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

Monday afternoon at three o'clock, inside the ancient palace above the gray fog.

Crimson rays of light rose up and solidified into different human figures.

Since arriving in New Silver City, "The Sun" Derrick no longer needs to count his heartbeats silently. He only needs to glance at the clock and calculate Backlund time to know how much longer until the Tarot Gathering. At this moment, he stood up with "Justice" and, along with the other members of the Tarot Gathering, bowed towards the head of the bronze table:

Good afternoon, Mr. Fool.

Leonard bowed along with the other members, and during the bow, his gaze fell upon the figure next to the "Hanged Man"—without needing anyone to introduce him, he immediately recognized the person as the "Lover," who had not attended the previous Tarot gatherings.

Leonard's eyes flickered as he subconsciously compared the figures of "the lover" and "Ash Black".

"Justice," Audrey asked curiously.

"Mr. 'Lover,' have you finished what you needed to do?"

She knew that Ember's long disappearance must be related to what he was doing, after all, this wasn't the first time. Even she couldn't help but wonder what Ember and Mr. 'Fool' were plotting.

Upon hearing 'Justice's' question, all eyes turned to Ember.

Clearly, they were just as curious about it.

Previously, they were merely low- to mid-tier Extraordinary beings, well aware that they weren't even qualified to know these things. But now, most of them have become demigods; even if they aren't qualified to participate, they should at least be able to understand some of the details, right?

Ember did not hide anything and frankly said:

"Almost there."

Alger, the "Hanged Man," frowned slightly.

"Almost there? What exactly are Mr. 'Lover' and Mr. 'Fool' plotting?"

He knew this likely concerned secrets between the gods, and he was well aware that he had no right to participate, but he still couldn't help but speculate.

Of course, this is just speculation.

Even though they had become demigods, and even though they were incredibly curious, they all knew what restraint meant, and they restrained their curiosity.

If Mr. Fool and Mr. Lovers want them to know, they will tell them on their own initiative. But if neither Mr. Fool nor Mr. Lovers brings it up, they won't bother to dig deeper.

After all, not everyone is like Miss Justice...

"Justice" Audrey seemed to have guessed what the others were thinking and took the initiative to change the subject:

"Gentlemen, the last operation was a great success. The Kingdom of Rune seized the opportunity to launch several counterattacks, all of which yielded good results. But just as Lady 'Hermit' predicted, the Fusak people quickly filled the commander's vacancy."

Leonard, after a moment's thought, asked:

Do you know exactly who it is?

Alger, the "Hanged Man," spoke in a deep voice:

"The commander of the Sunia Fleet was replaced by Kyriel Einhorn, a Sequence 4 'Iron-Blooded Knight'. When Yegor died, the demigod of the Church of War took command and ordered the fleet to retreat immediately. Overall, Fussac's Sunia Fleet suffered very little loss and had little impact on the overall battle."

"Justice," Audrey continued.

"The current commander of the Inter-Naval Fleet is Vice Admiral Dmitriev, who previously served as the commander of the 2nd Squadron of the Fusak Conquest Fleet."

"The Second Fleet?"

The members of the Tarot Club pondered the matter amongst themselves; they weren't actually surprised by this information.

After all, unlike the Sunia Fleet, which only lost one commander, the main force of Fusak's conquest fleet was almost completely wiped out!

The Second Squadron survived because it was a small fleet whose mission was to harass the Inter-Sea Fleet, engaging them in low-intensity guerrilla warfare in the Inter-Sea to slow their progress toward the Constance front.

However, the complete annihilation of the main force left the surviving Second Fleet as the sole remaining main force of the conquest fleet. The hundreds of warships that were originally the main force were now in the hands of the Rune people. The appearance of those warships could be described as a "gift from nature," greatly enhancing the strength of the Inter-Sea Fleet.

