Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 386: Demigods Needed as Sacrifices
Queen's Road, in Earl Hall's luxurious villa.

After receiving the package from Odysseus, Audrey immediately asked her maid to open it.

She also received a "smart helmet" and instructions for using it.

After understanding the purpose of this extraordinary item, Audrey first exclaimed in her heart that it was incredible, and then she realized that as long as the church introduced a large number of "smart helmets", the children in the East District would be able to learn knowledge quickly.

In other words, knowledge will no longer be an obstacle for those children.

Thinking of this, Audrey was already thinking about how to recommend this extraordinary item to her father so that it could be promoted as quickly as possible.

At this time, the personal maid found an envelope in the package. There were two pages of letter paper inside. The first page read: "The Wisdom Helmet must not be widely used in Loen."

Audrey was stunned and was about to write a letter to ask the "Hermit" why.

Then she brought the second piece of paper to the front, which read: Because there is no competent supervision structure, some "thinking plagues" may appear. This will threaten the educational advantages of the upper class and will be deliberately smeared and suppressed.

Audrey thought to herself: Am I the "psychiatrist," or are you the "psychiatrist"? How come you understand my thoughts so well?
But then she sighed and admitted that the Hermit was right to worry.

It is hard to imagine what kind of wave of opposition will be triggered when the nobles learn that their educational resources may be drastically reduced compared to those of the children in the East District and that they no longer have a clear advantage.

At this moment, she suddenly recalled that at yesterday's dance, when talking about education issues, the "Hermit" had hesitated to speak.

Because educational equality would inevitably affect the interests of the nobility and the upper class. Currently, the entire Loen Kingdom is run by the nobility and the upper class. They would not approve of such a change and would even actively obstruct and oppose it.

She was a member of the nobility, so there were some questions that the "Hermit" didn't know how to ask.

Audrey took a deep breath and suddenly felt that this problem was more complicated than she had previously imagined.

……

A few days later in the afternoon.

Bernadette came to Backlund again. Odysseus would go to Bayam tomorrow, and the "Witch Cult"'s operation was about to begin.

They plan to join forces again to do something.

Odysseus even joked, "Why is our relationship becoming more and more like that of 'Extraordinary Robbers'?
"There's less time for romance, but more opportunities to team up and fight against demigods from other organizations."

"Perhaps it's because we've built mutual trust and are now brave enough to take some action," Bernadette analyzed seriously, then laughed. "Things are indeed moving in a strange direction."

Odysseus said, "How about we give ourselves a bandit nickname, 'Mr. and Mrs. Odysseus'?"

"We are not a couple yet."

"Then call it 'Deadly Couple'."

"That's terrible! It sounds like the name of one of those killer organizations you see everywhere on the streets." Bernadette looked at the "inexperienced and playful" Odysseus and said, "Don't waste your time on this kind of thing. Let's discuss your plan."

Odysseus leaned back on the sofa and smiled. "Of course, the plan is to use the power of the Church of the Evernight Goddess to retrieve one or two more Level 1 Sealed Artifacts..."

Next, the two began to discuss the details of the plan.

At night, Odysseus came to the Church of St. Samuel again and told the "Goddess of Night" that the action of the "Witch Cult" would begin tomorrow.

After receiving the goddess's reply, Odysseus returned to the embassy and came to Bernadette's room. He planned to chat with her for a while and then go to bed early to prepare for tomorrow's action.

Just when the two people had just said a few words, the spiritual energy in the room suddenly produced abnormal fluctuations. The moment the two people became alert, a figure quickly "printed" out in front of them like a printer.

This is a lady with long black hair, ordinary features, and wearing a simple robe.

Odysseus was stunned for a moment before asking uncertainly, "You are..."

Judging from her clothes, this seems to be Arianna, the abbess of the Night Monastery of the Church of the Goddess of Night.

