Whispering Verse

Chapter 2914 Demon Story (Part 7)

The demonologist slowly shook his head:

"That is a story of self-destruction, cliché and old. The devil worshipers tried to entrust me to help investigate some secret and dangerous information. They are extremely wealthy, and this card is just a deposit. They will use this card as a deposit. The card is regarded as a sign of trust in me.

But when I left Yuewan this summer and wanted to go back there to hand in the investigation report, I found that their family had disappeared there. "

"That family disappeared? Was it captured by the church like the Kant family?"

Although this is not a continuation of previous demon stories, Shade is equally interested in it.

Sean Asmon shook his head again:

"No, not the church. It is said that their youngest son went from the country to the city, gambled in the underground Rhodes Casino, owed a large debt and signed a contract, so the debt collectors took away all their property .Without the property, demon research could no longer continue, and everyone left within a few years.”

"this"

Shade had nothing to say. This seemed to be a story in which "gambling is more terrifying than studying demons":

"So, what do you want to do with this card now?"

"Of course I have another bet with you, and I find that I have never beaten you."

Although his black eyes looked at Shade and the people behind him, Shade felt that everyone except the two of them was just irrelevant background.

"I'm not pursuing material comfort. If I lose, you take this Rhodes card, which I don't know is real or fake, and give me 200 pounds to continue supporting my travel and research; if I win, you buy it for 500 pounds. This card. Now that the Devil Worshiper is gone, I don’t intend to keep this one.”

It's a pretty good bet, and it's even worth losing outright, because Shade is almost certain that the card is real:

“And we can also tell stories while playing cards.”

As he said that, he took out his spare deck, but Mr. Asmon shook his head and signaled to Shade that he didn't need to take the cards:

"This time we will play something special. Using my deck of cards, we will draw cards in turn, and the first one to draw this [Angel·Gakel who announces the doomsday] will win."

As he spoke, he stuffed the special card into his deck, while Shade cleared all the plates on the table aside. After shuffling the cards, Mr. Asmon placed the deck in the center of the table.

Although this rule is simple, it is really fun. Because once you start, it doesn't rely on technology at all, it depends purely on luck - unless it's cheating technology.

Mr. Asmon filled himself up with wine again, and the two of them raised their glasses and clinked them:

"Mr. Watson, before we begin, do you remember where we are in our story?"

"certainly."

Shade nodded, he remembered this story very clearly:

"A wonderful existence, because of people's recognition, has the power of the rumored devil. It brings disasters to the world, until it meets a person who has no wishes, and because of the other person's 'desire' to seal the devil, he accompanies that person Live a life.

After the man died, the demon took his soul and returned to his hometown, devouring all his relatives. But those respectable people tried their best to protect the last boy. The boy did not protect himself by keeping silent, but made the same wish as the first man: just like my grandfather, I will use my life to seal you.

He then walked a long way and met the girl he loved, but he killed her in advance because he was worried that the devil would harvest her soul; he met the noble lady and her cat and dog in trouble, but it was only after many years that he discovered that he had sent her away The noble lady who returned home had already been sacrificed, so he took the cats and dogs he had given wisdom to and left the city that was destroyed by plague and disaster in the fire. "

This is a story that the two people told before in Yuewan, and the story told in the library of Yuewan is even more bizarre and interesting:

"Many years later, the boy who had become an old man was determined to find a successor and pass on the responsibility of sealing the devil by devouring his soul. Cats and dogs helped him find a boy. The old man promised the boy that if he followed him, he would become A great person, but he will forget everything in the past; the devil promised the boy that if he does not keep his promise, it will let his soul get everything after the boy's death.

So, the boy committed suicide after agreeing to the old man's contract. He returned in a powerful form and turned the old man back into a child so that he could continue on his own. The boy's soul disintegrated due to the use of this power and disappeared completely. "

After summarizing, Shade nodded slightly:

"So, children are sometimes really determined. They may not know the good and evil of the world, but sometimes they see the world more clearly than adults."

"Yes, this is a story about wishes, but in the end it defeats wishes."

