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

Amon raised his hands high, a faint smile on his face, and stood there watching from afar, showing no intention of getting closer.

Even those who are unaware of Amun's nature would not believe that He came here simply to watch the show.

Whoosh!

Just then, another figure appeared out of thin air.

He wore a black double-breasted coat and a half-high silk hat; his face had distinct features, revealing a sharp and cold demeanor.

It's Klein in disguise as Gehrman Sparrow!

"It's getting more and more lively."

Amon chuckled softly, his eyes revealing a hint of interest.

"Amon!"

Klein also spotted Amon and immediately felt a chill run down his spine.

With Yu Jin around, he wasn't afraid of Amon.

Even if he were to fight Amon one-on-one, he was confident that with the extraordinary abilities of an ancient scholar and a miracle worker, he could at least escape, even if he couldn't defeat Amon.

Moreover, what appears here is certainly not Amon's true form, but at most a Sequence 2 clone. If Klein were to harden his heart and confront Amon head-on, he might have a chance to capture this clone of Amon.

But no matter what, Amon's presence here is a huge threat!

"You don't need to pay attention to me, I'm just here to watch the show."

Amon smiled and waved to Klein, while taking a step back to indicate that he was just observing and had no intention of interfering.

Klein watched Amon warily, not believing a single word Amon said!

Amon is the "God of Mischief" and also the "God of Deception".

Since He appeared here, He was definitely not just there for pleasure. Even if He was just observing, His words would have unseen traps. Even if others could not see any flaws, Amon would definitely have buried traps in places that were difficult for ordinary people to find.

Since advancing to Sequence 2, Klein has gained a deeper understanding of 'angels' and 'divinity'.

Even for extraordinary individuals who have progressed step by step from Sequence 9 to Sequence 2, divinity remains a deadly threat. They must rely on the power of faith to fight against it, thereby finding a balance in this struggle and maintaining their humanity.

But for those born mythical beings, their 'divinity' is inherently far superior to that of ordinary extraordinary beings!

To put it absolutely, Adam and Amon, these two mythical beings, simply did not possess any concept of 'humanity'!

They are purely divine creations, and this has never changed from beginning to end.

Even though Adam had been possessed by his father, the ancient sun god, all that remained of the ancient sun god was 'divinity'. This was perhaps because only 'divinity' could adapt to Adam's body, while 'humanity' would lead to loss of control.

Therefore, when the ancient sun god first "seized" the body, he had to abandon his "humanity" and occupy the body with only his pure "divinity".

In contrast, Amon's situation is definitely not much better than Adam's!

Well, that might not be entirely accurate.

After all, for a purely mythical creature like Amon, having only "divinity" might not be a bad thing.

For ordinary angels and even gods, they need to maintain a balance between the conflict between 'faith' and 'divinity'. The benefits are obvious: it allows them to rediscover and maintain their 'humanity' and prevents them from being completely transformed into strangers by 'divinity'.

However, there are also downsides. While this confrontation solidifies humanity, it inevitably weakens 'divinity.' And 'divinity' originates from extraordinary characteristics, so weakening 'divinity' also means weakening one's own power in a roundabout way!

In other words, as purely mythical beings, Adam and Amun, without deliberately suppressing their divinity, are stronger than other angel kings of the same level!

Of course, every advantage has its disadvantages.

While Adam and Amun possess far greater power than other angel kings, they also bear greater risks, including the risk of the original resurrection within them.

As mythical beings born with only 'divinity' and no 'humanity', they are undoubtedly more suitable vessels than other beings, because they are born with the fusion of primordial will—the ancient sun god separated these two offspring in the hope of stripping away enough primordial will to buy himself enough time.

This also means that Adam and Amon also need to suppress the primordial within themselves, which will undoubtedly weaken their power.

However, the problem is that the path Adam and Amon took was far too unusual.

Both have their own unique and effective special methods for dealing with the initial antigen.

Adam had his fantasies, while Amon had his doppelgangers.

The idea of ​​"daydreaming" is easy to understand. Even if Adam had no believers, he could still "daydream" enough "anchors" to suppress the original resurgence.

As for Amun, His avatars are similar to "mystical partners" in some ways.

As far as Klein was concerned, he could have easily formed a puppet group, making each puppet a follower of the "Fool" and using his most authentic appearance as the image of the god. This would have provided the best anchor! There would be no pollution from faith, and he could maintain his own willfulness and suppress the original resurrected anchor!

This has already been done by Zarathustra and half of the Fool.

The latter has been detached from reality for thousands of years, while the former has been detached from reality for at least hundreds of years.

During this time, even if they originally had faith, it no longer exists. The key to their ability to maintain their "humanity" is that both sides have a large number of puppets—densely packed puppets hanging from the ceiling like dried human flesh.

Klein didn't do that because he had just been promoted to Sequence 2 and hadn't had time yet.

Similarly, the same applies to Amun. Each of Amun's incarnations is an anchor to Him, and they collectively vote to determine their own image. This has nothing to do with humanity or divinity; it is simply because they wish to be this image, and thus maintain their current image—in other words, Amun's followers are Himself.

This also means that Amon has always been playing the role of "Amon," the "God of Mischief," the "God of Deception," etc. There is nothing wrong with this role-playing itself. Amon decides his own image and plays himself, which is effective and has no obvious drawbacks.

That is why Amon has been doing this for thousands of years.

However, this also creates a weakness that is not exactly a weakness – that is, Amon must always play the role of the "god of mischief" and the "god of deception". In other words, every word Amon says is a deception, and every action he takes is for the purpose of a "prank".

Therefore, Klein understood one principle well: never trust Amon! Neither his actions nor his words were worthy of belief!

