Chapter 61 The "leader" strikes
Bernadette has a strong premonition that if she participates in what Odysseus is going to do next, she will definitely gain something.
So she first came to Odysseus's laboratory in the suburbs, and then sent him to 77 Hilton Avenue according to the address Odysseus reported.
Odysseus knew that although Bernadette seemed to have left just now, she must still be watching him.
He did not hide it and went to the basement to put on the "leader's" clothes. He estimated that Bernadette had already known that he was the "leader" through the "invisible servant".
Using the "teleportation array" in the basement, he came to No. 199 Hairun Avenue.
As soon as he arrived in the basement, he heard the sound of fighting from the direction of the living room. Odysseus was slightly stunned. It was the first time someone knocked on the door.
He pulled out his pistol and quickly went to the living room. He saw five intruders who had subdued two waiters and were fighting with a stranger. It seemed that the stranger was also going to be subdued.
Odysse shot the ground at the feet of an intruder.
Huh~
After a small fireball ignited on the ground, it immediately went out because there was no combustible material.
The sudden gunshot made the five intruders stunned.
Odysseus pointed a gun at them: "There are just five bullets left."
Kapin's subordinates suddenly received a pursuit order today, and they didn't have time to bring guns, so they had to slowly raise their hands.
Odysseus said to the stranger: "Use their belts to tie up their hands."
The stranger immediately stepped forward, looking very skilled at this, and tied the man up in a few seconds. Odysseus continued to point a gun at the intruder and asked the waiter: "What's the matter with sending me a signal?"
Based on the theory that spirituality exists in the form of waves, Odysseus also referred to the principle of communication equipment before crossing and invented a signal transmitter.
When the waiter pressed the button, Odysseus's modified pocket watch would light up.
But at present, only this extremely simple signal transmission can be carried out, and information such as voice and images cannot be transmitted, and even code information such as telegrams cannot be transmitted.
The two waiters were just knocked to the ground. An intruder cornered them. They were not seriously injured.
At this time, one of them was holding his stomach and the other limped over. Just as they were about to report to the "leader", the stranger said, "Hello, Mr. 'leader'. I am Baker, the assistant of 'Lion'. I am here to ask for help on behalf of 'Lion'."
Odysseus looked at the stranger: "'Lion' was captured by Kapin's people?"
He thought: When is Klein going to take action? Why hasn't Kapin been killed yet?
"Yes." Baker breathed a sigh of relief. This saved him the trouble of explaining.
Odysseus thought for a second or two and handed the gun to one of the waiters: "Watch them. Shoot anyone who moves."
Then he asked another waiter to call the police.
Finally, he said to Baker, "Wait a moment, I'll go get some weapons."
Baker finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the "leader" did not refuse. "Thank you for your help."
Odysseus quickly went to the basement, opened the magic circle he carried with him and asked, "Are you still there?"
A faint voice said, "Yes."
That's good.
Odysseus injected spirituality into the magic circle and took out seven cold weapons from the "Wild Knowledge".
He knew that Bernadette would definitely be able to detect the specialness of this magic circle, but at her level, she would definitely not be able to see that this magic circle would be related to the "Wild Knowledge".
Sure enough, Bernadette said, "This space magic circle is also special."
"Of course." Odysseus pretended not to care and put away the magic circle drawn on the cloth. He quickly came to the living room with the weapons and found a suitcase to put them in.
He called Baker, and the two took a rented carriage to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute.
In the carriage, Odysseus opened the suitcase and checked the seven weapons, which were a sword, a knife, an exquisite metal crossbow, 20 exquisite arrows, two small axes of different colors, a metal glove, and an ebony cane. This is the weapon that Odysseus thought could be used in different situations after careful consideration.
He did not bring the "Flame Arrow" because he would rely on the power of the "Mechanical Heart" this time, and that gun was used by Maric.
While checking the weapons, Odysseus asked Baker when the "Lion" was captured and some details.
"We are about to find clues about the buyer." Baker said, "The buyer of the slaves is very mysterious. We have been investigating for a week, but have not found any clues.
"But during today's surveillance, Mr. Byron... Oh, it's the 'Lion'. He noticed something strange in the 'Slave Warehouse' and thought that he would know who the buyer was today?
"But we were discovered by the other party. Obviously, we hid very well and have not been discovered for so long..."
Odysseus looked at Baker with a puzzled expression and thought: It is very likely that you were discovered because the buyer noticed something strange.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute. Odysseus held a cane and asked Baker to wait outside with the suitcase containing weapons.
After entering the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute, Odysseus quickly found Max and explained the situation to him, and then said, "I want to borrow a carriage from the 'Mechanical Heart'."
"Okay." Max said, "I'll send two people..."
Kapin's reputation is not very good throughout Backlund, and the 'Mechanical Heart' is happy to help.
"No need." Odysseus refused and said, "I will negotiate with Kapin first, and you can come forward if it doesn't work."
"Okay, this way we both have room." Max said, and immediately asked someone to prepare the carriage.
After boarding the carriage with the "Mechanical Holy Emblem", Odysseus sat quietly in the carriage and rushed to Kapin's residence.
Backlund couldn't help asking, "Mr. 'Leader', you, you couldn't find reinforcements just now?"
"Found it." Odysseus said lightly. The "Mechanical Holy Emblem" on this carriage is the biggest reinforcement.
And with Bernadette by her side, there will be no danger.
"But...but..."
Odysseus smiled and said, "Relax, the three of us are enough."
Bell was stunned and looked at Odysseus: "Three people?"
There are obviously only two people here. Does it include the driver? Is the driver of the Mechanical Research Society so powerful?
Odysseus did not explain and simply closed his eyes to rest.
The carriage drove for about half an hour and arrived in front of a villa with an iron fence gate. This is Kapin's residence.
It was already dark. Odysseus rubbed his stomach. He was already hungry, but he had no time to eat.
Several guards outside the door stopped the carriage. Odysseus opened the window and said, "I want to see your boss, Kapin."
A guard came forward politely and asked, "Sir, what is your name? In addition, you need to take off your mask."
"'Chief'." Odysseus said again, "Don't take off the mask."
"Chief? I haven't heard of it." The guard's attitude changed: "Take off the mask, and I will help you report."
Odysseus picked up his cane and handed the suitcase to Baker: "I shouldn't have talked nonsense with them."
He paused and said, "You will follow behind in a carriage."
Before Baker could react, Odysseus got out of the car: "Don't you know how to protect other people's privacy?"
As he said that, he kicked the guard out and hit the iron railing door. Chapter 62 Dinner at Kapin's House
The guard who was kicked away swore that when the masked man got off the car, he was ready to fight with him at any time!
But the speed of the other party's kick was too fast, and he didn't have time to react before he was kicked away.
The guard's shout attracted the attention of passers-by.
Then the passers-by left in a panic, fearing that the fight there would affect them.
Some people hid in the alley on the side, secretly watching Kapin's subordinates being beaten.
After a guard was kicked away, the other four guards immediately drew their short sticks and rushed over.
Odysseus saw the opportunity and rushed forward suddenly, knocking another guard away.
Then he used his cane to block the short sticks of the other guards, and his other hand was in the shape of a claw, and suddenly hit a guard's chin. The violent impact made the other party faint directly.
Odysseus knocked down the other two guards with elbows and knees respectively.
At this time, Baker in the back also reacted, and the driver had "consciously" left the driving position, so Baker sat in the driver's seat.
Odysseus turned back and said to Baker: "Give me the knife."
Baker quickly opened the suitcase, found the knife inside, and handed it to the "leader."
A voice in his heart said: It's crazy, two people dared to break into Kapin's headquarters. No, it was the "leader" who dared to break into Kapin's villa like this!
Odysseus took the knife and walked quickly to the iron fence door. He swung the knife and cut the black painted iron fence very easily.
