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

Chapter 34 In this river? In this Ganges River?

Daffodil Street, West District, Tingen City.

Klein drew back the curtains and stared blankly at the sunlight streaming through the window.

His feelings were actually somewhat complicated.

The exposure of his identity as a "favorite" put him at a somewhat passive position, but since his identity as a "fool" had not yet been revealed, he was not entirely passive.

Although the exposure of the "Favored One" allowed him to use this identity to justifiably trade with Ember.

However, there are still two difficulties—

Firstly, he had considered creating a smaller version of himself on the gray fog, but each attempt ended in failure.

Secondly, he was also unable to pay a sufficient price.

Ember's goal is clear: the Black Emperor.

However, his understanding of the Black Emperor was limited to what he read in books.

Perhaps there are more detailed contents in the diary of Emperor Roselle, but that can only be collected by Miss Justice and Mr. Hanged Man.

Whether or not he could actually find the specific page of the diary containing information about the Black Emperor was not entirely up to him.

more importantly.

Ember and Miss Justice clearly already know each other in real life.

I wonder if his clever trick at the last gathering will work.

If Miss Justice hands the diary to Ember in the real world first, not only will he be unable to exchange information with it, but it might also lead to further exposure of his identity.

"Why do I feel like I'm becoming more and more passive?"

Klein gave a wry smile; the current situation was completely unexpected.

If his identity were to be completely exposed, he would either have to kick Ember and Miss Justice out of the Tarot Club, or he would have to take the initiative to confront Ember.

Neither of these options is what Klein wants.

With his back to the sunlight and a sorrowful expression, Klein walked to the bedside and slumped down, remaining motionless.

Anyway, he doesn't want to work hard today; he wants to take a good rest.

Open for business!

……

Outskirts of Tingen.

A house with a lush green lawn.

It has a lush, verdant garden filled with the fragrance of flowers, and dark red chimneys.

Behind the bedroom window of this house is a desk with an ordinary notebook spread out on it.

A slightly pale hand turned the notebook to the first page, and then quickly flipped through it again.

Amidst the rustling of paper, lines of text faintly appeared:

"The Night Watchers, the Punishers, and the Mechanical Heart joined forces to hunt down the instigator Triss in Iron Cross Street. Poor things, they didn't know that Triss had been promoted to a witch and was now 'Triss'."

"The woman, Triss, successfully escaped from the encirclement of the night watchmen without arousing anyone's suspicion."

"That makes perfect sense; who would doubt a frail woman?"

"..."

"Night Watcher Klein Moretti returned to Narcissus Street in a public carriage, and Triss, who had become a witch, coincidentally boarded the carriage at that moment, and they saw each other."

Triss recognized Klein Moretti as a night watchman, and she felt guilty, her body trembling unnaturally.

"Klein Moretti noticed Triss's unusual behavior and, concerned, wanted to use his psychic vision to check on the young lady's condition."

"Through his spiritual vision, he could easily detect the abnormality in this 'Miss Triss'!"

The notes suddenly changed.

If what was originally as fair and meticulous as computer printing became extremely sloppy afterward.

"Klein Moretti alighted, Triss boarded, and the public carriage quickly drove away."

"Klein Moretti, who had just awakened his spiritual vision, was unable to see the gentle and sweet young lady as he had hoped; he only saw the carriage slowly driving away."

"Klein noticed something was amiss, but the auras of the more than twenty passengers in the carriage overlapped and concealed each other. For Klein, who was just a novice, it was really difficult to distinguish, which prevented him from noticing Triss's unusual behavior."

Klein shook his head and didn't take it to heart.

"He's just a stranger, after all, not worth his too much attention."

"That makes sense."

"..."

"The Seal 2049 arrived in Tingen. Using this Antigonus family puppet, Dunn Smith led the Night Watchers to find Riel Bieber and interrupt his digestion process."

"Ryle Bieber, enraged by the interruption of his digestion, turned into a monster, and the situation spiraled out of control."

"The Night Watchers were completely unprepared for Riel Bieber's transformation; its roar caused them to lose control of their spirits and fall into a coma!"

"Oh my god! Everyone has lost the ability to resist. The Tingen Night Watchers will be completely wiped out. The Sanctuary will send even more powerful Night Watchers to Tingen. Ince Zangwill will have nowhere to hide!" (crossed out)

The top line was quickly scribbled over, making the original content difficult to read.

And soon after, a new story begins.

However, the two stories were clearly written by different people.

The handwriting on the top part was so neat it looked like it had been printed by a computer, while the handwriting on the bottom part suddenly became messy.

