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

Chapter 277 What does the embers without fire crave?

"So, what's your decision?"

Ember looked at Soren Einhorn Medici, who was already embroiled in internal strife, and asked leisurely.

"Not very good!"

Medici refuted this, saying:

"How could our friendship, built over thousands of years, be shaken by your petty interests?"

A voice echoed softly:

"Actually, I think it might be worth a try."

"Einhorn!"

Medici shouted angrily.

Another voice rang out, mocking:

"Friendship? Do you think there's anything like that between us?!"

The same voice rang out again:

"However, he's right about one thing: the benefits aren't enough!"

One body alone is not enough to break their unbreakable alliance; at least one body per person is needed!

Otherwise, how could three people share two bodies?

Does this mean two people have to squeeze into the same body?

impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

The three of them are absolute mortal enemies; no two of them can get along peacefully.

The three people were trapped in one body, barely managing to maintain a fragile balance.

But if there are only two people left, this balance will be broken.

One side will occupy an absolute dominant position, while the suppressed side will even be deprived of the right to think.

of course.

Every advantage has its disadvantages, and vice versa.

The two people remaining inside the body will be unable to maintain their balance, resulting in one of them being completely suppressed.

Conversely, the person who leaves gains true freedom.

Even if they knew it was a ploy by Ember to sow discord, Sauron and Einhorn might still be tempted.

Their hesitation stems solely from a lack of trust in Ember, an inability to ascertain his ability to deliver on his promises. Beyond that, they also seek to extract even greater benefits.

For example, one person, one body.

The three of them had lived together for a thousand years, and even though they had learned to live in peace, they still harbored hatred for each other deep down.

If they could be completely separated, no one would object.

Unmoved, Yu Jin raised a finger and said calmly:

"There is only one."

"You only have one chance."

"Tsk."

Medici sneered. "Still as arrogant as ever. Do you really think you can take us down?"

"Otherwise what?"

Ember smiled, opened his right hand, and a burning flame appeared in his palm.

The moment Medici saw that ball of flame, his expression changed drastically!

At that moment, he felt like prey encountering its natural enemy, and almost instinctively wanted to turn and flee.

But the moment he had this thought, he found that he had lost control of his body!

Medici angrily said:

"You two idiots, stop holding us back at a time like this!"

Soren's voice was deep:

"It wasn't us! We can't move either!"

Medici's pupils contracted sharply, as if he had finally realized something.

At this time.

The embers, holding flames, were approaching them step by step.

Ember walked up to the towering black knight's armor and asked:

"Do you know what the Black Knight is?"

How would I know if you didn't tell me?

Even in a dangerous situation, Medici remained stubborn and sarcastic.

Ember ignored his sarcasm and calmly recounted:

"They followed Gwyn, the First Lord of Cinder, in linking the First Flame, and were themselves burned."

"Since then, there has been no more 'Sun King' Gwyn, nor 'First Lord of Cinder' Gwyn. Only 'Black Lord of Cinder' Gwyn, enslaved by the First Flame, exists in the world."

"The Black Knights are the same; those who perished in the First Flame have long since lost their freedom."

"They turned to ashes and continue to linger in the world."

"In essence, they are the same as Gwyn, the Lord of Cinder, all of them servants enslaved by the First Flame."

"So, just like the undead who have turned into embers, the Black Knight also instinctively craves fire."

As Ember calmly narrates, the Black Knight slowly extends his palm, with a desire and greed that is difficult for ordinary people to understand, attempting to touch the flame in Ember's hand.

Medici was so angry that his vision went black. What kind of terrible body had he been given?

Weren't you quite happy when you took over this body?

Shut up! Think about what to do now!

What to do? Just let it be!

Are you able to resist him or find a way to escape?

Even though he was on the verge of death, Medici was still torn between his conscience and his inner turmoil.

Three consciousnesses reside in one body, and they are mortal enemies. This kind of quarrel is meaningless but unavoidable.

Seeing the Black Knight about to touch the flames, Medici, who had been watching this scene intently, nearly popped his eyes out and hurriedly said:

"Stop! Stop!"

