Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

With the help of the "Acceleration Scroll," Odyss ran even faster than the drifting specters.

As he ran upwards, he shouted, "Everyone, get to the deck!"

Passing the dining hall again, all the dried corpses there sat up straight, watching Odyss run past them.

Like a group of people enjoying a show while having a meal.

After shouting the second time, Odyss had already reached the deck and used his second "Defense Scroll."

At this moment, a ghostly wind swept across the ship, and a chill that made one's spirit tremble spread out.

The specters behind him were catching up.

Odyss threw out a "Sunburst Scroll," causing the specters to temporarily retreat, while he took out spiritual materials and quickly began drawing a magic circle on the deck.

At this time, Bazel and the others, who had heard Odyss's order, all came to the deck.

Elijah also noticed the specters on the deck and flew over from mid-air.

The dried corpse in the captain's cabin also came out, standing there quietly, as if watching a show.

Odyss threw out another "Sunburst Scroll": "Help me hold them off for half a minute!"

The intense light, which had already been fading, became stronger again, and the specters, who were about to counterattack, retreated again.

Bazel kicked a piece of broken deck plank towards the specters, taking the opportunity to use his "Bribe" and "Weaken" abilities.

The specters became weak and hid in the corners, waiting for the "Sunburst Scroll" effect to end.

At this moment, small cylinders suddenly grew out of the deck around Odyss. The cylinders opened, and "Black Sea Anemones" reached out towards Odyss, braving the "Sunburst."

Whoosh!

Suddenly, a gust of wind blew past, and "Wind Blades" hidden within the wind cut off the Black Sea Anemones at their waists.

With the protection of Bazel and Elijah, Odyss could concentrate on drawing the magic circle.

Just as he had drawn most of it, a large crack suddenly appeared on the deck, forming a large hole that went straight to the bottommost level.

From this large hole, Odyss and the others saw a spiritual body sitting in the room at the bottom of the ship, emitting a pale white light.

It looked calm and elegant, not like a specter, but like a gentleman enjoying afternoon tea.

When it looked up, Odyss and the others immediately felt an awe-inspiring majesty.

Gulp!

Felicia and Renata were the first to kneel on the deck. Bazel and Elijah dared not look directly at the entity, retreating respectfully with their heads lowered, like servants.

Odyss did not resist this power head-on, kneeling on the ground and continuing to draw the magic circle with his eyes closed.

To him, drawing the magic circle was something he could really do with his eyes closed.

However, what he didn't expect was that there would be such a special spiritual body at the bottom of this ship.

At the same time, the "Dried Corpse Captain" and the dried corpses in the dining hall seemed to have received some order, and they all came to the deck.

The "Dried Corpse Captain" raised a hand towards Odyss, and two leather whips stretched out from the illusory space behind Odyss, lashing at the "Defense Shield."

These dried corpses, who still had some intelligence, were also "Beyonders," or rather, they were Beyonders in life. They used abilities such as "Mental Whip," "Undead Language," "Bribe," and "Fireball" towards Odyss.

Odyss used two "Defense Scrolls" in succession, finally blocking this round of attacks.

At the same time, the magic circle in front of him had been drawn to the last part. Bearing the enormous mental pressure, Odyss threw an "Explosion Scroll" towards the hole in the deck and the "Dried Corpse Captain" and the others.

The scroll thrown into the hole suddenly emitted a pale white light, and the special spiritual body caused all the spirituality contained within the scroll to disappear.

Poof!

The scroll shattered, creating an explosion that was only slightly more powerful than a fart.

Rumble!

The other scroll exploded in the mid-air above the "Dried Corpse Captain" and the others. It wasn't that Odyss threw it high enough, but that the "Dried Corpse Captain" had "banished" the scroll there.

But it severely misjudged the power of that scroll. Even in mid-air, it broke the mast, and the heatwave swept across the deck, setting the clothes on the dried corpses on fire.

Only the area around Odyss was protected by the "Defense Scroll" and was not affected by the heatwave.

Taking advantage of this obstruction, Odyss finally finished drawing the magic circle.

