Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 319: Collaboration between "The Hermit," "The World," and "The Hanged Man"
Klein was still wearing the same formal attire and dark windbreaker as yesterday.

Odysseus's clothes were more casual and loose, and because there might be a fight during today's exploration, he also wore an arm guard on his right arm.

That was the "extraordinary armor" that Odysseus made using the "alchemical glasses" and the shell of the "black spider". In addition to having excellent defensive power, it also "hidden" a sharp long leg of the "black spider" inside, which could carry out the most direct physical attack on targets within two meters around.

The long legs of the "black spider" are sharper than the sharpest sword and have a corrosive effect. It is an "extraordinary protective gear" that Odysseus is very satisfied with.

Odysseus and Klein had fought together last night, so of course there was no sense of strangeness or awkwardness. After a brief chat, Odysseus grabbed Klein's shoulders and summoned the "Gate of Illusion".

After more than twenty seconds of "travel", the two arrived at the place they had agreed to meet with the "Hanged Man" Alger.

That is Changwei Island in the southern waters of the Sea of Rage. It is far away from the Rorsted Archipelago, and the entire sea area is relatively empty with not many islands. Not only that, there are many "dangerous seas" around it.

Therefore, even hundreds of years after the "Age of Discovery", this sea area has not been fully developed.

It took Alger quite some time to find this place.

Changwei Island is a small colonial island whose specialties are rubber and iron ore.

However, due to its remote location, there is only a city slightly larger than a small town at the port. Such a place is a paradise for pirates. Perhaps this city was built on the basis of a pirate gathering place.

An "illusory door" suddenly appeared on the beach. Odysseus and Klein walked out of it and saw a middle-aged man with deep features, a rough appearance, and dark blue hair not far away.

He is Alger, codenamed "The Hanged Man," the captain of the "Blue Avenger."

None of the three men put on any disguise, because Odysseus was already on the wanted list, so there was no need to disguise himself.

Klein didn't use his real face, nor did he need to disguise himself.

Alger had already met "The Hermit" and "The World" before, so he felt there was no need to disguise himself.

For a long time before this, Alger had no idea that he had met the Hermit before. It was not until he saw the bounty offered by Odysseus that he realized that the person who killed the intelligence officer Old Quinn of the Blood Admiral that day was actually the Mysterious Admiral, who was actually the Hermit!
The three of them looked at each other for two or three seconds, and Odysseus smiled and said, "There's no lady among us three, so there's no need to look at each other like this."

Klein glanced at the Hermit helplessly. He felt that since setting sail, this guy had become more and more self-indulgent, or rather, his words and actions were becoming more and more like a real pirate.

Odysseus then took out five "Flying Scrolls" and handed them to Klein: "I have the 'Flying Technique', and the 'Hanged Man' also knows the 'Wind Control Technique'. It seems that you are the only one who can't fly.

“This is for you, it gives you the ability to fly, each one can last for 30 minutes.

"I think if we search by flying, we should be able to find clues faster."

Klein looked at the scroll in his hand and said, "Thank you."

With 5 scrolls, you can fly for 150 minutes! This is obviously longer than the normal "flying scroll" duration.

In his opinion, such a scroll is very valuable. After all, if you can fly, you can avoid many attacks and have a wider combat space.

The Hermit actually gave out five at once, which made Klein wonder if the Scroll Professor would always give away such good things.

For Odysseus, the most versatile "Flying Scroll" was one he had hoarded, three boxes! He casually gave a few to others, not taking them too seriously.

After roughly determining the location of Whale Island, Odysseus once again opened the "Gate of Illusion" and led Klein and Alger into the spiritual world.

After a few seconds of traveling through the spirit world, they arrived at the beach of a small island.

But they did not explore immediately, but made final preparations.

Odysseus asked the Hanged Man, "Among the clues you obtained, what were the specific contents of the last words of the great pirate Daken Dedil?"

Alger recited, "I have placed all my wealth into the whale's eyes. My fellow compatriots of the future generations, use them to revitalize our tribe..."

He paused and said, "The main clue to the treasure is in the first sentence. The remaining sentences are more like a 'political testament,' describing how powerful the elves once were, and slandering the 'Lord of Storms.'

"I looked at many sea charts, searched for clues at many gatherings, and asked many pirates, and finally found this Whale Island.

“It’s called this name because the shape of the entire island is a bit like a whale.

"At the same time, I have done some research. Among the indigenous tribes on some of the surrounding islands, there are legends about Deken Dediel, so I basically believe that this is where the treasure is buried.

"After I came here some time ago, I discovered some ruins with elf-style patterns in the jungle, which further confirmed my guess."

