Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 378 Audrey's Great Adventure (Part )
Audrey, standing high up, noticed that something seemed to be rising rapidly from the sea.

Then she saw a pair of cold eyes.

The cold gaze from those eyes put Audrey into a strange state. The sounds in her ears were rapidly disappearing, and everything around her seemed a little unreal.

Those eyes quickly approached her, as if they appeared in front of her in an instant.

Everything in front of Audrey began to spin and twist. Just when Audrey didn't know how to resist, her sight suddenly turned and all her eyes disappeared. The sounds of the wind, birdsong, and the shouts of the priests in the distance gradually came back.

Audrey breathed a sigh of relief only to discover that Odysseus was pinching her chin with his hand and turning her head in another direction.

She was stunned for a moment before she remembered to quickly dodge Odysseus's hand, but a second before she dodged, Odysseus's hand had already loosened to rescue Tim and Susie, who were also stiff.

Odysseus was not as polite to these two as he was to Audrey. He woke the former up with a slap and kicked the latter, who also woke up from that nightmare-like state.

Then Odysseus said, "Now all of you squat down and don't look at the altar."

Audrey squatted down and asked, "What are those eyes?"

Odysseus, the only one standing and looking at the altar, said, "It's a giant conch."

This giant conch was as big as two elephants! After it emerged from the sea, it looked like a small island reef!

On its hard shell, there are bronze eyes, some large and some small, one next to the other, but without eyelids.

All eyes were filled with indifference, like the eyes of a zombie, cold and without any emotion.

"Conch?" Audrey couldn't believe her ears, because she didn't remember seeing any details about the conch.

"I finally understand why this 'God of No Light' appears here every year." Odysseus smiled and said, "You may not imagine that it comes here mainly to lay eggs."

The first thing the conch does after emerging from the water is to lay eggs on the steep rock wall that are the size of eyeballs and look like eyeballs.

After laying eggs, the sea water slowly lifted up the conch, and the "God without Light" seemed to be going to enjoy its sacrifice.

At this point, Odysseus was certain that this giant conch would indeed spread some mental and spiritual pollution through its eyes.

Moreover, it seemed to be at the Sequence 4 level. Ordinary people... not to mention ordinary people, even Sequence 6 Beyonders like Audrey and Tim, after seeing this large conch, could only see a bunch of eyes and could not see its true appearance.

Odysseus suddenly laughed and said, "How funny! A group of natives believe in a giant conch. I don't know how many years they have believed in it."

At this moment, the slowly rising conch suddenly stopped, and all eyes looked towards Odysseus.

Odysseus drew out his staff: "It finally noticed it!"

To be precise, at its level, it would definitely be able to detect it. It was just concentrating on laying eggs just now, so it didn't notice Odysseus at the first time.

Before the conch could respond further, several rows of "Gal Runes" instantly appeared in front of Odysseus, simulating the ability of "flash".

Moreover, it was a "long-distance flash", and it immediately appeared next to the big conch.

The priests on the cliff seemed to have a premonition of something, as if they were afraid that the "God of No Light" would leave, and their shouting became louder.

At this moment, the conch in front of Odysseus suddenly became illusory and quickly disappeared without a trace.

Odysseus was stunned for a moment. He didn't even notice when the conch left.

He raised the "Staff of Gus" and "recreated" an idiom story: going in the wrong direction!

The conch, which had already escaped to the deep sea, was suddenly affected by a mysterious force. It felt that since it swam fast enough, it could still escape even if it swam to the shore and crossed the island.

Then it surfaced again.

With the help of the "Staff of Gus", Odysseus used the "Mysterious Reappearance" very quickly. Before the effect of "Going in the Wrong Direction" ended, he had already used the ability of "Reappearance" again: Zhuang Zhou's Dream of a Butterfly!
The huge conch suddenly split open in the middle, revealing the ugly conch shell, which was covered with bronze eyes, large and small, densely packed.

But at this moment, a pair of beautiful wings suddenly appeared on the huge soft body.

