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

Chapter 343 The Old Cow Wears a Bra

Hermes...the Hermes who created the ancient Hermesian language?

Klein found the identity of the old man who introduced himself both unexpected and reasonable.

Because he had confirmed in the diary of Emperor Roselle that Hermes was among the members of the Twilight Hermits. And a being who could live from the Second Age to the Fifth Age, spanning thousands of years, must be an angel.

Even an organization as large as the Twilight Hermits must have a very limited number of angels.

After all, the Twilight Hermits have no true god, and the only angels they can win over are those who do not have a true god through their own means and who do not have faith in any true god.

Since the Twilight Hermits are going to make a move, only sending an angel can stop Klein, who is also an angel.

Therefore, the chances of encountering Hermes would not be too small.

A multitude of thoughts raced through Klein's mind, while Renette Tinicol's other two heads chanted in Giant's Language and Elvish respectively:

"Yesterday!"

If we can't use Hermes, then we won't use it. This world isn't just about Hermes!

The rectangular, diamond-like rune was instantly ignited by transparent flames and merged into the void.

Renée Tinicul's body began to expand rapidly, and the four heads in her hands flew up at the same time, landing on her neck.

The four heads successively became illusory, overlapping into one.

In an instant, Renée Tinicol transformed into a gigantic rag doll, resembling a castle, dressed in a black Gothic gown adorned with countless mysterious symbols and entwined with eerie vines, her eyes blood-red.

His gaze swept over Hermes from ancient times, his tightly closed mouth opened, but he didn't utter a sound.

Hermes seemed not to have reacted in time. Suddenly, a flash of light appeared, and she transformed into a plump white rabbit.

Ancient evil artifact, a shapeshifting curse!

The rabbit wasn't alarmed at all. Its body began to swell, growing to the size of half a mountain peak, enough to crush Klein with a single stomp.

For angels who are part of the "audience" pathway, I believe that if I am strong enough, I will be strong enough and will not be constrained by my external image!

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"German Sparrow, this mad adventurer, became an angel at some point, or perhaps he was always an angel disguised as a Sequence 5. But in any case, he happened to discover Ince Zangwill's trail."

"This angel wouldn't mind hindering Fursack's offensive, and Ince Zangwell is the perfect excuse."

"Faced with an angel of unknown origin, Ahomatowa Einhorn does not want to be his enemy. Therefore, handing over Ince Zangwell is the best option, which will allow the Fussac Empire's bombing plans to continue."

An unpainted classic quill pen seems to be held by an invisible hand, writing rapidly in an ordinary notebook.

Suddenly, a slightly pale hand reached out and grasped the quill pen.

The owner of that hand had dark gold hair, deep features like a classical sculpture, one eye a deep blue almost black, and the other covered with fine but obvious veins.

He dipped his wrist and continued writing:

"Ahomatova Einhorn knew very well that Gehrman Sparrow's demand for Ince Zangwell was just an excuse, and that even if Ince Zangwell were handed over, the other party would not leave."

"In the plan to bomb Backlund, Ince Zangwill played a key role, and it would be disheartening to hand him over now. But if Ince Zangwill is kept, with the support of '0-08', he can provide Fussack with a great advantage in some key battles."

"Considering all this, Ahomatowa Einhorn refused Gehrman Sparrow's request."

The marks that were smeared off.

"The battle is about to break out. Ahomatowa Einhorn is entangled in the historical projection summoned by Gehrman Sparrow and is temporarily unable to break free. But Gehrman Sparrow is also drawn in by the diversionary tactic and turns to track the airship that was used as bait, which makes perfect sense."

"As a 'miracle worker,' Gehrman Sparrow certainly did some divination beforehand, but divination is not always reliable. It's reasonable that some being interfered with His divination for some reason, making Him convinced that Ince Zangwell was on that airship."

