Pale walls, messy tables and chairs, closed curtains... The bright lights shine in this small space, which is dead silent and dull.
Lin Qiye stood there in a daze for a long time, and finally a trace of clarity appeared in his dull eyes!
"Hospital? Why am I here?"
A tingling sensation came from his mind, and he subconsciously hugged his head, with countless chaotic thoughts surging out.
He was clearly talking to [Chaos] just now, how did he suddenly get here... Wait, what did [Chaos] say to him just now
Those words echoed in Lin Qiye's mind, his eyes shrank slightly, and the next moment, he rushed to the door of the ward, pulled the handle, only to hear a click... The door did not open.
The door of this room was locked from the inside.
Lin Qiye was stunned for a moment, then immediately unlocked the door, pulled the handle and pushed the door open!
Outside the door was an equally familiar corridor. A gray-black sky hung over the hospital. It was not clouds, but something like lead. It looked depressing and low, making people feel a little breathless.
Lin Qiye did not waste time in the sky. He immediately looked up at the door behind him, which was the last room on this floor.
Ward 6.
The ward door number was pitch black, like an inky night.
This really is the Gods' Mental Hospital... But why am I here
He turned his head and looked outside the corridor. The empty courtyard sat under the gray-black sky. There was no sound at all. The noisy caregivers had disappeared. It seemed as if Lin Qiye was the only one left in the world.
"Li Yifei!" Lin Qiye called out, but no one answered.
Lin Qiye frowned slightly, closed his eyes and tried to separate his consciousness from the Gods Mental Hospital, but his connection with the outside world seemed to be cut off and he couldn't leave at all.
Just as he was wondering, a dark figure suddenly rushed out of the nursing room on the first floor, rolled around on the grass in the courtyard like a dog, then stood up excitedly, clapped and laughed at him who was standing on the second floor:
“Fun!! Really fun!!!”
"Lord Azathoth! Let's play again! Please play with me again!! I haven't had enough!!!"
Seeing the dark figure, Lin Qiye's pupils trembled violently... The one wearing the dark blue nursing uniform was none other than [Chaos] whom he had just met!
There was a hint of anger in Lin Qiye's eyes. He jumped down from the second floor, knocked down [Chaos], rode on him, and smashed his fist heavily into his face!
"Chaos! What did you do?!"
boom!
Lin Qiye's fist went straight through Chaos' cheek and fell on the grass... Seeing Chaos, who looked like a ghost in front of him, Lin Qiye was stunned.
Half of Chaos's face was blocked by Lin Qiye's fist, but he was not affected at all. He continued to speak excitedly:
"I didn't do anything? It's you, Lord Azathoth, who has woken up from your dream!"
"Lord Azathoth? Are you calling me?" Lin Qiye frowned, "What nonsense are you talking about! How could I be Azathoth?!"
"You are Lord Azathoth! You have devoured this universe and occupied the consciousness and body of this universe. This is already the fifth universe you have occupied! You will soon be able to completely get rid of this fictional world and become the only 'reality' in the world!"
Chaos stared at Lin Qiye, and suddenly seemed to think of something, and said with narrowed eyes, "Lord Azathoth... You were not affected by the will of this universe when you devoured the fifth universe, were you?"
The fifth universe
Devouring the consciousness and body of the universe
Get rid of this fictional world and become the only "reality" in the world?
Hearing these words, Lin Qiye's mind began to hurt again. Memories that did not belong to him emerged one after another, and he felt a little dazed.
"I can't rule out this possibility... You said that the consciousness of the fifth universe is very powerful, and it might affect you... But you should be able to recover after a while, after all, you are Lord Azathoth!"
The voice of [Chaos] sounded again, but Lin Qiye could no longer hear it. His disordered memories almost split him into two people, and he fell into madness!
Lin Qiye hunched over in pain, suppressing those violent fragments of memory bit by bit. He breathed heavily, his eyes were so red that it seemed like blood could drip out!
“Impossible… This is impossible!!”
Lin Qiye stood up suddenly, turned around and rushed up the stairs, returning to the corridor on the second floor of the ward.
He rushed to the door of the first hospital and opened it without hesitation!
Snap!
As he pushed the door open, a pitch-black gale rushed out, and endless roars and whispers echoed throughout the entire floor in an instant!
The ward behind the door had completely transformed into a chaotic universe, with countless dark red stars dancing disorderly in it. A terrifying face was roaring angrily at Lin Qiye in the deepest part of nothingness.
That is the will of this universe... a will of a universe gone mad!
When that face saw Lin Qiye, its eyes gradually widened, and its distorted and sickly face became visibly hideous. The next moment, a violent voice resounded throughout the universe!
"Ah...Ah...Sa...Tos...!!!"
Hearing these familiar syllables, Lin Qiye's body trembled, and a memory flooded into his mind...
Lin Qiye had heard this voice before... He had tried to open the door of the fourth ward and entered the Mad Universe to look for clues to fight against the Kronos. That universe also called out the name "Azathoth", and it was from then on that Lin Qiye knew of the existence of Azathoth...
But now it seems... that roar was not answering his question at all. How could a universe that has gone insane understand his question normally and give an answer
Is it directed at itself?
Standing in front of the ward door, Lin Qiye's body began to tremble uncontrollably. He could feel fragments of memories emerging in his mind, memories that did not belong to him... exactly the part about the Cthulhu mythology and the invasion of the universe.
At this moment, Lin Qiye could even find a trace of resonance in the darkness that was engulfing the universe. The darkness was like a part of his body. The universe was like food swallowed into his stomach, continuously supplying him with strength!
“I am Azathoth… I am Azathoth?” Lin Qiye’s consciousness was torn apart madly. He kept shaking his head, and with a pale face he rushed to the door of the next ward and pushed it open with force!
The same insane universe roared at him angrily:
“A…Za…Toss!!”
Then, the third, the fourth... When the doors of the four wards were all opened, disordered and crazy darkness emerged from them like a ribbon, connecting to Lin Qiye's body...
He knelt on the ground like a stone statue, his eyes empty and lifeless... After an unknown amount of time, he raised his head stiffly, and a strange light appeared in his confused eyes.
"I am... Azathoth."