Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

Everyone was stunned by the Hermit's reminder.

Even Klein, the Fool, who initially reminded everyone, pondered in his heart: "The Witch Sect is also involved in this matter?"

The next second, he suddenly thought of the lady with the gemstone ring.

Klein always felt that this lady was familiar and dangerous!

It was she who used a curse to kill Tarim, the noble equestrian coach.

Moreover, this lady seemed to be Prince Edessak's lover.

"Justice" Audrey asked, "Mr. Hermit, what does 'Saintess of the Witch Sect' mean?"

"Based on some information I obtained previously," Audis said, "the Saintess of the Witch Sect is at least Sequence 3!"

Everyone briefly held their breath together. In this era where angels rarely appeared, Sequence 3 meant the top combat power of this era.

And the appearance of a "Saintess" from the "Witch Sect" in Backlund was definitely not for shopping and leisure.

"Magician" Fors asked again, "Is the tragedy that 'World' mentioned related to the 'Witch Sect'?"

"I don't know," Audis smiled. "There are too few clues now to guess their plans at all."

The matter became even more confusing. The other members had a bad feeling, but they didn't know where the disaster was coming from?

Klein sighed inwardly: This guy's information is really well-informed. With this guy's cooperation, this matter has aroused everyone's vigilance.

However, "if you're going to put on an act, you have to do it properly," so he manipulated "World" to raise his head, looking sincerely at the head of the mottled long table: "Respected Mr. Fool, shouldn't your devotee in Backlund have noticed something too?"

Everyone's eyes immediately focused on the end of the bronze long table.

Klein leaned back slightly and said casually, "Edessak Augustus."

Audrey's heart was immediately filled with doubts: Prince Edessak? What danger could he be in? Moreover, this matter has already gained the attention of Mr. Fool! This shows that Prince Edessak must be involved in some major event!

Fors also frowned: Augustus... Judging from the surname, he's a member of the royal family. I vaguely remember that he's a prince. What dangerous thing is he going to do?

The Fool's reminder plunged the hall into silence. After a dozen seconds, everyone lost the mood to continue communicating, and Klein ended the gathering at the right time.

...

Back in the real world, Audis stared at the ceiling for a while: "What's coming, is still coming."

He got up and prepared the "Bestowal Ritual", having gained 650 pounds from this Tarot Gathering.

After pretending to thank Mr. Fool, Audis began to prepare for the next course of action.

At around 4:30 in the afternoon, Audis chanted the honorific name of the "Mysterious Queen": "The Holy Spirit who pursues knowledge…"

"Tonight at 10 o'clock, I'm going to the East End to either return or draw the magic circle, please provide some protection and hide my tracks."

A few seconds later, Audis saw the sacred figure of the "Mysterious Queen" again in his mind: "Okay."

That day, Audis had dinner early, then wrote a few letters, but didn't send them, and then waited for the time agreed upon with the "Mysterious Queen."

...

The Land Forsaken by God, in the ruins of the city that once worshiped the "True Creator."

The sixth exploration of Silver City began. Derrick, while recalling the discussions at the Tarot Gathering, cautiously followed the team through the mottled walls and into the half-collapsed temple.

Here, Derrick saw the murals on the walls again. Because of the Hermit's reminder, he carefully examined the murals, finding the parts corresponding to the Hermit's information.

He first saw a huge black cross, with a shadow hanging upside down on it, its specific appearance difficult to make out.

Behind the shadow was a desolate and silent plain.

In the plain, a long line of people was walking, their destination being the cross and the inverted figure.

In this line, some members were still kneeling on the ground in devout prayer, while others had already stood up, facing the wind, and moving forward.

This is the great retreat that Mr. Hermit mentioned!

Derrick sighed inwardly: It's hard to imagine that these people actually came here from the outside world!

In his opinion, this was very incomprehensible. After all, the outside world was so beautiful, why come to the "Land Forsaken by God" to suffer?

At this time, Derrick noticed that at the very front of the team was a tall, thin man with silver hair that reached his vest.

