Mystery: I Married the Queen of Mystery

Just like yesterday, Klein was still wearing a suit with a dark trench coat.

Audrey's attire was more casual and much looser, as today's exploration might involve combat, so she wore a vambrace on her right arm.

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That was a "Extraordinary Armor" that Audrey made using the "Alchemist's Glasses" and the carapace of a "Black Spider." Besides having good defensive capabilities, it also "secretly contained" a sharp leg of the "Black Spider," which could directly inflict physical attacks on targets within two meters.

The "Black Spider's" leg was sharper than the sharpest swords, and it also had a corrosive effect, making it a "Extraordinary Protective Gear" that Audrey was very satisfied with.

Audrey and Klein had fought together last night, so there was no unfamiliarity or awkwardness. After a brief chat, Audrey grabbed Klein's shoulder and summoned the "Illusory Door."

After more than twenty seconds of "travel," the two arrived at the location agreed upon with "Hanged Man" Alger.

That was Longtail Island in the southern waters of the Violent Sea. It was far from the Rosed Archipelago, and the entire sea area was relatively empty with few islands. Moreover, there were many "Dangerous Waters" around.

Therefore, even after hundreds of years of the "Age of Great Navigation," this sea area had not been fully developed.

Alger had also spent a lot of effort to find this place.

Longtail Island was a small colonial island, specializing in rubber and iron ore.

However, because of its remote location, there was only a city larger than a small town in the port. Such a place was a paradise for pirates, perhaps this city was built on the basis of a pirate gathering place.

On the beach, an "Illusory Door" suddenly appeared, and Audrey and Klein walked out of it, seeing a middle-aged man with deep features, a rough appearance, and deep blue hair not far away.

He was Alger, codenamed "Hanged Man," the captain of the "Azure Avenger."

None of the three were disguised, because Audrey was already on the bounty list, so there was no need to disguise.

Klein had never used his original face, so he didn't need to disguise either.

And Alger had previously met with "Hermit" and "The World" one after another, so he felt there was no need to disguise.

For a long time before this, Alger didn't know that he had ever met "Hermit" until he saw Audrey's bounty. He then realized that the person who killed the intelligence officer Old Quinn, "Blood Admiral," that day was actually "Admiral of the Mysteries," was actually "Hermit"!

The three observed each other for two or three seconds, and Audrey smiled and said, "There are no ladies among the three of us, so there's no need to keep looking back and forth like this."

Klein helplessly looked at "Hermit." He felt that since going to sea, this guy had become more and more unrestrained, or rather, his words and deeds were becoming more and more like a real pirate.

Then, Audrey took out five "Flying Scrolls" in one breath and handed them to Klein: "I have 'Flight,' and 'Hanged Man' also knows 'Wind Manipulation.' It seems that only you can't fly.

"This is for you, it can give you the ability to fly, each one can last for 30 minutes.

"I think if we search by flying, we should be able to find clues faster."

Klein looked at the scrolls in his hand: "Thank you."

5 scrolls meant he could fly for 150 minutes! This was obviously longer than the duration of a normal "Flying Scroll."

In his opinion, such scrolls were very valuable. After all, being able to fly could avoid many attacks and give oneself a broader combat space.

And "Hermit" actually gave away 5 scrolls at once, which made Klein suspect whether all "Scroll Professors" would give away such good things?

For Audrey, who had stockpiled three boxes of the most widely used "Flying Scrolls," giving away a few to others was not a big deal to her.

After roughly determining the location of Whale Island, Audrey opened the "Illusory Door" again, taking Klein and Alger into the Spirit World.

After a few seconds of Spirit World travel, they arrived on the beach of a small island.

But they didn't immediately explore, but made final preparations.

Audrey asked "Hanged Man": "In the clues you obtained, what was the specific content of the last words of the great pirate Daken Dedyre?"

