I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

"That jade pendant was clearly contaminated by the evil god. Just as knowledge is inevitably corrupted when it is acquired, it is also possible to gain corresponding knowledge when it is corrupted. The method of arranging the ritual to worship the evil god was transmitted through this knowledge."

Lu Ban continued to explain.

"On this island, rituals to worship evil gods may have taken place in the past or are taking place now, and the spacetime turbulence is just a side phenomenon. The power of those evil gods is enough to affect spacetime and cause it to become distorted. We have simply stumbled into this turbulence."

“What you say makes a lot of sense, but it’s rather strange that such a powerful evil god could escape by human methods.”

Sia pressed for more information.

"Furthermore, if those guys are really that powerful, why would they be confined to this small planet Earth?"

"That's outrageous."

Lu Ban answered without hesitation.

"The murmurs of those great beings echo throughout the universe. Not only people here, but if civilizations exist on other planets, people will also hear these murmurs. Perhaps in the time it takes us to say these two sentences, believers in several worlds have already held ceremonies."

"However, these rituals can only summon some of the Scroll Clan trapped in the void. Of course, for ordinary civilizations, the Scroll Clan alone is enough to bring devastating blows. The universe is vast, and when the number of Scroll Clan released reaches a certain level, even sealed evil gods may break free."

Even the biggest events become insignificant on a cosmic scale, and similarly, even the smallest influence becomes devastating when magnified to a cosmic scale.

"You mean, no matter how hard we try, the influence of those beings on the world won't stop?"

Drizzt suddenly spoke, asking in a very serious and earnest tone.

"Yes, even the chosen ones can only add a few strokes to one of the frames of a film reel. To completely change the plot, one must step outside the film and become either an audience member or a creator."

Lu Ban affirmed, but quickly smiled again.

"However, this also means that no matter what happens in our world, the macroscopic impact is difficult to determine. This island has become a breeding ground for the evil god's domain. Even if this world is destroyed, it makes no difference to the entire macroscopic universe whether we successfully prevent what happened on this island and send those monsters from other realms back."

"Is this like, microscopic particles?"

Xia tried to understand what Lu Ban was saying.

"what is that?"

Lu Ban had not studied physics and did not know what Xi Ya meant.

“In physics, the macroscopic and microscopic can also be distinguished. Many physical phenomena only occur at the microscopic scale, such as wave-particle duality, and some laws only apply to the macroscopic field. For example, when I shine my phone's light on a wall, there are actually countless photons released from the light, and the ones that hit the wall are all random. But from our macroscopic perspective, no matter which photon it is, the final effect is the same. However, for a single photon, its fate may be completely different.”

Sia explained simply.

"I see."

Lu Ban said, "I've learned something," and at the same time, he gained a deeper understanding of the alien realm, the Chosen Ones, and the great beings who transcend them.

Just like particles in the microscopic realm such as neutrons, protons, and electrons, if we consider planets as these microscopic particles, then at this scale, those colossal evil gods might indeed possess rules completely different from those of humans.

Those great beings, their enormous size is not only visually stunning, but also the fundamental reason that truly distinguishes them from the human world.

Imagine a monster millions of times larger than the Milky Way. Its neural pathways could not possibly be electric current or the speed of light. On their scale, humanity and its civilization are extremely insignificant. Even at the Brilliant Realm, what one achieves in a lifetime is merely a small cyst growing on the skin of that colossal creature.

"Let's leave that aside for now. I just received a call from Amber. She seems to be acting strangely. I think the effects of the fog might have reached the mountains. If possible, I'd like to go back and check on her."

Although Lu Ban knew that the phone call he had just received was most likely caused by some kind of anomaly, given that so many strange things had happened on the island, it wasn't safe to leave Amber and Red Leaf in the villa.

"Furthermore, if this is indeed a ritual to summon an evil god, then Zou Changyu and his wife are highly suspicious, and the jade pendant must be a very important item. We must go back to confirm it."

Lu Ban then explained the necessity of returning from another perspective.

"really."

Drizzt agreed.

“This street is really eerie. I’m worried that we might not be able to get back.”

Xia felt that since the fog had caused such a situation, their way back to the villa probably wouldn't be easy either.

"We should at least give it a try."

Lu Ban helped Trist up, and after confirming that he could walk normally, he took the first step downstairs.

There was still no one on the first floor of the hotel, and unlike what Lu Ban had seen, there was no roster, and even his blood-stained cell phone was gone.

He glanced outside and noticed that the fog seemed to have dissipated considerably. At least now he could see the houses across the street through the glass windows. The thick fog that had previously obscured his view was now dissipating like ordinary sea fog.

"The fog has lifted?"

Lu Ban quickly found their car that had taken them down the mountain, glanced at the fuel gauge, and saw that it hadn't changed.

The three got into the car, and since Trist had not fully recovered, Shia drove.

Just as Xia adjusted the rearview mirror and started the car, Lu Ban looked back at the pitch-black hotel again.

He saw a person standing by the window of the room where they had just spotted Drizzt on the second floor of the hotel.

chug--

As the car started, Lu Ban felt a jolt beneath him, and then there was nothing behind the window again.

Lu Ban turned around, looked at the road ahead, and couldn't help but glance at the person sitting next to him.

The person he just saw standing behind the hotel window... looked exactly like Drizzt.

Chapter 928 Car Accident

Lu Ban couldn't help but glance at Trist beside him.

