Chapter 139: The Eternal Tomb of Mikel I (Two-in-One 5k Chapter)

The suddenly appearing "True Self" of Wu Chang not only shocked Pasto but also startled Han Er.

Such a big giant, standing within ten meters of them, and they hadn't noticed it at all.

Anyone who came would have to suspect whether the thing in front of them was human or ghost.

Seeing old Schneider finished off, and the four of Wu Chang all imposing, Pasto gave a bitter smile and asked, "Is it too late to negotiate now?"

"Too late." Wu Chang shrugged, waving his hand to signal Han Er to cooperate with the "True Self" to finish off the failed product from Cemetery No. 41, while Ailin guarded the tomb door with the Steadfast Light, preventing anyone from escaping.

A righteous two-on-one was going on behind. Pasto stood in place, trying to find a gap in the few people to take the opportunity to escape.

Unfortunately, they were currently in an underground tomb. Each Eternal Tomb was built more than twenty meters underground, and all sides of the tomb had been specially treated, making it impossible to break the walls and escape by force.

When Pasto dealt with Baozi and Youtiao, he used the terrain of the Eternal Tomb to make the other party have nowhere to escape, but now, this place had made him a turtle in a jar.

Until the failed product was finished off by the "True Self" and Han Er, he hadn't found a gap to escape.

The "True Self" swallowed the failed product's life-force, increasing its strength by another 15 points, bringing its strength to 104 points. If it didn't deliberately control its body size, it would only be able to fit in the tomb if it lay down.

Even if it controlled its body size, the oppressive force brought by over a hundred points of strength made the "True Self" possess an aura like a giant.

Pasto gave up resistance and asked, "Young gravekeeper, what do you want to know?"

Wu Chang said, "Everything!"

Pasto shook his head, changing from his gentle and elegant noble temperament to a "rolling knife meat" (someone who doesn't fear death). "I can, but you must promise me that after I finish speaking, you will definitely let me leave and reach a cooperation with me; otherwise, I won't say anything."

Wu Chang took out the Proof of Arrogance and repeated, "Listen well, tell me all the secrets about the Eternal Tomb right now."

Pasto's eyes were dull for a moment, but he quickly shook off the control and cleared up.

"Put away your little tricks. Don't waste your effort. Protected by the Blood Moon miracle, I won't be controlled by you."

Looking at Pasto, who was showing pride, Wu Chang sighed. "Unfortunately, then there's no other way."

After speaking, he launched the neurotoxin. Pasto hadn't reacted yet when he lost control of his body, followed by the combo that had been used on old Schneider, used twice as much on him.

Wu Chang held Palm Lightning in his hand, looking at Pasto, who had lost all his demeanor and was bruised and swollen, and asked, "Any last words?"

"I..."

Pasto had just opened his mouth when he was interrupted by the Palm Lightning poured into his mouth. Subsequently, Wu Chang waved the Soul-Cleansing Order Flag, eliminating the Blood Moon power in Pasto's body.

"I let you speak, and you really speak?"

Swallowing Pasto's life-force brought the "True Self's" strength to 119 points. Now, the "True Self" finally had a bit of the flavor from the "Quiet Town" dungeon.

Unfortunately, every time he left the dungeon, the strength stacked by the Whale Transformation would be cleared. If it could be stacked continuously, he would have already broken into the Soul Light Cathedral, forced Lord Laiman to descend, and then gouged out his eyeballs.

He turned around and asked Han Er, "Do nobles always feel so good about themselves? They have already fallen to the point of 'people are the knife and I am the fish,' yet they still think they hold the initiative and want to bargain with me."

Han Er spread his hands. "Don't ask me; I'm just a gravekeeper. How would I know about their noble affairs?"

Wu Chang walked to Han Er's side, patted Han Er on the shoulder, and said, "I don't believe these nobles full of lies; I only believe you. Since he doesn't want to say it, then you tell me, Brother Han Er."

Han Er looked at the Proof of Arrogance in Wu Chang's hand and grinned. You only believe me? It's clearly that your magic item only works on me.

Of course, he didn't dare to say this sentence.

"I said, I'm just an ordinary gravekeeper. Everything I know is already written in the notebook I gave you."

