Synopsis: Endless Shuttle

Seeing the scene in front of her, Liliana instantly lost her voice.

The golden discs danced in the brilliance, spinning in mid-air, broken down into pieces of puzzle-like objects.

By the time they were rebuilt, the surrounding woods had begun to slowly fill with fog—or water vapor.The surrounding dirt covered with dead leaves also turned into a swamp-like appearance.

Rope wiped the drops of water on his head and squinted at the ring in the sky.

This kind of abnormality is probably because the gods are preparing for its coming, right?What a god of disobedience.

Gradually, the light intensified, and when it reached a certain threshold, clear water flowed from the hole in its center.

is sea water.

"No, does that god-sama want to summon the sea here?" Liliana looked at it in disbelief.

The water changed from less to more, and an endless stream of water flowed out of the ring, turning this forest into a small lake in a short while, and it was still increasing.

With the help of his title, Rope stood on the water with Liliana in his arms, frowning tightly.

As the water flow continued to expand, the sense of familiarity became clearer and clearer.

And now, he finally knew what it was.

—Old Ones Ruler!

Chapter [-] 'The Crab Lord' Basatan

Time went back to a day ago, when Rope was sent away from the gods.

The evil gods have all contributed divine power to Rope's transformation, and felt tired because of this. Some of the weaker Old Ones have released their incarnations and let their consciousness return to their original body to sleep.

The same goes for 'Lord of Crabs' Basatan.

After Rope's departure, he changed from the appearance of a human girl to the crab shape he used most often, and he stepped forward to return to his 'shallow sea beach' to take a good rest to make up for the divine power consumed today.

But a voice made him stop the move.

"Bastain, you stay."

Nayiko said in a commanding tone that she was in a very bad state after separating her core divinity, almost turning translucent.

Although Basatan was puzzled, his words did not dare to be disrespectful.

"Shhh... eh?"

"Next time, you need a little more effort."

Naiako rubbed her fingers and frowned as she looked at the black blood oozing out of her skin with a little force.

——To the limit, we must go back to rest.

She lowered her arms and said to the giant crab.

"When I was transforming Rope's incarnation just now, I used Yuger's dark chess to read his next world of experience-a very special world."

"Yes?"

"In that world, legends are sublimated into myths, and myths transcend imagination and become real gods in reality. Humans in which world call this pseudo-god 'the god of disobedience'."

She paused and continued. "And human beings, because of a ritual unique to that world, after experiencing all kinds of impossibility, they kill the gods, and they can gain their power, and they can even change from ordinary people who don't know what mystery is to the whole world. One of the strongest people. Those humans call this kind of person a 'Godslayer'...heh."

Nayko ended her explanation about that world with a sneer.

Basatan listened quietly, and didn't dare to speak until Nyarlathotep finished speaking.

"I wonder what you need me to do?"

"Throw your 'Circle of Ismis' into that world."

"What!?" Bastain exclaimed in surprise.

No wonder he was so shocked, as an old ruler, 'Lord of Crabs' Basatan is not perfect.

His divine power and divinity are divided into two parts. The body preserves divine power, while the divine nature is attached to the magical 'Ismis Ring'. If Basatan loses the 'Ismis Ring', then It is very likely that he will fall from the throne of the gods and become a huge crab with no power.

"I know what you're thinking."

Naiako glanced at the big crab that became silent and continued.

"You will only lose it temporarily, and no one will cut its connection with you. This is the promise I made as a three-pillar god."

"Shhh... please explain in detail."

In the end, Basatan implicitly obeyed Naiako's order, but before doing that, he had to know why he had to throw the 'Ismis Circle' into that world.

"That world has a characteristic."

Naiako took out one of her symbols, the 'Shining Trioctahedron'. This artifact has always been her favorite and one of the ways that mortals can summon Naiako.

"If a god's divine tool has a great relationship with its owner, then it is very likely to trigger a dogma in the rules, and let that god come as the world's unique 'God of Disobedience'... Well, it seems that you already understand ."

Having said that, Basatan understands everything.

Among the old rulers, no god can be as closely related to his own divine equipment as him, so if he uses the gate of the world during the trial of the caller, he will send the 'Ismis Circle' into it. In that world, as determined by the rules, Basatan is likely to come to that world and become the so-called 'God of Disobedience'.

Surprisingly, today, when most of the old rulers have been grounded, they can still return to the fertile world... Basatan is imagining how beautiful it will be if he tears open the heart of that world.

"Hush... Your Majesty Nyarlathotep, do you need me to destroy that world?" Bastain asked eagerly.