"German Sparrow possesses the extraordinary ability to teleport, which allows him to go directly to the airship, and the decoy will soon be exposed. But an angel who happens to be passing by noticed all of this. He was very interested in German Sparrow and took the initiative to interfere with German Sparrow's actions, which is quite reasonable."

"Everything is unfolding as Ince Zangwell predicted. Gehrman Sparrow is tied down by Hermes, and Akhmatova Einhorn is tied down by the historical projection summoned by Gehrman Sparrow. Neither of them can extricate themselves."

"In this chaotic situation, no one noticed Ince Zangwell's departure..."

The airship fleet headed northeast, leaving Backlund and the Kingdom of Loen to bomb the port of Pritz.

The attacks by the Fussac Empire were carried out simultaneously.

While the airship force was bombing Backlund.

The conquest fleet has begun attacking heavy industrial cities such as Constance along the Intersea coast.

The legion of two-headed giants has also marched south and invaded the Amanda Mountains of Wintershire.

The Sunia naval fleet will then take advantage of the dense fog to attack Pulitzer Harbor.

Now, the mission to bomb Backlund has ended in failure.

The airship force must withdraw from the Kingdom of Rune in a short time, otherwise it will be easily crushed by the combined forces of ground-based air defense and the Kingdom of Rune's airship force.

However, heading northwest to the Intersea or north across the Ammanda Mountains is too far and too unpredictable.

Therefore, their only option is to head east and rendezvous with the Sunya Fleet.

That way they might be able to take the opportunity to bomb Pulitzer Port, so they wouldn't leave empty-handed.

Thanks to the telepathic communication with the "War Bishop," the entire airship force of Fursak remained completely orderly throughout the entire process. Even during the retreat, Fursak's formation remained perfectly disciplined.

But it was precisely because of this unified scheduling that the Fusak people 'accidentally' overlooked the only person who was not connected to the 'network'.

He quietly left the airship and came to the ground without alerting anyone.

Ince Zangwell didn't look up at the airship in the sky, nor at the enormous rabbit in the distance; he simply kept his head down and headed away in the opposite direction.

But at that moment, Ince Zangwell stopped in his tracks, and a figure was reflected in his eyes, which were either deep blue or almost black, or filled with veins. It was a priest wearing a simple white robe and a silver cross pendant.

Ince Zangwell didn't recognize Him, but he instinctively felt a chill run down his spine and wanted to run away.

Before he could make a move, the simple priest opposite him opened his eyes, his light-colored pupils now tinged with pure gold.

Suddenly, rows of dark stone pillars rose up, supporting a magnificent and enormous church.

Inside this church, every pillar, every arch, and every dome is inlaid with bones of different races. They are densely packed, staring at Inszangville with different eye sockets, surrounding a cross that is hundreds of meters long.

Before the cross, a blurry figure stood there, seemingly watching everything with pity.

This is a church of bones, but instead of being gloomy, it is full of sanctity!

On the walls, windows, and doors of the church, transparent and distorted faces emerged, as if countless souls were sealed inside, making it impossible for extraordinary beings to sense the existence of the spirit world and the astral world!

Inszangwill's classic quill pen flew up automatically, swiftly writing on his black clerical robe:

"Although it's in the suburbs, this area is still within Backlund's territory and is under the watchful eye of the Night. Adam's unabashed use of his power quickly attracted the attention of an angel from the Church of the Night, and stopping Adam is entirely in the Church of the Night's interest!"

The moment the quill pen typed that exclamation mark, endless darkness surged in from all sides, completely surrounding the church!

A figure swiftly emerged from the shadows—Ariana, the leader of the ascetics, the abbess of the Night Monastery, and the head of the thirteen archbishops of the Night Church, dressed in a simple robe, with a bark belt around her waist and bare feet!

Ariana was already in Backlund before the airship forces of the Fursac Empire arrived.

The reason He has not shown His face is simply due to the ancient covenant between the major powers—angels do not participate in mortal wars.

Therefore, He did not stop the airship force from bombing.

