Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 438 Night Sky and Sea
Mu Xiang was also stunned. He didn't recognize him at first, but when Zhang Jie realized something was wrong, he slapped him and definitely didn't treat him as an Old One.

The force of that slap... was definitely not something you'd use to hit a fourth-tier opponent, Mu Xiang swore.

When the main god gave the message that the Old One Kshira had been killed, Mu Xiang, Zheng Zha, and Zhang Jie were all stunned.

"No, I've read a lot of books, don't try to fool me..." Mu Xiang muttered, "Doesn't Kshira have three pairs of strange eyes, hooked tentacles, and wings? But the thing we just fought was clearly just a giant octopus!"

"You know this thing?" Zheng Zha was taken aback.

Mu Xiang nodded: "Yes, if it is indeed the Xeira I know, then it is Cthulhu's daughter, and also the vessel for Cthulhu's resurrection prepared for himself... When Cthulhu's physical body is destroyed, it will be reborn through the spirit and body of its daughter."

"Uh... no wonder he has significant mental strength, but it's too weak," Zhang Jie couldn't help but say.

Zheng Zha slapped his forehead: "Don't even mention it. I've fought Cthulhu, and its mental strength is no match for yours... Besides, this should only be a newly formed embryo."

Looking at the fragmented limbs bobbing up and down in the shimmering seawater, Mu Xiang and the other two were speechless for a moment. Although they didn't know what identity this overly weak Old One had entered the Dream Realm, whether it was Kel'Thuzad's daughter or a new version of Kel'Thuzad, it seemed that it had already made its exit as a minor character.

However, considering that in one version of the story, Kshira was captured by marine scientists who mistook it for a new type of octopus, and then imprisoned for species research, such as artificial breeding... well, it doesn't seem so surprising that it's weak.

Mu Xiang coughed and looked towards the east of the Sea of ​​Glimmering Light.

The moon in the Dreamland requires a ship to reach, and since the moon is constantly rotating, the captain needs to calculate using nautical charts, determine the course in advance, and make continuous corrections before sailing to the moon. However, after the moon beasts grew stronger, ordinary people no longer dared to go to the moon.

Some caravans still travel between Earth and the Moon, attempting to exchange cheap goods for slaves from Moon Beasts, then resell them at higher prices back to the Dreamland. Even though those slaves of different races originally belonged to the Dreamland, and might even be their kin or ancestors…

This trade was completely disrupted after the darkness invaded the Dream Realm. The utterly deranged moon beasts would only control those who dared to set foot on the moon, turning them into food or slaves. This is why the gatekeeper told Mu Xiang and his companions that the port was unusable when they entered the Dream Realm; after all, no one dared to risk their lives like that anymore.

The direction corresponding to the Sea of ​​Glimmer is the moon hanging in the eastern sky. If the timing is right, the dim moonlight will be sprinkled on the Sea of ​​Glimmer along with the more distant Milky Way. The light, which is not dazzling against the dark sky, will make the seawater shimmer with faint and fragmented light, hence the name.

Mu Xiang and his companions didn't need to travel by ship, but their journey to the moon remained the same. As they flew eastward along the Sea of ​​Glimmer, they discovered a peculiar phenomenon. The Sea of ​​Glimmer below was divided into two layers: one layer was darkness and fragmented light, while the other was a surface shimmering with light.

The latter is exactly what the Sea of ​​Glimmer looks like... while the former is a phantom layer between the night sky and the ocean.

“I see. If we were traveling by boat, we would also see this scene at certain times. Downwards, we would still be at sea; upwards, we would be sailing into the night sky.” Mu Xiang nodded. “But we can fly, so we don’t need a boat.” Although the three of them were already unchallenged in the Dream Realm, they were still quite amazed by this sight. They could already foresee that if Nyarlathotep didn’t appear, the novelty brought to them by the Great Old One on the moon would definitely not be as interesting as this strange journey between the Earth and the Moon.

After all, according to Nordens, unless they were Outer Gods, very few Great Old Ones could reach the level of mid-tier fourth rank... and even a mid-tier fourth rank couldn't corrupt Mu Xiang and his companions. Moreover, this so-called mid-tier fourth rank wasn't even within the Gene Lock system; in their presence, he would only be kicked to death.

As the three flew, the Sea of ​​Glimmer disappeared, leaving only darkness and scattered specks of light. This was a projection of the stars and moon in the void. Zheng Zha had initially tried to sense it with some curiosity, attempting to find the flow of some energy, but he quickly realized that it was just the void and a projection.

The moon appeared larger and larger in the eyes of the three. Its once dim surface now revealed ugly craters, a stark contrast to its appearance from afar, which was charming but looked like a face full of acne scars up close...

As Zheng Zha pondered this, he casually asked, "By the way, does the moon in the Dreamland also get its light from the sun?"

Mu Xiang shook his head, indicating that he didn't know. After all, in the study of planes, the sun and moon represent two fundamental elements of a plane. For example, moonlight is a reflection of sunlight, which only applies to some planes without magic or with low magic. As for the relationship between the sun and moon in the Dream Realm, even he didn't understand it.

Just then, Mu Xiang's gaze suddenly changed. He abruptly turned his head and looked into the void some distance away. Chaotic tones and mournful cries reached his ears from afar, and what truly concerned him was that he could actually understand the cries!
"Humans?" Mu Xiang said in a low voice, then looked at Zhang Jie, "Scan that direction with your mental energy."

Zhang Jie nodded, then his expression turned grim: "They are indeed human, and it seems they are in the hands of the moon beast you mentioned... Shall we go take a look?"

Mu Xiang frowned, noticing the unusual tone in Zhang Jie's voice. Zhang Jie wasn't someone who couldn't bear to see anyone suffer; if those humans were simply imprisoned, he certainly wouldn't have reacted this way.

"It should be a slave ship of the Moon Beasts. I'll go check it out. You guys just wipe out their lair," Mu Xiang said, then transformed into a streak of light and disappeared into the void.

That direction was within his hearing range, and he quickly saw the situation. It was a massive black warship sailing through the void. According to Nordens, the Moon Beasts' interstellar travel technology allowed them to travel between the Earth and the Moon much faster than ordinary humans in the Dreamlands.

They could travel from the void to any sea area in the Dreamland, then land to engage in trade or plunder... This is how they controlled the cold plains of the Northern Continent. That's why the ports in other unconquered areas were sealed off, because the moment the Moon Beasts went completely berserk, all the ports could be considered to have fallen!

Mu Xiang's gaze pierced through the outer walls of the black warship, through its complex structure unlike anything he had ever seen with human technology, and then he saw the deepest part of a gigantic lizard-like warship. Its body was covered with countless snake-like tentacles, which slithered upwards, tearing off unfortunate human slaves from the ship's hold.

Around the lizards, countless moon beasts, resembling headless toads, extended their heads and countless tentacles, pulling something from the human slaves. It was neither flesh and blood nor soul, but something in between, invisible yet tangible.

"Is this what you meant by the dream realm that will become the realm of gods?!"

(End of this chapter)