Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

There is no day, no night, no brightness, and no dawn.

There is only a thick and indissoluble "black", the boundless ocean, the vast continent, the towering mountains, the dark sky, everything is shrouded in thick "black", and this place is usually called - "the abyss".

In most people's minds, "abyss" is an abstract expression, a synonym for danger, pain, depravity, and filth.

In mysticism, the 'Abyss' is recognized as the most filthy, depraved and chaotic place.

Legend has it that the abyss is the most polluting place. Even angels will fall and lose control there, and those who guard the abyss will eventually be assimilated by the abyss.

At the same time, the 'Abyss' is also the residence of demons.

In the early and middle stages of the Second Age, demons often left the abyss and were active on earth. It was not until the ancient sun god appeared and caused the fall of ancient gods one after another that they retreated back to the abyss and sealed it off.

But now the abyss has become so deep that even the 'demon' cannot survive.

The only living thing here is the undead snake that stares at the world grimly in the thick black.

However, now, the big snake has disappeared.

Yu Jin stood on the top of the mountain, staring into the abyss that was filled with black and seemed to have no end, feeling a little surprised:

"Escaped?"

Since "falling from the sky" more than a hundred years ago, Lakkad has been staying in the abyss and has never left.

Because for Lakkad, who has successfully devoured the 'dark side of the universe' and become the true god of the 'abyss' path, the abyss is his kingdom of God. Here, his strength can be increased to the greatest extent, and he can also digest the devoured god more safely.

Yes, Lakkad is still digesting it.

The 'dark side of the universe' had indeed been devoured by Lacard, but it was a genuine god after all. Even though the Undead Serpent's essence was higher than the dark side of the universe, it still took a lot of time and energy to digest a true god, a true god controlled by the Old Ones, and it couldn't be disturbed by external forces.

That's why Embers came directly to the abyss to find and hunt the undead snake.

However, Lakkad seemed to have anticipated this. He abandoned his base camp without hesitation and dealt with the traces he left in the abyss in advance, making it impossible for the Embers to lock onto any target and track his current location.

Yu Jin was not surprised by this.

Lakkad may be a fool, but Adam is not.

The battle in the astral plane has exposed the relationship between Lakkad and Adam.

It doesn't matter when they met or what kind of deal they made. What matters is that they have become an alliance.

Moreover, since both sides have a common enemy, this alliance will be extremely close.

As one of Adam's few allies, He would of course pay special attention to Lakkad, who had the most potential. So Adam would definitely warn Lakkad in advance to avoid being caught by the Ember and defeated one by one.

Of course, even if the BOSS is not at home, it doesn’t mean that Embers can’t do something about the Abyss.

after all,

"It's all here."

Yu Jin murmured in a low voice, slowly stretched out his palm, and the dark soul turned into a vortex in his palm. With a wave of his hand, the dark soul instantly turned into sparks all over the sky, blending into the rich "black".

The rich black color has a pollution that is unimaginable to ordinary people, and even angels cannot resist it.

But at the same time, this 'black' is also the best protective color.

When the black soul turned into countless dark "spots of light" and dissipated, the two completely merged into one, and no one could detect the slightest clue.

If Lakkad returns to the abyss, these 'sparks' will bring a little shock to Karad's dark soul!
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Ashimi turned around and cast his gaze towards the bound god who had fallen to the ground and was struggling to get up.

Although He is a unique Angel King, He has been tortured by the Mother Tree of Desire for too long, and now He is not even as good as a mortal. The extraordinary characteristics in His body have a strong tendency to separate, just like the "divine evil" that was once separated, longing for "birth".

While enduring the painful torture of the Mother Tree of Desire, the Bound God tried to suppress the extraordinary characteristics in his body and achieve a new balance. At least to the extent that he could use his extraordinary abilities freely, so that he would have a chance to escape from here.

however.

Before the Bound God could get up, He felt a pain in His chest.

A long knife pierced his body from the vest, the tip of the sword pierced his heart, and nailed him to the ground.

Ashimi calmly walked up to the Bound God and pulled out the blade that was glowing with azure light.

