Mystery: Start with the Reader

Seeing a stranger intruding into her room, Audrey was a little scared, but she still managed to calmly grab the "talisman" sealed with spirituality from the bedside, and was about to shout loudly and lure her bodyguards away. come over.

But before she could say anything, a warning appeared in her inspiration. It seemed that as long as she made a louder voice, it would cause irreparable and terrible consequences.

In response, she subconsciously glanced at Susie and found that although her golden retriever dog remained "alert", it also suppressed the barking in its throat.

At this moment, the figure hidden in the black robe lowered his voice and said, "Miss Audrey, it's me... Also, please don't make too much noise..."

female? And this voice was a bit familiar... Just as Audrey thought of this, she saw the figure walking out of the shadows, opening his hood and letting his waist-length black hair fall down.

"Islan Ossisleka?" Audrey recognized who it was at a glance. He was none other than Islan from the "Psychological Alchemy Society" who appeared to be a psychiatrist but was actually only a "mind reader". Ms. Special.

And I am already preparing for promotion to "hypnotist"!

Audrey, who was relieved, was muttering to herself when her eyes were suddenly attracted by a suitcase at Isilante's feet.

Because she "read" some "ideas" from that box and learned that it was very pleased with her appearance. It seemed that she wanted to tear off the "packaging" on herself, wash it clean, and eat it slowly...

While I love the compliments on my looks...but, what does it mean to "eat" slowly? Bah bah! I don’t need a box of compliments either!

The suppression from the upper levels of the food chain made Audrey nervous again. She did not dare to look at the box, so she lowered her voice and asked:

"Miss Esilante, can you explain why you appear in my room at this time?"

"Good evening, Miss Audrey." The baby-faced Esilante first raised her skirt and saluted, and then said awkwardly, "I'm sorry to disturb you so late... but I'm actually here to ask for help. !”

"Help?" Audrey frowned and called Susie back to her. Then she saw her big dog winking at her, indicating that the woman who broke in had no ill intentions and that she could listen to what she had to say first.

It gave me a wink... Audrey said "hmm" with a complicated face, and then continued:

"Miss Esilante, can you tell me more specifically?"

"Here's what happened..." Esilante didn't hide anything, telling the story of how he was coerced by a suitcase and driven to East Chester County by car to wait for a certain "mission." She also focused on how she had the misfortune to encounter a "punisher" during a ward round and had to break the "seal" of the suitcase and use the abilities contained in it to escape.

But something is obviously wrong with the suitcase after the "unblocking" this time. Not only is the "eating appetite" increasing, but it is also picky about the quality of flesh and blood...

Esilante was forced to have no choice but not to go to the church to surrender... In desperation, she suddenly remembered that Miss Audrey Hall was currently in East Chester, and there must be a powerful Beyonder in her family. Protection, so he sneaked in quietly to ask for help, just to seal the box again.

Desire for "flesh and blood", items that can use multiple abilities, and have "alive" properties... This is at least a "shepherd" level sealed item! I'm afraid the extraordinary bodyguards hired by my father will also be difficult to deal with. If we are not careful, not only Susie and I, but also my parents will be in danger!

Audrey, who joined the "Tarot Society" and always had access to high-end knowledge, was much more knowledgeable than Esilante, a middle- and lower-class member of the "Psychological Alchemy Society". She could initially identify the box just by listening to the description. The details.

At the same time, although she understood Esilante's thoughts, she was still angry at him for bringing danger to her home.

Calm down, Audrey... Getting angry can't solve the problem. Even if you want to punish Isilante, you have to resolve the crisis at hand first!

Well, as far as I know, dad's bodyguards are only mid-level, and many of them are personnel deployed by the Church of the Night...

Not to mention whether they have the ability to deal with this box, even if they can, they will definitely take away Esilante afterwards, which will inevitably expose my joining the "Psychological Alchemy Society".

Because of my father's relationship, the church probably won't arrest me...but it will definitely attract more attention and I won't be as free as before...

What's more, if the bodyguards make a mistake and let the box get out of control, our whole family may die!

Therefore, it is safest to pray to Mr. Fool and ask him for protection!

While Audrey was thinking, the sweat on Islant's forehead was increasing, and she said anxiously: "Miss Audrey...it, it will start to go crazy in five minutes at most.

"Please also think of a solution quickly."

After hearing this, Audrey came to her senses and made a decision in her heart. Then she asked Susie to keep an eye on Esilante, while she pretended to go out to find someone...

