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

Chapter 96 Take a deep breath; dizziness is normal.

Silence ban!

A purple magic circle descended onto the deck from above.

In the time that followed, they transformed into purple magic arrays, which acted like seals, firmly imprinting themselves on everyone's bodies.

In that instant, everyone could feel that their abilities had been completely sealed.

Now, all they have left to do is use their fists and feet.

"What's going on?!"

The demigod's eyes instantly filled with panic, and he asked angrily, "What have you done to me?"

"Kill him!"

The sailors who had not acted earlier immediately reacted and charged toward the demigod with howls.

Everyone's single right now!

If not now, when?

Faced with the menacing pirates, the demigod felt utterly humiliated.

When has a demigod like him ever suffered such injustice?

Almost instantly, he pulled out his pistol and aimed it at the sailors.

But the next second...

"puff!"

A short knife, covered in countless rust marks and seemingly as dull as it could be, pierced his throat from behind, accompanied by a gentle voice.

"Take a deep breath; dizziness is normal."

The demigod almost instinctively took a deep breath, and blood rushed up, clogging his blood vessels.

Before he could even react, a spear pierced his chest from behind in the next second.

The demigod felt a sharp pain in his chest, but in an instant his body flew up and the pistol slipped from his hand.

It spiraled and continuously destroyed his soft and unprotected internal organs, churning them into tiny pieces.

While pulling his body forward, they pushed him to the bow of the ship.

The spearhead struck the ship's side, pinning the demigod hanging there firmly to the gunwale as well.

The demigod gripped the blood-stained gun barrel that had pierced his chest, the pain and the blood-soaked throat making it difficult for him to utter a sound.

With great difficulty, he turned around, only to see the embers suddenly roll backward.

Then he took out another huge sword-spear with a 'spearhead' shaped like a greatsword.

And the moment that huge sword-spear combination, which still seemed to be a combination of a spear and a sword, appeared.

Suddenly, a golden light appeared above, accompanied by crackling electric shocks.

That's thunder!

The demigod's pupils constricted sharply, and he suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood.

One reason is the stab wound to the chest.

Secondly, because—

Everyone else's magic has been sealed, so why are you the only exception?

He instinctively tried to speak, but when he opened his mouth, not a single note came out; only a large amount of blood gushed from his mouth and nose.

The dagger pierced his throat, and a large amount of blood rushed into his trachea, but his neck felt as if it were tightly bound by a rope, and he couldn't make a sound.

That word could only remain silently in his mind forever.

Even if it were an ordinary extraordinary person, they would probably be dead by now.

Only he, being a demigod, managed to hold on thanks to his powerful life force.

Normally, he wouldn't even notice such a minor injury.

But with his magic sealed, he could only watch helplessly.

"Thunder!"

Yu Jin raised his sword and spear high, and golden lightning coiled around the blade like floating snakes.

In the blink of an eye, a golden bolt of lightning completely covered the entire bow of the ship.

At the same time, it will also completely cover the demigods located within it!

"..."

The sailors gaped, utterly dumbfounded.

They actually wanted to ask on behalf of that demigod why.

"continue."

Ember silently sheathed his Dragon Slayer Thunder Spear and drew a long, slender katana with both hands—

The legendary sword, Moon Shadow.

The Silence Decree can lock everyone's 'magic'.

However, it will not cancel the buffs applied by previously cast spells, nor will it affect the weapon's built-in "combat skills".

and so--

Yu Jin lowered his waist, placed the katana at his waist, and assumed an iaido stance.

then.

Draw your sword.

"Whoosh!"

A brilliant, starry blue light slashed out from the blade, heading towards the demigod at the bow of the ship, who was enveloped in lightning strikes.

"puff!"

The sailors seemed to faintly hear a sound of something being cut off.

But because they were covered by golden lightning, they couldn't see anything.

Under the somewhat numb gaze of the sailors, Ember once again drew another katana.

It seems they're preparing to deliver the final blow.

But the next second, his movements suddenly stopped.

【Soul +500000】

【The Soul of Chunas Kolger】

【The Fallen Earl's Extraordinary Trait】

Yu Jin sheathed his knife and turned to walk towards Edwina.

"He's dead."

Ember slowly spoke, "But the spirit is still there. Does anyone here know how to communicate with spirits? Help me ask who he is."

"Dead?"

Edwina turned her head stiffly, still feeling as if she were living in a dream.

That was a demigod!

Why do you make it sound like killing him is as easy as sweeping up trash on the street?

"I...I can!"

Edwina took a deep breath, immediately realizing what was happening, and quickly ordered the others, "Quickly, save them!"

At the same time, the sailors who had fallen to the bottom of the sea also surfaced one after another.

But by this time, they were no longer as composed as when they were salvaging the sunken ship. Their faces were still contorted with pain, and they were just being dragged on the surface of the sea by buoyancy.

