Ark Undead

The reason why the Fire Maiden doesn't always appear beside the Undead is because during the time Minos was self-sealed, her physical body had already disappeared due to the wear and tear of time.

She herself survived from another perspective, sealing her consciousness and memories into the last fragment of the spiral sword, awaiting the arrival of the immortals.

In other words, the Fire Mage can only follow the Undead, and her range of movement is limited to the vicinity of the Spiral Sword.

Whether the Undead are a good thing or a bad thing is unknown. But judging from the Fire Maiden's expression, she seems quite happy.

After all, she used to wait for the return of the Undead at the Firelink Shrine, so when had she ever traveled with him?

Although she is bound by flames once again, this time, she is willing.

“I noticed signs from that time on. Although she lost her body, it’s a good thing that she can be with you, after all, it was her wish.”

The Doctor held his coffee cup and continued chatting with the Undead.

"So, you should know what I was doing back then?"

"I saw a part of the memory."

"The Undead said."

"We're having a meeting. The meeting is about building a city on the seabed."

"You said that sacrifice is possible, and I think you're right."

The doctor nodded and thought for a moment.

"The time you mentioned, that should be the last time we met. I remember I said I wanted to give you a gift then?"

The doctor blinked and said strangely.

"You should have received it by now... Rather than receiving it, it's more like it came to you on its own?"

The immortal was stunned for a moment, then he realized what was happening.

"Keober?"

"Yes, that's the child. We did a lot of experiments in the lab in Ursus. One of them was an experiment on Abyss Adaptability. She was a second-generation test subject, so her resistance to Originium was naturally very high."

Dr. said.

"You've seen her file too. Her Originium resistance is higher than any of us can understand. She lived in such a high-density Originium environment for several years, and the Originium content on her form was so high that it would be considered dead, yet she still didn't show any signs of physiological dysfunction. It's just that her innate intelligence seems a bit unexpected."

"But at that time she should have been sealed in a special Originium solution and was asleep. After the Ursus base fell, she may have been stranded outside, which is why she met you in the wild."

The doctor sighed.

"Originally, I didn't believe in fate or anything like that. I believed that everything was earned through one's own efforts. But her meeting with you felt like it was destined."

The immortal thought for a moment and then retorted.

"This isn't fate, it must be destiny. Those who are meant to meet will meet. And I simply chose to accept her."

The doctor paused for a moment, then smiled.

"That's true."

The immortal's words were filled with confidence and pride; he had taken his destiny into his own hands, making his own choices, not letting fate decide for him.

The doctor strongly agreed with these words.

"So, you mentioned Ursus."

The immortal continued to ask.

"Ursus, was it also established by us?"

"Rather than saying that we built it, it would be more accurate to say that the Ursus we know today is a nation that has absorbed some of the results of the original experiments."

The doctor explained.

"Ursus's current internal defense system is the result of research during the Abyss Adaptation experiment. Because the experiment was too tragic, Kal'tsit and I stopped it at one point. Although the power of the Abyss was eventually proven to be controllable, the cost of weakening it and the loss of lives was simply too great. Ursus is now just finding an opportunity to slow down this process."

"The so-called demonic fragments within the Inner Guards' bodies are actually the Abyss Nest. The Abyss Nest continuously produces energy similar to that of the Abyss, eroding the mortal world. The Inner Guards' armor, on the other hand, tightly imprisons this energy within their bodies. Therefore, the more senior the Inner Guards of Ursus are, the stronger they become. And Mr. Patriot is one of the best among them."

"As for the issue of mental strength, Ursus selected those who were already mentally strong, and then brainwashed the emperor with education, which eventually led to their current state."

"A controllable abyssal power is in the hands of humanity, making Ursus the most dangerous nation."

The doctor crossed his left leg over his right, and without realizing it, this gesture of his resembled SilverAsh's.

"After all, the place where I slept was in Chernobog, Ursus. The initial facilities were built in Ursus, and later it was sealed in Chernobog as an energy core."

It turned out to be the case.

The Undead nodded slightly, thus answering the question of why the Doctor was asleep in Ursus.

The professor picked up his coffee cup, took a sip, and then put it down.

Cross your hands and place them in front of your lower abdomen, with your thumbs touching each other.

"At the same time, I think you're also very curious about Kal'tsit's situation."

"Yes."

The Undead spoke frankly.

"In those memories, I also saw Kal'tsit."

"But she doesn't seem to remember me. She's forgotten everything from before."

