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Chapter 241 The Old Families? Are Gods and Old Rulers Imprisoned? (Please Subscribe)

The deep-sea divers were clearly more interested in the underwater crevice exits than in the iron lumps in front of them that could only expend some energy but could not plunder flesh and blood.

Lin Li watched this scene with great interest, then switched his perspective to a probe near the forbidden deep-sea crevice.

A three-meter-tall, scaly leader of the deep-diving monsters roared from the sea, the piercing sound waves causing the seawater to tremble slightly.

The small creature that roared, with its compound eyes filled with bloodlust, destruction, and a grotesque, disgusting look, simply turned away, ignoring its leader and pretending not to hear.
The leader was clearly taken aback, then used his spear to poke a small fellow of his kind, less than a meter long, without any hesitation.

The Deep One shrank back, seemingly filled with fear of the dark crevice that appeared flat on the surface.

The Deep One leader was furious and swung his tail at them.

Not satisfied, they even pushed and hit him.

Several companions also let out sharp whistles and gathered around, giving the small deep-sea diver a good beating.

With no other choice, the small diver gritted his teeth, used his feet and body to push against the seawater, and shot forward like a bullet.

"Is this... forcing a lowly soldier to scout ahead? Is there danger in the crevice? That's impossible, weren't there lots of deep-sea fish swimming back and forth just now?"

Lin Li raised an eyebrow and immediately focused his attention on watching.

The next second, a bizarre scene unfolded.

Just as the little monster was about to rush into the crevice, the seawater in front of it seemed to turn into an invisible wall.

The water flow that had previously been unable to stop marine life and human steel probes from passing through was now suddenly enveloped by an invisible force, enveloping the small, deep-sea monster.

The Deep One monster was in a strange position, completely unable to move.

Upon witnessing this, the Deepsea Divers' dorsal fins trembled, and they abruptly retreated.

Then, without sound or light... the little monster's body burst into flames without warning in the deep, icy seawater!

Yes, it's burning!
The burning flames are not ordinary fire, but a composite flame. At first glance, it looks like some kind of plasma, but it is completely different. Yellow, purple and blue-green flames bloom outward from its flesh and blood.

It was as if something was activating within it, with the body's muscles, fat, and trace elements from the seawater forming a special flame!

The scales, not yet fully formed, burned and twisted; the muscle tissue, as if all moisture had been drained, rapidly atrophied and carbonized...

The whole process was eerily quiet, with only strings of bubbles rising from its burning body.

In just two or three seconds, a young deep-sea diver was burned to ashes in the strange flames that emanated from the inside out of the seawater.

The fly ash then spread in all directions, carried by the ocean currents!

Lin Li: "..."

"!!!"

Upon seeing this, the surrounding monsters retreated several hundred meters, creating an even greater distance between themselves and the invisible boundary of death.

Then, many monsters let out a series of sharp, piercing screams.

The voice was filled with terror and rage, as if it were cursing something in the most vicious language.

Lin Li frowned as he watched this surreal scene.

"Did something in the seawater set it ablaze? Was it some kind of energy barrier? No... magic? That's not right! I didn't see anything. What kind of power is this? And what is this forbidden zone?"

"Could this be a time prison in the Cthulhu universe, a place without time, space, or the concepts of past and future?"

"But……"

Lin Li withdrew his consciousness and, confirming that he could easily peer into both worlds even when crossing boundaries, breathed a sigh of relief.

He then stared at the ashes for a while, making sure that the things were being carried away by the ocean currents and turned into harmless ashes, before looking around.

Twisted, bizarre vines that devour flesh and blood; monsters that are clearly genetically mutated or altered by some kind of radiation; a large number of ferocious but obviously mutated marine creatures; or perhaps these Deep Ones that existed in Western horror works more than a hundred years ago...

"Something's not right! This doesn't feel like the Cthulhu world I remember. These things don't seem like completely enclosed worlds or prisons! That giant octopus can only use mental power to infiltrate human dreams, right?"

Lin Li thought of the highly spiritual individuals who came to this world, because when they were here without energy protection equipment, they experienced extremely faint auditory hallucinations while sleeping.

Even a gifted human like Professor Deng Dakang was almost possessed.