The man had gentle features, his head was lowered, and he had layers of radiant wings on his back.

An angel!

Derrick stopped in front of this angel and saw at the angel's feet a winding river, shimmering with light.

The river kept turning, circling back, becoming the source of the river!

Derrick exclaimed: It corresponds to the information provided by Mr. Hermit again. This angel should be the "Fate Angel" Uroboros, and this river represents the "Cycle."

However, Mr. Hermit also reminded that the key to breaking free from this cycle lies with that little boy.

So, after observing these murals, the exploration team came to the hall behind the temple, with an altar.

On the altar here was an inverted cross, and on the cross was a statue of a vague figure whose only visible feature was a pair of eerie eyes.

Soon, they found a yellow-haired little boy, Jack, curled up in the shadows.

The other party weakly kept saying: "Save me, save me…"

While Chief Colin was still thinking about how to deal with the current situation, Derrick had already asked: "How can we save you?"

The little boy Jack showed an excited expression: "Save me, send me home!"

Derrick asked curiously and fearfully: "Where is your home?"

Colin gave Derrick a deep look, then quietly listened to the conversation between the two.

The little boy Jack weakly raised his hand and said: "My home is in Enmat Harbor."

Derrick was first stunned, because he had never heard of this place name at the Tarot Gathering.

But then he realized: Judging from the word 'harbor,' Jack doesn't belong here! He probably came from the outside world!

In that instant, joy climbed onto Derrick's face, but he quickly concealed his excitement and looked around at his companions.

Fortunately, although the surrounding companions were very vigilant, they hadn't quite reacted to the appearance of the little boy and hadn't noticed Derrick's expression.

Then, Derrick looked at the chief, and the chief didn't seem to have noticed his reaction just now... It seemed...

Now is not the time to consider this. Derrick took a deep breath and asked again: "How did you, or you all, come here?"

Jack showed a look of recollection: "My father and I first took a boat, then joined his companions and continued to take a boat. After a very, very big storm, the remaining people landed and followed the direction indicated by the Lord's gaze, and walked all the way here."

Following the direction indicated by the Lord's gaze?

Chief Colin looked at the statue on the altar, discerning where it was gazing.

The other members of the exploration team also roughly understood that if this little boy was not a monster, he was likely from the outside world.

And Colin was basically certain that as long as they reversed the process by which Jack and his group came here, they could find the seaside and their landing point.

He quickly discerned that the reverse direction of the statue's gaze was: the ruins of the "Giant's Court!"

Colin's pupils suddenly contracted. That was where the ancient god "Giant King" Omir once lived.

He couldn't help but think: How did they cross there?

But after a brief excitement, Colin quickly calmed down and continued to watch Derrick and the little boy's conversation.

At this time, Derrick discovered that the clothes on the little boy's abdomen seemed to have liquid seeping out.

He asked cautiously: "Are you injured?"

Jack lowered his head: "Some unsightly things have grown…"

As he spoke, he pulled open his clothes, revealing his abdomen.

There, embedded, were two eyes, a nose, and a mouth.

After a brief surprise, Derrick immediately realized that this human face looked very much like the angel in the mural!

Sure enough!

The clues are indeed on this little boy!

He immediately whispered to Chief Colin: "Chief, the human face on his abdomen looks very much like the angel in the mural."

Everything matches! Everything is right! Everything is inside! Everything is there! See everything!

Colin was first stunned, then whispered: "This has given me some associations."

He said: "We studied that mural for a long time, and finally found some clues in some ancient books.

"'The Lord who creates everything, the God of omniscient and omnipotent Gods' is surrounded by many angels when He gazes upon this world. Among them, the leaders of all the angels are eight in number, and they are called the 'Kings of Angels.'"

"Kings of Angels?" Derrick's tone was doubtful, but also a little joyful!

The "King of Angels" that Mr. Hermit mentioned!

Colin continued: "The image on the mural is very similar to one of the 'Kings of Angels,' whose name is 'Fate Angel,' 'Ouroboros, the Tail-Eater.'"

