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

Chapter 229 United Front

boom!

With a thud, the tall, imposing saber-toothed tiger collapsed to the ground with a painful cry, its chest still, unable to rise again. Crimson blood gushed from the hem of its neck like a fountain, staining the ground like a brilliant rose.

The young man with dazzling blond hair watched all of this unfold without reacting for a long time, until he heard his subordinate's trembling, somewhat terrified voice beside him.

"Young Master Arsen, what... what should we do?"

Arsen's mind went blank, filled only with fear.

He had assumed everything would go smoothly, and that they had even arrived at the door without anyone noticing.

But just then, a blood-red, emaciated wild dog, as if its skin had been peeled off, suddenly darted out from the shadows. Before anyone could react, it bit the saber-toothed tiger's neck and ripped its entire head off!

Their courage to rebel against the vampire who killed three previous guardians stemmed not only from the fact that she was alone and female, but primarily from the presence of a saber-toothed tiger—

Those were extraordinary creatures tamed by the three former guardians, far more powerful than these blood servants!

If the saber-toothed tiger can hold the vampire back for a moment, the rest of the group can swarm him and chop him into mincemeat.

But with the death of the saber-toothed tiger, all of this has vanished.

What awaits them is a massacre.

The emaciated scarlet wild dog hunched over, bright red blood slowly dripping from its foul-smelling maw, while the stench of the saber-toothed tiger's carcass gradually filled the air.

The vibrant, spiritual blood held immense attraction for these blood servants; normally, they would have greedily swarmed and drained it dry. But now, smelling the delicious, pungent scent of blood, they felt only fear—a fear unlike any they had ever felt before.

The scarlet wild dog's crimson eyes were filled with merciless ferocity as it stared intently at the crowd on the other side of the corridor. Even as a mere soul, it was still deeply affected by the crimson corruption, and had even undergone some degree of mutation.

This mutation has made it extremely thirsty for blood and slaughter.

Unfortunately, it has never had the opportunity to indulge in pleasure, which has made it feel extremely depressed.

But now a grand feast has been delivered to its doorstep, making it tremble with excitement!

Roar!

The scarlet wild dog growled softly, straightened up, and charged forward suddenly.

Arsen's expression changed, and he almost instinctively tried to catch the Crimson Hound's movements. But just as the dog charged forward, it suddenly disappeared from his sight.

Where did it go?

Arsen's pupils contracted sharply. The corridor had moved so quickly; the other person couldn't have suddenly disappeared...

Before his mind could process what was happening, a scream suddenly rang in his ears.

He instinctively turned his head, and a shadow filled his vision.

puff!

The head of the person beside him had vanished, and blood sprayed directly onto his face as he couldn't dodge in time, almost obscuring his vision. The stench of the blood nearly made him vomit, further fueling his fear.

He still can't understand why things turned out this way...

Meanwhile, the scarlet wild dog was already enjoying its feast.

It could have killed everyone outright, yet it kept moving through the crowd, each time it appeared it would bite off a head, spraying blood like a fountain onto the others, making the corridor even redder and further fueling the spread of panic.

They had long lost their initial high spirits and even the thought of resistance.

But at this moment, a question about his subordinates suddenly flashed through Arsen's mind again:

What should they do?

"run……"

Arsen did not answer, but the answer was already flashing through his mind.

He instinctively shifted his feet, wanting to sneak away while the others were around—

There's a hidden passage at the end of the corridor; if we can get there...

Arsen's thoughts abruptly stopped. He suddenly felt his vision blur, followed by a dizzying sensation. He saw a headless corpse spewing blood two meters high, giving him a strange sense of déjà vu...

-

Inside the room, hearing the screams coming from outside, Yu Jin glanced at the blood moon outside the window; it was still crimson.

Blood servants of the vampire clan are essentially a kind of 'descendant,' and they too are endowed with some extraordinary characteristics. This results in blood servants having a physique far superior to ordinary people, and even those of extraordinary ability—

After all, pathways such as spectators, apprentices, and diviners offer almost no physical enhancement at Sequence 9. Even their extraordinary abilities cannot be directly used in combat. Therefore, blood servants who are not extraordinary individuals can actually hold a significant advantage against extraordinary individuals from these pathways who are Sequence 9.

