I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Driving, Trist gradually felt drowsy.

At that moment, he suddenly realized that the lights that had been faintly visible in the distance had disappeared.

The whole world was plunged into darkness.

This feeling is very similar to that of being in the thick fog of the Land of Night.

Instead of stopping immediately, Drizzt continued along the road as far as he could see.

He felt a chill down his spine.

Turning on his high beams, Drizzt suddenly saw what appeared to be a creature ahead.

In a split second, Trist couldn't react in time, and the vehicle crashed directly into the thing.

Chapter 224 Someone Has to Get Hit and Killed

bang——

The car made a loud crash, and Tristana saw the thing being knocked away and rolling off the roof. He slammed on the brakes.

"what happened?"

The sound of brakes woke Lu Ban up. He instinctively reached for his crowbar and looked out the window.

"I just bumped into something..."

Drizzt was still in shock when he saw a person lying on the road behind him in his rearview mirror.

The man remained motionless, seemingly already killed in the crash.

"You hit and killed someone."

Lu Ban said without much emotion.

"what happened?"

Xia opened her eyes, still a little dizzy, her cheeks flushed, unsure of what was happening.

"He suddenly appeared in the middle of the road, how could I possibly dodge him?"

"You could have braked earlier."

Lu Ban opened the car door.

"Going this fast, there's no time to brake; someone's going to get hit and killed."

Trist also unbuckled his seatbelt and got out of the car to check the situation.

The two walked towards the person who had been hit, while occasionally checking the condition of the vehicles behind them.

Once he got close enough, Trist realized that the person wasn't wearing white clothes at all.

The person was completely gray and white, and smooth. Lu Ban recognized the appearance; it was a rat-man.

"Ratman, this is a ratman, a humanoid monster."

Drizzt was startled. At the same time, he saw the ratman who had been lying motionless on the ground suddenly twitch and then slowly get up.

"There's a saying in the ruins: when you see a rat-man, it means there's a whole bunch of them around... Run!"

Trist grabbed Lu's foot and turned to run.

At the same time, several white figures crawled out from the surrounding darkness.

They were all grayish-white, with a small, oddly shaped head that looked like the teeth of a rodent constantly rubbing together, and a large group of rat-men surrounded them.

"What if we encounter fish again...?"

Lu Ban muttered something and then ran away.

A rat-man jumped over and tried to grab Lu Ban's legs. Without saying a word, he smashed the rat-man's head open with his crowbar and then kicked it away.

Drizzt had already climbed into the car and started the engine.

Lu Ban arrived at the car door, then turned around, conjured up the [Last Words] in his hand, and fired a few shots at random into the swarming ratmen.

The first few ratmen were shot, their minds filled with the delirious murmurs of that great being. They lost their balance and fell, tripping over several of their brethren behind them.

Lu Ban sat back in the passenger seat, but before he could close the door, the car launched itself, knocking over several ratmen that rushed towards him. Only then did Lu Ban finally manage to close the door.

How did these things end up here?

Trist found it hard to believe. Skaven should be creatures that only appear in areas far from the ruins. Usually, only hunters who roam the ruins can see them. If Skaven appeared near the ruins, the officials in charge of the inner city would certainly not sit idly by.

"Could it be due to the mission?"

Lu Ban guessed.

In missions of the [Alienation] difficulty level, this situation might occur: monsters appear in places where there were none before, and pollution occurs in places that were originally normal.

"These monsters..."

Xia was somewhat delirious, feeling something rising in her throat, and was about to vomit.

"If you want to throw up, you can throw up out the car window."

Lu Ban gave a brief explanation.

Xia immediately opened the car window, but before she could even stick her head out, she could no longer cover her mouth with what she was saying.

"vomit--"

The armored mage girl vomited, some of it flowing into the car, but most of it spraying out.

"I've discovered something."

Lu Ban suddenly spoke seriously.

"how?"

Trist tensed up, and his hands on the steering wheel became unsteady.

"Even a beautiful girl's vomit smells bad."

Lu Ban said seriously.

The car was filled with the sour smell of vomit, and even the wind from speeding around couldn't dispel the stench that made people hold their noses.

"..."

Trist wanted to say something, but then he felt that if he responded, he would lose.

"Cough cough cough..."

Sia coughed and vomited up the last of her stomach contents, then pulled her head back.

Lu Ban handed her a tissue. Just as the girl was wiping her mouth, a head suddenly popped out of the window next to her.

A rat-man is pawing at the car window, trying to squeeze in.

Just as Tristana was about to use her free hand to draw her revolver to help him out, Sia immediately threw a punch.

bang——

The punch seemed to be accompanied by some kind of magic, and the ratman was thrown out of the car by the huge impact, and his head exploded as if it had been blown open from the inside.

The car finally entered the deep darkness, and after a period of silence, the three finally confirmed that the ratmen could no longer catch up.

"At this rate, I don't think I'll be able to rest tonight."

Drizzt muttered to himself.

"If you trust me, I can drive you."

Lu Ban volunteered.

"Don't you not know how to drive?"

Trist asked in surprise.

"I've played games, yeah, it's like driving a car, you just floor the gas pedal and hold the steering wheel, it's that simple!"

Lu Ban patted his chest.

"...I'll drive myself."

Trist didn't want to wake up to find himself hanging in a tree.

However, this state of darkness did not last long.

Suddenly, Drizzt noticed that there seemed to be several people standing by the roadside.

He instinctively slowed down and looked over.

Those people were all dressed in black suits, wearing hats, and carrying briefcases. They stood quietly by the roadside, not looking like they were looking for a ride.

Suddenly, the people started moving, crossing the road, and all glanced at the car.

"What is this?"

Lu Ban was curious.

"do not know……"

Drizzt saw these people come to the other side of the road, their eyes still fixed on the car, even after they turned their bodies and heads 180 degrees, they were still staring at it.

A chill ran down Tristana's spine.

Before they could explore any further, the surroundings were suddenly enveloped in light.

After a brief loss of vision, Lu Ban, who was the first to regain his sight, saw that the darkness had vanished without a trace, and the world was bathed in sunshine, filled with the sounds of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

"Is it dawn? How long have we been walking?"

Xia looked out the window. It was clearly a residential area, with grass and trees, buildings, flat roads, and low-rise buildings.

"Huh, is there something here?"

Only then did Sia remember to use magic to clean up the vomit in the car and notice that there seemed to be several pages of manuscript paper tucked under the seat.

She reached out and took it out, but before she could read it, the car stopped.

"what happened?"

Xia asked.