Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Audrey walked along the corridor to the end of the corridor, even though the corridor was endless and seemed to have no end.

During the journey, she passed by one wooden door after another. Those classical doors with embossed carvings looked particularly mysterious under the dim candlelight, making people want to know what was hidden behind them.

But Audrey suppressed her desire to explore and never opened any of them.

Because she knew that every door here represented a dream and the spiritual world of its owner.

In other words, when Audrey opens any of the doors, she can see the various secrets hidden deep in the hearts of their owners.

However, under Carla's guidance, Audrey understood one thing very early on:
Demigods in the spiritual realm must know how to restrain themselves and respect others.

Even though you can normally interpret other people's true thoughts from their body language, facial expressions, and emotional fluctuations, if you are still not satisfied and are extremely greedy to explore other people's hearts and dig out their privacy and secrets, it may backfire on you in the end.

This is a very simple truth: everyone has some dark and bad thoughts to a greater or lesser extent, but they are all well able to control them and not let them affect their own behavior. In this case, if the demigod in the spiritual realm is still obsessed with digging out these thoughts and the ugly parts under the mask, he will easily become disappointed with human nature, be infected by all kinds of negative consciousness, and gradually go crazy without knowing it.

This is one of the reasons why the 'audience' can clearly 'comfort' themselves and treat the corresponding psychological problems, but are still prone to becoming abnormal or crazy.

They are both safe and dangerous.

'Arrogant' Hvin Rambis is the best example.

Although he usually disguises himself well, his essence is still crazy.

Therefore, the code of conduct that Audrey set for herself was to only observe and "read the minds" of acquaintances and try not to enter their dreams. There was no restriction on entering the dreams of strangers, but she would not enter anyone's mind unless it was necessary.

Of course, she also knew that if she wanted to leave the maze, she had to open one wooden door after another and look for the exit hidden inside.

That's certainly what Paulie Delraw did.

At this moment, he should be opening the doors one by one, exploring the secrets inside and looking for a possible exit.

But if Paulie Dellaure really explored so frequently, and Audrey still didn't see him in the corridor again, it meant that they were not in the same space or the same corridor.

Of course, if they open the same door, they will still meet in the corresponding dream.

This is a cat-and-mouse game that requires plenty of patience.

It also requires sufficient sensitivity.

Audrey could not see Paulie Delraw, but her spirit was guiding her.

Leading her to a door.

Audrey stopped and a door appeared in front of her. Unlike the other doors that were infinitely arranged on both sides of the corridor, this door was across the corridor, blocking Audrey's way.

It was not there from the beginning, but only appeared 'suddenly' when Audrey came in front of it. And the moment this door appeared, the corridor behind it that seemed to stretch endlessly disappeared without a trace, as if this door was the end of the corridor.

And if you look back, you will find that the corridor is still endless, and countless doors that Audrey encountered when she came here are still standing there.

Snapped!
Audrey pursed her lips, took a steady breath, and grasped the door handle.

As the wooden door opened back, the scene inside was gradually revealed.

This was no longer a room. There were round stones and clumps of dark green weeds on the ground. It was dark in the depths and it was hard to see clearly. But Audrey could see that in front of the darkness, there was a gray-white dragon. It was staring blankly at the things in the darkness, standing still and unable to move.

Audrey recognized her almost immediately; it was Paulie Delraw, the person she was looking for!
But Paulie Dellau's attitude has already explained something - no matter what is hidden in the darkness, it is definitely not the 'exit' that Paulie Dellau is longing for.

On the contrary, there might be something even more terrifying hidden in that darkness.

For example, the owner of this dream is a Sequence 2 angel.

In front of an angel, a Sequence 3 demigod had almost no ability to fight back, so Paulie Dellaud stood there stiffly.

He neither fled nor attempted to attack.

He just stood there, waiting for fate to decide his fate.

And if Audrey walked into it, she would most likely end up like Paulie Dellaud, waiting for the angel's judgment.

But since she was aware of all this, it meant that all this was what the 'angel' expected. Otherwise, He could have prevented Audrey from seeing Paulie Dellaude, just as she could not see the things hidden in the darkness.

Because of the unknown, we are curious and that is why we step into it.

But Audrey already knows the dangers, so she will most likely give up entering after weighing the pros and cons.

But this is not possible.

Since the 'angel' dared to let her see all this and made her realize her current situation, it meant that He believed Audrey would make the right choice and would take the initiative to get involved.

And that's exactly what happened, because Audrey had no choice.

If she wants to leave this mental maze, she needs to find an exit just like Paulie Dellaud.

So even if she knew it was a trap, she had to take the initiative to step into it.

But unlike Paulie Dellaure, she was not passively enduring the effects of all this.

Audrey walked in slowly, and the door creaked shut behind her.

The giant dragon transformed by Paulie Dellaw still stood there stiffly, not paying any attention to Audrey's arrival. He just stared stiffly at the things in the darkness, unable to take his eyes away.

When Audrey walked in, the outlines of some things quickly emerged in the darkness:

A huge stone pillar several tens of meters high stood, with a slender lizard-like monster perched on top. The monster squatted on the top of the stone pillar, like a small mountain, with huge scales like gray and white stones all over its body, and its eyes were pale gold and vertical.

Without any words, Audrey immediately understood that this was a giant spiritual dragon from mythical legend, a genuine angel!

With a crash, the two wings of the spiritual dragon spread out, almost covering the sky.

Their skeletons are like metal and leaf veins, covered with a gray membrane with mysterious patterns.

As Audrey looked up, the giant dragon of the mind made a buzzing sound:

"Who let you in?"

He was speaking undoubtedly the language of the dragon.

