Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 267 Killing and Seizing Treasures

There are too many skeletons in the ruins. Odysseus originally thought that during the Quaternary Period, the Abraham family suddenly declined in a very short period of time, and some members of the Abraham family hid here and died here, so there are skeletons here.

But when a signal flare was fired by a member of the "Genius Society", Odysseus realized that he had guessed wrong, because in the center of this space, there was a hillock-like pile of skulls.

There is also a thick circle of skeletons on the ground around. If someone hides here and is trapped to death, they will never die in the stacked manner.

The key point is that the number is too astonishing, and the thick skeletons have been paved into the floor.

Odysseus found it a little strange, and so did the people in the Gnosis Society. Odysseus faintly heard one of them say, "Isn't this where Abraham's family kept their bones?"

The sweet and lovely "Pleasure Witch" beside him said, "A grave? It doesn't look like one."

The Gnosis Society member explained, "No, I mean, for example, they raised some monster here, and the monster ate the flesh, leaving only the bones. Or simply, the Abraham family has a tradition of cannibalism..."

The "Pleasure Witch" continued, "It doesn't seem likely. What kind of monster or person would eat their prey and preserve the skeleton so well?"

Odysseus in the corner thought to himself: I know someone who did this, his name was Darwin, but he didn't eat humans.

These three "middle sequence" members of the "Spiritual Knowledge Society" carefully searched forward, but found no trace of the intruder.

Inside this towering hall filled with skeletons, there are two huge passages, each with two huge stone doors.

The stone door was open at this time, and it seemed clean inside, without a single skeleton.

The three members of the "Spiritual Knowledge Society" wondered if the intruder had already entered the stone door?

Instead of continuing to explore forward, they opened the wall again and invited the "Witch of Pain" in to discuss countermeasures.

At this time, because the distance was closer than when he was in the treetops just now, Odysseus could clearly see the face of the man wearing the captain's hat, which immediately reminded him of a bounty order he had seen before.

His name is Alman, and he is the captain of the "Creek". This guy looks harmless, but he has carried out two very bloody massacres in the remote waters of the Rorsted Archipelago.

Therefore, his bounty was as high as 8600 pounds, which was relatively high among all the "big pirates".

It seems that the background of the "Creek" pirate group is the "Gnosis Society". It is no wonder that Alman would carry out a bloody massacre, because the "Gnosis Society" believes that the body is a cage that binds the spirit, and they advocate that the spirit should be liberated from the body.

There are two ways to achieve liberation. One is to gain knowledge through spirituality, pass numerous tests, and ultimately be liberated from the material world.

Another straightforward way is to destroy the body.

So in Alman's view, he was not killing people, but helping those people to be liberated.

Odysseus, who was hiding in the corner, had decided to find an opportunity to kill the "Creek" pirate group. One reason was to eradicate the cancer of the world, and the other was that the bounty for this guy was really tempting.

At this time, more and more members of the "Genius Society" came in, and lanterns and torches illuminated the place.

With more people around, the skeletons here are not so scary anymore.

At the same time, with the help of their lights, Odysseus could clearly see the magic circle on the wall. It was another complex magic circle, which reminded Odysseus of the magic circle he had found on the stone door of the "Secret Chamber of Trunsost" before.

The two magic circles have many similarities and some differences, but at this moment Odysseus can only write down the magic circle temporarily and study it later when he has time.

Since this was a relatively closed space, Odysseus probably heard the deployment of the "Witch of Pain".

The moment Odysseus and Fors appeared before them, her spiritual sense had already sensed that the man who "threw the scroll" was most likely a Sequence 6, while the woman who opened the door was only a "low-sequence" Beyonder.

The "Witch of Pain" guessed that the two probably had a magical item that could hide their tracks very well.

Therefore, the deployment of this "Witch of Pain" was to divide the nine "Mid-Sequence" Beyonders into three groups, each leading a dozen crew members and sailors.

