Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

Chapter 397 The dark moon is watching you

Faced with Klein's inquiry, Russell chuckled lightly, his words full of confidence:

"You don't have to worry about this. Although I have been dead for hundreds of years, it does not mean that I have no backup plans."

"Ok?"

Klein frowned. The Intis Empire had been restructured into the Intis Republic more than 100 years ago. The order left by Russell no longer existed. The belief in the 'Black Emperor' also existed in the 'Church of Steam'. With the siege of the Eternal Burning Sun Sect, it no longer exists, and there is no soil for the followers of the 'Black Emperor' to survive in Intis now!

Ember asked thoughtfully:

"Painting the world?"

Russell nodded calmly:
"Correct."

Klein's expression moved slightly, with a somewhat understanding look in his eyes.

Russell raised the corners of his mouth slightly and said in a slightly melancholy voice:

"During the Intis Empire, under my promotion, the Eternal Sun Church also made a deal with the Church of Steam, handing over the painting world they owned to the Church of Steam. I also secretly spread the faith there, but I didn't know After more than 100 years, how much is left?"

After a pause, Russell continued:

"But it doesn't matter, because before I became the 'Black Emperor', I also stole a painting world from the Church of Storms. That painting world should be in Bernadette's hands now."

The Church of Steam might betray him and extinguish the faith he secretly spread.But as her father's little cotton-padded jacket, Bernadette wouldn't do the same, right?

Klein reminded:

"For this kind of thing, it's best to confirm it in person."

Russell nodded, but then shook his head:

"Wait a while."

Klein's expression moved slightly, knowing that Russell still had something to tell them, and it was inconvenient for Bernadette to know about it.

Russell looked at Klein below the high platform and asked:

"Which way did you go?"

"Seer."

Klein told the truth, smiled and said:
"Speaking of which, it's all thanks to you. It was your diary that made me decide to take the path of a fortune teller."

Russell sighed with some emotion in his tone:

"Soothsayer."

"Sure enough, only by choosing the 'divineer', 'apprentice' or 'thief' path can a 'traveler' enter the 'Origin Castle'. By the time I guessed this factor, it was already too late."

"By the way, are you Sequence 0 now?"

Klein shook his head:

"Not yet, fooling still needs accumulation."

Russell raised his eyebrows and looked at him with a hint of teasing:
"Then it looks like I might be able to go ahead of you."

Klein looked at him dumbfounded:
"Is that all you want to say?"

Your daughter is still waiting outside, but you are talking so much just to compare?
"of course not."

Russell denied it, turned his gaze to the embers, and changed the topic seamlessly:

"My biggest problem in the first half of my life was that I was too confident. I always felt like I could load the files and start over again at any time. I didn't pay enough attention to many details."

"When Green was contaminated by the strange power on this island, he returned here after death and regained a new life. Isn't this the influence from the 'primordial moon'? I then completed various examinations and carried out corresponding purification. I thought there was nothing wrong with me. But in fact, I had already been contaminated by the 'primordial moon' at that time, but the pollution was too hidden for me to discover."

"This led to my 'accidental encounter' with Mr. Door, and he guided me step by step to the moon!"

"You can't blame Mr. Men for this. His condition may be even worse than mine now."

Ember kindly reminded:
"Mr. Door is back."

"Huh?" Russell's expression became a little surprised.

Klein interjected:

"The embers helped him solve the pollution of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess'. By the way, the 'primordial moon' you just mentioned is the incarnation of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess'."

"Um?!!"

Russell pointed at the two of them with trembling fingers and said angrily:

"In other words, when you knew that Mr. Men and I were both contaminated, you chose to save him first instead of saving me first?"

Klein was speechless:
"Is there a possibility that we don't know where your grave is, but Mr. Door can summon it at any time. And the diary recording your grave is in Bernadette's hand. If she hadn't taken the initiative to give it to us for translation, we probably would have I will never find this island in my life.”

Russell's expression froze slightly, as if this was the truth.

But the problem is, you can’t blame him, right?
If he doesn't build the tomb more concealed, what if someone digs it?
Russell, who knew he was in the wrong, quickly stopped worrying about who to save first, and corrected him with a serious face:
"This is called a mausoleum!"

