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

Klein chuckled in response to Amon's provocation:

"You don't have to give it to me."

Amon's clone did indeed gain independence because of his humanity, which created an irreconcilable conflict between him and his original self—the original self would not allow an independent clone to exist, and the clone that gained humanity and independence would not willingly be killed by the original self.

This principle applies to everyone, and Amon is no exception.

Or rather, Amon is no exception.

As a naturally mythical being, to put it nicely, He is a sophisticated egoist; to put it bluntly, He is selfish and only considers His own interests. When His own interests might be harmed, even the interests of His father and brothers must take a backseat—whether it be the ancient sun god, Adam, or the true creator.

Therefore, when the ancient sun god perished and the true creator was born.

There were four angel kings who truly betrayed the ancient sun god.

The wind angels, cherubim, and pure white angels need no further mention; they were the biggest contributors to the fall of the ancient sun god.

The remaining one is Amon.

Unlike the imaginary angel Adam and the dark angel Sasriel, who, despite parting ways due to differing ideals, always bore the burden of resurrecting the original being, He was also unlike the red angel Medici and the fate angel Urolius, who remained steadfastly loyal to the resurrected true creator.

He remained neutral throughout, serving his own interests.

Therefore, Amon's true form will definitely kill His independent clone, and the independent clone will also try to kill the true form.

It is precisely this selfish and self-serving trait that has provided the basis for cooperation between Amon's clone and Klein, leading to the current situation. Amon's clone only possesses the strength of Sequence 3, but once it is fused with the main body, it can gradually "corrupt" the clone and extraordinary characteristics of the main body, gaining greater strength until it gains control of the body and becomes the "main body".

Klein would certainly not give absolute trust to such a sophisticated and selfish mythical creature.

Although he and Amon's clone share common interests—they both want to eliminate Amon's original body—this doesn't mean their alliance is particularly strong. On the contrary, this alliance could break down at any moment.

After all, no matter what, Amon and Klein's paths are in conflict, and only one of them can ascend the old throne.

While Amon's original body still exists, his avatars cooperate with Klein, replacing the original body with their avatars and gaining control of the body. During this stage, their alliance is virtually unbreakable.

Because they are all destined to be unable to coexist with Amon's original form; only one side can survive.

However, when Amon's original body was transformed into a "clone" by the clone, and the clone took control of the body and became the "original body," the preconditions for the alliance between the clone and Klein no longer existed.

Regardless of the circumstances, Amon's clone has the same personality as his original self.

Although they were forced to fight each other for survival, this was precisely because they were all sophisticated egoists who were selfish and self-serving. Regardless of who gained control of the body, their character would not change.

Therefore, whether it is the main body or an avatar standing here, His position and Klein's position are in conflict.

Klein certainly wouldn't overlook this point; he had anticipated Amon's betrayal and had corresponding contingency plans.

Klein's eyes flickered, and he was about to strike first when he suddenly caught a glimpse of a shiny object being thrown out.

He reached out and took it, looking at the monocle in his hand with a slight surprise:

"Why don't you give it a try?"

Amon said quietly:

"Want to try it out, and then get killed by you?"

"What's that saying of you humans? 'A wise man submits to circumstances.'"

"It seems we're both Sequence 0. I have plenty of options; I can try to kill you, or I can leave at any time."

"But in fact, my 'humanity' has always been under your control."

"The original clone can remain unaffected, but I, as the original body, cannot."

Klein's eye twitched. Good heavens, he's already claiming to be the original body so quickly? As expected of you!

But actually there's no difference, since every clone of Amon is exactly the same individual, only differing in strength.

When a clone with humanity gains control of the body, it is equivalent to possessing all the extraordinary characteristics. In this process, every extraordinary characteristic, every clone, and every time worm will inevitably be tainted with humanity.

And what Amon said was right; Klein could indeed manipulate or even detonate His humanity to a certain extent!

