Cthulhu Fantasy : I Am The Great Old One

The prawns hadn't encountered any new dangers until they became adults.    

All of this originated from a coincidence. After the war with the Deep One, Shrimp Leader felt that there was no one left to continue. Hence, he began to select some crayfishes from the remaining crayfishes who wanted to pass down the inheritance of wisdom to pass on the Path of Runes. He also selected some who had better physical fitness as the reserve team of the Inheritor to pass on the Dao of Fire.    

There was no need to keep the process of passing down knowledge a secret. Any prawn person could learn it. Shrimp Leader did not think that it was something that needed to be kept secret. Knowledge and techniques were dead. They had always been there. However, the mastery and application of knowledge and techniques were different depending on the practitioner.    

He looked forward to these popular people mastering new powers.    

Except for the Path of Runes, which was not convenient to teach outside, the Path of Fire was carried out in the square in front of the altar. Although it was called teaching, it was actually to train one's physical strength and bones over and over until one could use their forelimbs to create flames out of thin air. That was a qualified Inheritor.    

Therefore, ever since the beginning of the lesson, the square was filled with the sounds of "Bang" and "Bang! Bang!.." Air explosions could be heard every day. The movements of the shrimp people were uniform, and it looked like there was a special kind of rhythm and beauty to it.    

All of this made Shrimp Leader, who was an Inheritor, feel happy, but at the same time, he felt as if he was dreaming.    

Those intense battles seemed to have happened yesterday. His comrades were besieged by the Alien that believed in Evil God, and the flames that had been passed down for countless generations were extinguished in front of his eyes. Even though the valley had been rearranged and new fruit trees were planted, it was as if nothing had happened.    

However, Shrimp Leader would always think of those monstrous waves.    

This was a false safety. Thinking of this, Shrimp Leader saw a god that was entrenched in the square. It was a god that was as tall as a mountain.    

Perhaps he should go deeper and use the power of the runes...    

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Du Kang laid lazily on the square.    

Seeing the appearance of the shrimp people, Du Kang understood the reason why the shrimp people were so cautious at that time.    

"The fire bed hatches eggs..." Du Kang felt the warmth from the stone slab that was made of unknown material. He felt that he seemed to have understood something. "No wonder I always want to sleep on it."    

And now, Du Kang, who was not sleepy, was watching a group of shrimp practicing the Dao of Fire in the square.    

Although it was said to be cultivating the Dao of Fire, it was actually to close the spikes on the forelimbs, then after a short period of charging, the forelimbs would be bounced back. Theoretically speaking, if one had enough speed and strength, they could shoot out lightning in the water or fire out of thin air.    

Although the prawns could neither shoot out electricity nor fire, their uniform movements still made Du Kang feel like he was in a military boxing style.    

"But... all these years of practice is to light a fire?" Du Kang felt that it was very difficult to understand the behavior of these prawns. They could already use supernatural strength, but they were still undergoing this kind of inexplicable training that did not have any benefits to their bodies.    

"Bang!" A thunder-like explosion appeared once again, and a large cluster of flames dyed the sky red.    

Du Kang retracted his arm and felt the movement just now. There was only one effect of this movement, and that was to start a fire. Using it to defend against enemies was too obvious. The burden of using it to strengthen one's body was too great. Du Kang had seen prawn people throw away half of their forelimbs more than once during practice. Although it wouldn't be long before he could grow new ones.    

"Hmm... I don't understand..." Du Kang felt that it was hard to understand the behavior of these shrimp people. He simply ignored them and turned around to fight with the small shrimp people who had climbed all over his body. These newborn little fellows had no fear, and Du Kang did not want to crush these little things. As a result, Du Kang's mountain-like body had now become a playground for these small shrimp people.    

All of this was seen by the shrimp people. They thought it was a sign of God's love.    

All of this was also seen by the Deep One in the distance. Their mood was not so good.    

The war between the people of the sea and the shrimp people had lasted for too long. They had a considerable understanding of each other. Just like how the shrimp people knew that the Deep One believed in the gods of water, the people of the sea also knew that the six-legged beasts with shells believed in the gods of fire.    

How could there be a god of fire? This was the view of most of Dark Spawn. Fire had no physical form and no shape. As long as it came into contact with water, it would extinguish. How could there be a god in this kind of thing?    

The other party must have believed in a weak false god. Dark Spawn, who had personally witnessed the majesty and power of a god, firmly believed in this point. Along the way, they rode the waves and fought their way here. They had also witnessed many large beasts being worshipped by some races. However, it was useless. Dark Spawn's warriors easily killed their gods. After slaughtering their tribes, they took everything from them.    

The six-legged beasts that believed in false gods still had some abilities. The waves that were controlled by the priests were always successful. However, they could not drown the valley that was protected by the mysterious power. But it did not matter. Dark Spawn was fearless. The soldiers bravely charged into the valley, and then they were cut into pieces by the heavy armor giant beast.    

The people of the sea were shaken. They thought that the other side was also protected by God, but the wise priests saw through the background of the Six-Legged Beast. They persisted in launching a few more attacks, and finally confirmed that the unknown layer of protection was not the protection of God, and it was also gradually declining.    

After knowing this, Dark Spawn and the followers of the false God began a protracted tug of war. The people riding the waves could attack at any time, and although the six-legged beasts were very powerful, as time passed, the people of the ocean were gaining the upper hand in the battle - one had to know that a shrimp man could easily hack down six or seven Deep One.    

Finally, the time to break through the city had come. The followers of the false gods were still immersed in their glorious battle achievements. They did not know that the previous defeat was Dark Spawn's strategy. The unknown layer of defense covering the valley could no longer withstand even one wave. When facing Dark Spawn, who was in the middle of the wave, those six-legged beasts were at most a slightly stronger fish.    

However, the figure lying on the square in the valley had changed everything.    

At first, Dark Spawn did not take that mountain-like figure seriously. They thought the motionless thing was some kind of strange sculpture. They stepped on the waves, and the tide gave them strength. The shrimp people were killed one after another, and very quickly, less than a tenth of them survived.    

Then, the mountain-like figure raised its head.    

Raging flames ignited under his forelimbs, and thunder exploded in the raging flames. With just one strike, he had severely wounded all of Dark Spawn. This was undoubtedly a technique that only gods had.    

Could this be the god of fire that the opponent believed in?    

Facing an unknown existence, the priests used the power of water to observe the valley from afar.    

Only when the flames once again illuminated the red sky did the thunder sound again.    

"Temporarily retreat," the priest holding the trident said in a hoarse and sharp voice. "The enemy gods are warning us. They are existences on the same level as the gods of water. The people of the sea can die in battle, but they will not make meaningless sacrifices."    

"No, the enemy's infant is undergoing the training of the god." The priest pointed at a shrimp man in the distance who treated Du Kang's belly foot as a slide, and a priest with a big stick voted against it.    

"Yes, the power of God is not something a mortal body can resist." The priest with a long spear refuted and said his decision.    

"Yes."    

"Yes."    

...    

The priests voiced their opinions one after another, and very quickly, the priests came to an agreement.    

"Temporarily retreat," the priest with the trident made a decision. "The enemy gods will not always be awake. Prepare to communicate with the Flyer and tell them."    

"It's time to come out and hunt..."