Odis was entangled in Eleanor's spider silk, so he quickly sprinkled a handful of red powder and used "fire magic" to burn the spider silk.
Although the spider silk was tough, it couldn't withstand the fire, and he and Brad escaped instantly.
But the orange flames of the "Flame Spell" suddenly turned black, transforming into a ball of black flame that lunged at Odis.
Odis quickly landed on the ground to avoid the flames, which ignited the trees in the forest, causing them to wither instantly.
By this time, Odis had already flown over the wall of corpses and spirits. He sprinkled white powder on his own legs and Brad's legs and ran wildly down the mountain.
Brad had no choice but to grit his teeth and keep climbing. He felt that he had never run this far or this fast in the previous half of his life.
However, he soon discovered that although he had just been exhausted, his legs were now moving with incredible speed and were completely out of his control.
After a moment's thought, he realized that it was the powder the wizard had just sprinkled that was working.
At that moment, Brad, who was running, seemed to see a tree laughing.
Hehehe~
At first, he thought he was seeing things, until he heard a sinister laugh and realized that the trees were really laughing.
On the dry, bark of the tree, eerie smiling faces appeared, and branches stretched out to block the two people running wildly.
Odis, who was ahead, did not slow down. He scattered a handful of iron-black powder, which spread in the air and emitted a rusty smell.
The surrounding trees seemed to be afraid of the powder, and they all cried out and ran away.
Odis grabbed handfuls of powder and finally made it through the obstruction of the trees.
At the same time, Brad felt his legs weren't moving as fast as before, the white powder's power was weakening, he felt a chill on his back, and when he looked back, he saw that the corpse behind him had caught up and was not far away.
Brad was terrified, but then he felt his strength return and ran as fast as he could.
Just then, someone in front suddenly shouted, "Lie down!"
Before Brad could react, the wizard grabbed him by the collar and threw him to the ground.
Da da da da~
The sound of machine guns rang out from below the mountain, and bullets carrying flashes of light were fired at the corpses. The hit corpses fell to the ground and lay motionless, becoming real corpses.
Meanwhile, the undead that Brad couldn't see were also shattered by the purifying bullets.
In just a few seconds, the pursuers behind them had fallen to the ground.
Odis sat on the ground, leaning against the tree trunk, and laughed loudly: "This is the first time I've ever felt that the sound of a gunshot is so pleasant!"
"Don't worry about us, hurry to the top of the mountain, don't let that guy get away!"
Brad watched as dark figures rushed up the mountain. He lay on the ground and a slight smile appeared on his face.
Although he didn't know who those people were, he knew that the wizard's reinforcements had arrived.
Odis shouted at the retreating figures, "Be careful! Besides being a 'witch of pleasure,' she also possesses some very strange abilities!"
Those dark figures had disappeared into the woods; it was unknown whether they had heard anything.
Just then, two more figures emerged from the woods, one of whom asked, "Are you injured?"
These are two low-sequence "Mechanical Heart" team members, who are responsible for taking care of the wounded.
"No," Odis said. "However, this lord is exhausted. Do you have any potions to restore his strength?"
"have."
Brad was thus given a small bottle of cold potion in a daze, and soon he felt himself regaining some strength. With the help of a member of the "Mechanical Heart" squad, he returned to the castle.
At this point, the only servants left in the castle were the sleeping coachman and Brad's personal valet, because they were going back to Backlund with Brad to avoid the misfortune caused by Eleanor.
Two or three hours later, "Mechanical Heart" and "Night Watcher" returned to the castle. They caught up with Eleanor and injured her, but she still managed to escape.
She does indeed possess very strange abilities; the spirits and corpses on the entire mountain seem to be under her control.
Moreover, she can extract life from others, making her very difficult to deal with.
A squad of "Mechanical Hearts" and a squad of "Night Watchers" couldn't take her down.
Some of the castle's servants were rescued; many of them had been affected by the "charm" ability and had not died.