Odysseus and Klein both nodded slightly. Alger's search process was quite reasonable. After hearing these clues, they also felt that there was a high probability that the treasure was indeed on this island.

Alger added, "This exploration was initiated under the witness of Mr. Fool. If we have any disputes during the search, Mr. Fool will make the final decision."

Odysseus smiled and said, "To ease your worries, we can first discuss how to divide the spoils."

Alger breathed a sigh of relief. He knew very well that the two people before him were both Sequence 5. If a dispute arose over the spoils of war, he would be most vulnerable to attack from the other two.

Odysseus continued, "Mr. Hanged Man has conducted preliminary research. I suggest that whenever you encounter Ocean Singer's Beyonder characteristics or corresponding materials, give them priority to the Hanged Man."

The stern Klein hummed in agreement.

Alger breathed a sigh of relief and secretly thanked the Hermit in his heart, because during this exploration, there was a high probability that he would obtain the Beyonder characteristics of the Sailor Path.

If there were an extraordinary characteristic of the "Ocean Singer", he would very much like to obtain it.

"As for the rest of the spoils, if none of us three make a significant contribution, each of us will receive one-third," Odysseus continued.
"If anyone really needs one of these items, they can obtain it by giving up other spoils, or by providing gold pounds to others."

Alger immediately said, "I agree."

"I agree," Klein emphasized, "If there's any dispute, please let Mr. Fool make the decision."

Odysseus thought to himself: Judge for yourself? You are trying to take sides.

But he didn't know what to say, so he could only express his agreement.

Then Odysseus asked, "Where is that strange stone?"

"Probably..." Alger pointed in a direction, but just as he said this, the three people's spirits were touched and they all looked towards the direction of the sea.

At this moment, a huge monster emerged from the bottom of the sea. With a "whoosh" sound, the sea water parted, and then a giant ship appeared on the sea.

The entire ship is covered with a layer of metal, with only thin pipes extending from the top like the eyes of a snail.

Even though Odysseus and the other three often encountered strange events, they were still frightened by the sudden appearance of this huge ship.

Odysseus immediately pulled out the "Staff of Guth" and poured spirituality into it.

The tip of the staff emitted brilliant starlight, which quickly formed a layer of star gauze that covered the figures of the three people. Then the figures of the three people disappeared, and the star gauze disappeared the next second.

At this time, on the sea, in the constantly sliding water, the upper part of the black strange ship suddenly separated, blooming like a flower, revealing multiple cannons, and three masts were raised to form a wide deck.

Odysseus explained in a low voice, "Although this 'witchcraft' can't hide loud noises or strong smells, as long as you don't shout or eat garlic, it generally won't be discovered."

Of course, if you encounter a "vampire" whose nose is sharper than a dog's, that's a different story.

Then the three of them quickly calmed down. Odysseus was surprised because the "Argo" also had the function of diving. After the initial surprise, he felt that it was nothing.

Klein thought back to his time as a keyboard warrior and the pictures of submarines he had seen. He felt that the scene before him didn't seem to be beyond his understanding.

Alger recalled some of the intelligence he had received earlier and learned that Rune had now built a ship that was said to be able to sail underwater. He quickly calmed down.

In the distant sea, the giant ship began to approach Whale Island.

Odysseus recalled the vast amount of intelligence he had handled and quickly realized the owner of the ship before him. He whispered, "Vice-Admiral of the Deep Sea, Hal Constantine."

He had received information from the intelligence exchange meeting that this "lieutenant general" had two very important ships, both of which could dive.

Alger also recalled the intelligence he had learned: "I also heard that the 'Deep Sea Vice Admiral's' ship can dive. I didn't expect it to be true."

He paused and continued, "It is said that 'Admiral of the Deep Sea' has the bloodline of a sea monster.

"He mainly operates in the 'Misty Sea'. How did he suddenly appear here?"

Klein repeated the other person's name: "Hal Constantine?"

This last name was very familiar to him, and he really wanted to ask if "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" had a moving castle?

"Maybe they are also here for the treasure." Odysseus analyzed.

Alger asked, "What should we do now?"

Odysseus smiled and said, “We will explore our own, and if we encounter each other, you will have the characteristics for advancement.

"Oh, based on my analysis of some intelligence, 'Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea' is most likely a 'Singer of the Sea'."

Alger was stunned for a moment, and a forced smile flashed across his rough face. His two companions on this expedition were a "Pirate Admiral" and a "Crazy Adventurer."

Such a powerful strength suddenly made him a little uncomfortable.

"However, we can't fly and explore as planned." Odysseus said, "Theoretically, the 'Pirate General' is likely to have a certain background. I'm not sure about the background of the 'Deep Sea Vice Admiral'. Have you heard of it?"

