Duanmu Huai keenly felt that dealing with Nyarlathotep only after taking care of Cthugya was indeed the right decision.

The surging flames shot out, pouring over Nyarlathotep's body. The fiercely burning flames did not bring death and destruction like the black flames of Predetermined Death. Instead, they were more like the fangs and claws of a beast, greedily biting and tearing at Nyarlathotep's body—and spirit.

"—————!!"

Drenched by the flamethrower of the Titanic Beasts, Nyarlathotep was indescribably disheveled at this moment, roaring furiously from its wide-open mouth. It swung its sharp claws, striking hard at the steel construct before it, but to Duanmu Huai, Nyarlathotep's clawing was far less forceful than the attacks from the Ground-drilling Worms or Cthugya...

This was only natural; any creature that prides itself as "wise" is not good at close-quarters combat.

Especially such a clingy, close-combat brawl. For Nyarlathotep, this must be extremely rare—two Outer Gods entangled like street thugs in a melee, a truly rare sight indeed.

But for Duanmu Huai, things had finally returned to the trajectory he was familiar with.

The Steel Beast raised its right hand with the roaring Chainsaw Sword, slashing hard at the Nyarlathotep in front. The latter dodged the attack, twisting its leech-like body to avoid the strike, which could split even skyscrapers in half. However, Duanmu Huai suddenly lashed out with a kick. The sprayer on the back of the Iron Titan's left leg exploded, propelling the knee directly into Nyarlathotep's third leg.

Not a metaphor, since this avatar indeed had three legs.

In the physical sense.

Clearly, Nyarlathotep did not anticipate its opponent adopting such street-brawl tactics and was completely unprepared. Under the enormous thrust of the sprayer, the knee of the Mechanical Titan smashed into its target like a Siege Hammer, blasting it to pieces directly.

This massive impact immediately caused Nyarlathotep to lose balance, its body starting to sway. Seizing the opportunity, Duanmu Huai swung his left arm forward—the flame sprayer on it blasted out like a short cudgel, directly striking Nyarlathotep's body and tearing open its tough hide.

Subsequently, the flames erupted once again.

"Oh oh oh oh oh oh!!"

Cthugya's flames tore at Nyarlathotep's spirit, and it began to scream painfully. The flames spread along Nyarlathotep's body, even bursting from its mouth. This caused Nyarlathotep indescribable agony; it struggled to break away from Duanmu Huai and leave.

However, Duanmu Huai clearly wouldn't give it this chance. Whenever Nyarlathotep's body tried to withdraw backward, attempting to distance itself from Duanmu Huai, the information tide of the black shadow would completely cover the surrounding spatial information, restoring it to its original position. This locked Nyarlathotep's movements firmly in place, preventing it from escaping.

But... Nyarlathotep did not just choose to give up!

Although the opponent possessed the power of Cthugya, making Nyarlathotep feel threatened, this wasn't the end!

Meanwhile, inside the office, chaos reigned.

"Huff... ah..."

Inaba Tsukuyo knelt on the ground, gasping for breath. Beside her, Xie Sita and Yotsuya Miko had already collapsed, unconscious. Behind them, Abigail was trembling, looking ahead in speechless astonishment.

Even the little panda was now standing guard in front of Abigail, staring at their enemy.

"I didn't expect you to manage such an attack."

Watching the blade clamped between her fingers, Shajuye looked at Inaba Tsukuyo with a smile.

"For a human, you're quite interesting."

While talking, Shajuye flicked her finger, and the blade in Inaba Tsukuyo's hand shattered instantly. She let out a muffled groan as if kicked by something, flying backwards and slamming into the wall, then dropping to the ground.

"......"

Abigail sat curled up on the ground, anxiously watching Shajuye before her. In front of her, the little panda stood upright, raising its paws, showing a menacing posture against Shajuye.

"Oh my, such a disobedient little one. I've been feeding you and taking care of you, even giving you baths, and now you're opposing me?"

Looking at the panda blocking her way, Shajuye shook her head, sighing helplessly. Then she ignored the animal and turned her gaze towards Abigail. Noticing Shajuye's gaze, Abigail became even more uneasy, trembling.

"Strange, I still don't understand why my brother brought you back; who exactly are you? No matter, it's not important."

Saying this, Shajuye reached out her hand towards Abigail.

"But now, clearly this identity can no longer be used. This isn't over yet. This is my playground; my brother can't drive me away. In that case, I'll have to trouble you..."

"No, please don't..."

Facing Shajuye's outstretched hand, Abigail let out a weak whimper. All she could do was lower her head, curling up as tightly as possible. Using this instinctual way to resist the fear before her. But Shajuye merely smiled, quietly watching Abigail.

"Whoosh———!"

Just as Shajuye's hand was about to touch Abigail, several tentacles suddenly appeared out of nowhere, wrapping around Shajuye's arm.

