Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 311 Fantasy and Reality

At this time, Odysseus also realized that Theresa, who was guarding the library of the "Moss Ascetic Order" in front of him, was indeed not a modern person.

She should have come here during the Fourth Epoch, and the way the "Sage" repaired the "barrier" was most likely to have the gods move their kingdom to the astral plane in order to prevent the "Outer Gods" from infiltrating the real world.

So Odysseus further asked: "Why don't you wear that asymmetrical dress?"

"This has been a privilege enjoyed by members of the Moss Ascetic Order since the Solomon Empire." Theresa smiled. "Aren't you wearing any too?"

Odysseus replied confusedly, "Because asymmetrical clothing is no longer required."

Teresa was stunned. "Didn't the 'Night Emperor' Trunsost unify the Northern Continent? When I set out, the Trunsost Empire had already gained an absolute advantage in the war against the Tudor Empire."

"Vice Admiral Iceberg" Edwina's eyes lit up as she listened carefully to the conversation between the two people.

Odysseus finally confirmed that this Teresa was a person from the end of the "Four Emperors Era", which was more than a thousand years ago.

So he said, "The Trunsoste Empire has indeed perished."

Teresa was stunned for a moment: "What about the plans of the Sage and the Night Emperor?"

Odysseus asked, "What's the plan?"

Theresa, who always answered questions, didn't respond immediately. Instead, she smiled and said, "It seems they didn't succeed, otherwise you wouldn't have heard about their plan."

Then she asked, "What happened after the fall of the Trunsost Empire? Didn't the 'Underworld Emperor' achieve the final victory?"

"Not really. The 'King of Hell' did launch an attack on the Northern Continent..." Odysseus then briefly recounted what happened during the subsequent "Pale Age".

Edwina had not expected that the "Pale Age" would cause such great damage to the Northern Continent.

Teresa listened quietly to Odysseus's story, then said with certainty, "The Sage must have fallen asleep again at that time. Otherwise, He would not have allowed such a tragedy to happen."

Seeing that the conversation had reached this point, Odysseus said, "I have only heard of a 'Hidden Sage', a deity of the 'Moss Ascetic Order.'"

Teresa's face was suddenly filled with shock: "'Sage'...'Sage' He...

"No, I have to go back and see what's going on."

She was keenly aware that "hidden sage" and "sage" were two different things.

But after a brief moment of shock, she smiled bitterly and said, "I almost forgot, I'm already dead."

The other party seemed to say this casually, but Odysseus and Edwina immediately took a defensive stance.

Odysseus thought to himself: Since I’m dead, I shouldn’t come out to chat with people. It’s scary!

Seeing the expressions of the two, Theresa immediately explained, "Don't worry, I committed suicide."

Odysseus twitched his lips: What the hell is the difference?

"Only in this way can I guard here forever." Teresa suddenly felt melancholy and helpless: "This has greatly reduced my strength."

Suddenly, she looked out the door and said, "Stay here and don't go out."

Odysseus was stunned: "What's wrong?"

"There's an intruder." Theresa pointed her staff at the door and walked out step by step.

Odysseus asked, "How can we help?"

"The biggest help here is not going anywhere." Theresa said: "If they find out that you have suddenly become three people... forget it, you won't notice.

"Don't worry, even if it follows you to the real world, it will have to follow you back here when night falls again."

As she searched outside, she warned, "If your goal is the island with the big tree, remember not to enter the tree hole!"

As she spoke, Theresa seemed to have searched another room.

When she was far away, Edwina asked, "'Sage' isn't 'Hidden Sage'?"

"Now it seems that the two should have a certain relationship, but they are different." Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, he realized that if his "predecessor" could be compared to the "Ancient Sun God", he should be more powerful than an ordinary true god! Perhaps he has already contained the "Wildness of Knowledge".

But later, for some unknown reason, He failed. At least now, there is no trace of Him left in the "Wilderness of Knowledge".