So He is not the creator of this maze, but an unlucky guy who is also trapped here?
No, the comment that he was trapped here was not appropriate. As an angel, he could escape from here at any time. Because he did not need to look for an exit like Paulie Dellau, he had enough strength to break through the maze directly.

But He didn't do that, but waited for them here.

This means that He wants something from them. But the question is, is there anything in them that this angel would covet?

"I do not know."

Paulie Dellaud prostrated himself on the ground, his two wings pressed against the ground, his body trembling uncontrollably:
"You... No, maybe you should ask her if the person who set up the maze is related to her!"

Hearing this, the dragon turned his gaze to Audrey. "I don't know."

Audrey said frankly, "I tracked him down from the Garden of Eden."

She knew that Paulie Delrao was pretending. Beyonders of the Audience Path could easily see through others' disguises, and could also easily disguise themselves. Paulie Delrao might really be afraid of this angel, after all, he was only a demigod, but he certainly wouldn't be trembling like he was now.

To be honest, his disguise was a bit poor.

But for now, this can indeed divert the dragon's attention very well.

The dragon looked down and asked:
"You didn't set up this maze?"

"of course not."

Audrey shook her head slightly and said softly:
"I've never even met you."

In order to connect an angel's dream with this maze, she would at least need to enter or have close contact with the angel's dream. But if she really had close contact with his dream, the dragon would not be unaware of it, and would not feel unfamiliar with Audrey.

The huge gray-white dragon with huge scales was silent for a moment, and seemed to agree with Audrey's statement, and said hummingly:

"My name is Eri Hogg, one of the only three ancient dragons left."

What he meant was that he was one of the three dragons that survived the Second Age, and that the various dragons that were now rare were just descendants of those dragons from the Ancient Gods' era? Audrey nodded slightly without interrupting him.

The dragon's attitude undoubtedly confirmed some of Audrey's guesses, that is, the person who created the maze was an angel, but only a Sequence 2 angel.

Because Adam has become a god, there are no Sequence 1 angels in the Audience channel.

Unless Adam took the initiative to split two copies of Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics and created two Sequence 1 clones, just like the former Nightmare Dragon Alesuhod. This was not impossible. After all, Adam was in good condition. Splitting two Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics would not only not damage His strength, but would give Him two more lives.

But again, if this were true, there was no way the giant dragon in front of us would be unaware of it.

As an ancient dragon that has survived from the Second Age to the present, He was already a Sequence 2 angel in the Second Age.

It is impossible for Him to not know that Adam has become a god, and it is impossible for Him not to know that the Dreamer can actively split the Beyonder characteristics. If it is a Sequence 1 angel, then it can be regarded as Adam himself.

He is not facing a Sequence 1, but a dual-path true God.

Under that circumstance, it was impossible for Him to stay here and leisurely introduce Himself to Audrey.

Therefore, it cannot be Adam, but only another Sequence 2 angel.

but……

There are not that many angels in the Audience Path Sequence 2, because the number of Beyonder Characteristics is fixed.

There are only three copies of the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 1 in any path, and although the number of extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 2 is different, it will not be too different. And the current "audience" path has too many Sequence 2 angels.

Erehog is one, and the other two ancient dragons he mentioned should also be sequence 2 angels, otherwise they would not be alive today. This means that the dragon clan in its heyday had more than five angels - including three ancient dragons including Erehog, the "nightmare dragon" Alesuhod, and the "cherubim" Herabergen who later defected to the ancient sun god.

Among the extraordinary races of the Second Age, five angels in a group is actually a normal number.

For example, there are at least three known angels among the giants, the God of Dawn, the God of Honor Bradel, and the Giant Queen Omybella.

There are also four people in the blood clan, and these four have lived from the Fourth Age to the present. They are the current three dukes and the goddess of beauty of the blood clan.

The dragon clan has five angels, which is enough to surpass most other extraordinary races, but it cannot gain an overwhelming advantage.

Similarly, due to the ability of the mind dragon to hide in dreams, their ability to hide is no weaker than other ways of escaping, which is why these three ancient dragons have survived until now.

And here lies the key point: the extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 2 are limited.

The three ancient dragons occupy three parts, Audrey has three parts, Adam has one part, and Hermes has one part.

The last one is missing, but it is most likely a sealed object.

In this way, all nine extraordinary characteristics are complete.

The one who designed this maze was not Erihogg, nor any other ancient dragon. There is no reason for them to kill each other.

Adam was also ruled out. He didn't need this maze and could easily kill everyone here.

Audrey knew very well that she didn't do it, and she believed that Carla and Priscilla wouldn't do it either.

Who else could be the remaining suspect?

Audrey suddenly whispered:
"Hermes."

The giant dragon on top of the stone pillar showed a slight change of expression, and cast its gaze towards the wooden door behind Audrey.

Audrey also sensed something. Her green eyes turned slightly, and suddenly there was a sound of a metal handle being turned behind her.

Audrey looked sideways, and the lonely wooden door that had lost all external support slowly opened back, revealing the appearance of the visitor:

A huge, white rabbit with moving ears that walks like a human.

"Your woman."

He smiled and waved to a few people, looking extremely relaxed and at ease.

"Hermes?" Audrey asked softly.

"I'm."

Hermes smiled and nodded, admitting it straightforwardly.

Audrey asked doubtfully:
"What do you want to do? Save Dellau?"

"Do not."

Hermes showed a mysterious smile:

"He is just a by-product. My goal is to get you into this maze and let you stand in front of Erihog."

"Why?" Audrey frowned. Was it to make both her and Eri Hogg suffer losses?

But when Hermes said this himself, the plan was doomed to fail.

“For the symbol.”

Hermes said slowly:

"Everyone, the times have changed, but you are still living in the old world and have failed to realize the trend of the new era!" (End of this chapter)