Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 205: Tomb of the God of Death

At the moment the light of the stars disappeared, the surroundings did not become dark, but a layer of pale white light appeared on the ground.

Almost in an instant, the wilderness turned into a wide river.

The river was not deep, only up to the ankles, but it was extremely cold.

This cold Odysseus was very familiar with it. It was the river that carried the dead from the real world to the underworld.

When he was doing some research, by chance he found a way to temporarily borrow this river.

The direction of this river cannot be seen, and even the surface of the river is very calm, but as long as you are in it, you will realize that it is flowing.

It is flowing towards death all the time!
Then, Odysseus saw several figures on the river, which were his parents and other family members.

Odysseus watched all this indifferently. One of the key reasons why he could use this river relatively easily before was that he had no feelings for the family of this body, and he hardly had any emotional fluctuations after seeing them.

But when people face death, they still have an indescribable feeling of powerlessness, which makes Odysseus stand there blankly for a while, unwilling to do anything and unable to do anything.

Bernadette on the side saw her mother and brother Charles. Unlike Odysseus, she couldn't suppress some emotional fluctuations.

So Bernadette sank slowly, and soon, she was submerged in the river below her knees.

At this time, Odysseus came back to his senses a little and pulled Bernadette.

Bernadette seemed to wake up suddenly from her sleep. She slowly looked up at the sky and saw a vine hanging from the void. She grabbed the vine and slowly rose from the river.

After returning to her normal position, she continued to rise. Bernadette stretched out her other hand to grab Odysseus, and the two slowly left the river.

The further they moved away from the river, the less sluggish they felt due to the aura of death in it, until in mid-air, their minds returned to normal.

"How thrilling." Odysseus took a deep breath. "If we had stayed in the river, we would have died slowly."

He thought to himself: Fortunately, there is a big guy who came in with me. The river just now seemed to have a huge suction force, and I can't get rid of it by using "flying skills".

Bernadette said nothing, but just looked at the river in front of her quietly.

The wilderness before was completely gone, leaving only the calm water surface emitting a faint pale light.

In front of the distant snow-capped mountains, there seems to be a building standing there. Although the appearance of the building cannot be seen, it looks very magnificent.

At this moment, Odysseus and Bernadette were silent. They both realized that the way out was in that building.

But now is not a good time to explore.

“We’ve come a long, long way…”

A hoarse voice suddenly came from behind the two people, scaring them both, because even Bernadette's spiritual power could not sense the person appearing behind her.

However, neither of them looked back. The most taboo thing when encountering such a thing is to look back immediately, as you may see something you shouldn't see.

"We walked a very long way and crossed one snow-capped mountain after another, but we didn't expect that this was all a huge scam." The hoarse voice said again.

Odysseus was very cautious and asked boldly: "Why do you say it's a scam?"

"That's not His Majesty the Underworld Emperor! That's the tomb of the ancient god of death!" The voice grew increasingly agitated. "We've all been deceived. This is an elaborately designed prison, and we've all ended up here on our own."

While Odysseus was thinking about the other party's answer, he asked again: "Who deceived you?"

"The person who deceived us is..."

The other party seemed to say a name, but Odysseus didn't hear it clearly: "Who?"

"Yes……"

At this time, Odysseus found that his body became somewhat transparent, and finally he was like a spirit floating in the real world, seemingly able to pass through solid objects at any time.

Bernadette suddenly said, "You can turn back now."

Odysseus realized that the changes in himself were the protection imposed by Bernadette.

The two men looked back together and saw a dried corpse not far behind them. A ball of fire was silently burning him, but he seemed to be unaware of the pain and did not struggle.

"The one who designed this scam is..." He was the owner of the hoarse voice, but Odysseus clearly saw him open his mouth, but did not hear any sound, and could not tell who he was talking about.

Soon, the mummy was burned into powder.

The flames died down, and the powder drifted into the river below.

