Mystery: The Ultimate Tarot

Chapter 1: Kidnapping Audrey Hall

Backlund, Downsend Street.

Raphael Collins, disguised as a coachman resting by the roadside, quietly waited for his target.

Today he's going to carry out a very daring plan: kidnap Miss Audrey Hall!

Downsend Street is bordered by Queen's Road to the south and Pesfield Street to the north.

The Church of St. Samuel, the Church of the Goddess of Night, is located on Pesfield Street. It is the largest church of night in Backlund, and many nobles pass through Townsend Street to pray there.

Raphael had come here several times to scout out the location for today's plan, confirming that Miss Hall would pass through this street every Wednesday afternoon on her way to St. Samuel's Church to pray.

Sometimes I go with my mother, but most of the time I go by myself.

This street is relatively quiet, with fewer police than Queen's Road and less bustling than Pesfield Street, making it an ideal location for a crime.

A little over an hour ago, Raphael's men reported that Miss Hall had gone to St. Samuel's Church and should be back soon, as usual.

In addition, he has conducted many investigations, which show that Miss Hall herself is not an extraordinary person.

Furthermore, she enjoys attending occult gatherings, so she doesn't like having extraordinary bodyguards accompany her when she goes out.

Raphael stared intently at the north end of Downsend Street, and finally, Miss Audrey Hall's carriage appeared.

"Why did you kidnap her?" A very pleasant female voice rang in Raphael's ears.

Raphael looked around: "Who?"

At the same time, a hint of panic flashed in his eyes.

There were few people on the street at this time. Under the streetlight next to the carriage was a man, who was Raphael's subordinate, Carter.

But the sound just now definitely didn't come from Carter.

Moreover, Carter was still keeping a close eye on Miss Hall's carriage and obviously hadn't heard what had just been said.

The pleasant voice said again, "There's no need to look for us, and no need to ask for help, because no one can hear our conversation, and no one will notice you."

She paused for a moment and then said, "Answer my question."

Raphael's initial panic quickly subsided, a basic quality expected of a criminal. However, he was puzzled as to why the woman's voice sounded somewhat like Miss Hall's.

He then shook his head slightly, thinking that was unlikely, since Miss Hall was in the carriage some distance away.

Instead of answering the question immediately, he used his special ability to instantly sense a "middle-sequence" extraordinary being nearby.

However, they seem to be in some kind of invisible state.

Raphael's special abilities come from the wondrous items he acquired after his time travel.

Yes, he was a transmigrator who transmigrated into the body of a "prisoner," which was Sequence 9 of the "Bound" pathway.

After transmigrating, Raphael immediately gained a wealth of extraordinary knowledge and basic information about the current world!

He was certain that this knowledge was something the original owner did not possess.

The original owner was a low-level gang leader, and the most valuable memory Raphael had of him was the present time.

It was August 1350, and the situation in the various countries of the Northern Continent was very tense. More than half a year had passed since the harrowing Backlund smog incident.

Based on the additional knowledge and information gained after his transmigration, Raphael finally understood his current situation.

The bad news is that the "Prisoner" route seems to be a huge pitfall, and the adjacent "Criminal" route also seems to be a pitfall.

The good news is that, in addition to the information he received, a white jade bead also appeared in his "world of thought." The bead looked perfectly natural and had a great sense of historical weight.

After Raphael became a "madman," whenever his mind and body experienced confusion and distortion due to the effects of the potion, he could immediately eliminate this discomfort by simply visualizing the bead in his mind.

Moreover, this bead seems to be sentient and can communicate at certain times. It tells Raphael that his constitution is special and that he can take potions from adjacent pathways together to gain the abilities of both pathways.

Raphael pondered for a long time before deciding to give it a try. After all, the bead could absorb the chaos and distortion in his body, so he shouldn't die. Besides, wasn't it crazy to do this?

As he expected, after drinking the "criminal's" potion, the "madman's" potion was digested much better.

Therefore, he is now a "dual-path" extraordinary being, both a "madman" and a "criminal".

The ability to detect whether someone is extraordinary and what level they are at is another skill granted to him by the white jade bead, and he has never failed to use it so far.

Even after learning the other party's level, Raphael remained remarkably calm, which, as mentioned before, is a basic quality of a "criminal."

He knew very well that lying was not a wise choice in the presence of extraordinary beings at this level.

Raphael then replied, "Miss Hall was kidnapped to digest the potion."

The pleasant voice paused noticeably after hearing the answer before saying, "Digestion Potion? Aren't you a 'madman'? Why would you use a kidnapping digestion potion?"

Raphael grinned, revealing a somewhat crazed smile: "Kidnapping 'Backlund's most dazzling jewel,' isn't that crazy enough?"

He can switch between the states of "criminal" and "madman" at will, but in essence, he is actually a calm madman.

The pleasant voice said, "The thoughts of a 'madman' are indeed difficult to fathom with normal thinking."

The voice was, of course, Audrey's own. She had received a task from Mr. Fool: to observe this young man named Raphael Collins.

But what exactly should be observed? Mr. Fool did not explain.

But Audrey could tell from His tone that Mr. Fool valued this task very much.

The reason why Raphael's special ability failed to detect Audrey's extraordinary nature during the preparation for the kidnapping was because Audrey was protected by Mr. Fool, and she is now a Sequence 5 "Dreamwalker"!

Even her golden retriever Susie is currently a Sequence 6 "Hypnotist" who knows how to use "psychological invisibility".

The aura of the "middle sequence" extraordinary being that Raphael sensed just now was actually Susie.

When he was observing Audrey earlier, he didn't notice at all that this golden retriever was an extraordinary being... an extraordinary dog.

Earl Hall knew that his daughter was extraordinary and enjoyed attending occult gatherings, so he did not equip her with extraordinary bodyguards.

At this point, Raphael asked, "Are you going to kill me?"

"no."

"Are you the Hall family's extraordinary bodyguard?"

"no."

"You're going to stop me from kidnapping Miss Hall?"

Those silvery voices laughed, "I'm curious how long you can stay this crazy after you kidnapped her."

She paused for a moment and then added, "My companion Susie will be with you, and she will stop you immediately if you have any ill intentions towards Audrey."

Furthermore, Susie was able to prevent Raphael from being killed once he was discovered by the official Extraordinary.

Immediately afterwards, the silvery voice disappeared, but Raphael still sensed that there was a "middle sequence" extraordinary person beside him, which he guessed was Miss Susie.

He really couldn't understand what the woman had wanted to do.

But now is not the time to think about these things, because Miss Hall's carriage has already arrived.