Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery.

Chapter 95: Defeat a Sequence 7
At this time, Celt, who is at Sequence 7, was a little unsure when facing Lelouch, who is at Sequence 8.

Because he really couldn't figure out what the lines drawn by "Lelouch" were for? Why were there so many strange traps in this house?

Lelouch, also known as Odysseus, said like a collector introducing his collection: "When you first entered the door, you encountered an illusion circle.

“It looked like a good floor, but I had actually made some holes between the floor and the basement.

"In the basement, there are iron spikes standing upright, each coated with a powder made from black corpse peony and green ghost grass.

“These two herbs are not very precious, but they can instantly transform the dead into zombies.

"Of course, I don't have the ability to control zombies, but zombies have the characteristic of biting living things. Unless they bite you all to death, they will come to the second floor to attack me!"

Celt understood now: "Those are all carefully designed traps!"

"What else?" Odysseus smiled and said, "Do you think this is really the underworld?"

He paused and continued, "As for the skeleton warriors that followed, they were undead summoning arrays. When I was setting up these arrays, I hadn't done a thorough study of undead summoning.

"Now, after my improvements, the things this magic circle can summon are much more powerful. The only troublesome thing is that after defeating the enemy, they are not very willing to return to the underworld."

"Where's that red-mouthed monster?" Celt asked. "What is that?"

"That's my research from last year," Odysseus introduced. "It's a spirit monster that loves to suck blood and can make a person's blood spray out into its mouth.

"This is the new summoning array I added just now after seeing your companion injured."

Celt hadn't expected that those strange attacks just now seemed to be arranged by Lelouch without any hesitation: "What's the trap on the stairs?"

"That's my exclusive invention," Odysseus said with a smile, "I call it the 'Turning Array'. It's an attack against the 'mental body', which will cause a certain degree of confusion in the target's sense of direction and logic.

"For example, your brain issues a command to turn 90 degrees, but your body actually turns 180 degrees, or doesn't turn at all. In short, the movement of your limbs becomes uncoordinated with the command of your brain.

"Unfortunately, this magic circle only works when the target in the magic circle turns around. It cannot cause other actions or other kinds of chaos."

"No wonder my spirit didn't sense any danger. It turns out these are all traps. They're harmless until you step into them." Celt sneered, "I was right. They're just little tricks."

As he spoke, he suddenly threw a small piece of wood at Odysseus, which he had pinched off the wooden railing when he jumped to the second floor.

But at the moment the small wooden block was thrown, Celt was surprised to find that his forward throwing action had turned into an upward throwing action.

The purpose of "bribery" also becomes ineffective.

Odysseus smiled and said, "Do you really think I am showing off my magic circle to you?

"Since just now on the stairs, the magic circle on the wall has been attacking your 'mental body'. Your logical ability is about to be completely disrupted!"

This is the core magic circle arranged here. It will not only attack the "mental body", but also the "spiritual body" will be impacted to a certain extent if you stay here for a long time.

This is a side effect of the undead magic circle. This type of magic circle, or the underworld that the magic circle is connected to, will have some impact on the spirits.

Odysseus had previously discovered these influences and had provided some of the guidance he desired.

Gran, who had just escaped from here, was shocked by the "spiritual body". Otherwise, the tragic death of his companions alone would not have caused a Sequence 8 in good condition to collapse.

The old black coat that Odysseus was wearing could effectively protect against such attacks, so the plan at the time was that even if he encountered a Sequence 7 opponent, as long as he could hold the opponent back, he would be able to quickly gain the initiative.

Celt did feel that the logic behind his actions was somewhat confused, but he did not back down. Instead, he used the ability to "weaken" again.

This time, he "weakened" the influence of the surrounding forces on him. After using his ability, he instantly felt that his condition was much better.

However, Odysseus had already taken advantage of this opportunity to enter one of the rooms.

Celt also chased after him and saw "Lelouch" standing against the wall, looking at him with a smile.

Celt snorted coldly and kicked a chair at the side towards Odysseus. This time he finally completed the "bribery" process. Then he chased him while using his "arrogant" ability.

This ability can make the target proud, lower their mental state, and make them prone to making mistakes.

Although Lelouch was wearing a mask, Celt could feel that the smile on his face had turned into an arrogant expression.

At this moment, the wall behind Odysseus suddenly became illusory, and he passed through the wall and came to the next room.

Odysseus smiled, found a chair to sit down, crossed his legs, and waited leisurely for Celt to die: "Haha, this trap is perfect, I am such a genius."