Seeing his two companions shaking their heads one after another, Odysseus continued, "So we still have to be careful and try not to attract the other party's attention."

It is best to get the useful clues first and find the treasure first.

So after seeing "Deep Sea Admiral" lower the boat, the three people entered the rainforest and immediately took action.

Now they have a huge advantage: they are in the dark and have already landed.

Since "Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" came with a group of pirates, he must have a group of subordinates landing with him, and it would take them a lot of time to complete the landing process.

Entering the rainforest, Alger led the way: "That strange stone is to our east, and we are now heading to the west of Whale Island.

"The last time I was here, I saw that area from the air. There's a fairly large pool of water there. If you think of Whale Island as a whale, that pool is probably right at the whale's head, so it could be considered its 'eye.'"

In his last words, Deacon Dedile began by saying, "All my wealth went into the eye of the whale."

At that time, Alger wanted to go to the pool first to check. In case the treasure was sunk in the water, there would be no need to seek help from "The Hermit" and "The World".

But he encountered the strange stone and realized that there seemed to be a strange power on the island, which made him feel very dangerous.

The three of them walked quickly forward for more than half an hour.

They were all "Mid-Sequence" Extraordinaries, and although they were traveling through the rainforest, they were still moving very fast.

Alger, who was leading the way, was once a "navigator". He had a strong ability to distinguish directions even on land and would not get lost.

After Odysseus was promoted to "Astrologer", his spiritual ability in distinguishing directions was greatly improved. Even in the daytime when the starry sky could not be seen, Odysseus could quickly distinguish the direction by just looking at the sky.

Klein would be even less likely to get lost. One of the most useful abilities of the "Fortune Teller" was "Divination with the Divining Rod." After advancing to Sequence 5, his spirituality would guide him to quickly approach his goal.

But these three people went in the wrong direction and came to the huge rock that Alger mentioned.

The boulder had an irregular shape and looked like an ordinary stone.

However, there were no plants within a radius of about fifty meters around it.

In the tropical jungle, such a space with little vegetation looks very abrupt.

Moreover, after seeing this stone, Odysseus and others felt that it was very special, but they could not clearly explain what was special about it.

If you look carefully, you can indeed see something unusual. The sand around the stone is in a suspended state, as if it is not bound by gravity.

The three people were still in the jungle and had no intention of going out to check.

Odysseus suggested: "Go back!"

A Sequence 6 who used to be a "Navigator" and two highly spiritual Sequence 5s actually took the wrong path and ended up in opposite directions. This in itself was a very strange thing!

The three were seasoned warriors who wouldn't rush forward to explore. Instead, they immediately headed in opposite directions. To avoid getting lost, they used their spiritual senses to determine their direction. They even climbed to the top of a tree after a while to survey their surroundings and determine their direction and position.

After walking for more than twenty minutes, the huge rock appeared in front of the three people again.

The three of them looked at each other, and Odysseus whispered, "It seems that if we want to find the treasure, we can't get around this stone."

So he began to observe the stone in front of him carefully, and it was indeed an ordinary stone.

Odysseus picked up a small branch from the ground and threw it towards the stone. Suddenly, the stone seemed to be frightened and the sand around it suddenly fell to the ground.

After the branches fell to the ground, the surroundings seemed to fall into an eerie silence, and the sounds of birds and wind seemed to disappear in an instant.

About four or five seconds later, the sand near the rock and the branch thrown by Odysseus slowly floated up again.

Odysseus frowned and looked at his two companions.

Alger and Klein were also confused at this time, not understanding why they were floating.

Odysseus whispered, "This reminds me of the ability of the 'Criminal' Pathway, Sequence 8, 'Broken Winged Angels.' They seem to be able to manipulate gravity, making their targets feel several times the force, as if they could be crushed by the immense force at any moment."

Alger thought for a moment before asking, "And the power displayed by this stone seems to be the opposite?"

Odysseus said, "Hmm," "A bit like that."

Then he asked, "How did you leave last time?"

Alger replied, "It flew away from here. During its flight, it seemed to be attracted by this stone and deviated from its direction several times."

Odysseus stared at the rock and sighed, "Will it cause a 'navigator' to lose his sense of direction?"

Alger laughed heartily and said, "It's really embarrassing to say the least."

Klein, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly asked, "How about shooting at the stone and seeing how it reacts?"

"The reaction is likely that the bullet also became suspended." Odysseus looked around and said, "Let's find an animal nearby and throw it around the rock to try."

