Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 94: The Moth Chasing Fire (Sixth Update)
The people in red immediately split into two distinct groups. Most of them retreated, while a few rushed forward against the crowd.

This. Zeus hadn't figured out how to distinguish the extraordinary people among these cultists, but they actually figured it out on their own!?
Is this a good thing?

Xiusi, who was cautious just now, was no longer nervous. He thought that all of you were extraordinary people and was thinking that he couldn't afford to offend you, but it turned out that there were only a few of you.

Although he knew that supernatural power should not be judged by the number of people, Zeus still subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

The main reason is that the situation today is too complicated. This group of people don't look like cult members, and they don't act like the Candlelight Society in a sneaky manner. The key point is that they say he summoned an evil god.

And there's that Outer God, I don't know which side he belongs to.

His mind was in a mess and he didn't know how to deal with it.

But now he is relieved. It turns out that you are not that strong. It doesn’t matter which side you are on.

"I am not a god, neither an evil god nor an alien god! And of course I am not the Lord of Moths!" Zeus said loudly.

The crowd's pace slowed down for a moment, but Chloe's voice came again: "Don't believe Him! He is stalling for time, and there might be..."

“There is no pollution in my body!”

Chloe paused, as if this had touched her, and she turned to look at Brother Keschi.

Ever since Sister Keschi roared the order of purification, she has been releasing some kind of cool substance towards Xiu Si.

Can this thing purify? Well, he didn't know, after all, there was no pollution in his body.

Brother Keschi remained motionless, but Chloe seemed to have a way of communicating with him.

Zeus looked at it with some curiosity. He really wanted to know what this Brother Keschi was. He looked a bit like a robot that obeyed orders, but he always felt a little strange.

It always feels like it looks familiar.
[Shell]

Yes, both the behavior pattern and the mysterious feeling it gave him were like a shell, just like the shell he had sitting on the bench in the palace.

It's interesting. If he is really a body, then who has descended into it?

Xiu Si frowned and pondered inwardly.

Not far away, Chloe obviously got the answer she wanted from Brother Keschi, and she breathed a sigh of relief.

After hesitating for a moment, she made a few secret gestures behind her, then looked the worker Hughes up and down, and said cautiously, "Who are you?"

Good question. Zeus curled his lips at Chloe. He also wanted to ask what the golden throne was. He had been sitting on it for a long time and was impatient. If you want, you can sit on it.

"Didn't you perform the ritual to summon my arrival?"

"."

Chloe choked. She frowned and thought for a moment before speaking with certainty: "You were not summoned by us."

This made Xius a little interested. How did she make this judgment?
You have to know that Zeus came after the summoning ceremony was completed. The timing was just right, but this could still be suspected. Then Sister Chloe must have some key information in her hands.

"Why not?"

“There is no pollution in you.”

So simple? Xiu Si was stunned and pointed at Brother Keschi: "Does it have to be contaminated in the bodies of those you summon? If so, why are you so afraid to let him come up to purify it?"

"I see. I understand. You are a new Outer God, right? No wonder you are not polluted."

"I am not a goddess."

"Alright, alright, alright. If you say it's not true, then it's not true. Anyway, you're lucky to have been born into the body we prepared for summoning the evil god, and you just happened to run into us."

The last thing I want to meet is a bunch of cultists like you!

Zeus noticed that Chloe seemed to relax a little and not so nervous anymore. She seemed to be sure that she was a new Outer God. Outer Gods are also a kind of God, right? Are such gods safe?

"Originally, this body was full of pollution, but the newly born Outer God has a pure body. So you are really lucky." Zeus remained silent, waiting for the other party to reveal more information.

"It's a pity that I can't reveal more to you. The truly important knowledge in this world is always accompanied by pollution."

He knew this. It was a cognitive barrier, so it couldn't affect him. Once the pollution entered his body, it would be automatically purified.

Xiu Si was about to tell them that they didn't need to worry about the cognitive barrier when he suddenly noticed that the position of these people was a little strange.

They changed their position again at some point and stood within the lines on the ground in a formation that was completely different from before.

when! ?

No, just now Chloe let the mortals escape, and when the extraordinary people came forward, they took the opportunity to change their positions!

"Newborn Outer God, please sleep for a while. This world is extremely dangerous. We will do our best to protect you. You may be the hope we pursue."

Xius felt his vision go dark, as if an irresistible sleepiness was sweeping over him.

The last thing he saw was Chloe lifting up her red cloak, a holy symbol pinned to her collar.

It was a moth flying towards the flames.

"We are the Order of the Fire Moth. We will meet again soon."

On the golden throne, Zeus's face was gloomy and uncertain.

This was the first time he was driven back from his body. Returning from death didn't count.

This group of Fire Moth cult members left a deep impression on him. Not to mention their method of forcibly expelling him from his body, their way of doing things also surprised him.

They have the madness of a cultist, daring to communicate and cooperate with an unknown existence in such a world where cognition can be polluted, but they are also unusually cautious, and their rationality can be felt in every decision they make.

And it's not just one or two people like this; the entire cult is highly organized.

When they discovered that it was not the Lord of Moths but another god that was summoned, they panicked but no one ran away.

Chloe gave the order and they immediately carried it out.

Finally, Chloe must have secretly communicated with them through some means, and these people were able to complete a ritual without alerting Hughes and drive him back to the Golden Throne.
"Moth Chasing Fire"

Hughes remembered the name.

This arrival was really beyond his expectations. He actually arrived at the scene of their ceremony, replaced their evil god, and finally successfully reached a cooperation with this group of people, which made Zeus feel strange.

It seems like a good thing now. Judging from what they said, they plan to continue communicating with me in the future. By then, I should be able to come through the body of the worker Zeus.

In other words, he had a stable channel to obtain information.

This is so important.

What he lacked most in this world was a source of information, and because knowledge was contaminated, Hughes could hardly find a way to obtain information.

"It's a good harvest, let's go back and take a look."

With a thought in his mind, Zeus looked at the other body. The noble young man smiled at him, and Zeus descended again.

Inside the manor, in front of the long table in the study, Lord Xius slowly raised his head.

After looking around and seeing nothing unusual, Zeus opened the mind link, and almost instantly, he received the message from Ash.

"Lord, we have found cultists on the island!"

　I won’t update anymore. Six updates is actually my limit, damn it!

　　I’m off to watch the fireworks. Happy Little New Year everyone!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)