I created the myth of the Great Old Ones.

Lu Ban walked for a while and saw a 24-hour convenience store still open by the roadside, so he led the two girls inside.

The cashier was playing on her phone and didn't notice the person coming in.

"Is this human?"

Lu Ban asked subconsciously.

"um, yes."

Amber nodded.

The cashier heard the two people talking, looked up, and looked at them suspiciously, only to find that all three of them were staring at her.

"?"

A question mark appeared above the cashier's head. He thought for a moment and pointed to the shelf next to him that sold safety equipment.

"Ten pieces on top, fifteen pieces on the bottom."

Clearly, he understood that this was a place where indulgent tourists came to buy and spend money.

"We don't want this."

Sia said immediately.

"?"

The cashier glanced at Xia, then at the amber on Lu Ban's back, and then at Lu Ban, who was covered in blood.

I silently thought to myself, "These young people these days really go all out."

Do you sell slippers and sandals?

Sia asked in English.

These convenience stores near tourist attractions are different from the small shops on the streets; they sell everything from slippers and sandals to swimsuits and even surfboards.

Lu Ban was covered in blood, but the cashier was still asleep and didn't notice what was on Lu Ban's body, mistaking it for a print on a T-shirt.

"On that shelf over there."

The cashier rubbed his eyes and pointed to a shelf deep inside the store.

Lu Ban was somewhat relieved that Xi Ya still had some cash in her pocket. They bought sandals for Amber, changed Lu Ban's clothes, and bought some food and water. After changing clothes in the restroom, they ate at the outdoor table outside the convenience store.

Along the way, Xia also used her strong communication skills to "borrow" a tablet computer, which she is currently browsing online information.

“I checked Uncle Cui and Hongye’s information and found that all the relevant information has been removed.”

Sia swiped her finger across the tablet, she said.

"I can't find any news about the case, it's as if it never happened."

At that moment, she stopped pointing.

“I searched for the island we visited before, and the search engine records show that the island sank ten years ago due to geological changes. Most of the island’s residents did not have time to evacuate and perished in the disaster. Since then, that area of ​​water has been designated as a no-navigation zone because of its complex seabed topography, which makes it easy for ships to run aground. Even small fishing boats are not allowed to go there.”

Xia pushed the tablet over for Lu Ban to see.

"Have mutated fish been caught here before?"

Lu Ban noticed that under the regular news, there were also some unverified rumors, such as local fishermen catching fish with four legs in the sea, and diving enthusiasts discovering white humanoid monsters in the sea.

This kind of report, which sounds like a marketing news article, can also be found online. However, since this is a small place, there are only one or two related reports, which are copied and pasted by countless media outlets.

Lu Ban suspects that what caused the island to sink ten years ago was not a geological disaster, but a sacrificial ceremony that had been held there. After the entire island sank, pollution remained on the seabed, and some fish that accidentally got close were contaminated and became mutated fish.

As for the humanoid monsters, they were probably islanders from when the island sank.

To be honest, given the rate at which this pollution is spreading, Lu Ban felt that he might never encounter these extraordinary events in this world, even until his death. It seemed that Charlotte had indeed helped him a lot in the end.

“I just called home and asked around. My parents don’t know Uncle Cui anymore. Our purpose here has become a vacation, not an investigation.”

Sia added.

This level of information manipulation is easily accomplished by Outer Gods, and may not even require the will of the original body.

"I think we'd better go back to China as soon as possible. If we stay here, those white monsters might come back to haunt us."

Sia suggested, glancing at Amber as she did so.

Although Amber is currently obedient to Lu Ban and won't do anything to him, it's hard to say whether Lu Ban can still suppress Amber if things continue to develop, or whether Amber will become impatient and act against Lu Ban's will.

Therefore, going home as soon as possible is the best option.

Moreover, although Xia was also curious about those evil gods and monsters, now was definitely not a good time to stay here and continue exploring. She should at least contact research institutions or even relevant departments and make thorough preparations before coming back.

Compared to many adventure movie characters who are unprepared, want to crawl into any hole they see, and can't even walk past a graveyard, Sia is clearly more rational.

“I checked, and we bought tickets with our ID cards. We just need to go to the airport to change our tickets and we can go back.”

"Go back?"

Lu Ban pondered for a moment, and then he thought of something: if everyone in this world is a projection of the real world, and under certain circumstances they can also awaken their original memories, then how did beings like Leopard come to be?

Lu Ban didn't believe that the "Dark Ones" would risk copying Leopard's soul. Therefore, Leopard in this world was clearly just an ordinary human without a past soul. Moreover, she didn't appear by Lu Ban's side; he only saw her through television programs, so he couldn't discern anything from her.

With this in mind, Lu Ban quickly thought of someone.

He appeared beside Lu Ban, and he was a person who absolutely had no soul.

