Compared to the nightmarish Yharnam, Byronvis seemed to be a very peaceful place. It was located on the edge of a lake, and when you looked up, you could see the bright moonlight shining on the lake, making the academy look peaceful and tranquil.

If it weren't for those big headed flies.

According to Dr. Yusefka, after Lawrence had a conflict with his mentor William, Lawrence left the academy with students who agreed with his ideas, leaving only a small number of people. But later, with the development and growth of the Medical Church, more and more students left the academy and went to Yharnam.

And now it seems that this is indeed the case. When Fang Zheng and Irene arrived at Byron Weiss College, there was almost no one here except those big-headed flies, and there were no corpses to be seen. The entire college looked like it was abandoned, but Fang Zheng was sure that he would be able to find some clues here.

After all, this is an academy, and those people must have some research records left over.

"So...what exactly are you looking for here?"

Irene looked at the bookcase in front of her and couldn't help but ask, while Fang Zheng answered casually while searching for information.

"Information, records. These people must have recorded their previous history. I need to find that thing. At least I need to know the whole process. Maybe this information is not comprehensive, but it is better than nothing."

“…Here?”

Irene gasped as she looked at the bookcase that filled one wall, and the hundreds of books inside... With so many books, it would probably take a lot of time just to look up the titles. However...

"Well, I've come here with you, let's see what you're up to."

Irene was helpless about this. Although rummaging through books was not her hobby, it was much safer than going out to fight a group of monsters.

Fang Zheng certainly wouldn't look around like a headless fly. This academy is so big that it would take decades to finish reading every book. But he didn't need to do that. He and Irene went directly to the dean's office on the third floor of Byron Weiss College. According to general reasoning, no matter what kind of research, it must require the consent and approval of Dean William. And the most important research materials must be kept here.

So Fang Zheng locked his sights on the desk in the dean's office and the area around it, while Irene went to look for information in the bookcase next to it. Sure enough, Fang Zheng soon found a lab record in the drawer of the desk. He sat on the chair and flipped open the record. Soon, the name of Dean William appeared in Fang Zheng's eyes.

"...Everything we found in the ruins is simply shocking. The level of civilization of the ancient Sumerians is beyond our imagination. According to records, the ancient Sumerians were servants of the old gods. They guarded the sleeping old gods and obtained the power and blessings of the old gods. But the Sumerians were not satisfied with this. They longed for further sublimation, that is, to become higher beings like the beings they once guarded... I am very interested in this. The research of the Sumerians is quite profound, but... they don't seem to have succeeded..."

The records at the beginning were quite normal, mostly about what they found while excavating ruins, and their research on Sumerian civilization. From the records, that period seemed to be the golden age of Byronvis, with "major discoveries" unearthed almost from time to time, so much so that William complained that "their manpower was completely insufficient to meet the needs of analysis, and they had to recruit talented people from among their students to join them."

And Lawrence is one of them.

According to William's research institute, Lawrence was an excellent student from the beginning, and because of this, he was recruited by William to join the excavation and research of Sumerian civilization. Lawrence was also full of enthusiasm for this, and he soon became William's right-hand man and an important figure in the excavation process.

During this process, William and others gradually discovered the cause of the demise of the Sumerian civilization. They tried to sublimate from the blood of the old gods and become the same as the old gods. But they failed. Although they did not know the specific situation, a disaster broke out in Sumer at that time, which eventually destroyed the entire civilization.

But even so, William didn't seem to intend to stop his research.

"...We dissected the remains of the Sumerians, and in their brains, we found biological tissues and structures that are different from those of modern humans, which also verifies the records of the Sumerians. They can sublimate their wisdom by obtaining and improving the 'eye of inner vision', and allow humans to eventually reach the realm of 'God' at the level of thinking, and obtain knowledge that transcends human civilization and achieve true evolution! This is exactly what we need! This is exactly what we are pursuing, the ultimate goal of mankind!"

It’s still the same old routine.

