Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 160 Living in Xio and Fors's House
Odysseus nodded slightly at Xio's loyalty and said, "Get up."

He paused and asked, "I need to go back and make some preparations. I'll come back to see you this afternoon. What's your exact address?"

Odysseus has to go back and make some extraordinary weapons to prepare for the battle that is about to break out.

Hugh replied, "26 Tutva Street, South Bridge District."

Odysseus stood up and said, "See you this afternoon."

Xio also stood up and said, "See you this afternoon."

She also had to go back and explain things clearly to Fors, and try to persuade Fors to live somewhere else temporarily.

After leaving 199 Hairun Avenue, Odysseus returned to the herbal medicine shop, wrote a list, and asked Kena to take 1000 pounds in cash and the list, and take a rented carriage to 117 Queen's Road, the residence of Viscount Kelton, to purchase a batch of high-end spiritual materials.

After completing a batch of Beyonder weapons, Odysseus wrote a letter to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute, outlining his next steps as a report to the official Beyonder.

When Odysseus returned from Verdu's house yesterday, he sat in the carriage, looking at the full-length mirror in the carriage and summed up some experience of being a "wizard": Before fighting, you must be fully prepared!
If they were to fight head-on, Odysseus would have to spend a lot of effort to deal with the "Suicidal Lady", and what was more likely to happen was that the "Suicidal Lady" would escape through the "Mirror World".

But if you are well prepared and make accurate judgments, you can easily defeat your opponent.

On the other hand, the operation in the suburban castle last week was so embarrassing because of a serious misjudgment.

So Odysseus paid more attention to the preparations than before and designed several new weapons.

By the time he finished all this, it was already past three in the afternoon. Odysseus put on a backpack containing weapons and took a carriage to Tutva Street.

In the carriage, Odysseus put on a mask and a cloak and continued to dress as the "leader".

When he arrived at the door of No. 26, Odysseus did not rush in, but first observed the surrounding environment.

This is not a very wide street. Most of the houses on both sides are bungalows, and almost none of them have yards.

Only after Odysseus had seen the park in the distance and the general situation of the street behind the house did he rang the doorbell.

Soon, Hugh, dressed in knight's uniform, opened the door: "Mr. 'Chief'."

Odysseus nodded and walked in, looking at the structure of the rental house again. As soon as he entered, there was a living room, kitchen and dining room. There were three rooms inside, two bedrooms and a bathroom.

The area is not very large, but it is decorated very warmly.

Fors also changed out of her usual long skirt and donned a set of clothes that made it easier to move and fight. She smiled and said, "Hello, Mr. 'Chief'."

She heard from Hugh that Mr. "Chief" was willing to help, and that Hugh had sworn allegiance to the "Chief".

If it was Xio who swore allegiance to someone else, Fors would have said that her head must have been hit by a door, but based on Fors's observation, the "leader" was a rather special Beyonder and could be trusted for the time being.

Odysseus also nodded in response.

Then he said, "Let's discuss our next actions and plans."

So the three of them sat at the dining table, Odysseus on one side, and Xio and Fors on the other.

"According to the intelligence Xio received, the enemy should come to us in the next two days." Odysseus said, "Especially at night, we should split up our shifts and try to rest during our off-duty hours.

"Because we need to ensure sufficient energy and physical strength before the enemy arrives here."

Xio and Fors nodded repeatedly, looking very professional.

"The other issue is tactics," Odysseus said. "I will draw corresponding magic circles on the walls of the two bedrooms. When the enemy arrives, we will immediately flee to the street behind.

"Then go west along the street. There is a park there, which is the best place for a fight. Some of my powerful weapons can also come in handy.

"Of course, it would be best if the enemy were intercepted by MI9 during their pursuit.

"Our initial move was crucial. Even though MI9 evacuated everyone on the surface, there must still be people lurking around in secret.

“As a rule of thumb, they usually wait for the enemy to attack us, and only when the enemy has exposed all its strength will they attack.

"If we lead the enemy elsewhere, their encirclement will be in danger of being destroyed, so there is a certain probability that they will attack early."

