Chapter 739: The Miracle That Won't Happen

The Earl still stopped after two cards in the second round of the first game, and the sum of the points was still 18 points.

Xia De's first two cards totaled 13 points, so he got the third card:

"Then have you quit blood brew now?"

Saying that, he laughed:

"Look, Sun 6, I'm 19 points again."

"It seems that the luck today is not very good."

The Earl shook his head regretfully, threw the two cards in his hand to the side again, and then took the first bottom card of the third round of the first game:

"I know that kind of drink is unhealthy, but ever since my lung disease recovered, it seems that the hidden illnesses of my body in the past have all disappeared. Even my private doctor said I am very healthy, so..."

He shrugged, meaning he hadn't quit.

Xia De had no evaluation of this. Strictly speaking, the current Earl Dalak was a dead person, and those blood brews mixed with prohibited drugs certainly couldn't damage his health anymore.

"Speaking of Sun 6."

Xia De looked at his bottom card and signaled Priest Augustus to continue dealing:

"Among the Genesis series cards, Sun 6 is 【Genesis · Death】."

"Yes, I have seen the card face of the Genesis series countless times in the oil paintings of the Prophet Association. Look, the second card is Queen, my luck has come."

The Earl said with a smile, and Xia De's third card was Moon 12, directly busting, and the first game was temporarily 2 to 1.

"I have seen 【Genesis · Death】 with my own eyes; it is in Midhillburg."

Xia De said softly, and the Earl's eyes widened:

"In this city? Mr. Watson, do you mean that card is less than 25 miles away from us?"

"Yes, but I cannot reveal who the owner of that card is."

"This is truly enviable; you have actually seen the Genesis series."

The Earl clicked his tongue in wonder, and after getting the second card, he muttered a sentence in a low voice:

"What the hell."

The two cards added up to 18 points:

"Mr. Watson, won't you be 19 points again?"

"This is hard to say."

Xia De took the next card and then held up the card face:

"Look, I drew 【Legend of the Brave · Bard Fletcher】, Flower 9. When drawing this card, if this card is not the first card, and the previous card is Flower suit and the number is even, you can adjust the card number between 9 and 10."

He picked up his first bottom card again:

"Very unfortunately, the first one is Flower 10. Whether I adjust the number or not, I win."

"Mr. Watson won the first game."

The old butler announced immediately, and Earl Dalak shook his head:

"At least I won one round; compared to not winning a single game in front of Miss Aurora last time, my luck was obviously much better this time."

He was very good at comforting himself.

Adding the cards used in the first game back to the deck and shuffling them, the second game began. Xia De continued the topic of 【Genesis · Death】:

"That gentleman who owns 【Genesis · Death】 is very talkative, and when I met him, he talked to me about many interesting local legends. It is said that the frequency of ghosts in the mountain city of Midhillburg is more than anywhere else."

"Yes, even in children's bedtime stories, there are ghost stories that are not very scary. Mr. Watson, then do you have any interesting stories to share?"

The Earl asked, and after getting the second card, he found it was Flower 1, and immediately smiled again:

"This time, I don't have to stop after the second card."

"Stories? Of course."

Xia De looked at his second card casually:

"Ghosts are diverse; some are quite terrifying, some are just transparent glowing people, and some look exactly the same as living people."

Priest Augustus looked at Xia De.

Xia De's third card was Sun 9, which, added to the previous Sun 4 and Star 7, was already 20 points. Xia De chose to stop at this time, but he wanted to talk to the Earl more, so he continued to ask for cards. The fourth card was Flower 3, and as expected, he busted.

Earl Dalak won the first round of the second game.

"Dead people like living people? I haven't heard of this kind of story either."

The Earl raised his eyes to look at Xia De:

"Say more, I am very curious about this kind of undead."

"Although one sentence can summarize the characteristics, in reality, if this kind of thing really happens, it will be more terrifying than evil spirits that kill people. After all, when evil spirits appear, we can observe them, but dead people like living people might have stood beside us unknowingly long ago."

The priest continued dealing, listening carefully to the conversation between the two. The old butler drooped his eyelids, as if he was tired and wanted to sleep.

The Earl asked curiously:

"Why fear? Since dead people are the same as living people, it is better to let that kind of dead person who is the same as a living person stay."

"Things won't be that simple. There is a difference between life and death, just like ink and clear water. And when death invades the world of the living, we ignore it, then even a drop of ink can pollute the whole bowl of clear water. And even if the clear water turns black a little bit, the world of the living will no longer be just the world of the living."

