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

A land forsaken by God.

Klein silently passed through the gray-white concrete barrier and entered Chernobyl.

Walking through the building, which was covered in black marks, Klein felt a little strange about the remaining things and the overall layout of the building, because compared with the nuclear power plant he remembered from his previous life, this place was more like a research institute.

Without him having to search for it, he quickly found a room with a collapsed machine, where several yellowish sheets of paper were laid out on a table.

Using a 'translator' retrieved from the cracks of history, Klein understood the contents and learned what had happened here—

The Russians built a research institute here to study the re-oiling of dried-up oil fields.

As expected, the unexpected happened soon afterward.

Most of the people in the research institute were turned into "oil" by unknown pollution, and the survivors could hear "calls" coming from underground.

These simple and straightforward passages made Klein think deeply about the pollution originating from the earth, which was pollution originating from the 'root'.

Most people in the research institute were polluted and turned into "oil", but the "Ancient Sun God" survived. He withstood the pollution, or rather, the pollution chose him as its vessel.

That's why he was able to survive and appear in the Second Age as the dual-path true god, the "Ancient Sun God".

However, this also led to Him suffering far more severe contamination than other true gods, ultimately resulting in the fall of the ancient sun god.

Does this mean that the source of underground pollution is in this research institute?

Klein left the room and continued deeper into the research institute.

After walking for several dozen seconds, his vision suddenly darkened considerably, and a cliff appeared ahead.

That part of the research institute collapsed underground, into a deep, dark void with no end in sight.

Faintly, Klein seemed to hear a silent cry, coming from the depths of the earth, resounding directly in his mind.

Just then, a withered hand, reduced to skin and bone, emerged from the darkness and grasped the edge of the 'cliff'.

Then, a figure leaped out and landed in front of Klein.

He wore a pointed soft hat, a classic black robe, and a monocle perched on his right eye socket; he was none other than Amon, the "Angel of Time."

But this Amon is not in a normal state; he looks like a skeleton covered by a membrane.

Klein's eyes were wary as he quickly invaded the other party's spiritual threads.

At the same time, the flesh and blood of the Amon in front of him quickly filled up.

He adjusted his monocle and said with a smile:

"There are visitors."

"Who are you?"

Amon raised his hand to adjust the crystal monocle he wore over his right eye. The movement remained frozen for several seconds before he finished, and he murmured as if deep in thought:

"There's no one else like me nearby... Is it really none, or has contact been completely severed?"

What accident led to Amon's independence? No, perhaps it was fraud… Klein's mind raced for a moment, but he quickly suppressed the thought and asked instead:

"You are exploring the secrets of the earth."

Amon nodded slightly and said:

"Isn't this obvious?"

He immediately turned halfway around and pointed to the darkness ahead of the 'cliff' that the light could not illuminate, saying:

"My father crawled out of here just like I did."

"Oh right, it has a name, you should have heard of it, 'Chaos Sea'."

"The Chaos Sea?" Klein asked calmly, referring to one of the nine primal substances, "The Chaos Sea."

"So you risked jumping in to find the buried history and the truth of the world?"

"That's roughly it."

Amon pinched the top and bottom edges of his monocle and said with a slightly self-deprecating tone, "But I didn't do it voluntarily."

"Everyone knows that the deep underground is dangerous and no one wants to go down there themselves. We tried many roundabout methods, including creating puppets to replace ourselves, but none of them succeeded and we could not get any feedback."

"Finally, under the guidance of the main body, we conducted a fair vote, and unfortunately, I was chosen."

Klein asked:

"And then, you jumped down yourself?"

"We can't just wait to be thrown down by them," Amon said, shrugging.

At this point, He seemed to finally understand something, and muttered to himself:

"The 'Chaotic Sea' severed my connection with my main body and the surrounding clones? I've become independent?"

Amon suddenly paused, and said with a slightly helpless expression:

"You and my original self must have significant conflicts, but is it necessary for you to be so wary of an avatar like me?"

"have."

Klein, who had already taken control of the Amon spirit thread, nodded solemnly, but quickly smiled and said:

"Besides, you should actually thank me."

"Thank u?"

Amon's expression turned strange. You want to turn me into a puppet, and I have to thank you? Who is the real god of mischief between us?

"Yes, you should thank me."

Klein's lips curled slightly as he reached out and gently grasped at the air, holding a flickering ember in his palm. He savored the moment:

"Thank me for helping you achieve true independence."

