Chapter 503 Invisible Things

There was no light in the dark valley.

The cry of the nighthawk echoed throughout the valley, as if filled with angry wails. However, Duanmu Huai was not moved at all. He just held his cane and walked along the road step by step towards the top of Sentinel Ridge.

At the same time, he was also thinking secretly in his heart.

What Duanmu Huai was going to do next was different from that of ordinary player investigators. Ordinary player investigators would certainly have corresponding means when encountering such things. But they also relied on external forces, such as the three professors of the University of Michigan who had exiled the descendants of the Outer Gods here, and they relied on the spells in the Book of the Dead.

However, the spells in the Book of the Dead are certainly not within the scope of human use.

In fact, for Duanmu Huai, the humans in this world are quite miserable.

You must know that this world is not without gods, Outer Gods, the Old Ones, the Star Clan, etc. There are too many. But there are only humans, without any gods to protect them.

You see, even the Deep Ones can find Dagon and Cthulhu as backers, but humans have nothing. This is very speechless.

So Duanmu Huai intends to change this situation, starting from tonight.

He wants to tell other gods that this world, and the humans in this world, are protected by me!

What Nyar Yogshab Nicholas Sktug Yahastur, all get out of my way!

From this point of view, Duanmu Huai completely overturned the teachings of the Emperor and took a completely different path from what the Emperor thought.

The Emperor requires humans not to believe in gods, but to rely on themselves and not to believe that there are gods in the world.

But this is useless!

Objective reality will not change because of subjective will, just like this world, most people still adhere to scientific values, but what is the result? Seeing the evil god, their three views are shattered and they completely collapse and turn to the enemy.

What is the reason? Isn’t it because there is no big tree behind humans?

Look at this world, cultists can believe in the King in Yellow and the Mother of Black Goats.

The Deep Ones can believe in Dagon and Cthulhu.

There are people behind these bloodthirsty, twisted, dirty, and corrupt bastards, but those upright, determined investigators who risk their lives for humanity don't even have anyone to protect them. Does this make sense?

Is it true that good people don't live long, and evil people will be remembered for thousands of years?

Cultists can use blasphemous spells to summon monsters from the subspace from the void and control infinite and great evil forces. On the contrary, investigators can only rely on their own brains, weapons, and dice to barely survive.

Is this reasonable?

So this is what Duanmu Huai can't understand the most about the Emperor. What's wrong with humans needing the protection of gods? As long as they are not false gods but real gods, they can still be used? What? If you must rely on the power of humans, then roll off the golden toilet as far as you can. Anyway, according to your thinking, humans will not be more or less if you have one more or one less. Even without you, humans can still find a way out, right?

As a result, you protected humans while asking them not to believe in you, making them at a loss. Isn't the final result obvious?

If it weren't for the creation of an imperial state religion, the human empire would have collapsed completely eight hundred years ago.

The most important thing is to stick to your principles and positions.

"As judges, what we have to do is to protect humans and eliminate all threats to humans."

Duanmu Huai whispered to himself while slowly moving forward. Every step he took was slow and unwavering. The cane in his hand collided with the stone, making a low impact sound.

"Anyone who dares to threaten the existence of humans will be reduced to ashes in the wrath of the court of justice."

Duanmu Huai raised his head, and dark flames appeared on his body. The cold wind whistled, and the violent wind blew past his eyes, as if the whole world was resisting his arrival.

"There is no place for the weak-willed and indecisive. Only by relying on firm actions and beliefs can humans survive. There is no sacrifice too big to be unacceptable, and no betrayal too small to be forgiven."

Duanmu Huai's voice was not loud, but it penetrated the wind that seemed to blow out of the woods, like the wailing of evil spirits, and echoed over the entire Sentinel Ridge.

"Humans continue to sacrifice themselves, and sacrifice allows the human bloodline to continue. Generation, generation, and generation. Not for any great ideal. Because sacrifice itself is greater than any ideal, but perhaps everyone has a hope buried deep in their hearts: Maybe one day, there will be a generation that no longer needs to sacrifice, and there will be a generation where humans will live forever in peace and tranquility."

Duanmu Huai raised his head and looked at the rolling dark clouds in front of him. His expression did not change at all, and the raindrops pouring down like hail did not change his actions.

"Burn heretics, kill aliens, and eliminate demons. We are an indestructible shield in front of the incoming darkness, a sharp blade forged in contempt of fate."

Duanmu Huai's voice became louder and louder, even suppressing the howling wind and rainstorm.

"Destroy all enemies of humanity and completely destroy their existence!"

Accompanying these words, Duanmu Huai walked to the top of Sentinel Ridge.

"Boom boom boom!!!"

