Even Fangzheng knew the name of Nyarlathotep. In the world of Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, Yogsothotep and Shub-Nicholas were known as the three great Outer Gods, second only to Azathos. He had countless appearances and could freely change his form. He was the messenger and spokesperson of the Outer Gods.
Moreover, as an Outer God, Nyarlathotep was different from other Outer Gods. He was full of interest in humans. It could even be said that in this world, Nyarlathotep was the Outer God that best fit the description of a "devil". Tempting humans, deceiving them, causing them to fall into despair with his own hands was Nyarlathotep's favourite scene.
If the relationship between the Great Old Ones like Cthulhu and the Ancients and the humans was more about fighting for territory, then Nyarlathotep was obviously toying with the humans.
What appeared in front of Fangzheng was Nyarlathotep's most well-known form. He stood like a huge building in the desert, with several thick, wriggling tentacles below his knees. His two arms were thin and slender, and where his head should have been, a long tentacle resembling an elephant's trunk extended straight into the sky. A dark, bloody mouth full of sharp teeth extended from his head to his neck. In the twisted and narrow darkness, Sheyan could even hear a hidden whisper.
Fangzheng did not transform back into the form of a black dragon like when he dealt with Cthulhu previously. Although Cthulhu was said to be a Great Old One, he was at best an intelligent alien creature with special abilities. But Nyarlathotep was far more powerful than Cthulhu. As one of the three Pillar Gods of the Cthulhu universe, he was obviously not someone that Big Ivan could send home.
Seeing so many tentacles, Fangzheng's heart was pounding. If he transformed back into a dragon and got entangled by Nyarlathotep, it would be even more troublesome …. After all, he could not use magic in this world, and physical attacks were of limited use against Nyarlathotep. If he transformed back into his original form, he would instead become Nyarlathotep's target.
But ….
"It's not like only storms can knock down trees!"
Fangzheng turned around and flames erupted and enveloped his body. Shortly after, the silver-whitish Undead Armor appeared on Fangzheng's body. He gripped the pitch-black greatsword and the silver-whitish dagger tightly and charged at the monster before him.
What a joke. Back in the Dark Soul World, when he faced the Giant Yum who was so much bigger than him, he had never been afraid. How could he be afraid in front of this tentacle monster?
"Come, I'll give you a pedicure — Sealing Jue!"
Soon, the scorching desert and King City covered the world once more, and the battle between Fangzheng and Nyarlathotep began.
"— — — —!!!"
Ear-piercing screams mixed with indistinct voices rang out. Soon, monsters emerged from the void one after another. Among them were huge Burrowing Worms, flying monsters with the body of a pterosaur and the head of a horse, and most of them were flying, translucent creatures that looked like polypus hydroids. They swayed their soft, scalp-numbing cilia, and their mouths kept moving, emitting a sickening screech that sounded like a flute.
But ….
"Do you think you're the only one who calls me little brother?!"
Fangzheng snorted coldly and stretched out his hand. Following that, he saw a fat husky crawl out from his shadow. The chubby husky rolled on the ground and stood up. It shook its body and opened its mouth. At that moment, a nameless black fog spewed out from the husky's mouth. Soon, it enveloped the fat body that looked like a pig, and it rapidly expanded.
The black mist dissipated, and the great Lord Tydalos reappeared.
"Awooo — —!!!"
Musisha raised his head and screamed. His howl transcended time. Soon, wisps of mist appeared out of thin air from the surrounding sharp corners. The Hounds of Tydalos obeyed their lord's command and appeared one by one. They stared fiercely at the prey before them, then, under Musisha's lead, pounced on the enemy.
This was a war that transcended galaxies, dimensions, and time. The Hounds from the Isle of Time, the Demon Bird from the Dreamlands, and the alien Burrowing Worms engaged in a chaotic battle.
Time, Dreamlands, and the Galaxy — the realms that originally did not interfere with each other overlapped and collided, creating a new spark.
Fangzheng had no intention of staying idle. After summoning Musisha, he leaped onto Nyarlathotep's feet. In his true form, every tentacle under Nyarlathotep's feet was as thick as a towering tree, enough for Fangzheng to stand on.
But …
"That's disgusting."