One group guards the gate, and the other two groups explore from different gates.

Both exploration groups have the ability to kill a Sequence 6 relatively easily, and there are also people blocking the door to prevent intruders from stealing important items and escaping.

When Odysseus heard that others called this "Witch of Pain" "Director", he immediately recalled some information he had obtained before about the "Spiritual Society".

This secret organization has a president and several vice-presidents, and below them are the "directors". Odysseus is not sure how many directors there are, but it is said that these "directors" are generally Sequence 5 or Sequence 6.

The directors are mid- to high-level members of the "Spiritual Knowledge Society".

Watching the three groups act separately, Odysseus did not follow the two exploration teams.

Members of the "Spiritual Knowledge Society" speculated that the intruders must be waiting for them ahead, and these people must be very alert. If they followed them, they would be easily discovered.

Odysseus set his sights on the group guarding the gate. He guessed that this group should be the weakest.

Their mission is to block and prevent, not to search.

The main members should only have one Sequence 6 and two Sequence 7s. If Odysseus were an ordinary Sequence 6, he would have no way of breaking through their interception. If he was not careful, he might be seriously injured or killed by the cooperation of the three "Mid-Sequences".

The best case scenario is that they are held back, and then the "middle sequence" members of the other two groups come to support them one after another.

But Odysseus is not an ordinary Sequence 6. Putting aside his powerful scrolls, three of the magical items he carries with him are at the Sequence 5 level.

If it was a one-on-one fight, Odysseus would even be able to kill the "Witch of Pain".

However, the opponent will not choose to fight alone.

If the nine "middle sequence" members of the "Gnosis Society" acted together, Odysseus would certainly not take the initiative to attack, or even launch a sneak attack, because that would be seeking death.

But the other party split up, or rather, normal people would divide into groups, after all, the intruder was not Sequence 5.

Odysseus quietly observed the group of people on the other side of the wall, confirming that there were no Sequence 5s among them.

Then, he began to imagine and calculate non-stop. After more than ten minutes, he finally whispered to Fors, "Sneak closer to that side later."

"After I attack, quickly run towards the wall, and after I yell at you, immediately open the door and run out.

"This scroll is called the 'Scroll of Invisibility.' The incantation is to pronounce 'Open' in ancient Hermetic language. When you're halfway out, quickly activate the scroll, pretending to run away, but actually quietly turning back.

"Then, we'll meet up here."

As he spoke, Odysseus handed Fors an "Invisibility Scroll".

Fors didn't know the Captain's plan, but she knew it was right to obey his orders, so she nodded vigorously to show that she understood.

Then she saw the "Captain" walking quickly towards the enemies guarding the door.

Fors immediately understood the Captain's intention, and she felt the excitement and thrill again: this was an adventure, an adventure full of madness and danger.

If Odysseus hid there motionless, even the angels would find it difficult to find him.

But once he starts to move, he will definitely make a faint sound. Even if such a sound cannot be heard, the spiritual power of the Extraordinary can still detect it.

The Sequence 6 had already noticed something unusual and looked towards Odysseus.

Odysseus suddenly accelerated, first throwing out a "Spirit Explosion Scroll." The Sequence 6 had already reacted and opened his arms. "I came, I saw, I recorded!"

An illusory book that was slowly turning pages appeared in his eyes, and two ice arrows appeared in front of him, stabbing towards the scroll.

But the moment the scroll was pierced, it exploded on its own and turned into a pale white light.

This light flashed across all the members of the "Spiritual Knowledge Society".

The dozen or so people in front of the wall simultaneously made surprised expressions and avoided movements, their bodies stiffly standing there.

This is the third scroll invented by Odysseus on Monday, and it is also the most powerful one.

If you use "spiritual vision" to observe this group of people at this time, you will find that their spirits have been pushed out of their bodies by some external force, and the spirits are now struggling desperately to return to their bodies.

