For Professor Armitage, that night's experience changed his life forever.
What Fangzheng did not know was that the unlucky man who was bitten to death by a dog was actually the tall, goat-faced, and very creepy-looking man that Fangzheng and Professor Armitage met in the library on the day of the school anniversary.
At that time, the man was eager to borrow the Book of Necromancy in Miskatonic University's collection in an attempt to complete a certain part. At that time, his performance attracted Professor Armitage's attention, but at that time, Professor Armitage only treated him as an ordinary human. Professor Armitage originally planned to tell the man that even if he could not take the book away, he could still copy part of the content he needed.
However, the man's enthusiasm for the Book of Necromancy aroused Professor Armitage's vigilance, which made him give up the idea and leave with Fangzheng's help.
After that, Professor Armitage also wrote letters to other universities that had collections of the Book of Necromancy, warning them to be wary of a young man named Wilbur Worrett who had borrowed the Book of Necromancy. This also caused the man to run into walls everywhere and was unable to obtain the information he wanted.
But what made Professor Armitage uneasy was that the man was not human! He was some kind of terrifying creature that he could not imagine at all!
At that moment, some kind of vague uneasiness turned into clear fear. He saw with his own eyes the completely non-human tissue and structure under the man's body, how he melted, and the seemingly joyful cries of the Nighthawks at that time.
This made Professor Armitage recall the superstitions and old rumors that circulated in the ancient area of Dunwich. Those rumors that were spread by word of mouth among the villagers were regarded as superstitious and ignorant. At that moment, those rumors had unparalleled authenticity and persuasiveness.
However, that was not the only thing that made Professor Armitage suffer.
After that, the authorities sent a copy of Wilbur Worrett's diary to Miskatonic University for interpretation. The diary was written in a completely incomprehensible language and looked like a code book. Professor Armitage volunteered to be the translator out of interest and his understanding of language and mysticism.
In the beginning, deciphering the diary was difficult, but gradually, Professor Armitage figured out the contents.
And all of this made him shudder.
The diary described the terrible behavior of the Worets — they worshiped some unknown and terrible evil god, and old Woret used his daughter to have two children with the god. One of them was Wilbur, and the other never appeared.
But these were not the most important things. The most important thing was that the diary also mentioned that the Worets were trying to use some ancient ritual to summon some terrifying ancient beings from another world to destroy everything on Earth.
The more he delved into it, the worse the old professor's mental state became. The evilness spread between the lines made him sweat profusely, and he couldn't sleep at night.
In fact, when Francis saw the old professor again, he couldn't help but be shocked.
"Are you all right, Professor Armitage?"
"Ah, it's you, Francis."
Professor Armitage relaxed a little when he saw the young man in front of him. He had a very deep impression of this young man, not only because he was the first to arrive at the scene, but also because he looked very calm, even now.
"Is there something you need from me? A child? "
"Well …"
Francis hesitated a little when he saw Professor Armitage, but he still spoke in a low voice.
"Well … Professor Armitage, I want to say, if there's anything you need help with, maybe I can help you with. You know, with that monster …" Sheyan's eyes lit up.
Professor Armitage suddenly became nervous. He looked around nervously, then looked at Francis again.
"How do you know? A child? I should've told you not to tell anyone about this. "
"But this is different, Professor."
Francis mustered up his courage when he said that.
"I know what you're thinking, but I assure you that I know far more about all this than you think. In fact, I've experienced something similar before, more than once."
"Oh?!"
Professor Armitage was shocked when he heard this. He hurriedly invited Francis into the room.
"Really?"
"Of course, maybe it's quite unbelievable …"
Facing Prof Arkham, Francis recounted his experience. He told the professor about his encounter at Innsmouth, the mysterious town near Arkham. He also told him about the scary ancient presence that they encountered on the sea near Greenland. And about the colorful monsters that appeared from the meteorites that fell from the sky ….
After listening to Francis' narration, Amidizi felt his body trembling again. Although Francis wasn't a good storyteller and he even stuttered, the creepy, twisted, and evil contained in his narration was exactly the same as what Amidizi felt from Wilbur's diary.
"So … young man, you … can banish those monsters?"
"No, no, no, I can't do that, Professor."
Francis hurriedly waved his hand in response to Armitage's expectant question.
"But Mr. Van Helsing can!"
"Mr. Van Helsing … Ah, it's him."
Hearing Francis' answer, Armitage thought for a moment before he remembered the young man he had met in the library during the school anniversary.
"He ….?"
"Yes, Professor Armitage. You may think that Mr. Van Helsing is too young, but I can assure you that he is very powerful. In fact, it was because of his help that I survived all the things that happened to me. He saved our world from the hands of those evil beings more than once, so … I mean, if you have any difficulties or problems that you can't solve, you can go to Mr. Van Helsing for help. I think he'll be very happy to help you. "
"I see … Thank you, I understand."
Hearing this, Armitage more or less understood the purpose of Francis' visit. Although he did not know much about Fangzheng, Armitage already had some ideas.
After sending Francis away, Armitage once again immersed himself in translating the diary. He almost forgot to eat or sleep, reading the whole diary like he was possessed. He then took a short nap, grabbed the diary, and rushed out of the library.
"Knock knock knock! Knock knock knock!! "
Violent knocks on the door startled Fangzheng and the little angel. Even Asakura Ryoko stood up in bewilderment.
"What's going on? I didn't borrow money from the loan sharks. Who dares come to my door to collect the debt? "
Fangzheng stood up and put on his coat. At the same time, he guessed that the Federal Reserve had found out that he had swindled their money and was looking for trouble. That shouldn't be the case. How could the Federal Reserve do that?
The FBI couldn't catch him in so many worlds, so how could they catch him in this world that didn't even have satellites?
What the hell.
"Go and open the door."
"Yes, Master."
Hearing Fangzheng's order, Asakura Ryoko quickly walked to the door and opened it. After talking to someone for a while, she turned around helplessly.
"Master, it's Professor Henry Armitage from Miskatonic University. He said he has something urgent to discuss with you."
"Professor Armitage … Oh, it's that old man."
Hearing this, Fangzheng breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let him in."
Not long after he said that, he heard a series of hurried footsteps outside the door. Then, Fangzheng saw Professor Armitage rushing in.
"Mr. Van Helsing, help!"
"… Uh, professor, what's wrong?"
Seeing Professor Armitage's dazed look, Fangzheng was also surprised.
Besides, this isn't a police station. Why are you shouting for help here?
Although Fangzheng was in a daze, he still asked Asakura Ryoko to prepare some tea. After drinking a cup of hot tea, Professor Armitage relaxed a little. He took out the diary and told Fangzheng about his discovery while stammering.
For Armitage, this was a nightmare, but for Fangzheng …
"A monster that can even be bitten to death by a watchdog … I'll believe you if you say it's up to something, but to harm the world …"
As he flipped through the diary, Fangzheng shook his head. To be honest, after he learned about the situation from Francis, Fangzheng basically did not take the matter to heart.
After all, how weak must a spawn be to be bitten to death by a watchdog? Even the Deep Ones were not that weak.
"… Hmm?"
However, at that moment, Fangzheng saw the curse at the back of the diary. One of the names caught his attention.
'Yogsothoth?'
'Is this related to Yogsothoth?'
If that was the case, Fangzheng could not pretend that he did not see it. Since it was related to Yogsothoth … then wouldn't he be able to take this opportunity to get in touch with Yogsothoth?
"Got it."
With that thought in mind, Fangzheng made up his mind. He closed the diary in his hand. Then he raised his head, looked at the terrified Professor Armitage in front of him, and smiled.
"I'll deal with this."
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