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

Chapter 311 Can't I come?

Backlund, south of the bridge.

In April, the bright sunshine of Backlund pierced through the thin clouds and shone on every corner of the country.

Emlyn White pulled his silk hat down to block the sunlight piercing through the clouds, and as he left the carriage and walked toward the Harvest Church, he muttered with his eyes half-closed:

"The weather is terrible; the worst season in Backlund is almost here."

Emlyn White walked into the Harvest Church, complaining as he went.

At a glance, he saw Father Utravsky, dressed in a brown priest's robe and wearing a soft clergy cap, standing like a mountain peak in front of the emblem of life, preaching to a few believers who came to pray that morning.

Emlyn didn't look around much, and went straight to the back of the church, to his own room, where he skillfully changed into his priest's robes and began wiping the candlesticks.

Sudden.

Emlyn noticed a shadow fall on him and turned around alertly, only to find a strange man he had never seen before standing beside him.

The visitor asked:

"Emlyn White?"

Emlyn asked warily:

"Who are you?"

The visitor smiled and said:

"Ember, you can also call me 'lover'."

Emlyn White cursed inwardly, "You're crazy, aren't you?"

But just as he was about to launch into a tirade, a chilling thought suddenly popped into Emlyn White's mind—

Could it be that 'lover'?

Could it be such a coincidence?

Emlyn couldn't help but take a few more glances at Ember's profile and figure; the more he looked, the more familiar he seemed, and he was almost certain.

Emlyn asked tentatively:

"How did you find me?"

Ember answered frankly:

"Sherlock Moriarty is my friend."

Emlyn's expression froze instantly. He really wanted to curse. Were all detectives so unethical?

Emlyn White immediately stuck out his neck and asked:

"How can you be sure of my identity?"

Ember shrugged and said:

How did you know you were the "Moon"?

"I was guessing, but your reaction told me the answer."

Emlyn White was speechless; he was now certain that the man before him was Mr. "The Lover." This was his first time meeting a member of the Tarot Club in real life, but why was he so annoyed?

Emlyn stopped dwelling on the issue of identity and asked:

"What brings you here?"

They had only met at the Tarot meeting, and even if they didn't have a chance to speak at the meeting, they could pray to Mr. Fool afterward and ask him to pass on their message. But Ember chose to come to him on his own initiative. Although it was still unclear how he had confirmed his identity, that was no longer important. The key was the purpose of his visit.

Yu Jin glanced at the tall priest who was looking this way not far away, and said in a calm tone:

"I need you to take me to see Olmer."

"The Duke of Olmer?"

Emlyn's breath hitched. That was an angel!

You just call him by his first name like that, and you won't even address him as Duke?!

Although he met with Duke Olmer every day and was indeed capable of fulfilling the Ember's request, Duke Olmer would surely kill him if he dared to bring an outsider with him!

Emlyn White hesitated about how to bring it up tactfully; he didn't really want to take the risk.

Although the Lovers provided him with some assistance at the Tarot meeting, such as selling him the extraordinary trait of Sequence 5 "Crimson Scholar," this assistance was not enough for him to risk his life for it.

A direct refusal is not an option, since the other party has already taken the initiative to come to him. Even if he is unwilling, he can only try to be tactful in his words.

Ember noticed Emlyn White's hesitation and inner conflict, and calmly said:

"I can sell you a Sequence 4 'Witch King' extraordinary trait."

Emlyn's breath hitched, and he nodded without hesitation, his previous reluctance vanishing.

"make a deal!"

Ember asked:

"When are you going?"

Emlyn's expression became somewhat subtle, and he said awkwardly:

"It might have to wait until evening. I still have work to do, and the only time I'll have a chance to see Duke Olmer is in the evening."

Emlyn looked quite embarrassed when he said the word "work".

The more I hear about him, the stranger it sounds—a vampire 'working' in the church of the Earth Mother Goddess?

Emlyn was well aware that, with the help of the "strategy guide" provided by the Tarot Society, he was making the fastest progress in the dream world, and had even advanced to the Undead Settlement, successfully killing his way to the Cursed Tree. Even Lord Olmer had specifically praised him.

But in reality, all the vampires were secretly laughing at him.

