Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 448 Speculation on Personality

"If they run into trouble, I might just abandon this place." Mu Xiang said coldly, holding the black bull's horn in one hand and the sea-blue gem in the other. "The moon is about to set, and your old nemesis Nyarlathotep has sent various avatars to invade the Dream Realm. Now you're telling me that the Nyarlathotep Temple on the moon might drag them into the abyss?"

Nordens's face appeared to the side, his expression also somewhat grim: "Your Excellency has completely destroyed the avatar of the Night Howler. The other two working together should be more than enough to deal with its avatars... I did not expect that this fiend would disregard its own weakness and forcibly cut off multiple avatars to throw into the Dream Realm together."

Mu Xiang glanced at the moon, which was falling at an extremely slow speed but was indeed getting bigger and bigger: "You can contend with Nyarlathotep with the Dream Realm itself... but according to the current situation, its avatar is stronger than an ordinary fourth-tier mid-level. This is not something that even a fourth-tier high-level can do."

Nordens's illusory figure sighed: "Your Excellency is unaware of this, but the so-called Outer Gods are those who exist in relation to Earth... These beings are not true gods, but their power is no less than that of the gods. Strictly speaking, the three of you can also be classified as Outer Gods; you have no official rank, but you possess the power of gods..."

"You're emphasizing this... oh, rank?" Mu Xiang pondered for a moment, then stomped hard on the black bull, causing the giant beast to sink even deeper into the ground. "Nyarlathotep doesn't have a corresponding rank, so its true form can't come to the Dream Realm?"

Nordens nodded: "That's right. Although its true form has power no less than that of a god, it is trapped in the abyss and can never escape... These countless ancient rulers and its incarnations are actually helpless. Only by transforming other worlds into abysses can its range of activities be expanded."

"Just like me, Nyarlathotep is inextricably linked to the Abyss. Although it is more powerful than me, even reaching the level of a god-god, in our battle, it is it that invades, not me. It has no status and is rejected by the Dream Realm, so naturally it cannot defeat me. With this shift in power, it can only send out the Old Ones or sacrifice itself to create avatars, thus paving the way for the Abyss..."

Mu Xiang thought for a moment, then nodded: "That's true. If it really is a god with a status, then it can deal with any plane without any restrictions."

Nordens smiled faintly: "Indeed, that's right... I have a conjecture that such a powerful being, even if it's a so-called evil god, should have attained some kind of status. After all, it's meaningless to discuss gods based on our own concepts of good and evil. I believe that Nyarlathotep should be a god who has lost his status for far too long, so long that even he himself is unaware of it, thus falling into chaos and becoming a walking corpse with only power left."

“This doesn’t sound like a guess…” Mu Xiang glanced at Nordens’s phantom image. “It sounds plausible.”

Nordens waved his hand: "If he is truly a god above gods, it is beyond my comprehension... This is the result of my communication with the spirit of the plane."

“Well, the will of the plane itself is equivalent to that of the fifth rank, so it’s not surprising…” Mu Xiang nodded. “So what are your thoughts on this invasion? If you’re not satisfied, I won’t just quit, but I will at least prioritize rescuing my companions.”

Nordens's phantom pointed to a column of water in the sky. At first glance, the water appeared to be falling from the sky, but upon closer inspection, one would discover that it was flowing upwards against the current. He coughed and said, "I am currently overseeing the Great Abyss, and I must constantly monitor the fusion between the Dream Realm and the Abyss. At the same time, I am also integrating my divine power into the plane to repair the spatial transition layer between the Dream Realm and the Moon."

Mu Xiang adjusted his glasses: "Although I really want to complain, I feel I have to say something, after all, we're on the same side now... If I were Nyarlathotep, I would definitely find a way to attack the connection between the Dreamland and the Abyss, which is where you are. Be careful not to get killed by its avatar." Nordens' old face twitched, then he replied: "Indeed, I am prepared... The current situation is actually not too bad. Munoqua, which has merged with the moon, has been severely damaged and is on the verge of death, and has no strength left to stop the repair of the transition layer. And there is no ordinary civilization like that of the Dreamland in the Northern Continent, so you can do as you please. After this invasion is completed, we can find a way to counterattack the Abyss."

"Oh? You've got some nerve?" Mu Xiang chuckled. "The three of us are all alone, so we'll just face any strong enemy we encounter. But you're so powerful and wealthy, yet you dare to launch a counterattack against the Abyss? Even if Nyarlathotep is under a lot of restrictions, if he were fighting on home ground, he'd still be at the fifth rank, right?"

Nordens shook his head: "This is what a rank is... If we possess a rank, even if the God of Gods weakens, we cannot defeat them. But without a rank, there is no guarantee of a lower limit. Every time it loses an incarnation, it truly weakens by a bit. And when the Dream Realm is connected to the Abyss, our rank can take effect in the Abyss for a period of time. This period is our best opportunity!"

Seeing that Mu Xiang seemed to be deep in thought, Nordens continued:

"Does Your Excellency know why, until now, not a single Outer God has stepped forward? It's not because they don't want to; on the contrary, the allure of a new world is immeasurable to them... The real reason is that they are far stronger in nature than ordinary Great Old Ones. To escape the Abyss, they must pay a much higher price from it. But once they escape, they have no status to maintain their power. And how could Nyarlathotep give them that opportunity?"

Mu Xiang thought for a moment and said, "In other words, the cost of sending out an Outer God is much greater than the cost of sending out an Old One, but the strength it can exert is not much better than that of the Old One. It is indeed not worth it."

Nordens nodded: "This is the significance of rank... Once the three of you possess the rank of my Dream Realm, your strength will have a safety net. If we were to counterattack and devour the Abyss, or even find the possible remains of the Supreme God, it wouldn't be impossible to get a glimpse of the fifth rank."

[He's talking nonsense again...]

"Still trying to entice me..." Mu Xiang scoffed, saying bluntly, "Alright, we've already agreed to your terms, there's no need to try to entice me again."

Nordens gave an awkward laugh, and just as he was about to say something, the phantom projected by the aquamarine gem suddenly flickered, and then his projection disappeared.

The next moment, a dark and terrifying aura erupted simultaneously in the far reaches of the ocean and on the moon... Two rifts leading to the abyss appeared at the same time, and then they began to expand by pulling each other together!

(End of this chapter)