Odysseus decided to use this scroll, not only because it could keep the enemy in a state of stiffness for a longer time than the "Thunderstorm Scroll", but also because this scroll was silent, and the enemy would be unable to speak for a few seconds after being attacked.

The "Thunderstorm Scroll" not only makes the sound of electric arcs, but also causes enemies that are hit to scream.

For Odysseus, these few seconds are crucial!
Although the two exploration teams have been exploring for more than ten minutes, the "Witch of Pain" should be able to arrive within ten seconds.

With these few seconds, Odysseus could plan more leisurely and even have time to collect the spoils.

The Sequence 6 "Recorder" was also among those who fell into a state of stiffness, but he was able to recover faster than the Beyonders of lower Sequences.

For example, Sequence 7 needs 5 seconds to get rid of this stiff state, but he only needs 3 seconds.

But Osdi would not give him 3 seconds. He used the "Travel Ring" to reach the tall wall almost instantly.

Although you cannot use "travel" to enter the wall when you are outside, you can use "travel" to travel briefly once you are inside. However, you cannot leave this "secret realm" and can only travel within it.

After Odysseus arrived at the enemy, he punched the Sequence 6. The "Recorder" was knocked away and basically got rid of the stiff state at the same time.

In mid-air, he was about to use his extraordinary ability to fight back, but before he could do so, he spat out blood and suddenly felt that he was in a critical condition.

The punch that Odysseus threw was not an ordinary punch, but a punch delivered with the "Harvesting Gloves". Even if it only scratched the skin, it was equivalent to a serious injury.

Odysseus was still worried and threw another punch: "Death!"

With one punch, the "recorder" was killed.

Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief and immediately realized: If this combo was used in sequence 5, the effect might not be so good.

After some Sequence 5 characters are seriously injured, they may have some means to avoid the state of serious injury, such as the "Witch of Pain", who will definitely use a substitute.

Of course, even if a "stand-in" was used, the "Witch of Pain" would definitely be injured, because the "Harvesting Gloves" harvest lives, not just injure the target.

However, after the opponent uses "Stand", they are fully capable of escaping quickly. Therefore, this combo will at most drive the opponent away, and it is unlikely that they will be killed like in this sequence 6.

But now was not the time to ponder this. Odysseus turned his head to look at the two Sequence 7s. They had finally broken free from their frozen state, and the "witch" among them had immediately become "invisible."

The other Sequence 7 is the "Astrologer", who lacks the ability to become invisible and can only immediately run towards the wall, hoping to escape by "opening the door".

Odysseus threw out an "Ice and Snow Scroll" and froze the opponent into an ice sculpture. Then Odysseus used the "Ice Arrow Scroll" and several "ice arrows" like ice cones appeared and pierced into the body of the "Astrologer", eliminating another enemy.

Fors, who was running towards this side, was stunned. She was not careful and tripped over a skeleton bone, almost falling.

After quickly regaining her balance, Fors thought as she ran, "The leader's strength has grown even stronger!" In the blink of an eye, she had already killed two "Mid-Sequence" Beyonders.

Xio once described the battle she and the "leader" had with the enemy in the park. At that time, the leader's ability was not enough to deal with two Sequence 7s.

At this time, more and more crew members and sailors recovered from their stiff state.

Their condition is still very poor, with cold hands and feet and stiff joints.

The dozen or so people rolled and screamed as they dodged to the side, with no intention of fighting Odysseus together.

This was exactly the opportunity Odysseus had been waiting for. He shouted to Fors, "We've got what we need. Let's go!"

While speaking, he carefully observed his surroundings to avoid being attacked by the "witch" in "invisible" state.

When Fors went to "open the door", Odysseus took out the secondary array of the "space array" and threw the bodies of the "recorder" and "astrologer" into it.

There was no time to wait for the extraordinary characteristics to emerge, so they could only be extracted in the "Knowledge Wilderness".

