The Misty Sea, on an island of no small size.

Huge trees of dark green and almost black rose high one after another, covering the ground and shading the peaks.

Bernadette stood at the edge of the forest, pursed her lips, buried her head, and recited a name:

"A fool who does not belong to this era, a mysterious lord above the gray mist, and a king of yellow and black who rules good fortune......"

Before that, she had prayed to the Fool through Gardelia, and was promised that they would help. But a god doesn't always have his eyes on her, which is why she recites the name of the 'Fool' when she arrives on the island.

After waiting for two seconds, Bernadette set her eyes on the 'Black Forest'.

In the midst of the lush forest, there is a path that seems to have been carved out by humans, and it seems to lead to the depths of the forest. 、

But just as she was about to step into that path, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure suddenly appearing in her field of vision!

Bernadette's eyes froze until she saw the other person's face—Bernadette knew him, Ash Black.

Recognizing the identity of the other party did not ease the atmosphere in the slightest, but only made Bernadette more vigilant.

Because the man in front of him is the goddess of the night, and he is also the 'king' in his mouth. She didn't understand, why did the other party appear here?

Is it the reason for the goddess of the night? Or was He sent to hunt her down?

If He did it, then why wasn't He here?

Moreover, it is clear that she has ......

Ember looked at the vigilant retreating lady, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled, and wondered:

"What are you thinking?"

Bernadette was silent for a long time, then asked tentatively:

"Why are you here?"

Ember asked in surprise:

"Didn't you pray to the 'fools' yourself?"

"Fools?"

Bernadette was stunned for a moment, and then quickly reacted, and her face, which rarely fluctuated emotionally, revealed a surprise that could not be concealed:

"Mr. 'Fool' sent you?"

Isn't he a servant of the goddess of the night? Isn't it the king of the mouth? Why is it associated with the 'fool'? What the hell is going on? Why does it feel like any god has anything to do with him?

No, not only related, but it should be said that the relationship is good!

The goddess of the night regarded him as a favorite, and the one who called him king, and the fact that the fool would send him shows that the fool also trusted him.

So, who is he?

"You can think so."

Ember didn't refute, looking at the Black Forest in front of him, and suddenly asked:

"Can you be sure that Russell's tomb is on this island?"

Bernadette was silent for a moment, then whispered:

"I can't say for sure, but I'm pretty sure."

"Let's go, then."

Ember bowed slightly, and turned to step into the path deep into the forest.

Bernadette watched the embers' back in silence, but finally chose to follow, entering the Black Forest, which was made up of huge trees.

There was no birdsong, no roar of wild beasts, no crawling insects, it was as peaceful as time had frozen, dead as if there were no living beings.

However, according to Bernadette's prior understanding, there should be many transcendent beings who have gone extinct in the outside world, and it must be quite lively normally, but now, she feels that she is walking through an uninhabited cemetery, and every giant tree is a tombstone.

Those extraordinary people with weak minds must have tensed up at this moment, carrying heavy pressure, and little by little on the verge of losing control, but Bernadette's expression did not change in the slightest, she had long been accustomed to moving forward in danger and strangeness.

What's more, now she is still an angel and a sage.

Even if there was some kind of terrifying weirdness on this island, she was confident that she would be able to get out of it.

After nearly two quarters of an hour, she still didn't see any living creatures, not even feel the presence of the wind.

Ember didn't say anything, just walked silently ahead of her, making her way deeper into the forest.

Suddenly, their eyes widened as the huge trees thinned out in front of them.

Bernadette did not show the slightest joy, but slowed down, her eyes extremely vigilant.

For beyond the sparse woods was a large clearing with countless creatures crawling.

Among them were red dragons with flaming skin, treemen with wooden tumors for eyes and cracks for mouths, eight-legged wolves, giants with long limbs, green scales and oily feathers, feathered serpents that looked like hillocks just hanging there, and all sorts of creatures that were a mix of humans and beasts.

And when her gaze made contact with several of the humans, Bernadette's azure pupils suddenly dilated slightly.

Ember sensed the change in Bernadette's eyes and asked:

"You know them?"

"Hmm."

Bernadette's gaze was still locked on the humans, and her tone was a little complicated:

"Green, William, Polley, Edwards, Benjamin, they're all ...... They were all my father's former men. ”

Ember said thoughtfully:

"The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse?"

The first four were all the most trusted subordinates of the early Russell Great, known as the 'Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse'.

Benjamin Abraham, on the other hand, joined Russell the Great in the later period, and there is no doubt that all five of them were inextricably linked to Russell the Great. And it's obviously no coincidence that they're here now.

Ember smiled and said:

"Looks like you're not in the wrong place."

It's good and saves a lot of hassle.

Bernadette's eyes were still complicated, and she whispered:

"You should have read my father's diary, right?"

Ember glanced at her and nodded noncommittally.

According to the diary of Russell the Great, he explored the island twice.

The first time he explored the pristine island, Grimm was contaminated by some kind of eerie contamination and stayed on the island forever.

And after that, Russell the Great dreamed of this subordinate from time to time.

Therefore, he gathered three other members of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse, and with the help of Benjamin Abraham, he rediscovered the island and launched a second exploration, in which he also discovered the strangeness of this small island -

The extraordinary creatures coexisted in harmony, coming together and performing rituals, and the dead Grimm was among them.

That time, Russell the Great felt a fear that he had not felt for a long time, and everything seemed extremely strange.

The details of the exploration are unknown.

It is only known that William and Pelly both died in this expedition, and only Edwards and Benjamin survived.

