I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

In a way that is difficult for humans to understand, broken pieces of wood kept bursting out from the door panel. The fragments flew towards the surging believers, and those who were hit only took two steps forward before collapsing to the ground, unable to move.

In the sacred church, Lu Ban dealt with all the standing believers in less than two minutes.

He didn't even leave a single person alive to question.

Carefully avoiding the corpses, Lu Ban arrived in front of the statue.

The person presiding over the ritual was already dead. Lu Ban bent down and placed his hand on the other person's head, and countless characters appeared.

[Fanatical believers are even willing to give up their own lives.]

Those who believe in a great being are well-versed in various aspects of faith and may even possess certain extraordinary powers.

[The manner of the death is gruesome; please do not take photos.]

"They have already mastered a certain level of supernatural abilities, so it seems the degree of contamination is quite high."

Lu Ban thought for a moment, then looked up at the monster that was frantically sucking the blood of the believers on the scene. Without any hesitation, he fired a bullet containing the delirious words of a great being into its still-forming body.

bang——

The body twisted, swelled, and then stopped abruptly with an explosion, the monster's flesh and blood staining the stained glass and splattering throughout the church.

"You took pictures of everything that just happened?"

Lu Ban turned around and asked Scott.

The young man was somewhat taken aback. Lu Ban's actions just now were exactly like those of a revenge protagonist in a B-movie—ruthless, decisive, and merciless—completely different from the humble film director he had been before.

"...I took a picture, I took a picture of it."

"That's good. Now, it's time to witness the ending."

Lu Ban raised the silver revolver in his hand and aimed it at the statue of the Virgin Mary that was shedding jet-black tears.

Chapter 788 Another Birth

Before the shot was fired, the black tears flowing from the statue of the Virgin Mary grew more numerous and thicker.

The black tears fell to the ground, but instead of spreading out like water, they seemed to have their own life and will, wriggling and gradually gathering to form the shape of a tiny monster.

At the same time, Lu Ban heard soft murmurs in his ears.

These murmurs are not human language, but rather a sound from time immemorial. These sounds will not be lost with the changing of human civilizations; they are engraved in the genes of all living beings and can evoke the most primal fears.

Lu Ban felt himself being plunged into darkness, and he saw many people lying in the darkness.

Drizzt, now a dried-up corpse, was emaciated. He made a sound from his withered throat and reached out his hand toward Lu Ban, uttering whimpering words.

"Why didn't you stop me? Why didn't you save me...?"

Her entire body was festering and mangled, and Momiji, dressed in long boots and a kimono, had one eye pop out. Her expression was ferocious, and thick black fog surrounded her.

"You could have changed all of this, you could have saved everyone..."

With its flesh and blood completely burned away, Amber, whose body appeared even smaller, stared at Lu Ban with empty eyes, its voice carrying a scorching heat.

"You killed me, you killed me! Why, why? I trusted you so much, and you sent me to the altar with your own hands..."

There were many more deaths experienced during the missions; the spirits of the dead surrounded Lu Ban, their voices accusing him and trying to torment his will.

All the sins, regrets, and pains materialized at this moment, repeating themselves endlessly before Lu Ban's eyes.

At the same time, another voice entered Lu Ban's mind.

That language also originated from the ancient Old Ones, chaotic and complex, yet it resonated deeply with people.

Embrace the darkness, feel the joy of reproduction, and reap a bountiful harvest!

These languages ​​glorify darkness, tempting Lu Ban to fall into it, causing his body to mutate, grow, and thrive.

Soon, Lu Ban's abdomen swelled up, as if she were ten months pregnant.

He felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, accompanied by intense nausea and vomiting. Then, Lu Ban's abdomen began to rise and fall.

It was as if some creature was being conceived within it; the round belly became uneven, and the feeling of something bursting out of the body grew stronger.

Scott covered his mouth, dumbfounded at the sight. He had never seen anything like it in the previous cycles. Even so, Scott still held the camera and recorded everything truthfully.

Lu Ban bent down slightly, and then, with maximum force, leaned backward as if he were about to break his spine.

click-

Hearing the sound of bones breaking, Scott stared intently at Lu Ban.

*Pfft*

Lu Ban suddenly felt a cracking sound coming from his abdomen, followed by a heart-wrenching tearing sound.

The fetus in Lu Ban's womb passed through her stomach and came into this world.

Black blood splattered onto the statue of the Virgin Mary, staining her skirt with dust and becoming filthy, while the thing inside Lu Ban's belly stretched out a hand, trying to grab something.

"Director Lu Ban!"

Scott exclaimed in surprise. Just when he thought Lu Ban was beyond saving and about to be killed by this strange statue, he suddenly realized that what was born from Lu Ban's belly was actually a human.

Moreover, although the man was covered in thick, black blood, he did not appear twisted. After emerging from Lu Ban's stomach, he slowly got up.

As for Lu Ban, his eyes had rolled back, and he gradually dissolved, turning into a puddle of flesh.

Scott saw that the person born from Lu Ban's womb was still Lu Ban.

"She was born again."

Lu Ban touched his belly to make sure there wasn't another little Lu Ban inside.