Wu Chang shook his head. "You and I are brothers; it's meaningless to play these fake games. You know I can purify these monsters, so you should be able to guess that I can see through the state of the human body. Do I need to continue?"

Han Er was powerful, yet he had a haggard, prematurely aged appearance. It wasn't that he was suffering from a terminal illness, nor was it that the gravekeeper's work was too gloomy and had ravaged him into this state; it was that he had done it deliberately.

As a normal living person, his body existed with three colors—black, white, and gray—just like those half-dead monsters.

As a living person who hadn't gone through the Soul Light Church's resurrection ritual, only by self-destructively ravaging one's own body and spirit could one reach this state.

Located in the Great Cemetery, actively seeking a special state between life and death, the purpose was self-evident.

Blood Moon Immortality.

Since Wu Chang had already spoken to this point, there was no need for Han Er to play dumb anymore.

He was silent for a moment, then said, "What do you want to know?"

Wu Chang: "I said it just now: everything."

Han Er sighed, pointed to the opened coffin lid, and said slowly, "You should already know that my goal is the power of the Blood Moon. Everything began with that old guy we just finished off."

Han Er began to tell the story of the Schneider family's past.

Wu Chang guessed correctly. Regarding Blood Moon Immortality, the nobles did know extra news. To be precise, Blood Moon Immortality was not a pure miracle, but a miracle artificially induced.

Scholars in the Kingdom of Mikel had a near-pathological thirst for knowledge about miracles. Under their spontaneous research, they soon discovered the clues to the appearance of miracles.

To a certain extent, the types and effects of miracles could be artificially manipulated.

If the believers' wishes were pure enough, large enough, and lasted long enough, they could trigger a miracle.

But wanting to successfully evoke a miracle was not that easy.

Where one prayed was crucial for evoking a miracle.

As a God-Given Land, praying within the Kingdom of Mikel could possibly receive a response from the gods. Outside the Kingdom of Mikel, even the most devout believers of the Spirit Medicine Sect could not perceive the existence of the gods.

And within the Kingdom of Mikel, the Holy City of Celina was the most effective, and within Celina, the Kingdom Great Cemetery was the most effective.

Simply put, the Kingdom Great Cemetery was the place closest to the gods.

Besides the location, the time of prayer was also exceptionally important.

Small miracles like the resurrection ritual didn't count; all major miracles occurred at night. Combined with the records of the kingdom's First Miracle, where the Great Sage manifested the miracle by merging into the moon.

Scholars speculated that the gods lived on the moon, or rather, the moon was a portal to the divine realm.

Mastering how to guide miracles and how to amplify prayer, under the leadership of Mikel I, scholars and nobles united and arranged the second great miracle: Blood Moon Immortality.

All nobles involved manufactured their own Eternal Tombs according to the blueprints drawn by the scholars.

Manufacturing an Eternal Tomb cost a fortune. For example, a count with an ordinary family background like old Schneider had to smash pots and sell iron, and even sign a contract with a sponsoring church, requiring his clansmen to guard a cemetery for generations to complete his own Eternal Tomb.

Those ordinary people who followed the trend and rushed into the Great Cemetery were also part of the plan.

They were responsible for providing the purest wish-power and serving as sacrifices for the entire ritual.

The gravekeepers forbidding ordinary people from entering the Great Cemetery was a trick of "letting them go to catch them" from the beginning. The more ordinary people were forbidden from entering, the more rebellious people became, and the more they wanted to come in.

Between the tug-of-war, the sacrifices took the bait consciously, without any suspicion.

The Blood Moon plan was very successful, but also very failed.

The successful part was that Blood Moon Immortality truly appeared under artificial guidance, and it did indeed bring immortality. The failed part was that Mikel I left a hand, and among all the nobles who manufactured Eternal Tombs, only he obtained true immortality.

But the immortality Mikel I obtained was not perfect; he could not remain awake for long, nor could he leave the Kingdom Great Cemetery.

Because true Blood Moon Immortality would appear twice; only by being bathed in the blood moon twice could one obtain immortality in the true sense.

After saying all this, Han Er sighed. "Because of old Schneider, our family has had to send people to guard Cemetery No. 44. After the family declined, only we ourselves could step up."