"Everyone, get behind me! Crawl if you have to!" Odyss's last sentence was directed at Felicia and Renata, who were kneeling on the ground like quails.

Because at this moment, he couldn't care about these two ladies.

Under the pressure from the special spiritual body at the bottom of the ship, Odyss struggled to his feet and injected spirituality into the magic circle.

The magic circle immediately emitted a pale white light, forming an illusory "shield."

Odyss breathed a sigh of relief. The pressure coming from the bottom of the ship was greatly reduced. This layer of "shield" was the protection provided by the magic circle.

Finally daring to look directly at that special spiritual body, he glanced at the bottom of the ship and discovered that the other party was wearing asymmetrical clothing from the Fourth Epoch.

Moreover, Odyss noticed that the style of the clothing was asymmetrical to the point that one half was in the style of clothing from the Northern Continent, and the other half was in the style of clothing from the Southern Continent.

Such clothing was not common even in the Fourth Epoch. The asymmetrical clothing of that era was generally asymmetrical in terms of patterns, colors, and materials, and rarely in terms of style.

But now was not the time to study this. Odyss quickly took out a bottle of spirituality-rich essential oil, placed it outside the shield, and said in Giant language: "I, in my name, summon.

"Lord of a certain place in the Underworld, the great Sammer, please descend into the circle of this magic circle under the guidance of the seven-pointed star, and gaze upon the person who summoned you.

"Please enjoy the offering I have provided for you, and obey my commands."

Whoosh!

A ghostly wind blew across the deck, and a black mist appeared inside the summoning magic circle. At the top of the mist were two red eyes, staring at Odyss.

At the same time, gray mist covered the glass bottle containing the essential oil, taking away the offering provided by Odyss.

This Sammer was one of Odyss's greatest trump cards. It really liked the offerings that Odyss provided, so it would basically appear every time Odyss summoned it.

Before, Odyss needed the assistance of some powder to complete this summoning process, but now that he had advanced to Sequence 6, he could complete the summoning without those auxiliary materials.

Because the ship was already filled with ghostly winds, the coldness after Sammer's arrival was not so obvious.

Bazel and the others hid behind Odyss, surprised by the scene before them. Their spirituality could of course sense that Sammer's level was not low.

They didn't expect that the captain could summon a helper of this level!

Before Odyss could issue an order, Sammer's two red eyes looked towards the bottom of the ship.

Only to hear that special spiritual body open its mouth and say in a somewhat illusory voice: "Sammer Tudor."

Odyss was stunned. He didn't expect them to be acquaintances.

What he didn't expect even more was that this cloud of black mist was actually named Tudor!

But at this time, he was the summoner and could not reveal any insecure emotions.

He took a deep breath and said in a solemn voice: "Great Sammer, please take the spiritual bodies on this ship back to the Spirit World and destroy the rules at the bottom of this ghost ship."

The special spiritual body sitting at the bottom immediately waved its hand, and the hole in the deck suddenly disappeared.

Sammer's mist body suddenly became round, forming a huge, hollow mist ring.

The inside of the mist ring then became illusory and twisted, as if turning into a spiritual vortex.

This vortex did not form any changes in the real world, but it produced a huge suction force for those spiritual bodies. In screams of misery, those specters who had just been "strolling" at the bottom and chasing after Odyss were sucked into the "spiritual vortex" one by one.

Many specters tried hard to grab something, but after waving their hands for a long time, they couldn't grab anything.

A virtual spiritual body also floated out from the bodies of the "Dried Corpse Captain" and the others, flying into the "spiritual vortex." These dried corpses immediately fell on the deck, motionless.

Immediately afterwards, Sammer, in the form of a mist ring, returned to its original state of a cloud of mist and drilled into the deck.

Six or seven seconds later, the ship seemed to have suddenly undergone some change. Odyss and the others couldn't say what the change was, but they were very clear that the state of this ship was different from just now.

Two or three seconds later, Sammer, in the form of a cloud of mist, returned to the deck and said in an ethereal voice: "He comes from the 'Trencester Empire.' I can't kill him.

"However, this ship will not be able to cause harm to you temporarily."