Alger recited: "All my wealth is placed in the eyes of the whale. Descendants, use them to revitalize our clan..."

He paused for a moment and said: "The main clue to the treasure is in the first sentence. The remaining sentences are more like a 'political testament,' telling how powerful the former elves were, and slandering the 'Lord of Storms'.

"I looked at many sea charts, searched for clues in many gatherings, and asked many pirates, and finally found this Whale Island.

"The reason it's called this name is because the shape of the entire island is a bit like a whale.

"At the same time, I did some investigation and found some relics with elven-style纹路 in the indigenous tribes on some surrounding islands, which further confirmed my guess."

Audrey and Klein both nodded slightly. Alger's search process was still very reasonable. Hearing these clues, they also felt that there was a high probability that the treasure was on this island.

Alger added: "This exploration was initiated under the witness of Mr. 'Fool'. If we have any disputes during the search process, please ask Mr. 'Fool' to make the final decision."

Audrey smiled and said: "To alleviate your concerns, we can first talk about how to divide the spoils."

Alger breathed a sigh of relief. He knew very well that the two people in front of him were both Sequence 5. If a dispute occurred over the spoils, he would be most vulnerable to attacks from the other two.

Audrey continued: "Mr. 'Hanged Man' conducted the preliminary investigation. I suggest that as long as we encounter the Extraordinary characteristics or corresponding materials of the 'Ocean Songster', priority should be given to 'Hanged Man'."

The stern Klein "Mm"ed, expressing his agreement.

Alger breathed a sigh of relief, secretly grateful to "Hermit" in his heart, because in this exploration, there was a high probability of obtaining the Extraordinary characteristics of the "Sailor" pathway.

If there were the Extraordinary characteristics of the "Ocean Songster", he would very much like to obtain them.

"As for the other spoils, if none of the three of us have made a significant contribution, each person gets one-third." Audrey continued:

"If anyone really needs a certain item, they can obtain it by giving up other spoils, or by providing other people with gold pounds as compensation."

Alger immediately said: "I agree."

"I also agree." Klein then emphasized: "If there is a dispute, please ask Mr. 'Fool' to decide."

Audrey thought to herself: Decide for myself? Are you planning to "take sides"?

However, she couldn't say anything and could only express her agreement.

Then, Audrey said: "Where is that strange stone located?"

"It's probably in..." Alger pointed in a direction, but just as he said this, the spirituality of the three people was touched, and they all looked towards the direction of the sea.

At this moment, a behemoth emerged from the bottom of the sea. In the "whoosh" sound, the seawater parted, and then a giant ship appeared on the sea.

The entire ship was covered with a layer of metal, with only thin pipes extending from the top, like the eyes of a snail.

Even Audrey and the other two, who often came into contact with strange events, were startled by the sudden appearance of the giant ship.

Audrey immediately pulled out the "Gustav Staff" and poured spirituality into it.

The head of the staff emitted a brilliant starlight, quickly forming a layer of star gauze covering the figures of the three people, and then the figures of the three people disappeared, and the star gauze also disappeared the next second.

At this time, on the sea, in the constantly sliding water flow, the upper part of the black strange ship suddenly separated, blooming like a flower, revealing multiple cannons and raising three masts, forming a wide deck.

Audrey explained in a low voice: "Although this 'Witchcraft' can't hide too much noise and strong odors, as long as you don't shout loudly or eat garlic, you generally won't be discovered."

Of course, if you encounter a "vampire" with a nose even more sensitive than a dog's, then that's another matter.

Then the three quickly stabilized their emotions. Audrey felt that there was nothing to be surprised about after the initial surprise, because the "Argo" also had the function of diving.

Klein recalled those years of being a keyboard warrior and looking at pictures of submarines, feeling that the scene in front of him didn't seem to exceed his understanding.

Alger, on the other hand, recalled some of the information he had obtained before, knowing that the Loen Kingdom had now built ships that could reportedly sail underwater, and quickly calmed down.

