Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

From these old notes, Audiss saw that at the end of the Fourth Epoch, the "demons" suddenly could not feel the existence of the "Demon Lord."

In that era when the gods' kingdoms were still on the land, the absence of divine protection meant the beginning of decline.

The Church and the victorious Trenthost Empire at the time seemed to realize that something was wrong with the "Demon Lord," so the "Demon Families" went from being courted to being targeted.

They could only establish the Blood Worship Sect and disappear from the public eye as a secret organization.

Fortunately, the Fifth Epoch soon arrived, and the seven orthodox gods moved their kingdoms to the starry sky, while the demons found a new faith: the "Dark Side of the Universe."

It was also at this time that the three families seemed to be cursed. A figure would suddenly appear beside a member of a certain family. No matter how strong that member was, after three years, as that figure gradually approached and came to the family member's side, that family member would rapidly age and die.

The "demons" tried many things but could not solve this problem. Sacrifices and prayers to the "Dark Side of the Universe" yielded no answers regarding this matter. They could only find their own solutions.

Through their constant research, they guessed that the figure was likely the "First Demon in the World," the "Demon Lord" representing the "Abyss."

Before this, many "demons" had speculated that the "Dark Side of the Universe" was the "Demon Lord," but they didn't expect it to be otherwise. Their former "Lord" had actually cursed them.

Seeing this, Audiss's heart sank. He had originally thought that the figure might be a projection of some "High-Level Demon," but he didn't expect that it could possibly be the "Demon Lord!"

He took a deep breath and continued reading.

Of course, most "demons" saw this as an honor. They believed that their "Lord" must have some plan, and the tragic deaths of their family members did not make them feel grief but rather that they had helped the "Demon Lord" in some way.

However, the truth was that many demigods of the Anderanlad Family and the Beria Family died from the "Demon Lord's" curse, and even the angels of the two families were not spared.

Only the Norse Family steadfastly believed in the "Dark Side of the Universe" and quickly found a way to escape the curse, thus preserving their strength.

That method was to transfer the curse to their own children or blood relatives.

Once nine people had died, the curse would transfer to another family.

The other two families had no choice but to accept reality and learn the method of the Norse Family to prevent the strong members of their families from being cursed.

But by this time, they were already severely weakened and could only rely on the Norse Family. The Blood Worship Sect also became a secret organization led by the Norse Family.

Audiss did not expect that the decline of the two "Demon Families" was actually due to this curse.

This made it difficult for Audiss to say whether this curse was good or bad.

The subsequent notes no longer involved high-level secrets. The Anderanlad Family and the Beria Family, after their decline, mostly revolved around the Norse Family, becoming their vassals.

A portion of them went into seclusion in various parts of the Northern Continent. They still had some connection with the Blood Worship Sect and would occasionally conduct small-scale bloody sacrifices, but they had basically separated from the Blood Worship Sect.

However, that curse did not let them go, and it had followed them like a shadow for more than a thousand years.

Dylan's maternal grandfather's branch was a branch of the Beria Family, and they had not had any very powerful extraordinary individuals for decades.

And the curse found them at that time. Dylan's maternal grandfather's father had several children in a row to deal with the curse, but before he had "collected" nine people, he died in an extraordinary battle.

The surviving children were young and did not have time to have children, and they died one after another in the curse.

Dylan's maternal grandfather was lucky because when it came to him, the curse just ended and jumped to another family.

Because he had lived in the shadow of the curse during his childhood and adolescence, he hated the extraordinary very much. Although there were ready-made formulas and potions, he did not become an extraordinary individual.

This descendant of the "Demon Family," although a bit eccentric, was not much different from a normal old man.

But Dylan's maternal grandfather was also unfortunate because he actually experienced another round of the curse in his old age. At that time, he was already over seventy years old and only had two children. This branch of the family could no longer withstand this round of the curse.

In endless despair, Dylan's maternal grandfather died.

The subsequent notes came from Fitch. He had discovered the secret room very early on and secretly used the potions here to become an extraordinary individual.