Odyss was slightly stunned. After summoning so many times, he realized that Sammer could speak.

He quickly calmed down, pondered slightly, and asked: "Who is he?"

Sammer did not answer, but it did not mean to leave.

Odyss immediately understood what the other party meant and placed the last bottle of spirituality-rich essential oil he carried outside the "shield" formed by the magic circle.

The gray mist covered the essential oil, and Sammer said in an illusory voice: "Collier Trencester.

"But that's not his main body."

Odyss was stunned, which made him realize that the situation on this ship was more complicated than he imagined. It wasn't just that the ship had come to life.

Sammer said: "This ship has been affected by something, creating an environment in which Collier can exist here for a long time. Without prior preparation, I cannot destroy that environment, and therefore I cannot completely destroy the rules at the bottom of this ship."

Odyss said: "It doesn't matter, as long as we have a chance to escape."

In case he didn't achieve his goal and decided to stay in the real world, that would be troublesome.

Audis solemnly addressed the black mist again: "Great Samansaer, thank you for your help. We will live in peace, helping each other. I offer you sacrifices, and you will obey my commands."

"Now, please leave the real world, leave this circle with the seven-pointed star."

Samansaer then departed.

Whoosh~

The warm sea breeze blew, sweeping away the coldness on the ship.

Audis glanced at the "mummified captain" and the others. These mummies did not exhibit any extraordinary characteristic extraction. Either they had no characteristics within them, or their state was still very strange, so nothing was extracted.

But now was not the time to study this. Audis gave Bazel and the other two each a "Flight Scroll." Yileser could already fly, saving one scroll.

The group left the ghost ship from the air. As soon as they left the ship, a layer of thick fog appeared around them, and the ghost ship disappeared into the fog.

Soon, the fog also disappeared, the sea returned to normal, and the starry sky above was revealed.

It was as if the eerie ghost ship had never appeared.

On the ghost ship in the mist, the "mummified captain" and those mummies with extraordinary abilities slowly got up and walked leisurely to a room on the lowest level.

The room where Philly and Renata had hidden earlier. The hanging mummy raised his hand and took himself off the rope, and the three mummies in the corner slowly got up.

The mummies hiding in other rooms also came out together, and they also came to the outside of the room on the bottom floor.

The door opened, and the spirit that Samansaer called Collier Trenstost said weakly: "You continue to operate this ship forward."

His spirit was much dimmer than before, but the pressure emanating from him still made the "mummified captain" and the others lower their heads, not daring to look directly at him.

Collier waved his hand: "Find a passenger ship as soon as possible. We need a lot of spirits now."

Only with a large number of spirits could the operation of this ship be maintained.

The "mummified captain" and the others retreated like servants and immediately returned to their posts, sailing the sea in this ship with its masts blown off.

Collier, at the bottom of the cabin, stared blankly at the wall in front of him: I will definitely find it, find that thing that is very important to His Majesty the "Night Emperor."

......

Audis and the others watched the ghost ship and the fog it produced quickly disappear, and then they saw the light from the "Argo's" searchlights in the distance.

But at this time, the first mate Rupert on the ship found it difficult to find Audis and the others on the vast sea.

Audis threw a "Explosion Scroll" into the air and then led everyone to fly towards the ship.

Boom~

A huge explosion suddenly sounded on the sea, and the searchlights immediately shone in this direction.

Without the obstruction of the fog, Rupert quickly found Audis and the others and directed the "Argo" to quickly approach.

Audis and the others also flew towards that side, and finally, before the effect of the "Flight Scroll" ended, everyone stood on the deck one after another.

Rupert was relieved to see that Audis and the others had all returned, only suffering minor injuries.

Back in the cockpit, Yileser first readjusted the course by observing the stars to avoid sailing into dangerous waters.

Then everyone drank tea and exchanged information, and only then did they learn everything that had happened after the others boarded the ship.

As Audis expected, Philly and Renata immediately used a lighter to illuminate after arriving on the ship, so they saw the reminder on the wall.

Otherwise, they would not have been able to wait for Audis's rescue and would have been attacked by the mummies on the ship.