The Bound God raised his head with difficulty, his voice trembling as he spoke in pain:

"You...let me go...I am the King of Angels...I can help you..."

"Confused."

Ashmi's tone was extremely calm:
"If I kill you, I can also train a new Angel King."

Under the brilliant sword light, the body of the Bound God was dismembered, His head rolled down, and His lips opened and closed as if He wanted to say something.

But His sight soon caught sight of the scene behind Ashmi—

It was a towering dark brown tree. For the past thousands of years, He had been hanging on the top of the tree. The dark brown branches pierced His body, absorbing His strength all the time and causing Him great torture.

But now, the branches and leaves of that towering tree that once fluttered in the air have all been cut off, leaving only a bare trunk.

Even the tree trunk was now covered in flames and burning fiercely.

The Bound God stared blankly at the blazing giant tree, and suddenly felt that everything was worth it. He couldn't escape anyway, so this was good, at least the Mother Tree of Desire would be buried with him.
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Misty Sea, Lasha Island.

Admiral of the Stars Cattleya came to a mountain peak and recited a giant language spell to the bare cliff:

"Open the door, Sesame!"

A road suddenly appeared on the cliff, seeming real and unreal, and no one knew where it led to.

As she walked, her eyes suddenly opened up and she saw a sea as clear as sapphire and a magnificent castle made purely of emerald.

This is the Emerald City of Bernadette, the 'Queen of Mystery'.

In the semi-open room with the best view inside the castle, the tall queen was standing behind the railing, looking at the waves coming in.

For some reason, the excitement, excitement and joy hidden in Cattleya's heart suddenly calmed down at this moment, and she felt a sense of peace and freedom. In the past, when she was sailing on the sea, she would occasionally feel lonely and sad, like a leaf that had left the tree and could only let the wind blow it to different places. But now, she seemed to have fallen to the ground, right next to the tree.

She opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say for a moment. In the end, she just pushed the heavy glasses on her nose and greeted briefly:

"Good afternoon, Your Majesty." Bernadette turned around and nodded gently.

"I called you back to the Emerald City because I need your help with something."

Cattleya was inexplicably happy, but she suppressed the emotion and asked seriously:
"what's up?"

The queen was the leader of the Dawn of Elements, and there were many extraordinary people who worshipped her as a god, even demigods. But compared to these people, the queen obviously trusted her more, which was why Cattleya was happy.

Also, the Queen said 'help', does that mean she has grown to the point where she can provide help to the Queen?

Bernadette did not directly answer Cattleya's question, but said softly:
"I got a clue earlier and left Backlund in a hurry."

"I remember this incident," Cattleya interrupted.

Bernadette's long straight eyebrows moved slightly:
"Through this clue, I pieced together an incomplete nautical chart from the descendants of Edwards, William, Purley and others, which records some of the places my father explored in the Misty Sea."

With the help of this sea chart and my own prophetic ability, I went to the abyss, but there was no trace of him there. However, I can now roughly guess that a certain area of ​​the sea far away from the safe channel may hide his secrets. "

Cattleya listened carefully and asked softly:
"What do you need me to do?"

The mysterious queen Bernadette spoke slowly:

"Pray to the Fool, tell Him these things truthfully, and ask for His help."

"what?"

Cattleya suddenly raised her head and looked at the 'mysterious queen' in confusion.

If she remembered correctly, there was a 'messenger' beside the queen, a petite blue doll. The queen was already a Sequence 2 angel at the time, but she was still respectful to the doll. This could only mean one thing - the doll's true form was an existence at the same level as the Seven Gods and Mr. Fool, a true god!

But since the Queen has such a person by her side, why does she need Mr. Fool's help?

"The Queen does not trust Him!" Cattleya's eyes narrowed slightly, and she already had the answer in her heart.

This is not surprising. Back then on the Future, the Queen had clearly expressed her dissatisfaction with the Messenger for using her. This shows that the Queen and the Messenger were in a mutually beneficial relationship, rather than the affiliation between the Triple Crown and the God in the True God Church.

That's why the Queen didn't find her directly, but sent a message through the Dawn of Elements to meet her here. This Emerald City is one of the legacies left by Emperor Roselle to the Queen. Perhaps there is some way to isolate the gods from prying eyes...