Lin Li, filled with doubt, was now very worried that all of this was the work of that octopus monster, that it had projected its spiritual power outward through something like radio wave interference, or even more microscopic interference!

"Headache! I feel like I've completely lost my mind," Lin Li said, feeling more and more tired. "Forget it, I'll just pass everything here back to the rear through those people."

With that thought in mind, he looked around to investigate the surrounding area and try to learn more about the place!

It must be a clone of the spacetime source protecting him, preventing him from being spied on or stared at. When using a high-dimensional perspective, he felt completely spied on.

When Lin Li descended into the other world before, there was a vague sense of being spied on.

The fact that he couldn't be locked down undoubtedly gave him a lot of confidence!
"Let's find out everything here first. If this really is the Cthulhu world, the exploration team will probably run into trouble if they detect it."

"Given the nature of the people of Dongda University, we will not be able to sleep or eat in peace until we resolve the hidden dangers here!"

"If it's a convergence of the celestial spheres, with the infiltration of extraterrestrial forces from other universes, then things will be much easier!"

The gods in the Cthulhu universe are indescribable, unseen, and unfathomable.

Humans are no match for them.

The gods of the Cthulhu universe are of extremely high status!

They are the rulers of the old world, the rulers of the stars in the universe, and the destroyers of all life on earth.

In that world, humans weren't even fleas; at least fleas could survive by sucking blood.

Humans, at most, use these divine "Oli Gei" (a type of virtual gift) to annoy the gods.

To put it tragically, they are just pitiful creatures struggling desperately!

"Previously, we discovered Space Marines here, resembling the Warhammer cesspools; now we've found Deep Ones, seemingly the minions of the Great Old Ones... The undead Scourge we encountered upon arrival, the recently hatched magical dragons, the dwarves' bizarre magical rune technology... and the elves' magical mind network..."

Lin Li felt his head was round!

We must...as soon as possible...ask for more hidden clues in this world!!!

No more slacking off!

As he pondered this, the Deep One monsters, who had been cursing and fleeing, had now shifted their attention.

They seemed to have known all along that the crevice was an insurmountable barrier. After exchanging barbs and bullying some small Deep One monsters, they unleashed their pent-up anger on the nearby Steel Urchin Detectors...

Crackling...

After a violent attack that destroyed the nearby steel sea urchin detectors, they began to scatter, some going hunting and others going to fight their old friends!
As these deep-sea divers left, the area gradually calmed down.

Lin Ligang, who was observing the surroundings of this forbidden sea area from the perspective of other detectors, switched back to this perspective, and some things happened that surprised him.

After the ashes of the burned Deep Ones slowly drifted away in the sea, as the Deep Ones left, the small fish, octopuses, and some shrimp that had been scattering and fleeing actually gathered around again.

They fought each other while vying for something.

They were actually scavenging the ashes left behind by the burning of the Deep Ones!

A bizarre…scavenger feast…is unfolding on the edge of this forbidden land of death.

As Lin Li looked at everything on the screen, some of the fog that had been in his mind was blown away, replaced by a chill that rose from the bottom of his heart.

Why do they eat ash? What good stuff is in the ash left by the deep-diving fish that attracts these fish?

"If this forbidden area has existed for an extremely long time, are the sea monsters outside the Devil's Sea mutated because they ate the ashes of the Deep Ones?"

"Or is it that other beautiful women are hidden in this forbidden area?"

He felt that his mind was full of chaotic thoughts, like a tangled mess, and he couldn't make sense of it all.

Thinking of the invisible barrier that could instantly incinerate the Deep Ones, Lin Li felt a little more at ease.

These things were definitely not formed naturally.

It's like a giant cage, trapping this terrifying ocean forest and all the monsters within it inside.

For the time being, it seems that human power is incapable of destroying all of this, right?
If this area is indeed a cage imprisoning the Great Old Ones and their retinues from the Cthulhu universe, then... who... built this cage?
Just how powerful are their technological capabilities?
Lin Li suppressed his doubts and switched back and forth between the submarines that had once been infected by the power of the space-time gate, trying to find more useful clues!

Soon, he made a new discovery...
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In another world, at the Ice River Base frontline, a command center has been set up where a large number of combat personnel and coordinators communicate in simple language to deploy various tasks.

