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

Chapter 342 The Crescent Moon Shines Over the Nine Provinces

Inside the Hall family's luxurious villa in Queens.

Upon hearing the explosion, Audrey immediately concealed dragon scales on her skin and rushed to the window.

As she watched the airship formation bearing the Fussack flag appear in mid-air, and witnessed bombs being deflected by the hurricane, tossed far away, either exploding upon impact or simply disappearing, it felt as if she had entered a spirit world. A word that had been mentioned to her many times before flashed through Audrey's mind:

war.

War really broke out, and it happened right next to her!

The bombing didn't last long. The Fussack airship force, which was originally located in the northern sky, began to turn around, and the direction the airships were heading was towards Queens!

"Is Furst going to bomb Queens?"

"No, not Queens, it's the West Side!"

"Although the Queen District is home to a large number of nobles, bombing these nobles will not bring any benefit to the Fusak people. On the contrary, it will cause the Kingdom of Rune to retaliate in kind, and those Fusak nobles will not be safe either."

"So their target is the West End, where the Parliament, City Hall, and all the important government departments are located!"

"Destroying these important facilities, even if the people inside evacuate in advance, would be enough to throw the government of the Kingdom of Rune into chaos. This would be extremely helpful for the Fusak people's attacks from other directions."

Audrey, with her keen insight, immediately guessed the strategic intentions of the Fusaks.

But she still dared not be careless, because even if the Fursacks' target was the West End, they would inevitably pass through Queens. No one could guarantee that the Fursacks wouldn't 'casually' drop a couple of bombs as they passed through Queens.

Just then, the girl's door was pushed open.

Lady Caitlin strode into the room and said quickly:

"Audrey, hurry! Let's go to the nearby church; there's an underground area there where we can take shelter from the air raids!"

The Countess was clearly extremely nervous, but her expression remained relatively calm.

"No, Mom."

Audrey shook her head and said softly:

"The basement of the villa will do; we don't have time to go to church anymore."

The Countess's decision was not wrong; the airships of the Fussac Empire had begun to turn and would soon arrive in the Queen's District.

Trusting the Church of the Night, the Countess naturally chose to seek refuge there immediately, a decision based on the premise that the church would be safer than establishing her own.

For Mrs. Caitlin, the church would always be safer than home.

But for Audrey, staying at home was actually safer than going to church.

Firstly, the airships of the Fussac Empire are right overhead, so going out now would only increase the risk of bombing.

If she were staying in the basement of her home, Audrey could protect her family entirely on her own.

She was at least a demigod, while the Church of the Night only had one demigod, Archbishop St. Anthony. At this moment, Archbishop St. Anthony would certainly be overseeing things at St. Samuel's Church, not appearing in a small chapel in Queens.

There will be at most one bishop there, with a maximum sequence number of 5.

Therefore, compared to churches, villas are actually the safest.

Lady Caitlin hesitated for a long time upon hearing this, but ultimately chose to trust her daughter's decision and turned to instruct:

"Annie, organize the other servants to hide in the basement. Don't worry about protecting important property; prioritize your own safety."

"Yes, madam."

Audrey's personal maid, Anne, nodded hastily and then ran downstairs to relay Lady Caitlin's orders to the others.

Seeing that Audrey was still standing by the window and showed no intention of leaving, Caitlin anxiously reminded her:

"Audrey, we should go."

"OK……"

Audrey responded and was about to hide in the basement with her mother when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a fireball out of the corner of her eye.

boom!

Amidst a deafening explosion that echoed throughout the city, an airship overhead instantly transformed into a fireball and plummeted from the sky.

Then came the second one, which collided with the third, and both airships crashed simultaneously.

"What's going on?"

Audrey was somewhat surprised. Was it a counterattack from the church and the military?

But she clearly didn't see any illegal abilities or the trajectory of the shells; the airships seemed to have suddenly self-destructed.

Before the girl could react, the airships suddenly stopped simultaneously and aimed their cannons at a certain spot—

That direction leads to the northern suburbs.

Bang bang bang bang!

