Nyarlathotep, even Fang Zheng knew its name. In the world of Cthulhu, Nyarlathotep, Yog-Sothoth, and Shub-Niggurath were collectively known as the three Outer Gods after Azathoth. He had countless appearances and could change his form freely. He was the messenger and spokesperson of the Outer Gods.
Moreover, as an Outer God, Nyarlathotep is different from the other Outer Gods in that he has a strong interest in humans - it can even be said that in this world, Nyarlathotep is the Outer God who best fits the description of "devil". Seducing humans, deceiving them, causing them to fall, and personally destroying everything and causing them to fall into despair is Nyarlathotep's favorite scene to enjoy.
If the relationship between humans and the Old Ones like Cthulhu is more of a fight for territory, then Nyarlathotep is clearly playing tricks on humans.
The one that appeared in front of Fang Zheng was Nyarlathotep's most well-known form. He stood in the desert like a huge building, with several thick, wriggling tentacles below his knees. His arms were thin and slender, and where the head should have been, there was a long tentacle like an elephant's trunk that reached straight to the sky. The dark, bloody mouth full of sharp teeth stretched from the head to the neck. In the twisted and narrow darkness, one could hear hidden whispers.
Fang Zheng did not transform back into the black dragon form like he did before against Cthulhu. Although Cthulhu was the Great Old One, it was at best just an alien intelligent creature with special abilities. However, Nyarlathotep was far superior to Cthulhu. It could even be said that as one of the three pillars of the Cthulhu universe, it was obviously not something that a Big Ivan could send home.
Moreover, seeing so many tentacles, Fang Zheng was also nervous. What if he turned back into a dragon and was entangled by the opponent, which would be even more troublesome... After all, he couldn't use magic in this world, and physical attacks had limited effects on Nyarlathotep. Once he turned back to his original form, he would become the opponent's target of attack.
but……
"It's not like only storms can knock down trees!"
Fang Zheng turned over, and the next moment flames burst out and enveloped his body. Soon, the silver-white Undead Squad armor appeared on Fang Zheng's body. Then he tightly grasped the black greatsword and the silver-white dagger and rushed towards the monster in front of him.
Are you kidding? Back in the Dark Souls world, I didn’t show any fear when facing the giant Yum who was much bigger than me. How could I possibly show fear in front of this tentacle monster?
"Come, I'll give you a foot repair—Feng Jue!"
Soon, the scorching desert and the royal city once again covered the original world, and the battle between Fang Zheng and Nyarlathotep began.
“——!!!”
Ear-piercing screams mixed with unclear sounds rang out, and soon, monsters emerged from the void. There were giant burrowing worms, flying monsters with pterosaur bodies and horse heads, and the most numerous were hydra-like creatures that emerged from under the desert and could fly in the air. They had translucent bodies and were waving their soft, hair-tickling cilia on their bodies, and their mouths kept moving, emitting some kind of sickening scream that sounded like a flute.
However……
"Do you think you're the only one who can call me little brother?!"
Fang Zheng snorted coldly and stretched out his hand. Then he saw a fat Husky coming out from his shadow. The chubby Husky rolled on the ground, then turned over and stood up, shook its body, and then opened its mouth. At this moment, nameless black mist gushed out of the Husky's mouth and quickly enveloped the fat body that looked a bit like a pig, and quickly spread and grew.
Then the black mist dissipated, and the great Lord of Tindalos reappeared.
“Ouch——!!!”
Msisha raised her head and screamed, the howl of wolves transcended time, and soon, wisps of mist emerged from the sharp corners around, and the hounds of Tindalos appeared one by one in accordance with the orders of the lord. They stared at the prey in front of them fiercely, and then, under the leadership of Msisha, pounced on the opponent.
This is a war that spans galaxies, dimensions, and time. The hounds from the island of time, the magic birds that live in the dreamland, and the worms from outer space are engaged in a melee.
Time, dreams, and the interstellar space, the originally non-interfering fields overlapped and collided at this moment, erupting with new sparks.
Fang Zheng had no intention of sitting idle either. While summoning Msissa, he had already jumped onto Nyarlathotep's feet. After revealing his true form, each tentacle under Nyarlathotep's feet was as thick as a towering tree, enough for Fang Zheng to stand on.
However……
“It’s disgusting.”
