Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 153 It’s Tarot Time Again
Odysseus was entangled by Eleanor's spider silk. He quickly sprinkled a handful of red powder and used "fire magic" to burn the spider silk.

Although the spider silk was tough, it could not withstand the fire, and he and Brad escaped in an instant.

However, the orange flame of the "Fire Magic" suddenly turned black and turned into a ball of black flame that rushed towards Odysseus.

Odysseus quickly fell to the ground to avoid the black flames, which ignited the trees in the forest, and those trees withered instantly.

At this time, Odysseus had already flown over the wall of corpses and undead. He sprinkled a handful of white powder on his legs and Brad's legs, and ran down the mountain.

Brad had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue climbing. He felt that he had never run so much and so fast in his entire life.

But he soon discovered that although he had no strength left just now, his legs were now moving very fast and he was completely out of his control.

After thinking about it for a while, he realized that it was the powder that Mr. Wizard had just sprinkled that was taking effect.

At this time, Brad, who was running, seemed to see a tree smiling.

hehehe~
At first he thought he was seeing things, until he heard sinister laughter and realized that the trees were really laughing.

On the dry bark, strange smiling faces appeared, and branches stretched out to block the two people who were running wildly.

Odysseus in front did not slow down and sprinkled a handful of iron-black powder. The powder spread in the air, emitting a rust-like smell.

The surrounding trees seemed to be afraid of the powder and screamed and ran away.

Odysseus grabbed handfuls of powder in front and finally broke through the obstruction of the trees.

At the same time, Brad felt that his legs were not moving as fast as before. The power of the white powder was weakening. He felt a chill on his back. Looking back, he saw that the corpse behind him was catching up and was not far away.

Brad was horrified, and then he felt his strength come back, and he ran as fast as he could.

At this moment, someone in front suddenly shouted: "Get down!"

Before Brad could react, Mr. Wizard grabbed his collar and threw him to the ground.

da da da da~
The sound of machine guns rang out from the bottom of the mountain, and purification bullets with flames were fired at the corpses. The bodies that were hit fell to the ground motionless, becoming real corpses.

The undead that Brad couldn't see were also shattered by the purification bullets.

In just a few seconds, the pursuers behind had fallen to the ground one after another.

Odysseus sat on the ground, leaning against the tree trunk and laughed, "This is the first time I've heard the sound of a gunshot so pleasant!
"Don't worry about us, go to the top of the mountain quickly and don't let that guy escape!"

Brad saw dark shadows rushing up the mountain. He lay on the ground and smiled.

Although he didn't know who those people were, he knew that Mr. Wizard's reinforcements had arrived.

Odysseus shouted at the figures, "Be careful! Besides being a 'Pleasure Witch', she also has some very strange abilities!"

The dark shadows had disappeared into the woods, and it was unknown whether they had heard it or not.

At this time, two more figures emerged from the woods, and one of them asked, "Are you hurt?"

These are two low-sequence "Mechanical Heart" team members, who are responsible for caring for the wounded.

"No," Odysseus said, "but this lord is exhausted. Do you have any potions to restore his strength?"

"Have."

Brad was fed a small bottle of ice-cold potion in a daze. Soon, he felt some strength back and returned to the castle with the help of a member of the "Mechanical Heart" team.

At this time, the only servants left in the castle were the sleeping coachman and Brad's personal valet. Because they had to follow Brad back to Backlund, they avoided the misfortune of being affected by Eleanor.

Two or three hours later, the Mechanical Heart and the Nighthawk also returned to the castle. They caught up with Eleanor and injured her, but she still escaped.

She does have very strange abilities, and the undead and corpses on the entire mountain seem to be under her control.

She can also drain the life out of others, making her difficult to deal with.

A "Mechanical Heart" team and a "Nighthawk" team were unable to kill her.

The servants of the castle rescued some of them. Many of them were affected by the power of "charm" and did not die.

It’s not that Eleanor was kind enough not to kill them, but she wanted to keep these people and take their lives when necessary.