"You can call me Arianna." The other person briefly introduced herself and continued, "The goddess has assigned me to take charge of this operation. I'm here to have a brief conversation with you and learn some detailed intelligence."

really!

Maybe it’s because it involves the “Spiritual Cult”, the Church of the Goddess of Night… or the “Goddess of Night” takes this matter very seriously!
Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "Should I call you Dean or Your Highness?"

Generally in the church, saints are addressed as Your Excellency, Archangels as Your Highness, and the Pope as Your Majesty.

Like the Storm Church, there is no Pope, only the Pope, and the Pope must be called Your Majesty.

Even though Arianna said that, you can't really call an angel by his name, right?
Arianna glanced at Bernadette beside her before saying, "Dean."

"Okay, please sit down." Odysseus smiled.

After the three of them sat back down on the sofa, they discussed the plan for this operation.

It was basically carried out according to Odysseus's idea. He would act as an undercover agent and send a signal to the Church of the Goddess of Evernight when the time was right. Both parties would work together to destroy the secret organization's plan.

Now, the command of this operation is in the hands of Arianna. He will send a demigod to secretly follow Odysseus to facilitate timely support.

Then He gave Odysseus a black crystal with starlight: "They will not be able to detect this crystal, but I can always feel the location of the crystal.

"When you quietly infuse spirituality into the crystal, I will sense the corresponding changes and use this as a signal to begin action."

Odysseus nodded: "Okay."

This thing is indeed very convenient and will greatly reduce the probability of exposure.

Arianna added, "After you destroyed the 'great smog' that was about to appear in Backlund, it seems the 'Witch Cult' has been planning something."

After saying this, He stood up and without saying goodbye, His figure disappeared as if erased by an eraser.

Odysseus and Bernadette exchanged a glance before Odysseus said, "They didn't complete the sacrifice last time, and they're going to do it again? And to be safe, they're no longer targeting Backlund?"

It seems that George III still needs a lot of labor!

Bernadette said, "I never imagined that one day I would frequently disrupt the operations of secret organizations."

Then she couldn't help but look at Odysseus. It was after she met this guy that the "Dawn of the Elements", an organization that was neither evil nor good, gradually became an organization that tended towards justice.

Bernadette herself also felt that she was about to become a "semi-official" Beyonder.

Odysseus smiled and said, “That’s a good thing.

"After all, we may become official Beyonders in the future, so let's just consider this as a transition."

Now that they knew that the Church of the Evernight Goddess had sent out angels this time, they were really in a safe place. The two of them had a brief discussion again, but this time they mainly discussed how to divide the spoils with the church.

The next morning, Odysseus arrived at Bayam's Sea Lion Bar as promised. After buying a beer, he told the bartender that he was introduced by the mermaid.

There were not many customers at that time, so the bartender took Odysseus to the backyard, stopped in front of a room door, and made a gesture of invitation.

Odysseus knocked on the door politely and cautiously, and a voice said "Come in" from inside.

Pushing the door open, he saw a frail-looking young man wearing local Bayam clothing. He smiled and asked Odysseus, "Mr. Gar?"

Odysseus replied simply, "Yes."

"Please follow me." The man put on a hat and took Odysseus out of the Sea Lion Bar and went into the alley.

After walking in the messy alley for more than twenty minutes, I entered a room with poor lighting and a bit damp through a small door.

The thick curtains inside were drawn, and the light was very dim.

In the center of the room, there was a huge, simple and unpretentious full-length mirror. The young man took out a ball of black hair and wiped it on the mirror with some nervousness and anticipation.

Soon, the mirror surface began to ripple like the surface of water, and soon a beautiful and graceful figure appeared. It was the "White Saint" Catalina Pelle.

The young man looked at the person in the mirror obsessively, as if he had forgotten the existence of Odysseus behind him.

Katerina smiled and said, "A reward for you."

She glanced at the young man seemingly casually, and he immediately let out a cry of extreme comfort and fainted in extreme pleasure.

