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

Chapter 328 are all the same

Ember slowly and resolutely reached out towards the uniqueness in the air, but just before he was about to succeed.

The magnificent ancient palace before him suddenly became empty and dark, adorned with countless glittering stars.

This is a miracle.

Zarathustra knew he couldn't confront the Embers head-on, so he made thorough preparations from the very beginning—

Create miracles in the impossible!

The embers, who were transferred to the 'Starry Sky', were not surprised at all. In the blink of an eye, his figure reappeared in the ancient palace at the summit.

However, in that short time, Zarathustra unleashed his mythical creature mentality, transforming into a massive, mysterious vortex of twisted worms. Transparent tentacles extended outwards from these worms, and just seeing them was enough to drive people mad and distort them into madness.

The enormous vortex formed by this twisted worm releases a terrifying attraction, attempting to suck the unique into its body.

But on the opposite side of the worm vortex, amidst the surging flames, the same portal vortex was also releasing terrifying suction.

Under the combined pull of the two forces, the unique entity was briefly stagnant, "fixed" in mid-air. However, Zarathustra's "attraction" was clearly weaker than that of the "Source Castle," and after a brief pause, the unique entity slowly began to fly towards the portal in the flames again.

At the same time, just as Yu Jin was about to make a move, a figure was quickly outlined to his right.

He had long, slightly wavy chestnut hair, blue eyes, a high nose, thin lips, and two neatly groomed mustaches. He wore a dark red coat with rusted gold thread. He was none other than Russell Gustav, the former emperor of Intis!

For Zarathustra, the "mysterious servant," he had met and summoned quite a few angels throughout his long life, but only a handful were stronger than the Sequence 1 "Knowledge Emperor."

In the current situation, Zarathustra still chooses to summon Roselle Gustav's Historical Aperture Image first, not only because Zarathustra is most familiar with it and it is easiest for him to summon it successfully, but also because the other party's abilities are useful enough in this situation!

As soon as Russell, the "Emperor of Knowledge," stepped into the real world, he looked down at the embers below, his eyes condensing into a series of complex and illusory symbols.

Yu Jin's mind was immediately filled with a large amount of redundant information and useless knowledge, and his thoughts were temporarily unable to move.

His body froze there, his gaze not even having a chance to change.

While Russell Gustav was interfering with the Embers, Zarathustra's transparent tentacles dragged out another figure.

The figure had a young face, but his long hair was already half white. It was swept back and floated in mid-air, half hidden and half visible in the darkness.

He is male in appearance, with dark eyes that convey a sense of vicissitude. His features are quite good, but tufts of coarse, short black hair grow on his cheeks, giving him a contradictory feeling of being both old and young, both rational and crazy.

He immediately transformed into a wriggling, embracing worm, extending transparent, slippery tentacles similar to Zarathustra's projection.

Clearly, this is the very first ancestor of the Antigonus family!

His true form remains in eternal slumber, showing no signs of awakening even in the face of opposition from several angels.

But Zarathustra, right before His true self, pulled out a projection of His 'past' from the gaps in history!

Clearly, Zarathustra made ample preparations before taking action.

As Antigonus revealed his complete mythical creature form, the attraction between him and the worm vortex that Zarathustra had transformed into significantly increased. The two merged into one, using their combined 'cohesive force' of uniqueness to forcefully resist the attraction of the Source Castle!

Meanwhile, Russell Gustav continued to feed Ember's brain a large amount of redundant and useless information, trying to drown his thoughts in a sea of ​​garbage.

Zarathustra never attempted to kill Ember, because he knew he couldn't do it on his own.

So his goal was just to buy time; as long as he could delay until he could finally claim the uniqueness, that would be a victory!

Now, pulled by the two Sequence 1 angels, the uniqueness that was originally flying towards the gate of light has been forcibly changed direction and is flying towards the worm vortex that Zarathustra has transformed into!

Ember's eyes shifted slightly as he looked at the two worm-like vortexes opposite him. He had gradually adapted to Russell Gustav's barrage of junk information and was now partially immune to such attacks.

In those few seconds, Zarathustra was far from having enough time to successfully claim the uniqueness of the property.

