Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 120 Lani: Why do you look at other women?
"…The better is over, I see."

"I do solemnly swear."

“To every living being, and every living soul.”

“Now cometh the age of the stars.”

“A thousand year voyaga under the wisdom of the Moon.”

“Here beginneth the chill night that encompasses all, reaching the great beyond.”

“Into fear, doubt, and loneliness…”

“As the path stretcheth into darkness…”

"Let's go together."

"My dear consort eternal."

"Ember, wake up!"

The anxious voice of the girl beside his ear brought Yu Jin back to reality from his sleep.

He opened his eyes and saw Fors shaking his body with a worried look on his face for some reason.

"what happened?"

Yu Jin looked at Fors in confusion.

"I, I just..."

Fors looked at Yu Jin who had opened his eyes, opened his mouth, lowered his head and said, "No, nothing. Xio made breakfast and asked me to call you."

"it is good."

Yu Jin nodded slightly, without any doubt, and said softly, "I'll be there later."

Fors pursed her lips slightly, finally suppressed the doubts in her heart, turned around and left the room.

"Crack~"

The door was gently closed, isolating the outside world from the room.

The mottled sunlight filtered through the curtains, casting overlapping shadows and illuminating Yu Jin's face.

Half in the light, half in the dark.

He sat on the edge of the bed, raised his hands in confusion, and looked at the lines on his palms.

He had another dream, a long dream, a dream he had had many times. It was as if he was doing something again and again, over and over again. He just hoped to achieve something and put it into practice.

But when he woke up, he found that he could not remember the content of his dream at all, except the last sentence.

"Let's go to hell, My dear consort eternal."

Who told him this?
He couldn't remember clearly, his vague memory only revealed a hazy face. It should have been a very beautiful girl, but he couldn't remember what she looked like.

"stop!"

Fors walked out of Yu Jin's room, her face suddenly became anxious, and she hurriedly walked towards the kitchen, while lowering her voice and anxiously calling her friend's name.

"what happened?"

Xio poked her head out from the kitchen with some confusion.

Fors looked inside and saw Kularis skillfully using her tentacles to grab the spatula and stir-fry the omelette.

"You come with me."

Fors pursed her lips and hesitated for a while before pulling Kulala out of her arms. She locked the two sisters in the kitchen under her puzzled gaze.

Then, Fors took Xio into the bathroom.

"What happened?"

Seeing Fors being so serious, Xio couldn't help but become serious as well, and asked in a low voice.

"I, I just went to Ember's room..."

Fors spoke quickly but seemed unable to organize her thoughts in advance. She could only explain while gesturing, "I, I called him but he didn't respond, so..."

"So you tried his breath?"

Xio was somewhat speechless, as his good friend indeed seemed like someone who could do such a childish thing.

“No, more than that…”

Fors's face turned slightly pale. "Yu Jin, he's not breathing."

"Ok?"

Xio was stunned for a moment, and finally reacted, his expression changed slightly, "Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?"

"How could it be wrong!"

Fors was so anxious that she almost cried. "No matter what, I used to be a doctor! Not only is there no breath, I can't feel his pulse either. He is just like a dead person. If he hadn't woken up, I..."

"Don't worry yet!"

Xio stood on tiptoe and pressed Fors's shoulders, trying to calm her down as she was about to cry.

She took a deep breath and asked in a low voice, "Have you asked him the reason?"

"No."

Fors said weakly, "I, I'm afraid he will die..."

"Ok?"

"Didn't Emperor Roselle tell a story? A man named Bigan was alive without a heart, but when others told him that he couldn't live without a heart, he died."

Fors tried to explain with gestures, but when she saw her friend's expression as if he was looking at a child, her voice suddenly became quieter and she asked weakly, "Is there a problem?"

"No, no problem."

Xio hesitated for two seconds and shook his head slightly.

Although she did think it was a bit childish at first, after all, the story of Emperor Roselle was obviously meant to scare children. But if you think about it carefully, is there anything impossible when there are Beyonders?
Don't Extraordinaries have special ways to manipulate corpses? Maybe Bigan in Emperor Roselle's story is actually a corpse controlled by an Extraordinary?
If Yu Jin was also in this situation, then we really couldn't ask him directly. But if we didn't ask, how could we know for sure what his condition was?
Think about the Kulala sisters, who seem to be complete souls and even have ashes. What about Jin himself? Is he completely unaware that he is in a similar situation?

