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

Chapter 8 And so the Joker stopped thinking.

"He's completely unaffected? How did he do that?"

Leonard looked at Ember, who was five meters away and was holding the box alone, completely unaffected, and found it hard to believe.

"No, it's not a big deal. After all, it's only a Level 2 sealed artifact!"

Leonard took a deep breath. If he could have an old man, it wasn't surprising that others had some special qualities.

Moreover, the other party may also have benefited from the effect of a special sealing artifact.

Thinking this, Leonard turned his gaze to the embers' hands—

The other person wore ten completely different rings on their ten fingers.

Leonard doesn't think those are just simple decorations; they could also be disguises.

There may be one or two sealed items among them, while the others are merely concealments.

"It's dangerous, very dangerous!"

Klein opened his eyes, watched the citrine pendant in his hand move clockwise, and gave a deep reminder.

He had just had a divination done, and the result told him that there was a great danger hidden in the warehouse!

"Snapped!"

Yu Jin suddenly stopped.

"ember!"

Al Hassen's expression changed slightly, and he called out in a low voice.

If Ember didn't respond, he would immediately step forward.

"fine."

Yu Jin shook his head and turned his gaze to the stacks of large wooden crates near the warehouse in front of him.

Aside from the warehouse itself, these wooden crates are the only 'obstacles' in the vicinity.

However, if you rashly approach these obstacles, you will be ambushed by the monsters hidden inside.

He has suffered losses from this more than once.

"so……"

Ember narrowed his eyes slightly, and an ancient crystal staff appeared in his palm, replacing the ice-blue Irithyll straight sword.

Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he raised his staff high.

"Ding!"

Accompanied by a crisp sound effect, five azure orbs appeared in a pentagonal formation behind Ember.

The moment these orbs appeared, it was as if they sensed something.

It shot swiftly toward the large stack of wooden crates in front of it!

"Tracking the Soul Crystal Fragment?!"

Klein completely lost his composure. How could he not know about the infamous hanging ball from Dark Souls?!

Fortunately, everyone's attention was focused on Ember who had suddenly made his move, and no one saw Klein's expression.

suddenly

boom!

Suddenly, the stacked wooden crates turned into a sea of ​​fire with a violent explosion, and several fist-sized fireballs met the five incoming soul crystal fragments in the same manner.

During this time, however, a ball of fire went against the flow of the other fireballs and shot towards Klein at the very edge.

"Did it miss?"

Klein, who was closest to the enemy, subconsciously had this thought in his mind, but still instinctively dodged.

boom!

The surging fireball crashed head-on into the crystal block, but was shattered by the crystal block at the moment of contact, leaving only sparks.

Just as everyone's attention was drawn to him and they nodded, a man dressed in a black tailcoat and wearing a half-high silk hat suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of Klein!

The two sides were less than a meter apart!

He appeared out of thin air along with the fireball, so close that Klein could clearly see the other's face painted with red, yellow and white paint, the bright red paint outlining the "clown"-like face with the corners of his mouth turned up high!

The clown in the tuxedo split open his mouth, which was outlined in bright red paint, revealing a comical yet terrifying smile.

He held his top hat down with one hand and raised the other, snapping his fingers at Klein.

Then, as if sensing danger, he suddenly turned around.

The next moment, the comical smile came to an abrupt end, and the face painted with oil paint instantly turned to one of astonishment.

Because five dark blue crystals were flying rapidly toward him.

and.

The distance between him and the crystal was much closer than the distance between him and Klein!

boom!

With a deafening explosion, the clown in the tuxedo was unsurprisingly struck by the crystal fragment and instantly engulfed by the surging blast, almost affecting Klein who was standing nearby.

If he hadn't rolled away in time to avoid it...

However, at the very moment the clown in the tuxedo was hit, his figure instantly faded, turning into a seemingly illusory shadow.

Klein got close enough that he immediately realized it was just a paper figure that looked remarkably like a tuxedo clown!

Clearly, it wasn't the clown in the tuxedo who was hit!

What about his true form?

"Small……"

Klein was about to shout a warning when he saw the crystal block change direction again and fly towards the burning fire—

Just as it was only a paper doll that was hit, not a clown in a tuxedo.

What struck the paper figure was merely a fragment of a soul crystal.