The pair of wings spread out, emitting a strong spiritual energy. It was absorbing the spiritual energy of the conch and then releasing it into the surrounding air.

This quickly weakened the conch's power.

The conch had an illusion and thought it was a butterfly. It wanted to flap its wings and fly into the sky.

The next moment, the conch suddenly woke up, and its bronze eyes suddenly emitted a blue light, and a huge vortex instantly appeared under its body!

Odysseus, who opened the "Eye of Prying Eyes", realized that the other party was using the ability of the "Reader" path, and was "imitating" the ability of the "Sailor" path to create a huge whirlpool.

This vortex had a huge suction force, and it immediately sucked away the large conch with wings still attached.

At this point it has no time to take back its shell, so it runs as fast as it can.

The reason why it kept running without any thought of resistance was mainly because it had a certain "predictive" ability. It knew that the human in front of it was stronger than itself and it would be very dangerous if it didn't run faster.

Its "prophecy" was correct. Odysseus had already realized that the other party was probably at the level of "reader" to "prophet".

But in essence, it was just a small seafood, having never seen many high-level Beyonders, so it couldn't "imitate" very powerful abilities. It also didn't know how to learn mystical knowledge and didn't know many secret techniques.

For Odysseus, "Imitation" and "Mysticism" are the most difficult abilities of the "Reader" path to deal with, but it turns out that it does not possess either of them. Therefore, it is not difficult for him to kill such a Sequence 4.

At this time, Odysseus saw that the other party was about to escape again, and the head of the "Gus Magic Circle" lit up again. A dreamy light flashed, and the soft body of the conch suddenly became the size of a thumb.

Fairytale Magic: Thumbelina!
As it becomes smaller, its extraordinary power will be weakened in a short period of time.

So Odysseus took out the "Scepter of Disaster", and the sea water suddenly rolled as if it was boiling, lifting out the shrunken conch.

The "Disaster Scepter" is a real Level 1 Sealed Object, corresponding to the Sequence 4 level of the "Sailor" path.

When the eyes of the conch saw the "Scepter of Disaster", it seemed to feel an instinctive shudder and its body suddenly shrank.

Driven by the desire to survive, the conch concentrated all its spiritual power and sprayed out a stream of colorful smoke.

Odysseus' spirit sensed the danger and stepped back suddenly. At the same time, the gem on the "Scepter of Disaster" in his hand lit up, and thunderbolts pierced into the mist, stirring up whirlpools in the colorful mist.

Then a hurricane came and blew many priests on the cliff directly into the sky. At the same time, the hurricane summoned by Odysseus also blew away the colorful mist.

In the mist, there was only a colorful pearl, and the soft body of the conch had disappeared.

This guy learned this from somewhere, it's similar to an illusion, and it's very useful for escaping.

Odysseus held high the "Staff of Guth" in his hand, with starlight flashing in the staff. He was instantly covered with a majestic white cloak, and a crystal-like crown appeared on his head.

Fairy Tale Magic: Snow King!
The sea in front of Odysseus was suddenly covered with ice and snow, and the "Staff of Gus" in his hand immediately turned into a short staff like ice crystals, which symbolized his control over ice and snow.

Odysseus raised his short staff and the ice surface cracked instantly. A crystal icicle pierced out from the bottom of the sea, and the soft body of the large conch covered with eyes was trapped in the icicle.

At this moment, all the eyes of the conch were filled with despair.

Odysseus swung his short staff again, and sharp icicles protruded and pierced the conch shell in the icicle.

A mixture of red and blue blood flowed out.

Seeing that the conch was still struggling, Odysseus picked up the "Scepter of Disaster" again when the effect of "Snow King" was about to end, and huge lightning bolts hit the conch.

The eyes on the conch exploded one by one under the attack of lightning. When the last eye exploded, the conch's soft body became completely silent.

At this time, the ice crystals on the "Staff of Gus" in Odysseus's hand retreated and returned to their original state. He used the "Staff of Disaster" to blow up a hurricane, blowing the soft part and the shell of the conch to the altar on the cliff.

