Mystery: Start with the Reader

In the sunbathing room of Rose Manor, Lina looked at the "stone" that appeared on the altar, and her face suddenly showed joy.

Seeing this, Edsac guessed that there must be good news, and the glimmer of hope in his heart grew rapidly. He couldn't help but ask: "Lina, what is this?"

"This is an extraordinary item given by our Lord. It can lead us to escape from here." Lina replied while praising Mr. "Fool".

Just when Prince Edsac wanted to ask in detail, there was a knock on the door, and a deep voice also sounded: "Your Highness, I am William Sykes, the deacon of the manor... OK Come in?"

His words seemed polite, but his tone contained an unmistakable meaning.

"Sykes...he is actually the person who was sent to lurk around me..." Prince Edsac's face turned ugly. After all, it would never feel good if someone close to him betrays him.

Lina seemed to be aware of the danger at this moment, quickly packed up the materials for the ceremony, and then grabbed Edsac's arm before the deacon broke through the door.

At the same time, the dark blue stone emitted a light blue and illusory light.

In an instant, the figures of Lina and Edsac became transparent and disappeared.

After two or three breaths, they left Red Rose Manor and appeared in the basement of a manor on the outskirts of the North District.

This is the meeting place agreed upon by Lina and Xiao Ke. It is also the safe house they have chosen long ago, an abandoned manor that has changed hands several times due to being haunted.

On the other side, the moment before Lina started the "teleportation", the deacon William Sykes, who sensed something was wrong, had already broken through the door, but only saw the afterimage of the prince and a strange woman.

William's originally calm face suddenly twisted, and then he tapped a cane embedded with purple gems in his hand on the ground, and a purple light flashed in his eyes.

After a long while, the deacon muttered to himself with some confusion:

"Witch? Why did they send people to take away His Highness the Prince? This is not part of the agreed cooperation..."

…

In the abandoned manor on the outskirts of the North District, Lina breathed a sigh of relief and said with a hint of fear, "The deacon outside the door just now should have a very scary sacred object in his hand. Fortunately, we escaped quickly..."

After saying that, she opened a hidden storage room in the room, took out an iron mask from it and handed it to Edsac, saying: "Put it on quickly, otherwise you may be tracked by the royal family."

At this time, Edsac still couldn't believe that he had escaped. He subconsciously took the mask and put it on his face. He didn't come back to his senses until a cool feeling came from his face.

The prince pulled the mask, but failed to take it off. It seemed as if there were countless little hands in the mask clinging to his cheeks, so he asked in surprise: "What is this?"

"This is an extraordinary item, called the 'Mask of the Iron Mask'... It can completely hide a person's aura and traces of mysticism. It seems to use some kind of 'mysterious reappearance' ability, but it It can only work on 'royal members'.

"Among them, kings and princes have the best effect when wearing it." Lina thought for a while and explained.

"Is this also given by Mr. Fool?" Edsac did not continue to pull on the mask, but asked curiously.

"It's not...this is one of the items I got when I left Tingen and went to Constant." Lina was silent for a moment before replying.

Looking back now, she was sure that this couldn't be a coincidence... Including the item she got that could temporarily block "0-08", it must have been "arranged" by someone long ago.

This was one of the reasons why she resolutely recited the honorable name of Mr. "Fool"... Only mysterious existences can truly fight against mysterious existences.

"But how do you take off this mask?" Edsac didn't ask further, just pointed at the mask and said.

"It needs to be stained with the blood of blood relatives to remove it."

…

Queens, in Count Hall's luxurious villa.

Audrey stood by the window, watching the light yellow and iron black mist dissipate quickly, watching the heavy rain that was not winter falling in a majestic manner, and her mood became much calmer.

After an unknown amount of time, she and Susie finally waited until Earl Hall came home.

"Dad, how's it going?" Audrey asked with concern.

Earl Hall gave his coat and hat to the waiter while showing a gentle smile:

"It's solved, but the specific process is still unclear... I only know that in addition to several major churches and MI9, the 'Dragon Knight' who appeared in the Duke Negan assassination case also showed up again, and also prevented That witch continues to spread the plague..."

At this point, the earl changed the subject, looked at his daughter with a smile, and continued, "Of course, the one who has made the greatest contribution is actually my little princess... You have really made great contributions this time, and you deserve a ton of weight." Medal!"

The "Dragon Rider" in Duke Negan's Assassination Case? Did Mr. "Tower" take action too?

That's good, that's good... Thanks to Mr. Fool's reminder, thanks to His beloved's risky investigation, thanks to Mr. "Tower"'s efforts... Our Tarot Society once again prevented the evil god from coming, and again Saved the world!

Audrey was filled with pride and asked curiously: "What happened to the witch and the dragon knight in the end?"

Earl Hall took the towel from the maid's hand, wiped his face, and replied without paying much attention: "It seems that they were all 'erased' by the powerful men of the Church of the Night... The specific information has not been compiled yet."

ah? Is there anything wrong with Mr. "Ta"? How could this be? Why do you want to attack the 'hero'... Audrey worked hard not to make her cheeks bulge, but she still couldn't help but worry about Mr. "Tower" in her heart.

She thought for a while and asked insinuatingly: "What's the situation like for the civilians in the East District and the Factory District?"

Earl Hall didn't want to answer, but considering that his daughter was the first to get information about this matter and should be informed, he still sighed:

"The casualties are very serious. The witch made the smog in Backlund become very deadly... Although the statistical results have not been released yet, I estimate that close to ten thousand people have died from the disease in the East District, dock area and factory area, and the plague is still spreading. …

"Speaking of which, if the 'Dragon Knight' hadn't stopped the witch, by the time the church people arrived, this number would have doubled."

Ten thousand people? This was a number that Audrey could understand but could not imagine. Her heart suddenly became heavy and her mood became depressed, but she still remembered her original intention and asked pretending not to be angry: "Then why does the church still want to kill people?" Where is the 'Dragon Knight'?"

"It shouldn't be killing... Although the archbishop didn't explain to me what 'erasure' means, I think it's closer to 'imprisonment' or 'exile'." Earl Hall thought for a while.

That's okay... Audrey secretly breathed a sigh of relief. After her father left, she asked Susie to stand guard at the door of the area, and she reported the matter to Mr. Fool.

…

Above the gray mist, Klein, who had just finished divination of the abilities of "Creeping Hunger", was studying the "Witch Card"'s ritual of becoming a god:

"Spreading and amplifying the destruction of reality caused by the God War? Perhaps this is an advanced application of the power of 'abetment' or 'charm'... Can even the rules of the world themselves be destroyed unconsciously?"

While he was thinking about it, he suddenly received a report from Miss Justice, and then he felt as sad as that lady.

"Eastern District...nearly ten thousand people died...I wonder how old Kohler is doing...

"Aurora Society...Witch Sect...a faction in the royal family!"

Klein closed his eyes, but when he opened them again, his eyes became sharp, as if he had made some determination.

Only then did he have the mood to examine the other meaning of Miss Justice's words: Mr. "Tower" turned out to be "erased" by the strong men of the "Church of the Night"?

"Erase"... It should be the lady who "erased" Mr. A... She doesn't seem to be unreasonable, at least she didn't make it difficult for me... Why should she "erase" the hero who stopped the witch?

While doubtful in his heart, Klein subconsciously spread his spirituality to the crimson stars of the "Tower". Unexpectedly, he found that the layer of "fog" had disappeared, and he could contact Mr. "Tower" again!

"The Earth Mother Goddess seems to value her favored ones very much... Are you going to negotiate with the goddess in person?"