The number of deep divers is greater than Fang Zheng imagined.
But for Fang Zheng, these ignorant frog fishes had no special function other than adding fuel to his fire. Moreover, their attack methods were even more scumbag than many low-level monsters in the main world.
You know, even goblins can at least use weapons, but these guys just pounced on me, swaying and trying to kill me with human wave tactics? !
You guys are looking down on me!
Looking at the swaying Deep Ones in front of him, Fang Zheng swore that this was the worst enemy he had ever encountered. Even if it was a zombie, at least it would not die unless its head was broken, and its strength was greater than that of an average person. However, the speed and reaction of these Deep Ones were slower than zombies, and they did not have the immortality and strength of zombies. What use was there for Cthulhu to have such a group of idiots?
Oh, I remember that the novel said that humans might suffer a mental breakdown if they looked at their clans too much?
But if you think about it carefully, the ordinary armies in this world can kill these guys, so it is not surprising that they are as weak as tofu dregs in front of me.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng thrust his sword into the ground. Soon, the entire ground turned into a dazzling red color with Fang Zheng as the center. Then, roaring flames gushed out from the cracks in the ground, ruthlessly devouring all the deep divers who tried to approach. Then Fang Zheng pulled out the sword and raised it high. With his movements, the flames around him also entangled and condensed, turning into a giant dragon. Then Fang Zheng swung the sword forward, and the fire dragon immediately roared and rushed forward. After turning the deep divers who blocked the way into ashes, it rushed into the sea.
Then the entire sea surface suddenly swelled up, seawater gushed out, scattered into the sky, and then turned into white smoke in the flames and disappeared. However, not long after, several huge tentacles stretched out from under the sea again and attacked Fang Zheng again.
Are there so many dependents in this damn place?
Looking at the tentacles attacking him, Fang Zheng frowned. He originally thought that he could easily deal with these guys, but what Fang Zheng did not expect was that the number of followers and deep divers coming here not only did not decrease, but increased.
That's right, those tentacles are not Cthulhu's real body, but his subordinates called Star Descendants. They look like small Cthulhus, without wings and with more tentacles. Strictly speaking, these Star Descendants are Cthulhu's real "little brothers", and those Deep Divers...
Can you understand it as a lackey raised by a servant who guards the house of a wealthy landlord?
But speaking of it, what kind of social structure does the Cthulhu clan have?
Fang Zheng waved his sword carelessly while thinking absentmindedly. He had only read about the Cthulhu clan in novels. The most he could say about them was that Cthulhu was one of the Outer Gods who came to Earth with his followers. He was currently sleeping in R'lyeh, and R'lyeh was where those Deep Divers and their followers lived...
Oh, yes, R'lyeh!
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng remembered that the novel seemed to have written that there was an underwater passage leading to R'lyeh. No wonder these guys came to block the door like crazy. After all, Cthulhu was still sleeping, and they were probably afraid of being robbed.
……Um?
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng's eyes suddenly lit up.
Yes, Cthulhu is still sleeping now, and will not wake up until the stars return to their positions!
Wouldn't it be stupid not to steal the house now?!
For mortals, even just approaching darkness can cause a mental breakdown, but Fang Zheng is different. He is a true god after all, so this level of mental interference is useless to him. Not to mention that up to now, Fang Zheng has not shown any signs of seeing something unknown and being mentally polluted as in novels... Could it be that it is only effective for mortals?
Forget it, we’ll talk about it when the time comes.
"Nymph."
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng waved his sword and gave orders to Nymph, who was hiding on the roof and watching the fun.
"Go search and see if there are any buildings or cities on the seabed nearby."
"clear."
Nymph can't be of much help in battle, but in fact, even Nymph has no problem fighting these Deep Divers, except for the Star Folk, which might be more troublesome.
This shows how weak the Deep Diver is.
Upon receiving the order, Nymph immediately spread her wings and flew into the sky. Only five seconds later, when Fang Zheng gorgeously used fire to sweep away all the frog fish around him again, he immediately received Nymph's report.
"Master, the detection has been completed. As you said, there is indeed a very large city, and a large number of life signals have been detected. The coordinates have been locked."
"You are worthy of being my lovely little angel. I will buy you something delicious when I get back."
“I’m looking forward to it!”
