Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 240 Found you!

Queens, in the luxurious villa of Earl Hall's family.

Audrey sat in front of the dressing mirror, her brows slightly furrowed, as if she was thinking about something difficult.

Suddenly, a lady in a black dress was reflected in the mirror. She seemed to appear out of thin air in the room and walked without hesitation to the luxurious soft bed covered with velvet bedding that belonged to Audrey.

Audrey frowned slightly, turned around and asked softly:

“What have you been doing lately?”

Carla threw herself on the bed, hugged the soft pillow with both hands, and muttered:
"Don't you ever ask about my affairs? Why are you suddenly concerned about this?"

Audrey could tell her voice was a little tired, and couldn't help but feel a little suspicious. She said in an unusually firm tone:
"I have to make sure you don't do anything that threatens my family."

Carla rolled her eyes and sighed helplessly:

"We've been together for such a long time, can't you trust me a little more? Sometimes I really suspect that you are the witch of jealousy."

Audrey stared at her closely and answered her question with her eyes:

No.

She and Carla had a "three-point agreement", Carla could continue to follow her, and she had no right to refuse. But in exchange, Carla could not appear in front of her family, so Earl Hall and his men still didn't know about Carla's existence, because Audrey didn't want to worry her parents, nor did she want them to be involved in danger.

Carla agreed to this condition without hesitation, but she did not follow Audrey all the time as she had said before. Instead, she disappeared from time to time, and every time she came back, she looked extremely exhausted.

This made Audrey feel a little uneasy, because she had no idea what Carla had done. If Carla was just an ordinary person, she wouldn't worry about anything, but Carla was a Sequence 2 angel!
Emotionally speaking, Audrey was willing to believe Carla.

Because up to now, Carla had never shown a threatening side to her, nor had she done anything unfavorable to her. Instead, it was Carla who helped her become a Sequence 5 Beyonder, and told her many secrets that she shouldn't know at her level.

From any perspective, Carla's behavior was impeccable, and Audrey had no reason to doubt her.

But as a 'spectator', Audrey instinctively doubted everything. She didn't believe that she, who was only in the middle sequence, could see through Carla's disguise, so she couldn't be sure that everything Carla showed was real.

Just like what Emperor Roselle said:
You may only see what others want you to see.

Audrey was in such a situation now. Perhaps everything she knew was just what Carla wanted her to know! She had no ability to distinguish the truth from the false. She could only rely on her intuition to make judgments, but she couldn't even trust the results of her judgments.

So rather than saying that Audrey didn't trust Carla, it would be better to say that she didn't trust herself.

Because she couldn't see through Carla, because she couldn't tell the truth from the falsehood of all this, because the difference in strength between the two sides was too despairing. So even if Carla acted extremely sincere, even if what she said was true, she still couldn't win Audrey's trust.

Audrey also understood this truth, and also understood that her vigilance was probably meaningless, but she could never let go of this guard.

That's why Carula said Audrey was the witch of jealousy.

Don't love anyone, and don't be loved by anyone.

Trust no one and be trusted by no one.

Of course, this is somewhat biased.

After all, it's not that Audrey can't be trusted, she just can't let down her guard.

And all of this may have been caused by Carla's deliberate guidance.

Audrey was also able to realize this.

Perhaps it was because she had already been promoted to Sequence 5, or perhaps Carula had deliberately let her see through it.

"Okay, okay, since you want to know so much, I'll tell you."

Carla retreated in the face of Audrey's determined gaze, and sighed helplessly as if she was about to compromise, but her tone was nonchalant, and she said lazily:

“Didn’t I tell you? Before this, I had always been avoiding being promoted to Sequence 2.”

Audrey nodded silently. She did remember Carla saying that, but she was a little confused as to why.

She originally thought that Carla was worried about the risk of losing control, but with the King Soul, she could easily complete the promotion and didn't need to worry about losing control. In this case, wouldn't it be a good thing to be promoted to Sequence 2 earlier?
"In this modern era, being promoted to Sequence 2 is actually a curse to some extent."

"Because once you advance to Sequence 2, you will inevitably receive the attention of certain beings. And these beings will often interfere with your advancement. This means that if those who advance to Sequence 2 alone without the protection of a powerful force end up in an extremely miserable situation..."

Carla smiled meaningfully, and Audrey's mind immediately popped up the corresponding words "pollution" and "out of control". Carla continued while observing Audrey's reaction:

"Among them, the Apprentice Path is the most severely affected. When advancing through other Paths, as long as they have the protection of other angels, they can completely avoid the danger brought by these gazes to the greatest extent. However, the 'planeswalkers' of the 'Apprentice' Path endure several times or even dozens of times more 'gaze' than those of other Paths."

"Unless there is a true god himself offering protection, one will almost certainly be affected by the gaze."

But Audrey quickly caught the loophole in Carla's words and asked back:
"But this isn't a problem for you, is it?"

Since Carla controls the King's Soul and can avoid loss of control and contamination with the power of the King's Soul, she does not need to worry about the risk of being promoted to Sequence 2 like everyone else. This cannot be a reason for her to avoid promotion.

“Pollution is certainly not a problem.”

Carla turned over, stretched her arms and stretched her graceful body, and said lazily: "But it will inevitably attract the 'attention' of some of them, which is the most troublesome thing, so I originally planned to collect enough Beyonder characteristics to advance to Sequence 0 and advance all at once."

Audrey remained silent. Although she seemed to be exaggerating, she had already witnessed the "miracle" performed by the King's Soul, so she did not doubt Carla's words at all.

