The red moon returns

Chapter 488 What Am I

Damn it.

I'm just asking casually, there's no need to respond so quickly.

Lynch touched the ring and was about to respond when he heard the reminder from the Islamic people. After a moment of hesitation, he stopped and let Msisha swallow him.

The essence of Msissa is similar to that of an ordinary Tindalos hound, both of which are composed of dust of time, but it is more condensed than a hound. Therefore, it is not a physical entity and does not have a real mouth. Being swallowed is just a description, just like the stasis block that was sent.

In fact, it was wrapped by Msishha's body.

At the moment of contact, Lynch only felt his spiritual body tremble, and then countless broken pictures appeared before his eyes.

Sometimes it is a flash of light that tears apart the chaotic darkness, sometimes it is a red planet that streaks across the universe, awakening countless sleeping hazes, sometimes it is fine snow flying and all things are bleak, sometimes it is the earth cracking and volcanoes erupting, sometimes it is baby birds breaking out of their shells, and sometimes it is the dead bodies of starving people all over the fields, leaving thousands of miles of barren land.

The picture is messy, fragmented, chaotic, illogical, and without any coherence. It is a broken silhouette of time, the mark left by Msisha's gaze at the river of time.

But what was seen more often was a chaotic dreamland filled with red fog. In the cold wasteland, countless giant spiders were weaving a giant web of fate. In the fog that was difficult to distinguish between up and down, strange birds that looked like patchwork beasts spread their wings and soared. In the depths of the fog, countless huge monsters were wriggling their bodies and stretching their tentacles. Around them, even the space and light were distorted, causing their huge bodies to twist into strange shapes.

Deep in the fog, a red moon hangs high in the sky. The crimson moonlight dispels the fog, and a brief tranquility unfolds amidst the distortion and chaos.

Under the moonlight, a huge, hazy black shadow was suspended in mid-air, floating quietly and silently, as if it had fallen into a deep sleep.

The flickering lights and shadows in front of his eyes continued to change, but Lynch suddenly had an idea and his heart began to beat wildly.

This scene looks so familiar.

He had seen it many times before, whether in his dreams or in Hongyue’s memories, but each time he treated it as an ordinary image and didn’t think much about it. This time, when he watched it again from a different perspective, he suddenly felt extremely familiar.

If the black shadow below was replaced by me, wouldn’t that be my experience after traveling through time?
I just bumped into the moonlight of my neighbor's house and stayed there for who knows how many years, but the me in the picture turned into that mess.

So, before me, my neighbor had covered someone else? It was still the same ugly and weird thing.

That's so jealous.

However, before he could really feel jealous, another more terrifying thought emerged.

Shit, wait, that’s not right.

What if the neighbor didn't shroud others with moonlight?

That weird thing...could it be me?

At this moment, Lin Qi felt his heart pounding, his throat dry, and his whole body stiff. He didn't even care to look at the flashing images in front of him:
'Neighbor, neighbor...'

【…】

'Am I right? That thing is really me?'

[……] 'Why is my soul like this? After I mastered the ability to gaze at the dead, I have seen many wandering souls, but none of them were like this. Why am I an exception? What on earth am I? '

【…】

'say.'

[I am just a witness on your journey, Lynch. The answer can only be asked by yourself. What are you? ]

"A dead-house time traveler." Lin Qi gave the answer without thinking, and then he realized something, "Is it because I came from another world, and my soul is different from the people in this world? My soul appears in this world like this?"

[Maybe, this is your own journey, you need to find all the answers by yourself, and only you can experience the joy, anger, sorrow and happiness in the process]

'You didn't keep silent, which means my guess was wrong, but you didn't say it directly, but only gave an ambiguous answer, which means you actually hope that I will believe my guess and stop making associations. So, is everything about me really limited to my current cognition? If not, what are you hiding? What purpose do you have in hoping that I will stop digging deeper and continue to be ignorant? '

[Lin Qi, you...]

'Well, I won't go into it any further.'

【？ ？ ？】An almost materialized question came from within the mind.

'There's nothing to be surprised about, neighbor. If you had just answered my question against your will, none of this would have happened. But you didn't lie to me, which is why I have these associations. I don't think I have any power over you to stop you from lying to me. You didn't lie to me for your own reasons, whether it was because you were disdainful or unwilling. It doesn't matter. What's important is that you don't even want to lie. So, even if you really want to harm me, you will use more aboveboard means, not like this. So, you don't want me to keep thinking about it, at least part of the reason is for my sake.'

【…】

"Mythology era... Oh, no, there is a saying in my hometown, listen to others' advice and have a full meal. You won't harm me, so why shouldn't I listen to you?"

What if I harm you?

'Then I admit it. Everyone is responsible for their own choices. Since I chose to believe in you, I am ready to take responsibility for it. So, it's not your problem, it's my own problem.'

[…I didn’t expect that what it showed you would make you make such associations. But knowing some things now will not do you any good, but will affect your judgment and choices. So, just read it and don’t continue to make associations. I promise you that in the foreseeable future, you will understand all the truth.]

"Well, I believe it." Lynch smiled in his mind, "So, what exactly did it show me?"

[Silhouette of time. This should be its way of repaying you by sharing with you some of the things it has seen]

"What? You call this a reward? Who would thank you by showing you the shadow of the evil god? Beating you up is more like that. Although those are just shadows, others would be scared crazy. Doesn't it really want to kill people and steal treasures?"

[This is the biggest difference between these aliens and the main gods, even those friendly and orderly evil gods are the same. They will respond to the requests of believers and give rewards to mortals, but most of them will stuff some taboo knowledge into the minds of mortals without considering what it means to mortals. However, it has little impact on you. Your will is special. As long as a few upper evil gods are not directly shown to you, your will will not collapse easily. ]

"Well, I'll just treat it as a reward, can't you give me something useful... Shit."

Lynch was muttering to himself when a strange and almost incomprehensible will suddenly crashed into his mind, almost crushing him, leaving a mark and then walking away, leaving behind only a victim who almost needed to be put back together.

I eat lemons. It’s hard to say whether I’m a human or not, but you are really a dog.

(End of this chapter)