Odysseus asked his old friend Max: "Do her strange abilities come from some sealed object?"

Max shook his head and said, "This is a bit like the power that comes from believing in evil gods that appears in some reports. It is said that belief in certain evil gods can give Beyonders some strange abilities, while not affecting their ability to use their own Beyonder abilities."

He looked at the long beard on Odysseus's face and wanted to ask him what he was doing, but in the end he did not open his mouth.

Odysseus nodded, thinking back to the strange and unsettling symbol in the center of the altar. This was a realm that felt unfamiliar to him.

Afterwards, the "Mechanical Heart" withdrew overnight and handed the case over to the "Night Watchers" team. At the same time, the case was also the responsibility of the "Night Watchers". However, the "Mechanical Heart" had participated in the investigation after all. According to convention, when the case was closed, the results of the investigation had to be reported to the "Mechanical Heart".

Everyone first took Brad's carriage to the landslide site, then walked through it, and then took the "Mechanical Heart" carriage to leave.

When the carriage arrived at Rose Street, Brad expressed his sincere gratitude, "Mr. Wizard, thank you very much for your help. Without you, I..."

Odysseus waved his hand. "It's nothing. Punishing evil Beyonders is the responsibility of every wizard."

Of course, the promised reward must not be less, otherwise Odysseus will send the bill to the lord's mansion.

In fact, if Odysseus had not suddenly appeared, Brad could have been entangled with Eleanor for a while, but in that case, Brad's spirit might have suffered irreparable damage.

Even now, Brad should have some mental problems. Odysseus has secretly told the "Night Watcher" about this matter. The "Night Watcher" said that he would send someone to visit Brad and have a good "chat" with him.

When he returned to his residence, it was already past three in the morning. Because Odysseus had not eaten dinner, he made himself some noodles as a midnight snack. Then he simply washed up and used his ability of "meditation" to fall asleep.

In a daze, he had a dream.

Odysseus dreamed that he returned to the village consisting of a cemetery on the top of the mountain. Brad also came back with him. The two of them stood in front of the straw hut, staring blankly at the strange symbols on the altar.

The strange symbol suddenly moved, like an octopus, and pounced towards Odysseus...

Call ~
Odysseus woke up from his sleep and saw the light outside the window. It was already morning.

He took a deep breath and carefully checked his spirit body with his spiritual sense. Everything was normal. Odysseus guessed that his mind might have been affected by the symbol, but this influence would disappear on its own in a day or two.

Then Odysseus realized that the evil god that Eleanor believed in seemed to be more terrifying than evil gods like the "True Creator". He was affected by just one glance at the symbol.

Ding ding ding ding~
When Odysseus reached the first floor and had just made himself a cup of coffee, he heard the doorbell ring.

In order to maintain his image as a wizard, Odysseus had to hide the coffee in the cupboard and go to the front to open the door.

Outside the door was a middle-aged man who looked like a butler. He claimed to be Lord Brad Rick's butler and brought Odysseus the previously agreed upon reward.

As he spoke, the other party handed over a thick envelope. Odysseus opened it and saw a thick stack of 10-pound notes inside.

He did a quick count and said, "It's 200 pounds more than what we agreed on."

The butler took off his hat and said, "The lord said that the extra money is his gratitude to you. Please accept it."

Odysseus thought to himself: This guy is really rich!

"Thank you, Sir, for me." Odysseus smiled. Of course he would accept such money. After all, when he knew that he was no match for Eleanor, in such a critical situation, he did not abandon this burden.

The butler didn't even sit down. After Odysseus counted the money, he left immediately.

Odysseus put the money away. At this point, his savings had reached 8000 pounds, making him considered relatively wealthy even in Backlund.

Unfortunately, he still has a long way to go before he can buy the sealed item with the ability to "travel".

He planned to earn more than a thousand pounds at the tarot session in the afternoon. If he saved up little by little, he should be able to save 12000 pounds by the end of the year.

At that time, Bernadette could be asked to advance part of the money and complete the transaction with the "travel" ability first.

Odysseus sat on the sofa again, reading a book while waiting for customers.