But as a result, Russell the Great has figured out the island's secrets - the power that affects those extraordinary creatures comes from the starry sky, and those who die from that pollution will return to their source after death.

But only a fraction of this star-derived power can be projected into the real world, so Russell the Great finally solves the problem and makes the nameless island his secret base.

It was with the contents of her diary that Bernadette was convinced that the island was the tomb of Russell the Great.

And judging from the current facts, at least this small island is the nameless island that Russell the Great once explored, and the appearance of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse here is the best proof of this.

But the appearance of these people also shows one point - there is something wrong with Russell's diary.

Ember suddenly asked:

"Could it be that Edwards died here too?"

"Nope."

Bernadette took a deep breath and said quickly:

"Uncle Edwards lived until my father's fall, after which the family moved to Lemburg, where he lived to be nearly a hundred years old. He eventually died peacefully in the company of his family and was buried in a cemetery on the outskirts of Lemburg. You've probably seen 'Lieutenant General Iceberg', she's a descendant of Uncle Edwards......"

Bernadette paused and looked at Edwards, who was an old man with white hair, consistent with Edwina Edwards's portrait of her ancestors in his old age, and from his facial features and silhouette, Bernadette could also tell what the other man looked like in his prime.

Uncle Edwards served as her equestrian teacher, and she was absolutely not mistaken, it was Edwards!

Edwards didn't die here, but he eventually returned to the island.

This proves two things –

First, polluted people will return to the island, if not on the island.

Second, although her father said in his diary that he had solved the pollution on the island, it turned out that he hadn't.

Ember's voice rang in her ears:

"What do you think of?"

Bernadette did not hide it, and told her full conjecture.

Hearing this, Ember couldn't help but shake his head:

"There is some truth to it, but it is not the point."

Bernadette asked:

"What's the point?"

She wasn't annoyed by Ember's attitude, she just desperately wanted to know the answer.

Ember said in a calm tone:

"Just as the Seven Great Gods are hostile to each other, the Outer Gods also have irreconcilable contradictions with each other, so the forces of different Outer Gods are destined to not be able to coexist peacefully. That is to say......"

Bernadette immediately realized something, and changed color slightly:

"In other words, the 'pollution' on this island is the same as the 'pollution' on my father's?"

"Yes."

Ember bowed his head slightly, and continued:

"I even suspect that Russell was actually contaminated as early as he explored the island. It's just that this pollution is very insidious and has little effect on him, so he can't detect it. Perhaps the only purpose of this pollution was to guide him to the 'starry sky'. ”

Of course, it is also possible that Russell did succeed in tackling the island's pollution at the time. But as he himself was polluted by the Outer Gods, the power of the starry sky was re-projected onto the island......"

After listening to this, Bernadette felt very uncomfortable.

Because no matter what kind of speculation it is, it shows that her father is still suffering from the pollution of the outer gods at this time.

At this point, the worship has ended.

Edwards and the others walked with the surrounding creatures to different parts of the primeval forest, and there were no more creatures in the open clearing. And the renewed broadening of her horizons also allowed Bernadette to see clearly the objects of worship of those creatures -

There was a boulder with a rudimentary shrine made of dark red wood.

The shrine was empty, with no statues of gods or badges or other items made up of symbols.

The creatures of this island seem to worship something that doesn't exist.

"Let's go."

Ember withdrew his gaze, greeted, and continued into the depths of the forest.

Bernadette followed him in silence and suddenly whispered:

"Gardelia should have mentioned to you, to Mr. 'Fool', that there is a powerful being who has been watching me. He has helped me a lot, and I have done a lot for Him, even if it wasn't my intention......"

"He helped me a lot even in the search for my father."

Ember never replied, and Bernadette didn't expect anything from it, only whispering to herself:

"But I can't trust Him."

"For His symbol is the 'moon,' and it is the 'moon' that pollutes my father!"

She had the most and most important part of Russell's diary in her hands.

For more than 100 years, the truth has actually been in her hands, but she can't understand it.

She didn't know what happened to her father, only that his temperament changed greatly in his later years, and he finally fell in the White Maple Palace.

But she knew that her father was following the path of the Black Emperor, and she also knew that the 'sequence 0' of this path would not die easily. So for so many years, she has been looking around for information, looking for traces that her father may still be alive.

But as time passed, she gradually learned the truth about her father's fall, and knew that the great change in his temperament in his later years was caused by pollution, and this pollution came from the 'moon'!

A large part of this information was obtained by her from the 'fools'. Because the 'Fool' was the only person she knew could read Russell's diary.

It was precisely because she knew the truth of the matter that Bernadette, who was still at odds with the 'moon', did not hesitate to choose to betray that existence and seek the help of the 'fool' instead.

The reason is simple, since He knew all this for a long time, and never told her the truth, how could she believe Him?

Ember glanced at Bernadette, but still didn't comment.

Bernadette also seemed to lose the topic, and then fell silent.

She actually wanted to bring the two sides closer, but it didn't seem to help.

"Here we are."

Ember stopped suddenly, causing Bernadette, who had been silently following her, to almost crash into it.

The sound of embers could be heard, and Bernadette couldn't help but look up.

It was a mountain several hundred meters high, and it was also covered with huge trees that were dark and almost black, so much so that when viewed from a distance, it almost merged with the forest, and it was difficult to distinguish from each other.

On the side facing them, most of the area is devoid of trees, as the mountain has been hollowed out in half.

In the middle of the mountain, a black mausoleum stands there, extremely magnificent.

Bernadette's expression moved slightly, because it was her father's tomb!