Although the other party did not say it, Odysseus understood that what he was talking about was the "Goddess of Night".

The "Goddess of Night" holds the power of "secrets", and Her name represents "secrets". When She does not want to be mentioned by certain people, as long as those people mention Her, it will trigger divine punishment.

Odysseus looked back at the building in the distance and said, "So that's the tomb of the 'Ancient God of Death'."

Bernadette did not express any opinion, because she also guessed that what the mummy had just said was a scam of the "Goddess of Night". In the prison of the "Goddess of Night", if you accidentally say the wrong thing, the consequences will be serious.

It was obvious that the "Goddess of Night" used the tomb of the ancient god of death to attract a large number of extraordinary people from the path of the "god of death" and kept them here forever.

Odysseus didn't think much of it, as it was consistent with his impression of this "fellow countryman". To put it bluntly, he was insidious and cunning, but to put it nicely, he was extremely intelligent.

At this time, the scene in the air changed again. One after another, mummies appeared from the void and slowly floated towards the snow-capped mountains. It seemed that after death, they were still moving in that direction.

Odysseus soon discovered that among the mummies, there were several huge birds with pale feathers and some ancient-looking mystical symbols on their long feathers.

Bernadette said: "Phoenix."

Odysseus smiled. "It seems the 'Eve Goddess' not only ripped off the 'King of Hades' subordinates, she's also ripped off a few Phoenixes!" No wonder there are so many Beyonders on the 'Death God' path within the Church of the Evernight Goddess. It turns out the 'Goddess' has a way to generate income, a place where they can continuously acquire Beyonder traits.

Bernadette pulled the vine in her hand again, and the two of them moved higher again, avoiding the mummies.

Just as they stopped, a seasoned voice suddenly rang in their ears: "You two sound very familiar to me. This lady has something that originally belonged to me, and this young man has a familiar aura. I think I've seen you somewhere before!"

The two men searched around, but this time there was nothing around, not even a corpse.

Odysseus asked, "Who are you?"

"I'm Salinger."

Odysseus took a deep breath: "Emperor of the Underworld!"

It’s strange. Didn’t the mummy just now say that the “Emperor of the Underworld” was not found here?

"It seems the outside world hasn't changed much. Someone still remembers my name," the voice continued. Bernadette listened quietly to the conversation, occasionally glancing toward the buildings beneath the snowy mountain. She wasn't surprised that Odysseus knew Hades's true name, and for the time being, she wasn't particularly interested in his secrets.

However, the "Emperor of the Underworld" said that the aura of Odysseus made him feel very familiar, and he seemed to have seen Odysseus somewhere. She kept this sentence in mind.

Odysseus thought for a moment and asked, "Why are you here?"

"Of course he was locked up here." The other party didn't seem to be as crazy as the legend said. Apart from his somewhat cold tone, he was no different from a normal person.

He suddenly asked, "Do you think the 'God of Death' will die? Haha, I am Death!"

Odysseus pondered for a moment before asking, "Are you saying that you didn't die back then, but were actually imprisoned here?"

"No, fallen." The voice claiming to be Salinger said, "But to me, 'fall' is not the same as 'death'. Until a new god of death appears, I still represent death itself."

Odysseus nodded, perhaps understanding what was going on. "That means you have the possibility of resurrection before the next god of death appears."

"A very clever young man." Although the other party's tone was cold, his words were very kind: "Someone doesn't want me to be resurrected, so they imprisoned me here."

Obviously, that "someone" is the "Goddess of Night".

"The fact that you were able to come here and didn't die immediately after seeing this snowy mountain shows that you are the chosen ones." The voice continued, "I have waited for so many years, and finally you have arrived.

"Release me from here. In return, I can give you an angel-level seal. I can also forgive you and allow you to never face the threat of death."

Odysseus smiled and said, "That sounds tempting."

But he thought to himself: It sounds unreliable. I’m afraid that once you come out, the “Goddess of Night” will descend and kick you back.

