8mi Chapter 1868 Gambling with the Devil
Chapter 1868 Gambling with the Devil
Chapter 1868 Gambling with the Devil
Red butterflies flew out from the fog, and the butterflies regrouped around the bonfire that illuminated the black mist, and Xia De walked out of the phantom of the butterflies.
It's just that there is no look of expectation on his face. The small camp of the witch Miss Higgins and Mrs. Miles is still by the bonfire, and the soul of the boy frozen in the air is still there, but here is the only one missing. The witch and the old man were gone.
"what happened?"
He searched carefully, and found a pressed note under the stone by the campfire.This should be a message from Miss Higgins, telling Xia De that they are going to buy a very important item, if Xia De comes, there is no need to look for them.
"But I only have 50 minutes."
Thinking in his heart, he turned and said to the bonfire:
"Come out, I know you're watching me."
The bonfire, which was originally burning quietly, jumped up to a height of at least ten meters in an instant, and densely packed coins of all kinds flew out of the flames, forming the face of the devil in the fire amidst the sound of clattering.The strange flames were swaying in the gaps between the coins. When the face opened its mouth, Xia De even felt the high temperature licking his eyebrows while smelling the sulfur.
"Invited guest, you are finally back." (Devil's language)
There are traces of fire on the surface of the coin. Although it is indeed in the shape of a human face, it looks even more disgusting than those inhuman figures.Compared with the demon in front of him, Xia De still admires the stone mirror demon - Goethe's kind of demon that appears in a real human form:
"Where are the witch and the old man?"
The demon laughed in the fire:
"Oh, guest, guest, this is a place for fair trade. Don't try to get any information without coins."
Xia De got one coin when he came here for the first time, won three coins in the last card game, and spent two more coins when divining his own origin with the [Fate Base].Therefore, he has two coins left.However, because items from the past cannot be brought to the present, the two coins were handed over to Miss Higgins for safekeeping when they left.Apparently Miss Higgins and Mrs Miles forgot to leave the coins here when they left.
Xia De frowned slightly:
"When I left last time, didn't I give you a deposit to buy this soul?"
Shad pointed to the boy fixed in the air, and more flames appeared in the devil's eyes coins:
"You brought fifty coins?"
"It's 48. I gave you two last time. Well, I didn't bring enough coins, but I don't want to exchange my own existence with you. I'm not that generous. How about this, I have a good idea."
Shad looked at it, and the huge face of coins looked at Shad as well.
"I made a bet with you. If I win, the boy will be mine. Tell me where the witch and the old man have gone. If I lose, I don't want the boy's soul."
The demon looked at him, and the fire in the crack of the coin had turned crimson:
"Need I remind you? This soul was originally mine, and he voluntarily sold it to me. The reason why I didn't take it away now is because you guys offered to trade it. It was originally mine, and you lost, why? The price is just to give me back my things?"
The flames licked Xia De's face, but Xia De remained motionless relying on his extremely high flame resistance.So, the devil came up with his own idea:
"However, it's an interesting proposition for a gamble. If you win, the souls are yours, and I'll tell you where they go. If I win, I want your sins."
"It fell for it!"
Xia De said softly in his heart, this is the expected situation, but he remained calm on the surface:
"Sin? For what? How much?"
"Gluttony, I want 3 quarters!"
According to the information Xia De got from [Sin Mansion], sins can be divided into "flaws", "ordinary", "perfect", and "treasures". Last autumn, Xia De only had "Gluttony" reach the level of treasures.The condition given by the owner of [Sin Mansion] at that time to allow Xia De to leave was that Xia De surrendered his 3 moments of [Gluttony].
Besides Xia De himself, the only owner of the "treasure" level crime he has come into contact with is the head of the thief in the "Eternal Night City" art gallery. Li, even tried to trick Shad into taking it out.
"You're too greedy, a treasure-level sin, it takes 3 ticks for you to open your mouth? Do you think I don't understand anything? This ugly and dirty soul is worth 3 ticks of treasure-level sin?"
In order to appear authentic, Xia De rejected the other party's proposal at once, and the offer itself was unreasonable:
"I just want to save him, I don't want you to blackmail me. Up to 1 moment, if you win, I will give you 1 moment of treasure [Gluttony]. And, what to bet is up to me, we bet on cards."
