After the incident with Nyarlathotep, Fangzheng finally had a period of peace and comfort. Francis had already gone to university to study. He had chosen anthropology as his study subject. As for Valentine, he continued to be a detective, gathering information from all over the world regarding the Occult.
Until one day, when Fangzheng received an invitation from Professor Allen.
"School anniversary?"
"Yes, Mr. Van Helsing."
Professor Allen, who was sitting on the sofa, put down his teacup and nodded at Fangzheng with a smile.
"We sincerely invite you to attend Miskatonic University's school anniversary …. We hope you will do us the honor of attending."
"That's not a problem, but why me?"
"Well …."
Faced with Fangzheng's question, Professor Allen looked a little embarrassed, but he still spoke.
"In any case, you've very generously provided us with financial assistance, haven't you? We will never forget a generous helper like you. "
"Okay then."
Fangzheng, of course, understood that the reason why the other party invited him to the school anniversary was probably because he felt that the previous two times he only spent money without accomplishing anything, so he specially came to apologize. At the same time, he also wanted to rope Fangzheng in. Fangzheng naturally did not care about that.
Besides, he also wanted to see the difference between the American school anniversary and the Japanese school festival.
"I'll definitely go."
Fangzheng soon gave his answer.
Miskatonic University's school anniversary seemed to be not much different from those Fangzheng had seen before. The principal brought the school's supporter to the stage to give a speech, then everyone chatted. The school opened up an exhibition, displaying the topics they were researching, most of which were related to mysticism.
Fangzheng even found a lot of parts and specimens from the Great Old Ones, as well as some magic books and similar things that were obviously related to the Outer Gods … Well, from Fangzheng's point of view, it might be a good choice to burn all these things down.
Maybe I should create a fire in this school at some point in time?
Although burning these mysterious things would make the university professors' vision go black, and they might even faint, it was still much better than leaving them in the world to harm people.
"Sir, let me take it away!"
While Fangzheng was visiting Miskatonic University's library, a strange voice caught his attention. The voice did not sound human, but more like a trill from another world. Fangzheng frowned. Then, he held Nimf's hand and walked deeper into the library. Soon, he saw two figures beside a desk in the library.
One of them was an old professor who was dressed very well. In front of him was a tall man who was unimaginably tall. He had a goat-like face and a thick beard. He wore tattered clothes that were tightly buttoned together, wrapping around his huge body.
'I must take this book home, Mr Armitage. '
The tall man bent down and stared at the old professor in front of him.
"I can't get the right conditions here to understand the things I need to understand recorded in this book. It would be an unforgivable crime if I were to let these red tape bind me and stop doing so. Sir, please let me take it away. I'm a wizard. No one will know the difference. I swear, I'll protect it well …. "
The old professor looked a little uneasy in the face of the man's pleading, but he still shook his head firmly.
"I'm sorry, we don't allow people to borrow books at will here. Today is just an open day …."
"…."
Hearing the old professor's explanation, the man's expression turned cunning. He narrowed his eyes and stared at the old professor. The atmosphere gradually became heavy. At the same time …
"Ahem."
Fangzheng coughed and broke the heavy atmosphere. The old professor turned around and was surprised to see Fangzheng.
"Oh, sir. Is there anything I can help you with?"
As he spoke, the old professor quickly picked up the book he had placed beside the man and closed it. Fangzheng nodded.
"Sorry to disturb you. I want to ask about the book 'Historical Mystery' …."
"Oh, the book is over there. Please follow me."
The old professor was obviously very happy to be able to get rid of the man. He almost couldn't wait to walk to Fangzheng's side, then turned his head to look at the man.
"Sorry, sir. Let's stop here."
"… Fine."
The man snorted coldly. He tidied up the documents on his desk and put them back.
"It doesn't matter if you think so. Maybe Harvard won't be as stingy as you."
After saying that, the tall giant bent over and strode out of the room. But just as he passed by Fangzheng, Fangzheng suddenly glanced at him.
"Hey, sir."
"… What's the matter?"
Upon hearing Fangzheng's shout, the man turned his head and glared at him with a displeased expression. Clearly, he still held a grudge against Fangzheng for disturbing him.
However, Fangzheng did not care. He just looked at the man and smiled.
"Do you like barbecue?"
"….?"
"I like it very much."
