Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 204 Infinite Train
Bang! Bang! Bang!

The collision sound of train wheels and rails echoed in the tunnel that was thousands of meters long. A ray of light rushed out from the deep and dark tunnel, shining on the land dotted by the night sky. The blazing yellow light echoed with the crimson moonlight.

The locomotive rushed out of the tunnel first, dragging the long carriages back under the crimson moonlight.

tread!tread!
Eric walked along the aisle of the carriage, all the way to the rear. The crimson moonlight shone through the window onto his body, as if covering him with a hazy crimson cloak.

"Eric!"

Deacon Ikanser quickly caught up from behind. Looking at Eric who was still moving towards the rear of the car, he suddenly felt something was wrong and shouted in alert:
"Stop! Your carriage is not here, where do you want to go?"

Ikanser tried to distract the other party with words while scolding him. At the same time, he quietly reached for the revolver at his waist.

That was another seal that he held.

Yu Jin's reminder and Eric's abnormal behavior have made him alert.

Snapped!
Eric suddenly stopped, and he turned his head slowly, looking at Ikanser behind him with unusual calmness.

"you……"

Ikanser's breathing suddenly stagnated. As Eric turned around, he did not see Eric's face clearly. He only saw a cold gray mask. The mouth of the mask was almost stretched to his ears, as if it wanted to swallow everything his two eyes saw!
"There's nothing strange about this. It's just an ordinary mask."

"Eric just has something to do with Bruce, there's nothing wrong with it."

"Forget it, why should I care about these things? Let's go back and eat something."

Although Eric didn't say a word, Ikanser's expression softened. He waved at Eric and turned away.

Eric, who was wearing the 'Gluttony' mask, did not speak. He turned around and continued to move towards the rear of the car.

Along the way, he also met several Beyonders of the Mechanical Heart who were on night duty. But without exception, they all made way for Eric without even needing to communicate verbally, allowing him to reach the 24th carriage at the rear of the train unimpeded.

Eric stopped again and looked ahead.

Unlike the open doors at the connection points of other carriages, the 25th carriage connected to the 24th carriage had neither doors nor windows. There was only thick, airtight armor made of silver-gray metal. It was as if this carriage had never been designed to be opened.

But if they destroyed it by force, it would cause a lot of noise, which was not what Eric expected.

Fortunately, Eric was not surprised by this. He had already anticipated such a situation and had prepared corresponding strategies.

He stretched out his right hand and took out a simple bronze key from his side pocket. It was half the width of his palm and almost as long as his palm.

This is not a powerful magical item, but at certain times, its ability is far more useful than other powerful extraordinary abilities. Because the extraordinary path it corresponds to is the 'door'.

Eric placed the key against the silver-grey metal armor of the 25th carriage. He twisted it lightly, and the originally thick silver-grey metal armor began to ripple like water waves, opening an invisible "door" on the hard armor.

Eric took a step forward and passed through the 'door' made up of layers of ripples.

However, unlike what Eric imagined, it was not completely dark behind the door. This carriage, which was completely closed from the outside, still had a faint yellow light inside, which allowed Eric to see the entire carriage.

Unlike other carriages, there are neither rows of seats nor compartments separated by walls, and there are not even people.

The neat carriage was empty. Under the dim light, one could see the end at a glance. There was nothing here. Eric did not find anything valuable, let alone the purpose of their trip.

This made Eric frown slightly, but he quickly remembered that there were three such carriages in total.

Eric's eyes flickered slightly, and he walked quickly to the rear of the carriage, coming to the junction with the 26th carriage. Just like before, there was no door at the junction of the 25th and 26th carriages, only thick silver-gray armor.

Eric did the same thing, pressing the key against the metal armor of the car again. He twisted it gently, and the whole person suddenly seemed to enter the water, and then ripples appeared, penetrating the car.

Then, the full view of the 26th carriage came into view.

Just like the 25th carriage, there are no seats or compartments here, it is empty and there is nothing.