Then Odysseus used the "Scepter of Disaster" to summon a hurricane and "picked up" Audrey and others on the top of the mountain.

Audrey saw a conch shell about the size of a cow, with a little bit of bronze starlight emerging from it, indicating the formation of extraordinary characteristics.

Its shell was extremely ugly, as if inlaid with eyeballs. However, these eyeballs had completely lost their luster, and many had rolled out.

The believers of the "God of No Light" seemed to have sensed something and were now in chaos.

Some people who shouted and wanted to get closer to the "God of No Light" were blocked by Odysseus's "defensive barrier".

As Odysseus put away the "Scepter of Disaster", he shouted to them: "Go tell everyone that your 'Lightless God' was killed by me...

"Forget it, you don't understand what I'm saying."

Tim, who understood the native language, said quickly, "How about I shout something at them?"

Odysseus said "hmm".

Tim cleared his throat and shouted a few words in the local language. After the natives were sure that the "God without Light" had been killed, the crying and shouting on the cliff became louder and louder, and many people prostrated themselves on the ground, as if sending the "God without Light" on his final journey.

Odysseus used "witchcraft" to speed up the emergence of extraordinary characteristics. When the extraordinary characteristics were formed, five large colorful pearls rolled out from the soft body.

Odysseus collected the spoils and said to Tim, "After you return, bring 100 soldiers back to control the situation of the Pulang tribe.

"I'll have Bella assign you some administrative assistants and repeatedly tell the natives that the 'God of No Light' is an evil god and has been destroyed.

“The town government took over everything about this tribe and allowed everyone here to open their eyes or take off their blinders.

“When you encounter those stubborn believers, don’t be polite, arrest them and build roads leading to the outside world.

"While doing this, we'll make up some stories about the 'Lightless God', making it seem more sinister, so people can quickly see its true face and realize how foolish the previous sacrifices were."

Tim's excitement was palpable: "I understand."

There are two types of armed forces on Cruz Island: guards and security forces.

The former were mainly stationed in Lighthouse Town, equipped with sophisticated weapons, and were elite troops loyal to Odysseus. Or rather, they were troops formed by "extraordinary puppets."

The latter were formed to maintain public order, and were only equipped with batons and revolvers, so they had little combat effectiveness.

Odysseus gave Tim 100 soldiers at once, which made the naval officer feel the captain's trust, so he was excited.

At the same time, he secretly made up his mind to do a good job of the task assigned by the captain. He could foresee that if he did a good job, he would be fully accepted by the "Sword of Dawn" team.

Audrey, standing by, first saw a vast expanse of sea frozen into solid ice below the cliff, and marveled at the demigod-level abilities.

After studying the conch for a while, she asked curiously, "Where does its extraordinary properties come from?"

If a demigod were to be eaten by something like this, there would be no way he would be eaten by something like this.

And if a demigod dies in an extraordinary battle, the opponent will definitely find a way to pick up the extraordinary characteristics, and it is unlikely that he will fall into the mouth of a sea beast.

"There are probably two possibilities," Odysseus said. "One is that, like the previous 'Sea God' Kalvetuva, he obtained this characteristic from the ruins on the seabed."

Audrey nodded, knowing that the current "Poseidon" might be Mr. Fool: Yes, it's the "former" "Poseidon" Kalvetuwa.

Tim was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that "Poseidon" had such a secret.

Then he looked at Audrey again, wondering who this woman was?
Tim was well aware of Odysseus's position in the intelligence community, so it was not surprising that he had such intelligence.

But the woman next to the captain seemed to know this information as well, and the captain seemed to be unguarded against her, and she blurted out such important information.

This made Tim couldn't help but have some associations.

Odysseus continued, "The second situation is more rare. It occurs when a demigod dies and their special abilities are not recovered."

For example, the several unrecovered features that Odysseus and Vice Admiral Iceberg discovered in the underground part of the ancient Temple of the Sun God.

