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

Chapter 407 Tarot Friendship Meeting

Above the gray fog, inside the ancient palace.

Klein sat in the high-backed chair that belonged to "The Fool," with only Ember on either side of the mottled long table.

As for the other members, they had already left the moment the party ended, not even leaving behind the clone 'The World'.

Silently, darkness crept into the gray mist, which was already at a disadvantage under the scorching flames, and was instantly enveloped by darkness. The boundless Milky Way and the deep red stars within the gray mist were successively hidden.

However, this situation did not last long. The gray fog that had been gradually compressed filled the area shrouded in darkness again. This was not because the darkness was dispelled by the gray fog, but because the 'darkness' had condensed into a slender figure wearing a black robe and a hood, which appeared in the ancient palace.

He slowly walked to the mottled long table, pulled out the high chair that belonged to Miss 'Justice', and sat down.

The arrival of 'darkness' seemed to be a signal, and more and more beings began to appear in the ancient palace.

The gray mist silently twisted and turned, becoming like servants welcoming the emperor's return, greeting the middle-aged man who wore jet-black armor, a matching cloak, a black crown inlaid with various gems, and held a scepter.

Countless vibrant flowers bloomed on the ground, transforming the ancient palace above the spirit realm into a garden. From within the garden, a petite girl with dazzling golden hair quietly appeared, smiling as she approached Ember, intending to sit beside him.

Suddenly, countless indifferent brass-colored eyes 'opened' in the space in front of her. At the same time, an invisible darkness swept in, enveloping the blonde girl. When she reappeared, she was already in the position of the 'Magician'.

Beside her, a lady in a black robe sat elegantly in the seat of the "Judgment" lady.

A middle-aged man wearing a crown sat in the position of the "Hanged Man," placing the scepter he had been holding on the mottled long table.

As they appeared, more and more figures emerged above the gray mist, but they all sat at the end of the bronze table, maintaining a distance of several seats from the people who had arrived earlier.

This is the real Divine Conference, but the pressure is immense! ... Klein muttered to himself silently. He was only close to Ember, and had little contact with the others. As for the angels they brought, he had basically no contact with anyone except Bernadette.

Now, Klein is to preside over this meeting with four true gods as the 'master', while he himself is just a Sequence 1 who has only recently been promoted. How could he not feel the pressure?

Klein was puzzled and didn't speak rashly, but instead quietly observed the "followers of the gods" they had brought.

The Goddess of Night did not attend in person, as she was busy digesting the uniqueness of the two paths: 'Death God' and 'War God'. This meant that she needed to simultaneously contend with the remaining 'original' will within both paths, making it difficult for her to be distracted in the short term.

Therefore, the woman in black robes came in His place. According to Klein's understanding of the Church of the Night, this should be Pope Irina of the Church of the Night, who is usually revered as a saint within the Church of the Night. She often appears as the representative of the Goddess of Night in reality, and she is also the only one present who did not bring any other angels to this Tarot meeting.

Judging from her actions just now, she probably represents not only the Goddess of Night, but can also use a portion of the Goddess of Night's power herself.

At the same time, it's hard for Klein not to associate her name with Irina, the saintess from Dark Souls 3.

If the pope of the Church of the Night is Saint Irina, then who is the Goddess of Night?

Klein didn't think about it in detail because neither the occasion nor the practical situation allowed it.

He turned to look at the three ladies brought by the Earth Mother. All three were dressed in luxurious clothes and had graceful figures, but their hair colors were completely different and easy to distinguish: one had silver hair, one had long sky-blue hair, and the other had long fiery red hair.

The silver-haired lady must be the vampire goddess Olnia, her silver hair is an extremely distinctive feature.

The hair color of the latter two does not match that of Pope Roland of the Church of the Earth Mother, suggesting they are two of the three vampire dukes. Emlyn White also mentioned that, apart from Duke Olmer, the other two of the three vampire dukes are women, one named Alina and the other Alissa, who seem to be sisters based on their names.