"You can separate us, right? I'll choose first! Separate me first!"

"Medici, I knew you would betray us!"

"If anyone has to choose, choose me first! Medici and I are enemies, and Medici and you are enemies. Rounding up, you and I are friends! Even if we have to choose, we'd definitely choose our friend first, right?"

"If I have the worst relationship with Medici, then am I your best friend?!"

"Shut up!"

Medici yelled, "You two idiots!"

"I'm just deceiving him. Do you really think I'd side with this guy?"

There was a moment of silence within the Black Knight's body, until a faint voice echoed:

"No?"

"How dare you doubt my loyalty to the Lord!"

"Loyalty? What benefits has your loyalty brought you?"

"You dedicate everything to the true Creator, being ordered around like a dog, yet He won't even give you a bone to gnaw on. I really don't know what the point of such loyalty is."

Loyalty needs no reward, because loyalty itself is the reward!

"Ha, you can fool us, just don't fool yourself too."

"Shut up!"

Medici's forehead veins bulged; he hated nothing more than anyone questioning his loyalty!

Ember listened to the three arguing, lost in thought:

"It seems you don't want to be separated."

Medici immediately changed the subject:

"No! I want to!"

Ember chuckled softly:

"Are you sure? Shinzo and I aren't exactly friends."

Medici replied without hesitation:

"But we're not enemies either. I think my lord and you get along fairly well."

"Harmonious?"

Yu Jin seemed slightly surprised and said:

"Will you have any contact with the aurora borealis?"

Medici said matter-of-factly:

"Isn't this reasonable? I've just escaped and want to contact the Lord, so of course I should contact an organization that believes in the Lord."

Ember nodded:

"That's certainly reasonable."

The Aurora Society is not an ancient, secretive organization, but a newly emerging organization that has appeared in the last one or two hundred years.

In terms of time span alone, the Aurora Society is not much longer than other secretive organizations such as the Iron-Blooded Cross Society, the Dawn of Elements, and the Psychological Alchemy Society.

However, with the backing of a true god of Sequence 0, the Aurora Society's development speed is much faster than most organizations.

Medici died over a thousand years ago, so it's unlikely he would have had any connection to the aurora borealis.

of course.

This does not mean that there were no organizations that believed in a true Creator more than a thousand years ago.

But the true creator back then didn't need to hide like they do now. Back then, the true creator established the First Solomon Empire by supporting the Black Emperor Solomon, and successfully established themselves in the Northern Continent. The true creator at that time was the orthodox faith of the Northern Continent.

To put it bluntly, Liu Shen at that time might have been the "evil god".

Even during the era of the United Empire, the true creator could still barely stand on equal footing with the six gods.

It wasn't until the Iron Age that He was completely banished from the Northern Continent, where He could only eke out a living in the Forsaken Lands.

That is to say, until before the Fifth Period.

The belief in the true Creator remains the mainstream belief in the Northern Continent, with its number of believers not much less than that of the Church of the Six Gods. However, since the Fifth Era, under the constant siege of the Six Gods, the belief in the true Creator has almost disappeared.

And over the course of more than a thousand years, there must have been more than one or two organizations secretly developed by the true Creator.

However, most of these secret organizations were completely wiped out by the Church of the Seven Gods. Only the Aurora Society and the Iron-Blooded Cross Society survived the siege of the Church of the Seven Gods.

Leaving aside the Ironblood Cross Society, the Aurora Society is undoubtedly the most famous secretive organization that believes in the true Creator, bar none.

Having just escaped, Medici, in order to make contact with the true creator, then went to contact the Aurora Society.

Theoretically speaking, this is indeed a very reasonable thing.

But it is precisely because it is reasonable that it is unreasonable.

As far as the true Creator is concerned, Medici has been dead for over a thousand years, and since His true form is sealed in the Forsaken Land, He has no power to care about a subordinate who has already died.

But for Medici, who had been trapped in the place of his death for thousands of years, the true Creator hadn't even considered sending someone to check on him. Could he truly be without resentment?