It wasn't that Eleanor had a sudden burst of kindness and didn't kill them; rather, she wanted to keep these people alive so she could take their lives when needed.
Odis asked her old friend Max, "Does her strange ability come from some kind of sealed artifact?"
Max shook his head and said, "It's a bit like the power from worshipping evil gods that has appeared in some reports. It is said that worshipping certain evil gods can give extraordinary individuals some strange abilities without affecting their use of their extraordinary abilities."
He looked at Odis's long beard, wanting to ask him what he was doing, but ultimately remained silent.
Odis nodded, recalling the strange and unsettling symbol at the center of the altar—a realm that felt alien to him.
Afterwards, "Mechanical Heart" withdrew overnight and handed the place over to the "Night Watch" team. At the same time, the case was also assigned to the "Night Watch" team. However, since "Mechanical Heart" had participated in the investigation, according to convention, the investigation results should be reported to "Mechanical Heart" when the case is closed.
First, everyone rode in Brad's carriage to the landslide site, then walked through it, and finally left in the "Mechanical Heart" carriage.
When the carriage arrived at Rose Street, Brad sincerely thanked him, saying, "Mr. Wizard, thank you so much for your help. Without you, I..."
Odis waved his hand: "It's nothing. Punishing evil extraordinary beings is the responsibility of every wizard."
Of course, the promised payment should not be less than agreed upon, otherwise Odis will send the bill to the lord's mansion.
If Odis hadn't suddenly appeared, Brad could have continued to entangle with Eleanor for a while longer, but in that case, Brad's mental state might have suffered irreparable damage.
Even now, Brad must have some mental issues. Odis has already quietly mentioned this to the Night Watch, who said they would send someone to visit Brad and have a good "talk."
When Odis returned to her residence, it was already past three in the morning. Since she hadn't eaten dinner, she made herself some noodles for a late-night snack, then quickly washed up and, using her "meditation" ability, drifted off to sleep.
In a daze, he had a dream.
Odis dreamed that he returned to the village on the mountaintop, which consisted of a cemetery, and Brad returned with him. The two of them stood in front of the thatched hut, staring blankly at the strange symbols on the altar.
The eerie symbol suddenly came to life, lunging at Odis like an octopus...
Whew~
Odis awoke from his sleep and saw the light outside the window; it was already morning.
He took a deep breath and carefully examined his spiritual body with his spiritual senses; everything was normal.
Odis guessed that his mind might have been affected by the symbol, but this effect would disappear on its own in a day or two.
Odis then realized that the evil god Eleanor worshipped seemed even more terrifying than evil gods like the "True Creator." He was affected simply by glancing at the symbol.
Ding-a-ling~
Odis had just made herself a cup of coffee when she arrived on the first floor and heard the doorbell ring.
To maintain his image as a wizard, Odis had to hide the coffee in the cupboard and then go to the front to open the door.
Outside the door stood a middle-aged man who looked like a butler. He introduced himself as Lord Brad Rick's butler and brought Odis the agreed-upon payment.
As they were talking, the other person handed over a thick envelope. Odis opened it and found a thick stack of 10-pound notes inside.
He quickly counted: "It's 200 pounds more than the price we discussed."
The butler took off his hat: "The knight said that the extra money was his way of thanking you, so please be sure to accept it."
Odis thought to himself: This guy is really rich!
"Please thank Sir for me," Odis said with a smile. Of course, he would accept the money with a smile, after all, even when he knew he was no match for Eleanor and was in such a critical situation, he did not abandon this burden.
The butler didn't even sit down; after Odis counted the money, he left immediately.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Odis put the money away; his savings had now reached £8,000, which made him relatively wealthy even in Backlund.
Unfortunately, he is still a long way from being able to purchase a sealed artifact with the ability to "travel".
He plans to earn over a thousand pounds at the afternoon tarot session, and by saving little by little, he should be able to save up 12,000 pounds by the end of the year.
At that time, Bernadette could advance part of the payment to complete the transaction involving the "travel" ability first.
