Lord of the Mysteries

1018 Unexpected

Empress Borough, by the side of Viscount Stratford’s mansion.

Fors and Xio, who were dressed in black dresses, hid in a dark corner. They stared intently at the tightly closed metal gates as they patiently waited for their target to appear.

It wasn’t raining tonight, so they didn’t have to face harsh weather conditions. The carriage that remained parked by the side of the street lamps made it clear to them that their patience would be rewarded. It was only a matter of time.

After an unknown period of time, the gates produced a heavy metal groan as they slowly opened.

A figure in a black cloak appeared with its head bowed. The figure walked to the side of the carriage and nimbly boarded the carriage.

“Is that her?” Fors lowered her voice and asked Xio.

She didn’t have Beyonder powers that could restore a target’s characteristics from a mere description, and she had never seen her before. Therefore, she couldn’t rely on her spiritual intuition or astromancy to make a judgment.

Xio nodded in affirmation and said, “Yes!”

As they quietly conversed, the rental carriage sped up and left the side gates.

Xio immediately left her hiding spot, prepared to use her Sheriffs Beyonder powers and the physical enhancement that being an Interrogator gave her to lock onto her target while jogging.

“What are you doing?” At that moment, Fors pressed down on her shoulder, foiling her plans.

“Track her!” Xio looked back at her friend in puzzlement.

Fors looked at the rental carriage that hadn’t completely pulled away from them and asked thoughtfully,

“Why are you tracking her for?

“Also, didn’t you say that the target has a rather powerful Beyonder protecting her once you enter the Backlund Bridge area?”

“That’s right.” Xio first answered the second question before saying, “Your question is very odd. The reason you track someone is to determine the target’s appearance, identity, and motives.”

Fors retracted her left hand from Xio’s shoulder and revealed a smile.

“Since the target is protected by a rather powerful Beyonder, it will be difficult for us to complete the tracking in the Backlund Bridge area. We won’t be able to find her residence and figure out her true identity. Do you wish to directly fight her guardian? Although you have me to help, are you certain about that person’s strength? How certain are you? Will it be very dangerous?

“Besides, once the battle begins, it will definitely alarm the target. This is the same as stopping the carriage midway and confronting her directly. It will foil your primary objective. It will alarm Viscount Stratford and prevent him from falling into a predicament that will offer you a chance to take action.”

“If we do it, then there’s a possibility of failure, but failure is certain if we do nothing,” Xio emphasized that she knew the situation well. All she wanted was to make an attempt and find an opportunity midway.

At this moment, the rental carriage had already turned into another street at the end of the road. Fors watched the back of it gradually disappear as she shook her head and smiled.

“No, no, no. We need to change our way of thinking!

we can use her appearance to perform normal investigations in the Backlund Bridge area

choice of words is very

I’ve written detective novels before!”

out what the target looks like without alerting her?” Xio

with a

use Leymano’s Travels, she had rented it thrice out of curiosity. She studied the uses and traits of the Beyonder powers recorded, and she recorded her own Beyonder powers into it. This included the rather

ask or do any

answer, Xio came to a realization and was

“By using the Beyonder powers on this page, you will be placed in the sensory blind spots of all surrounding creatures. They wouldn’t be able to see you even if you were to jump around in front of them. That way,

being squashed to death by huge creatures that happen to walk past if

noise later. Don’t speak to any nearby creatures, or else you will garner

nodded, then she raised another issue: “How do I prevent the

for Fors’s reply, she immediately pressed, “Did you

her friend, telling

Xio immediately ran amidst

hand immediately trembled as she made the bronze-green notebook reveal

slid her fingers gently, and Xio seemed to see countless rippling

she sped up and

Xio didn’t immediately take action. With a few wide strides, she overtook

then turned around as though she was crossing the road. However, the carriage driver didn’t notice her, nor did he shout out to her or rein in

up and dodged the horse’s

and revealed a white page covered with strange patterns and symbols. Then, she reached out her right hand and pressed it on the surface of the

instantly turned transparent

thought, staring

Xio was able to see her face clearly. Furthermore, the woman wasn’t as careful as she was while walking outside. Her

Xio’s eyes, overlapping with a face that still had some male characteristics. This was a

she

often entered Viscount Stratford’s residence was rather beautiful, but she never expected the woman to be her friend, Sherman.

now looked beautiful. He had the charm

She couldn’t associate her figure with the young man she

for her Sheriff Beyonder powers that allowed her to confirm that the person opposite her was Sherman, Xio definitely would’ve imagined that she had

the surprised question, Sherman realized that there was another

Bounty hunter, Xio Derecha!

name to Shermane, she was first alarmed,

people you used to

your beloved to know of

by completely severing your connections can you be reborn,

as a terrifying thought emerged

“Kill her!”

a demon in the abyss as it constantly whispered in

“Kill her!