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

Chapter 364 Daredevil!

One day, the First Flame was rekindled, night and day coexisted, the sun and moon alternated day and night, bringing a new order to the world...

Several species born from darkness were drawn to the fire and found the king's soul around it:

Giant King Ormir, Imaginary Dragon Angorvid, Elf King Sonia Solem, Vampire Progenitor Lilith, Demon King Fabuti, Phoenix Progenitor Gregari, Alien King Kvasithun, and Wolf King Fregra—they divided the scattered power of the First Flame, becoming the gods who rule the sky, the earth, and the sea; the realm of reality, the spirit world, and the astral plane; and the gods who rule over all races—the true gods, the ancient gods!

Thus, the world entered the Dark Ages...

From the second century onwards, the content became largely consistent with the scriptures prevalent in the seven major orthodox churches:

The Eternal Sun, the Lord of Storms, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom were born from the light of the First Flame, while the Goddess of Night was born from the darkness of the First Flame. They led humanity to defeat these extraordinary beings one by one, ushering in the 'Glorious Age' at the beginning of the Third Age...

"How are you feeling?"

As the lady inquired earnestly, Cattleya closed her book, met Forsley's somewhat expectant gaze, and pondered:

"The creation myth is very well-developed; even I couldn't have done it better. However, the writing style leans more towards popular fiction. If I were to write 'The Book of Words' for Mr. 'Fool,' it would need to be simplified."

"Because I am a novelist..." Fors muttered softly.

Alger, the "Hanged Man," looked at the contents of the Book of Words and fell into deep thought.

He could understand why Mr. Fool had specifically asked them to compile the "Book of Words." After all, only those who had experienced the dream world and understood its history, as Mr. Fool had requested, were qualified to compile the content about the creation of the world by the First Flame.

As for the content compiled by the "Magician," Alger's opinion was the same as that of the "Hermit" Cattleya.

Perhaps due to a lack of familiarity with the scriptures of various churches, or perhaps influenced by her previous experience in writing novels, Miss Magician's writing style is more akin to that of a published novel, which seems out of place with the sacred and solemn language required by the scriptures.

Of course, overall, this book of sacred words is still excellent despite its flaws. Some inappropriate word choices only need minor revisions, and the workload in this regard is not very large.

However, compared to the Book of Words itself, Alger had other concerns.

Fors, keenly observing Alger's silence, inquired:

"Does Mr. Alger have any suggestions?"

"It's not really advice."

After a moment's thought, Alger spoke:

"I'm just a little worried."

"What are you worried about?" Derrick the Sun asked, puzzled.

A strange light flashed in Gadriya's eyes, and she sighed softly:

"Are you worried about how other churches will accept it?"

"right."

Alger's expression turned serious, and he said in a deep voice:

"I don't mean to question Mr. Fool, but the content of the Book of Words is indeed incompatible with the creation myth of the mainstream belief in the Northern Continent. Not only ordinary people, but even the major orthodox churches probably won't accept the Book of Words very well."

"Not too high" is a euphemism; most people would instinctively reject content in the "Book of Words" that contradicts "common sense."

The residents of Silver City and Moon City are highly accepting of each other because they have been trapped in the Forsaken Land for thousands of years. The 'Fool' who led them out of the Forsaken Land is undoubtedly their savior, so their faith is devout enough that they will believe whatever the 'Fool' says unconditionally.

But the Northern Continent is different. The people of the Northern Continent, having been influenced by the Seven Gods Church for over a thousand years, have long held unwavering faith in its scriptures. Moreover, regardless of their individual beliefs, the sections of the Seven Gods Church's scriptures concerning legendary myths are consistent and have long been regarded as truth by the people.

For the orthodox church, the content of the *Book of the Word* would conflict with their sacred texts, thus undermining the foundation of the orthodox church to some extent. At that point, to protect their own interests, the orthodox church would inevitably unite to resist the contents of the *Book of the Word*, and even the "Fool" would be treated as an "evil god"!

Derrick the Sun had clearly realized this as well, and couldn't help but become worried.

Only Fors remained calm and composed, a slight smile playing on his lips as he said:

"You don't actually need to worry about that."

The group quickly turned their gazes to Fors, their eyes filled with questions.

