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

"Why did you bring him here?"

Emlyn frowned, his tone not very friendly.

Leonard was not surprised by Emlyn's reaction and explained:

"Mobert is an extraordinary being of the 'Thief' pathway, and I think he should be able to help us."

"help?"

Emlyn, the "Moon," frowned, clearly not agreeing with Leonard's explanation.

Since Leonard specifically called the other party over, it means that Leonard has great confidence in his strength. So, this Mobert Zoroaster in front of him is actually a demigod of the Thief pathway? He remembered that the Sequence 4 of the Thief pathway is called Parasite, right?

To be fair, a demigod can indeed play a role.

But the purpose of this operation was not only to hunt down demigods, but also to hold the first offline gathering of Tarot Club members!

Although Emlyn felt that Leonard, who was only Sequence 6, would not be of any help in this operation, he did not make an excuse to refuse Leonard's participation. Instead, he thought that at worst, Leonard could just watch from the sidelines when the fight started.

As long as they don't cause trouble, one more spectator won't make a difference.

The reason they chose to bring along Leonard, this "burden," is because Leonard is also a member of the Tarot Club!

Since this operation is defined as a collective action by members of the Tarot Club, then naturally no one can be left out. Otherwise, if everyone else participates while Leonard is excluded, wouldn't that be like the older members excluding the newcomers?

So even though none of them thought Leonard could play any role, they did not refuse his request to join the operation.

And that's where the problem lies!

The reason Leonard was brought in was because he was also a member of the Tarot Club, not because of his strength.

But now Leonard insists on bringing in a complete stranger, a demigod, without authorization. What does that mean? Is he eager to prove his abilities? Or is he trying to prove he's not entirely a negative influence on this operation?

Admittedly, a demigod with the "Thief" pathway can indeed provide some assistance, and may even play a crucial role.

But none of these are the key points!

The key point is that Mobert is not a member of the Tarot Club after all; he doesn't even have the qualifications to participate in this operation!

Even Emlyn himself, as a vampire count, the vampire savior appointed by the progenitor, and a pillar of the vampire clan valued by Duke Olmer, still concealed the matter of the Tarot Society from the vampires, out of his affiliation with the Tarot Society and his respect for Mr. Fool!

At each Tarot meeting, he would not reveal any information about the meeting unless asked. Even if Duke Olmer asked him personally, he would only provide some less important information and would not attempt to reveal the identities of other members, much less expose matters that would be considered secret even to angels—such as the eight archangel kings, or important events related to the 'Age of Cataclysm'.

Emlyn also believed that the vampires wouldn't pursue these trivial details too much. After all, he was the savior handpicked by the progenitor, and the progenitor had always treated Mr. Fool with an equal attitude, even sending him as a special envoy to serve as a hub for communication between the two forces.

So the point is never about "what he heard at the tarot meeting", but that he was a member of the tarot meeting!

As a vampire, Emlyn has both reason and necessity to protect the interests of the vampire clan. Therefore, he never hides his pride as a vampire, nor does he hide the curiosity of certain members of the vampire clan about the Tarot Society. Instead, he frankly tells the other members.

Similarly, Emlyn, as a member of the Tarot Club, always regarded the Tarot Club as a "savior" gathering, and treated other members with great respect. He never tried to pry into their secrets, nor did he try to betray the Tarot Club's secrets or undermine its interests!

But Leonard's current actions are seriously damaging the interests of the Tarot Club!

Our Tarot Club organized this operation among its own members, and we only invited you, Leonard, because you're a member of the Tarot Club. Yet you've unilaterally invited others to join. Are you trying to make sure the Tarot Club isn't exposed soon enough? Or do you think the Tarot Club isn't strong enough and needs an outsider's help to complete this operation?

Emlyn, the "Moon," looked extremely gloomy, making no attempt to hide his dissatisfaction.

But he didn't speak rashly. Instead, he stared coldly at Leonard, waiting for his explanation.

Despite Emlyn's obvious anger, Leonard remained calm and slowly began to speak:

"Mobert is a friend of Gehrman's; they hunted Blood Admiral together."

"Friends of the world?"

Emlyn's expression shifted slightly, but his attitude remained unchanged; this was far from enough!

