Black Queen Mother!

The moment he heard the name, all the nerves in Trist's body tensed up.

Under the brilliant golden sunlight, Ayu's eyes were pitch black, and the darkness seemed to contain the entire universe.

Trist's eyes were attracted by the depth, and the movements of his hands slowed down.

His eyes were bloodshot, veins bulged on his forehead, his muscles contracted, and his whole body was as stiff as a corpse.

Countless images emerged in my mind. They were the memories of the abandoned city, the experience of running around like a rat in the cramped slums, and the cruel scenes of human life being disregarded that I had witnessed.

Trist raised the muzzle of the gun unconsciously, not facing Ayu, but towards his own jaw.

With trembling fingers on the trigger, a horrifying, weird, incomprehensible, indescribable huge shadow appeared in front of Trist's eyes.

In front of that creeping shadow, even death is a luxury.

Drizzt wanted to have that kind of enjoyment.

He pressed his fingers hard, about to pull the trigger.

At this moment, a certain sound exploded in Trist's ears.

He felt his eardrums were as painful as if someone had pierced them with an awl, and his head was buzzing. All the indescribable existence and miserable memories of the past were replaced by the buzzing. Even Ayu in front of him turned into concrete sound waves.

Drizzt knelt on the ground, and Lu Ban walked over beside him.

In Lu Ban's hand was the materialized [Last Words], with the muzzle of the gun pointed at Trist. He had already fired two shots. At this moment, Trist's mind was filled with the echo of the stun grenade, almost making him unconscious.

After taking a look at Ayu's deep eyes, Lu Ban just felt a little dizzy. Although there seemed to be several unknown beings quarreling in his head, it was not a big problem. Anyway, he usually played mahjong at the same table, so he didn't mind playing with five people.

He raised his hand and hit A Yu unconscious with the crowbar. The man's eyes rolled back and he fainted.

“…That was a close call.”

Drizzt's hands were shaking uncontrollably, he dropped his revolver to the ground, and held his head with both hands.

"What did he say?"

Lu Ban squatted down and opened A Yu's eyelids. The eyes underneath had returned to normal and there was no trace of anything strange.

"He said... he was the Black Queen Mother. No, he should be a believer in the Black Queen Mother. He was possessed by the Black Queen Mother just now..."

Trist tried his best to calm his trembling. After all, he was only one step away from having his head exploded.

"The Black Queen Mother may have been bound and sealed by the Hai family. She wants us to take advantage of the Hai family's wedding to break the seal and release her... She will deal with the Hai family."

"Can it still be sealed by the Hai family? That's a bit weak..."

Lu Ban sighed and reached out to pull Trist up.

"But why did He treat me like this? He just wanted me to release Him through Ayu's mouth, and now..."

Drizzt poured the gravel out of the barrel, confused.

"Maybe He means you no harm."

Lu Ban thought of the scene that happened at Jiangcheng Grand Theater before.

"These things, their very existence is a disaster for us. Besides, they may just say this to everyone they meet. After all, they are all crazy guys."

Some knowledge, just understanding it, will lead to madness.

These great beings, which are beyond human imagination and reach, will cause anyone who catches a glimpse of them to lose their rationality simply by being there.

"I didn't expect that before the wedding even started, my sanity would already be reduced by seven points. The difficulty of [Erosion] is indeed as good as its reputation."

Trist sighed. He had lost three points of sanity when he saw the fish-head statue and those humanoid monsters without heartbeats. He lost another four points when he saw the Black Queen Mother possessed Ayu.

Normally, when doing tasks of [Mortal] or [Pollution] difficulty, you will only lose one or two points at most.

"I don't know if you know this, but in the Land of Silence, sanity is the most important statistic. If you get hurt during a mission, as long as it's not fatal, there's always a way to recover, but sanity is almost impossible to recover. The less the better. I've been through so many missions now, and I only have 45 points of sanity left. I'm not far from going crazy."

Drizzt said half with emotion.

"A senior I met before told me that no matter how powerful a person is, he will only die in the Land of Silence. Because even if your strength can become stronger with each mission, your rationality will only gradually decrease. The stronger a person is, the more missions he will go through, and the less rational he will be."

"In the end, no matter what, everyone will either be killed by monsters or something unknown during a mission, or they will fall into madness and become irrational lunatics or be transformed into monsters."

After hearing what Trist said, Lu Ban paused here.

Think about it carefully.

My sanity has become zero. I will either fall into madness and become a lunatic, or turn into a monster.

Lu Ban is obviously still a human being and has not turned into a monster.

He is not crazy either, he is very rational.

So, what's the problem?

Lu Ban thought about it for a moment.

I felt that it must be because I had rolled the "All or Nothing" dice with a big success, which led to me being lucky enough to keep my brain even though my sanity was zero.

"I am indeed normal."

Professional Chosen Ones dare to make judgments.

Lu Ban felt that there was nothing wrong with him.

"Under the current circumstances, there is absolutely no need for us to get involved in matters related to the Black Queen Mother. Our mission is to witness the wedding and survive until the end of it. Unless the Hai family wants to harm us, there is no need to provoke them."

Trist had no idea what Lu Ban was thinking. He looked at A Yu who had fainted and said.

"Yes, yes."

Lu Ban nodded repeatedly.

But I'm ready to have a chance to see the so-called sealed Black Queen Mother.

After all, he needs the other party's statue, so asking the person directly might be the best way.

Moreover, from the eye contact between Lu Ban and A Yu just now, he was able to get a glimpse of the essence of the Black Queen Mother.

The Black Queen Mother sealed by the Hai family is not the real Black Queen Mother. She may be just a clone, or a little remaining will. Although these alone are enough to drive a person crazy, there is almost no sense of grandeur and indifference that Lu Ban felt when looking directly at the real starry sky.

"What about this person?"

After reaching a consensus with Lu Ban, Trist looked at A Yu lying on the ground again.

"This is a beach, we can bury him in the sand and no one will find him."

Lu Ban lowered his voice and said.

“…He’s not dead yet.”

Drizzt felt helpless and sighed.

"Just let him lie here. It shouldn't be a big problem."

"good."

Lu Ban nodded, and then spoke as if he remembered something.

"By the way, I heard something when I was catching crabs with those kids just now."

"Any ideas on how to better catch crabs?"

Trist asked tentatively. He no longer had any expectations for Lu Ban's way of thinking.

"How is that possible? What are you talking about? We are not here to eat, drink and have fun."

Lu Ban said righteously.

“…”

Drizzt was speechless.

"So what did you hear?"

“They saw the walking fish dead on the beach and were able to take us to see its body.”

Lu Ban said mysteriously.