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

Ince Zangwell possesses the "0-08" trait, so even though Adam knew it was likely a trap, He had to willingly step into it. This is because the prerequisite for His ascension to Sequence 0 is obtaining all three extraordinary characteristics of Sequence 1 and the uniqueness of that path!

Now, '0-08' is the last gap in this step, so He cannot give up under any circumstances.

If He doesn't get '0-08', then everything He did will become a joke. The world war He started will completely lose its original meaning.

Moreover, for extraordinary individuals who follow other paths, if their path is blocked, they still have the opportunity to take other adjacent paths.

But Adam couldn't!

The other four paths adjacent to "Dreamer" are all occupied by the position of Sequence 0, leaving no room for Adam to intervene.

So he had no choice but to go down this path to the bitter end, even if it meant his demise!

Klein raised his hand and pulled the trigger without hesitation. This wouldn't stop Adam, but it could slow down his movements and buy him time.

However, to Klein's surprise, just as he raised his pistol, Amon appeared silently in front of him, his face, wearing a monocle and full of a strange smile, filling Klein's entire field of vision!

Just as Klein was about to react, he heard Amon in front of him utter a word mockingly:

"Surprise!"

Klein's pupils contracted slightly, and he was momentarily lost in thought.

When he came to his senses, he was no longer in the forest where Ince Zangwell was, but in a boundless wasteland filled with gray-yellow mist!

The ground of this wasteland is full of bottomless ravines, like a chessboard full of stars but in a chaotic way, cutting the earth in half.

The sky was dark, with only the occasional flash of lightning piercing the horizon.

This allows Klein to see everything around him clearly through the light of the lightning.

"The land forsaken by God!"

Klein's expression changed slightly. He had taken all precautions, yet he was still unknowingly transported to the Forsaken Land!

How did Amon do that?!

And what exactly was that word He just uttered?!

Klein cautiously observed his surroundings, but he couldn't even spot Amon.

Suddenly, his gaze fell upon an extremely deep ravine. Unlike other ravines, as lightning flashed by, he could vaguely see a heavy, wide, gray-white building emerging from the bottom of the ravine!

Klein glanced at it, and his eyelids twitched slightly as he recalled the scene he saw during the divination of the "Cross of No Darkness." If he remembered correctly, this was the place where the ancient sun god, the creator of the Silver City, and the father of Amon and Adam, had emerged!

A figure wearing a pointed soft hat and a monocle, dressed in a classic black robe, appeared out of nowhere next to Klein, standing side by side with him.

He adjusted his monocle and said with a smile:

"Surprised?"

There was only surprise, no joy... Klein glanced at Amon and quickly distanced himself.

He was, after all, only a Sequence 2 angel, and he still had some difficulty facing Amon, the King of Angels.

But if it's just about escaping, that's not a problem.

Although the other party used unknown means to transfer him to the land of God’s forsaken people, this precisely shows that He was not entirely confident in capturing him!

But it doesn't matter, anyway, He is just a historical projection here.

As Amon watched Klein walk away, his expression a mixture of sadness and helplessness, he said:

"There's no need to be so nervous. Am I that scary? I asked you to come here because I wanted to have a good talk with you."

"Let's talk? Not even a dog would believe that!" Klein was completely unmoved, and even felt a little amused.

Amon noticed Klein's distrust and shook his head with some regret, saying:

"Really, it's just a chat. You can tell I'm just an avatar, I'm no threat to you."

If it weren't for that, I would have run away long ago! Klein remained expressionless, not intending to say a word to him—facing the Angel King of the Deception Path, every action and every word he uttered could be exploited.

Therefore, talk less and do less.

Amon, with one hand in his pocket, smiled and said:

"You must be wondering how you managed to get here before me, right?"

"It's actually quite simple, well, for me."

"Sequence 0 of the 'Thief' pathway has a very abstract name: 'Error'."

"This was named by my father, who used a strange word of unknown origin to refer to it:"

"Bug."