Fors explained:

"I'm not sure about other churches, but the Church of the Night will definitely not reject the contents of the Book of Words."

Cattleya and Alger immediately understood the hidden meaning in her words—

Mr. Fool has reached an agreement with the Goddess of Night, and the two may even have been allies for some time. Therefore, the Church of Night will not only not reject the Book of Words, but may even modify the creation myth in the Book of Night Revelation to some extent!

It's no wonder that the Book of Words, in its creation myth, separately glorifies "night," depicting it as part of the First Flame, holding an equal status with the day. Both day and night are part of the First Flame, embodying the new order!

Although the support of the Church of the Night alone is far from enough for the Book of Words to be accepted by everyone, it at least means a good start.

Alger Wilson pondered for a moment, then slowly began to speak:

"The Church of Storms may also make some compromises."

He paused, perhaps worried that others might not understand, and then added:

"The fact that they allowed me to come here already shows their stance to some extent."

After thinking for a moment, Gadriya spoke:

"If that's the case, then the Church of Knowledge shouldn't be an obstacle for us."

"But apart from that, it will be very difficult for us to gain the support of other orthodox churches."

A full-scale war has broken out in the Northern Continent, with the Republic of Intis, the Empire of Fusak, and the Kingdom of Feneport all joining forces to attack the Kingdom of Rune. This means that, apart from the Church of Storms and the Church of Knowledge, the other four major righteous churches are their enemies.

They cannot expect, nor do they need, the support of the enemy.

The Church of Storms and the Church of Knowledge surely understand the principle of mutual dependence and interdependence.

Therefore, they wouldn't reject the Church of the Fool as an ally, since the addition of a true god could balance the increasingly out-of-control situation. And the price they would have to pay was merely modifying the part of the holy scriptures concerning the "creation myth."

This would neither shake believers' faith in God nor threaten the rule of the orthodox church, so they naturally had no reason to refuse it.

Fors couldn't help but sigh:

"When this war ends, the entire world order will change. At that time, the Church of the Seven Gods may experience some losses..."

Everyone present understood her subtext—that a true god might fall in this war!

"not necessarily."

Alger slowly began to speak:

"The key to this war lies between the Kingdom of Rune and the Empire of Fusak; victory for either side could declare the war over."

"Therefore, the Church of the Seven Gods may still be the Church of the Seven Gods."

Fors and Gadriya gasped, for they both understood Alger's subtext—this war might end with the fall of the God of War, and once the God of War fell, the Fool could rightfully fill the void!

At that time, the Church of the Seven Gods will still be the Church of the Seven Gods, only with the addition of the "Fool" and the loss of the God of War.

After hesitating for a while, Derrick finally asked:

"Shall we talk about something else?"

It's not that he's scared, it's just that he can't understand! You guys aren't speaking clearly, how can anyone understand you?!

"Let's talk about something else then."

Alger changed the subject and asked:

What are your thoughts on the "hunting operation"?

The group immediately realized that "The Hanged Man" was referring to the hunting operation proposed by "Justice"—just as the name suggests, the purpose of this operation was to hunt down a demigod.

Cattleya asked directly:

Do you have a goal?

She knew that since Alger had spoken up at this time, he must already have a relatively complete idea.

"have!"

Alger replied without hesitation:

"Admiral Yegor Einhorn of the Fussac Empire, Commander of the Sunia Fleet!"

"A demigod from the Fussac Empire?"

Cattleya's eyes flickered slightly; this was actually a very good choice.

Since Mr. Fool has already declared his allegiance to the Kingdom of Rune, they, as his followers, should naturally help him resolve his troubles. Therefore, hunting down the demigods of the Fusak Empire, enemies of the Kingdom of Rune, is undoubtedly a good option.

On the one hand, it can complete the "trial" proposed by Miss "Justice", and on the other hand, it can also relieve the pressure on the Kingdom of Rune - the Kingdom of Rune's navy suffered heavy damage in the sneak attack of the Fusaksunia Sea Fleet and was severely insufficient in number, and could only barely maintain the defense of the West Sunia Sea and the Roside Islands.

As for the other areas of the Sunia Sea, they can now only be roamed freely by the fleet of the Fusak Empire.