Odysseus cut a few times, cut off the bolt inside, kicked the door open, and threw the knife in his hand backwards, which just fell into the box containing weapons.
The iron door opened, and Odysseus walked in swaggeringly.
…
At this time, Capin, who had gained some weight, had just arrived at the restaurant. With a warm smile on his face, he warmly entertained the three guests in front of him: "Ms. Katie, tonight we have your favorite caviar and a roasted chicken specially prepared for you."
Katie, who had an old scar on her face and wore a thin shirt, said nothing but nodded slightly.
Then, Heras, wearing a white wig and a long, stern face, entered the restaurant and nodded slightly to each diner.
This was the leader of the Beyonders sent by the royal family, a Sequence 6 "Judge".
Parker, who was sitting at the bottom and had an old face, responded to Heras's nod.
When Heras sat down and spread out his napkin, dinner officially began.
At this time, the classical wall clock hanging in the hall just reached 7:23.
Bang bang~
When the waiters began to serve the dishes, several gunshots were heard outside.
Capin was stunned for a moment, but Heras and others were still eating normally.
A subordinate rushed in: "Boss..."
Kapin pulled the napkin: "How many times have I told you to call me sir, sir!"
"Okay, boss." The subordinate said anxiously: "A stranger broke in! He said he wanted to see you."
Kapin raised his eyelids and said: "Kill him, don't disturb us from enjoying dinner."
"We... we are doing it..." The subordinate said: "But... it seems difficult."
Heras stopped the knife and fork in his hand, as if he listened attentively for a while, and then said: "He is here to find you, you go and deal with it."
His spirituality did not feel threatened, so he thought it should be a gang fight, so they did not intend to show up.
Kapin nodded: "Yes, yes, yes." He dropped his napkin and immediately went to the corridor.
Through the window in the corridor, Kapin saw a young man wearing a mask kicking his vicious dog away.
Not far behind the masked man, there was a carriage that looked very important.
Bang!
One of Kapin's subordinates fired a shot at the intruder, and a magical scene happened. The masked man waved his cane, and the bullet was sucked onto his cane!
Kapin was not an ordinary human trafficker. He immediately realized that the other party might be an extraordinary person.
He quickly asked his subordinates to inform Heras: "Tell Mr. Heras that a person with extraordinary abilities is coming."
Then Kapin smiled: "Sir, I heard you were looking for me?"
Odysse glanced at the fat figure in the corridor window and said: "Kapin?"
Kapin raised his hand and signaled his subordinates not to attack: "It's me."
"This afternoon, my people were captured by you." Odysse said: "I'm here to ask for them."
The smile on Kapin's face disappeared: "Are you the 'leader'? Byron's boss?"
This afternoon, under the guidance of Mr. Heras, a private detective was captured from the dock warehouse.
Kapin originally planned to kill the other party with one shot, but Byron shouted that he had notified the "leader".
Kapin had never heard of the "leader" and was about to shoot, but was stopped by Heras.
Mr. Heras knew that the "leader" seemed to be a big shot. Killing his people would be very troublesome, and it might even make the "leader" pay attention to their "business".
So Heras personally interrogated Byron. After seeing that the other party did not have any key information, he asked Kapin to detain the man. When the "leader" came to ask for the man, he would warn the "leader" and release him.
Odysseus, wearing a mask, smiled and said, "I am the 'leader', but not his boss."
At this time, Parker came out of the restaurant. After hearing that the other party was the "leader", he stood in the corridor and let Kapin deal with it himself.
Kapin coughed a few times and sneered, "Mr. 'leader', curiosity will kill people. You shouldn't send people to investigate my business."
"To be precise, Byron was not sent by me." Odysseus said, "I only promised him to save his life."
This answer surprised Parker and Kapin. Kapin scratched his face with his fingers: "Are you quibbling?"
Odysseus did not answer Kapin's question, but said, "Release him immediately."
Parker, who had heard of the Mystic Research Society, glanced at the "Mechanical Holy Emblem" on the carriage and waved to Kapin, indicating to release the man. Then he also started coughing.
Parker knew that the "leader" was from the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery. Since the other party was not actively investigating Kapin, he should release him immediately to avoid trouble.
Kapin's face had been scratched red by himself, but he scratched harder and harder: "Release him, cough cough."
Soon, Byron, who was locked up on the first floor, was brought out by Kapin's two subordinates. When Byron, who was bruised and swollen, saw the "leader's" mask, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Parker pointed at Kapin's face with a hoarse voice: "Your face."
It turned out that Kapin kept scratching, leaving bloodstains all over his face. These bloodstains quickly swelled up, and the epidermis became translucent, and the pale yellow liquid inside could be vaguely seen.
Clang clang clang ~
The sound of metal cutlery falling to the ground suddenly came from the restaurant, and then it seemed to become chaotic.
Parker, who seemed to have caught a cold, suddenly pulled out his gun and pointed it at the "leader", and said in a hoarse voice: "What did you do to us?"
Odysseus's brain worked quickly and he immediately came to a conclusion: It can't be such a coincidence? Is today the day Klein takes action? Chapter 63: Fighting alongside the Fool
At this moment, Odysseus analyzed the situation. Theoretically, Capin should be in the restaurant at this time, slowly dying under the effect of the "toxin bottle".
But the problem is that Capin is out now!
After a little hesitation, Odysseus immediately made a decision and said to Baker: "Throw the suitcase to me! Get out of here!"
Bang~
Parker fired a shot, hitting the ground in the yard: "No one of you should move."
At this time, he still didn't want to fight with the people of "Mechanical Heart", so he just shot at the ground.
Odysseus stared at him coldly, and at the same time saw that Capin, who had not lost his ability to move, was leaving with the help of his subordinates.
Baker bravely threw the suitcase over.
Bang~
Parker fired another shot, this time at Baker.
But he didn't see the fight between the "leader" and Capin's subordinates just now, otherwise he would know that his pistol had no deterrent power.
Odysseus's cane is also an extraordinary weapon. After being infused with spirituality, it can generate a huge magnetic force within one or two seconds, and the surrounding bullets and metal weapons can be attracted. This is why Odysseus gave the other weapons to Baker for safekeeping.
Baker rolled and crawled down from the driver's seat, pulled Byron and walked out quickly.
At this time, a shadow wearing a majestic black armor and a black crown floated out of the restaurant. It was Klein.
However, only when the "spiritual vision" was turned on could this figure be seen.
Originally, his plan went smoothly, but when the poison in the "toxin bottle" was about to take effect, Kapin suddenly left the restaurant.
The main purpose of his action this time was to kill Kapin, so he chased him out.
"Imprison!"
Klein's surroundings became sticky, as if a huge amber had formed. He floated in the air and could not move.
Heras, who followed, temporarily blocked the black figure in front of him. Then Katie, who followed, raised her gun and pulled the trigger. The light golden bullet with strange patterns penetrated the sticky gap and hit the black figure.
Pah~
The black figure spontaneously ignited without wind, and it turned out to be a crudely cut paper man.
Although Klein was not injured, he was held back by the two "Middle Sequence" Beyonders.
At the same time, Parker saw that his gun was useless, so he quickly broke out of the window and rushed towards Odysseus.
He realized that the situation was unclear and he had to entangle the "leader" first.
After the problem with Heras and the others was solved, he would consider how to deal with this "leader".
Odysseus had already made a decision to help Klein and kill Kapin.
So when Parker rushed over, he quickly took out the weapons in the suitcase, put the two axes on his waist, stuck the sword and knife on the left and right sides respectively, put on boxing gloves, and took out the metal crossbow.
First, an arrow was shot at Parker who had already rushed not far away.
Parker was a "sheriff". He felt that the arrow was very sharp and dodged it swiftly.