Odis sat back down on the sofa, reading a book while waiting for her client.
No new customers came in all morning. In the afternoon, Odis locked the door early and went to her bedroom on the second floor to take a nap.
A spiritual reminder woke him up around three o'clock. After a brief moment of clarity, his vision was enveloped in gray mist, and he was instantly transported to the Giant's Palace.
"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool." "Justice" Audrey greeted all the members as usual, while observing the others.
"Little Sun" was in a stable mood, indicating that nothing too urgent had happened in "Forsaken Land". The other members were as usual: "The Hanged Man" was calm and composed, "The World" and "The Hermit" concealed their expressions and body language well, and "The Magician" still looked somewhat lazy.
After the greetings, since no one has sacrificed Roselle's Diary this week, we'll proceed directly to the Tarot Club's trading session.
Odis was the first to speak, "I'm selling a magical item."
"The Fool" Klein was taken aback: Another magical item for sale? Didn't he sell one last week?
Alger, the "Hanged Man," wondered: Was it just last week's loot? Or was there an organization behind the "Hermit" that was using his Tarot Club channels to sell magical items?
Odis, unaware of the other members' thoughts, continued, "That magical item corresponds to sequence 9 of the 'Thief' pathway."
"The ability is to enhance the wearer's agility and endow them with superb thieving skills."
"The negative effect is that it becomes difficult to suppress the urge to steal."
"Does anyone want it?"
This dagger was seized from the fighting arena and has been kept in the "Wilderness of Knowledge," unable to be used in Backlund.
Alger asked, "How much are you planning to sell it for?"
"350 pounds."
Alger readily agreed, "I'll take it."
In the Extraordinary Realm, magical items are highly sought after. Alger, with his extensive network of connections, still plans to resell them. Compared to the magical items from last week, this deal will earn him less, but he should still be able to make thirty or forty pounds.
He added, "And sell me that extraordinary weapon you mentioned last time too. I've found a buyer for you, but the price is 280 pounds. Are you willing to sell it?"
Odis immediately nodded and said, "I'm willing."
Although it was a bit lower than the market price, it was still acceptable to Odis.
After completing the first deal with great ease, "The Magician" Fors proposed a new deal: "Mr. Fool, I wish to trade the extraordinary characteristics of the 'Sheriff' from your servant."
Hugh still hadn't saved enough money, but Fors had become Dorian's student, and her teacher said he could help her provide the main ingredients for potions, so Fors decided to help Hugh buy the extraordinary traits first.
"The Fool" Klein nodded calmly: "Okay."
He was secretly pleased, but he couldn't say much, since a "fool" shouldn't pay attention to such "small" transactions.
After a few seconds of silence in the hall, and once Alger was sure that Mr. Fool had nothing more to say, he asked Odis, "Can we trade information about the Elven race and the Elven King now?"
"That's enough," Odis replied. "I've gathered a lot of information about the elves for you."
Alger asked, "What form of transaction should we use?"
"Let's use gold pounds," Odis said. "1000 pounds."
"Deal," Alger said immediately.
Although £1,000 was not a small sum, Alger felt it was well spent, since such information was rare and hard to come by, and most of the time even if you had gold pounds, it was difficult to trade for it.
Audrey immediately said, "I'm willing to contribute £300 to join this deal."
Alger was naturally very happy to have someone to share the expenses with: "Okay."
The other three members also expressed their willingness to join the deal. Fors continued to use chapters from "Spiritual Encounters," "The Sun" Derrick continued to use ancient myths, and "The World" continued to use occult knowledge.
Alger said, "Yes, but the knowledge and stories I've heard don't count."
He knew very well that this knowledge was also very valuable, and if he encountered someone who urgently needed it, he could sell it for two or three hundred pounds.
After discussing how to proceed with the transaction, everyone looked at Odis.
Odis said, "To make it easier to understand, I will first explain the concept of the ancient gods to everyone."
"Before the Seven Gods, there were some other deities, which we generally call the Ancient Gods."