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

Chapter 228 When you were born, the whole land whispered your name.

Upon hearing the word "jealousy," Audrey's expression remained unchanged as she retorted:

"I'm not..."

Carula's eyes were full of amusement as she obediently nodded.

"Yes, yes, you're not."

Audrey stared at her silently.

She didn't believe the claim that the "Envy Witch" could see all jealousy. The reason the other party could sense the so-called "jealousy" was because she was a demigod through the "spectator" pathway, able to delve into the ocean of the subconscious and see her every move.

According to Emperor Roselle, the other party did this simply to see her redness.

This is not surprising, after all, whether Carla, who calls herself a witch, is driven by 'jealousy' or 'lust' is indeed debatable, but the fact that she is a witch is undeniable. Although they have only known each other for a short time, Audrey can tell that the other party's character is extremely wicked.

Karula asked curiously:

"So what did you see?"

After a moment's hesitation, Audrey decided to tell Carula what she had seen:

"I saw Ember; he was with several women."

Karula's smile remained, but her eyes took on a dangerous glint in them.

"Oh? How many?"

"Three."

Audrey strained her memory and tried her best to describe the physical characteristics of the three people in detail—

A blonde girl with red eyes, a silver-haired loli with red eyes, and another silver-haired maid who is suspected to be the mother of the silver-haired loli with red eyes.

Karula's smile vanished instantly.

Based on Audrey's description, she had roughly guessed who the two people were.

Lilith, the progenitor of the vampires, and her servants, the goddess of beauty and the Blood Moon Queen, Olnia.

As the progenitor of the vampires, Lilith is undoubtedly a true god, a Tier 0 being. Meanwhile, the goddess of beauty, Olnia, has not yet ascended to godhood; she is merely a Tier 1 angel and was severely injured in the war between the four emperors a thousand years ago.

But in Karula's eyes, the goddess Olnia posed a far greater threat than Lilith, and even more so than Audrey before her. In terms of strategic threat, perhaps only the young lady could be compared to her.

Unfortunately, Carla and the young lady are not on the same page; they are not familiar with each other.

Karula murmured softly:

"It seems the plan needs to be moved up."

"What plan?"

Audrey didn't hide her curiosity and asked quite naturally.

Karula raised her right hand, gazing intently at her fair, jade-like arm through the sunlight streaming in from the window, and said lazily:

"Of course, it's a promotion plan."

"Promotion? Sequence 3?"

Audrey was somewhat surprised, but she asked calmly.

She knew the woman before her was a demigod through the 'spectator' pathway, but she never expected her to be about to advance so quickly...

Karula's lips curled up almost imperceptibly:

"To correct you, it's sequence 2."

She possesses the potion recipe for the Audience Path Sequence 2 'Insightful One,' along with all the extraordinary properties. She has even gathered all the necessary conditions for the ritual, and could have completed the ascension a thousand years ago, but she has delayed until now. And if possible, she will continue to delay.

However, Karula now felt threatened. If she couldn't advance to a Sequence 2 angel now, her disadvantage would only grow. So she had no choice but to bring the plan forward.

Fortunately, she has successfully met with Ember, and as long as she follows Audrey, they will meet again sooner or later.

Therefore, the impact is not very significant.

"Sequence 2?"

Audrey's expression became somewhat subtle. If the other party was going to advance to Sequence 2, wouldn't that mean she was already Sequence 3?

That's Sequence 2!

Audrey had seen the Black Emperor card before, and she knew that to become the true god of Sequence 0, she had to gather three sets of the extraordinary characteristics and uniqueness of Sequence 1.

In other words, there would be no Sequence 1 angels if there were a true God!

Therefore, the strongest beings in the major righteous churches are only Sequence 2. Whether it's the Triple Crowned Ones or the earthly angels, their highest rank is only Sequence 2. If Karula truly ascends to become a Sequence 2 angel, she will be completely comparable to the Triple Crowned Ones of the major churches!

Audrey took a deep breath, silently clenched her fist to encourage herself, and tried to soothe her somewhat defeated spirit:

"Don't be discouraged, Audrey, you'll soon be able to advance to Sequence 6 too..."