This crossbow is also an Beyonder weapon. The arrow fired is as powerful as a rifle bullet, and the hit rate is extremely high. Even people who have never used a crossbow can hit a target 20 to 30 meters away.
Odysseus took advantage of this opportunity and shot two arrows in the direction of Kapin at the fastest speed. The two arrows passed through the glass with the sound of wind, one arrow nailed Kapin's head, and the other arrow hit his shoulder.
This ended the life of the human trafficker.
Byron and his assistant Baker did not go far, hiding behind the black iron railing gate to watch the battle.
It was the first time that Byron saw the "leader" take action, and he did not expect that the other party would kill Kapin so cleanly.
This incident also made Klein, Heras and others stunned. Klein only saw Odysseus in the yard at this time. For a moment, he felt that the man in front of him was very familiar: a little... a little like Mr. Gal who had met in the "Nanmu Ballroom".
But after only a slight pause, their battle continued.
If Klein wanted to let the girls in the basement go, he had to defeat the two people in front of him.
Odysseus in the yard used the belt on the crossbow to hang the crossbow on his back, put the feather arrow in his pocket, and then swung the fist with the glove on it fiercely, hitting Parker who had already come close.
The extraordinary people of the "Arbitrator" path are all very good at fighting.
Parker was no exception. He dodged Odysseus's attack very quickly. At the same time, his figure seemed to become much taller, giving people a great sense of oppression.
Odysseus felt that Parker's attack was a bit difficult. Every time he threw a punch, there was an inexplicable resistance. The resistance seemed to come from the heart, always making people feel that the person in front of him could not be offended, and everything he did was right.
This was the opponent's extraordinary ability, which greatly reduced Odysseus's fighting skills.
Parker took the opportunity to attack and forced Odysseus to retreat again and again.
Odysseus had to draw his knife to defend against the enemy, and Parker also drew his dagger. Odysseus's mouth moved slightly, and the opponent had been fooled.
He slashed at Parker with a knife, and Parker used the dagger to block the opponent's knife.
Who knew that this knife was so sharp that it actually cut off Parker's dagger directly, and along with half of the dagger, Parker's arm holding the dagger flew out!
Parker looked at the weapon in Odysseus's hand with an incredible look on his face. This was of course also an extraordinary weapon, and its ability was to be very sharp and cut iron like mud.
Parker suffered from insufficient intelligence. If he had seen Odysseus breaking into the room, he would not have used his dagger to block the opponent's knife.
While the opponent was stunned, Odysseus quickly returned the knife, cut the opponent's throat, and kicked the opponent into the corridor of the villa.
At this time, the fierce battle in the corridor was still going on. Parker, who broke the glass and fell to the ground and twitched, stunned Heras and Katie.
Then, they saw the "leader" throwing an axe engraved with fiery red mystical symbols and figures into the corridor. The axe was thrown at Katie, but Katie dodged it lightly.
When Heras was considering whether to negotiate with the "leader", his spirituality sensed a huge danger. The source of the danger was the axe that fell to the ground without hurting Kelly!
In fact, Heras had felt the danger of this axe from the beginning, but after all, it was a weapon used by the enemy to attack, so there would definitely be danger.
But as the axe was about to hit the ground, the danger signal became stronger and stronger: "Exile...!"
Boom~
Heras's "exile" was still a step late. The axe was like a bomb with a huge equivalent. The violent explosion filled the entire corridor, shattering all the glass in the corridor! Half of the wall collapsed.
Heras and Katie were both blown away, which surprised Heras, who had served in the army, because the power of the shells was not so great.
The flames of the explosion disappeared quickly, and Katie was hit in the head and chest by the fragments of the axe. Blood gushed out of her severely burned body.
Because Heras had been prepared, he avoided the vital points. Although his clothes and hair were also on fire, he rolled over the moment he landed and immediately escaped towards the back door. Chapter 64 On the Importance of Finishing Off (Additional chapter for everyone's recommendation votes!)
The two axes of Odysseus are not used for chopping people, but for bombing people.
On them are drawn the explosive arrays that he has improved, which are more powerful than any grenade, and even more powerful than any current artillery shells.
He also thought of making it into the shape of a long-handled grenade, but this explosive array requires a certain plane, and it is very unstable if it is made into a circle.
So he simply made it into the shape of an axe. The violent explosion can shatter the metal axe, and the fragments that are ejected may not be able to be resisted by the "zombies".
Sequence 7 "Interrogator" Katie was directly killed by this blow, and Heras was also very embarrassed and turned around and ran away.
Of course, the main reason for such an effect is that it was unexpected, otherwise such a thing would never be thrown to Heras and Katie.
Because this weapon makes too much noise, even if Odysseus is an informant of "Mechanical Heart", he dare not use this kind of thing under normal circumstances.
But it doesn't matter today. When the official Beyonders investigate, they can just blame it all on the "thief" Black Emperor.
Boom!
When Heras just ran into the restaurant, another violent explosion occurred. This was Klein's arrangement just now. A few minutes ago, he destroyed the gas pipes in the restaurant, filling the room with gas.
When the explosion in the corridor just now occurred, because the door of the restaurant was closed and there were no windows facing the corridor, the gas inside did not explode.
When Heras fled to the door of the restaurant, Klein, who existed in the form of a spirit, snapped his fingers and detonated the gas in the restaurant. The violent explosion blew Heras into the yard.
Two consecutive violent explosions collapsed about one-third of Kapin's villa.
At this time, Heras was charred all over and had been severely burned. The side of his body near the restaurant was full of large and small wooden thorns, and a chair leg was stuck in his back.
But he was only seriously injured and could still run out quickly.
So Odysseus pulled out the blue axe on his waist, injected spirituality into it, and threw it at Heras.
The axe still didn't hit Heras, but the moment it landed, the blue axe made a soft "bang".
The surrounding area of four or five meters was completely covered with solid ice, even freezing Heras' legs. The "judge" fell to the ground like an ice sculpture.
The red axe was a high-yield bomb, the blue axe was an ice bomb, and there was also a white axe and a black axe that Odysseus didn't bring today. They were the "light explosion bomb" and "black curtain bomb" he developed.
Klein, wearing an illusory black armor, immediately followed and stretched out his hand to Heras, "bang bang bang bang". The "air bullets" continued to hit Heras like a machine gun.
The Beyonders of the "Arbitrator" path are not good at defense. Although the potion made his physique strong, he couldn't withstand Klein's attack. Soon the "judge" was out of breath.
Klein, who existed in the form of a spirit, glanced at the masked young man in the yard who looked like Mr. Garr. The two of them had just cooperated very well, and their attack was very unexpected, otherwise the "judge" would never die here.
The two did not communicate at all, and there was no need for any communication at this time.
Klein flew to the entrance of the underground area according to his plan.
Odysseus took off the exquisite metal crossbow and installed equally exquisite metal arrows.
There were also some small wind magic circles on these metal arrows, which could help them shoot farther.
In the underground area, the bearded Belis had been paying attention to the movements outside, but he did not dare to leave his post without permission, fearing that the intruder's accomplices would break into the dungeon.
He had already opened his spiritual vision, so Klein's majestic figure was noticed by him as soon as he entered the underground. Belis immediately raised the high-pressure steam rifle and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
White mist spurted out of the barrel, and a sharp light golden bullet shot forward at an astonishing speed. Klein already knew the opponent's equipment, so he dodged the dangerous bullet with his illusory figure.
At the same time, Baylis rushed out of the duty room, holding a high-pressure steam rifle, posing a threatening posture, and quickly moving towards the door.
He believed that if he could deal with the intruders who joined forces with Heras, Katie, and Parker, he would definitely be able to easily kill himself.
Moreover, such a big commotion just now would definitely attract attention. He believed that the "Manufactured Punishers" would definitely come to check quickly, so he chose to escape and reunite with the members of the "Manufactured Punishers" as soon as possible.