With the tides turning and the tides shifting, the Inter-Sea Fleet, holding an absolute advantage, certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass, and has been taking the initiative to attack for the past few days. Meanwhile, the Fussack Conquest Fleet, having lost most of its warships, is no longer qualified to engage in a decisive battle with the Inter-Sea Fleet. Under the suppression of the Inter-Sea Fleet, the remaining Second Squadron doesn't even dare to leave its port.

This resulted in the impact not only on the Constance coastline, but also on the Fussack forces who had already landed in West Vellas County. With their sea supply lines cut off, they were completely isolated.

The reason for this current situation... The members of the Tarot Club involuntarily looked at "Justice" Audrey.

It was precisely thanks to Miss Justice's "spiritual plague" that the hundreds of thousands of Fussac troops on those hundreds of warships were completely annihilated. It's no exaggeration to say that the deaths of these hundreds of thousands were a greater loss than the death of Commander Franz Einhorn, and far more unacceptable to the Fussac Empire!

Demigods can be reborn after they die, and can even be mass-produced in a short time with the help of war, but fleets and sailors cannot!

Both of these require years of accumulation and development; they cannot be rebuilt overnight. Even if Fussack's war machine were running at full speed, it would take at least three to five years to rebuild a conquest fleet!

Building warships and training sailors are not simple tasks.

But Fusak obviously didn't have that much time. Since they had started the war, they were eager to win in the shortest possible time. One of Fusak's generals even boasted that he would occupy the entire Kingdom of Rune within a month.

Fussacks couldn't wait three years, let alone five; they couldn't even wait three months.

The Kingdom of Rune doesn't even need three months; they only need three weeks to take advantage of the conquest fleet's weakness and completely annihilate the Fusak army that has already landed. The inter-sea fleet can even take the opportunity to head north.

By then, whether it's attacking the coastal ports of Fussac or reinforcing the Amanda defenses to the east, the Kingdom of Rune will have the final say. The Fussac people will be left helpless, watching without any recourse.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for the Kingdom of Rune.

only……

Emlyn, the "Moon," silently averted his gaze from Miss Justice. The battle had lasted less than a minute from start to finish. And within that minute, Miss Justice had slaughtered hundreds of thousands of soldiers in the entire Conquest Fleet!

That's over 100,000 people! Even if it's just over 100,000 pigs, it's not easy to slaughter them all at once!

Alger, the "Hanged Man," had a slight glint in his eyes. He had actually considered what he would do in that situation.

With the power of the 'Disaster Priest' and the blessing of the 'Scepter of the Sea God', he can summon a lightning storm covering an area of ​​hundreds of meters, and within the range of this extraordinary ability, no living being will survive.

Fussack's fleet wouldn't be arranged in a dense, orderly fashion like a rice dumpling. A range of several hundred meters might sound large, but on the vast ocean, it's just a drop in the ocean. At most, only a dozen or so warships would gather in such an area, or even fewer.

In other words, if Alger wanted to destroy the entire fleet, he would need to continuously unleash dozens of lightning storms, provided that the fleet remained stationary, unable to resist or escape.

Clearly, in terms of both efficiency and effectiveness, it is far inferior to Miss Justice.

Of course, Alger was not discouraged by this, because he had also put himself in the shoes of other members of the Tarot Club, and apart from the three above the angels, none of the others could be as efficient as Miss Justice.

In comparison, his efficiency is relatively fast.

The Hermit, Gadriya, had a glint in her purple eyes. The high-sequence Beyonders of the 'Audience' pathway were truly terrifying. No wonder Emperor Roselle had specifically warned the Mysterious Queen to be wary of the audience when instructing her…

Audrey, as the "Dream Weaver," noticed the strange looks in the others' eyes and smiled faintly:

"This is a good thing. At least along the Intersea line, the Kingdom of Rune no longer needs to worry about the threat from Fusak. It's just a pity that the overall situation is still unfavorable to us, so I'm thinking, well, we can carry out a few more similar operations."

The others were not surprised by this suggestion, since that was what they had been thinking all along.

