Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

In the foggy sea, on an island of considerable size.

One after another, huge dark green and almost black trees stood tall, covering the ground and obscuring the mountain peaks.

Bernadette stood at the edge of the forest, pursed her lips, lowered her head, and recited a honorific name:
"The Fool who does not belong to this era, the mysterious master above the gray fog, the yellow and black king who controls good luck..."

Before this, she had prayed to the Fool through Cattleya and received a promise from him to help her. But a god would not always keep his eyes on her, so she recited the honorific name of the Fool when she arrived at the island.

After waiting for two seconds, Bernadette turned her gaze to the 'black forest'.

In the lush forest, there is a road that seems to have been carved out by humans, and it seems to lead all the way to the depths of the forest. ,

But just as she was about to step onto that road, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure suddenly appearing in her field of vision!
Bernadette's eyes narrowed slightly until she saw the other person clearly - Bernadette knew him, Ash Black.

But recognizing the other person's identity did not ease the atmosphere at all. Instead, it made Bernadette even more vigilant.

Because the man in front of her was the favored one of the Goddess of Night, and the so-called "king". She didn't understand why he was here?
Was it because of the Night Goddess? Or was she sent to hunt her down?

If it was He who did it, then why wasn't He the one who appeared here?

Moreover, she had obviously...

Yu Jin looked at the lady who was retreating cautiously, and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. He asked in confusion:
"What are you thinking?"

Bernadette was silent for a long time, then asked tentatively:
"Why are you here?"

Yu Jin asked in surprise:

"Didn't you pray to the Fool yourself?"

"Fool?"

Bernadette was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted, her face, which rarely showed emotion, revealed an unconcealable astonishment:
"Did Mr. Fool send you here?"

Isn't he the one favored by the Goddess of Night? Isn't he the king mentioned by that person? Why is he connected to the Fool? What is going on? Why does it seem like every god is related to him?
No, not only are they related, but it should be said that the relationship is very good!

The Goddess of Night regards him as her favorite, and that person calls her King. Since the Fool sent him here, it means that the Fool also trusts him.

So, who is he?
"You can think so."

Yu Jin did not refute, but cast his gaze towards the dark forest in front of him and suddenly asked:
"Are you sure that Roselle's tomb is on this island?"

Bernadette was silent for a moment, then said softly:
"I can't be sure, but I'm pretty sure."

"Let's go then."

Yu Jin nodded slightly, turned and stepped into the path deep into the forest.

Bernadette silently watched Yujin's back, and finally chose to follow him into the black forest composed of huge trees.

There are no birds singing, no wild animals roaring, and no insects crawling. It is so peaceful that time seems to have stopped, and so silent that it seems as if no living creature exists.

However, according to Bernadette's prior understanding, there should be many extraordinary creatures that have become extinct in the outside world, so it must be quite lively under normal circumstances. But now, she felt like she was walking through an uninhabited cemetery, and every giant tree was a tombstone.

If it were those weak-minded Extraordinary People, they would have been tense at this moment, carrying a heavy pressure, and gradually approaching the edge of losing control, but Bernadette's expression did not change at all. She had long been accustomed to moving forward in danger and weirdness.

What's more, she is now an angel and a sage.

Even if there really is some terrifying weirdness on this island, she is confident that she can escape unscathed.

After walking for nearly two quarters of an hour, she still didn't see any living creature, and didn't even feel the presence of the wind.

Yu Jin didn't say anything, but just walked silently in front of her, moving deeper into the forest.

Suddenly, the view before them opened up as the huge trees in front of them became sparse.

Bernadette did not feel any joy at all. Instead, she slowed down her pace and looked extremely alert.

Because beyond the sparse woods, there is a large open space, where countless creatures are crawling.

Among them are giant red dragons with flames flowing on their skin, tree people with wooden tumors as eyes and cracks as mouths, eight-legged demon wolves, giants with deformed limbs, feathered serpents with dark green scales and oily feathers that look like hills just by coiling there, and all kinds of creatures that seem like a mixture of humans and beasts.

When her eyes met several of the humans, Bernadette's blue pupils suddenly dilated a little.

Yu Jin noticed the change in Bernadette's eyes and asked:
"Do you know them?"

"Ah."

Bernadette's eyes were still fixed on those humans, her tone was somewhat complicated:

"Green, William, Perli, Edwards, and Benjamin, they are all... they are all my father's former subordinates."

Yu Jin said thoughtfully:

"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?"

The first four were the most trusted subordinates of Emperor Roselle in the early days, known as the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'.

Benjamin Abraham joined the group of Emperor Roselle in the later period. There was no doubt that all five of them had a close relationship with Emperor Roselle. It was obviously no coincidence that they appeared here.

Ember smiled and said:

"It seems that you have found the right place."

This is great and saves a lot of trouble.

Bernadette's eyes were still complicated, and she whispered:
"You should have read my father's diary, right?"

Ember glanced at her and nodded without comment.

According to the records in Emperor Roselle's diary, he had explored this island twice.

When Green first explored this pristine island, he was contaminated by some strange thing and stayed on the island forever.

And after that, Emperor Roselle would dream about this subordinate from time to time.

Therefore, he summoned the other three members of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and with the help of Benjamin Abraham, they rediscovered the island and launched a second exploration. During the exploration, they also discovered the strangeness of the island -

Those extraordinary creatures coexisted in harmony, gathered together, and performed rituals, and the dead Grimm was among them.

That time, Emperor Roselle felt the long-lost fear, and everything seemed extremely strange.

Details of the exploration are unknown.

All we know is that William and Perley died in the expedition, and only Edwards and Benjamin survived.

