I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Below the [Alienation] difficulty, the Withering is almost a smooth ride; it's just a matter of going somewhere, killing a few people, or taking some items.

Later, when they encountered hostile Chosen Ones, the difficulty was manageable. Withered witnessed the cunning side of those humans, but under the combat power of Fog City, those Chosen Ones only faced a painful death.

Now, this task has been upgraded in difficulty, making Kuwei very curious about what he will encounter.

His appearance has likely changed to resemble a human, and no one around him can recognize him.

Although Kuwei really wanted to act immediately and kill a few people to test his skills, he wasn't stupid. Since this alien realm could withstand the difficulty of [Ascension], there must be powerful superhumans, or even evil gods, guarding it. If he acted rashly, he might feel good for a moment, but he might be suppressed by those big shots and reduced to ashes in the next second.

He looked at the wall to one side, where gaudy posters were distorted, forming the system's brutal and cruel text.

[Jiangcheng Cinema Found: 0/1]

Watch a movie: 0/1

Survival rate: 0/1

Kuwei wasn't really sure what a movie was, but some things in the system store had mentioned it, so he could roughly understand that it was something like a drama, and you just watch it and that's it.

Perhaps there will be some strange events in this drama, or a monster invasion?

Withered glanced at its reflection in the glass; its appearance was ordinary, like any other passerby.

In his eyes, the foreign languages ​​were all translated into his own language, and he found the Jiangcheng Cinema without any effort.

"The humans in this alien land are the most civilized and least polluted I have ever seen. It's hard to imagine that such an alien land could exist."

Walking along the road, the withered creature murmured to itself.

He noticed a woman next to him looking at him with a strange expression, probably because she had overheard what he had just said.

no problem.

"However, in this environment of high information exchange, there are no secrets at all, which allowed me to easily find the location of this movie theater. If the pollution spreads, it will happen very quickly, right?"

The withered pondered.

For many foreign lands, the difficulty in spreading pollution is a major problem.

In this backward and foreign land, transportation is underdeveloped, information transmission is slow, and pollution spreads slowly. Sometimes, an entire village has already turned into a village of madmen, and they have even begun to devour each other, while other places are still completely unaware.

In a sense, this is also a self-protection mechanism of foreign lands.

However, in this foreign land, information exchange is extremely advanced, and ordinary people can easily acquire knowledge. If pollution occurs here, it will spread in no time.

How did such a foreign land survive and develop to this day?

Given how things have developed, it must have taken a long time to resolve the pollution caused by knowledge. Yet, after such a long time, it hasn't caused any serious harm.

As he watched the surging crowds on the street and saw their happy smiles, he felt extremely uncomfortable.

The urge to destroy this place, to turn it into ruins, to transform those smiling children into crazed monsters, took over the withered heart.

An hour later, he arrived at Jiangcheng Cinema.

Here, he saw some strange guys.

Some dressed up as the heavily armored mages that Kuwei had once seen, others dressed up as the people Kuwei had seen walking in the desert, and still others dressed up as monsters, only resembling them in appearance.

"It's strange that these people have mastered so much knowledge from other lands, and they don't seem to have been greatly corrupted and have maintained their rationality."

While the withered creature mocked these people for not knowing what they were playing, it was also amazed.

Following the example of the people around him, he went to the ticket window and spoke to the ticket seller inside.

"I want a ticket to the movie 'Nine Schools'."

Chapter 601 Only I'm Not a Big Shot

"Nine Schools of Thought"

The movie's title struck Kuwei as odd; he was unfamiliar with such a term. He tried to understand it literally, but couldn't decipher it.

However, everyone around him was there to see this movie. Kuwei noticed that, at least at this time, very few people had bought tickets for other screenings. Since the task didn't specify which movie it was, he just followed the crowd.

With so many people, if something were to happen, the casualties would be devastating, so I don't need to worry too much.

When the time came, withered walked into the screening room.

Sitting next to him was a woman who looked delicate, fragile, and withered, as if she could be killed at any moment.

Sitting behind him was a couple who seemed to be arguing. The woman looked unhappy, and the man had to comfort her.

Hearing the chattering behind him, Kuwei almost stood up and punched the person.

Fortunately, the two quieted down after the movie started.

It was the first time that Kuwei had ever watched a movie. The scenes on the big screen were very realistic. While watching, Kuwei was also distracted and kept an eye on his surroundings, worried that some monster might attack.