The surviving sailors, as if waking from a dream, rushed to the ship's side and jumped into the sea to rescue the others.

Although the person was rescued, they did not drown.

But their ankles were still shattered from the previous 180-degree twist, and hung limply.

At that very moment, the purple magic circle that had been firmly sealing their abilities shattered with a soft crack.

Edwina breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the 'seal' lifted.

But she was just about to use ritual magic to heal her crew's injuries.

The next second, a warm light appeared on the deck, nourishing everyone's bodies and healing their injuries.

Edwina was slightly taken aback and subconsciously turned to look at Ember.

"Can you hurry up?"

Ember asked politely, "I meant psychic abilities."

"good!"

Edwina nodded without hesitation and strode towards the bow of the ship.

There, the lightning had dissipated.

Only one corpse remained, nailed to the bow of the ship.

It wouldn't be accurate to call it a corpse.

Because it had turned into a "charred" body, all its flesh and clothes had been melted away, and even its bones had been carbonized.

First, he was poisoned by the Corrupted Dagger of Gulu piercing his throat, and then he was struck by lightning from the Dragon Hunter Thunder Spear.

Then, the famous swordsman Yueyin finished him off with a fatal blow.

It would be difficult to survive.

But deep down, Yu Jin was somewhat disappointed.

This demigod is ridiculously weak.

That was practically the weakest boss he had ever fought.

However, this seems to be a common problem among the extraordinary beings in this world—

Once their magic is sealed by the Silence Prohibition, they become useless.

I initially thought it was a common problem among low-sequence extraordinary beings, but I never expected that even demigods would suffer from it.

"Clatter!"

The demigod's even more heavily carbonized, jet-black head seemed to be unable to hold on any longer and suddenly fell down.

It rolled twice on the deck and happened to roll to the feet of a sailor.

Then, without realizing it,

"Snapped!"

The sailor looked down at his crushed head, raised his hands in despair, and cried out, "Would you believe me if I said I didn't do it on purpose?"

Edwina was exasperated and snapped, "Danitz, get over there and help!"

"Okay, okay!"

Danitz nodded hastily and rushed over to the other sailors to see if there was anything he could help with.

However, it does not.

Once the person is saved and the injuries are healed, what else is there to do with him?

"what?"

Edwina walked to the body and suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"What's wrong?"

Yu Jin stepped forward, frowning as he asked.

Could something else have happened?

"His spirit has disappeared?"

Edwina hesitated, then asked tentatively, "Was it because of the lightning strike you just gave me...?"

She wondered if Yu Jin had used too much force and shattered the other person's spirit as well.

The next second, Yu Jin reached out his hand, holding a ball of pure light.

That was the soul of a demigod.

"Ask him what use those slaves are."

Just as Edwina was about to begin her psychic summoning, the embers that had been pulled from the spear lodged in the corpse's chest reminded her again.

"it is good."

Edwina nodded gently and began to summon the demigod's soul from the embers.

The channeling went very smoothly.

The demigod, who was powerless to resist in life, was now like a wooden puppet, with no room for resistance whatsoever.

However, just to be on the safe side, Edwina started by asking the most basic questions.

"What's your name?"

"Chunas Korg"

"Which faction do you belong to?"

"MI9, I am the Major General Deputy Chief of MI9."

"MI9?"

Edwina's expression changed slightly, but she didn't have time to think about it right now and could only continue to ask questions.

"Why did you contact us?"

"Captain Mad has been secretly supplying us with slaves, and my department has been in contact with him. Because of some changes in Backlund, I was ordered to retrieve the 'painting' that Captain Mad has in his possession."

"But when I arrived, the Mad Captain had already been killed, and the painting was nowhere to be found. So I divined your location and threatened the Deep Sea Admiral to bring me here."

"No wonder he ran so fast."

Edwina thought to herself.

The deep-sea admiral was clearly afraid that the demigod would kill him to cover his tracks afterward.

But he probably didn't expect that this demigod would die so easily.

"Where did you take all those slaves?"

Edwina hadn't forgotten Ember's words and pressed for an answer.

Edwina thought it was a very simple question, but she realized she was wrong the next second.

Chunas Korg's soul trembled slightly, his expression becoming incredibly distorted, as if his entire soul would be completely shattered in the next second.

Edwina's expression changed slightly, and she quickly withdrew from the psychic communication.

"Feel sorry."

Edwina took a deep breath and said quickly, "His soul is under some kind of 'seal,' preventing him from revealing that crucial information. If we force him to reveal it, his soul might explode."

"All I learned was that his name was Chunus Colger, the Major General and Deputy Chief of MI9. His department was in charge of liaising with Captain Mad. But he couldn't say what happened to the slaves."

"I can't do anything about it, but if someone can break the seal, they should be able to get more information out of them."

"MI9?"