"This translates to: the Trojan horse of fate, the bookworm of time, the loophole in the rules, the embodiment of all error."

Klein remained expressionless. He knew all this information—the word "BUG" was somewhat unexpected, but also reasonable.

After all, he had already confirmed that Amon's father, the ancient sun god and creator of Silver City, was also a transmigrator from Earth, just like him.

That's why Amon knew about "bug" and was able to say the two standard English words "surprise".

Seeing that Klein did not respond, Amon was not discouraged and continued to explain with a smile:

Just like the word "bug," my ability is "error"—I can exploit all the loopholes and errors that exist in this world to achieve my own goals.

"For example, I can use the bug in the 'Abyss' to go anywhere I want."

Klein remained unmoved, but a sense of unease crept into his heart.

Amon's abilities, though strange, didn't surprise him, as he already had some understanding of them. The fact that the other party could exploit a bug in the Abyss was more shocking to him than the word "bug" itself!

However, this does not mean that the other party can simply transfer you to the Forsaken Land!

The opponent can exploit the bugs in the Abyss, but that's all they can do.

His exploitation of the Abyss bug was contingent on the Abyss being present.

But Klein didn't believe that the place he had just been in just happened to have a continuation of the power of the abyss—

If so, he will definitely notice it immediately!

Since there was no abyss at his location, how did Amon manage to exploit the bug?

With just a little analysis, the answer becomes obvious.

Either Amon is lying, or someone else is helping Amon!

An entity capable of manipulating the abyss to a certain extent is secretly helping Amon cause trouble, which means...

Amon didn't rush to speak, still smiling as he looked at Klein, seemingly giving him time to think.

This means that there is another angel king, or even a true god, secretly helping Amon! Klein's heart sank.

If that's the case, then his current situation is probably very dangerous!

No, that's not right!

If that's the case, Amon wouldn't need to explain so much to him. The two angel kings joined forces, and it was a sneak attack, no less.

They could have easily subdued him immediately, but Amon hadn't even come in his true form, only sending an avatar to "chat" with him. The other party made no attempt to hide his intention to stall for time, and Klein didn't intend to expose him—Amon definitely had a scheme, but that didn't mean he had no backup plan.

That's why he pretended to listen obediently to Amon's self-talk.

Even now, the other party has still done nothing. Why is that?

At this moment, Amon, wearing a pointed soft hat and a monocle, walked to the edge of the ravine, his back to the gray and white, sprawling buildings, and with a smile, he said:

"This is the sacred place where my father awoke, and it holds the history I want to explore."

"My father told me that there is a very ancient name for this place, called..."

In the light of the silvery lightning that streaked across the sky, Amon, dressed in a classic black robe, paused, then spread his arms wider and spoke with a touch of solemnity:

"Cherobius!"

"Cherobius!?"

Upon hearing Amon's words, Klein's first reaction was astonishment.

When he was transferred here, he had imagined many possible scenarios, but he never expected to hear such a name. It was like a water-cooled machine gun appearing in an ancient oil painting, or a novel scene appearing in a scientific research paper. It was so incongruous that it was hard to believe.

The next second, Klein recalled the farcical story of the ancient sun god creating the dark angel Sasler from his own rib, but naming his eldest son Adam. He instinctively thought that his current situation was similar—perhaps it was just the ancient sun god's wicked sense of humor.

That was his first thought, and he didn't think there was anything wrong with this guess.

Just then, another streak of silver lightning ripped across the sky, illuminating the deep ravine and allowing Klein to see once again the heavy, gray-white buildings stretching out at the bottom.

This is an architecture that is completely different from the current style, and from the style of the Quaternary, Tertiary, and even the Biological Period.

Pfft!

Klein's heart clenched and then expanded rapidly; his pupils dilated quickly, and his expression almost froze on his face.

Pfft!Pfft!

Klein heard his own heartbeat, and a series of common-sense facts about the current world suddenly flashed through his mind:

A year has twelve months and three hundred and sixty-five days, and there are leap years...

