# 877
Chapter 877: Cthulhu
"Cthulhu?!"
When Zuo Qing heard these three words, he froze slightly, then decisively shook his head. "Impossible. The Cthulhu mythology didn't descend with the mist. Besides a few ancient ruins that might be Cthulhu-related, no traces of Cthulhu deities have been found anywhere in the world... They're not here."
"Is that so?" Chen Lu coldly smiled. "Then... what about outside the Earth?"
Zuo Qing was stunned.
"You're right. The former [Blue Rain] squad and the Oath Society have basically explored every corner of the mist. There really are no traces of Cthulhu deities on Earth... but what about outside Earth? Have we searched there?
Do you think the Moon above our heads is actually real?"
After Chen Lu's words fell, Zuo Qing stood frozen for a long while before speaking in disbelief: "Are you saying that Cthulhu deities also descended with the mist? And they descended onto the Moon?"
Chen Lu shook his head.
"It's the reverse."
"What do you mean, reverse?"
"The order is reversed." Chen Lu endured the pain, speaking word by word. "It's not 'Cthulhu descended with the mist,' but 'the mist descended because of Cthulhu.'"
"The mist is a product of the Cthulhu pantheon?" Zuo Qing's mind was shaken.
In the Night Watch's current understanding, the collapse of world order began a hundred years ago when the mist suddenly surged out from Antarctica. After the mist descended, the vast majority of countries in the world fell into dead lands. Only the Gods of Great Xia sacrificed their divine power and physical bodies, transforming into nine national guardian tablets, completely sealing the mist beyond the borders and allowing Great Xia to escape the catastrophe.
After the mist descended, countless bizarre "Mysteries" began to descend upon the world. In order to purge the "Mysteries" appearing within Great Xia's borders, the Night Watch was established.
At the same time, the appearance of the mist caused the gods residing in their divine kingdoms above to have their divine power wither. Their realm and strength declined as time passed. With the divine power in the divine kingdoms also declining, some deities left the divine kingdoms and walked among the mist, seemingly investigating the cause of the mist's appearance. When they were discovered by the Great Xia Night Watch exploring the mist, that was how the Divine Observation Sequence was born.
During the Night Watch's hundred-year exploration and observation, they gradually discovered traces of deities from various pantheons. However, some pantheons' deities never appeared—the Cthulhu mythology being one of them.
But strangely, although no Cthulhu deities had ever been discovered, the Oath Society had found several ancient ruins related to Cthulhu mythology around the world. This indicated that Cthulhu mythology might have truly existed in ancient times, but why it wasn't being observed now remained unknown.
Now, Zuo Qing had obtained an answer from Chen Lu's nearly half-mad mouth—though this answer might not be correct, it provided them with a direction.
More importantly, if everything Chen Lu said was true, the appearance of the mist could also be explained, and the难题 that had troubled the Night Watch and the gods for a hundred years would be solved.
Zuo Qing walked to the window, looked up at the gradually brightening moon in the sky, and furrowed his brow.
"This doesn't add up. If the Cthulhu pantheon truly exists on the Moon, we should have discovered them long ago. My Great Xia has so many astronomers watching that moon. Even the Seraph Michael we have observed. Cthulhu deities are enormous in size. There's no way we wouldn't have noticed."
"Hehehehe..." Chen Lu lowered his head, laughing weakly. He looked up at Zuo Qing and slowly said, "Don't you find it strange?"
"What?"
"Why has Michael always been guarding the Moon?"
Hearing these words, Zuo Qing stood frozen on the spot.
"In 1928, a golden sword light shot out from the Moon, crossed the universe, and razed the North American volcano where Lucifer was located to the ground. Only then did we turn our attention to the Moon and observe His existence... From the moment we discovered Him, Michael has been stationed on the Moon, never moving an inch.
In the past hundred-plus years, He has done only two things—leaving the Moon to suppress the fallen angel Lucifer with his sword, and... bestowing the [Mortal Divine Realm] upon a nameless kid from Cangnan City.
Both of these deeds, He completed on the Moon.
Don't you find it strange? Deities from all pantheons walk among the mist. Even Lucifer, who shares the same origin as Michael, is active in North America. Why does Michael stand alone on the Moon, watching over the mortal world?
What is He doing there?"
...
Deep Sea of the Fishing Village.
"'They'? Who are 'they'?" Lin Qiye frowned and asked.
The corners of Chen Yangrong's mouth couldn't help but curl upward. He raised his head, the old messy strands of hair floating about. Those scarlet eyes gazed toward the moon as he spread his arms wide, feverishly calling out the names of "them":
"'They' are the end of the universe, the origin of all bizarre mysteries, the supreme existence above all laws... 'They' are 【Cthulhu】."
Hearing Chen Yangrong's nearly fanatical Believers-style invocation, Lin Qiye's brow furrowed.
Cthulhu?
Of course Lin Qiye knew of this pantheon.
However, as far as he knew, no Cthulhu deities had ever been observed in the current mist-filled world. During training camp, the instructors had also taught that the gods of Cthulhu mythology might not have existed at all...
Connecting this to what Chen Yangrong had just said, Lin Qiye contemplated for a moment, then looked up once more at the darkness overhead.
In the place where all could only gaze upward... watching, waiting... returning...
"...The Moon?" Lin Qiye turned to look at Chen Yangrong, his eyes full of shock. "The Cthulhu deities are on the Moon? Are you an agent of the Cthulhu Faction's deities?"
"An agent? No, I am not worthy of representing the great Cthulhu. I am merely His believer." Chen Yangrong's eyes were filled with fervor, but his tone was utterly humble. "It was the great Cthulhu who granted me a second life, granted me powerful strength, cleansed my defiled bloodline. Using this as a connection, He allowed me and my descendants the opportunity to hear 'their' voices, to approach the ultimate truth of this universe...
This is the glory of the Chen family!"
He glared with scarlet eyes, twisting his body as if possessed. At the same time, he reached out and gently caressed the stomach wall behind him. The flesh and blood that had swallowed half his body suddenly twisted and writhed, creeping along his waist, as if it intended to swallow him whole.
"You're insane." Lin Qiye's spiritual power scanned that mass of stomach wall, as if discovering something, and said coldly, "Your reason has been devoured by this flesh. It's eroding your body."
"No, I'm not insane!" Chen Yangrong's body was gradually swallowed by the flesh and blood as he laughed loudly. "Do you know? Since this flesh was embedded in me, I've gone from an ordinary fisherman who nearly died at sea to touching the edge of a divine miracle, all in just four days!
During these four days, I've heard 'their' voice every day. I can feel 'their' longing for return..."
Chen Yangrong reached out, as if wanting to touch that unattainable moon, and shouted with excited, mad fervor:
"I, Chen Yangrong, the most faithful Believer of Cthulhu, will personally guide 'them' back!"