Ember was clearly not surprised by this; instead, he showed an expression that said, "I knew it."

Because the agency that contacted Kapin was also MI9.

As for the soul, it was placed under a restriction.

Yu Jin frowned slightly and looked down at the wisp of soul.

The Soul of the Demigod Chunus Korg

The soul of the demigod Chunus Korg.

One of them is a deformed soul with power.

It grants many souls upon use.

Its power can also be extracted through refining.

He was once a demigod.

He swore to protect certain secrets.

The soul was thus placed under a restriction by a more powerful extraordinary being.

Yu Jin frowned slightly. He didn't have a good solution to the restriction placed on the soul of this demigod.

Healing tears can treat abnormal conditions, but only if the person being treated is alive.

In the past, he would have sought out the Fire Keeper in this situation.

But right now, he doesn't even know where his Fire Keeper is.

"I see,"

Yu Jin nodded slowly and said, "Thank you for your help."

Edwina is only a Sequence 5 after all, so we can't expect too much from her.

Anyway, as long as he has the soul in his hands, he can wait until he returns to the Kingdom of Rune before trying to find someone else.

"I'd like to go back to my cabin and rest for a bit. If you need any help, feel free to contact me anytime."

Yu Jin thought for a moment and then said to Edwina, who was standing next to him.

"it is good."

Edwina nodded slightly; of course, she dared not object.

Amidst the awe-inspiring gazes of the pirates and sailors, Ember slowly descended from the cabin and returned to his room.

"captain."

First Mate Blue stepped forward, swallowing hard as he said, "This...this Mr. Ash, is he a demigod?!"

What do you think?

Edwina was feeling conflicted at the moment. She glanced at him but didn't answer. Instead, she asked him a question.

"..."

Bru gave a sheepish smile.

The answer to this question is actually quite obvious, isn't it?

After all, the other party had just killed a demigod right in front of them!

The other party's actions were not so much effortless as to be described as easy.

Killing a demigod is no different from killing a pig!

In the blink of an eye, that demigod had already perished.

This is certainly not because demigods are too weak.

It's because that "Mr. Ash" is ridiculously strong.

"So what should we do now?"

First Mate Blue awkwardly changed the subject, asking in a low voice, "About Vice Admiral Deepsea, should we...?"

"Never mind him, let's clean up first and remove all traces from the ship."

Edwina maintained the composure of a captain, shook her head, and ordered, "Tell the sailors to set sail; we're going to Toscati."

The deep-sea beings who came looking for them were threatened by Chunas.

That's why he turned and left without hesitation just now.

In theory, the two sides are completely in the same boat in this matter.

So as long as they both kept quiet, no one would know that Chunas died on their ship.

of course.

If the people behind Chunus track them down using divination, they won't be able to avoid it even if they want to.

Even if we take down the Vice Admiral of the Deep Sea, it won't make a difference.

not to mention.

They might not be able to catch up with each other.

The Vice Admiral has been gone for a long time, and the speeds of the two flagships are not much different, so they can't catch up at all.

Moreover, in a last resort, the enemy could abandon their flagship and directly control the sea monster to dive into the deep sea—

The Deep Sea Admiral may not be the strongest among the pirate generals.

But with the help of the sea monster, even a demigod wouldn't find it so easy to kill him.

So instead of wasting time chasing after the Vice Admiral, it's better to head north along the original planned route.

Firstly, it allows us to deliver the embers to their destination as quickly as possible.

Secondly, they could then take the opportunity to travel to the northern island of Sonia.

That area was once part of the Kingdom of Rune.

However, it had already been ceded to the Fussac Empire seven hundred years ago during the Twenty Years' War.

This means that the demigods of the Kingdom of Rune would never dare to set foot on Sonia Island lightly, because such an act would definitely be mistaken by the Fusak Empire as a provocation, thus triggering a war between the two countries.

The Kingdom of Rune will not give anyone ammunition to criticize it in this way.

Therefore, as long as they can reach Sunia Island smoothly, at least their temporary safety can be guaranteed.

This temporary period of safety would allow her to wait for reinforcements from the Church of Knowledge.

At that point, she can take the initiative—

The demigods of the Kingdom of Rune openly threatened the followers of the Church of Knowledge, even claiming that no one would know if they were killed. The Kingdom of Rune is not going to let this go easily without giving an explanation.

Edwina glanced at the charred corpse at the bow of the ship, her light blue eyes flashing with an inexplicable meaning.

The Kingdom of Rune is being far too arrogant, acting as if everyone has some kind of powerful backer.

Meanwhile.

As Ember walked towards his room in the ship's cabin, he suddenly stopped, a voice echoing in his mind—the voice of the Fool.

The upcoming gathering is temporarily cancelled.

"Did something go wrong?"

Yu Jin frowned slightly.

PS: Danitz, the traitor

(End of this chapter)