The minced meat on the ground gradually gathered together and returned to Lu Ban's body.

"Their babbling alone is enough to cause people to become alienated. Doesn't that make them worthy of being gods on par with Charlotte's true form?"

Lu Ban whispered, raising his hand and conjuring a silver revolver [Last Words] in his palm. He then decisively fired at the statue of the weeping Virgin Mary.

When the illusory verbal bullet struck the statue, it shattered with a deafening roar.

Surprisingly, beneath the gray stone of the statue lay black flesh and blood.

The flesh and blood were even wriggling, just like a living organism.

The statue of the Virgin Mary stands here like the monsters in Jiangcheng Mountain that have been petrified because their masters were sealed away, with writhing flesh spilling outwards as if trying to find a new host.

"It seems this is the reason why this place is trapped in a cycle of reincarnation."

Without hesitation, Lu Ban gave those flesh and blood a quick death.

The murmurs in his ear suddenly subsided, but there were still whispers like the wind in his ear, blowing in from all directions.

Every statue in this city seems to be a source of creating evil god followers.

However, Lu Ban did not intend to personally destroy all the idols. He only issued a mission in [Morning Star]. Soon, explosions rang out in Miskatonic, one after another, without end.

Lu Ban saw that the players on the street were smashing, looting and burning all sorts of things. The residents hiding in the houses were at a loss. Churches had been smashed open with hammers, and the believers inside were fighting with the players. The statues were engulfed in flames, and the black tears kept evaporating in the fire, turning into mist and dissipating.

Since Lu Ban initially assigned players the task of exploration, and the place was indeed somewhat eerie, the players' progress was very slow.

However, Lu Ban directly changed the mission objective to destroy the idols in the church and eliminate the believers, thus altering the nature of the game.

Many players experience a surge in blood pressure during puzzle-solving, feeling like they want to smash their controllers, but once the boss's health bar appears, they have no choice but to give in.

Players are the most unpredictable beings. Regardless of whether they are NPCs or not, and regardless of the consequences, as long as they have a weapon and the other party has a health bar, it is hard for them not to be tempted to poke them.

It can be said that Lu Ban has now lifted the last restrictions on the players, so these fearless individuals will naturally begin to bring some excitement to this world.

Scott followed behind Lu Ban, recording everything with his camera.

He never imagined that he would one day witness such a scene.

Those terrifying, invincible monsters were actually defeated by a group of humans.

Lu Ban walked at the front and arrived at the campus square of Miskatonic University, where a towering statue stood.

Lu Ban only needed one glance to understand that this was the source of Miskatok's mutation.

Chapter 789 [The Statue of the Goddess of Dark Abundance]

This towering stone statue, just like those displayed in churches, is a bizarre depiction of the Virgin Mary. However, in the view of the [True Vision], the exterior of this statue is stone, while the interior is filled with constantly writhing, deep red flesh, and at the core of the flesh is another statue.

Without hesitation, Lu Ban fired directly at the statue.

bang——

Moments later, the statue fell apart, and crimson flesh and blood splattered, forming a small rain of blood.

The idol, which was located within flesh and blood, fell out and landed on the ground.

Lu Ban saw that dark yellow grass and trees had begun to grow around the statue, and these grass and trees were constantly wriggling, like insects.

He reached out and picked it up.

The part of the statue that was in contact with the ground became sticky, like the flesh and blood of some kind of creature. Lu Ban picked up the statue as if he were tearing a lump off his skin. The contact surface was as blurry as a wound, and from that filthy cross-section, countless tiny, white things like insect eggs spilled out.

The insect eggs hatched as soon as they landed, quickly turning into white worms. The worms fed on the eroded ground and began to divide and multiply in the blink of an eye.

Lu Ban thoughtfully stepped on it, as if he had stepped on a pile of cow dung.

He turned his gaze to the statue in his hands with a hint of regret.

The point where the statue touched Lu Ban's hand began to change. Lu Ban could sense that the skin cells it touched were starting to divide and multiply. This frantic proliferation, similar to that of cancer cells, absorbed nutrients from the surrounding environment. The newly born cells also had constantly pulsating flagella, causing Lu Ban's palm to grow fine, undulating hairs.

Perhaps that's how the hairy corpses in those pirated movies are made. The decaying corpses were corroded by pollution, causing the cells that had lost their activity to start proliferating again, which is why such hairs appeared.

Within the downy fur, new life was being conceived; in just a moment of contact, life underwent an evolution in Lu Ban's palm.

However, since it was Lu Ban's own doing, he certainly couldn't let those things grow unchecked.

So he put the statue on the ground and clapped his hands.

They finally crushed those civilizations that were still in the Stone Age.

At the same time, a silver pen appeared on Lu Ban's right hand, displaying his "Last Words." After thinking for a moment, he placed his hand on the statue, and countless words appeared.

However, these texts contained not only languages ​​that Lu Ban could understand, but also many languages ​​that he could not comprehend, languages ​​that even the Silent Land might not be able to translate.

The writings of those civilizations that have long since vanished and no longer exist seem to be contained within this statue.