In the distance, the giant ship began to approach Whale Island.

Audrey recalled the massive amount of information she had handled and quickly understood who the owner of the ship in front of her was. She whispered: "'Deep Sea Admiral' Hail Constantine."

She had obtained information from the information exchange meeting that this "Admiral" had two very important ships, both of which could dive.

Alger also recalled the information he knew: "I also heard that the 'Deep Sea Admiral's' ship can dive. I didn't expect it to be true."

He paused and added: "It is said that the 'Deep Sea Admiral' has the bloodline of a sea monster.

"He mainly operates in the 'Mist Sea'. Why did he suddenly appear here?"

Klein repeated the other party's name: "Hail Constantine?"

The surname was very familiar to him, and he really wanted to ask if the "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" had a moving castle.

"Perhaps they are also here for the treasure," Audis analyzed.

Alger asked, "What should we do now?"

Audis smiled and said, "We'll explore our own way. If we encounter them, you'll have the characteristic you need for your advancement."

"Oh, according to my analysis of some intelligence, the 'Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea' is most likely a 'Siren'."

Alger was stunned for a moment, and a forced smile flashed across his rough face. The two companions on this exploration were a "Pirate Admiral" and a "Mad Adventurer."

Such powerful strength suddenly made him feel a little unaccustomed.

"However, we can't explore by flying like in the previous plan," Audis said. "Theoretically speaking, the 'Pirate Admiral' most likely has some background. I don't know the background of the 'Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea.' Have you guys heard of it?"

Seeing both of his companions shake their heads, Audis added, "So we still need to be careful and try not to attract their attention."

It would be best to get useful clues and find the treasure first.

So, after seeing the "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" lower the boat, the three of them entered the rainforest and immediately began to act.

Their great advantage now was that they were in the dark and had already landed.

Since the "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" brought a pirate crew, there must be a group of subordinates following him to land, and it would take them a lot of time to complete the landing process.

After entering the rainforest, Alger led the way: "That strange stone is to our east, and we are currently heading to the west of Whale Island."

"When I came last time, I saw that side from the air. There is a pool of considerable size there. If you regard 'Whale Island' as a whale, that pool is probably at the 'whale's head' and can be regarded as the 'eye'."

In the last words left by Deken D’Edir, the first thing he said was, "All my wealth is placed in the eye of the whale."

At that time, Alger wanted to go to that pool first to see if the treasure was sunk in the water. If it was, there would be no need to seek help from "The Hermit" and "The World."

But he encountered that strange stone and realized that there seemed to be a strange power on this island, which made him feel very dangerous.

The three of them walked forward quickly for more than half an hour.

They were all "Middle-Sequence" Beyonders. Although they were traveling in the rainforest, they were moving very fast.

Alger, who was leading the way, was once a "Navigator," and even on land, he had a strong ability to discern directions and would not get lost.

And after Audis advanced to "Astrologer," his spirituality also greatly improved in terms of distinguishing directions. Even during the day when he couldn't see the starry sky, Audis could quickly distinguish the direction with a glance at the sky.

Klein was even less likely to get lost. A very useful ability of the "Seer" was "Divining Rod Divination." After advancing to Sequence 5, his spirituality would guide him to quickly approach his target.

But even with these three people, they still went in the wrong direction and came to the boulder that Alger mentioned.

The boulder was irregular in shape and looked like an ordinary stone.

However, there were no plants within a range of about fifty meters around it.

In the tropical jungle, such a space with little vegetation seemed very abrupt.

Moreover, after Audis and the others saw this stone, they all felt that this stone was very special, but they couldn't say exactly where it was special.

If you looked closely, you could indeed see abnormalities. The sand and soil around the stone were in a suspended state, as if they were not subject to the constraints of gravity.

The three of them were still in the jungle and had no intention of going out to investigate.

Audis suggested, "Let's go back!"

