Chapter 179: Listening to Little Sun Tell a Story

Chapter 179: Listening to Little Sun Tell a Story

The Sun, Derrick, had originally been anxious to ask about the Fallen Creator. But after hearing The Hanged Man’s question, he answered honestly all the same.

“He died.”

“He died?” Justice, The Hanged Man, and The Magician expressed their surprise at the same time.

None of them had expected such a turn. After all, that former exploration team captain had been imprisoned for several decades without anything going wrong. Who could have imagined that right after they finished discussing him, he would die?

At this moment, apart from Mr. Fool, only the gloomy and reserved World maintained his original state.

The Sun, Derrick, nodded.

“Yes. After I returned to the City of Silver, I originally intended to follow Mr. Hanged Man’s suggestion and ask that former exploration team captain for more information. But he suddenly appeared behind me and asked if I was looking for him.”

Hearing this, Justice Audrey instantly drew in a small breath.

Although The Sun was clearly not skilled at telling stories, his simple description still gave her the sensation of reading a horror novel late at night. It felt as though someone like that might already be standing behind her as well, asking, “Are you looking for me?”

The Magician, Fors, was both frightened and excited, just like when she had listened to her mother tell ghost stories as a child. Though she had been so afraid she covered her ears, it was as if someone had possessed her and forced her fingers wide apart, allowing the sound to seep into her mind.

This scene can be written into a novel! As a best-selling author, she possessed excellent professional instincts.

The well-informed Hanged Man, Alger, instinctively asked, “Does the dungeon in your City of Silver that holds the out-of-control not have seals? Are there no barriers between prisoners? I remember you saying last time that there is a very powerful and miraculous item at its core.”

“There are. But I don’t know why he came to my room. He had already completely lost control. His head had split open from the middle and kept dripping fluid. Many cracks appeared on his body, and every crack was a mouth.” The Sun, Derrick, casually described the scene from that time.

“Then how did you survive? How did you escape from him—no, from it?” The Magician, Fors, had a very immersive feeling. This was also the question Justice Audrey cared about.

The Hanged Man, Alger, reacted entirely differently from the two ladies. He muttered thoughtfully,

“Putting you, who had only shown signs of losing control, next door to such a dangerous fellow doesn’t make sense.

“It seems the higher-ups of your City of Silver—the members of the Six-Member Council—were deliberately letting people come into contact with that fellow, to see whether they could extract more useful information from him and observe the corresponding changes in him.

“So, which elder saved you?”

Derrick’s mouth slowly fell open. He felt that Mr. Hanged Man might have personally seen and heard everything that had happened at the time.

He can guess the truth with only my description. Amazing! The Sun, Derrick, answered with admiration,

“Yes. It was exactly as you said. The Chief appeared in time and used that miraculous item to deal with the out-of-control person.”

Sensing The Sun’s respect and admiration, The Hanged Man, Alger, gave a soft laugh.

“That is obvious. As long as one’s own knowledge is sufficient, it can be seen with ease.”

I didn’t think of it… Justice Audrey muttered inwardly, a little depressed.

I didn’t see it at all… The Magician, Fors, smoothed her hair with no small shame.

I didn’t think in that direction… The World echoed Mr. Fool’s sigh.

At this point, Alger frowned slightly and asked slowly, “You said that not long after you returned, that former exploration team captain lost control?

“He had not lost control for decades, yet after you returned, he suddenly did?”

While asking, The Hanged Man glanced up at Mr. Fool. Seeing that He remained calm and leisurely without the slightest abnormality, his heart instantly steadied. The unease that had just surfaced turned entirely into confusion.

The Amon family is known as the Blasphemers. Could that person have discovered the Tarot Club, discovered the secret above the gray fog, only to be casually resolved by Mr. Fool?

The Sun, Derrick, nodded seriously.

“I guessed two reasons. One was that I had chosen the Sun pathway, and you previously said the Amon family were descendants of the ancient Sun God. The other was that he sensed Mr. Fool pulling me into the gathering, and so some kind of change occurred. In the end, it was proven to be the latter.”

“How was it proven?” The Hanged Man, Alger, followed up without leaving a gap.

Someone sensed Mr. Fool drawing people into the gathering? There truly are people who can sense it? How terrifying… As expected of Blasphemers… Justice Audrey was both astonished and shocked.

She could not help looking toward the seat of honor at the long bronze table. Immediately, Mr. Fool’s calm and indifferent attitude soothed her heart.

It’s only a small matter. To Mr. Fool, this is only a small matter… Audrey thought, both delighted and relieved.

