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

Chapter 269 The Dead Don't Speak

That's really something... This lady's bounty is a whopping £65, for the entire country of Loen!

Klein took a silent breath. The moment he heard the other party call her by her name "Cattleya," he already had a guess.

Klein asked calmly:

"Madam, what can I do for you?"

The "mysterious queen" looked at him with her azure eyes for several seconds before saying:

"You are very confident, but confidence can sometimes be a weakness. You trust that brass whistle and paper crane too much. Perhaps one day, danger will come because of it."

Klein's expression changed slightly. He had used the copper whistle on Bansie Island and had also used paper cranes multiple times during his journey to seek help from Will Unsett, the "Mercury Serpent." However, he had only used these two items a handful of times; the most he had used them was to walk four steps backward into the gray fog!

Since the "Mysterious Queen" was able to discover the bronze whistle and the paper crane, there's no reason she wouldn't have noticed his ritual of frequently going to the restroom and taking four steps backwards. Of course, she might not know the true meaning of this ritual; she might simply believe she's communicating with something that doesn't exist.

So, stay calm!

Klein felt somewhat uneasy, but he didn't show it. Instead, he coldly replied:

"I don't understand what you mean."

"Confidence can sometimes be a weakness."

The "mysterious queen" repeated herself patiently, calmly stating:

"Cattleya trusted the artifact she gave to Heath Doyle too much and didn't listen to me. She confidently believed she knew enough about this place to take you back to the ruins of the gods."

"If I don't get on the ship, Nina will die, Frank Lee will die, she will die, and only you might survive."

Heath Doyle?

Klein's expression shifted slightly, as he astutely deciphered the meaning behind the 'mysterious queen's' words:

The second officer of the "Future," Heath Doyle, is an Extraordinary being of the "Mystic" pathway, and also a Sequence 6 Rose Bishop. People of this pathway are almost guaranteed to hear the voice of the "True Creator," and thus go mad and out of control.

However, Heathrow is an exception. He did not go through the Mystic stage, but instead became the Sequence 6 'Rose Bishop' due to an accident. He also possesses a sealed artifact, the negative effect of which is that he can only hear sounds from very close sources.

With double protection, the second mate, though somewhat eccentric, was actually quite safe—this information was proactively revealed to Klein by Cattleya, who even confidently told him, "Don't worry."

However, the "mysterious queen" was clearly saying that the sealed artifact could not isolate the delirious murmurs that filled the entire sea!

But what kind of delirious ramblings could cause Heath Doyle to lose control?

Klein blurted out:

"A true creator?"

The "Mysterious Queen" glanced at him with slight surprise and nodded gently.

"Yes, it seems you know more secrets than I thought."

"really!"

Klein's heart sank upon receiving an affirmative answer.

He had previously speculated that the appearance of this ruined land of divine war originated from the great battle between the "Six Gods" and the ancient sun god. Therefore, the various powers permeating this sea area can all be found in the existing gods—

"Night" belongs to the Goddess of Night, "Sun" belongs to the Eternal Sun, "Storm" belongs to the Lord of Storms, and "Daydreaming" belongs to Adam, the "Firstborn Son of God," the organizer of the Twilight Hermits!

Of course, there is another explanation for these remaining forces—

That is, the battle in which the ancient sun god reclaimed the authority of the other ancient gods; these powers can also be traced back to:

"Night" belongs to the Destroyer Wolf Fregra, "Storm" belongs to the Elf King Suniasolem, "Imagination" belongs to the Dragon King Angorweid, and "Sun" belongs to the ancient Sun God himself.

But now the "mysterious queen" says that the ramblings originated from the true creator, so let's go straight for the latter guess.

Because the True Creator and the Ancient Sun God are related by inheritance, and the Ancient Sun God died in the siege of the six gods, the 'True Creator' was born as a result!

But this fails to explain another problem—

If even the ancient sun god died in the siege of the six gods, how did the "true creator," who only inherited a portion of its power, survive the siege of the six gods?

Klein didn't think the Six Gods didn't understand the principle of eliminating the root of the problem, nor did he think they would be kind enough to let the true creator go.

This further confirms another of his guesses:

The ancient sun god was deliberately killed! Even the alliance of the six gods was convened by Him!

