Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 183: Playing the Living Corpse for the Third Time

Chapter 183 Playing the Living Corpse for the Third Time

When Raphael played the role last time, Amon's postman clone said that he would come to be an audience member.

However, Raphael couldn't find Amon's clone earlier and thought He wasn't coming. Unexpectedly, He directly "parasitized" the person attending the funeral beside him on a superficial level.

"Amon's clone" smiled and said, "It's been a long time since I attended a funeral. When Death was still around, He wasn't very welcoming to me."

Raphael thought to himself: It seems that none of the gods really welcome you.

He said, "Death has long since fallen."

It was as if no one around them heard them; everyone was focused on the funeral in front of the chairs.

Amon's clone hummed in agreement: "But no one expects me to attend his funeral, because I'll inevitably mess up such a serious matter."

He then added, "Don't let me influence you. Continue, and we'll talk again in a bit."

"Okay," Raphael agreed and continued looking at the funeral procession.

The pastor spoke in a gentle yet sorrowful tone: "—As you can see, Viscount Darwin is like that resilient oak tree, firmly rooted and strong in the face of wind and rain. Even if the storm breaks some of its branches, the tree still stands tall and strong."

"Now that Viscount Darwin has fallen, his spirit, as resilient as an oak tree, remains deeply rooted in our hearts, as firm as the roots of a tree—"

Raphael nodded slightly. The priests here had spent their lives in the funeral business, and their eulogies were quite impressive.

Raphael had done his research and found that this Viscount Davin had indeed had a difficult time; when he inherited the title from his father, his family was in a mess.

After more than twenty years of hard work, his family business finally began to improve, so the pastor's description of him as a resilient oak tree is entirely accurate.

But after more than 20 years of hard work, he has only made "a little progress," which shows that his level is also very average. Only his perseverance is still valuable.

After delivering the eulogy, the pastor began to pray to the "Dark Symbol," asking the goddess to accept this devout believer.

Then came the requiem ceremony.

In the extraordinary world, without a soul-soothing ritual, it is easy for undead and ghosts to "naturally" form.

In particular, those who commit suicide have a high probability of becoming ghosts, and there is even a considerable probability that they will become evil spirits. Those who commit suicide by jumping into a river have a considerable probability of becoming water ghosts.

Therefore, the constitutions of all countries in the Northern Continent currently strictly prohibit suicide. The families of those who commit suicide must pay hefty fines, and if the suicide is unsuccessful, the person involved may face imprisonment for several years.

Ironically, people who have decided to commit suicide don't care about fines and prison sentences. Even if they fail the first time, they will still try to commit suicide whenever they have the chance.

However, if you commit suicide in prison, a priest will perform a soul-reaping ceremony, so you don't have to worry about evil spirits appearing.

This is why requiem ceremonies in the church are basically performed by ordinary bishops and priests, because the workload is too great and extraordinary individuals do not have time to manage these matters.

Different churches use different main spiritual materials in their requiem ceremonies. The priests of the Church of the Goddess of Night mainly use deep sleep flowers. When dried deep sleep flowers are burned, they emit a fragrance that brings peace of mind.

The priest prays devoutly to the goddess of night, and soon a sense of peace descends upon the deceased, signifying the success of the requiem ritual.

After the requiem ceremony, Raphael's role will begin.

The next step is a moment of silence. After the moment of silence, the deceased will be taken to the cemetery, where there will be a burial ceremony.

Although Raphael knew very well that the Goddess of Night would not pay attention to such a requiem ritual, he would not risk transforming the living corpse during the requiem ritual.

What if the "Goddess of the Night" glances this way?

He was a Sequence 6, and he ruined the reputation of "Goddess of the Night," dying without even knowing how he died.

After the pastor announced the start of the moment of silence, the entire auditorium fell silent.

The next second, Viscount Davin sat up abruptly inside the coffin.

Because everyone was bowing their heads in silence, no one had noticed this yet.

Five people were already getting impatient with the funeral, so they did not observe a moment of silence, and then they saw Viscount Darwin sit up again.

They were momentarily stunned by what they saw.

The next second, four of them fainted, and the remaining one stammered, "He—he—he's alive!"

People around him glared at him angrily; it was very rude to make a scene at a funeral like this!

"I'm sorry, I didn't come back to life." Viscount Darwin, sitting in the coffin, opened his eyes and spoke.

Actually, Raphael was speaking in ventriloquism. However, Raphael's equipment had been upgraded this time. Although he was far away from Viscount Davin, no one noticed this because they had all been "hypnotized" by Raphael.

At that moment, screams finally rang out, and everyone saw Viscount Darwin sitting up, causing a moment of chaos.

Viscount Darwin glanced at the crowd, then asked, "Is there anyone willing to come with me to the Underworld?"

The screams turned into shouts of alarm; clearly, no one wanted to go.

Many people had already run towards the door, hoping to leave, but at this moment, the auditorium door suddenly closed, and no matter how hard they tried to push or pull it, it wouldn't budge.

There were two living corpses outside the door, blocking it tightly.

Viscount Darwin said to them, "Don't rush off. Anyone who tries to leave will be taken to the underworld."

Everyone retreated from the doorway like a receding tide.

At this moment, the old priest finally realized what was happening, quickly took out a talisman from his pocket, and chanted the incantation using the ancient Hermes: "Peace!"

A black ripple spread out, and Viscount Davin seemed to suddenly lose all his strength, lying back down.

Generally speaking, a "soothing spell" is enough to deal with an ordinary zombie, but with Raphael around, Viscount Davin is no ordinary zombie. Just as it was about to lie down, it suddenly sat up again.

Viscount Darwin looked at the old pastor: "Don't rush, let me say a few more words."

The old pastor, his hands trembling, took a few steps back: "By Goddess, is this an evil spirit or a miracle?"

He had seen cases of corpses coming back to life before, but he had never seen a living corpse that could still talk.

The old pastor was no ordinary person after all, and when he saw that the spells were not working, he didn't know what to do.

Viscount Darwin jumped out of the coffin and asked the old priest, "Would you like to go in and lie down for a while?"

Amon's clone next to Raphael clapped his hands: "That's a brilliant question."

The old pastor quickly waved his hand: "I want to serve the church for a few more years."

"Viscount Darwin" said, "Don't be shy, come in and lie down."

The old pastor said, "You're too kind!"