Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

October 12, another Monday.

At [-]:[-] p.m., Klein went to above the gray fog on time and summoned the members of the Tarot Club.

Audrey the Justice, who was sitting on the other side of the long bronze table, originally wanted to say hello to Mister Fool and everyone happily and briskly as usual,

But she glanced, and immediately found that the little "sun" was not in the right mood, and asked immediately:
"Mr. Sun, what happened? Exploring the truth, uh, the operation of the Temple of the Fallen Creator is not going well?"

Derrick the Sun seemed to have seized hope, and quickly described in detail how he explored the temple, met a little boy named Jack, and thus fell into a loop:
"After the little boy was cleared by the chief lord, we all closed our eyes, and then woke up in the camp outside the city, ready to start a new exploration, without any previous memories.

This process was repeated five times, differing only slightly in detail.If it wasn't for Mr. Fool's reminder, I wouldn't even know that I've been living a repetitive life during this time. "

He took it for granted that the extra memory after coming above the gray mist came from Mister Fool's reminder, so he stood up and solemnly saluted the vague figure sitting at the top of the long bronze table.

I still understand what happened after listening to your description...'The Fool' Klein expressed a look of bewilderment.

He turned to look at the others and asked sincerely:

"Do you know the root of the problem? How to fix it?"

"Mr. Sun."

'The Hanged Man' Argel thought for a while, then said hesitantly, "That little boy Jack is probably the key to this cycle."

He paused, first analyzed the situation of the 'sun', and then said in a deep voice, "In addition, I was ordered to hunt down a listener of the Aurora Society at sea, and his goal of going out to sea was to find the sanctuary of the real creator. .The listener also brought his children, who were very close in age to the Jack described by The Sun."

'Justice' Audrey was the first to react, and blurted out in astonishment:
"Mr. Hanged Man, do you suspect that these two are the same person?"

"Yes."

'The Hanged Man' Alger nodded slightly, and said without hesitation, "At first I was just skeptical, but Mr. 'Lover' has confirmed my guess. The end of the Sunya Sea is the legendary land abandoned by gods. Fits perfectly with that listener's line."

When Derrick 'Sun' heard this, he felt a little happy.Although he doesn't doubt the 'lover' statement, after all, there is no example, and the only 'lover' who came to the land abandoned by the gods also relied on Mister Fool.But the appearance of this Jack now really means that the two worlds are connected!
As if seeing through the thoughts of 'The Sun', 'The Hanged Man' Alger glanced at him, and poured cold water on him again:
"Of course, if you can reach the Land Abandoned by God simply by crossing the Sonia Sea, then the Land Abandoned by God may have already been discovered. I suspect that certain conditions need to be met, and this condition is very strict. So now consider these It's still too early to focus on solving your troubles for now."

"My suggestion is that you can find an opportunity to mention Suniyahai, the Kingdom of Loen and the port city in front of the little boy Jack. Maybe there will be a different reaction. Of course, try to avoid the chief of your Silver City."

"Also, the key point is not necessarily on the little boy Jack, but other possibilities must also be considered. If you tell the specific situation, such as the details of the mural, maybe we can find something useful."

'Sun' silently wrote down these, nodded solemnly, turned to look at Ember, and apologized:

"Mr. 'Lover', I originally planned to return to the City of Silver to read the classics after exploring the temple, but now we are trapped here. Sorry, I may not be able to give you the information you want in a short time."

An idea emerged in the minds of 'The Hanged Man' and 'Justice' at the same time:
"What an honest boy."

Even though he was already in danger, he was still thinking about this matter.

"It's ok."

Ember waved his hand to indicate that he was not in a hurry, and said, "The temple itself is also a part of the commission, you can tell about your exploration experience first. Perhaps, this will also help you get out of the current predicament."

"it is good."

'Sun' no longer hesitated, and with the help of Mister Fool, he conjured up pictures that he could recall, and showed the process of exploration and the key points he thought to others in an intermittent manner, and then Supplemented by a certain explanation.

And among those murals, there is a mural considered by the 'Sun' as the key point——

The pure white cross stands in the very center, surrounded by sea-like black, drowning many humans struggling to stretch out their arms.On the cross is the "Fallen Creator" hanging upside down. The rusty iron nails and bloody stains are no different from the statues of gods outside.

