After the death of Ms. Charm and the Stalker in the Dark, perhaps because the story only needed to focus on one person, a large amount of environmental and psychological description appeared in the narrative of the Black Robe Keeper.
Yin Luna didn't care about those obviously nonsense psychological descriptions. She was very sure that Xia De was fully aware of the current situation and might even have known the characteristics of the dice story collection.
This is not only a trust in Shade, but also a trust in Luvia. On the road of pursuing the chosen one and the great prophecy of "Whispering Poems", sometimes Yin Luna Bei Yasi feels that she, the real chosen one, is actually the unnecessary one.
All actions were carried out by Shade, and all information was provided by Luvia. Sometimes, she would doubt her position among the three. But this doubt about herself just proved her trust in Shade and Luvia.
At no time, she would doubt Shad's fighting ability, and at no time, she would easily question the information given by Luvia.
"Since I am in charge of this event, I will not let them down. I am not as unexpected as Shade, nor do I know all kinds of information like Luvia, but at least, I can do my job well and fulfill my responsibilities..."
Amid the whistle and the bell, the light of the brass ring illuminated the darkness. The life ring transformed into a dark golden scale, and the light shone everywhere. In the astonishment of everyone, the power of the chosen one shone on the table under the light.
"I can't bring you victory, but I will use my wisdom to at least prevent you from losing the game."
"Entering the battle round, please roll the dice and make a 'boxing' decision."
With a dull bang, Xia De's fist was blocked by the raised arm, and then a fist wearing a black glove was swung towards him, and Xia De also blocked it with his arm.
After a brief exchange, the two fought at close range with only fists and arms. Although Shade had not learned boxing systematically, his excellent physical fitness was the most powerful weapon. The guy, who was wrapped in black clothes and whose face was in shadow under the hat from any angle, was obviously as strong and physically fit as Shade.
The acquisition of the Strength Spirit Rune itself increases strength, and Shade also has the impure dragon blood of the relic. When Dr. Schneider and the other four arrived at the door of the room, they just saw the two men swinging their fists and hitting each other's arms. As a professional psychologist, Bill Schneider received professional combat training when he was studying. He could see that neither of them knew how to box, and they just relied on their strength to swing their fists. For a moment, no one could stop the other.
Thief Jack's action pattern was not inclined towards fighting, so after fighting with Shade, he immediately tried to move towards the window.
"Surround them!"
the doctor whispered, rushing into the room with Reverend Augustus, "Dorothy," and Luvia.
Father Augustus was the slowest, so he blocked the door and window. Doctor Schneider was the fastest, blocking the direction to the dining room and the side bedroom. Dorothy walked side by side with Luvia, blocking the direction to the master bedroom and the study. The four formed a triangle, surrounding the two men waving their fists from a distance.
As Shad fought and retreated, he and the thief officially moved to the center of the living room.
Under the light of the gas lamp, the shadows of the four people around stretched out a long line, as if forming a triangular cage.
Of course, because the four people did not directly affect the story and were simply standing there, the people on the second floor of the Prophet Association who were performing the last part of the story could only see the two puppets shaking their fists at each other, but they did not know that there were actually four other bystanders in this scene.
"No, we can't catch him like this!"
Priest Augustus opened his mouth to remind him. Although the old priest only had two rings, he was quite knowledgeable. He said with a serious look:
"Thief Jack gets stronger when he meets a stronger opponent. Shade, this won't work. You can't beat him with boxing. You will be careless sooner or later if you keep going like this, but it won't."
"We must think of a solution. Since we have forced this thief to this extent, we cannot let him escape!"
The doctor continued.
"Shad must not use the power of a ring wizard, otherwise the church will immediately know that he is a ring wizard."
Luvia and "Dorothy" stood together, and the blonde girl looked a little nervous:
"If we can't use supernatural powers, perhaps ordinary people's means will work. Thief Jack is suppressed by the dice story collection, maybe we can let Shade touch additional symbols to increase his judgment points."
"I can practically hear the dice falling now!"
Shade squeezed out a sound from his teeth. The enemy in front of him was as bad at boxing as he was, but his strength and speed were amazing. Father Augustus's worry was unnecessary. Even though Jack the Thief would become stronger when facing a stronger opponent, the relic did not have "another me". At this time, the gentle woman's voice in Shade's ear was helping him correct the direction of his punches, trying to at least keep him from losing.
"Even if he finds additional symbols, Jack the Thief will become stronger when he encounters stronger opponents."
The doctor warned, but Luvia already had an idea. She was the one who was most familiar with the dice story collection:
"When facing a strong enemy, Jack the Thief becomes stronger. This means that when he encounters an enemy, he must be stronger than the stronger one.
