I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

This raises a crucial question, one that Lu Ban had previously considered regarding how to save Twisted Fate.

That is observation.

Lu Ban and the others believed that the key to saving Drizzt was that the Chosen Ones who could travel through time did not directly observe Drizzt's end, and Drizzt himself had already died at that time, so he naturally lost the right to observe at the moment of his death.

Therefore, as long as Lu Ban does not witness Twisted Fate's death, he still has the possibility of saving Twisted Fate.

As for Twisted Fate's later choice to die a heroic death, that was his personal choice.

From this, we can understand that once a chosen one can travel through time, they possess a strong power to observe history. The history witnessed by the chosen one becomes more solid, unchangeable, and has a more profound impact on reality.

The Chosen Ones' power to travel through time does not originate from themselves, but is bestowed upon them by the Silent Land.

Lu Ban had reason to believe that those great beings must also be able to travel through time, or rather, time was something they could manipulate at will.

Just as time around a black hole gradually comes to a standstill, and human-created units of measurement collapse under astronomical distortions, time around the truly transcendent ancient rulers, the gods above gods, must also be chaotic.

Therefore, these deities should possess greater observational abilities.

It is foreseeable that their gaze will be far more powerful than the Chosen Ones' manipulation of time.

Lu Ban suspects that even a fleeting glimpse of these deities from afar was enough to freeze history, making that ambiguous period of history a history "interfered with by the ancient rulers."

This is why different deities send their chosen ones to interfere with the same period of history.

They merely send their chosen ones to compete against each other. If their chosen ones win, that period of history will immediately be observed and frozen in time.

These deities vie for power amidst fragments of unknowable history, ultimately influencing the present.

For example, the world where Lu Ban lives contains some Great Old Ones. Although they have not been released yet, if other Chosen Ones go back in time and affect their seals, or eliminate the ancestors of those who can stabilize the seals, then perhaps one day those seals will loosen and be destroyed, ultimately allowing those Great Old Ones to descend upon the world again.

Therefore, the truly supreme gods do not actively interfere with the past and present of other realms, precisely to prevent history from becoming entrenched.

This is also the fundamental reason why the Chosen Ones are constantly active in other realms.

Miskatonic, on the other hand, is clearly repeating time, yet it is distinct from the real Miskatonic.

Or rather, Miskatonic, where Lu Ban is now, is a piece of the city's history.

Nothing that happens here will change the already concluded ending. The college students around Lu Ban are destined to die, while Miskatok will continue to exist until today.

The invitation Lu Ban received might be the key to getting here.

In this fixed timeline, perhaps only the intervention of Lu Ban and the Silent Land behind him can bring about change.

"why?"

Scott didn't understand either. He thought it was a tragedy, and that they must have done something wrong to be trapped in this closed space-time, endlessly reincarnating and suffering such torment.

Moreover, only Scott himself is able to maintain a clear consciousness and know that he is in a cycle of reincarnation.

Every time he wakes up, he has to face his companions who have no idea what will happen next. Even though Scott warns him, stops him, and tries various methods to change the future, the final outcome is always the same.

"Director Lu Ban, do you know why we're trapped here?"

Scott asked.

"Because this place has been observed by a will that transcends humanity, the distortion of time has occurred. That must have been caused by these monsters."

Lu Ban glanced at the monsters that were perched on the grass, monsters that could only be captured on camera.

Since these monsters are the offspring of that Supreme Mother Goddess, and that Supreme Mother Goddess is obviously of a similar rank to the leopard, it is quite normal that the large-scale arrival of these offspring has led to an increase in the level of pollution here, forming a small-scale space similar to another realm.

Lu Ban even thought that perhaps the mission of some of the chosen ones was to come to the Miskatonic Film Festival to help these people escape the cycle of time.

Because it is the cycle of time caused by the clan, the history here is not completely fixed and there is still room for change.

However, if this place is simply a cycle of reincarnation caused by the existence of monsters, then pollution that does not belong to this world will inevitably spread. The thick fog surrounding this false Miskatonic actually serves a protective function.

This indicates that someone must have been to Miskatonic, and that person confined the pollution to this area. It's even possible that the endless cycle of time was their doing. Unable to deal with the pollution, they could only seal it away.

That person is the real reason why Scott and his group are imprisoned here.

With that in mind, Lu Ban picked up the camera.

He remembered Feng Yu's words.

I'll be waiting for you at the end.

"Keep moving forward, my friend."

Lu Ban stood up.

"Let's go see the ending."