Xiu was also confused for a moment and didn't know how to deal with it.

Although their relationship was initially just a pure monetary transaction, now that Fors has been blessed, to put it bluntly, Ember has lost his "use value".

But after spending so much time together, they had already considered Yu Jin a friend or even a family member. At a time like this, it was impossible for them to just sit back and do nothing, right?

But even if they wanted to, what could they do? After all, they were just two ordinary Sequence 8 wild Beyonders who didn't even have a powerful seal. If they really fought, they would be knocked down by a single shot.

"Ask Mr. Fool!"

Xio took a deep breath and gritted his teeth.

In this situation, perhaps only Mr. Fool can help them.

"Then, you come?"

Fors asked cautiously.

"I'll go watch outside, you come and pray."

Quinn looked at his friend's timid appearance and said without hesitation.

She knew that Fors was afraid of knowing the answer she didn’t want to know, but this matter had to be done by Fors herself.

Because she is afraid too!

Without waiting for Fors to object, in the face of his friend's incredulous expression, Xio opened the door and left the bathroom. Fors was left alone, facing herself in the mirror, who wanted to cry but had no tears, and could only silently pray to the Fool.

"A fool who does not belong to this era!"

"You are the mysterious master above the gray fog;"

"You are the yellow and black king of good luck."

……

"Ok?"

At No. 15 Minsk Street, Klein suddenly opened his eyes after turning over in his bed. He heard someone praying to him. Although it was not a good habit to disturb someone's sleep early in the morning, he still had to respond to the believers' prayers.

Without bothering to put on his clothes, he got up from the bed and walked four steps backwards into the gray fog. At a glance, he saw that the crimson star representing Miss Magician was shrinking and expanding.

Klein stretched out his hand, spreading his spirituality and touching the past. He reorganized the intermittent and confusing words from the Magician lady, and finally understood the whole story.

When she called Yu Jin to wake him up, she found that he was not breathing. The worried lady magician thought that he was in the same situation as Bigan and was afraid that he was a corpse controlled by others. That's why she came to the gray fog to seek the help and advice of the fool.

But Klein was not surprised by this. Instead, he complained speechlessly:

"Isn't it normal that there is no breathing? If there is breathing, it would be a real ghost! After all, the essence of embers is a pile of residue and ashes left by the first fire. There is actually no difference between them and his ashes."

"Have you ever seen the early morning... Pah, have you ever seen ash breathe? Well, Backlund's smog is an exception. This thing might actually 'breathe'."

"However, since the essence of embers is ash residue, what about his ashes? Could they also be burned by the first fire? Tsk, when I think about it, it seems very likely."

"For example, the Silver Knights, weren't they burned along with Gwyn? Just as the description on the Black Knight's helmet says, 'In the past, they served Gwyn, the First Lord of Fire, and followed the King of Fire. They themselves were also burned, and from then on they turned into ashes and continued to wander the world.'"

"So in essence, the Black Knights are actually ashes that were burned to ashes by the First Fire. To put it bluntly, the reason why they can still move freely is because of the First Fire."

Klein suddenly felt like he had found the truth, and his spirits lifted. But then he thought about it again, and suddenly felt something was wrong, with a look of doubt in his eyes:
"That's not right. Ashes exist because of the First Flame. Theoretically, if the First Flame dies out, Ashes should also die. But the embers are still alive. Doesn't that prove that the First Flame is still burning?"

"Could it be that he really ended up with the First Fire? No, it could also be the Fire Usurping or Fire Seizing ending. Judging from Ember's personality, it's unlikely that he would step on the Fire Keeper's head, right? So that means Fire Usurping or Fire Transmitting?"

"If it is a fire transmission, then where is the First Flame now? Yu Jin was awakened from the Church of Darkness, so does that mean the First Flame is in the hands of the Church of Darkness? And if it is a fire usurpation, doesn't that mean the First Flame is in Yu Jin's body?"

"Could the current state of the ember be related to the First Flame?"

The more Klein thought about it, the more complicated it became. The more questions he had, the more he could no longer see the truth. But the most important thing now was to respond to Miss Magician first, so that she wouldn't continue to worry.