"The intelligence collected during the gravekeeper period, combined with the intelligence secretly left by old Schneider, allowed me to deduce the method to participate in Blood Moon Immortality. I prepared to enter an eternal secret room when the next blood moon came to obtain the power of Blood Moon Immortality."

Regarding the secret of Blood Moon Immortality, Han Er didn't hide anything; at least what he said was similar to the results Wu Chang deduced based on existing intelligence.

Pasto said that he and old Schneider were people who had passed the test, but did they really obtain immortality?

Wu Chang thought not. If they had obtained immortality, they wouldn't have gone to the trouble of opening the Eternal Tombs one by one.

Including Mikel I, who was rumored to have obtained immortality but had never appeared before people, none had obtained immortality.

Combined with what Han Er said, that the ritual could only be completed after two Blood Moon Immortalities, these doubts could be matched.

However, there was one point Wu Chang paid extra attention to after listening: that was the scholars of the Kingdom of Mikel speculating that the gods lived on the moon.

The gods lived in outer space and could release miracles through wish-power. This setting couldn't help but remind him of the "Great Miracle."

!

In the "Wish Fulfillment" dungeon, the appearance of the Great Miracle was attached to a meteorite.

He made a wish to the Stone of Miracles. Could the Stone of Miracles withstand the pressure of the game administrator and stuff him into the "Midnight Cemetery" dungeon? Was everything really a coincidence?

The moon in the sky wouldn't be a fully-grown Great Miracle, would it?

Impossible. Wu Chang quickly denied this guess.

A Great Miracle that only controlled Yifu City and grew gradually from minced meat could manufacture a B-level spiraling-out-of-control dungeon. If a Great Miracle the size of the moon that could harvest the wish-power of an entire country really existed, let alone an S-level dungeon, even the Wasteland Realm might not be able to accommodate this big Buddha.

He turned his attention back to Han Er and asked, "Brother Han Er, is there something you didn't say?"

Han Er said categorically, "Everything I know about Blood Moon Immortality, I've told you."

"I'm referring to your own affairs. Your desire to obtain the power of the blood moon has something to do with the Soul Light Church, right?"

In terms of selectively expressing the truth and playing with word games, Wu Chang was an expert. Han Er's set wasn't enough to look at in front of him.

A bitter expression appeared on Han Er's face. "You saw this too?"

Wu Chang shook his head and said, "Regarding the Soul Light Church, your performance was too deliberate."

From the beginning of visiting the Soul Light Cathedral, Han Er had been intentionally or unintentionally stepping on the Soul Light Church, guiding Wu Chang and Ailin to suspect the Soul Light Church.

Including when the carriage transporting corpses arrived today, noticing that there were corpses that had participated in the resurrection ritual being sent, he was too anxious to let Wu Chang discover the abnormality, even more anxious than Wu Chang, fearing they wouldn't be able to notice the abnormality of the Soul Light Church.

To go this far, if Han Er and the Soul Light Church didn't have a grudge, Wu Chang wouldn't believe it.

Han Er took off his necklace and showed Wu Chang a ring. It was a lady's ring, which could form a pair with the one Han Er was wearing.

"I didn't say before that our clan promised the church to guard the Great Cemetery? Because of the gravekeeper's reason, I was close to many sects, including the Soul Light Church that had only appeared recently."

"They had use for me. At first, I was also shocked by the miracles they achieved. After going back and forth, I got mixed up with them. Two years ago, my wife suddenly fell ill with an incurable disease. They took the initiative to find me, saying they could provide me with a resurrection ritual. My brain was a mess at the time; I only felt like I had grabbed a life-saving straw, so I agreed to their request."

"Later, like everyone who participated in the resurrection ritual, she only lived for a month after walking off the holy table and then left. I thought it was very normal; after all, it was a miracle. Even Blood Moon Immortality couldn't make people immortal. I was already very content that she could live healthily for a month. At the time, I was grateful to the Soul Light Church, thinking that as long as they needed me, I could be their dog."

Speaking of this, Han Er laughed at himself.

"After she left, the Soul Light Church said they were worried I would miss her too much, so they buried her in a very distant cemetery area. They guessed right; I did miss her too much, so much so that on the first day of the burial, I secretly dug her out and buried her back in Cemetery No. 44. Every time I patrolled, I would go see her, even on the night of the Red Moon."

