Part 2 The Faceless Man Chapter 118 The Cursed One
Sharon, dressed in a long black court dress, pursed her lips, which had little blood color, and gave Maric a sideways glance and a slight nod.
Maric interlocked his hands and said with a hint of insanity concealed:
”You do realize the ‘prisoner’ pathway, don’t you?”
”Yes, heard about it in extraordinary circles.” Klein replied matter-of-factly.
Of course, this extraordinary circle referred to the Night Watchmen team and the Tarot Society …… he added with a mental sigh.
Maric was silent for a full ten seconds without knowing what he was recalling, and the sound of wagon wheels grinding over the concrete outside the window came in rhythmically.
He rubbed his disheveled brown hair, his face contorting slightly as he spoke:
”Prisoner refers to both a person who has been locked up in a prison, and also represents a repressed person whose spirituality and desires are bound by reason, body, and the world; the extraordinary people in this sequence are physically strong and perceptive, often possessing both a silent exterior and a crazy interior, mastering many criminal techniques and specializing in killing with whatever items they get their hands on.”
”Its corresponding Sequence 8 on the other hand is called ‘Insanity’, I don’t think you’re aware of it because even the orthodox extraordinarys bodies of the Seven Churches don’t know enough about these, that hidden organization has a mastery of its members beyond your imagination, and those near-twisted fellows, regardless of their bodies and souls, are as if they’re bound , it’s hard to get any useful information from them simply by psionics and divination.”
”Sharon and I also endured and waited for a long time before we found a way to release the ‘bindings’ and managed to escape.”
”Due to the fact that the extraordinary people of this pathway are all characterized by being cursed and prone to madness, we didn’t want to defect to the Seven Great Churches, that would be a complete loss of freedom, with nothing left at all.”
So that’s how it is …… No wonder the internal information of the Night Watchers doesn’t contain much, not even the Sequence 8 and Sequence 7 corresponding to the “Prisoner”, which is part of what I could know at that time’s rank… …Klein replied with some clarity:
”I’m really not sure what comes after ‘prisoner’.”
Without nodding, Maric looked at Klein with brown eyes and continued:
”Compared to ‘Prisoner’, the biggest characteristic of ‘Madman’ is that he can sacrifice his sanity and explode his desires on his own and on his own initiative, in exchange for power, gaining improvement in all aspects, except that his mind will become less lucid during that period of time. There isn’t much of a problem, and one even gains a strong resistance to certain extraordinary abilities that interfere with the mind and affect the spirit as a result.”
Simply put, I’ll kill myself first, so you won’t be able to kill me again …… Klein couldn’t help but bellyache.
”Starting with this sequence, the curse gradually emerges, and the ‘madman’ is prone to losing control.” Marich said with a twitch of his face muscles.
Wasn’t it something obvious? Someone whose mental state ran low for a long period of time, or who had frequent abnormalities, it would be abnormal for the probability of losing control not to be higher than that of other Extraordinary People! Klein had his own understanding of this, glancing sideways at Ms. Sharon, and finding it hard to imagine the other side in the “prisoner” and “crazy” stages, while Sharon remained in that ghostly, ethereal state.
Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Maric exhaled slowly:
”Sequence 7 after that is, is ‘werewolf’.”
Starting to fae-ize? However, the “prisoner” who is crazy inside and the “madman” who easily loses his mind in front of him is actually similar to a fae in the eyes of a normal person……. Well… “Werewolf” is only Sequence 7, which is a bit lower than I expected …… Klein’s thoughts suddenly diverged.
Maric didn’t realize he was in a trance and said to himself:
”‘Werewolf’ is already a complete cursed person, every time the red moon becomes full, it will lose most of its sanity, grow a body full of black hair, and its own desire to kill and bloodlust will then reach its peak …… ”
His voice gradually also had some fluttering, as if recalling the experience of suffering and suppressing himself.
”‘Werewolf’ has a strong self-recovery ability, as well as terrifying strength, agility and speed, his claws and teeth are no worse than extraordinary weapons of the same sequence, and carry their own toxicity, and he also knows some dark-type spells, for example, controlling the target who has been immersed in the body by the werewolf’s toxicity for a period of time, and transforming the the opponent into a subordinate, turning into a monster similar to a werewolf, and the life of that kind of monster is often very short ……”
Listening to Maric finish speaking, Klein made a pertinent comment:
At the level of Sequence 7, in terms of actual combat ability, “werewolves” were considered moderately high.
”The ‘werewolves’ who are always unable to suppress their desire to kill and bloodthirsty on the night of the full moon will become more and more cold and twisted, gradually losing the feelings that normal humans should have.” Maric added, a bit of pride in his tone that was hard to hide.
It matches Mr. Aztec’s description of the fae …… Klein subconsciously glanced at Miss Sharon again, instinctively imagining the other party’s state when she was “werewolfed”, only to be made to shiver by the icy cold eyes, and was busy forcibly twisting his head back.
Marich unconsciously licked his lips with his tongue, not the kind that seduces women, but the type that gives people a dangerous feeling.
His gaze seemed to lose focus briefly, wondering what he was recalling.
