What did Wu Siyu mean by that? Xue Ba and the other two did not quite understand. Space was changing?
"This is a ritual." But Gu Jun understood because he had the same strange feeling. It felt like his surroundings were twisting, like he was about to leave his body and enter an illusion that was neither an illusion nor a dream. "The howling is a spell. The winged creatures are performing a ritual. Our souls are being sucked away …"
Yes, it was not the space that was being sucked away but their souls.
But if they failed to interrupt this ritual and allowed it to complete, their souls might be destroyed. They might be tossed into some illusion or dream.
Their bodies, on the other hand, would become a delicious meal for the ghouls.
As Gu Jun considered this, he could not help but feel anxious. However, it was at a time like this that he needed to remain calm.
"Let's go back to the car!" Xue Ba ordered. The muscles on his square face tensed. "We need to get out of this forest!"
Even though the fog was thick, the armored car was parked not far behind them. If they rushed into it, the winged creatures would not be able to stop them.
"We can't." Gu Jun stopped the group. If he had not read the incident report from Phoenix, he would have agreed with this method. However, the members of Phoenix were also shrouded in the fog. The further they moved, the more chaotic it became. Only those who stayed behind survived.
"The illusion will lead us in the wrong direction, like a mirage. Even if we get into the car, it might not be real. The ritual has already affected our minds." As he said that, his mind turned.
"But …" Uncle Dan panicked. "Ah Jun, what should we do?"
The situation was completely different from what they had expected before they departed. The air was stagnant, and they found it harder and harder to breathe.
"F * ck." Lou Xiaoning could not care less. She glared with her left eye and aimed the barrel at the night sky. She kept firing at the dark creatures. Bang bang bang!
There was no time to think. Gu Jun came to a decision. At a time like this, they could not retreat. They had to fight.
The power of curses should be broken with curses.
The spells that he was most familiar with were the foreign language, the Son of Steel, and the Son of Misfortune. However, the sentence that was made up of messy letters earlier, with each repetition, he could feel it more deeply. It was as if something was awakening, as if it was an innate power …
This feeling started after he saw the picture of the stone statue.
He didn't know the reason behind it, but his mother was a member of the Church. Perhaps it was already in his genes.
Or perhaps, the old rulers that the Son of Misfortune believed in were directly related to the old rulers that the church worshipped …
"Shi Yu, give me your spirit. Just like during training, let's recite that sentence together."
If the enemy didn't like it, it would definitely be bad for the enemy.
Even though this was the second time he recited it, it was not particularly smooth. He did not exert much of the effects of the chaotic energy.
"Okay." Wu Shiyu sighed helplessly. "Then we'll have to risk our lives. That's something I'm not good at …"
Her original responsibility was to monitor his mental state. She did not want to put herself in danger, but she knew she had no other choice.
"After we're done, we'll go home to enjoy the soup." Gu Jun reached out to grab her hand. Wu Shiyu frowned from the pain. It felt like he was holding a scalpel.
Their plan seemed to be heard by the whispers. The howling in the mountains became more urgent, and some winged creatures swooped down from the sky.
Bang bang bang! Xue Ba, Lou Xiaoning, and Uncle Dan pulled the trigger to provide cover for the two, but the firepower was getting weaker.
The fog around them blurred. The group felt themselves getting lighter. Their limbs were losing feeling, and it felt like they could float away at any moment.
The strange pattern formed by the winged creatures in the sky was like a whirlpool, sucking them away.
"Hmm." At the same time, Wu Shiyu did not resist the pain. Instead, she accepted it calmly. This was part of their special training. Holding hands like this, the feeling from their palms tightened the connection between her and Gu Jun's ESP.
Just like during the special training, she relaxed her mind and closed her eyes. She did not care about anything else, be it day or night, be it safety or danger.
She entered a colorful world. She allowed herself to flow among the strange patterns, lines, and lights. She allowed Gu Jun's mind to guide her. She felt like she was sitting on a super long, winding slide in an amusement park. How she would slide and where she would end up was up to fate.
However, there were many strange giant shadows around them.
"Come on …" Gu Jun focused on the stone statue in the picture, the indescribable geometric lines, the exquisite craftsmanship …
One of the illusions that he triggered when he saw the statue for the first time appeared before his eyes. It was the mysterious underwater palace.
R'lyeh, R'lyeh
R'lyeh, R'lyeh
It was like he was in a dream. In the dream, he was walking on a stone path inside the palace. He was surrounded by giant stone pillars that reached the sky. They were covered in a dirty green liquid that looked like the liquid of a giant's dead body. The strange words on the stone pillars and the surrounding walls were hard to read.
Underneath this palace, there seemed to be an abyss deeper than the bottom of the sea. An indescribable voice came from it … Was that a voice?
Could there be an ancient existence known as the Great Old Ones sleeping there?
Could a human be able to describe its appearance as the stone statue?
Gu Jun suddenly understood this part of the sentence. R'lyeh, R'lyeh, that was the name of the palace.
He still had no idea what the whole sentence meant, but he had a feeling that he might be able to catch a glimpse of the master of R'lyeh's dream.
Bang bang bang! Xue Ba and the other two were still firing at the winged creatures that swarmed toward them. They tried to slow down the speed at which they completed the ritual. The three kept an eye on Gu Jun and Wu Shiyu out of the corner of their eyes. They knew that the two had ESP, but they did not understand why the two were so quiet. They were anxious, but they did not dare rush them.
At that moment, Gu Jun's face finally changed from calm to the one he had on the altar in the foreign world. It was delirious, frenzied, and strangely cold.
“Ph'nglui mglw'nafh”
Gu Jun suddenly started to chant at the night sky. His voice was hoarse but smooth. There was a fanaticism that even he did not notice. It was similar to the fanaticism in his mother's eyes. His chanting alternated between low and high. It matched the sound waves on the wrinkled paper perfectly.
Xue Ba and the others were surprised to notice that a strange expression had appeared on Wu Siyu's beautiful face, which had her eyes closed.
“Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn！！”
As Gu Jun chanted the last syllable, the scenery around them changed drastically.
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