Emlyn knew the reason very well—

In the eyes of other vampires, even if he wasn't the most eccentric of his kind, he would definitely be in the top ten.

As members of a race with long lifespans, it is quite common to cultivate one or more hobbies to pass the time, and Emlyn is by no means the only one who likes dolls.

The problem is that, apart from buying new dolls to match with new clothes and going to the hospital to drink blood, he hardly ever goes out and doesn't like to interact with his own kind. Unless he is particularly eager for fresher blood, or needs to learn about history or exchange relevant materials and items, he basically won't participate in any gatherings.

Although Emlyn didn't think there was anything wrong with it, in the eyes of other vampires, his lifestyle was almost the same as that of several high-ranking figures who were old and frail and had to lie in specially made coffins to barely survive. He didn't look like a guy who had just come of age, so it naturally became a topic of conversation among other vampires at gatherings.

For so many years before, people just talked about it casually, making a few jokes in private, just like they discussed the various oddballs in Backlund in their daily lives.

But when Emlyn supposedly wandered into the Harvest Church after getting "lost," was captured by the bishop of Mother Earth, and imprisoned in the basement, his image began to slide irrevocably towards becoming a disgrace to the vampires and the protagonist of various jokes.

Emlyn knew this very well because he had heard others speak ill of him firsthand.

That's why he has such an intense desire for power!

He had thought that becoming a baron would change this situation.

However, it does not.

Becoming a baron did indeed earn him some respect; at least the adult vampires no longer dared to joke around with him.

But in the eyes of the other barons and viscounts, he remained a disgrace to the vampire race—

He's already a baron, yet he's still doing volunteer work at the Harvest Church. Isn't that shameful?

Emlyn dared not speak out against his anger, only thinking about becoming stronger as soon as possible, so that he could become a viscount.

This sound will become even quieter!

Moreover, this is an advantage unique to him, at least within the vampire clan.

While other vampires can also digest potions through the dream world, their major weakness lies in the lack of the extraordinary traits required for advancement. The number of extraordinary traits within a vampire is predetermined; unless one inherits the traits from their father, it's virtually impossible to inherit extraordinary traits left by other vampires.

In other words, even the descendants of earls or marquises can only collect extraordinary traits on their own.

In this respect, no one has an advantage over Emlyn!

If he could become a count, he believed that such voices would disappear completely.

On the other hand, Emlyn is actually under a lot of pressure.

Within the vampire clan, it is quite normal for vampires not to be promoted for many years. After all, there are only so many extraordinary characteristics, and even the descendants of demigods can only have the opportunity to inherit when a vacancy appears.

But it's different in the Tarot Club, where members are almost making new progress every day.

Even the weakest 'Sun' is about to be promoted to Sequence 5 'Priest of Light', which gives Emlyn, who is only Sequence 6, an unprecedented sense of urgency.

In the current Tarot Club, it's estimated that only he and "The Sun" are still at the Sequence 6 level. Everyone else is already at Sequence 5, or even working towards Sequence 4, such as Mr. "The World", Ms. "The Hermit", and Ms. "Justice".

Emlyn didn't expect to catch up with them, but he certainly couldn't be last!

If he could truly rise to the rank of Count 4, he could rebel against the giant priest and completely refuse to volunteer here, even without the help of others! He could even go further and force other vampires to volunteer here!

You're all laughing at him? Well then, let you taste what it's like to be laughed at!

With this in mind, Emlyn was in an exceptionally good mood today, and even worked harder at wiping the silver candlesticks.

Although, during this process, Yu Jin's figure suddenly disappeared.

But Emlyn wasn't worried. He knew that Ember was likely an angel as well, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hunt down so many demigods. The other party must have the ability to travel between spirit realms, or something similar.

No matter where he goes, he will definitely appear when I "get off work".

6 pm.

Emlyn Whiteling changed out of his priest's robes from the Church of the Earth Mother, put on a black suit, and donned a silk top hat. He glanced at the half-giant bishop Utravsky, who was standing beside the altar with his eyes closed in prayer, and then turned and walked out of the church.

Emlyn stood outside the church for a while, muttering to himself:

"Why haven't they arrived yet?"