But perhaps he had completely given up resistance, and changed from the original "sage" who repaired the "barrier" to the current evil god "Hidden Sage".

Odysseus shook his head slightly. If that was really the case, he would never give up the "Wilderness of Knowledge".

Odysseus had no idea about this problem, so he stopped thinking about it.

Then Edwina asked, "Why have I never heard of such a person as the 'Sage'?"

For most extraordinary people, they have more or less heard of the deeds of the Four Emperors or the Angel Family, because many notes have been passed down from that era.

However, few people know about the history of the Tertiary Period. Knowing what the "Ancient Sun God" is is considered erudition.

Edwina, who is on the "Reader" path, is one of the more knowledgeable Extraordinary people. She not only knows about the "Ancient Sun God", but also knows about the eight ancient gods.

Logically speaking, she should have heard of the "Sage". After all, according to Theresa, he is a figure as important as the "Ancient Sun God", and there should be some legends circulating about him.

"Because it's mysterious." Odysseus smiled and said, "I now suddenly understand what 'mysterious' means. It means it really existed and had a huge impact on the world.

“Even if no one remembers he existed, people are well aware of the impact he had.

"Or rather, there's no need to remember him, just the traces of his presence."

He had such a feeling because he suddenly thought of Teresa's description of the "Sage" in the Third Age during the conversation just now.

People only know about the "Moss Ascetic Order" but not the "Sage". Perhaps that was the result of the "Sage's" intentional creation.

Then, Odysseus suddenly felt the potion being digested, which further strengthened his current digestion idea centered on "mystery".

At this time, crew member Barnett said: "Captain, what you said is very reasonable. Perhaps forgetting the 'Sage' is the purpose of the 'Sage'."

Odysseus nodded, and suddenly felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what it was.

Edwina continued the previous topic: "This seems to be a very advanced question!"

She glanced at the unprepossessing Barnett and thought that the crew member Odysseus's explanation was very good.

At the same time, Edwina's spirit also felt as if something was wrong, but she couldn't tell what exactly was wrong.

At this moment, sunlight suddenly appeared from the top of the room, and Odysseus woke up from his bedroom. He stood up and looked at the armchair, but Bernadette had disappeared.

Odysseus felt a little lost and suddenly felt very complicated, but for a moment he didn't understand why it was so complicated.

After feeling it for a while, he realized that it was not his complicated mood, but he always felt that something was wrong in his heart. However, he couldn't figure out what was wrong after thinking for a long time.

Odysseus took out the crystal ball and communicated with Edwina to see if he could find any clues.

Edwina said, "I felt the same way after waking up. I always felt like I had thought of a very important question, but when I thought about it carefully, I couldn't remember what it was."

Odysseus realized that it might be related to some power in this sea area. Instead of continuing the topic, they talked about Theresa again.

As they chatted, he felt a little hungry. Ever since he came to the "Ruins of the Gods' War", the time periods of noon and night were uncertain, and his normal rest time was disrupted, and his meal time was also disrupted.

So during this period of time, he ate when he was hungry and slept when he was tired. Odysseus often had the illusion of "jet lag".

So Odysseus ended his contact with Edwina and came to the restaurant.

Seeing that the boatswain, Salina, and the crew member, Barnett, were having dinner, Odysseus sat down at the table and said to the kitchen, "Give me a breakfast... dinner too."

The chef in the kitchen at this time was hired from Bayam and his cooking skills were very good.

Odysseus smiled and asked, "What were you talking about?"

Salina said, "Barnett is telling ghost stories."

She laughed and said, "I didn't realize before that Barnett is quite good at telling ghost stories."

Odysseus picked up the aperitif wine that Extraordinary Puppet had poured for him and said with a smile, "You guys continue, I'll listen too."

"That story happened a long time ago." Barnett, who was plain-looking and seemed to have no special features, continued with a smile: "There was a small ship carrying ten crew members searching for a treasure on the sea.

"After going through untold hardships, they finally found the island where the treasure was buried."

