The number of Deep Ones was much higher than Fangzheng expected.
But to Fangzheng, these Frogfish that didn't know what was good for them were of no special use other than adding fuel to his fire. Furthermore, their attack methods were even worse than the low-level monsters in the main world.
Even goblins knew how to use weapons but these Deep Ones just lunged at him and tried to kill him with sheer numbers?!
Are you f * cking looking down on me?!
Staring at the Deep Ones, Fangzheng swore that this was the worst enemy he had ever encountered. Even if they were zombies, at least they wouldn't die unless their heads were smashed open and they were stronger than a normal human. But these Deep Ones were slower than zombies in terms of speed and reflexes. They didn't even have the immortality and strength of zombies. What use did Cthulhu have for these idiots?
Oh, I remember there was a saying in the novels that humans might have a mental breakdown if they saw too many Spawn.
But thinking about it, even the normal army of this world could kill these Deep Ones, so it was not surprising that they were as weak as tofu before him.
With that in mind, Fangzheng stabbed the greatsword into the ground. Soon, the ground around Fangzheng was dyed bright red. Roaring flames burst out from the cracks in the ground and mercilessly devoured the Deep Ones that tried to get close. Then Fangzheng pulled out the greatsword and raised it high. Following his movement, the flames around him coalesced into a giant dragon. Fangzheng swung the sword forward and the fire dragon roared angrily. After turning the Deep Ones in its way into ash, it plunged into the sea.
The surface of the sea swelled up instantly. Seawater gushed out and scattered into the sky before disappearing into white smoke amidst the flames. However, before long, several huge tentacles extended out from the surface of the sea again and attacked Fangzheng again.
'Why are there so many Spawn in this godforsaken place? '
Watching the tentacles coming at him, Fangzheng frowned deeply. He thought he could deal with them easily but to Fangzheng's surprise, not only did the number of Deep Ones and Kin not decrease, it increased.
That's right, those tentacles weren't Cthulhu's main body, but one of his subordinates known as Star Dependents. They looked like mini Cthulhu. They had no wings, only tentacles. Strictly speaking, these Kin of the Stars were Cthulhu's true 'underlings', while the Deep Ones …
You can think of them as the servants of a rich landlord's house ….. lackeys?
But speaking of which, what kind of social structure did the Cthulhu race have?
As Fangzheng casually brandished his sword, his mind wandered as he pondered. He had only read about the Cthulhu Tribe in novels. At most, it was mentioned that Cthulhu was one of the Outer Gods that descended to Earth with their Kin. They were currently in hibernation in R'yleh, and R'yleh was where the Deep Ones and their Kin lived …
Oh, right, R'yleh!
With this in mind, Fangzheng recalled that it was written in the novel that there was an undersea passageway that led to R 'yleh. It was no wonder these people were so eager to block the door. After all, Cthulhu was still asleep. They were probably afraid that their house would be raided.
….. Hmm?
With this in mind, Fangzheng's eyes lit up.
That's right, Cthulhu is still in hibernation. He will only wake up when the stars return!
Wouldn't he be an idiot if he didn't raid now?!
For mortals, even approaching the darkness could cause a mental breakdown, but Fangzheng was different. He was a True God after all. This level of mental interference was useless against him. Not to mention, Fangzheng did not show any signs of mental corruption like in novels. Could it be that it only worked on mortals?
Forget it, I'll think about it when the time comes.
"Nimf."
With that in mind, Fangzheng brandished his greatsword and gave an order to Nimf who was hiding on the roof.
"Go and search. See if there are any buildings or cities in the nearby seabed."
"Understood."
Nimf could not be of much help in combat, but in fact, even Nimf could deal with these Deep Ones without a problem. The only problem was the Kin of the Star.
This showed how weak the Deep Ones were.
Upon receiving the order, Nimufu immediately spread her wings and flew into the sky. In just five seconds, when Fangzheng once again used his flames to sweep away all the Frogfish around him, he immediately received Nimufu's report.
"Master, the investigation is complete. As you said, there is indeed a huge city. We have detected a large number of life signals. The coordinates have been locked on."
"As expected of my cute little angel. I'll buy you some delicious food when we get back."
"I'm looking forward to it!"
