Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

Klein looked at the golden ocean outside the window, his eyes flickering.

They arrived at the ocean early in the morning.

But just now, the sunlight outside the window suddenly became bright, shining in fiercely, making the restaurant extremely messy.

The boundless ocean outside seemed to be burning with golden flames, as if it was always at noon!
Klein raised his head and squinted his eyes. He saw that the sky was filled with direct sunlight. There were no clouds and the sun was not visible. It was all golden.

The description of this place by the magic mirror Arrodes is that it is an unreal ocean, a place left over from the war between the gods.

As he glanced around, he found a ruin not far ahead.

Most of the ruins were submerged by sea water. What protruded from the plane were gray stones and stone pillars stacked into peaks. On top was a dome-like object, which, relying on its own curvature, supported a considerable space.

These ruins must have been enormous!
Klein saw through the transparent sea water that it extended all the way to the bottom of the sea with no end.

"The remains of the war of gods."

Klein murmured in a low voice, "The Sun" is the authority of the Eternal Blazing Sun.

This was once the battlefield of the gods, and it still echoes with the remaining power of the gods' battles.

In addition to the 'Eternal Sun', there may be remnants of power from other gods.

As for this 'war' which had caused several gods to fight each other, there is no record in history.

But Klein had already vaguely guessed the answer—

Because from the secrets he knew, there was only one war between gods that he knew for sure.

That is the time when six of the seven existing gods attacked the ancient sun god at the same time!
"This is a very dangerous ocean." Admiral of the Stars Cattleya had arrived nearby without her noticing.
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"abyss."

Bernadette murmured softly, her pupils no longer anxious, and she seemed a little dazed.

They had left the seemingly endless dark ocean and reached the seemingly limitless mountain.

Behind the mountain was still endless black fog, which seemed to cover the entire continent in the haze. This was her first time entering the abyss, and probably the last time.

After all, if it weren't for the puppet's request, she would never set foot in this area in her life. Regardless of whether she could leave the abyss safely, this would be her last time here.

However, this abyss was completely different from what she had imagined.

It's very quiet here, deathly quiet.

It is rumored that the abyss is a paradise for demons, but so far, they have seen nothing as they traveled along the way.

Not to mention the devil, even the devil’s corpse was not seen!

Going down the mountain, there is a winding road that seems to lead directly to the continent shrouded in black fog.

But if you look down from the top of the mountain, you will find that there seems to be no bottomless abyss below.

Bernadette had a premonition—

If she had not gone down the path on the top of the mountain, but had jumped down relying on the strength of an angel.

She would be falling forever, never reaching the end.

Bernadette's eyes were full of vigilance, even though she was an angel.

Because there are always some powerful forces in this world that even angels cannot resist, and the abyss is one of them.

Bernadette was about to continue exploring downwards cautiously when the petite doll on her shoulder suddenly spoke:
"Stop, right here."

Bernadette stopped, with a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Now that we've come this far, shouldn't we go deeper?
Just as this thought came to her mind, a full moon suddenly appeared before her eyes.

It was a cold, dark and mysterious moon, rising from nowhere, hanging high above the 'sky' of the abyss. The bright moonlight was extremely penetrating, and even the black fog that seemed to be able to corrode the gods could not stop the spread of the moonlight.

Bernadette's breathing stopped because she had seen this moon before.

But that was beyond the stars, and now the moon reappeared in her sight, in the abyss.

Under the moonlight, the entire abyss seemed to be boiling.

The world was dyed deep blue by the cold and dark moon, and the rolling black fog quickly disappeared into thin air.

The original mountain peaks and the bottomless abyss disappeared, leaving only the cold full moon and the endless blue ocean. The ocean was like a mirror, reflecting Bernadette's figure, but she could not see what was hidden under the ocean.

But the next moment, the scene in front of Bernadette changed again.

Her sight penetrated the sea surface and saw the endless black fog beneath the sea and the continent shrouded by the black fog.

But suddenly.