He waited a few seconds before speaking again:
”I am the corresponding Sequence 6, ‘Walker’.”
Walkers …… still look alike on the outside …… No wonder they often play cards with a bunch of their own kind …… So this is considered a fae, a real living dead body… …Klein thought for a moment and said:
”I heard Kaspers say that you’re not afraid of bullets?”
Maric nodded and said:
”My body can be as hard as steel, even if you fire a revolver against my head, I’ll be stunned at most, and it will take at least five hits to the same spot to break my defense.”
”And even if it breaks, to a ‘walker’, as long as the head isn’t shattered, no other damage is considered fatal.”
”I have improved my powers somewhat from my ‘werewolf’ base, and have mastered some of the death-based spells, being able to easily awaken dead corpses, control phantoms, drive them, and skillfully utilize cold and decay-based transcendent powers.”
The fae pathway is also different in each sequence of characteristics ah, incremental changes are rare …… Klein mused:
”What about the curse of the ‘living corpse’?”
Maric clenched his teeth in a very small amplitude and said:
”I would crave warm human blood and fresh flesh, a state that is especially bad during a full moon, and the only consolation is that the ‘walker’ curse replaces the ‘werewolf’ curse and the ‘madman’ curses, which do not exist at the same time, and afterward.”
”Whenever the red moon turns full, I suffer terribly; if I don’t give up my self-control, it will be so painful that I will lose the ability to fight, and if I indulge myself, I will likewise become less and less like a human being, and the risk of losing control of myself will be high.”
”Even in normal times, I am constantly fighting the desires of my heart, fighting against strong malice.”
Whew, so much better than the extraordinary people of this pathway, all the others, er, ‘Abyssal’ and ‘Witch’ excepted …… Klein oiled up the thought.
Maric paused and glanced at Sharon, who wore a compact black fedora.
Sharon opened her lips and said in a disembodied voice:
”Sequence 5, ‘Spiteful Souls’.”
Spiteful Souls? There’s such a sequence? It’s really a fae pathway ah …… Klein was first slightly surprised, then felt that it really fits the characteristics of being able to easily transform between physical and spiritual bodies.
Marich, who got the hint, added:
”After becoming a ‘Grievous Soul’, one can transform one’s state into a true Phantom Shadow and gain the corresponding abilities, such as passing through obstacles, hiding in mirrors, attacking the other party’s soul directly, and jumping in most places where images can be reflected.”
”And unlike ordinary grudge souls, even if one possesses psychic vision, one cannot detect such spectral shadows until one is in the High Sequence.”
”Well, the ‘Spiteful Spirit’ has also mastered many death-based spells, with quite a few bizarre tricks, such as, forcibly possessing and controlling her enemies ……”
”Her curse, on the other hand, is that on the night when the red moon turns full, she either sucks a certain number of human souls or becomes extremely weak; by choosing the former, she also chooses to walk on the edge of losing control at all times.”
Without waiting for Klein to speak, Sharon, whose face was equally pale, drifted in and said:
”Our target is also the ‘Spiteful Souls’.”
”The ‘walkers’, ‘werewolves’, ‘madmen’ and ‘prisoners’ with their extraordinary abilities will not be lost with promotion.” Maric emphasized.
Sounds like the type that’s very much in my favor… I’m afraid of the type where pistol bullets are ineffective and normal flames have a hard time doing great damage… …… Simply put, I’m afraid of ‘ghosts’… …Klein’s heart was beating a bit.
He thought for a few seconds and said:
”What is the effect of that sealed item?”
”Why does it restrain you guys?”
It actually made you guys willing to tell me about the weakness of the curse itself …… Klein probably had some guesses.
Maric replied with a slightly grim expression:
”That cursed item that needs to be sealed is called ‘Crimson Moon Coronet’.”
”It creates an effect similar to a full moon within a certain range, which is helpful for those who are already cold and twisted to explode in power, but we will become weak and lose our ability to fight, if, if we give up our selves, then I’d rather choose death!” Marich hoarsely growled lowly.
I can’t imagine that you, who looks a bit perverted and a bit wimpy, is actually someone who has perseverance, well, to be able to persist until the “living corpse” is truly remarkable …… Klein didn’t interrupt and listened to the other party’s subsequent description.
”The wearer of the ‘Crimson Moon Coronet’ is immune to the effects of the full moon, and will gain terrifying speed, unimaginable recovery ability, as well as a number of more powerful darkness-type spells, but it will gradually make the wearer’s blood become cold, a little bit of ice, and if it can’t be stopped in time or feed on the blood of the living, it will eventually die due to all the blood turning to frost.” Maric seemed rather intimidated by the sealed item.
When he had finished speaking, Sharon’s azure eyes looked calmly at Klein and said:
”Along with Steve, there is also ‘Walker’ Jason, and ‘Werewolf’ Tyr.”
”But as long as we can take care of Steve, they won’t be a problem.”
Maric added:
”If successful, the extraordinary traits left behind by Steve belong to me, the ‘Crimson Moon Coronet’ belongs to Sharon, and all the rest of the loot and the ‘Book of Secrets’ are your payment.”