Not content with just shelling, Fussack's airship force actually began to turn around after a round of shelling.

For some reason, they abandoned their journey towards Queens and instead flew towards the northern suburbs.

"It turned around? Why?"

"What exactly is going on? Who are they attacking?"

Audrey quickly sorted out her thoughts. Someone had drawn the firepower of the Fusaks, making them believe that even if they had to abandon their original objective, they should kill that person first. What kind of being could have such an ability?

Demigod? No, demigod is far from enough!

The number of demigods in the Fusak Empire is no less than that in the Kingdom of Rune.

Since they dared to attack Backlund, they must have been prepared for the demigods of the Kingdom of Rune to stop them. In other words, the airship must have carried multiple demigods, ready to deal with any obstruction from the Kingdom of Rune's demigods.

Since demigods are not enough, there is only one answer—

Angel!

"An angel lured away the entire airship force of Fursac, and those airships that 'self-destructed' were also the work of that angel!"

So, which angel could it be?

A corresponding name immediately came to Audrey's mind:

Karula.

She didn't know many angels, and for most of them, she only knew their names.

There's only one I'm truly familiar with, and that's Karura.

As for the embers.

In Audrey's mind, the embers were always on the same level as the gods.

If it were him who made the move, it wouldn't just be one or two airships exploding, but the entire airship fleet would be annihilated in an instant!

"Audrey, what's going on?"

The countess looked up at the sky and asked hesitantly.

She also noticed the unusual changes in the sky, which is why she didn't bother Audrey for so long. Although her judgment of the situation wasn't as accurate as Audrey's, she could still tell that Furstack's airship force was far away from Queens.

"I don't know, Mom."

Audrey shook her head, but then whispered:

"However, I think we don't need to hide in the basement for the time being."

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"Truly worthy of being called the angel most skilled in war!"

Klein, who had been 'teleported' to the airship, couldn't help but sigh.

The Red Priestess path, while perhaps not the strongest in terms of direct combat power, is still among the top.

However, when it comes to the amplification and application of warfare, no one can truly surpass it.

A high-sequence extraordinary individual through the Red Priest pathway might not pose much of a threat on their own. However, if such an extraordinary individual were to join an army, their shared understanding with the troops could significantly boost the combat effectiveness of both sides.

Even if a high-sequence extraordinary individual of the same level as the 'Giants' pathway came, they might die on the spot if they were not careful.

So even though Mr. Azik and Miss Messenger joined forces, they still couldn't do anything about that "weather wizard," and Mr. Azik's historical projection was almost shattered at one point.

Regardless, the objective of restraining the other side has been achieved.

Klein, who had already confirmed through divination that Ince Zangwell was on the airship, also secretly teleported up during the chaos of the battle.

As if by fate, he had just 'teleported' when he bumped into a man who was preparing to escape and whose face was unusually pale.

The man wore a double-breasted, pure black clerical robe and a soft cap. His hair was dark gold, and his pupils were a deep, almost black blue. He had a high-bridged nose, tightly pressed lips, and features that resembled a classical sculpture, without a single wrinkle. His most striking feature was his blindness in one eye. He was none other than Ince Zangwell!

Even though he had long since betrayed the Church of the Night, he still wore the clergy robes of the Church of the Night, which was undeniably ironic.

Although the other party possessed the ability to rewrite reality thanks to '0-08', they also had to constantly bear the backlash brought by '0-08', and their unusually pale face was the best proof of that.

It is precisely because of the internal conflict with '0-08' that Ince Zangwell is still stuck at Sequence 4.

It was partly because internal friction caused the potion to digest extremely slowly, and partly because he feared that the backlash from '0-08' during the advancement process might cause some 'coincidence' that would lead to failure in the advancement and subsequent loss of control.

At the moment he discovered Klein, Ince Zangwell still wanted to resist.

Even if he possesses '0-08', how could he possibly be a match for a true angel?

With almost no effort, Klein easily turned him into his secret puppet.

The quill pen numbered '0-08' fell to the ground and was picked up by Klein.

Then, Klein turned and left the scene.