He recovered for a moment, and returned to his calm demeanor as Mr. Fool. He spoke in a low, calm voice:

"It's normal, don't panic."

"He is not controlled by anyone, not even the gods."

Above the gray fog, after responding to Miss Magician, Klein waited for a while. After confirming that there was no new situation, he wrapped himself in spirituality and fell back into the real world. But just as he felt the existence of his body, Klein tasted the cold.

"Ah!"

He sneezed, quickly removed the spiritual wall, and crawled back into bed.

Sadly, his bed was already cold.

……

"normal phenomenon?"

After receiving the Fool's response, Fors became even more confused and doubtful.

"How about it?"

Xio opened the door and poked his head in.

"Mr. Fool said it was normal."

Fors repeated the Fool's words in a low voice.

"You call not breathing normal?"

Xio opened his eyes wide, and stared at Fors, both of them looking confused.

"But that's what Mr. Fool told me."

Fors spread her hands and replied helplessly.

Xio hesitated for a moment, and then felt that it made sense. He shouldn't doubt the judgment of a god. He calmed down and analyzed the situation:
"That's probably because Yu Jin is different from ordinary people."

"If there really was a problem, Mr. Fool would not have dragged Yu Jin to the Tarot Club. Besides, Yu Jin is a Nightwatchman. The Church of Evernight should be able to discover the problem earlier than us."

"But since the Church of Darkness has no reaction, does that mean this might really be... a normal phenomenon?"

Xio's voice was a little hesitant, still a little hard to accept.

But Fors nodded her head, thinking that what she said made sense. If there really was a problem, the Church of Evernight and Mr. Fool would definitely discover it earlier than them.

After all, Yu Jin goes to work every day... But that's not right, he seems, probably, possibly, perhaps, doesn't seem to go to work very often... right?

"call!"

Fors breathed a sigh of relief. There was nothing to worry about anymore!

Well, yes, that’s it!
Fors regained her former confidence, held her head high and opened the bathroom door. Then she found that Yu Jin was standing at the door, looking at her... and Xiou behind her.

"morning."

Yu Jin looked at the two women who were entering and exiting the bathroom together, and greeted them nonchalantly, as if the relationship between the two was very normal, or as if he was already accustomed to their special relationship.

"morning."

Fors greeted him with a guilty conscience and slipped past Yu Jin.

Then I fell on the sofa. Today is another day full of excitement!
"Good morning, Ember."

Xio greeted him as if nothing had happened, but his eyes were a little evasive.

"Actually, you don't have to hide it from me."

Yu Jin looked at Xio's evasive expression and said calmly.

"Eh?"

Fors, who was lying on the sofa with her head buried in the pillow, suddenly froze.

Xio's expression also stiffened, and he smiled awkwardly, "I, I don't know what you are talking about."

"No, you know it very well."

Yu Jin shook his head, but his voice remained calm, and he said slowly, "You know what I am talking about, and you know what I mean. But like I said, you don't have to hide it, I don't mind."

Xio subconsciously looked at Fors, but the rotten salted fish continued to play ostrich. This made Xio helpless, but he also knew that he could only bear everything by himself.

"In the end, I carried everything alone."

Xio sighed secretly in his heart, and at the same time, he mustered up the courage to meet Yu Jin's gaze, and said slowly, "Well, I won't hide it from you. Fors and I just consulted the Fool..."

"Fool?"

Yu Jin was stunned for a moment, looking at the two women with some confusion and hesitation, wondering, "What does this have to do with the Fool? Why do you still want the Fool's opinion?"

"Because it's about you, we can't make up our minds. After all, your body..."

Before Xio could react, he subconsciously uttered a reply, but at the end he realized that he had said something out of turn, and immediately covered his mouth to prevent himself from saying more.

"What does it have to do with me?"

The confusion in Yu Jin's eyes became even more intense, and he asked doubtfully, "Are you going to bring me along with you when you do lesbian things? Or are you actually bisexual, Xiu?"

"what?"

This time, even Fors was stunned and looked up blankly.

Xio's eyes widened, and he asked in a somewhat embarrassed and annoyed manner, "Lily? What lily?"

"It means literally..."

"Of course I know what this word invented by Emperor Roselle means! Just like being gay, it is used to describe an impure relationship between women that goes beyond friendship. But what does this have to do with me and Fors?"

