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

Ember took the phoenix-shaped gold ornament, then turned to the girl with dazzling golden hair and asked:

"And you? Do you need me to help you find the mother nest?"

"Hmm~"

Lilith thought for a moment, then raised a finger and said seriously:

"I should need a King's Soul."

Roselle raised an eyebrow slightly. In the game Dark Souls, there are five Lord Souls, each corresponding to an Outer Greatness. But the Lord Soul is to the First Flame what the Source is to the Primal—its significance is extraordinary.

Dividing the King's Soul would weaken Ember's own power. And Lilith's demand for a portion of the King's Soul shows an insatiable appetite.

However, Roselle didn't think Lilith would ask for an exorbitant amount for no reason, so he guessed that the King Soul might not be as "inseparable" as He imagined, and that it played a crucial role in the Ember's plan.

Just as Yu Jin was about to speak, a girl's clear, melodious voice, like that of a lark, reached his ears:

"You can have mine."

Lilith narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the end of the long, stained table, where a pure white-clad girl stood.

Her long, silvery-white hair cascaded down to her waist, unadorned, and her skin was equally pale, so pale it lacked any color, even appearing slightly sickly. Combined with the girl's exquisitely beautiful face, she was both holy and endearing.

However, the only drawback is that the other party's body is also pure white, a pure white spider body.

"Absolutely not."

When faced with her sister's request, Kragg immediately objected, her voice, which should have been incredibly charming, now carrying a hint of decisiveness.

"But……"

White Spider wanted to argue, but her gentle and soft-spoken nature prevented her from talking back to her sister.

Kragg didn't give her a chance to retort, turning his gaze to Lilith and saying without hesitation:

"I can't give you her royal soul, but you can use mine."

Lilith looked at the other's hideous lower body, which was engulfed in chaotic flames, and a slight smile appeared on her lips:

"OK."

Even that dire wolf didn't dare to compete with her, so what right do you, a spider, have to take it? Is it because of your long legs or how many barbs are on your legs?

Klein and Rosell looked at Ember almost simultaneously, exchanged glances, and then turned their heads away in perfect unison.

They said nothing, yet it was as if they had said everything; everything was understood without words.

The meeting is still ongoing.

-

Backlund, North Quarter, St. Samuel Church.

In the square in front of the church, Leonard, wearing red gloves and holding a paper bag filled with bread crumbs, was surrounded by white doves waiting to be fed.

Leonard grabbed a few crumbs from the bag and pretended to throw them forward.

Splash!

The white pigeons immediately flapped their wings, trying to snatch the delicious food falling from the sky from the mouths of their fellow pigeons.

However, when they took flight, they suddenly discovered that no food had fallen from the sky; the breadcrumbs were still being held in the human's hand.

The white doves circled down, folded their wings, and quietly watched Leonard, as if to say, "Don't you think you're funny?"

Leonard demonstrated through his actions that this was truly amusing—he continued to pretend to feed them, and the pigeons fell for it once again, flapping their wings and taking flight only to find that there were no bread crumbs falling from the sky.

Leonard teased the white dove while lowering his voice to ask:

"Old man, why do you think the church didn't send me to Fursaac?"

In his mind, Palez Zoroaster said irritably:

"How would I know?"

"You ask me everything? Can't you use your own brain a little more?"

Leonard frowned, a vague unease creeping into his heart.

The war ended half a month ago. To ensure that the Fussac Empire would not descend into chaos due to the defeat, the Church of the Night had to send a large number of Night Watchers to Fussac. This was both to take over the churches in major cities and to keep an eye on the extraordinary individuals who were formerly members of the Church of War, and to prevent any secret organizations or wild extraordinary individuals from taking advantage of the chaos.

For this reason, more than half of the extraordinary beings of the Church of the Night were sent to the Fusak Empire, including nearly ten high-ranking deacons and archbishops. And after the baptism of war, these high-ranking deacons and archbishops are now all demigods.

Many of these night watchmen had already left before the Lunar New Year, which is why most of them were unable to spend the New Year with their families.

Another group was dispatched to the Fursac Empire in the two days following the New Year to support and replace the Night Watchers who had been stationed there for a long time. Among this second batch of Extraordinary Ones heading to Fursac were Dunn and Miss Daly.

