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

With the help of his faith, Klein gradually regained his humanity and memories, and began to recover to his state before taking the potion. He murmured to himself:

"Is that so?"

When he advanced to Sequence 2, an extraordinary characteristic fused into his body—a powerful, terrifying, superior, and irresistible will—seemed to awaken slightly, conveying one image after another. Some of these images were about the mystical knowledge of the "Miracle Worker," while others depicted the magnificent scenes of dust igniting into the sun and various celestial bodies creating a spectacle. All of them carried the spiritual imprint of desolation, indifference, cruelty, madness, condescension, and a complete lack of emotion, rapidly assimilating Klein's spirit and causing him to uncontrollably change his state!

Klein knew that was the 'Origin'!

Just as he had predicted, when he advanced to Sequence 2, the Primal Force had already begun to gradually revive within him.

Furthermore, due to his connection with the Source Castle, the original essence within him was revived to a greater extent than that of other miracle workers!

Fortunately, those deep red stars and numerous brilliant points of light—the stars from which the prayers of the Tarot Society members, such as "Justice," echoed, while the points of light primarily resonated with the prayers of members of the Abraham family—together created an image, shrouded in gray-white mist, a compassionate gaze upon the world, a supreme and great hidden being.

For Klein, both of these anomalies were forms of contamination.

The spiritual imprint within his extraordinary nature wanted to turn him back into the primordial, while the anchor wanted to turn him into the 'Fool'!

Yes, the anchor is both the key to Klein regaining his humanity and a form of pollution!

Because the anchor is not a tool to help him maintain his humanity; its main function is to form corresponding cognition, positioning, and image, which counteracts the spiritual imprint within his extraordinary characteristics and maintains a delicate balance.

Under this balance, Klein's own humanity can barely be maintained, without being significantly affected by either side.

In other words, the gods that believers perceive are different from the actual gods. If there is no spiritual imprint within extraordinary characteristics to counteract this influence, the image of the gods in their minds will gradually overshadow the true appearance of the gods.

It was only then that Klein understood why the gods originally had human statues, but which later became holy symbols. This was to prevent believers from developing a unified image and to better utilize the anchor to counteract the original residual spirit, rather than subtly changing them.

Klein thought of many things in an instant, and then, with a change of heart, decided to return to the gray fog.

Once he becomes the "Miracle Master," becomes Him, and becomes the master of the "Source Castle," he no longer needs to walk four steps backward, chant incantations, or have all the members of the Tarot Society pray; he can easily return here.

Now that he has become a "miracle worker," Klein has no choice but to prepare for the next step—

Although Zarathustra offered himself up, he is still one sequence 1 extraordinary property away from being a sequence 0.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a huge ship with sails flying silently through the thick fog in the distance!

The ship was not alone; it was followed by many of its kind, one, two, three... forming a long fleet.

In the entire Sunia Sea, only two fleets can match this size: the Sunia Sea Fleet of the Kingdom of Rune and the Sunia Sea Fleet of the Fusak Empire.

Even those who don't recognize the flags flying on the ships can guess their origin from the direction the fleet came from—Sunia Island!

For both the Fusak Empire and the Kingdom of Rune, Sonia Island is a very important strategic location.

If Ruen occupies the territory, then Fusak's eastern navy will be blocked in the cold north, unable to contest the various colonial islands in the Sunia Sea, unable to reach East Bairon, and after they start the war, if they want to threaten the heartland of Ruen, they must cross the Amanda Mountains or cross the Intersea and pass through the defenses of several counties, which is extremely difficult.

If Sosonia Island is occupied by the Fusak Empire, all ports in northern and central Loen will be within range of attacks, including but not limited to Enmat Port and Pritz Port. If Fusak's commanders are bold enough to disregard losses, they could even directly target Loen's capital, Backlund, which is not far from the ports.

This is why the two countries broke out in the Twenty Years' War, in which the Fussac Empire emerged victorious and gained the crucial "southern passage".

In the subsequent "War of the Oath," Rune won the war but failed to reclaim the territory, achieving only half of its strategic objective.

What does it mean that the Sunia Sea contingent of the Fussac Empire is currently heading towards the Roside Islands?