Klein let out another invisible scream, making the opponent feel as if he was hit by a hammer, with stars in his eyes and a few drops of blood flowing from the tip of his nose.
But this did not stop Baylis from escaping. He rolled and crawled to the door, struggled to open it, and when he came to the ground, he showed a smile as if he had survived a disaster.
But at this moment, he saw a young man wearing a mask not far away, pointing an exquisite metal crossbow at him.
Belis's mind had not yet fully recovered from the "dead scream" that Klein had just emitted. He dodged almost instinctively, but he was still a step too late. The first arrow shot by Odysseus, who had been prepared, hit his left eye, followed by the second and third arrows, all of which hit his vitals.
Odysseus took advantage of the fact that the people underground had not yet come out, and dragged Belis, who was still twitching, to the side, and then gathered the bodies of the four Beyonders.
Soon, the kidnapped girls ran out from underground one by one. They saw the villa that had been blown up and was burning with flames, and in front of the villa, there was a figure wearing a mysterious mask and hanging many weapons on his body.
In a panic, they continued to run until they came to the street. They looked back again. This time, in addition to the mysterious figure wearing a mask, there was also a majestic figure wearing all-black armor and a black crown standing on the roof.
The girls remembered this scene and hurried to the nearby church.
In the yard of Kapin Villa, the fire was getting bigger and bigger, causing Odysseus to cough repeatedly.
But he tried his best to endure and did not leave immediately, because the thick smoke blocked the surrounding vision, and this was a good time to divide the spoils.
Odysseus took off the iron-black glove from Heras's hand. His spirituality told him that this was definitely a good magical item.
Then Klein also came down from the roof. The two of them divided the spoils tacitly. Klein used the characteristics of the "Azik Copper Whistle" to make the Beyonder characteristics precipitate in advance.
Although Klein contributed more in this battle, Odysseus's surprise attack helped a lot. Otherwise, Klein alone would definitely not be able to kill three "Middle Sequence" Beyonders.
So for the spoils, Odysseus chose first, and Klein had no objection.
After Odysseus took the glove, he took Belis's Beyonder characteristics and the steam rifle, and Klein put away the other three Beyonders.
After quickly dividing the spoils, Klein bowed politely to Odysseus and went to look for Kapin's body.
Odysseus was choking and crying. He insisted on taking out the magic circle he carried with him, put the spoils into the "Wild Knowledge", and then threw the bed sheet with the magic circle into the fire. After watching the magic circle start to burn, he quickly retreated to the door.
Byron and Baker hurried over: "Chief."
Odysseus coughed twice and said in a hoarse voice: "I'm fine."
At this time, he saw an illusory door suddenly cracked in the yard. Odysseus thought to himself: The demigods are coming.
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On the other side, Klein found Kapin's body, took out a deck of tarot cards that he had prepared long ago, pulled out the "Judgment" and "Emperor" cards and threw them on Kapin's face, and then sprinkled the other tarot cards on Kapin's body.
During the sprinkling process, one card fell to the ground at Kapin's head due to the angle of the fall. It was a "Hermit" card with a hood and a lamp.
Klein didn't care too much and went to the rooftop to complete his curtain call.
At this time, an illusory door suddenly appeared in the courtyard of the villa, and a handsome man in a neat suit stepped out of the illusory world of the inner door.
This was the demigod Celt Augustus of the Loen military. He glanced at the fire in front of him, his eyes passed through the flames and smoke, and saw the four bodies of the extraordinary people that had been set on fire.
At the same time, a gust of wind blew, and a serious old man wearing a black soft hat and a black robe embroidered with storm symbols flew over at a very fast speed.
Ah is the archbishop of the suburbs of Backlund, "God's Singer" Ace Snake.
Ace asked Celt in a deep voice: "Why are you here?"
According to convention, the extraordinary events in the Jowood District are under the management of the Holy Wind Cathedral.
Celt replied with a bad face: "I live nearby."
Ace said nothing more, raised his hand towards the fierce flames, and a fierce hurricane swept away the flames and sent them to the artificial fountain outside.
The two demigods saw the bodies of Heras and the other four people, saw Kapin with tarot cards scattered all over his body, and the two cards covering the face of the human trafficker.
They were the "Judgment" card with an angel blowing the horn, and the "Emperor" card with armor and a crown on his head!
Then, Celt and Ace noticed something at the same time and looked up at the roof.
They found that on the top of the partially collapsed villa, there was a majestic figure covered with black armor and wearing a black crown.
Klein nodded slightly. He was about to leave after completing his "curtain call" when suddenly an illusory female voice came from behind him: "I caught you."
Klein immediately realized that the voice came from the powerful lady he had met in the Kingdom Museum before. At the same time, a colorful halo suddenly appeared under his feet, imprisoning him in place.
After Bernadette followed Odysseus and saw this majestic figure, she immediately sensed that this was the spirit that stole the card before.
Because of the lesson she learned last time, she did not rush to take action. Instead, she observed the other party's actions while quietly creating a powerful space seal.
Klein's figure paused slightly, but in the next second, he disappeared without a sign.
An illusory figure immediately appeared at the place where he disappeared. It was Bernadette. She checked her seal in disbelief. The seal was still there, and there was no sign of being broken free.
Theoretically, the person in this seal should not be able to leave through the spirit world, the underworld, or the astral world, but the other party did leave in front of Bernadette.
Crack~
A silver-white lightning flashed in the air, illuminating the area where the majestic figure had just disappeared as bright as day.
Bernadette glanced at the two demigods in the yard, and a pair of illusory wings appeared on her back, surrounding her. When the illusory wings disappeared, Bernadette also left.
Ace and Celt both felt Bernadette's power, so neither of them had the idea of stopping the other.
Celt said, "They are not accomplices."
Ace nodded. He could feel how powerful the seal was. Then, the two of them looked outside the villa at the same time, at the carriage with the "Mechanical Holy Emblem".
...
Odysseus, who was choking and coughing, was very uncomfortable. When he saw Klein's curtain call, he immediately asked Byron and Baker to help him get on the "Mechanical Heart" carriage, and warned Byron and Baker that no one could get off.
Odysseus just felt better, and Ace and Celt had already come out of the car.
A gust of wind opened the car door as if it had life. Odysseus took a deep breath and said, "Sorry, I feel a little uncomfortable and can't salute you."
Ace said, "You seem to be witnesses of the whole thing?"
"Yes, ahem." Odysseus did not intend to hide it: "But I am an important informant of the 'Mechanical Heart'. I can only accept your... ahem... your questions when I am accompanied by members of the 'Mechanical Heart' team."
This is why he got on the car immediately. If he didn't get on the car, even if he revealed his identity, the two demigods in front of him could easily say that they didn't hear clearly and forcibly "interrogate" Odysseus and the other three.
With Celt, who has the "Arbitrator" path, their interrogation will not be just a simple question.
But if he was sitting in the carriage of the "Mechanical Heart" and was "interrogated" by the Archbishop of the Church of Storms and the demigods of the military using extraordinary abilities, it would be unreasonable.
Celt sneered, "Are you guilty?"
Odysseus and the other three felt a huge mental pressure, and at this moment they seemed to reveal all their secrets.
"Cough cough cough..." Odysseus coughed, and while bearing the huge mental pressure, he trembled and took out the "Mechanical Holy Emblem" hanging around his neck, which was composed of a triangle ruler, gears and levers, and held it in front of himself:
"The embodiment of the essence, cough cough, the guardian of craftsmen, the glory of technology.
"Your devout believers pray to you..."
"Okay." Celt said coldly, "We'll ask again later."
Bang~
The car door was closed again, and the huge mental pressure disappeared.
Odysseus breathed a sigh of relief.
Byron on the side had a new understanding of the identity of the "leader". He asked, "How are we going to answer the questions of the police and the extraordinary people later?"