"Eh?"

This sudden scene left Shajuye stunned. Then she saw Abigail slowly lift her head—a malicious smile appeared on the face that was about to cry, and a pitch-black keyhole manifested in the center of her previously smooth and white forehead.

Shajuye could even see, in that keyhole, emotionless eyes quietly watching her.

That was......

"Yog Sothoth———!"

Accompanied by Shajuye's angry shout, Abigail suddenly stood up, a pitch-black, wand-like giant key appearing in her hand. Abigail held the key wand tightly, thrusting it forward—the black key wand pierced straight into Shajuye's body, and Abigail grabbed the key with both hands, giving it a sudden twist.

"Boom------!!!"

The space was opened.

The gentle, beautiful girl form was completely destroyed. At this moment, the true body of the twisted, creeping chaos avatar was fully revealed. The opened gate of space generated a powerful suction, clinging to the indescribable, twisted body of the Outer God like a vacuum cleaner. The latter opened its arms angrily, trying to break free——but the next moment, it was sucked in, twisting and turning like garbage swallowed by a drain.

"No---------!!!"

Nyarlathotep roared in fury, its massive body falling heavily, smashing the tall buildings and houses of Kamurochō like building blocks. It struggled to rise, but at this moment, Duanmu Huai was already maneuvering the Iron Titan to stand in front of Nyarlathotep, stepping on its writhing body.

"This is the end, get out of this world, Nyarlathotep, humans——are not your toys!"

With Duanmu Huai's shout, the burning hot flame sprayer smashed downward, plunging into Nyarlathotep's mouth.

Then, the flames erupted again, completely engulfing the entire world.

"......…"

When Duanmu Huai opened his eyes again, he was standing at the center of a wrecked warship, surrounded by floating debris, and outside he could even see the twinkling stars.

"Finally, it's over."

Duanmu Huai silently sighed, glancing at the system prompt that popped up.

[Ancient Dominator Empowerment Task Complete]

[Evaluation: C]

[Random Reward +1]

The task evaluation was quite low, but Duanmu Huai understood. After all, this empowerment task didn't suit him; Duanmu Huai disliked those puzzle exploration tasks. He was always dragging until the last moment to solve them. To be honest, looking from the task perspective, Duanmu Huai's completion rate was indeed low.

According to typical game rules, Duanmu Huai should, through his keen senses, discover some hidden stories or items, even use persuasion to negotiate with certain special NPCs, trigger special plots, find precious rare items, and use them to disrupt rituals and expel the ancients.

This is the normal development.

But in the game, Duanmu Huai was basically: do whatever you want, I don't care, and when you come out, I'll just beat you to death——no hidden tasks, hidden plots, or hidden rewards, he didn't look for nor care about them.

The task evaluation being high would be strange.

But for Duanmu Huai, completion wasn't the issue he cared about anymore.

The biggest gain from this empowerment task for Duanmu Huai was that he finally learned to use his Power of the Ancients. Whether it's reshaping information, covering it, or printing duplication from thin air, or even time retrospection, these are incredibly useful abilities for Duanmu Huai. In the past, he focused too much on the power of the God of Destruction, neglecting the other three divine positions. But now, he sees how useful his Power of the Ancients truly is.

So, what about the Sixth Heavenly Demon King and Pleasure?

The Sixth Heavenly Demon King is easy; Duanmu Huai has confirmed that as long as he kills heretics who worship the Evil God, his power skyrockets.

But the God of Joy is truly his weakest divine position. Even after exhausting enormous effort, Duanmu Huai still can't figure out how to manage it correctly.

Frankly, if there were a strengthening task for the God of Joy, Duanmu Huai might not be able to complete it.

However, luckily the God of Joy is barely at level 10, making reaching max level nearly impossible. Moreover, Duanmu Huai has already obtained Cthugya's devouring power from this empowerment task, making the God of Joy unnecessary for dealing with the Obsessive Sin.

So... whoever wants this divine position can have it, Duanmu Huai doesn't want it.

Right now, Duanmu Huai feels like he has married a young and cute beautiful wife and decisively kicks the dowdy wife out.

Moreover, he never had any attachment to the God of Joy. This divine position was randomly assigned to him by the system---yes, he and Cthugya are true love.

God of Joy?

It's just a task assigned by the system.

Oh, by the way, where's Abigail?

With this thought, Duanmu Huai opened his inventory, and saw Abigail's Sealing Crystal safely lying there.

Hmm... it's fine.

Compared to Nyarlathotep, Duanmu Huai is more wary of Yog Sothoth.

After all, the power of time and space is truly obnoxious---the fact that he can use it makes it even more annoying.

As for what the random reward is...

Duanmu Huai reached out his hand, slid it, and then......…

"Forget it, let's just leave it at that."

Duanmu Huai sighed quietly, then opened the communication link.

"Aikute, come pick me up."

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