But at that moment, Zarathustra's tentacles once again dragged a new figure out of the void.

He wore a black classical magician's robe, a matching pointed soft hat, black curly hair, black eyes, a broad forehead, a thin face, and a monocle made of crystal on his right eye.

As soon as Amon appeared, his dark eyes returned to normal, and he no longer looked like a projection.

He looked down at the group of people fiercely arguing about 'uniqueness,' a smirk playing on his lips, and said with great interest:

"That's interesting."

In a sense, He and Zarathustra were actually enemies.

Because they all need to compete for the Source Castle and for the position of "Lord of Mysteries".

So Amon never imagined that Zarathustra would actually summon his projection—it was practically suicidal.

Although Zarathustra is skilled at concealment, once He actively summons Amun, Amun can use this to locate Zarathustra's coordinates.

But given the current situation, even Amon wouldn't lay a hand on Zarathustra.

After all, neither He nor Zarathustra has yet become a true god. Instead, they can become temporary allies when facing the common enemy, the "Ember" and the "Fool" who possess the Source Castle—

Whether he can become a god is not important; what is important is not letting the enemy become a god.

So Amon immediately fixed his gaze on Yu Jin, and with a slightly mocking smile, waved with interest:

"Hey, long time no see."

He raised his right hand and adjusted his crystal monocle once more, and a ray of light shone forth.

when!

A distant, ethereal bell rang out from all around.

It seemed to have traveled through a long history, slowing down everything around it, including the surging darkness.

In mid-air, patches of darkness were pierced, revealing a huge bell carved from stone.

It is ancient and mottled, its surface divided into twelve sections by gray-white and bluish-black, each section containing different symbols. There are three pointers, one long, one short, and one medium-sized, which seem to be composed of twelve segments of "Time Worms" full of vicissitudes.

As the second hand ticked, the clock struck again.

when!

Amidst the echoing sounds, Yu Jin's thoughts slowed down once more, even coming to a standstill. Then, the ancient clock's phantom image vanished, transforming back into Amon, wearing a pointed soft hat and a monocle.

He raised his hand to adjust his monocle, and strolled leisurely toward the uniqueness that had drawn him to the ancestors of the Zarathustra and Antigonus families—

Behind Him was Zarathustra, who was also slowed down and could only watch helplessly as everything unfolded.

Although He and Zarathustra were temporary allies in the fight against the Ember, that doesn't mean He couldn't betray his allies.

He could never become a god until he found Palles Zoroaster.

But whether it's Ember or Zarathustra, either of them having the uniqueness has the opportunity to become a god in a short period of time.

Therefore, he didn't want either Ember to be unique or Zarathustra to be unique.

Since that's the case, then of course He can only reluctantly keep it safe for us.

Of the three paths of the Lord of Mysteries, He Himself represents the path of "Error," while Mr. Door of the "Door" path, although the strongest, is now banished from reality and is being toyed with by the Outer Gods to the point of near death, making him utterly incapable of competing for the position of Lord of Mysteries.

Therefore, as long as He can hold the uniqueness of the 'Fool' path in His hands, He is the only candidate for 'Lord of Mysteries'!

With a victorious smile, Amon walked to the uniqueness, trying to grasp this key in his hand.

However, at that moment, Amon's figure suddenly became incredibly illusory, as if it would vanish into nothingness in the next second.

Amon turned to look at Zarathustra, for he had been summoned by Zarathustra.

Even though he regained his consciousness through the 'bug' and turned this historical projection into His clone, the foundation of this clone's existence was still Zarathustra. He could easily deactivate the historical projection at any time if he wished.

His current change is clearly Zarathustra's retaliation and warning to Him.

However, was Amon not the kind of person who could be so easily warned?

The previously illusory projection solidified again in the blink of an eye, and Amon grabbed at Uniqueness without hesitation.

Even if Zarathustra comes into contact with the summon, it won't matter. His true form will provide "energy" for this clone. Although it cannot be maintained for long, it will be enough to sustain him until he takes away the unique one.

But at that moment, a dazzling golden lightning bolt flashed across the palace, stealing everyone's attention.

Boom! Splatter!

