Mystery: Undead don't die from passing fire

"Don't worry? How could you not worry?"

In the mausoleum, Russell was sitting high on the throne, his eyes full of worry, and he complained:

"The thing I hate most in my life is the Riddler."

Just now, he communicated with Bernadette and confirmed that the 'Dark Moon' beside Bernadette was the old one he brought back from the moon more than 100 years ago.

Russell expressed concern about this, but Ember just told him not to worry and that it wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

But regarding the more specific situation, Yi Yan refused to reveal it.

Russell detests this Riddler behavior, even though he enjoys doing it himself.But when he really put himself in his shoes, his hatred for the Riddler reached its peak.

However, riddles are riddles, and at least the Ember Man is reliable.

Since Ember said so, it proved that the old man probably still had some relationship with him, so he didn't have to worry.

And judging from the current situation, Bernadette has no signs of contamination.

At least in this regard, Bernadette is much better than his unlucky old father. He has been tortured for hundreds of years under the pollution of the fallen mother goddess. If not for Ember and the others to find this place in advance, the end will happen in more than ten years. Come, his sanity will be completely wiped out by then.

Moreover, now is not the time to worry about this.

He has only just been resurrected and there is still much to do.

Russell raised his head and looked at the empty mausoleum, feeling inexplicably lonely.

After coming to this era, he initially regarded all of this as a game, playing it very happily and happily, but occasionally he would think back to his hometown and the past that formed most of his character and hobbies.

The longer he lives, the more frequently this feeling occurs, just like fallen leaves always returning to the roots of a tree. However, at least he has established a family, with a well-behaved daughter, a gentle wife, and two more for him to fuck. The heartbroken son still has many concerns in this world and has a certain sense of belonging.

But more than 100 years have passed, and everyone he once knew has long passed away.

None of the former Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse have survived, and his wife has passed away long ago. The mistresses he once had probably will not survive now...well, except for the witch, who is probably already a demigod and will not fall so easily.

Among his children, the eldest son Ciel was the most unfortunate. He inherited only a few extraordinary characteristics, but had to repeat his path.After so many years, Ciel has passed away.

The second son Bonova was born as a Sequence 5 Beyonder and is now an angel of the Church of Steam.

And Bernadette was undoubtedly the one who satisfied him the most. Not only had she grown into an angel, but she had also saved his old father.Not only did she bring the embers to help him solve the problem of pollution, but even in the world of paintings that he gave to her, half of the people living in it still believe in the 'Black Emperor'.

It is also the existence of these believers that allows him to maintain his status as a 'Sequence 1'.

But after all, Bernadette is not the Lord of Steam, and Elemental Dawn is not the Church of Steam. It is impossible to stuff millions of people into the painting world.So far, the total population in the painting world is only 20, half of which is only 0, which is not enough to support his return to Sequence [-].

It can be said that Bernadette is almost his only concern in this world.

But even so, Russell was still lonely in her heart, just like Klein who had left before Bernadette arrived.

Russell could feel his loneliness, the loneliness that radiated from his bones.

At this point, perhaps only they can understand each other.

Apart from each other, not even embers.

Because compared to them, Ember, who has experienced the Dark Souls trilogy, obviously has more concerns.Compared with the countless thousands of years of living in the dark soul, the experience of the earth can only be regarded as a child - there are memories, but not much.

That's why Russell felt lonely, a loneliness that no one could understand.

And as Klein, Ember and even Bernadette left one after another, the sudden solitude also made his heart feel even more empty.

"I'm really going crazy."

Russell laughed at himself. From the time he 'travelled' to 'death', it had only been more than 30 years, but he had been tortured by the fallen mother goddess in this mausoleum for more than 150 years!

Although the pollution of the fallen mother goddess has been removed, the experience of being tortured is not so easy to forget, and his spirit is still inevitably affected in some ways - such as being more 'sentimental', more likely to feel lonely, and More fear of loneliness.