When he said this, his expression suddenly became serious, as if he had also experienced those difficult voyages on the sea.

Barnett continued, "But when they dug up the treasure, they found only eleven coffins, and on the wall was written: 'This is for you.'"

When he said the last sentence, his tone suddenly became a little empty.

Odysseus and Salina suddenly felt a chill on their backs, as if they saw the ghost who buried the treasure and wrote this sentence with a weird smile.

Then Barnett's tone and demeanor suddenly returned to normal: "When the captain saw this, he laughed out loud, because there were only ten of them but eleven coffins. He thought someone was playing a joke on them."

Barnett's tone changed again, becoming low and slow. "Just as the captain ordered the coffins to be pried open, the first mate suddenly reminded him: Captain, when did we become eleven crew members?"

"Gudong" Salina swallowed her saliva in a cowardly manner.

It was mainly because Barnett spoke well, both his tone and expression were just right, and his tone suddenly became urgent: "The captain felt a chill on his back and his hair stood up. He counted and found that there were indeed eleven crew members.

"Those coffins are prepared for them!"

Salina rubbed her arms and said, "I have goosebumps!"

Odysseus didn't say anything. He also found the story a little creepy, but as a captain, he certainly couldn't rub his arms like Salina did.

At this time, his steak was served. Odysseus picked up his knife and fork and was about to eat when he suddenly realized something was wrong. So he asked Salina: "How many official crew members are there on the Sword of Dawn?"

Salina blurted out: "Eight!"

Odysseus hesitated to drop the knife in his hand: "Why do I count nine?
"Look, it's me, the first mate Bazel, the second mate Rupert, the third mate Beavis, the battle captain Cleveland, the boatswain Salina, and the crew members Boris, Noy, and Barnett."

Barnett, standing by, said solemnly, "It is indeed nine."

"Gudong," Salina swallowed again: "I...um...why is there suddenly another person?"

Barnett smiled and said, "I'll tell you why!"

Salina nodded quickly: "Just tell me."

"Because, when you counted the official crew members, you never counted yourself." Barnett laughed.

Salina suddenly realized: "So that's what happened."

Then she smiled sheepishly: "I was wondering why there was suddenly one more person."

Odysseus smiled. This really seemed like something Salina could do. He then used a dinner knife to cut the steak on the plate.

But when the knife was halfway through, his spiritual sense reminded him that something was wrong!

Odysseus realized that he could not ignore the spiritual reminder, so he stood up suddenly and walked quickly towards the cab.

Barnett and Salina noticed something was wrong and quickly chased after him.

But Odysseus turned around and said, "Don't follow me!"

Barnett and Salina looked at each other, wondering what happened to the captain all of a sudden?

Odysseus quickly walked to the cab and asked Beavis, who was on duty there: "How many official members does the Sword of Dawn have?"

"Eight." Beavis blurted out.

Odysseus asked, "Which eight are they? Don't think too much, just tell me!"

Beavis was stunned for a moment: "Captain, first mate, second mate, me, battle captain, boatswain, Boris, Noy, Barnett... Hey, why are there nine?"

Odysseus took a deep breath: "Where's Rupert?"

Beavis came back to his senses: "Rest in the room."

Odysseus walked quickly down to the lounge and knocked on the second mate's door. "I have something important to discuss with you." Rupert quickly let the captain in and, after closing the door, asked, "What is it?"

"Can you help me recall how I met First Mate Bazel?" Odysseus said solemnly.

"He was assassinating the crew of the Red Lion Pirates at the time," Rupert said. "I was there too."

"You and Bazel were the first crew members to follow me." Odysseus said, "There will be no problem for you."

If any one of them is missing, it will be like a butterfly effect, and many things will become incomplete.

For example, Bazel's subordinates were still protecting Mandy and the others in Bayam. It was through Rupert that Odysseus first met the members of the "School of Life." This premise made their subsequent collaboration with the "School of Life" in Port Olaví so logical.