Commander Fu sat in front of his command post, closing his eyes for a short rest.

"Report! Multiple sea urchin probes have returned and are beginning their ascent!"

A joyful report broke the frozen silence in the frontline command center.

Commander Fu, who had been resting with his eyes closed, suddenly opened them, and a piercing light flashed in his eyes.

He leaned forward slightly, his voice hoarse from not speaking for a while, but the order was unquestionable: "Start salvage immediately! We need data on it within ten minutes!"

"Yes, sir!" the communications soldier shouted in response, his fingers clattering on the keyboard as he quickly issued orders.

Signal boosting base stations and aerial drone relay platforms transmit radio signals there. Then, remotely controlled unmanned aerial vehicles, along with robotic arms, begin operations.

While the unmanned human-operated devices were operating, other probes and the planned match-3 puzzle game were also being carried out simultaneously.

Dozens of kilometers away on the edge of the Devil's Sea, this bloody feast meticulously planned by humankind has long since reached its most insane and brutal stage.

In areas carefully selected by humans, the seawater is no longer deep blue, but has been stained a murky dark red by the blood and flesh of countless marine creatures.

The specially formulated biological agent, created by engineers from the Academy of Sciences, is a mixture of potent hallucinogens and pain amplifiers, which has long since turned this sea area into a veritable meat grinder.

Driven mad by the drug, the swordfish used their indestructible snouts to pierce the hard shell of the giant hornbill time and time again.

Some of the newly arrived giant octopuses became extremely ferocious after being stimulated by the smell of blood and the drugs that could make human nerve signals more active.

They wield tentacles tens of meters long, engulfing any creature that approaches and crushing it into a bloody pulp. Instead of devouring it, they simply slaughter monsters and enjoy the thrill of the battle.

At this moment, the smell of blood is like the deadliest horn, attracting wave after wave of predators.

Sharks, mutated sea lions, and all sorts of unidentifiable deep-sea monsters from another world, along with some hard-skinned fish that are supposedly extinct on Earth, and various invertebrate predators, have joined this feast, staging the most primal killings here.

The magical sensing devices recently deployed by humans, as well as various detection devices used to detect large marine creatures, are all used here in rotation.

To protect human-made probes from damage, scientists have gone to great lengths and employed various methods to ensure that when these probes release sonar, they can survive longer under attack, allowing them to gather more intelligence and clues.

It is estimated that the military deep-sea bombs a few days ago blasted the dominant mutated octopus monster, which was over 100 meters long and ruled the nearby waters, into pieces. After countless marine creatures devoured it, the area fell into a state of leaderlessness, and human probes could often detect the brutal fighting nearby.

The various methods humans have used have merely triggered this brutal biological competition prematurely!
The current chaotic scene, resembling a blood-soaked hell, is one that many humans would be happy to see.

Some people have already given this project a code name – "Eliminating Ocean-like Ferocious Beasts".

Using minimal resources to induce these ferocious, gigantic monsters to fight each other will alleviate pressure on the safety of fishermen and marine fishing operations.

No matter how you look at it, it's all very cost-effective.

Of course, everyone understands that these are just stopgap measures that don't address the root cause of the problem.

The ocean is vast, and there are bound to be many ferocious marine creatures in the Devil's Sea. However, as long as they are edible, the big eaters will definitely have the patience to deal with them.

Just like some foodies who are willing to raise geese for five or six years and patiently wait for the best taste of Lion Head Roast Goose.

If it weren't for the strange creatures that might surge back from the bottomless trench, humans would have already been studying the cooking methods of the Devil's Sea long ago.

At this moment, on the sea surface above the trench, a submarine recovery ship with its engines shut down is hovering silently.

The tens of tons of deadly agents previously deployed have turned this area of ​​the sea, stretching for several kilometers, into a temporary no-life zone. Those mindless sea monsters have long since died or escaped, providing excellent convenience for the recovery operation.

"Target locked, robotic arm deployed!"

Following the operator's instructions, a robust alloy robotic arm extended from beneath the hull and precisely plunged into the murky seawater.

In the footage transmitted by the underwater camera, the steel sea urchin probe floated silently. Its shell was covered with jagged scratches and dents, clearly indicating that it had survived a perilous journey.

"Click!"

