The mirror shattered, but no shards of glass burst out.

A large number of purple-red cracks began to emerge on the entire mirror, from which colorless and formless something overflowed.

Whispers can be heard.

Annan barely caught that there seemed to be an extremely faint smell of spices in the air. But what exactly it is, he can't answer. After all, he didn't study the spices of this world...... Only barely smelling, it seems to be a taste somewhere between peppercorns and burnt wood.

Of course, if he encounters it again next time, Annan is still sure that he will be able to recall it.

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

[Curse severed - Tongue in the mirror]

The next moment, above the broken mirror, the bull's tongue that was nailed together suddenly ignited with a purple-red flame. It also emits a strong foul odor, like the smell of tartar mixed with blood.

The flame rose in an instant, and the cow's tongue burned to the ground.

Then, in the shattered mirror, an extremely strong hurricane suddenly rolled up, and the wind even sucked Annan into a stagger, almost stepping on the blood stains in front of him.

But the bloodstains didn't last long.

The invisible hurricane swept by, and the blood on the ground was as if it had been licked by a dog, and after a few strokes, it was sucked clean, and there was no trace of blood to be found. Even the air no longer smells of blood.

…… It was as if something Annan couldn't see was vigorously wiping the stains on the ground.

Soon, the hurricane subsided.

The entire room was sucked into the mirror with blood, filth, corpses, and ashes of the cow's tongue.

Only one mirror remained in the center of the room.

The mirror is like a porcelain cracked in ice, and like a mobile phone screen that has fallen to the ground after being filmed, it has been shattered and looks very miserable, but not a single piece of glass has fallen out.

Annan walked over and tentatively touched the mirror.

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

【Tongueless Mirror】

[Type: Material/Sundries (Blue)]

[Description: A destroyed spell that has lost its original function]

[Effect: The wielder will be cursed "Unspeakable"]

[Don't say more: If the wielder is attacked before he finishes speaking, the attack ignores defenses]

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

“…… Is this thing a fart? ”

Is this used to warn you to "press after the knife is repaired"?

Or is it ...... The feature that it was destroyed was that "attacks taken while not speaking can bounce back"?

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

It's still a little scary to carry this thing around......

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

As soon as he went out, he saw Klaus, the captain of the guard, who had just walked the last corner with a look on his face hurrying to this side.

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

He also happened to see Annan, who had just come out of the room.

The moment the two saw each other, they stopped what they had just done at the same time.

Annan was silent for a moment, not knowing what to say, but 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 Annan's mouth tightly closed, Crowton's pupils also shrank, and he began to keep his mouth closed and remained silent, reaching out to hold the hilt of his 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 of them spoke.

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

The air was viscous and cold, surging with undisguised murderous intent and malice.

After a few seconds of silence, the vague thought in Annan's mind became clearer:

…… Why, Klaus doesn't attack me?

Is it that he doesn't want to?

No, Annan can be sure that Klaus must have wanted to kill himself...... The murderous intent in his eyes was almost boiling, and his slightly squinted eyes flowed with the indifference of a reptilian creature.

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

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

Captain Klaus remained motionless, his mouth 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 received the same abilities as him...... The ability to return attacks when there is silence!

For example, take out the tongue that belongs to Klaus and put in the tongue that you have prepared in advance...... and so on.

With a general conjecture in his heart, Annan had confidence.

He wasn't the kind of person who lacked courage in the first place.

What's more, he can't feel fear or panic at all now.

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

He suddenly reached out and put his index finger to his lips in a silent gesture. The honest face that belonged to John gradually revealed a very proud and bright smile.

Seeing "John" suddenly make such an almost rampant expression, Klaus suddenly chuckled in his heart.

…… Is it true?

John, this kid, really stole the spell?

"Don't come here."

Annan closed the door and slowly retreated to the other side of the hallway.

He stretched out his left hand to cover his mouth, and the words that came out of his mouth were so short that he could not be ignored: "Stand back." ”

Of course, there was no rune engraved on his tongue, and the cow's 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 ritual he arranged in the room, Klaus specially chose this fully enclosed windowless room. And now, he himself is being deceived by his own setup......

Little did he know that there was nothing left in this room.

And as long as Annan blocked his mouth, Klaus didn't dare to risk attacking Annan at all - he couldn't see Annan's mouth shape, so he couldn't tell if Annan was ready to speak, so he couldn't even rush to attack.

Annan could attack him, but he couldn't attack Annan. If you guess the wrong time, you will be killed by yourself.

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

"—the tongue in the mirror, right?"

This is a lore.

Hearing this word, Klaus's expression was finally moved.

His face showed a strong reluctance, and finally he sighed deeply and put down his right hand from the long sword at his waist.

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

Klaus sighed, no longer pretending to remain silent.

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

I saw a deep wound on his tongue, still soaked in blood.

The thickness of the blood stains is very similar to Don Juan's dagger...... It's like someone stabbed Klaus in the tongue with that dagger. The rune he sewn on his tongue with thread was naturally split in two by this scar.

"Satisfied?"

Klaus snorted, "Listen up, John. I can not kill you, but you must also keep it a secret for us...... It's also for your own good. ”

"Can you not kill me?"

Annan repeated Klaus's words and couldn't help laughing: "Is it your turn to say such things now?" ”

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

It is precisely because of his fearlessness that he pretends to be forced, and he seems to be extraordinarily confident.

But looking at Annan's confident appearance, the corners of Klaus's mouth suddenly lifted to the side, revealing an undisguised sneer:

"Whose orders do you think we are listening to? Why do you think we dare to betray the Three-Eyed Raven? You think we're all as stupid as you are?

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

"If it weren't for that adult's order, we would have gone crazy to murder the little master......"

Klaus's eyes were full of mockery that bordered on compassion: "It's not impossible." I'd advise you to stop too, silly John, it's still too late. You've killed everyone on this deck, right? Good skills, come with us.

"The Tongue in the Mirror will only keep you alive on the ship at best, but if you dare to go ashore, you'll die. And, even if you stay on the ship and don't get off, the ship itself won't be able to withstand the cannons.

"You haven't seen what a cannon is, have you? That's all I told you...... With a single shell, the whole ship would be broken in half. It's that scary. ”

"I killed your men, can you rest assured of me?"

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

Klaus scoffed, "It's just a bunch of rubbish." I can't get into the rank in this life...... But you're different. Since you were able to steal my ritual, it means that you must also have the talent to become a transcendent. You've been pretending to be stupid for so many years, you don't just want to be a guard, right? ”

“…… So, who is it exactly? ”

Annan narrowed his eyes slightly, and asked in a deep voice, "Who wants to kill the little master?" Tell me this, or I won't be able to trust you. ”

Judging from the craftsmanship of this ship, there should not 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. Otherwise, I don't know how I died......

Of course, if it is too difficult to deal with, it cannot be ruled out that Annan will slip away directly.

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

"I'll just get to the point...... It is His Royal Highness the Third Prince. Not only the little master, but also the old crow can't live. Sooner or later...... In the entire Geraint family, only the eldest young master can live, because he is a smart person. ”

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