In the second round of the first game, the Earl stopped after two cards again, and the total points were still 18 points.
Shad's first two cards totaled 13, so he got his third card:
"So you're quitting blood brew now?"
Then he laughed:
"Look, the sun is 6, and I'm 19 again."
"It seems that my luck is not very good today."
The Earl shook his head regretfully, threw the two cards in his hand aside again, and then took the first hole card of the third round of the first game:
"I know that kind of drink is not healthy, but since my lung disease has been cured, it seems that all my previous health problems have disappeared. Even my personal doctor says I am very healthy, so..."
He shrugged, meaning he didn't quit.
Shade had no comment on this. Strictly speaking, Earl Darak was now dead, and the blood wine mixed with banned drugs certainly could no longer harm his health.
"Speaking of Sun 6."
Shade glanced at his own cards and signaled Father Augustus to continue dealing:
"In the Genesis series of cards, Sun 6 is Genesis Death."
"Yes, I have seen the cards of the founding series in the paintings of the Prophet's Association countless times. Look, the second card is the Queen. My luck has come."
The Earl said with a smile, and Shad's third card was Moon 12, which was a direct explosion, and the first game was temporarily 2 to 1.
"I have seen the Founding Death with my own eyes. It is in Fort Midhill."
Xia De said softly, and the Earl's eyes widened:
"In this city? Mr. Watson, do you mean that the card is within twenty-five miles of us?"
"Yes, but I cannot reveal who the owner of that card is."
"It's really enviable that you have even seen the founding series."
The Count was amazed. After getting the second card, he muttered quietly:
"It's really hell."
The sum of the two cards is still 18 points:
"Mr. Watson, you are not going to be 19 o'clock again?"
“It’s hard to say.”
Xia De took the next card and held it upright:
"Look, I drew it. Legend of the Brave: Bard Fletcher, flower 9. When you draw this card, if it is not the first card, then if the previous card is a flower suit and the number is an even number, you can adjust this card between the numbers 9 and 10."
He picked up his first hidden card again:
"Unfortunately, the first card was flower 10. Regardless of whether I adjusted the numbers or not, I won."
"Mr. Watson won the first game."
The old butler immediately announced, and Earl Darak shook his head:
"At least I won a round. Compared to the last time when I didn't win a single round in front of Miss Aurora, my luck is obviously much better this time."
He is very good at comforting himself.
After adding the cards used in the first round back into the deck and shuffling them, the second round began. Shade continued the topic of creation and death:
"The gentleman with the Founding Death is very talkative. When I met him, he told me a lot of interesting local legends. It is said that the mountain city of Midhill Castle is haunted more often than any other place."
"Yes, even children's bedtime stories contain not-so-scary ghost stories. Mr. Watson, do you have an interesting story to share?"
The Count asked, and when he got the second card, he found it was a flower, and immediately smiled again:
"This time, I finally didn't have to stop playing the second card."
"Stories? Of course."
Xia De glanced at his second card casually:
"Ghosts come in many different forms. Some are quite scary, some are just transparent, glowing people, and some look exactly like living people."
Father Augustus glanced at Shad.
The third card of Shade was the Sun 9, which added up to 20 points with the first two cards, the Sun 4 and the Star 7. It was the perfect time for Shade to stop playing, but he wanted to talk more with the Count, so he continued to ask for cards. The fourth card was the Flower 3, and as expected, he failed.
Count Darak won the first round of the second game.
"A dead person who looks like a living person? I have never heard of such a story."
The Earl looked up at Shade:
"Tell me more. I am very curious about this kind of undead."
"Although the characteristics can be summarized in one sentence, in fact, if such a thing really happens, it will be more terrifying than a murderous evil spirit. After all, we can observe the appearance of evil spirits, but the dead who look like living people may have been standing next to us without knowing it."
The priest continued to deal cards and listened carefully to the conversation between the two. The old butler drooped his eyelids, as if he was tired and wanted to fall asleep.
The Earl asked curiously:
"Why should we be afraid? Since the dead are the same as the living, it is better to let the dead who are the same as the living stay."
"It's not that simple. There is a difference between life and death, just like ink and water. When death invades the world of the living and we ignore it, even a drop of ink can pollute a whole bowl of water. And if the water turns black even a little bit, the world of the living is no longer just the world of the living."
In the second round, Shad had two cards for 20 points. The Earl continued to ask for cards to get 21 points, but unfortunately he was unlucky.