The Hanged Man, clearly having considered this beforehand, spoke up:

"We can basically ignore the area between the seas; the Fusaks are unlikely to launch another offensive."

"And Fussack's Sunia Fleet is unlikely to take any aggressive actions in the short term, so there isn't a good opportunity to strike."

"As for the defenses of the Ammanda Mountains..."

The Hanged Man paused briefly, then continued:

"We can consider starting from this point, but we need to make careful plans in advance."

Watching the group enthusiastically discussing which demigod to hunt, Ember suddenly spoke up:

"Once or twice is fine, but don't do it too often."

"what?"

"Justice," Audrey blinked.

"The Sun," Derrick pondered for a moment, then asked:

"Does Mr. 'Lover' mean we might be targeted because of this?"

Ember glanced at him and slowly said:

"It's not a possibility, it's a certainty."

Such a large-scale hunt belongs to the demigods on Fusak's side, and they are also the main generals on various battlefields. Even if Fusak does not know their background, he can certainly guess that their stance is biased towards the Kingdom of Rune.

Otherwise, how do you explain why they only hunted the demigods of Fusak, instead of hunting the demigods of the Kingdom of Rune?

If you do this too often, you'll definitely incur Fussack's wrath.

Although Fors was there, they could move quickly by teleportation every time, which made it impossible for the Fusaks to catch them in the act or to deduce their identities through divination.

As long as we can't find any fault with them, Fussack won't be able to affect their lives.

But the problem is...

As long as they continue to hunt down the demigods of Fusak in such a high-profile manner, the Fusak people will definitely take corresponding actions, and may even have already taken actions—such as sending an angel to personally infiltrate the demigod who is the commander.

The moment they show themselves, the angel can capture them all.

If an angel were to intervene personally, even Audrey and the others combined wouldn't last a second, not even enough to send out a distress signal.

"I think so too."

After much deliberation, Leonard, nicknamed "Star," shared his thoughts:

"At times, the Night Watchers have to take drastic measures to destroy gatherings of wild Beyonders and arrest all the Beyonders who attend. But once this happens, the news spreads quickly throughout Backlund."

"Even those wild extraordinary individuals who have already laid their traps will disappear during this period, and no one can find them. This is only because they are powerless to resist, so they can only hide far away. But if it were those secretive organizations, such as the cultists of the Aurora Society, they would actively set traps to ambush us."

"What we're doing right now is actually the same thing."

"The Magician" Fors analyzed seriously:

"It will be difficult for the Fusak Empire to launch a large-scale offensive from the direction of the Sunia Sea and the Inter-Sea in the short term. The pressure on the Kingdom of Rune will be much less, and it is indeed not necessary to carry out too frequent operations."

"That will only make Fussak more vigilant, and might even turn around and hunt down Rune's demigods."

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

"It's really not a good time to continue targeting Fussack."

Hugh, in the "trial," suddenly proposed:

"Have you considered starting with Intis?"

The Hanged Man had a strange expression and glanced at the Hermit woman opposite him.

Theoretically, it is possible.

After all, the Fusaks were wary because they had learned their lesson, but Intis were not.

The problem is that they chose to target the demigods of the Fusak Empire for two reasons: firstly, Fusak posed a significant threat, and secondly, none of them had any dealings with Fusak, or even any goodwill towards him.

But Intis is different. The "Hermit" is a native of Intis, and the "Mysterious Queen" behind her, who has become an angel, is also an Intis. Although they have both left Intis, we can't expect them to harm their former homeland, can we?

After all, putting himself in their shoes, even Alger himself, although he didn't really belong to the Storm Church, would still have some hesitation and reservations if he were to take action against it.

And Miss Judgment, is it really appropriate for you to say you want to hunt down the demigods of Intis right in front of Lady Hermit?

Perhaps sensing what the "Hanged Man" was thinking, the "Hermit" Cattleya spoke up:

"I think it's okay."

"what?"

This caused the expressions on the other people's faces to become somewhat subtle.