Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 172: The Outer Gods Who Polluted the Night Emperor

After the thin-necked glass bottle appeared, the "night sky" above seemed to have changed.

The whole hall was filled with soft "whispers", which made Bernadette and Odysseus realize that even if they did not perform the ritual directed at the evil god, the ritual had already begun on its own.

But for now they can only hide behind the magic circle and dare not move for the time being.

Once they leave the protection of the magic circle, their thoughts will be "distorted" by unknown forces.

Although they could leave slowly like they did just now, their location was too far from the gate. At that speed, it might take them more than ten minutes to get out.

And more than ten minutes is enough for the ceremony to complete itself.

If the evil god just glances over here at that time, they will all be in great danger, especially Odysseus, who is a Sequence 7 and may lose control on the spot.

Odysseus stared at the magic circle for a moment before saying, "The fastest way to save ourselves now is to perfect this magic circle and completely seal this ritual.

"Well, just fill in the seven occult symbols."

Odysseus said this and took out the spiritual materials and soft brush he carried with him: "I need your help."

He said, “We cannot leave the mystical symbol in front of us, otherwise we will lose the protection of the magic circle.

"I can't use Beyonder abilities that consume too much spiritual energy. In this case, do you have a way to write the specified symbol in the place I specify?"

Bernadette thought for a moment and said, "Okay."

Odysseus reminded again: "Don't use extraordinary abilities that consume too much spiritual energy, otherwise the extraordinary abilities will definitely be 'distorted'."

"I know." Bernadette said calmly, "Put the pen and the glass bottle containing the spiritual materials on the ground."

Odysseus did as he was told and quickly put it on the ground.

At this time, the "whispering" sound in the hall became more obvious, the mist in the thin-necked glass bottle began to flash with a faint light, and the stars above their heads became very deep, as if it was a real starry sky.

The pen at Odysseus's feet suddenly stood up by itself and jumped out of the protection of the magic circle.

Bernadette said, "Yes, this pen has no thoughts and will not be 'distorted'."

In other words, the "distortion" of that unknown force is limited and can only affect living creatures.

Otherwise, Bernadette was using her extraordinary ability to control the pen. Theoretically, such extraordinary ability could also be "distorted".

It may also be the effect of the sealing array that blocked some of the influence of that force.

There was no time to elaborate now, so Bernadette took a stab and immediately asked, "Where is the first symbol?"

"There, draw this symbol!" Odysseus opened his notebook and drew the corresponding symbol.

The pen and the glass bottle bounced and arrived at the designated location.

Then the glass bottle unscrewed the cap by itself, and after dipping the soft brush in spiritual materials, it drew the corresponding symbol at the position designated by Odysseus.

Because the magic circle was already in the activated state, the symbol immediately emitted a faint light after it was drawn.

This made Bernadette's spirit sense that a large area in the hall would no longer be affected by that power.

Just like this, one finger, one drawing, when he drew the fifth symbol, the "murmur" in the hall had already made Odysseus and Bernadette upset.

At the same time, the light in the thin-necked glass bottle in the center gradually rose, as if it was about to merge with the starry sky.

There was an evil gaze that seemed to be looking towards this side.

However, the connection with the starry sky has not yet been formally established, so the owner of the sight cannot project power here.

When the sixth symbol was drawn, the light from the thin-necked glass bottle dimmed, and those evil eyes seemed to have lost their target and looked away.

Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief: "The last one is painted there, draw this symbol."

As the next symbol was drawn, the light emitted by the mystical symbol in the magic circle suddenly became illusory, forming a layer of illusory light above the hall.

After this layer of light appeared, all connections between the thin-necked glass bottle and the starry sky were cut off. The starry sky was no longer so deep and gradually turned into crystals.

The light from the thin-necked glass bottle also disappeared, and the thin, illusory mist inside could be seen again.

The light emitted by the magic circle began to fall and gradually faded. Finally, all the light disappeared, and the hall returned to the appearance it had when the two people just came in.

