Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Chapter 246 This Dream Is Too Real
"So, I'm dreaming?"

Emlyn looked down at his hands. He was no longer wearing the formal attire he wore in reality after crawling out of the coffin. Instead, he was wearing a suit of armor. The inner layer was a chain mail made of iron rings, and the outer layer was a full-body plate armor of dark silver. He seemed to still have a cloak tied around his neck, but it was already tattered, with only a little bit of cloth left at the base.

A long sword was hung on his left waist, and an iron iron-shaped shield was carried on his back. The front of the shield was engraved with a "sword"-shaped emblem formed by complex and exquisite patterns, and there were still traces of cuts left by the sword.

The overall look is like the attire of an ancient knight.

This kind of attire was still popular even decades ago, which was the last glorious era of the knights.

Those knights wearing breastplates charged frantically towards the arrayed muskets and artillery, destroying their opponents and flattening the front lines. Unfortunately, they soon saw the invention and deployment of high-pressure steam rifles and six-barreled machine guns. From then on, traditional knights completely lost their place.

The high-pressure steam rifles could easily penetrate their breastplates, and the six-barreled machine guns could directly knock groups of knights into pieces! In front of an army equipped with steam rifles and six-barreled machine guns, the charging knights could only become sitting ducks.

"This dream is too real." Emlyn sighed softly.

Emlyn suddenly frowned as he sighed, and reached out to touch his right waist. He felt uncomfortable because of the swelling there. After searching for a while, he took out a dark green glass bottle from his waist, which contained golden liquid.

【Element Bottle】

【Dark green glass bottle,
It is the treasure of the immortal.

Accumulate elements by campfire, and drink them to restore blood volume.

Since ancient times, the undead have always shuttled between campfires,

The element bottle also travels with it. 】

"Element bottle? To restore blood volume?"

Emlyn's eyes flashed with confusion. He was still confused about what had happened. He didn't know what to do, but instinctively looked around and vigilantly observed the surrounding environment.

One second ago, he was lying on a bed of grass in front of Duke Olmer's tomb and dreaming. The next second, he appeared here, +
Appeared in a desolate cemetery, lying in a coffin.

He was surrounded by nameless tombstones and sarcophagi, some broken and some intact, some buried underground and some exposed. But no matter what their state was, these sarcophagi and tombstones were piled together in rows.

Some of these sarcophagi had been opened, and there was nothing inside. It seemed that the bodies buried inside had left on their own, just like Emlyn who had just crawled out of the grave.

But compared to the huge number of sarcophagi in the cemetery, the opened ones are not worth mentioning at all. Looking around, the entire cemetery is filled with nameless tombstones and sarcophagi, leaving almost no space. Even with a rough estimate, the number of sarcophagi here is at least tens of thousands!
There was only one road in front of him, and the other three sides were blocked by towering tombstones and cliffs.

“So, we just need to explore forward, right?” Emlyn muttered to himself and quickly determined his goal.

Although I don't understand why I had this dream, I think it must be closely related to the Duke of Aumer. Since that lord made me have such a dream, he must want me to do something in the dream.

And no matter what Duke Olmer wants them to do in their dreams, exploration is the first step.

As he moved forward, he soon met a 'person'.

A 'person' wrapped in black clothes, revealing skinny limbs and a emaciated face. Even from a distance, Emlyn could hear the beast-like growl coming from the other person's mouth.

It was more like a zombie than a traditional human, and Emlyn wondered if it could communicate...

Emlyn was still hesitating, but the zombie had already discovered his presence. The zombie seemed to become "energized" all of a sudden, roaring and raising the half-broken straight sword in his hand and rushing towards him.

Although he didn't understand what was going on, Emlyn still reacted immediately.

He held the shield in his left hand, but did not draw the sword at his waist.

As a vampire, he had certainly undergone a certain degree of close combat training and was quite adept at using the long sword.

But compared to using a long sword, he is better at using the traditional fighting method of the vampires -

The five nails on his right hand suddenly grew an extra section, with sharp tips covered with black patterns and symbols.