A voice suddenly rang in his ear:

"You can go directly there, I'll follow."

Emlyn instinctively turned his head to the side, and in the shadows cast by the church, the figure of Ember slowly emerged.

"When?"

Emlyn's expression changed slightly. Even though he knew that Ember was a friend, not an enemy, his sudden appearance still made him somewhat frightened.

If the other person had been there the whole time, why didn't he notice them earlier?

Emlyn couldn't help but blink, but in the blink of an eye, the embers that had been standing in the shadows disappeared once again.

Emlyn stopped searching for Ember's figure and couldn't help but speculate: Was this the extraordinary ability of the 'Audience' pathway, 'Psychological Invisibility'?

Probably.

After all, the relationship between "Lovers" and "Justice" is quite unusual, and they don't seem to have any intention of hiding it. They also make no attempt to conceal their real-life connections at the Tarot Club.

Thinking this, Emlyn unconsciously walked to the street corner and got into a taxi parked on the side of the street.

After giving instructions about the destination, he casually glanced across the street.

He instinctively assumed Ember should be in the car, so he tried to find traces of its presence. Even if he already knew someone was there, there would still be loopholes in psychological invisibility—at least theoretically!

Although Ember is an angel, the extraordinary ability of psychological invisibility he uses comes from Miss Justice, who is only a Sequence 5 Extraordinary. He may not be unable to see through it!

Emlyn was full of confidence and stared at the opposite side for a long time.

Unfortunately, he found nothing. This disappointed Emlyn, but he wasn't exactly frustrated.

Because that was, after all, an angel-level being. Even if they knew the other party was following them, how could they be so easily discovered?

The carriage traveled all the way and finally stopped in front of a villa in the western district.

This is the Audra family's villa.

Emlyn walked into the villa with practiced ease and headed straight for the dining room.

Hearing the laughter coming from inside the restaurant from time to time, and occasionally hearing words like "Emlin" and "Church of the Earth Mother Goddess," Emlin frowned and suddenly pushed open the door leading to the restaurant.

Snapped!

At this very moment, eleven vampires had gathered in the villa's dining room; they were none other than the vampires who had entered the dream world with Emlyn. Hearing the commotion at the door, they all turned to look in that direction.

The villa's owner, Casimi Audra, sat in the main seat, looking at Emlin entering the dining room with a somewhat surprised expression:

"Emlin? What are you doing here?"

Emlyn glanced at Casimi Odra in the head seat.

Compared to him, who is only in his forties, Kasimi Audra can be considered an older vampire.

He was active during the Roselle era and lived for two hundred years. But to this day, she is only a baron.

Emlyn White, at only forty years old, was already a baron, and was even on the verge of becoming a viscount, or even an earl!

One day, he will become a vampire marquis like Lord Nibais! No, a duke, or even a prince!

Only in this way can one shoulder the responsibility of being the savior of the vampires!

Well, the only problem is that the 'Earl's' extraordinary trait will definitely be expensive, at least thirty to fifty thousand pounds. But that's alright, he can apply to Duke Olmer. As long as he can be the first to reach the area where the Undead Legion is located in the Forest of Crucifixion, he can receive the reward again!

According to the world, this is called "opening the map".

The Undead Legion is the first true Lord of Cinder they encounter during the map exploration!

As long as he is the first to unlock the map, Duke Olmer will certainly not mind giving him a material reward.

If there's still a lot of money left, maybe we can buy a few more dolls and get them some new clothes. Emlyn unconsciously straightened his back and walked with even more pride.

"Can't I come?"

Emlyn countered with a question and unceremoniously sat down in an empty seat.

Kasim's expression was a little strange. Of course he could come.

In fact, all the vampires who enter the dream world rest in this villa these days to facilitate their activities.

But Emlyn was an exception—

He volunteers at the Harvest Church during the day and eats dinner at home with his dolls, never with them. But this time, the other party actually came to their door early and wanted to have dinner with them. What brought him out?

Although Emlyn's words were a bit harsh, Kasimi didn't take it to heart and smiled, saying:

"I have no objection; you can come if you want."

He clapped his hands, signaling the servant to bring another set of cutlery.

(End of this chapter)