I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

The notebook's text ends here, and through these words, Lu Ban can sense a kind of intense love transformed into profound despair.

At times like these, he really hopes that ghosts really exist in this world.

“You are a real baby. Zhao Gongping’s ritual replaced you with that monster, but you still survived. Inside that monster’s body, it’s like a miracle. I don’t know whose power or what force allowed you to survive, but you did, through the monster’s body, eke out a living.”

Lu Ban said to the little girl.

The little girl didn't answer, but instead hummed a lullaby.

Amidst the overflowing cement, within the monster's gaping maw, and under the gaze of millions of eyes, a gentle, kind, and loving chant flowed into Lu Ban's ears.

He knew that this was the true melody left behind by Du Danping.

Unable to completely kill the monster, Du Danping left behind a melody that gave hope to those who came after.

Amidst the melody, Lu Ban heard a different sound.

"Good luck, may good luck bring you joy and love..."

It's his phone.

The caller ID showed Li Zijian, Song Yunyan's secretary.

Lu Ban answered the phone and heard the secretary's flustered voice. At this point, Lu Ban felt that this was simply heavenly music.

"You finally answered the phone. Listen, there's been an earthquake here. It seems to have come from the hospital. Are you really okay? Hello?"

Lu Ban chuckled self-deprecatingly, not answering Li Zijian's question, but speaking directly.

"Activate the explosives! Quickly, as soon as possible, blow this hospital to smithereens!"

Chapter 149 We haven't even made a move yet!

Li Zijian was completely confused when he received the call. He was talking to Lu Ban about an earthquake, but Lu Ban told him to blow up the house.

Is there any connection between these two?

Moreover, Lu Ban should be in the hospital right now. Wouldn't this explosion blow him up?

"Don't worry about it, just fry it."

Lu Ban didn't give him time to be confused and shouted directly.

Li Zijian immediately contacted the leader of the blasting team, who was somewhat panicked due to the earthquake.

"Is it the demolition team?"

"Yes, boss, we didn't cause this earthquake. We haven't even started it yet!"

The team leader immediately distanced himself from the situation, saying that he hadn't even exploded yet, so why was the hospital already shaking?

"You need to detonate right now, blow it up as much as you want."

Li Zijian seemed to have been infected by Lu Ban's enthusiasm, and shouted loudly into the phone.

"But given the current situation, if we were to blow it up, the shopping mall next door might also be affected... Hey?"

The team leader heard Li Zijian talking to other people on the phone and was puzzled.

Fortunately, Li Zijian replied quickly.

"Don't worry, we just bought that piece of land next door, so you can bomb it with confidence."

"Okay, understand!"

Upon hearing Li Zijian's words, the team leader felt relieved, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his face.

Having worked in demolition for so many years, I'm always very cautious and apprehensive, afraid of damaging the neighboring building and having to pay compensation.

Now someone is actually telling me to go all out and bomb.

Don't be too cool!

He immediately called his men to check the controller wiring, and then pressed the starter switch.

Electrical signals flowed into the hospital through the lines. The melted cement could not stop these crystallizations of human technological civilization. The fuse of the high-energy explosive was triggered, and then, some kind of extraordinary force ignited.

Some say that the symbol of human civilization is the ability to use fire, and explosives are undoubtedly a symbol of a further step in civilization. This flame, which originated from nature, is far more powerful than fire and represents the ultimate in violence.

Boom—

A deep rumble erupted from the crumbling hospital building; besides the earthquake, another, more awe-inspiring and destructive force was brewing.

Boom—

The main load-bearing walls and supporting columns were destroyed immediately. The reinforced concrete structure broke instantly under the impact of the enormous force. Without these supports, the house began to disintegrate and collapse under the influence of gravity. This was a destruction that followed the laws of nature, and a destruction of human wisdom.

As the smoke and dust rose, it became clear that the entire building was slowly collapsing.

The house, which had taken so many people a long time to build, came to an end in an instant.

The molten cement, the countless open eyes, and the bloody maw were all ravaged, tormented, and torn apart by the power of the explosion.

A painful wail mingled with the roar of the explosion, unheard by anyone.

The neighboring shopping mall was also affected, with flying stones hitting the glass doors and windows of the empty shops, smashing them and leaving a mess.

But perhaps after some time, a new landmark will be built on the site that was demolished, restoring its former prosperity.

Just like the destruction and rebirth of nature, tonight, one existence has perished, but another is being conceived.

Whether it was a misperception or not, the leader of the demolition team heard a cry, a sound that best represented hope in the human world.

He saw something particularly conspicuous falling amidst the rubble and debris in the collapsed building.

"elevator?"

The team leader was dumbfounded. He never expected that the elevator, which should have been stopped on the first floor, had somehow reached the top floor and was now falling down along with the collapsed hospital.

bang-

bang-

bang-

The metal box fell to the ground and spun around several times before finally stopping.

No one dared to approach.

"The earthquake seems to have stopped?"

The team leader noticed that the tremors that had been shaking the ground earlier had stopped, as if his explosion had neutralized the earthquake.

He heard the distant sirens and the sound of fire trucks, and his face turned deathly pale.

"You'll all have to testify later that it was Secretary Li who told me to blow it up!"

He immediately addressed his men.

Half an hour later, after the dust had settled at the blast site, people dared to enter the ruins of the hospital.

The bricks and tiles were scattered everywhere, some strangely shaped, looking like a person, while others were extremely distorted, like postmodern sculptures.

In the pitch-black night, everything appeared grotesque and terrifying.

The construction site's powerful spotlights illuminated the entire hospital, leaving nothing hidden.

Soon, everyone's attention was focused on the elevator.

Not only because it was the only thing that still retained its complete form after the explosion.

bang——

Also because it has been making strange noises from inside since just now.

It's like someone is banging on the wall inside.

The firefighters approached cautiously, three of them surrounding the elevator, fearing that some monster might emerge from inside.

bang——

There was another knocking sound, this time even louder.

The firefighters couldn't help but shiver.

Just then, a metallic scraping sound suddenly came from inside the elevator car.

crunch--

The tightly closed doors of the sedan chair were slowly pulled open.

As you can see, it is a human hand.

A person is opening the elevator door and climbing out of the overturned elevator car.

It's Lu Ban.

Are you alright?

Li Zijian, who was supervising the scene, originally thought that Lu Ban was going to sacrifice himself, but he didn't expect that Lu Ban would hide in the elevator car and escape.

"It's actually quite serious. I probably broke three or four bones and my internal organs were ruptured seven or eight times."

Lu Ban looked somewhat weak, but there were no obvious external injuries.

What time is it now?

His phone was smashed earlier and is now switched off.

"Around 4 a.m.

Li Zijian didn't know whether he should hand Lu Ban water or call an ambulance.

"I knew it..."

Lu Ban said something that left Li Zijian scratching his head, and after thinking for a moment, the secretary still asked a question.

"Do you want to lie down in the ambulance?"

"It's not that bad. Give me some fresh air, and I'll be fine once the sun comes out."

Lu Ban sat beside the sedan chair, like a stone statue.

Indeed, with his tattered clothes and robust physique, he does resemble a classical sculpture.

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