Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 194 The Demon King Hiding in the Shadows
Odysseus read from these old notes that at the end of the Fourth Epoch, the "demons" suddenly could no longer sense the existence of the "Demon King".

In the era when the gods' kingdom was still on land, losing the protection of the gods meant the beginning of decline.

The Church and the victorious Trunsoste Empire at the time seemed to realize that something was wrong with the "Demon King", so the "Demon Family" changed from being the target of wooing to the target of attack.

They could only establish a blood cult and disappear from the public eye as a secret organization.

Fortunately, the Fifth Age arrived soon, and the seven orthodox gods moved their kingdom to the starry sky, while the demons found a new belief: "the dark side of the universe."

It was also at this time that the three families seemed to be cursed. A figure would suddenly appear next to a family member. No matter how strong that member was, three years later, when the figure gradually approached and came to the side of the family member, that family member would quickly age and die.

The "devils" tried many times but were unable to solve this problem. They offered sacrifices and prayed to the "dark side of the universe", but did not receive any response about this matter. They could only find a solution on their own.

After their continuous research, they speculated that the figure was most likely the "first demon in the world" and the "Demon King" representing the "Abyss".

Before this, many "demons" speculated that the "dark side of the universe" was the "Demon King", but they did not expect that this was not the case. Their former "king" actually cursed them.

Seeing this, Odysseus' heart sank. He originally thought that the figure might be the projection of a "high-level demon", but he didn't expect that it might be the "Demon King"!
He took a deep breath and continued reading.

Of course, most "demons" regard this as an honor. They believe that their "king" must have some plan. The tragic death of their family members not only did not make them feel sad, but instead they believed that they had helped the "demon king" in some way.

But the fact is, many demigods of the Andranrad family and the Belia family died from the curse of the "Demon King", and even the angels of the two families were not spared.

Only the North family, with their unwavering belief in the "dark side of the universe," quickly found a way to escape the curse and were able to retain their strength.

That method is to transfer the curse to one's own children or blood relatives.

Once nine people die, the curse will be transferred to another family.

The other two families also had to accept reality and learn the methods of the North family to prevent the strong men of the family from being cursed.

But at this time they had been severely damaged and could only rely on the North family. The Blood Cult also became a secret organization led by the North family.

Odysseus never expected that the decline of the two "demon families" was actually due to this curse.

This made Odysseus unable to say whether this curse was good or bad.

The subsequent notes no longer involved high-level secrets. After the decline of the Andranrad family and the Belia family, most of them gathered around the North family and became their vassals.

Some of them lived in seclusion in various places in the northern continent. They still had certain connections with the Blood Worship Cult and occasionally carried out small-scale bloody sacrifices, but they basically left the Blood Worship Cult.

But the curse did not let them go and has been following them for more than a thousand years.

Dylan's grandfather's branch is a branch of the Belia family, and there have been no powerful extraordinary people there for decades.

The curse also found them at that time. Dylan's grandfather's father gave birth to several children in succession to deal with the curse, but before he could "gather" nine people, this guy died in an extraordinary battle.

The few surviving children were too young to have children, and died one after another from the curse.

Dylan's grandfather was lucky because when the curse arrived at his place, it had just ended and jumped to other families.

Because he had lived under the shadow of a curse throughout his childhood and adolescence, he hated Extraordinary people very much. Although he had ready-made formulas and potions, he did not become an Extraordinary person.

Although this descendant of the "demon family" has a somewhat strange temper, he is not much different from a normal old man.

But Dylan's grandfather was unfortunate because he experienced another round of curse in his old age. He was already in his seventies and had only two children. This branch of the family could no longer withstand this round of curse.

In endless despair, Dylan's grandfather died.

The subsequent notes came from Fitch, who discovered the secret room very early on and secretly used the potions here to become a Beyonder.

Of course, Dylan's grandfather also discovered this, so whenever Fitch had any evil ideas, he would go to other counties to commit crimes.

Fitch also knew that this would allow him to hide himself well, so he followed his father's advice, which is why he often went out.

When Fitch learned that the curse had struck, he was already a Sequence 8 "Broken Winged Angel". After reading the documents left by his family, he realized that he had to save himself.

So he began to plan his own plan, just as Odysseus described, first looking for women to give birth to children, and then giving them money to raise the children.

At the same time, in order to buy time, he let his two nephews die first.

But that all ends today! Because the evil Fitch is dead!

"Mr. Wizard, do you have any clues?" At this time, Dylan, who was about to vomit bile, came over and asked while holding the wall.

"I have some clues." Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "Things are more troublesome than expected, but I happen to have a solution."

He paused and continued, “Now it depends on your choice.

"One option is to call the police right now. Don't worry, I have a cooperative relationship with the police, and they won't arrest me.

"And because I eliminated an evil... person like Fitch, maybe I'll get some reward."

Dylan's expression changed, first surprise, then helplessness, and finally relief.

He had thought about secretly calling the police earlier. After all, Uncle Fitch had killed someone, and the wizard in front of him had killed Uncle Fitch again. He was surprised because he didn't expect Odysseus to cooperate with the police.

I really feel helpless because calling the police is useless.

He was finally relieved because he felt that the wizard had done nothing wrong by killing a man who had done many evil things, so he decided not to call the police.

Odysseus ignored Dylan's inner thoughts and continued, "When the police investigate this case, they will definitely notice your uniqueness and hand you over to a special official department.

“As your Uncle Fitch said, in the eyes of the officials, the only way to completely solve your problem is to kill you!
"And they are very likely to do so, because that figure is very important. They will kill you just to ruin his plan."

