The "God of Death" Salinger, who was wandering aimlessly in the "River of Eternal Darkness", looked at Klein who was wrapped in a gray "cocoon".

The bird-shaped gold ornament on Klein’s chest was instantly reflected in his pale eyes, whose flames were about to go out.

The next second, a low roar came out from his rotten mouth and echoed above the river, causing the entire city of Calderon to shake noticeably.

The tributary, which sometimes rolled up and sometimes fell, sometimes dark and sometimes pale, rose and rushed towards the end of the stone stairs and towards Klein.

During this process, the illusory tide combined more with the gray and white mist, presenting a similar color.

The gray torrent hit Klein's body wave after wave, but it was unable to destroy the "cocoon" around him.

The rotten body of "Death" Salinger walked step by step to the edge of the tributary, but he could not get out of it. He could only stand there and roar madly.

Klein looked past Him and towards the countless blurry figures wandering on both sides of the tributary.

Part of them had been swept into the center of the tributary by the rising tide, sinking uncontrollably to the bottom of the river, melting like ice and frost.

The remaining ones showed no fear at all and remained in a state of wooden confusion, pacing back and forth endlessly.

At a glance, Klein saw many familiar figures.

They all belong to the same person, Azik Eggers, who has a bronze complexion and soft features.

This "Archon of Death" seemed to have split into multiple selves, wandering aimlessly between the pale stone pillars on both sides of the "River of Eternal Darkness".

This... As Klein's heart moved, his right leg suddenly felt cold.

He subconsciously lowered his head and saw a pale hand.

The palm penetrated the grayish-white "cocoon" and grabbed his calf.

The owner of this hand was floating in the incoming torrent, like a water ghost, trying to drag Klein into the deep water.

Its attack can actually ignore the aura of "Source Castle"!

Noticing Klein's gaze, the owner of the pale hand raised his head, revealing his face.

He has black hair, brown eyes, ordinary features, and a slightly bookish air.

Klein Moretti!

This "water ghost" is Klein Moretti!

The next second, Klein's left leg, right shoulder, and left arm were also grabbed by different pale hands.

This made his whole body cold, his spirit body seemed to be frozen, all his extraordinary abilities could not be used, and even struggling was difficult.

The three pale hands belonged to different blurry figures, and these different blurry figures had the same face.

Klein Moretti's face!

Dragged by these four "water ghosts," Klein's body gradually emerged from the grayish-white "cocoon" and sank into the torrent.

His body was growing colder and colder, his thoughts were gradually becoming silent, and his vision was gradually becoming darker, until finally only swaying, lightless waves were left.

Above the gray fog, in the ancient palace, Klein's consciousness returned to his body.

Then, he stretched out his hand without hesitation, called upon the power of "Source Castle", and through the connection between himself and the historical projection, stole an item from the latter.

A golden light flashed, and Klein grasped the bird-shaped gold ornament.

At the same time, he dismantles the maintenance of the historical porous image.

The figure that "drowned" in the flood of eternal darkness disappeared.

"I can ignore the aura of 'Source Castle', which means that those four figures are really me... But how could I be trapped in the tributary of the 'River of Eternal Darkness' and wander endlessly? Four figures, four figures..." Klein tapped the edge of the mottled long table with a serious expression, and he got an inspiration from the sound of "tap, tap, tap".

The fact corresponding to "four" and "soul" and "death" is that he has died four times and resurrected four times.

Of course, after becoming the "Secret Servant", the four resurrection chances are reset.

"Every time you die, regardless of whether you are successfully resurrected or not, you will leave a mark in the 'River of Everlasting Darkness'? I died four times, so there are four figures wandering on both sides of the 'River of Everlasting Darkness'?" Klein roughly grasped the key point, and then sighed in his heart, "The 'River of Everlasting Darkness' is worthy of being the source substance, worthy of being a symbol of death, eternal sleep, the end, the end, deep darkness, and so on... Is this what the goddess said, for me, there is an unusual danger? Well, when the historical projection was 'drowned' just now, I suffered a certain amount of mental damage. If my mental state is unstable, it is very likely that something is wrong now."

Based on this inference, Klein gained a new understanding of the numerous Azik figures and the wandering "God of Death" Salinger:

They are all corresponding death brands.

"Mr. Azik did die many times during his 'Undead' stage and in the process of searching for his memories, but he came back to life every time. Judging from the current situation, although the 'Undead' are immortal, they also have great hidden dangers. When they die too many times, one day their bodies may be attracted to the 'River of Everlasting Darkness' and become one of the eternally wandering figures... There is only one figure of Salinger... This means that after accommodating uniqueness, their own death mark will also be unique." Klein's thoughts raced, and he was a little worried about Mr. Azik's future survival.

There are two ways to solve this hidden danger. One is to complete Azik's soul so that he will not repeat his past. The other is to help the "Goddess of Night" become the Old One and control this "River of Eternal Darkness".

“Haha, maybe this is another two-in-one choice: the goddess becomes the Old One, so there is no need to use Mr. Azik’s half of the soul.” Klein gathered his thoughts and focused back on the purpose of this time.