Chapter 787 The Way to the End

"ending?"

Scott couldn't understand that next, those monsters would devour all life here, and finally, the entire Miskatonic would fall into eternal darkness amidst frantic prayers. All the trees, buildings, and even the stones would begin to writhe, reproduce, and give birth to all sorts of grotesque monsters that defied morality.

For Scott, this is how it ends.

No matter how hard you struggle or how much you fight, there is no way to find salvation here.

He had already given up long ago, just like his friends around him, enjoying the little life he had left, drifting through his final days in a daze, and then repeating the same pattern.

Until he saw Lu Ban appear.

For Scott, who was already trapped in the cycle of reincarnation, any change was like a lifeline, something he tried to grasp, but in the end, it was all for naught.

Scott has encountered several people who have strayed into this place. He tells them about the eeriness and horror of the place, gains their trust, and tries to break through together.

But in the end, it only plunges those people into despair. Then, when reincarnation comes again, Scott looks in horror at the person who fought alongside him in the last reincarnation, who has become a puppet with a strange smile on his face, muttering strange prayers, and slashing open his own abdomen.

The appearance of Lu Ban initially made Scott think that this might be another failure, and that the director would become a puppet again, just like the others before him.

Therefore, Scott, having given up hope, remained as dazed as before, neither seeking help from Lu Ban nor telling him the truth.

But now, things seem to be a little different.

"Didn't I tell you before, don't stop the camera? Isn't the movie right at a turning point now?"

Lu Ban countered with a question.

"The protagonist's companions all died due to various accidents and mishaps. Now that he knows the truth, he and the only remaining person decide to leave something behind for the world. How about this kind of plot?"

He said.

Hearing Lu Ban's words, Scott felt somewhat confused and timid.

He no longer dared to have any hope or expectation.

The more expectations and hopes one has, the stronger the despair reality will bring.

But judging from Lu Ban's appearance, he didn't seem afraid of these monsters.

Lu Ban didn't go to the lawn, but instead took the videotape from the player and walked towards the street.

There wasn't a soul on the street.

Only dim lights illuminated the street.

The camera lens can be seen shooting out countless monsters that roam the walls, roads, and rooftops.

These monsters, like trees that have grown out of the ground, sway their branches-like tentacles, trying to devour all living things.

The people inside just stared blankly out the window. They hid in their rooms, trying to avoid the monsters, but this was not a long-term solution. As long as the monsters continued to grow, the city would eventually perish.

However, Lu Ban ignored the hideous monsters and walked straight ahead towards the church.

Scott glanced around and noticed some passersby in the alley. They were dressed in thin clothes, just like Zhou Changqing who had been with them earlier. However, they soon screamed in agony as they were ravaged and devoured by the invisible monster.

Lu Ban didn't care and went to the entrance of the church.

The church doors were tightly shut.

The sound of prayers being recited came from inside. The stained glass depicted a grotesque scene of the Virgin Mary giving birth to an ugly monster, which was extremely blasphemous.

Lu Ban knocked on the door, and when he heard footsteps approaching, the other person asked him a question.

"Who?"

Can you open the door?

Lu Ban, holding the camera in his left hand, asked.

Are you from out of town?

The other party then inquired.

"Correct."

Lu Ban nodded.

"Outsider, leave, leave, leave."

The other party repeated it three times as if to emphasize it, which was quite unfriendly.

"Ok."

Lu Ban responded, and then a silver revolver materialized in his hand as his last words.

bang——

The next moment, the wooden door flew into the church at an extremely high speed. Scott seemed to hear the sound of bones breaking. He saw a person in a black robe pressed down underneath, motionless, as if he had already lost his breath.

Inside the church, Scott saw that they were holding a sacrificial ceremony, with a woman lying on the stone altar in the center of the ceremony, voluntarily offering her heart and blood.

Black tears streamed from the eyes of the Virgin Mary statue, and within her bosom, a mass of black tentacles was drawing blood from the woman, gradually taking shape.

The believers all turned to look at the doorway, their faces still bearing eerie smiles.

They both looked down at their companion, who had been crushed to death by the door, and suddenly, they began to move.

All the believers surged toward Lu Ban, pulling out all sorts of knives from their sleeves, and ran toward the door without saying a word.

"Here you go, take it."

Lu Ban handed the camera to Scott, and then conjured a silver pen in his right hand [Last Words], casually writing words on the door panel.

[It can fire extremely powerful ammunition, which is inexhaustible.]

Then, he lifted the door panel.

Da da da—