Klein threw the embers at Amon, while simultaneously manipulating the semi-mystic Amon to grab the embers.

Then, crush it forcefully.

"etc!"

Amon's expression changed slightly, and he hurriedly tried to speak up to stop him, but his body was under control and he was powerless to resist.

Snapped!

The embers were easily crushed, turning into ashes that swirled around Amon.

Until it completely permeated Amon's body, until Amon's surface was covered with a layer of mottled, shimmering starlight. This made Him look like charcoal that had not yet burned out completely, continuing to burn in the residual heat.

Klein watched all this and laughed happily.

Perhaps, as the other party said, He did indeed lose contact with His original body because of the 'Chaotic Sea,' but that's unlikely.

After all, Amun had been in the land of the forsaken for at least thirteen hundred years, and his exploration of Chernobi was not something that had just begun recently, but rather something that had been ongoing for the past thirteen hundred years.

Even by the most conservative estimate, this clone was at least launched by Amon hundreds of years ago.

Even assuming, hypothetically, that this clone truly severed its connection with Amon's main body, Amon would still be aware of it. And since Amon was aware of it, he would certainly destroy the 'independent' clone immediately, while simultaneously sending other clones to explore the Chaos Sea more cautiously!

Therefore, the answer is obvious: everything this clone just said was a deception. For Amon, the clone's primary purpose was to confirm whether Klein had entered Chernobog!

As long as Klein enters Chernobog, it won't do any harm to Amon, regardless of the fate of his clone—if the clone is destroyed, it will at least confirm that Klein has indeed entered Chernobog.

If the clone is not destroyed, and Klein is successfully deceived into believing that it is independent of the main body, then Amon might use this clone to meticulously prepare a trap for Klein.

But Klein didn't choose either option; he chose to flip the table—since you say you're independent, then I'll give you true independence!

Klein silently released his control over the spiritual threads of Amon, and chuckled softly:

"Now we can have a proper talk."

Amon fell into a brief silence. He raised his hand, looked at the burning sparks in his palm, and sighed softly:

"He never told me this would happen."

Klein asked calmly:

"He? You mean Adam?"

Adam is the divine incarnation of the ancient sun god, and as he also comes from the "Old City," he is clearly no stranger to the Dark Soul.

But He doesn't seem to tell Adam everything; of course, it's also possible that Adam himself didn't know.

After all, the one who cooperated with Adam wouldn't tell Him everything.

Amon asked with some surprise:

Why do you think it's Adam?

Amon didn't expect Klein to answer, and continued speaking to himself:

"I am referring to my father, of course. He once mentioned the embers. They had dealings with each other in the Second Age."

"But I don't know much about Him either."

"That's why I stayed in the land forsaken by God, to search for the buried history and the truth of the world."

Klein's eyes flickered slightly. Did Amon not know that Adam was the ancient sun god?

That's it! Adam's alliance with Amon led him to believe that Amon already knew the truth! But the truth is, Adam would never tell anyone about this!

Having experienced betrayal once, Adam would be extremely cautious and would certainly conceal the fact that he is the "Ancient Sun God." He would not tell anyone this secret except for his other self, not even if Amon is his son!

After all, Adam was also the son of the ancient sun god, and wasn't he also possessed by the ancient sun god?

Medici, as the most loyal subordinate of the true Creator, was also betrayed and killed by Adam, which made Medici hate Adam to the core, but the reason was simply that Adam did not want to arouse suspicion.

How could someone like Him possibly expose this to others?

The world is not friendly to the 'Ancient Sun God' at all. Although the seven gods are hostile to each other and check and balance each other, they are surprisingly consistent in their attitude towards the true creator.

Even the true creator was sealed in the Forsaken Land. If Adam dared to reveal his divine nature as the ancient sun god, he would be attacked by the seven gods. Even if he managed to escape by chance using his extraordinary abilities, there was no way he could advance to Sequence 0!

Because the Seven Gods will definitely do everything they can to prevent all of this from happening.

"etc!"

Klein's expression shifted slightly. He suddenly remembered something—if he could think of it, there was no reason why Ember wouldn't. If that was the case, why didn't Ember simply report this to the Goddess of Night, or even to the other righteous gods?

Klein didn't think that Ember didn't do this because of a superficial reason like "not wanting to use other people's hands." After all, judging from Ember's style of doing things, he didn't mind shifting the blame to others as long as it made things easier to handle.

Is it possible that Ember actually defaulted to Adam becoming Sequence 0?