The two ladies were quite frightened, but after crying for a while after returning, their emotions gradually stabilized.

After all, they grew up in port cities and had heard some stories about the sea since they were young. Knowing the difficulties and horrors of the sea and still being willing to come to the sea meant that they had enough psychological preparation.

After Yileser boarded the ship, he was attacked by those "black sea anemones," so he broke through the cabin and escaped.

But no matter how he flew, he could not fly out of the control range of the ghost ship. Later, after discovering the evil spirits on the deck, he immediately joined the battle.

As for Bazel, after arriving on the ship, he accidentally broke a bone on the corridor, making a sound, and was chased by those "monster mummies."

While running, he saw the trapped Yileser, and later escaped to the upper floor and joined Audis.

After Audis was trapped, he hammered the wooden door to try to rescue him, but the hammering attracted those "monster mummies."

Bazel quickly took Philly and Renata to hide first, and after hearing the violent explosion outside and Audis's order, he followed the evil spirits to the deck.

Finally, it was Audis's turn. His experience was the most exciting, and he almost found out the reason why this ship became a ghost ship.

Everyone sighed when they heard his experience: Fortunately, the captain took the initiative to board that ship, otherwise they would not have been able to find out these truths, and they would not have been able to solve the problems they were currently encountering.

There is no mistake, one by one, one inside, one content, one at a time!

They felt that it would be difficult for them to even think of trying to communicate with the "mummified captain" in writing.

When they heard the information about the "Trenstost Empire," Bazel exclaimed: "That legendary ship actually exists!"

Audis nodded: "It seems so."

After all, Samansaer had also confirmed the existence of this ship later.

Then Audis asked the navigator student to bring the nautical chart and pointed to the eastern part of the Violent Sea: "They probably found the 'Empire' here."

Yileser glanced at it and said: "That is one of the most dangerous sea areas in the Violent Sea. I didn't expect the 'Empire' to be hidden inside."

Navigator student Anss Ell excitedly said: "I heard that there are countless treasures on that ship..."

"I don't know if there are any treasures."

Audis said seriously: "But I know that there must be curses from the Fourth Epoch there."

"No one can reveal this news, it is very likely that the 'Empire' is using this method to send pirate groups with good strength to their deaths one after another."

For example, the ghost ship they encountered just now, the captain was at least a Sequence 6. On this sea, he was a "Great Pirate!"

Judging from being able to overcome the harsh environment of the Violent Sea, the strength of the pirate group was not weak, but as a result, a ship of people died in the depths of the Violent Sea in such a muddled manner.

Everyone was stunned, obviously they hadn't thought of this just now.

At this time, Yileser stroked his beard and said: "Who was that person at the bottom of the cabin later? The state of this ship is too strange."

Audis did not answer this question, but he had some guesses: This ship should have been affected by some of the "Nether Emperor" Salinger, and even Salinger actively provided some help.

Because Audis felt that the state on the "Trenstost Empire" was a bit like a "Ghost Empire." It seemed that the power of the "Judge" pathway alone could not achieve such a result.

Although this guess was very bold, Audis thought of the history of the second half of the Fourth Epoch and did not rule out that Trenstost had a secret cooperation with Salinger.

After all, they both wanted to become the Old Days, and after Solomon and Tudor fell one after another, the main contradiction in the Northern Continent probably became the contradiction between Trenstost and the Six Gods.

But this was just a guess, there was no evidence, so Audis did not intend to announce these ideas to everyone.

The discussion about the ghost ship ended here. Audis said to Anss Ell and another navigator student: "You two, one ignored the captain's order, and the other questioned the captain, wantonly provoking the captain's authority."

The two students were slightly stunned. Although it was not their first time at sea, it was indeed the first time they had encountered such a situation, so they were a little flustered at the time and made some actions that did not respect Audis.

The young people who grew up in the port city, of course, knew the power and authority of the captain on a ship, and they all looked at Yileser with pleading eyes.

Yileser said: "From the moment I get on this ship, I must also unconditionally obey the captain's orders."

He felt that it would be good for these young people to know the rules of the sea as soon as possible.

