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

"This is war."

Not far from the battlefield, Audrey murmured softly.

Not only her, but the other members of the Tarot Club were also seeing such a large-scale, extraordinary application of collective abilities for the first time, and were quite shocked.

This is an 'achievement' that only a nation-level collective could accomplish, and even as a pirate general, Cattleya could not organize a large number of extraordinary individuals to fight a similar battle.

Although they were only mid-to-low-rank Extraordinary beings, the spectacle was even more dazzling than battles between demigods. This is because for most demigods, their battles were often secretive and unpredictable, but lacked any real flair.

"When do we make our move?"

Emlyn White asked eagerly.

Previously, he could only watch the Hanged Man and others hunt, but now that it's finally his turn to appear, he can't help but feel a little impatient.

Audrey gazed at the distant battlefield and whispered:

"wait."

"Waiting for what?" Derrick asked instinctively.

Hugh Deercha calmly stated:

"Wait for the demigods from both sides to make their move."

On the front lines of the Interseas, every battle involves multiple demigods.

On the surface, it seems that only Alfred is a demigod on the Rune side, but in reality, the other demigods are already on their way, or even hidden in the crowd, just waiting for the demigods on the Fusak side to make a move.

Since Fussacks has decided to launch a large-scale landing, they must have sent out quite a few demigods to cover it.

If they act rashly, they might be besieged by the demigods on Fursak's side. Meanwhile, Rune's side, unaware of the situation and fearing it might be a trap, would hesitate to provide support.

In that case, they would fall into the encirclement of the Fusaks.

Therefore, waiting is the best option.

Suddenly, Audrey had a flash of inspiration and turned her gaze to a more distant place.

Within the thick fog, a rather indistinct, thick tentacle, coiled with countless silvery lightning bolts, rapidly stretched towards a certain spot on the beach. And deep within the fog that shrouded the ocean, a gigantic, grey-blue hand emerged, gripping a broadsword of silver.

The demigods of the Storm Church and the War God Church attacked simultaneously.

At the same time, darkness, almost solidified, silently swallowed the thick fog, and within that darkness appeared a slightly blurry, enormous figure. 'He' was humanoid in shape, but over ten meters tall, with two arms extending from his ribs and waist.

And that intense darkness emanated from 'him'!

As this figure, seemingly straight out of a myth, appeared, chaos erupted in Fussack's army. Every soldier and officer there felt as if they had returned to their childhood, walking alone on a dark road, with no one around and everything eerily quiet, filling them with a deep-seated unease.

The fear of the unknown, stemming from imagined fear, instantly caused their emotions to collapse, and they all turned around, preparing to run away.

But somehow, an invisible force connected them together.

At this moment, they were as one, which gave them endless courage and made them no longer panicked or afraid!

They returned to their positions and launched a desperate charge towards Rune's position!

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"Let's go now!"

Audrey, who had been observing the changes on the battlefield, showed a slight change in expression. She slowly opened the magic book in her hand and stopped at the page on 'teleportation'.

"I'll go stall him!"

Emlyn didn't teleport with them, but spoke quickly.

Audrey did not stop her, but simply watched as the other person's figure disappeared without a trace under the crimson moonlight.

When he reappeared, he was on the deep blue ocean illuminated by the crimson moonlight, and what appeared before him was the massive conquest fleet of the Fusak people!

A fleet of hundreds of warships sailed in a mighty procession, their deck cannons pouring fire down on the Rune people's positions on the beach, while simultaneously receiving a barrage of enthusiastic shells fired from the coastal defenses on the Rune positions.

Emlyn's gaze didn't falter, quickly locking onto the largest warship—

That was the flagship of the Fussack Conquest Fleet, the Admiral Norton!

Before Emlyn could react, his expression suddenly changed, his body rapidly became ethereal, tinged with a pale red, and transformed into a hazy moonlight.

The moonlight shattered instantly, turning into patches of red scales that vanished on the spot.

"Moonlight Transformation"!

This is an extraordinary ability that vampires possess when they are 'Viscounts', and it has become an instinct for a Sequence 4 'Vampire Earl'.