Klein was a little amused, but Russell changed the topic again:
"Continuing to talk about the moon, I couldn't help but feel yearning for the moon at that time. This was not only due to the guidance of Mr. Door, but also related to the hidden pollution of the original...'Fallen Mother Goddess'."

Speaking of this, Russell sighed and said:
"It was so weird above the moon. I clearly felt terrified, but I didn't think about whether I would be contaminated at all. Then, it became more and more extreme."

After a pause, Russell continued:

"I'm off topic. That's not what I'm talking about. The point is the moon itself!"

Russell looked at Klein and asked:

"You should know that this is Earth, right?"

"Yes." Klein replied frankly.

Russell heard this and said in a deep voice:

"The earth is still the same earth, but there have been some changes in the terrain. And the moon is still the same moon, but because it was contaminated by the 'Fallen Mother Goddess', it appears as a 'Crimson Moon'."

"And the thing is, I saw a second moon!"

Klein's eyes flickered, but he was not surprised because he had also seen two moons.

Russell didn't know what Klein was thinking, so he said solemnly:
"It was a blue dark moon, somewhat similar to the original moon, but the color was dimmer, or bluer. The 'Dark Moon' has always been hidden in the shadow side of the 'Crimson Moon', so on the Earth We will never be able to see it from above." "But there is no doubt that that moon is also an incarnation of the old day, and it is the same level of old day as the fallen mother goddess!"

"There is no doubt about this. The closer you are to the earth, the more opportunities you will have to invade in the future. The fact that the Fallen Mother Goddess can overwhelm so many old ones to occupy the moon has proven her strength. And that dark moon Not only can it be juxtaposed with it, but it can even contaminate me when the fallen mother goddess contaminates me."

"Ever since I was tainted by the Fallen Mother Goddess on the moon, I have rarely been awake." Have you seen "Get Out"?At that time, it was like I had fallen into a 'dark pit' and could only watch another 'self' controlling my body through a small window. "

"That kind of despair is a nightmare that I can't escape even now."

Russell laughed to himself. At that time, he even had the idea of ​​​​death.

Klein frowned and asked:

"Then how did you get out of that state? I have read the diary you wrote. You should have gained a certain degree of sobriety."

Russell took a deep breath and said in a deep voice:

"This is what I want to say. Angels and true gods need to rely on the pollution of faith to fight against the pollution of divinity in order to maintain their humanity. At that time, there was only one other person who could help me fight against the pollution of the fallen mother goddess. The pollution of the past is the 'dark moon'."

"Only in the confrontation between the two sides can I occasionally gain brief lucidity!"

"The 'Fallen Mother Goddess' hopes to control me through pollution in order to seize the opportunity in the coming 'doomsday'. As for the 'Dark Moon', to be honest, I don't know what he wants to do even now."

"During that period, the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' manipulated me to do many things, the most important of which was the card of blasphemy. You must have collected a few of them, right?"

Klein nodded lightly:
“I collected a few of them.”

Russell's expression moved slightly and he asked:
"Is there a 'Mother', a 'Witch' and a 'Moon'?"

"No." Klein shook his head.

"It's fine if you don't."

Russell breathed a sigh of relief, faced Klein's questioning gaze, and said in a deep voice:

"These 22 blasphemous cards are themselves the conspiracy of the 'Fallen Mother Goddess'!"

"When I made these blasphemous cards, I was still in Sequence 1 and had not been promoted to the 'Black Emperor'. Then have you ever thought about how the blasphemous cards made by me, who was only in Sequence 1, could not even be found by the gods? "

Klein felt a little numb, but Russell suddenly changed the subject:
"Of course, the Fallen Mother Goddess asked me to make many arrangements, and the Blasphemy Card is just one of them. As long as no one is fooled, these arrangements are actually harmless. Now that I have returned to normal, I can slowly solve these problems."

"In my eyes at the time, Dark Moon seemed to be simply creating obstacles for the Fallen Mother Goddess and hindering her plans. My sobriety was also an obstacle. And the reason why I chose to switch to the Black Emperor path was also because of 'Dark Moon'. Month’s reminder.”

"He told me that among all 22 paths, only the 'Black Emperor' path has hope of helping me get rid of pollution."