Then Catalina gestured to Odysseus to invite him in: "Come in."

Odysseus nodded slightly, as if passing through a thin layer of water film and entering a dimly lit, seemingly vast but very narrow space.

The reason why it seems vast is that the edge of this space cannot be seen as far as the eye can see, but Odysseus's spirit is very clear that the space for movement here is actually not large.

"Come with me." Catalina led the way and walked in the "mirror world".

They passed through passages that were either narrow or spacious, each with a mirror-like surface like water waves.

These mirrors reflect the real world, but Odysseus cannot see the specific appearance of those scenes.

People outside couldn't see the figure that flashed past the mirror.

After walking in the "mirror world" for more than ten seconds, he came to a large mirror. After crossing the mirror surface like a water film again, Odysseus found himself in a large room made of stone bricks.

For a moment, he wasn't sure where he was.

Vice Admiral of Disease Tracy was already waiting in the room. Katarina smiled and said, "According to our agreement, I will first take you to see your reward.

"After you get paid, Tracy must stay by your side at all times. If you deliberately leave her sight, it will be considered a breach of contract."

Odysseus smiled and nodded: "No problem."

Catalina continued to lead the way, with Odysseus and Tracy following behind.

The "ageless witch" seemed to say casually, "I heard from Tracy that you know an exceptionally beautiful lady?"

Odysseus smiled and did not answer the other party's question, but said: "When I was in school, I met a classmate who liked to brag.

“Many people like to brag, but they are still reliable when it matters.

"But my classmate always likes to brag at critical moments, which makes me ignore some key information and always makes things worse.

"After I warned him repeatedly to no avail, I finally gave him a good beating and completely cut off all ties with him!"

Odysseus smiled and said, "I've always been like this. I never like to criticize others for their inappropriate ways of doing things. But when they communicate with me, if they still don't change their ways after I've repeatedly made my bottom line clear, I'll teach them a lesson."

Katharina and Tracy were both stunned for a moment. They could certainly hear that Tracy's way of communicating with him was a little inappropriate.

As Odysseus said, he had indeed warned Tracy many times before to be sincere and not to always use "charm" on him.

But at that time, neither Catalina nor Tracy took Odysseus seriously, so naturally they didn't take his words seriously either.

After learning that Odysseus had become a demigod, they adjusted their attitude towards his words.

So the topic ended here, and the three of them walked quietly through a long corridor. The corridor had no windows and was made of stone bricks. They didn't meet anyone along the way.

Odysseus suspected that he might be somewhere underground now.

Finally, they stopped in front of a stone chamber. After opening the stone door, they found stone tables, stone beds and other items inside.

The only thing that wasn't stone was the mirror hanging on the wall.

Catalina stood in front of the mirror, and the "Catalina" in the mirror suddenly made a movement different from that in the real world. She turned her head and walked to the stone table in the mirror.

In the real world, there is nothing on the stone table, but on the stone table in the "mirror world", there is an iron box.

At this time, the "Katrina" in the mirror picked up the iron box, returned to the mirror, stretched forward, and the iron box passed through the mirror and handed it to Catalina in the real world.

Then Catalina in the real world and the mirror world synchronized again. She put the iron box on the table, opened the lid, and inside was a red metal glove.

There were a few ice crystals surrounding the box that emitted a chilling air, causing the temperature of the entire room to drop by several degrees.

Katarina said, "This is a magical item that rivals the 'Iron Knight.' Its main abilities include allowing the holder to transform into multiple flames, allowing them to quickly move or evade enemy attacks. During combat, the holder's body becomes as hard as steel, with a 'critical strike' ability that can ignore enemy defenses and has a small chance of killing a demigod with a single blow. It can also generate a large number of fireballs, capable of bombarding an area with a five-kilometer diameter. The holder is completely immune to the burning effects of flames."