Odysseus and Bernadette, one picked up the spiritual materials and pen, the other picked up the sleeve that had just been torn off, and quickly retreated from the hall. Odysseus once again operated the magic circle on the door and closed the two heavy stone doors.

It was only then that the two of them looked at each other.

Bernadette said, "That was a close call."

Although she didn't know where the danger just now came from, it was very high-level! If the magic circle was not complete, even if she was a "master of prophecy", she would definitely be contaminated by some unknown factors.

They may even have to pledge allegiance to evil gods in order to save their lives.

Then the two of them checked their own conditions and made sure they were not contaminated. Then a pair of illusory wings grew from behind Bernadette, covering her and Odysseus.

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The feathers on the wings rubbed against each other, and then became almost transparent and quickly disappeared. Odysseus and Bernadette in the corridor also disappeared.

When both of them left, an illusory symbol representing stars suddenly appeared in the corridor.

From this symbol, a surge of tranquil power descended, and the stone door at the end of the corridor suddenly disappeared bit by bit as if it were being erased by an eraser.

Soon, the two stone doors and the hall disappeared.

Immediately afterwards, the symbol emitting starlight also disappeared.

The corridor was still the same corridor, but at the end of the corridor, it had become a huge hole.

……

No. 66, Qiangwei Changjie.

In the living room of this townhouse, a pair of illusory wings suddenly appeared. The wings opened, and Bernadette and Odysseus appeared in the living room.

Back in the familiar environment, Odysseus finally felt relieved: "I'll go make some tea."

"Okay." Bernadette raised her hand and sat in the dining room to wait. While waiting for the water to boil, Odysseus took advantage of Bernadette's inability to see him and used "meditation" to enter the "wilderness of knowledge."

The moment he entered, Odysseus recovered all his knowledge about the starry sky, outer gods, source material, etc.

First, he "recalled" that Trunsoest should have been contaminated by the source substance "Kingdom of Disorder", because there were traces of contamination of the source substance on the "Brass Book of Trunsoest".

The secret room we encountered today should be the place where Trunsoest communicates with the Outer Gods.

The Outer God he contacted should be the "Uncertain Mist". The mist stored in the thin-necked glass bottle is related to this Outer God.

Recalling this information, Odysseus speculated that after becoming a god, Tránsost had been searching for the "Land of Disorder," its corresponding source, and to this end, he had established a connection with the "Uncertain Mist." Later, whether it was the "Uncertain Mist" that betrayed Tránsost or Tránsost's own poor preparation, the "Night Emperor" was contaminated by the "Land of Disorder" and ultimately fell under the siege of the Six Gods.

Thinking of this, Odysseus did not think further, because he ventured to the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to check his own condition.

The pollution from the outer gods was very advanced and very hidden, and perhaps Bernadette and I could not detect it through spiritual examination.

Using the status of "Wild Knowledge", Odysseus checked his spiritual body and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that there was nothing wrong.

After a moment's thought, he realized that it was the imperfect magic circle that protected him and Bernadette.

Otherwise, they would have sensed the gaze of the Outer Gods and would not have been untainted.

Without time to think about it, Odysseus immediately returned to the real world and continued to boil water.

"What were you doing just now?" Bernadette had arrived at the kitchen door at some point.

Odysseus was startled, feeling guilty. "Why are you walking without making any sound?"

Bernadette smiled and said, "I just saw that you seemed to be concentrating on thinking about something, so I didn't disturb you."

Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief: Although Bernadette felt that something was wrong with me, she could not detect that I had entered the "wilderness of knowledge".

So he said, "I was just thinking that the magic circle is not perfect. If we perform the ritual directed at that evil god, it will definitely be contaminated by the evil god."

Bernadette nodded. "I have the same suspicion. I also think that the person who performed the ceremony is most likely the Night Emperor himself."

Odysseus was slightly taken aback before he put the tea leaves into the teapot. "Then everything makes sense. The Night Emperor was contaminated in that hall, which led to the subsequent siege by the gods."