All that remained was the exploding airship and the weatherman, who, having finally escaped Mr. Azik and Miss Messenger's clutches, was enraged by what he saw.

Everything went so smoothly, like a beautiful dream.

Yes, a sweet dream.

Klein, who always manages to stay awake in his dreams, found himself in a real dream woven by someone else as soon as he was "teleported" to the airship!

Klein pretended not to notice that he was in a real dream, and followed the "guidance" of the dream to find Ince Zangwell from his memories, and transformed him into his own puppet.

In reality, Klein's true form is to search for the target's "spiritual threads" and thus take control of the target!

"Found it!"

Klein's expression shifted, and he immediately began to silently control the 'spiritual thread'.

But just as Klein was about to take control of the 'spiritual thread,' the real dream he was in vanished without a trace, and everything around him returned to normal.

He was in a lush forest, with an airship flying in the distance overhead.

An unremarkable-looking old man floated in mid-air, calmly looking at Klein, and sighed as he spoke in Old Fussack:

"You're not fooled by the dream I've woven."

The old man's hair was completely white, but thick enough. He didn't have many wrinkles on his face, and his appearance was not particularly distinctive.

The Dreamer's Path Angel... Klein stared intently at him, offering no response.

He was still trying to invade the other party's spiritual line, but the other party was clearly on guard, and what appeared in front of him was not the real body.

Floating in mid-air, the old man in a gray-white robe spoke gently:

"I don't actually want to be your enemy. Let them handle their affairs. How about we talk?"

"Them? Which 'Them'?"

Klein's expression shifted slightly. Since the other party was an angel of the "Dreamer" pathway, he must have an inextricable relationship with the Twilight Hermit.

Therefore, it is easy to deduce that Adam is included among "them".

This is not surprising.

Although the war was premeditated by the Fussac Empire, Adam was the real mastermind behind it all.

Although Adam would not favor either side and allow the war to become one-sided, the other side would definitely intervene.

Because if He wants to become a god, He must first capture Ince Zangwell and obtain the '0-08' from his hands!

The reason this old man was stopping him was to clear obstacles for Adam!

Klein suddenly asked:

"Don't you want to become a god?"

The other party is an angel, but at most a Sequence 2 angel.

亚当拿到『0—08』可以成神，而老者拿到『0—08』也可以更进一步，成为序列1的天使！

At that time, He might have a chance to compete with Adam for the throne of Sequence 0!

Klein didn't believe the other party had absolutely no such thoughts—

If you don't believe me, ask the ancient sun god, and ask the king of angels under His command if he had this idea.

If not, then where did the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom come from?

Upon hearing this, the old man couldn't help but chuckle.

"Don't try to provoke me, it won't work."

"Even if I could become Sequence 1, I wouldn't have the chance to compete with Him for the position of Sequence 0. Besides, I'm not Him, so I can't set up such a ceremony again, and I don't have the time to do so."

"not to mention."

The old man chuckled softly:

"Becoming a true god is not necessarily a good thing."

"I'm fine as I am now, rather than carrying responsibilities that I'm destined to be unable to bear."

Klein remained expressionless. He could tell that the other party's desire to stop him wasn't particularly strong; otherwise, they wouldn't have suggested talking to him.

Of course, it's also possible that He deliberately acted this way to lull Him into a false sense of security.

and so--

From behind the old man in white robes, Renée Tinicol, dressed in a somber and elaborate long dress, emerged.

That wasn't a historical projection, but a real angel!

One of the golden-haired, red-eyed heads He was carrying immediately spat out a rectangular, diamond-like talisman, while the other head chanted in ancient Hermes:

"Yesterday!"

Yesterday is repeating itself!

That was a talisman that Klein created when he advanced to Sequence 3 'Ancient Scholar', inspired by one of his extraordinary abilities. It allows a person to temporarily borrow power from their past self!

This charm is incredibly effective for the messenger who is not in her full form!

However, the talisman remained unchanged.

Floating in mid-air, the old man in a greyish-white robe chuckled softly and kindly reminded him:

"Do not use ancient Hermes in front of me."

(End of this chapter)