The roar gradually turned into a wail:
"No, don't, don't take my soul, my soul... ah..."
Then, before everyone's eyes, the phantom of a small black snake crawled out of Talulah's body, only to be firmly grasped by a hand made of fire.
Just like that, it was gradually turned to ash amidst kneading and roasting.
Then, the small points of light surrounding Talulah's body moved with agility, as if cheering for joy.
They guarded this body that had been completely overtaken by fire.
"Where is it? Where is it!" Talulah, whose face had lost all expression, kept repeating this phrase.
The divine might was like a prison, a near-physical pressure weighing down on everything in the vicinity.
Jean Stardust struggled to lift her head, watching the Dragon Girl standing at the zenith, searching for something with an emotionless gaze.
With equal difficulty, she used 'Appraisal'.
[Target Evaluation]
Name: ■■■■■■■ (Projection)
Race: God (Great Old One)
Rank: Quasi-God
Description: Due to an error during the ritual, the will of an unspeakable Great One has descended.
Ever since the appearance of the Flame Spirits, the true identity of this thing was self-evident: Cthugha, the creator of the Flame Spirits, the Living Flame, and the archenemy of Nyarlathotep, one of the Three Pillar Gods.
What she was searching for at this moment was very likely that Crawling Chaos, Nyarlathotep.
No one could handle these over-the-limit entities popping up one after another.
To think this was the first time Jean Stardust had seen a Quasi-God rank existence, while Jean Stardust herself had only just stabilized at the 'Fierce' rank, let alone a Quasi-God above the 'Mad' rank—and this was merely a projection.
The Great Old One of the main body should undoubtedly be at the God Rank or higher.
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She signaled Amiya with her eyes to withdraw quickly while the one before them was busy looking for her archenemy; this was no longer something the combat power on the scene could handle.
Amiya also received information about Cthugha through the perception link with Jean Stardust. Equally pale with shock, she began using her power to transmit the retreat signal to everyone around.
Jean Stardust also picked up FrostNova, who had fallen into a weakened state from using her abilities, and gradually backed away.
Fortunately, this deity paid no mind to these weak mortals; her target was always that Nyarlathotep.
While the retreat was proceeding smoothly, perhaps Talulah's words came true: "Fate will bring despair at the end of hope."
Before they could completely exit the clearing, they saw Cthugha, floating in mid-air, suddenly fly into a rage.
"No, it's not here! It's all fake! Liar, that disgusting liar!"
Then, as if her mood had plummeted, she muttered something in a low voice, only to shout loudly again a moment later.
"Forget it, destroy everything!"
Then, from Talulah's body, endless flames erupted, turning into a giant fireball that could cover the entirety of Chernobog.
Upon the fireball, a distorted human face appeared, letting out an incomprehensible roar while pressing down upon all of Chernobog.
It prepared to swallow Qie City whole just like that.
At this moment, people finally realized that this was a true Catastrophe—completely unstoppable, bringing equal destruction to all.
Only Jean Stardust glared upward, her hand clutching the red card hidden in her chest.
"An unstoppable disaster? Destruction beyond human power? Don't make me laugh!"
Taking a deep breath, she shouted: [Starlight Road]!
The light of stardust burst forth, illuminating the entire land. Then, within the light, Jean Stardust transformed into a silver-white giant dragon and soared into the sky.
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