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

Chapter 254 is just speculation.

"really."

Klein nodded silently in agreement.

With rolling and parrying, it is theoretically possible to complete the game in one life.

But this is only in theory. In the game, only a very few highly skilled players could achieve this through countless trials. In reality, in a constructed dream world that recreates the past, it would be even more difficult.

Take an ordinary person as an example. Ordinary people have average physical fitness and coordination. Even if rolling can effectively dodge enemy attacks, a few simple rolls are enough to make an ordinary person dizzy and disoriented, unaware of their location. Afterwards, they will be unable to launch an effective counterattack and will be killed by subsequent enemy attacks.

Parrying is even more obvious; the prerequisite for parrying is clearly seeing the opponent's attack animation and striking at the right moment. If an ordinary person can't even see the attack animation, how can they parry? Rely on luck?

Even in games, failing to parry often results in a severe beating...

Of course, thanks to the fact that both 'Moon' and 'Justice' are powerful Extraordinary Beings, they possess sufficient physical attributes and coordination to adapt to the 'side effects' of parrying and rolling. What they lack now is only experience, which is why they have been unable to overcome this challenge with Gundyr.

So if we could teach them some skills, it might make things much simpler.

Of course, this is on the premise that these techniques also apply in dreams.

Meanwhile, based on their complete trust in Mr. Fool, both Justice and the Moon looked expectantly at the head of the bronze table, hoping to get some practical advice from Mr. Fool.

"The Fool" Klein chuckled softly in agreement and slowly began to speak:

"Next time you challenge Gundyr, you might try to break through from the right side."

"Don't rush into action, and don't be greedy for a kill."

Klein stopped there, not going into any further detail.

Because Klein had accumulated enough experience in this area, he knew the saying that too much talk leads to mistakes. The more he said, the more mistakes he made. Just like now, he seemed to have said something, yet also seemed to have said nothing at all, striking a perfect balance of ambiguity.

"The right side?"

The Moon was somewhat surprised, but quickly its mind started working, considering the feasibility.

"Justice," on the other hand, frowned deeply.

She certainly didn't doubt Mr. Fool, but she was still pondering the issues of "rolling" and "parrying." Carula hadn't told her about these, which meant she would need to spend some extra time getting used to these two techniques.

As for the advice given to them by Mr. Fool, the other members of the Tarot Club could only stand by and watch.

After all, they had never been inside that dream and didn't know what they would encounter there, so they had no right to speak.

Seeing that the others didn't seem to want to continue the conversation, Emlyn "Moon" suddenly spoke up:

"Gentlemen, I recently obtained some ancient history of the vampires from Duke Olmer. I wonder if any of you would be interested in learning more?"

"Um?"

Klein raised an eyebrow slightly. In the past, Emlyn had always included his knowledge of vampire history along with Roselle's diary. But this time he hadn't done so, and Klein had assumed it was because he hadn't prepared.

But now it seems he wasn't unprepared; he was deliberately waiting here. Instead of directly submitting the 'history' he knew, he deliberately brought it up and asked others.

Klein's expression was somewhat strange, because he probably already guessed what Emlyn was thinking.

Fors, the "magician," had a bright look in his eyes and was the first to speak:

"Of course, Mr. Moon, I am very interested in the history of vampires."

The history of vampires is quite ancient, and some of the events that occurred during that time greatly inspired her and provided her with a great deal of creative inspiration.

Although these inspirations have not yet been put into practice.

The Hanged Man spoke directly:

"I can pay the corresponding compensation."

"unnecessary."

"Moon" Em seemed to scoff at "The Hanged Man's" words, arrogantly saying:

"I'm not telling you this for the money."

"I can tell."

Audrey thought to herself, "Mr. 'Moon' simply wants to show off the glorious history of the vampires."

Your words shame me.

Alger, the "Hanged Man," places his hand on his chest, leans slightly forward, and speaks earnestly.

The moon immediately raised its chin proudly, looking as if its tail was about to reach the sky.