Klein's expression changed slightly, because a word came to mind:

war!

Taking advantage of the thick fog that rolled into the Sunia Sea, the Fusak Empire prepared to launch a surprise attack on the Kingdom of Rune's naval base!

Since the Fusak Empire wants to wage war, it will definitely not be limited to the Sunia Sea. There must also be Fusak Empire troops in the northern Intersea County and Winter County attempting to launch an attack!

Upon realizing this, Klein abandoned his plan to return to the gray fog without hesitation and directly 'teleported' back to Backlund.

-

6 Pinster Street.

Inside the study, Melissa was studying hard for her upcoming entrance exams. Just as she was about to relax, a man in a trench coat and top hat appeared silently in front of her, startling her.

"Klein?"

Klein had no time for pleasantries and quickly asked:

"It's me. Where's Benson?"

Melissa stood up from her desk and asked, somewhat puzzled:

"He's at work. What happened?"

Just as Klein was about to answer, he was suddenly struck by inspiration, turned around abruptly, walked to the window, opened it, and looked up at the sky.

In the sky, where the clouds were not thin, a dense array of dark brown airships were approaching.

These airships are painted with diagonal stripes of red, white, and yellow, which is the flag of Fussack!

Klein said in a deep voice:

"Melissa, come with me to St. Samuel's Church."

"Now?"

Melissa couldn't help but feel nervous when she saw how serious he was.

"Yes, now."

"What about Benson's side..."

"I'll take you to the church first, and then I'll go find him."

Klein reached out and grabbed Melissa's shoulder, and the two of them disappeared from the study in the next moment.

They reappeared in the prayer hall of St. Samuel's Church.

Melissa watched in amazement as a large amount of darkness suddenly surged around the church, enveloping them almost instantly.

Melissa did not understand the reason for this change, but Klein understood that it was a necessary precaution taken by the Church of the Night against the intrusion of an angel.

To avoid escalating the conflict, Klein waved his hand and displayed a badge, the Badge of Night, symbolizing the favor of the goddess of night.

Of course, this is not the real Night Badge, but a replica that Klein made from a historical projection.

The real Badge of Night is in the hands of Ember. Klein has seen it several times, which is why he was able to "take" it out of the historical projection.

really.

The surrounding darkness vanished silently, and an old man with a clean-shaven face and deep-set eyes appeared before the two.

He wore a black robe with red stripes, and the five dark badges on his chest revealed his identity—Saint Anthony Stevenson, Archbishop of the Church of the Night and head of the Diocese of Backlund.

Klein got straight to the point:

"I am friends with Viscount Black."

Archbishop St. Anthony asked in a soothing tone:

"Sir, how can I help you?"

Klein breathed a sigh of relief and said without much hesitation:

"This is a friend's sister. I have some things to take care of and can't protect her personally, so I hope she and her brother can stay here and receive the goddess's protection."

To gain Melissa's trust, he returned to Backlund using the face of "Klein Moretti," but switched to the face of "German Sparrow" when he arrived at the Church of the Night. Although it was only a thin veil, and the other party could easily find out if they wanted to, Klein felt that this "veil" was still necessary.

As long as both sides keep it tacitly understood and don't expose it, it's fine.

"No problem."

Saint Anthony smiled and nodded:

"Your Excellency, you are free to do whatever you wish."

Thank you.

Klein nodded solemnly, then looked at Melissa beside him and instructed her:

"Melissa, stay here, Benson will be here soon."

"gram……"

Melissa opened her mouth but couldn't make a sound, because she was now just the sister of one of Klein's friends.

The girl pursed her lips and whispered:

"Thanks."

Klein smiled and disappeared from the spot, leaving only Melissa and Archbishop St. Anthony in the prayer hall.

But soon, Melissa suddenly realized that her surroundings had changed.

The location was still the prayer hall, but the girl could hear the noisy chatter of people around her.

She looked around and realized that the prayer hall, which she had thought was empty, was actually full of people.

They were all prominent figures, dressed in fine clothes, and held extraordinary positions; none of them were important figures who influenced the situation in Rune.

But at this moment, these important figures all had anxiety and tension written on their faces.