The remaining Night Watchers are not having an easy time either, because half of the Night Watchers of the Church of the Night are in Fursac, leaving only half of the Night Watchers in the Kingdom of Rune. And the crises these extraordinary beings have to deal with may not be any less than those in Fursac.

In such a tense situation, any extraordinary individual would be assigned corresponding responsibilities.

Leonard was the only exception—a demigod who had been promoted in the war, he was neither sent to the Fussac Empire, nor appointed as an archbishop in a suburb, nor even informed of his promotion to senior deacon. To this day, he was still just an ordinary Red Glove.

This inevitably made Leonard somewhat suspicious, wondering if he had done something that aroused the suspicion of the Church of the Night.

Leonard lowered his voice and asked:

"Old man, could it be that you've been discovered?"

"hehe."

Palez Zoroaster scoffed:

"If it were going to be discovered, it would have been discovered long ago. Why wait until now?"

"That's not necessarily true."

Leonard retorted in a low voice:

"You were a Sequence 1 angel before, but now you're only Sequence 2. Your strength has declined, so it's normal that you've been discovered. If you've really been discovered, the Church of the Night has probably already secretly arranged for people to capture us."

After a pause, Leonard kindly suggested:

"Old man, why don't you find a new host? That way, at most only one of us will get caught, instead of being wiped out."

Upon hearing Leonard's suggestion, Palles Zoroaster scoffed:

"Is this really your goal? Are you still thinking that if there's no danger, I'll 'parasitize' others, and then I'll be at their beck and call when danger strikes?"

"Do you think of me as your bodyguard?"

"Naive! Do you think you've become a saint, mastered a lot of esoteric knowledge, and no longer need my teachings?"

"You can also choose to teach me face-to-face."

Leonard smiled sheepishly; he did indeed have that thought.

For him, having an angel 'parasitizing' his body had both advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that even if he encounters a real mythical creature, he is not without the strength to fight back. He can just call out "old man" and the problem might be solved. In addition, the history of the Fourth Epoch and various uncommon occult knowledge are also quite useful.

The most obvious downside is that one's life is controlled by the "parasite," and if the other party has malicious intentions, he has no way to stop it.

This issue used to be Leonard's biggest worry, but it's not important now.

On the one hand, the old man showed enough sincerity, especially on the occasion with Amon, who had no intention of harming him.

On the other hand, even if the old man really had bad intentions, both Mr. Fool and the Goddess of Night were enough to protect him.

Leonard's biggest problem right now is that many things are not very convenient because of this.

Although he had gotten used to going in and out of the bathroom with an old guy 'parasitizing' his body, and even chatting with him while squatting on the toilet, he still preferred to be alone in similar situations.

Leonard thought for a moment, then carefully chose his tone and said:

"Of course, if you haven't fully recovered and want to continue 'parasitizing', I have no objection."

Palez Zoroaster was silent for two seconds, letting his slightly aged voice echo in Leonard's mind once more:

"The most dangerous period is yet to come. You think the 'War of Gods' is over? No, this is just the beginning!"

Leonard was stunned, finding it somewhat unbelievable.

Pales seemed quite pleased with his shocked reaction and sneered:

"How many true gods do you now know with certainty?"

Leonard paused for a moment, then said in a low voice:

"At least eleven."

Adam, the True Creator, Amun, the Lord of Steam, the Primordial Witch, the Fool, the Goddess of Night, the Earth Mother, the Lord of Storms, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the resurrected Black Emperor of Intis—that makes eleven.

Besides these, there are also the Bound God of the Rose School, the Mother Tree of Desire, the Primordial Moon, the Hidden Sage, and the Dark Side of the Universe. These are mostly beings at this level, but it is still uncertain whether they are true gods or angel kings, so Leonard did not include them in his calculations.

Palez Zoroaster said meaningfully:

"What if I told you that at least five of these eleven true gods would perish?"

"How is that possible?" Leonard blurted out.

The previous war of gods had resulted in the fall of two true gods, which in his understanding was equivalent to the collapse of the heavens.

But now the old man says this is just the beginning, and at least five more True Gods will fall, which means more than half of the True Gods will have fallen! Do you think True Gods are as common as cabbages?

"How is that impossible?"