After all, this is a task of "sublimation" difficulty, it can't be finished by just watching one movie, right?

The content of this movie doesn't seem to be anything special.

Withered noticed that there was nothing unusual around him; everyone was watching the movie intently, and his attention gradually focused on the big screen in front of him.

Withered doesn't understand human emotions or the plot, so it can only roughly see the visuals.

In the movie, a man is climbing a mountain. He activates his Yin-Yang Eyes, and a colorful mist flows across the road.

The moment he saw the mist, the expression on his withered face froze.

These colors don't belong to this world. Isn't this the scene I saw when I traveled to another world?

Has the research on foreign lands reached this level among the people here?

This unusual scene has even been turned into an entertainment item for the public to watch.

Withered noticed the expression on the woman's face beside him, which was solemn and fearful.

He felt terrified.

This deadly contamination may have originated from the corruption of the Great Old Ones. This seemingly delicate woman only showed a slight expression of fear.

If it were someone from Chongqing, they would probably have already disappeared by now.

To what extent has this world come to understand the extent of the pollution of other realms?

The withered heart was filled with horror.

He suddenly thought of a possibility.

This world may seem prosperous and bustling, but is it possible that the pollution here has reached a deeper level, and that this apparent normalcy is actually abnormal?

In other polluted alien lands, all creatures have been corrupted and mutated, and the whole world looks strange.

Yet here, amidst an apparent order, such profound pollution is revealed.

It's like a group of twisted monsters trying to impersonate humans.

The more normal something is, the more terrifying the withering becomes.

What frightened the withered even more was that he couldn't tell at all.

These humans, like other alien beings, are incredibly fragile, yet they can withstand such pollution, which is impossible in our withered understanding.

Anything that is subjected to pollution will inevitably undergo alienation.

If there is any knowledge in this world that doesn't cause pollution, then I suggest contacting him first.

Therefore, these humans must have been severely polluted and eroded, and have been completely alienated. They are just disguising themselves as humans to deceive him. Their concealment techniques are far beyond what the withered man can comprehend, which is why he can't see through them at all.

What does it mean to return to simplicity and authenticity? What does it mean to be in harmony with nature?

Thinking of this, Kuwei glanced at the woman beside him.

The other person noticed the withering and sat up a little straighter.

"Still pretending..."

Withered gasped, feeling a chill run down his spine.

Those arguing couples might just be gluttonous beasts that have already devoured dozens of their own kind.

The seemingly delicate women around him are actually ruthless executioners.

The hunched old man in front is a monstrous embodiment of pollution.

This screening room is full of monsters, except for the withered ones!

As for the movie that's still playing, withered has figured it out.

People in this world rely on movies to absorb knowledge, which only leads to pollution!

Otherwise, there's no way to explain why people could freely enter and watch such severe pollution.

This also explains why the world, despite its advanced information technology, has not descended into chaos: because everyone has been corrupted!

While other realms were still fleeing from corruption and filled with awe and fear for the creations of the Great Old Ones, this place had already begun to learn those forbidden knowledge!

The withered then saw that He Chong in the movie saw a person through his Yin-Yang eyes, and saw his true form, that wriggling worm.

hum-

In an instant, a buzzing sound came from the withered ears.

The wriggling, twisting, ugly worms left their mark on his withered eyes, and through all his senses, the contamination spread like lightning across his body, imprinting itself into his soul.

[You have witnessed something indescribable; your sanity has decreased by 5.]

The withered creature felt its own mist boiling, which manifested on the human body as countless goosebumps on its skin. At the same time, something undulated and undulated beneath its skin like an earthworm.

Withered's cognition was severely damaged, like going on a happy spring outing and then being hit head-on by a dump truck. His cognition couldn't even remain calm, and Withered couldn't help but cry out.

Fortunately, some of the other timid people in the screening room also screamed, so the withered one's reaction wasn't too abrupt.

The tremor in his soul was reflected in his body; he trembled incessantly, the mist contracted and expanded, and even his human disguise began to shake, drawing the attention of the woman beside him.

The way she looked at the withered thing was something he would never forget.

It was a gaze that contained curiosity, pity, and disdain, as if questioning the withered creature: Is this all it takes? Little brother, are you even up to the task?

Withered suppressed the urge to rush out of the theater. He tried to control himself and looked away from the big screen, refusing to look at the strange insect.

Just listening to the movie should count as watching it, right?

Withered instinctively felt that if he continued watching, he probably wouldn't live to see the end of the movie.