I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

"The ships in the port are still there. Although I don't know how to sail, it should be pretty simple."

Lu Ban glanced at the fishing boats swaying in the waves, then looked back at the villa on the mountain.

It was pitch black there, and something seemed to be stirring in the shadows, making one feel uneasy.

Xia remained silent, simply following Lu Ban's movements like a puppet that had lost its will.

Hongye walked beside Lu Ban, glancing over from time to time, her hands constantly kneading her skirt, appearing very nervous.

Lu Ban found a fishing boat used by fishermen to go out to sea to fish for squid. These boats have light boxes that can be used underwater to attract light-attracting seafood. Lu Ban had seen videos before, and it was almost impossible to catch nothing when fishing on such a boat. You could basically catch something as soon as you cast your line.

He really doesn't know how to drive a boat, he doesn't even know how to start it.

After fiddling with it for a while, Lu Ban still couldn't start the ship.

The harbor was quiet, the once bustling bars were silent, and there wasn't a soul on the streets, as if the entire island had fallen into death.

Xia sat to the side, mechanically checking the instruments. She was just a college student and didn't go to Hawaii every summer, so it was reasonable that she didn't know how to operate a boat.

Lu Ban came to the ship's side, where Hongye stood, gazing at the dark island.

Lu Ban glanced back at Xi Ya and spoke.

"You already know everything, don't you?"

Hongye was taken aback, her eyes filled with emotion, and her gaze turned to the swaying waves.

"What do you mean? Is it that you shouldn't belong in this world, or that I'm already dead?"

Hongye's voice became steady, completely devoid of the vitality and childishness that belonged to a high school student. Before Lu Ban could answer, she continued.

“Indeed, I learned these things in that darkness. It felt strange, like someone else’s complete memories suddenly entered your mind, and you were no longer yourself, or like waking up from a dream.”

"After so many years of experience, I really can't bear to part with it."

The sound of some creature howling came from the mountain in the center of the island. The sound was like the screeching of a plastic bag being torn apart, sharp and piercing, instilling an instinctive fear in people.

Hongye looked at Lu Ban beside her.

What do you want to do?

She asked.

"Uncle Cui must have told you how to leave this place just now. Now that he's gone, all you need to do is kill me, Xi Ya, and Amber, and you can face that person directly and get a chance to leave."

Lu Ban did not answer directly.

He looked at Hongye, the girl who had closed her eyes slightly and raised her head slightly, revealing her snow-white neck.

This gesture, which looked like she was asking for a kiss, actually led Lu Ban to snap her neck.

Lu Ban raised his hand, his fingertips tracing across Hongye's smooth, delicate neck. He could feel Hongye trembling slightly. Lu Ban's hand continued upwards, and he saw tears welling up in the corners of Hongye's eyes. He gently wiped away the warm tears with his thumb.

Hongye couldn't help but open her eyes; she could hardly believe it.

“From a rational point of view, whether it is you, Drizzt, Sia, or Amber, you are all people who have passed away. What is here is just a phantom of the past. I should kill you all to give you a chance to return to reality.”

Lu Ban said slowly.

"But if I did that, it's obvious I would lose my last vestige of humanity, which is perhaps what the 'Dark Ones' want to see."

If Lu Ban chooses to kill everyone around him in order to return to the real world, then Lu Ban will lose his humanity and become a mindless zombie who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. Even if he can return, he will not pose any threat to the actions of the "Dark Ones" in the future.

From a rational point of view, there is no benefit in opposing the incarnation of a god above gods. Lu Ban should escape from here and eke out a living in a safe alien realm, instead of standing up to try to save those increasingly polluted alien realms.

If Lu Ban retains his humanity, those around him will not die unexpectedly, and Lu Ban will never be able to reach the side of the "Dark One".

This is a closed-loop cage.

Without this trip, Lu Ban might have had to wait decades to discover this. By then, he might have had a happy life here, and he might not have been able to choose to give up everything he had and throw himself back into that chaotic and evil world.