At this time, the water finally boiled. Odysseus poured some hot water into the teapot and rinsed the tea leaves: "That thin-necked glass bottle must be something from the evil god, or the mist inside must be something from the evil god.

"Over the ages, it gradually eroded the sealing formation. When the time is right, such as when an outsider breaks in, it begins the ritual to establish a connection with the evil god.

"Well, this doesn't mean it has a mind. It might just be out of 'instinct' that it 'wants' to re-establish contact with the evil god.

“So our response was very correct. We perfected the magic circle and completely sealed the narrow-necked glass bottle.

"Otherwise, even if we escape, the evil god's gaze on us in Backlund's underground would be a terrifying thing!"

As he spoke, he refilled the teapot with hot water. After the black tea had steeped for a while, he poured a cup for Bernadette and another for himself.

Bernadette took a sip of tea and said, "I can feel that the magic circle in the hall is quite different from the magic circle at the door."

"It's different." Odysseus also noticed this: "The magic circle in the hall uses an extraordinary characteristic of at least demigod level as its power source.

"That's why it can create such a powerful seal."

Then he exclaimed, "What a luxury!"

Unfortunately, even if we find that extraordinary feature, we can't take it away. Otherwise, the magic circle will not have such a strong sealing effect, and the thin-necked glass bottle will definitely erode the surrounding area bit by bit.

If the timing is right, it might even influence someone close to the area, allowing that person to take it away.

Bernadette put down her teacup and smiled, "Then our only gain from this exploration is learning some secret history about the Night Emperor.

"Well, you also observed the sophisticated magic array of the Fourth Epoch. You gained more than I did."

Odysseus hummed and thought, "I've known the history of Trunsost for a long time, but that secret room justified some of my speculations. However, the Fourth Epoch's magic array has indeed yielded considerable benefits."

Thinking of this, Odysseus said, "I think I understand why those mystical symbols are so special.

“If I’m not mistaken, those symbols should come from the starry sky. They don’t belong to any civilization, but are symbols used by a certain evil god and his followers.

"The Night Emperor needed to use these symbols to communicate with the evil god, so he acquired the relevant knowledge about them and used this knowledge to create the 'door lock'."

This is equivalent to an unbreakable "door lock" because in the real world, almost no one knows the meaning of those symbols.

However, Odysseus's research results on occult symbols allowed him to crack the "door lock" in just twenty minutes, based on the meaning and function of these symbols.

This method of cracking is unique, because even if the evil god has believers in the real world, they are unlikely to be proficient in magic circles, so even if they understand the meaning of those symbols, they will still be at a loss in front of the stone gate.

Thinking of this, Odysseus grinned and sighed in his heart again: Knowledge is power.

At this moment, he discovered that Bernadette was also distracted, and Odysseus's gaze involuntarily turned to the exposed arms of the "mysterious queen".

The skin on the arms is fair and delicate and looks very soft.

He thought to himself: The arms of the "strong woman" are also very soft and graceful, and they don't look full of muscles and strength.

Bernadette came back to her senses and glanced at Odysseus: "Does it look good?"

"It looks good." Odysseus nodded and said seriously.

"Okay, let's get down to business." Bernadette didn't have the reserved attitude of a young girl. She said with an air of "I'm not afraid of seeing it," "It just suddenly occurred to me that everything that happened today, I always feel... I feel..."

Odysseus was stunned: "You don't think it's... a coincidence?"

That's terrifying! 0-08 seems to be in Backlund right now.

"No." Bernadette frowned and said, "I feel as if... as if someone deliberately let me discover that place so that we can completely seal off the danger there."

Odysseus took another sip of tea. He had felt something was amiss when Bernadette said she accidentally knocked over a stone tablet and discovered the corridor.

But it seemed that it was not 0-08 that was at work. It and its current owner were not the "Backlund Guards" and would not "arrange" people to take the initiative to eliminate the potential crisis of Backlund that posed no threat to them.

(End of this chapter)