Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 190 Ashes
Seven gates.

There is a statue in each of the six gates on the left and right sides, corresponding to the six main gods:

The two doors on the left correspond to the Goddess of Night and the Mother Goddess of Earth, and the four doors on the right correspond to the Lord of Storms, the Eternal Sun, the God of War, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom.

Except for the God of Steam and Machinery, the six orthodox gods are all here. The reason why the God of Steam and Machinery is not here is very simple. This orthodox god is too young. He may not have been a orthodox god for as long as this underground ruins have existed.

tie!!

With a heavy and awkward friction sound, the stone door in the middle was slowly pushed open.

Behind the door is a corridor that can accommodate four people walking side by side. The front is dark, deep, mysterious and weird.

But when Yu Jin entered, the dark and gloomy environment was immediately dispelled by the light of the Sunworm Helmet. In front of the light, all shadows are invisible. That is why Yu Jin can easily see the whole picture of this corridor:

The end of the corridor was blocked by boulders and mud, but on both sides of the corridor there was a stone door of the same shape as the hall. The right side was half open and filled with mud and stones. The stone door on the left was also not completely closed, leaving a narrow gap for one person to pass through.

tread!tread!tread!
rustle!

Heavy footsteps and extremely dense rustling sounds rang out at the same time.

The Silver Knights and the summoned swarm of insects poured into the room, occupying the entire space in the blink of an eye.

Embers followed closely behind, and the light of the sun worm dispelled the darkness, illuminating the black stone slabs in the room covered with densely packed beetle corpses, and on the stone slabs there were piles of white bones covered with rotten clothes.

Obviously, this was left by someone who had explored this underground ruins before.

At the end of the room, stood a bloody double door!

And the most important thing is that this door has been opened.

It was also only opened a crack, and only one person could pass through.

A terrifying aura emanated from it, and it was this aura that instantly killed the influx of insects—

Although they are huge in number, they are individually very weak.

But for the Silver Knights, these auras were completely ignored.

Because although the aura was terrifying, only residual power remained.

This also means that the 'evil spirit' inside this door may have already escaped!
tread!tread!
A silver knight suddenly rushed towards the half-open bloody door and passed through the door in the blink of an eye.

However, the moment the Silver Knight passed through the gate, a shadow flashed in the darkness behind the bloody gate.

when!
Silver light and shadows intertwined, and sparks of collision and friction burst out amid the echoing sound of metal clashing.

And taking this opportunity, Yu Jin also saw clearly the person who attacked the Silver Knight——

It was a knight covered in armor, with a helmet also having two horns.

The style of his armor is clearly identical to that of the Silver Knight, the only difference being that his armor is black.

boom!
Suddenly, the silver knight in bright silver armor flew out and hit the wall heavily.

The knight in black armor slowly walked out of the bloody gate, staring at the intruder outside the door.

"Black Knight." Yu Jin murmured softly as he looked at the tall figure that appeared before him.

The Black Knights were once the Silver Knights. They were the elite among the Silver Knights and served the Sun King Gwyn.

When Gwyn chose to pass on the flame, most of the Silver Knights stayed in Anor Londo, but as the elite, they followed the king who passed on the flame into the original furnace. Gwyn completed the mission of passing on the flame, and the knights who followed Gwyn to pass on the flame were burned to ashes, and since then they have turned into ashes and continue to wander in the world.

In Ember's memory, he seemed to have never met Gwyn, and had no idea what kind of person he was.

But for the gods, Gwyn was undoubtedly a qualified "God King", and it was his sacrifice that continued the rule of the gods. Before Gwyn went out to spread the fire, he also distributed most of his power to the gods, which further consolidated the rule of the gods.

But for the undead who are forced to embark on the path of fire transmission and accept a mission that does not belong to them, this is undoubtedly a curse.

Embers never collected the ashes of the Black Knights, for they were nothing more than empty shells.

Like the embers themselves, these black knights are also 'emers', the residue left after a fire has been completely burned out.

In essence, they themselves are a kind of ashes. Therefore, they cannot be turned into ashes again.

And what controls the ashes is not the embers, but the fire.

