Mystery: The Undead Don't Die from Linking the Fire

Chapter 205 That's about enough.

Starting from Sequence 4, Beyonders can be called demigods.

Because the moment they stepped into Sequence 4, they had already acquired divinity. And their essence had also changed; they were no longer purely human, but rather 'mythical beings' who were half-human and half-god.

However, as long as one hasn't reached Sequence 2, the mythical creature form of a demigod is incomplete. Therefore, for powerful beings at this level, manifesting a similar form has both very obvious advantages and disadvantages.

On the one hand, this can greatly improve one's own strength and level; on the other hand, it will also bring a strong tendency towards madness and loss of control, posing a considerable test to rationality, and is difficult for those who are not extremely determined to control.

Therefore, for most saints who follow other paths, transforming into an incomplete mythical creature often means losing control. Thus, most saints, unless driven to the brink, will not consider completely transforming into an incomplete mythical creature, rather than merely transforming a part of their body. For them, this is also an act of dancing on a knife's edge, easily leading to loss of control, and must be approached with utmost caution.

But for the saints of the 'spectator' path, they are the most special of all paths—

Firstly, they can temporarily transform into incomplete mythical creature forms by continuously layering correct mental suggestions. Secondly, they possess special healing methods for the mind and spirit, ensuring that no hidden dangers remain afterward.

This means that Saints in the 'Spectator' pathway can completely treat the mythological form as a regular fighting method, thus changing the 'weak' performance of low-sequence extraordinary individuals in the 'Spectator' pathway and gaining a certain advantage in battles against other Saints of the same level!

Eric surveyed the entire carriage from his elevated position, his gaze turning cold.

Transformed into an incomplete mythical creature form, he was large enough to completely burst the entire train carriage, though perhaps not quite as long. His width and height, however, exceeded the carriage's capacity. But as he swelled into a giant dragon, the carriage itself rapidly expanded, forcibly accommodating him.

Even if a sealed artifact's power leaks out, it wouldn't be able to adapt to such circumstances so flexibly. This means that everything he's experiencing is being manipulated. The other party has trapped him here, but at the same time, they're afraid that he'll destroy the carriage in his dragon form, which is why the carriage is also "expanding."

Since that's the case, now it's his turn.

Eric, now a giant dragon, stomped heavily on the floor of the carriage with his four enormous claws. He swung his sharp and hard claws, slashing without hesitation at the side wall of the carriage.

If we're going to break the deadlock by force, then we must break the deadlock by force!

Snapped!

The sharp dragon claws easily tore through the armor of the carriage, leaving three shocking claw marks on the thick armor wall, leaving no doubt that if this claw were to strike a person, it would absolutely tear the body to shreds!

Even so, Eric was still unable to catch a glimpse of what lay on the other side of the armored wall—

Even though the claw marks were a meter deep, from the outside, the armor of the train carriage was definitely no more than half a meter thick.

But Eric was not discouraged at all. Instead, he once again swung his sharp dragon claws without hesitation. If one strike wasn't enough, he would strike twice. In his incomplete mythical creature form, he had enough energy to cause destruction!

Just then, Eric suddenly heard a heavy scraping sound, and he looked toward the end of the carriage.

A door had appeared somewhere in the otherwise seamless armor.

Amid the meshing of gears, the door slowly opened, and a figure appeared before Eric. It was an elderly man with a kind and gentle face, dressed in a white priest's robe and wearing a clergyman's soft hat.

Eric's golden vertical pupils swept coldly over the old man, and he recognized his identity.

That was Horamik Hayden, the Archbishop of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery in Backlund and a member of the Pre-Divine Council.

Horamik calmly gazed at the enormous dragon before him and slowly said:

"A saint who has come through the 'spectator' route, what are you looking for here?"

Roar!

Eric raised his neck almost without hesitation and let out a dragon's roar.

