After the "Charming Lady" and the "Stalker in the Dark" died, perhaps because the story only needed to focus on one person, extensive environmental and psychological descriptions appeared in the narration of the black-robed Keeper.
Yiluna didn't care for those obviously nonsensical psychological descriptions; she was certain that Xia De fully understood the current situation, and might even know the characteristics of the dice story collection.
This was not only trust in Xia De but also trust in Luvia. On the path of pursuing the Chosen One and the great prophecy of the whispering chapters, sometimes Yiluna Bei Ya Si felt that she, a genuine Chosen One, was actually the unnecessary one.
All actions were carried out by Xia De, and all information was provided by Luvia. Sometimes, she would doubt her position among the three. But this self-doubt also precisely proved her trust in Xia De and Luvia.
No matter when, she would not doubt Xia De's combat power, and no matter when, she would not easily question the information given by Luvia.
"Since I am leading this event, I won't disappoint them. I'm not like Xia De, who always has unexpected moves, nor like Luvia, who knows all kinds of information, but at least, I can do my own thing and fulfill my responsibilities."
Amidst the whistles and bell sounds, the light of the brass ring illuminated the darkness. The Destiny Ring transformed into a dark golden Balance, its light shining in all directions. To everyone's surprise, the power of the Chosen One shone down on the table under the light.
"I cannot bring you victory, but I will use my wisdom to at least ensure you don't lose this game."
"Enter the combat round. Please roll the dice for a 'boxing' judgment."
With a muffled thud, Xia De's punch was blocked by a raised arm, and then a black-gloved fist swung towards him, which Xia De also blocked with his arm.
After a brief exchange, the two fought at close range using only their fists and arms. Although Xia De had not systematically learned boxing, his excellent physical quality was itself the most powerful weapon. And the guy completely wrapped in black clothing, with a face under his hat that was always in shadow regardless of the angle, clearly had strength and physical quality comparable to Xia De's.
The acquisition of the Strength Ling Rune itself increased strength, and Xia De also had the impure dragon blood relic on him. When Psychologist Schneider and the other three arrived at the doorway, they happened to see the two of them swinging their fists and hitting each other's arms. As a professional Psychologist, Bill Schneider had received professional combat training during his studies and could tell that neither side understood boxing; they were merely relying on strength to throw punches, and for a time, neither could stop the other.
Jack the Thief's mode of action was not inclined towards brawling, so after entanglement with Xia De, he immediately tried to move towards the window.
"Surround them!"
The Psychologist said in a low voice, rushing into the room with Priest Augustus, "Dorothy," and Luvia.
Priest Augustus moved the slowest, thus blocking the direction of the doorway and window. Psychologist Schneider was the fastest, getting ahead to block the direction towards the dining room and side bedroom. "Dorothy" and Luvia walked side by side, blocking the direction towards the master bedroom and study. The four formed a triangle, distantly surrounding the two who were swinging their fists.
As Xia De fought and retreated, he and the thief officially moved to the center of the living room.
Under the gaslight, the shadows of the four surrounding people stretched out, as if forming a triangular cage.
Of course, because the four did not directly affect the story, merely standing there, the people on the second floor of the Prophet Association, who were playing the last part of the story, could only see two puppets punching each other, but did not know that there were actually four other observers in this scene.
"No, we can't catch him this way!"
Priest Augustus spoke up to remind them. The Old Priest, though only a Second Ring, was quite knowledgeable. He said with a serious expression:
"Jack the Thief becomes stronger when facing strength, Xia De, this won't work. You can't win against him with boxing. If this continues, you will eventually make a mistake, but it won't."
"We must think of a way. Since we've pushed this thief to such an extent, we can't let him escape!"
The Psychologist immediately followed.
"Xia De absolutely cannot use the power of a Ring術士, otherwise the Church will immediately know he is a Ring術士."
Luvia and "Dorothy" stood together, the Golden-haired girl looking a bit nervous:
"Supernatural power cannot be used, perhaps ordinary means can. Jack the Thief is suppressed by the dice story collection, perhaps we can have Xia De touch additional symbols to give him additional judgment points."
"I can practically hear the dice constantly falling now!"
Xia De squeezed out the words through gritted teeth. His opponent's boxing skills were as bad as his own, but his strength and speed were incredibly astonishing. Priest Augustus's worry was actually superfluous; even if Jack the Thief became stronger when facing strength, the relic didn't have "another me." At this moment, the gentle woman's voice in Xia De's ear was helping him correct his punching direction, striving to keep him from falling behind.
"Even if an additional symbol is found, Jack the Thief will become even stronger because he becomes stronger when facing strength."
