when launching an attack, the three monsters will also have strange rays of light emerging, bringing special strike effects.

The black robe god is still motionless, with rays of light flickering in the sixth groove in front of him. But the card that appeared this time was not a Demonness, it was a greystone altar.

The illusory shadow of the altar appeared behind the five Demonesses, and the connected light and shadow provided them with new power. At the same time, the illusory shadow of the altar was also fighting against the illusory shadow of [House of Cannibals]. consume their power.

The five Demoness stood together, and the rays of light at their fingertips converged in one place. Giant dragons, demons and sea monsters charge at the same time, wriggling tentacles provide protection, giant dragon spit in the light to open the way, the rune sword in the hands of the demon is the most powerful weapon.

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

Shade held him up behind him, eyes looking towards the momentary halt of the battle. The three monsters are fighting against the five Demoness. In the current state, the side of the gods has the obvious upper hand.

“cough cough~”

Mr. Riddle coughed loudly. The huge mental and physical pressure brought by the gambling fight with the gods had caused blood to ooze from the corners of his mouth. By now, halfway through the game, and watching the strange light and shadow reflected on Mr. Riddle's frail face, Shade fully understood why he was called the "Legendary Prophet".

Seeing that his body couldn't hold it any longer, Shade said in a low voice:
"Mr. Riddle, let's go here this time. I'm leaving. When I come back next time, I'll be there for you. You bring victory. If you really can't stand it, maybe I can find a way to win outside of the game."

"No, no, I must win."

The weak man supported the table, his voice weak, but his tone was very firm:
"Do you know what I'm doing so many adventures for?"

There was a sense of pulling on the body, This means the time is up.

"I don't know."

"In order to see more things, until my own death, let myself come to this world and not do nothing."

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

Holding on the table and standing up with Shade's help, the candle across the table went out and darkness fell again.

"So if you die because of these adventures, will you regret it?"

Shade asked softly, trying to help him up against the wall. Outsiders admire such people very much. Maybe some people think that people like Mr. Riddle are crazy and are deliberately courting death, but Shade knows this world and cannot be without such people.

"Of course I regret it, but I still do it. I don't want to brag about being an adventurous person, I just want to see more and learn more. Even though, I already know what it means to me. "

After a moment of hesitation, Shade asked again:
"If you survived, but died in madness in your later years, wouldn't you regret it?" "

Mr. Riddle turned his head and looked towards Shade, looking pale with blood on the corners of his mouth, but a very calm look in his brown eyes:
"As long as I get knowledge, then even if I am insane I don't regret taking my own life. I'm just an ordinary person, I don't have the power of Demoness. I won't have a second chance in my life to face the gods like this. I want to challenge this great one, no matter what the outcome is, I will challenge him fairly. With my life, with my adventures, with everything I have. "

Shade nods to help you win, letting him sit slowly against the wall to the ground:

"Okay, I'll gamble, the way you want." Mr. Riddle, do you know [myriad forms impermanence]? "

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

"Sorry, I don't know." But if I can get out alive, I'll help you investigate. Even if you may be just my fantasy, even after leaving the Dreadfort, we may never see each other again. But I'll definitely help you investigate, that's my promise. "

Faced with Shade's departure, Mr. Riedel was obviously more rational. He tried to stand up, but unfortunately failed:
"Thank you for your help, sir." May the father of the infinite tree and Mr. Huan bless you and me. "

He said earnestly, it seemed that Shade's second arrival had made him even more determined.

"Aren't you curious about my origin? "

Shade turned around and walked into the white mist, and finally turned his head and looked towards him. Because this time he left voluntarily, he was not forced to go backwards.

"Curious." "

Mr. Riedel's silhouette, in Shade's opinion, is already a bit blurry:
"But it doesn't make sense, I'll figure it out one day"

Shade stumbles He walked backwards from the bedroom door. He was walking forward, but suddenly turned backwards. The sense of dislocation made him unable to control his steps, and he almost stepped on the cat walking around the door.

After standing firm and bending over to pick up Mia, he turned his head and looked towards the moon outside the living room window:

"So, Shrek Riddle researched and found the [myriad forms impermanence card] , because of my guidelines? Did he really deliver on his promise? "

While listening to Luvia tell the story of [myriad forms impermanence] a month ago at St. Teresa Square, Shade didn't expect it to be a promise spanning five thousand years.

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

The arrival of foreigners does not seem to have brought the slightest change to this world.

[Is that so?]

She chuckled in her ear, she always does.

After sighing for a while, I went to carry the [God's Gift Box] from the basement to the second floor. After washing my hands, I took the gift of the week. Take it out from the inside.

Perhaps last week's paper money print version was so peculiar that this week's item was mediocre. It was a brand new metal screwdriver, and it sold pretty well in the city You can buy one at the shop here for about 5 shillings.

"Sure enough, I still can't expect to get special items this way. ”

This week’s requirement is to have a glass of milk for breakfast, which is not a requirement at all for Shade. He pushed open the living room window, intending to ventilate the room before going to bed. The night wind in late summer is still slightly warm , but can also perceive a different coolness from the midsummer.

"It's Monday, early morning, the 19th day of the Flowery Moon. "

He looked at the night scene and muttered to himself that summer is really coming to an end.

(End of this chapter)