Although Byron is not an extraordinary person, he knows the existence of extraordinary people.
"Just tell the truth. "Odysseus said.
During the recovery last Saturday, he had reported Byron's matter to Max, and it was Parker who took the initiative to attack him just now, so he was not afraid of normal inquiries, but he knew too many secrets and could not be interrogated by the military with extraordinary abilities.
Then the "Substitute Punisher" team arrived one after another. They commanded the police to control the villa and the surrounding area, and three members watched Odysseus and others.
More than half an hour later, Max and his team members came after hearing the news. After learning the specific situation, he asked the "Substitute Punisher" to send someone to go back to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute with them to interrogate Odysseus and the other three together.
However, the importance of the "Substitute Punisher" and the military to this case exceeded Max's expectations. Celt and Ace actually participated in the interrogation of Odysseus and the other three. Chapter 66: The Black Emperor, the Thief
After returning to the Backlund Mechanical Research Institute, Odyss, accompanied by Max, told all his experiences.
He went to Kapin to ask for someone, and happened to be attacked by the majestic figure. It was Parker who attacked him first, and he had to fight back, so he had a conflict with Kapin and the Beyonder in his villa.
In a sense, this is indeed the truth, and Odyss had previously reported to the "Mechanical Heart". Celt used his Beyonder ability to judge that Odyss was telling the truth.
It was not until the arrival of Archbishop Horamick Hayden, who looked kind and wore a white priest robe, that the "Substituted Punisher" and the military realized the importance of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery to Odyss.
Ikanser Bernard, the senior deacon of the "Mechanical Heart", immediately went to ask Archbishop Horamick after hearing that the military and the "Substituted Punisher" had sent demigods to inquire about the case.
Horamick learned that the church's "ace intelligence officer" was involved in an extraordinary case, and rushed over immediately.
After meeting Archbishop Ace of the Storm Church and the military's demigod Celt, Horamick first chatted with the two of them, and then told them about the "Millionaire Blair Case" that had caused a sensation in the extraordinary world a few days ago.
He also stated that thanks to Odysseus providing key clues, the "Mechanical Heart" was able to solve the case without the official extraordinary people noticing.
Ace and Celt both understood what Horamick meant: I will personally vouch for this person.
This is also reasonable. If they were in his place, they would also try their best to protect such an excellent intelligence officer.
So after Ace learned that Odysseus was forced to be involved in this case, he did not ask any more questions.
After learning that Byron's investigation only found evidence of Kapin's crime, but did not find other information such as the buyers of the slaves, Sayers only asked Odysseus symbolically: "Why did you seem a little guilty when you were at the door of Kapin's villa before, and did not immediately give us a brief account of the case you knew?"
"Because I have heard about the harm caused by the 'whip of the mind'." Odysseus smiled helplessly: "It is said that it can cause permanent harm to people, so I am very reluctant to accept your interrogation."
Sayers smiled and did not ask any more questions.
Since the two demigods did not pay much attention, the rest was basically routine inquiries.
As for questions such as where the extraordinary characteristics of Heras and others went, Odysseus said he did not know, and guessed that they might have been taken away by the majestic figure.
After sending away the military and the "Substituted Punisher", Odysseus, who was no longer in danger, stood up and saluted Horamick and said: "Mr. Archbishop, thank you for your protection."
Without the guarantee of this demigod, even under the protection of the "Mechanical Heart", his interrogation would not have ended so quickly.
Horamick sat on the chair and asked with a smile: "Do you have anything to tell me?"
Odysseus smiled and said: "I knew that my little tricks could not be hidden from your eyes."
Then he put away his smile and said: "I took the initiative to shoot Kapin because his disregard for life was outrageous. After learning that the purpose of the majestic figure was to release the kidnapped girls, I took the initiative to provide some help."
Horamick said lightly: "This is human nature."
Odysseus continued: "The four dead extraordinary people are all "arbitrators", and the military seems to be too concerned about this matter.
"Mr. Saiers seems to say that he appeared at the scene first because he lives nearby, but according to some information I accidentally learned, he has four properties in Backlund, and we don't know if he lives in the Cherwood District today. "
Horamick stood up from the backrest and looked at Odysseus: "What do you want to say?"
"The military seems to be planning something." Odysseus said seriously: "I have no evidence, but I have such a feeling intuitively. "
Horamik, Ikanser and others were silent. After a while, Horamik spoke again: "You should pay attention to the information in this regard, but don't take the initiative to investigate."
Odysseus immediately said: "Yes!" After Archbishop Horamick left, Ikanser said to Odysseus, "You stay here tonight and sleep in the lounge. You should be familiar with the investigation procedures of the case. You should be available at any time during the investigation of this case."
In other words, in the eyes of the "Mechanical Heart", there is nothing wrong with this young man Odysseus. But he still has to pretend to cooperate with the investigation.
Odysseus nodded: "Okay."
Then he said to his good friend Max: "Get me something to eat. I'm doing experiments in the mountains today and I didn't even have lunch."
...
Above the gray fog, Klein, the "Fool" sitting at the head of the ancient bronze table, breathed a sigh of relief: I was scared to death!
I didn't expect that the mysterious lady he met in the Kingdom Museum would sneak up behind him like that and prepare a very powerful seal for him.
If it weren't for the help of "Above the Gray Mist", he probably wouldn't be able to come back today.
Theoretically, he returned to the spirit world, but the way was not to open the passage to the spirit world and then return to "Above the Gray Mist".
Instead, the power of "Above the Gray Mist" opened a door in the real world and took him back, so the powerful seal was ineffective.
Then, a tired Klein used the yellow crystal pendant to do divination: "The masked youth tonight is Mr. Gal.
"The masked youth tonight is Mr. Gal.
"..."
After reciting it seven times, the yellow crystal pendant rotated in a clockwise direction.
It's really Mr. Gal!
Klein thought of the powerful battle axe again: "Mr. Gal is also engaged in arms business?"
No, no, this is not the point, the point is...hiss~
The battle just now consumed too much spiritual energy, giving Klein a splitting headache. He had to quickly return to the real world to rest and think about this problem when he had time.
...
The next morning.
In the luxurious villa of Earl Hall's family in Queens.
Audrey was waiting for the maid to cut the food, and suddenly heard Earl Hall, who was used to reading the newspaper at breakfast, laugh: "Kapin is dead."
"Who is he?" Audrey asked.
"A wealthy man who might be a human trafficker in private." Earl Hall chuckled and said, "He was killed last night. All the newspapers reported that the murderer was a thief, um, the thief 'Black Emperor'."
Black Emperor!
Audrey instantly thought of the "blasphemous card" that belonged to Mr. Fool. She immediately became interested in the case of Kapin's murder: "It sounds interesting. Although it is illegal, I want to say that the thief did a great job.
"Dad, what's the process?"
"It's still under investigation," Earl Hall said after taking a sip of tea, "but someone saw that before Kapin was killed, a young man wearing a mask broke into Kapin's villa. " Chapter 67 Investigation of the "leader"
Audrey had already imagined the scene of a thief representing justice, breaking into Kapin's evil lair alone.
At the same time, she couldn't help but wonder: Is that thief Mr. Fool's follower?
Earl Hall continued while eating breakfast: "The thief entered Kapin's villa and not only stole all the property in the safe, but also stole the lives of Kapin and his evil subordinates, and rescued the girls imprisoned in the dungeon.
"He sprinkled tarot cards all over Kapin's body, the most conspicuous of which were the 'Judgment' card and the 'Emperor' card on his face, and a 'Hermit' card that fell alone on the ground. "
Tarot cards!
" Audrey's eyes lit up in vain: "I'm not very clear about the "Judgement" card and the "Emperor" card, but I know there is a gentleman codenamed "Hermit".
...
At the same time, Xio saw the sign of an emergency meeting left by the man with a golden mask.