Looking at the scene in front of him, Fang Zheng's face changed slightly. It was not clear from a distance, but after landing on Nyarlathotep's tentacles, Fang Zheng was able to "observe" the body of this evil god up close. The surface of the tentacles was as soft and sticky as mud, and there were dancing cilia-like twigs everywhere. You can also see that at the top of these twigs, mouths kept opening and closing, as if they were hungry ghosts sticking out their tongues and licking everywhere.
"Then let's start the big BBQ!"
While shouting, Fang Zheng thrust the pitch-black sword into the ground beneath his feet. Soon, flames spurted out and spread in all directions.
However, Nyarlathotep was not to be trifled with. As the flames burst out and engulfed him, Fang Zheng felt the tentacles under his feet suddenly wriggle, and then the limbs that were originally tentacle-like suddenly changed into a large pool of mud, as if to wrap Fang Zheng up completely from all directions, trying to swallow Fang Zheng completely.
At the same time, the fire burning next to Fang Zheng's hand quickly went out.
Is it really not that easy?
Fang Zheng could clearly feel that Nyarlathotep did not extinguish his primordial fire. On the contrary, he used some method to connect his body to another dimensional space, causing Fang Zheng's primordial fire to be directly guided to other spatial planes, which was why it disappeared.
This is really troublesome! If I could use magic, I could solve the problem with a space-time anchor!
After realizing this, Fang Zheng became more cautious. In fact, it's not that no one has been able to do this in the past, but as a mage, Fang Zheng has to place a time-space anchor before every battle. This is a basic operation, and he doesn't give you the opportunity to travel through and manipulate space at all.
However, in this world, due to information deviation, Fang Zheng's magical means were abolished, causing Fang Zheng to have a headache when facing Outer Gods like Nyarlathotep.
But that’s okay, just treat it as a rehearsal.
Although he was a little nervous, Fang Zheng was not very worried. Although Nyarlathotep was one of the three pillars, he was mainly known for his variability. Yog-Sothoth was the one who truly mastered time and space. Now that he could not use the space-time anchor, if Fang Zheng wanted to fight Yog-Sothoth head-on, he would inevitably face greater trouble than Nyarlathotep.
So let’s fight this tentacle monster first to test its strength!
and……
Even if I can't burn you to ashes with fire, this isn't the first time I've beaten a monster like you!
Fang Zheng jumped up and dodged the twisting slime, but the slime did not end there. After hitting nothing, it immediately condensed into a ball and "split" into several tentacles that wrapped around Fang Zheng. At the same time, Nyarlathotep raised his right hand and slapped Fang Zheng who was in the air.
Fortunately, I didn’t turn back into a dragon.
Fang Zheng was secretly shocked when he saw this scene. He knew the name of Nyarlathotep and his ability to "change", but other than that, Fang Zheng didn't know much. Now it seems that this guy is indeed difficult to deal with. If he turns back into a dragon, and the opponent is able to deal with his first fire, he might just throw him to the ground - then he would be finished.
Fang Zheng has never been good at close combat in dragon form, and he doesn't like biting with his mouth. It's better to be like this now!
It’s not like we can’t fight!
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng first swung out with a sword, cutting off all the tentacles close to him, and facing the big hand swung by Nyarlathotep, his eyes lit up, and then Fang Zheng raised his hands, and the black sword and the silver dagger disappeared instantly, and then two scimitars appeared out of thin air, spinning into the sky, and pierced into Nyarlathotep's arm. Then Fang Zheng pulled it with his hand, and the whole person jumped high, rushing towards the palm of Nyarlathotep, and then he threw away the chain in his hand, gripped the black sword tightly and stabbed upwards!
"boom!!"
The flaming black sword pierced through Nyarlathotep's arm like a sharp thorn, and the intense pain made the huge monster scream and roar, shaking its body and retreating. Fang Zheng's ruthless sword directly pierced through Nyarlathotep's palm from the middle, tearing it in half. The blazing flames burned in it for a moment before slowly dissipating.
"call……"
At the same time, Fang Zheng grabbed Piao **'s chain again, and the whole person floated in the air and landed on the other arm.
"I never thought that these two knives of Kratos would be quite useful."
But...it's still troublesome.
Looking at Nyarlathotep's healed right hand, Fang Zheng frowned. The power of the primary fire attack alone was not strong enough, physical attacks were useless, and magic was useless...
There is no way.
Thinking of this, Fang Zheng opened the inventory and took a quick look.
"We are all civilized people, so let's use technology to solve the problem."