Adam was an angel, and an angel who did not belong to either side of the war.

Ariana has no need to consider the ancient covenant, and she has every reason to attack Him!

As soon as Ariana appeared, a dense darkness immediately invaded the church, forming a wall of deep darkness between Ince Zangwill and Adam, completely dividing the space between them.

However, Ariana is only a Sequence 2 angel, and it is undoubtedly a stretch for her to fight against Adam, the unique angel king.

All three parties were fully aware of this.

So the quill pen continued writing on Ince Zangwell's robe with almost no pause:

"Ariana certainly knew she couldn't stop Adam from achieving his goal, that's for sure, but her objective was never to stop Adam, but to buy time!"

"As the 'Insightful One' of the Dreamer's Path Sequence 2, the witch Karula has been keeping a close eye on the whereabouts of the last Sequence 1 Extraordinary Attribute. The commotion caused by Adam and Ariana unsurprisingly drew her here."

Silently, a woman dressed in a black dress with a graceful figure appeared inside the church.

She surveyed the crowd in the church with great interest, then suddenly chuckled and joined the melee—

Although she and the night did not get along, they shared the same reasoning when it came to opposing Adam.

On the other side of the divided battlefield, Ince Zangwell's forehead was covered in a fine layer of cold sweat, and he was extremely nervous.

The reason is simple: no matter what, he is only a Sequence 4 demigod.

Any one of the angels that '0-08' has attracted could easily kill him if taken out individually!

Gehrman Sparrow wanted to kill him, Ahomatowa Einhorn wanted to obtain '0-08' and use its power to gain a greater advantage in the war, Ariana, as an angel of the Church of the Night, wished she could skin him alive as a traitor, and Adam and Karula both wanted to obtain '0-08', the last Sequence 1 Extraordinary trait!

Although they are temporarily restrained by their respective contradictions.

But if any one of them were to free up their hands, it would be fatal for Ince Zangwell!

Even though Ince Zangwell knew that '0-08' was playing with fire, he still had no intention of stopping '0-08' from performing.

Because he knew very well that he could not unleash the full power of '0-08', it was better to let it play freely.

While '0-08' was constantly trying to kill its master, it didn't want to return to its sealed state or be used as a main ingredient in a potion.

In the current situation, their interests are actually aligned!

The more angels '0-08' summon, the more chaotic the situation becomes, but they will actually be safer!

Snapped!

In the midst of the chaos, the stained glass windows of the Church of Bones shattered silently.

Outside was deep darkness, but it gave Ince Zangwell a glimmer of hope for life!

"Now!"

Without hesitation, Ince Zangwell rushed toward the shattered stained glass.

He didn't know if this was a lucky accident or if some angel had deliberately let him go, but in any case, it was his only chance!

No matter what's outside, it's better than staying in this church of bones and waiting to die!

The writing of '0-08' ceased at this point, automatically returning to Ince Zangwell's hands.

The only thing that won't stop Ince Zangwill is escaping the Church of Bones!

boom!

Ince Zangwell smashed the stained glass that was about to be restored, and slammed it hard onto the ground.

Without pausing, Ince Zangwell got up from the ground and walked straight into the deep darkness.

Although the surrounding darkness was intense, it was not impassable.

In order to keep Adam occupied, Ariana had to concentrate her efforts, which left her powerless to control the darkness surrounding the church.

Of course, although the power of this darkness has weakened, it is still preventing Ince Zangwell from entering the spirit world.

This means that he must pass through the darkness to use "coincidence" to have an unknown entity in the spirit world take him away.

For Ince Zangwell, it doesn't matter where he goes; what matters is that anywhere is safer than here!

But just as he emerged from the darkness and a lush forest appeared before him, another figure blocked his way.

Ince Zangwell's pupils contracted instantly, and his body tensed.

Because he recognized the other person; it was Ash Black, the Night Watchman of the Church of the Night!

(End of this chapter)