Xio immediately came to the agreed meeting place, which was a remote and well-connected alley.
The man with a golden mask was still wearing a black tuxedo, and his light brown eyes swept over Xio's head: "There is a task for you."
Xio asked concisely: "Difficulty and reward?"
"The initial reward is 30 pounds. If you can get useful information, I can even give you an extraordinary material corresponding to the 'Sheriff' directly.
" The reward was so generous that Xio frowned: "What task?"
The man with a golden mask said: "You should know Kapin, right?"
Xio frowned even deeper: "Kapin? The human trafficker?"
The man with a golden mask nodded: "Yes."
"I refuse this task, I hate him!" Xio immediately refused.
"Not working for Kapin. "The man laughed and said, "Because he's dead."
Hugh was a little confused: "Dead?"
"Dead." The man confirmed: "He died in his own home. His body was covered with tarot cards. There were two cards on his face, one was "Judgment" and the other was "Emperor". It is said that the "Hermit" card is also very conspicuous."
Then he added: "By the way, you should also pay attention to any incidents involving tarot cards in recent years that have not been reported to the police department."
Hugh thought about it for a while and said, "Okay, I accept this task."
"There is also a long-term task." The man with the golden mask said again: "As far as I know, you can join the Occult Research Society?"
Hugh immediately became alert: "Who told you that?"
"Don't be so nervous, we have people in the research society." The other party briefly explained and said: "This long-term task is to monitor the "leader".
"Every time you report the general content of the meeting, you can get a reward of 5 pounds. If you know how he left the venue, I can apply for a reward of 300 pounds for you."
The members of MI9 in the research society have not figured out this matter yet.
Xio hesitated for a moment before saying, "I'll think about it."
Then she asked, "Why do you want to investigate the 'leader'? Since you already have people in the research institute, why do you still need my surveillance?"
"Because the 'leader' appeared at the crime scene yesterday, and he killed at least one of Kapin's subordinates."
Xio was very surprised. She didn't expect that the "leader" was also involved: what role did he play in it?
Then she recalled Byron's description at the last party. At that time, the "leader" promised to protect Byron's life.
She never expected that it was the killing of Kapin that protected Byron's safety!
The masked man continued, "As for your surveillance, it is an insurance.
"The 'leader' is a very charismatic person. I'm afraid that our people will conceal some key details. " Xiou thought for a moment before saying, "Sorry, I'm not willing to accept this mission."
To be honest, she was somewhat impressed by the "leader" for daring to take the initiative to attack Kapin.
"It's okay." The man with the golden mask smiled and said, "As we agreed before, you have the right to choose the mission."
After bidding farewell to the masked man, Xiou bought a newspaper nearby and hurried back to her and Fors's rental house.
Fors had just finalized the beginning of the new book and was in a good mood to reward herself with a cigarette. At this time, Xiou pushed the door and entered the study.
Xiou stared at the unlit cigarette in the other person's hand: "Smoking is harmful to health."
Fors did not argue, but asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"
"Do you remember Kapin we talked about a few days ago?"
"Of course I remember," Fors replied, "Your friend Byron seems to be investigating this human trafficker."
Xiou scratched his rough blond hair: "He's dead."
"Byron? I knew..."
"Kapin is dead!" Xiou corrected.
Fors was slightly surprised before she said, "This villain finally got the punishment he deserved."
Then she asked, "How did he die?"
"That person didn't describe it in detail, but I bought a newspaper on the way back. It said that he was killed by the 'thief' Black Emperor." As she spoke, Xio handed the newspaper to her friend.
"What thief?" Fors didn't quite believe the content of the newspaper, but when she saw the tarot cards in it, she was suddenly stunned and immediately associated it with the Tarot Club.
She thought to herself: Could it be that one of our members did it? But there is no member codenamed "Emperor"... If it is true, this is the first time I have found traces of the Tarot Club in the real world.
As Fors was making her association, Xio said, "What surprised me is that the 'leader' of the Mystic Research Society was also involved."
"What?" Xio's words suddenly pulled Fors back to reality from the Tarot Club.
Xio said, "The masked man said that the 'leader' also appeared at the scene and killed at least one of Kapin's subordinates."
Fors pointed at the newspaper and said, "What is the relationship between the 'leader' and the thief?"
"I didn't ask about this." Because there should be some relatively secret information involved. If Xio asked, it would be difficult for her to refuse the masked man's mission.
She said, "But I think we will get the answer at the next party."
...
Wearing a mask, Odysseus took the carriage of the "Mechanical Heart" and came to No. 199 Hairun Avenue, where the Mystic Research Society was held.
He took back the "Flame Arrow" from the waiter and told the two waiters that they would be paid double this week.
The two waiters, who were somewhat frightened and frowning, suddenly smiled.
Odysseus asked one of the waiters to place an advertisement in the "Backlund Post" to inform the members of the Mystic Research Society that the party would be held tomorrow.
Then, Odysseus used the "teleportation array" in the basement to leave. As soon as he came out of the spirit world, Odysseus saw Bernadette sitting on a chair in the basement.
After seeing Odysseus, she immediately asked, "Who is the so-called thief 'Black Emperor'?"
Sorry, this chapter has been modified and is a little late. Chapter 68 The potion finally began to digest.
Odysseus smiled somewhat helplessly when he heard Bernadette's question: "I didn't leave your sight yesterday. You should have a clear judgment that everything I encountered was completely accidental."
This answer was very cunning. He didn't answer "I don't know" or "I don't know", but described what happened yesterday.
He was telling the truth, and his nose certainly didn't grow longer.
It's just that Odysseus didn't explicitly say "I don't know who the thief "Black Emperor" is", because he not only knew who the thief "Black Emperor" was, but also knew that the other party had a sister who liked to study machinery and all the details.
Bernadette twisted her eyebrows with a sense of heroism: "I can feel that this 'thief' Black Emperor is the one who stole the bookmark from the Kingdom Museum before.
"Within a month, you have met him twice in a row. From the perspective of mysticism, this is very abnormal."
Odysseus was slightly stunned. He had never thought of this idea, but he immediately responded: "Have you ever thought about whether you have some connection with him? "
He took off his mask, revealing a handsome face: "Theoretically, I am a 'low sequence'. The connection between you and him should be greater than the connection between me and him, right?"
Bernadette nodded slowly: "That's right..."
Odysseus simply talked about another topic. He pretended to be a little impatient and said: "I was interrogated for a whole night yesterday. I didn't expect you to interrogate me as soon as we met.
"I took the risk to find out information about the bookmark for you yesterday."
Bernadette came back to her senses and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I just have some questions in my mind."
Then she asked: "What information did you find out?"
"Please treat me to lunch."
"No problem." Bernadette said immediately.
"It is said that it is a special item left by Emperor Roselle." Odysseus said carefully: "And it has the ability to counter divination, and it seems that a special opening spell is required.
"Usually it is just an ordinary bookmark, but after opening, it seems to record some very important information. "
"Opening spell? "Bernadette immediately recalled the two symbols with strange pronunciations that her father had taught her.
Odysseus took off the hooded cloak worn by the "leader" and waited quietly for more than ten seconds before Bernadette came back to her senses: "Sorry, I thought of something else."
She forced a smile: "Where are you going to eat at noon?"
"Nanmu Ballroom."
"Okay, see you at noon."
"See you at noon."
After confirming the time and place for lunch, Bernadette was covered by two huge wings again and finally disappeared into the basement.
It can be seen that the conversation just now reminded Bernadette of her father.
Odysseus took a deep breath, tidied his clothes in front of the mirror, and then left the basement. This was already 77 Hilton Avenue, and took a rented carriage back to the herbal medicine shop.
Kena had long been accustomed to the situation where Odysseus occasionally did not come to the store for a few days. Everything was normal in the herbal medicine shop under his care. He said while dusting: "Mr. Simon was here and said that there was a game on Sunday night. He will come back tomorrow afternoon to report to you the news he has inquired about. "
Odysseus nodded: "Yeah."