Within that resounding dragon roar lay invisible waves, seemingly originating from reality yet also from illusion. Carrying a certain will, they swept outwards in all directions, unleashing a terrifying mental storm in the ocean of the collective unconscious!

Mental deprivation!

Or it could be called by a more ancient and fitting name—Dragon's Might!

Taking advantage of the dragon's might sweeping around, Eric's will combined with his thoughts, transforming into one illusory figure after another, rapidly approaching Horamik not far away from the sea of ​​collective subconsciousness, which was invisible to most extraordinary beings.

As long as we can reach the other party's island of consciousness, as long as we can open the door to the other party's mental body, we can firmly lock the advantage in their favor!

The terrifying storms stirred up by the ocean of collective subconsciousness around Horamick repeatedly battered his island of consciousness, and Eric took the opportunity to quietly approach, attempting to land on the island.

However, just as he conjured the gray staircase and was about to enter the island, the once silent island suddenly changed!

One after another, massive reinforced concrete buildings rose from the ground, transforming into enormous steel fortresses. The walls of these fortresses were covered with a dense array of firing ports, from which countless thick, black cannon barrels and gun muzzles protruded. They were like chess pieces on the vast chessboard of the starry sky, lined up one after another, like silent steel warriors guarding Khoramik's island of consciousness in the world of mind!

Meanwhile, deep within the island of the mind, a building far larger and taller than the other steel fortresses was also put into operation, producing countless steel dolls made of hard metal from the assembly line!

The moment they were produced, their eyes glowed red, and they quickly went into battle. They entered the steel fortresses in an orderly fashion, operating the cannons and machine guns mounted in the firing ports.

Like a massive war machine, this island of consciousness came to life. Countless shells and bullets formed a dense array of metallic storms, capable of easily tearing apart any intruders who dared to set foot on the island without permission!

Extraordinary individuals who do not use the "spectator" approach find it difficult to enter the ocean of the collective unconscious, and are also unable to invade the consciousness islands of others through the ocean of the collective unconscious, but this does not mean that they will surrender when faced with an invasion!

Saints like Horamik can completely transform their island of consciousness into an impregnable eternal fortress!

While Eric was encountering setbacks in the vast ocean of his subconscious, Horamick in the real world was not idle either. He could not launch attacks in both the real and mental worlds simultaneously, unlike Eric in the 'spectator' pathway.

However, the "counterattack" within the island of consciousness is more of a self-defense mechanism and doesn't require his direct control. This also means that in reality, he can devote significantly more energy to counterattacking!

Horamik slowly extended his right hand, aiming it at the dragon before him. With a creaking sound, his left hand snapped down at the wrist, but instead of breaking through the skin and drawing blood, it revealed eleven long, gleaming metallic gun barrels—

This originated from the ingenious idea of ​​Emperor Roselle, who held a significant position in the history of the Steam Church, and some of his designs are still in use within it today. Take this weapon, for example; in Roselle's vision, the powerful firepower of this design would be enough to destroy any invading enemy!

Emperor Roselle named it 1130.

A simple and unpretentious name.

click!

The sound of gears meshing and turning echoed within Horamik's body, accompanied by a burst of intense and rapid spiritual light.

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Inside the silver-white armored carriage, a man dressed in a shirt, vest, and formal suit looked up at the carriage opposite him.

He wore a gray-white illusory mask on his face, named "Jealousy".

Thanks to the psychological effect of invisibility, no one noticed his presence, nor did anyone realize that there were actually two people who had infiltrated the special train.

But everything changed the moment they entered carriage '25'.

Jealousy and Gluttony both departed from carriage 24, but he couldn't find Gluttony in carriage 25. Because just before entering the carriage, they had been separated by an unseen force, each residing in a different carriage.

As the head of the city of Dilis in the Republic of Intis, Jealousy has a deeper understanding of the Steam Church than Gluttony, and he knows some information that Gluttony does not.

