Located on the second floor of the academy, the platform door to the lake was locked, but for Fangzheng, this was obviously not a problem.

"Boom!"

Watching Fang Zheng kick open the heavy wooden door, Erin reached out and pressed her forehead and sighed helplessly, she was used to Fang Zheng's actions. Anything like a locked door is useless to him, he kicks open when the door is locked, he flips through the window if he can't kick it open, and if he can't get in, he makes a hole in the wall.........

Erin had to admit that this was also the reason why they were able to reach the academy so quickly.

It's just that this stranger seems to have some kind of deep-rooted obsession with opening the door......... He doesn't seem to like going around to find a mechanism to open the door, and according to this outlander, well, it's a waste of time and rather boring.

"Why do I have to go around to the other side to open a door that I could kick open? Is there anyone here who wants me to lose money? ”

Erin has to admit that there is some truth in this sentence.

But here's the problem......... This time the outlander may really be losing money.

"Uh........."

When Fang Zheng kicked the door open, he was a little embarrassed to find that on the platform on the other side of the door, an old man was sitting in a rocking chair and looking at the lake in front of him. He wore a heavy robe, wore a wide hat, and held a long scepter in his hand. Fangzheng's rough way of opening the door didn't seem to affect the old man, he was still curled up in his chair, as if he had fallen into a deep sleep.

"Sorry, I didn't mean to, I just accidentally tripped over it."

“………………”

Hearing Fang Zheng's insincere apology, Erin looked at him silently, and then didn't say anything. Fang Zheng, on the other hand, did not change his face of contempt for Erin, and he walked over to the old man and looked down at him.

"You are Master William?"

“……………”

The old man didn't speak, and Fang Zheng saw that the part above his nose was covered by a wide hat, but looking at him, it was obvious that he was not sleeping.

"I have some questions for you........."

Fang Zheng spoke again, but the old man only shook his head, and then he raised the scepter in his hand and pointed ahead.

“…………………”

“……………………”

Seeing the old man's reaction, Fang Zheng and Erin glanced at each other, and then Erin walked to the edge of the platform pointed by the old man's scepter and looked down, then she turned her head and shook her head at Fang Zheng.

"You can't see anything here."

"I hope you'll be able to answer a few of my questions, Master William."

“………………”

In the face of Fangzheng's inquiry, William still didn't say a word, he just raised his scepter again and pointed to the front.

But Fang Zheng didn't care about his actions this time, he just put his hands on his hips and stood beside the old man, as if he had spent it with him.

“…………………”

“…………………”

Time passed minute by minute, Fang Zheng did not move, and the old man did not move. It's as if they're playing a game of patience, and whoever can't help but open their mouth first loses.

"I said, what are you doing here?"

In this case, it was Erin who couldn't help it first.

"Didn't this old man give us a hint? Maybe we should look for any clues around here........."

"If someone else is here, and he's not dead, can't he just say it, and we have to run around?"

Fang Zheng obviously doesn't eat this set.

"I said Master William, everyone is a smart person, don't fool us, I have some questions for you, but if you want to pretend to be deaf and dumb, then we have to continue to consume, this is not a game, you are not set to be an NPC who will not say anything except limited content, I am not your student or subordinate, don't expect to fool me into doing something without saying a word."

“……… Hehe........."

Hearing this, the old man finally smiled, he turned his head and looked in the direction where Fang Zheng was.

"It's funny, Outlander......... While I do feel an unusual soul in you, ......... You're a lot more fun than I thought. ”

"You're the same as I thought, do you have this problem when you're old?"

"It's a scholar's bad habit to be mysterious, but you're right........."

Saying this, William coughed a few times.

“……… But young people ......... I'm sorry for my mental ......... right now It's hard to support me for long conversations, the world, the world is about to crush me completely. You can't understand how I feel, how I feel........., how I feel,

The old man seemed to be really tired, and he only said a few words and coughed violently, which only eased after a while.

"Okay, I'm sorry then, I'll make a long story short......... This never-ending night of hunting, did you do it? ”

“……………”

The old man was silent for a moment and nodded.

"Why?"

This time, it was Erin who couldn't help but ask.

"Why would you want to do that? Master William? ”

"Because......... When the night of the hunt is over, the blood moon will rise........."

The old man's voice was full of fear and sorrow.

"The Old Gods have always been in this world, and we used to think they were gone, no, they weren't. It's here, there, here, there. Wherever we feel they should or shouldn't exist. But we just can't touch them, they look at us like we look at ants in a box......... The ant is not aware of our presence because it has no other way of perceiving the world than its antennae. And it's the same with humans, we are ants, we can only feel our world with our antennae............"

Saying this, the old man's body also began to tremble.

"But when the blood moon rises, the power of the old gods will envelop everything......... The entire Yanan will become its playground, and no one can stop its power......... The curse of the Old Gods will consume everyone mercilessly, leaving them struggling in pain and despair......... And then......... Destruction ........."

"But now Yanan is on the verge of destruction."

Hearing Master William's words, Erin's face turned pale, but Fang Zheng was quite calm.

"With all due respect, this is also a matter of early death and late death, both glasses are poisonous wine, one is bloody and seals the throat, and the other cup can also confess a few last words, but you still have to die after the explanation, right? In that case, why don't we just ......... Master William, is there a way to get us out of our dreams? ”

“……… To escape the dream, you must remove the curses of the Old Gods and defeat them......... But......... It's almost impossible........."

As he spoke, William's voice gradually lowered.

"Impossible......... Human beings cannot observe the world in the way of thinking of the ancient gods, and when we understand the world in this way, we can come into contact with the ancient gods, but at that time, we are no longer us......... Mansis persistently sought the arrival of the Blood Moon, immersed in his impossible ideals......... Lawrence......... Poor child......... He went the wrong way, they were all wrong. ”

William raised the scepter in his hand again, pointing forward.

"I used Roma's time loop to close off the world. The Night of the Hunt will go on forever, so that the Blood Moon will never come, it is in the center of this lake, just kill it, then the Blood Moon will come, and the world will be completely changed......... I don't know what will happen next, but the outlander ......... Since you're so confident, I might as well let you give it a try. Go ahead, kill Roma, and ......... Go to Mancis, who tried in vain to create the Old Gods with the help of the Blood Moon, and his actions are doomed to failure............"

"Well, don't you think everyone can make it clear?"

After listening to William's story, Fang Zheng also picked up the big sword in his hand, and then walked to the edge of the platform, and seeing Fang Zheng's movements, Erin hurriedly stepped forward to stop him.

"Wait, wait, are you really going to go? In case ........."

"No case, anyway, the night of the hunt will be over, as for whether there will be a blood moon next......... Besides, whether it's good or bad, there's always a change, isn't it? ”

As he spoke, Fang Zheng waved his hand, and then he jumped off the platform.