Ember asked back, "Aren't you guys that kind of relationship?"

"certainly not!"

Xio denied it without hesitation, "If you don't believe me, ask Fors. We are not in that kind of relationship!"

Upon hearing this, Yu Jin glanced at Fors.

Just then, Fors lowered her head with a red face and buried it in the pillow again.

"..."

Xio almost laughed out of anger. I'm still trying to explain it here, and I finally made it clear, but why are you blushing? Doesn't this prove that they have an improper relationship?

"Ok."

Ember shook his head and chose to believe Xio's explanation, and asked, "Then what were you doing in the bathroom?"

"I……"

Xio opened his mouth, hesitant for a moment, and whispered, "We are praying to Mr. Fool and asking about your physical condition."

"How is your health?"

"breathe……"

"Oh."

Yu Jin understood and said calmly, "I'm not breathing. It's normal."

"You call this normal?"

Hugh seemed to want to say something, but said nothing.

Just use actual actions to prove what is normal——

She felt her breath with her fingers, then moved closer to the embers and felt with her fingers -

Sure enough, there was nothing.

No breathing, no pulse.

Finally, she held Yu Jin's hand and placed it between her nose, letting him feel her breath. At the same time, she silently raised her head and looked at Yu Jin, as if to say, "Hey, this is normal for me."

Yu Jin's expression remained calm, and he said calmly, "For humans, breathing is normal. But for me, not breathing is normal." "What about life?"

Xio pressed on, "Are you still alive like this?"

Yu Jinrao looked at Xio meaningfully and said leisurely, "If you mean creating life, I think I can definitely do it. Do you want to try?"

Xio's face suddenly turned red, and he angrily waved his hand to knock away the ember that he had just grabbed.

"Get out of here!"

Perhaps because the joke was too much, after breakfast, Yu Jin was urged by Xiou with a cold face to go to work.

"stop……"

Fors looked at the cold-faced Xio and whispered, "Yu Jin should have no ill intentions."

"I know."

Xio sighed softly, and the originally cold expression on his face softened suddenly. He whispered, "He just didn't want us to worry too much, so he deliberately skipped this topic."

"Life."

Yu Jin stood on the street, looking at the passers-by and the horse-drawn carriages galloping in the middle of the road, lonely and silent.

Whether it is a person, a horse, or a rat in the gutter, a pet dog being led, or a pet cat being held in the arms of a lady, these are all living beings.

He alone is not.

In ancient times, the world was still undifferentiated and shrouded in fog. Everywhere were gray rocks, towering trees, and immortal ancient dragons.

Then, one day, the First Fire was ignited. As the fire rose, the world began to look different.

Heat and cold, life and death, light and dark.

As for the ashes that once threw themselves into the First Fire, whose bodies and souls had long since been burned out, leaving only a pile of residue, neither life nor death had any meaning, because the 'ashes' were just slaves of the First Fire.

unless……

Yu Jin withdrew his gaze and walked towards the north district.

He hadn't reported in for such a long time since he came back, so he decided to go to the 'detective agency'.

All along the way, Backlund remained the same.

People walked in the fog, and it was so hazy that they couldn't see the direction in the distance, and could only barely identify the road signs on the side of the road. In the distance, tall chimneys continuously spewed out a lot of gray "fog", which closely connected the sky and the earth.

In this fog, even if something happened, no one would know. Even if someone was hiding not far away, the people in it would not be able to find it.

"Oh, the Viscount is here to inspect?"

As soon as Yu Jin arrived at the door of the detective agency, Al Hassan was surprised and said, "How is it? Are you satisfied with our place?"

Before he could finish his words, Al Hassan suddenly grabbed Borgia's hand and said unhappily, "And you, I deliberately switched places with you this time, and you still want to do something tricky without even turning around?"

"no……"

Borgia sighed helplessly, "It's my turn now. Captain, you are too sensitive, aren't you?"

"..."

Al Hassan glanced at the chessboard and silently let go of Borgia's hand.

"Where's Old Neil?"

Ember looked around and asked.

"I gave him a day off two days ago."

Al Hassan said casually, "You know, he's from Tingen. It just so happens that several of his colleagues, the younger generations he brought up, came to Backlund. They were busy before and didn't have much time, so this is a good time to give him a day off so they can get together."