A Sequence 6 who had once been a "Navigator" and two Sequence 5s with high spirituality actually went in the wrong direction and came to the opposite direction. This in itself was a very strange thing!

In terms of encountering such things, the three of them were all veterans and would not easily go forward to explore.

So the three of them immediately walked in the opposite direction. This time, in order not to get the direction wrong, they not only used spirituality to distinguish the direction, but also climbed to the treetops and looked around to determine their direction and position after walking for a while.

After walking for more than twenty minutes, the boulder appeared in front of the three of them again.

The three looked at each other, and Audis whispered, "It seems that if we want to find the treasure, this stone is unavoidable."

So he began to carefully observe the stone in front of him. It was indeed just an ordinary stone.

Audis picked up a small branch from the ground and threw it towards the stone. Suddenly, the stone seemed to be frightened, and the sand and soil around it suddenly fell to the ground.

After the branch landed, the surroundings seemed to fall into an eerie silence. The sounds of birds and wind seemed to disappear instantly.

After about four or five seconds, the sand and soil near the rock, as well as the branch that Audis threw out, slowly floated up again.

Audis frowned and looked at his two companions.

Alger and Klein also looked puzzled at this time, not understanding why they were floating.

Audis whispered, "This reminds me of the ability of the 'Fallen Angel' of Sequence 8 of the 'Criminal' pathway. They seem to be able to manipulate gravity, making the target feel several times the gravity, as if they would be crushed by that huge force at any time."

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Alger thought for a moment before asking, "And the power displayed by this stone seems to be the opposite?"

Audis "Hmm"ed and said, "A bit like it."

Then he asked, "How did you leave last time?"

Alger replied, "I flew away from here. During the flight, I seemed to be attracted by this stone, and I flew off course several times."

Audis stared at the rock and sighed, "It can make a 'Navigator' lose his sense of direction?"

Alger laughed heartily, "It's quite embarrassing to say it."

Klein, who hadn't spoken all the time, suddenly said, "Should we fire a shot at the stone to see what reaction it has?"

"The reaction is likely to be that the bullet will also float up," Audis looked around. "Let's find an animal around here and throw it around the rock to try."

Klein had also thought of this just now, and also thought that he could simply control an animal's "Spirit Body Threads," turn it into his puppet, and then let it explore the rock.

But he felt that doing so was very dangerous, because in that case, his "Spirit Body Threads" would also have to get close to the rock.

The three of them began to look around for any animals, and then they found that the surrounding jungle was dead silent, as if all the animals had disappeared.

At this moment, their spirituality sensed someone approaching. It should be the "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" bringing people.

Audis once again concealed the figures of the three of them, quietly watching the jungle not far away.

Sure enough, after a dozen seconds, a dozen people walked quickly from the jungle. The leader was about 1.9 meters tall, but judging from his appearance, he did not have the characteristics of a Forsaken.

Audis thought that this person should be "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" Hal Constantine. He thought, "No wonder everyone says that the 'Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea' has the blood of a sea monster. Apart from the Forsaken, few people are so tall."

However, Audis noticed that although the "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" was a bit taller, he was generally thin, and he didn't look much like a sea monster's bloodline.

He had heard that the sea monster bloodline was not only tall, but also strong and looked simple and honest, while the "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" in front of Audis should belong to a situation similar to "gene mutation" or awakening "hidden genes."

This situation is similar to the sudden appearance of a big tall man of 1.9 meters in an area with an average height of 1.7 meters.

Arriving in front of the flat land, Hal Constantine raised his hand to signal his subordinates to stop.

"Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" Hal observed the rock in front of him, looked at the surrounding environment, and paused slightly in the direction of Audis and the others.

As a Sequence 5 Hal, his spirituality should have noticed Audis and the others, but such "awareness" would not affect Hal's subjective judgment, so his gaze only paused for a moment and did not find anyone there.