But the question is, why is the Black Knight here?
The Silver Knight gained "immortality" because his body was turned into ashes by the embers, and was summoned to this world by the embers.

What about the Black Knight?
Who else but Fire could summon the Black Knight?
when!when!when!
The remaining two silver knights were already engaged in a battle with the black knight. Silver light was shining, and the sound of metal clashing echoed in the empty room.

The Silver Knight and the Black Knight, who were once from the same school, are now fighting for their lives here—

Perhaps it is not appropriate to use the term "fighting to the death" because, after all, they have already died and what are fighting here are only their ashes.

Dang Dang Dang Dang!
Silver rays of light appeared in different places as the sword was swung, trying to cut the black knight's hard armor. But in a righteous two-on-one battle, the silver knight was at a disadvantage.

This is not surprising.

Even though the Black Knights had been burned to ashes by the First Flame, leaving only remnants, they were still the most elite knights in the Protoss army when they were still alive!
The three silver knights in the hands of the embers had never even followed Gwyn to participate in the war against the ancient dragons. They were born at the end of the Protoss' rule, when the Protoss was already on the verge of collapse, and even Gwyndolin had been gradually sidelined by the Pope.

So don’t expect these silver knights to have the same strength as the silver knights who fought against the ancient dragon. They don’t even have half of it.

No matter in strength or skills, he is far inferior to the black knight who followed Gwyn to pass on the fire and was burned to ashes!
If we use the world's classification of Beyonders' strength, then the strength of the Silver Knights in Yu Jin's hands is between Sequence 5 and Sequence 4, stronger than Sequence 5 but not yet at the level of Sequence 4. The strength of the Black Knight in front of him is between Sequence 4 and Sequence 3.

Among all the black knights, his strength can only be regarded as the bottom, but he is more than enough to deal with these silver knights. In the absence of external interference, even if the black knight faces three silver knights at the same time, he will win!

Dang Dang Dang!
In the fierce metal collision, silver light kept flashing.

The Silver Knights, dressed in gorgeous silver armor, seemed to have the upper hand.

However, at some point, one of the silver knights suddenly stopped attacking and stood there motionless as if in a daze.

At some point, a dark crack appeared on his forehead.

The crack quickly rose up and down, instantly splitting him into two halves.

There was no blood gushing out of the cracks, because the Silver Knights were also ashes, and they did not have flesh and blood. Even with such a fatal injury, the Silver Knights were still "alive".

They have turned into ashes and have no concept of "fatal injury". As long as the "health bar" has not dropped to the bottom, they will not die.

But soon, more black light burst out from the Silver Knight's body, splitting his body into countless pieces like broken porcelain.

Snapped!
The Silver Knight's body was annihilated silently, turned into ashes in the blink of an eye, and completely disappeared.

Yu Jin stretched out his hand as if sensing something, and a square urn appeared silently in his palm, containing the ashes of the Silver Knight.

Normally speaking, Silver Knights would not die.

Because what appears in the real world are only their souls, and their souls reside in the ashes.

Even if the soul is killed, to the Silver Knights, it is just the soul returning to ashes.

As long as the ashes are in hand, you can summon it again.

Theoretically, this process is irreversible, and even angels cannot truly kill the summoned soul.

Ashes are like some kind of anchor point that can summon the souls that reside in them, and can also lead some of their soul fragments back to the ashes when the souls are killed. It only takes a period of time to nourish them, and when their souls are fully restored in the ashes, they can be summoned again.

Of course, without external help, this usually takes a long time, and the stronger you are, the longer it takes to recover.

But this time it’s different—

The slain Silver Knight did not return to the urn, his soul vanished without a trace.

In other words, the Silver Knight had been completely killed!
There is a certain power within the Black Knight's body that can sever the connection between the soul and the ashes.

When the soul dies completely, the Silver Knight's ashes become a pool of real ashes, without any value.

And the power that killed the Silver Knight was almost familiar to Yu Jin. It was the power called the First Fire!
The Black Knights are the remnants burned to ashes by the First Flame, but they are also the agents of the First Flame's will!
Dang Dang!

Even though one silver knight had died, the remaining two silver knights still fearlessly attacked the black knight.