Russell sighed softly and said to himself:
"However, we have to come out eventually."

He couldn't sink like this forever.

Russell stood up from the throne and walked towards the high platform.

But just one step away from the throne, the environment around him immediately changed.

The surroundings were no longer the mausoleum shrouded in darkness, he appeared in a palace, a magnificent palace shining under the sun!
It does not have a splendid appearance, but its slightly yellowed walls and blue roof give it a rich history.

It has a main tower, six palaces, five unequal courtyards, and four gardens. At this time, Russell was standing in the fountain courtyard in front of the palace, looking at everything around him with complex eyes.

This is the White Maple Palace, where he served as consul and ruled the Republic of Intis for 20 years. It is also where he called himself 'Caesar', changed the republic into an empire, and implemented dictatorial rule.At the same time, this is also the place where he fell.

Russell sighed softly:

"I really miss it."

"However, more than 100 years have passed, and there has been no change at all here. This shows that Intis is really 8 lines!"

"Guard! Where is the guard! Get him for me!"

A harsh and sharp roar came from Russell's ears. He turned his head and found a fat-headed, luxuriously dressed 'noble' pointing at him with great anger.Farther away, the guards of Bai Maple Palace were rushing towards this direction.

As for the reason, Russell has already guessed it - because he is now wearing a black crown inlaid with various gems on his head, wearing pitch black armor, covered with a cloak of the same color, and holding a scepter in his hand. , and this is exactly the image of 'Caesar' more than 100 years ago!

In Intis, which has practiced a republic for more than 100 years, dressing up like this is no less than wearing a yellow robe and is a naked provocation to the republic.

"Kneel down."

Russell's eyes swept around everyone indifferently and gave cold instructions.

The deep and majestic voice instantly spread throughout the White Maple Palace, and then the entire Trier, and Russell's voice echoed in everyone's mind.

Pfft!
The moment they heard the sound, everyone felt a strong pressure and fell to their knees involuntarily.No matter whether they are ordinary people or high-ranking nobles, no one is an exception!
Even the 'Hunter' path demigod guarding the White Maple Palace could only kneel down in front of Russell, his body trembling and his head lowered, not daring to raise it.Russell withdrew his gaze indifferently, but suddenly looked to the sky with feeling.In the distance, from the direction of St. Russell's Church, a figure flew towards the White Maple Palace.

Russell's excellent eyesight allowed him to clearly see the man's appearance, which was seventy percent similar to his own.

"Bonoit."

Russell whispered His name, feeling sad and disappointed.

Bonova is his most talented child, bar none.

Even Bernadette was not given the privilege of possessing Sequence 5 extraordinary characteristics right from birth.

But for this most gifted child, his fate was already determined when he was born.The Lord of Steam chose Bonova to be his Holy Spirit and his angel. For others, this is undoubtedly a gift, but Russell knew that this was just the Lord of Steam's defense against him, trying to control Bonova. Nova comes to control him.

The Lord of Steam obviously also knows how to 'slap a sweet date', so even the name of the Steam Church headquarters was changed to 'St. Russell's Church'. However, in Russell's eyes, the more the Lord of Steam becomes In this way, he feels more artificial!

They are in a relationship that uses each other, so why do you pretend to have such a good relationship?

What's more, if the Lord of Steam really missed his old relationship, he would not join forces with the Eternal Sun Sect to destroy his eight tombs.

What's more, now that Bonova has completely transformed into the Lord of Steam, Russell is a parent after all. How could he not feel sad when he sees his child become a plaything in the hands of others?

Bonova towered over the White Maple Palace, looking down at the angel below.After a long silence, he lowered his height and landed on the ground to be on the same plane as the other person.

Because he recognized the other person, it was his father, at least it had been.

Russell stared at Bonova with an indifferent expression, looking in the direction of the 'Saint Russell Church' in the distance, and a deep and majestic voice announced the return of the 'Black Emperor' to the entire Intis people:

"Intis, your emperor is back!"