However, even if I can’t gather all the Beyonder characteristics required to advance to Sequence 0, then isn’t it possible to advance to Sequence 1?
As if she could see the girl's confusion, Carula explained:
"Two of the three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics of the 'Dreamer' pathway and the uniqueness are in the hands of the same person. I have been trying to find His location through the traces He left behind. Before I was promoted, He would not pay special attention to my existence, because I was only a Sequence 3 and posed no threat to Him. This gave me the opportunity to find Him, but unfortunately He has always been quite cautious, and I could not find any traces of Him at all."

"And now that I have been promoted to Sequence 2, I have naturally been included in His threat list. With His special attention, it will be even more difficult to find Him."

"The Sequence 1 Writer of the Audience pathway is definitely one of the most difficult Sequence 1s to deal with. This is because the Writer has the characteristic that everything he says must be known, and he also has the ability to turn the written stories into reality. Even true gods may not be able to catch him."

Carla groaned, seeming a little unhappy, and then continued:

"Besides that, the remaining one is in the hands of the Church of Darkness, but it is now missing."

Audrey silently acted as a qualified listener, as all this was still too far away from her. However, according to Carula, she was actually quite unlucky, because the "Dreamer" path to promotion had been completely blocked, and she had almost no chance of being promoted to Sequence 1!
"Of course, neither did I."

Audrey muttered quietly in her heart.

Although she was not even a demigod now, she still felt a little regretful that she had no chance to see a higher level. She did not expect to become a true god of Sequence 0, but a Sequence 1 angel was actually pretty good.

Of course, this is not necessarily a good thing. After all, once you become a Sequence 1 angel, you have to fight each other to become a Sequence 0 true god. Because in order to become a Sequence 0, you must have all three Sequence 1 Beyonder characteristics, which means that they must kill other Sequence 1 angels of the same path...

Even if they have no ambition to become Sequence 0, they are forced to get involved in this endless fight to the death in order to protect themselves.

However, since Carla knew that becoming a Sequence 2 would make it more difficult to find 'Him'', she still chose to advance. This means that she has more important things to do, and she can only do this after completing the advancement. This may be the reason why Carla has been 'missing' so often recently!

"You got promoted just for what you're doing now?" Audrey couldn't help but ask.

"almost."

Carla looked at Audrey meaningfully, then admitted it very frankly and said casually:

"If I were to briefly summarize what I'm doing now, well, just treat me as if I'm dreaming."

"dream?"

Audrey was stunned for a moment. This answer was beyond her imagination.

Advancing to Sequence 2 just for the sake of dreaming?

Obviously, for most people, becoming a Sequence 2 is just a daydream, right? Moreover, what kind of dream can only be dreamed by reaching Sequence 2?

Audrey almost subconsciously thought that Carla was teasing her, but reason told her that there was no need for Carla to do that.

After all, Carla has already said this, so why should I lie to her?

"What kind of dream?" Audrey couldn't help asking.

"A dream that encompasses the whole world." Carla stretched out her white index finger, then tapped her red lips and whispered:

"Hmm~, in a sense, it's the same dream that Adam, the organizer of the Twilight Hermits, had."

"The Twilight Hermits..."

Audrey's mind subconsciously flashed back to the mysterious organization that secretly controlled the trend of the times, and also subconsciously flashed back to Mr. Fool's instructions -

Whatever is said will be known!

Do not mention this organization in any way in real life, otherwise it will be sensed by the other party.

Audrey was a little nervous for no reason, as if she had sensed that someone was watching them... She subconsciously wanted to remind Carla of Mr. Fool's warning, but when she looked at Carla, she found that the corners of the lady's mouth were slightly raised. In a trance, a figure appeared in front of Audrey's eyes.

He was wearing a simple white robe, had a light blond beard that covered the lower half of his face, had eyes as clear and innocent as a baby's, and had a cross pendant hanging on his chest, making him look like an ordinary priest.

But the appearance of this person made Audrey a little confused, because she clearly saw the white-robed priest, but she couldn't lock his position at all. He was clearly there, but not in her eyes, nor in this room, as if what she saw was just an illusion!
Audrey was in a trance when she suddenly saw Carla standing in front of her, in front of the white-robed priest, with a teasing look in her eyes:
"Got you!"

In just a blink of an eye, the white-robed priest in front of Audrey disappeared without a trace, as if he had never existed. At the same time, the lady who was lazily lying on the bed also disappeared.

This series of events was beyond Audrey's expectations, and what followed was not only sudden enlightenment, but also deep fear.

The departure of the white-robed priest made her suddenly realize many things. Her actions over the past few days flashed back in her mind, and the details that she had ignored in the past were now recalled one by one!

Something is wrong, very wrong!

There's something very wrong with her lately!
The girl's face turned slightly pale, and suddenly an unhappy voice sounded beside her ear:

"Tsk, this is damn cautious."

Audrey raised her head and saw Carla again. She was lying on the bed, looking lazy, as if she had never left.

"Don't you have anything to ask?" Carla met Audrey's gaze and asked with a smile.

Audrey pursed her lips and asked in a low voice:

"What happened just now?"

"In short, you are being targeted."

"Who...who is He?"

Faced with Carla's still rambling answer, Audrey was eager to know the answer and couldn't help but ask.

"Don't you already have the answer?"

Carla asked back with a smile.

"Adam."

Audrey opened her red lips slightly, but did not utter the word.

The behind-the-scenes organizer of the Dusk Hermit Order, the owner of two Sequence 1 Beyonder Characteristics and uniqueness, the person closest to Sequence 0, and the target that Carla has been pursuing all along!
“When did He…”

Audrey opened her mouth, wanting to say something but stopped herself.

"Do not worry."

Kalu stretched lazily and said lazily:

"Although he has influenced you for a long time, he has always been manipulating you through 'coincidences' and has not dared to show it too obviously, otherwise you would have been caught long ago. This time he was a little too impatient and I caught his flaw, but now it seems that this is just a test from him."

(End of this chapter)