It's not just Sequence 9; the Apprentice and Audience pathways all the way up to Sequence 6 are physically suppressed by Blood Servants. After all, at lower sequences, the extraordinary abilities of these pathways provide negligible combat bonuses.

With over twenty blood servants, plus a saber-toothed tiger comparable to Sequence 8, they indeed had a chance to kill most of the Sequence 7 extraordinary individuals through a sneak attack, including vampires of the 'Pharmacist' pathway.

However, even considering only the sequence, both he and Lilith are Sequence 6.

These people had no chance of winning from the start, but they were completely unaware of it.

Because they lack this kind of intelligence, they are unable to clearly understand the gap in strength between the two sides, and they only have unfounded confidence.

Of course, not only them, but even those extraordinary beings close to true gods lacked this knowledge. After all, before the appearance of the Profane Tablets, this knowledge was completely blank for any race.

Compared to people of this era, Ember was almost equivalent to a 'prophet' in some respects.

Even though he was not clear about the potion recipes and advancement rituals corresponding to most pathways above Sequence 5, with the power of the Primordial Flame, this gap in knowledge could be completely ignored.

Those who possess more information can have an absolute advantage in many things.

But Ember was pondering another question—

Compared to others of this era, he did indeed possess more intelligence.

But what about in other aspects?

Ember frowned slightly. Even now, his memories were still fragmented. Although he had recovered some of his past memories, many crucial pieces of information were still missing. He was the one who should have linked the flame, yet even Karula knew more information than he did.

While the appearance of Karula could fill this gap to some extent, he and Karula were separated again due to an accident not long after they met.

If he is at a disadvantage in this regard, then who is at an advantage?

Ember looked up at the crimson moon hanging high in the sky. In the distance, two black dots slowly emerged under the crimson light, getting closer and closer.

Finally, two petite figures appeared in Ember's sight; they were Lilith and Olnia.

Ornia, flying alone for the first time, was clearly still finding it difficult to adapt, and Lilith, standing beside her, had no intention of helping her. She just watched with a smile as Ornia flew up and down, wobbling and crooked, toward the castle.

"Resolved."

Lilith landed lightly on the windowsill, her proud demeanor seemingly seeking praise. But she quickly frowned and looked towards the doorway, where a strong smell of blood lingered.

This didn't surprise her much. After all, since she hadn't found any trace of the Blood Servants in the Ash family, it meant they would most likely launch a "night raid" on the castle. But given the strength of those Blood Servants, even the newly reborn Olnia might not be able to defeat them, let alone deal with Ember.

This was pure mortal arrogance, the overconfidence to believe that he could defeat a powerful superhuman through a sneak attack. Therefore, even without her and Olnia, Lilith wasn't worried at all, because she knew all too well just how terrifying the Ember's power truly was!

The problem was that the moment she looked towards the door, a sense of danger inexplicably welled up inside her, as if she were being watched by some ferocious beast, sending chills down her spine.

She didn't know why she had this feeling, nor did she know that it would later be called a spiritual warning, but she never doubted her intuition. The last time she had a similar feeling was when she was being hunted by a dragon. And that time, even her sister Dorothy lost her life because of it!

Lilith tensed up, looking nervously toward the doorway.

She didn't understand why a group of blood servants gave her such a dangerous feeling.

Could it be that those blood servants have some other tricks up their sleeves?

No, it's impossible.

If that were the case, their operation wouldn't have gone so smoothly, the three outcasts wouldn't have been killed so easily, and the blood servants wouldn't have suffered such heavy casualties!

Unless, the aura of danger she sensed didn't come from the blood servants, but if it didn't come from the blood servants, then it could only be from...

Lilith glanced at Ember instinctively.

"Is there a problem?"

Feeling the girl's gaze, Yu Jin asked in confusion.