The Psychologist reminded them, but Luvia already had an idea; she was the one most familiar with the dice story collection:
"Jack the Thief becomes stronger when facing strength, meaning when encountering an enemy, he will definitely be stronger than the stronger one. When encountering Jack the Thief in reality, he is stronger than the stronger of the two, so no one can stop him, because the strength exerted by two people fighting together is not equal to the sum of their strengths. But in the dice story collection, as long as the two are in a cooperative relationship, their points can be added, while Jack the Thief remains the points of the 'strongest' person. This is also why the other two characters at the beginning, by cooperating in their investigation, actually found Jack the Thief!"
As she said this, Xia De and Leia both had a sudden realization. Although the Psychologist and Priest Augustus didn't know what they were talking about, they knew that a method had been found.
"So the Truth Society professor gave up the mission directly after one character died!"
The Golden-haired girl also understood:
"That makes sense."
"So, there's only one way for Xia De to win: help him find someone to cooperate with him, whose points can be added."
Priest Augustus guessed, and the blue-eyed Psychologist then suggested:
"Annette, can I take a step to help Xia De? Even if I appear in the story because of this, I can say I happened to be visiting him."
"No, only characters manipulated in the story comply with the rule of cooperative addition. We are just background characters in the story. Even if we help Xia De, it won't have the rule effect of the angel-level relic dice story collection. On the contrary, given Xia De's current punching speed, without displaying extraordinary power, who among us would dare to directly go up and help?"
Luvia immediately shook her head. Psychologist Schneider glanced at the two swinging their fists and understood her point of view.
"Can 'Summon Undead' work? Awaken corpses, control undead."
Priest Augustus said quickly. Although the people in the group more or less knew that this Old Priest understood undead Miracle, it was still surprising for the Priest to say such a thing so casually.
"No, the other two have already withdrawn. Their corpses are now also story background."
This time it was "Dorothy" who gave the answer. Among the people here, she was the only one who had personally witnessed the game process.
"Don't worry, I feel like I can hold on for a while longer. But the whisper element seems to be getting stronger and stronger; the power of the dice story collection is affecting us."
Xia De said in a low voice. Although the crackling sounds were exaggerated, they were indeed the result of mutual fist-swinging. Xia De had never known he could throw punches so quickly. This was also his first time trying to fight with full force using only his fists, and the experience was very interesting and useful.
"That is to say, only Xia De himself can help Xia De himself, but this is a paradox. Any power applied to him, Jack the Thief will also possess."
Psychologist Schneider said, but then suddenly frowned:
"It must be a part of Xia De or belong to Xia De to comply with the game rules of the angel-level relic dice story collection; but it cannot be Xia De himself or the power of his items, otherwise the sage-level relic Jack the Thief will become stronger when facing strength and belong to him, yet not be him, and still be able to cooperate in rolling, belonging to a part of the story."
"Luvia's guess is basically consistent with my initial idea. It becomes stronger when facing strength, but when it encounters 100 people, it cannot become the sum of the strength of 100 people."
Xia De said with a smile, staring intently at his opponent, his left and right fists swinging alternately, his right foot blocking a kick from the opponent, and his head crashing into the opponent's hood:
"Belonging to me but not me, and possessing its own unique qualities, skills, and characteristics, able to cooperate with me. Dorothy, throw it over!"
"Due to the characteristics of Jack the Thief, his boxing points are exactly the same as Xia De Hamilton, and his basic strength and speed are exactly the same as Xia De Hamilton. The battle is even, please continue to roll the dice for the next round of combat."
The familiar voice sounded again. Yiluna, who had already rolled the dice 3 times for this battle, reached out and picked up the two dice again.
"This won't work."
The people around also knew whether Jack the Thief could be captured tonight, and this was their chance. Even Princess Angelina and Princess Margaret became nervous.
Miss Green behind Yiluna gently patted Yiluna's shoulder:
"No, if this continues, you rolled 53 the first time, 54 the second time, and 55 the third time. Even if you can roll the dice like the last two times, with each roll having a higher number, Mr. Hamilton will still lose sooner or later."
During the judgment, Jack the Thief's initial points were consistent with Xia De's, and the last two times maintained the extreme value of the previous number.
Yiluna also understood this principle. At this moment, the dark golden Balance above her head was radiating light, and the power of Balance enveloped the table, directly influencing the relic with the power of the Chosen One, barely controlling the points. This was why she made the points increase sequentially each time. After the opponent died, Yiluna also grasped the key to the game; although she had no sacrifice, she herself was Balance.
But the maximum points for the dice was 100, and she would eventually make Xia De's judgment points reach their true extreme value. Yiluna knew Xia De was trying to find a way; what she could do was buy more time.