He knew that Leonard and "The World" likely knew each other in real life, as everyone in the Tarot Club knew, given how obvious "Star's" behavior was when she first participated in the Tarot Club.

But even if he's a friend of the 'world,' so what? No matter what, he's still not a member of the Tarot Club!

Leonard knew Emlyn wouldn't give in so easily, so he continued:

"He is a descendant of an angel."

"Who?"

Emlyn remained unmoved. He had heard of the Zoroaster family, and it wasn't surprising that their ancestors were angels. But so what? It's not like every family doesn't have a few angels!

The vampire clan has three dukes, a Blood Moon Queen, and Mr. Fool has seven archangels under his command. Descendants of angels? Are they very valuable?

Leonard continued calmly:

"You should have heard of that angel's name; He is the 'Angel of Time'."

Emlyn's eyes widened immediately. He only knew of two Time Angels—one was the former King of Angels, the Time Angel Amon, who was currently preparing to become a god; the other was the name of some of the angels under the Fool's command, which Mr. Fool had told them at the last Tarot meeting.

And this "Angel of Time" is one of them!

Emlyn immediately ruled out the option of "Amon," thus confirming that this "Angel of Time" was indeed the angel under the command of "The Fool"!

Since Mobert is a descendant of the "Angel of Time," doesn't that mean he's actually one of their own?

Emlyn was still somewhat hesitant. Even if the other party was a descendant of angels and a follower of Mr. Fool, he was still somewhat inferior to the members of the Tarot Society. Should he bring him along?

Seeing that Emlyn still looked hesitant, Leonard, nicknamed "Star," continued to press the issue:

"I consulted with 'the world' about this matter, and He granted my request."

He's not stupid; he can think of anything Emlyn can think of.

Although he also wanted to invite a demigod to bolster his power, the prerequisite was, of course, Mr. Fool's permission. Otherwise, he wouldn't dare let Mobert appear before Emlyn.

After all, as an official Extraordinary, Leonard was more aware than Emlyn of the consequences of arbitrarily inviting an "outsider" to participate in the operation!

As for why he sought guidance from the "world" rather than from the "fool," there were naturally reasons behind it...

Upon hearing the word "world," Emlyn showed no more resistance or doubt; a smile immediately appeared on his face, and he extended his hand to Mobert.

"Hello, I'm Emlyn White."

While it might seem strange that Leonard consulted "The World" rather than "The Fool," the difference is negligible. "The World," as "The Fool's" most favored follower and now one of "The Fool's" angels, responding to Leonard's request essentially represents "The Fool's" opinion.

Mobert smiled, extended his hand to shake his, and said:

"Mobert Zoroaster".

Amid Emlyn's warm greeting, Mobert asked:

"When do we leave?"

"Now is fine," Emlyn replied immediately.

Mobert raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile:

"Won't you have a cup of coffee before you leave?"

Emlyn said righteously:

"We can have coffee anytime, let's get going."

"Hehe, that's not what you just said."

Leonard watched the two interacting enthusiastically with a blank expression, and sneered inwardly.

Ha, vampires.

Emlyn ignored Leonard's disdainful look and pulled a palm-sized notebook from his left pocket. The cover looked hard, copper-green, and quite old.

Leonard knew that this was a magical item called "Lemano's Travel Notes". Although its level was only equivalent to a level 2 sealed artifact, its actual effect was almost as good as a level 1 sealed artifact!

More importantly, this magical item has very few negative effects. It only causes the user to get lost and encounter various dangers after each use, and these negative effects can be eliminated simply by quickly drawing blood and applying it evenly to the cover. In short, the negative effect is merely a matter of paying the price of blood; rounding up even further, it's practically nonexistent!

Such a powerful sealing artifact, which would make even demigods envious, is merely a "shared item" that anyone can rent at the Tarot Club.

Leonard was incredibly envious when he first saw this magical item, but since he had just joined the Tarot Club, he didn't want to rashly compete with others for the right to rent it.

To facilitate this operation, this "magic book" contains a large number of extraordinary "teleportation" abilities.

"Splash!"

Emlyn flipped through the Lemanor travel journal in his hand quickly, stopping at the page on 'Teleportation'.

The next moment, the three figures also became transparent and invisible, disappearing from the spot.