Xio and Fors could only nod. The more they listened, the more they felt that the "leader's" plan was far-sighted. Instead of fighting the enemy head-on, they were using all available forces to resolve the crisis.

Odysseus paused and asked Hugh, "You seem to have been promoted?"

"Yes." Hugh did not hide it: "I was just promoted to 'Sheriff'."

Odysseus nodded and said, "The enemy doesn't know about your promotion. When we arrive at the park and launch a counterattack, we must take advantage of this and quickly kill one or two of their members to achieve a certain deterrent effect.

"Xiu and I will take the initiative when the time comes, and this lady..."

He asked knowingly, "May I ask your name? What path of Beyonder are you from?"

"Fors," Fors, who had long brown hair, replied, "I am an 'apprentice.'"

Odysseus pretended to think for a moment before asking, "How's your shooting?"

Fors smiled bitterly and said, "It's only at the level of being able to shoot."

Odysseus took out an exquisite metal crossbow from his cloth bag and said, "Don't come with us. After escaping to the street behind, use your 'door-opening' ability to hide in the house, and then find an opportunity to shoot a sneak attack.

"Keep a safe distance. You just need to hold the enemy back."

Fors took the crossbow and said, "But, but I don't know how to use a crossbow either."

"This crossbow has the ability to aim itself," Odysseus said. "Even if you've never used a crossbow before, you can still hit the target."

Forsi nodded: "Okay."

Xio breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't want Fors to take risks with her, but no matter how much she persuaded her, Fors was unwilling to leave alone.

Fortunately, the "leader" gave her a relatively safe mission, and Xio could feel a little more at ease.

Odysseus took out two silver axes and said to Xio, "This is a new weapon I just got. It's called 'Thunderstorm Bomb'. Infuse the handle with spiritual energy and throw it out immediately. It will create a lightning zone with a diameter of about four or five meters.

"Enemy in the lightning zone will fall into a state of paralysis, but this state will only last for two to three seconds at most. It should be noted that the paralysis effect of 'Mid-Sequence' Beyonders will only last for one or two seconds."

This is a new weapon designed by Odysseus, combined with the original "Ice and Snow Bomb" to deal with "arsonists".

He then took out a white revolver and said, "When the opponent falls into a paralyzed state, immediately attack with this pistol. The bullets inside can attack the enemy's spirit. As long as the opponent is hit, the 'Low-Sequence' Beyonder will lose its combat effectiveness." This was also the reason why Odysseus sold the revolver he had seized from the fighting arena at a low price, because he had a weapon of similar type, which was even more useful.

As he spoke, Odysseus took out a box of bullets and two blue axes and pushed them to Xio. "You should have seen me use the blue axes. I don't need to explain them again."

Xio didn't hesitate, she put away her weapon and said, "Thank you."

Fors asked curiously, "Mr. 'Chief,' why are these weapons shaped like axes?"

Odysseus explained simply: "This way there will be enough flat surface to arrange some extraordinary designs."

"Oh." Fors nodded, not quite understanding.

Odysseus stood up and said, "If you don't have anything to clean up, I'll go to the bedroom and draw a magic circle."

Xio also stood up and said, "We've already discussed this. Tonight, Fors and I will share a room, and you can stay in mine."

Odysseus did not refuse: "Okay."

So Odysseus went to the bedroom and drew the magic circle, then sat in Xio's room to rest.

Around seven in the evening, Fors prepared dinner and invited the "chief" to the restaurant for dinner.

Odysseus came to the dining table, took off his mask, and politely thanked Fors for providing dinner.

After all, they would be living together for a day or two, and Odysseus couldn't wear the mask all the time. At least he had to take it off when eating.

So when he agreed to help Xio through his current predicament, he was mentally prepared to expose his face.

Fors looked at the "leader"'s face and smiled, "This is what we should do."

She thought to herself: "She's fair and clean, and she looks pretty good." Even if he really has some other intentions towards Xiou, I can rest assured that no matter what happens between them, Xiou will not suffer any loss.

