I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords-Chapter 22 - 0. At this moment Aldebaran is clearly visible_1

Chapter 22: 022. At this moment, Aldebaran is clearly visible_1

Chapter 22: 022. At this moment, Aldebaran is clearly visible_1

Lu Ban’s mind, already fractured by the knowledge that surged with the melody, was beyond repair.

He could only vaguely recognize that this star seemed to belong to a great entity, one who possessed power far beyond any deity human imagination conceived, whose mere ripples of strength were enough to plunge one into eternal madness.

And now, at this very moment, within the ruins of the Jiangcheng Grand Theater, that Divine Being’s power had resonated for reasons unknown.

Reality twisted, foundational cognition collapsed, and in just a moment, all humans within this area would have their rationality completely destroyed, turning into worm-like slaves.

“…The Jiangcheng Grand Theater lies in a delicate location, every once in a while such conditions would emerge…”

“…Du Danping might have come here on a mission, or he might have just chanced upon the moment when the Divine Being’s powers surged…”

“…All common people present have plunged into madness, about to become the servants of that great entity…”

“…Du Danping used his own performance to balance the two, attempting to save these people…”

“…Only the electrical switch malfunctioned due to the influence, and a fire spread, engulfing the theater…”

“…For some reason, Du Danping’s spirit remained here, and whenever Aldebaran rose, it would begin to play…”

“…And today is the day of the strongest influence!”

Lu Ban came to his senses.

If he just indulged in the sound of Du Danping’s phantom piano, he might at most be somewhat influenced, eventually falling asleep; witnessing his spirit should have also unlocked certain secrets.

But now, after having defeated Du Danping’s spirit, with no one playing, the Jiangcheng Grand Theater and its surrounding areas would be completely covered by Aldebaran’s radiance!

“I’ve triggered a hidden plot, making the mission more difficult…”

Lu Ban could feel some sort of drastic change happening within the air.

His hair stood on end, a reaction born from the deepest, most instinctual fear of humanity; a fear they comprehended long before forming societies as we know them today.

The civilization that humans had built over thousands of years was but a fleeting moment from the perspective of something mere dozens of light-years away from this planet, and it crumbled thunderously.

Knowledge was meaningless, progress futile; rationality was insignificant within the vast, boundless Sea of Stars.

The crowbar in Lu Ban’s hand clattered to the ground.

He stared blankly at the star that was growing increasingly colorful, dazzling, and dominant in his consciousness.

That massive, grand, cold will was irrevocably destroying Lu Ban’s nerves and Sanity.

In the corner of his vision, the words twisted from the starlight trembled, offering a skewed warning to Lu Ban.

[You are directly gazing upon an Indescribable existence]

[Sanity -4]

[Sanity -1]

[Sanity -3]

…

The little Sanity he had left evaporated at a visibly rapid pace, and as the number decreased, Lu Ban saw countless bizarre scenes before his eyes.

Some of these scenes involved enormous, hideous Worms gathering and climbing in a desolate desert, others were of monsters with many slimy, dark, thick tentacles lurking in the deep sea, and some depicted hunched, malicious, ice-blue skinned, bulging-eyed humanoid monsters worshipping on a stone altar.

These were sights humans were not meant to witness, record, or endure.

Lu Ban’s eyes were bloodshot, his pupils dilated, veins bulging on his body, blood pouring from his nostrils, eyes, ears, and mouth; his brain felt as if it had been brutally stirred thousands of times by a red-hot steel rod, struggling to maintain even normal function.

He knew that before becoming a servant to that great being, he would go completely mad first.

But in that brief moment of self-awareness, a lightning-like will allowed Lu Ban to grasp at the last straw.

In the brilliant and colorful glow of Aldebaran, under the immaculate cover of the Pleiades, a yellowish die appeared before Lu Ban.

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This die had ten sides, each numbered from zero to nine; these numbers continuously evolved into two digits, looping from double-zero to ninety-nine, and amid the maddening radiance, the die stood unwavering, as if it had always been thus since ancient, unknowable times.

Without malice or benevolence, it followed only its own rules, commanding everything.

[All-In]!

The last shred of sanity in Lu Ban compelled him to use this final trump card.

The dice spun rapidly, as if picked up by an invisible giant hand, thrown, and after spinning and falling, it revealed the numbers of final judgment.

Almost simultaneously, the starlight in Lu Ban’s eyes twisted, refracting into words memorable for a lifetime.

[Trigger Desperate Gamble]

[Luck Determination]

[Roll result, Luck: 1/20]

[Great Success]

A familiar number appeared on top of the dice, and at the same time, a subtle change rippled through the space. Lu Ban’s hand, now empty without the crowbar, suddenly grasped something solid and slender.

He raised his hand, it was a suona.

“…Play… Yes, play!!!”

Lu Ban luckily retrieved some of his sanity from the cognition-tearing storm of agony, gaining what could be considered a divine revelation in religious texts.

By playing, it was possible to suppress to some extent the great being’s influence over people.

The melody was not important; what mattered was the act of playing.

From ancient times to the present, in the culture of faith, playing has always been entertainment evolved from offerings to deities.

That is to say, it is a ritual to sacrifice to, plead with, and summon Divine Beings.

At this moment, Lu Ban discarded the previous troubles the suona had caused him. Now, Lu Ban even longed to see that dim, deep-yellow star.

The remaining sanity in Lu Ban at this moment told him that humans have limits.

No matter how magnificent the civilization they develop, the fortress of reason they construct, or the supreme truths they explore… humans have limits.

Only great beings could combat great beings.

He picked up the suona, and in the moment when even vision became fragmented, when the words of degenerated sanity had plunged into the darkness of eternity, he blew into this black instrument.

Du—

The piercing sound arose, like a proud and untamable bird that would never bow its head, flapping its wings, soaring towards the starry sky.

Countless other birds chirped around it, yet none shone as brightly.

Lu Ban’s body naturally acted, playıng this melody he had not heard very often.

It could be seen that blackness on the suona began to creep from Lu Ban’s fingertips towards his wrist; his protruding veins gradually stained black. In Lu Ban’s vision, the shattered visuals recombined, and he saw that dark yellow planet, reflecting off the silver-white stars, creating a massive distortion between them. A confrontation beyond his senses, beyond his hearing, beyond his thought, completed in an instant.

Desperate, incomprehensible, thought-assaulting gibberish grew wildly in his ears, almost bursting Lu Ban’s brain.

[Sanity -0]

With just enough time to instinctively note a few phrases, the last thing Lu Ban saw was the plant-formed script on the dome and the real starry sky he had never seen before.

In the vast Sea of Stars, the sky and the universe became one.

He lost consciousness.

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