As his figure vanished, the cannons of the Conquest Fleet roared in unison, unleashing a deluge of fire from all directions upon his former location—blessed by the War Bishop's extraordinary abilities, these shells possessed unparalleled destructive power. Had Emlyn not managed to dodge, even as a demigod, he would have suffered severe injuries!

On the deck of the Admiral Norton, under the crimson moonlight that enveloped the deck, red scales rapidly reassembled in the distance, coalescing into Emlyn White, dressed in a black robe and wearing a hood, who stared intently at the man standing at the captain's cabin door.

Franz Einhorn, a member of the royal family, admiral of the Fussac Empire, commander of the conquest fleet, and a genuine war bishop, is far superior to a mere Sequence 4 trash like Yegor!

For extraordinary individuals on the 'Hunter' path, the difference between the Sequence 4 'Iron Knight' and the Sequence 3 'War Bishop' is like heaven and earth—the Iron Knight can only concentrate the power of an army on himself, while the War Bishop can truly bring out the advantages of an army!

But it is precisely because hunting Franz is so difficult that it is Emlyn's turn to appear!

Franz Einhorn stared intently at the pair of red eyes beneath Emlin's hood and said in a deep voice:

"A vampire? Or the Rose School? What are you doing here?"

Red eyes are a mark of vampires, but for extraordinary individuals using the 'Moon' pathway, once they reach the Sequence 7 'Vampire' level, their eyes will irreversibly turn red. Therefore, it is difficult for them to judge the other party's identity and stance solely based on their pathway and eye color.

Moreover, neither the vampires nor the Rose School should have much conflict with the Fusak Empire.

Why is he here? Is he here to seek cooperation?

It must be, otherwise they wouldn't have come to assassinate him, would they?

After all, it just doesn't make sense that a Sequence 4 demigod would want to assassinate him.

Emlyn's lips curled slightly. He didn't answer Franz's question, but slowly raised his hand and, without hesitation, gouged out one of his own eyes—an illusory, crimson eye. This eye shimmered with a clear, scarlet light, instantly illuminating the entire warship, as if a red moon had descended upon it.

Its pupils reflected the image of the man dressed as General Fussack.

Immediately afterwards, Emlyn clenched his fist, letting the crimson 'moonlight' be completely swallowed by darkness.

A deep, solidified darkness enveloped Franz, binding him to his spot and freezing the scene in place!

Franz's pupils contracted slightly; he had already realized something was wrong.

However, being bound all over, he was unable to break free of his restraints in a short time, and he could do nothing!

Even so, he was still filled with confusion.

So what if he's imprisoned? You're just a Sequence 4 demigod, do you really think you can kill him?

After all, although he was imprisoned by darkness, his extraordinary abilities did not cease!

Even now, he remains one with the entire fleet, and the entire fleet can share the damage for him. All the extraordinary beings and sailors in the entire fleet can become his "avatars," sharing his power and distributing the damage he suffers.

Under these circumstances, even if his physical body is imprisoned, it will still not affect a war bishop from exerting his true strength.

If that's the case, what's the point of the other party going to such lengths to create all of this?

Or does the other side have allies?

Franz's expression changed slightly, and he immediately tried to communicate with the other crew members and sailors.

But before he could give the order, a majestic voice suddenly rang in his ears:

"Telepathic communication is prohibited here!"

The petite lady stood on the starboard side of the ship, pointed to the area where Franz was, and solemnly established the rules in Hermes.

At the same time, an invisible force descended upon the Admiral Norton.

The invisible force severed Franz's connection with the fleet and the sailors, cutting off the power transmission channel that had always linked them. This sudden change caused Franz's pupils to shrink sharply. The cooperation between the Witch King and the Law Mage, even though both were only Sequence 4, still posed a deadly threat to him!

Having lost his most core extraordinary ability, he is not much stronger than an ordinary Sequence 4 extraordinary user!

He must save himself immediately!

But at that moment, an unimaginable aura pierced through the wooden armor and surged into the Admiral Norton, instantly enveloping every corner of the ship. Every sailor on board, including Franz, was simultaneously stunned, their bodies, minds, and spirits in a state of near-uncontrollable shock.

This is the qualitative change of "Dragon's Might," this is "mental deprivation"!