Xio also sighed inwardly: He is so young. I originally thought that a "leader" with such rich experience and so many channels should be a middle-aged man, but he looks about the same age as me, maybe even a year or two younger.

The atmosphere at dinner was harmonious. Fors even asked about the "chief's" family and main duties, as if to say, "I'm confident in leaving my daughter in your care."

Xio felt Fors's question was becoming increasingly strange, so he quickly changed the subject: "What kind of enemies are we facing?"

"I infer that it should be a spy organization of the Intis Republic or the Feysac Empire." Odysseus swallowed the bread in his mouth and said: "The royal families and former royal families of these two countries all have the magic potion formula of the 'Hunter' path.

"And the Sequence 7 in the Hunter pathway is called Arsonist."

Xio immediately said, "The Sequence 7 who could manipulate fire."

Odysseus nodded. It was precisely because the other party could control fire that he invented some new weapons, and he only brought two "fire bombs".

Fors asked, "Why do they have to take revenge on Hugh? Hugh just...just provided some intelligence to MI9."

"As far as I know, the man named Bruce that MI9 was investigating was an informant for the Mandated Punisher," Odysseus said, holding his fork.
"From what happened later, it seems that Bruce obtained very important intelligence and sold it to foreign spies through Edgar, a man Hugh had found.

"At this time, MI9 found out that Bruce had learned the secret, so they killed Bruce. However, they only then discovered that Bruce had already sold the information.

"But we haven't been able to find the person who bought the information, so we issued a mission to find the person who had contact with Bruce.

"The foreign spy organization realized that the intelligence was extremely important and that the Kingdom of Loen, or MI9, would definitely continue investigating. So they killed Edgar to silence him.

"And when they were killing people to silence them, they were caught by Xio."

Xio and Fors both knew what happened afterwards. The "leader" covered Xio's way to MI9 and he received their protection.

And from today on, MI9 betrayed its promise and used Hugh as bait.

Because the information was so important, Xio accidentally stepped into this vortex and fell into danger.

Fors continued to ask, "What important information did Bruce obtain?"

"I don't know," Odysseus said, "and I don't want to know."

He guessed that it should be some intelligence about King George III. This information might not seem very important on the surface, but if the enemy country's High-Sequence Beyonders analyzed it, they could to some extent analyze George III's purpose.

Anyway, for the Loen royal family, this was a very serious leak. Odysseus, who had a "God's perspective", even speculated that it might be related to the disappearance of the homeless man and the mausoleum secretly built by George III.

But for your own safety and the safety of others, it is better not to speak out such speculation.

Xio and Fors also realized that there was a hidden secret, so they did not ask any further questions.

After dinner, Fors was the first to take the night watch.

Odysseus said, "To ensure we can react immediately, everyone should continue to wear clothing that is convenient for movement, and keep the door open."

Xio and Fors nodded. It was not convenient for them to change clothes since there was suddenly a man in the house.

The three of them took turns to rest and did not encounter any enemy attacks that night.

The next morning at breakfast, Odysseus reminded Xio and Fors not to let their guard down during the day and to continue taking turns to rest.

So by noon, they had completely recovered to their best condition.

After lunch, as the three of them sat around the table drinking tea, Fors sighed, "This is the first time I've encountered something like this. I didn't expect an extraordinary battle to be so agonizing."

She now really wants to go out and shout: If you want to fight, do it quickly, otherwise it will delay my submission!

Odysseus, wearing a mask, smiled and said, "The battle of the Beyonders is first and foremost a struggle of wills. They must be feeling some torment. They are about to launch an operation in a foreign country. It is hard to say whether they will live or die.

"So as long as we stay in good shape, we can have a psychological advantage."

Xio and Fors lacked experience in this kind of teamwork and could only nod their heads like chickens pecking at rice.

The three of them spent the whole afternoon chatting.

Fors hadn't expected the "leader" to be so knowledgeable. From astronomy and geography to science fiction and medicine, there was nothing he didn't understand.

Xio, on the other hand, found it rather humorous that the "leader" lacked the authority he had at the gathering.

When night fell again, the battle began.

(End of this chapter)