The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear. And the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.

This is a sentence recorded in Christine's diary, and it is the biggest reason why she is where she is today.

As Professor Osborne explains, Christine was a brilliant student at Miskatonik University, and her paintings were empowering and admired by many. If Christine had stopped there, maybe she would have become a famous painter, a famous artist.

But as an excellent student, Christine clearly doesn't plan to stop there, she aspires to become a master......... Well, I have to say, the idea is good.

Of course, Duanmu Huai can't understand Christine's obsession, in his opinion, the so-called paintings are basically the same, like Mona Lisa or something, you say it has historical value Duanmu Huai still believes, but artistic value? How can this be seen? Painted like a person or what?

I'm sorry, but as a rough man, Duanmu Huai really can't appreciate this thing.

But it is clear that Christine is really distressed by this, and it seems to her that painting to make a lot of money is not yet successful, and she wants to go further in order to win the highest glory of art.

I don't know when, Christine saw this sentence, so she also wrote it down.

The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear. And the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.

Christine found her way forward in this sentence, and she wanted to paint a painting that would make everyone feel terrified from the bottom of her heart, so that she could go down in history and become a master of the generation.

Of course, this is not an easy task, and Christine did have her fair share of setbacks at first, but luckily (or unfortunately) she was a student at Miskatonik University, where the last thing she lacked was the exploration of the unknown.

So, under Christine's tireless search (death), she finally learned a piece of information.

Once, there was a burglary at Miskatonik University, and the thief died in the library, but it didn't matter, the important thing was that the thief was rumored to be not human, but a monster that was born of some terrible being and a human hybrid. After that, the three professors even traveled to the small town of Dunwich, where the thief was born.

No one knows what they did there, only that they came back with haggard faces, as if they had witnessed the worst horrors in the world.

Of course, Christine didn't meet the three professors, but that didn't stop her from making a decision.

That is, she was going to Dunwich, Sentinel Ridge, to see what was there. Maybe......... That's the opportunity to be inspired!

So Christine left Miskatonik University with her bag on her back and went to Sentinel Ridge in Dunwich, where she stayed for three full days.

No one knows what happened to Christine, only that after she came back, she locked herself in the studio with an expression of "I can die at night", and did not go out for a whole planet, and then painted the empty ghost.

However, it was at this time that Christine's sanity seemed to finally come online.

"I had no idea why I was the way I was, and when I looked at the painting in front of me, I couldn't imagine that it was drawn from my hands! So wicked, so horrible, so blasphemous! Why, why would I draw such a thing? Is this really what I painted? The paint on my body and the brushes in my hands show this, but for some reason, I have no memory of that time..............."

"It's not me, it's something that I painted with my hand, that night! That night at Sentinel Ridge! What I used to see! No, I don't want to think about it, I made a big mistake! I shouldn't have responded to that call, I didn't want ............!! ”

That's the end of the diary.

"I can't understand why these artists like to kill themselves."

Duanmu Huai pursed his lips and casually threw the diary on the table. To be honest, he doesn't know much about art itself, but he really can't understand a demon like Christine. Of course, whether in their world or here, artists are basically not good things, they are either troublemakers or troublemakers.........

Sentinel Ridge ...............

Looking at the contents of the diary, Anthony frowned.

"I remember seeing the name Dumbwich in a case file, maybe I should bring that case out to see what happened."

Anthony got up to do his work after speaking, only Duanmu Huai was still sitting there, staring at the diary in front of him.

I have to say that although Christine is a demon, that sentence still makes a lot of sense.

The oldest and strongest human emotion is fear. And the oldest and strongest fear is the fear of the unknown.

Well......... I don't know why, Duanmu Huai felt very kind when he saw this sentence.

In fact, it is normal to think about it carefully, this is like deep-sea phobia, when you look at the bottomless deep sea, the kind of fear from the heart is because you don't know what is in the deep sea, so you will be cranky, and if you think too much, you will naturally scare yourself.

It's essentially no different from hitting a ghost or a soldier on the night road.

However, it is clear that Duanmu Huai thinks so, and the system does not think so.

Because at this time, a system prompt suddenly popped up in front of Duanmu Huai's eyes.

