"It's both a gift and a curse......"

Martin muttered to himself as he stared at the crow on the coffin, which was about to fly away, and he remembered what Salomon had said earlier: "Libra prevented the 'death' of the old sir." ”

"Gifts" for the deceased...... Can it bring people back from the dead?

No way.

Martin instantly dismissed the idea, and if a fifth-tier card could bring the dead back, the world would be too crazy.

So what exactly is this "gift"?

He couldn't think of a plausible explanation for the moment.

Then he began to look at the second card.

The card has a very long name, and it's a bit strange, like it's contained in a special sequence, and it's the first time Martin has seen a name like that.

[Mother Goddess Corpse Piece 01 - Forbidden Conception].

On the top left of it is the symbol of a rose, with the Roman numeral III written on the back, and in the upper right corner is a black peach heart sign.

Reverse Cards!

Previously, when Xixian tried to forcibly contain the 4th inverted card of the "High Tower" in the Golden Bird Palace, [Out-of-tune Sanskrit], he was rolling on the ground in pain, completely oblivious to the card.

So this was the first time he had seen a reverse hand.

Martin learned from Hines that the reverse hand of spades contains the contamination and flaws of the hand, which is dangerous, but it is also necessary for the advancement of the deck.

The "deliverers" usually put the spade card at the end to contain it, and after digesting or balancing the pollution it carries, they can accommodate the next level of deck.

Hines is not clear about the order of the "pollution cards" contained by the different species, but it is likely to be the same, because this order can minimize the time it takes to carry the pollution.

"I don't know if it's a save card or a pollution card..."

Martin's eyes moved to the rose logo in the upper left corner, could the name of the deck be "Rose"?

Continuing to look down, I saw that the pattern of the card was painted with the corpse of a unicorn, the fur that should have been pure white was faintly revealing a strange turquoise at the moment, and the unicorn on the forehead became twisted and sinuous at this moment, losing the spirituality it should have.

It was curled up on the ground, its limbs stiff, and it looked like it had been dead for a long time.

It struggled to bend its head as if desperately trying to reach its place, its gaze resting on the high bulge in its abdomen, a loving gaze.

It is a mother.

died at the moment when his own child was about to be born.

This made Martin feel embarrassed.

The feeling of embarrassment flashed away, replaced by a great shock.

Martin saw that on the unicorn's abdomen, where her child should have been, there was a hideous wound, and a bloody mass of flesh had pierced the unicorn's lower abdomen from the inside, slowly wriggling.

And the part of the flesh that exposed the wound actually grew a cluster of gorgeous red roses. Its stems are twisted from several vines, growing upwards and around it, bursting with a wild life.

The red roses at the tips of the branches bloomed brightly, and beside them were countless thorny thorns, the sinuous thorns and plump petals like slippery tentacles and bright red lips.

A swarm of bees surrounds these rose petals, greedily sucking the nectar from the petals.

If that's all there is to it, the picture is just a bit of a curiosity, and Martin wouldn't be so shocked.

The strangest thing is that these rose petals are swaddling around a thin figure in the middle, which is an extremely ugly baby.

It was covered in folds, with sparse hair on the top of its massive skull, and its hands and feet were webbed fingers of some kind of reptilian that had not yet developed fingers.

Its eyes were wide open, and the whites of its eyes were exaggeratedly proportioned, and it was grinning with its sharp mouth full of fangs, and smiling sadly.

What kind of monster is this?

Martin had never seen this ugly creature that looked like a man, conceived by the corpse of a unicorn and surrounded by bright red roses, but why was it so ugly?

"The Mother Goddess got a glimpse of the mother's body, and then the taboo was conceived."

The small print below the pattern reads.

There is even a line under this line of small print:

"O lost bee, get out of the thorns and approach the red lips of the Mother Goddess, where you can suck out the honey that has conceived."

It's like a metaphor for something...

Martin read these two obscure texts, wondering what they were implying and what the reverse card was capable of and had a negative effect.

"There's even a 'Rose' card!"

Salomon came to Martin's side at some point, and when he saw the "Libra" and "Rose" in Martin's hand, he exclaimed.

"Could it be that the reverse card of the 'Rose' prevented the distribution of the 'Gift', and without the 'Gift', the host went to death, and then the Black Crow Curse began to take effect..."

"It's not easy for someone to arrange this..."

His brow furrowed, as if he had caught a glimpse of the dark hands in the shadows.

"You seem to know a lot about this curse."

Martin stared into Salomon's eyes, and he still couldn't figure out what the man behind him was trying to do.