But Audrey's expression was somewhat subtle.

The Hanged Man had said similar things to her.

On that occasion, the "Hanged Man" inquired about the details of Duke Negan's assassination, and I refused the reward offered by the "Hanged Man" on the grounds that "the Tarot Society's principle is to exchange common-sense information about each other's respective areas for free."

And that was how the Hanged Man answered him that time.

"But they're not the same either."

"Justice," Audrey whispered to herself.

"At least what I said was really just common-sense information, while Mr. 'Moon' was simply enjoying the feeling of being flattered..."

Hugh, who had been silently observing, also had a somewhat subtle expression:

"In some ways, Mr. Moon is even easier to satisfy than Mr. Sun."

Just as everyone expected, Emlyn, the "Moon," was greatly pleased by the compliments, and he spoke eloquently:

"During the Second Age, before humanity rose to power, the world was ruled by eight extraordinary races—giants, dragons, vampires, elves, mutants, phoenixes, demons, and dire wolves. And the progenitors of these eight extraordinary races were the eight ancient gods..."

As he spoke, Emlyn observed the expressions of the others. When he noticed that they didn't seem very interested, 'The Moon' paused for a second and immediately changed his words:

"These are things you already know, so I probably don't need to go into detail, right?"

Seeing that no one else answered, Emlyn took it as a yes and then spoke again:

"In the chronicles of the various races at that time, there was actually no concept of the First Age and the Second Age."

"For countless years in the beginning, there was chaos, darkness, and madness, with a lack of written records. It was only when the extraordinary races gradually gained a certain level of rationality and developed their own writing system that living beings began to have some understanding of history."

"In that era, ancient gods appeared one after another, which was called the nascent era by various extraordinary races."

"According to the current dating system, this period should correspond to the early Second Period."

"As you all know, the earliest extraordinary races were mostly tyrannical and insane due to the mixture of their extraordinary characteristics, and they were completely irrational. Only the vampires were much more rational than the other extraordinary races, and they were the first extraordinary race to have their own civilization."

Emlyn looked around and solemnly emphasized:

"It is precisely for this reason that many historical events from the early Second Era are only fully recorded by the vampires."

Seeing how serious he was, the other members of the Tarot Club had different expressions.

Although "The Moon's" words seemed to glorify vampires, instinctively making others skeptical, no one interrupted Emlyn at this crucial moment. The longer Emlyn laid the groundwork, the more important his knowledge of history appeared.

"According to the vampire clan's historical records, a major event occurred in the late stages of the nascent era—"

Emlyn paused for a moment, then said in a deep voice:

"Two moons shining together."

The Hanged Man's expression instantly turned serious.

There is only one sun and one moon in this world; this is common knowledge.

Although the Crimson Moon occasionally experiences irregular blood moon phenomena, the number is always fixed at one.

This has always been the case for thousands of years.

But now Emlyn is telling them that there was a time when two moons shone at the same time?

The Hermit, Cattleya, asked calmly:

"What does the other moon look like?"

Emlyn, the "Moon," glanced at her and said:

"It is also the Crimson Moon."

"According to the vampire records, that crimson moon appeared suddenly. Before anyone could react, it was already high in the sky."

"And the moment the second crimson moon appeared, the light of the original crimson moon was absorbed by it. This made its light become a dazzling scarlet red, and any creature that looked directly at it would mutate and go out of control, whether human, vampire, or other extraordinary race; no one was exempt."

"The Magician" Fors couldn't help but ask:

"Mr. Moon, how long did this period last?"

If what the moon says is true, then this period is terrifying!

A crimson moon that can mutate humans hangs forever in the sky, and all creatures that look directly at it will mutate... If this happens again, at least 90% of humanity will mutate immediately, and the survivors will have no choice but to eke out a living.

At that time, order will cease to exist, chaos and madness will be the main theme, and the whole world will fall into chaos in an instant!

More importantly, this made Forl think about his own experience—

Isn't she also at risk of losing control on the night of the full moon?