The mechanical claw firmly gripped the probe and slowly lifted it out of the water.

The heavy transport drone, which had been waiting in advance, descended rapidly, lowered its cable, and was positioned by a robotic arm...

"Recovery successful, returning to base!"

As he watched the heavy steel object, weighing several tens of kilograms, being lifted by a drone and flying towards the base, Commander Fu's tense jawline relaxed slightly.

He leaned back in his chair, his fingers tapping unconsciously on the armrest.

We wonder if this returning probe will bring back any more useful clues!

A few minutes later……

The heavy unmanned helicopter emitted a dull hum as it slowly landed on the helipad of the forward base, its massive rotor kicking up a cloud of dust.

Huang Shikai immediately led a team of technicians to rush up.

"Be careful, everyone! Don't be clumsy!"

Huang Shikai, who was older, ran at a slower pace. Seeing that the students had already begun to put on protective gear and clean the slime and disassemble the steel sea urchin detector, he walked quickly while shouting loudly, his eyes fixed on the steel sea urchin detector that had just been removed and was covered with scratches and corrosive slime.

"Be extremely careful with those highly dangerous items. Be cautious when cleaning them up, and don't damage any equipment!"

The researchers around him were used to Professor Huang's temperament, and while they were busy, they talked to Professor Huang Shikai.

"Teacher, please rest assured, don't you trust our technology?"

"It's not that I don't believe you, it's that I'm worried! You bunch of young men are so clumsy, don't cause any workplace injuries! Sigh... Protect the equipment, don't damage it! These things cost a lot of taxpayers' money, we can't waste them! We need to conserve equipment, otherwise this submersible might still be able to continue to be used!"

Not far away, Qin Longlong and Senior Brother Zhang also arrived. They looked at Professor Huang's nervous appearance from behind and smiled.

After decades of development, the University of Tokyo has long since moved beyond the point where it required several flights.

However, the older generation of researchers came from the 1970s and 80s when funding was most strained, and they have many simple scientific research values.

Under Professor Huang Shih-kai's nagging instructions, the young researchers had already cleaned the highly dangerous slime off the outer shell, then disassembled the submersible's outer shell and connected the data cable.

As the indicator lights flashed wildly, everyone, including Huang Shikai, held their breath.

"Report! Data complete! There is some packet loss in the recorded information, but it is only 0.5%, which does not affect decompression!"

Hearing this, Huang Shikai's tense face finally relaxed. He tapped the casing with a screwdriver, as if comforting his child: "Well done, you didn't let our design team down. Upload the data to headquarters, and everyone can participate in the analysis!"

"Report, the video information has been sent back to headquarters." "Then let's play the video and see what fresh, hot honeymoon stuff is inside that forbidden area in Haiti!"

"Yes!"

As the video recorded by the steel sea urchin was played, everyone present gathered around to watch it carefully.

Qin Longlong, who had been watching the show with a detached, gossipy expression, suddenly turned pale when he saw that the things in the video looked more and more like something from his memory. He also thought about the recent mutated giant octopus and the nightmares that he and some of his friends had been having.

"It can't be that unlucky, can it?"

"No...something's not right..."

……

More than 170 kilometers away, at the Time-Space Gate Base, the command center.

As video data was transmitted back, the giant screens in the general command center and the front-line command post began to light up with the deep-sea scenes observed by the probe.

Suddenly, a deep-sea leech with a gaping maw burst out from the twisted vines and crashed into the detector.

Everyone's hearts tightened as the creature wrapped itself around the detector's outer shell, attempting to entangle and bite, trying to digest its prey.

Then... his body was pierced by steel spikes...

After being injured, the deep-sea leech was covered in blood and rolled away, only to be killed by other monster hunters.

"Beautiful!"

"Professor Huang's team has really done a remarkable job designing this special underwater vehicle!"

"The countermeasures designed are effective! There haven't been any problems."

A suppressed cheer erupted from the command center.

A rare smile appeared on the faces of Brigade Commander Man and Su Mingjin, among others.

The huge investment over this period has finally yielded encouraging results.

At the front-line command center, Qin Longlong, watching this scene, felt proud and straightened his back. The detector designed by his teacher and friend was truly amazing!
However, this joy did not last long.