Now, the queen wants to find the trace of her father, so she must hide it from that existence and explore secretly.

But if the Queen didn't trust Him, why did she explore the abyss with that being before? Wasn't the abyss also the target of the Queen's suspicion? Or was that trip to the abyss actually led by that being?

It is very likely that she did not show any keen interest in exploring the abyss. For the queen, that exploration might have been just an order from that existence.

Cattleya covered her chest with her hands. She felt extremely uncomfortable when she thought that Bernadette, whom she regarded as an idol and a mother to her, was just a chess piece in the hands of a certain god who was toyed with at will and could be abandoned at any time.

Cattleya took a deep breath and said quickly:

"I will pray to Mr. Fool now."

"Not urgent."

The expression of the 'Mysterious Queen' Bernadette suddenly softened a little:
"Haven't you always wanted to share with me what you've experienced over the years?"

Cattleya was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said:
"Correct."

She immediately walked to the queen's side, pulled over a chair and sat down, facing the blue sea outside the emerald railing.

Bernadette sat next to her and listened to her talk about her experiences after leaving the Dawn, just like before.

Cattleya had mentioned some of these things in her letters, but due to space constraints, she did not describe them in detail. Some of them were told to others for the first time.
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The endless gray fog was suspended quietly, and a slight friction sound was heard above the long bronze table.

Klein changed his sitting position and raised his hands to rub his temples.

"This should be considered a temporary end, right?"

"At least at this stage, both sides have achieved their goals."

"Adam has successfully obtained the authority of the Eternal Blazing Sun and is about to become a dual-path true god."

"And the Goddess of Night has also obtained the authority of the 'God of War'. With the authority of the 'God of Death' that she has already obtained, she is only one step away from the old days. As for the Lord of Steam and the Hidden Sage, it is still unclear who will be Adam's chosen ally."

"From what we can see so far, it seems that the Hidden Sage is more likely."

"After all, the Lord of Steam is on the side of the Eternal Sun, while the Hidden Sage is clearly on Adam's side."

"The 'Lord of the Abyss', or the 'dark side of the universe', has been devoured by Lacard, and the 'Bound God' has also been destroyed. Together with the purified Mr. 'Gate', the Outer Gods' tentacles of influencing the world have been temporarily cut off."

"But if this happens, a more brutal civil war will break out among the gods who are temporarily free from external threats."

After analyzing this, Klein made a summary:
“Friends: ‘Goddess of Night’, ‘God of Knowledge and Wisdom’, ‘Mother Goddess of the Earth’;
Enemies: 'Dreamer' Adam, 'True Creator', 'Error' Mr. Amon;
Neutral: 'Hidden Sage', 'Original Witch', 'God of Steam and Machinery'."

"The Lord of Storms was originally a staunch ally of the Goddess, but after this incident, his position may be shaken. Although he is destined not to side with Adam, he may very well turn to neutrality."

"From the surface, the strength of both sides should be almost the same, and only the three true gods are clearly on one side."

"As for the neutral party, from now on, their positions are almost all in favor of Adam, with the exception of the Lord of Storms."

"The conflict between the God of Steam and Machinery and the Hidden Sage has been exposed, and it is destined that only one can become the true God. I still tend to think that Adam will choose the God of Steam and Machinery. After all, the deification of the 'Hidden Sage' can satisfy the needs of both the God of Steam and Machinery and Amon."

"The former can use this opportunity to become a dual-path true god and get a glimpse of the Old Ones sequence, and the latter can also use this opportunity to become a god."

"As for the Original Witches, they had clearly stood on Adam's side as early as the incident of 'George III'. We cannot expect their help."

"It seems that on paper we are still a little weaker."

"Although we have Embers, the other side also has First Fire."

"However, if I can become a god, the situation may be reversed again!"

Klein took a deep breath. The key to fooling the world was in his hands.

The reshuffle of the war also makes the conditions for fooling easier.

At least from now on, at least three of the four countries in the Northern Continent will accept the history they wrote.

Even if the Republic of Intis is stubborn and unyielding, it will not have much impact.

The time for Him to become God is not far away!