The black fog covering the continent suddenly shook, and the liquid-like fog seemed to have stirred up huge waves, with ups and downs and boiling.

And under the boiling 'Black Sea', the continent slowly 'stood up'!
It was not until this moment that Bernadette suddenly saw clearly that the continent was not there.

It was clearly a giant snake as big as a continent!
The thick and round body had no end in sight, as if it was boundless. As He "stood up", the black mist was separated, as if avoiding their master, their king.

On the ferocious snake head, two scarlet eyeballs were staring at them, staring at the cold and dark moon!

Whoosh!
The giant snake spit out a scarlet tongue, suddenly opened its huge mouth and bit towards them!

Bernadette withdrew her gaze in horror, and at the same time, the giant snake suddenly rushed into the realm of the moon.

Above the azure sea, a terrifying giant snake was coiled in a corner, spitting out its tongue and staring at them.

Bernadette regained some composure, but she still had an unspeakable fear in her heart.

That giant snake is undoubtedly a true god!

Even though He looked extremely ferocious, like a mindless beast.

Even though His size has shrunk by tens of thousands of times, from the size of a continent to less than a hundred meters long as it is now.

But He is still a God!
The petite doll spoke calmly:
"Raccard."

The giant snake stared at her intently, but kept its body coiled, not daring to move forward rashly.

The giant snake named Lakkad suddenly turned around and faced them with its back.

On the back of the snake, between the hideous scales, a huge, hideous human face was staring at them. Or rather, it was staring at the petite doll on Bernadette's shoulder.

The man's face seemed a little solemn, and he said in a deep voice:

"leave here!"

The puppet's eyes remained calm without a trace of ripples, and he said softly:
"You seem to have regained some of your sanity."

Lakkad said in a deep voice:

"I'm free, Ranie!"

Lani ignored him and said calmly:

"That's good. Now you can better complete the mission given by the king."

"Lani!"

"Ok?"

The petite idol tilted his head in confusion, looked at the giant snake that was roaring with anger, and asked softly:
"So, what do you want to say?"

Lakkad said in a deep voice:

"Rani, I am your brother, you should set me free!" Rani remained unmoved and said calmly:
"My brother died the moment he was devoured by you, and what was left was only a lingering undead snake. The fact that you inherited his name just because I like to call you that doesn't mean you are really him. And,"

Lani touched her fingers together, and her tone became cold:

"It is the king's mercy that has kept you alive until now. Are you saying that you don't want to continue serving the king?"

Larcade had been her brother, and as siblings they had been each other's most loyal allies during the Shattering War.

Even that night of conspiracy, Lakkad was involved.

Before the king showed up, Lakkad was the first choice for her plan.

Unfortunately.

The overlord who was once full of ambition eventually fell into the taboo of immortality. He became an immortal snake and devoured all the noble knights who had served him. The once noble king was left with only the most despicable greed.

The reason why he is still alive today is entirely due to the king's kindness.

If he tried to betray this kindness, there would be no need for him to live.

Lani's expression was extremely calm, as if she was just reminiscing about the past with her brother whom she hadn't seen for a long time.

But even as a bystander, Bernadette could hear the cold murderous intent contained in that indifferent voice.

The huge snake body of Lakkad that was originally towering suddenly lowered its head and coiled into a ball. The human-faced voice was low:

"the last time."

"it is good."

Lani nodded slightly and calmly withdrew her gaze.

If nothing unexpected happens, this will indeed be the last time.

"As for you..."

Lacard stretched out his snake head again and looked towards Bernadette, with a hint of surprise in his eyes:
"You have a familiar smell on you~"

"Oh, I remember now, it's Him! Are you His daughter?"

"Him?"

Bernadette's eyes flickered as she asked in a low voice, "You, you know my father?"

"of course."

A trace of memory flashed in Lakkad's eyes, and he whispered in a low voice like an old man:

"Your father came to the Abyss once before, and we worked together before. It was a very pleasant experience."