【Activate Special Quest "Source of Fear"】

[The oldest and strongest fear is the fear of destruction and death! 】

[Objective: Players are invited to go to Sentinel Ridge to show their strength, defeat the opponent, and become a true source of fear!] 】

“……………………………”

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai was speechless.

What's going on with this broken system, what's going on with this pit of yourself to death?

He doesn't want to do this duel!

If people like fear, let it go, why do I have to compete with it on this! And Duanmuhuai thinks this sentence is quite reasonable, but unfortunately the system doesn't want him to think about it, but wants to feel it himself......... Then there is no way.

Can I just admit defeat?

It's a pity that this task doesn't seem to allow Duanmu Huai to admit defeat.

Well, you have to share your rivalry with each other......... Here's how to think.

MMP……………

Duanmu Huai now feels like a person sitting at home, the pot comes from the sky, and he can think of it with his buttocks, if this task is completed by himself, it will be fear +1 if it is not good.

It's over, isn't it?

The reason why Duanmu Huai didn't want to take on this task was very simple, because he knew what was in Sentinel Ridge, which was the ultimate void that was located beyond all planets, beyond all universes, beyond all matter, a thing composed of infinite existence and self, all in it, and it also existed in that boundless range of the ultimate source that gave life to everything, and at the same time, it was an absolute scope that had no limits, and that was beyond all whims, numerical logic, and so on.

That is what is called the One Who is One......... Yog. Sotos.

Duanmu Huai's brain is pumped before he will go to trouble with this outer god who is even more advanced than treacherous treachery!

Not to mention, he technically has a feud with Yogsothoth!

At the junction, Duanmu Huai killed Elden's Beast, and its strange appearance reminded Duanmu Huai of Yogsothos.

For according to the records, the image of Jugsothoth is a collection of rainbow-colored spheres, shining with a strange and malicious light——— that is, the Elden Beast was sent by Jugsothos to manage the borderlands, and was killed by Duanmu Huai.

In this case, Duanmu Huai's brain was lame and he took the initiative to find trouble with Yogsotos, did he think he had lived too long?

But if you think about it, maybe not Yogsothoth?

In any case, Duanmu Huai can't escape forever, and he is also a god. Honestly, always give it a try.........

Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai stood up and happened to collide with Anthony who walked back.

"Hey, where are you going?"

"I'm going to Sentinel Ridge, and I think that's the end of it."

"I'll go with you too."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Anthony hurriedly picked up his coat, but was stopped by Duanmu Huai reaching out for it.

"I'd advise you not to go, it's not as easy as my previous adventures in the museum, and frankly, I'm probably going to be in pretty big trouble, and you're going to be a second Christine......... I don't think you want to spend the rest of your life in a wheelchair, immersed in endless panic and fear, and then become a walking corpse. ”

"This ..............."

Hearing Duanmu Huai's words, Anthony hesitated and wavered, he remembered Christine's tragic situation, to be honest, of course Anthony didn't want to be that kind of person who was not a ghost or a ghost, but ...............

"Are you sure you're really okay alone?"

"Probably it should be fine."

Duanmu Huai is not out of the question, in fact, when he saw the task, Duanmu Huai had already thought of a solution.

It's just this way......... He really didn't want to use it.

In the end, Anthony still listened to Duanmu Huai's words and said that he would not go to Sentinel Ridge, but he asked Duanmu Huai to write a report for himself after he got this done. Duanmu Huai nodded in agreement, and then asked the maid to drive him to Sentinel Ridge in the small town of Dunwich.

It's a very ordinary-looking mountain, but it has an unusual side——— looking down the ridge and you can see a trail that runs up the mountainside to the top. It wasn't dug up by man, but more like some kind of incomparably large being overturning the trees in the woods, and then using his body to open a path to the top of the mountain in the woods.

Not only that, but the road was so barren that even the grass could not be seen, and the trees on both sides had already died.

"Hoo ..............."

After instructing the maid to drive the car farther away, Duanmu Huai followed the road towards the top of Sentinel Ridge.

And at this moment, dark clouds appeared out of nowhere, gradually enveloping the entire sky.

The calls of nighthawks echoed through the forest, as if they were performing some kind of ritual.

Duanmu Huai clenched his cane and stared coldly at the top of the mountain in front of him.

Subsequently, he took the first step.

(End of chapter)