"Until one Red Moon, she turned into a half-human, half-ghost monster in front of me, and I killed her with my own hands."

Speaking of this, Han Er had a crying tone.

Wu Chang sighed and handed Han Er a piece of paper. Han Er took it and blew his nose hard, then stuffed the paper back into Wu Chang's hand.

"Thanks."

Wu Chang threw the paper ball into old Schneider's grave with disgust and glared at Han Er. This guy was too disgusting. If he weren't talking about his dead wife, he would have given him two punches.

Han Er rubbed his nose. "Sorry, I caught a cold last night. Actually, I'm not sad. I'm quite grateful to the Soul Light Church. After all, after she died, I felt life had no hope. I just stared at these tombstones every day, and I was about to become a fool."

"Thanks to them, I found the goal for the next stage of my life. Nothing is more motivating to live, and nothing makes life more fulfilling, than revenge."

Wu Chang frowned, feeling something was wrong, and asked:

"But even if you succeed, you have only been baptized by Blood Moon Immortality once. Even if you can leave the Great Cemetery like Pasto, can you really deal with the Soul Light Church?"

Han Er shook his head and said, "The method you mentioned was my initial plan, but as the Soul Light Church's trust in me increased, I already have a better idea! I'm going to hijack their plan, seize the complete power of immortality, and then go out for revenge!"

Wu Chang pursued, "What are you going to hijack?"

Han Er said, "Remember the commission I told you about? The Soul Light Church will bring people into Cemetery No. 44 in two days and open a tomb."

Wu Chang nodded. This was his hidden side quest; of course he remembered.

Han Er mentioned his plan, and he became excited. Even in the Eternal Tomb, he couldn't help but look left and right, then lowered his voice to Wu Chang:

"The tomb they are going to is the Eternal Tomb of Mikel I! A guy similar to Pasto is cooperating with the Soul Light Church, preparing to break into that Eternal Tomb during the second Blood Moon Immortality, devour Mikel I, and then, under the baptism of Blood Moon Immortality, obtain complete immortality and the power of the blood moon."

"I plan to wait for them to fight until both sides are hurt, and then take action to hijack it!"

Wu Chang realized. No wonder such a simple task as opening a secret room could be his hidden side quest. It was opening the Eternal Tomb of Mikel I; then everything made sense.

If what Han Er said was true, then the question followed.

"You told me all your plans, so how are you going to hijack it?"

Han Er waved his hand, not caring. "Because I can see that you also have a grudge against the Soul Light Church. I told you everything, and you will help me find trouble for them."

This time it was Wu Chang's turn to be surprised. "How did you see that?"

Han Er smiled. "When visiting the Soul Light Cathedral, the look in your eyes when looking at the cathedral and the Fire-Holder Pope, that undisguised possessiveness, I felt scared just looking at it. Regardless of whether you are craving their miracles or their status, just based on your eyes, I was certain you would take action against them."

Wu Chang turned to look at Ailin and asked, "Was I that obvious?"

Ailin said in a gentle, loving voice, "It doesn't matter. I am already prepared to guide you back to the right path when you lose your original heart in greed."

Wu Chang scratched his head. Ailin also felt he was going to "enter the devil." It seemed it was really quite obvious.

"Then immortality, don't you hope to obtain the power of Blood Moon Immortality?"

Han Er sneered at this. "When you see too many of those twisted monsters appearing in the blood moon, it's impossible to have even a tiny bit of good feeling for that thing. I wouldn't want that thing even if it were given for free."

Wu Chang was silent for a moment, then patted Han Er on the shoulder.

"Brother Han Er, since you've laid your cards on the table with me, then as a brother, I naturally can't treat you badly."

"Don't you want revenge, don't you want to mess with the Soul Light Church? Why wait until after Blood Moon Immortality? Today, right now, let's go to the Soul Light Church and make a big wave, guaranteed to make that Fire-Holder hurt until he goes crazy!"

Time is running out; didn't have time to proofread, sending it out first, will fix it immediately.

(End of Chapter) ===== CHAPTER 140 =====