Klein had just thought of this, and he also thought that he could simply control the "spiritual thread" of an animal, turning it into his own puppet, and then let it explore the rock.

But he felt that it was dangerous to do so, because then his "spiritual line" would also have to get close to the rock.

The three people began to look around for any animals. At this time, they found that the surrounding jungle was dead silent, as if all the animals had disappeared.

At this moment, their spirits sensed someone approaching. It should be the "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" bringing people here.

Odysseus hid the figures of the three people again and looked quietly at the jungle not far away.

Sure enough, more than ten seconds later, a dozen people came quickly from the jungle. The leader was about 1.9 meters tall, but judging from his facial features, he did not have any characteristics of a Feysac person.

Odysseus should be the "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" Hal Constantine. He thought to himself: No wonder everyone says that the "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" has the blood of a sea monster. Apart from the people of Feysac, few people have such a height.

However, Odysseus noticed that although the "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" was a little tall, he was generally thin and did not seem to have sea monster bloodline.

He heard that people of sea monster bloodline are not only tall but also strong and look stupid. The "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" in front of Odysseus should be a case of "gene mutation" or awakening of "hidden genes".

This situation is similar to a situation where a tall person of 1 meters suddenly appears in an area where the average height is 7 meters.

When they arrived in front of the flat land, Hal Constantine raised his hand and signaled his subordinates to stop.

"Deep Sea Admiral" Hal observed the rocks in front of him, looked at the surrounding environment, and paused slightly in the direction of Odysseus and others.

As a Sequence 5 Hal, his spirituality should have enabled him to be aware of Odysseus and the others, but this "awareness" would not affect Hal's subjective judgment, so his sight only paused for a moment, and he did not notice anyone there.

Hal then gave orders to his subordinates. Odysseus and the other three could not hear the specific orders, but they saw through the open area that the subordinates of "Deep Sea Admiral" opened several sacks with their mouths tied.

Several people reached in, and one of them pulled out a fat rat.

Then they threw the rats at the rocks like grenades.

"Squeak~"

As the mice screamed, they got closer and closer to the rocks. Out of biological instinct, they were very afraid of the rocks in front of them and quickly ran back after landing.

But during the escape, their bodies grew bigger and bigger, and in the blink of an eye they became as big as cheetahs, and their faces became hideous and ferocious.

They ran faster than cheetahs and rushed straight towards the "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" and his men.

"Deep Sea Vice Admiral" Hal shouted the order: "Shoot!"

However, many of his crew members were so frightened by these "big rats" that their hands were shaking. The sound of gunfire was sporadic, and they only knocked down two "big rats".

"Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" raised his hand, and a hurricane mixed with blue wind blades blew towards the "big rats". These rats as big as cheetahs were immediately cut and dismembered.

Odysseus and his two companions took a look and realized that the target of "Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" was this stone, and they came prepared.

So they continued to wait and see.

While "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" was loudly scolding his subordinates, the corpses and blood of those "big rats" suddenly and slowly floated up, forming a weird and bloody picture.

After resting for more than ten seconds, Hal's subordinates took the drawstring sack again and threw a few more mice towards the rock.

They still ran back screaming and quickly grew larger, but this time they were only the size of a medium-sized dog.

bang bang bang~
The reprimand from "Vice Admiral Deep Sea" just now took effect, and his subordinates opened fire and killed the rats one after another.

Then came the third and fourth times the rat was thrown, and the mutated rats became smaller and smaller.

At this time, Odysseus and others also guessed that this rock could cause the creatures close to it to mutate, but the effect of this mutation was limited. As long as some animals were used to consume the effect of the mutation, they could approach the rock within a certain period of time.

By the sixth time the rats were thrown, the rats that ran back had returned to normal size.

At this time, all the corpses that were floating in the air fell to the ground, and the open space around the rocks seemed to be normal.

"Deep Sea Vice Admiral" Hal kicked a crew member to the flat area. After seeing that the crew member had not mutated, he led the team to quickly approach the rock.

When they got close to the rock, they took out the hammer and chisel they had prepared long ago and hammered on the rock.

At the same time, some pirates took out bombs and prepared to hammer out a certain indentation and then place the bomb.

At this moment, Odysseus noticed that the flat ground suddenly bulged, as if something was moving underneath.

"Deep Sea Vice Admiral" and others also felt the danger. Some pirates continued to hammer stones, while others took out weapons to be on guard.

Suddenly, a pair of huge jaws stretched out from the soil, closed suddenly, and clamped off the legs of a pirate.

Amid the pirates' screams, a "sea centipede" as thick as a bucket crawled out from the ground, its slippery warty legs looking hideous and terrifying.

