The Divine Machinery roared once again, the steam shooting out from various parts of its body dispersed the mist emanating from the Mother of Darkness. Then Duanmu Huai raised the flame sprayer again, and soon, the high-temperature flame, enough to melt warship steel plates, spewed out once more, shooting straight into the twisted, chaotic, writhing depths of the Mother of Darkness.

"Ah...…"

The scorching flame turned into a ray, penetrating deep into the corrupted Chaos. At the same time, the bloated body of the Mother of Darkness began to tremble, countless mouths on the surface opened simultaneously, letting out a low moan. But it didn't sound like a pained groan of being injured; rather, it was more like a sigh filled with pleasure.

Soon after, Duanmu Huai saw the underside of that writhing body gradually split open, and then—a creature engorged in flames... no, rather, a creature entirely made of flames was birthed from within.

"...That's enough already."

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai was left speechless. He knew Shub-Niggurath's reproductive ability was absurd, but he never thought it would be this absurd—I'm trying to burn you to death, not make you have offspring with the Promethean Flame!

This thing is even harder to deal with than the Corrupted Foil!

Corrupted Foil's life is ultimately limited, but Shub-Niggurath's reproduction knows no bounds. It can even have offspring with the Promethean Flame; what in the world can't it reproduce with?!

"Oh oh oh oh!!"

But now wasn't the time for Duanmu Huai to lament, because the flame monster, as soon as it was born, roared and charged at Duanmu Huai, clearly not allowing him to harm its mother.

Hey, this brat is quite protective of its master.

Duanmu Huai naturally wouldn't back off just like that. The Divine Machinery raised the Chainsaw Sword high in its right hand, forcefully cutting down at the flame monster in front of him. The rotating chainsaw mercilessly ripped through the flame monster's twisted and mutated body, splitting it in half. Then dark shadows surged out, completely engulfing the flame monster's shattered body.

"Damn...!"

Duanmu Huai gritted his teeth, staring at Shub-Niggurath before him. This guy's abilities far exceeded his imagination. If possible, Duanmu Huai knew the best way to deal with it was with the Power of Destruction. However, unfortunately, in this world, he couldn't use the power of the God of Destruction!

Thinking carefully, with the abilities he currently possessed, which could actually have an effect on Shub-Niggurath.

Duanmu Huai stared at the enemy in front of him, and for once, began using his brain.

The power of the Shadow, Thousand Roars, Thousand Eyes, Thousand Whiskers... Mad, it seems these abilities are all useless against this troublesome guy in front of me!

Hmm? Wait, maybe it's not entirely ineffective?

Duanmu Huai stared at Shub-Niggurath's body in front of him. The mist-like figure kept writhing and morphing, but only the part injured by the flame recovered unusually slowly, at least for an Outer God.

Reproduction... birth...…

Of course!

With this thought, Duanmu Huai's eyes lit up.

He had an idea!

As Duanmu Huai's thoughts turned, the armor of the massive Divine Machinery began to reverse, as giant flame sprayers appeared on its body. Then Duanmu Huai once again manipulated the Divine Machinery to charge toward the slippery dark mist ahead. Meanwhile, streams of burning Promethean Flame erupted once more, raging as they plunged into the depths of Shub-Niggurath!

"Ah...… ah ah...…"

Countless mouths opened simultaneously, letting out that satisfying low moan again. Meanwhile, the body of Shub-Niggurath split once more, and creatures similar to Fire Spirits continued to leap out. The Chainsaw Sword in the right hand of the Divine Machinery swung over, thoroughly shattering and consuming them. Meanwhile, its flame sprayer incessantly injected flames into Shub-Niggurath's body, again and again, endlessly.

"Ah...…"

Finally, that eerie moan began to weaken. The dark mist started to roll and recoil. The previously motionless Mother of Darkness, for the first time, began to retreat.

Indeed, it was successful!

Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai was also internally delighted.

This was a method he had just come up with because Duanmu Huai had realized that the current Mother of Darkness was not in her complete form. Moreover, the flame attack wasn't completely ineffective against it, but this Mother of Darkness used its trait to absorb, nurture, and birth from it.

And there was a problem with this.

That is, the Mother of Darkness itself isn't without any consumption. After all, giving birth is a significant event for any life form, and it also makes one weak because of it. Not to mention Duanmu Huai's continuous flame attacks—this meant Shub-Niggurath had to endure the dual consumption of being hit by flames and birthing Fire Spirits simultaneously.

And now, it had just arrived in this world, not yet in its prime state...…

"Now is the time!"

The cannon behind the Divine Machinery aimed at the sky, a cannonball whistled out, turning into a dazzling orb of light illuminating everything around.

This is the signal!

"Just one more step!"

Hiding behind the wall, listening to the continuous gunfire coming from ahead, Xie Sita frowned slightly. At this moment, she and Mianmu Zuoniao had already pushed to the top layer of the church. Yet, those Cultists seemed unwilling to retreat further. The appearance of the Mother of Darkness seemed to ignite the twisted desires deep within their hearts completely. These Cultists had long transformed into non-human forms; their hands appeared like pitch-black bird claws, while their bodies were covered with writhing tentacles and eyes.

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