Following Odysseus' instructions, Fors pretended to flee from here, but when passing by the wall, he used the "Invisibility Scroll" and turned back when he was about to leave.

Odysseus saw that the support of the "Witch of Pain" was faster than expected, and she had already appeared at the door of one of the huge stone doors.

It had only been about ten seconds since Odysseus launched his attack, and the sailors and crew had only screamed two or three seconds earlier. Theoretically, the other two groups should have noticed the attack by then.

However, the speed at which the "Witch of Pain" arrived was much faster than Odysseus expected, at least five or six seconds faster!
This made Odysseus seriously suspect that the "Witch of Pain" deliberately made this group of gatekeepers the weakest, with the purpose of allowing himself to attack here, and then the "Witch of Pain" would quickly rush back to support.

However, Odysseus's strength was beyond her expectations, and the people guarding the door couldn't even hold on for ten seconds.

Like Fors, Odysseus entered the illusory door in the wall, then used the "Invisibility Scroll" to return.

He seized the opportunity and blended into the crowd before the "Witch of Pain" reached the wall to cover up his footsteps.

There was chaos near the wall at this time. When the "Witch of Pain" stabilized the situation, Odysseus had already hidden back to the place where he met up with Fors.

However, because the two people each used the "Invisibility Scroll", they could not see each other.

While the "Witch of Pain" was asking what was going on and other members of the "Genius Society" were rushing back, Odysseus used an "Invisibility Scroll" again.

Fors' figure gradually appeared not far away. At this time, the two of them were hiding their tracks under the effect of the same "Invisibility Scroll", so they could see each other.

After seeing Odysseus, Fors breathed a sigh of relief.

The action just now was so thrilling and exciting. She didn't know whether it was because of running or excitement, but Fors's cheeks were flushed and her eyes were sharp. She didn't expect that she, a Sequence 8, would have such a thrilling adventure!
Despite her excitement, Fors still quietly moved and hid behind Odysseus.

On the other side of the wall, the "invisible" "witch", as well as the crew members and sailors, were all saying that the two men had run away.

Moreover, "that man" also shouted something like "the thing has been taken", and everyone thought that they had taken away something important and left just now.

The "Witch of Pain" first divined the bodies of the "Recorder" and the "Astrologer", but found nothing.

She took one look at the hall filled with skeletons, and finally gave the order, leaving only one Sequence 8 and a few others to guard the place. The others, led by Captain Alman of the "Creek", continued to search the gate on the left.

The "Witch of Pain" and two "Witches of Joy" entered the "invisible" state.

When Odysseus heard the other party's deployment, he immediately realized: Oops, this has backfired. He shouldn't have shouted "We've got the item" just now. It was like he was telling the people in the "Genius Society" that he was leaving. At this time, making such an "explanation" was a bit redundant.

The "Witch of Pain" obviously had serious doubts that the two people had not left, so she and the "Witch of Pleasure" also entered the "invisible" state.

This made Odysseus dare not move, as there might be an "invisible" witch next to him.

Odysseus was not in a hurry and continued to hide and watch.

As long as he didn't take any initiative, the other party would not be able to discover him and Fors.

A new action of the "Spiritual Society" began, and dozens of people went behind the huge stone gate again. At this time, they were basically deceived by Odysseus's previous actions, relaxed their vigilance, and many people began to chat.

Odysseus did not blend in with them as he had originally planned. He knew that the "Witch of Pain" must be keeping a close eye on this group of people.

However, through their conversation, Odysseus knew that the structures inside the two stone doors were the same. First, there was a long corridor, and there was a huge stone chamber inside the corridor.

The stone chamber on the right seemed to have been destroyed by some huge force, especially the ground, where someone had dug a big hole.

The stone chamber on the left is relatively well preserved, but it seems that some monster has appeared there, and the ground has collapsed in many places.