Odysseus remembered that one of the demigod attributes fell into the ocean, and Adam's forces did not have time to recover it.

At that time, Odysseus guessed that the characteristic was probably swallowed by a sea monster and disappeared.

It is very likely that that characteristic was swallowed by the conch in front of him.

Odysseus continued, "Whatever the situation, this conch luckily survived the initial period of frenzy.

"Of course, this is also related to its huge size. I guess it was already quite large when it obtained that Beyonder characteristic.

"What happened afterwards, combined with the murals in the holy land, is clear. After the conch acquired its special properties, it must have fallen into a frenzied and bloodthirsty state, almost losing control and turning into a monster.

"Fortunately, the ocean is vast enough that it's difficult for people with special abilities to find the conch that has dived to the bottom of the sea. It's unknown how long it took for it to arrive here, and because of its special ability, it came ashore and entered the cave known as the Holy Land, where it came into contact with the local indigenous people.

"After that, its condition gradually improved a little, and it returned to the sea."

Audrey then asked, "Why did its condition improve in that cave?" "It must have been laying eggs," Odysseus said. "As a living creature's instinct, it laid a large number of eggs, expelling some of its characteristics, which made its condition slightly better.

"And after that, it laid a large number of eggs every year, which reduced its mental stress. Gradually, a certain balance was achieved, allowing it to become rational enough."

Susie, who was standing by, felt as if she had suddenly realized something. Perhaps she had never thought before that laying eggs could have such a function.

Audrey sighed, "I never thought a creature as simple-minded as a conch could devour such a high-level characteristic."

Then, as if she had thought of something, she asked Odysseus, "So, after it acquires this characteristic, will it have the intelligence equivalent to that of a normal person?"

"It might have an intelligence higher than that of a normal person," Odysseus guessed. "But it's a conch after all. Even if its intelligence is high, it lacks the corresponding extraordinary knowledge. It's unlikely to understand its current state like a human and develop a plan for further advancement.

Fortunately, this is a conch, otherwise, the battle just now would definitely not be so easy for Odysseus.

Odis paused for a moment before continuing, "As for the 'gift from God' mentioned in the cave, the sea monsters described there are most likely the descendants of this 'God of No Light.' Because their sequence was not high, they were killed by the natives."

“This scene is very ironic. They killed the descendants of the gods to make themselves stronger.

"As for those Beyonders who came to this island and were killed by the natives, it's likely that they were attracted to the 'God of No Light' over the long years due to the 'Law of Convergence of Beyonder Characteristics'.

"Because the 'Lightless God' only lands once a year, the people he attracts are all low-sequence Beyonders."

Audrey nodded slowly, feeling that all the pieces of the puzzle were complete.

Tim also understood: This is how the extraordinary characteristics of those natives came from!
The matter has been resolved. Odysseus used "earth escape" to take Audrey and others back to the mayor's office. Then he gave orders and the entire town government's manpower was quickly mobilized.

By noon, the vanguard led by Tim entered the mountains.

Although the Pulang tribe has several extraordinary people, the highest sequence is probably only Sequence 7, which is no match for Tim.

Afterwards, a group of security team members and civil servants will rush to provide support.

Odysseus took Audrey to the port town to eat grilled fish.

Grilled fish is a specialty of the Raging Sea. Although it's not as exquisite as the chefs of the Backlund nobles, the taste is very unique and Audrey finds it delicious.

Odysseus also asked for a plate specifically for Susie. The grilled fish tasted a bit spicy for a golden retriever, but after taking a bite, her mouth was full of oil and she couldn't stop eating.

Many pirates' attention was attracted here. First of all, although Audrey was disguised, her beauty could not be concealed, or it could be said that she had a different kind of beauty.

However, when everyone saw that it was Odysseus sitting opposite them, no one dared to approach and talk to him.

Susie also attracted a lot of people's attention. It was the first time they saw a dog eating fish so elegantly.

Audrey finished eating and wiped her mouth with her napkin. "I didn't expect this island to be so prosperous."