For example, the Sequence 2 angel of the 'Perfect One' pathway is the 'Knowledge Mentor'.

The most significant core capability of this sequence is the manipulation and alteration of patterns!

It sounds somewhat similar to the abilities of the 'Judge' pathway, but in reality, the two are completely different.

The "Judge" path corresponds to "Order," and their extraordinary ability is manifested in the creation, planning, and alteration of order. They can make the environment in a certain area more favorable to themselves by creating order.

The path of the "Perfect One" corresponds to the "rules"—the physical rules!

Angels following this path can alter the most fundamental laws of physics, easily performing actions that defy the laws of physics, and readily displaying miracles unimaginable to others.

They can create physical rules that eliminate gravity, allowing ordinary people to fly freely in the air; they can make water "burn," incinerating the entire world; they can make fire the "source of life," nourishing all things; and they can also turn water into "poison," causing everyone to die from water poisoning.

It can also turn "close at hand" into "a world apart," encompassing infinite space within a mere foot's length; or it can turn "a world apart" into "close at hand," traversing vast distances in an instant...

To achieve all of this, all that's needed is a small modification to the rules of physics.

The recurring train carriages they are currently experiencing are undoubtedly a change to the rules of physics.

From the outside, it appears to be just three carriages, but by altering the laws of physics, the interior of these three carriages can be transformed into an "infinite train" that can accommodate countless other carriages—truly a world within reach!

If one were not an angel of equal rank, and if one could not break this alteration of the world's most fundamental physical rules, even a saint would be trapped here forever, never able to escape.

Whether they leave the carriage from the front, back, left, right, or top and bottom, they will only enter the next carriage, repeating endlessly, in an endless cycle, without end. Even if they break down this carriage and completely destroy it, they will only end up in a larger carriage.

Because the moment they stepped into those carriages, everything was already predetermined. The angel who set the rules didn't even need to do anything; they would trap themselves to death in those cramped carriages!

Of course, all of this is predicated on the fact that the one who accomplishes all of this is a true angel, a true 'knowledge mentor'.

However, this possibility is very small, or even quite unrealistic.

Because if they were true angels, let alone two saints invading the train, even twenty saints wouldn't be able to cause any trouble.

The angel could have killed them the moment they entered the carriage. But it didn't; instead, it mechanically trapped them there.

This means that there are probably no angels on the special train, only these few carriages whose rules have been altered by angels!

Of course, even without angels, there will certainly be corresponding saints in charge.

But since that saint didn't show himself immediately, it's either because he was already entangled in 'Gluttony' and couldn't make a move, or because he was afraid of the two saints' combined attack and didn't dare to attack, but only wanted to trap them here to die.

Regardless of the possibility, it means that the other party does not have enough strength to deal with them, otherwise there would be no need to separate them. Putting them together would certainly make things more complicated, but for a truly strong person, it would be easier to deal with them.

In other words.

"The advantage lies with me."

Jealousy confidently raised its head, and like Gluttony, it prepared to reveal its incomplete mythical form—

Even though the physical rules of these carriages have been altered by the angels, they are not truly under the supervision of angels and cannot achieve true infinity.

Rather than being trapped in this endless cycle, it's better to cause destruction along the way. As long as enough destruction is done, this cycle can be broken!

With a ripping sound, his white shirt, black vest, formal jacket, and straight-leg trousers were all torn apart, revealing the dragon scales underneath.

In an instant, his body expanded rapidly, just like the previous 'Gluttony', transforming into a giant dragon covered in enormous gray-white scales.

Roar!

"Jealousy" let out a deafening roar, its sharp claws tearing through the carriage in an instant. Relying on the dragon's terrifying physical strength, it forcefully smashed through the carriage's armor.

As he expected, there was another carriage outside the original one, completely enveloping the carriage he had damaged.

But as long as the nature of the carriage remains unchanged, it will eventually be impossible to stop him!

(End of this chapter)