They were just looking to see if there was anything valuable, and now they had to go back and continue searching.

Odysseus thought about it and decided to explore the corridor and stone chamber on the right first. There were not many people there, so he could avoid being discovered. Moreover, if he operated properly, he could also kill one of the other side's "Mid-Sequence" extraordinary people.

But not now, wait a moment.

After all, this is a game of patience. The "Witch of Pain" cannot keep fighting with Odysseus forever.

Odysseus guessed that she would definitely wait here for a while. If she couldn't find the target, she would definitely rush to the stone gate on the left and quietly observe the search process of her subordinates to prevent them from finding the precious things and being snatched away by the target.

At this moment, several skeletons against the wall suddenly sat up, picked up the weapons beside them, and rushed towards the people guarding the door.

Odysseus was stunned, and his first thought was that there was a third group of people here!
It was that group of people who were operating the skeletons!

But Odysseus still watched quietly and put on the ring that could hide in the shadows.

This ring came from a "hermit" that Odysseus had killed before, and it can hide in the shadows for a certain period of time.

The negative effect is that if you wear it for too long, you will hear the voice of the "True Creator", so Odysseus generally does not dare to use it indiscriminately.

At first, Odysseus didn't think he would need the ring, and he didn't even give it a name.

It was not until Odysseus received the "blessing of the goddess of night" that the ring became a treasure. As long as he hid in the shadows, no one could find him.

So Odysseus named it the "Monk's Ring". At this time, an unknown enemy suddenly appeared, and there was little light in the hall, so it was very likely that it would be useful.

At this time, the skeletons were quickly covered by black flames, and the spirituality that supported their existence was quickly drained, and soon they scattered on the ground.

Obviously, among the three "invisible" "witches", at least one is hiding in the dark, staring at this place quietly.

After those skeletons were "burned to death" by the black flames, more than a dozen skeletons actually crawled up.

Not only was the "witch" hiding in the dark confused, but Odysseus was also confused. He couldn't figure out what the "third group" was doing for a while?
At this moment, Odysseus' eyes suddenly became deep, and he said to himself, "Oh no!", the "Eye of Secrets" was about to open by itself.

Although this is a passive skill, the process will also consume spirituality, and the effect created by the "Invisibility Scroll" will also be broken.

Fortunately, Odysseus had just put on the "Monk Ring", and the moment the invisibility effect disappeared, he blended into the shadows.

Because she hadn't had time to say hello to Fors before this, the "Captain" suddenly disappeared, which made her immediately panic.

Odysseus quickly used the "shadow" to wave in front of her to let her know that he was by her side so that she wouldn't make any noise.

At the same time, Odysseus's "Eye of Prying Eyes" saw that there was an invisible force flowing in the hall, and ordinary "spiritual vision" could not even see that force!
The closer to the wall, the faster the force flows.

Odysseus's gaze followed the "flow" of this power and slowly turned to the "Skull Hill" in the center. The source of that power seemed to be there.

Inside the skeleton, Odysseus saw a man with feathers on his back, and some yellow greasy dirt on the feathers.

He opened his eyes wide and looked towards the wall, but there was no life in his eyes, like a pair of dead fish eyes.

Immediately afterwards, the Eye of Prying closed on its own. Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief and analyzed everything he had just seen: "Among the hillocks of skulls, there is a man in a strange state. He seems to be dead, but he is definitely not dead yet.

Judging from the feathers on the other party's back, it can be basically confirmed that he should be related to the "Death God" path.

As for the invisible force, it should have existed in this hall, or it should be the force that the man in a strange state had arranged here in advance.

The scroll I used just now activated this power to a certain extent, thereby awakening these skeletons!

There was no one commanding these 'skeleton warriors' at this time, but since they were undead creatures, their nature was to kill the living. So it looked as if the members of the 'Gnosis Society' had been attacked."

Thinking of this, Odysseus realized that the time for action was coming.