After saying this, Fangzheng turned around and left with the old professor. The man stared at Fangzheng's back in confusion. After a while, he hurriedly left the library.
"Phew … Thank you very much, kind sir."
The old professor finally relaxed after locking the book back into the bookshelf. He turned his head and showed a friendly smile to Fangzheng. At the same time, he stretched out his hand.
"I'm Henry Armitage, the librarian of this library. May I ask who you are …."
"Van Helsing."
"Ah, you're Mr. Van Helsing. I've heard Professor Allen mention your name before. Thank you for your help in the exploration work of Miskatonic University."
"It's nothing. It's nothing."
Fangzheng waved his hand and looked out the window.
"Who's that man?"
"A man named Wilbur Watley."
Professor Armitage rubbed his hands.
"He was born in a place called Dunwich nearby. I once went there for an investigation …."
Professor Armitage had a worried look on his face.
"All in all, that place doesn't give me a very good feeling."
"Is that so?"
Fangzheng nodded. At the same time, Professor Armitage came to the bookshelf and took out the book Fangzheng was looking for from the other side.
"Is there anything else, Mr. Van Helsing?" "No, sorry to disturb you."
"You're welcome. I still have something to do. Sorry."
"You're welcome. I still have something to do. Sorry."
After saying this, the old professor left in a hurry. Fangzheng casually flipped through the book, then put it back on the bookshelf.
That man was worth paying attention to, but ….
Was it more practical to think about how to set Miskatonic University on fire?
After the school anniversary, two weeks passed. Then, Francis came to Fangzheng with a lingering fear in his heart.
"Mr. Van Helsing, something happened at the school."
"Oh?"
Fangzheng was slightly taken aback when he saw Francis in front of him.
"What's wrong?"
"A thief entered the library of Miskatonic University late at night and tried to steal something, but he was bitten to death by the guard dog."
"Oh …. That's unfortunate."
Fangzheng replied silently and refocused his attention on "Flower Princess" in front of him.
Well, he had to admit that even if the era was different, the pursuit of beauty was still the same.
"It's not as simple as you think, Mr. Van Helsing."
Seeing Fangzheng's "Are you just here to gossip?" look, Francis hurriedly said.
"The thief is not human!"
"Oh?"
Hearing this, Fangzheng put down the magazine in his hand and looked at Francis. Francis quickly explained what he saw at the time.
That night, he was writing a thesis in the school's research room when he suddenly heard the barking of a dog and the ringing of the library's burglar alarm. Francis was a ruthless person who had fought against the Deep Ones and the Colors of Stars. When he heard that something had happened in the library, he immediately rushed out with a crowbar on his back.
Because he was young and strong, Francis was the first to arrive at the library. In the small reading room, he saw a scene that Francis would never forget.
Between the scattered tables and overturned chairs, a "thing" was curled up on the ground, lying between a stinky yellowish-green liquid and a thick black liquid. Its clothes were torn, and the guard dog was stepping on its chest, growling in a low voice. More importantly, what this thing looked like.
Only its face and hands were like a human's. The rest of its body was completely inhuman. Its chest was thick like a lizard's, and its back was covered with black and yellow spots that looked like the scales of a snake covering its body. Below its waist, it was completely covered in pitch-black, dense hair, and dozens of greyish-green tentacle-like things. Each tentacle had a red mouthpart at the top, and at the end of the tentacles, one could see eyes that had yet to fully develop.
After that, Professor Armitage from the library also came to the scene with two other people. They sealed the library and prohibited others from entering. In fact, after seeing the monster, the three professors also turned pale and screamed. Francis held the crowbar, hesitating whether he should go up and hit the monster.
Fortunately, before he could do anything, the monster had already died. After that, it quickly shrank and decomposed, turning into a white sticky substance.
"Bitten to death by a dog? That's really embarrassing. "
Hearing this, Fangzheng could not help sighing. Francis, on the other hand, had other thoughts.
"Mr. Van Helsing, Dr. Armitage has asked me about this before. Should I … Should I …"
"It's okay. If he needs anything, he can come to me."
After saying this, Fangzheng yawned again and began to flip through the magazine in his hand again.
But since it was something that could be bitten to death by a dog, in Fangzheng's opinion, there was no need for him to do anything at all.
At most, he could just raise two more dogs.
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