As the probe continued to explore deeper into that restricted area according to the AI's preset instructions, the scene on screen became increasingly bizarre.

As the bizarre, tangled vines appeared on the screen, the noise in the command center gradually subsided.

Everyone saw dozens of strangely shaped humanoid creatures emerge from the bizarre sacs of vines.

It was as if these living vines and these humanoid creatures were part of this sea area.

"Pause, decode and analyze the information of these monsters!"

As technicians manipulated the computer, playing back the information recorded by multiple detectors frame by frame, other intelligence personnel synchronized the 3D modeling and image fusion using computer software, and the images and sizes of the monsters gradually became complete.

They have fish heads, large bodies covered with metallic scales, and many pairs of eerie compound eyes that emit a cold, eerie light in the deep sea.

These are the Deep Divers that Lin Li saw!
"What an ugly monster!"

"It looks like a marine creature, but it's so ugly, it doesn't seem like it's intelligent, does it?"

"Don't speak, just observe carefully."

As the technicians played the video, something truly chilling happened to everyone watching.

These creatures are definitely not sea monsters that fight alone; they possess a high level of hunting intelligence.

One of the larger deep-sea creatures opened its mouth wide, emitting strange sound waves. Every now and then, it would use its webbed claws to make a few hand gestures to the surroundings. The other deep-sea creatures immediately understood and formed a fan shape around the steel urchin probe that was greedily observing the deep-sea creatures.

Humans confirmed that it was a clear, organized, and combat-ready tactical order!
In the time-space portal command center, the sound was so faint you could hear a pin drop.

"What...what the hell is this? A mermaid clan? Or a merman clan?" A young staff officer frowned, his voice hoarse.

"She's so ugly, she's definitely not a mermaid, but she looks really bad, more like a merman!"

“Anyway, they are intelligent beings from the deep sea.” A biologist said seriously, adjusting his glasses. “Look at their interaction. Play that sound wave along with the gestures again. This is definitely a group with a social structure and high intelligence!”

As technicians played the sharp sound waves that could travel through the ocean, people instinctively felt uncomfortable.

These sounds are very sharp.

It's like some naughty kids using sharp steel needles to scratch steel near your ear.

It's piercing, sharp, and gives you goosebumps just by listening to it...

Moreover, these sharp sound waves, combined with the eerie appearance of those sea monsters, give people the feeling that this race is inherently cruel and bloodthirsty!
Hearing these unpleasant yet rhythmic strange noises, Commander Man's brows furrowed into a knot, and his face, which had been smiling just moments before, was now as cold as frost.

"An intelligent race?" he murmured, his voice not loud, but everyone around him could sense his killing intent. "More difficult to deal with than a bunch of mindless sea monsters! The key is that these guys seem to have a stronger desire to kill than to communicate."

"What if these guys are allies with other races from this other world, fighting side-by-side..."

His gaze swept across the screen at the sea monsters that exuded an evil, bloodthirsty, and ominous aura, attacking human probes everywhere. Some unpleasant thoughts began to form in his mind.

"The General Staff had previously simulated the worst-case scenario... If a civilization of intelligence, no less advanced than land elves or dwarves, exists in the oceans of this other world... and they form an alliance... Gentlemen, we are in grave danger!!!"

After he finished speaking, many commanders' expressions turned serious. Some combat personnel, meanwhile, were pondering the deployment of ammunition and fire defense nodes at the base.

The elven kingdom in the forest made them wary, and although the undead scourge to the north would not harm humans, they could manipulate the weather and create areas unsuitable for human habitation.

Needless to say, the dwarves are even stranger!
What if now, another malicious deep-sea civilization emerged from the ocean, and they united to attack the human world...

That will be a multi-pronged attack from land, sea, and even the sky!

Three sandwiches filled with cheese...?
Commander Man rubbed his temples.

"Immediately establish a top-level special analysis team!" His voice carried an undeniable determination. "I need to see all the simulation analysis reports on this marine race within 24 hours, including their possible social structures, technologies, and supernatural abilities... No detail can be overlooked!"

“There’s more!” He took a deep breath, his eyes flashing with cold light.

"Comrades, we are now in danger of being attacked from multiple sides. We need to figure out whether they and those guys on land might join forces!"

Commander Man's words carried immense weight, striking the hearts of everyone in the command post.

