Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

Bernadette accepted the Extraordinary characteristic that resembled a cluster of stars, and said in her usual calm tone, "I didn't expect the 'Moses Ascetic Order' to be targeting you."

"I didn't expect it either," Audis said truthfully.

Fortunately, this was in Backlund. The 'Moses Ascetic Order' didn't dare to gather too much power here. If the other side had sent another demigod, Bernadette, who arrived a step late, might not have been able to save Audis.

Bernadette pondered for a moment and asked, "What are your plans?"

"Continue to stay in Backlund and seek protection from the official Extraordinary individuals here." After learning that he was being watched by the 'Hidden Sage,' Audis realized that leaving Backlund now was not a good idea.

"You can go to Raxia Island," Bernadette said. "I can also provide you with sufficient protection."

She used the characteristics of the Misty Sea to hide Raxia Island very well. The 'Moses Ascetic Order' had never been able to find it.

Ailiya was stunned. This was the first time she had heard the 'Mysterious Queen' actively invite someone to Raxia Island.

Audis took a deep breath and said, "Please allow me to consider it."

Staying in Backlund would make it difficult to advance again. After all, the God of Steam and Machinery would know as soon as he advanced. As he continued to advance, the surveillance on him would become even stricter.

Moreover, the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery would likely directly prevent him from advancing to a demigod.

If he left Backlund before reaching the demigod level, and was once again noticed by the 'Hidden Sage,' it would be difficult to escape the 'Moses Ascetic Order's' encirclement.

Bernadette nodded, "Alright."

She said, "For the next period of time, I will send an 'Invisible Servant' to keep an eye on the herbalist shop and your home. If you encounter another attack, you can shout for help loudly."

"Thank you." After expressing his gratitude, Audis then asked, "Have the 'Heart of the Machine' surveillance personnel noticed the abnormality here?"

"No," Bernadette said. "I just confirmed it. The person monitoring you today has changed from Sequence 7 to Sequence 8."

"He was affected by Yaelvis's 'Illusion,' and still thinks everything is normal here."

"This kind of 'Illusion' is difficult to detect, and even more difficult to notice afterward."

Audis pondered for a moment, "Could you please have them see a fire in my yard?"

Bernadette didn't ask why, "No problem."

After saying that, her figure became illusory, and the surrounding seals on the spirit world and the real world also disappeared.

At the same time, the skeleton on the street also disappeared.

The sound of carriage bells and people talking gradually returned from far to near, and the street outside returned to a normal street.

… …

Dock area, the official Extraordinary's trap.

As Archbishop Anthony Stevenson and Archbishop Horamick Haydn gradually gained the upper hand, the 'Rose School's' operation had already failed.

The 'Rose School's' demigods were also strange. The news they received clearly stated that the 'Nighthawks' did not pay enough attention and only used the power of the 'Red Gloves' and 'Nighthawks' to set up an ambush.

Why was the 'Heart of the Machine' also participating in the battle?

However, strange as it was, since the war had already begun, they still had to work harder.

Two 'Rose School' demigods suddenly ignored the attacks of the two archbishops and rushed towards the stone together.

Their actions caused them to be seriously injured immediately, but they also took the opportunity to approach the stone. Just as they were about to seize the stone, the 'Night Holy Emblem' at the top of the warehouse emitted a terrifying power!

This power plunged the area within a dozen kilometers around into a terrifying silence. The stone disappeared in front of the two 'Rose School' demigods.

The two demigods almost turned their heads and ran away, but the 'Puppet' was a step slower. His entire left arm, left shoulder, and part of his left chest also entered a state of 'secrecy' along with the stone.

The wound was very smooth, and you could clearly see his lungs moving.

The power of the gods prayed for using the 'Night Holy Emblem' was the most core part of this trap.

Of course, this was not the 'Night Goddess' directly descending power. It was more like a powerful ritual magic, belonging to the category of 'Night Goddess' 'automatic recovery.'

If the 'Night Goddess' had really descended power, these two 'Rose School' demigods would likely have 'disappeared' on the spot.

The 'Silent Disciple' and the 'Puppet' no longer made any effort and immediately fled for their lives.

During the escape, the 'Silent Disciple' threw out an ugly puppet. The puppet immediately turned into a normal person the moment it left his hand, attacking Anthony and Horamick frantically.

In the end, the two archbishops failed to keep the 'Rose School's' demigods, but they did seize the puppet, which was a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact targeting Sequence 4.

When the battle ended, the stone in the center of the warehouse reappeared there, as if it had never left.

… …

51 Henry Street, Gahl Herbalist Shop.

After the 'Mysterious Queen' left, Audis said to Ailiya, "Let's quickly complete the transaction. The reinforcements my partner is looking for should arrive in ten or twenty minutes."