Then, starting with Beavis, Odysseus discussed each crew member with Rupert one by one. The two had many common memories of each of their crew members.

For example, the combat captain Cleveland is taciturn and has little presence, but he is very brave when fighting.

For example, the boatswain Salina is more cheerful and has a carefree personality. Leonard, who came to the ship before, even praised her.

For example, Barnett is a good storyteller, and he can always sense the emotional changes of other crew members and always say the right words at the right time.

Only then did Odysseus ask, "How many crew members are there on the Sword of Dawn?"

Rupert blurted out: "Eight."

Odysseus said, "Haven't you noticed? There are nine crew members now?"

Rupert was stunned. "Even counting Tim, the officer sent by the navy... No, that's not right. Even if we don't count Tim, there are still nine of them."

There really is one more crew member!
Rupert's expression gradually became serious: "Which one is the extra one?"

Odysseus laughed and said, "If I knew who it was, I wouldn't be discussing this with you here."

It suddenly occurred to him that if he entered the "wilderness of knowledge" and eliminated external interference, he might be able to figure out what was going on.

Odysseus smiled, laughing at himself for being too impatient. Why hadn't he thought of this earlier?
He said to Rupert, "For now, only the two of us know about this. Don't tell anyone else."

Rupert nodded solemnly: "Okay."

After leaving the second mate's room, Odysseus walked quickly towards his studio, ready to enter the "wilderness of knowledge" in the studio.

At this moment, Beavis in the cab suddenly said: "Target island found! Repeat, target island found!"

Odysseus noticed that Beavis' tone seemed a little wrong, so he retracted his legs that were heading towards the studio and quickly walked to the cab.

When he came to the cockpit, Odysseus was also stunned, because the island he was looking for was right in front of him!

When Odysseus came into the cab just now, there was nothing in sight!

The reason why Beavis' tone was so urgent just now was that if he had given the order a little slower, the "Argo" would most likely have crashed into the island!

After the danger was eliminated, Beavis quickly reported: "This island appeared suddenly! It wasn't there one second, and it was there the next."

There was a reef in front of the "Argo", and the waves kept hitting and washing it.

Inside the reef is a lush forest, and it looks like no human has ever been here.

In the distance, probably in the center of the island, there is a towering tree.

This tree is ridiculously large, even beyond everyone's imagination of trees. It seems that if you climb up from here, you can reach the sky.

The Argo and the Golden Dream began to sail along the beach, looking for a place to land.

Finally, they arrived at the north of the island, where the waves were much smaller and it was safer to anchor.

Odysseus ordered: "Rupert and Noy will guard the ship, Beavis, Salina and Barnett will follow me."

After briefly arranging the distribution of personnel, Odysseus summoned "Star Sand" and used "flying magic" to take them to the island.

On the "Golden Dream" at the back, Edwina went ashore with the second mate Orpheus and the third mate Jodson. The seven of them formed an exploration team and explored the interior of the island.

After entering the woods, the sound of the waves was quickly blocked out, and the silence here was heart-wrenching.

"There are no animals in the forest," Edwina warned.

"There might be animals," Odysseus said with a smile, "but they don't dare to come out."

Then he said, "Everyone should know why I came to this island, right?"

Before entering the "Ruins of the War of the Gods", Odysseus told his crew about his purpose and also told Edwina in a letter.

But I wonder if Edwina told her crew?
Seeing that no one raised any questions, Odysseus asked, "Do you have any ideas?"

Edwina asked, "Since it's 'psychedelic red coral', could it be underwater around here?"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I've thought about that too."

That's why he brought Salina with him to facilitate diving search.

Odysseus continued, "But before I came here, I did some research on this extraordinary creature. I learned that it often comes ashore and releases hallucinatory mists under the starry sky."

This was the habit of "psychedelic red coral" that he learned from Bernadette.

Odysseus concluded, "So it's easier to find it if we look for it from the shore..."

