I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Chapter 348 The Poisonous Coin

"Sir, we will immediately send men to search the entire island and we will definitely catch the culprit!"

Inside the yamen, the head of the island's magistrate flattered Lei Ting.

"Alright, you can all leave now."

Thunder could not hide his disgust and waved them away.

He didn't want to deal with these foreign humans, but he had to admit that sometimes, these foolish humans were quite useful.

Holding the token of the island shrine, they believed him after he said just a few words. Thunder was now only glad that he had learned some knowledge of this foreign land, so that he could find a reason to arrest these two people in time.

He didn't intend to stay here long. All Thunder needed to do was issue wanted posters on all the islands here, and the humans would start searching for the witch on their own. Thunder felt a little pleased as he watched them about to crush his own hopes.

"That guy is indeed too impulsive and not smart enough. He only thinks about himself. If he could understand more, he would have a completely different approach."

Thunder thought of his fallen companions.

He took the coin out of his body again, and watching as the surface of the coin gradually turned black, as if it had been corroded, Lei Ting put it away.

"Time is running out."

As a last resort, Thunder were reluctant to use the coin because of its high value and significant side effects; however, they believed it was worthwhile in order to complete this challenging mission.

As he was pondering, Thunder heard a commotion outside.

"Why don't these humans understand the meaning of quiet?"

Lei Ting pushed open the door, about to burst into a tirade, when he saw several island officials, including the one in charge from earlier, fly into the air and crash to the ground, breaking several bones.

The man who was wailing was a samurai-like figure.

He was holding a crowbar, which appeared to be completely undamaged.

"If I were to say something like 'xxx has come to punish us,' followed by a shout of 'Heavenly Punishment,' wouldn't it turn into a period drama?"

Lu Ban was still muttering to himself at this moment.

"They actually came to us on their own initiative?"

Thunder recognized him at a glance; this must be an enemy chosen one, the one who killed his companion.

Without hesitation, the bandages on his body came undone, and the gray mist spread. Everything it touched began to age and wither, while the island magistrates who were near him quickly aged and shriveled, as if they had been drained dry.

At the same time, Thunder secretly tossed out a music box. The music box opened automatically as soon as it landed, and a pleasant melody came out. After a moment, the melody would turn into a strange tune, causing everyone's consciousness to freeze.

In addition, Thunder has already extended part of its body outside the yard, so if anything goes wrong, it can immediately cut off its tail and escape, making it the best course of action.

That's why he's survived to this day; that's his sound strategy.

However, Lu Ban didn't seem to have moved at all.

He only uttered one word.

"Leica".

The next moment, from nowhere, a hideous and terrifying monster full of eyeballs and tentacles burst out and pounced on Leiting.

Thunder reacted swiftly, immediately dispersing its gray mist. At the same time, the music box's music became distorted and shrill, like the sharp sound of fingernails scraping against a blackboard and glass. The island magistrates who were still conscious covered their ears in pain, their movements becoming sluggish.

The speed of the Kleica did not decrease at all.

The outstretched tentacles grasped at the gray mist, only to miss their target.

The gray fog seemed to be able to resist physical attacks, which somewhat hindered Lyca's movements.

But Lu Ban had already raised his left hand.

The silver pistol that materialized in his hand, visible only to himself, emitted speech bullets from its muzzle.

The silver bullet struck the gray mist instantly.

As far as Lu Ban's "Last Words" were concerned, no matter how the gray mist changed shape, it could not escape the attack of the verbal bullets.

In an instant, Thunder's head began to buzz.

Countless murmurs flooded his mind, causing him to become delirious and lose his reason.

Lei Ting saw that Lu Ban remained unmoved by the music box's melody.

This is a bewitching sound that would affect any normal person!

What method does he have...? Yes, these are hunting dogs, how can he control them? Who is this guy?

Thunder tried to maintain his consciousness through focused thought, but the grand, indifferent, and maddening murmur filled every inch of his body, causing the gray mist to writhe and extend tentacles like an octopus.

He knew perfectly well that he was hurtling toward the monster, and there was absolutely no way to stop it.

Once alienation begins, there is no turning back.

From that cloud of smoke emerged many strange things: a horn made of twisted conch shells, a hideous and eerie statue, a notebook with a black cover, green gem crystals, and so on.

Each of these things exuded an extraordinary and eerie aura, but before they could fall, they were absorbed back by the cloud of gray mist.

Including the music box on the ground, all the extraordinary items were combined and assembled into a peculiar mask.

The mask had no facial features, only twisted and uneven scars. Anyone who saw it would feel disgusted and uncomfortable. Lu Ban saw that, in addition to the mask, there was also a black coin.