Audis said to the first mate Bazel: "Give them each ten lashes to show a warning."

Bazel nodded and asked the two students: "Are you two going to lie on the mast yourselves, or should I have someone escort you there?"

The two students looked sad, took off their shirts themselves, and leaned on the mast.

Soon, their painful cries rang out outside.

After the punishment ended, Audis asked Rupert to take the night shift, and everyone else went back to rest.

He stayed in the cockpit for more than an hour, and after confirming that there were no problems, he went back to rest as well.

Lying in bed, Audis reviewed the experience of boarding the ghost ship just now, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the "Trenstost Empire" was not just a simple ghost ship.

There may be some arrangements of the "Night Emperor."

Thinking about it, the somewhat tired Audis fell into a deep sleep accompanied by the sound of the waves.

He woke up at about nine o'clock the next day, and the navigator student had already prepared breakfast.

After eating, Audis asked Philly and another male navigator apprentice, Yarlin, who had not made a mistake, to be on duty in the cockpit together.

With four shifts of people on duty, Audis didn't have to stay on the ship every day.

After announcing this news, Audis returned to his studio and replenished some scrolls again.

Yesterday evening, his "Defense Scroll" and "Flight Scroll" were depleted again, and he used the only two "Soul Shattering Scrolls" that contained attacking spirits.

At this moment, Audis suddenly realized that he had too few ways to deal with the attacks of spiritual creatures and spirits.

But if he were to invent some new scrolls, he wouldn't have any ideas for the time being.

After thinking for a while, Audis thought of the scene on the ghost ship yesterday, and felt that studying the "Wraith Dust" obtained from there might give him some good ideas.

Audis was about to enter the "Wilderness of Knowledge" to start research when he suddenly thought of another thing: he hadn't explored that suspected Fourth Epoch ruin that he had obtained at the information exchange meeting before.

He had some time today, so he could go there to explore.

If he encountered any difficulties, he could also discuss them with other members at the Tarot meeting in the afternoon.

So Audis called Basel and Rupert over and told them that he was going to leave for a while.

Both of them knew that Audis had a magical item with "Travel" abilities, so they didn't find it strange.

After Basel and Rupert left, Audis checked his scrolls again, and then used the "Travel Ring" to enter the spirit world. Guided by spirituality, he arrived at the island shown in the information.

This island was located in the tropics and was completely covered by forests and vegetation.

Audis simply used the newly replenished "Flight Scroll" and flew at low altitude to search.

According to the information provided by the red-haired man, the island was not large, had no large animals, and no one lived on the island, so he could fly around and search with peace of mind.

After flying for a while, Audis first found the wall built in front of the cliff.

The wall was seven or eight meters high and looked very thick.

Obviously, the vegetation around the wall had been trimmed some time ago, but under the hot and humid climate, vines had already covered a large area of the wall.

Before long, it might be difficult to notice the wall even from low altitude.

Audis landed in front of the wall and first saw a line of text written in Ancient Giant script in the upper left corner.

Unfortunately, it was not a magic circle, but just a description. The approximate meaning of the translation was: This is the joint property of the Abraham family and the Sage.

Audis was stunned: It's just a wall, does it need to be marked who the owner is?

He smiled. He could confirm that this was not an ordinary wall, and that it was related to the Abraham family.

But…

Audis looked at the Ancient Giant text again: Who is the "Sage"? "Hidden Sage"? I haven't heard of the Abraham family cooperating with the "Hidden Sage"!

He thought about it for a while, and guessed that it might be the "Hidden Sage", otherwise he couldn't think of a second existence that could be mentioned in the same breath as the Abraham family.

Audis was not in a hurry to explore the wall, but turned around to look around. First, he saw a wooden stick stuck there, and a small area had been burned by fire. He could also see that some of the soil had been blackened by smoke.

This was mentioned in the intelligence. There was a place where the vegetation in a certain area would suddenly disappear. The marker made by the previous explorers was to repeatedly burn it with fire.

In the tropics, burning off the vegetation on the ground, roasting the roots to death, and "heating up" the ground would take one or two months for the vegetation to re-cover it. Such markers could last for a long time.

