Secret: The undead do not die in the fire

On both sides of the mottled ancient bronze table, blurry human figures stretched and lengthened in the crimson light and then became fixed. The surroundings were as quiet and empty as ever, as if no living creature had entered for tens of millions of years.

"Good afternoon, Mr. Fool~"

Audrey's brisk and joyful voice soon echoed in the magnificent palace supported by stone pillars. She quickly saw an extra figure on the opposite side. Her eyes lit up slightly and she smiled faintly:
"Welcome back, Mr. 'Lover'."

Klein nodded with a smile, watching the members, led by Miss Justice, simply greet each other.

"'Lovers'?"

The Hermit Cattleya had been keeping her head down and remained silent, not even noticing that there was one more person in the Tarot Club. It was not until she heard Miss Justice greet her Lover that she raised her head in surprise and looked at the new member.

She had been a member of the Tarot Club for some time, and had always heard other members of the Tarot Club talk about 'lovers', but this was the first time she had seen one.

The Hermit Cattleya suppressed her uneasiness, raised her head slightly, and observed Mr. Lover in the thick gray fog inconspicuously.

There was a deep purple hue in her black eyes, floating with a mysterious meaning. She saw through the gray fog and saw the "flame"!
Suddenly, Cattleya's eyes became hot and illusory blood flowed out. Her consciousness was instantly filled with extreme pain, as if she was being burned by endless flames. Her body twitched and trembled uncontrollably, and she fell off the bench and curled up in pain.

Her face, the back of her hands, and other places not covered by clothes soon began to crack, revealing cracks of flesh and blood. Black insects and white moths were wriggling inside, about to form indescribable eyes.

Cattleya's screams and groans of pain echoed above the gray fog. Audrey, the Hanged Man, Alger, Emlyn, the Moon, Fors, and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, as if they could intuitively sense the pain the other party was enduring.

At the same time, the blurry image became clearer, and the gray fog around Cattleya seemed to be "dispelled" by some invisible thing, allowing them to see clearly the physical changes of the "Hermit".

The disgusting and hideous scene frightened Audrey "Justice" so much that she immediately withdrew her gaze, straightened her back, looked straight ahead, and dared not move.

Although the reactions of others were not so exaggerated, they had the same meaning.

"To suffer!"

Klein's face changed slightly, and he stroked it lightly with both of his palms.

The gray fog silently filled the gap that had been 'dispelled', enveloped the 'hermit' again, and calmed the changes in her body.

The Hermit's trembling began to subside at a speed visible to the naked eye, the cracks in his flesh gradually closed, his thoughts gradually returned, and he could feel everything around him again.

Klein breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, nothing happened.

Otherwise, once the Hermit dies in the gray fog, the other members will definitely feel resentful towards the Tarot Club.

"This is how the same thing?"

'Moon' Emlyn was full of surprise, totally confused as to what was going on.

From his perspective, the 'Hermit' just glanced at the 'Lover' before he suddenly screamed in pain, as if he was suffering from great torture, and his body curled up uncontrollably.

If Mr. Fool hadn't acted in time, the other party would have died on the spot.

It's not just 'Moon', everyone else is also confused and doesn't know why it turned out like this.

At this time, the Hermit Cattleya finally recovered and struggled to crawl back to her position. However, she did not dare to open her eyes this time. She closed her eyes tightly and explained while panting:

"My 'Eye of Peering' is an instinct. It can only be strengthened, not closed. I must rely on magical items to seal it..."

Not here.

Klein nodded gently and said:

"You can manifest a pair of glasses."

"Yes, Mr. Fool."

Cattleya materialized the glasses as instructed.

During this process, Klein slightly leveraged the power above the gray fog and integrated it into the pair of glasses.

When Cattleya put it on, she found, as expected, that the Eye of Secrets had been sealed.

It was not until this time that others understood why the Hermit lady was suddenly hit hard, because her Eyes of Secrets allowed her to see the essence that many others could not see.

But the question is, what did she see that caused such a severe backlash?
The 'Hanged Man' seemed to have realized that he had worked with the 'Lover' before.

