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

Chapter 220 Why are you wearing Pinru's clothes?

Three outcasts, three adult vampires, contributed three hearts, three extraordinary traits.

For vampires, consuming the extraordinary properties of their own kind does not lead to loss of control or the accumulation of madness; instead, it enhances their own power...

As Lilith looked at the translucent, bright red heart in her hand, a greedy desire flashed almost instinctively in her eyes.

Her body instinctively craved extraordinary qualities, yearned for the convergence of power. This craving even affected her mind, causing her to almost instinctively bring her heart to her lips…

"No, no..."

A struggle flashed in the girl's eyes, but she used her strong willpower to forcefully turn her head away from the extraordinary characteristics.

Lilith picked up all three extraordinary traits, and under the immense temptation, returned to the campfire, carefully cradling the heart and handing it to Ember.

Ember waved his hand gently, and the three hearts vanished in an instant, followed by a word of praise:

"Well done."

Lilith stared blankly at her fair hand for a moment, feeling an emptiness in her heart, just like in her hand, and her spirits plummeted. But when she heard Ember's praise, her face immediately lit up with a bright smile, and she felt that everything she had done was worthwhile.

Ember didn't know what she was thinking, but he was quite pleased with Lilith's choice.

While repeatedly consuming extraordinary abilities can indeed greatly enhance one's strength in a short period, it also makes subsequent advancement much more difficult. In the long run, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages.

But in this era before the blasphemous tablets were even born, vampires knew nothing of 'pathways' or 'sequences'. They simply craved the extraordinary characteristics of other members of the same sequence—perhaps a manifestation of the law of extraordinary characteristic aggregation.

Few vampires can overcome this desire, since they are unaware of its drawbacks.

"What reward do you want?"

"Ember asked softly."

"Huh?"

Lilith paused, seemingly not expecting Ember to say that, and whispered:

"No, it's not necessary..."

If Ember hadn't saved her from the dragon's jaws, she would have been turned to glass by the dragon's breath, just like her fellow tribesmen.

Moreover, if Ember hadn't given her a 'Power Core' beforehand, she wouldn't have been able to kill those vampire outcasts so easily. Compared to what Ember gave her, what she did was insignificant. Because even without her, Ember could certainly have easily killed those vampires.

Even to Ember, who possesses immense power, she seems more like a burden...

Ultimately, everything she did was simply to avoid being abandoned by Ember.

Lilith curled up into a ball, hugging her legs, and silently lowered her head, burying it between her two snow-white thighs.

Ember sighed softly and patted the girl's head.

"Huh?" Lilith looked up in confusion.

"Change your clothes," Yu Jin said, pointing to the girl's blood-stained dress.

Lilith frowned at the smell of blood on her clothes. Although she was also a vampire and enjoyed drinking blood, she only ever drank the blood of beautiful young women. As the sister of the family leader, she had this privilege.

Unfortunately, those "blood sacrifices," like her people, had already perished in the dragon's pursuit...

In contrast, the blood of these outcasts made her feel somewhat nauseous.

But given the current situation, she had no clothes to change into...

Just as she was thinking this, Lilith suddenly saw a blur before her eyes, and then she saw a set of snow-white clothes in Ember's hands.

Lilith hesitated for a moment, then whispered:

"Thanks……"

The girl reached out her hand towards the dress, but the next second, Yu Jin suddenly withdrew his hand.

This left Lilith frozen in place, her small hand hovering in mid-air, grasping at the air, looking at Ember with some confusion. Then she noticed that Ember was staring blankly at the outfit.

[Snow Witch's Robe]

A witch's robe the color of ice and snow.

Young Lani encounters the elderly Snow Witch deep in the forest.

Learn the art of cold magic from her—this is the witch's armor.

It is said that the Snow Witch was the prototype for the doll in which Lani's soul resides.

The elderly witch is Lani's secret teacher.

Snow Witch's Long Dress

A witch's long dress in the color of ice and snow.

Young Lani encounters the elderly Snow Witch deep in the forest.

...]

The Snow Witch's Pointed Hat

The witch's hat frozen solid.

A pointed hat that signifies a heretical sorcerer.

It can enhance cold magic.

Young Lani encounters the elderly Snow Witch deep in the forest.