His original plan may have been to kill the 'Ancient Sun God' and then have the reborn 'True Creator' inherit everything. However, some or all of the six gods betrayed Him when they killed the Ancient Sun God.

This resulted in the true creator inheriting only a portion of the power, namely the "Secret Prayer" path, while other paths, such as the "Sun," were divided among the six gods.

This would explain the previous doubts quite well.

Why is it that Liushen can kill the more powerful ancient sun god, but is helpless against the true creator?

Because the ancient sun god was determined to die, while the true creator would fight back with all his might!

Of course, perhaps not all six gods betrayed the 'Ancient Sun God'. Since this betrayal was clearly not part of the plan, some of the six gods should have chosen to remain neutral.

Perhaps it was because they did not want to see the rebirth of the 'Ancient Sun God,' since the 'Ancient Sun God,' whose power was too great, was undoubtedly a huge threat to them.

However, they also do not want the "True Creator" to be destroyed. Leaving the "True Creator" can help keep in check those gods who betrayed the "Ancient Sun God".

As for who chose to betray and who chose to stand by and watch, that remains to be seen.

It's not hard to guess—

Klein recalled the murals he had seen when the little "Sun" explored the Temple of the True Creator, which depicted the six gods he had seen in the ruins of Tudor in a certain degree of uglification.

On the surface, the most severely distorted characters are the "Lord of Storms", the "Eternal Sun", and the "Mother Earth".

But Ember said that the most severely vilified characters were the "Lord of Storms" and the "Eternal Sun." He added that the "Mother Earth" and the "Goddess of Knowledge and Wisdom" were actually in the same league as the "Goddess of Night."

Although he didn't know why Ember made that judgment, Klein could guess—

For example, the 'Lord of Storms' and the 'Eternal Sun' may have followed the 'Ancient Sun God' since their early days, and it was thanks to the 'Ancient Sun God's' careful nurturing that they were able to possess strength comparable to the King of Angels. They were once loyal servants of the 'Ancient Sun God,' but it is precisely because of this that their betrayal made the 'True Creator' even more furious.

The Earth Mother Goddess was originally the Harvest Goddess, a subordinate deity of the Giant King, and the God of War also appears to be a giant. In other words, they were likely forced to submit to the Ancient Sun God after the death of the Giant King Ormir, under pressure.

Therefore, although their betrayal is hateful, it is not at the level of the "Lord of Storms" and the "Eternal Sun".

Similarly, the goddess of night and the god of knowledge and wisdom might also be like this.

Depending on the severity of their betrayal, the murals depict them in varying degrees of uglification.

On the surface, the goddess of night and the god of war are the least vilified, followed by the god of knowledge and wisdom.

The former's ugliness is manifested in the eerie eyes hidden in the surrounding environment, while the God of War is almost completely normal. The God of Knowledge and Wisdom only has a somewhat eerie smile, and his ugliness is not as severe as that of the Goddess of Night.

This suggests that the goddess chose to remain indifferent to this betrayal, while the god of war might still be sabotaging the other four gods involved in the betrayal. As for the god of knowledge and wisdom, this is what confuses Klein the most.

Did the god of knowledge and wisdom not participate in that betrayal?

Although it's just speculation, Klein thinks it's very likely the truth!

Because he has some evidence—

He once achieved a ranking when facing the "Eternal Sun": Pure White Angel!

This might be the name of the "Eternal Sun" when he was the king of the eight archangels, the "Ancient Sun God"! By analogy, the Lord of Storms is most likely one of the kings of the eight archangels, and his name might be "Wind Angel"!

Thus, six of the eight archangel kings are now present!

Adam, the "Imaginary Angel"; Amon, the "Angel of Time"; Urolius, the "Angel of Fate"; Medici, the "Red Angel"; Eternal Sun, the "Pure White Angel"; and the "Wind Angel," the Lord of Storms!

So here's the question: who are the remaining two angel kings?

A soft but emotionless voice suddenly came from beside my ear:

"Cherarcha, Heraborg."

"Dark Angel, Sasriel."

Klein's expression changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice:

"Can you read my mind?"

The mysterious queen said softly:

"No, your thoughts are shrouded in a hazy gray fog, and I cannot probe them for the time being."

"Gray fog?"

Klein vaguely realized that the gray mist was at work, but his brow remained furrowed.

