Chapter 386: Chapter 8: The Nameless Sun Knight

The Lords of Cinder all refuse to rekindle the flame?

Su Ziyu found the information from Sister Friede’s mouth quite useful. After dispelling her desire for battle, he extracted a large amount of useful intelligence from Sister Friede.

But this also relates to Sister Friede’s own resistance to rekindling the flame.

In fact, now it’s not only many people who feel disappointed with the Fire Transmission Ceremony, even some awakened Undead are equally perplexed. They don’t know whether the Fire Transmission Ceremony should continue because even if this time it succeeds, the world won’t take long before it becomes corrupt again. From the era of Sun King Gwyn until now, the number of living people in this world has been continuously decreasing, the plague of undeath is already everywhere, and some places are left with only mindless Undead.

A very simple truth.

— Rekindling the flame can’t save this world!

Those Lords of Cinder who refuse to rekindle the flame count as potential allies for Su Ziyu, though among them, the only ones still sane seem to be the two Princes of Lorric, while the other Lords of Cinder are likely already insane or out of control.

What Sister Friede disclosed wasn’t limited to just this; she also told Su Ziyu some things about the Fire Transmission Ritual Site.

She said the dungeon below the Fire Transmission Ritual Site is filled with the corpses of Firekeepers.

Sister Friede doesn’t quite remember things from too long ago. This time upon awakening, she felt the Fire Transmission Ritual Site seemed different, there was a presence that made her uneasy and fearful.

Right.

Sister Friede is from Londor, and she and her two sisters are founders of the Black Church.

Originally, her mission was to become the King of Wandering Souls of Londor, but Sister Friede is already tired of it all. She doesn’t want to rekindle the flame anymore, nor does she want to become Londor’s King of Wandering Souls.

“Then what do you want to do?” Su Ziyu asked curiously while sitting by the bonfire.

At this moment, Sister Friede seemed to have opened up somewhat, maybe because she hadn’t conversed with anyone for a long time.

It’s hard to encounter a sane person in this damn world, not only is it difficult for Su Ziyu to find someone to talk to, even the natives rarely meet anyone with a clear mind. The royal city of Lorric is mostly wandering souls, Sister Friede encountered a terrifying enemy wielding dual swords, seemingly called ’Dancer,’ during her exploration there. After a brief confrontation, slightly disadvantaged, Sister Friede was forced to retreat by the enemy.

The Undead have a special ’Residual Flame Form.’

The so-called residual flame is the flame left behind by some powerful heroes, if Sister Friede activates the Residual Flame Form, her powers would explosively increase. But unfortunately, she currently has no residual flame.

Her power hasn’t fully recovered yet, in her prime, Sister Friede possessed another exceedingly terrifying Flame Power.

“What do I want to do?” Sister Friede gazed at the bonfire, involuntarily falling into contemplation. Her expression was somewhat dazed, murmuring: “I suppose I want to find a quiet place.”

“And stay there quietly.”

“Until the flames of this world are completely extinguished.”

Is that what you want to do?

Su Ziyu’s expression was slightly bewildered. Translating Sister Friede’s words, she only wants to find a quiet place to stay in, regardless of any circumstances, hoping no one would bother her even at the end of the world.

She only wishes to quietly be a recluse.

“What do you plan to do next?” Su Ziyu asked curiously.

Sister Friede’s expression grew increasingly bewildered. She gazed somewhat absentmindedly at the bonfire, furrowing her brows and pondering for a long time before hesitantly saying: “I seem to have heard of a cold and quiet painted world called Airelde.”

“Although I don’t know what it’s like inside.”

“But I feel somewhat inclined to go there.”

The Painted World?

This unique half-plane world?

You’re actually considering hiding inside a painting? Don’t you have any other aspirations?

Su Ziyu now somewhat understood Sister Friede’s initial thoughts. She is an awakened Ashen One, her mission is to complete the Fire Transmission Ceremony. So she came to challenge Su Ziyu, even confronting him directly in a near-suicidal manner. Had Sister Friede chosen a sneak attack, with her astonishing speed and powerful invisibility, Su Ziyu might not have won so easily. She died once at Su Ziyu’s hands, which equates to her having completed her mission. However, following her death, her desire for combat started to significantly diminish, having already hesitated about the Fire Transmission, she now seems to have completely abandoned it.

There’s not a hint of combat desire in her.

Su Ziyu is unaware that inside the Fire Transmission Ritual Site, there’s another even stronger individual from Farron, Hawkwood, who, after dying once, now stays there as if choosing to remain until death, simply refusing to leave.

Sigh.

It’s not easy being these awakened Ashen Ones.

Looking at the bewildered Sister Friede, Su Ziyu tentatively asked: “If you have nothing else you want to do, are you interested in being my guide?”

“I can pay you a certain remuneration.”

Su Ziyu is indeed too unfamiliar with this world.

Having finally dispelled all hostility from Sister Friede, he naturally intends to make good use of it; having someone lead the way is far better than wandering aimlessly on his own.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep