Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 372 Saturation Support

"What...what is this?!"

"Don't come any closer! Aaaaaaah!"

"It's over, it's over"

"what happened?"

The black threads were not invisible; everyone could see them. People scattered and fled in all directions to avoid them, but the threads ignored bricks, stones, grass, and trees, passing right through them. Everyone nearby was pierced by the threads.

They screamed in terror, some collapsed to the ground, others frantically stripped off their clothes to check their injuries—it was chaos.

But they soon discovered that they seemed to be fine.
The black thread had clearly pierced the flesh, but no blood flowed out. Someone reached out to try to pull it out, but only grasped at empty air.

"I, I'm not dead?"

"What is this!?"

"Strange, why?"

The prince stared grimly at the silk threads attached to his body, rubbing them with his hand, but felt absolutely nothing.

When he looked up at the air beside him, he suddenly stopped, and his pupils shrank to the size of pinpoints.

He saw in mid-air the true "prince's" soul, its translucent body also pierced by a thread.

In the sea not far away.

Using their swift movement through the sea, the sirens successfully evaded the threads and now looked towards the land, still shaken.

The loving mother stood motionless, with countless threads connecting her head in all directions.

Suddenly, one of the female demons shuddered, as if she had remembered something: "That voice just now..."

On the eve of Mira's impending explosion, someone warned them to take cover via a link.

It was a very familiar voice, a voice that the succubi could not possibly mistake, and they obeyed instinctively.

"My lord, is that you?"

After a while, a response came through the mind link.

"It's me."

Upon hearing Hughes's voice, the banshees' connection immediately became lively.

"My lord, where are you?"

"He's still on the island, isn't he? They must have left a banshee at intervals as a relay."

"How is that possible? Do the math—how far is Castel from here? Our telepathic link only extends about ten kilometers. Where would we find so many people?"

Has long-distance communication technology truly been successfully developed?

"Don't be silly, this project has only just been launched, and even if it succeeds, it's impossible for it to connect to our mental link, right?"

The banshees were arguing amongst themselves, but Hughes' voice came through the link again.

"Turn around."

The banshees were taken aback, then a possibility surfaced in their minds, and they turned around in shock.

Hughes, Nini, and a large group of banshees are rushing towards this place from the distant sea.

Hughes personally arrived at Blood Harbor. After receiving the news from Blood Harbor, Hughes immediately went to the descendant worker Hughes and opened a chat with Gwenzoe and the others, only to find himself in trouble.

The news about Blood Harbor that he received in Castells was far too delayed.

The banshees could indeed travel quickly between the two places, but a round trip would take several hours. The battle situation could change in an instant, and by the time several hours had passed, it would be too late.

Moreover, this is under the premise that the banshees can deliver messages. In reality, the banshees don't have that many people. They come to deliver messages immediately when there is a slight change.

Ash's side consisted of only one small squad, which was prepared for emergencies and in fact could only be used for emergencies—after figuring out what had happened at Bloodharbor, they didn't have time to call for support and went straight to the landing operation.

Therefore, Hughes was indeed facing a predicament.

But this predicament traps Castel, not him.

Although he hadn't used it for a long time, Hughes actually possessed some extraordinary powers, such as the ability to swim freely in the sea.

This ability was granted to him by the symbiotic contract, but unfortunately, the sea has never been safe since he obtained it. As a lord, he bears the responsibility for his territory, and it would be unwise to take risks recklessly.

After the deep-sea war, the enemies in the sea were almost wiped out, and even the sea god himself was stuffed into the stellar furnace. Now there is no great threat in the stormy ocean.

He received the Banshee's innate abilities from the symbiotic contract, and he swam as fast as the Banshee. He was only able to keep up with Ash and the others when he first went into the sea to venture deep into the Abyss.

Therefore, after some consideration, Hughes decided to come and see for himself.

After all, no matter how dangerous Blood Harbor is, it is difficult for it to affect the sea, and Hughes can move quickly in the sea, and he has many banshees with him, so his safety level is quite high.

After a brief handover with Castel, Hughes swam over from the sea with a group of banshees.

After the Mother Goddess's followers launched their rebellion, Ash immediately sent people to Castel, and just a few hours later, Hughes arrived.

Upon his arrival, he saw the "Mother" statue at the port, and the "Mira" statue atop it gave him a strange sense of familiarity.

Just like the "Lord of the Moths" who once possessed the body of the worker Hughes.

They should be similar entities.

Under Ash's attack, Mira became extremely unstable. Hughes could sense that some kind of energy was surging within it, so he immediately alerted Ash and the others.

Fortunately, they reacted quickly enough to avoid the black threads.

Black silk thread
Hughes narrowed his eyes. This kind of thing looked very familiar to him. The worker Hughes was able to connect with believers through some kind of thread-like entity, only it was a different color and could not be seen by ordinary people. Hughes knew a lot about this.

Why do I feel like I'm getting more and more familiar with this whole "evil god" thing?
On the other side, Ash and Nini gathered together and quickly recounted the battle situation through their mental link. This batch of banshees not only brought ample firepower but also a lot of good news.

“There’s plenty of support coming.” Nini nodded to Ash’s team. “Expansion ships, the Christian Guard, and the new ships that the shipyard is building will all be here. The airships are on their way too.”

"So many?" The banshee squad was somewhat surprised.

Two teams of fully armed Banshees took over Ash's task and swam towards the shore to scout.

Hughes approached Ash's squad, waved his hand, and said, "Now that I'm here, I've decided to get involved in the situation at Bloodharbor. And if I've decided to get involved, why would I resort to piecemeal tactics? If we can crush them, we'll crush them first!"

"Don't worry, the support is more than Nini said. Castel's troops have already begun to assemble, and you will see them soon."

Ash nodded, feeling somewhat relieved.

【The Compassionate Mother】is indeed very strange. I don’t know what effect the newly appeared threads will have. She is like a statue, and has not moved since the outbreak.

"Alright, we can talk about Blood Harbor later. Let's deal with this evil god first."

(End of this chapter)