In the real world, when you encounter Jack the Thief, he is stronger than the strongest of the two, so no one can stop him, because the power of two people fighting together is not equal to the sum of their powers. But in the dice story collection, as long as the two are in a cooperative relationship, their points can be added, and Jack the Thief's points are still the "strongest" one. This is also the reason why the other two characters actually found Jack the Thief in the beginning when they cooperated in the investigation! "
When she said this, both Shade and Leicia suddenly understood. Although the doctor and Father Augustus didn't know what they were talking about, they knew that they had found a solution.
"That's why the professor of the Truth Society would simply give up the mission after a character dies!"
The blonde girl also understood:
"That makes sense."
"So, there is only one way for Shade to win. Help him find someone who can cooperate with him and add up his points."
Father Augustus guessed, and the blue-eyed psychiatrist suggested:
"Annat, can I take a step to help Shad? Even if I appear in the story, I can say that I just happened to visit him."
"No, only the characters in the story who are manipulated can meet the rule of adding up the assistance. We are just background characters in the story. Even if we help Shade, it will not be affected by the rules of the dice story collection. On the contrary, with Shade's current punching speed, who among us dares to go up and help directly without showing extraordinary strength?"
Luvia immediately shook her head, and Dr. Schneider took a look at the two people swinging their fists at each other and understood her point of view.
"Can I raise the dead? Awaken the corpse and control the dead."
Priest Augustus spoke very quickly. Although everyone in the group knew more or less that the old man knew the art of necromancy, it was still surprising to see the priest say such things so nonchalantly.
"No, the other two have already quit, and their bodies are now part of the story's background."
This time it was "Dorothy" who gave the answer. She was the only one among the people here who had witnessed the game process with her own eyes.
"Don't worry, I think I can hold on for a while. But the whispering element seems to be getting stronger, and the power of the dice story collection is affecting us."
Xia De whispered, the crackling sound was exaggerated, but it was indeed the result of fists swinging against each other. Xia De never knew that he could punch so fast. This was also his first time trying to fight with his fists with all his strength without holding back. This experience was very interesting and useful.
"That is to say, only Shad himself can help Shad himself, but this is a paradox. Any power exerted on him will also be possessed by Jack the Thief."
Dr. Schneider said, but suddenly frowned again:
"It must be a part of Shad or belong to Shad to comply with the rules of the Angel-level Relic Dice Story Collection; but it cannot be the power of Shad himself and his items, otherwise Sage-level Relic Thief Jack will become stronger when facing a stronger opponent... ... It must belong to him, but not be him, and must be able to cooperate in throwing, and be part of the story."
"Luvia's guess is basically consistent with my initial idea. It becomes stronger when it encounters a stronger opponent. But if it encounters 100 people, it cannot become the sum of the strength of 100 people."
Xia De smiled, staring at his opponent intently, swinging his left and right fists alternately, blocking the opponent's kick with his right foot, and ramming his head into the opponent's hood:
"It is mine and yet not mine, and has its own qualities, skills, and characteristics, and can work with me. Throw it over here, Dorothy!"
"... ... Due to Thief Jack's characteristics, his boxing points are exactly the same as Shad Hamilton's, and his basic strength and speed are exactly the same as Shad Hamilton's. The battle is a draw, please continue to roll the dice and proceed to the next round of battle."
The familiar voice rang out again, and Yin Luna, who had already thrown the dice three times for this battle, reached out and took the two dice again.
"That won't work."
The people around also knew whether they could catch the thief Jack tonight. At this opportunity, even Princess Ajeelina and Princess Margaret became nervous.
Miss Green behind Yin Luna patted Yin Luna's shoulder gently:
"No, if you keep going like this, you threw 53 the first time, 54 the second time, and 55 the third time. Even if you can get a higher number each time you throw the dice, like the last two times, Mr. Hamilton will still lose sooner or later."
When judging, Thief Jack's first score was the same as Shad's, and the next two times he kept the extreme values of the previous numbers.
Yin Luna also knew this truth. At this moment, the dark golden scale above her head was radiating light. The power of balance covered the table, and the power of the chosen one directly affected the relics, barely controlling the points. This was the reason why she let the points increase each time. After the opponent died, Yin Luna also grasped the key to the game. Although she had no sacrifice, she herself was balance.
But the highest number on the dice is 100, and sooner or later she will make Xia De's judgment points reach the real extreme value. Yin Luna knew that Xia De was thinking of a way, and what she could do was to delay it for a longer time.