"What's his name? Oh, yes, Roselle, Roselle Gustav."

Bernadette's expression changed slightly. She had never heard her father talk about this.

Not only her, no one in the world knew that Roselle Gustav had ever been to the abyss!
Was he hiding it on purpose? Or was he being covered up by someone else? When did it happen?
If he had been to the Abyss, what about other places? Had he been to other forbidden areas?

"Bernadette."

Lacarde suddenly murmured, "Ah, I remember, Bernadette, He often mentioned you in his dreams."

Bernadette's expression became more and more complicated, just like her feelings towards her father.

"he……"

Bernadette was silent for a long time, then asked hesitantly:

"What kind of person is he in your eyes?"

The petite doll watched all this calmly, without trying to interrupt their conversation or to stop it.

Lacarde hesitated for a few seconds, as if thinking, and then laughed softly:
"Crazy, stupid."

"Your father was very crazy, but unfortunately too stupid, so the only thing he will be remembered for is failure."

Bernadette remained silent.

He was indeed extremely insane in his later years, and he destroyed the kingdom he had built with his own hands.

So from an outsider's perspective, he seemed both crazy and stupid at the time.

But Bernadette always believed that there was something else going on.

And now, a god's evaluation of him was equally crazy and stupid.

What did he do?
Bernadette suddenly felt a strong urge in her heart, wanting to know what her father had done!
Because she suddenly realized that her understanding of him was only superficial!
Bernadette didn't know why he came to the Abyss, and why he was related to Lacarde. What had happened between them, and what had they planned?
He suddenly turned the republic into an empire. Was there any other gods’ influence behind this?
Could it be that the things he did in his later years were manipulated by someone?
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Time passed and lunch was soon ready.

Klein was about to leave the deck and head to the restaurant when he suddenly noticed that the surroundings had become dark!
The sky, which had always been at noon, had lost its sunlight and was completely shrouded in thick darkness.

The change was so fast and so abrupt that Klein's first reaction was to wonder who turned off the lights!
Silently, the "Future" was covered with a layer of bright starlight, illuminating the road leading to everywhere.

The slightly magnetic voice of the "Hermit" Cattleya was amplified once again, echoing in everyone's ears:

“Go back to your room, or find a random corner, and fall asleep.

"Then wait for it to wake up naturally."

"Toxin expert" Frank Lee asked loudly with some doubt:

"What happens if I don't sleep?"

At this moment, his voice was booming, as if a giant bear was speaking.

Cattleya stood behind the window of the captain's room and said:
"When we wake up, we will find that you are missing and we will never find you again."

Klein raised his eyebrows slightly. He did not doubt that Cattleya was exaggerating.

Because what happened just now has proved that Cattleya has a certain understanding of this place, and for the first time, Klein was glad that he hired the Hermit Cattleya instead of the Hanged Man.

Otherwise, they would have been burned to ashes by the golden carriage that suddenly appeared at 'noon' because they looked up.

He was about to get up and return to his room when he suddenly heard Cattleya's voice:

"The night brings us into a shared dream."

"Dream?"

Klein's expression slightly changed, and he asked in a low voice, "Same as the other dream?"

Cattleya wasn't with him, but he was sure she could hear it because this was on her boat.

The other dream he knew was naturally the dream created by Carla.

The Hermit Cattleya was silent for a while, then said softly:

"Similar, but more dangerous. Don't explore too deeply."

Klein's face turned serious. Since Cattleya said so, he certainly wouldn't risk his life by exploring the dream.

However, Klein suddenly had a bold idea—

What would happen if he prayed to Kalula at night and entered the dream of the 'Dark Soul'?
In other words, if both dreams are pulling him, which dream will he enter?
Or is it impossible to enter any of them?

Cattleya didn't say anything else, and Klein didn't dare to delay. He didn't try to go above the gray fog, nor did he really try to frantically pull between the two dreams.

Instead, he quickly returned to his room and fell asleep. He didn't dare to challenge the power of God casually.