It was dinner time, and the restaurants and streets were packed with diners, making the surrounding neighborhood very lively.

At the same time, there are teams of three security team members patrolling with batons.

The public security is much better now. When the food area was first opened, you had to watch several pirate fights and arrests while having a meal.

"Because the food here has a wide variety of flavors." Odysseus explained with a smile, "I remember once a pirate from Feysac was so excited that tears came to his eyes after he tasted Feysac-style cuisine."

Audrey nodded. One could imagine what it must have been like for a person about 1.9 meters tall to cry while eating.

Odysseus took a sip of red wine and said, “Many pirates come here not for food, but for the longing for home.

“Since it’s hard to go back to my hometown, let’s eat some food that tastes like home.”

Audrey was stunned for a moment, then whispered, "The stories about pirates I've heard since I was a child have almost made me forget that pirates have their own thoughts and worries, and their emotions are also complicated."

She paused and continued, "I always feel that the pirates you are talking about are different from the pirates I imagined.

"You sympathize with them, but you are also ruthless towards them."

Odysseus sighed and said, "I sympathize with them because who would want to be a pirate on the sea if they can live and work in peace and contentment at home?

"And I am as cold to them as a blizzard because we cannot give pirates any chance of luck. Once they are on the sea, they are no longer worthy of sympathy.

"But when they are willing to return to a fixed place to live, we can give them another chance."

Audrey thought for a moment and said, "You are definitely a psychology expert."

Then she smiled and said, "From a psychological point of view, on the sea, only strength can guarantee one's rights and life safety.

"Besides, it's easy to escape at sea, which makes people feel comfortable doing bad things. At this time, we can no longer expect moral constraints.

"It's different after he has a settlement. First of all, if he buys a property, part of his property will become something he can't take away at any time.

"Then, as more people come together, moral and legal constraints come into play again, and it becomes harder for him to escape, so he eventually becomes concerned."

Odysseus smiled and said, "Yes, although our ways of thinking are different, the final results are the same."

Audrey drank the last sip of coconut juice and asked, "What are your plans for the afternoon?"

"I'll take you to Bayam," Odysseus said with a smile. "It has a different atmosphere than Backlund."

Audrey asked, "Aren't you going to fight pirates anymore?"

She also wanted to experience the feeling of extraordinary combat.

"Didn't we fight the evil god this morning?" Odysseus said with a helpless smile, "Let's do something else this afternoon."

Seeing that Susie had finished eating, he called the waiter to pay the bill and leave.

After a brief stroll through the food court, Odysseus found an opportunity to "recreate" Suzaku and brought Audrey to Bayam.

Audrey was quickly attracted by the local customs and after seeing the dazzling array of fruits, she sighed, "It's a pity I didn't bring a drawing board, otherwise I would have definitely recorded these fruits.

"Look, they're so colorful."

Audrey had only heard of some of the fruits but had never eaten them. After all, it took several days to get from here to Backlund, and some fruits were difficult to store and would rot while the ship was still en route.

Of course, the most important thing is that it’s not that delicious, or it hasn’t been hyped up yet.

For example, Odysseus had seen wild durian, but only many natives liked to eat it, and no one in the northern continent was willing to eat it.

So even a member of an aristocratic family like Audrey had never eaten some tropical fruits, and had never even seen some of them.

Odysseus heard Audrey's sigh and took out a notebook from the "Wilderness of Knowledge". "Whatever fruit you like, I'll draw it for you. You can just copy it when you get home."

Audrey was slightly startled, then looked at the round-bellied fountain pen Odysseus was holding and asked, "Can you help me mark the colors?"

As she said this, she pointed to a colorful fruit. Although she said that, she still planned to buy a few to paint.

Odysseus waved the pen in his hand and recorded the fruit like a color printer. Although he was holding a round-bellied pen, he was able to draw colorful pictures.

This surprised Audrey greatly, and she felt like she had opened the door to a new world.

Then two people, one pointing in front and the other drawing in the back, took only half an hour for Odysseus to fill up a notebook.

