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

Chapter 79 Mr. A, Danger

"Ember, do you know how to brew potions?"

Audrey held the constantly changing color brain in her hands and asked curiously.

"I won't."

Yu Jin shook his head slightly.

"Huh?"

Audrey blinked at Ember's self-righteous expression and asked, "Then where did you get your potions?"

"Bishop Anthony always prepares the drinks for me; all I have to do is drink them."

Yu Jin calmly explained.

"..."

Audrey suddenly felt a pang of sadness.

She didn't know the bishop named Anthony; she only knew Archbishop Anthony of the Diocese of Backlund.

That's the head of all the Night Church forces in the entire Backlund region!

"If you absolutely need my help to prepare it, I can give it a try."

Seeing Audrey's utterly disappointed expression, Ember spoke up.

"Then I'll do it myself."

Audrey was deflated.

Although she was also a novice, at least she had some experience—

She also mixed the audience's potions herself.

A few minutes later, a bottle of liquid with ever-changing iridescent colors was prepared.

Audrey suddenly felt nervous and uneasy, but in the end she still drank the "Mind Reader" potion.

Fortunately, while her technique wasn't exactly skillful, she didn't make any mistakes.

She successfully completed the integration phase of her extraordinary traits and was promoted to a Sequence 8 'Mind Reader'.

Audrey immediately began trying to rein in her scattered spiritual energy so that she could stabilize her state as soon as possible.

"Congratulations."

"Ember said softly."

"uh-huh."

The girl raised her snow-white neck, her lips slightly upturned, revealing a reserved yet proud smile.

Although Sequence 8 is still only a low sequence, it has only been less than two months since she became an Extraordinary.

Some of that time was spent searching for the main ingredients for the potion; otherwise, it could have been done much faster.

Even so, this speed already surpasses that of the vast majority of extraordinary individuals.

"ember."

In her excitement, Audrey didn't forget the important matter and suddenly lowered her voice, asking, "Do you still remember Fors?"

"Remember."

Yu Jin nodded imperceptibly.

He's currently living at Fors' house, but Audrey doesn't know it.

That's right.

Audrey explained in a low voice, "About two weeks ago, I was invited by Viscount Grelint to attend a gathering of extraordinary people with Miss Fors and her friend Miss Hugh Deercha."

Audrey stopped and carefully observed Ember's expression.

The 'Apothecary' potion recipe that Viscount Grelint wanted was also purchased by her from the Embers on his behalf.

However, since he only had the recipe and not the special ingredients, he still had to start with Ms. Fors.

Since Ms. Fors still owed them a favor, Grylint figured he might as well use that favor to get an introduction to the Extraordinary Gathering.

Seeing that Yu Jin's expression remained normal, Audrey secretly breathed a sigh of relief and then explained.

"At the party, Viscount Grelint tried to obtain the extraordinary materials needed by the apothecary but came up empty-handed. Instead, I obtained another key material needed by the 'Mind Reader' at the party: the spinal fluid of the Farsman rabbit."

"Of course, these are not the main points."

Audrey paused, her expression suddenly turning serious. "The key point is that the organizer of this extraordinary gathering calls himself 'Mr. A'."

"Mr. A?"

Yu Jin's eyes flickered slightly as he recalled the introduction of the "Hanged Man" at the tarot meeting that afternoon.

The twenty-two divine messengers of the Aurora Society used code names such as Mr. A and Mr. X.

"right."

Audrey nodded slightly. "Weren't you looking for the Aurora Society? I think this Mr. A might be related to the Aurora Society. Miss Hugh told me that a Sequence 7 Beyonder once tried to harm Mr. A, but they all disappeared without a trace. This means that Mr. A is at least a Sequence 6 or even a Sequence 5 Beyonder."

"If he really is 'Mr. A' from the Aurora Society, then he's Sequence 5."

After a moment of contemplation, Yu Jin slowly spoke.

"That's what I think too."

Audrey held up her slender white finger and said earnestly, "Mr. A, whose initial is 'A,' is very likely the strongest member of the Aurora Society besides the 'Saint'!"

"The sequence mastered by the Aurora Club is the Mystic, and the Sequence 5 of the Mystic pathway is 'Shepherd'."

Upon hearing Audrey's analysis, Yu Jin seemed to have anticipated it and nodded slightly, saying, "The shepherd can 'herd' the souls of seven equally powerful individuals, which means he can master a total of eight different pathways of ability, including the 'Secret Prayer' pathway, and these abilities are very likely to have reached Sequence 5."

"Hachijou?!"

Audrey's eyes widened, her mouth forming an "O" shape in surprise. "Doesn't that mean that below the high sequence, almost no one can rival him?"

"No."

Yu Jin shook his head slightly.

"Is there a more powerful path than the Mystic Prayer?"

Audrey asked curiously.

"No."

Ember gazed at the girl and calmly said, "What I mean is, the Mystic Path undergoes a qualitative leap starting from Sequence 5. At Sequence 5, one can nurture the souls of seven other Sequence 5 Beyonders. And at Sequence 4, one can replace these souls with the souls of other Sequence 4 Beyonders. Higher sequences can follow the same logic."

"Therefore, judging solely from the data on paper, those who are extraordinary through the Mystic Path are almost invincible among their peers."

"But actual combat is never simply a comparison of paper data. Otherwise, the Aurora Society would not still be a wanted secret organization, rather than the eighth major sect alongside the seven major righteous sects."

Ember's words were calm and cold, yet they contained a message that sent a chill down Audrey's spine.

Having become a "mind reader," Audrey can see through human nature even further.

Although she still couldn't see through Ember completely, Ember had no disguise whatsoever.

His every word and action revealed his attitude towards the seven major orthodox churches...

Audrey didn't know how to describe it.

That attitude wasn't contempt or disdain; that would be too exaggerated for Audrey to even imagine.

But there was one thing Audrey was certain of: Ember clearly lacked a sense of reverence for the gods!

He has absolutely no faith or reverence for the seven major orthodox churches, or even for the Church of the Night!

But isn't he an extraordinary being of the Church of the Night?

Audrey was somewhat confused.

Because their whole family are devout followers of the goddess...

"Um."

Audrey suddenly hesitated.

Can I still be considered a believer in the goddess in my current state?

She seems, perhaps, probably, maybe... has converted to the Fool?

Audrey didn't dare to think any further and quickly changed the subject, "Ember, why didn't you choose the Secret Prayer path back then?"

Ember gave her a strange look and explained, "Because the Secret Prayer Path constantly hears the voice of the 'True Creator,' the members of the Aurora Society will eventually go mad. The 'Hanged Man' probably mentioned that, right?"

Audrey looked embarrassed.

Of course she remembered that Mr. Hanged Man had explained these facts to her.

Audrey, Audrey, your topic change was far too abrupt!

"So, are you going to see Mr. A?"

Audrey changed the subject once again.

"certainly."

Ember slowly said, "The Painted World is in the hands of the Aurora Society, and 'Mr. A,' as the Aurora Society's head in Backlund, must have relevant clues. Find him, and we can find the Painted World."

Audrey thought for a moment and analyzed seriously, "Although I have attended Mr. A's extraordinary gatherings, I don't have a way to actively contact him. I can only passively participate in the next extraordinary gathering. But if it were Miss Hugh and the others, they might have a way to actively contact Mr. A."

(End of this chapter)