"The downside is that if it's exposed to temperatures exceeding 10 degrees Celsius for 5 seconds, it will spontaneously combust, burning everything within 10 meters. If worn continuously for 10 minutes, the wearer will spontaneously combust, their resistance to burns will disappear, and they will suffer severe burns. If no immediate action is taken, they may be killed. After a -minute rest, they can be worn again."

The "Immortal Witch" smiled and said, "The negative effects are not too difficult to avoid. As long as you use an ice-type 'witch' at the same time as the seal to maintain the temperature around the gloves, you can do it.

"And as long as it is stored in the iron box with spiritual walls, it will be in a state of rest."

Odysseus nodded: "Not bad."

He reached out and took the red gloves, infused them with spirituality and felt them, and found that he possessed all the abilities that Catalina had described.

Then Odysseus took out the crystal ball and used astrology to predict the negative effects of the seal in front of the two witches.

After confirming that the negative effects were not a problem, Odysseus asked, "Can I place the seal into the space array?"

Catalina glanced at the "Staff of Gus" and "Scepter of Disaster" in the leather case on Odysseus' waist, as if to say: If you breach the contract and we are unable to open the space array, your two sealed objects will be our trophies.

Then she smiled and said, "Okay."

"That's good." Odysseus smiled and put the iron box into the "Wilderness of Knowledge". Originally, he wanted to tease this "Immortal Witch" and put the staff and scepter around his waist into the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to see what she would do.
However, thinking that business was more important, they didn't do anything that could easily lead to misjudgment. Finally, Catalina said, "Then before the plan begins, the two of you will stay in this stone chamber. Someone will bring you food and water, and you can drink if you want."

"Once the plan begins, I'll come and take you where you're needed."

Odysseus sat down on the stone bed and said, "I want grilled fish and a barrel of beer."

Catalina smiled and said, "No problem, I'll bring it to you at noon."

After saying that, she suddenly "jumped" into the mirror and disappeared from the room.

Odysseus looked at Tracy and said, "You want to follow me to the bathroom?"

"Of course," Tracy said. "If you're feeling stressed and can't pee, I can turn invisible."

Odysseus smiled and said, "That's not the case."

Then he asked, "Isn't it strange to become a woman?"

Tracy was stunned for a moment before answering, "Not bad."

But Odysseus then asked: "After becoming a woman, do you have erotic dreams about having sex with men? Or with women?"

Tracy took a deep breath. "If you're bored, there are chess and cards here. We can play chess or cards."

Odysseus smiled and said, "You are too weak at heart."

As he spoke, he half-lay on the stone bed, took out a small "Spirit Storage Crystal" from the "Knowledge Wilderness" to make the room bright, and took out a book to read.

Tracy was stunned for a moment when she heard Odysseus's comments. She didn't know why, but he always made her angry with just a few words.

Then, the stone chamber fell into silence. At noon, the servants brought grilled fish and beer, and Odysseus ate alone, as if Tracy did not exist.

Afterwards, Odysseus lay down on the stone bed and took a nap, feeling as relaxed as if he were at home.

……

Felix, the demigod of the Night Monastery of the Church of the Goddess of Night, followed the clues left by Odysseus and chased him into a huge ancient building.

This building was located in the center of Blue Mountain Island, where Bayam was located. The exact age of the building was unknown, but after seeing the occasional feathered serpent symbol, Felix guessed that it was built during the Fourth Epoch, when the Balam Empire was at its peak.

At that time, wars were raging among the nations of the Northern Continent, and the Balam Empire's territory once approached the coastal areas of the Northern Continent.

It is said that the Balam Empire built many military stations and logistics bases in what is now the Raging Sea in order to invade the Northern Continent.

This place must be a product of that era.

Felix has a seal that can hide himself, and he is very careful when tracking.

When Odysseus entered the mirror, he almost lost it. Fortunately, he was well prepared and brought a seal that could allow him to enter the mirror world. He searched quietly in the mirror world for a while before finding this place.

He walked quietly in the underground world and got a brief understanding of the structure there.