Nimf's excited voice rang in his ears. Fangzheng's lips curved into a smile. Speaking of which, that was indeed the case at the beginning. Even though Fangzheng had always been fighting on his own, the little angel was always able to help him detect all kinds of dangers and problems.
Sometimes, the two of them could go on a trip alone and reminisce about the past.
Originally, he wanted to call someone else, but … forget it.
For now, having the little angel was enough.
Since that's the case, I'll just have to raid a house first!
With that in mind, Fangzheng tightened his grip on his greatsword. Then, he bent his body like a taut bowstring.
The next moment, he transformed into a pillar of fire and shot up from the ground. He tore through the night sky and disappeared into the boundless darkness.
A moment later, a pillar of fire descended from the sky and slammed heavily into the seabed not far from Innsmouth Town.
"— — — —!!"
At that moment, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked.
The roaring seawater began to tumble and surge outwards as if struck by some huge energy. Looking from the sky, one could even see that the originally azure sea surface had turned bright red. The tumbling seawater constantly bubbled as if it was boiling, and overflowing white steam almost enveloped the entire sea surface.
After an unknown period of time, the tremors of the earth finally stopped.
"Is … is everything alright now?"
When the sun rose from the other side of the sea, Francis walked out from under a dilapidated house, trembling in fear. He held the brooch that Fangzheng gave him tightly in one hand as he looked around anxiously. For the rest of the night, Francis felt like he was having a nightmare. The earth-shattering scene outside made him shrink into a ball in fear. Francis didn't even know when he fainted.
When he woke up, it was already dawn.
There were no more battles around, and there were no more screams from the monsters. He could not even see the situation of the town clearly. Thick white mist was everywhere, and a scorching heat was blowing on his face. It even made Francis feel like he was in the middle of a desert.
'By the way, what happened to that mister?
Did something happen to him? '
Although he was a little uneasy, Francis still followed the path in his memory and walked towards the church with trepidation.
The burning town had been completely extinguished. It was as if the flames had never appeared. All that could be seen were the charred wreckage and the debris from the explosion. Seeing all this, Francis could not help but recall what happened last night ….
When he reached the square in front of the church, the scene before him made his face turn pale.
The streets and square were littered with the corpses of Deep Ones. They looked like large humanoid frogfish. They were lying on the ground, their bodies reeking with a nauseating stench. Francis almost vomited when he saw this.
"Mister? Mister! "
Holding back the stench, Francis shouted Fangzheng's name, but there was no response... Could something have happened to that mister? With this in mind, Francis couldn't help but feel uneasy. At that moment, he suddenly heard a splash coming from the distant seawater. When Francis turned his head, he saw Fangzheng walking out of the seawater, patting the seaweed on his body.
"Mister, what are you doing...?"
"Oh, nothing. I just went into the sea to take a bath."
Faced with Francis' astonished question, Fangzheng chuckled and patted off the seaweed on his body.
R'yleh is such a disgusting place.... Hmm, Fangzheng swore that he would never want to see it again.
How should he put it? It was just like those "eye-blinding combination designs" that he often saw on video websites in his past life. Just looking at them would make anyone physically uncomfortable, especially those twisted designs.... Recalling the twisted city at the bottom of the sea, even Fangzheng felt a little nauseous, let alone the Deep Ones and Star Kin that wriggled around the city.
Truth be told, this was the first time Fangzheng found out that there was an underwater city with tens of thousands of residents not far from Innsmouth.... It seemed that Cthulhu's dream of world domination was not just a dream after all.
By the way, it was not R'yleh itself, but more like a peripheral city.
But...
Hmm? Why does it feel like I've seen something like this before?
Oh well, it must be an illusion.
Fangzheng tossed the memory to the back of his mind and turned to the screen in front of him. In fact, when he climbed out of the sea, Fangzheng received a system notification that he had not received for a long time.
[Hidden Achievement Completed]
[Progress 1/?]
[Received Specified Summoning Scroll x1]
[Hehehe, I knew it would be like this.]
Upon seeing the notification, Fangzheng could not help but sneer.
You're underestimating me. Do you think I'll smoke it just because you gave it to me?
Hmph!
I'll smoke it after I take a bath in the city!
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