At the moment when the zombie swung the broken straight sword, Emlyn had already raised his shield to block the opponent's attack. At the same time, he extended his right hand with sharp corrosive claws and stabbed the opponent's neck, tearing it hard.

Snapped!
The zombie's body was separated and it collapsed to the ground powerlessly. The broken straight sword also lost its support and fell to the ground with a crisp sound.

【+20】

But Emlyn did not feel the joy of defeating the enemy, instead he frowned slightly.

First of all, killing a zombie in a dream is not something to be praised.

Secondly, Emlyn was clearly aware that this was a dream, but why could he use extraordinary abilities in a dream?

In addition, there is a third point -

There were twelve vampires who had "entered the dream" in front of Lord Olmer, but why had he not met the others until now? Did the others fail to enter the dream successfully? Or had the others been killed by these zombies?
Also, what is this +20?
"Isn't it?"

Emlyn had a strange expression. The vampire who had entered his dream was either a viscount or a baron. It was not possible that he couldn't handle these zombies, right? But if that wasn't the case, where did they go? Did they leave early?

But if they had left, why were the zombies still here? Weren't they attacked by zombies?

After all, what is this dream all about?
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In front of an open space beside a cliff, a blonde girl wearing a light blue dress that was easy to move in stood in the middle of the open space. In front of her was a pile of white bones with a spiral sword stuck on it.

Audrey reached out and gently touched the campfire, and the next moment the fire ignited on its own as if it had sensed something.

“Is this the bonfire?”

Audrey's eyes sparkled slightly as she whispered to herself.

Since the last experience with Adam, she and Carla have been getting along better and better, and Carla even invited her to "dream" together. Audrey was indeed very curious about the dream created by Carla, after all, this was something that even Sequence 1 Adam would pay attention to, so she gladly accepted Carla's invitation.

As a result, she was sleeping peacefully in her own soft velvet bedding one second, and the next moment she appeared in the cemetery.

Fortunately, Audrey was prepared for all this and quickly adapted to the changes around her.

Even as a 'beta test player', she did not have to choose a random profession at 'birth' like everyone else. Instead, she chose to start as a 'useless person' at the suggestion of Carula, thus being able to bring everything in reality into her dreams, including the clothes on her body.

Although she encountered many zombies blocking the road along the way, with the help of psychological invisibility, Audrey was able to reach the campfire unimpeded without experiencing any battles.

The only thing that puzzled Audrey was that Carla had said that there should be many people entering the dream with her, but why didn't she see any of them? Was it because of the special nature of dreams?
Although she was puzzled, Audrey decided to continue exploring.

Using psychological invisibility, she bypassed many paths or handles along the way.

Finally, a towering city wall blocked her way.

There are three arched entrances under the city wall, but two of the shorter ones seem to be just decorations. They are blocked by bricks and stones, and only the arched doorway on the far right is unobstructed.

Through the arched doorway, a wide but dilapidated 'square' appeared in front of Audrey.

There was a cliff on the right side of the square, and the left side was blocked by a wall, piled tombstones, and large trees with branches protruding from the ground. In front was another wall, and below the wall was a closed door. In the center of the square was a tall figure half-crouching on the ground. Even when half-crouching, his height was still much taller than Audrey, and even taller than most adult men.

He was wearing a set of gorgeous silver armor, which was engraved with a large number of intricate and exquisite patterns. On his right side was a long halberd with spiral patterns that was inserted diagonally into the ground.

His left chest was pierced by a spiral sword, and it seemed that it was this spiral sword that restricted his movements. At the back of his neck, there were some black tentacles that flowed like liquid and kept wriggling outwards.

Even though it was the first time Audrey saw this kind of thing, she still instinctively felt disgusted and frowned.

And considering that this tall knight looked very powerful, Audrey cautiously decided to bypass him.

Since she was promoted from Sequence 7 to Sequence 5 in one go, Audrey had no experience fighting enemies. And since psychological invisibility could avoid fighting, there was no need to engage in unnecessary battles.