Lilith pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and whispered:

"Is there something dangerous outside the door...?"

"powerful?"

Yu Jin paused for a moment, frowned, and locked onto the object, but found nothing.

If Lilith could find it, there's no reason why he couldn't.

So, who is the powerful being she is referring to?

The blood servants in the corridor have all been killed; only... remain.

Corrupt stray dogs.

A knowing glint flashed in Yu Jin's eyes. The crimson, decaying wild dogs that inhabited the area were indeed a threat to Lilith, who was only Sequence 6.

"Don't worry about it. Are there any other questions?" Yu Jin waved his hand and asked casually.

"really."

Lilith's feelings suddenly became somewhat complicated. Ember's words were, in effect, confirmation of her guess. But while she felt relieved, her emotions were also mixed.

Fortunately, it's because we don't have to face such a powerful enemy.

The complexity stemmed from the fact that such a powerful being was also one of Ember's subordinates. This made her feel inexplicably lost, and she suddenly felt that she wasn't that important to Ember—like a poor, homeless puppy that had been rescued on a whim, completely dispensable to Ember.

This filled Lilith with a deep sense of resentment; she didn't want to admit that she was so insignificant...

Olnia tilted her head, looking at Lilith with some confusion, not understanding why she had suddenly become so depressed.

Lilith seemed to sense Olnia's gaze and subconsciously turned to look at her. Looking at the girl's long, bright silver hair, a bold idea suddenly occurred to her:

It might not be that important if it's just her alone, but if it's two people, it would at least add some weight, right?

Lilith's eyes lit up; suddenly, Olnia seemed much more pleasing to the eye.

-

Do you crave power?

The jealous witch gazed at the blonde noblewoman opposite her, her voice possessing a seductive allure that seemed to carry some kind of magic.

Audrey looked at Carula with some confusion and asked in bewilderment:

"Why do you ask that?"

"The literal meaning."

Karula smiled and said, "I can give you power, as long as you nod."

Audrey remained silent for a long time before asking softly:

"So, what is the price?"

As the great Emperor Roselle once said, there is no such thing as a free lunch.

She didn't believe that Karula would help her for no reason, especially since Karula was a demigod about to be promoted to Sequence 2.

"No cost."

Carula didn't hide anything and said frankly, "I just suddenly wanted to help you."

Audrey's expression was somewhat strange. She didn't believe that Carla would be so kind, but she couldn't completely rule out the possibility. After all, given Carla's personality, she really might do such a thing...

She didn't need any benefits; she simply did it because she wanted to.

Of course, her personality might be a facade, but Audrey, unable to distinguish between truth and falsehood, could only deduce based on what she knew about personality.

"What should we do?"

Audrey asked hesitantly.

She didn't actually need Carula's help, but that didn't stop her from asking the question on purpose.

"It's very simple..."

Kalu stretched out her fair palm, a slight smile playing on her lips: "Borrow the power of fire."

Audrey was slightly taken aback and was about to ask what the 'power of fire' was when a cluster of flames rose from Karula's palm.

The flames were so warm and bright that they drew everyone's attention...

Audrey couldn't take her eyes off her and murmured softly:

"What is this?"

"The First Flame".

A hint of nostalgia flashed in Karula's eyes as she softly said, "To be precise, it should be part of the Primordial Flame. In the distant past, this power had another name:

"King's Soul".

"The King's Soul?"

Audrey murmured softly, a strange sense of déjà vu washing over her, and blurted out:

"To pass on the fire?"

"right."

Karula nodded slightly, her tone somewhat complicated, and said, "It seems he has told you quite a bit. For a long time, the holders of the King's Soul have been his targets. The truth behind linking the King's Soul, which is separated from the Primordial Flame, is to reintroduce it into the Primordial Flame."

Audrey frowned slightly, feeling that something seemed contradictory—

If Ember's goal is to hunt down the holders of the King's Soul, then wouldn't Karula also be Ember's target?

If that's the case, shouldn't she and Ember be enemies?

(End of this chapter)