The atmosphere, which had just become slightly lively due to the success of the countermeasures, instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Someone, I don't know who, just happened to pause the video of the marine races playing on the big screen.

Those intelligent marine creatures are silently scrutinizing the cold detector with their strange, cold, and abrupt eyes, as if they were scrutinizing everyone in front of the screen.

In the deathly silence, Su Mingjin took a deep breath, breaking the stillness.

She looked away from the screen and towards the several serious-looking biologists beside her.

"Dr. Xiang."

Xiang Siyuan, the leading marine biologist, was startled and immediately stood up!
Su Mingjin's voice was calm, yet carried an undeniable force: "Now is not the time to be confused. The combat unit's analysis team needs your expertise. We need to understand this race immediately and assess their true level of threat to us."

She paused, her gaze sweeping over Xiang Siyuan and his team behind him: "This is related to the formulation of all our subsequent strategies, so I'm counting on you all."

"I guarantee to complete the mission!" Xiang Siyuan straightened his back, his voice a little hoarse, but every word was firm and resolute.

The other researchers behind him immediately stood at attention, their confusion forcibly suppressed by something called a sense of mission.

"General Su, analyzing images alone isn't enough." Commander Man grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, but his smile carried a hint of menace. "General Su, fellow scientists, we must find a way to obtain some live specimens for research purposes, otherwise, isn't that just wishful thinking?"

This half-joking but harsh remark eased the tense atmosphere slightly, but everyone could hear the blood in it.

Su Mingjin nodded and was about to make the arrangements when a young communications officer's brow twitched as he listened to the voice coming from his earpiece.

"Report! There's new information!"

Commander Man's gaze swept over them like a knife: "What's wrong?"

"Report! This is an urgent communication from Commander Fu! The research team at the front has speculative information about these marine groups."

Hearing this, many people were invigorated.

Su Mingjin frowned: "Get to the point! What do you mean by having information about these marine groups?"

"Wow, it's huge! Report! It's researcher Qin Longlong... the one who works on unmanned equipment. He recognizes these creatures on the screen! He says he... he's seen them on Earth!"

"what?!"

"Does he recognize these things?"

"Impossible, there aren't any bastards like that on Earth! This isn't some unsolved mystery deliberately designed to generate clicks, is it?"

The command post erupted in chaos.

Su Mingjin was also taken aback. She recognized the name; wasn't he that promising young man? How could he know beings from another world?
Commander Fu waved his hand, silencing all the noise: "Connect! Switch the communication directly to the main screen!"

"Yes!"

After a crackling sound of electricity, a young figure appeared; it was Qin Longlong, who knew the news.

When he saw a large number of leaders on the other end of the camera, he immediately became nervous and restrained!

"Commander! I'm sure I've seen these things before! Not in reality, but in cultural works and games on Earth. The more I look at them, the more I realize that these guys are just like the things I remember! By the way, they're called Deep Ones, a cruel and bloodthirsty species that likes... um... likes to seek out humans to mate with and reproduce. A very bizarre race."

Cruelty and bloodthirst are one thing!
Why do they like to mate with humans and reproduce?

This is totally illogical!

How could these marine monsters possibly like humans?
They don't fit human aesthetics at all!

Commander Man immediately pressed, "Comrade Qin Longlong, please explain clearly what they are. What exactly are they in literary works? Be specific and give a comprehensive answer."

Qin Longlong, on the other end of the call, slapped his face, took a deep breath, and looked visibly embarrassed.

Only then did he begin to recount everything he knew.

"Reporting to the commander, they are not simply intelligent beings... According to the works of art and game records I have seen, they are the followers of an ancient evil god! Of course, they can also be described as servants whose minds have been corrupted and twisted!"

A...kin of an evil god? Servants?

These words were like two heavy hammer blows, striking hard on everyone's nerves.

Neither "family members" nor "servants" are good terms under the current system at Tokyo University!

Su Mingjin tightened her grip on the communicator. She pressed on, her voice as cold as ice in the deep sea: "So, what's the name of that evil god? Can the Weapon of Truth kill him?"

Su Mingjin was suffering, because the cesspool incident that happened some time ago was already a headache.