The firelight licked the inside and outside of the coin's giant face, and it also raised conditions:
"One moment is fine, but we don't play cards. Since you know so much about sin, then I can't trust you, just like demons don't trust their own kind. I only give you one chance, we bet coins, if you don't agree , the deal is over."
In fact, Xia De also prepared other plans to let the other party take the initiative to offer coins, but he did not expect the other party to cooperate with him so much:
"You are a coin yourself, now betting on coins, do I want to watch you play tricks?"
He immediately asked:
"Just like you don't trust me, why do you think I can trust you? I have no problem with betting, but we still play cards, and I can let you check my deck."
"Outsider, the more you say that, the more I can't play poker with you. If you have coins with you, we can use your coins to bet."
The sentence composed of demon language made Xia De desperately suppress the smile on his face.He stared at those eyes with flames in the cracks, and he said for a long time:
"Yes, but I want to add a condition: If I win, you have to tell me where the god of wealth is."
"It's impossible. If you want to meet that great man in the camp, you need to find a way by yourself. This is the basic rule here."
Xia De smiled, and grabbed the handful of gold coins given by the doctor from his pocket. In fact, they were all gold-plated, and then twisted the special one:
"What you said gave me clues. The grammar of Devil's language not only has time pronouns, but also indicates the location of space. The god is already here. Well, let's bet on coins, guess pros and cons, and the outcome will be determined in one game. "
As he spoke, he flicked the coin to make it fly into the air. Under the reflection of the fire, the golden coin shone with a strange and dazzling light:
"Are you going to check? If not, we're going to start now."
The huge face looked at the coin in Xia De's hand, and after a moment of hesitation, he did not raise any questions:
"This is a currency I haven't seen before, but it looks quite ancient, is it a product of the third era?"
"It does not matter."
"Well, let's start now, but instead of you and I flipping a coin, to be fair, he will."
The devil's voice fell, and the boy's soul, frozen in the air, fell back to the ground.The soul regained its ability to move, and he looked at that face in horror, wanting to hide behind Xia De, but he thought of what he had done, so he didn't dare to approach Xia De.
Xia De threw the coin to the boy, and the boy caught it in a hurry, and then found that Xia De was not looking at him.
"Do you guess the sun side or the moon side? Or is it me who chooses?"
Xia De asked, and the demon in the flames let out a weird and gloomy laugh:
"You choose."
"I choose the moon."
"Well, I choose the sun."
Under their watchful eyes, the boy tossed the coin in his hand in panic, and after it fell into his palm, he was the first to show the result.
The upward side is the moon.
Xia De was not surprised by this result. Since the doctor said there was no problem, it must be no problem.The huge devil's face in the fire didn't give any opinion at the first time, the face that originally had a wild expression showed a pensive expression.The boy holding the coin stood there tremblingly, not knowing what to do at this time.
A pure soul is more likely to be corrupted in a weird place like the "Black Mist Camp" than a living person protected by a physical body.Even if the bonfire could protect him, he was standing in front of a genuine ancient evil spirit right now.
"Give me back the coin."
Xia De said to the boy, and after taking his coin, he swiped at the air suddenly.As unstable cracks appeared in the air, the light of Mingyue penetrated the cracks and shone on the faces of Soul and Shad.
Even without any common sense of mysticism, the boy now understands that this is where he belongs.He bowed to thank Shad, but Shad stopped him:
"I brought you back not because I thought you were pitiful, but because as a human being, I can't watch my soul fall into the hands of demons. Now leave, you don't need to thank me."
The boy still pursed his lips and bowed to Xia De, but before stepping over the crack, he still tremblingly left the last words:
"But sir, what can I do? I'm not you, I'm just an ordinary person. I know I shouldn't do anything to that Miss Higgins, but... what can I do? I don't have your power, Without your knowledge, I'm just an ordinary person."
He stepped into the tidal flat illuminated by the dark moon, and the crack was closed.
Shade ignored the boy's last words, but looked at the huge face floating above the campfire.The latter also looked at Xia De at this time;
"I see, you're cheating."
Xia De, who was twisting the coin, did not panic:
"Please tell me carefully how I cheated."
There is no expression on the devil's face, and the rigid distribution of facial features makes it look more terrifying than when he laughs wildly:
"There is a strange power, I can't identify what it is, but it is specific to me, yes, I can feel it."
PS: 13/20.There is one more week to add.
(End of this chapter)