Everything in front of him was a ruin.
Gu Jun stared blankly at the ruined city below the balcony. He scanned around but did not see a single moving figure. The tall figures from the City of Dusk Foundation and the people who had spoken to him on the balcony had all disappeared.
The once vibrant life was replaced by a desolate air of death. A city of death.
His heart suddenly felt like it was going to explode.
[What happened?]
Gu Jun slowly lifted his weak feet. Stepping on the still-intact flagstones on the balcony, he walked toward the stairs. Before, he could not walk down the long stone steps, not even one step. The closer he got to the stairs, the heavier the mental pressure became, like he was about to wake up from a dream.
But this time was different. He walked through the middle of the balcony. The mental pressure did not change at all.
However, the blankness in his heart grew even stronger.
When Gu Jun stood at the edge of the stairs, he felt a gust of cold wind, or perhaps it was just him.
The City of Dusk was destroyed?
But this place … was it the City of Dusk?
The yellow light seemed to be contaminated by the dark energy … Could it be that because of this, he was actually transported to another place?
But why were the two so similar? He could see that the dilapidated walls originally belonged to some grand and beautiful building … Mirror image? Reflection?
Of course, Gu Jun did not want to believe that the City of Dusk was destroyed, but his rationality pulled him back. Rationality told him that there was no chance of a fluke …
He stood there for a while before his right foot finally landed on the first step. His foot landed firmly on the ground, and his whole body fell down. The nightmare did not wake him up.
The second step, the third step, the fourth step … The nightmare was still there.
He did not know how he existed in this place. If this was a dream, why were all the scenes so clear? Why did the turbid air he breathed in feel so real? Why did he feel the deathly stillness through every pore of his body?
Gu Jun walked down step by step. After walking for about an hour, he finally reached the end of the stone steps. One more step and he would reach the street.
Along the way, he noticed that the further he went down the stone steps, the more dilapidated they became. The last hundred over steps were filled with cracks, and there were several times when he heard cracking sounds coming from the depths of the steps. The entire staircase was on the verge of collapsing. Soon, when a strong wind blew, a pile of broken stones would be added to the ruins.
On the way, he had a new idea.
Time was not a straight line, and the universe was filled with all sorts of dimensions …
Could it be that it had always been like this? The City of Dusk existed in the past? The distant past?
The previous connection and help … were all products of the past that transcended time and space, and now, the City of Dusk no longer existed.
Or could it be that the City of Dusk was inseparable from the Black Goat and the Life Society of Negative Choice? If Earth broke its connection with the latter two, it would also break its connection with the City of Dusk … Light and darkness could not exist alone …
Could that be the case?
Gu Jun's head was swollen. Too many chaotic thoughts tangled together, strangling him like a rope. The air became more turbid, and there was a rotten smell in the air below.
He took the last step and left the steps. He stood on the previously unreachable city street, but the delicate cobblestones and marble were covered in cracks and dust. Large pieces of broken stones and collapsed stone pillars cut off the road, and he had to walk around them.
"Is anyone here? Is anyone here? "
Gu Jun asked as he looked around. His voice was not loud, perhaps because he did not expect any response.
The houses on both sides of the street were once very lively. Some were residential houses, some were libraries, and some were taverns … Even if they were not bustling, they were not so quiet. The fountain that once sprayed clear spring water was clogged, and because no one took care of it, there was only a pool of dirty water; the once flowering flower beds were filled with another pool of dirty water; the once beautiful river was filled with another pool of dirty water …
"Is anyone here? Is there … "
Gu Jun walked across the cracked arch bridge and came to a wide square. The statues that used to stand around the square had all been reduced to piles of broken pieces.
He looked to the left, to the right, to the front, to the back.
It was no different from what he saw from the balcony, but it was clearer.
Everything before his eyes was a ruin.
It was unclear whether the journey had sapped all the energy in his body, or it was swallowed by the loneliness. Gu Jun let out a long sigh, and he almost lost his balance.
He stretched his legs and held his forehead, but all the old injuries on his body were acting up. His broken skull, scarred face, broken left pinky finger, and right calf that had just healed not long ago … He couldn't tell if it was pain, numbness, or both at the same time. He was a little out of breath.
The City of Dusk … has been destroyed …
An organization like the City of Dusk, such a powerful force, has been destroyed …
Toward the light, never despair …
Who was the one who destroyed the City of Dusk? What organization? What force? When did this happen?
Gu Jun clenched his trembling fists and punched at the position of his heart. If this is a nightmare, then wake up!
But with a heavy thud, he did not leave this place. The whirlpool held him back.
Just as Gu Jun was about to sit down on a large piece of rock, out of the corner of his eyes, he seemed to catch a glimpse of a shadow flashing past the pile of rubble in front of him. Not caring whether it was an illusion or not, Gu Jun gathered his strength and sprinted towards it. "Stand still! Who is it! "
But when he ran over, it was empty.
Perhaps the shadow just now was just a reflection of some broken stone.
However, Gu Jun noticed something else. A split cross symbol was carved on the ground here.
The Split Cross Symbol … The Split Cross Symbol that I haven't seen for a long time, but it has never gone far …
He felt like he had seen this before … it was at the library of Arkham Miskatonic University in the world of King in Yellow …
At the time, with the help of the three guard dogs, the split cross and the City of Dusk, he escaped from Prof Armitage's ritual and the shackles of Nyarlathotep. He arrived at the balcony of the City of Dusk for the first time and returned to his home world.
But why would there be a split cross on the ground here …
In other parts of the square, beside the other statues, there were no carvings of any symbols.
The more Gu Jun looked at the symbol, the more thoughts crossed his mind. 'Was it left for me?
But why would they leave a mark for me when the City of Dusk was destroyed? Furthermore, I have no idea what happened to those people … '
The more he looked at it, the more he felt a strange attraction from the symbol.
'Perhaps different people will see different marks when they come here? A mark left behind by the City of Dusk? '
Gu Jun suggested, 'Perhaps I can try to connect to it? It's like opening a letter … Will there be some hidden information or something for me? '
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