For Amon, who was once devoid of humanity, the absence of humanity had no impact. But for Amon, who had already been tainted by humanity, the threat of his humanity exploding would be fatal. Although the result is the same—the loss of humanity—these are two entirely different concepts.

Clearly, Amon has also realized this.

And He is powerless to do anything about it, because He cannot voluntarily detach His humanity.

There is no guarantee that He could survive after His humanity was stripped away.

Even if it were possible to strip away humanity, He wouldn't try—only by possessing humanity can He, as an avatar, gain independence. If He were stripped of humanity, what difference would there be between Him and before?

Klein saw through Amon's thoughts and didn't continue to make things difficult for him.

He is not Amon, merely an angel king who stole from the path; He can tolerate him.

As for whether Amon will become the next Lord of Storms or the Eternal Sun, and whether he will become the second Ancient Sun God, Klein is not worried. Even setting aside the possibility of him going out of control, Amon has no chance of becoming the Lord of Storms, even if he does.

Moreover, Klein had more to do—having just become the 'Fool,' theoretically, what he needed to do most right now was to consolidate his state. However, his current state was not bad, and Ember, the Goddess of Night, and others were still fighting against other beings. He couldn't just leave like that, neither emotionally nor logically.

He couldn't get involved in the battle between the Embers and the First Flame, and he didn't even know where they were now.

However, he is still qualified to participate in battles involving beings like the Goddess of Night.

Moreover, he wasn't exactly a magnanimous person. Since the Primordial Witch dared to attack, she had to be prepared to perish!

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In the astral plane, the moment the Fool was born, almost all beings became stunned and did not react immediately.

The Goddess of Night hovered in mid-air, slightly bewildered, seemingly unsure of what to do next. However, her instinct was to prioritize self-defense. The Primordial Witch's serpentine black tentacles, topped with eyeballs, remained frozen in the sky, creating a still yet maddening scene.

The Earth Mother and the God of Steam and Machinery also stopped their actions in confusion. The forest conjured by the Earth Mother came to a standstill, no longer growing wildly as before. However, the God of Steam and Machinery also stopped using the hazy light to disintegrate the lush green forest. The starry sky, stained by the flow of information, floated erratically, and the situation reached a stalemate for a time.

The giant serpent was bathed in thunder, but the flashing lightning refused to strike.

The white pagoda still resists the sun's brilliance, but it no longer grows upwards.

The sun continued to blaze with intense light, and Adam calmly observed it all.

Of all existence, He is the only one who has not been affected.

That's not entirely accurate either.

Because He was also affected, but He had anticipated all of this, He was able to recover from the effects faster than others.

He knew that the "Fool" had been born and that Amun's plan had failed.

They should retreat now, preserve their strength, and look forward to the next counterattack.

However, Adam knew very well that they had no second chance, or even the first chance.

Rather, they never had the chance.

They simply believed they had a chance, because Adam kept instilling in them the idea that there was still a chance, and they chose to believe it.

They believed in Adam's position, that Adam had no choice but to be hostile to the goddess of night and others.

They also believed that as long as Amon could become mysterious, the advantage would be on their side.

They were even more convinced that Adam's plan was so thorough that it would be foolproof and have a near 100% success rate.

Because in previous instances, Adam had already proven his abilities to them—both with the Hidden Sage and the sacrificed Medici. It was the fall of these two that allowed the Lord of Steam and the Primordial Witch to obtain the ticket to the Old Days.

They will become the Old Days once they have acquired knowledge of the wilderness and the city of calamity.

Helping Amun become a god was also for their own benefit.

They wanted to become the Old Ones, but dared not take the risk of the initial resurrection. Therefore, they urgently needed someone to shield them from the lightning—and Amun was that person. As long as he could obtain the uniqueness of the Fool, he had to become the Old Ones in the shortest possible time.

At that time, the Him who has become the old Him will bear all the risks.