But in this mural, the "Fallen Creator" is suffering from the erosion of blackness, so that parts of the pure white of the cross become pitch black.In addition, the cross supports a hazy land, and countless human beings are kneeling and praying to the "Fallen Creator".

Around the screen, in the deepest part of the darkness, there are figures like the evil gods of the six paths.

'Sun' explained seriously:

"The meaning of this mural is that the cataclysm is coming, the evil gods climbed out of the abyss, and the fallen creator suffered most of the guilt and pain in order to save the world, and because of this, the symbol was eroded and the image changed."

'The Hanged Man' Alger finished listening quietly, looking at the octopus-headed monster wrapped in lightning, riding on black waves, wearing a bird feather cloak on its back, and holding a trident halberd, he had some inexplicable associations in his heart.Immediately pointing at the figure, he asked curiously:

"Which evil god is this recorded in your Silver City classics?"

'The Sun' Derrick shook his head honestly:

"I don't know, I thought you would know each other."

'Justice' looked at the appearance in the mural, frowned and said:

"Among the several evil gods circulating in the Northern Continent, there is no similar image."

"This……"

Klein was a little surprised, this is very close to the statue of the Six Gods he saw in the underground ruins of the Tudor family!It's just that the normal version is over there, and the blackened, twisted and degenerated plus version is here.In particular, the Mother Earth, Lord of Storms and Eternal Blazing Sun have not only been hacked into evil gods, but even closer to ugly monsters!

Klein thought for a moment, and wanted to disclose this information to others, but felt that the 'fool' was not suitable for such a mouth.But just as he was about to manipulate the world to speak, he heard someone else's voice, it was the Hanged Man.

'The Hanged Man' feels inexplicably familiar, but he just can't think of it, so he can't help asking hesitantly:

"Mr. Lover, do you have any idea?"

Ember pointed to the octopus-headed monster that was being watched by the 'Hanged Man', and said:

"Is there a possibility, I mean possibility, that this is the Lord of Storms?"

The pupils of the 'Hanged Man' shrank sharply, and turned back to look at the mural, looking at the image of lightning wrapped in lightning, black waves on its feet, a bird feather cloak on its back, and a trident halberd in its hand. , doesn't this represent the authority of the 'Storm Lord'? !

'The Hanged Man' murmured in a low voice:

"It's so similar, I couldn't associate the two together in the first place."

He is obviously a member of the Church of Storms, but he just pointed at the image of the Lord of Storms and called him an evil god?
Alger's heart trembled, even though his beliefs were not very pious, it was still enough to make him feel scared!
"No, it's weird that you can associate them together, okay?"

Audrey complained from the bottom of her heart, what kind of blasphemous thoughts do you need to connect a distorted monster with the god you believe in? ! "The Hanged Man" can't combine the two images. Doesn't this just show that his belief in the "Storm Lord" is devout enough?
Well, that's not right, after all, Mr. 'The Hanged Man' doesn't seem to be that 'pious' in his belief in the Lord of Storms.

'World' suddenly said hoarsely:

"I've seen statues like that."

After attracting everyone's attention, he paused and added:

"In an adventure exploring the ruins of the Quaternary."

He pretended to make a request to Mr. Fool, and after getting permission, he showed the statues of the six gods and the corresponding holy emblems one by one.Different from the frantic and twisted images in the murals, the images of the six statues he embodies are quite sublime.It can be seen that the sculptors of these statues portrayed them with reverence for the gods.

Among these six statues, the image of the Lord of Storms is a majestic middle-aged man wearing black armor, stepping on waves, surrounded by storms, with lightning on his back, and holding a trident.The general symbol of the statue and the image in the mural is similar, but the appearance is distorted into a monster with the head of an octopus.

However, if this monster...is the Lord of Storms, what about the others?Audrey subconsciously looked at the upper left corner of the mural——

In the upper left corner is a girl in a black classic long dress. Her clothes are layered but not complicated, inlaid with many stars-like lights. Her body is relatively blurred, showing signs of ripples, and her face is blurred. , seems to be wearing a mask without facial features.Around her, the darkness was surging, and strange eyes loomed!
Blasphemy!This is blasphemy against the goddess!Audrey was suddenly a little angry. Although her belief in the goddess was also affected by the embers, this did not prevent her from expressing anger at this behavior of distorting the image of the goddess.

But soon she calmed down, because after all, this is the mural of the fallen creator, and it is strange that he does not distort the image of the six gods.