Even if we assume that Amon truly only intended to observe from the sidelines, then there was absolutely no need for Him to reveal Himself; observing from the shadows would have been the best option.

Klein's eyes flickered slightly, then suddenly the corners of his mouth turned up, and he reached into the air and grabbed something.

Azik Eggers, with bronze skin, medium build, black hair, brown eyes, and soft features, appeared before the group.

But Klein didn't stop; instead, he reached into the void once more.

His arm suddenly became heavy, then he pulled back sharply, dragging out a silvery-white tail without scales.

As Klein released his right hand, a giant snake suddenly appeared in mid-air!

His eyes were bright red and cold, and his body was covered with countless rotating discs composed of patterns and symbols, each with different details.

"The Mercury Serpent"

Amon's interest grew even stronger, and he clicked his tongue in amazement, saying:

"You know quite a few angels."

"If it were Zarathustra, He would probably only have those three things too."

Azik's figure rapidly expanded into a colossal serpent that blotted out the sky. It was both illusory and real, composed of things incomprehensible to humans. Its entire body was covered with enormous, dark green scales, from which pure white feathers grew. Each feather and each scale had strange symbols of different shapes.

The feathered serpent and the serpent of fate emerged together, the two giant serpents swimming in the sky, casting shadows that could completely cover the entire forest!

Amon raised an eyebrow, his figure vanished abruptly, and reappeared in the distance—he had directly left the area covered by shadow.

Amon adjusted his monocle and sighed helplessly:

"You don't need to be so wary of me, do you? We don't think we have any conflicts, right?"

Klein remained silent with a straight face. Was there no conflict?

Aside from those true gods he actively provoked, Amon was the only one who actively invaded the Source Castle and almost succeeded.

If this isn't considered a contradiction, then there are no contradictions in this world!

If Klein hated Ince Zangwill most, he was the one who killed him and was the target of his revenge.

That Amon is the biggest threat to Klein, and is his primary target of vigilance, without exception!

Klein's precautions seemed somewhat unnecessary, but in fact they were not at all.

The "Imitation Tear" could completely stop Amon, but no one could guarantee that someone else wouldn't interfere later, which is why he summoned Mr. Azik and "Serpent of Fate" Will Unsettin.

The only thing that surprised Klein was that Amon didn't try to steal it while he was summoning.

But it doesn't matter anymore.

Klein turned his gaze to Ince Zangwell, his expression utterly indifferent.

Although he had made many preparations, only a few seconds had passed since he appeared. During that time, Ince Zangwill remained trapped in fear.

Even in the foreseeable future, he is destined to be unable to extricate himself.

Klein, however, had no intention of letting the tiger return to the mountain. In order to prevent any unexpected changes, he had made full preparations and played all his trump cards!

He refused to believe he couldn't kill Ince Zangwell today!

Finally, Klein flashed behind Inzangwill—

puff!

A gloved hand pierced his chest and crushed his heart.

Splash!

Blood cascaded down his fingertips like a waterfall, pooling on the ground to form a small lake.

"This is what someone gave you back."

A cold voice sounded from behind him, causing Ince Zangwell to turn around with difficulty and look at the man who had crushed his heart with his palm. The physical pain brought a sliver of clarity back to him from his deep fear.

But beyond Qingming Festival lies even greater fear—fear of reality, fear of death!

Compared to the vague yet awe-inspiring fear of the past, the fear now is even harder for Ince Zangwell to accept, because this time it is happening in reality, happening to him.

He struggled to raise his hand, as if trying to resist.

But before that, a strange 'pistol' was pressed against his face.

It is gray in color and several sizes larger than a regular revolver, resembling a giant hammer from a classical war.

What makes this pistol unusual is that it has six barrels, each quite thick with a deep caliber, and its cylinder is inlaid with a dozen or so ugly rivets, giving it a rugged aesthetic.

With a series of bangs, Klein pulled the trigger repeatedly, firing silver demon-hunting bullets that severed Ince Zangwell's fourteen limbs, broke his six arms and splayed legs, snapped his wings, and cracked open his forehead, causing his screams to grow weaker and weaker until he gradually collapsed to the ground.

This wasn't Klein intentionally tormenting him; it was mainly Ince Zangwell's own doing.

If he were in human form, he should have died long ago.

However, it is a mythical creature in form, and an almost perfectly preserved mythical creature, possessing immense vitality.

This means that, with Klein on guard against Amon and potential threats, killing Ince Zangwill would not be an easy task without him using his extraordinary abilities.

Even so, Ince Zangwell was already on his deathbed at this point.

boom!

Inszangwell's head exploded completely, like a smashed watermelon, with fragments and juice splattered everywhere.

Klein didn't give him a chance to say his last words; he didn't want to know what painful stories Ince Zangwell had to tell.

clap clap clap!

Sparse applause came from afar; it was Amon.

He remained outside the shadows, generously applauding, seemingly in admiration of a brilliant performance.

Just then, a figure suddenly appeared beside Klein, bending down to pick up the now-dimmed quill pen.

The figure, dressed in a simple white robe, with a pale gold beard covering the lower half of his face and a silver cross pendant hanging on his chest, looked like the most ordinary priest. Yet, he was none other than the King of Angels, Adam!

He had left the church of bones at some point, shaken off the two angels' obstruction, and arrived at the scene!

Judging from the timing of His appearance, He was probably already waiting in secret.

He let go of the opportunity to directly seize '0-08', instead allowing Klein to take revenge himself.

In a sense, Klein should thank Him.

and so--

boom!

Klein raised his hand and fired a shot without hesitation!

Although he knew it was pointless, he just wanted to disgust Adam!

Meanwhile, Ashmi, who had been waiting on the sidelines, suddenly launched an attack—the reason she hadn't done anything was because she was waiting for Adam!