-

In the waters off Rosde, aboard the "Future," docked at the Bayam rebels' private port.

The sudden appearance of Emlyn and his two companions on the deck immediately alerted the sailors, but having learned from past mistakes, they did not act rashly.

As expected, the captain's cabin door soon opened again.

At Cattleya's urging, the sailors quickly laid down their weapons, but some confusion still lingered in their eyes—

Where did the captain meet these people?

Besides, couldn't you just go to the dock and board the ship properly? Why did you have to show up suddenly? Don't you know that this can easily cause misunderstandings?

In the captain's cabin, Alger glanced at Emlyn and Leonard, who had been led in by Cattleya, and raised an eyebrow, saying:

"Now that everyone's here, let's have a meeting and discuss this."

As he spoke, he dropped the cards in his hand, used his hands to support himself on the table and stood up. At the same time, he 'accidentally' pushed the cards on the table together, making them indistinguishable.

But soon, he saw the third person enter the captain's cabin and couldn't help but frown:

"who is he?"

He had seen both the "world" and the "lover," but this stranger was not among them.

Leonard pointed to Mobert and explained:

"Mobert Zoroaster, he is also a follower of Mr. Fool, whose ancestors were angels under Mr. Fool. He came here at Mr. Fool's request."

Emlyn glanced at Leonard but didn't call him out on his little trick.

Anyway, it's no big deal, let it be.

Alger frowned and thought for a moment, then his brow relaxed, and he extended his hand to the other person:

Alger Wilson.

After introductions, Alger spread out a map on the table, which Derrick had already cleaned, and pointed to a certain spot, saying:

"Fusak's Sunia naval fleet is currently stationed in this area, its exact location unknown. But what is certain is that they will choose to launch a surprise attack on Bayam tonight."

"Is the information accurate?" Leonard instinctively had some doubts; this was top secret!

Alger replied without hesitation:

"Absolutely true."

"And the reason?" Emlyn asked.

Alger's lips curled up slightly as he said:

"The Fusak people and the rebels of Benbayam have reached an agreement that they will launch a coordinated attack on Bayam tonight, cutting off the Kingdom of Rune's connection with its overseas colonies."

Leonard frowned slightly; his reasoning was indeed quite valid.

Faced with the land offensive of the Fusak Empire, the Kingdom of Rune was not only defeated at the first touch, but at the very least suffered repeated setbacks, with its defenses being breached several times.

At sea, however, thanks to the presence of three state-of-the-art ironclad fleets and the home advantage of the Rothschild waters, despite the initial destruction of numerous ports and factories, as well as one of the ironclad fleets, by the Fussacks' surprise attack, the remaining two ironclad fleets maintained a stalemate in the overall situation.

The Kingdom of Rune found it difficult to attack the islands of Sunia and Gargas of the Fusak Empire, but the Fusak Empire also found it difficult to directly bomb the Kingdom of Rune's mainland through the Sunia Sea. Instead, several large-scale naval battles between the two sides ended in victory for the Kingdom of Rune.

In this situation, the best option for the Fusak Empire to achieve a phased victory is to capture Bayam.

Once Bayam, the capital of the Roside Islands, is captured, the Kingdom of Narun's colonies in the Sunia Sea will be divided in two, and the naval bases located on nearby islands will no longer be safe!

On the other hand, Fussacks could use Bayam as a springboard to gradually erode the entire Rothschild Islands.

This is clearly advantageous to Fussack's strategic plan, and even Leonard can see it clearly.

The question is, how did Alger and his group know this?

Leonard had a guess in mind and asked:

"Do you have spies within the resistance?"

Emlyn chuckled, causing Leonard to frown, but then he heard Alger slowly speak:

"To be precise, the rebels are now believers in 'the Fool'."

"In addition, the Fusak people have also made contact with the 'Star Admiral,' hoping that the Star Admiral can lead his fleet to attack Damir Port and draw the Rune Navy back to defend it..."

"A feint attack!"

A word flashed through Leonard's mind, but he quickly realized—wasn't the Star General the 'Hermit'?!

The hermit is a member of the Tarot Society, and the rebels are followers of "The Fool," yet Fussack insists on cooperating with both of these forces...

Leonard was stunned and lost in thought; Fussack's loss was well-deserved!