Mystery: Start with the Reader

v2 Chapter 674: Man in the Iron Mask

In the tanning room of Rose Manor, Lina looked at the "stone" appearing on the altar, her face suddenly glowing with joy.

Seeing this, Edsack guessed that there must be good news, and the glimmer of hope that arose in his heart grew rapidly, and couldn't help asking: "Lina, what is this?"

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

Just when Prince Edsack wanted to ask more specifically, there was a knock on the door, and a strong voice followed: "His Royal Highness, I am William Sykes, the deacon of the manor... Come in?"

His words seem to be polite, but his tone contains a meaning that cannot be rejected.

"Sykes... he was also the one who was sent to lurking next to me..." Prince Edsack's face became difficult to look like, after all, people close to him betrayed him, and his heart is always uncomfortable.

Lina seemed to perceive the danger at this moment, she quickly packed up the materials for the ceremony, and then rushed to the deacon to break in and took Edsac's arm.

At the same time, the dark cyan stone gave off a light blue and illusory light.

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

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

This is the meeting place agreed by Lina and Xiao Ke, and it is also the safe house they had chosen a long time ago, an abandoned manor that changed hands several times due to haunting.

On the other side, just before Lina started "Teleport", the deacon William Sykes who sensed the wrong had broken into the door, but came a little late, only seeing the afterimages of the prince and an unfamiliar woman.

William's calm face suddenly distorted, and then he knocked a walking stick with purple gems in his hand on the ground, and a purple light flashed in his eyes at the same time.

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

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

...

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

After finishing talking, she opened a hidden storage room in the room, took out an iron mask from it and handed it to Edsac, saying: "Hurry up and put it on, otherwise the royal family may follow it."

Edsack still couldn't believe that he had escaped from birth. He only subconsciously took the mask and put it on his face. It wasn't until a cool feeling came from his face that he recovered.

The prince pulled the mask, but failed to take it off, as if countless little hands stuck to his cheek in the mask, and he was surprised: "What is this?"

"This is an extraordinary item called the'Mask of the Iron Masked Man'... It can completely hide a person's breath and traces on the occult level. It seems to use some kind of'mysterious reproduction' ability, but It can only work on'royal members'.

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

"Is this also bestowed by Mr. Fool?" Edsack didn't continue pulling on the mask, but asked curiously.

"It's not... This is one of the items I got when I left Tingen and went to Conston." Lina replied after a moment of silence.

Looking back now, she was sure that it would not be a coincidence...including the items she got that could temporarily block "0-08", it must have been "arranged" long ago.

This is also one of the reasons why she resolutely recited the honorific name of "Mr. Fool"... Only mysterious existence can truly fight against mysterious existence.

"But how do you take off this mask?" Edsack didn't ask deeply, but pointed to the mask.

"It needs the blood of a blood relative to remove it."

...

Queens, in the luxurious villa of Earl Hall.

Audrey stood by the window, watching the light yellow and iron black fog quickly dissipate, watching the heavy rain that was not part of the winter, and her mood calmed down a lot.

I don't know how long it took, she and Susie finally waited until Earl Hall came home.

"Dad, how is it?" Audrey asked concerned.

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

"It is resolved, but the specific process is not clear... I only know that in addition to several major churches and MI9, the "Dragon Knight" who appeared in the assassination of Duke Negan last time also appeared again and prevented it. That witch continues to spread the plague..."

Having said that, the earl turned his words, smiled and looked at his daughter, and continued, "Of course, the greatest credit is actually my little princess... You really made a great contribution this time, worth a ton of weight. Medal!"

The "Dragon Knight" in the assassination of Duke Negan? Has Mr. "Tower" also shot?

This is fine, this is fine...Thanks to Mr. Fool’s reminder, thanks to his beloved’s risky investigation, thanks to the efforts of Mr. "Tower"... Our Tarot Society once again prevented the evil **** from coming, and again Saved the world!

While full of pride in her heart, Audrey asked curiously: "What happened to the witch and the dragon knight?"

Earl Hall took the towel from the maid's hand, wiped his face, and replied without paying too much attention: "It seems to have been ‘erased’ by the powerful of the Church of the Night... The specific information has not been compiled yet."

Ah? Isn't Mr. "Tower" okay? How can this be? Why do you want to attack the "hero"... Audrey worked so hard to not let her cheeks bulge, but she still worried about Mr. "Tower" in her heart.

She thought for a while, and asked sideways: "How is the situation of the civilians in the Eastern District and the Factory District?"

Earl Hall didn't want to answer, but considering that this matter was the first time his daughter got information, she should have known it, so he still sighed:

"The casualties are very serious. The witch made the smog in Backlund very deadly...Although the statistics have not yet come out, I estimate that close to 10,000 people in the East District, Wharf District and Factory District have died due to the disease, and the plague is still spreading. ...

"Speaking of which, if it hadn't been for the'Dragon Knight' who blocked the witch, when the church members arrived, this number would have doubled."

Million people? This is a number that Audrey can understand but can't imagine. Her heart suddenly became heavy, and her mood became depressed, but she still remembered her original intention and pretended to ask indignantly: "Then why does the church kill What about that'Dragon Knight'?"

"It shouldn't be killing... Although the archbishop didn't explain to me what ‘erased’ means~lightnovelpub.net~, I think it’s closer to ‘captive’ or ‘exile’.” Earl Hall thought for a while.

That's okay... Audrey secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and only after her father left, did she let Susie's district gate guard, and she reported it to Mr. Fool.

...

Above the gray mist, Klein, who had just finished divining the ability of "Crawling Hunger", was studying the godhood ceremony of "Witch Card":

"Proliferate and amplify the destruction of reality by the war of gods? Maybe this is the advanced application of'instigation' or'charm' authority... Can even the rules of the world unconsciously destroy it?"

While he was thinking, he suddenly received a report from Miss Justice, and then he felt the same as that young lady, and suddenly became sad.

"Eastern District... Nearly ten thousand people died... I don't know how old Kohler is doing...

"Aurora... 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 another meaning in Miss Justice's words: Mr. "Tower" was originally "erased" by the strong of "Night Church"?

"Erase"...It should be the lady who "erased" Mr. A... She doesn't look unreasonable, at least it's not difficult for me... Why do you "erase" the hero who stopped the witch?

While wondering in his heart, Klein subconsciously spread his spirituality to the crimson stars of "Tower", but unexpectedly discovered that that layer of "mist" had disappeared, and he was able to contact Mr. "Tower" again!

"Earth Mother God seems to value his favored one very much... Is this going to negotiate with the goddess personally?"