Strange Voyage: Summoning the Fourth Disaster.

Chapter 627 You Are Not Lowly

Atubal, also known as the Bull Horn, disappeared after Blackface's death.

Claymore knew that he must be searching for the corrupt firewood gatherer who killed Blackface in his own way.

He also did not intend to involve Claymore in this matter, choosing to go his own way alone.

However, Claymore did not give up and continued to search for his whereabouts.

Unfortunately, a long time passed, and he still hadn't gained anything.

“Not yet.” Claymore shook his head. “But I believe he is still alive.”

Seeing that her two questions had made him feel down, Letalie didn't know what to say. She could only lean against him and quietly keep him company.

……

A remote area outside Candlelight Island.

A massive coffin reeking of corpses sailed in from the distant sea, and blue flames coalesced on the shore to form Rogge's body.

Seemingly because they had spotted Rogge's figure from afar, the Uncorrupted One on the Corpse Coffin also leaped down, landing on the shore from the top of the coffin.

Looking at the Candlekeeper before him, the Undying Kehl could hardly contain his excitement. He quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"As a representative of the will of the candle, your timely arrival is an honor I am deeply grateful for."

Rogge slightly raised his hand, stopping the other party from bowing further: "Chief Keher, there's no need for such useless formalities."

“As you wish, representative of the candlelight.” After calming himself down, Kehl remained respectful: “I will leave the clan’s ships here on this sea for the time being… If the aura of my clan displeases you, I will immediately order them to depart.”

...There's no need for that.

Upon hearing Kehl's words, Roger was momentarily speechless.

"I learned about your Corpse Spirit Clan from the warriors of the Candlelight."

After glancing at the giant coffin behind him, Roger did not directly answer the question, but instead changed the subject.

“Kair, in my opinion, the fact that flames cannot burn does not mean that a certain life or race is not qualified to exist.”

"There are many things in the world that cannot be burned, but they still have their own significance."

"Moreover, you have a burning passion in your hearts, which is a noble thing no matter what the outcome."

“You are not lowly, nor am I some noble god.”

"So you don't need to be so reserved, just treat this as a normal chat."

Rogge affirmed the deeds and spirit of the Corpse Spirit Clan.

Although the veracity of this claim remains to be verified, he is willing to trust it for the time being.

And after Kehl heard Rogge's words.

He was silent for a while.

The words “You are not lowly” echoed in his mind for a long time.

"...It is a great honor for the Corpse Spirit Clan to gain your and Candlelight's recognition."

On the Burning Land, few know of the deeds of the Corpse Spirits. Most life forms despise and are indifferent to them, regarding them as mortal enemies and omens.

They endured countless strange looks, which they grew accustomed to, and felt extremely confused about their own existence.

Unexpectedly, after the moment of extinction, the Corpse Spirit Clan was able to gain the approval of the candlelight, something Keher had never dared to hope for.

Therefore, it is really difficult to describe his feelings at this moment.

"Alright, now we should talk about other things."

Rogge then steered the conversation toward the main point of the meeting.

Kehl readily agreed and quickly revealed everything he knew.

……

The moment of extinction.

This was a moment of global collapse. The Burning Earth, shattered like a spiderweb by an unknown and immense upheaval, rapidly disappears into the darkness. For the Corpse Spirit Clan, this was also a colossal catastrophe.

Their community was cut off from the outside world, some important memories began to disappear from their minds, and the records in books and objects were erased by an invisible and mysterious force.

That great power is unknowable and beyond our sight.

Faced with this unexpected turn of events, the Corpse Spirit Clan was plunged into unprecedented fear.

Many of the spirits believe this is the world's punishment for them, a way to completely wipe out their race, which should not exist in the first place, in order to cleanse the world.

A sense of desolation and confusion spread, and large numbers of the Corpse Spirits began to die. They sighed and resignedly accepted the so-called "judgment of the world."

But Kehl was not content with that.

He was unwilling to watch his people perish.

If the Corpse Spirit Clan shouldn't exist in the first place, then why have they been able to survive on the Burning Land for so long?

He wants to find the truth, and also to find the meaning of the existence of the Corpse Spirit Clan.

Thus, Kehl found the remains of his ancestors.

The power left behind by his ancestors seemed to have touched him, summoning a giant coffin to protect him as he crossed the terrifying borders of darkness to seek the truth he craved in other areas.

Kehl set off with some like-minded compatriots.

The remaining undead brethren remained in their ancestral lands, silently and numbly awaiting the so-called "judgment of the world."

The road to achieving your goal is full of thorns.

The giant coffin carried Kehl and his kin through vast ruins, across sea relics, witnessed destroyed islands, saw the living dead whose life force had been extinguished, and also saw the skeleton ship burning with raging flames...

Through exploration, Kehl made a discovery.

The good news is that the world's disaster is not targeting the undead race.

The bad news is that the world went out, which, in Kehl's opinion, was even worse than the former.

At least, if the world is clearly targeting the Undead Clan, then the long-standing questions surrounding the Undead Clan can be answered.

But the truth is, the world remains indifferent.

It did not target the undead race, nor did it give them any response before it shattered.

It's like...not caring at all.

This left Kehl even more bewildered. With the world changed like this, where could he find the meaning of the Corpse Spirit Clan's existence?
Kehl began his aimless voyage with the giant coffin he was spying on.

He encountered many travelers, but most of them were bad people. Some even tried to destroy him and the giant coffin, but he thwarted their attempts and they became fuel for his voyage.

At first, Kehl was angry.

But as he gained more experience, he began to fall silent.

He understood that most of these bad people were created by the current environment.

In such an extreme environment, only wicked and cunning beings can survive for a long time, while kindness and goodness become a burden on the continuation of life.

Kehl wasn't sure if this was a good thing or a bad thing.

In the philosophy of the Corpse Spirit Clan, everything in the world has a profound meaning; one could say that "existence is its own justification."

This is the "rationality" they found for themselves after the burning failed.

But if we look at it this way, is it reasonable for the world to have become the way it is now?

Kehl felt something was wrong; he had a vague feeling that he should do something... if he had the ability to.

And after traveling for an unknown period of time.

Kehl gradually heard a word from some travelers and wanderers...

candlelight.

(End of this chapter)