Emlyn glanced at her, feigned deep silence for a while, and then slowly said:

"Ten seconds."

"what?"

Mr. Fool, who was eavesdropping, was stunned for a moment.

Hugh, standing next to Fors, doubted his ears.

"Ten seconds?"

"It's just ten seconds."

Emlyn, the "Moon," shrugged and said seriously, "The whole process only lasted ten seconds, maybe even less."

Despite trying her best to appear serious, 'Moon' couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He was clearly very pleased with the other people's reactions, even though he couldn't see their expressions.

"Why is it so short?"

"The Hanged Man" asked, frowning.

Emlyn's expression turned serious, and he solemnly said:

"Because it was destroyed."

"destroy?"

"Yes."

Emlyn nodded slightly and said:

"According to the vampire records, the instant the crimson moon appeared, a dazzling golden spear pierced through the sky. Immediately afterwards, the crimson moon was completely dyed gold."

"The crimson light is gone, and the dazzling gold has turned the night into day."

"The whole world suddenly changed from two moons shining together to the sun and moon shining together."

"In the end, that crimson moon disintegrated into a sky full of golden light and vanished completely."

Emlyn's expression turned serious as he said this:

"This event will be recorded in the history of the vampires as the rise of the vampire race!"

The Tarot Club immediately fell silent; everyone was shocked by the information Emlyn had revealed.

It is important to know that the authority represented by the progenitor of the vampires, 'Lilith,' is the moon, and the 'Goddess of the Night,' one of the seven great gods, also has the title 'Crimson Lord,' and the symbol of the Crimson Lord is the red moon!

Even within the Church of the Night, the prayer gesture that has been passed down for thousands of years is to draw a crimson moon on the chest! The ancient goddess Lilith and the current goddess of the night, both true gods, used the crimson moon as their symbol, which is enough to prove the importance of the crimson moon.

But now Emlyn tells them that the moon once had two parts, and one of them was destroyed by humans!

And the fact that someone could destroy a Crimson Moon that was a symbol of a god means that the person who destroyed it must be at least as powerful as a Sequence 0 true god.

Even so, why would the vampires record this event as the "Rise of the Vampires"?

The destruction of the moon, which symbolizes the progenitor of vampires, should be considered a desecration by vampires, shouldn't it?

Almost everyone's attention was focused on the moon, and almost everyone was pondering the hidden meaning behind it—

Except for Klein.

Because compared to the moon that others were focused on, Klein's focus was on the golden spear that also appeared in the vampire records!

The golden spear turned the moon gold and dyed the night into day.

This almost immediately brings to mind the Eternal Sun, one of the seven great gods, because the authority corresponding to this god is the sun!

Klein also possessed a demigod-level magical artifact, the Cross of No Darkness. Although he couldn't use it freely, he was intimately familiar with its abilities.

One of the extraordinary abilities of this magical item is the Cross of No Darkness.

Using the ability to accumulate radiance and condense it into a spear so pure and incandescent that it seemed to be composed of pure sunlight, one could throw it at the enemy and expand it into a miniature sun so incandescent that it could illuminate the city!

This is very close to the image Emlyn described, only not as exaggerated.

However, this magical item corresponds to only a demigod level, while the being that destroyed the moon is most likely a true god.

So it's normal to exaggerate a bit.

Of course, this being most likely hadn't been 'born' yet during the Second Age, or rather, hadn't become a god. At that time, the authority corresponding to the 'sun' belonged to the 'creator' worshipped by the Silver City—the ancient sun god!

Furthermore, there are records of that ancient sun god suppressing the eight ancient gods, so no one would be surprised if He destroyed that crimson moon.

But Klein almost immediately ruled out this possibility because the timing didn't match!

Emlyn says this history took place at the beginning of the Second Period, but the ancient sun god first appeared at the end of the Second Period!

This led Klein to almost immediately have another guess—

Is it possible—he meant possibly—that the spear was actually the Spear of Sunlight?

(End of this chapter)