Derrick tried hard to suppress the excitement in his heart: It matches! It completely matches the information provided by Mr. Hermit!

So the question to be solved now is, how to use the clues on this little boy to escape the current cycle?

Chief Colin continued: "This means that we may have already stepped into a river that cannot be left, connected end to end.

"Fortunately, this should only be some of the power left behind by that 'Fate Angel.'"

Derrick responded in his heart: It's not "possible," it's certain.

After Colin finished speaking, he pondered for a moment, then took out a dark red metal vial, unscrewed the lid, and drank the potion inside.

His light blue eyes quickly faded, turning silver, reflecting the figure of the little boy, Jack.

Then, Colin drew a straight sword and smeared it with golden grease.

Jack noticed Colin's actions, and his expression changed.

Before he could speak, Colin raised his hand, and a bright light descended, illuminating the hall, making the little boy's shadow suddenly very thick and rolling like boiling water.

"Demon Hunter," Colin roared, thrusting the straight sword into the shadow, and deeply into the ground.

After a shrill scream, the human face on his abdomen disappeared, leaving only a hollow where wriggling internal organs could be seen.

At the same time, Derrick felt as if something around him suddenly shattered silently, and his spiritual intuition realized that he had escaped the "cycle."

… …

Backlund, 66 Rose Street.

Around nine o'clock at night, Odyss put on a cotton coat, a thick hat, and brought the necessary spiritual materials.

At ten o'clock sharp, Bernadette's voice came through the air: "I'll take you to the East End. Which street do you want to go to?"

"Black Palm Street," Odyss said, having already made a plan.

This street was on the westernmost side of the East End.

Then Odyss added: "Please conceal my tracks first."

Bernadette hummed in agreement, and a simple, full-length mirror suddenly appeared in front of Odyss, its surface frosted, making it impossible to reflect Odyss's figure.

In the hazy mirror, some shadows seemed to be walking back and forth.

Odyss thought to himself: Could this be the legendary "Magic Mirror"?

At this moment, Bernadette's voice echoed in the air: "Magic Mirror, Magic Mirror, please send this gentleman to Black Palm Street."

Ripples immediately appeared on the mirror's surface, as if it had suddenly turned into water.

Odyss exclaimed in admiration: "Amazing magic, um, or rather, amazing 'reproduction'."

After speaking, without Bernadette's guidance, he jumped into the mirror.

Inside the mirror was a pitch-black world. Odyss could feel that this space was very, very large, seemingly without boundaries, but his vision could not see far.

The darkness was very oppressive, as if many terrifying beasts were hidden inside, ready to rush out and devour Odyss at any moment.

Moreover, his spirituality quickly sent a warning, telling him to withdraw his gaze and end his attempt to gaze into the distance.

Odyss immediately made a judgment: This is the "Mirror World"!

Before he could continue thinking, a powerful suction suddenly attacked, and by the time Odyss reacted, he had entered another mirror-like surface with water ripples, returning to the real world.

This was a long street, dirty and dilapidated, with many zombie-like vagrants slowly walking along it.

Some, unable to walk any further, would just sit or lie down to rest for a while, but the patrolling police would quickly find them and use batons to force them to stand up and walk again.

According to the newly promulgated law, streets are public places, and their purpose is for walking; one can walk on the street, but not sleep here.

Some vagrants, after being beaten, hurried to continue walking forward, but one vagrant could never get up again.

In just a short while, he had died in his sleep in the winter.

No first aid, no medical staff, not even a handkerchief to cover his face, only the cursing police.

Odyss quietly watched all of this, then silently turned around, took out the spiritual materials and a pen, and began to draw a magic array.

At this moment, his whole body had become light, as if he had turned into a spirit body. The people around him could no longer see him, nor could they see the magic array he was drawing.

Odyss was drawing a little slowly today. He suddenly began to question his plan: This place is like hell. Saving them is like forcing them to continue suffering in hell.