Forsi couldn't help asking:

"Then these six evil... are the six gods?"

'The Hanged Man' has regained his composure and nodded slightly:
"If there is no accident, it should be like this, but this is the temple of the Fallen Creator after all, and the Fallen Creator has always been hostile to the Church of the Seven Gods. It is not surprising that the image of the Six Gods will be distorted into an evil god."

"Then why is there no god of steam and machinery?"

Ember glanced at Forsi and explained:
"The god of steam and machinery was not born until the Fourth Epoch, and this mural should depict the scene at the beginning of the Third Epoch."

That's it... Fors felt a little guilty for some reason, because she hadn't read the Steam and Machinery Scripture seriously, and her belief was more of a living habit.

Audrey hesitated and asked:

"Then the content of this mural should be totally unbelievable?"

Ember thought for a while, and said:

"The mural distorts the image of the six gods, but it is a fact that the six gods are hostile to the fallen creator. Moreover, judging from the degree of distortion of the image of the six gods, the degree of hostility of the fallen creator to the six gods is also different. Lord of Storms, Eternal Blazing Sun The image of God of War is the most distorted, followed by the Goddess of the Night, the Goddess of Harvest, and the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, and the image of the God of War is hardly distorted."

Attracted by Ember's words, everyone looked at the mural of the 'sun' and the statue of the 'world' respectively——

The Eternal Lieyang in the statue is a young man with a pure white robe, holding a contract book in one hand, and a golden ball like a sun in the other. He is handsome and vigorous; but in the mural, he is a man in a pure white robe The young man in the long robe, his face was painted pure gold, and he grew radiant tentacles.His hands are holding the rotten green book and the spear formed by the radiance respectively, and the positions of his chest and vest are reversed.

As Ember said, the images of the Eternal Sun and Lord of Storms are the most distorted.

The next in line is the God of Knowledge and Wisdom, whose image in the statue is an old man holding a book and an all-seeing eye, wearing a hood, showing only his mouth, wrinkles and long white beard.The image of Him in the mural is also similar to it. At first glance, it seems normal, but the smile outlined at the corner of His mouth is indescribably strange.

Another example is the Harvest Goddess. In the statue, she is a plump and beautiful lady with ears of wheat growing on the soles of her feet, surrounded by spring water, with flowing dresses, various herbal flowers inserted, and images of different animals.The lady's chest is swollen high, holding a cute baby hidden in a swaddle in both hands, the whole is holy and dignified.

In the mural, His figure is still plump and soft, but his chest is bulging high, naked outside his clothes, holding a baby with a rotten face in her arms, and black ears of wheat are wriggling under her feet Fountains of flesh, ichorous herbs and wild mating animals.

As for God of War, the image in the two pictures is the closest, and there is almost no distortion.

In the statue, he is a warrior with a long sword in front of him. His face is hidden behind the visor, and the whole body armor has an indescribable sense of dilapidation; in the mural, he is wearing dilapidated armor The giant warrior with his long sword sits on a throne against a background of bleak dusk.

But when the members of the Tarot Society compared the two pictures, they still had deep doubts——

The image of God of War is indeed the most normal, there is no doubt about it.

And Lord of Storms and Eternal Blazing Sun are the most distorted, there is no problem at all.But why would Ember consider the 'Goddess of the Night', 'Goddess of Harvest' and 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom' second class?

The Goddess of the Night and the 'God of Knowledge and Wisdom' are fine, but the image of the Goddess of Harvest is distorted, no matter how you look at it, she is on the same level as the Lord of Storms and the Eternal Blazing Sun, right?Even to some extent, her image is more distorted than the Lord of Storms and Eternal Blazing Sun.

"and many more!"

Audrey suddenly exclaimed, "Mr. 'Lover', you just said 'Goddess of Harvest'? Isn't this Mother Earth?!"

Fors, Xio, Argel, and even Klein were waking up like a dream!
They were all distracted by the embers just now!Subconsciously substituting the image of that lady into the Harvest Goddess, I almost forgot that there is no Harvest Goddess among the Six Gods, it should be the Mother Earth Goddess!
Ember was stunned for a moment, then realized that she was confused, and said casually:

"it's the same."

Little 'Sun' didn't understand the situation yet, so he weakly raised his hand and asked:
"The goddess of harvest, isn't she the queen of giants?"