If they could kill Admiral Yegor Einhorn, they could throw Fussac's fleet into chaos for a short time, making it difficult for them to launch a large-scale attack. This would give the Kingdom of Rune's navy some breathing room.

Forl thought for a moment and asked:

"I have no objection, but how many people do you think would be more appropriate to act together?"

How many people?

Alger hesitated for two seconds. This was indeed a debatable problem. It wasn't that there weren't enough people, but rather that there were too many!

Excluding the newly joined "Star" Leonard, the Tarot Society has a total of one true god, one suspected true god, one angel, and seven demigods.

This is just the Tarot Society; on the other hand, the Church of the Fools has four demigods in Silver City and three demigods in Moon City.

Adding them together, there are a total of fourteen demigods!

This is only what's visible; and there are countless others, like Mr. World, who are directly under Mr. Fool's control.

Among them, Mr. Fool alone, in order to make it easier for them to compile the Book of the Holy Word, has already told them the names of seven angels: the Guardian Angel, the Twilight Angel, the Punishing Angel, the Redemption Angel, the Death Angel, the Mercury Angel, and the Time Angel who shares the same name as Amon!

It's worth noting that in most churches, the number of angels usually doesn't exceed two. But the Church of the Fools boasts a full seven, prompting even Alger to occasionally exclaim – "Our Church of the Fools is truly formidable!"

As for this hunt, if all fourteen demigods were to act together, there would be no demigod they couldn't defeat. However, the problem is that since the purpose of this hunt is to "test" them as newly ascended demigods, it's not suitable for too many people to act together; at least, the demigods from Silver City and Moon City are not suitable to participate.

However, it is not safe if the number of participants is too small—any organized demigod is difficult to kill by a demigod of the same level, because they can always find an opportunity to pray to angels or even gods for protection.

Once angels and gods intervene, killing a demigod becomes virtually impossible. Unless they also seek the protection of corresponding angels and gods to counteract the opponent's advantage.

After pondering for a long time, Alger solemnly said:

My suggestion is to attack together.

"Having too few people is not safe, and there is even a risk of injury or even death due to mistakes."

"Therefore, it's best for everyone to participate. Even if only three or four people are actually involved in the hunt, the rest can assist from the sidelines. Of course, to ensure that everyone can achieve the purpose of the 'trial,' it's also necessary to select another demigod as the target."

"Hmm, how's Franz Einhorn?"

Upon hearing the name Alger uttered, Fors's expression turned somewhat strange.

Although she had only recently become a demigod, she lacked knowledge about the specific demigods in the Fursac Empire. However, with Hugh's help, she was not unfamiliar with the generals in the Fursac Empire's army and knew that most of them were demigods.

And Franz Einhorn is one of them.

As his surname suggests, Franz Einhorn was a member of the Einhorn family and the commander of the Fussac Empire's Intersea Fleet. When the Fussac Empire launched a fierce attack on the Intersea coast, this admiral automatically became the supreme commander of the Intersea front.

If these two demigods are hunted down simultaneously, even if Sark has other demigods to fill the void, chaos will still be inevitable. However, if the Kingdom of Rune seizes the opportunity to launch a counterattack, it might even have a chance to gain the upper hand in the war.

"I think it's okay."

Before Fors could speak, Cattleya spoke first:

"Yegor has contacted my captain Nina, hoping the Star Pirates can help the Fussac Empire harass the Rune Navy's supply lines. I can use this opportunity to obtain Yegor's coordinates and get closer to him. Then..."

Cattleya paused briefly, then looked at Fors and said:

"Miss Fors, we'll have to rely on you then."

I'll do my best.

Fors took a deep breath; the immense pressure made it hard for her to breathe.

If they wanted to complete the assassination in the shortest possible time, they could only rely on her, the "traveler." Only the traveler's "teleportation" could allow them to approach Yegor Einhorn silently and have a chance to nip him in the bud before he could plead for help from angels or even gods.

Alger, the "Hanged Man," thought for a moment, then looked at Derrick and said:

"To be on the safe side, we might need to borrow a few sealed artifacts from Silver City and Moon City."

"no problem."

"The Sun," Derrick said without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)