What about the Church of Steam?
Even if he only has Sequence 1 now, he is still the well-deserved king of Intis!
The angels of the Church of Steam are only Sequence 2 at most, and the Lord of Steam himself cannot easily leave the Kingdom of God.Even if he leaves, Russell will not have anyone to support him. Who is afraid of whom?
Today, Intis is going to change back to the imperial system, and even the Lord of Steam can't stop it, he said so! ——
late at night.

There is one hour left until January 1351, 1.

Backlund ushered in the New Year amid falling snowflakes.

Although in the past six months, the kingdom and its people have been devastated by war.

But fortunately, this war ended with the victory of the Loen Kingdom.

Therefore, despite being devastated by the war, the people of the Loen Kingdom still took the initiative to take to the streets on this day.With joyful smiles on their faces, they celebrated this hard-won New Year in the hustle and bustle of the night.

In Thordrak's palace, the nobles and Advent who survived the war were invited to attend the New Year's party hosted by the royal family.

Audrey stayed away from the crowd, holding a glass of champagne and quietly observing people's emotional changes.

"You don't seem to like attending dinner parties?"

A slightly strange female voice came to her ears.

Audrey turned around and saw a lady who was only 1.5 meters tall and another beautiful lady with long brown hair walking towards her.

Audrey showed a smile on her face and said softly:

"That's not the case. I actually like the atmosphere here, but I just can't fit in."

Hugh Dill looked at Audrey in surprise and muttered:

"I thought it was just me."

Her ancestor was a former court earl, and her father also served as the chief of the palace guard and was considered a veteran noble.However, his father was killed early because of "rebellion", and she and her mother could only hide in hiding with their younger brother. They had never attended such a formal dinner.

Although she has vindicated her father with the help of the Hall family, this alone is not enough to qualify for this dinner.

And the reason why she appears here is because of her current identity - the general director of MI[-].

On the one hand, she is able to stand in her current position because she has indeed made sufficient achievements in the war with Intis and other countries.

Not only did he obtain key intelligence on Feysac many times, allowing Roen's side to respond in time, thwarting several attacks by the Feysac people, he even ambushed the demigod Feysac during the Backlund defense battle. Achievements.

On the other hand, her rise to the position also benefited from the death of the previous director of MI[-].

Although there are other demigod-level deputy directors in MI[-], and these deputy directors are far superior to Xio in terms of qualifications and relationships with the upper management, their competitiveness for the position of director is far greater than that of Xio. A newcomer to MI[-] less than a year old.

However, with the help of the Hall family and his strong record of killing demigods head-on, Xio still successfully defeated other competitors and took up the post of director of MI[-].In addition, Xio is also on the royal family's honors list, and the honors will be uniformly awarded after the New Year.

Although the specific list has not yet been announced, as the director of MI4, Xio has received inside information that she has been officially designated as the earl.There is no doubt that the Dill family in the future will completely restore the glory of its ancestors and even become stronger, because Xio is destined not to stay in Sequence [-] for too long.

Of course, Xio himself actually hated dealing with these nobles.

On the one hand, she has no relevant experience and has difficulty coping with the complicated etiquette and temptations among these nobles.

On the other hand, she was used to solving problems through more direct means, and the tactful attempts between nobles would only bore her.

But she still had to come to this banquet, not for herself, but for the family.

Hugh Dill glanced at the big golden retriever lying docilely at Audrey's feet, and suddenly said:

"Did you hear about what happened in Intis?"

Audrey's ears suddenly perked up. They were both members of the Tarot Society and they all knew each other's identities.

And before the Tarot Club was held, they often exchanged information and exchanged information as they do now.

I mentioned Intis this time, is it because of some changes in Intis?

Seeing Audrey's appearance, Hugh Dill guessed that she didn't know and whispered:
"Roselle has returned from resurrection and is confronting the Church of Steam in Trier."