"Ash Black wasn't an extraordinary being; his spirituality remained unaffected. By chance, he awakened Dunn, giving the Night Watchers the opportunity to drink the potion and recover from their injuries, ultimately leading to the successful killing of Riel Bieber. This is quite fitting..." (crossed out)

"Al Black killed Riel Bieber in an incomprehensible way. Is that reasonable? In the Ganges."

"Regardless, Riel Bieber's murder did not affect the course of the story."

"..."

"It's unbelievable that Klein Moretti sensed Ince Zangwell's hidden influence, suddenly realized that Triss was Triss, and informed Dunn Smith of this."

"Incredible! Klein has once again sensed Ince Zangwill's hidden influence and spotted that dark red chimney! This means he'll be able to pinpoint Ince Zangwill's location very soon!"

The neat handwriting became messy again.

"This was because of a reminder from Azik, a history professor at Hoy University, that he was hiding many secrets."

"Even so, it's still quite surprising and inexplicable that Klein was able to find specific clues. This isn't the first time."

"Klein can pinpoint Ince Zangwell based on the dark red chimney, but Tingen is just too large an area. He can't pinpoint the exact time and house. It's reasonable that it will take a long time to filter through the data."

"Whatever secrets Klein is hiding, Ince Zangwell has not stopped his actions, and the story continues."

"..."

"What a coincidence! Klein Moretti suddenly thought of buying some materials for setting up ritual magic at the underground trading market, and Triss just happened to come here too. They just happened to meet!"

Triss suddenly sensed something was wrong, so she turned and left, avoiding Klein's gaze.

"They met, but not completely."

"When Klein Moretti reached the exit, he couldn't find Triss..." (crossed out)

"Triss wasn't fast enough to leave before Klein Moretti noticed."

"But Klein only saw Triss's back. Although she looked somewhat familiar, it did not arouse his suspicion."

"It's reasonable that he didn't recognize Triss because he couldn't see her face clearly!"

"Klein ran into Sirius in the library and killed him without hesitation, thus cutting off half of the clues in the Lanius case. The discovery of the problem was delayed and postponed."

"It's reasonable that Klein overlooked some details in his pursuit of the Joker potion, causing him to forget to use psychic abilities to ask Sirius for more information."

"..."

"Klein was about to head to the fortune-telling club when he ran into Grassis and Christina, who had suffered losses because of Lanluus. They were trying to have Klein tell them if they could recover the stolen money. Christina also brought Megos to the fortune-telling club, and Klein subconsciously prepared to use his clairvoyance to observe Megos."

The handwriting became messy again.

"The events of the past week have left Klein feeling exhausted and powerless. Instead of heading straight to the fortune teller's club, he chose to stay home and rest, sleeping soundly until evening."

"Grasis and Christina waited until evening, but Megas left early due to illness, so Klein didn't get to meet Megas..." (crossed out)

Grassis and Christina waited until evening, while Megos waited until night. Klein went to the fortune teller's club in the evening and met the group. Unfortunately, Megos was also there.

"Klein encountered Megalos, but his spirituality prevented him from seeing her, and he didn't notice the subtle anomaly afterwards, which makes perfect sense. Our story isn't made up."

"That makes sense."

"Snapped!"

Ince Zangwell put away the quill pen with his pale hand, his face grim.

Klein Moretti.

In the stories he wrote, everything unfolded according to his script.

But this Klein Moretti almost ruined his plans on several occasions.

Although he knew it was due to the influence of '0-08', Klein himself must have some secrets.

Otherwise, '0-08' wouldn't have tried to use him to ruin his own plans.

This is not the first time.

If things continue like this, perhaps the next '0-08' will be successful.

He had to do something.

With that thought in mind, Ince Zangwell picked up his quill pen again and began writing in his notebook.

PS1: The author's note is limited to 500 words, so I couldn't write it all and had to put it at the end.

PS2: The content written in '0-08' cannot be erased or rewritten by smearing or other means.

The content written in the book but altered, and the "plot" written in it, could not be realized at all.

For example, writing "Ince Zangwell became a god directly".

This is obviously impossible, so the sentence that cannot be achieved will be directly crossed out.

For example, most of the alterations in the original work were due to the variable of Kerston, who provided key clues several times, leading to huge loopholes in the subsequent plot that made them impossible to realize and thus were erased. This caused Ince Zangwell's plans to be interrupted repeatedly, forcing him to rewrite new plots.

PS3: Ince Zangwell's goal is clear: to obtain the ashes of Saint Selena in Tingen.

Saint Selena's ashes, located behind the Gate of Charnis, exist as the core of the Gate's seal.

Therefore, it is never used under normal circumstances, and Ince Zangwill would obviously not be stupid enough to break into Charnis's Gate and steal things.