"Who has come to Backlund?"

Ember sat down on the sofa beside him and asked.

Borgia explained, "You know Dunn and Leonard. And then there's Miss Daly, who came to Backlund two months ago and has been leading the Simon team."

Borgia said, then shook his head and sighed, "The disaster that happened in Tingen two months ago was a big blow to them. Klein... well, that bookish young man, died in the disaster to save them, and the murderer is still at large."

"Klein."

Ember thought for a moment and asked, "Who is the murderer?"

Al Hassan's expression was extremely serious. He reminded, "One is called Lanevus, and he is a fraudster. The other is called Ince Zangwill, the former archbishop of the Church of Evernight, a gatekeeper who failed to be promoted. He had the strength of Sequence 5 before he defected. The higher-ups speculated that he may have been promoted to Sequence 4 after taking Saint Selina's ashes. He even stole a Level 0 Sealed Artifact before he defected."

"If we really meet him head-on, I'm afraid even the senior deacon may not be his match. If you have any clues about him, you must not act on your own!"

Al Hassan gave many instructions, and although he was usually harsh in his words, he still valued his teammates very much. Especially after the experience of Simon and Dunn, he paid more attention to this.

The reason for this reminder was that when they went to Tingen, they felt that Yu Jin and Klein had a pretty good relationship. Although they had only been together for less than a day, it was better to be safe than sorry. What if Yu Jin insisted on helping Klein get revenge?

But Yu Jin still has this strength, although he has only made a few moves on one hand.

There was only one time in Tingen.

But that operation almost wiped them out, but Yu Jin was able to solve it easily. Even after becoming a Sequence 6, Al Hassan still felt that he couldn't see through Yu Jin. In addition, Yu Jin's information did not specify his strength, which meant that Yu Jin was at least Sequence 5.

If he didn't tell him that Ince Zangwill had been promoted to Sequence 4, Al Hassan was afraid that he would really act impulsively.

“Here are the photos.”

Borgia handed over a photo, and Yu Jin glanced at it. In the photo, Ins Zangwill was wearing a double-breasted pure black clergy robe and a soft hat. His hair was dark gold, and his pupils were blue to the point of being dark black.

He had a high nose bridge, tightly pursed lips, and his facial features were like a classical sculpture without a single wrinkle. The most striking feature was that he was blind in one eye.

El Hassan went on to explain, "The Sealed Artifact he stole was '0-08', which looks like a common feather pen. The abilities of Level 0 Sealed Artifacts are kept secret, so I don't know their specific abilities, but it is said that '0-08' can forcibly create 'coincidences'."

"Well, this is the result of Dunn's analysis. You can take it as a reference, but don't be biased. It may harm you in battle."

"coincide?"

Yu Jin inexplicably thought of his previous actions, and it seemed that there were indeed many coincidences. Especially when he "assassinated" Mr. A, everything seemed normal. But thinking about it carefully, there were so many coincidences that it was a bit outrageous.

"correct."

Al Hassan paused and continued, "Archbishop Anthony asked me to tell you that if you ever come to the detective agency, please stop by the church if you have time."

After saying this, Al Hassan's expression also became strange.

Archbishop Anthony is the head of the Church of Night in the entire Backlund Diocese, and his status is definitely among the top three in the entire church.

Although Archbishop Anthony was always kind, his attitude towards Yu Jin was too kind. Even when he summoned Yu Jin, he spoke in a questioning tone rather than an order.

Yu Jin, who had just sat down, immediately stood up, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go now."

After saying that, he left the detective agency without looking back.

"Tsk..."

The corner of Al Hassan's mouth twitched. If he had known this, he would not have told him now.

"Captain, you should have waited until he was about to leave, instead of telling him as soon as he arrived."

Borgia added the finishing blow from the side.

"Play your chess."

Al Hassan glared at him and said unhappily.

Yu Jin walked out of the detective agency door, walked along the cobblestone road and turned into an alley where two streets intersected, preparing to turn to the church on the back of the street.

But along the way, I don't know when pea vines hung down from the sky, interweaving into dense forest roads. These roads interspersed or circled, extending all the way to the sky.

At the entrance of the path, the vines are luxuriantly spread out, as if inviting the embers.

After a little thought, Yu Jin took the initiative to step onto the path and moved forward step by step.