Thinking of this, Lu Ban immediately opened the browser's search bar and began searching for the other person's name.

Chapter 939 Typhoon

But Lu Ban had just typed in his name and checked a few news articles when he heard a roar from the sky.

He looked up and saw that it was just dawn, and the sky was a clear blue.

What is that sound?

Sia looked slightly confused. She stood up and looked around, but quickly fixed her gaze on one end of the road.

Following Xi Ya's gaze, Lu Ban saw that at the end of the street that ran through the island, where one could see directly to the sea, dark clouds were shrouded, thunder was gathering, and a cloud that was big enough to cover the sky was surging towards them.

Within minutes, the area covered by the dark clouds had expanded, becoming a natural disaster that could not be ignored.

"typhoon?"

Lu Ban found it somewhat unbelievable, because the island was located at a latitude close to the equator, and the equator is a well-known doldrums, so typhoons do not occur in areas close to the equator.

Therefore, the storms that occur here are most likely not normal storms.

Ding--

A notification popped up on the tablet. Lu Ban opened it and found that it was an emergency notice issued by the local meteorological bureau. A typhoon was forming in the ocean south of the island, and ships at sea were advised to return to port as soon as possible to prepare for the storm. At the same time, a notice was also issued that all flights at the airport were temporarily canceled.

"How could there be a typhoon here?"

Sia was incredulous; she glanced at Amber.

"Could this also be the work of that mastermind behind the scenes?"

"I don't know, but it's very likely."

Amber shook her head and said, looking at the place where the storm was gathering, muttering to herself.

"Does He intend to exclude unstable existences?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Ban quickly understood what Amber meant.

It's clear that Amber has already made contact with Charlotte. If Amber continues to stay by Lu Ban's side, then without a doubt, the scenario that the "Dark Ones" originally wanted to see will be difficult to achieve. There's even a possibility that Charlotte will find a weakness and take some threatening actions against the "Dark Ones".

Therefore, the "Dark Ones" most likely want to pull Amber away from Lu Ban and find a way to reset Lu Ban's memories.

As for why He didn't take action personally, Lu Ban guessed it was related to His own identity.

If a god of this level were to witness this event, many things would be fixed and unchangeable, and the "Dark Ones" certainly wouldn't want to see such a thing happen.

Lu Ban even expanded his thinking on this, wondering if the Chosen Ones were to these Outer Gods in a similar way to these Outer Gods were to that legendary deity, the one used by the Glorious Realm to seal away other Great Old Ones.

As far as Lu Ban knew, that being was in a state of perpetual blindness and madness, and the entire world was a dream of His. Therefore, even the Outer God, the true form of the "Dark One," might have to be wary of His existence.

Therefore, they could only act secretly while He was asleep, rewriting history and the development of other lands.

In other words, if the traces of the "Dark Ones" are detected by that slumbering, blind, and foolish being, then even an Outer God incarnation could be trapped in the closed loop of fate.

Of course, if that kind of thing really happened, Lu Ban felt that he would most likely be the first to die.

This behavior is tantamount to mutual destruction.

But the situation is different now.

The "Dark One" has now surfaced, and this alien realm is his doing. Lu Ban can also find the connection between this place and Him, while Charlotte is still in the shadows, influencing this world only through Amber.

Therefore, if Charlotte uses Amber or Land Bond to do something that involves a higher level of narrative, the "Dark Ones" may be implicated.

The game between the two incarnations of Outer Gods used the entire alien realm as the chessboard.

This typhoon is undoubtedly here to settle scores with Amber and prevent Charlotte from continuing to influence Lu Ban through Amber.

"So, there really are things here that would make the [Dark Ones] wary?"

Lu Ban thought to himself.

After all, there is still a big question that has not been explained yet: in this alien realm, mentioning the names of various Great Old Ones or even Outer Gods will not cause corruption, seeing strange things will not lead to loss of reason, and the knowledge gained from spreading will not be eroded.

In other words, most of the laws of other realms do not apply here.

At least in Lu Ban's understanding, Charlotte couldn't do this easily.

The Dark One and Charlotte are incarnations of the same level, so there wouldn't be such a large difference in their strength.

Therefore, the "Dark Ones" must have used some special means to construct this world.

Lu Ban believed that even he himself might not be able to fully control this method.

Since Lu Ban receives no punishment for directly uttering the name of the "Dark One," it means that His name has lost its power here as well.

Some might ask, how could the "Dark One," as the incarnation of the supreme god, whose status is almost higher than that of all the Great Old Ones, put himself in such a dangerous situation?

But it is precisely because He is the "man of darkness," the ultimate chaotic plaything, that He is capable of doing such a thing.

Other gods, perhaps fearing danger, would instinctively avoid such a perilous situation.

But He might not.