So there really are people who can detect the summoning of the Tarot Club… Of course. With so many pathways and so many Sequences, there will always be Beyonder powers that can target this sort of thing… But for the current me, this is terrible news… I’m still too weak. I must advance my Sequence as soon as possible… The Magician, Fors, was first astonished, then frightened.

The Sun, Derrick, described truthfully, “When that out-of-control person was dealt with by the Chief, I saw Amon’s shadow. It should have been him. This is what he looks like.”

After obtaining Mr. Fool’s permission, Derrick materialized a screen of light depicting Amon’s appearance:

A black classical robe; a pointed soft hat of the same color; a monocle made of crystal; a broad forehead; a thin face; black eyes; black curly hair…

“Have any of you seen him?” The Sun, Derrick, asked full of hope.

The Hanged Man, Justice, The Magician, and The World shook their heads at the same time.

Derrick did not dwell on the matter any longer and continued, “Amon’s shadow was also destroyed by the Chief with the help of that miraculous item, leaving behind a translucent worm.

“The Chief told me it was only one of Amon’s avatars…

“He explained why he had arranged for me to live next door. After confirming that I had no problems, he let me return home on my own. I was a little afraid and didn’t know whether Amon would make any further moves, so as soon as I got home, I began praying to Mr. Fool…”

“Wait,” The Hanged Man, Alger, interrupted The Sun with a frown. “You mean after experiencing such a strange and terrifying matter, the Chief let you go home? And as soon as you got home, without doing anything else, you started praying to Mr. Fool?”

“Yes.” The Sun, Derrick, answered in slight confusion.

Is there a problem with that? He felt that Mr. Hanged Man’s attitude was rather strange.

Justice Audrey vaguely felt that The Sun’s handling of the matter was not quite right, but she could not think through exactly where the problem lay. She only believed that if it were her, she definitely would not have done the same. At that moment, The Magician, Fors, had already covered her own face.

Too careless… I was like that once. The price was using up the stones on my bracelet and beginning to endure the full moon curse… The best-selling author sighed inwardly.

The Hanged Man, Alger, glanced once more at Mr. Fool. Seeing that He still showed no particular reaction, Alger barely relaxed. He clenched a fist and pressed it lightly to his mouth and nose.

“You became involved with that strange Amon. Do you think the Chief would completely trust you after only a single inspection?

“If that were truly the case, that former exploration team captain would not have been imprisoned in the dungeon for an entire forty-two years.

“Based on my experience, the Chief has definitely sent someone to monitor you in secret, and you have undoubtedly exposed what is special about yourself!

“Do not doubt this. If even the Chief were not cautious, your City of Silver could never have continued until today in such a harsh environment.”

This… The Sun, Derrick’s eyes gradually widened. He increasingly felt that Mr. Hanged Man truly was knowledgeable and that everything he said made sense.

I’ve been discovered by the Chief? Is that why he reacted that way when he heard my report? What do I do? What do I do… Derrick immediately became nervous and panicked.

Seeing his concern, The Hanged Man, Alger, gave a soft laugh.

“However, you don’t need to worry too much for now. After thinking it over carefully, even if the Chief of your City of Silver discovered something abnormal about you, he should only suspect that you were possessed or corrupted by Amon. He won’t think of the Tarot Club. You still have time. You can slowly think of a way to resolve this problem.”

The Sun, Derrick, calmed down a little and said honestly, “At that time, I was indeed possessed by Amon.”

“What?” The Hanged Man, Alger, blurted out.

He nearly left his seat and assumed a fighting stance in case of an accident.

Justice Audrey and The Magician, Fors, also became tense at once. Only the gloomy World merely showed surprise.

Derrick was startled by Mr. Hanged Man’s reaction and hurriedly added, “Mr. Fool discovered it during my prayer.”

As he spoke, he materialized the scene Mr. Fool had conveyed to him at the time: Amon, wearing a black pointed soft hat and a crystal monocle, was wrapped illusorily around his spirit body like the ghost of a python.

The sight made both Justice and The Magician tremble from the depths of their hearts. The Hanged Man quickly followed up.

“What happened after that?”

“After that, Mr. Fool taught me a ritual. Through that ritual, He dispatched His angel to purify Amon’s avatar,” The Sun, Derrick, answered without adding or subtracting anything.

“Angel?” The Hanged Man looked toward the seat of honor at the long bronze table in astonishment.

He immediately realized that this action was too abrupt and insufficiently respectful, and hurriedly lowered his head again.

“Angel?” Justice Audrey was momentarily at a loss.