After an unknown amount of time, he saw the green plants connected into a hammock-like seat, swaying gently in the air.

There was a lady there, she was wearing a white Intis shirt and a dark black jacket, with a thin rapier on her waist. Except for not wearing a tricorn hat, she was dressed like a standard sea captain.

The lady sat on a hammock-like chair, her long chestnut hair draped naturally, her deep blue eyes looked over, and she spoke softly but without emotion:

"Ash Black?"

"it's me."

Yu Jin nodded slightly and asked, "What's your name?"

Yu Jin glanced at the top of the lady's head, [Mysterious Queen] Bernadette Gustave.

"Bernadette."

The lady's eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly, "I owe you a favor for what happened last time. If you need anything, you can recite my name at any time to ask me to repay this favor."

“The Spirit who pursues knowledge;

A beacon to a mysterious world;
The eyes that peer into fate;
The king of the sea;
"Saint Bernadette Gustave"

"Remember?"

Yu Jin nodded slightly. Although he didn't know this lady and didn't know what the favor she was talking about was, the fact that she was able to use her power to invite him to meet near Saint Samuel Church was obviously tacitly approved by the Church of Darkness.

If you have any questions, just ask Archbishop Anthony.

"you can go now."

The lady's voice was still gentle, but it seemed a little inhuman.

After all, who would call someone over just to say a few words? Moreover, you are the one who owes the favor, so shouldn't you be more proactive?

Perhaps he had picked up some bad habits, Yu Jin subconsciously complained in his heart.

But he didn't show it, just nodded slightly and turned away.

"Crack~"

The lady sat on a chair made of vines, looking at the back of the departing embers, wondering what she was thinking. Under the influence of gravity, a pair of slender legs in black leather boots swayed gently in the air.

Following the path back to the ground, the vines spreading across the sky faded away at an extremely fast speed, until they disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if they had never appeared.

Without even a second glance, Yu Jin turned and walked towards St. Samuel's Church not far away.

In the large prayer hall, a pastor was leading the believers, who were sitting on the benches and dressed in luxurious clothes, in mass.

Yu Jin walked through the crowd with ease and entered the study of Archbishop Anthony. Anthony Stevenson was wearing a black and red robe, with deep eyes and a beardless face. He stood in front of the desk under the sunlight with a gentle smile on his face.

"Your Excellency."

Anthony whispered, "I think you have already met that lady."

Yu Jin nodded slightly, a little puzzled, "She said she owed me a favor, what's going on?"

"Aurora Society."

Anthony smiled and said, "When the Lord of Favors raided the Aurora Society's base, there was a follower of the evil god named 'Lanelus' who was chosen by the True Creator as the vessel for the descent of God."

"And that lady, for some reason, needed to prevent a disaster involving high-level power. And Lanevus's appearance helped her, in a sense."

"ceremony?"

Ember raised his eyebrows slightly and asked.

"Yes."

Anthony was slightly surprised and explained, "Before that, she was a 'Master of Prophecy' of Sequence 3 of the Secret Voyeur Path, and after that, she became a 'Sage' of Sequence 2. In some matters, Your Excellency the Favored One may try to use this favor."

After a pause, Anthony smiled and said, "A Sequence 2 angel is at least stronger than a demigod like me. If you have any needs that are inconvenient for the Church of Evernight to handle, she can come forward."

After all, the Church of Night is an official organization, and they are not good at dealing with things that violate the rules. For example, if the assassination of the king were to be spread, it would have a bad impact on the Church of Night. So Yu Jin did not plan to inform the Church of Night from the beginning, nor did he plan to seek their help.

But Bernadette was just right. After all, she didn't belong to any faction at the moment. It shouldn't be difficult to ask her to help kill someone by taking advantage of the favor he had helped her achieve by becoming a Sequence 2.

"correct."

Anthony thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "The Church of Darkness will have an operation tonight. If you have nothing to do, why not come and listen to it together?"

"it is good."

Yu Jin nodded silently, and after confirming that Anthony had nothing else to say, he turned and left the study.

"A ritual!"

Anthony suddenly laughed bitterly. "It's so fast? Your Highness Arianna, is all this really within your calculations?"

……

In a house somewhere in Backlund, Bernadette returned to her room and asked in a puzzled voice,
"Why don't you meet him in person?"