"As long as I can be truly killed after becoming the Sequence 0 'Black Emperor' and going half crazy, then I will have a chance to be resurrected in the mausoleum or in the star realm. At that time, what will return to me will be pure 'uniqueness' With three copies of Sequence 1 Extraordinary Characteristics, there is no longer the slightest trace of contamination, and it no longer contains uncontrollable madness.”

Russell smiled bitterly and said:

"Of course, it turned out that the horrors of the past were beyond my imagination, and along with my resurrection came a newfound contamination."

Klein frowned and said in a deep voice:
"Only the Old One can fight against the Old One. Dark Moon has known this for a long time. Did he do it on purpose?"

"Correct."

Russell nodded and continued:
"When I was resurrected, I realized that pollution would still follow me. I had no choice but to stop the process of resurrection and live in this final tomb in this state, preventing the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' from being born in the real world with the help of my body. , that would bring devastating disaster.”

"Obviously, Dark Moon's plan is not feasible. I haven't been able to get rid of the pollution of the Fallen Mother Goddess. But the problem is that although I haven't been able to get rid of the pollution of the Fallen Mother Goddess, Dark Moon's The pollution has completely disappeared.”

"Later I figured out that this was the plan of Dark Moon! The resurrection of the Black Emperor cannot solve the pollution of the Fallen Mother Goddess, and of course it cannot solve the pollution of Dark Moon. After all, it is the same For another being from the old days.”

"There is only one explanation for this, and that is that the pollution of 'Dark Moon' actively left my body."

"He deliberately led me to the path of the Black Emperor, making me think that I could get rid of the pollution through the resurrection of the 'Black Emperor'. But in fact, it was just an opportunity for the pollution of the 'Dark Moon' to get rid of me!"

"The resurrected me wants to get rid of the pollution, but the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' still wants to control me, so we have been entangled in this tomb for hundreds of years. And the 'Dark Moon' does not intend to compete with the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' My body, so in the process of my 'resurrection from the dead', He also took the opportunity to become independent."

Russell's expression was extremely serious and he solemnly said:
"In other words, there is an Old One who can be active in this world without restriction, and this time lasts for hundreds of years!"

Klein's scalp suddenly went numb. If what Emperor Russell said is true, God knows how many plans this old man has made in these more than 100 years?Moreover, these plans will not only allow Him to gain a far superior advantage over other Old Ones at the end of the world, but they may even make the end of the world come early!
But the problem is, didn't Dark Moon ask Mr. Men to send a message to Ember?
Klein thought about it and asked:

"Could that 'Dark Moon' be someone from Dark Souls?"

"Ok?"

Russell was a little confused, why did you ask me this question?Doesn't the ember stand right in front of you?Ask him!

Yi Yan saw the questioning look in their eyes and slowly said:

"No."

After receiving Ember's affirmative answer, Klein couldn't help but take a deep breath.

He had asked Yi Yan this question before, but Yi Yi did not give an answer that time. He just said that he had a little guess, but not much.

And now is undoubtedly the worst case scenario, because since 'Dark Moon' is not a character in Dark Souls, his relationship with Ember is not that close, and he is most likely their enemy!

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn’t really matter. Anyway, there are not just one or two Old Ones who coveted this world. Now there is just one more, and it makes no difference - they can’t be beaten anyway. The difference between one Old One and two Old Ones Is it big?

Klein looked at Russell and warned:

"Then you might want to be more careful."

Russell was a little surprised:
"why?"

Klein's expression was a little subtle, and he reminded in a low voice:

"Because in the past 100 years, this 'Dark Moon' has most likely been with your daughter."

"Bernadette?!"

Russell suddenly became furious and almost exploded on the spot.

He should have thought of it earlier!

'Dark Moon' has been fighting against the 'Fallen Mother Goddess' for so long, and has long been aware of his interpersonal relationships. The 'Fallen Mother Goddess' was unwilling to give up his 'host', so she still followed him around after his resurrection.

And since 'Dark Moon' would choose to give up, it is of course because he has found a better 'host'!
And who else could this 'host' be besides his daughter Bernadette?

The anxious old father shouted:

"Quickly, call Bernadette back!"

(End of this chapter)