If He cannot withstand it, He will perish, which will not be a great loss to beings like the Lord of Steam.

If they can withstand it, Amun will also give back to them and help them become the Old Ones—after all, their paths are not adjacent to Amun's, and Amun has no reason to covet them unless He wants to die.

However, what they didn't know was that it was all a hoax from beginning to end.

A scam targeting the entire world.

In this deception, even Adam himself was a pawn, or even a sacrifice.

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The Goddess of Night was the second to regain consciousness. Instead of attacking the Primal Witch, she turned her gaze to Adam in the distance.

This led Him to notice a detail only now—even though Adam was the initiator of everything, He remained on the periphery of the battlefield from beginning to end, held back by the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, unable to advance an inch.

In the event of an accident, Adam would be the fastest to run, and even Klara would be unable to stop him.

He seemed to have planned everything all along.

The question is, why doesn't He run away?

Amun has fallen, and the Fool has been born.

If they don't leave now, they will face a mysterious reckoning!

Adam could not possibly be unaware of this, yet He neither fled alone, nor attempted to awaken beings like the Lord of Steam and take them away from the battlefield, nor did He launch a surprise attack while the others were still unaware—the extraordinary qualities of both the God of Knowledge and Wisdom and the Lord of Storms were essential to Adam.

Was He not even slightly tempted?

The Goddess of Night didn't have time to think it through, because the Primordial Witch had already regained her senses!

He clearly hadn't yet realized exactly what had happened, but He knew that the 'Fool' had been born and their plan had failed!

In this situation, retreat is the best and only option.

So the moment he regained consciousness, those python-like black tentacles with eyeballs on them began to retract rapidly.

But at that moment, flames suddenly began to burn at the tips of those countless black tentacles, and human faces emerged from the flames at the same time!

Without exception, all these faces belong to Medici!

The tentacles froze in mid-air once more, for even the Primordial Witch's true form had been affected. She had never imagined that Medici, whom she had supposedly devoured, would still be alive, and even manage to outwit her at this crucial moment!

But no matter what, the "Goddess of the Night" would not let this opportunity pass.

When the Primordial Witch failed to leave the battlefield immediately, she was already destined to never be able to leave!

The Lord of Steam, sensing the danger, also tried to escape the battlefield. His torrents of information suddenly dispersed, attempting to merge into the surrounding symbols and disappear. But at that moment, the sun in the 'sky' suddenly emitted a bright radiance, and countless streams of information were forced out from the symbols, like a mass of liquid being expelled from the body, swirling and circling in the void.

"Adam!"

In the void, the roar of some being could be faintly heard!

But Adam clearly didn't care; his expression remained calm as always, as if all of this was within his expectations.

He looked up at the sky and saw that the Black Emperor had appeared on the battlefield at some point, staring coldly at the Lord of Steam.

The Earth Mother Goddess immediately changed her strategy. The plants that had originally only surrounded the palace grew rapidly, enveloping the hazy light and information flow that were symbolically emitted.

The Lord of Steam is truly blessed to have two great, dual-path true gods serving Him alone.

The only minor problem is that it would be difficult for Him to leave here alive today.

However, it's not a big problem, because the extraordinary characteristics won't disappear, and someone will always become the second Lord of Steam, the God of All Machines.

Adam took a step forward, and no one stopped him.

The beings like the Goddess of Night were focused on surrounding and killing the Lord of Steam and the Primordial Witch, and had no time to spare for Him.

The next second, Adam, dressed in a simple white robe and sporting a light blond beard, suddenly appeared at the edge of the sea area where the ruins of the God Wars were located.

The sea then parted, revealing a path that led directly to the place stained with the blood of the ancient sun god, to the projection of the giants' royal court, and to the land forsaken by the gods.

Deep within the land forsaken by God, atop a certain mountain peak, stands a colossal cross, from which hangs a faintly visible figure. (End of Chapter)