Then Hal gave orders to his subordinates. Audis and the other three couldn't hear exactly what the order was, but they saw through the open space that the subordinates of the "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" opened several drawstring sacks.

Several people reached in, and each of them took out a fat rat.

Then they threw the rats towards the rock like throwing grenades.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak~"

In the rats' screams of fright, they got closer and closer to the rock. Out of biological instinct, they were very afraid of the rock in front of them and quickly ran back after landing.

But in this escape process, their bodies became larger and larger, almost as big as cheetahs in the blink of an eye, and their faces also became ferocious and terrifying.

They ran faster than cheetahs, rushing straight towards "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" and his men.

"Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" Hal ordered loudly, "Fire!"

However, many of his crew members were so frightened by these "big rats" that their hands trembled, and the sound of gunfire was sparse, only knocking down two "big rats."

"Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" raised his hand, and a hurricane mixed with blue wind blades blew towards the "big rats." These rats, as large as cheetahs, were immediately cut and dismembered.

Audis exchanged glances with his two companions. They realized that the target of the "Rear Admiral of the Deep Sea" was this stone, and they had come prepared.

So, they continued to observe.

As "Rear Admiral" Hall loudly berated his subordinates, the corpses and blood of those "giant rats" suddenly floated up slowly, forming a bizarre and bloody scene.

After resting for a dozen seconds, Hall's subordinates once again grabbed the burlap sacks and threw a few more rats towards the rock.

They still squealed as they ran back, and quickly grew larger, but this time their size was only that of medium-sized dogs.

Bang, bang, bang~

"Rear Admiral" Hall's scolding had worked, and his subordinates opened fire one after another, killing the rats.

Then came the third time throwing rats, the fourth time throwing rats, and the mutated size of the rats became smaller and smaller.

At this time, Audis and the others also guessed that this rock could cause nearby creatures to mutate, but the mutation effect was limited. As long as some animals were used to exhaust its mutation effect, it would be possible to approach the rock for a certain period of time.

Until the sixth time the rats were thrown out, the rats that ran back had already returned to their normal size.

At this time, the corpses that had been floating were also all on the ground, and the open space around the rock seemed to have no abnormalities.

"Rear Admiral" Hall kicked a crew member towards that flat area. Seeing that the crew member did not mutate, he led the team to quickly approach the rock.

Coming close to the rock, they took out the iron hammers and chisels they had prepared long ago and hammered at the rock.

At the same time, some pirates took out bombs, preparing to create some dents with the hammering and then plant the bombs.

Just at this moment, Audis noticed that the flat ground suddenly bulged, as if something was moving underneath.

"Rear Admiral" Hall and the others also sensed the danger. Some pirates continued to hammer at the stone, while others took out their weapons to be on guard.

Suddenly, a pair of huge mandibles stretched out from the soil, clamping a pirate's legs in half with a snap.

Amidst the pirate's screams, a "sea centipede" as thick as a bucket crawled out from underground, its rows of slippery legs looking ferocious and terrifying.

One of "Rear Admiral" Hall's "Pyromaniac" subordinates immediately summoned fire crows, which scorched and bombarded the giant "sea centipede".

At this time, a viper the size of a python, covered in bright scales, crawled over and joined the attack on "Rear Admiral" Hall's subordinates.

Hall still had his subordinates deal with the giant viper, while he stayed beside the rock, using "Hurricane" and "Lightning" to attack the rock.

However, the rock was very hard, and Hall's attacks were obviously not very effective.

But the monsters protecting the rock were becoming more and more numerous. A crab the size of a train car came, as well as a monster with a bird's head, a human body, and covered in feathers.

More and more of "Rear Admiral" Hall's subordinates went to deal with those monsters, and the hammering of the stone had to be temporarily stopped.

At this time, a black mosquito, larger than an ostrich, flew over. It seemed to be very old, flapping its huge wings, its proboscis and six legs drooping.