In the second round, Xia De had 20 points with two cards, and the Earl continued to ask for cards wanting to hit 21 points, but unfortunately his luck was not good.

"For the sake of the living, we must expel the dead."

The Earl summarized Xia De's meaning, and Xia De nodded:

"Yes, this is something that must be done."

He looked at the Earl on the other side of the table nervously, fortunately, the latter did not suddenly go crazy. Earl Dalak looked down at his Rhode cards, and Xia De thought he should have thought of something.

The nails that died and were resurrected only forgot temporarily; sooner or later they would remember what they were.

Priest Augustus handed over the second card of the third round at this time, Xia De looked at it, it was Star 9.

Neither of them spoke anymore, and Priest Augustus continued dealing. Xia De's third card was Star 5, and his bottom card was Moon 7:

"Really lucky, look, 21 points."

Xia De smiled, and the Earl did not show a look of annoyance, but also showed his third card:

"【Ancient Fairy Tale · Sleeping Princess】, Moon 5. If you roll 10 or 20 on a 20-sided die twice in a row, you can adjust the card number within 5 or 6."

He flipped over his bottom card:

"My card face is now 12+3+5=20. If the die can pass the judgment, then I am also 21 points. Mr. Watson, what you can do, I should also be able to do."

Xia De did not look at him, but touched his chin with his right hand, tilted his head slightly and looked at the thick fog outside the window:

"Sometimes, we need to accept reality, not yearn for unattainable miracles."

The Earl threw the prepared metal die, and when the rolling die stopped, the side facing up was actually the number 10.

"Miracles are hard to happen, but this time, my luck is not bad."

"Yes, but now, you only had good luck once."

Xia De said very seriously, one hand pressed on the tabletop:

"At least you need good luck twice to have the qualification to draw with me. And even so, you still need to pass the test afterward."

"Yes, but I always have to gamble on luck; I am not willing to admit defeat directly."

The Earl picked up the die again and threw it.

The eyes of the four people in the room were fixed on the falling die, and after bouncing a few times, it began to spin on the spot.

"Fate is sometimes really wonderful..."

The thin middle-aged man looked at the spinning die in a trance.

Xia De asked cautiously after thinking for a while:

"Then, Earl, do you know the current situation?"

No one spoke, only the sound of the metal die spinning on the tabletop was exceptionally clear.

"If I don't even know this, then I am too stupid."

The owner of the die looked at his old butler:

"You knew long ago that I died and was resurrected, right?"

"Lawrence..."

The old man looked at him sadly and couldn't say a word.

Although those who died and were resurrected would forget that they had died, there would be no such thing in the memories of others. But just like 【Darkness Domain】 modifying cognition, it was not completely impossible to see through. The cognition modified by the Narrowed Space also had ways to be seen through.

"Mr. Watson, are you here to send me away?"

The Earl asked Xia De again, his serious face showing no other expression.

Xia De watched the precarious die:

"Yes, you must leave and go to the place you should go."

The die stopped, and the side facing up was the number 1. The judgment of 【Ancient Fairy Tale · Sleeping Princess】 did not pass, and the total points of Earl Lawrence Dalak were 20 points.

Priest Augustus gave him the next card, and as expected, he busted.

"Mr. Watson won the third round of the second game. Currently, the second game score is 2 to 1, and the total score is 1 to 0. Next, it is Mr. Watson's decisive round."

The old butler said while crying, and Priest Augustus looked at this scene expressionlessly; this old priest had seen too many similar things. He reached out and wanted to continue dealing, but Earl Dalak shook his head:

"I also know that dead people leaving the world of the living is the correct approach, but I don't want to leave. This is a bit unfair; why can you live? I clearly got a second chance, but I still have to leave?"

The expression of rage on his face for a moment almost made Xia De draw his sword on the spot. But the Earl controlled his rage, which did not belong to him. He suppressed his mood and stood up with a trembling voice:

"Mr. Watson, let's have the final duel."

The color of his eyes gradually became completely white:

"Understanding my own affairs, I can feel the power surging from the earth under my feet, and I can also feel the violent anger in my heart; they are urging me to take revenge on all living people. I can still suppress this emotion for the time being. In the last moment when I can still maintain sanity, John Watson, let's duel. If you win, I will leave; if I win, none of you can think of leaving..."

Xia De also stood up with a frown, and the Earl said to his old butler:

"My will is in the drawer of the bedroom, and you know the location of the key. No matter what happens later, don't make things difficult for these two gentlemen."

After speaking, he turned and walked toward the wall where the window was, and his body walked straight through the wall:

"John Watson, I'll wait for you in the courtyard." ===== CHAPTER 740 =====