In the banquet hall on the third floor of Sin Mansion, Armand Bernhardt watched the rhode cards in his hand, drenched in sweat, feeling his heart pounding. Vampires don't have heartbeats, so this was an illusion caused by his nervousness.
He now fully understood why the information he received contained almost no instances of individuals escaping after meeting the Sin Mansion's owner. The other party played cards by the rules, but always drew the most advantageous rhode cards.
After Xia De fell unconscious, the other party drew 21 points three times in a row, followed by the 【Steam Mechanical Ship】 combination. And this time, that old fellow actually drew a rhode card, sun 13 【Charity · Snake Heart Hospital】, which allowed him to adjust the total points to 21 if he threw the dice three times and each time it was 20 points.
Then, he actually used that dice, which looked like it was made of human bone, to roll 20 points three times.
Armand Bernhardt had played rhode cards with highly skilled cheaters before, but this time, he couldn't chop off the cheater's hands.
Thinking of this, he looked at the young man lying prostrate, then at the blind nun across the table, who looked stranger the more he looked at her, and asked hopefully:
"Nun, do you have any other ideas?"
The nun shook her head slightly:
"I'm not good at playing rhode cards."
Saying that, she drew the next rhode card. Without needing to look, she displayed the rhode card on the table:
"Founding · Silver Moon, I want to adjust the point value 3 to point value 5, twenty-one points."
Flipping over her face-down rhode card, the nun indicated that she had finished this round. With that miraculous rhode card, she barely drew even with the Sin Mansion's owner this round.
"But what should I do?"
The troubled middle-aged man looked at the points in front of him, announced that he was adding 1 ordinary Gluttony, and then drew another rhode card. If he didn't draw a rhode card, his current 11 points from sun 6 and sun 5 would definitely lose this round. Drawing a rhode card might still give him a chance to win.
Flipping over the rhode card, he finally smiled. It was Xia De's rhode card 【Original Steam Engine · Mark IX】. Suit: sun 10.
When drawing this rhode card, if one already holds at least two rhode cards, and all held rhode cards are of the sun suit, then this rhode card's number can be adjusted between 9 and 10.
"My luck has finally arrived. Adjusting sun 10 to sun 9, 6+5+1+9, connect, Destiny! Blood pierces the sun, it's 21 points. It seems my Lord is still protecting me."
He displayed the rhode cards, and the elderly man at the end of the table shook his head;
"Don't be too happy, this round is a draw. You have no loss, and no gain. Not enough, far from enough."
Perhaps because the Outsiders all drew 21 points in this round, wasting a round's time, his words carried more malice than before.
The Sin Mansion's owner's attitude directly affected the environment. The already dim room became even more oppressive. The flames of the gas lamps on the walls flickered and dimmed, and large shadows were cast from the densely packed human figurines towards the central long table. Dark patterns spread from beneath the old man's chair, along the ground, in all directions.
"Our sins have not yet been settled, you cannot lay a hand on us!"
Mr. Bernhardt quickly reminded him, while simultaneously using his eyes to "signal" the nun to say something. But the nun's body was already showing the afterglow of flames, ready for battle.
"Don't worry, I act according to the rules."
Because the light was dim, the old man's body was almost completely submerged in shadow. His tone was devoid of emotion, but the chilling sensation made one understand his foul mood:
"Not enough, far from enough. Perhaps starting from the next round, you will have to put more on the line. Yes, far from enough."
"Yes~"
A sigh seemed to come from beyond distant time, and an ambiguous pink light emanated from the prostrate Xia De. Subsequently, the pink light transformed into bloody and fiery red light. The craving for Phoenix flames, the brand of desire, and the power of Phoenix fire were enough for Xia De to shout that phrase:
"—Far from, enough!"
A crisp "ding-dong~" sound came from nowhere. The sound was not loud, but it seemed to shake the souls of all mortals.
Blood mist surged, and blood light swept over, instantly dyeing the dark tablecloth red and black. Before others could react, Armand Bernhardt first showed a terrified expression. Because he felt the power of blood from a higher level.
With a "bang~" sound, Xia De's left hand slapped the table. Then, he slowly sat up, and a strange fire light appeared from within his body, entering the massive Destiny Ring behind him amidst the sound of a steam whistle and bells.
blasphemy's silver Ling Rune light rotated wildly with the Destiny Ring, accumulating on its surface. Releasing the idol and holy emblem he held in his hand, the prompt about a brand new sin appeared in Xia De's ear the moment he regained consciousness.
【You have touched the power of the Old God "Father of Slumber.",
【Indulge in pleasure, indulge in forgetting, indulge in the sin of sloth. When all comes to an end, in the old days, to give up everything is to possess everything. Slumber, forget, fall into that eternally stagnant thought, only wishing to enjoy the moment. Not to escape, but only to cherish this moment.】
【You have listened to the story of the Old God "Father of Slumber," and you have learned of the blasphemy of the Old God "Father of Slumber."】
【Outsider, you have inscribed the silver blasphemy Ling Rune - sloth.】
The silver Ling Rune light swept over with the spreading blood mist. The unusual Ling Rune inscription method made the nun turn to look.
In the hot steam mist, the Destiny Ring gradually slowed down. The appearance of the third Ling Rune in the third ring made the Ling Rune light on the massive Destiny Ring even stronger.
sloth, greed, Gluttony, the three sins echoed each other. But in the end, the Ling Rune light of 【sloth】 and 【greed】 gradually dimmed, while the blasphemy silver-white Ling Rune light of 【gluttony】 finally completely permeated the brass ring.
The special environment of Sin Mansion already allowed powers related to sin to become stronger. The brand of desire amplified all desires, plus the power granted by Phoenix, the stomach-aching hunger, and the current long table setting—
The ritual was established, the bells chimed, blood mist permeated, and the Blood Feast began.
The power of the Lord of the Blood Banquet, once again awakened in Xia De's body.
PS1: In Data Pack 2, a new entry has been added. There's a reason why Xia De has a great talent for gluttony.
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Consumables worth noting:
1. 【desire】 flesh: All-round enhancement ↑, Charm ↑↑↑,
2. Darkness of the Chosen One Darkness: Dark vision ↑, Dark resistance ↑↑
3. Phoenix fire: Self-healing ↑, Fire resistance ↑
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