Amidst the burning flames, a faint figure suddenly appeared and then quickly vanished, accompanied by a ball of orange-yellow flame that flew out and appeared in the distance.

This caused the Soul Crystal Block to miss its target again, crashing head-on into the burning wooden crate and blasting it into pieces.

Subsequently, the fragments of the wooden crates impacted by the explosion quickly scattered in all directions, carrying flames with them.

The figure of the clown in the tuxedo then appeared on a flame that was left unattended and far from the crowd.

His comical smile remained high, as if mocking them for doing something futile.

however.

There are far more than just Yu Jin here.

Even as the clown in the tuxedo made his two moves, the others had already noticed something amiss—

The opponent can move quickly between flames.

So, as soon as his figure appeared, Lolota, the black-haired woman who had been waiting patiently for a long time, took a boxing stance, raised her arm, and swung her fist at the clown in the tuxedo in the face.

boom!

The clown in the tuxedo became illusory again, transforming into a paper figure burning in flames.

At the same time, his figure appeared on another ball of flame.

Ping ping ping ping!

Dunn and Al reacted quickly, each raising their guns and pulling the triggers in the direction of the clown in the tuxedo.

However, the tuxedo clown appeared even faster above another ball of fire, causing all their shots to miss.

Klein's heart sank.

The soul crystal block had just blasted apart the burning wooden crate fragments, leaving the opponent with nowhere to hide.

But this actually made his actions easier.

With his swift movement among countless flames, he was able to easily withstand the onslaught of the Night Watchers, even when he was alone.

They even had the leisure to give them a mocking smile during the gaps in their 'jumping' between the flames.

The opponent's behavior at this moment is very similar to a Yasuo who is charging forward through a minion wave while simultaneously flashing his icon.

"ember!"

After realizing that shooting was ineffective, Dunn's expression darkened, and he shouted, "Throw the box over there!"

Ember, who had just raised his crystal staff and was about to unleash [Instant Freeze], abandoned his action and casually tossed the box in his hand into the middle of the fire in front of him.

"A great opportunity!"

Klein was immediately overjoyed.

Although the fragments of the wooden crates blasted apart by the soul crystal were spread over a wide area, they were only a little over ten meters in diameter.

In other words, unless the clown appears at the edge of the fire and escapes the area affected by '2-049'.

Otherwise, no matter where he appears next, he will undoubtedly be captured by '2-049'!

After confirming that the other party could move quickly within the flames, everyone, including Klein, quickly dispersed.

They formed a fan-shaped formation to completely surround the fire, regardless of where the other party appeared on the edge of the fire.

They will be attacked by the night watchmen the moment they appear.

This is an open conspiracy!

as predicted.

Upon realizing that Ember was about to throw the box into the center of the fire, the tuxedo clown instantly chose to abandon the fire and flee to its edge.

Although this would mean losing the joy of being like the wind, at least it would save one's life.

And unsurprisingly—

The direction he chose was still Klein!

Because the tuxedo clown knows very well.

Klein, who is only a fortune teller at Sequence Nine, is definitely the weakest among this group.

If we take him down, he can escape from the Night Watchers' encirclement!

But before that, we must prevent that strange man from releasing that tracking orb again.

So before taking action, the Joker didn't hesitate to shoot a fireball at the embers.

He didn't seek to hurt the other party, he only hoped to buy some time.

Snapped!

At the same time, the flames in front of Klein instantly rose up, transforming into the figure of a clown in a tuxedo.

The moment the other party appeared, his right hand had already snapped his fingers at Klein.

At the same time, Klein had already gripped the revolver with both hands, pointing the gun at his head.

"I've been waiting for you!"

Klein's lips curled into a slight smile; he knew his opponent would once again choose to break through his defenses.

After all, who made himself the weakest here?

but.

He may be weak, but his gun is anything but!

At such close range, even a casual shot can hit the target 100% of the time!

The clown in the tuxedo, whose face had been wearing a comical and mocking smile, suddenly froze.

It wasn't because of Klein's gun, but because of his increasingly rigid thinking.

How could this be… I was clearly… already… five… meters… away…

The clown in the tuxedo instantly became incredibly rigid, and his snapping of his fingers became incredibly slow.

Even though the two fingers were touching, no sound came out.

boom!

Without hesitation, Klein pulled the trigger, silencing the clown's wildly imaginative thoughts.

(End of this chapter)