At this moment, an icy aura permeated the surroundings. This coldness was not like the chill brought by Backlund's gray fog, nor was it the biting cold of the winter sea breeze. Instead, it struck directly at the soul, a chill from the inside out.

In the next room, after Odysseus left, the door slammed shut, and then Celt saw strange shapes and symbols emitting pale white light appear on the walls, roof, and ground of the room.

Celt realized that something was wrong and immediately rushed to the door. As soon as he took a step, a cold tide surged out of the ground.

The hairs all over his body stood up instantly, and he felt as if his soul was being constantly washed by cold water, and his body became very stiff.

This water is not ordinary water. It is the water flowing in the "River of the Dead" when the dead take the ferry to the underworld.

Even a Sequence 7 Beyonder could not withstand the prolonged erosion of these water currents. Moreover, the water was still rising rapidly and had reached waist level in a blink of an eye.

Celt's lips were purple, his face was pale, and he was covered in cold sweat, but he was still trying to move forward, trying his best to get to the door. He knew that was his only way to survive.

The tide of the "River of the Dead" quickly reached his chest, and the air Celt exhaled from his lungs turned into cold mist.

Finally arriving at the door, Celt swung his fist hard, and with a "crack", a hole was created in the door panel.

But this is not enough, because these water flows do not exist in reality, so they are just slightly damaged and do not flow out.

At this time, the water had risen to the corners of his mouth. Celt felt the suffocation of death, and he used up his last strength to punch again.

Click!

He broke the door panel in the middle, destroying the surrounding sealed magic circle, creating a hole, and the water immediately flowed out of the hole.

The water flowing inside the room was icy cold. It was the "River of the Dead" that could wash away the spirits, but it did not flow outside through the holes in the door panel. Instead, it flowed into the empty space and returned to the underworld.

All the corridors were filled with cold winds and were extremely cold, but there was no sign of any liquid.

At the same time, because the magic circle was destroyed, the enclosed environment in the house disappeared, and the connection with the "River of the Dead" was severed, and the tide in the house quickly receded.

In the end, only a thick layer of frost remained in the room, and all the furniture, carpets and other furnishings were not wet.

Celt, covered in bruises, fell to the ground and struggled to crawl to the corridor outside. Only then did he feel like he was back to the human world.

"Your spirit has been permanently damaged." Odysseus smiled and said as he stood at the door of the next room, "I was so careless. I should have sealed the door completely...

"Yeah, I was so careless!"

Odysseus seemed to come back to his senses all of a sudden. He was about to come out to seal the door, so why was he sitting there indulging himself?

He took a step back suddenly, but Celt's "weakening" from the ground still hit him. Odysseus immediately felt that his spirituality, strength, etc. had decreased.

Odysseus sighed inwardly: It is indeed difficult to deal with Sequence 7 alone.

Fortunately, this is his home turf, and it was designed to be able to deal with Sequence 7 at the highest.

Although Odysseus was "weakened" at this time, he regained his composure.

He took down a sword that had been prepared long ago from the wall. The sword was as white as bone. It was made by Odysseus from the bones of a "hell rhinoceros" that he accidentally bought. It was a weapon specifically used to attack the target spirit.

With sword in hand, Odysseus quickly walked to the corridor and saw Celt climbing towards the window at the end of the corridor, trying to escape from there.

But because his spiritual body was very weak at this time, and the previous attacks on his "mental body" and "spiritual body" were even more fierce, it was very difficult for him to crawl, and his mentality was about to completely collapse several times.

Sensing that "Lelouch" had come out, he tried to turn over, wanting to continue using his extraordinary ability to hold Odysseus back.

But Odysseus did not give him this opportunity. He used the silver-white sword as a javelin. It flew out with a "clang" and pierced Celt's lower abdomen.

Celt cried out in pain, feeling the piercing pain of the sword, which injured his already very weak spirit again.

Odysseus grabbed a handful of powder he had prepared long ago from his pocket, which could increase his affinity with the underworld, and sprinkled it on Celt.

Celt's whole body suddenly stiffened and he couldn't move at all.

Odysseus stepped forward, drew his sword and cut Celt's throat cleanly. Some black blood flowed from his neck, and the "briber" went to the underworld completely.

Odysseus nailed the silver-white sword into Celt's chest to prevent the corpse from turning into a zombie. He then dealt with the zombies on the first floor, recovered the extraordinary characteristics of the three people, and took off Celt's cold gloves.

Finally, they set a fire and completely abandoned this stronghold.

(End of this chapter)