Industrial Cthulhu, starting from the island lord

Chapter 376 With Willpower, With Flesh and Blood

"If bullets don't work, how about explosives?"

Nini shouted as she tossed the toss six times in a row.

Mira's response was rather vague; her words were fragmented and disjointed.

"This... um... should be fine."

"I'm relieved to hear that." Nini nodded, then threw even faster, as if she wanted to wrap a few explosive charges around her tail and throw them over.

Behind her were two banshees who were responsible for supplying her with explosives. They would take them out of the box, pull the fuse, ignite them, and then hand them to Nini. The next moment, the ignited explosives would be stuck to Mila's face.

"Could you please stop staring at me like that?"

"Wouldn't it be most effective to blow you up? You don't want Blood Harbor to be destroyed, do you? Just bear with it, we'll blow you up soon."

Mira fell silent, finding it hard to say whether the explosives or Nini's trash talk hurt her more.

Meanwhile, in the sea, Hughes watched the entire battle live via a telepathic link.

A hint of worry lingered in his eyes.

The battle with [Mother] seems to be going smoothly, but there are actually quite a few troubles on this side.

[The Loving Mother] For a monster of this enormous size, explosive charges are naturally more effective than bullets; this is a lesson learned from deep-sea warfare.

In deep-sea warfare, the Banshees could freely throw explosive packs, but here they are only now using them.

It wasn't that the banshees didn't like using it, but rather that transporting the explosive packs was quite a hassle.

This stuff isn't waterproof, and it's much riskier to transport than bullets. The Banshees managed to carry some over in sealed boxes, but it's far less efficient to carry than bullets.

The explosives produced by Castel were too reactive. Hughes knew many methods for deactivating explosives, such as the classic diatomaceous earth, but he repeatedly ran into obstacles when it came to actually manufacturing them.

To this day, Castells has not been able to produce a fuse with sufficient reliability, so the artillery technology tree has remained undeveloped. The explosive charge, a transitional product, has been used for so long.

Using explosive charges near islands is fine, as they don't need to be transported over long distances. However, once they are transported out, various unexpected changes are likely to occur, greatly limiting their use.

Hughes suspected that this was related to Castells's equivalent worship.
Nini seems to be overwhelming [Mother], but the supply of explosives can't keep up with her consumption. Hughes sent banshees to transport them before he arrived, but the total amount is still not enough.

If you fail to kill [Mother of Compassion] before the next round of devouring.
On the battlefield, Mira gradually realized that something was wrong.

Nini's strength was far from exhausted, and she was still throwing very fast, but now she had to wait for the explosives to be delivered from the sea.

The sirens move extremely fast in the sea, but carrying huge ammunition boxes slows them down considerably. In particular, these boxes containing explosives must be waterproofed and cushioned, wasting a significant amount of space, making supply somewhat difficult.

After a while, Mira found herself staring blankly at Nini.

"Why didn't you blow it up?"

"No, there are no more explosives."

Mira's face twitched again as she glanced at the firearm Nini had just thrown down: "How about... we use that Gatling gun on me instead?" Nini hesitated for a moment, then shook her head: "That's not very effective anymore. It's better to let the other banshees continue firing. I'll wait for the explosives to arrive and throw them to you as soon as they're ready."

Mira was silent for a moment, then spoke in a low voice: "What are you planning to do? At this point, it's very difficult to kill [Mother of Compassion]. After the next round of devouring, She will be greatly strengthened, since she will devour many mortal souls. At that time, your bullets will probably be of little use."

A hint of worry appeared in her eyes: "Let's make the sacrifice as soon as possible. [The Loving Mother] cannot be killed; we can only fight against her with our will."

"Please believe me—this disaster was caused by me. I genuinely wanted to end it. Once [Mother] matures, she has never been killed by weapons from the outside world!"

"Now is the best time to make a sacrifice. Once [Mother of Compassion] is strengthened again, her strength will be even greater, requiring an even greater sacrifice!!"

Mira's voice was tinged with anxiety. She was about to say something more when she suddenly froze.

Her eyes slowly moved, looking down at her.

Beneath her, the black threads began to contract once more!

Everyone in Blood Harbor, whether soldiers or residents, nobles or commoners, was pulled towards the [Mother] by the black threads!
"How could it be so fast!?"

Mira muttered to herself absentmindedly.

"This...this shouldn't be happening, the next round of devouring shouldn't begin so soon."

Her gaze shifted from the "loving mother" to her surroundings, finally settling on the explosive pack in Nini's hand.

"So that's how it is, so that's how it is. You caused immense harm to the [Mother of Compassion], causing Her to prematurely begin the next round of contraction. It's all over!"

People were dragged toward the evil god at the dock. In the previous round, people were only dragged one step, but this time they were pulled so hard that they could hardly stand up. Many people were pulled over directly, leaving a series of screams in the air.

The loving mother stood still, her mouth wide open, constantly swallowing the people she was dragging, the force of her dragging growing stronger and stronger!

Suddenly, He staggered and almost fell, as if pulled by something.

On the other side, the prince gritted his teeth, plunged his sword into the crack in the brickwork, supported himself, and wrestled with the evil god at the other end of the black thread, his expression ferocious.

Not only him, but Galahad, his mother-in-law, Josh, Zoe, Kyle, and even the prince's soul in mid-air tensed up, pulling the black threads in the opposite direction of the "Motherly Love".

Everyone gritted their teeth, squeezing out every ounce of their will to fight against the evil god in the distance.

Even when they were all together, it was extremely difficult for the loving mother to drag them along.

"Let's pull together!" someone shouted, and everyone gave a sudden jerk.

The loving mother seemed to be choked, and was pulled backward a few steps.

The so-called confrontation of wills means that as long as the will is strong enough, it is possible to turn the tables and pull the evil god down!
The people in Blood Harbor, who have struggled on this chaotic land to this day, have no shortage of willpower.

The Mother Goddess's followers built a high wall with their flesh and blood, and the will of the people in Blood Harbor was as strong as steel!

The Secret Order, the Guardians of the Faith, the Harbor Guard—people of all kinds and from all factions set aside their differences and united. Their shouts grew louder and louder, and more and more people joined the struggle.

At this moment, people were no longer distinguished by social status, wealth, or poverty. They all roared and fought against the evil god with their human bodies, courage, will, and everything they had!
(End of this chapter)