Dylan smiled bitterly again, glad that he didn't go to the church to seek help without telling his father and Fitch.

Odysseus paused and continued, "The second option is that I will deal with the two bodies here, and the three of us will pretend that nothing happened.

"Come back to me tomorrow with 200 pounds. I'm pretty confident I can help you solve that problem with the figure." "Well, 200 pounds isn't a high price, considering it requires a lot of precious materials."

Dylan nodded without bargaining. In his opinion, although 200 pounds was a huge sum of money, it would be worth it as long as it could completely solve the problem.

He said without much thought, "That doesn't seem difficult to choose. I choose the second option."

Odysseus nodded: "Very good, then I will deal with the body."

He once again took out the black cloth with the "Space Array" sub-array, and took out corpse-dissolving water, sponge, gas mask, gloves, paper bag and other items from it.

First, he dealt with the body dissected by Fitch in the basement, and then went to the living room to deal with Fitch's body.

While waiting for the body to dissolve, Odysseus completely destroyed the altar and burned the scrolls, books and notes.

Wearing gloves and putting the sponge soaked with yellow liquid into a paper bag, the three of them took a carriage and started their return journey.

In the carriage, the three people did not speak and remained silent.

After Mr. Wizard got off the carriage, Dylan said, "Today's experience is like a dream."

"Actually, when I heard you talk about your curse, I knew you were going to encounter something magical." Pine smiled helplessly and said, "Fortunately, it ended well. We found the right person and didn't get hurt."

If he hadn't found such a powerful wizard, Pine would probably have been killed by Fitch.

So the next day, Dylan took enough money and went to the residence of "Wizard Gandalf" with Pine again.

"Gandalf the Wizard" welcomed them in just like yesterday, and the three of them sat down on both sides of the coffee table just like yesterday.

Dylan and Pine were both attracted by the dark top hat on the coffee table. The top hat looked very beautiful, but it was thicker than a normal top hat and looked very sturdy.

Odysseus picked up the hat and said, "The solution to the problem is inside this hat. Although I tried to use the lightest material possible, it's still heavier than a normal hat."

He handed the hat to Dylan: "Try it on."

Dylan was stunned: "Is this your solution?"

"Believe me, this solution is unique." Odysseus smiled confidently. "Although some people may have a simpler solution to the problem, you will never meet those people in your lifetime."

At this moment, Dylan recalled the scene of the wizard fighting yesterday, took a deep breath, and put on his hat.

Odysseus, Pine and others looked at Dylan, waiting for his feedback.

Dylan paused for a few seconds before asking, "How...how can I tell if this hat is useful?"

Odysseus smiled helplessly: "Can you go and see if the figure outside is still there?"

"Oh, oh, yes." Dylan looked out the window and then said in surprise, "It's really gone."

Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief. This was exactly what he had envisioned for the "God-avoiding Array", but at that time he intended to avoid the sight of the "God of Steam and Machinery".

After slightly modifying the magic circle, he made it into the magic circle of this top hat. In theory, it can isolate Dylan from the "Demon King".

But this involves gods after all, and Odysseus was not completely sure until Dylan put on his hat.

"Take it off and try it." Odysseus said again.

Dylan took it off: "That figure appeared again."

"This proves that this hat is useful, but for the next few years or even decades, you must always carry it with you," Odysseus said, "even when you sleep."

Dylan smiled and said, "This is better than death."

Odysseus nodded slowly, then said to the window, "I can't see you if I put on this hat. Do you want to chat?"

Dylan suddenly sat up straight. "The figure said: 'Yes, I didn't expect you to solve the problem with such a solution.' This reminds me of some humans in the Second Age. They also always fantasized about challenging the majesty of God with their own weak power."

Odysseus was slightly taken aback: "Thank you for your reminder."

In other words, this magic circle has a certain effect, but the effect is limited, and it is also easy to anger the gods.

This made Odysseus somewhat disappointed. In other words, the magic circle designed before could not escape the gaze of the "God of Steam and Machinery" at all.

In other words, the "God of Steam and Machinery" may not be able to see him for a short time, but will be able to find him again soon.

Dylan continued to convey what the "Demon King" wanted to say: "For me, this is also beneficial. Even if you can't see me, I am still hiding in Dylan's shadow. The only difference is that Dylan will not die because of my existence."

Odysseus seemed to understand: "This is not a curse. You just want to use the people of the 'Demon Family' to hide?"

This reminded him that the "Demon King" seemed to be hiding from the "evil god in the starry sky".

"Yes, but no matter who it is, they cannot withstand the erosion of the 'Abyss'. At most, they will die in three years under my influence." Dylan looked a little surprised, but still faithfully conveyed the words of the "Demon King".

Odysseus praised, "That's a very clever idea. You must have used some method to prevent even the gods from seeing you hiding behind an ordinary person?"

"I used the 'Abyss' as a medium to establish a connection with someone's spirit, destiny, and so on, turning them into 'aliens' in this world. Members of the 'Demon Family' are already 'aliens'. Even if they aren't Beyonders, they are descendants of 'aliens'. This won't cause a conflict between life and the world. So, at this moment, I am him, and he is me."

Odysseus recalled that the "Abyss" seemed to have the authority of the "Alien", but he didn't expect it to be used in this way.

In other words, Dylan was originally an "oddball", and now he is just "even more oddball".

"The Demon King" is the concept of "alien" in Dylan, just like someone commented that "Dylan is an honest person", and the "Demon King" at this time is his "honesty".

Unless someone has a vision that can see through the "abyss", this cannot be discovered.

With this in mind, Odysseus seized the opportunity and said, "I'd like to ask you a few questions about the Second Age."

(End of this chapter)