In front of Bernadette was a palm-sized blue doll girl sitting on a chair.

She was wearing a large pointed wizard hat, and on her chair there were a lot of books piled up as if accidentally, and she was sitting on the towering pile of books, so that her line of sight was level with Bernadette.

Although she is petite, she seems to be very majestic.

At this moment, the petite blue doll looked directly at Bernadette, not at all intimidated by the huge size difference between the two, and said in a clear voice:

"not the right time yet."

"The king has not yet fully returned, and the despicable fire thief is still plaguing the king."

"After a long slumber, the King and the Fire Thief have reached a balance. As time passes, the King will eventually be able to completely annihilate it, but not now."

"My presence will upset this balance and force the fire thief to fight to the death."

"and."

The petite doll looked up at the sky, and seemed to see a crimson full moon through the gray mist. Her voice was still calm, but seemed to carry a hint of cold hostility.

"She hasn't discovered me yet, and doesn't know I've come to this world. But she will definitely cast her gaze on the king. Once I appear in her sight, I will be completely expelled."

"He, or rather, they, have been secretly coveting the king and the flame. So they will definitely stop me and prevent me from reuniting with the king."

"So, I still need to wait patiently."

"How long do we have to wait?"

Bernadette asked subconsciously.

"Wait for the king to wake up, or..."

The petite doll looked at Bernadette and said calmly and coldly, "1368."

"1368..."

Bernadette's expression changed slightly.

In this world, anyone who has the ability to predict is very sure that the end of the world is coming, and Bernadette is no exception.

However, due to her limited strength, she could not predict the exact time. However, according to the sacred text of the Church of Knowledge, the end of the world will be in 1368 of the Fifth Age.

She didn't know where the end came from, but now she knows -

When the Church of Evernight helped her advance to Sequence 2, it had already told her that the end of the world came from the outer world, from the outer gods. They were eyeing the outer world covetously, trying to devour and divide the world.

And the petite puppet girl in front of him is one of the Outer Gods!
In fact, she is one of the most powerful individuals among the Outer Gods. Otherwise, she would not be able to forcibly occupy the authority of the moon as a latecomer and compete with other Outer Gods.

As a native of this world, Bernadette certainly didn't want to come, and she knew that the doll girl in front of her was waiting for the end of the world. But she was not prepared to resist, and she couldn't resist.

"Your will."

Bernadette said respectfully.

The petite doll glanced at her, but quickly looked away, seemingly not caring at all about her true thoughts.

And this is indeed the case.

To her, apart from the king, there was nothing else worth her care.

"Our journey is far from over, my king~"

The petite doll murmured in a low voice as if no one was around, "I have already lost you once, and I will never make the same mistake again. We will embark on the journey again, without darkness, hesitation, or loneliness."

Bernadette had already quietly left the room when the puppet was whispering to itself. This was not something she could hear.

But what Bernadette didn't know was that as she left, a dark shadow quietly slipped into the room through the open window.

She was a slim woman, taller than the average person, but for some reason she was covered in a black windbreaker, looking like an assassin.

At this moment, this woman with a graceful figure was kneeling on one knee.

The petite puppet looked at the assassin kneeling in front of her and said calmly, "Go, gather your surviving sisters. Tens of millions of years of protection, now, dedicate yourself to your king."

After countless years of waiting, she had long learned to be patient, but that didn't mean she would do nothing.

The moment she successfully came into this world, the plan had already begun.

No one can stop her plan, not humans, not gods.

The assassin in the black windbreaker said nothing and lowered her head respectfully.

After a moment, her figure disappeared into the shadows.

Assassins are just like that.

The puppet was still sitting on the towering pile of books, looking at the blue full moon outside the window. Its eyes seemed to be meaningful and filled with a hint of nostalgia.

Finally, her gaze fixed on the crimson full moon.

PS: Suddenly I discovered something.

1368 was exactly the year when the Ming Dynasty was founded. Well, it should just be a coincidence.

PS2: There are two interpretations of Xingxing's ending circulating on the Internet. One is that he became a guide, and the other is that he took the law away from the border area, enduring loneliness alone so that the border area could be protected from the invasion of foreign gods.

There is no doubt that the book says the second one, and no objection is accepted!
Lanibi can't be a bad woman!

(End of this chapter)