Palez Zoroaster scoffed:

"At least four true gods have fallen so far: the Eternal Sun, the God of War, the Hidden Sage, and the Bound God."

"How would you know if you weren't there?"

Leonard stopped teasing the pigeons and couldn't help but ask.

The fall of Eternal Sun and God of War is universally acknowledged and known throughout the world, but when did the other two fall?

There wasn't a single sign of it!

"madness."

Palez Zoroaster's tone was somewhat disappointed:

"Most of the recent incidents handled by the Church of the Night are related to the Witch Cult, the Aurora Society, and the Blood Worship Cult, but conspicuously, the Rose School and the Morse Ascetic Order are not among them. Why do you think that is?"

Leonard's expression changed slightly, and he immediately understood all the key points as if he had been enlightened—the war had just ended, and there was still some chaos in various countries. This was a good time for those secret organizations to develop followers. Therefore, various secret organizations were quite active during this period, and the corresponding supernatural cases also increased, almost exponentially.

However, the Rose School and the Morse Order remained completely still, which was not in line with their usual practices.

After all, these two were among the most active members of various clandestine organizations. Their sudden disappearance simply doesn't make sense!

But if the Hidden Sage and the Bound God have already fallen, then all of this might have a reasonable explanation—after all, if even the gods they worshipped have fallen, what is the point of them continuing to preach?

Leonard broke out in a cold sweat. His rationality made him want to retort, "This is just your guess," but his intuition told him that the old man's guess might be true!

But if it's true, then it means that four beings at the True God level have fallen in just half a month!

With four true gods already fallen, the news that five more would fall is no longer so shocking.

"this……"

Leonard's voice was strained: "Is all of this related to the apocalypse?"

The aged voice sounded slightly surprised:

"Hmm? You know about the apocalypse? Was it someone who told you?"

Leonard lowered his head and said silently:

"He just told us that the end times are coming, but I don't know exactly what will happen."

"That's correct. Anyone below the level of angels who even knows about it will be corrupted, and even the true God cannot save them."

"But I can tell you, it is indeed related to the end of the world."

"Now that there is not much time left before the end of the world, they are all vying for authority similar to their own, hoping to rise to a higher level before the end of the world arrives, and thus gain a glimmer of hope."

"Therefore, most of the Hidden Sages perished at the hands of the Lord of Steam, and Adam, the True Creator, the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the Lord of Storms will inevitably clash sooner or later; they are destined to be unable to coexist peacefully. As for the Black Emperor, hey, although the 'Judge' pathway doesn't have Sequence 0, in the current situation, its uniqueness and Sequence 1 alone are enough to give it a hard time. The difficulty for it to advance may not be any lower than that of other beings."

"Similarly, this applies to the night and the god of war, and it also applies to 'The Fool' and Amon."

"For the position of 'Lord of Mysteries,' 'The Fool' and Amon will inevitably clash. At that time, under the influence of the various laws of extraordinary characteristics, we angels who share the same path may also be affected. So, ha, it's safer to seek refuge in the sight of the night."

"The God of War has fallen, and the authority of the God of Death has most likely fallen into the hands of the Night. He is now the closest being to that level."

"Once the 'Fool' and Amon have settled their battle, and the 'Lord of Mysteries' is born, even if you beg me to 'parasitize' you, I won't deign to!"

Leonard was slightly taken aback, and subconsciously repeated a name:

"Lord of Mysteries?"

"This is not something you can understand in detail. Of course, with me here, there's no need to worry too much."

Palez Zoroaster said with a mixture of admiration and pride.

Leonard was about to take the opportunity to ask a question when he suddenly saw a "Red Gloves" player running over with a telegram in his hand.

"Sir, a telegram from the Holy See," the team member said respectfully, bowing.

Leonard nodded slightly, took the telegram, and quickly glanced through it:

"Head to the Southern Continent to participate in the operation to annihilate the Rose School."

Southern Continent…Rose School… Leonard extracted the two most crucial words and immediately connected them to what the old man had just said—the Bound God has likely already fallen! Precisely because the Bound God has fallen, it is necessary to exterminate them all!

An aged voice echoed faintly in his mind:

"This is why you haven't received orders. All the churches need to eliminate hidden dangers and prepare for the end times." (End of Chapter)