Mr. Asmon said, turning over the first card on the deck, and then casually put the Star 13 aside:

"So at the end of the last story, the child who sealed the devil with himself like his grandfather, after nearly completing his life's journey, changed back to the way he started. Of course, the devil is still sealed. This The story continues from here, Mr. Watson, do you remember that the child is not traveling alone now."

Shade opened the second card on the deck and placed the Sun 4 and the Star 13 thrown by Mr. Asmon next to the plate of beans.

"Of course I remember. He also has cats and dogs, and they can talk and have some supernatural powers."

"Yes, cats and dogs. Although they experienced the story of the child who voluntarily sacrificed himself, after accepting the reality, they continued to walk towards the distance as in the past."

The demonologist's somewhat withered hands continued to turn over the third card and threw Star 8 to the previous position:

"Many, many years have passed since then, and they have walked a long, long way. Although his body has turned back into a child, the boy's mind and soul have matured. He has discussed many times with cats and dogs how to find a suitable successor when his second life also comes to an end.

The countless nights and days of discussion did not produce any results. In the end, cats and dogs suggested to him that if he really couldn't find If the right person can seal the demon, the two of them can share the boy's soul after death and continue to pass on this responsibility. "

Shad couldn't help but be amazed, but after thinking carefully, this idea is also very good. He turned over the fourth card, saw that it was the king's card, smiled and shook his head, and continued to throw the cards:

"If we play the Rhodes card with serious rules, I have already won. Did the boy agree with the cat and dog's proposal? "

"No, because he thinks that the cat and dog have the wisdom and ability to speak now because he used the power of the sealed evil spirit. If the terrible evil spirit is handed over to them, there is a possibility that the evil spirit will escape. "

"But did he notice it? He is actually the one who is most affected by the demon. "

"Yes, but he believes in himself, but not others. "

Mr. Asmon continued to draw cards, and then showed Shade the "Queen" in his hand:

"If we play according to the general rules, this game will be very interesting."

He threw away the cards, clasped his hands together, and continued to narrate in the noisy and lively background sound around him:

"Fortunately, he still has a lot of time to think and prepare for this matter this time. He has been with the evil spirit for so long that he himself has become an immortal. In addition, the power used by the respectable boy to make him rejuvenate is too strong, and this journey has no end in sight for the time being.

In the following journey, they experienced many more stories. On an unknown night with a brilliant starry sky, the young man suddenly realized something:

Is it possible for me to completely eliminate the evil spirit? This is not the first time he has had this idea , but the many attempts in the past have only caused more serious consequences. It's not that the young man is tired of the responsibility, but he really can't imagine who can take on such a heavy responsibility after he leaves. "

Shad drew the sixth card, but it was not the Sun 2 but the Moon 2:

"I understand his idea, but this idea seems a little wrong. Since he still has time, he should be able to find it. Before he met the child, his idea was very positive. Did the child's self-sacrifice make him change his mind? "

The demonologist did not answer this question, but put the seventh card, the Sun 1, aside:

"Not long after passing by a small town, the young man heard that many years ago, a hero with extraordinary power passed by here and helped the townspeople defeat the evil demon. So with curiosity, the young man went to visit the statue of the unknown hero on the hill outside the town.

And what he saw was the statue of his grandfather who said "I have no wish" and was devoured by the devil at the end of his life. "

Shad felt that he had found a loophole in the story:

"Does he recognize his grandfather's appearance? Judging from the time, when the first man went on a long journey, the young man was not yet born. "

"The young man knows the appearance of all the people devoured by the devil."

The demonologist said something quite cruel:

"The appearance of the grandfather gave the young man a new idea. Since there is no way to find a suitable successor and no way to completely eliminate the evil demon, can he find the person who once sealed the devil again? "

"His grandfather? He wants his grandfather to take over his responsibility?"

Shad asked in surprise, turning over the eighth card, but it was the moon 8.

"So the young man told the cat and dog his idea under the statue, but they all opposed this approach: 'You will not resurrect the dead. You said this when you took us away from the city destroyed by plague and natural disasters after avenging the mistress.'

But the young man thought that this was the safest and most secure way. Even though the soul of his grandfather had been devoured by the devil, he now had more demonic power, and it was not impossible to find his grandfather, or part of his grandfather. "