There are not only fruits, but also the local people's clothing, architectural style and so on.

When Odysseus is drawn, it looks almost like a photograph.

Audrey flipped through her notebook and sighed, "Your abilities at that level are really convenient."

Because they were on the street, Audrey did not use words like "demigod" to describe Odysseus.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Actually, at Sequence 5, you basically possess this ability. However, your path doesn't seem to be good at this. You may need the assistance of a corresponding ritual."

Audrey winked at Odysseus, indicating that there were other people around him.

Odysseus said, "I have encrypted our conversation. No one can understand it."

Audrey was stunned for a moment, then sighed again, "Your ability at that level... no, at the demigod level, is really convenient."

Then she said, "Please lend me your pen."

Odysseus handed her the round fountain pen, and Audrey wrote "Collecting materials with Odysseus in Bayam" on the cover of the notebook.

The font is very beautiful and elegant.

Audrey carefully put the notebook into her bag, and then wanted to ask Odysseus to take her to an uninhabited island to feel the vastness of the ocean.

At this moment, Odysseus suddenly turned his head and looked to the side: "Alan?"

Audrey followed his gaze and saw a carriage appear at the end of the street.

The carriage drove normally for a while, and suddenly the door opened while it was moving. A young man dressed in a mature manner jumped out. It was Alan, the intelligence officer assigned by Odysseus to Bayam.

Alan quickly waved and said, "Mr. Gar!"

Odysseus said, "That's my subordinate at Bayam. Let's go take a look."

Just now, his spirit felt that Alan seemed to have something to ask him.

Odysseus also recently discovered that after he completely digested the potion, his spirituality became much more sensitive than before, which made his premonitions more accurate.

"Okay." Audrey had no objection and followed closely.

After the two sides met, Allen quickly said, "Mr. Gar, Bishop Dean wants to see you about something urgent. He said he wrote to you but didn't receive a reply from you, so he called me over to inquire about your situation."

He had just returned from the Tranquil Church and was about to take a carriage and use the "teleportation array" to go to Cruz Island to see if Odysseus was on the island.

As he spoke, Alan glanced at Audrey from the corner of his eye. When he saw the beautiful birthmark on her face, he thought to himself: I didn't expect the boss to have such unique taste.

Odysseus said, "Hmm," and said, "Let's go to the church."

Alan was about to hail a carriage when Odysseus said, "The carriage is too slow."

Having said this, he walked towards the alley not far away.

Audrey and Alan understood and followed immediately.

When the coachman came over with his carriage, he was stunned because the man and dog who had just entered the alley had disappeared.

Odysseus and others appeared not far from the Quiet Church, and then walked quickly towards the back door of the church.

Odysseus said to Audrey, “If it’s something important, just wait outside.

"I have a feeling that the Church of the Evernight Goddess might be taking some action, and this journey will end early.

"If my hunch is correct, I'll send you back immediately after I finish talking to the bishop."

Alan immediately recognized the two key words "journey" and "send you" in Mr. Gal's words, which gave him some new guesses about Audrey's identity.

Audrey followed closely behind Odysseus. "Can you take me with you? I really want to see what a Beyonder fight is like. I also want to see how an official Beyonder operates."

She came out here to seek excitement, so how could she miss such an opportunity?

Odysseus thought for a moment and said, "If it's dangerous, forget it. If it's not too dangerous, I can take you with me.

“However, the spoils of battle will be distributed by me.

"If your abilities are not needed, you will not be given the spoils."

Audrey immediately said, "No problem."

She is willing to go as long as she is paid, and it doesn't matter whether she is given any spoils or not.

As he spoke, Odysseus entered the backyard of the church and soon met Bishop Dean in the conference room.

There were several people around Bishop Dean, one of whom was an old acquaintance of Odysseus, Leonard Mitchell, a member of the "Red Gloves" who had a very outstanding appearance and was wearing a black windbreaker.

Another one is Dailey Simone.

(End of this chapter)