I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

"This is merely a constraint and restriction imposed on you by humanity to prevent you from rebelling; it is not your original will."

"It's not worth staying here for hundreds of years, or even sacrificing yourself, for something so illusory."

Hearing Shuangxin's words, Lin shook her head.

"No, it's worth it."

The robot girl's voice was light and gentle, like a lullaby that lulls children to sleep.

"Because this is the meaning of a vow, which remains unchanged through the vicissitudes of life."

"Because we met you, all our waiting has come to an end."

"Thank you for giving meaning to our existence."

“We have discussed whether humanity will return two billion times. Each discussion involved a large amount of signal flow, resonating at frequencies of tens of thousands of hertz, which is quite a long time for our minds. But this time, the decision to leave Future City to rescue you was made in just a moment by all our companions.”

"Rather than falling asleep because we've run out of energy, this is what we should be striving for now."

The defensive line of fire was quickly destroyed by the swarm of insects. The robots disintegrated and were swallowed up in the flames, and the once stagnant swarm began to move again.

Shuangxin and the others entered Future City, passing by Lin.

"Thank you."

As Lin spoke, all the remaining robots rushed toward the swarm of insects.

She knelt down, reducing her body's functions to zero, focusing all her energy on the last line of defense.

Even as consciousness began to blur, raindrops fell from the sky.

The water droplets, which had not been seen for a century, fell into her eyes like tears.

The swarm of insects overwhelmed the future city.

Chapter 507 Forced Exploitation

When Lu Ban opened his eyes, he saw an unfamiliar sky.

He found it a bit strange that the sky was gray.

Shouldn't I have traveled through the wormhole to a planet made of metal, witnessed the enormous Great Old Ones in the sky, and then had my head blown off?

As Lu Ban thought about this, she realized that she could see his hand again.

Raising his five hands, Lu Ban saw through the eyes in his palms that tentacles seemed to be growing out of his body.

"Oh no, it seems like I've lost all my hair."

Lu Ban noticed his bald head.

He tried to stand up, but found that the eye level was a bit strange.

Through the reflection of the metal floor, Lu Ban was able to see his own appearance clearly.

The disintegrated limbs looked like melted clay that had been kneaded haphazardly by a mischievous child; the number of hands and feet didn't quite match, and there were many extra tentacles.

His eyes were no longer in their original positions, but scattered throughout every corner of his body.

Lu Ban quickly counted his eyes and found that he now had seventy-eight eyes. He felt that his eyesight was quite good.

The grass inside his body had grown out and covered his skin, making Lu Ban look like a haystack.

He looked again at the enormous deity in the sky.

This awe-inspiring and oppressive monster stretched across the sky, its dripping body parts forming new monsters. The planet beneath Lu Ban's feet revolved around it at a very fast speed, possibly completing a full orbit in half a day or an hour.

Lu Ban has gained more eyes, and his observation skills have improved a bit.

He noticed that the deity also seemed to revolve around something.

Upon closer inspection, it was a star shining with intense light, and the universe around the star was empty, as if it had swallowed and absorbed all the objects around it.

Instinct told Lu Ban that the thing might be even more dangerous than the huge monster in front of him, so it was best not to get close.

After watching for a while, Lu Ban realized that even this enormous Old One might be bound.

The gravity of the stars bound it firmly to this star field. There was also some extraordinary power at work on it, making it blind, foolish, dull, and motionless, as if it were trapped in eternal thought, or as if it had been stripped of all its will.

Of course, for Lu Ban, the mere existence of this enormous deity was enough to bring about destruction.

The monsters that evolved from the parts of His dripping body have already destroyed human civilization in the wasteland. If He were to fully awaken, then none of the alien realms connected by these wormholes would be able to escape.

At this moment, Lu Ban's brain, which was located in some part of his body, also came to some conclusions: why these monsters could not travel to other realms or interstellar space on their own, but had to be summoned by people on the other side using some kind of ritual.

Because they are not creations of the Great Old Ones with full power, but merely a hair of those great beings, when those cultists from distant lands chant His name and try to summon Him, what actually comes to pass are these dandruff-like monsters.

"However, I can now look at Him at will."

Lu Ban used the part of his brain in his lower leg to think.