Nymph's voice sounded a little excited, which made Fang Zheng's mouth curl up slightly. Come to think of it, it was indeed like this in the beginning. Although Fang Zheng had been fighting alone in the battle, the little angel could always help him detect various dangers and problems.
It seems like it would be nice to travel alone like this occasionally and reminisce about the past, right?
I wanted to call other people, but... forget it.
For now, the little angel is enough.
In that case, let me steal some houses first!
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng clenched his sword tightly, looked in front of him, and then his whole body bent like a taut bowstring.
The next moment, he turned into a pillar of fire, flew up from the earth, cut through the night sky, and disappeared into the boundless darkness.
After a moment, a pillar of fire fell from the sky and hit the seabed not far from the town of Innsmouth.
“——!!”
At this moment, the mountains collapsed and the earth cracked.
The roaring sea water began to roll and surge outward as if impacted by some huge energy. Looking from the sky, one could even see that the originally azure sea surface had turned bright red. The tumbling sea water continued to emit bubbles as if it was being boiled, and the overflowing white steam almost covered the entire sea surface.
I don’t know how long it took before the shaking of the earth stopped.
"No, are you okay?"
Francis walked out of a dilapidated house tremblingly until the sun emerged from the other side of the sea. He tightly grasped the brooch that Fang Zheng had given him in one hand, and looked around anxiously. The whole night after that was like a nightmare for Francis. The earth-shaking scene outside made him shrink into a ball with fear, and Francis didn't even know when he fainted.
When he woke up, it was already early morning.
There was no more fighting around, nor were there any more shouts from the monsters. He couldn't even see the town clearly. Everywhere he looked was thick white fog. A burning feeling came towards him, making Francis feel as if he was in the heart of the desert.
By the way, how is that gentleman doing?
Could something have happened?
Although he felt a little uneasy, Francis still walked cautiously along the path he remembered towards the church.
The burning town was now completely extinguished, as if the flames had never appeared. All that could be seen were the burnt black wreckage and the fragments that were broken by the explosion. Seeing all this, Francis couldn't help but recall what happened last night...
When he walked to the square in front of the church, the scene before him made Francis turn pale.
The streets and squares were filled with the bodies of deep divers, who looked like large human-shaped frog fish lying on the ground, emitting a disgusting stench. Francis almost vomited when he saw this.
"Sir? Sir!"
Holding back the stench, Francis shouted Fang Zheng's name, but there was no response... Could something have happened to that gentleman? Thinking of this, Francis couldn't help but feel a little uneasy, and at this moment, suddenly, he heard a "splash" sound from the sea in the distance. When Francis turned around, he saw Fang Zheng walking out of the sea, slapping the seaweed on his body.
"Sir, what are you doing...?"
"Oh, it's nothing. I just went in the sea for a bath."
Facing Francis's surprised question, Fang Zheng laughed and then brushed off the seaweed on his body.
R'lyeh is such a disgusting place... Well, Fang Zheng swore that he never wanted to see it again.
How should I put it? It was just like the collection of "combination patterns that will burn your eyes" that he often saw on video websites in his previous life. Just looking at it made people feel physically uncomfortable, especially those twisted designs... Thinking back to the extremely twisted city on the bottom of the sea, Fang Zheng felt a little nauseous, not to mention the twisted Star Descendants and Deep Divers in the city.
To be honest, it was the first time Fang Zheng knew that deep in the sea not far from Innsmouth, there was an underwater city with more than tens of thousands of residents... From this point of view, it seems that Cthulhu's desire to rule the world is more than just a dream.
By the way, that is not the main body of R'lyeh, but more like a peripheral city.
but……
Hmm? When I think about it, it seems like I have seen something similar somewhere before.
Never mind, it must be an illusion.
Fang Zheng silently put the memories behind him and looked at the screen in front of him. In fact, when he climbed out of the sea just now, Fang Zheng received a system prompt that he had not received for a long time.
【Complete hidden achievements】
[Progress 1/?]
[Get designated summoning scroll x1]
Hahaha, I knew it would be like this.
Seeing the prompt in front of him, Fang Zheng couldn't help but sneer.
You really underestimate me. Do you think I will smoke if you give it to me?
snort!
I’ll beat you up as soon as I get back to the city and take a shower!