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

Chapter 276 An Unbreakable Alliance

Inside the Chanis Gate, a deep darkness enveloped everything.

Even the silver candles, each carved with patterns, burning quietly inside could not dispel this feeling; on the contrary, the eerie blue flames only deepened the deathly stillness.

Invisible things scraped across the skin and penetrated deep into the body, as if crossing the boundary between reality and illusion.

Suddenly, Ember saw the thin black lines filling the entire area behind the Chanis Gate—they swayed gently, sometimes clustered together, sometimes extended, as if a lady were stretching her hair, or some strange creature was waving its tentacles.

The outside world was completely cut off, and the interior was as quiet as a realm of the dead, involuntarily conjuring up images and instilling a sense of fear, reminding one of the goddess's revered name:

The Mother of Secrets, the Queen of Calamity and Fear, the Lord of Sleep and Silence.

Everything within the Chanis Gate is a manifestation of the power of the Goddess of Night!

The holy light of the Sunbug helmet suddenly burst forth, pouring out from the top of Ember's head and dispelling the surrounding darkness, illuminating everything within sight.

As expected, the sudden flash of light quickly attracted the attention of the guards inside.

Two figures clad in clergy robes emerged from the shadows and rapidly approached the embers.

But when they saw the dark holy symbol worn on Ember's chest, they stopped in their tracks, filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Ember asked:

"Have you found any signs of someone else breaking in?"

The two internal guards exchanged a glance, and one of them replied in a somewhat aged voice:

"no."

"We've always been here; you're the only outsider."

Ember seemed to be deep in thought, then suddenly asked:

"What about the sealed artifacts? Have any new sealed artifacts been delivered in the last couple of days?"

The internal guard thought for a moment and then affirmed:

"have."

"Just now, a set of black armor was delivered."

"Black armor?"

Yu Jin's expression shifted slightly, and he gave the order:

"Take me to see it!"

The two internal guards, unsuspecting, immediately led Ember toward the stone steps deep in the darkness, the passage to the second level.

The darkness was dispelled by the light of the sunbug, revealing the stone steps deep within.

For most Beyonders, the first level behind the Charnis Gate is actually more attractive than the sealed artifacts. It contains all sorts of Beyond materials, potion recipes, and secret knowledge, and even imprisons arrested cultists and wild Beyonders. Whether infiltrators want to make money and advance their careers or rescue their companions, all they need to do is operate here.

The second layer often contains sealed items that could cause significant harm.

The '0' level sealed artifact that Ince Zangwell stole was stored in the second layer.

As they passed several locked stone chambers, Ember could clearly sense that there were people inside. However, they did not make a fuss, shout, beg for mercy, or call for help. They were all lying or sitting quietly, and their aura had become cold and sinister.

But they are still alive.

The deeper you go, the denser the darkness becomes.

The pale blue light on the elegant candlesticks on both sides grew fainter and fainter, giving the illusion that it was about to go out. When that happened, the pure darkness might bring unimaginable and terrifying changes.

But the sunbug's radiance remained as dazzling as ever, making the dark space brighter than daytime.

On the second underground level, illuminated by the sun worms, everything around them could be clearly seen.

Steel, bricks, mud, and silver sculpted strange walls, dividing the space into one area after another.

Some areas are open, while others are tightly closed. The only thing they have in common is that each area contains a sealed artifact.

In no time at all.

The two guards then led the embers to their destination, a completely enclosed room.

The double stone doors were tightly shut, each door carved with a dark holy symbol, turning this seemingly ordinary room into an excellent seal.

Two guards stood at the entrance, one of them holding down a stone door.

With hands radiating spiritual light, they slowly pushed the door open amidst a heavy, clattering sound.

The light from the sunbug instantly flooded the room, dispelling the darkness and illuminating the surroundings.

however.

It was completely empty; there was nothing inside.

"How could this happen?"

The guard inside paled. He had clearly seen the sealed artifact placed in this room. The seal was still intact, showing no signs of forced entry, yet the armor had vanished into thin air!