To minimize the impact, the pioneering team first screened those who knew about Warhammer and Space Marines, and then began to give other warriors a heads-up.

The discovery of the Space Marine power pack has even restricted many of humanity's activities.

There's no way around it; a galaxy-sized cesspool is absolutely beyond the resistance of any fusion civilization.

If possible, the University of Tokyo really wants to usher in a new era of isolationism.

But the last time we had such a bad memory of closing ourselves off from the world was back then.

Because of the closed-door policy, my Qing Dynasty was directly beaten in the face, and the little cherry blossom scum was even riding on the offensive, which caused countless tragedies and disasters in the end.

When you discover fear, don't avoid it or run away from it. Instead, take it as a new strategic goal for the next stage, deal with it, confront it, and eventually conquer and completely eliminate it.

This is the most reasonable arrangement for a simple, agrarian, and warlike race.

and so……

Even knowing that this universe might be a cesspool, humanity is still gritting its teeth and studying it.

And many pioneering teams were mentally prepared.

One problem after another has arisen. Before the issue of dealing with the cesspool could be resolved, another dangerous evil god has emerged!

This damn Tax Emperor even knows how to create cards out of thin air when he's extorting money!
This lousy world completely disregards the logic of power balance!
I initially thought it was a case of one thread being blocked at both ends, but now it seems like the thread is blocked at all!

Over the communicator, Qin Longlong hesitated for a moment before saying, "President Su, if it's really as I think, those guys are deities similar to rules and concepts, those guys have some very outrageous concepts... They are the embodiment of nature, the most direct manifestation of calamity! They are indescribable, cannot be looked at directly, and cannot even be thought about... In short, I think in this world, I cannot call them by their names!"

"All I can say is that if what I think is true, then the other side is in great danger. Our current situation is also very dangerous!"

The people in the command center looked at each other.

"Can't even beat them with nuclear weapons?"

"This... I don't know! I only know that thing has an almost infinite lifespan, and it has been imprisoned in a Haitian prison for countless years, and it is still alive. Its blood created countless races, and even dreaming of it in one's sleep could drive a person insane! Opposition, prison, they should all be imprisoned in prison!"

"He's been imprisoned all this time?" Su Mingjin noticed the key point in Qin Longlong's words.

“Yes, that’s something everyone can breathe a sigh of relief about,” Qin Longlong hesitated for a while, thinking about how he had mentioned the euphemism that might exist behind the deity to his fellow disciples many times before adding, “By the way, we encountered quite a few giant octopuses when we were fishing in Changhu Lake, and they were called… called ‘General K.’ That thing’s predecessor was the name of that deity! Many of us have mentioned His name. Although everyone is fine, that thing has a disgusting ability—it continuously pollutes human cognition and thought!”

"By the way, what we in our role-playing group like to call it—dropping sanity!"

"King K? Continuous pollution? Draining sanity?" Su Mingjin rubbed his temples. "Alright, if those things are what you think, let's not mention them now. You can write them down in detail after we get back to Earth!"

"That's right, that's how it is!"

"What's there to be afraid of? We've built our lives from scratch, and we've spent our whole lives cooking. If they won't let us fish in this other world, we'll just stew it!"

"That's right! It's just some bird-like evil god, what's there to be afraid of?!"

Qin Longlong: "..."

Looking at the high morale of the commanders in the video, Qin Longlong suddenly felt a little ashamed.

Our ancestors fought against those bastards who rode on our heads with their flesh and blood and their iron will, and then they gained a piece of the sky.

He had only watched some games and studied some concepts in literary works, yet he suddenly had an irresistible urge to do so.

I'm so weak.

Mundo said you're a sissy!
No, Mundo says you're not even as good as an old lady!
A phrase suddenly popped into Qin Longlong's mind, and he nodded in agreement.

"Yes, isn't it just God? Even God has to take a test and register to be employed, let alone a messy, unintelligent dog!"

Seeing that everyone's morale had been restored, and even Qin Longlong, who had been somewhat confused earlier, had begun to regain his spirits, Su Mingjin breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that morale was high, Su Mingjin smiled and said to Qin Longlong, "Then, let's talk about the weaknesses of this thing! Hmm, not that Klein, but those Deep Ones... Since they are carbon-based life forms, they should have health bars, right?"

(End of this chapter)