Just as Felix turned a corner, he found the "Immortal Witch" Katarina standing in the corridor in front of him. She looked at his position and said in a pleasant voice, "I knew there would be a tail."

Felix felt like he had suddenly fallen in love, but at the same time he was a little surprised. He didn't know when he was exposed.

He immediately stepped back, but in the corridor behind him, a woman wearing a green hunting suit and with long and thick eyebrows suddenly appeared.

Felix was stunned, "Blue Witch" Yalena!

In this operation, the "Witch Sect" actually dispatched two "immortal witches"!
At the same time, Felix almost instinctively let the surging darkness surge around him, forming a field composed of pure darkness.

At the same time, he brought "doom" to the two "immortal witches" one after another.

Just when Felix was planning to fight and retreat, an ancient mirror suddenly appeared in front of him. There was darkness in the mirror, and there was nothing in it!

The next moment, Felix was surprised to find himself in the underground corridor, with Katarina and Alena walking towards him step by step.

He was surprised how he got into the mirror!
Who are the people in the real world?

At this moment, "Felix" in the real world raised the corner of his mouth and revealed an evil smile.

He first ended his control over the dark realm, then raised his hands high in a gesture of surrender.

Felix in the mirror actually made the same move.

Suddenly, he saw out of the corner of his eye a cold hand touching his wrist. It was "Katerina" in the mirror with a sinister face.

In such an environment, if it was an evil spirit or a skeleton that touched him, Felix would not think it was a big deal.

But such a beautiful person with such a sinister smile is creepy.

The next second, "Katerina's" hair flew up and surged like a tide, binding Felix up and finally turning him into a "cocoon" with only his head exposed.

Catalina in the real world waved her hand, and Felix's vision changed a little, and he returned to the real world.

And the "Felix" with an evil smile appeared in the mirror.

It quickly disappeared in the quaint mirror, and then the quaint mirror also disappeared.

Catalina used her hair to lead Felix forward slowly. Felix tried to break free, but the hair was as hard as steel and the more he struggled, the tighter it became.

He tried to use his extraordinary ability, but found that the spiritual energy he generated was immediately absorbed by his hair, and he could not use his extraordinary ability.

Finally, Felix simply stopped struggling.

Catalina led him through a long corridor and came to a huge underground space.

In the center of this space, there is a solemn altar divided into three levels. At this moment, on the top level of the altar, there is a haggard old man who is walking around the altar and chanting spells.

He was so skinny that he looked like a corpse that could move on its own. However, on his back grew clusters of white feathers with some yellow stains on them.

In the center of the altar, there are three things. One is a skeleton that looks like a huge spine, one is a black piece of clothing with the flavor of the southern continent, and one is a scepter that looks like a leg bone.

Felix was wondering what kind of ceremony this was when a voice suddenly reached his ears: "Felix?"

Felix glanced in the direction of the voice and saw a man with a high nose bridge, deep eye sockets, and obvious Feysac facial features standing in a corner of the huge space.

It turned out to be the demigod Yachikov of the Church of the God of War!

The Church of Night and the Church of God of War are old rivals. The demigods of their respective churches cannot be said to be familiar with each other, but they do know each other.

Like Felix, Yachikov was entangled like a cocoon, with a clump of hair hanging from the ceiling.

Felix suddenly had a bad feeling.

……

When Odysseus woke up, he took out his pocket watch and looked at it. It was already past four in the afternoon.

He asked Tracy, "When exactly does it start?"

"I don't know," Tracy replied simply.

Odysseus yawned and said, "The stone bed is too hard. If you want to spend the night here, you must put down two mattresses."

Tracy asked curiously, "As a demigod, your body is still so fragile?"

"It's not a question of being fragile or not," Odysseus said, "but a question of attitude towards life."

Just as he said this, Catalina suddenly jumped out of the mirror and said to Odysseus with a smile: "The ceremony has begun, please follow me."

