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!

After daybreak, we can use her appearance to perform normal investigations in the Backlund Bridge area and then obtain

is very professional,”

course. I’ve written detective novels before!” Fors answered without any sense of

the target looks like without alerting her?” Xio

Fors took out Leymano’s Travels and said with a smile, “Elementary. Using

she had rented it thrice out of curiosity. She studied the uses and traits of the

true identity, Xio and Fors were increasingly certain of it, but they didn’t directly ask or do any further investigations. That was the most

came to a realization and

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, you can directly board the carriage and stand in front of the target, openly taking in her

think that people who use Psychological Invisibility might end up 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 attention. Let Psychological Invisibility be

Xio nodded, then she raised another issue: “How do I prevent the target from discovering the sudden opening

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

to her friend, telling

in mind, Xio immediately ran amidst the shadows, chasing after the

she saw her target. Her right hand immediately trembled as she made the bronze-green notebook

countless rippling

vision returned to normal, she sped up and rushed to the side of the

action. With

as though she was crossing the road. However, the carriage driver

of Psychological Invisibility, she sped up and dodged the horse’s galloping and

observation, she flipped through Leymano’s Travels and revealed a white page covered with strange patterns and symbols.

turned transparent as she appeared

as if she was in thought, staring at the glass window

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

widened as she couldn’t help

Viscount Stratford’s residence was rather beautiful, but she never expected the woman to be her

wasn’t considered androgynous now looked beautiful. He had the charm of

help but size up Sherman. She couldn’t associate her figure with the young man she used

Xio definitely would’ve imagined that she had made a mistake. And even so, she still suspected whether the

surprised question, Sherman realized that there was another person in the carriage

Bounty hunter, Xio Derecha!

Shermane, she was first alarmed, but the words Trissy

cannot meet people you used

you want your husband, your beloved to know

by completely severing your connections can you be reborn, doing

as a terrifying thought emerged in her

“Kill her!”

abyss as it constantly whispered in Shermane’s ear

“Kill her!