Audis didn't approach to explore, because his spirituality didn't sense any clues.

He slowly came to the collapsed building complex not far from the high wall. There, he could still see traces of people having camped there. Perhaps the previous explorers had set up camp here.

The area of this ruin was not small, but it was obvious that more than one wave of explorers had been here. Even if there was anything valuable, it would have been moved away long ago.

There were even some dug-out pits, many of which had underground secret rooms.

Obviously, among the previous explorers, there were relevant professionals who knew which buildings from the Fourth Epoch had secret rooms.

Audis wandered around there, only finding a few Abraham family markers, and didn't find any other clues.

In the end, Audis focused his attention on the wall on the cliff side.

Arriving in front of the wall, Audis first saw a large crater blasted out on the ground, presumably the traces of previous explorers using explosives.

Audis stretched out his hand to touch the wall and felt a faint spiritual fluctuation. Obviously, this wall had extraordinary mechanisms.

But Audis had no clues as to how to open it.

In the end, he looked at the Ancient Giant text again: Perhaps "Abraham" is the key!

Audis took off the "Travel Ring" on his hand and pressed it against the wall. He immediately felt the spiritual fluctuations in the wall.

But it was just a fluctuation, and there was no other reaction.

Audis took back the "Travel Ring" and entered the spirit world. He found that even in the spirit world, there was a wall in front of him, and he couldn't see the scene behind the wall.

He moved to the back of the wall to take a look, but there was nothing.

The spatial structure of the spirit world is different from the real world. In the real world, if the line of sight is blocked by an ordinary wall, the line of sight will not be blocked after coming to the spirit world.

Because in the spirit world, there is not only length, width, and height, but also the ability to see things behind the wall from other angles, so the line of sight blocked in the real world will not be blocked in the spirit world.

But in front of Audis, there was also a wall in the spirit world that blocked his sight, and after coming to the back of the wall, he could only see the wall.

This does not mean that there is nothing behind the wall, but that the wall can block the line of sight even in the spirit world, and you cannot see what is behind the wall.

Audis observed his surroundings and confirmed that there were no clues before returning to the real world.

Obviously, this wall was a carefully designed product, which made Audis realize that the specifications of this wall were very high.

But thinking of the "Apprentice" pathway mastered by the Abraham family, and the spatial operations that could be performed, this didn't seem surprising.

Audis looked at the front and pondered for a while, then smiled helplessly, feeling that he might have spent 15 pounds to buy a piece of useless information.

Obviously, to solve the mechanism here, he should find a demigod "Mystic" of the "Apprentice" pathway.

But where to find a demigod of this pathway?

The Abraham family has long since had no demigods. Audis does know that the Aurora Society has a demigod of the "Apprentice" pathway.

But the first thing he might do after bringing this cultist to this island is to kill himself to silence him!

He could try to ask Mr. "Fool" for help to see if he has…

Just thinking of this, Audis suddenly realized something, looked at the Ancient Giant text, and then looked at the ruins not far away: This is an asset!

He suddenly realized that his thinking was wrong. After learning of the special nature of this wall, his first thought was that this should be a "Mystic Realm" of the Abraham family used for sacrifices, sealing magical items, and the like.

A "Mystic Realm" that only a few people can enter.

But just now, he suddenly thought that that kind of "Mystic Realm" would generally not be built near residential areas, but should be built in places with fewer people.

Moreover, the words on the wall have already stated that this is an "asset", and it is likely to be a place where the Abraham family does some kind of secret work.

The residential area is so large, which means that many people can enter, and perhaps only Beyonders with the ability to "open doors" can enter.

Embarrassingly, although "Travel" is a very advanced "door opening" skill, it is equivalent to opening a virtual door between the real world and the spirit world.

But the bad thing is that this "virtual" door, like the wall in front of him, is solid rather than virtual, so using "Travel" will enter the spirit world!

The sealed items in Audis's hand happen to lack the most basic "door opening" ability of the "Apprentice" pathway.

This made him plan to hire a "Magician" at the Tarot meeting to explore together.