...]

"Lani..."

Yu Jin remained silent for a long time. Perhaps because of the moon, he almost subconsciously took out the clothes he hadn't touched in a long time.

"Sorry, please change to another set."

Yu Jin sighed softly, and with a flick of his right hand, took out another gorgeous deep purple dress.

【Malice's Clothing】

[In the past, Yava, the wandering knight, was lured...]

The witch beauty who then joined him in his life...

The purple coat he was wearing.

A witch who has never loved or been loved.

It is said that at the end of unfulfilled talent,

I understand the meaning of my birth.

Yu Jin pondered for two seconds. Witch Beauty, this seems, perhaps, maybe, is Karula's mother.

Neither of these two outfits seems quite suitable...

Yu Jin hesitated for a moment, then began rummaging through his clothes to see if he had any other clothes.

Just as Ember was caught in hesitation and inner turmoil, Lilith seemed to be provoked by something. Suddenly, she grabbed Ember's left hand by his Snow Witch robe, her eyes filled with unwavering determination, and said, word by word:

"I want this one!"

"..."

Looking at the girl's resolute expression, Yu Jin hesitated for two seconds before deciding to let go.

It's just a set of clothes, you can have it if you want it. It won't break if you wear it once or twice.

When Lilith saw Ember release her grip, the corners of her mouth turned up slightly, as if she had finally achieved some kind of victory.

The girl, clutching her dress, ran all the way to the back of the sand dune. She extended her slender white index finger and used her sharp nail, covered with mysterious symbols and patterns, to tear through the blood-stained dress, exposing her fair and petite body completely to the crimson moonlight.

A moment later, the girl in the snow-white dress returned to the campfire, her face slightly flushed, and twirled around, gazing longingly at the embers.

"Is it pretty?"

Ember stared for a long while, then calmly uttered two words:

"generally."

"Ugh~!"

Lilith puffed out her cheeks and glared at him. "I finally fell for you, and you've made me lose so completely!"

"Eat quickly, then continue on your way."

Ignoring the girl's resentful gaze, Yu Jin said, "We still have a long way to go."

Lilith blinked:

"Now?"

They had been traveling during the day for the past few days.

Although she is a vampire and strongly dislikes sunlight, sunlight itself does not harm her.

"They're all the same." Yu Jin said expressionlessly.

joke!

Would he admit that the reason he suddenly decided to travel at night was because he saw those few nocturnal loners and suddenly remembered that vampires prefer to move at night?

"All right."

Lilith blinked; she sensed something was amiss.

But he didn't raise any objections; he simply obediently accepted it and silently picked up the wild boar meat that had been roasted to a slightly charred state on the fire and began to eat it.

-

Bayam, the city of generosity.

In the luxurious suite on the top floor of the "Azure Wind" inn, Bernadette carefully considered her words and asked in a low voice:

"Have you and that person known each other for a long time?"

The petite doll atop the bookshelf looked down at the tall, beautiful woman and calmly asked:

"Why do you ask that?"

Bernadette remained silent, unsure how to respond.

Fortunately, the petite doll hadn't intended for her to answer anyway, and quickly replied softly:

"I do know her, but I have never met her, and she is unaware of my existence."

The flames that prevented her from ever setting foot on Lordran's lands did not mean she was unable to exert influence over them. As one of the rulers of the borderlands, she had enough volunteers willing to set foot on that land for their king.

This also includes her brother, Raccard, whose life was spared by the king.

Whether in Lordran or in this world, Raccard always leads from the front.

It wasn't that he was particularly loyal; it was simply out of greed.

He greedily craved to devour everything, but at the border, he could eat nothing. Yet in other worlds, he could often feast to his heart's content.

For example, when he descended upon Lordran, Raccard traversed the depths of the abyss and devoured the entire Serpent race.

In exchange, Lakad's memories would be at her disposal.

Therefore, although she had never set foot on the land of Lordland, she knew the stories that had happened on that land.

For example, Anor Londo, Lothric, the Farron Undead Legion, and also, Clarna of Izalith, the Daughter of Chaos, the Ancient Fire Witch, and the Pyromancer Teacher of the King of Elden—

At least in terms of sorcery, Klara was indeed qualified to be a teacher. But even Lani hadn't expected Klara to grow so quickly, even managing to keep it a secret from everyone.