The policeman was staring out the window, seemingly lost in thought.

The bloodstains on his body had long since dried, and he looked exhausted and dejected.

Lu Ban recalled the figure he had just seen in the room on the second floor of the hotel; without a doubt, it was Drizzt.

But the other party just stared in their direction without making any move.

If that was Drizzt, then who is next to me now?

Lu Ban recalled that when Twisted Fate described his experiences, there were many parts that were extremely vague and hard to believe.

For example, whose blood is on Twisted Fate? His gun and bullets have disappeared. Why did Twisted Fate just lie on the ground after being attacked, without being treated any other way?

In other words, Lu Ban began to suspect that the Twisted Fate beside him might be a fake.

For Lu Ban, this is a relatively unreal world, where everything may just be his illusion, or a dream created by the "Dark One".

Therefore, the existence of a fake Twisted Fate is not entirely impossible.

But what is their purpose?

If the real intention was simply to harm Lu Ban, then the fake Trist could have acted much earlier; there was absolutely no need for such a dramatic performance.

Lu Ban looked out the car window. The thin mist gradually dissipated as the altitude increased, and the moonlight illuminated the road ahead. The old villa was brightly lit, guiding the way.

The people on the bus were silent, seemingly trying to calm themselves down through silence.

Lu Ban began to organize his current experiences and his goals for the future.

It is obvious that there are extraordinary things on this island. Most likely, cultists want to summon evil gods and communicate with those indescribable great beings in exchange for power. Whether their ritual was successful or not is unknown, but in any case, it brought about the previous thick fog.

Lu Ban now has two choices. The first is to find the leader of the cult, locate the place where they hold their rituals, and then genuinely help these cultists summon an evil god. Through this evil god, whose identity is unknown, they can counteract this illusion and find a way to escape.

Another option is to thwart the cultists' plot, escape unscathed, and then find an opportunity to investigate how much supernatural power still exists in this world.

The former choice was obviously risky. In this world, Lu Ban did not have such a strong resistance to corruption. If he really went along with the cultists, the great being's simple response might drive Lu Ban and those cultists into madness on the spot, turning them into a lump of rotten flesh without self-awareness before returning to reality.

The latter option is much longer. Extraordinary events are rare and unpredictable, and Lu Ban cannot guarantee that he will encounter them again. He may spend decades in this illusion and still not come into contact with similar events.

He decided to observe Twisted Fate's condition first. If this was Twisted Fate in disguise, then he must have some ulterior motive.

As the car passed through the gate, Lu Ban noticed that the security guard who was originally guarding the guard booth was nowhere to be seen. The car stopped at the guard post, and Lu Ban rolled down the window and glanced inside.

The security booth was lit up and the air conditioner was running normally, as if the security guard inside had taken a short break or gone to the toilet.

They waited for two minutes, and it was quiet all around; there was no one there.

Lu Ban swatted a mosquito that had come up to him, his palm covered in blood.

He rolled up the car window, took a tissue from the armrest box next to the driver's seat, and wiped his face.

"We don't know where they went."

Xia continued driving forward. Although the road was bright, it gave people an eerie feeling. The headlights illuminated the road ahead, making it somewhat monotonous and boring.

Suddenly, something seemed to rush out from the side of the road.

The white shadow tried to dart past the car, but it wasn't fast enough and was hit directly by Sia. The huge impact sent the thing flying and disappearing from the range of the car headlights.

Xia quickly slammed on the brakes; she was a little nervous.

"Was that a person just now?"

She looked ahead, but apart from the area illuminated by the car headlights, the rest of the area was just a blurry shadow, indistinct.

"It's probably just a small animal, like a rabbit or something."

Lu Ban recalled the classic Australian joke: there were no native rabbits on the islands of Australia, but some busybodies brought them in by boat and released them back into the wild. As a result, the rabbits, without any natural predators, proliferated to the point that they multiplied to tens of billions in just a few years.

This island probably doesn't have any rabbits. If we bring a few pairs of rabbits, rabbit meat might be cheaper than fish in a few years.

"I don't think so, it's too heavy."

Xia gripped the steering wheel, started the car again, and slowly moved forward, saying as she did so.

"You can testify that I wasn't drinking or speeding; that thing crashed into me on its own."

Trist peered out, trying to find the object that had just been knocked away.

Lu Ban looked at the area illuminated by the light. The rough surface was pitted and uneven, unchanging, until... a hand appeared in the light.

The pale hand looked like a sweater washed with bleach, with a nauseating grainy texture. Xia immediately slowed down, and the low beam quickly illuminated the thing in its entirety.

Point Guard Here

It was a humanoid creature.

Its size is equivalent to that of an eight or nine-year-old child. It is all white, and its skin is rough like a pilling carpet. It has six arms, and its legs are as short as its arms, as if they have degenerated. The whole thing looks like a giant spider.

Its head was round and chubby, making most of its facial features unclear. Only the top of its head had many holes, like a honeycomb, which looked eerie and terrifying in the dim light.

"What's this……"

Even Xia, upon witnessing this bizarre thing with her own eyes, could not hide the panic on her face.

It's like this: although cockroaches are very common, and students in the south have seen countless large cockroaches, if you hear noises in the kitchen when you go to the bathroom in the middle of the night, run over to turn on the light, and find a cockroach the size of a husky, anyone would immediately learn Spider-Man's wall-climbing skills.