As he spoke, he led Ailiya to the backyard, passed through the burned yard, entered the lounge, and handed the box containing ten 'Flame Arrows' to Ailiya.

After a simple inspection, Ailiya paid Audis the money. He counted it, exactly 2000 pounds!

After the money and goods were cleared, Audis saw that there was still some time, so he asked Ailiya, who was putting the box into a cloth bag, "Do you have any way to alleviate the process of being 'injected with knowledge'?"

"Maintain your own state," Ailiya replied. "At the Sequence 7 level, you can understand some of the knowledge. As long as you are in good condition, there is actually no need to resist so much."

Occasionally, you can also get some useful knowledge.

"But it's different when you reach Sequence 5," Ailiya sighed. "Both the frequency and intensity will increase."

So although her merits were already sufficient, she had been hesitant to advance to Sequence 5.

Audis continued to ask along this topic, "How did you get through the impact caused by the 'Hidden Sage's' words when you first advanced?"

"Is it difficult to get through?" Ailiya was stunned for a moment before saying, "There are only a few whispers. As long as your condition is not very bad, you shouldn't be affected much."

"A few whispers?"

One wrong, one first, one hair, one inside, one appearance, one is, one look!

"Yes," Ailiya asked back, "Besides those whispers, what else did you hear?"

Audis paused for a moment before smiling, "Maybe my condition wasn't very good when I advanced, so I felt that those whispers had a great impact on my condition."

He realized that he might have been specially taken care of by the 'Hidden Sage.' Only he could hear that long passage.

Ailiya didn't continue this topic. After saying goodbye to Audis, she left in a hurry.

Audis returned to the front shop, recalling his encounters today while waiting for the people from the 'Heart of the Machine.'

After another ten minutes or so, the 'Heart of the Machine's' support finally arrived.

As Audis had guessed, there was only one Sequence 8 and one Sequence 9 coming to support. The main force of the 'Heart of the Machine' had gone to the dock area.

Audis had already prepared a lie. He told the members of the 'Heart of the Machine' that Bernie had suddenly come to the pharmacy again today. Audis hoped that the 'Heart of the Machine' could track this guy, so while he was holding him back in the pharmacy, he asked his partner Keina to ask for help.

As a result, he didn't expect Bernie, who had strange powers, to suddenly launch an attack. Audis had no choice but to use the magic circle in the backyard to burn Bernie to death. The remains were still in the backyard.

The members of the 'Heart of the Machine' checked the remains and asked some detailed questions. Audis answered them one by one. Soon, they left with the remains.

This case had always been handled by Max. Their main purpose in coming here today was to confirm that Audis was not in danger. After taking notes and collecting the remains, they planned to transfer the notes and remains to Max after the joint operation over there ended.

Watching the members of the 'Heart of the Machine' leave, Audis rubbed his forehead. Today, everything was finally over for the time being.

The 'Heart of the Machine' shouldn't notice the abnormality here. They can't be allowed to discover that a demigod-level battle once occurred here today.

One side was Audis's enemy. It didn't matter if they knew, but it was difficult to explain who the other side was.

Fortunately, the demigods of this pathway all had various means of hiding their tracks, and today the official Extraordinary's attention was all on the dock area, so no one should have noticed the short battle that took place here.

After his partner Keina returned, Audis went out to find a decoration company and asked them to clean up the burned items in the yard and repaint it.

The labor and materials would cost a total of 8 pounds and would take about two days to clean up.

Audis planned to continue planting herbs in the yard. Repurchasing huge flower pots would cost about 20 pounds. As for the herb seeds, there were some in the warehouse, so there was no need to calculate the cost.

So in this battle, Audis lost a total of 28 pounds, but gained a magical item.

After finishing everything outside, Audis came to the lounge and took out the exquisite small mirror to take a look.

His spirituality felt that this was a magical item targeting the Sequence 7 level.

The negative effects should not be great, because his spirituality did not feel a strong danger.

But the use is also relatively simple, which is to tie the target for a period of time.

In some cases, this ability is quite useful, such as when ambushing, tying the other party without saying a word, and then rushing up to kill with one blow.

However, the prerequisite is that the target's level is Sequence 7 or below.

Generally, once someone reaches Sequence 6, they should have many ways to neutralize the attacks of this mystical item.

Putting away the sealed artifact, Audis lay back in his easy chair, considering his situation and how to solve his current problems.

Soon, he found inspiration in the Giant race's array.

Back then, the Giant race's main opponent was the Dragon race. Divine battles certainly didn't need to rely on arrays, but ordinary Giants faced two major problems: first, the enemy's psychological stealth; second, how to avoid being noticed by the 'Daydream Dragon'?