Although she had the invisibility skill, Audrey still watched the half-kneeling tall knight with her peripheral vision, fearing that he would suddenly stand up and give her a fatal blow. But none of this happened, and Audrey arrived in front of the closed bronze door very smoothly.

If it was still a low sequence, Audrey might be stumped by this closed door.

However, after being promoted to Sequence 6 Hypnotist, the physical fitness of Beyonders of the Audience Path will be greatly enhanced. Whether in terms of strength or agility, they have surpassed the level of ordinary humans.

The physical fitness of the Sequence 5 'Dream Walker' will also be greatly enhanced.

Judging from the physical fitness alone, he is not inferior to extraordinary people of the same sequence from other paths.

"call!"

Audrey took a deep breath, placed her hands on the two door panels of the door, and pushed tentatively.

Rumble!
With a heavy sound of impact, the girl in a light blue dress pushed the door open, revealing a gap large enough for one person to pass through.

"Eh?"

Audrey blinked. This seemed to be easier than she had imagined.

Looking back at the tall knight who was still half-kneeling in the middle of the square, Audrey turned around and prepared to continue exploring. Her eyes met a tombstone in front of her. In front of the tombstone was a huge hunched corpse. On the corpse, there was a white ball of light.

Audrey curiously reached out and touched it, and a line of prompts instantly appeared in front of her eyes:
[Broken Straight Sword]

[A straight sword with half of the blade broken.]

It's no longer a weapon.

Unless it is a mad wandering soul,

Otherwise, most people would not use it.

Combat Skill: Prepare to Attack

Normal attack following the ready attack

Can disrupt the balance of an enemy holding a shield from below;
When performing a heavy attack, you can take a step forward and lunge upwards.

Can be used according to circumstances.

But it's hard to use a broken straight sword. 】

"Is this the weapon in the hands of those zombies?"

Audrey thoughtfully put away the broken sword and continued to move up the broken stairs.

On both sides of the stairs was an open space covered with weeds, with a large number of tombstones scattered on it. Under some of the tombstones, there were some "wandering souls" holding weapons. And on the left and right sides further away, there were bottomless cliffs.

Standing on the edge of the cliff and looking down, you can only see bottomless white fog and hazy snow-capped mountains in the distance.

Winding up the stairs, a towering building finally appeared in front of Audrey.

Through the arched doorway, the view was dim for a moment.

But soon, under the lighting of candles throughout the building, Audrey saw a scene that shocked her -

She saw five thrones, five thrones arranged symmetrically!
These thrones are large and small, and there are a large number of candles placed around each throne.

It seems like an elegy for the owner of the throne, but also like a memorial for them.

Four of the thrones were vacant at this time, except for the second throne on the left where a short figure was sitting.

He was wearing a bright red costume and a crown on his head, with his chin supported by his hands as if he was in deep thought.

Audrey looked down and realized that she was on the 'second floor' of the building.

The overall shape of the building is circular, and the second floor is built with stairs at the edge.

On one side there are five thrones, and on the other side is the 'entrance' through which Audrey enters the building. There are also two staircases on the right, one leading to the 'first floor' and the other leading to the 'third floor'.

On the stairs on the first floor, there was a 'knight' sitting with his head lowered and a long sword on his back.

He seems to be different from the zombies outside and can be communicated with.

"Welcome to the campfire, Master Fireless Ashes."

The girl went downstairs and was about to talk to the knight who lowered his head when she suddenly heard a soft voice in her ear.

Audrey paused and was stunned for a moment. She felt that the voice sounded familiar.

She turned her head and saw a lady in a black dress standing in front of the round plate on the left. She was looking at Audrey with a gentle smile.

Audrey looked at the other person's face and almost blurted out:

"Karu..."

The lady interrupted her with a smile and introduced herself:

"I am the Fire Keeper - someone who maintains campfires and serves you."

"If you need help in finding the kings who have abandoned their thrones, please use me."

"Eh?"

Audrey blinked. So, Carla, do you also have a role in this dream?
(End of this chapter)