One of the "arsonist" subordinates of "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" immediately summoned a group of fire crows to burn and bomb the giant "sea centipede".

At this time, a viper as big as a python with bright scales all over its body crawled over and also joined in the attack on the subordinates of "Deep Sea Vice Admiral".

Hal still let his subordinates deal with the giant viper, while he stood next to the rock, attacking the rock with "Hurricane" and "Thunder" from time to time.

But the rock was very hard, and Hal's attack was obviously not very effective.

But more and more monsters came to protect the rocks. There was a crab the size of a train car, and a monster with a bird's head, a human body, and covered with feathers.

More and more subordinates of "Deep Sea Admiral" went to deal with the monsters, and the pounding of the stones had to be temporarily stopped.

At this time, a black mosquito that was bigger than an ostrich flew over. It seemed to be extremely old. It flapped its huge wings, and the straw on its head and six legs were drooping.

After reaching the flat ground, the black mosquito's six legs suddenly spread out, and the crew of "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" suddenly stopped, as if they were under some huge pressure and tried hard to resist so as not to be overwhelmed.

Odysseus and the other three looked at each other. This was very similar to what Odysseus had just said, the ability of Sequence 8 "Broken Winged Angel" in the "Demon" path.

At this time, "Deep Sea Vice Admiral" decisively gave up attacking the rock, and a bolt of lightning fell, hitting the black mosquito directly.

The black mosquito's compound eyes moved slightly, and a transparent shield appeared on its head. This shield seemed to have no substance and looked like a thin film, but it blocked the lightning.

At the same time, the monster with a bird's head and a human body suddenly rushed towards Hal. When it took the first step, it seemed to be a normal attack, but when it took the second step, the force of its impact was so great that it even stepped out a deep pit on the ground.

By the third step, it had already gathered an astonishing amount of power, and the speed of its forward movement even made a sound as it rubbed against the air.

Although it was just a monster with a bird's head and a human body, Hal felt like a huge rhinoceros was rushing towards him.

Hal immediately flew up to avoid it, but the bird-headed monster also flew up and continued to rush towards Hal.

"Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" summoned a "hurricane" to block the monster, but the bird-headed monster's strength did not decrease, as if it wanted to smash a hole in the "hurricane".

However, the wind blades hidden in the hurricane cut wounds on the monster's body, and the bird-headed human monster had to avoid it.

Hal shouted, "Retreat!"

Then he suddenly sang: "Her beauty shook my peace, pierced my heart swiftly and fiercely..."

The singing was gentle, like a young man praising his beloved girl.

The monsters were suddenly filled with happy emotions.

"Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea" retreated with his crew while singing.

Odysseus and Klein watched all this calmly. Only Alger couldn't help but frown. "The 'Ocean Singer' really needs to sing."

Odysseus glanced at Alger and then remembered that Mr. Hanged Man's singing seemed to be very unpleasant.

Just when Hal and his men were about to evacuate the flat area, the jungle shook and two more monsters rushed over. They were actually two giant morning glory beetles.

The two morning glory worms swung around at the crew members who were attacking them. Suddenly, the two crew members screamed, their bodies swelled rapidly, and soon they mutated into two human-shaped monsters.

At this time, after Hal finished singing a song, the monsters that they had gotten rid of before also woke up one after another.

Odysseus drew out the "Staff of Guth": "Give them a hand."

He didn't know what the rock was, but anything that could cause a living thing to mutate must not be a good thing.

Then, Odysseus injected the "star sand" into the staff, and the crystal at the top of the staff immediately emitted a brilliant light. A cold wind that made people's spirits tremble blew by, and the dazed eyes of dozens of "big rats" that had just been killed suddenly moved.

They stood up stiffly and rushed towards the two morning glory bugs, entangled them by hitting and biting them.

Hal looked in the direction of Odysseus and the other three. The moment Odysseus used his spiritual power, the figures of the three people appeared.

Before that, Alger quickly covered his face.

If he were seen with Admiral Arcana and Gehrman Sparrow, it would be difficult to explain to the Church.

After Hal and his crew were able to evacuate, Odysseus and his two companions also distanced themselves from the flat area.

Just as the three were about to enter the spirit world, they heard Vice Admiral Deep Sea shout in a penetrating voice, "Admiral Arcanum, let's talk."

Odysseus looked at his two companions questioningly. Klein pondered for a moment and said, "At least we should find out what that rock is."

Odysseus smiled and said, "I thought so too."

Although Alger was somewhat reluctant, since the two Sequence 5s had said so, he couldn't just leave.

So he adjusted the scarf around his face and followed "Hermit" and "World" to meet "Admiral of the Deep Sea".

(End of this chapter)