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

Chapter 304 Taking a Gamble

Inside a small, unnoticed chapel on the outskirts of Backlund.

A devout priest, dressed in a simple white robe and sporting a light blond beard, opened his eyes, revealing a childlike clarity and innocence.

It was Adam.

Compared to the true Creator, Adam was left with only divinity.

The true Creator, on the other hand, only possesses the extreme negative emotions of the original form.

Therefore, neither He nor the true creation is complete.

Even if they were to be combined into one, they would still not be considered complete unless all the lost parts were recovered.

But even the incomplete parts possess all the memories of the 'original body', and also the essence of the 'original body'—

They crawled out of the chaotic sea.

Even though they are incomplete, they can still sense the existence of the Chaos Sea at all times.

Therefore, when the gates of the giant king's residence were opened and the contents of the "Chaos Sea" were leaked out, Adam immediately sensed it.

He knew that someone had opened that door and met the dark angel who held the first "Blasphemy Tablet".

And shortly after that, the power of the 'Chaotic Sea' began to dissipate rapidly until it disappeared completely.

Whether it was Adam or the true creation, they were able to detect the anomalies related to the Chaos Sea within the Giants' Court immediately.

But Adam did nothing.

The true Creator dared not go to the Giants' court in person, for He feared being 'contaminated' by the primordial.

And Adam, as another part of the true Creator, was the same.

He dared not go to the giants' court, nor dared to confront the primordial will face to face.

Because in His current state, if He were to truly confront the primordial will head-on, there would be only one outcome—

Just as the Primal One was resurrected within the Dark Angel, the Primal One will be resurrected within Adam.

So even though He knew that the opening of the giant king's residence must be related to the true creator in some way, and even though He knew that the true creator was likely to obtain the first "blasphemous tablet," He still did nothing.

It's not that He doesn't want to, but that He can't; He can't do anything.

Even assuming He were to actually go to the Giants' Court and risk His own destruction to seize the first 'Desecrating Tablet,' the chances of success would be extremely slim. Even disregarding the person who took the Desecrating Tablet, He still had absolutely no chance of winning.

After all, the power belonging to the 'Chaos Sea' has begun to dissipate, so the True Creator no longer needs to worry about the pollution of the 'Primordial,' and He will definitely come to the scene in person. Adam also knows very well that with his current strength, it is not difficult to remain undefeated, but it is simply impossible to defeat the True Creator.

Adam, now only possessing divinity, remained calm and composed, yet he still inevitably felt a pressing sense of crisis.

He and the true creation are two in one; He knows very well what the other desires.

As long as He truly creates the first "Desecrating Tablet", even if He fails to reclaim the extraordinary characteristics of Ocycus, Leodorus, and Heraborg, and even if He has not yet merged with Himself, He can still use the "Desecrating Tablet" to draw upon the power of the Chaos Sea and become "Half of the Old Ones"!

This means that in the future "fusion", "True Creation" will completely dominate!

The only thing Adam could be thankful for was that, before the true creation had fully merged with Him, it could not use the first "blasphemous tablet" for an extended period.

Because when the true creation borrows the power of the 'Chaos Sea', it will inevitably cause the primordial to gradually revive within Him, and the incomplete Him lacks effective means to deal with it.

Only when the true creation merges with Him can it begin to resist the original erosion.

Therefore, even if True Creator obtains the first 'Desecrating Tablet', as long as True Creator has not completed its fusion with 'Adam', True Creator's power as 'Half of the Old Ones' cannot be maintained for long!

The same reason.

Even though the "incomplete" True Creator could briefly possess the power of "half an Old One," He could not reclaim the authority of Herabergen and the other two. Because His incomplete state was already extremely poor, forcibly fusing more authority would only cause Him to spiral further out of control, specifically manifested in the Primal's intensified resurgence within True Creator's body.

In other words, regardless of whether the "True Creator" possesses the "Desecrated Tablet" or can utilize the power of the Chaos Sea.

The first thing He would do was to merge with Adam and become "whole".

If that were the case, Adam's situation would undoubtedly become extremely dangerous. But the reality is quite the opposite; Adam's situation is actually the safest at this moment—

Because the true creation cannot merge with the 'imaginary angel' Adam; Adam, merely the king of angels, is simply not qualified to merge with the true creation. Even if the true creation forcibly merged with Him before He became God, they would not become 'whole'.