Although Sequence 6 and Sequence 2 are worlds apart, she has only been an Extraordinary for less than half a year. As long as she strictly follows the role-playing method, she will eventually become a Sequence 4 demigod!

Although there is still a big gap between them and the angels of Sequence 2, at least there is hope, isn't there?

-

Above the gray fog, Klein, having successfully impersonated the Sea God, delivered the "oracle" to his followers, ordering them to find the red-haired Elaine. He also casually glanced through their prayers, selectively responding to some. Having done all this, Klein planned to return to the real world, intending to actively search for her himself and, incidentally, see where there were opportunities for a real-life impersonation.

As he gripped the handle with his right hand, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind—an idea that was absurd enough yet possible:

The reason he was looking for Elaine the Red was because Elaine the Red was connected to "Lieutenant General of Disease" Tracy.

The reason he sought out "Lieutenant General of Disease" Tracy was because he learned from a Sequence 7 "Nightmare," a Red Glove member of the Church of the Night who had been killed and enslaved by Zilingus, that the other party had been investigating a batch of ancient documents originating from the royal tombs of the Byron family.

Since the 'Death' pathway and the 'Night' pathway can be interchanged at higher sequences, it is quite normal for the Church to send people to investigate the whereabouts of the corresponding documents.

However, during the investigation, Nightmare's team discovered that some of the documents might have fallen into the hands of a wealthy man named Jimmy Carter. The Red Gloves team wanted to continue their investigation, but they were attacked by Zillingus during the investigation and all members were killed.

Therefore, Jimmy Carter and his collection of documents ended up in Zillinger's hands.

After Zillingus' death, his fleet came under the command of the new pirate general, "Admiral Disease" Tracy. Therefore, Jimmy Carter and the documents fell into the hands of "Admiral Disease" Tracy.

But Klein was no longer a Night Watchman for the Church of the Night, so there was no need for him to risk his life to help them complete this task. Even if he obtained the documents, he wouldn't be able to contact the Church of the Night.

So this originally had nothing to do with Klein, but these documents happened to involve "Death," and even seemed to be related to the fallen Death, which would undoubtedly be of great help to Azik who was searching for his memories.

That's why Klein wanted to find "General of Disease" Tracy and use that information to locate the documents. And Elaine the Red would be a perfect way to get in touch with "General of Disease" Tracy.

But the problem is that Klein suddenly has a bold idea:

He had absolutely no need to go looking for Elaine the Red, because he was Elaine the Red—

As a faceless man, he can easily transform into the red-haired Elaine without anyone noticing.

In other words, he could easily transform into the red-haired Elaine and have Danitz send him to "Hercules" Ozl, collect the bounty, and then simply wait to meet "Lieutenant General of Disease" Tracy.

"That was a really flashy move..."

Klein abruptly shook his head, finding a reason to reject the idea:

"Even though he's a No-Face, I still can't accept him dressed as a woman!"

Klein's eye twitched, and he ultimately decided to give up for the time being.

I will never cross-dress, not in this lifetime!

Let's find Elaine the Red first.

-

"I'm back! That familiar feeling is back!"

Arsen stood in the towering domed hall, arms outstretched, eyes closed, greedily inhaling the taste of power, as if he had once again become the master of this castle.

"Arsen!"

Lady Elsa, seeing his state, couldn't help but feel worried and whispered a reminder: "Don't forget your mission. Before killing them, any arrogance will be our death!"

"Of course I know."

Arsen opened his eyes, his gaze sweeping indifferently over Mrs. Aisha, and he let out a cold laugh.

He is the one who commands the guards and is the leader of the Ash family. He is the one who should inherit the throne. How dare this bitch talk to him like that? Does she think that she can step on his head just because she has a vampire son?

Think beautiful!

Arsen glanced at another maid who was acting as an inside agent and asked casually:

Where are they now?

The maid who had been keeping watch replied in a low voice:

"In Aleka's room upstairs."

"Aleka?"

A flicker of disgust crossed Mrs. Elsa's eyes. "Where is that little bastard?"

The maid looked somewhat worried and said:

"They're inside too, but they don't seem to have executed Aleka and the others..."