This is undoubtedly a dereliction of duty for those who are guarding the inside!

Ember was not surprised by the result and asked in a deep voice:

"In which direction are the Antigonus family notes located?"

"Over there!" the guard inside hurriedly pointed in the direction.

We followed the direction the guard pointed out.

Before long, Ember saw a room with a half-open stone door, which was dark and deep inside, without a single ray of light.

The sunlight from the sun slanted in, and an empty bookshelf made of bones came into Klein's view, on which sat an ancient notebook with a hard, black cover.

Beside the notebook stood a tall, full-body black suit of armor.

The arrival of Ember seemed to have attracted the attention of the other party, causing the tall armored figure to turn around and look at Ember.

The two stared at each other for two seconds without moving.

Ember suddenly spoke:

"Who gave you this armor?"

Black armor is not uncommon; it's just that the paint job is different.

But the style of the armor was clearly out of place in this world—

Especially the two horns on the helmet, their distinctive features couldn't be more obvious!

Unlike the Silver Knight's horns, which resemble wings, the Black Knight's horns are more demonic in shape.

In the past, they served Gwyn, the First Lord of Cinder.

The king who followed the fire was also burned.

It turned to ashes after that and continues to linger in the world.

The Black Knight sneered:

Why should I tell you?

Ember was not angered by the other party's rude attitude, and sighed softly:

"You're still as stupid as ever, Medici."

The Black Knight's laughter stopped abruptly, the helmet obscuring Ember's expression.

But the other party was clearly not in a good mood.

The Black Knight did not deny his identity, but his tone was somewhat strange:

"You recognize this? We've only met once, haven't we?"

"Moreover, that happened more than three thousand years ago."

"You can even remember that? Tsk tsk..."

Ember asked in return:

"Don't you remember too?"

"This is the command of my Lord."

The Black Knight said without any politeness:

"My Lord considers you dangerous and has commanded us to remember your face."

"Have you known each other before?"

Before the words were finished, another voice suddenly came from within the Black Knight's body:

"Have you known each other before?"

Another voice came, its tone full of mockery and anger:

"Is this the time to focus on this? You two idiots!"

"Have you forgotten where you are? You're actually catching up with old friends here?!"

"Medici's brain was sacrificed to the 'True Creator,' so I'm not surprised at all by his mental incapacity. Einhorn, did you sacrifice your brain too?"

Einhorn roared:

"Shut up, Sauron!"

Medici snorted coldly and sneered:

"Infighting over this? What makes you think you can fight me?"

A voice sneered:

"Then why were you captured by Arista Tudor in the first place?"

"That's because you two idiots are holding us back!"

Medici curled his lip and sneered repeatedly.

Another voice scoffed:

"What does it feel like to become someone else's prey, the great god of war, the 'Red Angel' beside the creator?"

"Not bad," Medici seemed quite pleased with himself.

Ember shifted his gaze from [Sauren Einhorn Medici] above the Black Knight's head and said with a smile:

"You two seem to have a good relationship."

Medici sneered:

"Are you blind? I'd love to kill their horses!"

Ember waved for the two arriving internal guards to step back, and asked with a smile:

"Why share a body if you don't get along?"

Medici's expression beneath his helmet became somewhat distorted:

Do you think I wanted this?

The other two voices were equally mocking:

"Do you think we want this?"

"If I had a choice, why would I be sharing a body with these two guys?"

All three are Sequence 1 of the 'Red Priest' pathway. Sauron and Einhorn each possess a Sequence 1 extraordinary trait, while Medici possesses a Sequence 1 extraordinary trait, as well as the uniqueness of the 'Red Priest'.

During their lifetimes, these three were absolute mortal enemies.

Because there is only one position for sequence 0.

To become Sequence 0, you must kill the other Sequence 1s!

Even if one of them doesn't have the ambition to become Sequence 0, they must still be wary of the other two. Just because he has no ambition doesn't mean the other two don't.