Outside the church, a steady stream of believers were heading in.

Clearly, these important figures had anticipated what was going to happen, just like Klein.

"Melissa!"

A voice called out to the girl. She turned around instinctively and saw a man with deep gray eyes, a slightly receding hairline, wearing a trench coat and red gloves walking towards her.

"Mr. Dunn."

Melissa recognized him as Klein's former boss and greeted him softly.

Dunn Smith visibly relaxed upon seeing Melissa, but quickly followed up with another question:

Where is Benson?

Just as Melissa was about to answer, an anxious shout came from the doorway:

"Melissa!"

The two turned around at the same time and saw Benson standing at the church entrance, anxiously searching for Melissa in the crowd.

-

Outside St. Samuel's Church, Klein frowned as he watched the airship force drawing ever closer in the sky.

It's no secret that Fussack has an airship force.

In fact, the Kingdom of Rune also has its own airship force, but most of them are deployed on the border.

And it is precisely because of this that the high-ranking officials of the Kingdom of Rune must be aware of the threat posed by the airship force. Although the concept of "air defense" has only just emerged, it is by no means weak.

The Kingdom of Rune knew that its northern neighbor was not so docile and could launch a war against the south at any time, so it was impossible for them not to take any precautions.

With the Kingdom of Rune on guard, Fusak's airship force was able to pass through the nearly 100-kilometer area from the coast to Backlund with extreme secrecy, without being detected. This must be due to some extraordinary ability!

The thick fog provided excellent cover, making it impossible for ordinary people to see the airships flying overhead, thus offering ample concealment.

In other words, this sneak attack must have been protected by a "weather wizard"!

Otherwise, even if they take a detour through sparsely populated areas, they will definitely be spotted in advance and will inevitably be intercepted by the Rune airship force.

The royal family of the Fussac Empire is the Einhorn family. They control the 'Hunter' pathway, so it's not surprising that they possess a Sequence 2 'Weather Mage', but that's an angel after all!

Since the Fifth Age, the number of times such extraordinary individuals have appeared in wars has been extremely rare.

To ensure the success of this attack, the Fussac Empire actually sent angels to intervene, which in a sense indicated that the scale of this war was destined to far exceed people's expectations!

Klein had foreseen this war, so he knew it was destined to engulf the entire world. And once the war broke out, it would inevitably involve all levels of society. Even deities such as the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, the Earth Mother, the God of Steam and Machinery, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom would have to choose their sides, and the conflicts between them that had been suppressed for one or two thousand years would be completely intensified.

The Earth Mother Goddess favors giants, and even among her chosen ones are Fusaks. The Kingdom of Feneport, having split with Lenburg, Mass, and Segal, harbors deep hatred for Rune and Intis. The will of the monarchy and the will of the gods are likely to unite, and they may very well ally with Fusak to attack Rune and Intis from south to north. Of course, Lenburg and other countries and the Church of Knowledge, standing in the middle, will certainly try to stop them.

The only variable is the Republic of Intis.

In theory, the Republic of Intis should have closer ties with the Kingdom of Rune. The Fussac Empire and the Kingdom of Feneport are their common enemies, and the Steam Church also has a large-scale missionary work in the Kingdom of Rune, and has good relations with the Church of the Night and the Church of the Storm.

On the other hand, the Eternal Sun and the Lord of Storms, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, are mortal enemies and may very well side with the God of War.

Therefore, which side the Republic of Intis ultimately sides with will largely determine the outcome of this war.

Klein snapped out of his thoughts and looked up at the airship in the sky.

But this still doesn't explain one problem.

While the Fusak Empire has "weather sorcerers" to provide cover, the Kingdom of Rune is not lacking in angels either.

In theory, the angels of the Kingdom of Rune should be able to react in time.

So, what caused the angels of the Kingdom of Rune to fail to notice all these anomalies?

Klein raised the question, then quickly came up with the answer; a word popped into his mind:

"coincide!"

The answer is that the airship force of the Fursac Empire was able to reach Backlund by coincidence!

It was also a coincidence that the angels of the Kingdom of Rune failed to discover it.

So, who is creating coincidences for the Fussac Empire?