Mrs. Elsa frowned slightly, as if something was amiss.

She originally intended for the vampire to kill Aleka and her sister's bastard child in a fit of rage. This would legitimately erase these two stains on the family bloodline and allow the vampire named Lilith to temporarily ignore other matters.

But now, the plan has gone awry from the very beginning, which makes her feel uneasy.

Arsen scoffed, saying disdainfully:

"I bet she was seduced by that bitch, just like her sister. These bitches are masters at seducing men; even some of the vampires are completely bewitched by them."

Mrs. Elsa thought about it and realized that it was indeed true.

Aleka and her little bastard both have devilish silver hair, which is undoubtedly a stain and desecration on the noble bloodline of the Ash family! If it weren't for those three vampires taking a liking to them, they would have been dead long ago!

Her child clearly inherited the great bloodline of the vampires, yet she was still punished because Carlos accidentally killed the mother of that little bastard.

The thought of past pain made Mrs. Elsa feel a dull ache in her back.

"We must kill them!" Mrs. Aisha's expression twisted as she gritted her teeth.

"Of course, we cannot allow them to continue to tarnish the noble bloodline of our family."

Arsen gave a cold laugh and readily echoed Lady Aisha's sentiments. But his flickering eyes revealed that he didn't actually think so; although Aleka and that little bastard had tainted the noble bloodline of the Ash family...

But that little bastard did inherit part of the vampire bloodline.

According to those vampires, this little bastard's offspring might exhibit atavism—

In other words, the child born to this bastard might be a vampire.

This was undoubtedly a huge temptation for Arsen, who was not a vampire himself. Although Lady Aisha's child, Carlos, was also a vampire, he was not his child!

Although he is currently in charge of the family, once Carlos grows up, Madam Aisha and Carlos will be able to gradually take over the reins by virtue of their vampire bloodline, which is something Arsen cannot tolerate.

The reason why Lady Aisha was in such a hurry to kill Aleka and Olnia was partly because their very existence was a stain on the noble bloodline of the Ash family, and partly to prevent others from having vampire offspring with Olnia.

Although Arsen verbally agreed, he had already made up his mind to keep Olnia here.

certainly--

A lewd greed flashed in Arsen's eyes. It would be even better if he could capture that vampire named Lilith alive!

The thought of marrying a cursed child was unsettling for him, and the probability of giving birth to a vampire was certainly lower than that of a true vampire. Lilith, on the other hand, perfectly fit the bill. She was a vampire, and possessed the same noble blonde hair as the Ash family—she was practically the perfect breeding machine!

Furthermore, vampires have long lifespans; if they could be captured alive, they might be useful for hundreds of years…

Arsen's lips curled up slightly, as if he could already see a bright future beckoning to him.

"Come with me."

Arsen waved to the group behind him, but instead of leading them up the stairs to the second floor, he turned into a corner room. Pushing open the door, he revealed a hidden staircase leading to the second floor—

This castle was built by the Ash family after all. Even though it has been taken over by the vampires for decades, when it comes to familiarity with the castle's internal structure, even the three guardians who have lived here for nearly twenty years may not know it as well as he does!

Taking the stairs could lead to being spotted, and might alert the other party.

However, by taking this hidden passage, one can completely avoid being seen by the other party.

The group quickly filed in and followed Arsen up the hidden staircase leading to the second floor.

Mrs. Elsa watched them enter the room before heading up the stairs from the hall to the second floor.

She already lived in the castle, so she could have easily walked up the stairs openly without worrying about arousing suspicion.

This could actually lull the two outsiders into a false sense of security.

Moreover, that idiot Arsen thinks he doesn't know what he's thinking?

The reason why most of the guards chose to follow Arsen was entirely due to her efforts.

All that's left is to kill those two outsiders, and Arsen will also unfortunately "die in the line of duty." Only her son Carlos is qualified to inherit the family's noble bloodline, and only Carlos is qualified to rule this land!

Lady Elsa's lips curled up slightly, as if she could already see her son ruling the world.

Both Mrs. Elsa and Arsen were full of confidence, believing their plan to be flawless.

But they never seemed to consider what would happen if they failed miserably at the very first step.

(End of this chapter)