Odysseus asked calmly, "How can I release you?"

"It's simple. Just destroy that damned magic circle." The voice claiming to be Salinger said, "I just need to destroy a few symbols on the tomb and I can get out."

Odysseus nodded and said, "I'll go to the tomb and take a look."

Apparently that building was a tomb.

"Okay, the power of the seal is starting to get stronger again. I'll wait for you here." The other party said.

As soon as he finished speaking, the stars in the sky began to appear one by one, emitting brilliant starlight again.

The rivers on the ground quickly disappeared, revealing the original desert.

Bernadette grabbed the vines and slowly landed on the ground: "That voice just now was probably just the remaining consciousness of the 'Underworld Emperor', and its power was very weak.

"And if He were truly freed from the seal, the first thing He would do would definitely be to snatch my 'Pale Death'."

Odysseus looked towards the snow-capped mountains and smiled, "I know."

He stretched himself and said, "I won't be stupid enough to remove His seal."

Moreover, Odysseus guessed that since there was a sealing magic circle there, the reason why the "Goddess of Night" captured them was probably to let them strengthen the magic circle.

After all, Odysseus is very professional in magic circles.

But how the Goddess of Night knew that he was proficient in magic circles was unknown.

It is possible that the "Eternal Whisper" was sealed before, and the "Goddess of Night" received the news from the "Nighthawks" who participated in the sealing process.

It could be from somewhere else.

For Odysseus, "too much debt is not a worry", since he has been targeted by the "God of Steam and Machinery" and the "Hidden Sage" anyway, so having another "Goddess of Night" doesn't matter.

Moreover, since he had helped the "Goddess of Night", if his escape failed and his tracks were discovered by the "Mechanical Heart", he could also seek refuge from the Church of the Goddess of Night.

The Church of the Goddess of Evernight is at least safer than the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. At least the "Goddess of Evernight" won't be thinking about the "wilderness of knowledge" on him every day.

At this time, the buildings in front of the snow-capped mountains seemed to become very far away, and the snow-capped mountains became very tall again.

Odysseus said: "Since it is unavoidable, let's take the initiative to explore it."

Bernadette nodded: "Okay."

She paused and continued, "Be careful. It's better to find no clues than to take risks."

Odysseus said solemnly: "Of course."

After the two of them agreed on the "exploration strategy", Bernadette reached out and pushed Odysseus's back and took a step forward. The two of them had already advanced a long distance.

Bernadette took a step forward and could already see the building clearly.

If you look closely, you can see that it is not a building at all, but just a simple structure made of three huge stone slabs.

Those stone slabs are thick and ancient, as if they have experienced many vicissitudes of life.

When they got here, both of them felt the taste of death. It was a terrifying feeling, mixed with helplessness and sadness.

Bernadette did not move forward. She took out the wooden box containing "Pale Death" from her pocket.

At this time, the mystical symbols around the wooden box were emitting a faint light, and the entire wooden box was shaking violently.

Bernadette said, "If we go any further, the seal of 'Pale Death' will probably be useless.

“I can wear this seal to suppress this power of death.

"But if you wear it for too long, the negative effects can be quite terrible."

She might wear it for so long that she wouldn't want to take it off, and from then on she would become a zombie and a puppet of the mask.

"So it can only be worn at critical moments." Odysseus pondered for a moment before saying, "I'll go over and take a look. If there's any danger, you use the seal to protect me."

Otherwise, you can't just throw this level 0 seal here, right?
This is a divine sealed object, not a cabbage. After being thrown on the ground, no one knows what kind of existence it will attract.

Bernadette nodded and said, "Okay."

So Odysseus began to move forward alone. The further he went, the stronger the breath of death became. He felt that all the joints in his body began to become stiff, but it was still within an acceptable range.

Walking further, he saw the magic circle, and outside the magic circle, he saw a corpse wearing the robe of the Church of the Goddess of Evernight.

(End of this chapter)