Having said this, Odysseus suddenly stopped.

Because a cloud of fog suddenly appeared in front of them, and then it dispersed and surrounded everyone.

In the mist, it seemed to be twinkling, as if there were stars twinkling behind it.

Odysseus looked at the sky that was not yet obscured by fog and confirmed that it was noon and the wind was quite strong.

He pulled out a few small glass bottles from his briefcase. "They contain potions I had prepared in advance. After drinking them, you won't be affected by the fog and won't experience hallucinations."

This was the potion that Odysseus had asked "Moon" Emlyn to help him prepare at the previous Tarot meeting.

After each person was given a bottle, Odysseus pulled the cork and drank the potion in one gulp.

After everyone drank the potion, Edwina asked, "Isn't it said that the 'Psychedelic Red Coral' will only release hallucinogenic mist under the night sky?"

"I don't know what's going on." said Odysseus.

Bernadette would not provide inaccurate information on such a matter, so it is very likely that there is something wrong with the situation at hand.

Odysseus said: "Everyone gather together and don't get separated.

"If we find any 'Psychedelic Red Coral', Vice Admiral Iceberg and I will be the primary hunters. The others should protect their own selves."

At this moment, eight figures suddenly rushed out from the fog. Some of them were wearing clothes in the style of the Feysac Empire, some in the style of Loen, some dressed like pirates, and some like adventurers.

However, at this time, their goal was very unified, that is, Odysseus and others.

Odysseus frowned. Among these eight, there were four sequence 5 and four sequence 6.

Since being promoted to Sequence 5, as the ability of the "Eye of Secrets" has become stronger, when he encounters a Beyonder, he can basically tell the approximate Sequence of the other person.

But there is a prerequisite: below demigod.

“Imprison!” Odysseus immediately raised his hand and imprisoned one of the Sequence 5s with the Hand of Judgment.

But he didn't launch a combo attack on the Sequence 5 as usual. Instead, he charged towards another Sequence 5: "Death!"

Directly knock the opponent away and injure him.

Edwina also drew her sword, and her eyes suddenly turned golden. The next second, a holy halo appeared around her, bringing strong courage to everyone. At the same time, the surrounding fog was dispelled a lot. One of the Sequence 5 was pushed back significantly by the "halo".

Her first and second mates dealt with a Sequence 5 and a Sequence 6 respectively.

However, Beavis and the other three crew members of the Argo had to face three Sequence 6s, and they were obviously no match for them.

Fortunately, the captain gave them the "Defense Scroll" in advance. Beavis used the first "Defense Scroll" to block the first round of attacks from the two Sequence 6s.

At this time, Odysseus was being besieged by two Sequence 5s and one Sequence 6. Although one of the Sequence 5s was injured, it did not affect his continued attack.

After taking a look at the surrounding situation, Odysseus understood that he was now at a disadvantage and could only hold on for a while, but he might collapse at any time.

Taking a deep breath, Odysseus dodged the enemy's attacks and took out a scroll with a black glow. "Whisper!"

This is a scroll made using the "whispering" of the "True Creator". It allows a single target to hear a highly penetrating "whispering", falling into extreme pain and thus losing all ability to move.

Odysseus's target was the Sequence 5 who had just been injured. This was a "Priest of Light". Even in his injured state, the "Holy Light" he summoned was extremely harmful, causing Odysseus considerable trouble.

The "Whispering" scroll just now, if used on a Sequence 5 target, can trap the opponent for 3 seconds. After these three seconds, it can continue to affect the target.

The scroll exploded at the feet of the "Priest of Light". His expression was first distorted and hideous, and then looked extremely painful.

Another Sequence 5 "Dream Walker" and the Sequence 6 "Scroll Professor" quickly stood in front of their companions to stop Odysseus.

"Imprison!" Odysseus imprisoned the "Dream Walker" again, then let the "Scroll Professor" kick him. He jumped over the two enemies and punched the pained "Priest of Light" away. "Harvest!"