He picked up the newspaper and took a look. When he saw the report about the "thief" stealing all of Kapin's property, he smiled slightly. At that time, he also thought about the problem of the safe.
If he could find the safe and throw it directly into the "Wild Knowledge", he would be rich.
But at that time, the villa was on fire, and it was difficult to find a safe in the study and other places. Moreover, the official Beyonder's demigods could come at any time, so there was no time to look for a safe. Finally, Odysseus sighed in his heart: What a pity! So much money, all cheapened by Backlund's police.
There was nothing else to do today, so Odysseus took a short break. He first used the "teleportation array" to go to the laboratory in the suburbs and put the "Wisdom Helmet" into the "Knowledge Wilderness".
Then he cleaned up the laboratory and had already passed the "cooling time" of the "teleportation array" for an hour.
Back at the herbal medicine store, Odysseus paced in front of the desk in the lounge while thinking about the problem of writing "Comprehensive Outline of Fighting".
After thinking for a while, he finally started to write, first of all, the description of fighting and the general outline of the whole book.
Here he borrowed some corresponding theories of "Chinese Kung Fu", explaining that the essence of fighting is first to strengthen the body, prevent oneself or family from being hurt, and when it is necessary to help, it can punish the evil deeds of others and promote the meaning of kindness, and does not advocate fighting.
After writing thousands of words, Odysseus felt that the magic potion in his body showed signs of loosening.
He smiled slightly: the previous idea was right. No matter how the "combat scholar" fights, he must summarize and study it in the end. If he can have his own unique insights into fighting, he will definitely be able to digest the potion.
Then he began to explain some basic theories of fighting and the description of the force point.
This outline was just half finished, and Odysseus could already clearly feel the digestion of the potion.
When he was feeling proud, a voice suddenly sounded behind him: "No one has dared to stand me up for many years."
Oops!
Odysse hurriedly took out his pocket watch. It was already past one o'clock in the afternoon: "Sorry, sorry, I was too immersed in writing just now."
"Take what you wrote."
Odysseus hurriedly picked up the half-written draft. Suddenly, an illusory, pumpkin-shaped carriage appeared in front of him.
Two fat horses with rat heads stepped on the test bench, but did not touch the objects in the real world at all.
"Get in the car." Bernadette's voice sounded again.
Odysseus opened the car door and saw the pink seats inside and some girlish decorations.
He stepped into the carriage and just closed the door. The scene outside suddenly became colorful, and then became illusory. He couldn't tell the direction and time.
The carriage was pulling Odysseus in the spirit world!
About ten seconds later, the scene outside became colorful again. The carriage stopped. Odysseus saw that he was already in the private room of "Nanmu Restaurant".
The illusory carriage disappeared, and Odysseus completely returned to the real world.
Bernadette sat on one of the chairs and stretched out her hand to Odysseus: "Let me see what you were busy with just now?"
Odysseus handed her the manuscript: "Have you ordered?"
"You order the dishes." Bernadette said while looking at the manuscript.
Originally, Odysseus wanted to rip off Bernadette, but because he was late, he was embarrassed to rip off too much. He ordered two set meals for 1 pound 6 soli and a bottle of wine for 2 pounds 16 soli, which cost more than 5 pounds in total.
After Bernadette finished reading the manuscript, she looked up at Odysseus and asked, "Did you write this?"
"Yes."
"The handwriting is ugly." Bernadette commented, "Besides, you should be able to digest the potion quickly!" Chapter 69
Cheers to Her Majesty the Queen For Bernadette, the fighting skills written by Odysseus were clever but useless.
However, Odysseus's overview of fighting in the general outline made Bernadette feel very novel, as if she had read a novel with a very exciting plot.
In other words, Bernadette had seen this way of "digesting" potions with academic papers, but the content of those papers was not very novel. Most of them were summarizing the experience of predecessors, rather than redefining fighting like Odysseus did.
In particular, giving fighting the meaning of punishing others' evil deeds and promoting kindness was enough to transform this barbaric fighting skill.
She returned the manuscript to Odysseus and said meaningfully: "It seems that you know many secrets about potions."
For example, "acting method".
Odysseus smiled and said, "It's okay, it's okay, I don't know much."
Bernadette asked casually, "When did you start writing this paper?"
"This is not a paper." Odysseus introduced, "I plan to write a book about fighting, sorting out the theoretical and practical knowledge of fighting."
Bernadette was stunned. This was something she had not expected.
She took a sip of the black tea and said again, "Your magic potion should be digested soon."
"Thank you."
At this time, the waiter began to serve the dishes, and the two began to chat aimlessly, from current international politics to the current weather in Backlund.
Odysseus glanced at the sunshine outside: "Today's weather is really nice. It has been sunny for most of the day."
Bernadette shook her head: "After coming to Backlund, I have to use witchcraft to dehumidify the room every day. The horrible weather in this city may only be liked by vampires."
Odysseus recalled a servant of the Church of the Mother Earth: "It seems so."
Then he changed the subject: "I have a way to temporarily dispel the thick fog in Backlund. Are you interested?"
Bernadette, who was cutting steak, glanced at Odysseus: "What's the use of dispersing it? It's not good for me."
Odysseus thought for a while and said: "How about we share that technology?"
Bernadette smiled: "Tell me, what is your purpose in dispersing the thick fog? How can I help you?"
Odysseus sighed: "I am doing an experiment on the 'Hurricane Array', but you also know that it is very dangerous to do such an experiment under the nose of the Storm Church. I need you to help me hide my tracks." "
Just for an experiment?" Bernadette put down the knife and fork in her hand and asked.
"Of course there are other purposes, such as collecting some key data." Odysseus said with a smile.
Bernadette stared at Odysseus' eyes for a second or two before saying, "You are very smart and have already known how to circumvent my secret technique."
Odysseus's two answers did not directly answer the question. His answer was true, so his nose did not grow longer, but it might not be his main purpose.
Bernadette smiled and said, "Let me think about it. Why did you use the 'hurricane array' to temporarily dispel the fog? It is certain that it is not to change the environment of Backlund.
"And I only know that there is a 'breeze array', and I have never heard of a 'hurricane array'. It is obviously a powerful array that you have improved.
"Even if it is just to temporarily dispel the fog, a strong wind is needed.
"Such a practical and advanced array, you actually want to share it with me?"
She concluded with a smile: "What you are planning in secret is definitely not small."
Odysseus still did not say his purpose: "Everyone has secrets, right? For example, after I saw you, I thought of the portrait of Emperor Roselle. " Bernadette spread her hands nonchalantly: "Many people can think of this."
Odysseus put a piece of beef in his mouth and chewed it slowly. After he finished chewing, he said: "How about I build you a ship?"
Bernadette smiled: "I have no shortage of ships. I even have my own shipyard."
"It's twice as fast as the most advanced steel battleship today, and its firepower can fight against a small cruiser fleet." Odysseus said: "Of course, the most important thing is that as long as the magic circle on the ship is maintained, theoretically you can always get power."
Bernadette smiled with satisfaction: "I finally feel your sincerity. I will help you. Even if you have very dangerous plans, I will try my best to save your life."
This reminded Bernadette of the model of the ship she saw at Odysseus's house. She certainly knew that this ship must be the application of Odysseus's core research!
Odysseus raised his glass and smiled, "Happy cooperation."
"Happy cooperation." Bernadette clinked glasses with Odysseus, took a sip of wine, and then picked up the knife and said, "My hunch is right, something big is going to happen in Backlund soon."
Odysseus smiled but said nothing. If they could ask a Sequence 3 for help, then the operation at the end of the year would be much safer.
He did not continue the topic, but said: "Just now you said you have a shipyard?"