At this time, the dozen or so "skeleton warriors" had been "burned to death", but immediately more than twenty skeleton warriors stood up!
The crew members and sailors guarding the wall were all experienced people. They did not panic, but drew their weapons and took defensive stances.

But this made the "witch" hiding in the dark realize the seriousness of the problem. She came out of her "invisible" state and froze those "skeleton warriors" in place.

Just as Odysseus expected, the one "lurking" in the hall was the "Witch of Pain".

She came to these "skeleton warriors" and studied why these skeletons suddenly "came to life".

Odysseus knew that the opportunity had come. He used his shadow to pull the corner of Fors's clothes, signaling her to follow him.

The two men quietly came to the huge stone door inside the hall, and Odysseus saw that there was an ancient giant character on each of the two doors.

The characters on the right gate are "North" and the characters on the left gate are "South".

Odysseus looked back and saw that more than twenty skeletons with weapons were rushing towards the "Witch of Pain", which seriously disrupted her deployment.

Otherwise, he and Fors must have made some noise along the way, and she should have noticed them long ago.

Odysseus did not deliberately hide the sound of Fors's footsteps, which might lure out other "witches".

As planned, Odysseus led Fors into the right gate.

On the right wall of the corridor was a mural that had been badly damaged by someone unknown. There were tiny scratches on it, as if every inch of the wall had been scratched.

On the left wall, there are several "Ancient Giant" characters carved on the wall.

There were tiny scratches on this wall as well, but thankfully these characters were carved deep enough or they would have been scratched out.

There was a relatively large character carved high up. After seeing these characters clearly, Odysseus almost laughed out loud, because this character represented the meaning of "storage" and "warehouse" in ancient Giant language.

In other words, the warehouse of this "extraordinary transit station" is actually behind this wall.

Several other smaller ancient giant characters are at a height of about one person, marking the location of the warehouse switch.

There is a large door switch and a small door switch.

Because no one in the "Spiritual Knowledge Society" understands "Ancient Giant Language", no one has ever opened it.

Odysseus came to the wall, stretched out his hand from the shadows, placed it on the "small door switch", and injected spirituality.

Click~
With a crisp sound, the mechanism was activated and a small door opened.

Odysseus waved to Fors and went in first.

Fors was somewhat surprised. She had not expected there to be a mechanism here. While marveling at the fact that the "Captain" actually knew such a secret mechanism, Fors quickly followed.

It was pitch black inside the door, but Odysseus still found the exact position to close the door.

When the door closed, Odysseus smiled and said, "There should be some lighting facilities here... Ah, I found it."

While speaking, Odysseus used the guidance of the ancient giant characters to find the location of the "lamp" and injected spirituality into it.

The crystal on the top of the warehouse immediately emitted light, illuminating the entire warehouse.

Fors saw that the warehouse was quite large, filled with many wooden boxes and supplies. In the middle was a small stone platform, on which were neatly placed some small wooden boxes.

Her first thought was: I’m going to get rich!
Those supplies may not be worth much money, but those small wooden boxes on the stone platform must contain something valuable.

Just as Fors was about to go forward to check, Odysseus reached out to stop her.

Suddenly, the "Captain" said to the door, "Come out! I've noticed you a long time ago."

Fors immediately took a defensive stance, suspecting that a "witch" had followed him in.

But there was no movement from the direction of the door.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Then I have no choice but to ask you to come out."

Call ~
He raised his hand wearing the "Harvesting Gloves", and the direction of the door was immediately covered by layers of fire walls.

At this time, a ball of black flame burned a gap in the wall of fire, and an illusory shadow jumped out from the "wall of fire".

The illusory figure quickly solidified. It was a sweet and lovely lady. She smiled and asked in a pleasant voice, "How did you notice me following you in?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I didn't notice anything, but now I know that someone followed me in."

Fors smiled unkindly: So I was just trying to trick this "witch".

(End of this chapter)