This is a complete dark forest model, which means they can never live in peace.

As the only one who possesses unique power, Medici is undoubtedly the strongest and most advantageous of the three.

Unfortunately, none of them ultimately became Sequence 0.

Instead, they were lured and captured alive, and all three became sacrifices for Blood Emperor Arista Tudor's ascension to the 'Red Priest'.

Even after death, they still cannot find peace.

The remaining souls were imprisoned in the underground ruins for thousands of years, and were even forcibly kneaded into a ball. The three who were once mortal enemies became a whole, inseparable forever.

On the surface, all of this seems to make perfect sense.

But Ember didn't believe it.

The sequence 8 of the 'Red Priest' pathway is 'Provocateur', sequence 7 is 'Arsonist', and sequence 6 is 'Conspirator'.

As the first sequence of this pathway, all three of them went through these stages.

Therefore, each of them is a qualified "provocative person" and "scheming person".

Therefore, you can only believe half of what they say—

Rounding down means you can't believe anything.

The contradictions they are currently displaying may well be a conspiracy.

Although the 'evil spirit' before them was led by Medici, it didn't mean that Einhorn and Sauron couldn't influence the body's decisions. Otherwise, given Medici's personality, he definitely wouldn't have let them speak at all.

Since these two people can affect the body, how could they possibly allow Medici to take such a risk?

But since they were here and went to great lengths to sneak into the Charnis Gate in the underground area of ​​St. Samuel's Church, this act must have been agreed upon by all three parties.

Regardless of how they reached an agreement, it implies that they share common interests.

Perhaps it was due to mutual interests, or perhaps it was due to a crisis that forced them to cooperate temporarily.

Whatever the reason, they would not have a conflict at this time and drag each other down.

Having figured this out, Yu Jin asked meaningfully:

"So, you are still serving the true Creator?"

What do you think?

Medici didn't answer; instead, he asked a question in return.

Ember thought for a moment and replied seriously:

I don't think you'll answer my question.

Medici grinned:

"You guessed right! You and my Lord are enemies, so why should I answer your question?"

"How despicable."

"Just as cheap as before."

Two voices simultaneously uttered sharp sarcasm.

Ember ignored Medici's taunts, his tone gentle:

"It's okay if you don't answer. I think the other two would be happy to answer my questions, wouldn't they?"

Soren sneered:

"On what grounds?"

Einhorn also mocked:

"You think I'll just tell you to speak? Don't I have any dignity?"

Medici sneered. Trying to sow discord? Not a chance!

The three of them stayed together for a thousand years, longer than the time they opposed each other.

Even if they don't like each other, they have long since learned to compromise and cooperate.

Mocking the other party is instinctive, but in the big picture, their interests are aligned!

After all, they were no longer just individuals, but a trinity.

Ember asked in return:

Is "face" more important than "substance"?

"If, I mean if..."

Ember glanced at the Black Knight's body and said leisurely:

"If I could separate one of you three into an independent individual and provide him with a separate body, then who among you would be willing to answer my question?"

Ember raised a finger:

"Let me make it clear in advance, I'm only giving you one chance."

"So, who is the lucky one who gets this opportunity?"

Soren and Einhorn fell silent, while Medici suddenly realized something was wrong, and an unprecedented sense of crisis welled up in his heart!

Not good!

This is very bad!

Their alliance is on the verge of collapse!

"Don't believe him!"

Medici gritted his teeth inwardly, thinking, "He's lying! How could he possibly do something even my Lord couldn't?"

A voice echoed softly:

"Is it possible that your Lord doesn't lack the ability to do it, but simply doesn't want to?"

"If the 'True Creator' truly valued you so much, why didn't He save you in the first place? Back then, He was a true god, far more powerful than Alistair; saving you would have been no difficult task for Him."

"Perhaps you were actually abandoned by the 'true creator' from the very beginning."

Medici's heart sank.

One peach kills three warriors—this is a thoroughly open and honest scheme!

(End of this chapter)