If he truly harbored no resentment, how could he have uttered the words, "Loyalty needs no reward, for loyalty itself is the reward," while simultaneously becoming enraged by Sauron and Einhorn's mockery?

If Medici harbored resentment, how could he possibly contact the true creator the moment he was freed?

Moreover, didn't he even suspect that his escape was a conspiracy?

After being trapped for thousands of years, a black can suddenly burst in, as if it were rushing to deliver a physical body to him.

Even if Medici were stupid, he could guess that something unusual was going on.

For a schemer, the natural course of action after escaping is to lie low, not to loudly announce his return to the world. So why would he contact the Aurora Society, or why would he venture alone into the Charis Gate beneath St. Samuel's Church to steal a notebook completely unrelated to his previous journey?

If it's just a superficial explanation, Medici's explanation is perfectly reasonable.

However, upon closer examination, it becomes clear that this seemingly reasonable explanation is riddled with flaws!

How can someone who is unwilling to even tell the truth convince Yu Jin that he is truly willing to surrender?

Medici's actions could be explained by his loyalty to the True Creatures, but Sauron and Einhorn, despite constantly mocking Medici, failed to provide any useful information and seemed to have no hurry to gain Ember's trust.

This means that either they didn't like the conditions offered by Ember, and everything they did before was just an act.

Either they have some concerns, or someone has offered them a more lucrative reward!

If that's the case, then why are they still putting on an act with me here?

Ember suddenly asked:

"You're stalling for time, aren't you?"

Medici's expression stiffened. Using his helmet as cover, which prevented Ember from seeing his expression, he said nonchalantly:

"What do you mean by delaying time?"

Ember ignored him, glanced around, and analyzed:

"You have an accomplice? What are you waiting for? To have him steal something from here?"

Before Medici could deny it, Ember himself denied his own speculation:

"No, you're not that noble."

"A schemer will not sacrifice himself for the benefit of others, not even your lord."

Medici didn't detect any sarcasm in Ember's tone; he seemed genuinely just calmly analyzing the facts.

Even so, this still made Medici's expression somewhat unpleasant.

A knowing glint flashed in Yu Jin's eyes, as if he had just grasped something:

"So, you're waiting for him to get you out of this predicament?"

"You seem to have high expectations for him; he's very capable?"

"Although your current strength is less than one ten-thousandth of what it used to be, and you would have great difficulty even dealing with a Saint, you are still the former King of Angels and possess the Triune Angel status."

"So, the one who has given you such high expectations of his strength is another Angel King?"

Medici didn't rush to refute, because that would only reveal his true thoughts.

He remained silent, and that was all he did.

"Having strength alone is not enough."

Seeing Medici's silence, Ember was not surprised and continued:

"He, or rather, you should be an old acquaintance of his/hers, and there is at least a basic level of trust between you."

"Then, this person is most likely the former King of Angels."

"If you remove the three who betrayed us, there are still five angel kings."

Ember paused, his tone becoming somewhat surprised:

"So, it's Ouro, isn't it? You really made contact with the true creator?"

Medici neither confirmed nor denied it, but instead asked in return:

"Why can't it be Amon?"

Ember smiled:

"Amon? I don't think he'd dare come."

"really."

Medici nodded in agreement, then said dismissively:

"Even if it comes, it will only be an avatar, with a strength that won't exceed Sequence 4 at most, so it won't be of much use. No, he won't even send an avatar, after all, he's afraid that someone will find his real body through the avatar."

Ember didn't respond, but instead asked:

"So, where is Ouroboros?"

Medici countered:

Do you think I'd tell you?

"Won't."

Ember answered decisively, but quickly added with a smile:

"Then why do you think I asked that?"

Medici was slightly taken aback, then his expression changed slightly.

He knew he wouldn't tell him, but he still relentlessly kept asking him for an answer.

He knew he was stalling for time, yet he remained unhurried and kept at it.

This shows that the other party is fearless and has nothing to fear!

He was confident that he could get the answer from himself, and he was also confident that it didn't matter how much time he wasted!