The situation was critical just now, and he didn't have time to ask this mysterious young man, and now that the mutation of the corpse was temporarily over, instead of rushing out of the door and stepping into the unknown darkness, it was better to have enough information first, and then grasp the initiative.

Salomon frowned, and he glanced at Martin with wariness, guardedness, and suspicion in his eyes, as if he wanted to confirm something in Martin.

Finally, he exhaled softly, unbuttoned the cuff of his left hand and pulled it up, revealing a faint black mark on his arm.

It was in the shape of a crow.

"I know this curse because it is present on me at this moment."

Salomon said in a calm tone.

The curse of the black crow is engraved on every "Libra" card in the monastery, and the traitors to the Holy Mountain who betray the monastery will be subject to the curse and will not be at peace after death. ”

"If someone wants to bring him peace after death through [Burial], he will definitely suffer from the Black Crow's backlash, because [Burial] is originally a skill of the 'Libra' deck Hearts III, and only the monks of the Immortal Bird Monastery can master it."

"If you want to bury a traitor, you will definitely trigger the curse..."

Salomon's voice grew deeper, and through the mutation of the old sir's corpse, he also anticipated the tragic situation for the rest of his life and even after his death.

"Hah! You did escape. ”

"Why did you escape? Do you think the life of a monk is too boring? Is it because there are no women? ”

Add approached the two of them, and she asked several questions in a flirtatious tone, her expression full of curiosity and gossip.

At this time, she was still in the mood to gossip.

Salomon ignored the provocative tone in her tone, he didn't seem to be used to communicating with someone as flamboyant as Add, so he responded simply as always:

"I have my reasons."

Then he said to Martin with a solemn expression:

"This Sir Goode must be a traitor to the Holy Mountain, and the reason for his betrayal, I think, is most likely related to the V-tier [Gift of Reincarnation] card he contains."

"The feathers growing from his fingernails mean that the breath of death has seriously eaten away at his body, which makes me wonder how he could use the body of an ordinary human to forcibly contain the Tier V reversal card without dying on the spot?"

"I think all this can only be answered if we find his son."

"He released this burial mission, and arranged this secret room for us, he must know about the existence of the curse."

Martin also didn't figure out Salomon's doubts, and it was true that the old man was able to hold the fifth-order spades alone without any other "Libra" deck, which was completely contrary to the rules that Martin had received so far.

But as he said, if you don't understand, you can only find someone who understands to ask.

But he looked at the dark gate not far away, and was a little troubled.

"Help... Help me......"

At this moment, in the dark space outside the gate, there was a cry for help, it seemed to be an old man, and his voice sounded very weak.

Martin heard the shout clearly, and he walked slowly to the door, and asked in a deep voice:

"Who are you?"

"I... I'm Inke, the housekeeper here ......."

"I brought you in... Do you remember......"

Martin looked back at Eddie and Salomon, he didn't know what was going on outside the gate, and he wasn't sure that this Inke was the old man who had led them into the manor.

I saw Eddie walk behind the door and ask in a loud voice:

"Who's the dealer girl on Wednesday night?"

After saying that, she squeezed her eyes at Martin and whispered:

"I've seen this old man at the table, and he loses badly every time he comes, so when I get there, I think this manor is unreliable."

"What does his miserable loss have to do with the manor?"

Martin asked softly.

"Phew! How can a person who has given up even a goddess be engaged in a reliable job! ”

Eddie snapped like a man.

Martin listened to this and nodded thoughtfully.

"It's... It's Mrs. Bailey! ”

The voice outside the door was silent for a moment, then stammered in reply.

"What's her nickname?"

Add continued to question loudly, then pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled at Martin, an expression of waiting to see the show.

Her nickname is ...... Brand... Cows at the table. ”

The voice outside the door was weak, but it also revealed a sense of shame.

Hearing this answer, the smile on the corner of Eddie's mouth instantly expanded, and he said to Martin:

"Yes, he's right, Bailey has complained to me so many times that this old guy's eyes are almost on her chest, a serious-looking old pervert!"

Martin didn't expect Eddie to be able to identify the unscrupulous butler in such a way, which seemed both absurd and real.

"Can you move around?"

"My leg was broken, but I want to... I can still climb. ”

Old Inke's voice continued.

Then Martin brought up an oil lamp, and the light dispelled a beam of darkness through the gap outside the door.

After the sound of rustling, the figure of an old man appeared in the light of the doorway.

It was the butler who had brought Martin and them into the manor.