Just like Drizzt and Redleaf, their memories of more than ten years in this world are not false. For them, there is no difference in importance between their many years in the alien world and their many years in the present.

Lu Ban, on the other hand, has only been in this world for a few weeks and hasn't adapted yet.

This is indeed a trap devised by the "Dark Ones".

However, the "Dark Ones" probably didn't realize that Lu Ban was involved in far too many things. Even just extracting his consciousness was enough to attract the attention of certain beings.

These monsters are the key to breaking the deadlock.

Chapter 935 I Promise You

Hearing Lu Ban's words, Hongye sniffed.

She paused for a moment before speaking.

"You really are that kind of person."

The night breeze ruffled her hair, making it sway gently, which reminded Lu Ban of flames.

"She knows too."

Hongye looked towards the villa in the center of the island.

"Wait, do you know where Amber is?"

Lu Ban asked upon seeing this.

"Ah."

Hongye nodded slightly and pointed in that direction.

"The black monster we just saw was Amber's doing."

"she?"

Lu Ban was somewhat surprised.

According to Hongye, Amber must have also regained her original memories.

Moreover, she even gained some extraordinary powers.

Those black monsters had clearly existed on the island for a long time; at least Lu Ban had seen them on the beach during the day.

The origin of the white monster is unknown.

If Amber gained her memories, where did her supernatural abilities come from, and what would she do with these monsters?

The black monsters earlier didn't actually harm Lu Ban; instead, they helped him escape the villa. If they really were made of amber, it makes perfect sense.

“She knew everything before I did, and even your arrival here might be due to her efforts.”

Hongye said.

"Her efforts?"

Lu Ban fell silent.

If Amber truly knew all this all along, then her actions were disrupting Lu Ban's originally stable reality.

It is foreseeable that, if this continues, Amber will control these monsters, kill everyone around Lu Ban, and ultimately end her own life, allowing Lu Ban to return to reality.

Thinking about it this way, Amber had already made a decision from the very beginning.

"Although I want to live and continue to immerse myself in the dream, it seems that the illusion is ultimately just an illusion."

Hongye said softly.

"However, at least I can have this part of my life at the end, and that's enough."

She looked up at Lu Ban.

From Hongye's eyes, Lu Ban already knew the answer.

In the end, Momiji made the same choice as Tristana.

If Tristana made her decision by the push of fate, then Momiji truly confirmed her thoughts because of Lu Ban's choice.

Lu Ban did not choose to kill Hongye, and for that reason, Hongye chose death.

"Everything I experienced was real, wasn't it?"

Hongye looked at Lu Ban and asked.

"Yes."

Lu Ban nodded.

Red leaves smile gently.

She raised her hand and, with lightning speed, slashed something across her neck.

Crimson blood surged on her fair neck, quickly staining Hongye's skirt red.

Lu Ban saw that it was a shard of glass, probably taken away when he escaped from the villa.

Hongye collapsed with a thud. She leaned against the ship's railing, knelt down, and instinctively covered her slit throat with the hand that was holding the glass shard.

Blood spread from the wound, and Hongye tried to cover it with both hands. Tears streamed down her face, and she struggled with her legs, but her strength was rapidly draining away from her body.

Lu Ban reached out and covered Hong Ye's hand. The warmth made Hong Ye relax a little. Blood gushed onto Lu Ban's body, but he didn't care.

Her pupils began to dilate, her struggling strength waned, and finally, she stopped moving altogether.

Only the lips, opening and closing, seemed to be saying something.

Lu Ban leaned closer to listen.

He heard Hongye's last words.

"Okay, I promise you."

Lu Ban replied.

But the girl had already stopped breathing.

Lu Ban looked into Hongye's lifeless eyes and wondered if Hongye, who had lived an ordinary life as a girl for more than ten years in this world, could be considered happy.

But Lu Ban knew that Hongye and Cui Shi were doing the same thing.

Lu Ban was also well aware that after Xia and Hu Po gained their memories, they would definitely do the same thing.

This is the price to pay.

To return to the real world and confront the "Dark One" who takes chaos as his mission, this is a price that must be paid.