Of course, Dylan's maternal grandfather also discovered this, so he told Fitch that if he had any evil ideas, he should commit them in other counties.

Fitch also knew that this could hide him very well, so he listened to his father's advice, which was why he often went out.

When he learned that the curse was coming, Fitch was already Sequence 8 "Fallen Angel." After reading the literature left by the family, he realized that he had to save himself.

So he began to work on his plan. As Audiss described, he first went around finding women to have children, and then gave them money to raise the children.

At the same time, in order to buy time, he let his two nephews die first.

But all of this ended today! Because the evil Fitch is dead.

"Mr. Wizard, are there any clues?" At this time, Dylan, who was about to vomit bile, came over to ask, leaning against the wall.

"There are some clues." Audiss took a deep breath and said, "Things are more troublesome than expected, but I happen to have a solution."

He paused and added, "Now it depends on your choice."

"One option is that we go to the police right now. Well... don't worry, I have a cooperative relationship with the police, and they won't arrest me."

"And because I eliminated such an evil... person like Fitch, I might even get some rewards."

Dylan's expression changed, first with surprise, then with helplessness, and finally with relief.

He had also thought about secretly going to the police just now. After all, Uncle Fitch had killed someone, and the wizard in front of him had killed Uncle Fitch. He was surprised because he didn't expect Audiss to have a cooperative relationship with the police.

The helplessness was real, because reporting to the police would not work.

The final relief was because he felt that this Mr. Wizard didn't seem to have done anything wrong by killing a wicked person. If he didn't report to the police, then he wouldn't report to the police.

Audiss ignored Dylan's inner thoughts and continued, "When the police investigate this case, they will definitely notice your specialness and transfer you to a special official department."

"As your Uncle Fitch said, in the eyes of the officials, the way to completely solve your problem is to kill you!"

"And they are very likely to do so, because that figure has a great background. Just to disrupt that figure's plan, they will kill you."

Dylan smiled bitterly again, glad that he hadn't secretly gone to the church to seek help behind his father's and Fitch's backs.

Audiss paused and added, "The second option is that I will dispose of the two bodies here, and the three of us will pretend that nothing happened."

"Tomorrow, you bring 200 pounds to find me again, and I have a good chance of helping you solve the problem of that figure."

"Well, the price of 200 pounds is not high, because many precious materials will be used."

Dylan nodded without haggling. In his opinion, although 200 pounds was a huge sum of money, as long as it could completely solve the problem, the money would be well spent.

He said almost without thinking, "This doesn't seem difficult to choose. I choose the second option."

Audiss nodded, "Very good, then I will dispose of the bodies."

He once again took out the black cloth with the "Space Array" sub-array and took out corpse dissolving water, sponges, gas masks, gloves, paper bags, and other items from it.

First, he dealt with the underground space and the body that Fitch had dissected, and then he went to the living room to deal with Fitch's body.

While waiting for the bodies to dissolve, Audiss completely destroyed the altar and burned those paintings, books, and notes.

Putting on gloves and putting the sponges full of yellow liquid into paper bags, the three of them took a carriage and embarked on their return journey.

On the carriage, the three of them did not speak and remained silent.

After the "Mr. Wizard" got off the carriage first, Dylan said, "Today's experience is like a dream."

"Actually, when I heard you talk about your curse, I knew that I would definitely encounter some magical things." Paine smiled helplessly and said, "Fortunately, the ending is good. We found the right person and were not harmed in any way."

Without a single mistake, a single first, a single content, a single look!

If they hadn't found such a powerful wizard, Paine would probably have been killed by Fitch.

So the next day, Dylan brought enough money and came to "Gandalf the Wizard's" residence again with Paine.

"Gandalf the Wizard" welcomed them in as he did yesterday, and the three of them sat down on either side of the coffee table as they did yesterday.

Dylan and Paine were both attracted by the dark-colored top hat on the coffee table. The top hat looked very beautiful, but it was thicker than a normal top hat and looked very sturdy.

