Mr. Pantalone has no crazy plans today.

Before he could finish speaking, the figure suddenly pulled him away.

As the black fire, which had served as a cover and disguise, dissipated in the heavy rain, everything that came into the "Doctor's" view at that moment was revealed.

Diluc, who should have been standing there, had vanished, and even most of the numerous 'dead soldiers' who were originally standing next to the "Doctor" had disappeared.

Only the ashes left on the ground after the fire, and the traces washed away by the heavy rain, tell others that the burned things once existed.

The moment he saw that power, he understood what it truly was. He was extremely familiar with it; in a sense, it was the power he had created.

And now, this power he created was being used against him, which made the "Doctor" show a look of disgust on his face.

"That power... So that's what it was... It was that rat... I hadn't even had a chance to retrieve it and it came knocking on my door. It really doesn't know what it's getting itself into..."

"Fine, since you're in such a hurry to die, I'll just finish you off beforehand."

Chapter 132 Don't look back, keep running! (4k)

Running through the rainy night, pulling Diluc along, dodging the endless horde of monsters chasing them from behind, the middle-aged man holding his beloved son's hand had a pale face, showing signs of exhaustion.

If at first Diluc only felt a vague sense of familiarity with the man, then at this moment Diluc was completely certain that the middle-aged man dragging him along was none other than his father—

Kripps Legenfender.

However, after realizing that the man in front of him was actually his father, this not only failed to answer Diluc's doubts, but also gave rise to more confusion that he could not understand.

He couldn't understand why his father, who should have been just an ordinary person without even the Eye of God, could display such immense power, making him feel as insignificant as dust in the face of that power.

Logically speaking, his father shouldn't possess such extraordinary power, but what puzzled him even more was the eerie and ominous aura emanating from that powerful force.

This made Diluc realize that the power his father possessed was probably not something from a very safe source.

Especially after seeing her father seemingly using that power, and the unusual paleness on his face.

It was as if he had used a power that no mortal should have used and suffered a backlash, which further confirmed his belief in the power his father possessed.

Everything he encountered and saw raised countless questions in his mind, but what puzzled him even more was why his father was in this strange place.

After meeting his father, he finally couldn't help but pour out his confusion and wanted to get the answers he needed from his father.

"Father, what exactly happened... How did you get here? And what is this place? I've been looking for you for so long but I haven't found any trace of you."

"Haha... It's a long story. The reason I can't get out is because I'm trapped in this 'world,' so I can't go out and contact other people directly. I can only use some special methods to convey information."

"I originally thought that the person who received this letter would be Grand Master Falgar, but to my surprise, it was you. When I saw that you were about to be 'doctored,' I had no choice but to intervene and save you."

While pulling Diluc along, and breathing heavily, Cripps looked back at Diluc's confused face and answered his question.

Diluc did not explain to his father that Grand Master Falgar had indeed received the letter.

However, because Grand Master Falgar was not in a position to handle the matter, he entrusted it to me.

Grand Master Falgar probably didn't expect that this seemingly insignificant matter would actually have so many hidden aspects.

Diluc's mind was racing as he thought about what Cripps had explained to him, and he couldn't help but ask his father a question.

"Father, what exactly do you mean by this 'world'? What secret of the Fatui have you discovered that would make their enforcers hunt you down?"

After hearing Diluc's question, Cripps' expression became extremely serious.

Seeing the expression on his father's face, Diluc realized that what his father was about to say was probably not simple.

"You should have seen that dragon by now, right? That dragon was actually a monster created by that 'Doctor.' It wasn't just any ordinary dragon; it was a spirit that lingered between the world of the living and the undead."

"That was a monster and dragon capable of manipulating 'dreams,' and the world we inhabit is precisely the realm of 'dreams.' That 'doctor' granted that dragon such power."

"The bridge outside Mondstadt was transformed into a gate to a twisted dream, and through that eerie mist, all unauthorized intruders were pulled into this 'world,' and all members of the Knights Order who strayed into this 'world' were turned into undead."

"Those undead-like monsters, those twisted monsters known as 'Death Squads,' were transformed into those monsters by the executor called 'The Doctor,' who imprisoned their souls within their bodies."

"We who are trapped in this 'dream' can never reach the real world, which is why we can never cross this bridge, because this 'dream' is just like that."

"Similarly, even that 'Doctor' cannot completely control the 'dream,' he can only manipulate the 'dream' itself to a certain extent, trapping others in this 'world.'"

Diluc, who was listening to his father's explanation while standing beside Cripps, learned the truth afterward.

He was shocked beyond measure; he had never imagined there was such a deep secret behind it all.

This was far more shocking and horrifying than the information he had learned at the Fools' stronghold research institute.

While Diluc was still reeling from the information Kripps had given him, Kripps showed no sign of stopping and continued to tell him what he knew.

"Of course, that's not the core of the problem. Since you've entered this world just like me, you should probably know that the Fools are researching the creation of 'death warriors'."

"Among the foolish people, those who have undergone infection and received drugs with foreign blood have been 'optimized' and the successful ones are called 'hybrids' while the failures are called 'suicide soldiers'. However, such 'optimized humans' are not common."

"It is not easy to perfectly achieve one's goal and create qualified 'optimized humans'. It requires a large number of samples and experimental subjects to support all of this."

"As you can see, countless missing members of the Knights of Favonius became experimental subjects of that executor called 'The Doctor,' turning into undead known as 'Death Warriors.'"

"And that 'doctor's' goal was quite simple: that madman planned to infect Mondstadt residents in large numbers after obtaining the results, thereby selecting the samples he needed."

"In order to stop him from doing whatever he wanted, I stole a set of finished reagents from the Fatui's base research institute. It was because of this that I disrupted the Fatui's plans and research, which is why I am being hunted down by the Fatui."

After hearing his father's explanation, Diluc now understood the reason behind the matter.

At the same time, he understood why his father was being hunted down by the Fools.