Bernadette joked: "Can't I have one?"
"I just sighed, you are very rich." Odysseus told the truth: "Is being a pirate profitable?"
Bernadette was not surprised that Odysseus had recognized her: "You have to see what level of pirate you are."
Odysseus opened his arms: "Look at me, do I have the potential to be a pirate?"
"Yes, because you already have the most difficult conditions for pirates to achieve."
"What conditions?"
"A powerful backer."
Odysseus was slightly stunned: "I don't have a backer on the sea."
"Now I have."
Odysseus understood, raised his glass and smiled: "Cheers to Her Majesty the Queen!"
"Cheers." Bernadette corrected: "Just call her Your Highness."
"Okay, Your Majesty."
For both of them, this meal was quite fruitful. Bernadette established a deep-level cooperative relationship with Odysseus as she wished, and also established a superior-subordinate relationship with Odysseus that was not very restrictive.
Odysseus was protected by a high-sequence person and left a way out for himself.
After the two of them had eaten and drunk their fill, Odysseus asked Bernadette to send him back from the spirit world. The "Mechanical Heart" might monitor him in the next few days. He was originally in the backyard of the herbal medicine store, but suddenly appeared in the "Nanmu Restaurant", which would cause some trouble.
Therefore, it would be better to go back to the backyard of the herbal medicine store through the spirit world. Bernadette would also use some secret techniques to make the waiter who just served them forget that Odysseus had been there.
Back in the backyard of the herbal medicine store, Odysseus was about to continue writing the "Combat Outline" when the majestic figure of the Fool suddenly appeared in his mind, followed by the prayer scene of the "Little Sun".
It turned out that the "Little Sun" had caught the creature from the "God-Forsaken Land" that Odysseus needed. Chapter 70 The Honest and Reliable "Little Sun"
At the last Tarot meeting, Odysseus made a deal with "Little Sun" Derrick. Odysseus would help Derrick "find" information about Amon, and Derrick would provide the "Hermit" with some creatures and soil from the "Forsaken Land of God".
Odysseus thought again: Derrick seemed to be under surveillance after the incident with Amon's clone? Under surveillance, he still dared to sacrifice to the "Fool"?
But he thought again: I remember that at the beginning, Derrick did not realize that he was being monitored, so he sacrificed and prayed as he should.
Odysseus smiled. Of course, he would not remind Derrick, because he still "didn't know" that the "Sun" was "parasitized" by Amon's clone.
So Odysseus came to the suburban laboratory again through the "teleportation array" in the basement.
He planned to deal with the bodies of those creatures and temporarily store them in this laboratory.
After preparing a simple altar, Odysseus prayed to the "Fool" and performed the bestowal ceremony.
An illusory door opened above the altar, and four strange creatures and a poke of mud and soil appeared on the altar.
Odysseus was about to praise Mr. Fool, but suddenly saw a bloody mouth. The strange fish, which was as thick as an adult thigh and more than one meter long, actually raised its head to bite Odysseus.
Odysseus hurriedly dodged and said with a smile: "Alive!"
"Little Sun" actually captured these creatures alive and sacrificed them to "The Fool"!
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Above the gray fog, Klein, who was sitting at the head of the bronze long table, looked at the flustered "Hermit" and raised his mouth slightly.
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In the laboratory in the suburbs, after Odysseus dodged the big mouth, he picked up the sword in the corner and stabbed it into the body of the "strange fish". At the same time, he injected spirituality to discharge electricity immediately, and continuously discharged electricity, electrocuting the monster to the ground. Odysseus
used this sword when he was in Kapin's villa before. Although he carried it with him, he had never used it. When Odysseus was cleaning up the laboratory in the morning, he put it in the corner.
Fortunately, this weapon was placed here, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with this "strange fish".
Then he saw six large leech-like creatures crawling out of the altar and crawling around.
Odysseus quickly picked up the tweezers and glass bottles, put them into the bottles one by one, and then found a sharp knife to kill the "strange fish" first and preserve its black blood.
Finally, Odysseus looked at the plant with dark green leaves on the altar. Its eight tentacle-like vines were slowly stretching towards Odysseus.
Odysseus found a pair of large scissors, carefully bypassed the slow-moving "tentacles", came to the altar, and cut off these "tentacles" one by one.
These vines with suckers and barbs were actually like tentacles, twitching on the ground for a long time before they stopped moving.
Odysseus found a large glass jar, put the rhizome of the plant in it, and found another large glass jar to put the "tentacles" together.
After dealing with these dangerous guys, Odysseus went to see the two green plants that looked a bit like wheat.
This is black-faced grass. It is said that the leaves will turn black when mature. It is the only thing that looks normal and close to Odysseus's cognition.
However, these black-faced grasses are withering rapidly after leaving the Silver City.
Odysseus put them in a container. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief. For a moment, he didn't know whether to say that "Little Sun" was too honest or that he was not thoughtful.
He could probably guess what "Little Sun" was thinking: since "Hermit" was taking them for experiments, they must be alive.
So "Little Sun" spent a lot of effort to sacrifice these creatures alive to "The Fool".
The most fucked up thing is that "The Fool" didn't even remind him!
But soon, Odysseus understood what "The Fool" Klein was thinking: As a mysterious and great existence, how could he pay attention to such trivial matters? Besides, "Hermit" can deal with these monsters completely, without reminding. Thinking of this, Odysseus smiled helplessly: How did you say that? Oh, yes, in the end, I took it all on my own!
While thinking about it, he cleaned up the laboratory. After confirming that the creatures could not escape the glass jar, Odysseus returned to the herbal medicine store again to continue writing the "Combat Outline".
He planned to make some observation records first, and then study these creatures.
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On Saturday morning, Odysseus took a carriage directly from home to 77 Hilton Avenue.
As usual, he put on the mask of the "leader", put on a hooded cloak, and came to the gathering place of the Mystic Research Society through the "teleportation array" in the basement.
At this time, several members of the Mystic Research Society had arrived, and they all saluted the "leader".
Among these members was Hugh Deercha. After seeing the "leader", she began to think for a while about how to obtain information about the Kapin case?
At nine o'clock, Odysseus announced, "Let's get started."
The "Hound", who had no special features in his body shape and clothing, stood up first: "'Chief', please accept my salute!"
He saluted seriously before saying, "I have been thinking about it for several days and still can't figure it out. How did you realize that the rich businessman Blair was controlled by the 'Rose School'?"
This remark instantly caused an uproar in the venue: "What? The rich businessman Blair was controlled by the 'Rose School'?"
"Who is Blair?"
"Have you forgotten? At the party last week, someone heard that Blair was going to hire a Beyonder to conduct an occult experiment."
"..."
Because Blair's case did not appear in the newspaper, the "Mechanical Heart" only reported it to other official Beyonder organizations, so most people here did not know about the changes in the villa of the rich businessman Blair.
Xio also recalled that at the last party, someone did publish the commission of the rich businessman Blair.
But...but how is it related to the "Rose School"?
Xio has heard of this secret organization and knows that its members are very crazy and cruel.
Soon, the party became quiet, and everyone looked at the "leader".
Odysseus smiled and said, "This requires rich experience in intelligence work and rich knowledge of mysticism.
"In that commission, the condition of 'full moon' was particularly highlighted, which attracted my attention. At the same time, I also got news that last week, there was a conflict within the 'Rose School' at the dock area of Backlund.
"Putting them together, it can be found that the wealthy businessman Blair seems to be looking for the traces of the 'Rose School' members, so I guess he may be used or controlled by a member of the internal conflict of the 'Rose School'."
At this time, someone immediately asked: "Why is 'full moon' associated with the 'Rose School'?"
Odysseus smiled and said, "This information needs to be paid, with a total value of 200 pounds."
For a while, many people participated in the transaction, and Xio also participated in it, and soon gathered 200 pounds.