To become 'complete', the 'imaginary angel' Adam must be transformed into a true 'imaginer'!

Therefore, at least during the period before He became a god, He was still temporarily safe.

The true Creator will not rush to cause trouble for Him; in fact, He may even secretly help Him complete the ritual and ascend to the divine throne.

Their 'fusion' will only truly begin when He becomes a god.

By then.

Even if the true Creator doesn't come to Him, Adam will actively seek out the true Creator.

Like the incomplete Creation, Adam was also incomplete.

What the Creator could not do, Adam could not do either.

If He wants to go further, He can only complete the 'fusion' with the true creation as soon as possible when He becomes God, so that They can become 'complete'.

What they have been fighting for all along is nothing more than the dominant position during the merging of the two sides.

Adam looked up at the sky and murmured to himself:

"I miscalculated."

He only knew that the essence of the First Flame was the same as the 'Primordial,' and that the situation of the embers was similar to that of the former Him, the 'Ancient Sun God.'

The authority possessed by the 'Ancient Sun God' originates from the 'Primordial'.

In a sense, the "Ancient Sun God" was merely a thief, while the "Primordial One" was the true master of those powers.

Therefore, as the 'Primordial' gradually recovers, the authority that originally belonged to the 'Primordial' will naturally choose the 'Primordial' as its true master first. And the 'Ancient Sun God,' who was the thief, will become the nourishment and vessel for the 'Primordial's' recovery.

Therefore, it is natural that Adam had a preconceived, incorrect understanding—

All the extraordinary characteristics of this world originate from the 'Primordial,' and everything in the 'Soul World' is built upon the 'First Flame.'

The Ancient Sun God was merely a thief who stole the authority of the Primordial One, and the Ember was also merely a thief who stole the authority of the First Flame.

Unable to resist the resurgence of the "Primordial One," the "Ancient Sun God" had no choice but to join forces with outsiders to kill himself, and then use resurrection to evade the resurrected "Primordial One."

But this plan ultimately failed, and the 'Ancient Sun God' perished completely.

All that remains is the incomplete true creation and Adam.

Ember, too, was merely a thief who stole the power of the First Flame. Unable to withstand the First Flame's resurgence, he could only divide his power into nine parts, each belonging to a different person. In Adam's eyes, this act was almost identical to that of the ancient Sun God—a desperate measure born of despair.

At least that's what Adam once thought.

Therefore, the moment He discovered the First Flame, He did not hesitate to establish a strategic partnership with it.

However, as time went on, Adam increasingly felt that the "First Flame" was outwardly strong but inwardly weak.

He is clearly the source of everything, a being like the 'original'.

However, in the struggle against the embers, the "First Flame" was at a disadvantage in almost every aspect.

Now, because of his greed for the King's Soul, he has been tricked and trapped in an endless cycle, where even Adam cannot help him.

That is the headquarters of the Church of the Night. Unless He goes there in person, He cannot help the First Flame escape the cycle.

But if He were to go there in person, He would inevitably fall into the trap that the Goddess of Night had carefully woven for Him.

This undoubtedly made Adam somewhat regret his initial choice.

If there's anything similar between Him and Ember, it's that their actions are both essentially "stealing people."

The difference is that the ancient sun god was discovered by the original owner, the "Primordial One," during his attempt to steal someone. Not only was he beaten up by the original owner, but he was also stripped naked and thrown into the street.

Not only did Ember cheat on Chu Huo with someone else at Chu Huo's house, but he also brutally beat up Chu Huo, the original owner of the body. As a result, the original owner became the victim, locked out by Ember and forced to listen to his nightly revelry inside…

Adam's thoughts fell silent, but soon returned to calm.

Although He now deeply regrets it, regretting why He chose the First Flame instead of the Ember as His ally.

But His current situation is so dire that He has no room for regret; He has no way back.

We have no choice but to think of a way and take a big gamble.

Fortunately, He is not yet in dire straits, for He still holds a crucial trump card that could turn the tide!

"Um?"