Odysseus stretched and said, "Fortunately, I don't have to spend the night here."

Katrina looked at Tracy again and said, "Leave here on your own."

Without waiting for Tracy to nod, Catalina warned again: "Hurry up!"

Tracy was stunned for a moment, then quickly used the seal to leave.

Odysseus asked, "I heard that it was your child?"

Catalina led the way: "Yes."

"It seems like this place will be very dangerous soon."

"That's right." Catalina said, "But don't worry too much. You should have plenty of time to leave here."

Odysseus hummed, then asked, "Our deal is that after I 'reappear' as the 'God of Death', you will protect me and let me leave, right?"

Catalina nodded: "That's right."

Odysseus said "hmm" again and stopped talking.

The two people walked quietly through several long corridors and finally came to the huge underground space.

As the ceremony continued, the illusory underworld appeared in front of the altar.

The silence of the world of the dead filled the entire space, making everything here seem less real.

As for the withered old man on the altar, Odysseus knew at a glance that it was Bradrick, the priest of death, and the scepter on the altar should be the "Scepter of the Undead" that he had taken from the city covered with black stone.

At the same time, after seeing the feathers on the other person's back, Odysseus thought of another person.

About four or five months ago, Odysseus and Fors explored the ruins of the Abraham family, where a man was hidden among the puppets in the hall.

The specific situation seems to be that the other party did not know what accident had happened, but his physical body and spiritual body became repulsive, so he had to store his physical body there and exist in the form of a spirit.

Although Bradrick on the altar no longer bore much resemblance to that man, Odysseus's spirit felt that this was that man.

At that time, the "Witch Sect" seemed to hope to release the other party and carry out a plan together.

In the corner, there were two black "cocoons". The heads of the ones that were exposed just now were now entangled with hair. Odysseus didn't know who was inside.

"Those are two sacrifices," Catalina explained.

Then she said, "In a moment, the three sacrifices on the altar will fly towards you. You must step on the spine, put on the coat, hold the staff, and use the power of 'Reappearance'.

"If this is the case, then the 'Underworld Emperor' will definitely be able to 'reappear'."

Odysseus thought to himself: That sounds very dangerous.

But he still agreed: "No problem."

At this time, Bradrick on the altar suddenly looked at Odysseus slowly.

Odysseus suddenly felt stiff all over, as if he had turned into a zombie.

Catalina smiled and said, “It’s the last moment, and for safety’s sake, we need to restrict your actions.

"Don't make any effort. Unless you are stronger than the underworld, you will not be able to end this situation."

Odysseus was stunned and suddenly found that he could not even use his spiritual power.

But he could still speak, so he shouted something to the underworld that Catalina couldn't hear, and some of the words sounded like birdsong.

Catalina looked at Odysseus carefully, ready to gag him as well.

Odysseus said, "I can't even control my spirit, so what's wrong with cursing?"

Catalina smiled and said, "It's nothing, you can curse as much as you want."

She thought that if she couldn't use her spiritual power, she wouldn't even be able to curse, so she could curse at will.

At this time, Bradrick seemed to understand the meaning of Odysseus' words. The sound of his chanting suddenly became louder, and Catalina quickly moved aside.

The three objects on the altar flew towards Odysseus one after another.

First, the huge spine fell to the ground, like a small platform on the ground.

Then the coat and the scepter flew over, and Odysseus' legs suddenly moved stiffly and uncontrollably, and he stood on the small platform. The coat was draped over him, and the scepter appeared in his hand.

Odysseus realized that he was being manipulated like a puppet by Bradrick on the altar. He couldn't even inject spirituality into the crystal given by Arianna.

At this time, Katarina, who was not far away, said: "Okay, you can use your ability now."

Odysseus suddenly smiled and said, "Sorry, I regret it."

At the same time, a bronze gate suddenly appeared in the underworld, and someone was about to come out from there.

(End of this chapter)