Eric's face turned pale as he finally realized the problem. He quickly rushed to the last carriage, the 27th one, which was also the last carriage!
As expected, Eric easily passed through the thick armor and entered the 27th carriage.

Like the two carriages before it, this one was also empty, with nothing in it.

Eric looked uncertain. He came to the rear of carriage 27 again and placed the key against the armored wall.

Theoretically, this is the 27th carriage and also the last carriage.

The locomotive should be further back.

This is a double-locomotive train, and there is also a locomotive at the rear.

Eric didn't hesitate at all. He turned the key and penetrated the car as if he was sinking into water.

But what came into view was not the locomotive he had imagined, but a silver-gray carriage that was exactly the same as the three carriages that had passed by before!
The dim light reflected the thick silver-gray armor. There were no seats or compartments in the carriage, so empty that you could see the end at a glance. But such an empty environment made Eric, a saint, feel like he was falling into the abyss, and his whole body was cold.

He was supposed to appear at the locomotive, but now he appeared in the carriage, in the non-existent carriage 28.

But Eric clearly remembered that this train had only 27 carriages!
Inside the restaurant in carriage No. 6.

Audrey was cutting the steak gracefully when she suddenly caught a glimpse of Ikanser walking from the opposite carriage.

"Good evening, Miss Audrey."

Ikanser noticed Audrey's gaze, smiled and nodded slightly, then sat back down across the aisle, casually stuffed a piece of steak into his mouth, and chewed it with great enjoyment.

A trace of doubt flashed across Audrey's eyes, and she asked carefully:

"Mr. Ikanser, have you confirmed the identity of Mr. Eric?"

"of course."

While chewing his steak, Ikanser answered vaguely, "There is nothing wrong with Eric's identity. You are probably overthinking it. Those who are qualified to board this train and go to Trier for pilgrimage are all loyal believers of the Steam Church. There will be no problem."

"Pilgrimage?" Audrey whispered the word. For all the major churches, pilgrimage is not a rare thing.

For example, Saint Samuel's Church, as the largest and most sacred church of the Church of Night in Backlund, has countless believers who come to pray or make pilgrimages every day. Some extremely devout believers will also go to the church in Winter County for a pilgrimage.

As for the evil gods, there is also a tradition of "pilgrimage".

For example, Mr. Hanged Man mentioned an extreme believer of the Aurora Society. He took his child Jack to sea to pursue the kingdom of the True Creator. And according to Mr. Sun's description, the child named Jack did successfully reach the Forsaken Land of God.

The Holy Temple of the Steam Church is located in Trier, the capital of the Republic of Intis. It is not surprising that the Kingdom of Loen would organize a pilgrimage to Trier...

But for some reason, Audrey always felt that this pilgrimage was not pure.

Yu Jin looked at Ikanser who was eating nonsense and suddenly asked:

"Where is Eric now?"

Ikanser was stunned for a moment, and replied subconsciously:
"He went to find Bruce..."

Before he finished speaking, Ikanser suddenly paused.

Because he saw a familiar figure appear in front of him. It was Bruce who got on the bus at Conston Station.

Ikanser's mind was briefly confused, and the chaotic and conflicting thoughts made it difficult for him to sort out. He just couldn't help but ask:
"Bruce, has Eric come to see you?"

Bruce was stunned for a moment and asked in confusion:
"Who? Eric? I've never met him. Why are you asking?"

Ikanser's thoughts were still in chaos. He opened his mouth but forgot what he was going to say. He didn't even know what he should do.

Just then, a crisp ringtone came to his ear.

I turned around subconsciously and found that an exquisite and complicated holy bell had appeared in Yu Jin's hand.

Along with the holy bell, there appeared a ball of holy light that slowly spread out like water waves.

Ikanser's thoughts exploded in an instant, and then returned to normal in an instant. His brain started working again, but his expression also changed drastically in an instant.

"problem occurs!"

Ikanser quickly searched for relevant information in his mind and said in a deep voice:

"There are Beyonders with high-sequence 'audience' pathways sneaking into the special train. Their target is most likely the things in the carriage!"