The coin looked like it had been infected with toxins; it was covered in mold-like grime, making it impossible to discern its original pattern.

The moment Lu Ban saw the coin, it seemed somewhat familiar.

He hurriedly picked up the mask, while the dust on the ground formed the system's cold, indifferent text.

[Hostile invading chosen ones found: 2/2]

[Kill the hostile invading chosen ones: 2/2]

It looks like that bandaged man is definitely dead.

Lu Ban saw the system's text slowly appear on the mask.

A distorted mask of pain

[Unidentified]

[Appraisal Price: 100 Silence Points]

"???"

God the hell, it needs to be authenticated.

One hundred points is nothing to Lu Ban at the moment, but before he could choose to appraise it, he saw that some black shadows were released from the coin.

These shadows gripped the surviving island magistrates tightly, and upon contact, their forms rapidly collapsed into a mass of flesh. Then, that flesh quickly reformed, becoming half-human, twisted, and disgusting monsters.

Lu Ban was very familiar with the appearance of these monsters.

He saw that on the coin, more shadows coalesced, forming a monster with millions of eyes that was gradually expanding.

By this point, Lu Ban was completely certain.

These things are filth.

It is the culprit that has plagued the world of Hedao for thousands of years.

The bandaged man's coin summoned these things into this world.

Chapter 349 Because I am a priestess

Those writhing monsters were like the embodiment of humanity's deepest fears, with forked limbs, soft and sticky tentacles, countless eyes, and flesh and blood skin interwoven with crimson and pure black. They moved on the ground, dragging dark, wet trails behind them.

In an instant, the grass and trees withered and died. From the traces of destruction, something like mold swelled and spread, devouring everything.

At the same time, dark fog rose all around, and the island magistrates shrouded in this fog began to cough. Their faces turned black, their skin peeled off, revealing festering flesh and bones. White, wriggling worms grew on the flesh, and their bones turned yellowish-brown, dark black, and shattered.

More monsters emerged from the corpses.

These monsters have variable sizes and constantly split and recombine even as they move forward. Combined with the dazzling metallic sheen on their skin, they cause dizziness and confusion.

Lu Ban fired a speech bullet at the monster at the very front.

The delirious murmurs of the great being echoed in the monsters' "brains," but they only made the monsters more frenzied and uncontrollable.

For an being that already lacks any reason and has been transformed into an indescribable monster, these delirious ramblings can only drive it further insane and depraved.

Lyca watched the monsters warily. It did not attempt to attack. Lu Ban had already realized that if Lyca made contact with them, this madness might infect it and cause it to be mutated as well.

The filth is a truly near-ultimate state of destructive creation. Its reason for being is to destroy everything, to plunge the world into chaos, devoid of any faith, consciousness, or aspirations. Compared to the demonic tide of the Night Kingdom, these filth are far more depraved and beyond redemption.

It would be hard for most people to imagine how Hedao managed to survive the invasion of these monsters.

"That's why the Pure Fire exists."

Lu Ban had witnessed the clear flames that burned everything, even existence itself, as fuel.

Only through such suicidal means can these filthy existences be eradicated.

"Washima Taisha will likely react soon, so we must leave quickly."

Lu Ban had no intention of confronting these guys head-on. Once monsters appeared in an area where human civilization existed, the shrine maiden of the island shrine would soon sense it and fire a purifying arrow to completely burn the area. All he needed to do was take Amber and run away as quickly as possible.

If Amber were to be burned to death by the purifying fire, she would likely become the first high priestess candidate in history to be eliminated by her own purifying fire.

As Lyca fled, she used her tentacles to throw the island magistrates who couldn't escape out of the courtyard. Lu Ban arrived at the gate of the government office, where the mistress and the little girl were still there, unaware of what had happened.

There were other people on the road, mostly elderly people with children, chatting at the alley entrance and exchanging the latest news.

The sky had become somewhat gloomy, and the filth seemed capable of swallowing even the clouds, dyeing the heavens a murky, dark color.

"Run!"

Lu Ban called out, but the people ignored him and even tried to come closer to see what was going on at the yamen.

It wasn't until those people saw Lyca, that terrifying beast beside Lu Ban, that they realized something was wrong and began to flee in a panic.

"Leaving by boat offers a chance of survival."

Lu Ban called out to the woman and the little girl. The woman's eyes showed extreme fear. She looked at the monster next to Lu Ban, her legs went weak, and she couldn't move.

The filth had spread from the government office, and those on the streets who had not yet noticed its arrival were stunned by this sudden tide of monsters. Before they could react, they were corrupted like the island magistrate before them, turning into twisted monsters.

Boom—