In the Second Age, Elisa was the goddess of life, while Elina was the goddess of love.

Among the native angels and gods, these two are among the oldest existing ones, even older than the Angel King under the ancient sun god and most of the gods. After all, the vampires flourished in the early to mid-Second Era, before the ancient sun god was even born.

It wasn't until the late Second Age, when Lilith, the progenitor of the vampires, "fell," that the ancient sun god first appeared in history.

The god of knowledge and wisdom also brought two ladies, both with human upper bodies and spider lower bodies: one a white spider, the other a red spider. Clearly, they are the witch sisters from Dark Souls 1: the red spider, Kragg, and the unnamed white spider from the game.

After all, these two have such distinctive features that it would be difficult for Klein not to recognize them.

Their lower bodies are spider-like because they were infected and eroded by uncontrolled chaotic flames. The witch's only son suffered a similar fate; he was infected by chaos at birth, causing his body to continuously fester.

One of the witches created a ring to alleviate his festering wounds. However, when he escaped the chaotic cradle, the finger on which he wore the ring festered and fell off, transforming into a centipede demon. He himself became a creature that continued to fester, guarding the grave of the witch who had helped him escape.

In comparison, the Red Spider sisters were relatively lucky.

Since the identities of the witch sisters are so clear, the identity of the goddess of knowledge and wisdom is naturally self-evident: the witch Kranna.

Compared to these three, Roselle appeared rather meager, having only brought one angel, his daughter Bernadette. But this was understandable; compared to the other true gods, Roselle simply lacked depth and resources.

After all, Roselle was already corrupted before becoming a god, and the first thing he did after becoming a god was commit suicide, so he had no time to develop his own followers and followers. Even Bernadette's ability to become an angel had little to do with Roselle himself.

If Bernadette hadn't taken the initiative to save face for her father, Russell would probably have had to attend the banquet all by himself.

Of course, Rosell's other son, Bonova Gustav, was also an angel, but this son was a follower of the Lord of Steam, and his relationship with Rosell was, if not estranged, at least destined to be hostile.

This tarot gathering was also quite different from the past, as it was attended by four true gods or their representatives, as well as nearly ten angels... Such a lineup was undeniably luxurious, but Klein secretly regretted it. He should have brought a few people along to make it more impressive—after all, although the Fool was not a true god, he had many angels!

Mr. Door, Grosser, Miss Messenger, Mr. Azik, and the little snake that was born not long ago... Well, although any of these people could easily fill the space if they were brought along, most of them couldn't be brought along, otherwise it would be easy to give themselves away. Moreover, Klein hadn't given any prior notice, so he could only deal with this somewhat awkward situation alone—presiding over a meeting in front of several true gods as the master would make any normal person tremble.

Perhaps sensing his fellow countryman's predicament, Emperor Roselle tapped the table lightly and spoke:

"Since no one is saying anything, I'll start."

"I need the uniqueness of the judge's approach; does anyone have a lead?"

Since the fall of the Eternal Sun, the Eternal Sun Cult has disintegrated, and the Steam Church has become the only legitimate religious sect in Intis. Now that Rosell has the assistance of the Steam Church, there will be no more obstacles to rebuilding the Intis Empire.

Of course, the top brass of the Republic of Intis would definitely oppose it vehemently. It would be the least of their worries; they might even stab him in the back. Rosell knew all too well that it was impossible to govern a country with these insects, so with his rich experience in political struggle, he didn't mind using the simplest way to silence them forever.

Furthermore, the remaining unique and extraordinary characteristics of the Black Emperor pathway were all gathered in Roselle's hands when he was resurrected. Since these extraordinary characteristics already belonged to him, he did not need to "digest" them again. He only lacked sufficient faith.

With the situation in Intis looking very promising, it's only a matter of time before he rebuilds Intis's faith in the "Black Emperor" and advances to Sequence 0. Roselle, always one to plan ahead, needs to find the uniqueness and extraordinary characteristics of the Judge's Path in advance.