He had fought with a Sequence 5 Dream Walker before, but even Sequence 5 combat hypnosis could not easily hypnotize him when he was already alert and without any external interference. This meant that the 'Eric' he saw was at least a Sequence 4 Saint!
Bruce's face changed as he realized the seriousness of the problem.

He really couldn't think of anything other than the things in those three carriages that would be worthy of a Saint of at least Sequence 4 specifically sneaking into their two special trains!
But even if they realize this, they can't do anything about it.

He and Ikanser were only Sequence 6 deacons, and even though they could fight against Sequence 5 Beyonders with the Sealed Artifacts they held, they were completely powerless against a Saint who was at least Sequence 4. The best proof of this was the fact that Ikanser was hypnotized without realizing it during his previous encounter with Eric!

Ikanser obviously realized this, which made him subconsciously turn his gaze towards the embers——

If there is anyone on the train who can stop the Sequence 4 Saint, it may only be Ember.

But he was an outsider, and after such a long time, the saint who was passing by might have entered the three carriages...

If we let Yu Jin help, doesn't that mean he has to enter those three carriages as well?

After hesitating for a long time, Ikanser gritted his teeth and made a decision, saying in a deep voice:
"Mr. Ash, we need your help. Please try your best to stop the saint who sneaked into the train. After arriving in Trier, we will give you the corresponding reward!"

Ikanser took a deep breath. No matter what consequences his decision would lead to, it was better than sitting and waiting to die!

Bruce opened his mouth but chose not to speak out to stop them because they thought there was really no better way now.

Yu Jin did not respond to Ikanser's request immediately, but asked:
"Didn't the Steam Church send anyone to guard those carriages?"

"Have."

Ikanser hesitated for a moment, then slowly said, "There is a saint in charge of guarding it."
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"trap?"

At this moment, Eric, who had passed through several carriages in succession and was already in the '131' carriage, frowned.

These carriages were obviously abnormal, and had completely exceeded their proper length. This might be the extraordinary ability of the "sealed object" stored in the carriages, and perhaps it was precisely because of this particularity that these carriages made of special materials were needed.

But the problem is that Eric, who is already in it, doesn't know how to get out.

He also tried to return to the 25th carriage, but no matter how many carriages he passed through, he would eventually appear in the same empty carriage with no seats or compartments. He seemed to be completely trapped in these silver-white carriages, unable to return to the 24th carriage, and could never escape!

Eric's eyes flickered, and he suddenly walked quickly to the middle of the carriage, looking at the side wall of the carriage -

No matter how many carriages this train has, no matter how infinitely its length extends, its width is always limited.

Eric put the key against the wall of the car without hesitation, turned it lightly, and went straight through.

In Eric's imagination, he should have appeared outside the speeding train, in the thick night. But when he opened his eyes, what he saw was still the silver-white carriage, which was empty and silent.

Eric's eyes turned cold, and his repeated attempts had gradually made him lose his patience.

Without hesitation, he bent his back slightly, and his body swelled noticeably. His pupils became erect, changing from light blue to golden yellow, and his face, the back of his hands, and every inch of his exposed skin were covered with grayish-white scales like stone.

His body expanded rapidly and in an instant turned into an extremely huge monster. Except for his head, which still retained its human form, the rest of his body had been completely transformed, like a gray-white dragon that had not yet evolved completely and had not yet fully grown its body.

This giant dragon has two gray, leather-covered wings on its back and relatively sturdy limbs. The gray-white scales on its surface are engraved with complex and three-dimensional mysterious symbols. They extend into the flesh and blood and outward to the surrounding void, as if intertwined into something that does not belong to the real world. Just seeing it makes people mentally confused and their thoughts distorted. Their spirits are contaminated with all kinds of thoughts that seem to come from the heart, and they wish to tear themselves apart or destroy themselves.

"Dragonization"!
Incomplete form of mythical creature!
Eric is not going to continue to be trapped in this strange 'loop', he plans to break it violently!

There is nothing that the mythical form can't solve!

(End of this chapter)