I'm afraid of non-human beings

The sound of water ticking.

To be more precise, it wasn't the sound of water, but the sound of blood droplets condensing from above hitting the altar.

The closer you got, the stronger the smell of blood became, almost making you breathless.The blood that had been poured around the altar had accumulated for an unknown amount of time, blackened blood stains were soaked on the surface of the stone, and the indescribable stench made Geng Qinghe's throat swell, and he covered his mouth with a strange expression, for fear that if he didn't pay attention, he would Really spit it out.

The blade was attached to her neck, and every time Lin You took a step, she could feel the cold and sharp edge swaying. It is not an exaggeration to say that with just one more force, it could cut through the flesh and cut into the blood vessels.

"I said..."

She sighed: "Is it really necessary to guard me so much?"

Ren Yueyu glanced at her and said nothing.

The meaning of his eyes is already obvious, compared to Geng Qinghe who is more capable of sports and fighting, he is still more wary of her who looks weak but full of bad things.

Originally, they were only a few steps away from the lowest end of the stairs. After stepping on the last few steps, the basement was completely presented in front of them.

As you saw just now, in the center of the round hall is the altar soaked in blood. Although there are no dead bodies anywhere, it is not difficult to imagine where they are—the pipe leading down from the center of the ceiling is dripping red and black The thick liquid was being poured in the center of the stone altar, probably because there had been no fresh corpses for a long time, and the dripping speed had become quite slow.

Although there is a retro-style chandelier hanging, more light sources obviously come from the candles burning on the wall. The candles flicker without wind and cast illusory shadows.

Ren Yueyu gestured with the knife in his hand, signaling them to continue walking towards the altar.

"You bastard..." The other party was still threatening with a knife, and Geng Qinghe didn't dare to act rashly, he pinched his nose and gritted his teeth and said, "Before you kept saying how much you thanked us for saving your life, but now you're simply repaying your kindness with revenge? !"

Ren Yueyu snorted.

"I am very grateful to you."

"Anyway, as long as one person survives to the end, the others can also wake up," he said, "so don't worry, I will live to the end for you."

"Who made me doomed not to pass the level with you, don't blame me, blame that guy if you want to."

……That rascal? ? ?

Geng Qinghe was still at a loss, but Lin You suddenly laughed.

"That's why," she said, "No wonder you were so wary of him at the time."

Ren Yueyu frowned, and after seeing how she fooled SCP-049-J with his own eyes, he made up his mind to shut up and ignore her.Only Geng Qinghe, who knew nothing about it, was still out of the situation. Noticing his doubts, Lin You simply opened his mouth.

"Outer gods were born in the chaotic universe."

For example, Azathoth, the father of the gods, and the three pillar gods such as Nyarlathotep.

"Some Outer Gods gave birth to Old Ones. Of course, there are also old branches created by other means." She said, "The so-called 'Old Ones' once ruled the earth in ancient times, so there are This title, but in terms of class, it is lower than the Outer God. And because of a certain opportunity, they all fell into a deep sleep."

"At this time, another type of existence appeared and sealed the old branches—they were the original gods on the earth, and they were called 'ancient gods'."

"Compared to the Outer Gods or the Old Ones, although human beings are as small as ants to them, the attitude of the ancient gods is always more friendly."

Having said that, her conversation suddenly changed.

"When I first discovered the trapdoor, I said I felt like you were muttering 'my lord'..." With the knife resting on his neck, Lin You still put on a thoughtful look, "and Just now I want you to help pack things, you said the bag is full, but I see it is quite loose, it’s not that it can’t fit, but it can’t let us see what’s inside, right?”

Ren Yueyu's movements stopped.

"You are clearly a player, but you insist on doing this. Let me guess, your profession is a fanatic—to put it more bluntly, a cultist, right? As for belief, it is more likely to be an ancient god."

"...for example," she said, "the most famous of them all, Nodens, Lord of the Abyss?"

Geng Qinghe took a deep breath.

He had actually seen this profession mentioned in discussions on forums before, but it was the first time he had seen it with his own eyes.

He still couldn't help asking: "... Nodens?"

"It's a long story if it's too specific, as long as you know that his image is a hunting-loving old man with gray hair and white beard, and he won't take the initiative to harm humans," Lin You said with a smile, "The most famous record is that he helped deal with Nyarlathotep."

Think about Cthugya last time, she was still smiling after she spoke, but veins popped out of her forehead.

So, where does this guy have so many opponents?

"However, I only guessed all of these when I just came down," she said, "It seems that it is still a step too late."

Hearing this, Ren Yueyu sneered as if relieved: "It's good to know."

Standing next to the altar, he deflected the blade on Lin You's neck for the first time, but at the same time, he also chanted an incantation in an unidentifiable language.

Lin You felt her arms tense, as if some invisible rope was tied up, forcing her hands to be turned behind her back.Looking at Geng Qinghe next to him, it was exactly the same.

Just like the barrier just now.

SCP-096 is still banging against the wall, and even it can't break it, and the wall obviously doesn't exist in a physical sense.In fact, when it comes to cultists, what his abilities are is also obvious.