Therefore, he knew that the strength of the 'lover' must be above Sequence 4, at least a Sequence 3 demigod. And judging from the reaction of the 'hermit', the 'lover' was probably at least a Sequence 2 'angel'!
After all, if he was just a demigod, he wouldn't have almost lost control with just one glance.

What's more, this place is above the gray fog, Mr. Fool's kingdom of God!

Only angels can make it impossible for a true God to completely conceal their true nature!
"An angel..."

The Hanged Man suddenly felt a little surprised and excited. Even though this angel was not himself, the fact that the angel was a member of the Tarot Club was enough to make the Hanged Man ecstatic!
You must know that even in the Storm Church, and even in the major orthodox churches, only those with triple crowns are at this level!

An angel is a being that is equal to these triple crown holders!

And he was able to be in the same organization with an angel, and even work together and cooperate with him.

Doesn't this mean that he is equal to the angels?

If we convert it again, wouldn't he be on par with the Triple Crown holders of the major Orthodox churches? !

"Not a count, not a marquis, but a duke?"

'Moon' Emlyn also guessed that his 'lover' might be an angel. He found it a little unbelievable and became inexplicably nervous.

He had previously thought that his 'lover' was a powerful demigod, and although he was in awe of him, he did not think he was anything special. After all, there was no shortage of demigods among the vampires, and there were more than a dozen vampires at the earl and marquis level that he was referring to.

But angels are different!
Even among the blood race, there are only three dukes. The reason why there are three dukes is because of the blood race's accumulation over thousands of years. It is no exaggeration to say that most of the Orthodox Churches may not have as many angels as the blood race!

And right now, an angel was sitting next to him...

The Moon's breathing became rapid, and her mood suddenly became a little excited.

In reality, Duke Olmer looked after him personally.

Even when he is sleeping, he can enter the dream of another angel and get the opportunity to digest the potion and challenge himself.

Now in the Tarot Club, I also have an angel as my "colleague". Three angels serve me alone, is this a small blessing?
"I am indeed the chosen one!"

The Moon became extremely happy and became more and more convinced that he was the Savior predicted by the First Ancestor!
Compared to them, 'Sun' had a complicated look in his eyes, and he seemed to be hesitant to speak several times, as if he knew it was not the right time for him to speak.

On the other hand, 'Justice', 'Judgement' and 'Magician' behaved more calmly.

The former was because she had a closer relationship with Yu Jin, and she even knew exactly how George III, the King of Angels, died, so there was nothing surprising about it.

As for the latter two, they have the greatest trust in Yu Jin because of their own experiences, so no matter how strong he is, they will not think it is exaggerated, but will just think "it is as expected".

"..."

Even though the 'Eye of Peering into Secrets' had been sealed, the 'Hermit' Cattleya still did not dare to look up, but only secretly glanced at the 'lover' opposite her with the corner of her eyes.

The other person looked quite ordinary, except for his face hidden by the gray fog, and his height and figure were ordinary. Cattleya couldn't even find any 'features' on him!
This is unique even in the Tarot Club!
Miss Justice is a noble lady, Miss Judgment is a short knight, Miss Magician has a lazy temperament, Miss Sun is a sunny and serious boy, Miss Moon is proud but not arrogant, Miss The Hanged Man looks rough but actually has a deep mind, Mr. Fool is mysterious and powerful...

Everyone has their own unique "characteristics" and "personality", which can be seen at a glance.

But the 'lover' is different, he looks extremely ordinary. If the 'hermit' were to make a conclusion, she could only conclude that he is an 'ordinary person'.

But it was such an ordinary person who made the Hermit look frightened.

She saw His essence, and saw the flames that were madly devouring the surrounding gray fog, constantly expanding in all directions, sweeping across the entire gray fog!
She was definitely not mistaken!

This Mr. Lover is gradually devouring the kingdom of God that belongs to Mr. Fool!