But in fact, after she left the bedroom, she did not alert the night maid at all, but relied on the "open door" charm Abner had given her to enter a compartment.

Then, Audrey found a seat and sat down, leaning forward, clasping her hands against her forehead in a praying posture.

Recited in a low voice in Hermes:

"You are a fool who does not belong to this era. You are the mysterious master above the gray fog. You are the king of yellow and black who controls good luck."

…

Above the gray mist, Klein, who was sitting on the seat of "The Fool", divined the magic potion formula of "Priest of Light" and then picked up the slender blood crystals precipitated from the body of "Slaughterer" Gilgeous.

This is not the opponent's "Extraordinary Characteristics". After all, Gilcias has already entered the "belly" of "Crawling Hunger" with his soul and attributes.

Klein thought for several seconds and carefully wrote down the corresponding divination sentence:

"Where it comes from."

Holding the items and paper, Klein silently recited the sentence again and entered the dreamland.

In the gray world, he saw the huge sailing ship "The Death" with its two ends raised high, and saw Gilsea's bottomless loyalty and respect for the ship. Even in front of the other party, he had no bottom line. There is no self at all.

After a moment, Klein opened his eyes.

He sat up straight, looked at the slender blood crystals, and said to himself silently and thoughtfully:

"Is the 'Sad Death' alive?

"A sealed object with living characteristics?

"This crystal is the source of its control over the crew, and it is highly polluting. Therefore, no matter whether people or items are of insufficient character, they will be corroded by it... and become a substantial part of it?"

Picking up the slender blood crystal and smelling the faint smell of sulfur, Klein vaguely felt the corrosive power contained deep within it.

"Legend has it that the abyss is the most polluted place. Even angels will fall out of control there, and those who guard the abyss will eventually be assimilated by the abyss... The characteristics displayed by the 'Death Ship' are quite consistent with this point.

"Also, I don't know if it's an illusion, but I think Liu Bo's way of 'travelling' is actually somewhat similar to this...

"By the way, Abner told me that he seemed to have separated the 'Shadow World' imprint related to the 'Abyss' in his 'God of Luck' life, and also conducted some 'experiments'...

"Although he never told me the 'Shadow World', or what exactly the 'Origin' is, I guess Liu Bo's research on the 'Shadow World' may have influenced the Abyss... Maybe the 'Suicide Ship' All these methods are by-products of what he originally developed."

Klein allowed his thoughts to wander and thought about another question:

"So it seems that the real 'Immortal King' is actually the 'King of Death', and Agaritu is just its spokesperson, or is it just a manager with certain authority? Ha, as Bernadette speculated, Agaritu Probably not even a demigod!”

Klein pondered for a few seconds, and then tried divination again to see if he could get any enlightenment on the use of the slender blood crystal.

He is not worried that this will cause big trouble, or in other words, he is ready to face big trouble. Even if Liu Bo is connected to the "dark side of the universe" or the "God of Luck" in the "abyss", he will not mind it. It was more like a "True Creator" or "Eternal Blazing Sun"-style backlash. Klein asked himself whether he could hold on.

Soon, in the gray world, he saw an ancient altar, splattered with blood, with filthy words and symbols engraved on it one after another, as if shouting something.

Immediately after the scene changed, a handsome man over three meters tall placed the condensed blood-colored crystals on the altar together with a soul, and then performed a ceremony to turn the soul into an "egg".

"It's really possible..." As soon as the man murmured to himself, the gray world broke apart. Klein slowly opened his eyes and sat up straight.

"Egg... Russell's diary records that Jaldabao was hatched from an egg...

“So, this ‘blood crystal’ also has the ability to ‘resurrection’?

"Who is that tall man? 'Lucky'? Is that his experiment?

"In addition, the 'blood crystal' I just saw is much more 'perfect' than the one I have in my hand... so the 'suicide number' is actually a by-product or semi-finished product of that man's experiment... my 'spar' is also a low-end version. ?”

Well, why do I think so much? Anyway, I don’t plan to use the “Devil’s” stuff, so I’ll leave this problem to the “Tower” to study and let me know the results when the time comes.

With this thought in his mind, Klein casually threw the slender, incomplete blood crystal and the shiny spar left behind by the "Priest of Light" into the pile of debris.

Just when he was about to return to reality, he saw the crimson star symbolizing Miss Justice shrinking and expanding.

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