Franz, who had just been trying to save himself, suddenly went completely blank!

He didn't give up thinking, but he was simply unable to think.

Derrick Berg, who had been poised to strike, did not waste the opportunity. He gathered brilliant light in his hand, condensing it into a 'Darkless Spear' that seemed to be made of pure sunlight, pure to the extreme and incandescent white. He then swung his arm and threw it at Franz, who was imprisoned by darkness!

The spear shattered the darkness's confinement, freeing Franz. But before he could even savor the breath of freedom after being mentally deprived, the spear pierced his chest!

The brilliant light suddenly expanded, completely engulfing Franz's figure!

But this is not the end. No one is foolish enough to think that this one blow can kill a Sequence 3 demigod!

Audrey had already subtly invaded Franz's mental island through the ocean of his subconscious mind, planting a seed called 'madness' within it.

Light and darkness are relative concepts.

The moment the spear of darkness struck Franz, the shackles of darkness were broken.

Thanks to Franz's efforts to save himself, Hugh's "ban" was broken by Franz, and he resumed contact with the other sailors.

Severely injured, he was eager to re-establish this connection, hoping to share the damage he had suffered and gather the strength of the entire fleet! As long as he could successfully re-establish contact with his fleet, none of the demigods who were trying to assassinate him would escape!

However, just as he was re-establishing contact with others, a plague called "madness" began to spread wildly throughout the fleet!

That was the 'contagious madness' that Audrey planted on his island of the soul!

This madness infected every warship and every sailor in the entire fleet. And these small acts of madness, together with the sailors' strength, converged within Franz!

This infection originated from Franz himself; it was a contamination that already existed within him, which Audrey merely amplified. This also meant that even the protection of angels could not completely eliminate this contamination.

This is a high-sequence ability belonging to the 'Audience' pathway, the 'Dream Weaver's' 'Plague Storm'!

That plague storm originating from the spiritual realm is the most insidious and the most dangerous! Even for angels, such an attack is the most perilous, because their mental state is somewhat compromised, and they could easily lose control at any moment due to the tipping of the scales!

Franz was merely a Sequence 3, and a severely damaged one at that. When he rallied the madness of the entire fleet, his inevitable demise was sealed!

This is why, even knowing that Derrick's Sun would break Emlyn's eye-based confinement, and why Hugh could have attempted to strip Franz of his extraordinary abilities despite the existing ban, they still did it.

Because from beginning to end, the key to this hunt was not them, but Audrey, who was already the "Dream Weaver"!

The dragon-transformed Audrey, hovering in the sky, flew over the Admiral Norton, opened her massive maw, and prepared to unleash her "mind breath".

She didn't want to give Franz, who was infected by the "spiritual plague," a chance to catch his breath. Even though he was out of control, she had to make sure he died!

Meanwhile, Derrick had already conjured the Spear of No Darkness in his hand, Emlyn had condensed the Blood Moon Arrow under the moonlight, and Hugh clenched his left fist, pointing it at Franz, who was already undergoing an uncontrollable transformation, and solemnly declared:

"die!"

The Darkness Spear and the Blood Moon Arrow pierced Franz's body, but new Darkness Spears and Blood Moon Arrows were constantly forming.

This accelerated Franz's loss of control, causing the Admiral Fussack to completely transform into a monster, which was then completely overwhelmed by his mind breath.

Coupled with Hugh's pronouncement of "death," under the multiple blows, this out-of-control monster could only gradually lose its life amidst mournful cries.

When the moonlight and the light fade, but the breath of the soul ends, when Rest withdraws his palm.

Franz has vanished, leaving only his extraordinary, radiant qualities.

The entire Admiral Norton and the entire Fussack conquest fleet were deathly silent, without any sound or the roar of cannons.

Therefore, all members of the fleet were corrupted by Franz's "connection" and marched towards death in a state of chaos.

Apart from the Fussack Army that had already successfully landed on the beach, there was not a single living person in the entire conquest fleet.

Emlyn looked around, and even he couldn't help but swallow hard. This wasn't just one or two people, but tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, of people dying simultaneously!

The "audience" approach is truly terrifying!