If she hadn't accidentally overheard her real name, even Lani wouldn't have realized her true identity...

Even so, in the end, she only got to where she is today because she is parasitic on the king! If it weren't for the king's protection, she and her sisters would have long since vanished into the annals of history.

Ultimately, she was nothing more than a lowly parasite, a despicable fire thief.

-

Waaah—!

With a long whistle, the special train departing from Trier for Backlund slowly started moving and headed north.

Inside the luxurious compartment of carriage number 3, the witch named Carula reclined lazily on the long sofa, stretching out languidly. She casually brushed a stray strand of hair from her temple and said in a playful tone:

"Have you finally decided to start trusting me? That's a smart choice; this will be a great start~."

Audrey didn't answer, pursing her lips as she gazed at the scenery outside the window. Trier was nice, but it wasn't her home after all.

Bang bang bang!

There was a knocking sound from outside the private room, along with the voice of the personal maid, Annie.

"Audrey".

Audrey said softly:

"Please come in."

Anne pushed open the door and entered, placing the pastries she was carrying on the table.

The witch stretched her arm as far as she could, picked up a piece of pastry from the plate, stuffed it into her mouth, and said with a smile:

"Hmm, it tastes good~ Audrey, won't you try some?"

Anne silently left the room, not wanting to get involved in what was going on between the two, as Audrey had instructed.

Audrey finally turned around and asked with a hint of helplessness:

"Can't you be normal for once?"

"Am I not normal?" the witch asked, licking the pastry crumbs from the corner of her lips.

What do you think?

Audrey sighed softly.

At first glance, she was wary, but deep down she believed this witch was a powerful and extraordinary individual who could easily manipulate people. However, the longer she spent with the witch, the more worrying she became about her mental state. Like a cat in heat, constantly aroused, but unfortunately, her object of desire was herself…

She's encountered homosexuals before.

That steam-powered church member, Ikonser, was Nantong. Although Audrey maintained a polite distance and wouldn't discriminate against him, she still kept her distance. But faced with Carla, who acted like a lesbian, she was helpless, after all…

"I can't beat her anyway," Audrey said, puffing out her cheeks in annoyance.

You, a saint, dare to bully her, a 'psychologist' who is only Sequence 7? Do you really find that funny?

"Isn't it interesting?" Karula blinked.

Audrey glared at her angrily, showing her with her actions that this was not funny at all!

Karula clicked her tongue and muttered in a low voice that everyone could hear:

"She really throws tantrums like a little girl, but she's nowhere near as bad as me..."

Audrey's forehead creased with a few black lines, and she said expressionlessly:

"Sister Letina, could you please ask her to leave?"

Known as Letina, the girl, kneeling on the bed and also dressed as a maid, nodded slightly. A longbow, gleaming with a metallic sheen and delicate silver design, slowly appeared in her palm, and then—

Draw the bow and nock the arrow.

The magically formed arrow was aimed at the witch on the sofa, as if it would pierce through her head in the next moment.

"You want to hit me?"

Karula stared wide-eyed at Audrey in disbelief.

"It wasn't me."

Audrey said expressionlessly, "But if you don't leave, I'll have to ask Sister Lettina to ask you to leave..."

"How heartless!"

Karula grumbled in dissatisfaction, but her body betrayed her as she got off the sofa, snorted, and left the private room.

Snapped!

The door to the private room slammed shut with a loud bang, and the sound of footsteps receding into the distance could be heard outside.

Well, it's not actually that far, since Karula's room is right next door.

Audrey's expression finally relaxed. She rubbed her stiff cheeks, her eyes revealing deep worry.

"What a lovely child!"

In the corridor, Karula, dressed in a black dress, lowered her head slightly, with a slight upturn at the corners of her mouth.

For some reason, she enjoyed teasing Audrey and loved seeing Audrey's pouty expression. Even though she knew it was just an act to please her…

"Beautiful lady."

The gentle voice beside her made the witch raise her head slightly, and a handsome blond youth blocked her way.

Seeing the witch cast his gaze, the blond youth's smile widened:

My name is...

"roll."

The witch's previous charm and languor vanished, replaced by an icy tone.

(End of this chapter)