After landing on the flat ground, the black mosquito's six legs suddenly spread out. "Rear Admiral" Hall's crew members suddenly paused, as if they were under tremendous pressure, and struggled to resist being crushed.

Audis, Klein, and Alger exchanged glances. This was very similar to the ability of Sequence 8 "Fallen Angel" of the "Demon" pathway that Audis had mentioned earlier.

At this time, "Rear Admiral" Hall decisively gave up attacking the rock, and a bolt of lightning struck the black mosquito directly.

The black mosquito's compound eyes moved slightly, and a transparent shield appeared above its head. This shield seemed to have no substance, looking like a thin film, but it blocked the lightning.

At the same time, the bird-headed, human-bodied monster suddenly rushed towards Hall. When it took the first step, it seemed to be a normal attack, but when it took the second step, the force of its impact was already very great, even creating a deep pit in the ground.

By the third step, it had gathered an astonishing momentum, and the speed of its charge forward even created a sound of friction with the air.

Although it was only a bird-headed, human-bodied monster, Hall felt as if a giant rhinoceros was charging towards him.

Hall immediately flew up to avoid it, but the bird-headed, human-bodied monster also flew up, continuing to charge towards Hall.

"Rear Admiral" Hall summoned a "Hurricane" to block the monster, but the force on the bird-headed, human-bodied monster did not diminish, as if it wanted to crash a hole in the "Hurricane".

However, the wind blades hidden in the hurricane cut wounds on the monster's body, and the bird-headed, human-bodied monster had to avoid them.

Hall ordered loudly: "Retreat!"

Then he suddenly began to sing: "Her beauty shook my peace, piercing my heart swiftly and fiercely..."

The singing was gentle, like a young man praising his beloved girl.

The monsters suddenly froze, as if they were filled with blissful emotions.

"Rear Admiral" Hall sang as he led the crew to retreat.

Audis and Klein watched all of this calmly, only Alger couldn't help but frown: "'Ocean Singer' really has to sing."

Audis glanced at Alger, and then remembered that Mr. "Hanged Man"'s singing seemed to be very unpleasant.

Just as Hall and his men were about to retreat from the flat area, the jungle swayed and two more monsters rushed out, actually two giant Morning Glory Worms.

The two Morning Glory Worms swayed wildly at the crew members who were attacking them. Suddenly, the two crew members screamed, their bodies swelling rapidly, and soon they mutated into two humanoid monsters.

At this time, Hall finished singing a song, and the monsters they had gotten rid of before also woke up one after another.

Audis drew out the "Gustaf Staff": "Let's give them a hand."

He didn't know what the rock was, but something that could mutate creatures was definitely not a good thing.

Then, Audis injected "Star Sand" into the staff, and the crystal at the head of the staff immediately emitted a brilliant light. A chilling wind that made the spirits tremble blew past, and the lifeless eyeballs of the dozens of "giant rats" that had just been killed suddenly turned.

They stood up stiffly and rushed towards the two Morning Glory Worms, entangling them in collisions and bites.

Hall looked in the direction of Audis and the other two. The moment Audis used his spirituality, the figures of the three people were revealed.

Before that, Alger had quickly covered his face.

If he was seen with "Admiral of Mystery" and Gehrman Sparrow, it would be difficult to explain to the Church.

After Hall and his crew were able to retreat, Audis and the other two also distanced themselves from that flat area.

Just as the three were about to enter the spirit world, they heard "Rear Admiral" Hall shout in a very penetrating voice: "'Admiral of Mystery', let's talk."

Audis asked his two companions with his eyes, and Klein pondered for a moment and said: "At least we have to find out what that rock is."

Audis smiled and said: "That's what I was thinking too."

Although Alger was a little reluctant, but since both Sequence 5s had said so, he couldn't just leave like that.

So he adjusted the scarf around his face and followed "Hermit" and "World" to meet with "Rear Admiral" Hall.