Chapter 7 Cut Off the Curse

After the mirror was shattered, no shards of glass were thrown out.

A large number of purple-red cracks began to appear on the entire mirror surface, from which colorless and invisible things overflowed.

A small whisper could be heard in the ear.

Annan barely caught a faint spice smell in the air. But what kind of spices, he couldn't answer. After all, he didn't study the spice of this world... He could only smell it, which seemed to be somewhere between Sichuan peppercorns and burnt wood.

Of course, if we meet again next time, Annan is sure to recall it.

Suddenly, a line of blood-red, scribbled characters appeared in front of Annan's eyes:

[Curse cut off - Tongue in the Mirror]

The next moment, above the broken mirror, the ox tongue that was nailed together suddenly ignited a purple flame. It also gave off a strong stench, like the smell of tartar mixed with blood.

The flame rose in an instant, and the ox tongue was burnt out.

Then, in the broken mirror, a very strong hurricane suddenly rolled up. The wind even sucked Annan and stumbled, almost stepping on the blood in front of him.

But the bloodstains didn't last long.

The invisible hurricane swept through, and the blood on the ground seemed to have been licked by a dog. Even the air no longer contains a tinge of blood.

... as if something Annan couldn't see was wiping the stains on the floor hard.

Soon, the hurricane subsided.

The blood, dirt, corpses, and ashes of the ox tongue throughout the room were sucked into the mirror.

There was only one mirror left in the center of the room.

The mirror was like ice-cracked porcelain, and it was like a mobile phone screen that fell to the ground after being covered with film. It was shattered and looked miserable, but not a single piece of glass fell out.

Annan walked over and touched the mirror tentatively.

Sure enough, a light curtain immediately appeared in front of him:

【Mirror without tongue】

【Type: Material / Sundries (Blue)】

[Description: The destroyed curse has lost its original function]

[Effect: The holder will suffer from the curse "No more words"]

[No more words: If the holder is attacked before the words are finished, the attack ignores the defense]

Looking at the properties of this mirror, Annan fell into deep confusion.

"...Is this thing useful?"

Is this used to provide a "please push after the hit" warning?

Or...the function that it was destroyed is "the attack received when it is not speaking can be bounced back"?

Annan thought for a while, but decided to find a place to hide the mirror first.

It's a little scary to carry around with you...

After that, Annan found a place to put the mirror and went out with the sword in hand.

As soon as he went out, he saw the captain of the guard, Klaus, who was rushing towards this side and had just passed the last corner.

When Annan saw Klaus, Klaus also raised his head if he felt something.

He also happened to see Annan who just came out of the room.

The moment the two saw each other, they stopped their actions at the same time.

Annan was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say, just clenched the long sword in his hand.

Strangely, Klaus didn't attack directly either.

When he saw Annan coming out of this room, he immediately looked at Annan's mouth. Seeing that Annan kept his mouth tightly closed, Croston also shrank his pupils, and also began to keep his mouth tightly closed and remained silent, reaching for the hilt of the sword and standing motionless.

This detail made Annan's heart move slightly, but there was no reaction on his face.

Neither of them moved, neither spoke a word.

For a moment there was a terrible silence in the narrow corridor.

The almost solidified air was thick and cold, surging with undisguised killing intent and malice.

After a few seconds of silence like this, the vague thoughts in Annan's heart became clearer:

...Why didn't Klaus attack me?

Did he not want to?

No, Annan can be sure that Klaus must really want to kill himself... The killing intent in his eyes is almost boiling, and the indifference of reptiles flows in his slightly squinted eyes.

Just looking into Klaus' eyes, Annan could hear a small, inaudible whisper in his ear.

In his eyes, Klaus' figure gradually became distorted and exaggerated, and a purple-red mist was steaming from his body... But when Annan looked carefully again, it seemed to be just an illusion.

The captain of the guard, Klaus, still stood there, motionless, with his mouth tightly closed and silent.

unless……

It's not that Klaus doesn't want to attack himself, it's that he doesn't dare!

Annan suddenly realized.

Maybe Klaus couldn't see that the mirror was broken, or maybe he didn't know much about it. He probably thought that Annan had the same ability as him... the ability to feed back attacks when he was silent!

For example, taking out the beef tongue belonging to Klaus, and putting the beef tongue prepared in advance...

With a general guess in his heart, Annan has confidence.

He wasn't the type to lack courage.

What's more, he can't feel the feelings of fear and panic at all now.

Annan just simply didn't want to give it for nothing.