Somewhere in the land forsaken by God, Amon adjusted the monocle he wore over his right eye and muttered to himself:

"The power of the 'Chaotic Sea' is beginning to fade? Who opened that door?"

Few people know that the Dark Angel Sasriel sleeps within the Giants' Court, just as they do not know that the Dark Angel possesses the first Blasphemous Tablet.

Amon didn't know that at first either.

Because His father did not trust Him very much and did not tell Him the whole truth about the conspiracy.

But this is not important.

Having wandered the land abandoned by the gods for thousands of years, Amon had long since learned many secrets far more detailed than those of the gods themselves.

For example, the Chaos Sea, Cherokee, and the empty shell that slept in the "Giant King's Abode" has been occupied by the "Primordial One".

For thousands of years in the land forsaken by the gods, Amon lived without any taboos.

Even if the true Creator himself were to appear, Amon was confident that he could easily escape His pursuit.

But the Giants' Court was the only exception.

Amon adjusted his monocle.

He knew very well what his father had gone through, which is why he did not want to repeat the same mistakes.

The crisis of the primordial resurgence is not something that He can handle in His present state.

That is why, even though he knew that the original Amon was sleeping in the Giant King's Court, he never tried to get close to it, not even as a clone.

He enjoys adventure, but he doesn't like taking risks that are pointless.

But now...

Amon's lips curled into a slight smile; the Giants' Court was now worth the adventure.

The decline of the power of the Chaos Sea means that the 'Primordial' may have already perished.

Therefore, that "blasphemous stone tablet" may have already become ownerless—

Even if it's not unclaimed, it doesn't matter. The being who obtains the "Desecrated Tablet" will inevitably be affected by the revival of the "Primordial" and their strength will be greatly weakened.

Amon was confident that even if he couldn't defeat his opponent, he could easily escape.

Moreover, He may not necessarily need His physical form to go there.

Even if we fail, the worst that can happen is that we lose one clone.

Snapped!

A bolt of lightning ripped across the sky, and Amon raised an eyebrow, casting his gaze toward the giant loitering not far away—

Unlike other giants, even demigods, who are only a few meters tall, that giant was tens of meters tall.

His body was covered in rotting, festering sores, his eyes were sunken and lifeless, clearly indicating that he had long since died. Yet he continued to wander, a grayish-yellow gas emanating from his body, weaving into clouds in the air and creating mist over the wasteland.

Without a doubt, the gray-yellow mist that shrouds this endless wilderness was brought by this dark blue giant.

"interesting."

Amon pinched the monocle made of crystal, and muttered to himself as he slowly drew a line at the corner of his mouth.

That giant was Bradel, the youngest son of the Giant King Ormir, the "God of Honor." He had foolishly cursed his father and was punished, forever haunting this place. Of course, Bradel had died long ago in the "Cataclysm," but he still hadn't found release.

Now, this body might be put to good use.

Thinking about it this way, perhaps He could even save the need for a clone.

-

The world of painting.

Inside the magnificent temple atop the mountain stands a colossal cross that exists between reality and illusion.

There hung a blurry figure upside down, with several ancient wooden stakes piercing its body, stained with blood that was still flowing but not dripping, nailed to the frame.

At the base of the cross, Urolius, the "Angel of Fate," standing nearly 2.3 meters tall, with a slightly hunched back, white hair, wrinkles around his eyes, and a scar on his lip, and Steifer, the "Angel of the Word," dressed in a simple linen robe and with silver hair reaching his waist, stand on either side of the Hanged Man.

The former had an indifferent expression, while the latter was extremely respectful.

Not far away, the "ascetic" Snowman was praying devoutly with a sorrowful expression.

He seemed to have come to understand what had happened all these years and the suffering that the Lord had endured.

Even though the 'Ancient Sun God' had fallen into the true creator and been demoted to an evil god by the Church of the Seven Gods, his faith remained incredibly devout.

Unfortunately.

The true Creator doesn't care at all.

Piety deserves praise, but the true Creator at this point can no longer bestow praise, for He is no longer the ancient sun god He once was.

Even towards the followers of this "ancient sun god," He was not really willing to accept them, and even felt a kind of inexplicable aversion.

The reason He accepted the other party was based on His cooperation with Ember.

And now.

He only needs to wait patiently.

(End of this chapter)