The extraordinary characteristics are easy to deal with. The Royal Family of Rune and the Royal Family of Fenneport each have a Sequence 1. At worst, we can just take it from them.

However, uniqueness is not so easy to determine, because the whereabouts of uniqueness has always been a mystery.

Of course, this "mystery" only applies to ordinary people. In the eyes of these true gods, there are actually very few secrets in this world.

Saint Irina said softly:

"The Church of the God of War has a sealed artifact called '0-02,' which should be the unique way to activate the 'Judgment' pathway."

Her voice wasn't loud; in fact, it sounded somewhat soft and weak.

"What price do I need to pay?" Rosell asked immediately, his expression turning serious.

He knew they were allies now, but even allies don't help without a reason. You have to give something to get something in return.

Irina continued:

"'0-02' is not in the hands of the Church of the Night."

"Patriarch Larion of the Church of the God of War fled on the day the God of War fell, taking with him the sealed artifact '0-02'."

"Furthermore, He destroyed all the data on the '0' level sealed artifacts before He fled, so we don't know the level of activation of this sealed artifact."

Rosell frowned slightly; this was getting a bit troublesome.

As the Grand Patriarch of the Church of War, Larion must be a Sequence 2 angel.

At that time, the Church of the Night had just begun to take over the Church of the God of War. Although taking over these sealed artifacts would certainly be a primary objective, ordinary extraordinary beings were simply unable to stop an angel of Sequence 2 who had escaped with the uniqueness of the Judgement Path.

Moreover, since Larion chose to escape on the very day the God of War fell, the Church of the Night probably didn't even have time to react.

Moreover, Larion deliberately destroyed the documents before his escape, which naturally added uncertainty to the pursuit.

Because when the various churches report on '0' and '1' level sealed artifacts to each other, they only give out the numbers.

Even within the major churches, information about '0' level sealed artifacts is strictly confidential. As high-ranking members, they can usually only access relevant information when they are in charge of a specific '0' level sealed artifact, and there is a significant chance that their corresponding memories will be erased afterward... This is partly to prevent the leakage of important information, and partly because for many '0' level sealed artifacts, simply knowing about them can be dangerous or cause the seal to fail...

Just as Russell now knows that '0-02' is the uniqueness of the Judge's path, he cannot determine its specific degree of activation, and therefore cannot determine its degree of danger.

Because if the activation level of '0-02' is high enough, it may even reach the level of the 'Hidden' Sage!

Only the true God himself can ensure that nothing goes wrong.

But Roselle is still some distance from being a true god.

"He has now left Fursak, and his target is likely the Kingdom of Rune. Ariana is tracking him. If you can help capture him, '0-02' will be your reward."

Saint Irina's voice sounded soft and weak, but there was no hesitation in her words, clearly indicating that she had a high degree of decision-making power over the actions of the Church of the Night.

The Earth Mother Goddess Lilith suddenly chuckled softly, and amidst the puzzled gazes of the others, she said with a smile:

"I must remind you that the activation of '0-02' is very likely influenced by the 'Disordered Country'."

Russell's brow furrowed even deeper; that made things even more complicated!

The news of the return of the primordial matter to reality was sensed by most of the true gods.

Just like Roselle, He could also sense the general location of the "Land of Chaos" in the dark, which is also a manifestation of the law of aggregation of extraordinary characteristics.

而如果『0—02』之所以会活化是受到『失序之国』影响，那『0—02』是成为第二个隐匿贤者』。这也就意味着，即便是最开始是拉里昂携『0—02』出逃，但『0—02』的位阶本就在拉里昂之上，再加上『失序之国』的影响，现在的拉里昂很可能已经是『0—02』的傀儡！

If Larion were to return to the Land of Chaos with '0-02', Roselle would almost certainly have no chance of obtaining this unique item again!

Therefore, we must act quickly!

(End of this chapter)