This made the 'Hermit' feel terrified. She was terrified of the 'truth' she had learned, terrified of her current situation, and she was afraid that she would be killed to silence her because of what she had seen!
So she was still hesitant, wondering whether to tell Mr. Fool everything she had seen.

The Fool seemed to see through her inner struggle and suddenly asked with a smile:

"What do you see?"

Hearing this, Justice and the others looked towards the Hermit, because they also wanted to ask this question and wanted to know the answer. But since it involved The Fool and Lover, they were reluctant to speak.

But now that Mr. Fool has asked the question himself, there is no need for them to hide their curiosity.

The Hermit Cattleya pursed her lips a few times, her voice trembling slightly:
“Mr. Fool, I saw flames, flames that spread in all directions…”

"flame?"

Klein understood clearly. The First Fire was the essence of the embers.

Is the expansion because the First Fire is getting stronger all the time? Or is it because the flame is devouring the gray fog?
Is she hinting at me?
Klein laughed in silence. Miss Hermit was kind-hearted.

However, this was already within his expectations.

The King's Soul has already merged into the gray fog, and the expansion of the 'flame' will be a continuous process - until the entire 'gray fog' is transformed into the shape of the King's Soul.

From the perspective of the Hermit, she probably thought that the Lover could not wait to secretly erode the Kingdom of the Fool as soon as he returned...

Well, this kind of behavior can almost be called wolfish ambition.

But unfortunately, Klein didn't care.

He can only be considered half the master of 'Source Castle', 'Tian Zun' is the real master, and he is still thinking of taking over his body!
Klein's current mentality seems a bit like "a son selling his father's land without feeling any pain", but he is not a "son", and Tianzun is not Klein's "father", but his biggest enemy!

Klein wished that the King's Soul would devour Sefirah Castle as soon as possible. It would be best if the Celestial Lord, who was hiding deep inside Sefirah Castle and always wanted to take over his body, could be completely annihilated!
"A flame?"

'Justice' Audrey seemed to understand.

Carla said that she had a piece of the King's Soul, which was given to her by Ember.

In addition to the one she held, there were eight other copies in the hands of other people.

Without exception, these king souls were voluntarily divided out by Yu Jin, although the purpose is unknown.

But combined with Carla's attitude and what he saw and heard in his dream.

Audrey has pieced together part of the truth -

The ember once risked his life to pass on the fire until he himself became the fire.

And now, perhaps in order to resist this fate, he divided the King's Soul into nine parts...

Yu Jin stared at the Hermit for a long time, and suddenly said:

"There's something special about your eyes."

The Hermit shuddered slightly. Although the man looked ordinary, she seemed to see a flame that was about to devour everything. The pain of her body being burned by the flames was still vivid in her mind. Even though the injury had been healed by Mr. Fool, her body still ached.

"special?"

Klein was a little puzzled. The Eye of Peering into Secrets was obviously a path for the Peering into Secrets Person. Perhaps it was the extraordinary ability possessed by Sequence 5. But no matter what, the Hermit was only Sequence 5, and could not be called special...

Klein's expression changed slightly, and he suddenly found something strange. If she was only Sequence 5, how could she see through all this?

This is above the gray fog! Even gods can't easily invade the 'Source Castle'!
How could a Sequence 5 see the essence of the embers through the gray fog?

This is definitely not something a Sequence 5 can do. Is there someone helping her behind the scenes? Or, did she borrow someone's power?
The first thing Klein thought of was the 'mysterious queen'. Could it be her?

The Hermit's loss of control was undoubtedly an exception. Her eyes were clearly directed at him, but the first thing she saw was the Embers. This made Klein inexplicably alert. If the Hermit hadn't seen the Embers first, he would have been exposed without any defense under the gray fog!

But isn't the Mysterious Queen afraid that this will make the Hermit angry with the Fool?

Testing the majesty of a god, isn't she afraid that Cattleya will be killed?

Klein frowned. Is this the kind of person the mysterious queen is?

After thinking for a moment, The Fool tapped the table with his fingers, attracting the attention of others, and said calmly:

"Bernadette."