Kal'tsit's attitude toward the undead was strangely resistant.

However, when faced with serious matters, Kal'tsit can trust the Undead without reservation, which is a very strong contradiction.

That's because she has almost forgotten the past.

The doctor took a deep breath and slowly exhaled.

"Well, Lord Ash, this isn't the first time I've woken up. The last time I awoke from my slumber was over a decade ago."

"Back then, I had also forgotten much of my past, and it was Kal'tsit who pulled me out of the facility."

"But she did it purely on instinct and intuition. She had forgotten my name and how to address me. She could only call me by instinct."

His tone was heavy and sorrowful.

"PhD."

The Undead remained silent, but he could sense the sorrow in the Doctor's words.

"Back then, after we built the last underwater city, Agor, in the sea as the core anchor point for securing the world's barrier, eight of the twelve of us who attended the Round Table meeting died in that war. Four survived, including me, Kal'tsit. The other two went mad from long periods of research and self-questioning and died on the operating table."

“I had a brief conversation with Kal'tsit. She believes that future humans must survive in the long-term adaptation to the Abyss, try to become familiar with the nature of the Abyss, and even use the power of the Abyss in turn, otherwise everything we do will be meaningless.”

"After all, not everyone is like you, able to gain the Fire's recognition. If humanity wants to find a way in the darkness, the first thing to do is to learn to adapt to the darkness."

“I naturally agree with that view. Then, she believes that we cannot allow these new generations of humans to develop freely. Otherwise, we might not be able to hold out until you return or launch a full-scale counterattack, and the abyss will once again breach the barrier.”

"However, if we all live and spend the rest of our lives looking after the social development of these children, then at most a few hundred years, we will decay and grow old."

"So, Kal'tsit made a suggestion to me. Of the two of us, I am more rational and can handle things without any personal feelings, so I am the one who is asleep."

The doctor paused for a moment.

"I will be sealed away to save the day in the future. And she will do everything she can to live as a new generation of human being, even if she forgets everything as time goes by."

"I don't know what she went through in those countless years. But her body is no longer the same, and she has forgotten what she used to look like."

"Now all that remains for her is the name Kal'tsit and Mon3tor, who was born as an experimental subject and now coexists with her."

Even the immortals were at a loss for words.

The doctor's words were truly shocking.

In other words, Kal'tsit is an immortal being who has lived on Terra since its founding and continues to walk on this land.

Perhaps no one lived longer than her; she was like a pioneer holding a torch, illuminating her own path in the darkness.

She had forgotten many things, but the one thing she had never forgotten was her duty.

She is emotional; clues can be gleaned from the memories of the undead.

She would argue with the doctor about the experimental subjects, she believed that death should not be the fate of those experimental subjects, she longed to create a future where everyone could survive, and she hated sacrifice.

But it is this cruel reality that has turned her into who she is today.

She changed her body, struggling to survive alone, transforming into countless different forms. She herself no longer remembered what she used to look like.

She began to force herself to accept the doctor's ideas, to become the very thing she used to hate, to become a slave to reason.

She knew she couldn't do better than the PhD. Although people might not understand, she still tried her best in that direction.

Even now, she has forgotten her identity and who she really is, but she still remembers her responsibilities.

To survive with everyone.

"Kal'tsit keeps saying I've forgotten so much, that she feels I'm not the same person I used to be. But..."

The professor picked up his coffee cup but didn't drink it; he just wanted to have something in his hand to keep to himself.

"How could I have been my true self during those days I spent with her more than a decade ago?"

"It wasn't me who truly forgot everything, but her."

382. World Barriers

“The Kal'tsit of the past is completely different from the one now.”

When the Doctor started talking about Kal'tsit, he unconsciously became more talkative.

I don't know why, perhaps it's because the past evokes nostalgia, and memories are a person's most precious gift.

"At that time, she was a researcher. But she possessed an excessive amount of kindness that a researcher should never have."

The doctor sighed.

"Of course I'm not saying kindness is bad, but for her, and for our goals at the time, such kindness was a devastating blow."

"She couldn't bear to see the children we created go to the battlefield. She would provide psychological treatment to children on the verge of a mental breakdown. She would also read storybooks to them at night by their bedside."

"Oh right, the story she told was still related to you."

The Undead leaned back slightly, never expecting Kal'tsit to do something like this.

"She instilled hope for the future in the children, and encouraged them with smiles and words to try to live. At least until the day the war ends."