It's nothing more than mastering different types of spells.

"I still don't understand, since the ancient gods won't take the initiative to harm human beings," Geng Qinghe struggled to say, "Why do you have to take both of us—"

"It's very simple." Lin You continued, "Because he has to prove that Nyarlathotep is here."

Who let the shining side-to-side body be on her.

At the same time, it is estimated that they are afraid that they will try to obstruct it.

After all, Nodens might protect the human who summoned him, or lead him to a safe place, but he didn't care about others.And once he and Naia fight, except for the protected person, everyone else will die.

Ren Yueyu glanced at her, "That's the reason."

It stands to reason that Nodens would only show up in remote, uninhabited places, but there are always exceptions.

I have to thank those behind-the-scenes black hands for leaving him a ready-made altar.

He ignored the other two, opened the backpack, and took out the statue that had been carefully stored inside.

The statues carved from wood are lifelike, and the old man with long beard looks majestic.Ren Yueyu took a deep breath, held the statue tightly, and began to outline the desired pattern on the blood-smeared altar with his bare hands according to the method he learned in memory.

He drew very carefully, and within a short time, most of the circular formation was completed.

"One and a half hours." Lin You said suddenly.

Ren Yueyu: "...?"

Out of fear and vigilance, he raised his head subconsciously.

"The new cooldown CD for my abilities," she said, "is an hour and a half."

"096 is locked outside, and I can't use it against you even if I want to; there's light everywhere, and it's impossible for someone to stop you, you think so—but, why did I say that just now? Talking too much?" Lin You smiled brightly, "Of course it's because I want to delay time."

Ren Yueyu only felt that his hands were suddenly empty.

...? ! !

He looked in shock at the severed hand that snatched the statue from his hand and ran away. It dragged the wooden statue and jumped several meters away in a blink of an eye with strength and agility that did not match its size.

The magic circle was just a little bit away from completion, and if it was delayed, the effect would be greatly reduced, so Ren Yueyu stood up straight.

"Fuck it," he yelled, "let me go!"

He followed the severed hand closely, but there was always a slight distance between him and the other.Frightened and angry, he swung the switchblade trying to pin the damned hand to the ground, but it either missed or leaked through his fingers.

He aimed at the position, and stabbed at the back of the white hand with unprecedented viciousness, but the severed hand turned around at this moment——

"Crack" sound.

...Ren Yueyu felt that the voice was not right.

With his sharp knife, the hollow wooden statue was broken in two.

The severed hand was obviously taken aback, and it couldn't care less about anything else, and ran away with the remaining part.

Tremblingly, Ren Yueyu picked up the upper body of the statue....

This is not finished.

The statue of the good old man has two red cheeks, and the mouth is painted into a flaming red lip. The painting skills are still very clumsy, and it looks like a kindergarten painting style.

--are you crazy! !

Looking up again, the culprit "hand" gave him a "yeah" and turned a red marker pen that he didn't know when he got it.

His mind was shaken sharply, and the restraint on the other side was weakened a lot. When he looked up anxiously, he saw the person he was guarding against standing by the altar.

Lin You looked at the magic circle, and picked up the lower body of the statue that had been thrown to her feet by the severed arm.

Anyway, if you let go here, you will die anyway, and the opponent still has magic, so it's better to carry out the stimulation to the end.

Now she has a more troublesome idea.

"Hmm..." After carefully observing the shape of the magic circle, Lin You grabbed the other half of the statue and hooked it twice, "Okay."

She thoughtfully helped him complete the last small circle.

... Grass! !

Ren Yueyu: "Stop—"

Holding a desecrated statue, he broke out in a cold sweat after taking the blame out of thin air, and he clearly understood in his heart that the summoning ceremony must not be completed at this time!

He kicked over the stone altar that was suspended at one point, and smeared the pattern that he had just drawn, trying to destroy everything before it took effect.Just at this moment, whether it was a believer's unique intuition or something else, a sense of being watched from a superior made Ren Yueyu raise his head dripping with cold sweat.

The air suddenly became quiet.

The ceremony was a success.

A crack with no specific shape was torn in the air.

And he...

He desperately held up the wooden god statue that was broken in half and painted into a big painted face, and then looked at the altar and the painted magic circle that had been overturned by himself.

How disrespectful.

In the crack, that eye stared at him coldly for a few seconds, and then, the invisible crack closed with a "bang".

Ren Yueyu's whole body fell to his knees as if falling into an ice cave.On top of his head, the gap that was exactly the same as before was suddenly torn open again.

From the crack, a thin and haggard hand that obviously belonged to the old man slowly protruded.

Suddenly aware of this change, Ren Yueyu raised his head in ecstasy.

"My lord!"

He knew that his Lord would still take care of him——

The giant hand snatched the half-ra idol he was holding tightly.

With a sudden pinch, only wood residues were left shaking the ground.

At the same time, he felt a sudden light on his body, and the occupation column became blank.

Ren Yueyu: "......"

Ren Yueyu: "...???????"