"and you……"

The mysterious queen calmly said:

"I could sense it because you called them by their names in the ruins of the God War."

"Not only me, but they can also sense it."

Klein's expression froze as he suddenly realized that this was the ruins of the God War, the battlefield where the gods once fought!

Even if this isn't the gods' backyard, it's at least their latrine. And yet, he's muttering the names of those beings amidst the ruins of the divine war, secretly speculating about their past 'betrayals'—isn't that just courting death?!

"Don't worry."

The mysterious queen said softly:

"Under the protection of the Dark Moon, as long as their true name is not called out, they will not be aware of what is happening here."

"Dark Moon?"

Klein paused for a moment, then subconsciously looked up.

The light of dusk shone through the stained glass windows high above, casting its glow on the black staircase covered with reliefs.

However, through the transparent glass next to him, Klein did not see the expected dusk and sunset. Instead, a bright full moon hung high in the sky!

Its light was so bright, yet not a single ray fell; only the light of dusk fell upon the earth.

The moment he looked directly at the full moon, Klein's expression changed again.

Because he felt as if he was being watched by some being again!

Huh? Why did I say "again"?

Klein silently lowered his head, suddenly feeling a strong urge to commit suicide!

It wasn't that he wanted to die, but mainly that at least four true gods had their eyes on him and on the gray fog.

Faced with this situation, wouldn't it be better for him to commit suicide?

With a self-deprecating attitude, Klein quickly adjusted his mindset.

At least the "Mysterious Queen" and the "Dark Moon" she mentioned were not hostile to him, otherwise they wouldn't have talked to him so much.

So instead of worrying so much, it's better to figure out the current situation.

Klein took a deep breath and asked:

"You just asked who the 'Cherarch' Heraborg is? The former follower of the 'Dragon of Imagination,' Heraborg, the 'Dragon of Wisdom'?"

The "mysterious queen" nodded and said softly:

"Herabergen had already pledged allegiance to the Ancient Sun God before the 'Dragon of Imagination' fell. He was also the only alien among the Angel Kings, but he was deeply trusted by the Ancient Sun God."

Klein raised an eyebrow slightly. Adam and Amon were the offspring of the ancient sun god. And if the Cherubim were the only non-human race, that meant the other five angel kings were once human!

In other words, all five of them were nurtured by the "Ancient Sun God".

Therefore, even after the death of the Ancient Sun God, the Red Angel and the Angel of Fate remained loyal to the True Creator, and remained devoted to him even after death.

The 'Wind Angels' and 'Pure White Angels' betrayed the 'Ancient Sun God' along with the 'Cherubim', which is why the 'True Creator' wrote them down in his little notebook, and the hatred for them can be described as unforgettable.

Klein hesitated for two seconds, then asked:

"How much do you know about that ancient war of the gods?"

The mysterious queen gently shook her head:

"Before this, I knew nothing about the truth of this war of gods."

"But based on the intelligence you have, the final betrayal may very well have originated from Helabogen."

Klein had a splitting headache; no wonder the "Mysterious Queen" was willing to answer his questions.

Is it because she has already obtained enough information from him?

Come to think of it!

He was able to obtain so much information not through his own efforts, but through the Tarot Club!

The murals discovered by Little Sun while exploring the temple of the true creator, the statues he found while exploring the underground ruins, and the details gleaned from the Ember's journey back in time—combining these three elements—allow him to make some guesses about the truth behind this divine war.

Although the "mysterious queen" has lived for over a hundred years, she has been investigating the hidden truths of history.

But the secrets she knew might not be as many as Klein's.

For example, the ancient records of Silver City and the history of the vampires are not things that outsiders can easily learn about.

Klein frowned and asked in confusion:

"You're saying the betrayal originated in Helaborgan?"

The mysterious queen gave a soft "hmm":

"Based on my understanding of the secrets, that's the case."

Klein grew increasingly confused. If Helabogen was the instigator, the grotesque depiction of the god of knowledge and wisdom in the murals wasn't particularly egregious. What was going on?

Klein murmured:

"Herabergen is the god of knowledge and wisdom, then..."

The mysterious queen suddenly spoke:

"He is not."

"What?"

The mysterious queen said calmly:

"Herabergen is not the god of knowledge and wisdom, for He has long since fallen."

(End of this chapter)