"Twenty-four hours a day, sixty minutes an hour, sixty seconds a minute..."

"Confirmed to be a planet..."

"There is only one sun and one moon in the sky..."

Pfft!Pfft!Pfft!

In just two or three seconds, it felt as if one thunderbolt after another was exploding in Klein's mind, causing his lips to tremble slightly, as if he was trying his best to suppress the formation of a certain answer.

"However, the moon in this world is crimson... and the starry sky is a bit different from Earth's... I'm not an astronomy enthusiast, so I don't remember very clearly, but the Emperor took a potion from the 'General Knowledge' pathway, so if the starry sky were exactly the same, he would have discovered it long ago..."

Opposing opinions then arose in Klein's mind, like sturdy anchors that kept ships from being blown away from the harbor during a storm.

But the next second, Klein remembered two sentences.

One of the sentences was a terrifying prophecy he had seen online in his "past life":

"When the stars are in their proper places, chaos will rise from the earth, and the great beginning will awaken."

The other sentence is:

"Watch out for the moon!"

This... that prophecy wasn't just made up? The stars have returned to their positions, so it's different from before? Klein almost ignored Amon in front of him, and even his body trembled slightly.

He mustered all his strength to let out a sigh in his heart:

Perhaps I never left my hometown, but I will never be able to go home...

The moment he came to this realization, the grayish-white mist appeared silently before his eyes.

He could feel his connection with Source Castle becoming increasingly strong.

This was originally a good thing, but Klein's expression changed and he immediately suppressed his connection with the Source Castle!

He was almost certain that everything Amon had done before was for this purpose—to take advantage of the increasingly close ties between him and the Source Castle to invade the Source Castle, and even steal it!

Klein, now an angel, was not about to fall for this trick, so he immediately severed the connection and quickly took precautions against a possible attack.

However, none of this came to pass.

All around was calm and peaceful, and Amon still stood on the edge of the ravine, smiling as he looked at Him.

He did nothing. He had such a good opportunity right in front of him, but he did nothing.

It was as if He and Klein were long-lost friends, and everything He had just done was simply for a long time.

It seemed reasonable, but Klein didn't believe it!

Klein had already realized the truth and slowly began to speak:

"Your true form is not in the land forsaken by the gods."

Amon smiled and countered with a question:

How did you know?

"From the very beginning, it has only been an avatar speaking to me. I originally thought your true body was hiding in the shadows, ready to launch a sneak attack at any moment. But if your true body is really in the Forsaken Land, you would have already attacked me just now."

Klein stared intently at Amon and said in a deep voice:

"But you didn't, which means your true form is still in Backlund!"

"Your target is not me, nor can it be Ember; you can't beat him! And for you, apart from the Source Castle, the most important thing is the remaining Sequence 1 Extraordinary Trait."

"Your true form remained in Backlund to seize that Sequence 1 Extraordinary Ability!"

"The purpose of transferring me to the Forsaken Land was simply to prevent me from ruining your plans."

"Clap clap clap!"

Amon clapped his hands and exclaimed in praise:

"A brilliant speculation, and basically true."

Amon adjusted his monocle, a half-smile playing on his lips, and said:

"The only mistake is that you seem to think I was harming you by transferring you to the Forsaken Land?"

"Otherwise what?" Klein retorted.

In order to obtain '0-08', Adam will definitely use all his cards.

And the Ember, who poses the greatest threat to him, will certainly be Adam's primary target for defense.

Therefore, Ember is now entangled with the God of War, and the one controlling the Abyss is most likely also a true god, who may also make a move.

In this situation, it was almost a certainty that Adam would receive '0-08'.

As the Angel King who also possesses two Sequence 1 Extraordinary Traits and uniqueness, Amon can also use this opportunity to seek out Palles Zoroaster and hunt for the last Sequence 1 Extraordinary Trait. Only in this way can Amon have a chance to ascend to the Sequence 0 throne!