Audiss picked up the top hat, "The arrangement to solve the problem is in this top hat. Although I tried to use lighter materials, it is still heavier than a normal top hat."

He handed the top hat to Dylan, "You try it on."

Dylan was stunned, "This is your solution?"

“Believe me, this solution is unique.” Audiss smiled confidently, “Although some people may also have simpler ways to solve the problem, you will never meet those people in your lifetime.”

At this moment, Dylan recalled the scene of the wizard's battle yesterday, took a deep breath, and put on his top hat.

Audiss and Payne looked at Dylan, waiting for his feedback.

Dylan paused for a few seconds before asking, “How... how should I judge whether this top hat is working?”

Audiss smiled helplessly, “You can go and see if the figure outside is still there?”

“Oh, oh, yes.” Dylan looked out the window, then looked surprised: “It's really gone.”

Audiss breathed a sigh of relief. This was his previous idea for the “God-Avoiding Array”, but at that time he planned to avoid the gaze of the “God of Steam and Machinery”.

After slightly modifying that magic array, he made it into the magic array of this top hat. Theoretically speaking, it could isolate Dylan's connection with the “Demon King”.

However, this involves gods after all. Before Dylan put on the top hat, Audiss was not completely sure.

“Take it off and try it.” Audiss said again.

Dylan took it off: “That figure appeared again.”

“This proves that this top hat is working, but for the next few years or even decades, you must keep the top hat with you at all times.” Audiss said, “Sleeping is no exception.”

Dylan smiled and said, “This is better than dying.”

Audiss nodded slowly, then said to the window: “Wearing this hat, you can't see me, do you want to chat?”

Dylan suddenly sat up straight: “That figure said: Yes, I didn't expect you to solve the problem with such a solution. It reminds me of some humans in the Second Epoch. They always fantasized about challenging the majesty of God with their own weak strength.”

Audiss was slightly taken aback: “Thank you for your reminder.”

In other words, this magic array has a certain effect, but the effect is limited, and it can easily anger the gods.

This made Audiss somewhat disappointed, which meant that the previously designed magic array could not escape the gaze of the “God of Steam and Machinery” at all.

Or rather, the “God of Steam and Machinery” may not be able to see him in a short time, but he can find him again soon.

Dylan continued to convey the meaning that the “Demon King” wanted to express: “For me, this is also beneficial. Even if you can't see me, I am still hiding in Dylan's shadow. The only difference is that Dylan will not die because of my existence.”

Audiss seemed to understand: “This is not a curse, you just want to use the people of the 'Demon Family' to hide?”

This reminded him that the “Demon King” seemed to be avoiding the “Evil God in the Starry Sky”.

“Yes, but no matter who it is, they cannot withstand the erosion of the 'Abyss'. At most, they will die after three years under my influence.” Dylan's expression was a little surprised, but he still faithfully conveyed the words of the “Demon King”.

Audiss praised: “This is a very ingenious idea. You should have used some means to prevent the gods from seeing clearly that you are hiding 'behind' an ordinary person?”

“I use the 'Abyss' as a medium to establish a connection with someone's spirit, fate, etc., turning them into a 'Heterogeneous' in this world. And the members of the 'Demon Family' are inherently 'Heterogeneous'. Even if they are not Extraordinary, they are descendants of 'Heterogeneous', which will not cause conflict between life and the world. So at this time, I am him, and he is me.”

Audiss recalled that the “Abyss” seemed to hold the authority of the “Heterogeneous”, but he did not expect it to be used in this way.

In other words, Dylan was originally a “Heterogeneous”, but now he is just “more Heterogeneous”.

The “Demon King” is the concept of “Heterogeneous” on Dylan, just like someone commenting “Dylan is an honest person”, and the current “Demon King” is his “honesty”.

Unless someone's vision can penetrate the “Abyss”, they will not be able to discover this.

Thinking of this, Audiss seized the opportunity and said: “I would like to ask you a few questions about the Second Epoch.”