The "Priest of Light" was immediately seriously injured, and a layer of illusory black scales appeared at the place where the "Scroll Professor" kicked Odysseus. It was the protection from the "Scale Armor Scroll" and could completely ignore the attack of a Sequence 6.

Odysseus's attack on the "Priest of Light" continued. He summoned "Star Sand" in his hand. The "Star Sand" suddenly broke away from Odysseus's palm and instantly formed "Gal Runes" one by one.

With the orderly appearance of these "Gal Runes", the surroundings were suddenly filled with the light of morning light, and a sword with the light of morning light appeared in Odysseus's hand.

This is the "Sword of Dawn" that Odysseus "simulated" using "star sand", but the original "Sword of Dawn" is a two-handed greatsword, while the sword in Odysseus's hand is just an ordinary straight sword.

However, the sharpness of this straight sword is similar to that of the "Sword of Dawn".

Odysseus used the straight sword in his hand to pierce the left eye of the "Priest of Light" and then exit from the back of his head.

Then, the condensed "Sword of Dawn" turned back into "Star Sand" and returned to Odysseus' hands.

The "Priest of Light" fell straight to the ground due to severe head trauma. Although he did not die, he was almost beyond saving.

Odysseus then pulled out a scroll with a black glow and chanted an ancient Hermetic spell towards the imprisoned "Dream Walker": "Arbitration!"

This is another scroll with special powers made by Odysseus using the demigod-level spiritual material "Stone of Iron Law".

This special scroll is very precious to Odysseus. In order to prevent people from taking the wrong one, Odysseus designed different opening spells for each scroll with different abilities.

The "Dream Walker" who had just escaped from "imprisonment" suddenly entered the "arbitration moment" again. All his extraordinary powers were weakened, but the power of Odysseus became stronger accordingly, especially his spirit body. In the eyes of the "Dream Walker", it suddenly became tall and majestic, beyond doubt.

The "combat hypnosis" ability of the "Dream Walker" could hardly affect the "Arbitrator" Odysseus at the moment, so he simply turned around and ran away, waiting to survive the few seconds of "arbitration moment" before making any decision.

Odysseus punched out with his gloved hand: "Harvest!"

After using the "Arbitration Scroll", Odysseus's spirit and spirituality were strengthened, strong enough to use "Harvest" three times in a row.

Odysseus punched the "Dream Walker" who turned around and ran away, and a layer of illusory scales immediately appeared on the target's body surface. This is the "Dragon Scale" ability possessed by the "Hypnotist" sequence, which has strong defensive power.

Therefore, Odysseus’s tactic is to first deal with the “Priest of Light” whose defense is relatively weak, and then concentrate on dealing with the “Dream Walker”.

The reason for this tactic was that he rushed towards the target at the very beginning and "imprisoned" the "Dream Walker", leaving him no chance to distance himself.

The best tactic for Extraordinaries of this path in group battles is to wander around the edge of the battlefield, constantly "guiding" or "hypnotizing" the target.

Of course, when Odysseus used "imprisonment" for the first time, he didn't know that it was a "dream walker". When he found out, he certainly wouldn't give the other party a chance and stayed away from him.

In close combat, the "Dream Walker" can basically only use the two abilities of "Deterrence" and "Combat Hypnosis", and at most use "Dragon Scales" to strengthen defense.

That's why Odysseus used the "Arbitration Scroll" to deal with him, because this can avoid being "intimidated" by the opponent, and at the same time greatly reduce the opponent's "combat hypnosis".

The success of Odysseus's tactics was also due to the enemies' own factors.

He found that although the enemies in front of him had high ranks, they lacked sufficient coordination, which made him quickly formulate a plan to defeat them one by one.

Odysseus punched the Dream Walker away, then he quickly stepped forward and punched again: "Harvest!"

Two consecutive "harvests" that can ignore defense seriously injured the "Dream Walker".

(End of this chapter)