"For the sake of the living, the dead must be driven out."
The Earl summarized what Shade meant, and Shade nodded:
“Yes, it is something that must be done.”
He glanced nervously at the earl on the other side of the table, but fortunately the latter did not suddenly go crazy. Earl Darak looked down at his Rhodes card, and Shad thought that he must have thought of something.
The nails that came back to life were only temporarily forgotten. Sooner or later they would remember who they really were.
At this time, Father Augustus handed over the second card of the third round. Shad took a look and saw that it was Star 9.
Neither of them spoke again, and Father Augustus continued to deal. Shad's third card was the Star 5, and his bottom card was the Moon 7:
"What a lucky guy! Look, 21."
Xia De smiled. The Earl did not show any annoyance, but also showed his third card:
"Ancient Fairy Tale: Sleeping Princess, Moon 5. If you roll 10 or 20 twice in a row on the 20-sided die, you can adjust the card number within 5 or 6."
He turned over his cards:
"My hand is now 12+3+5=20. If the dice can pass the judgment, then I will also be twenty-one. Mr. Watson, if you can do it, I should be able to do it too."
Xia De didn't look at him. Instead, he touched his chin with his right hand and tilted his head slightly to look at the fog outside the window:
“Sometimes we need to accept reality as it is, instead of longing for unattainable miracles.”
The count threw the prepared metal dice, and when the rolling dice stopped, the side facing up was actually 10.
"Although miracles are hard to happen, I was lucky this time."
"Yes, but now, you just got lucky for once."
Xia De said seriously, with one hand on the table:
"You need to be lucky at least twice before you are qualified to tie with me. And even then, you still need to pass the test afterwards."
"Yes, but I have to try my luck. I'm not willing to just admit defeat."
The count reached out again, picked up the dice, and threw it.
The four people in the room all stared at the falling dice. After bouncing a few times, it began to spin in place.
"Fate is sometimes really wonderful..."
The thin middle-aged man looked at the spinning dice in a trance.
After thinking for a while, Xia De asked cautiously:
"Well, Count, are you aware of the present situation?"
No one spoke, only the sound of the metal dice spinning on the table was unusually clear.
"If I don't know this, then I'm really stupid."
The rotation speed of the dice was slowing down, and the owner of the dice looked at his old butler:
"You already knew that I was resurrected from the dead, right?"
"Lawrence..."
The old man looked at him sadly, unable to say a word.
Although the resurrected people will forget that they have died, and other people will not remember this. But just like the Dark Realm's modification of cognition is not completely undetectable, the modified cognition of the narrow space can also be detected.
"Mr. Watson, are you here to see me off?"
The Earl asked Xiang Xiade again, with no other expression visible on his serious face.
Shade stared at the shaky dice:
"Yes, you have to leave and go to where you are supposed to go."
The dice stopped, and the side facing up was number 1. The Ancient Fairy Tale Sleeping Princess was not judged, and the total score of Count Lawrence Darlak was 20 points.
Father Augustus gave him the next card, and it was a bust as expected.
"Mr. Watson, you have won the third round of the second game. The score of the second game is 2-1, and the total score is 1-0. Next, it is Mr. Watson's final round."
The old butler burst into tears and said, while Priest Augustus looked at this scene expressionlessly. The old priest had seen too many similar things. He reached out to continue dealing cards, but Earl Darak shook his head:
"I also know that it is the right thing for the dead to leave the world of the living, but I don't want to leave. This is a bit unfair. Why can you live? I clearly got a second chance, but I still have to leave?"
The furious expression on his face almost made Shade draw his sword on the spot. But the Earl controlled his fury, which was not his fury. He suppressed his emotions and stood up with a trembling voice:
"Mr. Watson, let's have the final duel."
The color of his eyes gradually turned completely white:
"After understanding my own situation, I can feel the power emerging from the ground beneath my feet. I can also feel the violent anger in my heart. They are urging me to take revenge on all living people. I can still suppress this emotion for the time being. In the last moment when I can still keep my sanity, John Watson, let's duel. If you win, I will leave. If I win, neither of you can leave..."
Xia De frowned and stood up. The Earl said to his old butler:
"My suicide note is in the bedroom drawer. You know where the key is. No matter what happens next, don't embarrass these two gentlemen."
After saying this, he turned and walked towards the wall where the window was, and his body went straight through the wall:
"John Watson, I'll wait for you in the yard."
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