He entered the depths of Calderon not to remove the death mark of the "God of Death" Salinger and make him have no hope of resurrection, but to take some water from the "River of Eternal Darkness".

"Obviously, the illusory tide overflowing the river won't work. This is just a diffused aura, not the river water itself. Also, the river water mixed with the gray-white mist won't work either. It's not pure enough and won't achieve the desired effect. So it seems that we can only take river water when the tributary turns back to a dark state. Haha, we can't get into the main trunk at all. The gray-white mist must be a solid barrier." Klein quickly formulated a plan based on his analysis.

That is, don't get close to the "River of Eternal Darkness" first, don't attract the attention of the "God of Death" Salinger, wait until the tributary falls back and becomes dark, then go directly over, and let your four death marks drag the projection of history to the bottom of the river.

During this process, the historical projection seized the opportunity to use the bird-shaped gold ornament to obtain some river water. Then, its consciousness was transferred back to the "Source Castle", and it took away the bird-shaped gold ornament by relying on its "stealing" ability and the close connection between the two.

After refining the next steps, Klein returned to the spiritual city of Calderon and summoned the influence of his historical pores again.

He repeated the previous process and soon returned to the stone tablet with the bronze giant bird statue on top. He walked down step by step along the gray stone steps.

The aura of the "Source Castle" around him gradually became stronger and turned into a thin "cocoon".

It didn't take long for Klein to reach the end of the stairs again. He saw the "River of Eternal Darkness" flowing in the void, the pale pillars on both sides of it, and the countless blurry figures wandering on the edge of the tributaries.

This time, he did not rush forward. He left the stairs and waited patiently there until the water in the tributary receded, fading from gray to dark.

Right now! Klein's figure flashed, stealing the distance and appearing in a corner that Death God Salinger couldn't see.

As expected, as his body sank into the water of the "River of Eternal Darkness", pale hands immediately penetrated the aura of "Source Castle" and grabbed his legs and arms.

His four Death Brands appeared around him, trying to drag him to the bottom of the river!

The dark river water flooded Klein’s head, making his body cold and his thoughts silent.

Before he completely lost consciousness, transparent, twisted worms emerged from Klein's neck one after another. They quickly crawled to the side of the bird-shaped golden ornament, surrounded it, lifted it up, and prepared to draw water from the "River of Eternal Darkness".

At this moment, a huge shadow appeared in the illusory river water that was flickering in front of Klein's eyes.

It was a giant bird that was completely submerged in a tributary of the "River of Everlasting Darkness" and suspended in the water.

The giant bird's body was covered with feathers woven with pale flames and mysterious patterns, but most of its flesh had been melted away by the River of Everlasting Darkness, revealing part of its pitch-black, rotten skin filled with yellowish pus.

The giant bird's eyes seemed to be cast in bronze, with layers of illusory doors hidden inside.

Gray Carrie, the ancestor of the Phoenix!

The ancient god of death who opened up the underworld!

A bronze light burst out from Graygari's eyes, instantly covering the bird-shaped gold ornament and Klein's historical projection, trying to drag them over together.

After weighing the current situation, Klein made a quick decision and gave up trying to draw water from the river.

His consciousness immediately returned to the "Source Castle" and he stole the bird-shaped golden ornament back.

His historical projection dissipated.

There are dangers in the water, too... The ancient god, Graycari, the ancestor of the Phoenix, has completely sunk into the "River of Eternal Darkness"... If the goddess truly accepts the uniqueness of the "God of Death" path, if Salinger cannot take the opportunity to resurrect in her body, he should also sink into the water like Graycari, and Graycari's death mark will be further dissolved... Klein sighed silently for a few words and made corresponding modifications to the action plan.

Then, he summoned the historical pore image as he had done before and returned to the end of the stairs.

After waiting for a while, when Death Salinger turned around and walked slowly and heavily toward the river, Klein suddenly gained distance and appeared in front of him.

The next second, Salinger let out a low roar, causing the water level in the tributary to rise rapidly.

At the same time, Klein was caught by his own Death Brands and dragged to the bottom of the river, where he sensed the Phoenix Ancestor Gray Carrie.

Just like before, a light burst out from Gray Carrie's bronze eyes.

However, the light did not cover Klein and the bird-shaped gold ornament, but the "God of Death" Salinger.

"grafting"!

Seizing this brief opportunity, the "Spirit Bugs" that crawled out of Klein's historical projection lifted up the bird-shaped golden ornament.

The bronze eye of the ornament also emitted light, absorbing a small amount of river water.

The next moment, Klein's consciousness returned to the "Source Castle" and he raised his hand to take the ornament back.

Phew, it’s finally done… Looking at the bird-shaped gold ornament in his hand, he exhaled slowly.

For the owner of Sefirah Castle, this mission is not that difficult. As long as he does not rush in with his original body, he can accumulate experience and figure out the situation through repeated failures.

And if there weren't two "Death Gods" in the tributary of the "River of Eternal Darkness", one wandering and the other sinking to the bottom, Klein wouldn't have failed twice.