After all, those who force their way through Charnes Gate never end up well, like Klein Moretti, who wishes to remain anonymous.

Since one cannot enter the Gate of Charnis, there is only one way to obtain Saint Selena's ashes—

Let Saint Selena's ashes leave Charnis Gate on their own.

But Saint Selena's ashes didn't grow legs and couldn't move on their own.

Therefore, he needed to create a crisis large enough that the Night Watchers of Tingen would have to use Saint Selena's ashes.

And this crisis is the offspring of the evil god.

There is only one candidate for the Night Watchman who retrieves the ashes, and that is Captain Dunn.

Therefore, he needed to use "0-08" to create a coincidence that corrupted Dunn, causing him to make the decision to use the ashes without thinking at a crucial moment instead of choosing to bring Megalos into Charness Gate.

At the same time, he must do everything possible to prevent anyone from learning of the existence of the evil god's offspring.

Because whether it's the Aurora Society or the official Extraordinary Ones who discover the offspring of the evil god in advance, they will take immediate action.

For example, if the Aurora Society learns that a child of an evil god has been born, they will be excited and want to take Mego Ooal to a "safe" place.

The reverse is also true.

If the official extraordinary individuals obtain intelligence, then at least some high-ranking extraordinary individuals at the demigod or even angel level will come to Tingen to carry out a great purge.

In either case, the situation will undoubtedly gradually slip out of Ince Zangwell's control.

虽然他还有『0—08』可以『修正』剧情，但他毕竟只是个序列5，远远无法做到随心所欲的使用『0—08』，还要防备被『0—08』干掉。

Therefore, he chose to eliminate all possible interference and ensure that everything was executed strictly according to his script.

If he wants to eliminate interference, he must ensure that Tingen is "normal".

Only if everything is normal will it not attract attention.

Therefore, before he completes his final plan, Tingen's extraordinary individuals must not die too many at once; even if they must die, they must die one by one due to various accidents.

In this way, the deaths of these extraordinary individuals would be considered normal attrition and would not attract much attention.

Of course, he also had to ensure that the number of extraordinary individuals remained at a "healthy" level.

Otherwise, even if it is considered a normal loss, if Tingen's official Extraordinary users are lost too many times, it will force Backlund to urgently transfer other Extraordinary users to reinforce them.

Among these extraordinary individuals urgently transferred, there might even be strong individuals at the mid-to-high ranks.

If these people are drawn over, they might also notice something amiss.

In short...

It is essential to ensure that the script remains under control at all times.

This way, even if there are minor deviations in the plot details, Ince Zangwill can correct them in time.

The purpose of '0-08' is much simpler: to eliminate its holder by any means possible.

Specifically, it will do everything in its power to thwart Ince Zangwell's plans and cause them to fail.

So the more Ince Zangwell doesn't want things to happen, the more it wants them to happen.

For example, if Kesong "witnesses" the evil god exploding and dying, the existence of the evil god's offspring will inevitably be exposed in advance, and even if the official extraordinary individuals cannot guess the cause and effect, they will definitely realize that something is wrong.

Another example is the complete annihilation of the Extraordinary beings who came to support Tingen, including Backlund.

This would mean that Backlund would have to send at least two more Extraordinary squads and one Red Glove to investigate.

Even though these people, under the influence of '0-08', ultimately attributed the total annihilation to an accident and failed to find any trace of Ince Zangwill.

However, the annihilation of Dunn, Kersong, and others inevitably led to the failure of Ince Zangwill's initial plans.

Even if the evil god's offspring are not exposed, Tingen will inevitably face a period of martial law, which will only increase the uncertainty.

So the current situation is:

Ince Zangwell intends to use '0-08' to achieve his goal.

'0-08' must prevent Ince Zangwell from achieving his goal.

Ince Zangwell wants to use '0-08' to prevent '0-08' from preventing himself.

'0-08' must stop Ince Zangwell from using himself to stop himself from achieving his goal.

In conclusion, that's it.

How about that? Simple and easy to understand, right?

PS: The content written in '0-08' cannot be erased or rewritten by erasing or other means.

The content written in the book but altered, and the "plot" written in it, could not be realized at all.

For example, writing "Ince Zangwell became a god directly".

This is obviously impossible, so the sentence that cannot be achieved will be directly crossed out.

For example, most of the alterations in the original work were due to the variable of Kerston, who provided key clues several times, leading to huge loopholes in the subsequent plot that made them impossible to realize and thus were erased. This caused Ince Zangwell's plans to be interrupted repeatedly, forcing him to rewrite new plots.

(End of this chapter)