He suddenly stretched out his hand, put his index finger in front of his lips, and made a silent gesture. On the simple and honest face of John, a proud and bright smile gradually appeared.

Seeing "John" suddenly make such an almost frenzied expression, Klaus's heart suddenly froze.

...is it true?

John, this kid, really stole the curse?

"do not come."

Annan slowly retreated to the other side of the corridor while closing the door.

He stretched out his left hand to cover his mouth, and the words that came out of his mouth were extremely short and unbearable: "Back off."

Of course, the rune was not engraved on his tongue, and the ox tongue had been burned by him, and the curse had been cut off by him.

But coincidentally, in order to prevent others from discovering the ceremony he arranged in the room, Klaus specially chose this fully enclosed windowless room. But now, he himself is being trapped by his own settings...

He didn't even know that there was nothing in this room.

And as long as Annan blocked his mouth, Klaus didn't dare to risk attacking Annan - he couldn't see Annan's mouth, so he couldn't judge whether Annan was ready to speak, so he couldn't even attack.

Annan can attack him, but he cannot attack Annan. If you guess the wrong time, you will be killed by yourself.

Seeing that Claus was still hesitating, Annan immediately played another card:

"—the tongue in the mirror, right?"

This is killing.

Hearing this word, Klaus's expression finally moved.

There was a strong unwillingness on his face, and finally he sighed deeply and put down the right hand that was on the long sword around his waist.

"You win, John. Although I think you probably don't know what you've done yourself..."

Klaus sighed, no longer pretending to remain silent.

Seeing that Annan remained silent, he shook his head. Sticking out his tongue, he showed Annan that he had been severed.

I saw a deep, blood-soaked scar on his tongue.

The thickness of the bloodstain is very similar to that of Don Juan's dagger... It's as if someone pierced Klaus' tongue with that dagger. The rune he sewed on his tongue with thread was naturally divided into two by this scar.

"Are you satisfied?"

Klaus snorted coldly: "Listen, John. I don't have to kill you, but you must also keep it a secret for us... This is also for your own good."

"Can you not kill me?"

Annan repeated Claus's words and couldn't help laughing: "Is it your turn to say this now?"

Although his real strength may not be able to beat Klaus at all, Annan's advantage is that he is fearless.

Precisely because he is fearless - when he pretends to be forceful, he appears to be very confident.

But looking at Annan's confident look, the corner of Claus's mouth suddenly lifted, revealing an undisguised sneer:

"Whose orders do you think we are following? Why do you think we dare to betray the Three-Eyed Raven? Do you think we are all as stupid as you?

"The Geraint family is not a generous and kind person. Earl Crow has only four children in total, and he loves him even more. He was not sent because he made a mistake, but because the earl wanted to save his life.

"If it wasn't for that lord's order, we would have gone mad to murder the young master..."

Klaus's eyes were full of sympathy and ridicule: "Isn't it impossible. I advise you to stop, silly John, it's still too late. Everyone under the deck was killed by you, right? Okay, let's do it with us.

"The 'Tongue in the Mirror' can only save you from dying on the boat, but if you dare to go ashore, you will die. Also, even if you stay on the boat and can't get off, the boat itself can't stand it. cannon.

"You haven't seen what a cannon is, have you? That's what I'm telling you... Just one cannonball hits, and the whole ship is shattered in two. It's so terrifying."

"I killed your subordinate, can you trust me?"

"Even if you don't kill, someone will kill you."

Klaus sneered: "It's just a bunch of trash. You won't be able to enter the rank in this life...but you are different. Since you can steal my ritual, it means that you must also have the talent to become an extraordinary person. You pretend to be so stupid. For many years, don't you just want to be a guard?"

"...So, who is it?"

Annan narrowed his eyes slightly and asked in a deep voice, "Who wants to kill the young master? You can always tell me this, otherwise I can't trust you."

From the craftsmanship of this ship, there shouldn't be too many forces in this world that can use "cannons".

He is about to borrow Don Juan's identity, and he must ask who the enemy Don Juan is facing is. Otherwise you don't know how you died...

Of course, if it is too difficult to deal with, it does not rule out the possibility that Annan will simply slip away.

"Since I told you, I'm naturally not afraid of you saying it.

"I'll just say it straight... It's His Royal Highness the third prince. Not only the young master, but also the old crow can't survive. Sooner or later... In the entire Geraint family, only the eldest young master can survive, because he is a smart man. "

The corner of the head guard's mouth rose: "After all, our esteemed king, time is running out now."