Chapter 121 [Tower] [Wheel of Fortune]

“The Hanged Man upright.”

Yao Luo read out the result of the cards in his hand. Even though he was a layman, he knew what the cards represented.

"Accept trials and tortures, and be reborn through pain and experience..."

This card, representing the "past", is very similar to Yao Luo's experience on the Yalilo VI.

After a fierce battle and three deaths, he learned his identity as the emissary, and it was also the first time he escaped from the so-called mastermind.

The second card was turned over, and a tower reaching into the sky was split by a bolt of lightning. Fire and disaster descended, and two people symbolizing the Son of Heaven and the priesthood fell from the sky.

“The Tower is upright.”

Yao Luo frowned. Among the 22 major cards of the Tarot, the Tower is regarded as the worst. No matter it is in upright or reversed position, the Tower, which symbolizes material things, will be punished by "lightning".

"A sudden disaster, the crown and scepter fell from the sky, the wrath of God punished man's arrogance..."

Yao Luo thought of "Herrscher".
Could the "Herrser" be the lightning that the gods cast from the sky to the tower on earth?

In any case, this card represents the bad luck of Yao Luo's current situation, but in fact, Yao Luo's actions can be said to be smooth sailing. He has gathered reliable companions and eliminated dissidents. It can't be said to be bad luck in any way.

There was a hint of pity in Abonya's eyes at this moment, and it was unclear whether it was for Yao Luo or herself.

The third card was turned over. Unlike the previous cards, among the big cards of the Tarot, basically every card has a character on it. The meaning contained in the character can represent human beings. But on this card, there is only a wheel like a big sun turning eternally in the sky.

The four magical letters symbolize the four most ancient symbols of God. The four corners are "lion, eagle, sacred bull, and angel." They represent the four attributes of creation: "water, fire, earth, and space." The center of the roulette wheel is empty, representing "space."

"Wheel of Fortune, reversed."

"The fate that cannot be resisted, the future that cannot be changed..."

Aponia's voice became more compassionate, and her empty eyes seemed to contain everything in the world.

"Yao Luo, your future self..."

"I will die surrounded by people."

"…………"

Silence, the silent light and the silent people at this moment, no distinction between you and me, Yao Luo seemed to be in the light pouring in from the church window.

Abonia, the nun whom she met for the first time, spoke of Yao Luo's death with such certainty and seriousness, as if she was telling some truth.

"It hasn't happened yet, has it?"

When Yao Luo announced his death to others, a smile appeared on his face.

Aponia looked at the man in front of him with a deadly smile. Most people would have two attitudes when hearing his language.

One is not believing, the other is not daring to believe.

Aponya could sense that Yao Luo did not belong to either of these two.

"He knows his destiny, but he is not controlled by it."

Aponia couldn't help but admire that the man in front of him was different from everyone he had observed before.

"Perhaps, he has the ability to change the future..."

Of course, this thought only appeared in Abonya's mind for a moment, and perhaps it was different from that of other people, but as Abonya was the one whose spirit and destiny were most closely linked, her thoughts did not change so easily.

"To fight this impending future, I need more people to join us."

Yao Luo extended his hand to the nun in front of him. He knew that even if the past had been changed, the good intentions in the hearts of the people in front of him would not change with the world.

"Not yet..."

Abonya hesitated. She knew why Yao Luo came to see her, but she also had her own reasons that she couldn't let go at the moment.

Yao Luo turned his gaze towards the direction of the sanatorium and asked softly, "Are they those children?"

Aponia nodded. Although Yao Luo talked about the topic, there was actually a deeper reason. "Honkai disease, right."

Suddenly, Yao Luo quickly grabbed the hand of the nun in front of him.

"!"

Aponia's reaction ability was certainly not as quick as Yao Luo's, and she was forced to look directly at Yao Luo.

Aponia remained silent, as if confirming this statement.

Honkai disease is the process by which the human body is infected by Honkai energy and becomes dead.

Once infected, it is more powerful than any deadly virus in the world, and with current technology, there is no solution.

What's even more terrifying is that Honkai energy is contagious, just like water flowing from high places to low places. Once a certain level of Honkai energy gathers, no one can stop it.

"When I first came to your sanatorium, I already felt it..."

There was a gleam in Yao Luo's silver eyes. Of course, with his observation and spirit, he had already noticed something unusual when he first tried to enter Aponia's sanatorium.

"Most of the Honkai patients on this street should have been taken in by you."

Yao Luo once again guessed the truth that Abonya was hiding. The nun in front of him turned her head slightly and did not answer Yao Luo's question.

"Have you ever thought that if you come into contact with them too much, you might also be infected?"

Yao Luo's expression became complicated. Even the most professional doctors in the world would hardly be willing to be in the same room with patients with fatal diseases, let alone those with extremely infectious diseases.

"Worse still, they may slander your kindness and regard you as the source of the disaster."

What Yao Luo said makes sense. That's why the gangsters were afraid of unarmed nuns like Abonya.

It's not because I'm afraid of her strength and mystery, but...

"Being with a person who is carrying a huge source of infection, anyone with a brain would know that this is something that should not be approached..."

So, the black boss is not afraid of Aponiya herself, but he is afraid that the symptoms of the Honkai patients she has taken in will infect Aponiya or even him.

"I should not escape the sins that everyone bears, and I should bear the suffering that everyone deserves."

Aponiya broke free from Yaoluodi's grasp, clasped her hands together in front of her chest, and a divinity that was otherworldly rose from behind her.

"You are more amazing than I thought, Aponya, as you help others as well as yourself."

"But no one is born guilty, and no one is born deserving of so-called punishment."

"If there is such a God in heaven, then He should be the one who is wrong!"

Yao Luo's words were firm and decisive, and Abonya could sense that there was not a trace of hypocrisy or hesitation in his heart.

"I know a place. I will send more top-notch people here to take care of the children..."

"I promise, after a while..."

"thumping!"

Before Yao Luo finished his words, a sense of impact from the ground reached the two of them, and a card at the top of the tarot deck slid down from above.

"Let's go and take a look first."

Yao Luo noticed the source of the vibration, which seemed to come from the direction of Aponia Sanatorium.

Aponiya also felt that something was wrong and followed Yao Luo out of the church.

Just as the two left, the tarot card that had slipped from the top of the deck fell off the table, revealing a face on the ground.

The skeleton knight on his horse was facing the statue behind the church, and a king was sitting in the position where Yao Luo had sat before.

"Death, reversed."

(End of this chapter)