Upon seeing the scene in front of him, Fangzheng's expression changed slightly. He hadn't seen it clearly from afar, but after landing on Nyarlathotep's tentacles, Fangzheng was able to observe the evil god's body up close. The surface of the tentacles was as soft and sticky as mud, and there were cilium-like twigs all over them. One could also see mouths opening and closing at the top of these twigs, like hungry ghosts sticking out their tongues and licking everywhere.
"Then let's start the big barbecue!"
As he shouted, Fangzheng stabbed the pitch-black greatsword into the ground under his feet. Soon, flames spurted out and spread in all directions.
However, Nyarlathotep was not to be trifled with. As the flames erupted and engulfed him, Fangzheng felt the tentacles under his feet wriggling. Then, the tentacle-like limbs suddenly turned into a large puddle of soft mud, trying to engulf Fangzheng from all directions as if it was trying to engulf Fangzheng completely.
At the same time, the flames burning on Fangzheng's hands quickly extinguished.
So it's not that easy, huh?
Fangzheng clearly felt that Nyarlathotep did not extinguish his first flame. Instead, he used some method to connect his body to another dimension, causing Fangzheng's first flame to be directed to another dimension. That was why it disappeared.
How troublesome. If I could use magic, I could solve this problem with a Space-time Anchor!
After realizing this, Fangzheng became even more cautious. In fact, there were people who could do this in the past, but as a mage, Fangzheng had to cast a Space-time Anchor before every battle. He would not give his opponent the chance to transmigrate and manipulate space.
However, in this world, due to information deviation, Fangzheng's magical methods were useless. This caused Fangzheng to have a headache when facing Outer Gods like Nyarlathotep.
But that's fine. I'll just treat it as a preview.
Although he was a little nervous, Fangzheng was not too worried. Nyarlathotep was one of the Three Pillar Gods, but he was mainly known for his versatility. Yogsothotep was the one who truly controlled time and space. Now that he could not use Space-time Anchor, if Fangzheng wanted to fight Yogsothotep head-on, he would have to face a bigger problem than Nyarlathotep.
So, he had to fight this tentacle-monster first to find out the truth!
Moreover … …
Even if he couldn't burn you to ashes, it wouldn't be the first time he fought a monster like you!
Fangzheng leaped up and dodged the wriggling mud. But the mud did not stop there. After it missed, it immediately condensed into a ball and "split" into several tentacles that wrapped around Fangzheng. At the same time, Nyarlathotep raised his right hand and slammed it down at Fangzheng who was in the air.
Fortunately, he did not transform back into a dragon.
Seeing this, Fangzheng was secretly shocked. He knew of Nyarlathotep's reputation and his "capricious" ability, but other than that, Fangzheng did not know much. It seemed like this guy was really hard to deal with. If he transformed back into a dragon, given that the opponent had the ability to deal with his first flame, he might just throw him. That would be the end of him.
Fangzheng was never good at close combat in his dragon form, nor did he like to bite with his mouth. It was better this way!
It's not like I can't fight!
With this in mind, Fangzheng first brandished his sword, severing the tentacles that approached him. And against Nyarlathotep's huge hand, his eyes lit up. Following that, he saw Fangzheng raise his hands as the pitch-black broadsword and silver short sword instantly vanished. Following that, two curved blades appeared out of thin air as they spun and flew high into the sky, stabbing into Nyarlathotep's arm. Following that, Fangzheng pulled and leaped high into the air, charging towards Nyarlathotep's palm. Following that, he flung away the chains in his hands and stabbed upwards with the pitch-black broadsword!
Boom!!
The black greatsword, burning with flames, pierced through Nyarlathotep's arm like a sharp thorn. The intense pain caused the huge monster to scream and stagger backwards. Fangzheng's merciless strike directly pierced through Nyarlathotep's palm and tore it in half. The raging flames burned for a moment before slowly dissipating.
"Phew …."
At the same time, Fangzheng once again grabbed the floating chain. He floated through the air and landed on Nyarlathotep's other arm.
"I didn't expect Kratos' two blades to be so useful."
But … .it's still troublesome.
Looking at Nyarlathotep's already healed right arm, Fangzheng frowned. The power of the first flame alone was not strong enough, physical attacks were useless, and magic spells were useless ….
There's no other way.
Thinking of this, Fangzheng opened his inventory and quickly scanned through it.
"We're all civilized people. Let's use technology to solve problems."
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