Almost at the same time, a strong light burst out from their bodies, which formed a kind of invisible barrier, covering their already bright silver armor, making it look even more dazzling. At the same time, it also gave them stronger defense, resisting the attack of the broad sword in the hands of the black knight.

The silver knight swords in their hands were also covered by the light at the same time, and quickly became longer and wider under the convergence of the light! From a standard straight sword, it transformed into a two-handed giant sword that was almost the same as the black knight sword!
And on that giant sword, there was golden lightning entwined, which was the oldest and most powerful miracle from the gods!
Bang!

The Silver Knight took a step forward, and with heavy footsteps, he swung his two-handed sword from top to bottom, slashing at the Black Knight as if chopping up a building.

The Black Knight was tall but extremely agile. He almost brushed past the giant sword. He seemed dangerous but he easily dodged the Silver Knight's slash!

boom!
The two-handed giant sword slashed the ground, shattering the stone slab, leaving a huge pit several meters deep on the black stone slab that had experienced years of history. A large number of cracks quickly spread in all directions, and the depression formed almost made the Silver Knight fall in.

If he hadn't pulled himself out in time and jumped up from the pit.

However, when he returned to the ground, the Black Knight had been waiting there for a long time.

He dragged the heavy Black Knight's sword, rubbing it against the ground, leaving a horrible scratch on the hard stone slab that wiped out a spark, and with an upward gesture, swept it across the waist and abdomen of the Silver Knight!
This move is prepared for opponents who love rolling.

The shield in the hands of the Silver Knight reappeared, and the light of the giant sword faded in the blink of an eye, and the two-handed giant sword turned into the Silver Knight's sword again. But the light did not dissipate, but gathered on the small but exquisite shield in his hand in an instant!
Endless light condensed from this, giving the shield terrifying defensive power.

And at the same time, another Silver Knight finally took action!
He gripped the hilt of the sword with both hands, bent his back, and thrust the giant sword straight up and down into the stone slab in front of him!
With a crackling sound, bright rays of light like the morning sun gushed out from the sword, turning into a hurricane that swept across the surroundings.

boom!
A brilliant storm of light swept across the room, almost in the blink of an eye.

The entire floor of the room was flattened by the storm. The originally hard black stone slabs completely disappeared, revealing the soil underneath that was blown up by the storm!
The Black Knight half-knelt on the ground stiffly, and even the Black Knight's greatsword in his hand fell to the side.

He seemed to be in some kind of rigidity.

Taking advantage of this gap, the Silver Knight holding a sword and shield appeared silently behind the Black Knight.

boom!
The Silver Knight's sword pierced through the Black Knight's hard armor and pierced into his body.

But just like the Silver Knight, not a single drop of blood flowed from the Black Knight's body.

They were all dead long ago, and everything they were going through now meant nothing to them.

boom!
The Black Knight's body fell heavily to the ground, splashing up a cloud of dust that obscured the view.

But he couldn't get up again, and disappeared silently into ashes.

[Card of Blasphemy (Red Priest)]

……

The two silver knights withdrew their gazes at the same time and moved forward step by step towards the bloody door.

Ember calmly stared at the place where the Black Knight finally fell. He just watched from beginning to end and never tried to take action.

He didn't know why the Black Knight appeared here and why he was related to the evil spirit.

If it was the Black Knight who let the evil spirit run away, then why did the Black Knight stay there after the evil spirit fled?

The black knight was abandoned alone in this underground ruins, as if he was waiting for him here on purpose.

From the moment he woke up, Yu Jin knew that he had a mission.

Pass the fire.

This belief drove his actions in the initial period, and he kept approaching the finish line with the Black Emperor as his goal.

However, this goal was extremely empty from the beginning.

The Black Emperor is undoubtedly an excellent piece of firewood.

But where is the stove to light the wood? Where is the first fire?
If there is no stove, how can we add firewood even if we have it?

If there is no initial fire, what is the point of adding firewood?
Until now, the embers have not been able to find any trace of the first fire.

But now, he encountered the Black Knight in this underground ruins, a Black Knight who possessed the power of the First Flame and was obviously controlled by the First Flame.

(End of this chapter)