Looking at the records on the file, Fang Zheng shrugged his shoulders. Why do some people always like to take shortcuts? Logically speaking, humans can indeed sublimate to the next level, but that must be done step by step. If you give a monkey a computer, can it program it?

The records after this were similar to what Dr. Yusefka said. William injected the blood of the ancient god excavated from the ruins and successfully gained clairvoyance, obtaining the knowledge beyond human beings that he had always dreamed of. But at the same time, William finally realized the danger.

"...The power of the old gods is too strong. This power is simply not something humans can bear. I have lost my eyes, but I have more eyes... I can see everything I want to see, but this is not what I want to see... Humans are still too young and immature. We are like children who have not grown up yet and are not ready to face the real world.

The blood of the old gods did not change us, they just brought out our hidden beasts. The cruel and terrible side of human beings. Once we want to become gods, we must face the reality that we are not perfect creations. We have never been the perfect work that gods are most proud of in this world. On the contrary, we are just defective products full of flaws. After a long evolution, humans buried the darkness in the depths of their souls with reason and wisdom, but this darkness has never disappeared. When we face the truth, it means we have to accept it all.

The Sumerians have taught us a profound lesson with their civilization, and we must put an end to it before it is too late..."

If it had ended here, then it should have been a happy ending. But unfortunately, since Fang Zheng was already in a nightmare, he knew that what the dean did was useless. Sure enough, in the following record, William seemed quite depressed.

"Lawrence disagrees with my point of view. There is nothing more to say between us. We all know that the blood of the old gods will have a great impact on the user. But Lawrence is unwilling to stop. He believes that as long as he can use reason to control the bestial desires stimulated by the blood of the old gods, he can eventually become a god. Moreover... he found a living old god in the ruins under Yharnam... Ibitas, the daughter of the universe, seems to be her name. With it, Lawrence has the capital to conduct research on the blood of the old gods again, and I am no longer able to stop all this..."

To put it bluntly, this is a dispute between two people about whether becoming a god should increase strength or intelligence.

Seeing this, Fang Zheng finally had a clear understanding of the matter. At the beginning, both William and others were eager to obtain methods of human evolution and sublimation from the Sumerian ruins. William succeeded by chance, but after seeing the truth, he became scared and decided to seal it all.

But Lawrence did not intend to stop there. He chose another path, which was to continue injecting the blood of the ancient gods and try to forcibly control the violence caused by the blood of the ancient gods in order to achieve the path to godhood.

As it stands, Lawrence has failed as well.

However, according to records, the reason why Lawrence and his team were able to continue using the blood of the old gods for "blood therapy" was because they found an old god left behind in the ruins...

But William's record goes far beyond this. What he wrote after this is even more shocking.

"... Lawrence and the others made the wrong choice. I can hear their crazy wailing and miserable crying. They shouldn't do this! They will suffer the most terrible curse, but I can't just do nothing. All of this was caused by me, so at least... I should do something. The blood moon shouldn't come again, so I have to make a choice. Forgive me, Rom..."

This was the last record left by William. At the end, Fang Zheng saw a string of messages.

"When the red moon hangs low, the line between man and monster will become blurred. When the gods come, a blessed womb will give birth to the son of God. I buried all the secrets in the lake, but the nightmare will never end..."

That's about it.

Fang Zheng closed the information in his hand, rubbed his forehead, and then stood up. Noticing Fang Zheng's action, Irene, who was standing beside him, asked.

"How is it? Have you figured it out?"

"Almost."

Fang Zheng looked at the information in front of him and shrugged.

"At least we can be sure that the reason why this hunting night cannot end is because of Dean William. As for why he did this, it seems to be because Lawrence and the others did something wrong... Forget it, there is no point in exploring these trivial matters now. Next, there is obviously only one place we need to go."

"You mean..."

After taking a look at Irene, Fang Zheng spoke.

"Master William said that he hid all the secrets in the lake, so let's go to the lake and take a look."