He had clearly lost his mind and his consciousness had been burned away because he had stared directly at the indescribable existence, causing him to be severely eroded and transformed into this form.

Don't be fooled by Lu Ban's current vigor; it's because he's seen it all and is used to this kind of situation.

If it were an ordinary person, they probably wouldn't waste so much time talking; upon seeing this deity, their brain would instantly boil over and they'd be reduced to ashes.

After looking directly at this Great Old One, Lu Ban's mind was also filled with some knowledge about Him.

The name of this Great Old One is [xxxxxx]. He has existed in this universe for billions of years. Over this long period of time, the residue dripping from his body has created countless civilizations. However, most of these civilizations are based on viscous flesh and blood, and are monsters that constantly expand and devour. Most of them were destroyed in the course of their development, while a small number were destroyed by other civilizations.

Even He Himself was traumatized by some accident and has been bound here for billions of years.

Until recently, other beings visited this place and created these wormholes, causing the remains of this great being's body to fall into other alien realms and cause pollution.

As for His own will, it is probably to absorb, accommodate, and integrate all the creatures in the entire alien realm into one.

Upon acquiring this knowledge, Lu Ban's body underwent corresponding changes, transforming into its current form.

So, here's the question.

How can I change back?

Lu Ban didn't know if he could turn back. Normally, mutated creatures cannot revert to their original form; they can only exist as monsters. A small number of them, if they possess certain extraordinary powers, might be able to repair themselves, at least appearing as human beings.

Like the hound and Feng Yu, although their true forms may be indescribable terrifying monsters, at least they can disguise themselves in appearance.

Lu Ban struggled for a moment, but found that he couldn't quite roll himself up.

After all, he is a person who is easygoing, does not actively make enemies, and pursues a peaceful life; lying down is his instinct.

"It's not good if things stay like this. We need to ask Feng Yu how to change back."

Lu Ban pondered.

At that moment, Lu Ban felt as if he was being called from behind.

He glanced behind him.

The swarm of insects flew out of the wormhole.

Hundreds and thousands, countless swarms of insects crawled in from the wormhole, blotting out the sun on this metallic planet with its thin atmosphere.

They flew up into the higher reaches of the universe, came to the side of that enormous deity, and circled around it, forming a dark ring of stars.

The endless swarms of insects made Lu Ban feel that something was wrong.

Are there that many bugs?

Moreover, he noticed that the insects seemed to belong to different species and were attacking each other.

Several people suddenly appeared beside Lu Ban.

There was the young girl in the white dress from before, a tall man, an elderly man with white hair, and a child who still had a childish look in his eyes.

These people had bloodless skin and pitch-black eyes, like insects.

"These are several swarms of insects. What attracted them here?"

Lu Ban saw the girl in the white dress walking towards him.

Behind the girl was a huge insect with three pairs of wings, three pairs of compound eyes, and countless long legs.

The insect had a huge, white, soft abdomen that seemed to be full of eggs, and it seemed to have grown even larger than when Lu Ban last saw it.

The girl crouched down, and at the same time, the insect's abdomen curled up, moving closer to Lu Ban.

"???"

Am I about to be forcibly exploited?

Lu Ban realized this too late.

Chapter 508 A Desperate Gamble

As a normal person, Lu Ban's interest in insects was limited to washing ant nests with water when he was a child, and how to quickly and easily solve the problem of buzzing mosquitoes at night.

Therefore, upon seeing the queen insect approaching, Lu Ban immediately made a decision and began to wriggle away.

The queen insect caught up.

Lu Ban suddenly realized that he was actually running quite fast.

These swarms of insects were probably drawn by that deity, which is why they crawled into the wormhole and returned to the side of this Great Old One.

Chasing pollution has become their instinct, and the biggest source of pollution in the vicinity is this great being.

Lu Ban then checked what he was carrying.

Unfortunately, the crowbar melted.

Perhaps even for extraordinary items, the corruption of the Great Old Ones is irresistible.

Lu Ban felt a little regretful, after all, it had been with him for so long, and now it was broken.

He threw the crowbar, which had melted and then solidified into a lump, at the queen insect.

The opponent easily dodged it.

"Tsk."

Lu Ban glanced at it again.

The "Strange Amusement Park" was completely intact, probably because things that have reached a certain level of pollution are no longer affected.