Red Moon Returns

Standing in the void of the universe, the foot is a slowly rotating magnificent galaxy, and behind the flowing nebula, billions of stars are twinkling with little light.

As far as the eye can see, there is only a towering stone throne standing like a mountain. Around the throne, there are countless stone bases. On each base, an unknown object is suspended. The surface of the object is covered with some kind of fabric whose texture cannot be seen, making the object fall into a hazy state.

On the ancient and solemn stone throne, the ancient immortal is floating quietly.

Distance seems to have lost its meaning here. The two seem to span millions of light years, but they are as close as they can be seen. It seems out of reach, but you can clearly see each other's image and hear each other's voice.

It is an extremely large human figure, so large that the size has lost the value of evaluation. The human figure's body is covered with the same fabric as the object covering the base, like a simple robe for him.

On his head, a light grey veil glowed faintly, covering his face. The veil was so thin that it seemed that one could see through it at a glance, but even with all one's eyesight, one could not see the slightest bit of the face behind the veil.

Beside the giant, the lingering whispers and whispers seemed to contain everything in the world, but it was incomprehensible.

Lin Qi sighed softly.

The moment he saw the other party, Lin Qi already knew the other party's identity.

In the distant time and space, on the giant stone throne outside the universe, the ancient ancient immortal Tavier At Umr floated on it, waiting for the creatures passing through the Silver Gate, guiding them to pass through the Ultimate Gate, step into the Ultimate Abyss, witness the secret of the origin of the world, and touch the eternal truth of all things in the universe.

This is definitely the evil god among the evil gods. Yog-Sothoth is an existence that he cannot peek at now. Although this is his clone, it should not be much different.

However, strangely, after seeing the other party, Lynch did not feel any discomfort except for a mysterious and weird feeling, just like seeing an ordinary person standing there.

But still a little nervous, Lynch took a deep breath, calmed himself, tried to show as calm a smile as possible, and walked towards the other party.

One step forward, and suddenly crossed the endless space.

The next moment, Lynch was already standing in front of the giant stone throne, looking up at the human figure floating in front of the throne.

The human figure was as big as it was just now, and its size did not change due to the change of distance, completely overturning all the principles of physics, making Lynch feel an incomprehensible sense of wonder for a while.

Maybe this is the gods. Rules are only for mortals. Gods themselves are rules, and naturally they are not bound by rules.

While staring at the other party, Lynch "heard" what the other party said.

It was a very special feeling. There was no sound, no text, and even no conscious communication. All the communication processes were completely omitted, but the result of communication had already been produced. Lynch "heard" what the other party wanted to express.

"Welcome, the awakener under the crimson moonlight."

Hmm? Awakener?

The familiar name made Lynch's heart move.

When he just crossed over, his neighbor also called him that. Is it just a coincidence? Impossible, there must be some connection.

But since he had already promised his neighbor not to delve into it, Lynch gave up the analysis and nodded and smiled at the other party.

"Followers of the crimson moon, on my own behalf, pay tribute to the Supreme."

While saying this, he observed carefully.

The feeling just now was indeed not an illusion. The feeling of looking at the other party was the same as contacting ordinary people. The only difference was that the face covered by the veil seemed to have a huge attraction, making people's curiosity more and more difficult to control, and they couldn't help but want to open it to take a look.

Put away your curiosity and don't peek at things that you shouldn't peek at.

The parting advice of the Yis people flashed in his mind, and Lynch immediately realized that the other party must be referring to the current situation. I'm afraid that this curiosity is not unique to me, but the powerful temptation of the other party's true face behind the veil.

Fortunately, with the reminder of the Yis people, Lynch immediately realized his mistake and quickly looked away, giving up the idea of ​​lifting the veil...

No, this makes me want to lift it up even more.

It's like installing a button on the wall with unknown purpose. Maybe not many people will press it, but if it says "don't press it", there will definitely be many people who are not willing to press it.

Fortunately, the communication he "heard" again distracted his curiosity:

"I am the guide of the ultimate abyss. From the beginning to the end, I will always be here, waiting for the creatures who pursue the truth. No matter what the reason, if you come through the silver gate, you are qualified to accept the test, step into the ultimate abyss, witness the glory of truth, and accept the gift of Yog-Sothoth."

As Lynch understood, behind the giant stone throne, a huge crack that almost spanned the entire space appeared in Lynch's eyes. The crack was so deep that it was bottomless and pitch black that nothing could be seen clearly.

"Yog-Sothoth lingers here, with the truth."

"Is this the legendary Gate of Truth behind the Silver Gate?" Lynch stared at the abyss for a long time before whispering, "So, what's the price?"

"The price depends on how strong your determination to pursue the truth is and how firm your will is."

"Are you willing to sacrifice your life for the truth?" Lynch raised the corner of his mouth and shook his head, "I'm a little curious, from ancient times to the present, has anyone really come here, witnessed the glory of the truth, and then left alive and normally?"

"Yes. As of your time, a total of seventy-two individuals have passed through the Silver Gate. Among them, a total of eighteen individuals have passed the test and witnessed the truth."

"What about those who live to bear witness to the truth? Do they also exist?"

"One, he witnessed the origin of the world and rose to the highest ranks as a mortal."

Is there such a person? There is no record in history. Is it true that all my history has been returned to the school?

"Indeed, history may not witness it, but time will definitely not forget it, so do you want to try to be the second one?"

Lin Qi smiled and shook his head without any hesitation: "I never like to get to the bottom of things, and I have no interest in the truth at all."

There seemed to be a faint sigh coming from the deep void.

"Oh, I prefer to grasp the reality. To me, this is the truth." Lynch bowed apologetically, "So, I accept the kindness, but please forgive me for refusing. The only purpose of my trip is to follow We agree to retrieve the Miracle Light that the Milt brothers and sisters entrusted to you.”

"Can."

As the thoughts were conveyed, the surrounding stone bases disappeared one by one, and finally only one remained, appearing in front of Lynch. Covered by fabric, Lynch could not feel any dirty stimulation.

"The Necronomicon you found has been of great help to us. According to the agreement, the Light of Miracle will always belong to you until it condenses and takes shape again next time."

"Tsk, so this is a tacit admission that I must break it?"

"...But before I hand it over to you, as usual, you have to pass a test. You have to answer three questions from me. Once you answer them, you can take away the light of miracles."

"Can't you answer?"

"Then we will keep an eye on you until you answer."

"Wait, why do I think this is the purpose? You didn't intend for me to answer from the beginning."

Lin Qi felt the muscles in the corners of his eyes twitching, realizing that he might have encountered another voyeur who was staring at him every day.

Um? Why should I say it again?

【……】

"Forget it, just ask."

Lynch sighed and gave up the struggle.

"Who are you, where are you from, and where are you going?" The old-fashioned questions came from the consciousness, but they were immediately supplemented, "This is not a philosophical game that you creatures like to play, this is a substantive question. Think carefully before answering."

Lin Qi pursed his lips and realized that these three questions were by no means simple, because he was troubled by them just now.

What am I? Am I really a time-traveling soul? Why do I appear in this world? What will I end up doing?

These questions are exactly the three questions of the ancient immortals.

For a moment, Lin Qi was completely stunned, speechless, and didn't know how to answer.