But because of this, Emperor Roselle figured out the secret of this island - the power that affects those extraordinary creatures comes from the starry sky, and those who die from that pollution will return to the source after death.

But only a small part of this power from the stars can be projected into the real world, so Emperor Russell finally solved the problem and made this unknown island his secret base.

It was precisely because of the contents recorded in the diary that Bernadette firmly believed that this small island was the mausoleum of Emperor Roselle. And from the current facts, at least this small island is the nameless island that Emperor Roselle once explored. The appearance of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse here is the best proof.

But the appearance of these people just proved one thing - there was something wrong with Roselle's diary.

Yu Jin suddenly asked:

"Could it be that Edwards died here as well?"

"Do not."

Bernadette took a deep breath and said quickly:

"Uncle Edwards lived until my father's death, and then moved his family to Lenburg. He lived to be nearly a hundred years old. He eventually passed away very peacefully with his family by his side, and was buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of Lenburg. You should have seen Vice Admiral Iceberg, she is the descendant of Uncle Edwards..."

Bernadette paused and looked at Edwards. The 'sir' looked old and had completely white hair, which was consistent with the portrait of her ancestor shown by Edwina Edwards in her later years. From the facial features and outline, Bernadette also looked like You can see what the other person looked like in his prime.

Uncle Edwards had been her horse riding teacher, and she was definitely not mistaken, it was Edwards!

Edwards did not die here, but he eventually returned to the island.

This proves two things:

First, even if the contaminated people did not die on this island, they would return here after death.

Second, although her father said in his diary that he had solved the pollution on the island, it turned out that he had not.

The voice of the embers sounded beside her ears:

"What did you think of?"

Bernadette did not hide anything and told all her guesses.

After hearing this, Yu Jin couldn't help but shook his head:

“That makes sense, but it’s not the point.”

Bernadette asked:
"What's the point?"

She was not annoyed by Yu Jin's attitude, but she was eager to know the answer.

Yu Jin said in a calm tone:
"Just like the mutual hostility of the seven great gods, there are also irreconcilable contradictions between the outer gods, so the forces of different outer gods are destined to be unable to coexist peacefully. In other words..."

Bernadette immediately realized something and her face changed slightly:

"In other words, the 'pollution' on this island is the same as the 'pollution' on my father?"

"Correct."

Yu Jin nodded slightly and continued:

"I even suspect that Roselle had already been contaminated when he was exploring this island. It's just that this pollution was very hidden and had little impact on him, so he didn't notice it. Perhaps the only purpose of this pollution was to guide him to the 'starry sky'."

"Of course, it is also possible that Roselle did successfully solve the pollution on the island at that time. But as he himself was polluted by the Outer Gods, the power of the starry sky was projected back onto the island..."

Bernadette felt very uncomfortable after hearing this.

Because no matter which speculation it is, it shows that her father is still suffering from the pollution of the outer gods.

At this point, the worship has ended.

'Edwards' and the others walked to different parts of the primeval forest together with the surrounding creatures. There were no more creatures in that open space.And the newly broadened field of vision also allowed Bernadette to see clearly the objects that those creatures worshiped——

There was a huge stone there, on top of which stood a crude shrine made of dark red wood.

The inside of the shrine was empty, without any statues of gods, emblems or other symbolic items.

The creatures on this island seem to be worshipping something that does not exist.

"Let's go."

Yu Jin withdrew his gaze, greeted, and continued to move deeper into the forest.

Bernadette followed his steps silently and suddenly whispered:
“Cattleya should have mentioned to you and Mr. Fool that there is a powerful being who has been watching me. He has provided me with a lot of help, and I have done a lot for Him, even if that was not my original intention…”

"He helped me a lot even in finding my father."

Yu Jin didn't reply, and Bernadette didn't expect anything from him. She just whispered to herself:

“But I couldn’t trust Him.”

"Because His symbol is the 'moon', and the one who polluted my father was also the 'moon'!"

She holds the largest and most important part of Roselle's diary.

For more than a hundred years, the truth has actually been in her hands, but she couldn't understand it.

She didn't know what happened to her father, she only knew that his temperament changed drastically in his later years and he eventually died in Baifeng Palace.

But she knew that her father took the Black Emperor Path, and she also knew that the 'Sequence 0' on this path would not die easily. So over the years, she had been gathering intelligence everywhere, looking for signs that her father might still be alive.

But as time went by, she gradually learned the truth about her father's death, and knew that his drastic change in temperament in his later years was caused by pollution, and this pollution came from the 'moon'!
A large part of this information was obtained from The Fool, because The Fool was the only person she knew who could read Roselle's diary.

It was precisely because of the knowledge of the truth that Bernadette, who was originally pretending to be friendly with the Moon, chose to betray that existence without hesitation and seek help from the Fool.

The reason was very simple. Since He had known all this for a long time and had never told her the truth, how could she believe in Him?

Ember glanced at Bernadette but still made no comment.

Bernadette seemed to have lost the topic and fell silent.

She actually wanted to bring the two sides closer together, but it didn't seem to have any effect.

"arrive."

Yu Jin suddenly stopped and Bernadette, who had been following her silently, almost bumped into her.

But when she heard the sound of embers, Bernadette couldn't help but look up and forward.

It was a mountain several hundred meters high, and it was covered with giant dark green and almost black trees, so that when viewed from a distance, it almost merged with the forest and was difficult to distinguish between the two.

On the side facing them, most of the area was treeless because half of the mountain had been hollowed out.

In the belly of the mountain, a black mausoleum stands there, looking extremely magnificent.

Bernadette's expression changed slightly, because that was her father's mausoleum!