novelaction Chapter 268 The Lost Window Members
Chapter 268 The Lost Window Members
The sudden sound of dense footsteps made Maki feel uneasy.
Sure enough, when Maki turned around, she saw a dozen enemies like the one before appearing from all directions.
Maki moved immediately before they formed a circle.
There was something wrong with the old building in the center of the island.
When exploring, it is best to use a sneaky approach and explore carefully.
Therefore, Maki must get rid of these followers as soon as possible.
However, the slime-covered ground greatly affected Maki's speed.
On the contrary, the octopus people's speed was improved in this environment.
“Can we just deal with them first?”
Maki looked back at the octopus man that was chasing her.
The next second, the familiar feeling of dizziness appeared again.
"Will I be cursed just by looking at them?"
Recalling the last time she felt dizzy, Maki had some idea of the way these octopus people cursed her.
Maki began to stop paying attention to what was behind her and relied solely on the sounds to determine the octopus man's position and movements.
However, the dizziness did not go away.
Maki gritted her teeth and decided to knock down all the octopus people behind her before moving forward.
"Explode."
A familiar voice came.
The gentle voice had a strong echo-like feeling.
The next moment, the dozen or so octopus men behind Maki all exploded.
"Well done, Goujuan."
Maki smiled and looked up in the direction of the voice.
There, a young man with snake eyes and snake fangs printed on his face was waving at her.
It is a very happy thing to meet friends in such a place.
"Dajie." (Are you okay?)
Inujuan Ji asked with concern.
"It's okay. If I had cursed tools, those guys would have been dealt with long ago."
Maki waved her hand to signal Inugami Satoru not to worry.
Inugami Saki grabbed Maki's hand.
"what happened?"
Maki looked at Inumaki Satoru strangely.
Following Goujuanji's gaze.
The back of his hand had turned pale, completely different from his original skin.
Maki pulled her sleeve up, revealing half of her arm to be this sickly pale color.
Inujuki grabbed Maki's hand and ran towards the edge of the island.
The two of them quickly pulled over a very weak man.
"Who is this guy?"
Maki felt that the person in front of her looked familiar.
"Are you the missing assistant supervisor, Inoue Hao?"
Maki remembered the identity of the man in front of her.
"Oh my god, finally there's someone I can talk to normally. If I don't have anyone to talk to, I feel like I'm going crazy..."
It seemed like he had been holding it in for a very long time. Although Inoue Hao's voice was weak, he still kept expressing the joy in his heart.
The white-haired boy who had just found him kept talking about some strange food.
Not only did the two of them fail to communicate well, but they became hungrier the more they talked.
"That's enough. Let's talk about this after we leave here. Now you should explain what's going on here."
Maki interrupted Inoue Hao's chattering impatiently.
"I'm sorry, I've been alone in this crappy place for a whole day and I'm really exhausted."
Inoue Hao scratched his head embarrassedly.
"Well, let me ask you two first, are you two sorcerers?"
Inoue Hao looked at Maki with hope.
"Yes."
Maki nodded.
"That's good."
Inoue Hao breathed a sigh of relief. Since the other party was a sorcerer, there was a chance to take him away.
"Before I explain the situation here, let me ask you, have you heard of Cthulhu?"
Inoue Hao asked curiously.
"never heard of that."
“Salmon roe?”
The two answered promptly and clearly.
"That's it."
Inoue Hao scratched his head.
As an adventure enthusiast who loves to pursue excitement, Inoue Hao likes mysterious and exciting works like Cthulhu.
"Then I'll start with something a little more basic."
Inoue Hao organized his thoughts and began to introduce Cthulhu.
"Cthulhu is the most well-known Old One in a brand new myth created by Lovecraft last century, which is also known as the Cthulhu Mythos."
"According to the myth, Cthulhu has been sleeping in an underwater city in the South Pacific. Due to some external factors, he occasionally connects and contacts with unspecified humans through telepathy..."
It seems that he is really under too much pressure and needs to release it, or maybe he saw the beautiful Maki and wanted to attract Maki's attention by showing off his knowledge.
Inoue Hao began to tell about the contents of Cthulhu mythology that he had learned.
At first, Maki and Inumaki Satoru were listening attentively.
Later I vaguely realized that something was wrong.
Inoue Hao first briefly introduced the origin of Cthulhu, and there was no problem here.
Then he talked about some creatures that looked similar to the octopus people outside, with a large number of tentacles and eyes.
No problem here either.
The content after that starts to deviate from the current situation.
For example, the three pillars of Cthulhu.
Is this related to their current situation?
Could it be that the three pillar gods appeared here?
Then you are still alive now?
And how come you suddenly expressed in an emotional and thoughtful tone that human values are meaningless in the universe?
The search for mystery will ultimately lead to disaster.
"Speak the key."
Maki interrupted unhappily.
Inoue Hao also realized that he had caused Maki's displeasure.
Then immediately bring the topic back.
“I have said so much because I want to introduce you to the image and characteristics of Cthulhu.
Because according to my inference, the cursed spirit here is likely a hypothetical cursed spirit derived from the Cthulhu mythology."
Inoue Hao said seriously.
"Tell me carefully."
The impatient expression on Maki's face disappeared and she began to listen carefully.
"Normally we have to understand the enemy if we want to defeat it, but Cthulhu Mythos is different."
Inoue Hao raised his head and looked directly at Maki.
“In the Cthulhu mythology, the more you understand them, the more deeply you are infected, and only destruction and madness are waiting for you ahead.”
After saying that, Inoue Hao pulled up his shirt.
What was revealed under the top was not a human body.
Instead, it has octopus-like skin and eyes.
Seeing this, Maki subconsciously tensed her body.
Inujuan Ji also put his hand on the zipper.
"Don't be nervous, I'm fine."
Seeing the two men's vigilant looks, Inoue Hao immediately raised his hands in surrender.
"I just want to tell you, don't try to understand it, otherwise you will become like me and the people out there."
Inoue Hao's tone sounded a little lost.
As an adventure lover, this was not the first time he had encountered a cursed spirit, but he did not expect to encounter such a creature this time.
If I had known earlier, I should not have entered the village to look for the cursed spirit for that little reward.
"You mean those octopus people are humans?"
Maki suddenly asked.
"It should be the original human."