There were no new customers the whole morning. In the afternoon, Odysseus locked the door early from the inside, went to the bedroom on the second floor, and took a nap.

The spiritual reminder woke him up at around three o'clock. After he woke up a little, his eyes were covered by gray fog and he instantly arrived in the Giant Hall.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." Audrey, "Justice," greeted all members as usual while observing the other members.

"Little Sun" was in a very stable mood, and it was obvious that nothing too urgent had happened in "The God's Forsaken Land". The other members were the same as usual. "The Hanged Man" was calm and steady. The expressions and body movements of "The World" and "The Hermit" were well hidden, and "The Magician" still looked a little lazy.

The greeting session was over. No one had sacrificed Russell's diary this week, so they went straight to the Tarot Club's transaction session.

Odysseus was still the first to speak: "I sell a magical item."

Klein the Fool was stunned. "Selling another magical item? Didn't we sell one last week?"
Alger, the "Hanged Man," was also wondering: Was it still last week's loot? Or was there an organization behind the "Hermit" that had started using his Tarot Club channels to sell magical items?
Odysseus didn't know what the other members were thinking. He continued, "That magical item corresponds to Sequence 9 of the 'Thief' pathway.

“Its ability is to increase the wearer’s agility and equip them with advanced stealing skills.

"The negative effect is that it becomes difficult to suppress the urge to steal.

"Anyone willing to do that?"

This dagger was previously seized from the fighting arena and has been kept in the "Wilderness of Knowledge", so it cannot be used in Backlund.

Alger asked, "How much do you plan to sell it for?"

"350 pounds."

Alger said readily, "I want it."

In the extraordinary world, magical items are very popular. Alger, who has abundant channels, still plans to resell them. Compared with the magical items from last week, the profit from this order is less, but it should be no problem to make thirty or forty pounds.

He added, "And sell me that extraordinary weapon you mentioned last time. I've found a buyer for you, but the price is 280 pounds. Are you willing to part with it?"

Odysseus immediately nodded and said, "Yes."

Although it is slightly lower than the market price, it is acceptable to Odysseus.

After happily completing the first transaction, Magician Fors proposed a new deal: "Mr. Fool, I would like to trade the Beyonder attribute of 'Sheriff' from your Favored One."

Xio still hadn't saved enough money, but Fors had become Dorian's student at this time, and her teacher said that he could help her provide the main ingredients for the potion, so Fors planned to help Xio buy the extraordinary characteristics first.

Klein the Fool nodded calmly, "Okay."

Although he was very happy in his heart, he couldn't say much. After all, the "Fool" couldn't pay attention to such "small" transactions.

The hall was silent for a few seconds. After confirming that Mr. Fool had nothing else to say, Alger said to Odysseus, "Can we trade information about the elves and the Elf King?"

"That's all right," Odysseus replied. "I've helped you learn a lot about the elves."

Alger asked, "What form will the transaction take?"

"Let's go with gold pounds," Odysseus said. "1000 pounds."

"Deal." Alger said immediately.

Although 1000 pounds was not a small sum, Alger felt that it was well worth the money. After all, this kind of information was priceless, and most of the time it was difficult to trade for it even if one had gold pounds.

Audrey immediately said, "I'm willing to pay 300 pounds and join this transaction."

Of course, Alger was very happy to have someone to share the expenses with: "Okay."

The other three members also expressed their willingness to join the transaction. Fors continued to use chapters from "Spiritual World Insights," "The Sun" Derrick continued to use ancient myths, and "The World" continued to use mystical knowledge.

Alger said, "Yes, but the knowledge and stories I've heard don't count."

He knew very well that this knowledge was also very valuable, and if he met someone who was in urgent need of this knowledge, he could sell it for two or three hundred pounds.

After discussing how to trade, everyone looked at Odysseus.

Odysseus said: “To make it easier to understand, I first want to explain to you the concept of the ancient gods.

"Before the Seven Gods, there were some other gods. We generally call those gods the Ancient Gods."

(End of this chapter)