If we continue along this line of thought, what benefits would it bring to the Ember if Adam were to become Sequence 0 by default?

It may not appear to exist on the surface, but it is of great benefit to the true Creator.

Because once Adam becomes a god, he will first merge with the true Creator.

Once He becomes a true god with two paths, He can easily reclaim the power that was once stolen by using the power of the Chaos Sea.

So, does Ember intend to personally cultivate an ultimate BOSS and then hunt it down himself?

No, it won't be like that.

Ember's goal is clear: hunting powerful enemies is challenging, but it doesn't bring any real benefit to Ember at this point.

Therefore, the most likely explanation is that it's the same thing Ember did to Source Castle—

Ember desires Adam to become a true god, to merge with the true creator. He then intends to replicate Adam's actions regarding the Source Castle, starting with the fusion of 'Adam' and 'the true creator,' gradually eroding the Chaos Sea and transforming it into his form!

Klein's mind stirred slightly, and he quickly cleared his thoughts, but a new question soon arose:

"It is in the Ember's interest to make Adam a god, but the Ember certainly does not want Adam to take a dominant position after the fusion."

"The union of Adam with the true Creator is essentially the reunification of the two parts of Him that were divided into two parts."

"One side is dominated by divinity, and the other side is dominated by humanity."

"If Adam's divinity is the dominant factor, then the humanity of the true creator might only leave a trace."

"This state can be called 'ding-dong'."

"The embers will inevitably lean towards the latter, that is, the true creator will take the lead, and Adam's divinity will only leave a tiny trace."

"Therefore, the 'True Creator × Adam' that is based on the True Creator after fusion can also be called Ding Zhen."

"The true creator, with the support of the embers, theoretically has a greater advantage."

"But Adam also has the support of another 'First Flame,' so in this respect, the two sides are actually evenly matched."

"How can we ensure that the fused embers result in 'Ding Zhen' instead of 'Ding Dang'?"

Klein silently raised his head and turned his gaze to Amon.

Perhaps, it's similar to what he did to Amon.

Just then, Klein's expression suddenly changed, because he heard a phantom prayer in his mind's eye—the voice was so familiar that Klein, who was already an angel, could easily "see" the appearance of the person praying, which was clearly his classmate, the poet!

Does the poet's classmate's current prayer to him mean that he has already obtained the true form of Amon?

Klein's expression shifted slightly as he glanced at Amon's clone and chuckled:

"You've already succeeded in getting your main body, and you might be returning soon. I advise you to leave as soon as possible."

As he continued speaking, Klein's figure vanished quickly, leaving only "Amon" behind.

Amon's expression also changed slightly, his mood shifting between light and dark.

But in the end, He succumbed to reality and disappeared from the same spot.

When He, as an avatar, truly gained "independence," He already knew His fate—because the only thing the original body could do with Him was to destroy Him on the spot.

-

Inside the Hall family's luxurious villa in Backlund, Audrey stared blankly at the crimson moon that had appeared in the sky, murmuring softly:

"Why does the red moon appear during the day? Could it be a goddess?"

The goddess's title includes the Crimson Lord, and the Crimson Moon is a symbol of her power.

The 'twilight' that appears at noon corresponds to the war god of Fussac.

Does that crimson moon hanging high in the sky represent the goddess of the night?

Audrey instinctively felt something was off. The goddess's name did indeed contain the title "Crimson Lord," and the Church of the Night would hold a grand mass during the full moon, but the Church of the Night had never encouraged its members to have faith in the moon!

In the mysterious world, there is also an evil god called the "Primordial Moon," who steals the moon's authority.

If it really was the goddess's doing, shouldn't the strange phenomenon appearing now be "night"?

But if that crimson moon wasn't the goddess's handle, then who was it?

Just then, Audrey's vision blurred, and she immediately opened her eyes wide.

The scene before her made her gasp – a second moon had appeared in the sky.

A bright, cool, deep blue, illusory full moon!

She hung there beside the red moon, radiating her own light.

All the witnesses were stunned; this was a moon they had never seen before.

Neither normal textbooks of human society nor books related to occultism have recorded any similar phenomena!

Apart from the common crescent moon, full moon, and the occasional 'blood moon,' the moon has never exhibited such changes, at least not in the more than 1,300 years since the Fifth Age!

At this moment, the witnesses realized that in addition to crimson and blood red, the moon had other colors—but the question was, why were there two moons?