The thunder rolled in the clouds, and what appeared in front of Duanmu Huai was a round pile of strange stones on the top of the mountain. Several stones formed a huge circle, and the thunder roared down from the sky and hit the center of the circular stone ring directly. Along with the explosion of thunder and lightning, a low, rough, and unordinary roar appeared.

Although Duanmu Huai's eyes were empty, he still felt that the disgusting breath from the subspace was gradually becoming stronger and forming a substance.

"You can't defeat my will! Lowly subspace bastard!"

Duanmu Huai held his cane and roared loudly. At this moment, the aura of fear completely burst out from him. At the moment when the invisible power of fear burst out, even the world seemed to be afraid of it—the kind of fear that was enough to destroy everything and burn everything completely could not be stopped even by nature.

For a moment, the rainstorm seemed to stop, and the originally howling wind also disappeared. The invisible thing in the circle of stones seemed to feel the pressure from Duanmu Huai. It roared wildly and angrily. Then the next moment, Duanmu Huai felt that the world in front of him seemed to be gradually changing.

His feet spanned countless worlds and countless times. It seemed that the infinite universe among the stars opened its secrets to him at this moment. Duanmu Huai could feel his body being pulled and divided like a sausage. At this moment, he was standing here, but not here. He was in countless centers of countless times in countless worlds. It seemed that in the vast universe, the existence that controlled all the past, present and future was showing him its power.

That great and free power that transcended time, space and even all confinement.

However……………

"Everything has an end."

As Duanmu Huai spoke, the cane he held tightly in his hand hit the ground heavily.

At this moment, the black flames of the destined land burst out from it, instantly devouring countless fragments of the world.

No matter how rich, powerful, beautiful, and terrible the world is, it will be destroyed and destroyed. No matter what kind of existence, no matter how great the god is, it cannot escape the fate of becoming the garbage of the star world. Death, destruction, complete extinction, everything is like this, without exception.

Duanmu Huai held the cane tightly and clenched his teeth. He could feel that this was a contest from the heart and spirit. This was not a simple confrontation between the investigator and the evil god, but a test between two gods. Yog-Sothoth showed him his power, the great existence that spanned all things in the universe. If Duanmu Huai was another god, he might have chosen to surrender and retreat at this moment.

But... He is the God of Destruction.

Any obstacles that stand in the way of mankind will be destroyed by him. Everything in this world is like this. No existence can escape such a fate, not even Azathoth. Perhaps Duanmu Huai does not have such power yet, but his mind is extremely firm and his beliefs are extremely clear. Everything Yog-Sothoth showed him could not change Duanmu Huai's mind, so everything he showed would eventually disappear.

And Duanmu Huai is the representative of that moment.

The destruction of all things, disappearance, and complete destruction.

Even Yog-Sothoth could not avoid this. It saw the past, the present, and the future.

Then naturally, it also saw the destruction, destruction, and even the end of everything.

It could not deny this.

Then this was the point that Duanmu Huai insisted on.

Destruction was inevitable, so where the flame of destruction would surge to was something that needed to be considered.

"……………………"

The next moment, everything returned to normal.

Duanmu Huai shook his body, opened his eyes, and looked forward. The time fragments that had swept over his body like a tornado before had disappeared. The top of Sentinel Ridge had begun to become peaceful, and the rainstorm gradually stopped at some point. Only in the center of the circular stone formation, the evil, filthy breath of the subspace creatures still did not retreat.

Under the pressure of the fear aura, Duanmu Huai could feel that it was struggling, trying to break free from this terrible bondage. But it couldn't do it. Its power began to gradually drain away, and its originally angry soul, full of hatred and rage, gradually began to weaken.

"Anyone who is an enemy of mankind will only be destroyed."

Duanmu Huai slowly walked to the center of the stone formation and looked at the empty land in front of him. Then he raised the cane in his hand high. At this moment, the dark flames erupted from it and condensed into a flaming blade.

Then, Duanmu Huai swung it hard in front of him.

"Awoo——————!!!"

A shrill and weird scream suddenly sounded, and the originally empty air suddenly cracked a huge hole with Duanmu Huai's sword, as if the world in front of Duanmu Huai was a picture scroll, and he roughly tore a crack in the picture scroll.

Then, the crack twisted and struggled in front of Duanmu Huai, and then gradually disappeared.

At the same time, in front of Duanmu Huai, a system prompt popped up again.

[Special mission "Source of Fear" completed]

[Task evaluation: excellent]

[Even in the face of a being that spans the universe, you still stick to your original intention and successfully complete the trial, once again letting the world realize that the fear of destruction is the most primitive fear from the depths of all living beings]

[The Fear Aura gains a new trait - Fierce Momentum]

[Fierce Momentum: When the player charges and attacks, all hostile creatures within a radius of 50 meters that look directly at the player will lose 1D8 sanity]

“…………………………”

Looking at the system prompt in front of him, Duanmu Huai was completely speechless.