A deafening roar of thunder echoed throughout the palace, and crackling lightning raged wildly within, easily tearing the entire dream world apart like a shattered mirror, turning it into countless individual fragments.

In this shattered world, the gleaming spear pierced through countless 'fragments' and precisely struck Amon's body.

boom!

Amon's body was instantly pierced, and he was sent flying by the shining spear, pinned to the top of the giant stone chair!

A hint of surprise flashed across Amon's face, then he turned his gaze to Zarathustra below and clicked his tongue in disapproval:

"If you hadn't held me back, I would have succeeded by now."

As soon as he finished speaking, Amon's historical projection vanished instantly.

Zarathustra restored His 'energy supply', and Amun himself was able to provide backup 'energy' remotely.

But it was clear that Amon was no longer willing to continue playing. Amon was forced to retreat, while the opposing Ember had already returned to normal.

Zarathustra, without the slightest hesitation, immediately wanted to disappear into the gaps in history!

He did all this by taking risks for riches, even summoning Amon was a last resort. But Amon's interference completely ruined His plan, making the chance of seizing the uniqueness almost zero. He can only escape as quickly as possible. Otherwise, not only will He lose the uniqueness, but He might not even be able to keep His Sequence 1 extraordinary trait!

With Zarathustra's abandonment, the historical projections of Roselle Gustav and the ancestors of the Antigonus family could not be maintained and dissipated one after another. Zarathustra, who had transformed into a mythical form, also did not have time to return to his original form and instantly disappeared into the gaps in history.

Inside the ancient palace, only embers and the eternally sleeping ancestors of the Antigonus family remain.

Snapped!

Ember glanced in the direction where Zarathustra had disappeared, and casually pocketed Uniqueness, which had lost its opposing attraction and was flying toward the vortex portal.

As he finished doing all this, a figure suddenly 'fell' out of the void. It was Zaratu, who had not yet shed his mythical creature mentality and was still in the form of a 'worm vortex'!

Zarathustra's tone was somewhat incredulous:

Why?

Why can't I leave?

Yu Jin held another Sequence 1, 'Mysterious Servant,' extracted from the body of the Antigonus family ancestor in his hand, and said calmly:

"See the white mist outside the palace? Only one of us can leave here alive."

"White mist?"

Zarathustra reverted to his original form and, through the palace's shattered dome, saw the white mist enveloping the entire palace. He said in a deep voice:

"Source Castle?"

Ember smiled and explained:

"It has nothing to do with the 'Source Castle,' but you can understand it as another kind of 'Source Matter' ability."

Zarathustra lowered his head, his eyes gleaming.

He knew, of course, that it had nothing to do with the Source Castle. The Source Castle's outward manifestation might not be "gray mist," but it would certainly carry a special aura.

Within that white mist, He did not sense any aura belonging to the 'Source Castle'.

In other words, the white mist originated from the extraordinary abilities of the being before them.

The extraordinary power of a god.

The Twin Princes Greatswords materialized out of thin air and were grasped by Ember. He gazed at Zarathustra opposite him and asked:

"Is there anything else you'd like to say?"

Zarathustra took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"I can relinquish the extraordinary properties of Sequence 1."

Before he took the risk, he was already prepared for failure.

And this worst-case scenario was also within his expectations.

What the other party wants is nothing more than the Sequence 1 extraordinary property, which is not entirely unacceptable to Zarathustra.

At worst, he can settle down to be a Sequence 2 "Miracle Worker", or even become an angel under the "Fool"!

As long as you're alive, there's still hope!

Ember approached Zarathustra step by step, and said frankly:

"Unfortunately, no, only one of us can leave here alive."

"These are the rules."

"rule?"

Zarathustra's expression changed slightly. Ember spoke of rules, not regulations.

So, is this white fog also a manifestation of some kind of rule?

But Ember had never used a similar ability before. Was he deliberately hiding his skills, or was someone concealing the key?

Based on his current predicament and the information he had gathered, Zarathustra quickly came to a conclusion—

He was tricked.

Zarathustra's expression changed drastically, and he hurriedly said:

"Adam sent me!"

"I know, it's all the same."

(End of this chapter)